Samantha's POV I watched as Vivian and Chris entered Chris's apartment. Something was bothering Chris, so I decided to follow him to see if he would get into trouble once he left me. I was right. The second I turned my back, he was letting that bitch into his apartment. And who knows what she was telling him once they were alone? Probably undoing all the work I'd done after my little fixer-upper this morning. I needed to take out the big guns now. First, I needed to stop what was happening in that apartment before they were in a compromising position that I couldn't explain. I closed my eyes, whispering the words I knew would darken the streets and the building before me. When I opened them, glancing around, I saw all the lights were out. Silence engulfed me. I made my way to Chris's apartment, formulating my plan as I went. When I reached the door, I started banging on it and crying out, "Chris! Chris! Chris!" I heard shuffling feet, and then the door cracked
VIVIAN'S POV "Zeke! Zeke! Zeke!" I called, banging on his door. Swinging the door open, a groggy Zeke stood there. "V, what are you doing? It's after midnight." "Are you going to invite me in?" He stepped aside, gesturing inside. "If you so rudely insist, I guess come in." I brushed past him, entering his room. I heard the click of his door. I walked over to his small couch, which I spent many nights crashing on. I slung myself down, patting the seat next to me. "We need to talk." He rubbed his face, trying to wipe away the sleep. "This better be good. I was in a dead-ass sleep." "It is. Somehow, Samantha is abusing Chris. I don't know how, but it's some mental abuse. Or maybe it's physical. But she's creating some mental warfare on him. I was with him tonight, and he left with her. But when he came back, he completely forgot why I was there." Zeke sat down next to me, confusion lacing his face. "That is strange. But maybe Chris is into drugs." "You
VIVIAN'S POV "What do you mean?" I asked. "Honey, sit down," my mother said, sitting on the bed and patting the space beside her. I stared at her, not able to move. I shook my head, stumbling backward. "Just tell me. I don't need to sit." She sighed. "It would be much easier if you weren't looking at me like I slapped you. Come on now. Your father will be home soon and freak out if he knows I'm telling you any of this. It's best to discuss this now when he's not around." I eyed the space next to her and moved to sit on the edge of the bed, a distance away from her. I felt she was about to tell me I wouldn't like it. Like she'd been hiding something from me. "I'm listening." She looked down at her hands, hesitating. "I'm not sure where to start. But as you know, I used to be a rogue but before that, I was part of another pack. Did I ever tell you which pack?" I shook my head. She'd never told me anything about her time before she'
CHAPTER 29VIVIAN'S POV I was in a deep slumber when I felt a dip in the bed and someone shaking my leg. "Wake up, Vivian." I was instantly up, grabbing the sheet and staring at Chris, who sat on the edge of my bed, his eyes crazed. "What are you doing here?" Ignoring my question, he asked, "What are you and Zeke planning?" "What?" "I heard Zeke was asking about supplies and grabbing things like he was preparing for travel. Word travels fast. You're lucky that I shut it down and said that you two were planning to go camping in the woods to bond and reunite over your mate crap." I narrowed my eyes. "How do you figure I'm involved with anything involving Zeke at all?" He rolled his eyes. "Where there's Z, there's V. I'm not stupid. Now tell me what you two are up to before I go to Alpha Zade and tell him his son is planning something." I pulled the sheets to my chest. "You were right. We're going camping to bond." “Yeah, right. What he was packing for
VIVIAN'S POV I woke up with warm arms wrapped around me. I smiled, loving that Chris was still holding me next to him. I was where I belonged. I snuggled deeper into his arms, causing him to stir and pull his arms away. "Vivid?" His saying my nickname gave me chills. "Good morning." He sat up, pulling away from me entirely and clearing his throat. "About last night..." Oh no. Oh no, no, no. "Yes?" "It can't happen again." I sat up, grabbing his arm. "What are you talking about? It's already been done. You've got to tell Samantha now. You can't possibly go back to normal with her and ignore what happened." "I'll tell Sam what happened at the right time, and we can ignore what happened." He pulled his arm from my grasp, standing. I looked at him desperately. "I don't think you should come with Zeke and me." "I'm still coming. Someone has to be there to make sure you're not getting in over your head." I crossed my arms. There was no point arguing w
CHRIS'S POV Zeke immediately became an Alpha-hole on this trip. Not only did he act like he knew everything, which he did not, but he also acted like Vivid's plan was pure gold, which it was not. These two had no idea what they were getting all of us into. They're lucky I had chosen to come along. Blackmoon was unpredictable. We'd attempted to make alliances with their pack before but failed. We had a mutual understanding that we should leave one another alone. And now, these two were barging into their territory. Alpha Zade would not be happy with this at all. I should drag them both back kicking and screaming but with the both of them, it would make it more difficult. If it was just Vivid, I'm sure I could manage. Zeke complicated things. Damn him for encouraging her. They walked ahead, whispering to each other, occasionally looking back at me. Let them talk about me. I didn't care. They'd always been like that. Thick as thieves. I just hated how Zeke treated Viv
VIVIAN'S POV I was in a literal jail cell, with bars and everything. They weren't kidding when they said they were going to place us under arrest. I didn't expect to be taken to a fancy room or anything but a jail cell. With a toilet? At least it was clean, I guess. They had separated us all, so I just sat on the cot in the corner, wondering if Chris had been right and if this had been a colossal mistake. What if this didn't give me any answers to how to help Chris? Blackmoon had magic, though. Which is something I'd never experienced and only thought was a fairy tale. I didn't know it truly existed. As a shifter, I'd be more open-minded, but we've never strayed outside our pack, and the outside world is unknown. And Greywood does not possess anyone who knows magic. How does Blackmoon? Can I find out the source? What can I learn while I'm here? Would asking questions put me in danger? My train of thought was interrupted by a harsh voice. "Girl, stand." I scramb
CHRIS'S POV Big Stick, aka Marcus, wasted no time in grabbing me to bring me back to my cell once Vivid agreed to be his Luna, sealing their deal with a kiss that felt worse than the blow he landed in my gut. I struggled against Marcus's hold, screaming for Vivid, who looked back, regret etched on her face. Killian jerked her forward, almost causing her to stumble. Then they were rounding the corner, and she was gone. Marcus laughed, pulling me back down the hall, his grip on my neck tightening. "Stand down. Even if you did get to her, Alpha Killian would tear you to shreds." I growled, Rock begging to be released. But they had something in the air here, stopping him. There would be no shifting. Fine. Bring me back to my cell. I was next to Zeke. I didn't get along with him, but after I told him, maybe he’d stop giving me the cold shoulder, and we could plan to save Vivid together. Coming to my cell, Marcus unlocked the door and shoved me inside. "I'll bring your dinne