(Cara's POV)The soldiers were already assembled, and they waited. The Lycans were coming, they gave way for me when I passed by. I didn't miss the look of surprise on their faces, they didn't expect me to be here, I walked forward, standing besides Rollins."Hello, mate," I whispered, and his eyes tightened."You would have made this easier for the both of us.""No, it won't be easier for any of us. If I die, then it would be besides you, and when I said that, I meant it."He seemed to have given up on trying to keep me locked away; he didn't move any closer to me, and I wish he could touch me. This one time, he stood with his eyes forward, the look of a soldier; he didn't give me a single glance after that.There was a sound coming from the woods, more silent than the sound a pack of Lycans should make. Finally, Rollins hand touched mine, and he held onto my hands. For that short moment, I could convince myself that everything was alright, even if it clearly wasn't."To death, I w
(Cara's POV)Rollins couldn't protect me this time; they were about four Lycans taking their turns to fight him; he was too occupied; I had to do this on my own; Vildmair came at me; I tried dodging, but he was too fast; he lifted his staff and in a blur the weapon landed against my back; he didn't seem to have used as much force; but my whole wolf form flew in the air and landed on the hard ground from the force of the hit.I struggled back to my feet, but he was close again. He twisted the staff. Right before he could hit again, I moved away. I snapped at him, trying to sink my teeth into his skin, but he vanished, and I was left staring at nothing. I felt a jolt to the back. It was the staff again. Somehow he had magically appeared right behind me. I heard a growl. It was from Rollins. He tried finishing off the Lycans to come to my aid. The Lycans only came more, surrounding him till I lost sight of him.But then there was a wolf beside me—not a wolf—a lycan, but he was strangely f
(Rollins POV)I knew it; from the moment the war drew closer, I knew we wouldn't be together for long. I ignored those feelings; I had to give her my best, but never did I think she would be the one to die.I was more than surprised when I saw her walking to my side. How did she know that I had drugged her?I wanted to keep her away. I wanted to avoid this because I knew clearly that I would never be able to leave without her."Hold on, Cara," I begged as I took the silver dagger out of her- it puntured right through her heart, there were so many injuries on her body too, I knew that she wouldn't make it."It's over, baby; you did it; we could be together finally; Cara, please, you have to come back to me. You know I can't live without you," I begged, Her eyes were bearly open. The whole army gathered around us; they all knew what was happening; she was dying. I wanted them to do something; she couldn't die; can't they all see it? She has to come back to me.She struggled to even speak
EPILOUGE (Cara's POV)"Three months later." ~~~~"We are here," I said to Sophie."Could I finally take the blindfold off my eyes?" she asked, and I nodded."Sure"I had made good on my promise of bringing Sophie here; Rollins agreed when I asked; he saw no harm in it; and he had been doing his best to please me lately. He still couldn't get over the near-death experience. I thought he needed time, but deep down I knew that he would never be able to get over it."Wow," Sophie gasped. "How could we not have noticed such a building?" she asked."Well, we have our ways," I said to her. I could see Rollins some distance away; he spoke to Lucian, but I knew I had his full attention.'Welcome back, love,' he said, through the mind link—of course I had finally gotten the hang of the mind link stuff.'I have a surprise for you tonight,' I said back, through the mind link.'Does it involve chains and whips? - if yes I am in' I snorted, 'Of course it involves does, but I would be the one whip
(Cara's POV)ONE YEAR LATER...I couldn't believe one year had passed by, but the evidence was clear: everyone was finally getting back to their normal lives—everyone but me.I had decided to visit the pack healer, and I made sure Rollins didn't know about it. It had been a year, and I was getting worried; maybe something was wrong with me.He never spoke again about having a child, but we had been trying for a year. I knew werewolves didn't easily get pregnant like humans do, but then, it still got me worrying. A part of me knew that I was broken. It wasn't him, it was me. Something went wrong with me, and this was the result. I told no one though. I was grateful to find Matilda alone in the healing room, arranging her tools.I walked in, shutting the door.Matilda turned to me; she didn't look surprised to see me here; she had a bright smile on her face; I owed her a lot; the last time I had been treated by her was after the war; but I remember one certain time, Rollins brought me h
(Cara's POV)Rollins held me, letting me cry in his arms."What is wrong, Cara?" he asked, wiping away a single tears with his tumb."I went to the healers today," I began."Why? You didn't tell me you were not feeling very well.""Is not that? I've been having doubts about my capability to have another child." I couldn't say more; I sobbed."Is it alright, Cara? You would have children. I don't care if it takes five damn years or more; you would have another child," he promised."Don't... do'n't say that, don't promise me, Rollins; I would never be able to have a child again... ever.""What do you mean?""My womb can no longer carry a child; that's what Matilda told me when I went for a checkup. I always knew; I was afraid to tell you, but I knew there was something wrong with me.""How is that possible? She said you were fine when we went for the last checkup."I pulled away from his embrace, turning my back on him. I didn't want to see the look on his face when I told him that Teo
*******************(SOPHIE'S POV)******************It was all fascinating—everything about wolves—but it was more scary, and I should get used to it by now, but I haven't.Cara has changed a lot; she was not at all the Cara I knew. Yes, we would always remain friends, but I could see her losing that humanity every single day, becoming one of them. Where did that leave me?I just didn't think it was possible to return to the human world- to know all this and be comfortable in my little house. I tried it one month ago, and I regretted it. Back in the human world, I saw somebody I didn't want to see.Ken.We had agreed to go our separate ways, though it hurt that he picked the job opportunity over me; he wanted us to go together, but that meant that I would abandon all my commitments. For this new life he dreamt about, I couldn't. Another reason I couldn't go with him was because of Cara; I wanted to be there when she needed me. Ken didn't stay in Windsor for long; he left the job an
******************SOPHIE'S POV******************I don't know what reaction I expected from Cara, but this wasn't it.She stared at me, silent for too long, before she finally spoke up."Congratulations! I'm so happy for you."To me, her voice seemed way too high; something was definitely wrong. I decided to overlook it; of course she would be shocked; she didn't expect this news one bit, and also, I knew about the loss of her child; maybe it wasn't a good idea to tell her, but she was the only one I could talk to."Why are you congratulating me? Aren't you going to ask me who's child it is?"She stared at me, puzzled. "It doesn't belong to... Laurent?""Of course not; we haven't reached that stage yet.""You don't know the father?" She asked, That would be something 'usual' in my case. I slept around with so many men that it could be possible that I didn't know the father, but the thing was that I did know."I do know the father. It's Ken""Ken?" she asked, surprised now. "Wait, wh
(Epilouge, Part One)(ROLLIN'S POV) I walked into my room to see Gwen there. I didn't know how to tell her. Cara had decided that she would stay in one of the guests rooms till it was all over, but I knew that I wouldn't be able to stay here knowing that Cara was just a few rooms away and I had never been the one to get sneaky. Gwen had to know."We need to talk," I said to Gwen. She looked tiny now, too thin, but I still thought she was beautiful."It's about her, right?" she asked."I don't want you to stress yourself.""Let me guess, she is back at the pack, you both are back together, and you guys are waiting for me to die so you could go on with your relationships, right?" She asked, and I was silent. I had never felt this kind of guilt, but she surprised me when she smiled."I knew this was going to happen, but you see, I don't even care about the fact that all that went on between the both of us isn't real; I don't care about any of that. I am happy; you made me happy, and you
Three days after the war.I wished I could follow Rollins back to our pack; I wished... but I knew that things would never be the same, and so here I was, with Teo. I couldn't deny that I wanted to be with Rollins; every fiber of my being wanted him, but I couldn't have him.Teo walked down the stairs, fully dressed."Are we going somewhere?" I asked"No, not we, me."I shrugged. "Okay, when would you be back? ", He stared at me, giving me that long look. "Are you leaving me?" I asked, and I couldn't hold back the sob."Is not... is not in that way.""I don't understand.""We were never a thing; as much as I wanted it and still do, I know you love someone else, and I've learned some good lessons, we don't always get what we want , I would always love you, but not in that way, not anymore. You love Rollins; you would never settle for less. I want you to go get him.""What if he doesn't want me?""You both were meant for each other; I don't know what the outcome will be, but what I can
(Cara's POV)Teo led me towards the exit; he held the most of my weight, and I limped trying to go faster."Wait!""No, we have to go," he said, tugging me on, but I had stopped moving. I thought I saw something. "That window," I said, pointing to the window we just passed."No, Cara, not now.""Take me back," I said.Teo made an annoyed sound before taking me back. I looked through the window; I knew what I had seen. The 'human' girls ran out of the gate, but there were two vampires running after them. Those two vampires alone would be able to finish them off; how did they escape?"Sophie," I gasped."I'm sorry, Cara, we can't save them.""Yes, we can't, but you can.""Cara, I was given an order; I have failed him enough; please, we need to go.""Face the truth, Teo, I won't be allowed out of here, but they... they are so close to freedom, please. I have done so many wrongs; I want to do this one right thing, please.""Wait here, don't move one bit; you hear me, don't fucking move."
(ROLLINS POV)"I want to give you a more honorable death. I'll let you kill yourself," he said, throwing the gun at me. "One shot to the brain, that would do," he said, his face still having that smirk I hated."And what do you know about honor?" I asked, staring at the gun, that wouldn't kill him, I knew it."Nothing. That would have been a better death... but now," his eyes glittered. "Welcome to hell," and then there was darkness. I could not see a single thing, and then Cara came into view, it was like a clip was being replayed before my eyes, a clip from my mind. She walked into Teo's room and let her robe fall to the ground.Teo waited on the bed, watching her, his eyes watching every part of her. I couldn't run from this; it was like I had been trapped by some invisible force in a very dark room.And then I saw Teo again, forcing himself on her. I watched her sob.I inhaled. "Get out of my head," I growled."Not yet," Vlad whispered, and then I was in my pack. The Shadow Pack
(Laurent's POV)I couldn't look her in the eyes; she didn't know that I had come searching for her. When Teo told me she was here too, I knew that I had to find her, but I couldn't even look at her. I couldn't let her deceive me this one more time.Maybe we were never meant to be. The thought alone caused a strange kind of anger to rise in me, and I finished off the vampire. I exited her room, her scent in there was too strong. Finally, I could focus; I knew my next target. Ken.I ran through the hallways, checking through room, to find him. Nothing."I guess I am the one you have been looking for." Slowly, I turned back to see Ken, and a smirk spread on my face."I've always wanted to pass a stake into your heart.""Why? Because I have every right to fuck your mate, or perhaps because she would always be left with a part of me any fucking place she goes.""Maybe you are right, but guess what?" I asked, not even waiting for his answer, "We both won't be getting her.""Not if I kill
(SOPHIE'S POV)Ken left to help his master. Vlad. There had been an attack; I heard the shouts; I didn't know what exactly was happening, and maybe I didn't want to know anymore.I had made so many bad decisions in my life; I know I deserved this. I had never been a good girl, unlike Cara. I played with the feelings of others and was only loyal to Cara as a friend.My thoughts were cut short when the door to my room busted open and a vampire walked in. I knew him; he had always watched me with an expression on his face. I could only place it as hunger... and lust; he wanted my blood; he wanted to feed; and he wouldn't care if I died in the process. Ken was nowhere to be found; maybe he was dead. I was shocked that the thought of Ken dead didn't make me feel anything at all.The vampire licked his whitish lips as he moved closer, his dark red eyes regarding me, maybe deciding where to sink his teeth, and then they settled on my baby bump."No!, stay away from me!" I cried out. I hadn'
(ROLLINS POV)I knew I was in the right location when I got to the castle-like building; it had this dark loom over it; this had to be the place.Teo walked forward; he knew the directions. All through the journey here, I had given the two brothers some distance, as I knew they had a lot of catching up to do."That is the main gate; there are vampires guarding the gates—the strong ones; there is no way we can go in without being detected.""Then we would have to kill them as fast as we can," I said to him, and we walked towards the gates. Of course, the vampires noticed that we were not a part of them quicker than I anticipated. We had to act fast; there were about five of them at the entry. Teo ran forward; his speed alone told me he was stronger now, different. He faced two, engaging in hand-to-hand combat. I threw a wooden stake I had carved to him, and he slammed into the eyes of one. The remaining three came at me, all ready. I tried holding them all back at once till Laurent j
(Cara's POV)Shade walked into my room. I knew why he was here; it was time for my doze of wolf's bane. The past few days, I have begun to feel less pain anytime the liquid was injected into my veins, but I didn't know how much longer I would last.I didn't know where Rollins was now or what he would be doing. Had Teo found somewhere to start a new life? That would be better for him."It's so funny how this little liquid causes your kind so much pain," Shade said with a smirk as he drew closer. "I love seeing you in pain, and guess what? Vlad had been busy recently..." he trailed off, his hands on my throat. "And right now... he isn't watching you; he has finally seen you for what you are—a slut. He has that already; he doesn't need you, but I want to know... I've always wanted to know what he enjoyed when he was with you and what he saw so differently.His hands went down to my breast, and he pressed hard on it, his eyes brightening up. "Does this turn you on?""Get your hands off me
(ROLLIN'S POV)I couldn't bear it, that she was there with HIM. Teo assured me that he wouldn't harm her; Vlad wanted her alive... for other purposes, and that made me furious at the fact that he had touched her, but I guessed she knew when she was going to work for him.She was only helping. I tried to tell myself, after all she had said it, that I could be with anyone I wanted to be with, and I shouldn't be mad at her for fucking the vampire prince to get what she wanted. I couldn't help but wonder if she was hurt; if the bastard hurt her, I was going to kill him. But then again, vampires were already dead.Teo had managed to bring Laurent back from the woods. It was a wonder to me how he had yet again changed; little by little, he was becoming the Laurent I knew, but if you looked deeper into his eyes, you would see the little emptiness. Still, it was better; he was back now.Teo, Laurent, and Lucian sat in my office as we discussed tactics. Though deep down we knew the odds were a