Mirage's P.O.V I didn't know why was heart was beating so fast, but seeing all five, hunky men enter the room literally took my breath away. Alpha Charles, Cameron and Alex were no doubt handsome men, but the new addition seemed even more breathtaking, especially the man with long hair that brushed his shoulders and eyes as red as blood. That was Alpha Krimson, wasn't it? It was in his name…those red eyes. Sarah told me that the man belonged to the Red Claw pack. At that time, I had thought of him as a freak that had even had his pack named after him. But now that I'd seen him in person…it seemed fitting. "Alpha Krimson, this is Mirage Valecha and our pack healer Daisy Waters." Alpha Charles made the introductions. "If you have any specific questions, you can ask her." "I do have a question." Alpha Krimson frowned. "What is that on her wrist?" "It's a monitoring device." Daisy answered from next
Mirage's P.O.V Sarah was waiting for me right outside the doors and as soon as she saw my face, she took my hand and began dragging me away. Only once we were inside the safety of my room did she let go of my hand and started to check my pulse and my temperature. "What's wrong?" She asked worriedly. "Your pulse is closer to 180 again. Did something happen?" "Yes…No…I don't know!" I felt like I was about to panic. "I heard this voice inside my head, Sarah…" Now that I was no longer in front of so many people, the force of the shock was almost to the point of being overwhelming. "A voice?" Her eyes widened. "Your wolf?" "No," I shook my head immediately. "It was different. This one sounded lighter…I-I can't explain how different, but I just know this wasn't my wolf!" Was there a proper way to explain what I was hearing? How do you describe a voice in your head w
Alex's P.O.V "See this?" Daisy handed me two papers that had a bunch of bar graphs and even more complicated scientific terminology in abundance, scattered all over the paper. "Exactly what am I supposed to be looking for, Daisy?" I frowned. "I don't understand…" "Then at least you can tell me what you do understand from the graph patterns." Daisy took the papers from me once again and spread them out on top of the table in front of her, putting the two papers side by side. I wanted to tell her that I didn't have time for this right now and that I would rather just get straight to the point and be done with; but still, I complied, out of respect for our healer. Daisy was an asset to the pack and she wouldn't be randomly trying to confuse me if it didn't mean anything. However, when I took a closer look at the two graphs once again, what stood out immediately was just how similar they were to each other. "I
Mirage's P.O.V I opened my eyes groggily, feeling exhausted and completely drained. And hungry…I was so, so hungry… Darkness greeted me from all sides. But this was not the comforting darkness of the night. It wasn't the kind of darkness that made you search for the moon in the sky; gaze at the million tiny twinkling lights… No. This dark was constricting…suffocating. It made me gasp for breath, making me feel like I wasn't getting enough oxygen into my lungs. I sat up on the cold, hard floor, trying to figure out where I was. Everything here was so cold. I tried to crawl forward, because I was so exhausted that even my legs couldn't hold my breath at the moment. But hardly had I taken two steps forward…when something yanked me back with a vice grip on my throat. A scream escaped my lips as I fell back on old wounds. My body was sore all over and it was cold…so, so cold. It was only then that I noticed that I wasn't clothed. I was lying o
Mirage's P.O.V "If you see the blood-works closely, both Mirage and Alpha Krimson have the same proteins in their blood in higher quantities." Daisy pointed out to the projector screen, which had an image of several circular or oval shaped bug-like "cells" swimming in a pit of more such bug-like cells. "The two images are nearly identical. The only difference is the amount of adrenaline in definitely higher for both of them, but more so in case of Mirage." "Alpha Krimson," Daisy asked the man sitting to my left. "This is to cross-check the data you provided us with; in Mirage's case, does the higher cortisol and adrenaline level significant with the time she has been a rogue or the time she has been free of her wolf's control? We've estimated somewhere between 3 days to a week in her case and she's been injected with the antidote only five days prior. "It's the time she has been free of her wolf," Alpha Krimson co
Mirage's P.O.V "Mirage, was it?" Alpha Krimson's husky voice stopped me in my tracks just as I was about to exit the meeting room behind Alex and Daisy. Halting mid-step, I turned back to look towards Krimson with a frown. "I thought you would have learned it by now." I scowled. "Or do you prefer 'test-subject zero, zero-something '?" "Mirage sounds better," he rounded the table and headed straight for me, stopping until he was only a few mere inches away from me. "Would you like to take a walk with me? I would like to get to know you better." "Do you do that with all your test-subjects or am I an exception?" My frown deepened. "No other test-subjects of mine have ended up being females." He lowered his face closer to mine as he whispered those words to me; the warmth of his breath hitting the side of my neck. His words sent a shiver down my spine and I immediately took a step back
Mirage's P.O.V "Hey Sarah…can I talk to you for a bit?" I asked the blonde woman who was leaning over her phone, her plate of food almost untouched as she typed away at the speed of light. "Hmmm…" She hummed, not really paying attention to me. "Sarah, Darcia will be back by tomorrow," Freya picked up the spoon and fed Sarah a piece of ripe mango. "Stop panicking and listen to what Mirage has to say." "Hmmm…" I narrowed my eyes at Freya as she continued to feed Sarah little bites as she typed away. Seriously, I had heard that the two of them were as close, or probably even closer than sisters, but did Sarah really have to be such good friends with 'her' of all people? She got on my nerves for no apparent reason. "Seriously!" Freya snatched away her phone, much to Sarah's horror, before fixing her a glare. "Pay attention! I'm confiscating the phone. I'll be back in ten minutes, after disc
Mirage's P.O.V Everything was going fine and dandy until dinner time, when Krimson deliberately sat next to me on the large formal table, even though there were several other tables available on every other side. From across the table, I saw Cameron and Freya exchange a secret look with each other before both of them turned towards Alex. I think I saw him shake his head discretely from the corner of my eyes, but I could've been mistaken. Seriously? What was wrong with everyone? Especially Alex and Krimson? Why were they suddenly caging me in, as if they were trying to see who I would favor first? Alex, I could understand. I was his mate and as Sarah had pointed out, mates can get extremely territorial when it came to their mated pair. And to top it off, the fact that I was Alex's mate, had been kept a secret from Krimson because the Alpha and the rest of the higher-ranking people in the pack wanted to figure out what Krimson's motives were. But what I didn