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
Lance's POV."Alpha, that rogue went out to meet her rogue partners." Belinda said, her eyes on me.I growled immediately when I heard what Belinda said, I stared at her doubtfully.I can remember, "What do you mean?" I asked."Alpha, I'm serious, she's not here." Belinda said.I rushed to the slave quarters immediately, as a slave she had no right leaving the pack grounds without permission or supervision.I entered the slave quarters and the head slave swallowed immediately she saw me."Alpha, Alyssa didn't finish what I asked her to do." She said immediately."Alyssa?" I asked."Yes, she's in the kitchen right now." She replied, swallowing nervously.I stared at Belinda, then back at the head slave."You said she went out." I turned to Belinda."Yes, I saw her.""She sneaked out." Belinda nodded."Alyssa." The head slave called out.She rushed to the kitchen and I followed her slowly, Alyssa wasn't there."She was here when I left her." The head slave frowned.I groaned, tiredness
Alyssa's POV.I heard sudden footsteps behind me, it made my heartbeat fast, it was so unexpected because I knew I was walking alone seconds ago.I quickened my pace immediately, but my legs felt like jelly, and my stomach tied itself into a knot as though I ate something bad.And the footsteps behind me increased, making me stop in fear and shock that someone is following me.But the fear turned into worry when they got louder still.The footsteps are heavy and rhythmic, not soft at all, unlike mine, it made me shudder with apprehension at how they approach. The noise was getting closer now.It made me nervous. My heart was racing and the sweat starts pouring off of my body.“Who is there?” I said out loud. “What do you want?”My throat tightened up as I waited, I could hear the pounding blood inside my ears. I swallowed heavily as I tried to calm myself down. But that only made me feel uneasy again.There was no answer, which made me more scared.And every step I took, the
Alyssa's POV.All I could think of was how to reach the pack safely.My whole body was hurt and the shivering refused to stop, the wounds kept on hurting like crazy.My eyes were blurry and my vision was hazy, it was almost impossible for me to see anything clearly at that moment.The cold air felt as if it cut right through every part of me. I was shivering hard, shaking uncontrollably.I didn’t dare try to move, or to even let out a sound, just in case I would give away where I hid.After a while, a loud rustling started coming closer to me.I held my breath and pressed myself against a tree to make sure they wouldn't notice me. My hands shook violently.Tears rolled down my cheeks, making their way along the dirtied skin.My body shook so bad it caused me to stumble and fall flat on my face. The stumbling had them realize where I hid again, I stood up with yelp when they came closer.My legs gave up from under me as soon as my feet touched the ground and the next thing I know is b