LOGINAUTHOR'S POV "That old witch won't back down." Aldric gritted his teeth. "It seems her sister's death is not a lesson to her. I even suspect that this little chaos has to be her handwork. They are in possession of harmful chemicals and ingredients and they hate us the most. With Ezra now fully in the picture, it's about to get as dangerous as it can be." "We can't let Ezra find his wolf." Caelen declared and stood up. "We just can't. We don't know what he is capable of, if we let him do so, it can be disastrous for us." "I suggest this one thing. Rather than try to hide him, we can weaponize him against the werewolves." Aldric suggested. "Isn't that the game Vera is about to play with us? Ezra's mother worked as a maid for Vera and her deceased sister who is obsessed with taking the vampires down. Vlyn ended up giving birth to a child who possesses some form of genes that could be dangerous to us." Aldric paused, his lips curled up as he let the silence fully connect the
AUTHOR'S POV "Let's try this again, shall we?" Caius exhaled and pulled out a long syringe twice the usual size than one would have seen at a clinic. Dave's eyes widened in pure shock. It had already been a while since he was brought here and his state had significantly gotten worse. He looked thinner than before and paler as well. He could barely keep his eyes open for too long and appeared pitiable. "He looks like he is about to die any moment soon." Lucien pointed out, his face squeezed up in worry. "We can't let him die, we should be able to save him, right? Maybe we should stop with the attempts. He is the only one that can guide us to the answers we are searching for..." Dorian barged into the building, "I doubt that." He put his jacket on a rough table. "Another teenager has been successfully caught." He added. "But he is the one who stalked Ezra so we need to keep him safe. Also, he hasn't told us where his mother is." "Which is why we should make him take th
EZRA'S POV I entered his study and closed the door gently behind me. I wasn't sure what to expect but knowing Caelen, he was likely to shout at me. He pulled his chair back and sat on it. He turned on the small lamp that was on his desk and then looked at me. He gestured at the chair opposite him. "Have a seat." He said and I dragged my feet over to his side. "Yes." I sat down and let the silence also sit for a minute before I attempted to speak again, "I am sor–" "What questions do you have?" He cut me short. "I know you have seen and heard things which you didn't expect. What questions do you have?" I cleared my throat and rubbed my fingers. Where should I start from? I had not even gathered my thoughts well enough. He folded his arms and continued staring at me. "I think I found out who my mother was." I began. I observed his face for any reaction but he gave none. "Her name is Vlyn and she was a maid at the central pack house before she ran away." I continued.
EZRA'S POV "So what will you do now? This is getting more complicated than I thought." Cole rubbed his neck. "Do you think this might have to do with the prophecy you received?" "What prophesy?" "That you'd be deceived or something." He reminded me and it seemed to click for a few seconds. "Can we even consider that to be a prophecy?" "Ezraaaa." He rolled his eyes. I shrugged, "Who then is deceiving me among them and for what purpose? That is just what I can't figure out. I think this is just a misunderstanding that should get resolved with time." I complained bitterly to Cole but he was also as clueless as I was. "Vampires and werewolves don't like each other so it's understandable they don't have something good to say about one another." "Despite their rival, the main issue is what does that have to do with you? Why is your ability to transform being compressed? All of these are important questions." We could only stare into nothing and simply remain qu
AUTHOR'S POV "He has been sleeping for too long. Are you sure he is alright?" Ezra asked Aldric worriedly as the man made his way through to the living room with a small plate of sliced fruits. Ezra collected it gratefully but he was more concerned about his friend's state. After arriving at Caldenmoor, he had decided against going to Caelen's place and instead wanted to check on Cole first and to also create some time to think about his next course of action before facing the vampire family again. But it had been three hours already since he came here. It was past noon too so it only made sense he needed to be worried. Did Riven deal with him that much? Goodness, he swore in his heart to make him regret that even though he didn't know how. "Hmm." Aldric looked away without providing much explanation as to why Cole wasn't down yet. He sat down and crossed his legs. Ezra's phone rang for the fourteenth time but he refused to pick up. "Are you just going to keep staring?"
AUTHOR'S POVThe phone vibrated continuously on the stand beside the bed. It had already been ignored at first but after not being able to bear the noise, Aldric reached out for it. The screen had Ezra's name plastered on it and he looked at Cole who was wrapped in a blanket yet curled into his embrace, sleeping soundly and snoring a bit lightly. He got off the bed gently and went to answer the call outside. ~ Hey Cole, I just saw your message. Are you alright? The ~ "He is fine. He is with me." Aldric replied with an aloof voice as he made his way down the stairs and finally to the kitchen where the meals he had prepared some hours ago were still there. "Aldric?" "Hmm." "Oh my goodness, what happened? Where is Cole?" "He is asleep. I brought him home with me at midnight because Riven forcefully delivered him to his father's house in a harsh manner after knowing you were in Valden." He leaned against the counter and folded his arms. "Oh fuck. Did he hurt him?
DORIAN'S POV. The black ice had no business being as beautiful as it was. That was the only thought I didn't say out loud because it was the kind of observation that served no practical purpose. Draven Stadium, a place that we've owned for more than two years, was the perfect place for us to prac
EZRA'S POV The footage had been running for about what? Forty minutes before I realized I was yet to blink. I reached up quickly and pressed two fingers against my right eye, just to confirm if I could still blink. I didn't want things going wrong when I was this close to my goals.Luckily for me,
EZRA'S POVFOUR MONTHS LATER"Ezra! Ezra, that pass in the third, bro, where did that even come from?""Just saw the opening," I shrugged. "Just saw the opening?" Cole repeated, throwing his arm around my neck and nearly taking me off balance. "Listen to this guy. Just saw the opening. You made Pe
DORIAN'S POV"The Harlow acquisition closes Friday," Caelan said, not looking up from his desk. "I need you in the Geneva office by Thursday morning at the latest.""I'll be there Wednesday night." I flipped to the next page of the report in my hand. "The Aldren contract is the bigger issue right n







