ARIANNA’S POVWe had stopped in this warehouse in the middle of nowhere. I assumed we would stay the night and leave but it didn’t look like Carter had any plans to leave.“When do we get out of here?” I finally asked him after a whole day had passed.“You have somewhere to be?” He asked me. The question made me pause. He was right. I had allowed him drive me around the last few days but I had no intention of going to the mystic moon with him. I needed to find a bus or a train, Tess would be so worried. “Thank you for coming to get me Carter. I really appreciate it. But I think I should be heading back now.” I told him calmly while watching his face for a reaction. “Back where?” He asked.“I’ve been staying with some friends. They are probably worried I haven’t come home.” “If it’s those truckers then you should move on.” “What do you mean? How did you know I was with truckers?” I was alarmed now, what had he done?“That’s not your home anyway, why do you want to go back there?”
ARIANNA’S POVThe sound of Carter knocking on the door of the office woke me up. When did I fall asleep? This was not the time to be sleeping. He walked in without waiting for an invitation and threw a brown paper bag at me. I knew it was food before I even looked inside. I could smell it. I stared him down, not saying anything. If he was waiting for a thank you, he would be waiting a while. He smirked and left me to my food. Before I found out I was special no one wanted to be around me. I was almost invincible. But now everyone wanted me but only so they could sell me for parts. I was the prized cow at the farm. I was the one every butcher wanted.I kept busy reading the out of date newspapers in the office. I wondered how Carter found this place. It seemed to have been empty for a while. The letters on the paper started to blur as a wave of nausea hit me. I shook my head trying to get rid of it but it didn’t pass. My tummy turned and I felt my food coming up. I ran at the door
ARIANNA’S POVWe had driven into town for some more clothes and food that morning. It had been two days since our conversation and Carter had not said anything. He was on the phone with Max a lot. I had a feeling his silence had more to do with the fact that he couldn’t bottle me up and sell to any one that wanted it. Max had sold him the same logic I did. If my parts became too accessible, it would not fetch him a lot. He seemed to be having a hard time sitting with this. The man’s greed knew no logic. It made me realize that he would never be okay with just some fur. He would eventually want to strip me for parts. I had said very little, observing from far and letting him brood. He was extra irritable today. Shouting on the phone, slamming the fridge door. It was a tiny fridge, I didn’t think It would survive another attack from an angry wolf. I locked myself away in my office. Keeping out of his way. I needed to think of another way out of here. If his mood was any indication h
LUCIANO’S POVI arrived at Carter’s door late at night. The crescent moon was out already but I couldn’t wait the night. I needed to talk to him now. “Carter!” I screamed storming in without knocking. “Whoa. What’s with the screaming?” I heard a familiar voice answer. I looked over and saw Ciara sitting in the living room with Max. Seeing her again made me remember how this whole thing started. Somehow, she had made me act foolish. I hated her but I hated myself more. “Where is Carter?” I asked her.“Hell if I know. I haven’t seen him all day. What do you need? Maybe I can help.” “When was the last time you saw him?” I asked her, ignoring her offer to help. She had helped enough. “Last night, I think. Do you want to sit?” She asked pointing at the couch. “I’ll be back in the morning.” I walked out confused.I found a hotel for the night and got a room. I could not sleep however. If Carter had been out just one day, then he may not know where Arianna is. Arianna was taken days a
LUCIANO’S POVI had been waiting for Carter to show up for days. It was clear he was hiding out somewhere. He wasn’t coming home. I needed to go find him. Andrew had called to tell me what he had found. Carter left the pack about two days before I did, which was contrary to what Ciara had said. As for where he was, nobody knew. I packed my bag, and checked out. I sat in my car for ten whole minutes contemplating next moves. I had decided I would go back to the farm and check all its nearby towns. It would take me a long time but I had nothing else. My phone buzzed and I looked to see Andrew calling. “Andrew.”“So, I just got word that Carter is back at the mystic moon.” “What? When? I taught he was hiding out.” I said in disbelief.“I thought so too but he is thetr right now.” I threw the phone on the car sit and sped off in the direction of Carter’s house. I didn’t know what his game was but I would beat it out of him if I had to.Carter was having a drink in his living room w
ARIANNA’S POVI had tried staying conscious but I couldn’t. I drifted in and out of sleep. My eyes fluttered and I tried to get my bearings. Where was I?Last thing I remembered I was hiding from Luciano after he ran me off the road. My surroundings looked familiar. That door. I was back in the warehouse office. I got caught … I got caught. I fell unconscious with that thought. My memories kept coming back to me like dreams. It had not taken long to find me. He had dragged me along the road like a stubborn goat. “You’ll regret this!” His words came back to me. What had he done to me? Why couldn’t I keep my eyes open for more than a minute.“Hey, it’s your turn to get her.” I muttered sleepily. The baby had been fussy all night and I was exhausted. Luciano planted a kiss on my head before getting out of bed. I smiled and went back to sleep. She was his little girl, he would get her to stop crying. Just at the end of my vision I could see Carter, standing at our door holding our bab
CARTER’S POVI had been cooped up in this house for days. Whoever thought being an Alpha meant freedom was sorely mistaken. We had called all the wolves home for their own safety but rather than be grateful, they spent their days bickering.I should have left them out in the world where the hunters could find them. The wolves at the rocky mountains had gotten their pound in flesh. They had lost one of their own to hunters and had taken the lives of five hunters. Their Alpha set out to make a statement and he did. The hunters there had retreated immediately. They were not going to win an all war, not with the pack at full capacity. And now my wolves wanted to go out and get their pound of flesh. I already killed about eight hunters but they did not know that. And the group that took Arianna was not the group that killed my wolf. The locations were too far apart.They wanted their pound of flesh but I already got it. Now they were bickering because they missed the action. This was rid
CARTER’S POVI slammed my door shut and walked into the house. Why was he following me? Did someone suspect that I had Arianna? No one had seen me take her from the farm. Maybe they were just following anybody. It made no sense. Fucking hunters.“What has you in a bad mood?” Ciara asked me.“I should really start locking my door. Pour me a drink.” I sank into one of the chairs as she handed me a glass.“Where did you go?” She asked again“I planned to go meet Arianna. A hunter was following me.” I took a sip of my drink.“A hunter. Just one? That doesn’t sound right.” “I know. I don’t think the plan was to attack. He just wanted to know where I was heading.” I explained to her. “That means someone knows you have her. You need to put an end to this. Now!”“I know.” I was too exhausted for Ciara’s antics right now.“Then why are you here?” She was being erratic now. She had been losing her composure recently. “I could not take the chance that someone else was following me. I’ll go b