LOGINChapter 60FreyaThe very last thing on earth I wanted right now was another round with Selene.So when second training was called, I cut off toward the side exit instead of taking the main path with everybody else.If luck was on my side for once in my life, I'd be in a cab and gone before she came up with another reason to drag me.I tugged the strap of my bag higher up on my shoulder and picked up my pace.But luck and me? We've never really been close.I rounded the corner near the parking lot and walked straight into somebody's chest.Strong hands caught me by the arms before I could stumble back."Easy." The familiar voice grunted and my eyes flared open, I froze.“Caelan.” I whispered. My eyes shot up to his. He was dressed down in his dark jeans, and a plain black shirt, yet somehow that made him even more intimidating, his arms crossed once he was sure I wasn't about to fall over."What are you doing here?" I blurted.One eyebrow went up, slow and deliberate. "Funny, that wa
Chapter 59FreyaThe second I opened my eyes the next morning, my mother’s words began to ring in my head all over again.“Then you must stop at once.” Like she could just order me to do stuff and I’d have no other choice but to agree. I laid there for a while, staring up at the ceiling, my stomach all knotted up. Part of me already knew it would be easier not to go, easier to just stay home and hide in my room, dodge the stares and the laughing and Selene's snide little comments.But another part of me wasn't about to back down.Something happened that day. I knew it did.No matter how much Selene made fun of me, no matter how hard she tried to convince every single person on that field that I was crazy or making it up, I couldn't shake the feeling. The thing that ripped through my body right before I blacked out. Even now, sitting here in bed, I could still feel the ghost of it under my skin.What if that really had been my wolf? What if I quit now and that was it? My only shot
Chapter 58CaelenLucian stared at me blankly, his eyes wandering around my face like he was searching for a reason not to listen to my warning. “What now?..” he growled, “I can’t appreciate a beautiful angel when I see one?” I smacked my lips and grabbed Freya’s wrist, gently pulling her away from my doorstep and straight to the driveway where my car was parked. “What’s going on Caelen?” Her voice broke but I said nothing and just pulled the passenger seat open for her to get in. “Caelen!” Freya yelled as I walked round the car and got into the driver’s seat. “Freya, didn't I ask you not to come here?” The words tumbled out of my mouth sternly, despite how gentle I wanted to sound. “Well you didn’t sound alright to me over the phone and I just thought it’d be a good idea for me to show up unexpectedly.. I thought you’d be happy to see me.” she responded, throwing her hands in the air. “I am happy to see you.” I sighed. “Doesn’t seem like it.” I drew air into my lungs sharply
Chapter 57Freya By the time I woke up the next morning, the headache had dulled and my body felt better, but what happened at the training grounds refused to leave me alone. For the longest time I’d been without a wolf, nothing but an omega empty inside, so how was I supposed to explain what happened without sounding unhinged? The white streaks in my hair kept flashing through my mind, had I imagined them in the haze of pain, or had someone else seen them too? I couldn’t bring myself to ask. Marcus wasn’t there, Rowan was conveniently absent as well and Selene would gladly deny that the sky was blue than admit to seeing anything that might give me even the smallest bit of hope.There was a knock on the door so I shifted my gaze from the ceiling and towards it, waiting for whoever it was to take the hint and come in because I didn’t have the energy to say anything. The door finally opened and Iris sauntered in, an infuriating smirk on my face. “I decide to knock today and you re
Chapter 56AuroraGoing back felt longer than it should have. Maybe because my head wouldn't stop replaying the way Freya had looked earlier. She just seemed to be oddly mentally distant after I asked her about the training incident and why she passed out. And using Marcus as a getaway… really smart of her. Freya doesn’t hide things from me. Not really.. so I knew it actually had to be something serious.By the time I got to the mansion gates, the tiredness had already settled deep into my bones.The guards opened up the second they saw me. No one said anything, no one ever really said much around this house unless it was needed. Fear has a way of putting a lid on people.I stepped inside quietly, hoping everyone had already turned in. The last thing I wanted tonight was a conversation. My head was full enough.But the moment I walked into the living room, my feet stopped.My father was sitting near the fireplace. I grunted almost inaudibly as my body shuddered instantly. My fathe
Chapter 55Caelan The rivalry between my brother and I goes as far back as I can remember. Just normal sibling dynamics because one is the Alpha king and the other isn’t. But now it seemed like he was intentionally spreading rumors to oust me from the seat. He didn’t even possess the Lycan powers needed to be crowned the Alpha king. I ended up deciding to believe that they were just baseless rumors. Besides, he left the pack years ago because he didn’t like the way I ruled. He never actually acted like he saw himself capable of being a threat. “That’s impossible.” I replied, my voice laced with disbelief. Tired of conducting this conversation on my feet, I moved deeper into the living room and sank onto the nearest couch, the weight of the day pressing down on me. Daren followed in silence, and with a slight nod I gestured for him to take the seat across from me. I cleared my throat, forcing my mind to focus on finding a solution for our now exposed southern border. “The sol







