*LAIN* "Don't waste your time trying to save Freya because the dark tide already has a spy among your people isn't that ironic?" He taunted me, making me feel angry."Don't make me kill you Drex, I'm only trying to restrain myself because I've our old friendship." He cocked a brow at me."Lain buddy this is not the time for friendships but let me tell you one thing how did you think the Noah kid survived don't you think that it was a coincidence?" He asked curiously.He was right.I've always had my suspicions about how he managed to escape Drex and now I know that he was a spy sent from the dark tide.He chuckled wickedly, snapping out of my thoughts."Have you figured it out yet? Noah helped Freya find out about her true origin thanks to a book and now she must be going crazy out of her mind trying to search for answers from the people who claimed to raise her."So this was their plan all along. The dark tide wanted to lure out Freya alone and I had a bad feeling about this.I did
*LAIN* Drex smirked at me knowing what I was feeling and the mere thought made me feel furious."It's not too late to go back to the dark tide and I'm sure if you just apologize they will welcome you with open arms just bring the girl with you."I glared at him."Her name is Freya Allan and there is no way I'm ever going back to the dark tide."He cocked a brow at me."It would be best if you did so Lain after all Freya must be gone by now she's probably being treated like a vip experiment at headquarters."Anger filled my veins and I tackled Drex to the ground. We both fell to the ground with a thud. I was about to raise my fist to punch him but Axel stopped me because we were running out of time.This is what Drex wanted me to do. He was sent here as a distraction.He narrowed his eyes at me."Hey aren't you going to punch me?" He taunted me and I restrained myself and stood up.The pain in my chest got less intense and I knew that I was on the verge of losing her for good if I did
*FREYA*When I finally opened my eyes I thought that I had crossed over to the other side of the world but I was still alive somewhere in the real world.Where on earth was I? I got up staring at the Cliff that was a few feet away from me. My clothes were half burnt and the memories of how I escaped came to light.FLASHBACKI remember passing out from the trauma but before Noah could get his hands on me Ember was still awake inside and she fought off Noah and my aunt and unleashed our powers on them.Fire balls appeared on both of my hands as Ember glared at them."Freya Allan don't do anything stupid" Noah warned in a low tone but that didn't make Ember back down.Instead she growled at them.Noah was about to remove something that looked like a gun and Ember threw a fireball at him , setting him on fire.He fell to the ground screaming in pain and she turned her attention to my aunt who looked helpless and afraid for her life.She raised her hands in defense as tears rolled down he
*LAIN* I looked Freya in the eyes for the time and the guilt I felt wouldn't let me settle down. It felt like it was consuming me."Can you give me some privacy?" She asked curiously because I didn't make any attempt to leave her room.I shook my head negatively."Look Freya, the only way to break ties between us is to reject the mate bond."She shrugged carelessly."Then let's do it."I sighed deeply."It's not that easy but go take a shower. I'll be here waiting for you because I have something to show you."She stared at me in disbelief."Lain-"I frowned at her cutting her off mid sentence."It's Alpha Lain." She nodded quietly and grabbed a few things from her closet before disappearing into the shower and I heard the water running a few minutes later.I ran my fingers through my hair out of frustration.What the hell was happening to me?Axel started laughing at me."Don't even try to blame me because I didn't dare do anything to influence your decision this time" he muttered
*LAIN*I stepped out of the creek and wore the emergency clothes that I hid around the woods and Freya looked relieved to see me looking decent.She was blushing so hard that she couldn't even look me in the eye. We began walking back home in comfortable silence.I turned around staring into the darkness because it felt like someone was watching us but I couldn't see anyone.I had a feeling that it was the dark tide keeping a close eye on Freya since they failed to have her in their captive.As a safety precaution I grasped Freya's hand and she looked up at me with wide eyes staring at our entwined hands."Alpha Lain, we shouldn't have done that back there because you're engaged and I feel so guilty. Your fiance might not be the nicest person in the world but you two are still getting married."This wasn't a mistake.I took a deep breath following Axel's advice because unlike me he knows a bit more about navigating women's emotions.He was just a helpless romantic.Our eyes locked and
*FREYA*When the power started consuming me I dropped Velvet to the ground and let out a gasp. She looked up at me watching me in disbelief and I swallowed hard."You fucking bitch you almost killed me" she muttered bitterly while glaring at me.Aniko placed her hand on my shoulder and ushered me out of the kitchen and escorted me to my bedroom.Once we were finally alone she looked at me with concern."What happened?" I shrugged carelessly still in shock from what happened in the kitchen."I don't know... I've just never felt so powerful in my entire life and I felt like I could do anything."Our eyes locked and she grasped my hand."What if I killed her?" I whispered softly trying to process a new wave of emotions that had filled my bedroom.I don't think that Lain would ever forgive me.Aniko gave me a small smile."I would have stopped you before things escalated quickly."I smiled at her."Thank you Aniko for being such a good friend to me."She nodded quietly."Don't mention it
*LAIN*I'm in my office doing a little paperwork when Velvet bursts through the doors like a mad woman. I closed my laptop shut staring at her in disbelief because this amount of disrespect was just too much. Maybe it was time to remind her who was the alpha of the pack."What the fuck is wrong with you?" She scoffed in annoyance and placed her hand on her hip pointing an accusing finger at me."You're my problem Alpha Lain. We would have been married by now if you just kept your dick in your pants like a real man but no of course you had to go after some orphan slut you don't even know."I chuckled darkly and stood up taking slow steps towards her.She crossed the line by calling Freya names and Axel wants to rip her head off and this time I'm more than willing to make an exception for him."Say that again in my face" I challenged and she remained silent.I squeezed both of her cheeks painfully bringing her face close to mine until our noses could touch."Velvet... don't make me do
*LAIN*"Are you alright?" Freya asked curiously while she was laying in bed in my arms.I nodded quietly refusing to utter a single word but I could tell that she could feel the change of tension in the room and I couldn't allow that to happen.I kissed her on the forehead reassuring her that everything was alright and that she had nothing to worry about."I marked you tonight Freya and do you know what that means?" I asked in a low tone as her breathing sped up.She was feeling nervous or anxious and she looked up meeting my gaze."I'm guessing that it means I'm yours?" She exclaimed softly, making me smile and I've never seen anyone so innocent as her.I nodded quietly, wrapping my arms around her."Then why did you look so upset when Axel marked me?" She asked in a worried tone.My facial expression was probably easy to read since I freaked out.I sighed deeply."I wanted Axel and I to mark you on a very special day called the mating ceremony but I guess someone was in a hurry."Sh
*FREYA*I got on my knees and let out a scream as tears blurred my vision.I don't know what happened but raw power filled me and I let my fire take over. Something my mother had warned me about and in an instant I was standing face to face with Galen who looked horrified and dropped the gun he was holding.His lips trembled in fear."Freya Allan... don't kill me we can talk about this...I made a mistake" he pleaded but it was already too late.My fire consumed him as the night was filled with his screams of pain and watched him without any remorse until his body became nothing but a mere skeleton.I let go of it and it dropped to the ground in a pile of ashes.Whatever was controlling me it wasn't Ember and it was something more powerful.I rushed to my mother's side to make sure that she was okay. Luckily the bullet only hit her shoulder.Her face softened."I'm okay don't worry about it...but Rogue needs that antidote." I nodded quietly.I wasn't going to let anything happen to
*FREYA*My mind was still reeling from the shock.I can't believe that he cut me off but I sighed with relief because I had figured out Rogue's location."Don't do anything hasty Freya Allan you need to inform Alpha Lain so that he can help you" Ember muttered in a worried tone.I scoffed in annoyance."If I hadn't listened to Lain in the first place none of this would have happened and Rogue would be still with us. I know that once I tell him he's going to screw up the rest and put our daughter in more danger." Ember sighed deeply."I get why you're scared Freya Allan but Alpha Lain is now our mate and husband so we can't handle this situation alone."I nodded quietly."I'll tell him about the dream link and Rogue's location but I'm mad at him for risking our daughter's sake for some rivalry with his old boss or whoever that man is."Ember sighed with relief.Once I cooled down I explained about my father's message using the dream link and my mother and Lain seemed surprised that my
*ROGUE*I slowly opened my eyes trying to adjust to the bright light and I groaned deeply because I couldn't move.I was bound to something.I took a deep breath trying to calm myself so that I don't alert them that I'm awake.I closed my eyes when I heard footsteps in the room.Deep down I still couldn't get over what Tate did to me. I stupidly thought we were friends or mates as my mother put it but I was wrong and I fell into his trap.Why did it hurt so much? He was the first friend that accepted me even though people used to mock me because they believed that I wasn't my father's daughter.I heard the door being closed and opened my eyes, sat upright and noticed that my wrist was tied to some rope like a little puppy.I didn't like it.I slowly untied the rope and got out of bed.There was no one in the room and it had so many doors.I felt like I was trapped in some horror show.My bare feet felt numb as I wobbled trying to walk to the door. Once I was close enough I opened the
*HEROD*I sighed with relief when we came back to the headquarters of the dark tide without any complications.But we weren't alone because Tate had joined and I must say this kid had some nerve to betray his best and act like shit didn't happen."You doing okay?" I asked curiously because his gaze was lingered on the girls face.He looked up meeting my gaze and his face remained motionless."I'm perfectly fine it's just going to suck for Rogue when she realizes that she can't get the princess treatment anymore."I shrugged carelessly."I thought she was your friend."His lips turned into a thin line and he remained silent as he debated his next words."I thought she was my friend but that was until her father ruined my family. I know that I can't take my revenge on her father so she'll just have to take the fall for him."I nodded quitely.Once we reached the location I carried Rogue in my arms and placed her on the bed.Her skin had turned pale and black veins were appearing on her
*Drex*Lain looked like he was on the verge of losing his mind when I stepped out of the torture room for a few minutes.This guy wasn't willing to talk and Rogue was running out of time if Freya Allan finds out about this all hell is going to break loose.I groaned deeply as I ran my fingers through my hair, closing my eyes as I took in the crisp cold night air.I heard footsteps at a distance."Having a rough night?"That was a woman's voice.My eyes slowly opened as a woman holding a suitcase stood in front of me but she wasn't just an ordinary woman.She was my woman.My eyes widened in shock."Elisa?" She gave me a small smile and put on her heels on the ground."Uh that's not the welcome I was expecting but it's not to see you too love of my life"she taunted .I frowned at her still trying to recover from the shock.I grabbed her arm."What the hell are you doing here?" She narrowed her eyes at me."I came to stay with you since we can't be together in New York. You love your
*ROGUE*I stayed close to my grandmother Hestia when a lot of pack members surrounded my parents. I guess they were pretty happy that my parents finally ended up together.But I wanted to give them a hug too.Someone tapped me on the shoulder and when I spun around I was stunned to find Tate staring at me.A big smile curved my lips and I wrapped my arms around us.He pulled away and gave me a small smile."I thought you hated me. '' I muttered quietly and crossed my arms over my chest.He had given me the cold shoulder.My grandmother looked between us."A friend of yours honey?" She asked curiously with a mischievous smirk on her face.I shrugged carelessly."I don't know about that grandma Hestia, someone told me that we weren't friends anymore and yet he came looking for me."Tate looked at my grandmother nervously."I'm sorry but can I talk to Rogue alone?" He asked.I turned to look at my grandmother."You guys can talk, just don't go anywhere far because your mom and dad we'll
*FREYA*Today was the day of my wedding but I felt more nervous than ever and it wasn't because I was getting cold feet it was rather because of Lain's plan.I couldn't shake off this feeling that something was going to go horribly wrong and we would only endanger many people if we went on with this plan.Aniko had only given birth a few days ago and the pack doctor advised her to get plenty of rest but here she was helping me do my hair and makeup because she couldn't bear the thought of missing my big day.Brandon was stuck babysitting their newborn Hunter.If she only knew the truth.We decided to keep the wedding real and only Lain, Drex and I knew about the plan to lure out the dark tide.I looked in the mirror and couldn't even find the urge to smile and Aniko noticed that something was up.She crossed her arms over her chest."I feel like you're hiding something from me so spill the tea, what is it?" I forced a smile and made it look as natural as possible."I'm just nervous b
*HEROD*Just as expected Lain had fallen into our trap and went ahead to plan the wedding despite what the mistress had left him behind.What happened to that kid was too cruel and her death still hangs over my head because I am filled with guilt."You didn't have to kill that little girl, we could have murdered someone else or even one of her parents."Her screams still filled my ears and on top of that I couldn't get that gruesome scene out of my head.It kept replaying in my head over and over again and I couldn't shake off the feeling that something dark was always lurking in the darkness.Missy put on her bra and I have a strong feeling that Galen is going to give her an earful because she's been avoiding his calls and she hasn't gone back to his house since we left the hospital.It's been two fucking days.When I say fucking days I actually mean that bedroom shit.She pouted her lips."Come on, Herod , it was necessary to kill a little girl so that Lain doesn't get too comfortab
*LAIN*My head was still reeling from the shock and when I tried to call that number again the line wouldn't even go through.I groaned deeply, running my fingers through my hair.Freya Allan was always right about these people and they'll never leave us alone and now that Rogue is in the picture her life is in danger as well.A few days earlier Freya Allan had insisted that I do another DNA test secretly and I was against the idea but eventually I had to give in and when the results finally came back they were positive.Rogue is my flesh and blood and nothing will ever change that.But the revelation of the first DNA test only means that someone tampered with the first test and I have a strong feeling that Velvet had something to do with it.I sat in my office chair debating my next move because I wasn't letting the dark tide ruin my happiness. They did it years ago and I won't let history repeat itself.There was a knock on the door and I snapped out of my thoughts.I had to get ba