Kayla's POV
My night vision had fully clicked in by now and I could see everything around me as clearly as if it was broad daylight and not pitch dark. The perks of being a werewolf…
I avoided the debris in the ground skillfully and dodged the low hanging branches of the trees all the while focusing on the scent of the rogues. With each step I took, the pungent scent grew stronger and then, the smoky smell of fire mixed in with the stench of the rogues. Sure enough, I saw tendrils of smoke rising from the other end of the forest and knew that the rogues must be sitting in front of a bonfire. Well, camping time is over, you filthy demons!
Finally, the trees thinned out to reveal a clearing in the forest and I spotted a band of rogues in human form. They were lazing around merrily, not knowing the
Kayla's POVMy eyes locked with the amber eyes of Zane Black and I wondered how he was here, so far away from his pack. And he appeared right when I was about to get the answers I had been desperate for. For a moment, I just wanted to carry on with my plan and interrogate the rogue. But then I sighed as I realised I couldn’t do it. I can’t let him know what exactly I was going to do. I should make him believe that I was here by accident...He looked at me with a confused expression before it was replaced by determination. He then looked me up and down, making sure that I was fine. His eyes fell on the torn state of my dress and his eyes narrowed in rage. He gritted his teeth, and clenched his fists as a myriad of emotions flashed in his eyes that met my gaze again.I broke eye contact with
Zane's POVAfter deciding that I would track the rogues instead of the Feral Assassin, I sent out my warriors in all directions to gather the information about hotspots for the rogues. Whenever I got the information about a place where more than three rogues were spotted, I marked that place in the map because I had a hunch that the Feral Assassin was targeting groups of rogues now. His recent killing spree was pointing towards that.Once I was done, there were four such places where rogues were said to band together that the Feral Assassin hadn't struck at yet. I stationed warriors at all four of them and demanded them to report all activities of the rogues without alerting them. In case there was an attack by the Feral Assassin, they were ordered to report me before restraining him.I dec
Kayla’s POVI looked at Zane with annoyance, wanting to wipe off that stupid smirk off his face. I knew that he had something up his sleeves and knowing him; I had a feeling that it would be nothing good. What was he planning to do now? We were in a damn forest and I couldn’t think of anything that could get him excited about it. Wait. We were alone in a forest with no one around us for miles…I looked at his eyes that were flashing with mischief and gritted my teeth when I realised what was brewing in his mind. I knew for certain that he believed this was his chance to woo me finally. Dream on, Mr. Alpha. I will plan on ways to ditch you and you keep planning on ways to win me. Let’s see who wins.“Well, I am a wolf and an Alpha at that. I know my way back and I can take care of myself. I don’t need you to help me. You can carry on with whatever you were here for,” I said, in
Kayla’s POVI squeezed my eyes shut, trying to stop the glare of the sun from disturbing my sleep. Did I forget to close the curtain last night?When closing my eyes didn’t help, I rolled around to the other side of the bed and hit something warm, a pillow?I opened my eyes lazily and met amber eyes gazing at me intently. My heart skipped a beat at the sight of my mate looking at me with a tender expression. But then I realised it was just a dream. Well, this was different from my normal nightmares and as tingles spread through my body, I couldn’t tell that I hated waking up to see my mate’s face first thing in the morning. Oh, who was I kidding? It was exhilarating to see him gazing at me with such a loving expression, and I couldn’t help but hope that I would get to wake up to such a sight for real one day…“Good morning, mate,” he greeted me with a smirk.
Kayla’s POVI shook my head to get rid of the melancholic feeling. There was no point in feeling sorry for myself. I had to get hold of myself and track the rogues now.I looked down at myself and frowned at the state of the dress I wore. I had enough of it and wanted to throw it away at the earliest. Too bad I didn’t bring a spare one. I spotted a small shop and saw a salesgirl putting the dresses on display. It appeared as if the shop was just opening up. If only I had some cash with me…My eyes fell on my gold chain, and an idea formed in my mind. Maybe I could convince them to give clothes to me by pawning it? I was not exactly pleased with the idea since it belonged to my mother and I cherished it. But I couldn’t think of another option…I sighed and marched towards the shop with determination. The girl in the store was a human and hearing me approach, the girl looked up with
Kayla's POVThe men stood around me, leering at me and the leader lost his apprehension entirely, having all his men to aid him. He strode towards me confidently, invading my personal space and I raised my brows at him."Oh, so you are not going for a one on one this time? Scared a woman will beat your ass...again?" I asked with a smirk."You!" he raised his hand as if to slap me and flinched with pain, as his eyes went down to his hand which was trembling under the exertion."It hasn't healed yet? Must have broken quite terribly.""Woman! You are asking for death! If you weren't just so gorgeous, I would have torn you to pieces and fed them to my boys already. But it would be a waste to destroy such beaut
Zane’s POVAs I walked with Kayla, my mind flashed back to the moment I found her with the men. I still felt murderous even though she was fine, and they were long gone. How dare they try to force themselves on my woman? On any woman for that matter, but seeing that fucker hold my girl and trying to kiss her, I literally saw red. If not for not wanting to show my violent side to my mate, I would have torn them all to shreds and still done some more. It took all my willpower as it is to spare them and now; I was having second thoughts. What if they do that to another unsuspecting woman? Well, I will deal with them when I come back later because I know I will be back again. My senses were screaming that they will soon be the Feral Assassin’s targets, and I will not blame him. These assholes didn’t deserve to live!I shook my head and turned to Kayla to see that she had slowed down. She looked tired, and I decided tha
Kayla’s POVI let go of the control I held over the beast inside me and as the man quivered in front of me; I knew that my eyes must be glowing right now. He finally seemed to recognise what horror he was facing, but bad for him, it was too late. I smiled at him showing my sharp teeth and he flinched before raising his hand toward me shakily.“Feral Assassin,” he mouthed in alarm, but no sound came out. Still, the words he breathed out seemed to ring in the silent forest, and the men who were holding me let go of my arms like they had been burnt.That’s right. I am the Feral Assassin everyone has celebrated. They looked down on me because I was a woman, even when I proved myself time and time again. That’s why no one ever doubted that the Feral Assassin could be a woman. It was always ‘he’ for them. Well, the joke is on them.I stretched my limbs and relished in the feeling of