Lance's POV.I step into the dark room, my eyes immediately adjusting, the room is dank, as usual, I look around when I see the crumpled girl in the corner."Allyssa, Allyssa" I scramble towards her. Allyssa is on the ground, shivering, tremors wracking her body in violent spasms, her small body is curled in a ball, the shackles making her look like a cornered animal.My heart drops to my feet, at her condition and all the pain she must be going through. I try to reach out for her, her body jerks away from my grip.Even when she's unconscious, her body reacts to me in the opposite way. It breaks my heart to see her like this. It makes me downright sad, and given that she is innocent in all of this, it breaks my heart even more. I want to help her somehow. Help her make it stop hurting so much...I bring the key to the shackles from my back pocket and insert it into the keyhole, they fall away, and she almost topples over, but I catch her in time.I touch her wrist, her pulse and it
Belinda's POV.The Alpha comes barreling past us, thank goodness we hid before he could spot us, the rogue beside me, grins, just like the maniac he is.The Alpha calls out Allyssa's name, I squirm, the emotion I hear in his voice does not sit well with me, it's as if he's broken, as if her death would cut off a part of him.I think he has found out that Allyssa is innocent and is feeling guilty because of that, but that should be the least of my concerns because the wolfsbane we gave her should be enough to end her, to take her out of the picture.The rogue is now breathing down my neck. He smells of musk, blood and wolf, and yet something about him seems...different, it feels more like predatory or savage and awful.I guess that's why he's a rogue, that's how rogues are, and the brute beside me, is A LOT of rogue. I scoff, I really do dislike this man, but I have to do whatever I have to do to win. He leans close to me, whispers, "You are so much prettier when you're angry." And th
Allyssa's POV.My head is pounding, my whole body aches, I can feel the pain pulsing through me, I wonder what the rogue had injected into my veins.My head is swimming and I try to make sense of my surroundings, but I can't, it's like something is pulling me down, back to unconsciousness, but I open my eyes again, this time the pain recedes a little. All these little wounds were there on my body, but they're gone now, and I think Talia's cream had worked, yet it feels as if someone had ripped open a large wound in my chest. My breathing is labored as I struggle to get the air back into my lungs. The room is dark and dimly lit, making it hard to tell where I am exactly.Then the faces come into view, The healer, Alpha Lance. Alpha Lance?!My gaze snags on his bedraggled hair and his face that looks like hasn't had a good night's rest in years. He seems paler and thinner than usual, but I'm not sure why he looks this way, or how long he was out for. He smiles gently at me. "Oh, yo
Lance's POV.I watch her as she eats, the way her lips close in the spoon, it s enthralling, she's enchanting, a mystery I want to fall into, but I have to hold myself back.Because she does not deserve me, I want to tell myself that it has nothing to do with her lineage, but everytime I think about what she had to go through because of me, I realize how deeply I hurt and wronged her.I do not even know of she would forgive me, and if I was in her shoes, I would probably not forgive me either. I don't know why I'm having all these feelings, the mate bond would probably be a good place to start though, buy I guess I owe her, I accused her of being in cohorts with rogues, tortured her and she even almost got killed because of me, so at least I want to keep her protected.She must have gone through a lot of pain, I want to fold her and put her in my pocket so that she never gets hurt ever again.The rogues di pose a huge problem because they seem to be after her, and why anyone would be
Lance's POV.I walk with Dylan by my side, reminiscing on the recent developments."I would really like to know who is behind all these incidents, the best guess is that someone inside here has been doing deals with the rogues and that is how they got in and attempted to kill Talia, and now, someone inside had brought a rogue from outside to try and kill Allyssa, thank goodness that they did not succeed in their plan." I'm deadpan.He looks deep in thought and then he snaps his fingers, " You're right Alpha, but the problem is that the things don't just add up, who could it be, could a person really sneak a rogue, a group of rogues, into the compound without the guards noticing? " He asks and I roll the question around in my head." It is not exactly impossible, you know, it could be done, but it wouldn't take one person to do it, they must have had backup." I point out and he nods.Dylan claps his hands together."So, let's lay out our facts" he exhales , "So firstly, someone tried t
Allyssa's POV.I wake up feeling refreshed, I don't know what kind of magic the healer worked but I haven't felt better in days, so that's something at least. The healer must be a very skilled one for him to be able to heal me as fast as he did. I swing my legs off the bed, and jump down, my feet touching the cold grounds sends goosebumps cascading down my arms, I turn to the side in a kind of arc with my feet joint together and planted in place so that only my torso moves, there is no pain in my ribs.I stretch for about five minutes without feeling any pain, I am aghast with glee.The door opens and the healer walks in.I flung myself on him, squeezing him in a hug, he chuckled."You really do have a miracle body, " He says by way of greeting."Good morning to you too, and before you ask, I had a good night, how about you?" I say politely with a tinge of sarcasm and he roars with laughter."I see that you're all mended up and all, I don't think you need to stay here in confinement
Alyssa's POV.I slumped down onto the edge of my bed, utterly exhausted. My body felt heavy and drained, the weight of the past few months bearing down on me. I had just gotten out of prison, wrongly accused of being a rogue or something. It was a nightmare I never thought I would experience.How could they accuse me of that?I didn't even know how to use a gun or dare hurt a fly!Belinda. That name echoed in my mind, a constant reminder of the one I believed was responsible for my unjust imprisonment. She had always held a grudge against me, jealous of my abilities and my close bond with Talia. I couldn't shake off the guilt that consumed me. The accusations thrown at me were like daggers to my heart. How could anyone believe that I would harm Talia, my closest friend?Sitting in my small room, I stared out the window, lost in my thoughts. The moon cast a soft glow on the world outside, painting everything in a mysterious light. I couldn't help but wonder if justice would ever be se
Alyssa's POV."What the hell!" she screamed as her eyes landed on the shattered china.The head slave's scowl deepened, and she shook her head in disappointment. "You're useless, Alyssa! Utterly useless!" She unleashed a torrent of curses and insults in my direction. Her words stung, and I could feel the heat rise to my cheeks as embarrassment and shame consumed me.I knew she was right. My best intentions had crumbled along with the china on the floor. I swallowed my tears and began to clean up the mess, picking up the shattered pieces with trembling hands. Confusion clouded my mind as I struggled to comprehend what had just happened. Before I could fully gather my thoughts, a small chuckle reached my ears. I turned around to see Belinda standing there with a sly smile on her face. She was failing to hide.It was clear she had something to do with my untimely fall, why did she hate me so much?Before I could confront her, the head slave stormed towards me with an expression of pure