Bella:The day I had dreaded had arrived, and as the time for my flight drew closer, I knew I had to prepare myself for what I was about to face. I hadn’t seen my father in months, and everything had changed since then.“You’ll be fine,” Ryder said to me, throwing his arms around me from behind as I stared at the Alpha’s men, who were loading my bags into the car trunk.My hands grabbed his arms, and then I kissed his hands.“I hope so,” I said, trying to think positively about my situation.The twins’ voices trailed off behind us, and we turned around to see them walking out of the door with Hazel. They made their way towards us, causing Ryder to let go of me. Kai pulled me into a hug first, kissing my forehead.“We will always be here for you, Bella, and once your dad says we can come over, then we’ll be on a flight,” he said, cupping my face in his hands, and I nodded at him.He let go of me, and Finn grabbed my hand, pulling me into him. He wrapped his arms around me tightly, and
Bella:My father’s face fell when I said this, and I couldn’t tell if he was relieved I didn’t kill her or if he didn’t want it to be true so he could once more uphold the award for the father of the year.“Apparently, vampires cannot inject werewolves with a poisonous venom, and I know you are aware of this,” I said, and he attempted to speak, but I held up my hand. “Bonnie’s body was half-drained when I got into that room, and when I bit her, she died because someone had already killed her.”He was speechless for a moment, and the more he stared at me, the more I couldn’t help the tears that threatened to fall.“But you know, Dad, I had to live for months with the guilt until I opened up to my friends at the Frost pack. Then my best friend, Hazel, made me understand how it worked,” I said, feeling the weight of my words seep into my voice, making it crack. “And what I realized about all this is that you just wanted me to be wrong. You have never loved me completely. You only love th
THIRD PERSON POVAfter Herald granted Bella’s wish, she felt very much alive. She thanked her father and made her way out of the tree house with the widest grin on her face.“My dad agreed, so you guys can come over,” she texted the triplets, then she slid into Hazel’s DMs, texting her the same.Her phone beeped at once with a text from Hazel.“I won’t be able to come today, because I’m at Riley’s, but I promise I’ll take a flight tomorrow,” Hazel replied, and Bella tried not to let the message get to her.“In my next life, I’d want to be your mate, so you’ll stop bailing on me.”Hazel replied with three laugh emojis, and Bella sighed. The triplets responded positively, keeping her spirits high, so she made her way into the house, greeting the workers she had failed to acknowledge the previous day.This made them glance at each other in surprise, but they could never question the princess, so they accepted her greetings and carried on with their activity. Bella made her way to her roo
THIRD PERSON POV:It was a sunny day in the Rune pack. Bella and her mates laid around doing nothing. The triplets barely knew any fun spots in the pack, and Bella was too lazy to pick out something.“If I wait any longer without doing something fun, I might turn to stone,” Kai groaned, tossing around to lie on his back on Bella’s bed.“Bella, come on. There must be something fun to do in this pack,” Finn chipped in, and Bella sighed, placing her phone on her chest.Herald walked past the hallway, and Bella spotted him, letting out a sigh.“Dad, you need to stop!” she yelled, causing Herald to stop and peep into the room, waving at the boys.“Good day, Alpha Herald!” they echoed in unison while Bella rolled her eyes.Herald leaned against the door with his arms crossed.“I didn’t invite you in, Dad. You already asked for the door to be opened, and I did that. Can you stop making things weird?” she asked, and he stared at her without a word. “You’re doing that thing again where you act
THIRD PERSON POV:A week had passed since Bella arrived at the pack. Herald had loosened up a bit, mainly because Hazel was around, and he knew it was almost impossible for them to do anything out-of-order if Hazel was there.Today, he decided to focus on the pack’s problems, so he spent hours in his study going through the pack’s budget to make proper allocations.A knock came at his door, causing him to look up. There, he saw one of his guards standing.“You have visitors, sir.” When the guard said this, he knew who it was at once, so he got to his feet, making his way out of his study.He rushed downstairs and made his way to his visiting chamber, where he saw Scarlet and the nameless witch standing.“Scarlet,” he called out as he walked into the room.He hadn’t forgotten about their agreement, but he was skeptical because of Bella’s behavior. He didn’t know how to say it to her, and he could bet on anything that Bella wouldn’t follow him to a witches’ coven even if he asked polite
THIRD PERSON POV:When Bella heard this, she sensed her father knew something, but she couldn’t betray Ryder by coming clean because that would only anger Herald more. “Now?” Ryder asked, and Herald shrugged. “I have a lot of papers to go through, from the pack’s budget to other matters, but I got a little bored, and you came to mind,” he said, and Ryder glanced at Bella, who had her gaze fixed on her father. “Is there a problem, sweetheart?” Herald asked Bella, but she didn’t speak. Hazel stood behind the Alpha, trying to decipher his motives. She felt he was aware of what had happened, and she, too, feared what he planned to do to Ryder. “You know he doesn’t have to, right?” Bella said to defend Ryder, and Alpha Herald said nothing. Then she turned to Ryder. “You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to,” she said to him so he would know she supported him. Ryder was scared because the look on Herald’s face didn’t show this would be a friendly match. For days, Herald had given
THIRD PERSON POV:“Can you guys slow down? I’m trying to catch my breath!” Bella yelled at Finn and Hazel, who were running up ahead.That morning, they had decided to go for a run in the mountains. Ryder and Kai were too lazy to join them, so they left without them. The trio thought it would be a great way to train, but Bella got tired before they could make it to the top of the mountain.Finn and Hazel stopped for her. She jogged up, catching up with them, then she tried to catch her breath.“I can’t tell if I’m lazy or just getting weaker,” she said, bending slightly with her hands on her knees.Finn patted her back gently.“You’re not an early riser, and I think your body’s still asleep, so don’t beat yourself up.” Bella nodded at his comforting words, then stood up straight, taking a deep breath.“Are you fine, now?” Hazel asked, and she nodded, then they continued jogging up the winding trails of the mountain, which were surrounded by tall trees.In no time, they reached the top
THIRD PERSON POV:When Bella opened her eyes, she found herself enveloped in darkness. She felt the damp chill of stone pressing against her skin, which made her bones feel as though they were breaking. She blinked, her vision adjusting to the faint glow of flickering candles mounted along the walls of a shadowy cave. The air was thick with the scent of herbs and something metallic, almost like blood, mingling with it.She tried to move, but her limbs refused to obey. That was when she realized her wrists and ankles were bound with chains. Her mind became clear at once, and the memories from the mountain flowed in. She glanced around with her heart racing, taking in the jagged rock walls, which had figures carved into the stone. Shadows danced across these markings, drawing her attention toward the front of the room, where a cauldron bubbled in one corner, sending up a thin stream of greenish vapor that wove through the cave like a serpent.Two women stood before the cauldron, but she
THIRD PERSON POV:Bella stood over Enzo’s battered form, her chest heavy from the stresss. Blood dripped from the cuts on her face and arms, but victory was near, so she held herself steady.“Bella! Catch!” Kai yelled, tossing her the stake.“No, you do not have to do this. We are partners,” Enzo said to her, and Bella scoffed. She hated the fact he thought his ‘sweet’ words would change her heart after she saw him take everyone she cared about.Bella reached up, her fingers closing around the black shaft, then she glared at Enzo, who was struggling under her grip. His once-dominating presence was reduced to desperation.“You deserve nothing but death,” Bella said to him, and he chuckled.“I will always find a way to ret—” Before he could finish, she drove the stake into his heart, and he gave a deafening scream that reverberated through the ground.Dark energy swirled around him as his body was being torn apart. Bella wasted no time pulling the stake free and driving it into his head
THIRD PERSON POV:As Bella’s body rose, her hand stretched out, pointing towards Enzo. Then the glow in her eyes dissipated as her eyes opened.“You want me, Enzo? Then come and get me!” she yelled at once. Enzo’s lips curled into a wicked grin, bloodlust evident in his eyes. He released Herald’s broken body, letting it fall to the ground.“Finally, you’re done hiding behind your pathetic friends. I’ll enjoy ripping you apart.” He licked his lips.In a blur, Enzo charged at Bella with blinding speed. Bella stood her ground as he closed the distance between them. She moved calmly, causing him to fall to the ground. Hazel undid the shield protecting them, and they tried to step in, but Bella turned to them.“This is my fight, and if you want to be helpful, then look around. Our troops are dying, and my father.” She locked off her emotions to prevent her mind from getting clouded by the thoughts of her father, who seemed to be dying.Then she turned to Enzo, who got to his feet with a sh
THIRD PERSON POV:Enzo’s eyes narrowed as he saw Sue collapse, clutching her chest where Fred had slashed her. She watched as the venom of his bite spread faster into her bloodstream. It was worse than being bitten by a living wolf, as it was consuming her twice. Rage bubbled inside Enzo as he watched her. She was useless to him, and he felt the need to get rid of her, as she had only foiled all his plans.“You!” He growled under his breath, leaving Halle and rushing toward Sue. As she saw her uncle from the fading light that drew her closer to death, her eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope.“You… you came to help me,” she whispered weakly, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. “I… knew you… cared…”Enzo stared at her in disgust as she said this, and for a moment, it seemed like the battlefield held its breath for this moment where Enzo was about to show kindness.With one pull, Enzo had Sue on her feet, then he stared into her eyes. “Of course, I came for you, Sue. You’ve been
THIRD PERSON POV:Enzo was still outraged about his failed immortality experiment. He was tired of running in circles with Bella and the entire werewolf community. He had sworn it would end that night, but now that it had failed, he imagined finding four hundred werewolves all over. That was close to impossible, and it was eating him deeply.“I asked you for one job, and you couldn’t get it right, yet you want me to acknowledge you!” Enzo barked at Sue, who was still in shock over what had happened.“I swear I didn’t do anything, Enzo. I would never do anything to jeopardize your plan. I will worship you forever, and—”“Silence!” he roared. “You are even more pathetic than my brother!” He gritted his teeth, and Sue felt as though multiple daggers were being thrown into her chest.He had to mention her father. It was said her father died fighting him, but Enzo had taken a liking to her, so he kept her as his daughter. He was nicer to her as a kid, but he abhorred her now, and it hurt.
THIRD PERSON POV:The air reeked of blood and smoke, thick with the cries of war. The Dusk Pack's territory, once a sprawling, serene land, had become a battlefield drowned in chaos. The moon hung low, partially obscured by clouds, casting pale light on the destruction below. Growls and screams filled the night as werewolves clashed with vampires in a brutal fight.Ryder stood at the heart of the storm, his wolf eyes glowing a fierce gold as he ripped through the enemy ranks with unrelenting force. His clothes were torn and soaked in blood. He wondered how his father was doing and if he thought of him often. Then there was Bella, whom he hadn’t heard from in a while. As he fought, he was determined to win because there were a lot of people he needed to reconnect with.They had been torn apart after the vampires struck their den, forcing them to flee back to the Dusk Pack with Riley. He had been scared of his father’s wrath, but now he wished he had listened.“Behind you!” Ryder roared
THIRD PERSON POV:Bella’s spirit wandered aimlessly, her bare feet touching nothing but mist and shadow. The world around her was colorless—a sea of gray stretching infinitely in all directions. There was no up, no down, just an endless void that pulsed with her heartbeat, faint and unsteady.“Where am I?” she whispered as a chill ran up her spine.It was cold here. She looked down at herself, seeing her missing arm somehow restored. She touched it in confusion.“What the hell? What is going on?” she asked aloud, but there was no one to answer her questions.Then she noticed it. A faint, flickering golden glow ahead. It pulsed like a beacon in the dark, and though her instincts screamed for her to run, but she couldn’t stop herself from moving toward it. She was curious to find out what was going on, and she wondered if this was what it felt like to be dead.As she got closer, the glow grew brighter, and soon the mist thinned to reveal something that made her blood run cold. It was hi
THIRD PERSON POV:“Bella!” Hazel’s voice cracked as she rushed toward her, the globe clutched tightly against her chest.“No, stay back!” Halle’s voice cut through the chaos.Bella staggered to her feet, clutching her side where Sue had struck her.“But she’s dying!” Hazel’s voice was shrill, filled with panic and anger.Bella barely registered their words. The sound of her own heartbeat pounded in her ears, growing fainter with each passing moment. Her head drooped, and she let out a weak, shuddering breath. Darkness started to creep into her vision, the edges of her consciousness slipping away. She could heal, but not regenerate an arm, and she was in fear cause her to bleed too much, making it difficult to focus on healing. Evelyn rushed to her, holding her and trying to apply pressure to the bleeding arm. She was scared her daughter would die.Then the ground trembled beneath them.At first, it was a faint vibration rippling through the earth. But within moments, it grew into a vi
THIRD PERSON POV:As the chant of the witches echoed in the air, Hazel and Bella stood close to the rock. Halle stood nearby with her hands raised as she reinforced the protective barrier.“Are you both ready?” Halle asked the two, and they glanced at each other, nodding. They each bit their palms, letting blood drip onto the surface of the rock. The ground trembled as the stone absorbed their blood. A surge of energy rippled outward, and for a moment, it seemed like they had succeeded. But then a chilling laugh echoed through the air, freezing them in place.Sue emerged from the darkness, but neither Bella nor Hazel was moved. The witches kept chanting their spell, and Halle, who had created a powerful barrier, turned to Sue.“Well, isn’t this touching? The living and the dead all merged together. What a joyous reunion,” she said in a mocking tone.Sebastian moved first, stepping between Sue and the girls.“Stay back!” he growled, raising his hands defensively, and Sue chuckled light
THIRD PERSON POV:Fae turned sharply to Sebastian, her eyes blazing with fury.“What the fuck did you just do?” she hissed, her voice sharp enough to cut glass. Sebastian remained still. He didn’t answer, and his gaze fixed on the stone as his blood trickled down its surface.“Sebastian!” Fae snarled, stepping closer as she burned with rage. “You just ruined—”A slow creak interrupted her. It came from deep within the ground beneath the stone, a sound like an ancient door being forced open. Fae froze, her anger replaced by confusion.“What’s that?” she whispered as fear crossed her heart.The vampires surrounding them snapped to attention, their heads turning toward the noise. Before anyone could react, the vampires behind Bella and Hazel snapped their necks, allowing them to fall into darkness.**Bella’s eyes fluttered open. Her head throbbed, and her vision was hazy. She sat up slowly in a sluggish motion. It was still nighttime, and she was trying to remember what had happened.“W