42ANTHONY'S POV:For the past twenty five minutes I had been sitting at the breakfast table, I had not taken a bite of the food in front of me.I was unaware of my surroundings, and all I could think of was that it had been weeks now and still, no sign of Aria. Where could she have gone? I asked my thoughts.I had sent out the first group of people under the guidance of Elijah to find her, they had found nothing. A few days ago, I sent out another group to find her.I had been waiting for Elijah's reply for days, but I hadn't seen him or returned. As I sat there looking at the food in front of me, I lost appetite.Unable to continue eating, I rose from the seat and left for my study. Finally, in my study, I found it difficult to relax. My thoughts were all over the place. Not too long into my time at the study, I began to pace.Pacing around in my study, I couldn't feel at ease. Why did she have to leave? Was it because I was too harsh with her about the purging? Was she tired of my

ARIA'S POV:The dungeon returned to normal after the show I had put on. Guards continued carrying out their duties.Sitting on the floor with my back against the wall, I felt weak and hopeless. I stared at the dungeon's bars with a blank mind.For what seemed like hours, I sat there, unmoving. Until there seemed to be a grave silence all over the dungeon,. From the cell I was in, I could hear echoes of "my lord" resonating from all angles of the dungeon, followed by footsteps directed towards my cell.As the footsteps drew closer, flashbacks of the last time I had been here began to come to me.My breathing began to come in short, interrupted breaths. I could feel my heart wanting to jump out. My heartbeat accelerated, and all I could hear was the sound of the footsteps coming in my direction.Mustering up all the courage I had, I looked up just in time, and the owner of the footsteps stopped in front of me.Dane Seymour.The perpetuator of evil, the devil himself. The alpha of the C

 DANE'S POV: How could anyone be as clueless as that girl? Of all positions, she was an alpha, yet she did not know anything about her family?  No wonder she was able to hand her position over to her mate. What a pathetic excuse for an Alpha pack as great as Nightfang! How could she not catch on after all the hints that had been dropped? Was she really that dumb? I shook my head. For an alpha, she had no backbone. No wonder she was easy to manipulate. As I pondered on these things, I also wondered why Cordelia had not yet come to see her little prisoner.  She had been savoring this moment, so why hadn't she come to say hello? What was keeping her from coming to 'pay her respects' just as Cordelia had put it. Walking towards my room, I changed my mind and decided to go to the stables instead. To

 ARIA'S POV: Maria had forced me to wear the dress. She had even threatened me with the guards, just like she had done during the auction preparation. The gown was so short that my butt cheeks were exposed. The chest region was so low that almost half of my breasts were open. And the back, all of it was open. A disgusting excuse of underwear with halter tights was all I was forced to wear under. I was naked. Maria didn't care at all. All she was concerned about was getting me dressed and sending me off to Dane. She maintained her poker-no-smile face.  But I couldn't care less, because all I could think of was that I was naked, tired, and dizzy. I was given heels to go with the outfit I was putting on. When Maria was through, she gestured towards the door. "Let's go." She said. I ignored her. "Move it." She said. Warning

Anthony's POV:"Alpha Anthony!" The woman who walked into the throne room carried with her an aura of power. Alpha Victoria stood tall, built like a fine warrior, yet had a kind face. She was one of a kind among alphas. She walked over to me, practically gliding across the marble floors, her arms stretching out wide for an embrace. I rose to my feet and met her halfway. "Alpha Victoria, thank the goddess you're here." I said, unable to keep the relief out of my voice. She pulled back, furrowed her brow in worry. "I'll keep it very simple. I learned from Elijah that your lady friend went missing.""She's more than a lady friend to me," I admitted, the image of Aria's lovely face lighting up in my mind. Victoria smiled, a sad smile. "I understand that. I am bringing you good news, however."I felt a glimmer of hope inside me. "Good news?""Yes. I sent one of my boys to a pack to infiltrate, after I had heard the sad news." "Which pack?" I felt like I already knew the answer. But I n