Ethan's P.O.VMila flashed a look at my direction only for once as she walked proudly to the table where Alpha Nathan sat. She plopped herself into one of the chairs not too far from the cunning Alpha. Brian turned to look at me questionably but I chose to remain silent. Not yet. This was not the ideal time to unleash my rage so I held it back carefully. It was when Mila sat down that her eyes met mine and we stared at each other for a while. Her lips were curled into that evil grin that had always given me a feeling that she was up to no good. I took control of my feelings and steadied my heart beat and then unclenched the hard fists my hands had balled into. "No greetings for your Alpha Mila?" Nathan asked. "We're not barbarians here Mila. My pride is hurt." He pouted, faking sadness. "Ethan." Mila called out to me sharply. "Mila." I replied coldly. And that was the only greetings that passed between us. "There, there now that was a fine greeting. Unions like this warm my heart
Ethan's P.O.VThe sound was coming from the bedroom, I was sure of this. I quietly stood up and tiptoed to where Brian slept on the couch. The man was in a sitting position, leaning back and was already fast asleep. "Brian..." I called quietly with a little nudge and that was enough. The man opened his eyes immediately. His focus returned at once with urgency as if he was not even sleeping to begin with."Someone's coming." I whispered to him."Where?" Brian asked, his eyes darting around the dark room in alarm.I pressed a finger to my lips and motioned to the bedroom. We had put the lights out before sleeping and the whole room was in darkness. Even as we listened, the window lock was unlocked with a soft click and our vigilant ears could hear the swishing of the intruder's clothes as they let themselves into the room.I beckoned Brian and together we crept quietly towards the bedroom door. Even though the room was in darkness, our sharp and keen eyes heightened by our werewolf nat
Elena's P.O.VMy heart was really troubled. Logan's mood had changed significantly since the day he came back from the meeting with Ethan. Logan would wake up and begin to throw tantrums with me taking the bulk and weight of the rage. Although I tried countless times to warm him up to me but his rage was simply persistent. He refused to talk about his visit to the blood moon pack and no one seemed to know what made him so angry. Initially I thought I would get my answer from his Beta, Zain but Zain was also a victim of his rage the moment he returned and that was a dead end for me.Logan came to bed late at night when he thought I was asleep already and would rise early the next day before I could get up. He was avoiding me and this had been going on for days. On this particular day, he was in his study where he spent most of his days and I decided that I was going to get him talking no matter what. I knocked on the door loudly and then tried the door. The door was not locked from
Isabella's P.O.VIn Ethan's absence, I began to learn a lot of things about the blood moon pack. Ethan's OCD was the biggest news I've heard so far. Tricia had explained that Ethan experienced a traumatic event when he was younger and that left him with the case of an OCD. Come to think of it, I was beginning to understand that there was truth in this after all judging by the way Ethan always wanted everything organized and arranged perfectly. But when I asked what happened to Ethan, Tricia would not say. I continued to wander the grounds from house to garden and gardens to house. I was basically like a prisoner in the blood moon pack. And I dared not wander out of the house in Ethan's absence and the guards would not even let me do so. They had allowed me to leave the house the morning Ethan left simply because I had to see my parents. But after that morning the guards would simply not allow me to leave the house. My days began to grow from worse to worst and I found myself think
Ethan's P.O.VAccording to Nathan the man who attacked us was one among those who were rebelling against him. The fabric he showed us bore the painting of a sun that was dropped in a red cloth across it. "They call themselves the rising sun liberation front." Nathan explained. "They've been hiding among us slowly wrecking havoc in my territories.""And what do they want?" I asked. "They want power." Nathan answered. "Their leader identifies as Marcus. No one really knows what Marcus looks like and no one knows where he is, either. He's just like a ghost that's latched itself to my pack like a parasite itching me all over." As he said this his brows furrowed in frustration with his hand running through his hair. I exchanged a quick glance with Brian. A civil war was at its brink here and the Alpha was doing nothing to thwart it. This sounded like a Mila thing and I began to see my sister on a whole nother level. She was downright evil and seeing the look on Nathan's face and his
Ethan's P.O.VI stared hard at Mila in horror. It was then it dawned on me that I had made a mistake to come over here to Moon shadow pack leaving Isabella home. Even though I left her with people to watch over her, I still felt like she was defenseless. Who knows how many of my guards Mila had bought now. She smiled cynically, rejoicing in my discomfort and I almost lost my calm and attacked her there and then.I was distracted by the sound of the huge double doors opening. I turned and saw the cabinet members streaming into the hall with their Alpha taking the lead. Nathan walked with his hands behind his back and a satisfied grin on his face. The man wore a fancy blue suit over shiny black shoes to match and I must admit that the man had a penchant and flair for the dramatic."Come now Alpha Ethan. We must not tarry any longer." He said as he took his seat at the center of the table. Brian had made his way inside with the crowd and was sitting in the same spot we sat the day bef
Elena's P.O.VEver since my conversation with Logan that morning, I had been scared of being left alone in the same room with him and I even began to look for excuses not to sleep in the same room with him either. To me the man had become dangerous all of a sudden. His warm smiles and his romantic personality had totally vanished, leaving behind a vicious and cruel creature.Many times I've caught him staring at a small picture he kept in his coat and whenever I come upon him he would quickly put it out of sight. I was confused and puzzled about this strange behavior and I simply wanted to dig deeper into what was going on with Logan but the man had become unapproachable all of a sudden.I believed that the picture he carried was my key to learn what was really troubling him so I began to think of ways in which I would get that picture. Had it been the days he and I were on good terms, that wouldn't have been an issue for me but with the current fracas that ensued between us, one co
Ethan's P.O.VThe time came at last. The time we were anxiously waiting for. Brian was calm and collected, giving away no sign that he was anxious or worried about the duel he had coming up against an unknown foe. The servant girl Maya had disappeared entirely and we didn't see her before the appointed time.When it was time at last, the pack guards were sent again to escort us to the venue they called the arena. I walked beside Brian carefully, analyzing the man and I could see that his body was carried calmly, giving away no anxiousness. My keen and heightened sense of hearing picked up his heart beat and it wasn't rapid at all. His heartbeat was calm to that of a sleeping baby and I was left in awe of my Beta. This was one of these moments where I was proud to have chosen Brian as my Beta.We were led to the arena that was built like a colosseum with raised seats where spectators would sit and witness an event below. We were marched to the center of the stage where we stood facing