Zane’s POV
I raised my brows at my dufus of a best friend as he stared at me with wide eyes. He bit his lip and turned his head to left and then with a frown, turned his head to the right. This was going on from the moment I walked into the pack house a few minutes ago, and his silent perusal was getting to me by now.
“What?” I asked exasperatedly.
“Something is different with you.”
I rolled my eyes as he walked closer to me and leaned in to scrutinize my face.
“I know I am gorgeous, but do you have to look at my face this closely to enjoy my beauty?”
“Eww man! You know I wasn’t looking at your dumb face! And you know I bat for the other team; my mate will attest to that!”
“Uh huh. Then why were you looking at me like that for the past ten minutes or so?”
Ethan narrowed his eyes and looked at me again.
“As I
Kayla’s POVFrom the moment Zane had left my pack, a strange feeling assaulted me. In fact, it started even before he had left my sight. It felt as if there was a heavyweight in my chest and it wouldn’t go however much I tried to stay positive. I didn’t know exactly what was happening or how to stop feeling like this when I had no reason to feel crappy. I should be happy, right? After all, everything was going just the way I wanted it to...My mate knows my secret and still wants to be a part of my life. Not only that, he has promised to help me in tracking the man I wanted to find. Then why was I feeling as if someone had stuck their fist inside my chest and was crushing my heart with each passing moment? Why?The only reason I can think of is because of Zane going back to his pack, and I couldn’t understand why it would leave me feeling this crushing sense of disappointment. He didn&rsquo
Zane’s POVI looked at the humble abode in front of me and wondered what fresh surprise was waiting for me inside this time. I had been to this same house at least six times before today and out of those six times, never did the interiors look the same twice. It looked like a simple one story building, but inside it, it could be anything from a hut to a castle. The first time I had come here was five years ago and that time, it looked like a normal house and I didn’t know any better. However, I had visited it a week later to collect the specialized charm I had ordered last time. Iwas shocked when instead of the cozy home from the past week; I found a single large room that looked as if it was straight out of a sixteenth century manor. I had gone out to make sure I had the right home, even if I knew that I couldn’t have entered a wrong house with my tracking skills.Glenda had merely smiled before inform
Kayla’s POVI would love to say that the past week flew by even before I could blink, but if I say that, then I would be lying. Because it passed by with such agonizing slowness that it felt as if each minute felt like eons. Maybe it was because of how eager I was for time to pass that it ended up feeling slow instead. But slow or not, the week passed and now; I was pacing back and forth in my office, waiting for a certain someone to arrive.Once I had called him the day after he left, it was as if I had flipped a switch on in Zane. As if me calling him was the explicit permission he required to call me back, he made it a habit of calling me from the next day. At first it was once a day but after two days, he began calling randomly throughout the day saying that something or the other reminded him of me and he wanted to hear my voice. One time it was ‘I saw a gray cloud that reminded me of your stormy eyes an
Kayla’s POVA mirror, a Boomerang, a pen, and was that a rock? The things were so random that I couldn’t link them in any way, however much I tried. I looked up at Zane with alarm and frowned when I saw his proud expression. Was the pressure too much that he lost it?“I am not crazy, my darling mate.”I raised my brows at him.“That is what every crazy man believes. What other explanation do you have for bringing all these crap here?”He rolled his eyes at me before picking a plastic honey bee from the bag. Seriously? A honey bee? And he is claiming that he hadn’t lost it!“Well, this one here is spelled such that it will cast the illusion of a swarm of bees when the enemies look at it.”“That sounds good, but why in the world would the spell be put in these weird objects instead of just using spheres or vials or something where normal wit
Kayla’s POV“Do you think this is close enough to the Unseelie realm to open the Portal or should we walk further?” I asked Zane.We were standing in the darker part of the Neutral territory, close to the place where I had interrogated the rogue just a little over a week ago. Zane had told me that the Portal would work from anywhere in the Neutral territory, but I didn’t want to take a risk considering we have to smash the mirror. There will never be a second chance if it turned out we weren’t close enough to the Unseelie realm for it to work.“Seeing as if we are as deep into the Dark forest as we could possibly go before reaching the boundaries, I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Unless you want to see firsthand if you have any hidden fae blood in you that would let you pass through the fae border without using any Portal.”“I already know I don’t have
Kayla’s POVI watched the men who sat merrily, joking amongst themselves as if they were just a few normal guys out for a day of camping in the forest. But I knew firsthand how looks could be deceptive and that these men were anything but normal. I could literally feel the evil aura emanating from them, and I was not even someone normally sensitive to such things.My eyes locked on the man who sat in the center and appeared to be the leader of the group. He had curly golden hair up to his shoulders, and his eyes appeared to be a lighter shade of green. He even had a dimple when he smiled, and I suddenly had the urge to go and choke him to wipe that damn smile off his face.I took a few deep breaths in and out to calm myself. Don’t act rashly, Kayla. Stick to the plan, I chided myself. Then I looked back to the blonde-haired guy who I knew was Gregory. He looked as if he was in his mid-twenties, but I knew he
Kayla’s POVAll our carefully laden plans fled my mind as the mages flew in our direction. I forgot everything and my mind resorted to the default state that I fall into whenever faced with danger; fight till there is no one standing in front of me.I started throwing whatever spells I could get my hands into, forgetting all instructions. Some of them worked while some which required additional procedures just hit the men and fell into the ground harmlessly. From my peripheral vision, I saw Zane doing the same and I would have rolled my eyes at him if we weren’t in the middle of an attack. So much for his plans…But then, there was nothing more in the bag and slowly, I turned to Zane. He looked at me with a panicked expression before a look of determination crossed his face. I was sure I was mirroring his expression and as one; we turned to face the mages who staggered to a stop, feeling our deadly ga
Kayla’s POVAs I let my Feral self take over, my rage grew tenfold, and I felt my strength increase by a hundred times. The power rush felt addictive, and I wanted to bask in the feeling for a while, but I had business to take care of first. It was time to be the killing machine I was...I smirked and took a step towards the men, but paused when I realised that the spell still bound me. I looked down at my hands, which were staying immobile by my waist, and frowned with annoyance.The mages who were quaking with terror after my Feral transformation regained their confidence once they realised that their spell still bound me and was not a threat. They puffed their chests out and marched over to me.“Come on princess, Master is waiting for you,” one of them taunted me.“I will kill you all once I get free from this stupid bond!” I promised.“You can try, girl. But since y
Three weeks later…Kayla’s POVAfter I killed Stephen, we searched the mansion and found the papers of his research. We destroyed everything to make sure that no one would ever get the idea to create a race of wolves with magic ever again. Once that was done, we covered our tracks and ensured we left nothing that led to us. Done with our work, we left the place since the spell that blocked us from escaping had already gone down by then.The next day, I announced our relationship to my pack since I had no more reservations about it. The man had literally faced death for me several times, and I loved him as much as I could ever do anyone. There was nothing that stopped me from accepting our relationship wholeheartedly. The pack received the news with far more enthusiasm than I had expected. Even Ethan appeared to be genuinely happy at the way I accepted Zane, and I decided that it was time to let g
Kayla’s POV I stalked towards Stephen, and he stood there looking at me with wide eyes. He was no longer sporting the smug expression from before, and he didn’t look interested in my wolf anymore either. “Kayla darling…” he called out in a coaxing tone that one would use to soothe an aggressive dog. I let out a loud growl at him and he flinched and took a few steps back. “I am your uncle, remember? I am the only one left in the world for you. You don’t want to harm me, right? You don’t want to be alone in this world, right?” The red in my vision darkened at his stupid words, and I snarled in response. ‘And whose fault is it that I have no one else left? Weren’t you the one who killed my entire family, you bastard!’ I mind linked him and his eyes widened in response. That’s right. He never left the pack officially, and hence he was still a member of my pack. And I am still his Alpha…
Kayla’s POVI looked horrified as the men laughed and approached Zane. I tried to hit my hand against the golden cage I was imprisoned in. But just like the last time, I was thrown off by the electric sparks from it. My hand sizzled for a moment before the burn healed. Well, it means the burns would heal at least. If I could just tolerate the pain, maybe I could break the cage?With renewed vigor, I took a few steps backwards, stopping right before my back hit the edge of the magical cage. Then I gritted my teeth, ready to endure the pain, and leaped towards the cage and kicked it. But all my efforts were for nothing. Even though I forced myself to endure the pain, it didn’t help like I had hoped. Instead of passing through the cage with some burns, it just repelled and threw me from it. I fell on the floor and panted hard, not even feeling the burns in my feet. My heart was suffering more pain than my body. If I couldn&
Kayla’s POVStephen looked startled at my sudden confidence, but then he smiled at me condescendingly.“My dear niece, I hope you have no illusions that you could fight against all of us? Being a girl and a measly wolf at that, you wouldn’t have stood a chance even if they were ordinary wolves. But with their magic, you have lost before you even start.”I didn’t bother to respond to him before looking over at the men next to him. With narrow eyes, I speculated about their strengths and anticipated their moves. I couldn’t ignore any details without knowing what would help me in dealing with them.“Aww, the little girl really is thinking of fighting us!” one man teased me.I walked backwards, and their eyes twinkled merrily, thinking I was going to run away. But they frowned in confusion when they saw that I just stood behind Zane.“Oh, the p
Kayla's POV I looked at Zane with wide eyes and slowly turned to see Stephen standing there with a wide smile. He looked just as I remembered. As if he hadn't aged a day since the time I saw him five years ago. Come to think of it, he looked even younger than how he looked then. Either the life was really good for him or he had a few tricks up his sleeves to keep aging at bay. Given the crazy hunger for power he possessed, he couldn't have had a peaceful life that prevented him from sporting grey hair. And from the magic raging around us, he was definitely dabbling with wizardry and I had a feeling that it was also responsible for his youthful looks. I looked at him with a blank expression pasted on my face and even though his face looked exactly the same as when I had seen him when he was younger, he felt different somehow. Then I realiz
Kayla’s POVAs Raymond got busy with shouting instructions to his loyal followers, I slowly slipped away from him and walked over to Zane, who was standing there with a sour look.“Relax. You know I don’t care for his attention, right?” I whispered.“As if you cared about that when you saw Maggie flirting with me.”I flinched at the reminder of the witch and bit my lips when I realised that he wasn’t clueless about her pining like I thought he was. I had to give Kudos to his act, though. Even I was fooled into thinking that he didn’t notice her efforts.I looked up to see Zane’s nostrils flaring, and then he narrowed his eyes.“Just as I thought.”Huh?Zane looked at me with a smirk.“Guess who is reeking of Stephen’s scent?”My eyes widened in the realisation that Zane got Stephen’s
Kayla’s POVI stared at the skinny guy who stood staring at the unconscious man with a proud expression. He dusted his hands off before looking around the hall as if waiting for anyone else to challenge him. People looked at him and then the brawny guy on the ground before scampering off while a few lingered around, praising his strength.I watched as the bigger man who was still unconscious was dragged away from the hall by his peers. For a werewolf to become unconscious and to stay so for this long, how much force should have been used on him? That too by a guy who looked as if he couldn’t even stand straight on his own.It smelled really fishy, and I just knew it in my heart that this was all linked to Stephen. I didn’t have any evidence that said so, but my instincts were screaming at me that this has Stephen written all over it and my instincts had never let me astray so far.As the g
Kayla’s POVWhen I thought of going to hunt Stephen, what I pictured in my mind was both of us getting dressed in badass spy costumes and searching for him stealthily until Zane gets his scent trail. And I thought it wouldn’t be much of a hassle since we were fairly certain that he was still somewhere in the state and we only needed to stop by in each of the towns before he could come across the vile man’s scent. We wolves could sniff out our prey for miles, and with Zane’s superior tracking skills, he could track the scents even farther than regular wolves.I had mapped it all in my head, and that’s why I was surprised when Zane declared his brand new plan that had nothing to do with what I had in mind.Zane had vetoed my grand plans by telling that it would look suspicious if we go to every town and sniff around for Stephen. He may get wind that we were searching for him, and we would nev
Kayla’s POVOnce Zane informed me that he got Stephen’s scent, I thought that we would start hunting him right away. But he insisted he needed to get some things done before commencing the tracking. My excitement took a nosedive at his declaration, but I decided I could use the time to check the snake’s diary.We locked the cottage, and I ignored Zane’s ill concealed laughter as I buried the key back in the plant pot. What is wrong with having a hiding place for a key?!When we reached the hotel room, I made a beeline for the couch and sat with the diary in my arms. I wanted to know what all nasty secrets it carried.Zane looked at me with amusement shining in his eyes, but seeing my determined expression, he left me to it before going to the balcony with his mobile.I opened the diary and noted that it was from the year of the rogue attack. For him to lock it in a hidden compartmen