LOGINLisa's POVThe men all turned at once to stare at the man who suddenly called Derek a prince.Then they slowly looked back at Derek again.For a second, nobody said anything.One of the men finally laughed awkwardly and slapped the man beside him. “Go back to sleep, fool. You drank too much.”But the man immediately sat upright.“No,” he said firmly. “Don’t you idiots know him?”The others frowned. “The prince of Bloodshot pack,” the man continued loudly.A few of them burst into laughter. “Bloodshot has only one prince,” one said. “And his name is not Derek.”The man cursed loudly. “Fuck you all. That’s him. The long lost prince.” He turned quickly to Derek, eyes wide with excitement. “Prince Derek, please tell them I’m not out of my mind.”I looked at Derek nervously. Derek looked at me too for one brief second before finally speaking.“He’s saying the truth,” Derek said calmly. “Tyler is my brother. I was taken captive for years, but I managed to escape.”The boat suddenly became v
Lisa's POVThe gunshot echoed through the valley like thunder.I flinched hard, my ears ringing instantly. For one horrible second, I thought Derek had been shot.“Derek!” I screamed, turning toward him. But he was already moving.His body slammed into mine before I could react, knocking me flat against the rocky ground. Another gunshot exploded above us, the bullet hitting a stone nearby and sending sharp fragments flying into my face.“Stay down,” Derek growled.My heart pounded violently. I looked around wildly, trying to see where the shots were coming from, but the fog rolling through the valley made it almost impossible.Then I saw movement. Figures, several of them.They stepped out slowly from behind the rocks lining the ridge. Men dressed in dark cloaks and leather armor, their rifles pointed directly at us. Silver bullets. At least ten of them.My stomach dropped.One of the men smirked when he saw us on the ground. “Well, well,” he called out loudly. “Look what we found.”
Lisa's POVThe name itself sent a cold shiver down my spine.“What do you mean by death valley?” I asked, my voice quieter than I intended.Derek didn’t answer immediately. He crouched low, brushing his fingers over the damp soil, then sniffed the air. His expression hardened. “It's a cursed route,” he muttered. “a graveyard for any supernatural being that dares to cross it, even witches.”My stomach tightened. “You brought us here on purpose?”He straightened, eyes flicking to mine. “No. We didn’t have a choice. This is the fastest route to get beyond their reach. If we turn back, those demons, or worse, will find us before nightfall.”I didn’t like it. Every instinct in me screamed that this place was wrong. I tried to calm my pounding heart.“Derek,” I stepped closer. “What if there are more creatures here? What if what we see in this valley is far more cruel than the ones we saw in the forest?”“Like I said, we don't have a choice,” he cut me off, his vo
Lisa's POVI could not take one single step. My legs felt anchored there, into the wet earth, and froze at the sight of those green-eyed beasts.My claws twitched a little, but my body could not respond. I could barely take breath as I was looking at them."Lisa." The name echoed through the haze, sharp and authoritative.I slowly turned my head. In the meantime, Derek had reached to stand right next to me, his body tautly hard, his eyes dark with moods brewing.He saw them, the ugly looking forest demons hiding behind the trees; their glowing eyes locked on us.And without ever seeing hesitation, Derek shifted.The sickening sound of bones snapping, skin tearing, and rebirthing into fur sent an icy shiver up my spine.I have seen him shift once or twice, but never like this. Never with such swiftness. It was akin to watching some wild thing tear itself free from a maw. His wolf stood taller, darker, more terrifying than I remembered: Muscles rippled underneath the thic
Lisa's POVMy scream caught in my throat. The canoe rocked hard. Water splashed into it. Derek grabbed the sides to steady it, his eyes scanning the water fast.“What was that?” I whispered, heart racing.He didn’t answer right away. His jaw clenched tight. “Something’s under us.”I looked into the water, but all I saw was our reflection shaking with the ripples. The river was dark now, deep and wide, and everything around us suddenly felt colder.“Derek?” I said again, my voice thin.He didn’t blink. “Hold onto the canoe. No matter what, don’t fall in.”Another hit came, this time from the other side. We both leaned to balance it, but I was shaking too much to stay calm.Then I heard the same voices again. They were whispers, and louder this time around.I held onto the wooden edge with both hands. “They followed us! The magic, it's still here.”Derek’s eyes turned sharp, red flickering like fire in them. “They shouldn’t be able to follow us on the river.”“Well,
Lisa's POVI walked down to the river and had a quick bath. The water was cold, but I didn’t mind. My body still felt weird after everything that happened. When I came back, Derek was already sitting by a fire, roasting a deer. I had no idea how he caught it so fast. My eyes widened. "You caught that?" I asked, stepping closer.He didn’t look at me. Just turned the stick the meat was on."Yeah. Saw it when I was out earlier. Figured we needed food."I didn’t ask how. I didn’t want to know. He always did things I couldn’t explain."You can eat," he said. "I need to bathe."And with that, he stood up, wiped his hands on his pants, and walked toward the river. I watched him go. His back muscles moved like ropes under his skin. I sat beside the fire, picked a piece of the roasted deer, and started eating slowly. It tasted better than I expected. I guessed I was just very hungry.But then something strange started happening.I began to hear voices. Soft whispers.
Lisa's POVThen one of the men turned to the healer, "If we somehow find out that you had a hand in helping Derek escape then we'd be back for our gold, and this time around, you'd wish you never met us."She swallowed hard, "I swear by the gods, I had no hand in his esca
Lisa's POV“You can't do this to me."She tilted her head. “That’s where you truly belong. You were destined to be part of Alex’s bloodline. Now that he’s gone, Klaus awaits.”My stomach twisted. The name sent a chill racing through me.I have heard about Klaus, he's times hun
Lisa's POV I clenched my jaw. “I still don't believe a single word you say.”She looked at me for a long time. Then, to my surprise, her expression cracked, just a little.“I cared for you, Lisa,” she said softly. “I still do. That’s why I won’t kill you.
Lisa's POVThe first thing I felt was the cold, not the heat from the healer's hut. Sort of made me wonder if she kept me outside to sleep.The cold bit into my skin, crawled down my bones. My head throbbed, heavy and fogged. When I tried to sit up, my eyes still closed and







