Silvan’s POV I was driving everyone back to the house, and the silence was deafening. It was strange that no one had said anything after what had occurred in the park, not even my sister.I turned my gaze towards the mirror, hoping to meet her gaze, but she seemed lost as she stared out of the window.My attention was placed fully on the road until I heard Katherine speak. “Why are we going back home? That was her, right?”I held onto Katherine’s words. She was referring to how Isla’s wolf had gotten the attention of every male.I was certain that she was the one too, but I remembered what had happened earlier, the way she had moved away from me when I had tried to kiss her. My heart was dampened at that thought.The sound of my mother’s voice forced me to tilt to the side, getting a glimpse of her stern face.“Not another word, Katherine.” She said in a firm tone. “We will discuss more about it at home.”My sister growled; I was sure she would have stomped her feet angrily if we we
Isla’s POVI woke up the next day with yesterday’s event far from my mind. I felt a lot better, and it seemed Nima did too.I was about to get up from my bed when my phone beeped with a new message.I stretched my hand, picking it from the drawer. Then I tapped my phone screen. There were many notifications on them, and I opened the first one—a message from Silvan. I hope he didn’t send a message regarding what happened in his house. While I now had Brenda, I wasn’t ready to ruin the friendship we had both formed already. As I saw the content, I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding.‘Isla, I hope you’re fine.’I replied and also checked in with him. While waiting for his reply, I checked the other messages I had. Who could it be?“Probably some men from the park who were mesmerised by your beauty.!” Nima spoke up, and I scoffed. I didn’t want to be reminded of yesterday’s incident.So I ignored her and then clicked the message.My eyes widened the minute it landed on the me
Isla’s POVThe next time my eyes open. I felt a sharp pain in my head and rubbed my hand behind my head, trying to ease the pain. My body swayed to the familiar motion of a car, and the realisation that I wasn’t in the front door of Silvan's house hit me. I was tired, and the sound of engines roaring caught my ears. Clearly, I was in a moving vehicle—someone had captured me. I didn’t know where I was headed or who had done this to me. The thought of something bad happening after this collided with my mind.At that point, I decided to reach out to Nima,“Nima!” I called out, but I got no response. “Nima!” I said again, but she didn’t say a word. I was beginning to grow worried, and my worries skyrocketed the moment I realised the vehicle had stopped.What was going on? “Nima!” I called out. “This is the right time to act before we both reach our demise.”Nima was quiet once again, and the fear in my heart only seemed to grow. I didn’t know what to do. I felt helpless and weak.
Dario’s POVI promised myself that I was going to get to the bottom of everything, but first, I had to settle things with the council elders.I wasn’t surprised when I got a late-night invitation from them. I was in the study packing up the essentials I needed before I set out when the messenger had arrived.The sound of a knock on the door caused me to lift my head slightly, “Who goes there?” I demanded.“Your Highness. It’s a messenger sent by the council elders.” The sound of one of my men caught my ears, and I sighed before responding.“Let him in!”The door was opened, and the messenger stepped in.I didn’t give him a chance to speak; I already knew why he was here. “Tell the elders I will be visiting in the morning.”“Your Highness, their reasons are rather—““I’m fully aware of what their reasons are. Just let them know that I would be visiting tomorrow morning,” I said to him. “Now leave!”He bowed his head and left. I left quite early, heading to the town hall where most of
Isla’s POV Katherine hadn’t left my side. Her eyes kept moving from her phone back to me. I could guess she was waiting for a message or something, and then I noticed that she picked it up and scrolled through it.Her face lit up a bit, and then she placed her phone on her ears. Her eyes moved round the room.It landed on me, and she flashed a glare my way; she removed my eyes from me seconds after.“You don’t seem to believe my words!” She had said. At first, I thought she was talking to me, but then I remembered she still had her phone in her ears.“I have told you. I captured the girl, and she’s in my grasp.” Captured the girl! Her words rang in my head continuously. So someone had sent her to me, who could it be? My heart was ferociously pounding in my chest.I focused my attention on Katherine, and I realised she was quiet. She had a serious expression on her face.“I have done what you have asked me to do.” She said in a serious tone. “I would be awaiting your arrival. I hope
Dario’s POVAs I exited my mansion, the voice of the general caught my ear.“Your Highness!” He said. “I thought we would deliver the news about—““This is not the time, Jonas! Isla is missing.” I said, turning his way. His eyes dropped.“When did this happen?” “I found out about it now, and I’m going to look for me. Focus on the mission you have been attending to. I will handle this!”“I don’t feel like that is the right thing to do now!” He said, taking steps forward.“General.” I was about to say, but he beat me to it.“Dario! You appointed me as the general because you saw my capabilities. You knew I could handle any mission. Let me come with you and find Isla.” He said in a convincing tone. “Remember, I’m also your Beta.”There was no time to stop him from coming. I didn’t want to waste any time. I needed to find Isla quickly.“Okay, you can come along.” I agreed, and he looked pleased.“The first thing we need to do is check surveillance. Remember when that woman’s cub went mi
Isla’s POV I heard footsteps inching closer to the door. I couldn’t help but wonder who it could be. Was it Katherine’s lover? If it was him, then I knew I was doomed.My eyes moved to Katherine; she was unconscious, and the only energy she had was drained when she struck me on the arm with her fist, causing her to collapse.I drew my attention away and placed it back on the door. I knew escaping from here wouldn’t be easy. I was weak, so I could only take a few steps.Then an idea struck me: playing dead seemed like a perfect way to avoid whatever was out there.“Do you think that’s such a good idea?” Nima said.“What other choice do we have?”“We can escape!”“Escape?” I said in disbelief. “What if the warehouse is surrounded?”“We just have to be smart about it.”“No!” I objected. “My decisions are much better.”“Your decisions will have you killed!”“Nima, I care about our safety,” I said in an assuring tone. “I wouldn’t just take a decision without thinking about it properly. Th
Dario’s POVI carried Isla in my hands, walking out of the warehouse. She had a bright smile on her face, one that could lighten up the whole room. All of a sudden. I saw her face scrunch up in a small frown.“What’s the matter?”“I was just thinking of the fact that when I first heard the sound of cars. I thought it was Kate’s lover that arrived.”“Kate’s lover?”“Yes, the girl who captured me is Kate Silvan’s sister. She told me her lover was coming, and once he saw that I was captured, he would make her his queen.”“Did she mention who the lover might have been?”“No! She didn’t.” She shrugged. I didn’t say anything after as the realisation hit me. There was someone else in the picture. Who could that be?Immediately, we stepped out of the warehouse, I dropped her down, leading her to the car. Once Isla was comfortably seated in the car, I shut the door and walked towards Jonas.“So what’s the plan?” Jonas questioned the minute I approached him.“We head back to the city,” I inf