POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno.After Mom comes clean about everything she knew about the man I refuse to call “Dad,” we came up with a contingency plan. When I hear Mom say that Sophia could help us by pretending to be me, I bit my lip, undecided whether to put my best friend at risk. I call her by mental link, and it only takes a few seconds for her to answer me.“Dude! What’s happening? Are you okay? Where are you?”“I’m fine, calm down! I’m back at the pack house. Eric, Alec, Mom, and Peter are with me.”“Okay, but that doesn’t answer my initial question. What’s happening?”“Sophia, can you come to the pack house? It is urgent. And when I say urgent, it is URGENT. I mean, people’s lives are at risk.”She seems to think for a moment and then says, “give me ten minutes. I’m coming.”“Thanks, Sophia!” We both cut the connection.Then Eric asks, “were you able to talk to Sophia?”“Yes, she will be here in ten minutes. We must think about what we will do. Be very clear about how you will pre
POV. Alec Tassara. Once we plan what we will do, we begin its execution. Isabella and Sophia went to their room to talk, while Eric, Claire, and Peter agreed to choose the fastest and most intelligent warriors to take part in the operation. Except for those who called and those of us who were in that office, no one else knows about this. And that’s how we want it to stay, because the more people who know about the plan, the more likely it is to fail. Therefore, we make sure to keep everything as secret as possible. After agreeing on names, Claire and Peter leave to finish preparations for the operation. I didn’t want Adair to come, because I don’t want to lose anyone in my family. With Akil, we are on edge with the uncertainty that nothing will happen to our mates and now to my brother. I just hope that Azahara imp doesn’t come, otherwise I will be continually worried. Will this be what it will be like when I have my children? May the goddesses save me from having daughters! As posse
POV. Eric Lafallete.After we caught Mathias with his henchmen, we returned to the pack house. The operation only took a few minutes, as they were notoriously confident that they could kidnap Isabella. Clearly, their arrogance was because of their knowledge of the territory and our customs. What they don’t know is that they are facing the royal pack and Alec is ruthless.We arrive and Isabella is waiting for us outside. As soon as she sees Mathias is brought in handcuffed, accompanied by two of my warriors, she stands in front of him and throws a punch so hard that she was able to knock down the three men standing in front of her. They all fell to the ground.Mathias looks at her, completely confused. She laughs sarcastically as she tells him, “Surprise!” Then she crouches down, pulls his hair so that she is looking at his face, and speaks to him coldly and slowly, completely devoid of emotion. “I can break your neck without even touching you. Did you think you could lay a finger on me
POV. Alec Tassara. After Mathias’ interrogation with Eric, we were totally intrigued by what happened. We both looked at each other, knowing nothing at all. Immediately, we heard screams coming from the continuous cells. We went out to check on the prisoners when what we saw left us completely speechless. They are all dead, the same way Mathias died. Eric enters two of the cells and I enter the third and we see that none of the men have a pulse. “Shit!” That’s all I can manage to yell. Completely frustrated. I leave the cell and my eyes meet Eric’s. He sighs and says, “What the fuck is going on, Alec? It cannot be that four people die simultaneously, with seizures. These smells bad.” I examine him, and I agree with his thinking. It is impossible for four men, notoriously in good health, to fall to the ground dead simultaneously. I nod and tell him. “You’re right. Someone has planned this in advance. It is impossible for four obviously healthy men to fall to the ground, dead. There’s
POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno.After I could finally mark my mates, their marks changed to match mine. It’s incredible how I can feel every emotion. I can hear every thought of them and their wolves. I must confess that at first it gave me a big headache. Then I understood how to block out everyone’s incessant chatter.After that, we decided we wanted to continue enjoying finally having each other, and we made love again. This time, they both penetrated my pussy.Now that we were all finally satisfied, we went to sleep. I wake up a couple of hours later, complaining about the heat in that bed. I lay in the center, Eric on the right and Alec on my left.Eric has his arms around my waist as I turn sideways towards Alec. I kick the sheets, to which a sleeping Eric complains, muttering something unintelligible. Alec, half asleep, tells me, “Dear, please stop moving. I really need to sleep.”“I’m just so hot, Alec.” I tell him, completely uneasy.Alec sits down, looks at me and says, “dear, it
POV. Alec Tassara. The three of us stare at each other, then I react quickly, standing up, while I tell him. “Wait a minute, Adair. Isabella is naked.” “Alec!” Isabella yells at me, placing her hands over her face. Eric and I laughed at the same time. Then I heard him say. “Alright. I’ll wait downstairs. Please don’t be late.” And so I heard him leave. “Why did you say that to your brother?” says Isabella. “Because I know him. He is very uncomfortable with everything that comes with being with a mate. I knew that by telling him that, he would run out of here.” Eric smiles and tells her, “Calm down, baby. Adair is harmless. I think the stick stuck in his butt will come out once he finds his mate. But in the meantime, we will have to put up with his eccentricity.” I smile at his words because that’s basically how it is. Then he added, “Let’s go shower and get dressed. I think we need to have a bigger bed made.” Eric says. “Yes! Baby, you kicked me all night! Damn, you were restless.”
POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno. After we agreed on how to continue the investigations and since my heat is just around the corner, we must be quick. I settled into my chair, waiting for Mom to bring Scott and the three expert doctors for the Assessment. I watch as the others continue to talk about culprits behind the attacks, but I’m honestly not paying attention. I feel restless. “Aika, are you okay? You are very quiet this morning.” “Girl, something’s not right. I am feeling the same way as when the attack occurred in the assessment.” “That’s not good Aika.” “Yeah, I know. We should tell the guys.” I clear my throat, hoping to catch the others’ attention. They all look at me at the same time, while Alec says to me, “What’s wrong, dear?” I go to speak, but Eric interrupts me, saying, “Baby, why have you blocked your thoughts from us?” Alec opens his eyes as if just noticing what Eric has mentioned. I look at both of them with a guilty look and say, “I blocked you because I was talki
POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno.After the conversation with the doctors and Scott, Mom and Peter went to look for the general. With everything discussed, it has become clear to us that dad, once again, is involved in everything. I don’t know why he hates me so much, to the point of seeing me dead. Every day I think about it, the less meaning I can give to everything. If he didn’t want to be my father, why did he have me? Or maybe what he hates is the fact that I was a woman. Mom thinks he’s envious of my powers and wants to have them for himself. But if that were the case, why kill me? Does he think he can take away my powers while I’m dead? I just don’t get it. There are too many contradictions in this entire story.I watch as the doctors leave the office, while I sit there, uncomfortable with my thoughts and the dark place they take me. Sparks ran through my hand, bringing me back to reality. I open my eyes and see Eric holding my hand, caressing it tenderly. He smiles sweetly at me, as