Katherine povThey were waiting, we were all waiting. The so-called Lilith was in some meeting with important people, this was what one of the vampires who he captured me had said. Wherever it is they had taken me was big because every sound they made had an echo to back it up. Running away again was not the best idea so I just knelt down in my position, keeping my eyes open for the perfect opportunity to take action. “This better be good,” a feminine voice said. I heard footsteps from a distance, drawing closer with every step. It sounded like the female was on heels as with how fast the steps were, I could tell she was good with her shoes. She definitely had to be Lilith. “You’re going to love it my queen,” a man replied to her, following her steps as she briskly walked to me. Then the veil was removed from my head.The room finally came into view, along with everyone in it. There was a lady with a slander stature in front of me, I looked down at her legs to see she had red hee
Jude PovI felt like a storm was tearing through me, way more than just anger. Lily slowly explained how Brenda had betrayed us by teaming up with vampires. Each word hit me hard, making the environment feel heavy with Brenda's actions.Our once safe space now felt tense as I tried to understand everything. The air seemed thick, and the flickering light created eerie shadows on the walls, showing how messed up things had become in our pack.My anger got stronger, and you could see it in the way I clenched my fists and tightened my jaw. The trust we once had was broken, and bits of that strong bond now scattered across the emotions of our pack.Brenda's betrayal hurt deep, affecting everyone in our pack. Lily explained that Brenda envied me and Jade being mated to Katherine, making everything even more complicated. The air tasted bitter with betrayal, and the smell of broken alliances lingered.The surrounding seemed to soak in the seriousness of the situation, witnessing our relations
Katherine povThe room felt like it was holding its breath, waiting for something. The person's presence stirred up strong feelings, like I was a deer caught in the headlights, unable to escape what was coming.In that strange moment, the room turned into an emotional battleground. My heartbeats matched the fear and uncertainty in the air. I couldn't look away from the person, showing both fear and defiance. It was like a setup for a big confrontation, and their presence made everything even more complicated."Casto."“As I live and breathe,” his mischievous smirk plastered on his face. My heart thumped fast in my chest and I felt so nauseous that I believed I would vomit if I heard him speak again. My heart pounded in my chest as Casto strolled into the room, and horror washed over me. He hadn’t changed a bit, and the memories of what he was and the terrible things he had done flooded back. Fear seized me, freezing me in place, and my eyes widened with the chilling realization of h
Katherine PovRight in queue, as if to have heard what was being said in the room, the entrance door once again swung open, revealing three figures. At first I did not recognize who they were but eventually after realising it, fear once again gripped me and I felt my heart drop for a split moment. "No." I gasped out as goosebumps gathered the foreskin of my arm. Jude, Jade and Dorcas had walked in. I couldn’t find Lily and I almost believed they hadn’t found her yet. But I concluded that they must have sent her back to the pack. Jude, Jade, and Dorcas being there was a surprise. Them willingly putting themselves in danger for me felt kind of unnecessary, especially because I knew I was the reason things were risky.Part of me wished they had just let me deal with the situation on my own. I've always figured out how to handle things, and their involvement seemed to make things more complicated."Welcome!" Lilith cheered, swinging her arms as they walked in.Jude and Jade's eyes wer
Katherine povThe place reeked of blood , it was covered in it too, there blood everywhere, along with dead bodies. Did I do all this? Am I a monster?It was quiet, I could hear noise but from a distance. I heard people yell and scream. Nothing seemed to make sense to me. I looked down at my paws to see how they were covered in blood. Paws?What the fuck is going on?My breathing was heavy and fast, and the adrenaline rush made me feel dizzy for a while. I began to make myself think properly, to remember and to understand why everything was in commotion. …..I stood frozen, my senses overwhelmed by the nightmarish scene unfolding before me. In the scary aftermath of watching Casto do something really bad, fear grabbed my heart, making me shiver. I felt panicky as I faced the chilling truth that Brenda, my friend, was lying on the ground, hurt for no reason.The growing red pool beneath Brenda sparked a surge of intense anger in me. It was like a boiling rage, turning my initial
JUDE PovFrey.Katherine finally regained her wolf and the first thing it did was to lose control and kill everyone and anyone. I wouldn't blame her, she looked and sounded like she had enough hatred for Casto to last them a lifetime. Knowing we had an upper hand due to Katherine’s new form ensured that we were going to be safe but if we didn’t take it to our advantage, the vampires were definitely going to get the best of us soon. Jade had yelled out her name often but she chose to ignore it. A part of me wondered maybe it was because we called out the wrong name. He called out for Katherine when it was her wolf in charge. “Frey!” I yelled and she paused. She was just about to place the neck of a man in her mouth and I assumed she was ready to snap it. Fortunately she heard me speak. The anger in her pupils dilated immediately when our eyes met. “Mate,” I heard my wolf say but I ignored it. “We need to go home Frey, we have had enough for the day,” I pleaded. Her red eyes rema
Katherine Pov I slowly opened my eyes, greeted by the soft glow of Jade’s room. The absence of that familiar beeping sound created a quiet atmosphere, different from the medical settings I’d grown accustomed to. The air carried the scents of Jude and Jade, wrapping me in a comforting embrace.Lying still on the bed, I savoured the tranquillity, as if time had expanded, and I had been in a deep slumber for ages. My gaze fixated on the ceiling, and I mentally checked for any signs of pain in my body. Surprisingly, there was none, a soothing revelation.With the comfort of the moment settling in, my thoughts turned to how I ended up in Jade’s room. Memories surfaced in fragments, and I began piecing together the events that brought me to this quiet sanctuary.A sudden chill swept through me as memories flooded back, unveiling the nightmarish past with painful clarity. I revisited the creepy encounter with vampires, their cold hands guiding me to Lilith, their mysterious leader. The shoc
Katherine pov"Mate," Frey announced, making me take a stop in my aim to move out of bed. "Jude, Jade," I breathed out. The portrait of the both of them stared back at me. It was hanging on the wall opposite the bed and immediately I got out of bed, Frey and I noticed it. A smile curled up on my lips, acknowledging that they were mine and I was theirs. This was exactly how I felt when I had my first mate and although that ended tragically and with a lot of hate, I was glad to get to feel this way towards not just one person but two individuals. I rested my weight on the drawer beside me, still admiring how beautiful the portrait looked with both of them in it. Leaning against the strong frame of the drawer, I traced the edges of the picture hanging on the wall in front of me. In the painting, Jude and Jade stood together, their shared journey evident in the depths of their eyes. It was a connection that was more than ordinary, and I couldn't help but marvel at the unexpected turn
Epilogue Katherine Pov “You’re going to die with the child in your womb.”I stood stunned as Castro revealed the shocking news – I had a baby growing inside me, amidst the fierce fight raging between us. This discovery hit me like a thunderbolt, as it began to make sense of the mysterious waves of sickness I had been experiencing lately.I had never even thought about the possibility of being pregnant. My reduced sense of smell and sight had gone unnoticed, and not even I or anyone else had picked up on the signs. The realization that I carried a new life within me was both thrilling and worrying, a bittersweet discovery in the middle of our clash.I grappled with the conflicting emotions rushing through me. On one hand, the news of my pregnancy filled me with a sense of wonder and the promise of a new life. Yet, the timing could not have been worse, as I found myself locked in a high-stakes duel with my sworn enemy, Castro.How Castro had uncovered this information remained a myste
Katherine Pov “A holmgang?” Castro raised his brows, laughing out loud for a moment. “Is something amusing to you?” I glared daggers his way. “I refuse,” he shrugged. “You can’t, even the council knows that you cannot do that. If you do, the entire kingdom will by law be forced to turn against you and pick a new ruler by themselves. Your head will be cut off and as will mine but unlike you, both our deaths are a price I’m willing to pay,” I explained, knowing that the consequences were too brutal for him to reject. His gaze changed from a playful smile to a death glare at me. I had fearlessly challenged my sworn enemy to a fight to the death, leaving him with no option to refuse. The stakes were incredibly high, and the outcome would determine both our fates.In my heart, I firmly believed that only two possibilities awaited us: either I would lose my life, or Casto would suffer his ultimate defeat. If I were to fail in the fight, I acknowledged that I had no rightful claim to r
Katherine povSusie.My heart skipped a beat, and I swiftly turned around to locate the source of the sound. However, my joy quickly turned to concern as I noticed Susie's mother hastily covering her mouth with her hand, her eyes pleading with me to stay away. She shook her head and I could have sworn I saw tears cloud her eyes. So I stepped back, I stopped. Seeing Susie brought me a sense of relief, knowing that she was safe, but I couldn't ignore the fear that clouded the expressions of both mother and daughter. It sent shivers down my spine.In that moment, my disdain for Casto intensified. They had stripped these people of their freedom, confining them in a state of constant fear and oppression. The sight reinforced my determination to fight against the oppressive forces that had taken hold of our once vibrant and free community.I lived these few months in joy while my people suffered and even now that I had returned, I was helpless and they remained hopeless. I felt a mix of
JADE PovMy blood boiled with anger as I watched the council's woeful display of decision-making. I couldn't fathom how they could be so blind to the consequences of their actions. Standing there with my brother and Jasmine, I had to endure the painful ordeal of hearing the council members' proposition.They callously suggested that we should return Jasmine, tearing her away from our side, and take back Katherine in a misguided attempt to avoid war and mitigate further loss. The very idea left a bitter taste in my mouth. How could they believe that sacrificing one person for the sake of appeasement would bring any true resolution?I clenched my fists, feeling an overwhelming surge of indignation. The council's incompetence enraged me. They failed to see the bigger picture, the human cost of their decisions. They were willing to play with lives, treating them like pawns on a chessboard.Jasmine stood beside me, her eyes filled with apprehension and vulnerability. I couldn't bear the th
Brenda Pov“Stop! Guys! Hold on!” I yelled at the top of my lungs, running after Jude, Jade, and Grey who seemed to be engrossed in a conversation and did not hear my cry from a distance or most likely chose to ignore me.“What the hell guys?!”My eyes shot wider when I heard him scream. “She has something to say,” Nathan added, his voice probably louder than mine. I felt a blossom inside me and wondered if this was what people referred to as butterflies in their bellies. However, I had no time to think about how Ethan made me feel. “Oh, apologies. We were too engrossed—”“They have her!” I remembered how much I was gasping for air from the shock and fear I got from panicking. “Katherine!”My words were broken down, but I believed they understood the message I was trying to give because right one cue, Jade and Jude dashed right past me, towards the direction of her room. Grey stayed behind though, his eyes widened in horror. “Who has?” He was the only one logical enough to get mo
Katherine povAfter what felt like hours, I finally reached the door. Stretching my hands out, I reached for the handle but instead of drawing closer, it drew farther away from me. It was being opened on the outside. “Well look who we have here!”I froze on my steps, chills running up and down my body knowing I was caught even before I could attempt to escape. The door to the barn had swung open and I just stood there in shock and fear of what might happen next. “I actually believed it was just a rumour that you were alive,” James said. James. He was one of the palace guards when my father ruled, he was always so quiet but there were times I heard him make funny jokes. “Is she awake?!” I heard someone yell from outside. “Yeah!” James yelled in return. I was caught already, I was done for. “Do as I say and play along if you want to live Katherine.”My eyes shot open in hope when I heard him whisper in a lower tone to me. Meeting him, I believed he had join forces with Casto a
Katherine povYou lied to me…You betrayed me…wake up.They’re all dead…You murderer, I’ll never forgive you….“Wake up!”I jerked my body out of the trance I was stuck in for a moment. It was a dream, a nightmare even. Like my entire life flashed before my eyes, every of the tragedy. My head hurt, banged at every corner of my scull. It felt like I was knocked out by a boulder. Frey was the one who dragged me out of the nightmare, it felt like it went on for years. Something was not right but I could not pin point it. I could not even open my eyes fast enough because of how bad my head felt. Eventually, my surroundings started to come into view and it looked nothing like my room or anywhere in the pack house. It reeked of shit, literal poop and that was the first sense that hit me. My sense of smell. It was horse shit and it was disgusting. Unfortunately, I was covered in it and there was nothing I could do about it at the moment. I tried to move but I couldn’t, not just because
Katherine Pov7:39 pm…I was being watched and I could feel it at the bottom of my belly. No one was in sight but I knew something or someone was following me. Every once in a while, I would swiftly turn around but the sensation vanishes once I look towards the direction. The commotion from this morning had come to an end before it was even noon, everyone had gone back to their daily lives, and the victims were admitted to the hospital. To my surprise, the council had not called for my attention concerning Jasmine but I believed Jude and Jade had something to do with it. Once again, I abruptly turned on my heels, trying to catch the made-believe stalker by surprise but I still ended up with the same result. Nothing. “Are you okay?” Sonia questioned for the umpteenth time and I nodded in approval. It was going to raise false alarms if I had called attention to how I felt at the moment, especially because the entire territory was on its toes. She was due in about a week or earlier t
Katherine Pov “Jasmine left the house in the middle of the night.” I blurted out, hoping to distract his attention from trying to seduce me. “Excuse me?” Jade raised a brow, retracting his hands from my waist and taking a step back. “Brenda and I found out last night and followed her into the woods,” I explained further, watching every bit of his expression, hoping he believed me. “You what?!” His eyes shot open and eventually turned into a glare. “You don’t need to get mad-”“What if something happened to you?” Jade crossed his arm before leaning against the wall behind him. “We did not leave the pack’s territory. Plus she just vanished into thin air and by the time we all woke up this morning, people lost body parts. Permanently,” I retorted, mirroring his glare, disappointed that he was more worried about my whereabouts than the safety of the pack. Jade went silent, staring blankly into the abyss as he got lost in his thoughts. I could almost not read his expression, but I k