로그인~ ISABELLE ~ "Now, either give me the keys, or we're gonna see some fireworks in the snow," she smiled. I was too stunned to speak for a second as I stared at my servers between the explosives. The countdown had already begun on the screen. Only four minutes and fifty-five seconds remained, but the numbers seemed to flicker faster the more I stared at the screen."You bitch!" I screamed, and my voice echoed through the container. She laughed, petting a box of explosives like it was a puppy."I see you like this gift very much, but I need to see those keys, Isabelle. Or this is all going to blow up.”"Stop the timer, Talia!" I roared, but she clicked a button on her small remote, and instantly, the timer lost one minute. Instead of four minutes and twenty-seven seconds, the timer showed three minutes and twenty-six seconds.I roared and lunged at her without another thought. I needed to get that remote from her soon.Being a werewolf hugely advantaged me in this situation because I co
~ ISABELLE ~ I trailed Talia’s footsteps to the way she was taking me. When she wasn't paying attention to me, I glanced back over my shoulder again to see if my mates were following me. However, I couldn't make out much in the snow.The snow started to fall again while strong winds blew from the direction of the frozen sea. Even though I was well protected with the thick fox fur jacket and two more layers of thick sweaters underneath it, I was still shivering.On the other hand, Talia seemed unaffected by the cold despite wearing fewer clothes. I followed her through the maze of containers, fully alert, with my hand on the gun just in case she tried to pull a trick on me."How did you get here?" I had to ask her because it was an important question bugging me for a while.How the fuck did she manage to transport those heavy servers in this snow? While on our way to the port, we didn't see any tracks of another vehicle that might have headed this way.Or maybe the heavy snow might've
~ ISABELLE ~ "You're supposed to say I'm glad to see you or something along those lines when you meet someone," I told her, and she shrugged."I'm not glad to see you... But I'm glad you're here, Isabelle. Are you glad to see me?" She asked, flashing me her cryptic, unsettling smile that always made me shiver."I'm as glad as you are to see me," I replied coolly, and her smile grew. She regarded me for another minute while silence stretched between us. I couldn't help but stare at her and see how she had changed over the years. She was taller and slimmer than me. We had the same face and eyes, but some features differed. She didn't have the sharp canines like me because she was human.Of the two of us, I looked most like our mother because of my blonde hair. Meanwhile, she had wavy black hair that she seemed to have inherited from her biological father."I could've never imagined that we'd meet again," She spoke, something unfamiliar in her voice."I thought you died," I told her, a
~ ISABELLE~ The following day, we set out from the abandoned port at noon. It was a gloomy day, with gentle snowfall. The hints of a storm lingered on the horizon.The brothers wanted me to postpone this to the next day, when the weather was better, but there was no guarantee it would be better. The weather was unpredictable, and I didn't like to rely on its mood swings for my work. I had somehow convinced the brothers to go today after a lot of bickering and arguments last night.We drove as close as we could to the abandoned port with our small team of reinforcements whom Damian had flown in from the pack overnight. They had come prepared with weapons and whatnot for any ambush.By the time we reached the last edge of the snow-blocked road to the abandoned port, the snow had started falling harder. I could sense that the brothers were not pleased with this, but before they could suggest going back and coming back the next day, I hopped out of the SUV and took in my surroundings.Th
~ ISABELLE ~ I had been anxiously waiting for the brothers to arrive ever since I got the response from Talia. I hadn't expected her to respond to me in the first place, but I had taken the shot by posting a bait in a public server that my stolen servers were bound to pick up and notify her.Her response had come quickly— too quickly, and I couldn't help but think she had laid out a trap for me the same way I was doing for her right now. I was not expecting her to be sitting there idle with my servers.This was the first time we had communicated directly, which meant that she was now more willing to come out in the open. She was tired of hiding and indirectly creating more mess for me.She now wants to be more direct. This was a good thing, but at the same time, it made me anxious.Was this something she had planned for while keeping low for the past week? I couldn't help but wonder.Even though I was the one who had put up bait for her to take, I couldn't help but feel that it was I
~ AIDEN ~ What I had dreaded the most ended up happening—Rikkard came to see us as soon as he learned we were in Kersas. As soon as I told Isabelle and Damian about it, their faces turned sour. Isabelle looked slightly more anxious. Maybe, I shouldn't have let her know about Rikkard.She was already stressed out enough because of her sister, and Rikkard was terrible sufficient by himself.Damian and I should've dealt with him alone, but I could tell that one of the reasons why Rikkard had shown up was to meet Isabelle. He was curious about her, making me want to thrash him on the walls."I'll deal with him," Damian said, leaving Isabelle’s side."Is it going to be alright?" She asked warily."You don't have to worry about him, baby girl," he assured her, but I could tell he doubted Rikkard himself. We had been expecting him to show up, but beyond that, we didn't know what else to expect.Rikkard was one of the most unpredictable men I had ever met. Whenever I met him, my senses were







