Xavier’s point of view “Do you think Snow might be trying to throw us off and sell us out to the rogue?” My omega, Adam, asked me as we made our way into the forests. “I do not know Adam. Gamma Suri assured us that she got the revenge she wanted. I am just hoping she is not trying to screw us over,” I say to him, leading the way in the direction that Katrina showed me. The map of where exactly to go. I do not know if I should trust her, but for Bianca, I would try. I had so many questions I wanted to ask her and so many things to tell her. The only way for me to do that was if I found her alive. ‘Xavi, if what Suri said was true, then Bianca had indirectly caused the deaths of the Snowpack.’ My wolf Ares reminded me again. I have even lost count of how many times he has kept saying things about Katrina, probably using this as an opportunity to screw me over. ‘Katrina is a lot of things. But I know she is not a coward who let us other people do her work.’ ‘What if she ha
Katrina’s Point of View“Are you ready?” Josuha asked me two days later as I swallowed hard. Looking ahead of me, we were close to the camp, and I was not sure I wanted to be back.Lucius and the other men arrived a few days ago, but I still do not know who we lost.“Kat!” Gerald shouted as he came closer to where I was with Joshua. I looked over my shoulder as he approached.“Yes?”“The men just advised about Theo” he says to me and instantly that grabs my attention because for two days we had been looking for him.“Is he back in camp?” I asked him, and the look on his face told me everything I needed to know.I exhale heavily, shaking my head. I have not broken down in days. Even when I went back to bury Thelma, I wanted to bring her back, but her body was almost decomposing, so I had to bury her in a foreign land.“Thank you. And Bray”“Bray?” he raises his eyebrow, confused. “Brian Stormborn” I corrected as he mouthed an oh. I usually call him Bray instead of Brain like he told me
Katrina’s point of view‘Theo is dead. Thelma is dead.’ I kept saying it in my head as when I said it a few times, I would believe that they were dead.I try to take deep breaths, but all the noise and cheering outside don’t help.‘They are dead, Sage. Gone just like that I tried to hug myself as tears rolled down my cheeks.This was so unbelievable.I wasn’t close with Theo, but he always stood up for me when it mattered. He didn’t care what people would think. He stood up for me.And Thelma? She was the only one who stood up for me when Xavier rejected me.I sit in the enormous dish in my tent. Swinging back and forth, thinking of everything that’s happened.I close my eyes thinking of Thelma and how she would always comb my hair whenever I was anxious and hum to tunes that I would complain about sometimes, but I would let her do it because it made her happy.I bring my knees to my chest and hug them tight as I let the tears fall. Trying to think of Thelma’s favourite tunes, but I c
Katrina’s point of viewI brushed my hair back and got out of bed. The last few days have been so hard. Even though when I first came here, I used to do everything. The last few weeks made me get used to Thelma combing through my hair every morning.Last night Lucius helped me back to the tent and I couldn’t sleep the first few hours as memories came to mind.I thought I was strong and didn’t care, but I kept seeing Thelma’s eyes every time I closed my eyes.I don’t know how I ended up sleeping, but all I remember is Lucius assuring me that it would get better with time as I drifted off to sleep.Once I change into my grey leggings and t-shirt, I put on my boots and make my way out of the tent.‘You should eat something today’ Sage says as I make my way towards the ground where I know Joshua and everyone is.I know he and Theo were close, and probably this has affected him as well. Even though I can’t keep anything down, I will try to force myself to eat.‘You will have to eat. Two da
Xavier’s point of view.I sat on the bed, waiting for Bianca to wake up. It’s been a day since we came back to camp and all I have done is watch over Bianca.Whatever that woman did fucked up her brain. Every time she wakes up, she instantly goes back to sleep.Elide assured me she would be fine eventually, but didn’t say when or what happened to her. We are nowhere near civilization, so she can’t run tests on Bianca to find out exactly what happened. I sat back, watching her over as she slept on the bed. She groaned softly, her eyes opening slowly.“Bianca?”She woke up in the tent and tried to sit up. “Mirror” was the first word that came out of her mouth as I shook my head, wrapping my arm around my shoulder.“You need to focus on getting better,” I say, knowing the way she looks right now; she wouldn’t want to see that reflection of her right now.She shakes off my hands, then gets up. She staggers but finds her balance.“Bianca, please, you just came back. Let’s take it easy,” “G
>>>>>>>>> Xavier’s point of view“What?” I raised a brow as she swallowed hard. Nodding her head, coming closer to me. “you can’t reject me. I am pregnant with our baby” she insists as I swallow hard looking in her eyes. I can’t believe this is happening.“How long have you known?” I ask her as she places a hand on her tummy, swallowing hard.“Well, a few weeks. I didn’t want to tell you because you would worry” she says to me as I pause. Rubbing my jaw.Shit.Things just went south for me. What will I do now? She is pregnant and I am the father. What the hell was I going to do with her?“And you still went to war despite knowing that you are pregnant?”“Yes! Yes, I did because I wanted to find a better future for our son!” she snapped as I sighed, sinking into the bed.I bury my face in my hands, taking a minute to think of everything that she just said. ‘What if she is lying so that we still stay married to her?’ Ares asks me,‘By the way, were you going to reject her?’ He asked me
>>>>> Bianca’s point of viewI stared at myself in the mirror. I looked like a fucking criminal. Damn you Suri. I will fucking burn down everything you have, even if that’s the last thing I do.I checked into my clothes, hoping I would find something like a scarf I could use to cover my scars, but everything was just some crops and t-shirts.“Fuck!”I tried again for the second time to get in touch with Misty, but it was like a brick wall between me and her. I close my eyes, willing myself to stand up. I don’t talk to a lot of women in camp and my people were gone.I swallowed hard, counting a few times before I grabbed a hat that was in my bag. Xavier came last night and took everything while I was sleeping and left.From what I hear his sharing a tent with Kane, which is crazy because a lot of speculation has already gone around. I tried to think of whom to go to. There’s that girl who always wears a hijab, so maybe I should get it from her? I thought trying to think of how I will
Katrina’s point of view“Come on! Do you think your enemy will wait for you to stop complaining? Becky, you are pulling your punches!” I shouted as Bray got back to his feet.‘Becky!” I shouted while she circled him. She seemed to be worried about him but he needed sot toughen up.“Don’t you think you are pushing them too much?” Lucius asked me as he came to stand next to me and shook my head, checking how Becky was throwing her punches.“You! Blondie! Join in!” I shouted to the boy from Blackwood as he threw kicks at Becky, who staggered back.“Really?” She snaps her head towards me and I shrug my shoulders. Before she starts going to the blondie.The boy was good with his feet, but his punches were slow. He stood between Bray and Becky, who circled him.He smirks as he looks at Bray, who throws a punch but he ducks, doing an ankle sweep on Becky, who falls to the ground.He kicks Bray in the gut and Bray staggers back and he spins around, getting on top of Becky. His forearm was in
Lucius’s point of viewMorning Dew. Fresh rain filled my nostrils. Katina’s scent.I snapped my head towards the holding cells. Zane stirred in my mind wanting to make a run for the cells.But when I walked into the little waiting area, my eyes were not drawn to Katrina. It was a woman I had never seen before.She had all the scents Katrina had. “mate” the lips left her plumps lips immediately I walked into the room.Blonde shoulder-length hair with hazel green eyes and a sharp nose. “No,” I shook my head.“What?” She raised her thick brows as I stepped back.“You can’t be…” The words left my lips just as Katrina walked in, her eyes on me, then back to the woman.“No. Don’t come closer to me,” I warned, my heart racing so fast. I wanted to run to her and hold her close to me, taking in her scent.“I am your mate, Lucius.” She whispered, coming closer to me.My eyes snapped to Katrina, whose eyes widened like she had just seen a ghost. Heart drumming so loud, tears filling her beautifu
Katrina’s point of viewWhen I arrived at the barracks, I thought of what I would say to her or do, but now that I was here standing by the door watching her how she was sitting on the floor, knees to her chest and arms curled around them. I felt sorry for her.“What do you want, Katrina?” She asked me as I smiled, walking into the room.“You know he was only twenty-three,” I started, walking towards the window as I looked out towards the training ground.“He wanted to have three kids. Live on a farm and grow things.” I say before turning to her, and she just stares blankly at me with no remorse in her eyes.There was silence in the room, and I could hear her heart pounding so loudly, but she was doing a good job of keeping it together. Go on. Act tough all you want. By the time I am done with you, you will regret ever laying your hands on him.“I should kill you,” I start, and she stills. “But I won’t.”She swallows as I walk towards the screen. “Because death is the easiest way out
Katrina’s point of viewThe priestess went on with the funeral proceedings. Talking about life as a wolf and warrior, Becky gave her speech about how she only knew him for a few months, but felt like they had known each other for the rest of their lives. Then Bray and Taylor also paid their tribute.“You ready?” Lucius whispered as I got up, taking the few cards, I wrote my speech getting up.He walked me to the front as my eyes roamed around white coat warriors, snowpack, and other people I couldn’t recognize, who filled the chairs.My eyes went to the back and noticed Martin was here, and just at the end of the other aisle was Xavier, but looking behind him, I noticed another man standing by the trees with a hoodie. His head lowered.‘He didn’t want to attract a lot of people to him,’ Lucius linked to me.Cassian.He came.“Umm…” I started looking at Bray and Becky before putting the cards aside, then looked at everyone.“Joshua, to me, wasn’t just a warrior. He was my brother. When
Katrina’s point of view“Do we know if he had any family?” Noah asked Becky, who was having a cup of tea later in the evening by the countertop.“Seriously, Noah? He just died,” she snapped.“It’s the procedure. I have to—” he stuttered,“He didn’t. His parents left him on a training ground when he was two days old. He didn’t have a pack. Stayed in snowpack for a while, ” I say to him, and he turns to look at me.“Give me a minute,” I said to him, walking into my room, then came back with a file. “it’s his papers,” I say to him and Becky glances at me then back at Noah.“Katrina, this is…”Yes. I planned to make him officially part of the Snow pack, just like the rest of them. “Did you...” Becky paused, looking at the documents.“I planned to ask you guys the other night. It’s what Willow had been working on,” I explained. Her lips parted to say something, but she just burst out crying, covering her mouth.“He always wanted to belong, and that bitch took him away. I should kill her.”
Lucius’s point of view“No. She killed him. She killed Josh. She killed—” She fell to the ground as I held on tight to her, pulling her into an embrace as she whimpered.“He is gone. Josh is gone,” she whimpered, as I cupped her face.“I am sorry, baby. I wish I could take away your pain,” I whimpered, my chest tightening. I wish I could take the pain away from her and let it be all mine.She stares at me, tears rolling down her cheeks, as I pull her into a hug, and she whimpers loudly.I have never seen her so broken. If Thelma’s death broke her, then this one has crushed her soul completely. “Lucius, I lost him. I lost my friend. I failed to protect him,” she whimpered, holding tight to my jacket as I nodded my head.“I know, baby,” I whisper and let her cry her heart out. Boddy shaking and voice getting huskier.‘Noah. Get some people to take the body to the mogul.’ I linked to him.‘Got it,’ he replied.“I cannot protect them. I cannot even…” Her breath comes in rapid bursts. I ho
Katrina’s point of viewA cry tore from my throat, so unhinged. My heart is pounding against my chest.“You killed him?” I looked up at Katrina, holding Joshua’s warm corpse in my hands, my lips quivering and hands trembling.“You took him away from me. You Bitch!!” The growl left my lips as I put Joshua on the ground.“I warned you, didn’t I? I told you if you ever hurt any of them. I will cut you limb from limb,” I growled, my claws coming out and my canines elongating.‘Katrina, don’t lose your soul,’ Sage echoed, but I was already on my feet, taking steady strides toward her.“Katrina. Please—” Before I could hear the rest, I let that darkness deep inside me take over as I surged at Bianca, but her brother was already in front of her, trying to shift.“Fuck Martin Do not shift!” I heard Lucius shout over his shoulder as he came to stand in front of me.‘Get out of my way, Luc.’ I linked to him, but it came out as a growl to him, and he shook his head.“Calm down, Katrina. Don’t do
Katrina’s point of view“Orion Snow? How did you… how…” I stuttered, tears rolling down my cheeks as he came closer to where I was.“Shannon did a bit of digging, plus your friend Juniper gave me the details,” he says, as I bring my hand to my mouth. He was trying to find them as well.“Let’s go.” He places his hand on my small back, leading the way. I make my way out of the room when I see Bray, Joshua, and Becky pacing around.“I take it I don’t have to punch him again?” Joshua asks, and I shake my head, chuckling softly.“Like you would stand a chance,” Lucius mutters under his breath“Well, at least I tried,” He retorts.“That was brave and stupid,” I say to him, and he shrugs.“At least he knows some people are willing to kill for you,” he laughs, wrapping his arm around Bray’s neck. “Isn’t that right, Bryan?” he asked. Bryan tried to get away from him, but he held on tight.“Where are we going?” Becky asks to join us.“I am going to Green Point. You and them are going back home.
Katrina’s point of view“Let’s get married,” he says, and my heart stops.I lift my head to look at him, and he seems serious about this. He is not joking, but serious. He wants to marry me.“Lucius. We can’t”“I will leave everything. My title, my name, my position. Just marry me” He murmurs, and I shake my head. I am not subjecting his family to something like this.“Lucius This Is—”“Say yes and I will walk away from everything for us,” he says, but I don’t think I am ready to make such a decision.“Lucius, I love you, but don’t you think this is just too rushed? You just can’t wake up and leave everything in the middle of the war,” I shake my head.‘Marry him and leave everything. For once, Katrina, put yourself first,’ Sage remarks.‘I’m not that selfish. You know that.’ I snap, staring at the man who is willing to risk everything for me.“No one would marry us. It’s a forbidden union,” I insist.“A couple of packs owe me favors.” He comes closer, wrapping his hand around my wais
Lucius’s point of view“No, Mother. You can’t issue such an order. I am the fucking commander!” I growled, and she shook her head in disbelief.“I warned you about that girl, didn’t I? She is trouble. Now she sent her men to come and kill you,” she growled as I rolled my eyes. Trust my mother to be dramatic about something like this. How could she think Katrina would hurt me?“Mother, please. It was just a fight. He got angry, plus he was drunk.” I had insisted, but she also insisted and used her power to have Joshua locked up.Now I had to face the fury of one particular blonde, who was covered in black dirt and her hair disheveled. She is mad because she thinks I will lock up her family.“Lucius,” she pulled away from me, the taste of tears and mint lingering on my lips.“Forgive me. I am so sorry for acting like an asshole.” I whispered to her, and she pulled back.“It’s fine. I would have acted like that as well,” she says, sniffling back.“I can’t believe you would lock him up. N