Hannah’s POVI was back in the Moonlight Pack with Landen and Jasper, and our business trip was finally behind us. But my mind was elsewhere, spinning with the new information I had received from Elena.Anna was planning a solo trip with Owen, just the two of them, away from the city. It was the perfect time to strike.Elena had been incredibly helpful, feeding me every detail I needed to know. We had been in communication constantly since the event, when Anna had shown up, pretending to be a perfect woman.It had infuriated me. But now, with this trip coming up, everything was falling into place."She’ll be vulnerable," Elena had told me during our last call. "It’s just her and Owen. No one to protect her."As I waited for Elena to call, those phrases kept repeating in my head while I stood by the window with my phone out. Ever since my boys had lied to get rid of Anna and her son, I had been thinking about this moment for years. I couldn’t believe she had managed to survive, much
Landen's POVI occasionally wonder what Hannah is considering. She's been acting weird lately—distant even—but I'm not entirely sure why. But that's not the main thing that irritates me. Anna is the true problem. Since she appeared again, my wolf has not been able to settle down. I thought I had buried the hurt of being apart from my mate, but it's beginning to emerge, stronger than before.I believed I could manage it. I thought I could move on and focus on my life with Hannah and our son, Jasper. But seeing Anna again has torn me apart in ways I wasn’t prepared for.My wolf keeps growling inside me, angry and frustrated. It wants her and craves her presence, the bond we once shared. I know the feeling all too well. Being separated from your true mate isn’t something you can just ignore, even if you try. The bond is always there, pulling, aching.I’ve tried to focus on Hannah. She’s the mother of my heir, Jasper, and that should be enough, right? Jasper will inherit everything one
Anna's PovMikel has been calling me ever since our last meeting, and I can’t say I haven’t appreciated it. He has this calmness about him that helps me forget about the chaos that has been circling my life.With Landen and Hannah gone, presumably back to the Moonlight Pack, I thought things would settle down.But they haven’t. The fact is that Mikel has been the only thing to fill the void left by all the emotional turmoil I've gone through. The idea of what might have happened if things had gone in a different direction makes my heart hurt. Ever since that night at the business gathering, my wolf has been restless.Seeing Landen again awakened feelings I thought I had buried.I try to ignore it, to push away the longing I feel. But it’s there. Every day, it gets stronger.The mate bond is hard to break, and even though I try to convince myself that I’ve moved on, my wolf knows the truth. Landen is still my mate, and my wolf can feel his absence like a deep, never-ending void.It’s
The road unrolled in front of me, tranquil and empty, as Owen and I exited the city for our long-deserved vacation.The sun was going down, sending down a soft orange light on tree tops beside the winding road.Owen was murmuring a familiar tune in the back of the car, looking out of the window, feeling thrilled by our little excursion.It was meant to be an escape from everything – a moment for us to relax and run away from all these happenings that had turned into our lives in multiple crazily overflowing cases. I had started feeling so confused especially since Landen came into sight again after long since he left me with tears in my eyes.This journey was meant to clear up my mind concentrating on Owen only, however; I still had deep within me this weird intuition that something bad could happen.But I tried to suppress it anyway. It was meant to be our moment together and I was determined to make it feel interesting. Looking at the mirror behind me, I saw Owen’s face smiling at
When I opened my eyes, I wasn’t even sure I would call it darkness because my sight wasn’t strong enough for comparison.A cold and damp atmosphere crammed with a scent that was hard to describe filled up the air. I tried to build a mental image of the place by blinking many times but all I could see were morose shadows outlining walls. My heart started pounding when the realization came that we were not in a van anymore.“Owen,” I whispered with a shaky voice.My hands were groping around me as my heart was racing at its normal speed. That’s when I found him by my side curled up on the floor; tiny and shaking.“Mommy?” came Owen’s voice—timid and trembling.“I’m here baby,” I murmured while pulling him into a possessive embrace. At that moment everything seemed perfect because there was no better way to keep him calm other than holding him close.“I am right here.”We were in a small, cold room. The great interior door of the basement was heavy and the floor was hard floor as though
I couldn’t believe my eyes when she appeared in the doorway of that cabin, her face contorted into a wicked grin. Hannah—my former best friend, but now my foe.As I held Owen closely hugging him tight, my heart began racing. I wanted to scream and cry out, or better yet fight back, but there was no way out.We were trapped inside with this crazy woman who could do anything she wanted and for all I knew it would be something terrible.“Well well well look who we have here,” Hannah said stepping further into the room with a frigid and mocking voice“Anna you’re harder to get rid of than I thought.”Glaring at her body shook from both fear and anger that the whole time was evident on my face“Hannah, why are doing this? We used to be friends why not leave us alone?”She laughed as if she were possessed sending shivers down my spine“Friends? Is that what you thought? Oh, come on Anna! You’ve always been such an innocent naive person. It was never about any friendship; it was always about
Owen was shaking beside me, gripping my small hand while we were sitting down on the cold floor inside the cabin.He looked at me with his wide eyes full of tears demanding answers, comfort, or rather anything that could erase this nightmare. But they were not there.All I am able to do is keep him calm despite being frightened myself.“Mommy, why did they take us?” Owen asked in a hardly audible voice. It was trembling and sounded full of fear.“Are we going home?”These words were enough to break my heart into tiny pieces. If only I could assure him everything would be alright; that soon we’d be back home safe and sound.But how do I know? The next thing is unknown which frightens me even more than anything else. For him, I must be strong while inside me; all seems lost.I drew him closer with my right arm around him tightly. “We’re going to be okay baby,” I said trying so much to sound very confident.“There must be a way out and I assure you I will find it.”Owen sniffed and burie
3rd Party PovAt that time, Navian was seated at his desk, gazing at his phone. For more than twenty-four hours, Anna and Owen had left for their vacation. Normally, Anna would send him a brief message or even call to inform him of their safe arrival. Occasionally, Owen would ring Navian just so that he could tell him about trivial things like what he saw along the way or how much fun he was having since Owen loved Navian so much. But now there was nothing- no call, no text, and no update.Navian attempted to self-convince that perhaps they were just having fun. Perhaps not having thought about it; Anna wanted to spend quality time with Owen instead of checking on them but however deep inside, he knew differently.This is uncharacteristic of Anna who takes responsibility very seriously, especially when it comes to Owen.He drummed his fingers across the desk leaving a glistening sound in a serene room. He picked up his phone again and sent another message:*Hey, just checking in. Hop