Caleb’s POVIt's so hard to sneak out without someone noticing you're gone especially when you're the Alpha.I had to plan this for three days to remove suspicious and watchful eyes, but even with that I still had to double-check as I left the house.Daniel was still asleep, and I had watched the guards around the house, studying their routine to find a loophole and I successfully escaped with none the wiser.I waited until I was at the edge of the border between cities to Change.The transformation was easy and seamless and in seconds, I was a dark form streaking through the forest at night.I took several detours to confuse whoever was following then loopped back to the main road.Not wanting to worry Katherine, I changed a couple of miles before I got to the cabin.I tore into the clothes I had stashed underneath a tree some while back and quickly dressed up.I finger-combed my head removing the twigs present, trying to look presentable.On getting to the house, I noticed somethin
Daniel's POV"Where are you?"Caleb has been deliberately elusive these past few weeks. For someone who's supposed to be in the recovery stage, he sure seems happy with each passing day.Tracking him around the pack he doesn't seem to have any shady activities going on, but I suspected that he was leaving the town to go see Katherine, who was supposed to be dead."I'm in the cellar. Why?" He responded, his tone edgy."I'm coming to meet you." I changed direction and went downstairs, raking the underground passage that most people didn't know existed in this house.Bending low to avoid the shaky beams overhead, I saw Caleb's form in the distance, going through heavy times but as soon as he saw me, he left that spot and started to look at wine bottles.Hmmm…As I passed by, I gave a cursory glance at that spot, seeing books about the history of the werewolves and how far they dated back.Quite weird."What are you doing down here?""Thinking." He sighed, dropping back a wine box and I n
Daniel’s POVI woke up when I heard a crash. Bolting awake on the bed, I reached under my pillow for my gun. Leaping off the bed, I held the gun in front of me and started to tiptoe away from the door, past the hallway.Hearing the rustle of clothes, I stopped and pressed myself up against the wall, holding my breath. Whoever it was, was none the wiser and continued to walk. The entire house was pitch black, not one single light bulb on and I knew that wasn't the way we left it.Keeping quiet, I waited for the intruder to leave and then ran towards the door, stopping so that I could press my nose to the window.I saw a flash of white and then red clothing which reminded me of Caleb.I thought fast on my feet and ran back the same way I came, bypassing my room door and knocking quickly on Caleb's. I kept the sounds low and muted, but after several seconds of no response, I rapped even harder on the door.Down to the last resort, I held the doorknob and kicked the door in. The first thi
Shadow’s POV"They see us as weak!" Thorn's booming voice dragged me out of my thoughts and looking around, I wondered what got everyone so worked up."I agree with Thorn, our investor's rate and the capital have decreased over the past few weeks. What happened here in Shadow City is not only appealing but the fact that nothing has been done to retaliate is even more surprising! Even the neighboring packs- I've heard talk that they're thinking of working together to take us down... what an insult!" Jared, an Alpha from a far region who had the privilege of sitting amongst the council ran his mouth.I just stayed quiet and observed, pretending to melt into the seat while they bickered like little children."I haven't heard of such reports," Cindy piped up, laying her hands on the table looking worried. Her blouse had ridden up to expose the top mounds of her breasts, distracting the men."Me either," Davide concurred, making Jared's face turn an alarming shade of red.He bangs the tabl
Shadow’s POV"What's the best entry point that we could use?" This is a closed-off meeting for the top 10 Enforcers and Betas I could trust. My guy was telling me that this would be a big discovery but then I needed to keep it hush-hush until I was sure that this was what I wanted to share.However, I can't take down that kind of structure without help…therefore my team of soldiers.To break down the wall, I'd enlisted the help of Ortiz, he's a world-winning archeologist, part-time miner, and all sorts, some of the things he dabbled in were highly illegal which was how I roped him into my team.Albeit unwillingly."There's got to be a weak point. my best bet would be the entrance, which would have the least amount of white rock making it easy to slide open. Almost we can break it down just as easily but I won't know until we get there." Ortiz pipes up from his chair.I rubbed at my chin. "What else do you need?""Enough security for starters, and then my equipment.""Consider it done.
Katherine’s POVI woke up to the sound of cries and shouts. In the past month that I've been here, I've never heard anything like that except during sparring sessions and even so, it didn't sound that horrible.Serenity was truly an apt name for this town because it represents everything that they stand for. I've never metI jumped up from bed and immediately went to my window to take a peek at what was going on.Maybe it was a type of festival they did?What I saw sent terror racing through my heart. People were racing down the streets while men dressed in black were gunning them down.I held back a gasp when I noticed a man ruthlessly beating a woman up.Noting the time- 6:03- I shed my sleep clothes, wore something fitted and grabbed my weapons from where I always kept them.Underneath my bed.While the city of Serenity has opened its welcoming hands to me, the reality that at any point, they could turn on me was real so I never went to sleep with them closeby.I ran down the stair
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