Ethan's POVI stretched in my sleep, feeling more relaxed and lighter than I had in a while. All due to one person…I rolled over to my side on the bed with my eyes still closed, I reached out for a warm, soft body to cuddle only to find space.My eyes popped open when I realized that the sheets, I had encountered were cold, meaning that Freya had been gone for a while.I bolted straight up on the bed."Freya?" I called out as I hopped down from the bed, looking for my pants.Did she leave because she thought I didn't want her to stay?Okay so now I was getting worried, I was still blissed out, so my brain was taking a couple of moments to lag.I'm sure she must have heard all the ruckus I was making right?"Freya?" Where the hell are you? "Freya comes out, this isn't funny!" I shouted.I was starting to get impatient and pissed off with the whole thing. If this was meant to be a funny joke or prank, it was seriously pissing me off. I walked briskly into her room- it was more of a st
Katherine’s POV"Here, opens your mouth. Ahhh…" Caleb mimicked, opening his mouth wide looking like he was about to swallow a hot dog. I burst into laughter, covering my mouth so my food didn't spill out on the table."Stopppp!" I tried so hard to control my laughter, but Caleb kept on making funny faces until my stomach started to hurt from cramping after the incessant bouts of laughter.The laughter died down and I had to dry the tears that had seeped through the corners of my eyes.I looked up at Caleb with love shining through my eyes and a floaty, warm feeling in my chest. For now, the worries had seized and there was this happy feeling that filled my heart."Why did you do this?" We were on the terrace, but it had been transformed into a beautiful sight. The table had been pinned down, so it didn't fly away by the breeze and was set up in such a way that we were able to take in the beauty of the gardens and afternoon sky.I've been down for the past couple of days, almost like t
Daniel’s POV"I'm thinking that we'll need more manpower allocated to this region." Another Alpha Melvin under Ethan's subregion spoke up drawing me out of my thoughts for the third time in ten minutes.Ethan stared thoughtfully at the section Melvin had pointed out, contemplating if that was a side decision.I was standing guard, as appointed by Ethan my back to the wall. I was privy to their conversations but at the same time not expected to contribute.I saw Ethan turn to me several times, questions on the tip of his tongue about a particular topic but he smoothly ran over his mistakes and asked me for errands instead.For Ethan, appearance was power.And mingling with someone lower than him didn't speak of power..."How much?" Ethan asked."Ten percent.""Too much, cut it down to five," Ethan replied immediately. They started to talk it over until they agreed on 7.5, and from there on to other topics.Shortly after the men dispersed and I excused myself Ethan had his head wrapped
Katherine's POVIt's been a tense couple of days for the pack, as everyone was mentally and physically preparing for a war. More people were spending more time with their loved ones as it may be the last time, they'd ever get to see them again.The entire mood around the mansion has been gloomy and tense so when Tyler calls, inviting me up to play a card game, I don't think twice about agreeing.I needed something to take my mind off what was coming. I've never experienced war and I didn't know how to feel about it. I've been going through my exercise routines and fighting techniques since I got the call. So being all sweaty, I dashed to the shower to clean up choosing comfortable clothes that would be easy to walk around.I checked in on my little man Roy who was taking a midday nap, guarded by 10 men.And no, I didn't think that that number of guards wasn't necessary.I knocked twice for the door to open and seconds later, it swung inward to reveal a shirtless Tyler with mussed hair
Meanwhile in the city of Serenity…..Hope's POVMy study session was interrupted when a young kid, about fifteen or so, barged into my patio followed by the guard from downstairs.I was sitting down monk style, with my legs folded and my hands placed up facing the clouds. I called it my meditation period.I spend it meditating, going through the events of the past days, ruminating on my choices, decisions, and life generally.It's an hour I carved out of my schedule once or three times a week and everybody knows not to interrupt me by that time.Unless it's extremely important…emphasis on extremely.The guard takes hold of the kid about to forcefully drag him out of the room.So, I closed my eyes and prepared to sink back into that relaxed state that I'm in, when yelling reaches my ears.I ignored it of course, or tried to but when I couldn't stand it anymore my eyes popped open.I saw the guard and the boy yelling at each other, up in each other's faces screwing their heads out."Wha
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
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
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 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