Mag-log inAlyssa's POVKai took Caleb back to bed, and though he protested, wanting to see if this magic blood potion worked, I didn’t want to see the disappointment on his face if it didn’t. He hadn’t seen the purple vines crawling around our father’s body, hadn’t seen the icy lines trying to fight it, and I wasn’t going to traumatise him even more by showing him that. He would know in the morning if it worked.After that, Kai, Alexander, Nolan and I went back to where my father’s body was resting, and my heart hammered fiercely in my chest. If this worked, it would change everything.I couldn’t get used to seeing my father like this, looking like he was asleep but knowing how close he was to death. Kai gently held my shoulders, squeezing them tightly as I took a deep breath.“To let you know, it seems the King and Queen will be visiting the Ice Heart Pack after all.” Nolan said as he quickly whipped out a piece of paper, “His Highness and I sent a message, and they responded. They will be he
Alyssa’s POVIt was almost hard to believe that we were all there together with the key to fixing everything. We were also the new generation of Alpha bloodlines, coming together in a show of unity for the first time in a while. Nolan had created the antidote. Or, at least he’d hoped that he had, considering how quickly he’d studied and tested.“I can’t make any promises, Alyssa. I’m really sorry, but there just wasn’t enough time.”“I understand, Nolan,” I had said as I took his hands in mine, “I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you tried.”Nolan nodded with a small smile and brought me into a quick hug with a reassuring squeeze.Caleb held onto Kai’s hand tightly, still trusting us, but nervous about what was happening. His eyes drifted to our father’s body, and he shuffled himself a little further behind Kai. Kai was sweet with him, giving my younger brother a gentle pat on the head. Alexander stood stiff, prepared for whatever I was going to ask of him.“The ice is fi
Kai’s POV It wasn’t hard to get Caleb. Honestly, I was thinking it would be a lot more difficult, but after counting the warriors and their guard changes, it was a simple effort to sneak past them and climb the wall with the lattice fence to the bedroom that Alyssa had pointed out earlier that day. The light was dim, and I had Carter waiting in the distance in case I needed him. The window wasn’t locked, and for a moment I wondered if there would be some kind of ambush waiting for me. Was Vivian actually this certain that Alyssa had given up hope? Alyssa had put on a believable performance; it almost had me concerned, so perhaps Vivan was getting sloppy with her supposed victory.I easily climbed into his room, trying to make sure I was staying as quiet as possible with the footsteps pacing outside the door.Sneaking to the bed, I crouched down by where Caleb was facing in his sleep and gave him a gentle nudge on his shoulder.The boy groaned, and it took him a few seconds to flick
Alyssa’s POV We found Alexander not long after we had sent Nolan off to try to find an antidote for my father and filled him in on what we had found. He offered his blood immediately, which I appreciated, but firstly, we had to get Caleb… and there was no way Vivian was letting him out of her sight, not whilst he was Alpha now.“So what do we do?” Alexander asked, “It’s unlikely we’ll be able to get him alone.”“During the day,” I agreed, “But at night, when he’s supposed to be in bed, he probably won’t have more than a guard on the door. They wouldn’t think any harm would come to him at night.”“We could control the guard’s spirit, make him fall asleep and grab Caleb,” Kai offered.“No!” I remembered the blinding pain when Alexander used his power on me all those moons ago, the pain that brought Carys to her knees. I didn’t want another person to go through that if we absolutely didn’t have to. But also, if Kai couldn’t get him down and knock him out in a second or two, the guard w
Alexander's POVI didn’t know how much longer the others needed to find what they were looking for. I also didn’t know how much longer Vivian and Freya would stay distracted. Sooner or later, they were going to realise no Royal Procession was coming their way to mourn the dead Alpha; we were lucky we’d already gotten away with this much. As I debated going inside to make a new plan with the others, Alpha Nolan appeared, clutching something in his hand. “Alpha Nolan!” I waved him towards me, a plan already in my mind.“Yes, Your Highness?”“How are things progressing?” I asked, needing to know how much information we had before doing anything else.Alpha Nolan looked around briefly before leaning closer, “We may have all the information we need; we just need more time.”I nodded in acknowledgement. I had been thinking the same thing, “We may need to find a way to get my father and mother here for real. It’s already been hours, and I don’t know how much longer they will fall for the id
Kai’s POV Something about the story was so familiar that it stirred something in my soul. The beginning of the story followed the legend we all grew up with since we were pups, about how the land was divided until the Alpha King, chosen by the Moon Goddess, reunited the Packs. It was why there were constant problems in the Southern territories, as those wolves believed they should be able to reclaim the land that was once theirs.But we were never told how he united them. It was assumed, by the elders and the pups, that his title and blessings of the Moon Goddess were enough to make the rest of the Packs bow. But, thinking back on it, no Alpha with his pride and self-respect would’ve kneeled for someone else so easily. Chosen or not. “So the Lunas were cursed, and the Alpha King was able to save them.” Nolan mused, taking the book from Alyssa’s hand and quickly flicking back through the pages we had just read.“Yes. The first show of unity from the Major Packs to save their loved o
Alyssa's POVIt wasn’t easy. Honestly, I had no idea how I managed to make it out. I waited until the next communal exercise before sneaking to a specific corner. It was walled off and covered by trees, broken bits and pieces from failed construction and there it was, a tunnel barely big enough for
Alyssa's POV“What?” These were the only words I could utter as I stared at my dear friend, stopping our dance halfway through.He’d tried to visit me? No one had ever told me. I thought I was all alone in that miserable place with no one waiting for me on the other side. But Nolan was there. Nolan
Alexander's POVMy feet were aching from the dancing. I’d been counting every step, counting every person I could see and every breath I took whilst I was dancing with Freya. She clung to me like she wanted to cut off my circulation and pressed against me so that I knew her perfume would stick to m
Alyssa's POVThe girls who had previously looked down on me for my maid outfit were now glaring daggers at me from across the room as Kai had a hand around my waist and the other tucked firmly against mine as if I would float away.We began moving with steps I wasn’t too confident about, but Kai re







