Dear reader, apologies for the short chapter! A couple of hours ago I came down with something—which I’ll hopefully sleep off—but have no fear: The next chapter will be up in a few hours time instead of this time tomorrow, so watch out for it. As always, I appreciate all of your support. Mathieu.
Layla’s POV“Yes, it’s Wolfsbane,” Xavier explained. “Not a lot of it, but enough to mask our—“ He stopped abruptly, and his gaze flicked to mine in a show of panic I would only come to understand later.“It masks my scent,” he corrected.His throat worked as he grimaced, and from that expression a
Hector’s POVI was at home about to start on my dinner when I felt it: Nausea gripping the muscles of my stomach tightly as a sense of unease stirred through me.I frowned, pausing with the spoon already halfway to my mouth as I considered the sensation.It was an odd feeling, and it didn’t end ther
I held firm, but as my gaze locked on Carlos’s I could tell that this was one of the reasons that he had been so anxious. Wolfsbane was dangerous to our species, and so the fact that it was used now told us that it couldn’t have been the rogues behind this intrusion. So then... hunters?My skin pr
Hector’s POVWithin the hour my suspicions were confirmed. Layla was not at home. She had left earlier in the evening to let things settle after a fight broke out between her and her sister. This would’ve been all good if she ended up being found at the Blackthorn residence, where she had told Gai
They were all here, all gathered; everybody but one, and I watched as they all stiffened in reaction to me as I got up slowly from my seat, bracing both arms on either side so I leaned slightly forward.“Layla is missing,” I announced to the silent room, observing each face. “It is heavily suspected
Hector’s POVThe eyes of everyone in the room swivelled from me to Lucretia Fabrini, who blinked multiple times before letting out a nervous little laugh, but that was a weak mask that everyone gathered saw through almost immediately. She took a slight step forward, trembling as she moved, and for
Lu paused for as long as she could, but eventually the Command won out and she began to give accounts of things she had done to Layla, going as far back as a decade—with a noticeable trend being that on each attempt, her actions turned more drastic.Within the hour she had caught up to more recent e
Hector’s POVWatching Lu fall was the last straw: Reno broke out of her mate’s arms and rushed to their unconscious daughter.“Lu, oh goddess, my daughter… somebody do something…!”Her hands scrambled furiously over Lu’s body, searching until they rested on the pulse point at her neck. I already kn