Katherine’s POVThe area was too quiet.I could hear every step and the ruffle of winds.I was wide awake- unable to sleep after last night of course- staring at the ceiling. I felt pleasantly numb after all the violence and bloodshed of yesterday.I even miss the noise I used to grumble waking up to every morning of the young ones practicing their sword fight techniques in front of Hope's yard. Everyone was still shocked by the suddenness of the attack, preferring to be at peace with themselves.A knock on the front door got me jumping, all startled because I was lost in thought.I was still in my nightwear so I grabbed a long ratty t-shirt of Caleb's that I stole when he came over, the fabric well worn from constant usage. I loved it even more because of that and it made me feel good to have a part of Caleb with me always.I was surprised to see Emma, one of Hope's secretaries- I'm at a loss as to what I can call her- from the Academy at my door.Before I could ask her what she was
Katherine's POVI ran through the streets, tears stinging my ears as I ignored Emma's shout and the stares of people as I ran past.I was distraught and emotional and I felt betrayed.Immediately I started to pack my bags, shoveling in my clothes without even folding them. I reached for the phone that Caleb gave me before he left in case of an emergency.I dialed the number repeatedly but nothing was going. The line was disconnected or so it told me.I left him a voicemail telling him about all that happened. I ended up crying in the voicemail which I hoped didn't worry Caleb when he would listen to it.It went,"Hey Caleb it's me. By the time you hear this voicemail, I will be halfway to the pack house. I have the phone you gave me for emergencies if you want to call through but it'll probably do within the first three or four days.You're also wondering why I'm leaving a bit of a long story short, Shadow somehow found out where I was staying and he attacked." I paused, trying to ree
Caleb’s POVI can't remember how many times I listened to Katherine's voicemail the day after I found it.I felt helpless on several accounts.One, I couldn't leave to go check Katherine out at Serenity because there's a fat chance they won't let me in, and because she wouldn't be there anymore.Two, it's been over four days and her phone battery would have died, if it hadn't already…knowing Katherine, she would want to stay away from the densely populated towns as they would draw more attention than the wild.Three, we're nowhere closer to finding Shadow or Roy!After hearing what Shadow did and the hurt spilling out from Katherine's tone, I felt more motivated to track him down and flay his skin from his bones…while he's still alive.Everything wasn't adding up and it made me feel uneasy, especially when it came to Daniel. My gut had never failed me before and this time it was screaming louder than before so I gave in and did what I never planned on doing to someone I called a 'frie
Caleb’s POVI was tired.Tired of pacing up and down the length of my office, wearing a hole into the carpet.Tired of overthinking, working myself into a state.Three, short raps sound on the door drawing my attention and I drop a sigh of relief."Come in." I take my seat, dropping mine behind into my leather chair. While the door opened to reveal my special guest, I grabbed a bottle of whiskey, removing two glasses from the fridge as ice."Lock it," I ordered Alec who did as I ordered without asking questions.When he was seated, I leaned forward to jerk the blinds closed, paranoia working its way into my mind.Alec shifted in his seat, looking uncomfortable with my actions but like a good soldier, he didn't say anything."I need you to do something for me and I'm telling you because for now, you're the only one I can trust with this," I slide straight into the reason I'm bringing him out here. His relaxed posture fades, and he straightens up looking alert."Of course Sir, anything
Daniel's POVIt's worrisome to see Caleb here. To the next of my knowledge, he avoided this spot like the plague. Moreso, he didn't have a tracker on me so how he found out where I was was troubling.His entire demeanor changed when he came inContrary to what he thought, I knew the exact moment he stepped foot into this building. I've always trained myself to be on alert, especially when you're deep in the enemy's territory.I've been suspecting that something's up because, for the past few days, I would catch him staring at me with an odd look on his face, or sometimes with rage. He always looked away before he thought I would notice.Even right now, his body was primed for violence and the look in his eye threatened to boil me alive and feed me to the dogs."You good?" I asked through my mask, buying time as I thought out my next move. "You look quite tense.""Been thinking a lot." His tone was curt.I was undeterred by his attitude. "About what? Wanna share?"His face instantly b
Katherine's POVIs this death?I had to ask that question after three days of no food. The pain in my stomach was now constant, the endless groaning in a pitiful attempt to cry out for food was disturbing.It had significantly slowed down my progress back to the pack, but I was weak and even breathing too hard was a chore.The food I snuck out from Hope's house finished in the first five days…which was my fault because I forgot to ration it.I had underestimated how far we were from civilization and that was costing me.I dropped my backpack and rested under a cool shade, too tired to even appreciate the beauty of nature all around me.Moaning, I folded over holding my stomach.I didn't even have the phone that Caleb gave me while away time, since I had to trade it for some apples, and sour pie.All I saw was lush greenery which gave me hope that I could find something to eat amongst the trees. Something safe, not harmful.But first, I'd have to stand up.I drew my backpack closer and
Katherine’s POV"You're such a big baby!" Tyler crowed, laughing so hard I was surprised he didn't piss his pants."Look who's talking!" I retorted, giving him the stink eye. "You're the same person who cried like a baby when you saw a snake, rushing to come call me.""I did not cry!" He huffs, picking up his pace."You did too!" I sang, taunting him and he just grunted, walking even faster.I snickered at his antics, feeling my chest warm up with this fuzzy feeling. Pushing aside a plant that would hurt me, I called out to him. "Are you sure we're going the right way?""Of course!" He replied indignantly, then stopped raising an eyebrow. "Or do you have a better idea?"I didn't so I wisely kept quiet.The past few weeks with Tyler have been fun, he had that way of twisting every event into something of an adventure, making me laugh my ribs out.I had worried about staying in close quarters with him but he proved to be a gentleman. He stayed as far away as possible, and even when we
Daniel’s POVDeath is that one thing everyone knows is inevitable but we fear it all the same.To my surprise, I wasn't pursued on my way out of the city and I knew it was due to Caleb.Unfortunately, the glass window I broke, some of its shards were embedded into my skin and because I didn't notice on time, some found their way into my bloodstream.I've been trying to get to Ethan but there's no service. Having no other choice, I dragged my sick body halfway toI thought I could pull through but unfortunately, the sickness pulled me down. On the fourth night, less than a day from Ethan's hideaway, I woke up sweating, my clothes drenched with moisture. I tried to turn my head but I screamed. The pain was unbearable and I couldn't even feel myself thinking. It was like they were scraping my insides with a razor and hammering my brain continuouslyIt was a constant situation, rendering me almost comatose. I forgot how many times I slipped in and out of consciousness.Hours later, the vo
Katherine's POVAs both Caleb and I fell to the ground, funny enough I didn't feel anything different...maybe a wound or puncture or something.Nothing. I felt fine.Caleb immediately rolled off me, inspecting my body for damage but I waved him off with an 'I'm Fine' only for me to look further and see Tyrone's dead, sightless eyes staring up at me.I let out a sound that stemmed from my feelings of shock and horror. He was lying just at my feet with a bullet hole in his head.His face was even frozen in a surprised expression like he couldn't believe it. Pressing a hand to my mouth to retain the whimper, tears sprang up to my eyes.It occurred to me then that Tyrone had pushed us away to take the bullet for us.In other words, he died for us.If only I had listened to him, then he wouldn't be dead!The sound of engines snapped me out of my reverie, pushing me into action when I realized that his murderers were about to flee.Caleb tried to hold me back when I raised 'ready to kill ey
Katherine’s POVI watched everything that happened from afar, too shocked to even move.Was Daniel dead?After Daniel had been placed on the stretcher and taken away, Caleb went berserk.As in spitting mad.I've never seen him so pissed off as he charged at the man that fired the gun which had pierced Daniel's chest.The guy didn't even stand a chance as Caleb pummeled him into the ground, practically tearing him from limb to limb.After that he went wild and started to tear into our opponents, the pain of watching Daniel almost die pushing him.While I was distracted, several men came towards me and one of them had changed into his wolf form.Snatching a grenade off a stash, I ran and threw it behind me because I knew there was no way I could fight them all at once.Unfortunately, I wasn't out of the blast radius yet, and the force of the blast threw me thirty feet into the air. I landed hard on a piece of metal torn off a car and it was painful.I could feel my enhanced healing kick
Daniel’s POVI was on the sidelines when the war started, pretending to assist from the back. When those excuses ran out, I took charge of the men, ordering them to go batch by batch. I was doing everything possible in my power not to go out there.Not only did I not want to be seen as a traitor but the thought of killing and butchering the people I once called friends… turned my stomach.Being here alone made me feel sick but I didn't know how to get out of it without raising Ethan's suspicions.But when Shadow arrived with over two thousand of his men, I had no choice but when Shadow arrived, I had no choice but to fight alongside them. I left the back entrance, and I followed them to fight.Instead of fighting for Ethan, killing Caleb's people I was secretly helping Caleb's men by fighting against Ethan. I had just dodged a blow from one of Ethan's men, rolling to my feet about to stab him in the back when I saw Shadow coming out from Caleb's house with someone in tow. At first, I
Shadow's POVThat kid was like me.That was.He was faster and dare I say, stronger than I was. It was scary to think and after I broke his left, I ran away.Because of two reasons.One I had other plans and two, there was a slight possibility that that kid could beat me in front of my men...it was slightly but I wasn't taking it.Sneaking into Caleb's house was pretty easy to do. Everyone was distracted with either saving their city or their lives, leaving the house wide open.My source informed me that this was the spot, so my steps were sure and measured. With my long coat hiding my build from others, I was able to blend in.There were three men at the entrance of the door. The one closer to me was the first to see me approach and he yelled in warning. Unfortunately for them, he was too slow, and by the time he finished uttering the words, his two colleagues were dead, one with a knife to his throat and the other with a bullet embedded into his forehead.The guy ran back in horror,
Freya's POVIt took almost seven hours before I got close to Caleb's pack. Four hours by bus and three by running on land. Finally, I was close enough to hear it.The sound of violence was even louder than I expected and for a moment, I second-guessed all my decisions that had brought me here to this point.I hesitated, pressing my back to the big, rocky boulder that was behind me. I ducked my head and closed my eyes in fear when I heard an explosion rock the entire city. That was big!I didn't know how to feel, and running back the way I came from crossed my mind.I squashed the thought almost immediately. I was here already, no way I was going to run.Every pit stop made by the bus made me contemplate jumping down but I kept on pushing until I was here…Another explosion follows closely behind the first one, but this time even the boulder behind me shakes from the force.It's even closer than before. I raised my head to peep over the boulder, noticing that there were a couple of men
Freya's POVI was sitting down in a dive bar slash restaurant at noon minding my business when the bell over the door chimed to announce people walking into the store.I turned to look at who had arrived just like everyone else in the place and saw two ladies chatting animatedly with hand gestures and the works.The relief was instantaneous, and my shoulders relaxed a bit. Even though I've been in a beautiful town called Cubanos just a couple miles south of Florida for two weeks, I've been anxious and tense whenever I've seen or spoken to anyone else. The first week was the worst and I'm sure I had people looking at me to find out what was wrong or being hesitant to walk up to me.I had just had this crazy feeling that either Ethan or Shadow was going to find me. It was so bad that I didn't step foot out of my room for the first three days until I was driven out by hunger.Quite pathetic.Even coming out here was factored in by a guy. I'd gone to the only supermarket this town boasted
Katherine's POVMy body was light and weightless, almost paper-like in comparison.I didn't feel anything for some seconds until I crashed back to reality. My hearing was fuzzy, and things sounded distant. My breathing was erratic as I sought to control it.Turning to my side, pain sprang up the moment I moved my body and I whimpered. My entire side felt like it was being steam cooked.I was in agony as I couldn't even turn or move. The pain started to subside after some minutes, as my body started to heal itself. I must have blacked out because the next thing I saw was Caleb's face and he carried me through the city, avoiding heated zones so he could take me to the clinic.Unfortunately, the bouncing aggravated the pain I felt, and I screamed out loud. I kept on screaming until he dumped me on a bed and something sharp pricked my skin and I floated off. I was waking up and slipping back into unconsciousness as my body fought to heal all the damaged tissues. There were times it felt l
Katherine’s POVA huge rumble of explosion woke me out of bed, and I jumped into action, my heart hammering like a drum.It was weird, almost like I went back in time, and I was at Serenity where Shadow was attacking us all over again.I quickly put on my dress because I'd already selected my outfit days ago, I didn't want to be taken by surprise.Calen treated me to the most amazing dinner night yesterday almost like he knew that this was going to take place.I was halfway out the door when another boom sound rocked the house similar to an earthquake and I dived towards the bed, holding on to something strong. It passed and I was able to stand up without the fear of falling. I ran out the door and into the hallway to meet a total mess. Several pieces of furniture were turned upside down and the entire place in disarray.I could see masked men fighting, trying to get in but our men were holding them down. From here I had a clear view of what was going on outside and my stomach twisted
Ethan’s POVWe were two days away from attacking Caleb's pack, but everything had to be put in place to ensure that there would be no losses on our end.I was poring through the plans, schematics, and strategic plans we had come up with for attack, defense, and offense when there was a sharp knock on the door, seconds later the door was pushed open to let someone in."Yes, what is Alvin?" I immediately covered the plans I was looking at because right now I didn't know who to trust."There's someone who has something to tell you, sir." He moved out of the way to allow Enrique who had been undercover in Shadow's territory for a long time come through.I stood up the moment I saw him, my heart racing for several reasons. I wasn't expecting him, and it wasn't time for him to come home."What are you doing here?" I asked him, before remembering we had an audience. To Alvin, I said, "You can leave."We both waited until he left the room, the door locking softly behind him and until we could