Lena's POV. “Leo, are you ok?” I asked him, I'm going to pretend that I didn't hear what I just heard. His eyes are gold like he's about to transform and his breathing is increased. He doesn't say anything he just walks closer to me and growls, I haven't seen him like this before and it ignites the flight instinct in me so I take a few steps back and that seems to snap him out of whatever trance he's in. He blinks his eyes and then next time he opens them, they're back to the normal color and his breathing is on it's way back to normal. “Are you ok?” I ask him again. “Yea, I am.” He said but he looks confused. “Are you sure, what happened back there?” I asked him. “I don't know, it was my wolf, the moment I saw you he took over, I had no control. I'm sorry I scared you Lena.” He apologises. I step forward and place my hand on his shoulder. “It's fine, no need to apologise, nothing happened.” I tell him. “Yea, that's true.” He says a
Lena's POV. We arrive at the club like thirty minutes later and Leo was quiet through out the drive but you could feel the anger pouring off him, he didn't like this plan at all but at the same time he knew there was no other way. “So can you remind me of the plan again?” I ask them. “When we get in there, we act like we're just there to party, we get some drinks and we dance, we don't want to stick out like a sore thumb. Then after a while, I'll go get a room and then I need you to draw attention to yourself, make Merlin notice you and when you see that he has his sights on you, you'll walk up to his VIP lounge. Then you'll have to flirt with him and when you see that you have him hooked, you lead him to the room where we'll be waiting.” Freya explains to me. “Ok, I understand.” I tell her. “Wait a minute, why do both of us have to be waiting in the room, I should stay in the club and keep an eye on her.” Leo says. “No, that's not going to happen
Lena's POV. Merlin tips his glass to me and signals that I should come up and join him, this is it. I leave the dance floor ans walk up the stairs to the VIP area, and then I walk towards Merlin's suite, I see his guards, one is male and the other is female, I do my best to calm down my racing heart because if either of them are shifters, they'll be able to hear it. I get closer to them and I discreetly sniff the air and I let out a sigh of relief. They aren't shifters, I think they are witches. When I get close to them, they both move away so I can pass through. Merlin gets up and takes my hand he turns the back of my hand kisses it, he raises his head and he has this predatory look on his face and all I want to do is punch him out but I can't, at least not yet, I have to play the part of the girl that is enamored by him. “What is your name pretty lady?” He asks me as he guides me back to the couch and we both sit down. “My name is Selene.” I tell him wit
Alpha Leo's POV. As I lean over this man, it's taking everything in me not to rip his head off. The waiting in the room was killing me and then when they finally walked in, I was relieved, but only for a few seconds. The moment I saw his hands on her, all I saw was red. The only reason I didn't kill him right then was because Lena assured me that she was fine and he didn't do anything, if not I didn't really care if he was our only lead to the person that cursed my pack, I was going to kill him. “Nod, your head if you understand what I just said.” I tell him and he stares at me for a few seconds, defiance and hate in his eyes but then he reluctantly nods his head. “Good.” I tell him and then I get another chair and put it opposite him and sit down. “Now, do you know a guy named Dylan?” I asked him. “Yea, I know him, he owns this club. What's he to you?” He asks me. I tsk at him. “No, no, no, Merlin, I'm the one asking the questions.” “Did yo
Alpha Leo's POV. “So does that mean what I think it means?” She asks me. “If what you're thinking is that whoever is behind this has to be one of my people, then yes you're right.” I tell her. “Fuck that's so messed up and it also makes it even harder to track down the culprit.” Freya says. “Not exactly, we just need to get to the courier company, they have a record of all their deliveries and if they don't, our office should, every package has to be signed for.” I tell her. “Ok, then that's what we'll do. When are we leaving?” She asks, I'm so glad I have her back in my life. “I already texted the pilot, we need to be at the airstrip in the next two hours. Is that good with the both of you?” I asked them. “Yea I can pack a bag by then.” Freya says and Lena just nods her head. I wonder what's going through her mind, if she's thinking the same thing I'm thinking and that's what happened on the dance floor, the connection between t
Lena's POV. Did he seriously think that after what happened on the dance floor that I would fall into his arms and everything wouod be ok? What kind of delusion is that? I need to find a cure for this disease fast because whether I want to admit it or not, whenever I'm close to Leo, he has a way of bringing down my defences And if I break down and let him in, the only person that gets hurt is me. I just finished taking a very long and very hot shower, my skin is so red you would think that someone poured acid on me or something. But I needed to wash this whole night away from me, literally. I didn't really unpack my clothes so packing up was fairly easy and fast. I really don't want to go out of my room, all I want to do is just curl up in my bed and sleep. That's the thing with me and alcohol, I might not get hungover but when all the partying is done, my body is so tired and all I want to do is sleep. But I can't, at least I will be able to sleep on the p
Lena's POV. We get down to the plane and say our thank you's and goodbyes to Stefan the pilot. Leo looks tired but he's doing a good job of hiding it but I see it. “How about I drive.” I tell him and then I take the keys from him before he can object. “Thank you.” He tells me. “No problem.” I tell him. He stays at the back and Freya rides up front with me so that he can get some shut eye. “He likes to act strong, let no one see your weakness, he gets that from his father, he had it drilled into him since he was a child that it's now second nature to him and I don't think he even realises it.” Freya tells me. ‘I never knew the man, and Leo never talked about him when we were together.” I tell her. “Well, you're lucky you didn't. He's the reason Leo came to New Orleans in the first place and the things he told me about that man, some people are just pure evil, it's a miracle Leo turned out the way he is. Now I know he's no saint, but
Alpha Leo's POV. “I don't understand, you have a sister and I don't know about her, how is that possible?” Zeo asks me “You see, you should've gotten that gift.” Freya tells me and at this moment I'm thinking I should've listened to her and Lena. “Shut Up Freya.” I tell her and as I look at both her ans Lena, it's clear that's they're holding back their laugh. “Can we all just go inside and I can explain.” I tell Zeo. “Fine, let's do that. Come on kids, let's go in.” Zeo tells the kids and they take his hands as he leads them into the house. I messed up, big time, I mean I was expecting anger from him but the look in his eyes all I saw was disappointment and hurt. “It's going to be fine, just explain everything to him, it's Zeo, he'll forgive you.” Lena tells me. “Say sorry and he'll forgive you boss man.” Karla tells me. “Thank you so much for the advice sweet girl.” I tell her and then I ruffle her hair and she laughs
Alpha Leo's POV. We lock the four other men in a room we found in the warehouse, turns out they're human and not wolves so we made sure to take away their guns. Lex is tied to a chair, with ropes and chains and we injected him with a heavy dose of wolfsbane so even when he wakes up, he'll be too weak to escape. “Are you ready to do this?” I asked Freya. “Yea, find out where the pages are it should be easy, I don't think I will dive that deep and even if I have to, it will be more painful for him than for me.” She says. She steps behind Lex and places both hands on his head, she closes her eyes and she starts chanting. “What do you think he was doing here?” I asked Zeo. “I have no idea, but whatever it was I have a strong feeling that it wasn't good.” He says. “What do you mean?” I asked him. “Well, this particular dock is known for being used for illegal activities, the cartel's and the mafia run their goods th
Alpha Leo's POV. I look at the map to see where he is. “That's down by the docks, there's nothing there but warehouses.” I tell Freya. “Well, that's where he is now, the spell doesn't work like a GPS, if he leaves there, we are going to have to do another location spell again. So we need to get there now.” She tells us. “Alright then, lets go.” I tell her. “Wait, wait, wait, just wait.” Lena says as she holds up her hands. “You're about to walk into a situation that you know nothing about. What if he's not alone, what if he has his men with him, there's only three of you.” She tells us and she has a point. “I know that Lena, but we don't have a choice, more than half of the pack is sick and the ones that aren't, they won't leave their homes. We have to do this by ourselves. We'll be fine, I mean only Freya can take care of all of them with a flick of her wrist.” I tell her. “That is true.” Freya tells her. “Ok, but
Alpha Leo's POV. Zeo texted that they were on their way back and that something was wrong with Freya but he didn't go into details. So I grabbed the map I needed and here I was, waiting for them at the front door. A few minutes later, I hear his truck pull up and I open the front door. Freya looks like she's seen a ghost as she leans on Zeo and he walks her into the house. I go to the kitchen and grab a bottle if water for her then I meet them back in the living room. “Here, drink this.” I tell her as I hand her the bottle. She opens it up and takes a few sips. “You feel better?” I ask her. “A little.” She says. I take a seat next to her. “What happened back there? Were you able to get the signature?” I asked her. “Yes, I was and that's the problem.” She says. “I don't understand, what do you mean?” I ask her. “The witch's signature that was left there is one I recognise, it's one that I'm very familiar with. It belongs to my aunt Dahlia.” She tells me
Freya's POV. The pack is so quiet but Lena and Leo were right, it is beautiful. “So no one comes outside because of the disease?” I ask Zeo as he drives. “Yea, we don't know exactly how the disease spreads and why some people are sick and some aren't. So everyone just stays in. Every week, a truck delivers groceries and also another truck comes in to pick up the trash. They're humans so there's no chance of them getting infected.” He tells me. “That's really sad.” I tell him as I look out my window. “Yes it is and it's also hard to look at, this pack was so full of life and for it to be like this now, it's hard to watch.” He tells me. “What about you, did you have any family that was infected?” I ask him. “No, I lost my parents at a young age, they had my sister and I late in life, so they lived a full life. My sister is married, her husband is an Alpha of a pack back in Jersey. So thankfully she wasn't here when it hit.”
Alpha Leo's POV. I left the dining room but I didn't leave the house, I went to the patio to tell the kids goodbye and when Zeo came over, I left and that's when I heard her, it's not like I was purposely listening in or anything like that. The house was quiet and voices carried, so I heard what she said, she loves me but she doesn't trust me. That might discourage some people but not me, I have a smile on my face and a spring in my step as I walk to my car. Here I thought that all feelings she had from me had been stripped away after I rejected her but I was wrong. She loves me now all I need to do is prove to her that she can trust me with her heart again. I get to the house and I park my car, the pack is so quiet that if not from the sounds coming from the birds you would think that it was a graveyard. I put off the lockdown mode and walk into the house. I packed breakfast in a Tupperware from Lena's house because I'm pretty sure I have nothing in my kitc
Alpha Leo's POV. I can tell that she's nervous around me after what I said last night, but I can't tell if the nerves are good or bad. I meant what I said, I am going to win her back and it starts today, anytime that isn't spent looking for Lex, I'm dedicating that time to her. “Well, I'm going to check in on Elijah and find out if he had turned up anything. Then we'll need to head back to the house to get that map for Freya, plus I need to feed Scarlett.” I tell them. “You really put her down in the dungeon?” Zeo asks. “Yes and I also put the house in lockdown, she's not going anywhere.” I tell him. “I'm also going to need to go to the site where the spell was cast.” Freya says. “Why? If it's for the sludge that was running underneath the grounds, I already have a sample back at my lab.” I tell her. “No, it's not that. Usually when a witch or a warlock casts a spell, they leave their own signature behind. Not a little of witches can t
Lena's POV. After Leo's declaration last night, he kisses me on my cheek and left the house. I didn't plan on saying anything back to him but even if I wanted to, I couldn't, his words shocked me that I couldn't even form any words if I tried. The truth of the matter is I'm tired of being angry, it takes up a whole lot of energy and if you ask me, I've forgiven him, I mean I was ready to be friends with him for the sake of the kids, but to get back together with him and have a relationship. I'm not sure that I can do that, I mean I still love him I won't deny that, the problem here is trust, do I trust him with my heart? And the answer to that question is no, I do not. I mean last time he shattered my heart so badly that it took me years to put back together and it was never really the same. I toss and turn in bed, sleep eluding me because of the different scenarios that I keep on playing in my head. The first one being, if I never came back here to find a cure h
Alpha Leo's POV. “How are we going to do that, you're the one that said he was a ghost.” Zoey says. “I know that, but now we have his name. I've sent it to Elijah so I'm sure he'll be able to turn up something.” I tell her. “There might be another way, I'm not sure about it but it might work.” Freya says. “What's that?” I asked her. “If you guys really are brothers, then you share the same blood. So I might be able to track him using your blood.” She says. “And it will work?” I ask. “I'm not a hundred percent sure but it should.” She tells me. “What do you need?” I ask her. “I need a map and your blood, that's it.” She tells me. “Ok, I think there's a map back at the house and if there isn't one there, we'll get one.” I tell her. “So what exactly is the plan when you find him?” Zeo asks. “I'm still working that out, but first priority is finding those pages so the girls can make a cure.” I tell h
Alpha Leo's POV. “So, the day we got back from New Orleans, after Zeo and I left, the man I hired to trail Scarlett met us in the house, he found the evidence that I needed. Turns out she's been having an affair, but that wasn't the shocking news, what shocked us was the fact that the man in the video, the man Scarlett was sleeping with, Elijah couldn't find him, he wasn't on any database, he was a ghost. But he did have one distinct feature which was the birthmark that he had on his back, a birthmark that was the same as mine, in the same spot. A birthmark that is unique to my family line, it turns out that I have a brother.” I tell them and now all three of them look shocked. “Wait, wait a minute, so your wife is cheating on you with a brother that you knew nothing about, is that right?” Freya asks me. “That is correct.” I tell her. “This story is so good, I won't lie, but I'm confused.” Zoey tells me. “So was I, but everything will soon make sen