ANTONELLA’S POVMy body shook with fear and I felt a lump form at the back of my throat. I had known him for some time and we got so close and now he wanted to kill me? Just like that like my life didn’t matter to him?He really did use me didn’t he? He became my friend or pretended to just to get close enough to use me as a shield while he killed my father. I didn’t really care what he wanted to do with him but why add me to the list of enemies?I was once again going to suffer for my father’s crime when all I did was be a child who was ignorant to his plans while the old bastard was out living his best life with that witch of his.I stared at Hermes in horror feeling beads of sweat trickle down my forehead. Adrenaline pumped in my veins and my need for survival kicked in. I couldn’t die like this. I just couldn’t.Hermes took one step and grabbed me by the arm. I yanked the arm away and used his distraction to grab onto it again and hit him square on his balls. He yelped in pain and
SALVADOR’S POVMy kneed were still rooted to the floor when I heard Danny speak. There was shock and anger both rippling through me. What did he mean by Hermes was spotted with Antonella? Did she run away with him because she was angry with me or did he take her away? As both questions roamed my mind, I realised that the only thing I could do was try to get her back because either way, she was gone with him. That was the only explanation to how she was missing and how she was able to leave pack grounds.Beside Danny was Martinez, who looked equally displeased as I was and I could bet that he was probably thinking that she willingly went away with Hermes instead. But he didn’t know what had happened, none of them knew.And I didn’t think any of them knew that I had finally told her how I felt about her. “We need to find her.” I said in a whisper as if trying to convince myself when I knew it was what I had to do.They both stared unmoving with confused looks in their eyes. “We have to
ANTONELLA’S POVI stared at him confused, something he seemed to have made me do since I woke up. I knew he was working with Freya but what did it have to do with me and why did she threaten to kill him if he didn’t hand me over to her? It couldn’t be that she just wanted to get me to my father, because I knew how poisonous she was.“Hand me over? What does she mean by that? Why does she want you to get me to her and what for?” I questioned disdainfully at him.He took a deep breath in and tossed the paper aside. “I told you, didn’t I? The plan was to hand you over to her and she was at liberty to do with you as she wanted. She wanted you as a hostage, hers so that she could use you to force your father into giving her whatever she wanted him to or have him do her bidding.” He replied.“Okay what exactly does she want from him?”“All I know is that it’s got something to do with the eastern province. I don’t know what about it but there’s definitely something there she wants badly.”I
ANTONELLA’S POVThe look on Hermes’ face was enough to send me into panic mode. My ears were still ringing from the shrieking sound we heard. I had never seen him this scared before, not in the entire time I had known him anyways. Not even when he knew Salvador and I were kidnapped.If he was this afraid of her, what should I be, knowing I was the one she was after?I had known Freya for most of my life. She was there when I was a child to the point where I acknowledged that I hated her. She never once tried to act like she cared about me, other than her enforcing rules and making it clear that she was there to replace my mother. This built up my resentment for her to a full degree. What made her think that she could ever be as pure as my mother was when the only thing I knew her as was my father’s whore.She always made sure to hide behind his powers. And he had to be the one who did most of the hard work whenever he had to deal with other packs that he wanted to conquer while she hi
SALVADOR’S POV“Maybe we should have listened to your Uncle.” Martinez snorted beside me earning a glare. As much as I hated to, I couldn’t help but agree with him on that. Maybe we should have taken a better approach knowing that we could be ambushed but it was too late crying over spilled milk.Their growls grew louder and I let my claws elongate as did my fangs. I wasn’t ready to shift as that would shred my clothes and I didn’t want to waste time searching for clothes when I change back when I should be searching for her instead.There were only three of us and at least two dozens of them surrounding us. When they charged at us at the same time, we got into the defence. Their attacks were feral, meaning they didn’t just want to cause damage but also make sure that we were dead. But that wasn’t going to happen, not on my watch.I used the fight as a means to burn off some steam that was my anger. I would have done so on Hermes but since I hadn’t laid eyes on him yet, they would hav
SALVADOR’S POVConfused, lost and broken were what I was. With Hermes dead and not a single clue on where the witch might have taken Antonella to, my mind was blank as space. I didn’t even know what questions to start asking or know how the questions were going to be answered. All I knew was that I wanted Antonella; I needed to find her but some crazy witch took her.She would have been safe had he not taken her. It was his fault the witch had her and a part of me was glad that he met his demise.“How the hell are we going to find her now?” Martinez questioned looking equally exhausted by the whole ordeal as we all were.“Finding her isn’t the big question here man, what Hermes was trying to say. How do we find out what it is and how we can get our hands on it, whatever it is?” Danny questioned taking a seat on the floor.“Maybe we just need to head back to the pack and re-strategize, we’re not going to find the answers we’re looking for if we stay here Alpha.” Martinez suggested. I d
SALVADOR’S POVIt was unusual to see my uncle scared about something. I had always looked up to him as one who was just as great as his brother, my father and that there wasn’t anything he feared. It was shocking to see him as pale as a ghost over a place.Had he been there before?It was not news that wherever it was that Demontes had his hands dipped in became evil but wasn’t that what the Eastern Province was as well? It wasn’t like it wasn’t to be expected.I scoffed, “Well that fucker owns the land, so of course it would be evil.”His eyes snapped to mine, fear visible in his eyes and he had his body shaking. What was this evil he was talking about and why did he look like he was about to die from fear at the mere mention of it?“Whatever you do, do not go there.” He rushed towards me and grabbed me by the collar.“Can you calm down and explain things better to me? What is so evil about the place that’s got you shaking in your pants uncle?”Worry washed over me and so did dread.
ANTONELLA’S POVI stirred awake, consciousness seeping in and my eyes blinked. Or I least thought it did because I couldn’t see anything. It was so dark I felt like I was still dreaming; only I wasn’t. I could smell the dinginess of wherever I was. But where was I?I didn’t have a single memory of how I got here but I got flashes from everything else that happened. Images from how Hermes took me away and how he told me Freya was out to get me. I recalled how he wanted me to run away when she attacked, and how she killed him.She killed him. She stabbed him, in a way he wouldn’t survive.Hermes was dead and Freya killed him in cold blood.She even went as far as tasting his blood, how could she do so much evil and be so?Tears pooled my eyes, and I felt them slide down my cheeks in a never ending flow my hatred for her building like a volcano ready to erupt. I couldn’t help but feel as though it was my fault that he died. Maybe if he hadn’t seen me or taken me then he would still be al