Sebastian’s POV“What is this?” Sebastian asked as he left Hannah and Liam’s old room.Alpha Steven was waiting for him in the living room, staring at the picture Sebastian was holding in his hands. There was a moment of confusion that crossed his face.“I don’t know,” he answered. “A picture. It must have belonged to Hannah and Liam.”“It says that it was their little paradise. Do you know what that means?” Sebastian demanded to know.Steven shook his head, but then he thought about it for a moment.“They didn’t have a lot growing up,” Steven told him. “I wouldn’t be surprised if they thought of that river as paradise. Like their favorite place or something.”Before Sebastian had a chance to say anything more, someone knocked on the door. Steven looked even more confused and alert; he glanced over at Sebastian worriedly.“Expecting more people to search my home?” Steven asked.He didn’t wait for Sebastian to answer before he opened the door. Arnold and Raya stood before them; Sebasti
Sebastian’s POVSebastian dove into the cold oasis of the river. He was a strong swimmer and was able to swim with the current and quickly reach Liam before he traveled too far down the river and into the ocean. Liam looked to be unconscious and was bobbing up and down the water.He wrapped his arms around Liam’s limp body and held him close as he began swimming against the current. It was a lot harder to swim against the current and took him a little longer, but with the strength of Eric, he was able to get toward the edge of the riverbed where Arnold waited for him with a large branch.Sebastian grabbed onto the branch, keeping Liam tucked under his arm, and pulled Liam towards the shore. Raya helped pull Liam out of the water as Arnold helped Sebastian get out of the water.He took in a few steady breaths, trying to catch his breath as he knelt before Liam. He wasn’t breathing. He was pale and his body was pruned and raisin-like.“Is he dead?” Raya asked tears in her eyes.Sebastia
Hannah’s POVLiam’s dead.That’s all I could think about as blackness clouded my vision. My body was numb to any attacks. I knew of the damages done and I couldn’t shield myself. I saw the anger portrayed in his features as he leaned over me; every punch to my stomach, every swipe to my face, it felt like I was immune to them. I kept waiting for the pain to set in, but it never came. My already weakened body faded from me together and I could no longer feel the faint presence of my wolf.My breathing became shallow; I typically would have tried to gasp for breath. I would have tried to stay alive. But I had nothing more to live for. My brother was dead, and I was dying alongside him. I wondered if he was alone when he died. I wondered if it was painful or if it was quick. I wondered if he thought of me at all as he took his last breath.I was losing grip on reality. Jack was stained with my blood. I wanted to spit into his face and tell him to take the rest of my life. But I knew he w
“Change of plans,” Sebastian growled as he stormed out of Alpha Steven’s house. “I need you to stay here with these assholes. Call for my warriors to collect them and bring them to the jail.”“Yes, your majesty,” Arnold said right away. “What are you going to do?”“I have to see Emily.”It didn’t take long for Sebastian to get to the hospital. He hasn’t been by to see Emily in a few weeks; not since Hannah went to Bluemoon. Ever since she told Hannah that she was pregnant with his baby, he wasn’t sure what to believe anymore.He barged into Emily’s room; thankfully she was alone. She was startled to see him, but her expression quickly turned into excitement.“Sebastian!” She said, cheerfully as he walked into her room. “I wasn’t expecting you…”“I’m not here for a social visit,” he said to her, his voice hardening.She frowned and stared around his serious face.“What’s going on?” She asked.“Why did you do it, Emily?” He asked.She was supposed to be a longer-term friend; someone he
Sebastian’s POV“Oh, my moon goddess…” Raya breathed as she stared down at the dead body in the middle of the living quarters. “Who is that?”“Hannah’s handmaiden,” Sebastian said gravely as he knelt next to her body.Her heart was ripped out and she had scratches all along her body. She lay in a pool of her own blood; it was still fresh, and her body was still warm, so it was a recent killing. He lifted her arm to check for her pulse, but there was none. She was dead.“I didn’t know she had a handmaiden,” Raya whispered. “Were they close?”“Yes,” Sebastian told her. “Hannah didn’t have any friends growing up and the stupid girl ended up befriending a servant.”Sebastian shook his head with dismay as he stood to his feet.The door of the living quarters swung open, and he heard a loud squeak coming from the girl that stood at the doorway. He turned to see that servant, Valerie, standing there and staring down at Caroline’s dead body. Tears began welling in her eyes instantly and her b
Sebastian was trembling violently as he held Hannah’s unconscious body. She was still not breathing but she had a faint pulse, so he knew she was still alive. But he wasn’t sure how much longer she could stay alive.Thankfully, the EMTs arrived quickly. Arnold had come downstairs shortly after Sebastian and saw that Hannah wasn’t well. He called 911 immediately to get an ambulance. Sebastian was trying to remain strong for Hannah; he knew if he fell apart no good would come from that.He was the king and he needed to be strong for not only himself and Hannah, but his kingdom as well. He couldn’t let them see him break.But he didn’t want to let Hannah go. He held her close to him and he could smell her sent through her blood. Her body was still so warm, and it provided his wolf such tranquility. Her mouth was hanging open slightly with no air escaping her lips. But staring at her full and beautiful lips, he just wanted to kiss them. He worried he would never be able to kiss them again
Sebastian’s POVStill, with the power of the moonstone surging through him, Sebastian found it difficult to break his eye contact with Magnolia. His wolf was trying hard to detach the energy, but he found himself not strong enough.“Lock yourself away in the dungeon,” Sebastian found himself ordering her; she seemed to be compliant with his orders.“Yes, your majesty,” she said.She finally broke her gaze from him and walked toward the basement door that led into the dungeon. At that point, the moonstone wasn’t as strong and Eric was able to break through the barriers, bringing Sebastian back to his normal state of mind.He finally felt the moonstone weakening and the surging went down.Sebastian blinked a few times, looking around the foyer confused as to what happened. His memory was wavering a little bit, but he remembered that Magnolia told him that Jack was in the woodland forest. He was going to gather rogues to fight.That wasn’t going to happen while Sebastian was still alive.
Hannah’s POV“Liam’s alive?” I asked, my breath got caught in my throat as I stared up at Sebastian, shocked.Did Jack lie to me?Of course, he lied to me. Why was I surprised by that? He tried to kill me.“Yes,” Sebastian said, still eyeing me carefully. From the way he was looking at me, I could tell he was confused. “We found him in the riverbed bordering the rogued town. You used to call it your little paradise…”The riverbed. Of course, he was at the riverbed. That was my mother’s favorite spot. It was the only place the other rogues didn’t go because it was too close to the kingdom. But my mother never feared being in or near the kingdom; she didn’t have anything against the packs or the royal family. Even after my father rejected her and us, she still for some reason loved him. He was her chosen mate from the beginning and her wolf couldn’t let him go, regardless of how hard she tried.She loved him until her last breath.That riverbed was the only place we could go that was so