JARED The sound of running water reached my ears the moment I walked into my room. I walked towards the bathroom and knocked on the door. I waited for a response but didn't get one. "Andrea? Are you in there?" I said, still knocking on the door. At this point, I was reminded of what had happened on the night of the ceremony.Slowly, I twisted the door knob and opened the door. I paused at the entrance of the bathroom, my brows furrowed at the sight of Andrea. She was sitting on the bathroom floor, her shoulders slumped. Water overflowed in the sink and poured down the bathroom floor. Andrea didn't move an inch. Worried, I stepped into the bathroom."Andrea?" I said. She didn't look up. I squatted in front of her and took hold of her upper arms. Slowly, she lifted her head to meet my gaze. Her eyes were bloodshot and mournful. The sight of them made my heart sink. "What's wrong?" I asked, cupping her face. She closed her eyes and released a long sigh. Then, she melted into m

JARED "You're back. I was waiting for you" Andrea said to me as soon as I walked into my bedroom. She was sitting on the bed, dressed in a white bathing robe. My bracelet was glowing a bright red. Therefore, I was aware that it was the demon who was speaking to me. With my back to her, I began to unbutton my shirt."Were you with Vincent at the office, all along? I waited for quite a while, you know" she said. I heaved a sigh, screwing my eyes shut. I took off my shirt, my eyes popping open when two hands glided up my torso from behind. "What are you doing?" I asked, turning to face her. She had taken off her bathing robe, her provocative red lingerie and matching lacy bra in full display."Do you not like it?" She winked at me and I blinked, trying to ignore the way my groin stirred. Andrea's pearly skin glowed under the dim lights, her curves were an attractive sight. But, this wasn't right. As much as I wanted to kiss her and take her right there and then, I couldn't. The d

RYLEE "He's asleep now. Andrea totally saved his life. She knew exactly what to do. Apparently, she knows a lot about poisons and their antidotes" Jonathan said to my husband and I. We were in one of the rooms in the infirmary. "Where is she?" Vincent asked. "She told me she was going out for a walk. She said she needed to clear her head," Jonathan said, folding his arms across his chest. My gaze rested on Jared who was lying on the bed, his eyes closed. His brown hair messily covered his brows and dipped over his closed eyelids. His face was pale but he appeared relaxed. Vincent sighed and lowered himself onto a chair. He clenched his fists and heaved a deep breath. "To think that I would have lost him..." His voice trailed off and I placed a hand on his shoulder. There was so much pressure on him, I knew. With Zeke in a comatose state and Jared having a close brush with death, the pressure was bigger than ever. "We will get through this" Jonathan commented and Vincent

ANDREA "Are they coming here, right now?" Jared asked with a calm expression on his face. "They have stepped into the territory. Some of the scouts must have encountered them by now" I told him. Taking my hand in his, he led me into the pack house and took me to Alpha Vincent's office. He knocked twice and pushed the door open. Alpha Vincent was standing by the window, his hands buried in the pockets of his black slacks. His white long sleeved shirt outlined the fact that he was fit. His hair curled up at his nape and disappeared underneath the collar of his shirt. Jared cleared his throat and walked towards him without letting go of my hand "I heard from the scouts that there have been a breach" Alpha Vincent stated, not looking away from the sky. "The shadow assassins are attacking the pack" I said. Slowly, he turned to look at me. He regarded me warily. Then, he spoke. "You mean, they're coming here to try to do what you couldn't do"....The gates burst open and a cou

JARED Back and forth, I kept pacing. Jonathan and Cara were attending to Andrea while I waited restlessly. I couldn't shake off the feeling of foreboding that weighed down on me. My hands trembled as my anxiety swelled. Just before Andrea and I had made it to the infirmary, she'd suffered a seizure. It had scared the living daylights out of me. From the look on Jonathan's face when we'd arrived, I knew that Andrea's condition was worrying. Thoughts swam my mind until I thought I would go crazy. Opal was on edge as well. We couldn't stand the idea of Andrea being used and destroyed by the demon. The fact that I was completely powerless was worsening the situation. A feminine cry pierced the air and I turned towards the entrance of the hallway where a woman was being wheeled in on a stretcher. I recognized her to be Kathryn. "Hurry! She's bleeding out!" One of the women cried as they moved her past me. Kathryn had her eyes squeezed shut. With tears and sweat on her face, she c