Alex didn't notice my interaction withDaniel just now. He took me to a dark and deserted garden which is beside this castle. When I looked back I couldn't see Daniel and his balcony anymore.'What is it?" His question made me turn my head at him again."Oh, nothing" I replied with a small smile.Alex let go of my hand and then cleaned one of the park benches with his handkerchief. The garden is filled with flower bushes and walls of tall but well groomed plants. In the middle of it a medium-sized fountain was lit up so that the sound of gurgling water flowing was loud enough around us. The only light now comes from the full moon above us.'Cara, you can sit here" Alex said, pointing to the bench he had just cleaned."Alex ... you don't need to wipe it clean." I could almost see the wood on the bench was glistening. I pulled his jacket to wrap around me tighter then sat down on the bench ."I don't want your dress to get dirty," she said and then she took a place next to me. For a few

Since Jake hasn't arrived yet so I hastily shower and then change into my pajamas into a comfortable flannel shirt and jeans. As I was wrapping my long hair in a towel Jake's noisy voice came from downstairs."Cara?!" he shouted in his annoying voice."What?!" I replied with a scream too. "I'll be down in a minute!"I put my cellphone in my trouser pocket and then left my room, my head was still covered with a towel covering my wet hair. Jake was curled up on the couch closing his eyes and folding his arms across his chest. He looks very tired."Are there any problems with the Pack at the moment?" I asked worriedly.Jake opened his eyes briefly then groaned lazily. "No ... Nothing. I just finished playing the game at four in the morning, that's why I'm still tired" he answered with a yawn and then opened his eyes wide. Jake stretched on the couch and grinned at me playfully."You bastard," I grumbled before removing the towel from my half-wet hair and throwing it in his face. Jake cou

"I am alright!" I said to Vincent while coughing a few more times. I wiped the blood on my face with the back of my hand, but instead of getting it clean my face and my hands got even more messy. Ugh, that's gross, I thought, wiping my hands on my TshirtVincent let go of my shoulders without saying anything, but Alex just arrived and immediately pulled me away from Vincent."Cara, your blood ... "Alex looked at me in panic, his brown eyes looked at the blood that covered my clothes, hands and face. Then He released me and turned angrily to Vincent. "What did you do to him?"In front of me Alex's back tensed up, ready to attack. I rubbed his arm until he turned to me again. "Alex it wasn't Vincent who did this" I muttered quietly, I wished my tone had penetrated his current emotion. I didn't let go of my hand from his arm until he stopped shaking.Vincent didn't answer Alex's question, he didn't even pay attention to Alex at all. He was still looking at me with a horrified look on hi

"Balthazar" repeated Alex through gritted teeth.Jake got up from his sofa with lightning speed. "Should I contact the werewolves guarding the border? It's possible that Leykan was never tracked down here because she lives in Canada."Alex nodded in agreement. "Ask Luca Anderson and Jordan Shaw too. Usually theEnforcer has information we don't expect.""You won't be able to find him just by asking. Balthazar is not an ordinary Lycan, he is used to living alone in seclusion.Sometimes he doesn't even come out of his hiding place for tens of years." Vincent sounded pessimistic.Balthazar. It felt like an electric shock when Iheard that name. I tried not to panic as I satfrozenbeside Alex. The Balthazar in question isn't the same Balthazar I met a few days ago right?Jake who was about to leave suddenly stopped and turned to Vincent. "I don't understand your train of thought," he said curtly. "You said your life is tied to Cara forever because of the promise you made with Cara's mother.

I could see the conflict on Alex's face as he thought about my question. It seemed he wasn't convinced himself either, but I knew how stubborn Alex was so I wouldn't be surprised to oppose this plan."Of course I will protect this Pack." Alex put down the paper he was holding. All his attention was fully focused on me. "But that doesn't mean I'll just let you go, Cara. Either way, I'll find a way so you can stay here."Alex's words sounded so convincing that for a moment it made me feel relieved. But I know this feeling is only temporary, deep down I don't want to risk the safety of this Pack member just so I can stay here."Vincent's right, we don't have to get into that now" I said with a small smile. Alex looked like he wanted to argue but he restrained himself by clenching his jaw then he cleared the pile of papers on his desk and stood up."Let's go now," he said before putting on the black jacket that was previously draped behind his chair. I nodded and stood up too. Only Vincen