(Cara's POV)Emmaline stared at me. I could see the hatred in her eyes. Teo had told me that I was her biggest opponent. I looked her in the eyes."If you wanted to talk to me, I believe you should start talking; I seriously have no time to waste."She laughed, "What are you busy with? Unimportant stuff, I guess; sitting down in your room is all you do with your day.I turned away, about to leave her behind."Haven't you wondered where he slept? Rollins, I mean"I turned back to her."Yes, Turn around, retrace your steps. He visited me; every night he wasn't with you, and what a fun night we had. Last night was pure magic. Didn't I warn you? No one can take him away; he can never be satisfied. You are just another girl from his hunt; he is done with you and has taken all he wanted. Now you are useless to him, and so, of course, he would come back to the only person who could really make him happy—me, of course.Though I must admit, you were a fool, thinking the Alpha loved you. All th
(Cara's POV)Now we were finally alone in his office. His cold, harsh stare on me, there was something different in those eyes."Why are you here?" He asked, his furry voice seeping into his words."Just a few days ago, you made me believe that you loved me, that I was the center of your universe, and the next day you go back to your slut, what different are you from Jake?" I asked, matching his tone."I am not Jake; don't compare me to him; you sent me away; you told me to leave, and I did.""So it's your own type of revenge, isn't it?""And if it were?, what would you do about it?" He asked, his eyes seemed to read into my soul, a smirk playing on his lips. I hated it; I wanted to make him feel a little of what I was feeling now."I would leave this place. I want to leave this place. If you think that Emmaline could do better, then make her your Luna. I would not fight over a man with her, even if you were the last man on earth.""Are you jealous?" He didn't seem to have heard what
(Rollins' POV)She didn't believe me.She didn't believe that I was no longer capable of loving any other woman but her, and that was the worst kind of betrayal.I haven't touched her for days. I felt like an addict facing withdrawal symptoms; I needed to be near her. A part of me didn't even care if she wanted intimacy or not; I wanted to take her by force, but wouldn't that make her scared of me? won't that make her seem like the animal I was?I couldn't understand why I was worried about what she would think of me.I could smell her before she entered, Emmaline.I snapped out of my thoughts to realize it was already night. How long have I spent thinking about her?"It was getting late, and... you weren't back in bed.""I would be busy; I am not coming to your room."She stared at me, curious. I could see the jealousy in her eyes."You have somewhere else to sleep?""I have a mate. Have you forgotten that?""I don't know; you didn't seem to bother about that when you stripped me nak
(Cara's POV)I ran with all I had, deep into the woods, and after a few hours, I discovered I was lost.Was I going forward or returning to the very place I tried escaping from?I had decided to leave the pack. I thought about going to Lucian, asking for his help, but I had no assurance he wouldn't rat me out, especially after I told Teo about his little plan. I had no doubt Teo would have confronted him; Lucian had also avoided me lately, he could rat me out as some kind of payback for doing the same to him, so I did the most stuppidest thing: I escaped through the balcony, climbing down.I tripped a lot of times and secured an unhealthy number of bruises , but I managed to hold on, praying that Rollins wouldn't find out till I was far away. I knew there might be guards, and I was right; I encountered some of them, but I walked past them with my head high. None of them dared question me, but as soon as I was too deep in the woods to be seen, I ran, as fast as I could, faster than I e
(Cara's POV)I felt the sharp pain; it should hurt, but it didn't. His fang sank right where he had marked me, and I shivered with want. want for him; he was right; he could make me do things even against my will; he could make me moan out his name; he controlled my body, and he just showed me that."Please," I begged him, but this time, I wasn't begging him to stop. I don't know what exactly I was asking for, but he understood. He flipped me over, so he was against the hard ground. He let me ride him. This time he didn't help; he wanted me to do it all on my own, and I was equally eager to show him how much I could make him feel. I wanted him to see that only I could give him that, no one else, so I went fast, rocking against his cock, my hips collided against his pelvic, making me more turned on if that was even possible. he growled low, his hands finally went round me, holding me tight to him, he wanted me to mark him too, I couldn't read minds but it was clear in those dark emeral
(Cara's POV)I couldn't forget his screams. What was happening to him?That was the question that nobody was willing to answer. I was in May's room with Lucian and Teo; of course they were in charge now that the Alpha was in the woods.It didn't make sense why they would leave him there and just sit here; I couldn't even sit down. Teo kept on assuring me that everything would be fine. Lucian was here with May, but he didn't look at me with hatred like I expected him to; maybe he was getting accustomed to me, maybe it was because of May, i didn't care to know."Please, someone should explain to me what is happening," I say, directing my question at Teo. I had asked this question again and again, but still no one was talking."Lucian?, May, please, I need to you say something. I am the Luna, I need to know" I say to them, feeling helpless and useless. The fact that every other person in the pack knew about this but me was killing me, the fact that I didn't even know how to help him."Y
(Cara's POV)Rollins Wolf turned to me and ran straight at me. I was too afraid to move. His paws came at me, and the force of his hit pushed me hard against the wall. I felt the hot liquid trailing down my eyes; I didn't want to know what it was. I stood to my feet unsteady, my eyes fixed on Rollins, and I approached him again, slowly this time."Nexa," I called again, and he growled loudly, but he didn't attack this time. "I want to speak with Rollins," I requested. "Please," I added.I didn't know who I was talking to now, I couldn't tell if Nexa had finally let Rollins through."Remember, you promised me you would never hurt me; it's me, your mate Cara.I'm so sorry; it was my fault. I should have believed what you said to me. I should have listened, but I didn't I am sorry, but I can't be away from you. Come to me." The last part was a whisper, and finally the wolf walked to me slowly and went low. I passed my hands through his fur, ignoring all the shocked gasps, and I held Rol
(Cara's POV)"Are sure you wouldn't want to rest first? It's a long story," he said, trying to reason with me, but I don't think I could actually go back to sleep; my curiosity was just too much, and what I had seen a day ago would never leave my mind. Wait, how long have I been out?"I have all day, and besides, I believe I've rested enough. How long have I been here?" I asked"Five days""What? Five days?""Yes, it was the worst five days of my life. The healers couldn't be sure when you would be waking up. I had to call the human doctor, and he too wasn't sure, but he assured me you were doing alright. It was actually due to the fact that you were already weak from the night we had in the woods. You sustained an injury to your head and some severe cuts on your body. The doctor said you healed... fast.""I am alright," I assured him."Still, this was all my fault; I shouldn't have missed my damned dose.""The green weird stuff in the syringe?" I asked, and he nodded."That's the wol
(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