ZAYNI emerged from the town hall, squinting in the harsh sunlight as I reached out with my mind to call my wolves from deep within the forest. If they hadn't been there to witness the conversation between Maisie and the pack priestess, I might never have learned the truth about her sudden departure. I might have even believed that she had run off with my son.As I stood there, lost in thought, a pair of hands suddenly wrapped around my torso, sending a jolt of surprise through me. I tensed and tried to twist away, but then I heard Odessa's voice behind me. "Please, Zayn, don't leave. Stay here with me, I beg you.""Let go, Odessa," I said, my voice hard and unyielding.Despite my efforts to break free, she held me firmly in place, refusing to release me. Just as I was about to stop holding back and physically push her away, she suddenly let go. Stepping in front of me, she spoke with frustration in her voice. "Are you truly going to abandon everything we have here?""You're the one w

MAISIE Zayn had not spoken a word to me since we left the Light Dawn pack. Neither did I say any last words to Felix before I left, but it wasn't because I was angry with him for hiding his real identity. A part of me was disappointed that he had kept such an important secret from me but it was honestly his choice. The only reason I had agreed to leave the pack with Zayn was because I knew he was on the verge of losing his sanity to his wolf and I just couldn't let that happen. Apart from the reason of him being Alexei's father, we both knew that his rogue state was going to affect me too. In most cases, the other pair to the rogue wolf would either turn rogue too or die in a few days after its corruption. If that happened to both of us, then what would happen to our son?“Mommy, where are we going?” Alexei's voice pulled me out of my thoughts as we rode a car back to the Frost Fang pack. I lifted my head to meet my mate's blank gaze through the review mirror at the driver's seat