RYLEE The sun was setting and I was standing in front of the window in Vincent's office, gazing at a couple of small black birds as they flew in groups. Tucking a lock of my hair behind my ear, I turned towards Vincent who was seated on his seat. His fingers were lingering on the keyboard of his computer and his head was lowered. He had been busy on his system for a couple of hours and had barely moved or said anything since the witch's departure. Judging from his posture and the way his fingers were frozen, it appeared that he had dozed off. I moved away from the window and went to his side. My assumption was correct. His eyes were closed, long eyelashes brushing the skin under his eyes. His lips were parted slightly as well. A lock of hair fell over his face and I smiled, he looked so adorable. As gently as I could, I moved his head backwards, placing his head on the headrest. His hands fell off the keyboard and he jolted. "It's okay. It's just me," I whispered, stroking his hair.
VINCENT "...have died since last night. Are you listening at all?" Jared said and my gaze met his worried ones. He could tell that I had been zoning out. "You are the one who asked me to report to you. But, here you are... zoning out. What's going on with you? How long are you going to remain silent?" He said. "What killed them?" I asked and he frowned, confused."What-""The Alphas and Betas who died, according to your report," I said, leaning back on my seat. "Right. It was a strange virus. It was similar to the one that was brought into a pack by an injured omega," "What were the symptoms?" I asked. "Headaches, fevers, severe haemorrhage and inability to shift," he responded. "What are the council members saying about it?" "It is highly contagious. Visitors should be monitored cautiously and..." I rose to my feet and Jared went silent. "Are you going somewhere?" I ignored his question. "Where is Rylee?" I asked."She's at the gym." I walked out of my office and headed s
RYLEE My heart thudded madly in my chest as I followed an unsuspecting Vincent out of the pack house. I made sure to keep my distance and hide each time he looked behind him. It was not an easy task but I was determined to follow him to wherever he was going. I thought he was acting strange. Nonetheless, his strange behavior was worsening and I could no longer sit back and do nothing. I knew for a fact that the blue pill had something to do with his recent behaviors. Thinking about how he'd beaten Jared to a pulp made me shiver. The look in his eyes had been nothing short of terrifying. The eyes I'd seen were the eyes of a blood thirsty, rage filled monster. When he had snapped out of it, he had looked guilty. He didn't seem surprised. It meant that there was more to it. He was well aware of the factor responsible for his loss of self control. Ava and Emma had taken Jared to the infirmary. Zeke had encouraged me to go after Vincent. It was a big risk that I was willing to take. I wa
VINCENT It was raining and I was soaked. It was the first thing I registered as soon as I awakened. I looked up at the night sky, blinking to clear my blurry vision. Disoriented, I rose to my feet and looked around me. I was in the woods close to my territory. Everything that had happened right before I'd passed out returned to my memory and I felt the urgency to find Rylee. I had regretted leaving her to return to the pack house alone. But, before I could get back to her, the blue pill had kicked in.Frustrated, I reached out for her through the mate bond. 'Where are you?' I asked. She did not respond. I could feel her annoyance. It made me realize that she wasn't responding to me on purpose. So, I mind linked Zeke, asking him if Rylee was at the pack. 'She returned not too long ago. She said she was being chased,' was his response. 'Is she alright? She's not hurt, is she?' I asked. Zeke was silent for a moment.'She's emotionally hurt if you ask me. She looks drained and won't s
Hours before. RYLEE I scowled as I fixed my gaze on my sleeping mate. His hair was a tangled mess. It was longer than I'd ever seen it. The white towel wrapped around his waist had come undone, exposing one of his muscular thighs. I stared down at the tray of food in my hands, considering waking him up. He had been skipping meals. So, I had made up my mind to make him eat. On second thought, he probably didn't need my food. I bit my lower lip as I set the tray down on the table and sat next to my mate. My hand hovered over his hair as I contemplated touching him. He groaned in his sleep, a crease appearing on his forehead. I gently combed my fingers through his silky locks, untangling them. His features softened and he relaxed.I peered at his lengthy eyelashes, scoffing. He had the kind of face that was difficult to forget. The sharpness of his thick dark brows, his nose and jaw made him look like a super model. When he was awake, his eyes were the color of blue ice. They were the
VINCENT Grief hung heavy in the air. Apart from Rylee, Baron's closest acquaintances and family members, Iris, Nia, Gregor and I were gathered at the funeral site to pay our respects. Baron had been poisoned. According to his beta, he had kept his symptoms to himself. He had suddenly gotten worse and before anyone could do anything about it, he had passed away. Baron had been the head of Belmore Werewolf Council and now that he was no more, the tension was bigger than ever. "Isn't it strange?" Rylee who was standing by my side, whispered. She looked perturbed. "I think his death was planned. Did he know about Killian's plan?" She asked and I frowned. While I thought about it, I realized that she had a point. Baron was the only member of the council who knew what was really going on. "C'mon. Let's go home. We shouldn't stay here any longer than we have to," I said to her. Together, we walked to the car and started to head home. "I'm sure it's a part of Killian's strategy. He made t
RYLEE Watching my mate struggle with himself was painful. I could feel his desperation and fear, at the same time. The fact remained that he was trying so hard not to feed on me because he was afraid that he would hurt me. "I can't," he croaked, squeezing his eyes shut. "Vincent, you're hurting," I rasped, more tears rolling down my cheeks. "I can bear it. I have to," Those words made my heart squeeze. He buried his head in the crook of my neck, his grip on my shirt tightening. Placing a hand on the back of his head, I made him rest his head on my shoulder. I started to stroke his hair as gently as I could. At this point, I was willing to do anything to make him feel better. "You're going to be okay," I whispered, my voice trembling. I began to hum a melodious tone with my eyes squeezed shut. I thought of the blue skies. I thought of a field of yellow daffodils. I thought of the mountains. Of snow and mist. "Rylee..."Vincent sounded exhausted. He was no longer trembling and was
RYLEE I had barely processed the fact that Killian was right there with us on the cliff when I felt myself being snatched out of Vincent's arms. Panic immediately set in and a cry escaped my lips as I reached out for Vincent who was also reaching out for me. A thick dark fog wrapped itself around me and kept me trapped in mid air. Vincent tried to move towards me but it appeared that he couldn't move. There was some kind of invisible barrier keeping him away from me. Killian stood there dressed in black. His hands were buried in the pockets of his pants as he stared at Vincent with mockery in his dark eyes."I'll like to see you try to save her," he drawled as my mate continued to battle with the invisible barrier. "Let her go, you bastard!" My mate yelled. His eyes had turned red and he was desperate. It was written all over him. "Watch as I feed on her soul energy and render her useless," Killian said. I felt my body moving towards him and soon, I was right beside him. He grabbed
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RYLEE I'd always yearned for a family and a home. Returning to the Crystal River Pack is the choice that changed my life and gifted me with everything I wanted. I decided that it was time for a fresh start. "What the hell, Andy. I thought something terrible had happened to you. They suddenly moved us out of the pack house but they wouldn't give us an explanation. Besides, you stopped visiting us. Each time mum asked to see you, they didn't let her," My baby sister said, pouting at me.Mum chuckled."Don't be so dramatic, Jenny. Your sister must have had her reasons" mum said. I embraced her and closed my eyes. "I missed you so much, mum. You don't have to worry. It's all over" I said to her. She sighed and began to stroke my hair. "I missed you too, baby girl" she whispered. "You still have to tell us everything that happened, do you understand?" She said and I hummed in response, a smile tugging at my lips.After spending time with mum and Jenny, I went in search of Jar
ANDREA "Did you really it's going to be that easy? How ridiculous," the stranger said, taking another step towards us. Alpha Vincent silently moved Rylee behind him, his eyes glowing a bright red and gold. It was at this point that I put two and two together. I realized that the stranger was the demon who had tried to steal Rylee's soul energy. He had acquired a new body, it seemed."Hang in there for me, okay?" Jared whispered to me. I nodded feebly, resting my head against his back. It was taking me a lot of energy to keep myself from crashing to the ground. My head hurt too much and I could barely concentrate. "I'll kill you. This time, you won't be able to return," Vincent snarled, his fiery gaze menacing. The demon cackled and goosebumps appeared on my skin. Shivers ran down my spine and fear doubled my heart rate. "You can try. This time you're trapped. The sisters did quite a good job. They fooled you and trapped you.""What the hell do you want from us?!" Ava cried.
ANDREA None of us moved. I stood by the door, rooted to the spot. Jared had gone so still, he was barely breathing. I waited for him to give me a pathetic excuse. I waited for him to try to convince me that what I was seeing wasn't everything. Anger quickly overshadowed me when I realized that he had no intention of bringing up any excuse. It didn't make any sense. He had told me I was everything to him. Was it all a lie?"You have questions, don't you? Don't just stare at us. Go ahead, ask away" Kathryn said. My gaze met Jared's and I tightened my fists until they were pale knuckled. I could see the regret and remorse in his eyes. "Jared, get up" I said through gritted teeth. He didn't move or say anything. Kathryn let out a breathy chuckle, her fingers lightly grazing my mate's bicep. My stomach tightened as I fought the urge to lash out at her. She was taunting me. "Get your hand off him, Kathryn" I hissed. "What? Are you going to bite me?" She drawled, her eyes lit with excitem
ANDREA Groaning softly, I opened my eyes and blinked to clear the haze in my vision. My gaze met Cara's blue ones. She waved a hand in front of my face and clicked her fingers. "Can you see me?" She asked and I opened my mouth to speak. With my face contorted with pain, I brought a hand to my aching throat. It felt as though I'd swallowed grit."Water" I managed to croak with a wince. Someone else started to help me sit up. So, I looked up and saw Rylee's face. She gave me a small smile and helped me lean against the pillows while Cara poured me a glass of water."Thank you" I whispered, accepting the glass of water from her. I took a sip, swallowing as slowly as I could, wincing every few seconds."How are you feeling? Dizzy? Nauseous?" Cara questioned.I lowered the glass of water and blinked, realizing that I wasn't really feeling as terrible as before."I feel weak, that's all" I whispered.Rylee and Cara exchanged glances. Then, they turned to look at me with brilliant smiles
JARED Back and forth, I kept pacing. Jonathan and Cara were attending to Andrea while I waited restlessly. I couldn't shake off the feeling of foreboding that weighed down on me. My hands trembled as my anxiety swelled. Just before Andrea and I had made it to the infirmary, she'd suffered a seizure. It had scared the living daylights out of me. From the look on Jonathan's face when we'd arrived, I knew that Andrea's condition was worrying. Thoughts swam my mind until I thought I would go crazy. Opal was on edge as well. We couldn't stand the idea of Andrea being used and destroyed by the demon. The fact that I was completely powerless was worsening the situation. A feminine cry pierced the air and I turned towards the entrance of the hallway where a woman was being wheeled in on a stretcher. I recognized her to be Kathryn. "Hurry! She's bleeding out!" One of the women cried as they moved her past me. Kathryn had her eyes squeezed shut. With tears and sweat on her face, she c
ANDREA A smile curved my lips when I awakened to the beautiful sight of my mate's sleeping face. My smile widened at the memory of the previous night. Stifling a yawn, I rested my head on Jared's chest and listened to the steady beat of his heart. He stroked my hair and placed his arm around me. "Morning" I whispered. "Morning. How did you sleep?" Jared asked. "Nicely" I said, my cheeks warming. Jared chuckled and pressed a kiss to the top of my head. "As much as I want to stay in bed with you, all day, we have a meeting to attend" He stated, stroking my hair. I raised a brow."We?""That's right.""With Vincent?""We are meeting with Cara, Jonathan's fiancee. She said she wants to talk to us."We both got out of bed and went through our morning routine. I got dressed in a black hoodie and a pair of light blue jeans trousers. We left the house and started to head towards Jonathan's office. At the entrance of the building stood Jonathan and a blue eyed blonde with a pretty smile
ANDREA "Are they coming here, right now?" Jared asked with a calm expression on his face. "They have stepped into the territory. Some of the scouts must have encountered them by now" I told him. Taking my hand in his, he led me into the pack house and took me to Alpha Vincent's office. He knocked twice and pushed the door open. Alpha Vincent was standing by the window, his hands buried in the pockets of his black slacks. His white long sleeved shirt outlined the fact that he was fit. His hair curled up at his nape and disappeared underneath the collar of his shirt. Jared cleared his throat and walked towards him without letting go of my hand "I heard from the scouts that there have been a breach" Alpha Vincent stated, not looking away from the sky. "The shadow assassins are attacking the pack" I said. Slowly, he turned to look at me. He regarded me warily. Then, he spoke. "You mean, they're coming here to try to do what you couldn't do"....The gates burst open and a cou
ANDREA Pain pulsed within my skull and I held a hand to my temple, for a few seconds. Cracking an eye open, I found myself lying on Rylee. With unsteady hands, I pushed my upper body off her, a gasp escaping my lips when I saw the blood stains covering the left side of her face. "Rylee... your face" I breathed, petrified. She moved me off her and sat up. My eyes nearly fell out of their sockets when I saw the ruined material barely covering her torso and chest. Her forearms were stained with blood as well. Letting out a sigh, she rose to her feet and pulled her hair up into a bun. Then, she folded her arms across her chest. "Are you back to your senses now?" She asked and realization sank into me. Horrified, I stumbled backwards, away from her. "I... I... I did this?" I stammered, my eyes brimming with tears. "Not exactly. The demon was trying to kill me. I jammed my elbow into your face and knocked you out" My gaze drifted and fell on the bloodied knife lying on the ground