**POV: Eleanor**"Come on, Cristina!" I heard one of the women calling my mother, who seemed distant again.I wiped the tears from my face and took a deep breath. After all, this wasn't real; it was just an illusion. It felt like I had gone back a few years before the Alpha King destroyed this place, as if someone were giving me the opportunity to see how it was in the past.The women gathered near large stones and started dancing, while others placed delicious fruits and meats on a table full of candles. Drawings on the ground formed a large red circle, looking like some kind of ritual."Don't forget to pay your respects to the Moon Goddess before dawn, as she has commanded!" I heard the voice of a gray-haired woman speaking. She seemed familiar.Her white hair showed her age. She used a wooden staff to support herself and stand firm, her eyes were blue as the sky, and she had a serious expression on her face."Cristina, the Alpha wishes to see you later to discuss the wedding prepar
**Alpha King's POV**"I’m sorry, Alpha," the guard said nervously, swallowing hard. Sweat was dripping down his forehead, and his hands were trembling uncontrollably.I approached him, radiating anger, my wolf visibly irritated and growling within me. I saw the fear on the guard’s face, but I didn’t care about anything beyond the incompetence before me."Incompetents!" I growled, baring my sharp teeth. "You’re saying you don’t know if Eleanor is alive or if she escaped?" I shouted, punching the wall, the impact echoing through the room.The guard recoiled, even more terrified. "Forgive me, Alpha, we... we found the guards’ bodies and the destroyed truck, but there’s no sign of Eleanor. She might have been rescued or... or she might have escaped.""You had one job!" I roared, my wolf fighting to take control. "How could you let something so crucial slip? She can’t be out there!"The guard fell to his knees, tears threatening to fall. "Please, Alpha, we’re doing everything we can to fin
**Alpha's POV*I was in a dense forest, the full moon shining brightly in the sky, casting shadows across the terrain. The air was cold and damp, filled with the smell of earth and decaying leaves. I walked aimlessly, in my wolf form, the silence broken only by the soft sound of leaves under my feet. Suddenly, I heard a whisper, a familiar voice that made me stop immediately."Alpha..."I turned quickly, my heart beating faster. And there she was, Eleanor, standing among the trees. Her face was pale, and her eyes gleamed with an intensity I had never seen before. But what truly froze me was the blood covering her body, dripping from her clothes and pooling on the ground."Eleanor..." I murmured, taking a step forward, but something held me back."Why, Alpha?" she asked, her voice full of pain and accusation. "Why did you betray me?""I... I don't know what you're talking about," I replied, feeling a sharp pain in my chest. "I never meant to hurt you."She took a step closer, blood lea
**Alpha King's POV**"You miserable worm!" I slammed the folder shut and tossed it onto the table before striding towards Dr. Afonsos. The expression on his face instantly changed, eyes wide with fear.He took a few steps back, not realizing he was backing into the wall. I cornered him, placing one hand near his shoulder and gripping him tightly to prevent his escape."You're going to tell me exactly what you've been hiding from me!" I growled through clenched teeth, my sharp fangs beginning to show near my mouth. My wolf, Ragnar, was furious, thirsting for the blood of the man who dared to betray us and incriminate our mate."Alpha..." he murmured breathlessly. "I’m innocent... I swear..." He coughed a few times, struggling to breathe as my hand pressed against his throat."Was Eleanor pregnant with my child?" I demanded impatiently, raising my claws close to his chest, indicating that I would rip his heart out with my bare hands. He hesitated for a moment, nervous, and I dug my nail
**POV Katy**"You useless fools! I can't believe you let that girl escape!" I screamed hysterically, stomping my feet in frustration."Please forgive us, Luna, we were incompetent!" a male voice sounded from behind the door, and the man beside me knelt, trembling with fear.My eyes darkened with rage. I approached, grabbing the face of the man in front of me, and punched the stomach of the one beside him."Why? Why does it seem so hard to kill Eleanor Parker? I made everything easier for you. She was inside a reinforced truck, handcuffed, with only three guards. It was an easy job; you just had to go there and kill her, then make it look like an accident." I growled with anger, tightening my grip on the man's face and digging my nails into his skin, causing him to let out a faint moan of pain."Luna Katy... it wasn't our fault. There was someone with her... I swear. A wolf appeared to help her and fought our assassin. She was agile and strong. She and Eleanor fled together. We suspect
**POV Alpha King**"Miserable woman, I will kill you and spread your blood all over the palace!" I growled in rage, scattering all the objects on the floor of my office.My wolf, Ragnar, was boiling with anger. I growled impatiently, feeling the weight of guilt on my shoulders. As a true Alpha, I never regretted anything in life, but this time I felt a bitter guilt and pain in my chest. I had been extremely unjust to Eleanor, and when I stopped to think that I am responsible for all this, my muscles tensed up."Alpha..." My beta called me through the mind link. "I was just informed that Miss Katy Baker has been imprisoned in the dungeon. Should I place the prisoners in separate cells?" he asked, concerned."Yes, put Dr. Afonsos in isolation. Tonight, I will personally interrogate him. What have you discovered?" I responded through the mental link."Nothing. He refuses to speak and insists that he only received a good sum of money to falsify the DNA test but did nothing else for Katy,"
**Alpha King's POV**"Eleanor?" I murmured nervously, my voice echoing in the empty room.I looked at the clock. It was five in the morning. I took a deep breath, just another normal day, with me having nightmares and calling out for my mate. This had been eating away at me ever since Eleanor left this palace."Alpha..." my beta called me through the mental link."Any news of Eleanor?" I asked anxiously. It had been five days, and I had sent some men to the Valley of Dry Bones, but none of them had returned with news."No, Alpha, I'm sorry. We're still focused on the search, but I haven't received any information so far," my beta replied apprehensively.I closed my eyes, feeling the frustration and helplessness weigh on me. Each passing day without news of Eleanor increased the anguish in my chest. I got out of bed, deciding that standing still was not an option."Continue the search," I ordered through the mental link. "Send more men if necessary. We cannot rest until we find some cl
**POV Eleanor**"We need to go, Ellen. We've spent too much time in this place. The trees and forest have already recovered from the storm. The passage is dry; we can pass through and finally leave," Alice argued again, trying to change my mind.I looked around again. Ursula was just wrapped in a small blanket, trying not to feel the cold, while everything remained in disarray. I had spent a few days trying to tidy up this place, but the walls and ceiling were already worn out; there wasn't much I could do."We can't leave her here to die!" I argued, watching the rats scurry through the corridors near the hall where we were."She refuses to leave, Eleanor. She chose this! We can't decide for her. I'm sorry, but we can't stay trapped in this place forever because of a woman we met a few days ago," Alice huffed indignantly."Maybe I should stay in this place and rot here along with her. After all, it was my mate who sent me to this place," I murmured, a tear rolling down my face as I cl