LOGINBella sat on the edge of her hospital bed, surrounded by the cold embrace of solitude. The dim light in the room accentuated the weariness in her eyes.She stared down at her hands, her wrist covered in bandages. The other one held in place with a cuff and chained to the bed.Caught, she’d been caught. The last thing she remembered was escaping from Xavier with her brother then a car ramming into the two of them suddenly.Her mind raced, contemplating the events that had led her to this moment. She has carefully covered her tracks at all times, but now, it seemed all the layers of deception had fallen apart. Xavier had actually held and threatened to throw her down a building.“Well, Bella, looks like your games finally caught up with you,” a voice echoed within her mind, making her cover her ears with her palms.“Shut up!” She barked.“This is the end.” The reflection taunted. No! It couldn’t be. Sebastian would come for her.“No one would save you. You’re a nobody.”“Now look at
“What happened?” Eva asked anxiously.Xavier had suddenly slumped at the entrance of a ward. “Is he okay? Xavier!” She yelled, shaking him, but his body was numb and cold.“There’s a high dose of poison. It seemed to be the highly toxic drug Nexorfin. It’s amazing he was able to withstand and survive for this long,” the doctor commented with a sigh.“Axel, what’s going on?” she turned to him. Xavier was yet to explain where her son had been taken and how it was all his fault.“We should let him rest a little and keep him under observation,” the man muttered, then turned to leave. Eva watched Xavier’s unconscious face.“Nexorfin,” she muttered. “Who did that tonXavier?” She asked. “That’s really poisonous.Did that have anything to do with Liam?” Eva asked, looking at Axel. Her son had been exposed to such danger. Axel stared at Eva,unable to answer the questions; Xavier would be more suitable to answer them. How was he to tell her it was her mate that had done all that and made them s
Xavier gently placed Liam at a safe distance before turning back towards the burning building, his heart pounding with worry.“Derrick! Derrick!” he yelled desperately, hoping for any sign of his friend.“I don’t think you should,” a calm voice interrupted Xavier’s frantic calls. He turned to see a man standing nearby, his expression grave.“Derrick’s still in there,” Xavier explained, his voice strained with emotion.“I know. He’s gone. He’s dead now,” the man informed him with a somber tone.“How did that happen?!” Xavier demanded, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief as flames engulfed the structure.“That explosion was meant for both of you,” the man explained matter-of-factly.“What?!” Xavier exclaimed, his mind reeling with the revelation.“Yes. But you got out just in time,” the man confirmed, his gaze fixed on the burning wreckage.“He yelled at me to leave,” Xavier whispered, his voice trembling with the weight of the realization. His old friend, whom he had just found aliv
Axel descended the stairs and was greeted by a familiar silhouette waiting for him. He halted, his eyes widening in disbelief, blinking repeatedly.The dark, wavy hair, the slender frame–it couldn’t be. With hesitant steps, his heart raced, and he approached cautiously.“Jasmine,” Axel whispered, his voice tinged with shock as he confronted the unexpected sight.She turned to meet his gaze, and his lips parted, unable to comprehend the reality before him.“Jasmine?” He repeated, his voice hoarse, dropping the items in his hands in astonishment.A smile graced her lips, tears welling in her eyes as she rushed towards him.“It was Bella. It’s all Bella. She was there that night, she killed those men and tried to take Nathan’s wife as well. Nathan’s wife died because of me,” she cried out, her anguish pouring forth trying to warn him.Axel enveloped her in his embrace, still grappling with the surreal notion of her being alive.“I thought I lost you forever. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry I le
“Xavier would come; he knows I have his son,”Derrick muttered, his voice tinged with anticipation.“If my hunch is right, this should be the place,” Xavier muttered to himself as he exited the vehicle, stepping into the dilapidated and abandoned house. A van was parked some distance away. He walked in quietly, his senses alert to every sound and scent.His nostrils pricked and twisted at the familiar scent. With determination, he rushed into the building, the moonlight slipping through the broken ceiling, illuminating the room. Xavier stood in the middle of the hall for a moment, memories flooding back of the times they spent in Derrick’s father’s old house-the first one they lived in before the pack’s relocation.“You came,” a voice said dryly from the shadows.“I knew you would find it,” Derrick commended, his figure emerging at the top of the stairs.“Derrick,” Xavier muttered, his hands balling into fists. “Is that really you?” His voice tinged with disbelief, unable to compreh
The room reverberated with the rhythmic beeping of medical instruments, creating a somber ambiance. Xavier’s intense gaze fixated on Bella, lying frail on the bed, unconscious, a breathing tube delicately connected to her nose. Questions swirled in his mind – Derrick?How and why? Was Derrick alive? Did Derrick actually know her and send her?“The other man brought in with her died on the spot. I assume it’s her brother; the two bear a striking resemblance,” the doctor informedXavier, who absorbed the information with a silent nod.“Ensure she doesn’t die. If she does, I’ll deal with you,” Xavier warned impassively, his words carrying a subtle threat that the doctor misinterpreted as genuine concern.“Is she in pain?” Xavier inquired, seeking more details about Bella’s condition.“She has a few broken bones, some concussion. We’ll make sure we treat her to the best of our abilities for a full recovery,” the doctor assured, attempting to offer solace.“Recover?” Xavier questioned, hi







