Katherine’s POVIf I survive this, I solemnly promise not to take any walks in the woods by myself… I swore as my eyes closed from the pain, and I blacked out.It all started with a particular text message.The past couple of days have been tense while we prepared for an attack. The Regent pack hasn't gotten back to us yet and their radio silence could only mean one thing.War.Caleb was also worried about Shadow and Ethan as Ethan had suddenly dropped off the face of the earth and Shadow's movements had been shady.This dark and deliberate murkiness on their part isn't helping. Caleb is stressed out with the planning, henceforth he's short on everyone and has become unbearable to deal with. I miss Roy and mingling with my fellow women in the community wasn't helping any as I was consistently reminded of what I didn't have.Daniel was also busy with helping out or else as soon as the text messages came in, I would have shown him to help me out to discover who it was.They were from th
Katherine’s POVHer deliberately vague answer didn't give me a clue as to who was with my child.The disappointment is sharp and cutting but I don't let it show on my face.I wanted to scream and shout and rake, but all that wouldn't do anything."So what now?" I appeared to be calm, trying to fool her but I saw in her eyes that I didn't fool her for a second."Now, I take you to him.. you're the last bargaining chip I have left. If all goes well, then he'll make me his second in command." Her eyes danced with glee at the thought and I almost laughed.Look at how excited someone was to work with a murderer while the rest of us were trying to get rid of him.I shook my head. "I can't believe you'd do this, you'd betray your people like this."She snorted. "My people? The same 'people' that tossed me to the side as soon as I wasn't important enough for them right?" Her eyes turned hard. "I only look for myself, and myself. Wanna know why? Because trusting people will fuck you up!""But
Katherine’s POVThud. Thud. Thud.What was that sound? It felt like I was in subspace...a part of me not quite here and not quite in the beyond either. The sound of blood dripping echoed loudly in my ear and I knew it was my blood.I couldn't move, touch or speak. I could hear and experience everything though.I saw Caleb's distraught face, Daniel's solemn one, and Roy's sad eyes...each piercing me even deeper than the last.The pain was too much, every nerve ending seemed to be on fire, like there was liquid fire burning in my veins.I shouted in pain, feeling my body twist and crack moved by unseen forces.Blood bubbled up in those spaces between my joints and split out into my skin.Stop! Stop! Pleaseeee….make it stop.I grabbed at my head, the pain seemed to have moved there, and turned almost banging my head on the floor..."Shh, It'll all be over soon," my wolf's voice floated into my mind, like a calm breeze over a burning desert it cooled me down for a second and I latched ont
Freya’s POVHolding her breath so that none of the guards following Caleb heard her, she pressed herself up against the wall, waiting for them to pass by.Once it was safe enough, she let out a huge sigh of relief cursing Katherine.Did that bitch have to go and die??!She was to blame as well, as I hadn't realized the longer we fought that we were rolling toward the edge of the cliff.Resting her head against the tree, she wondered just what the hell she was going to do now.She took a step forward, but her senses were sharp as hell so she ducked her head quickly to avoid a stab to the throat.Shit, I didn't see him coming!She must not have hidden that well, because the guy found out her hiding spot..blocking a punch with her left arm, she threw one of her own too only to be blocked by the same guy.They fought, throwing and blocking punches at intervals and it didn't take long for her to realize that they were evenly matched.When the guy flipped her over, about to draw his knife t
Katherine’s POVThe feel of something long tickled my face and I raised a weak hand to wipe it off but it just bounced back.Second later I felt and swiped even harder, forcing my eyes to open, wondering what it was."There you are," Caleb's worried eyes stared back at me, the rope from his shirt dangling. "I was so worried about you!"I tried to sit up but I was too weak to even get up Caleb helped me up with a hand underneath my spine. The pain in my stomach came back with brutal force and I groaned loudly. Caleb immediately dropped his hand and I rested on the bed, gasping."Where am I?" I looked up only to see an unfamiliar ceiling staring at me."At one of my houses."W-why?" My throat felt dry and it was like we were in sync because Caleb sat up and reached for a glass of water."I didn't know what to do after I found you like that," he tells her, wiping away the water that spilled from her lips. "Who did this?" His eyes held a deep well of anguish and pain and I couldn't have t
Daniel's POVSneaking out of the Compound was very difficult, but I had an edge over the rest of the pack considering I was now Caleb's right hand so it was easy to maneuver ... .just not on this particular night.I was almost caught…twice!Something that has never happened before but I get it…..with the surprise attack earlier in the day, everybody was quite jumpy and scared, especially against another repeat performance.It was quite easy to whisper words into well-placed ears that would carry over to the Regent pack leader, Sloane. All he needed to mobilize a team of wolves over here was the assurance that the security on the pack was weak and he struck.Delaying and falsifying the reports they got on the search about Shadow was also easy…all that was needed was for money to change hands and the information they received to be corrected.We can't have them finding out about Shadow and aligning with Caleb, not until it is the right time…Left to me, I would have abandoned the missio
Katherine's POVIt felt like I was on a cloud. A soft extremely fluffy cloud. I turned slightly to snuggle deeper, sighing in contentment. My hands roved all over the cloudy surface when I encountered a bump.Immediately, my eyes flew open and I saw the white mattress below me.Jerking straight up on the bed which was the cloud I had thought I was on- my eyes bounced around the room.It was completely white, I mean everything in the room was white. The walls were painted white, the tiles were of the same color. It was so disorienting that I instantly felt uncomfortable.Moving around on the bed, I swung my legs over the surface. That was when I noticed I didn't feel any pain but something was compressing my stomach.Feeling discomfort the longer I sat up, I flipped up my shirt and looked down.The lower half of my stomach was covered up in bandages, and my brows creased in confusion.Bandage?I tentatively placed a hand on the injured spot, tenderly feeling around. I didn't feel a sin
Daniel’s POVI crushed a couple of twigs underneath my boot as I walked. I breathed in the fresh air, placing my pipe in my mouth as I walked deeper into the woods.My eyes almost rolled into the back of my head when I took a drag from the pipe. I had missed the musky smell and taste, especially when taken periodically it seemed to heighten the headiness.Caleb didn't know I smoked, just like he didn't know a lot of things about me and I preferred it to remain that way.Tristan's body was probably halfway to the Atlantic now after I'd dumped it into the ocean that night, and no one was none the wiser about his disappearance.To spare his poor parents the torture of wondering where their kid was, I had typed out a note since his handwriting was hard to copy and pasted it on his desk.I cleared out most of his clothes and burnt them as well as other treasured items to seal the belief that he left of his own volition.It was quite sad though and I didn't like what I did to that poor kid,