“Mira…” he called her softly.
Mira looked at him and saw the hatred in his eyes. In his arms was the body of a woman. Mira didn’t recognize that woman but it seemed like she meant so much to Cohen. Then, her eyes
Cohen pinched the bridge of his nose to swallow his frustration down. Since he disobeyed the Council’s direct order, they put him on a tight watch. Leonardo hadn’t left since three days ago and every day he came to the pack to ask the Alpha about Mira. For three days, Leonardo had been bugging him with all the offenses and laws he had broken from the moment he protected Mira during her confrontation with Dalton until to this very moment he was harboring her.
Cohen pushed Leonardo’s enforcers away and rushed to the window. Two snipers were stationed on the tallest cliff on the east part of his land. He grabbed Leonardo by the collar. The Council’s Enforcers stepped in but were stopped by Leonardo’s signal.
That was it. Mira stared at her mate attentively. Cohen had said it. He renounced his affiliation with the Council because of her. She glanced at Leonardo and saw his expression hardened. She probably didn’t expect Cohen to renounce right then and there. “Cohen,” Mira whispered. “What are you doing?” “I will submit an official letter to the Council within forty-eight hours from this moment. Now, you are no longer welcome on my territory,” he said, ignoring Mira as he faced Leonardo once more. “Take all your Enforcers and the snipers and leav
That was it. Mira stared at her mate attentively. Cohen had said it. He renounced his affiliation with the Council because of her. She glanced at Leonardo and saw his expression hardened, probably didn’t expect Cohen to renounce right then and there.
“Cohen.” Mira placed her hand on his shoulder. “The Council is preparing for war, isn’t it?”She heard the conversation but she wanted Cohen to confirm it for her. She wanted at least somebody to lie to her that the Council was just pulling their Enforcers for a routine. Not for a war.&nb
Cohen ordered his Enforcers to set up a temporary camp site and patrolling schedule to give time for Amanda to attend the wounded before moving them to his pack mansion. Cohen left the tent where Mira was admitted in to let her rest. The journey back to Cohen’s pack mansion would take two hours even if he shifted. With those survivors, he doubted he could make it a two-hour trip.
When he thought it would be rainbow the whole day, it turned out it was raining. Mira pushed him away again after the incident at the encampment. Her attitude turned cold and he didn’t know why. For days, Mira avoided being in the same room as him. When it was time for him to sleep, she would be out of the pack mansion, continuing her former life. They never had any meals together. She was avoiding him at all cost.
Mira opened her eyes and the familiar sense washed over her. She looked around at the simplicity of the room she was in. Slowly sitting herself, her body ached in every direction. She felt like she had been run over by a bulldozer. Her eyes perked by the sound of the water coming from the door across the room.A
A week passed and he only bunkered down in the apartment. For the whole week, Cohen reminized the six months he spent in his wolf form. For six months and the remaining three months, he spent trying to regain control of his own mind. He couldn’t control it fully but it was the best he could do at this moment. He tried to remember the things he did when he was in his wolf form. He didn’t know much about the people he hurt along the way as his memories were too fuzzy for him to remember anything much.
The crowd cheered as he landed another attack on his opponent. He panted heavily before retreating to the corner of the ring. The crowd cheered even more when his opponent collapsed.Then, the countdown began. The crowd counted with the host. By the time the countdown reached ten, his opponent was still on the f
Days turned to weeks. Liam continued to expand his search in the hope of finding Cohen somewhere. He asked the help of his allies to cover more ground. But everyone hit a dead end. It seemed Cohen disappeared in thin air.
The travel to the address of Mira’s safehouse took Cohen half a day. But he was glad for the location. It was far from his territory or his allies. He had to stop an oil tanker to travel to the safehouse. Vincent was right.
Cohen ran and just kept going. He was running aimlessly until his entire body felt exhausted from the running. He collapsed near a river and shifted back into his human form. The shift was proven painful as his wolf still wanted to force him to stay in his wolf form. He curled on the river bank, covered in mud and dirt.
An invisible force dragged Mira’s body to Amanda’s reach. She grabbed the broken glass and sliced her palm before hovered it above Mira’s slightly opened mouth, hoping that her blood was good enough to resurrect her back. Amanda ripped her own shirt to wrap around her bleeding hand and she put her hands on Mira’s neck, enchanting silently and the chain materialized. Breaking this chain had many outcomes. One of them was unleashing the demon wolf.
Damien laughed maniacally as he threw Mira off across the room. His laughter echoed into the throne room. He had just eliminated the last obstacle of his reign. Now, no one would challenge or question his reign. The throne was his alone. He had no more blood related family or relatives. Mira was the last one. Therefore, he became the sole heir to the throne according to the law. He never believed it at first when he read his father's will. His father decided to put Mira's mother as the new Queen and Mira as the first in line to the throne, making Damien the second in line. That was the reason why he decided to torment her. If she w
Vincent collapsed to the floor, looking up to the ceiling as he tried to control her emotions using the temporary mind link. He was whispering to her, hoping her to see the good memories within herself.
She was sitting on the floor before the double glass door. Her hand was reaching out as if she was trying to touch the moon. The moonlight shone exactly where she was sitting. Cohen watched her in silence. Mira had been acting weird since the wedding. At one point, she was looking very happy. Then, she looked distant and sad. He got up from the bed and sat down behind her, putting her in the middle of his legs.