LOGINVera's POVThe guards' shouts grew louder, searching the entire pack for us. It was only a matter of time before they reached this tunnel. It made my heart pound. I had no time to feel fear, but determination."Move along, everyone," I whispered, helping a wounded woman climb into one of the trucks. Rick took the driver's seat, his face smeared with soot and blood, but his hands were firm on the wheel. And Phil's beta, though wounded in the leg, could still help out with gathering the women inside another truck.In fact, there were enough trucks to carry everyone out of here, while other captive men who had chosen to fight for freedom prepared to drive the survivors outside of the pack's territory.“Go on, get inside.” I led some little girls into another truck, but one of them stopped and stared at me with sad eyes."Do we have to leave?" she asked. I crouched over. It wasn't the right time for pep talks but I felt the need to comfort the little lad."It's hard to leave home, I know.
Vera's POVWhen my eyes flickered open, I was in a room, lying on some soft surface like a bed. The air smelled of perfume and sweat. The color of the walls was garish red.Where was I?"Is she awake?" a feminine voice said beside me, then a strange face loomed above me. "Yes," another voice said, beaming a smile at me. I rose abruptly and saw the unfamiliar surroundings and faces, and I stood to my feet.There were several women in the room, their faces expressionless, their eyes hollow, as if life had been drained from them long ago. My stomach twisted at the sight.“Don’t be scared. We are harmless.” One of the ladies walked up to me with a friendly smile. Despite her bruises, she was hauntingly beautiful.Her stomach was round.I blinked, trying to remain calm as I stepped forward. "Where am I?" I asked, darting my gaze to each lady in the room, "And why are we all here?" I asked, my voice shaking with panic.Before the lady in front of me could reply, another one interrupted, “Th
Lucy's POVWhite pain surged through me as I struggled to get up from the ground. Every raw bit of electricity was felt.I winced, standing up on my feet. “That bitch!” I sneered painfully. I was lucky her powers had only braced my side and made me unconscious.“We found an accomplice.” A guard signaled to the rest of the guards, rustling into the bush as his spear stretched towards me. More entered, surrounding me with their spears as if I were some dangerous criminal.“Take her.” one of them barked.I raised my hands in surrender, “I’m not an accomplice.” I said, my voice firm with a bit of trembling “Alpha Hon knows me.”“You liar!” The guard seethed, stepping forward as he handcuffed my hands behind. I struggled, twisting in resistance, “I'm telling the truth. Take me to him, and you'll see.”The guard sneered, “No, we are taking you where you belong.”“And that's where?” I demanded, glaring up at him.“The pleasure ward,” he replied flatly, a crooked smile tugging at his lips a
Vera's POV“What's taking them so long?” I muttered, panic flaring in my chest, my gaze locked on the wall, waiting for any sign of Andrew and Phil.What if they've been caught? I wondered; the thought only increased the fear that settled in my heart.“I knew staying behind was a bad idea,” Lucy grumbled before she stood up, dusting grit off her clothes. “I'm going in.” She walked towards the wall.I grabbed her arm, stopping her. “You can't go in.” I hissed, "You're going to blow our cover.”Lucy yanked her arm loose from my grip, glaring at me. “Let go of me! What if they are in trouble? We'll never know that if we sit here and do nothing. If you want to stay here, fine–it's up to you. I'm not waiting around.”Just as she was about to scale the wall, a voice echoed from a distance, halting her mid-step.“Who the hell are you?” a guard shouted at someone approaching the gate, about to enter the mansion.“Get out of my way, I need to see Hon.” The stranger's voice was sharp and impati
Phil's POVHon had done so much damage in a few hours that most men could in a lifetime. He had seized the crescent moon pack and surrounded the premises with his armies.“That old bastard!” I hissed, clenching my fist, as we watched from a bush near the pack. “He couldn't even wait a day before hanging his damned sigil,” I said through gritted teeth.“What’s the plan now?” Andrew asked, without looking at me, his gaze stretched towards the heavily guarded pack.“We go in.”I simply replied.Andrew turned to me, unimpressed “And?”I blinked, that was all I could think of. It wasn't a good plan. If we started a fight here, we would be defeated. Most of our men were dead, and Hon still had hundreds of loyal men.Suddenly, the gates opened, and the sound of trucks drove into the pack—most of the trucks had my sigil, that of Andrew's and Sinclair's. I wasn't surprised Hon stole them for himself. He was probably also searching for the explosives; it'd take him forever to find a trace. We'd
Vera's POV“Andrew…” I muttered the words, relief etched in my tone. He had come just when I had lost all hope of escaping this place. Our gaze locked for a while before we turned away, jumping down from the car.The driver screamed, “It’s down here.” Panic leveled in his tone as his hands trembled around the wheel. The truck came to a stop, and Hon's armed men climbed out of the vehicle“Shoot that damn thing down!” The man with one eye barked, charging outside the truck with more men behind him.I was lost in the moment before Phil grabbed my hand, “Let's go… ”he said in a hurry, as we started for the door, but before we could step outside, some men blocked our path. “Where do you think you're going?“Take it down.” A voice boomed outside, arrows whistled and guns fired. Andrew's loud growl echoed in the air, causing my heart to pound even harder.He needed me.With swift motion, Phil started the fight, punching an army. I followed suit, my foot kicked in between one of the men's le
Phil's POVI was drowning in pain—trying to find some sort of consolation in alcohol and solitude. It was impossible to forget the anticipation—the times I had imagined holding my child in my arms and being proudly called a father.It hurts more to know that the woman I loved was responsible for ca
Phil's POVWe arrived at the nearest hospital, and Lucy was put on a gurney immediately. The tires screeched on the smooth tiles as the nurses rolling the gurney took a sharp turn towards the ICU.I met Ross in the hallway. He approached me, concerned in his gaze. “What happened to her?”“I don't k
Phil's POV“We need to talk, Phil.” Lucy followed behind me as I walked towards my office. With the urgency in her tone, I don't think I had an option to decline her request. I opened the door to the office, “Make it fast Lucy. I've got a lot to do.”Lucy scoffed behind me as we both entered the of
Andrew's POVThe warmth of the water in the bathtub soaked into my skin and the smell of apple cider soap fragrance lingered in my nostrils. My mind was stacked up by Alpha's Phil's request. The reason he had set up a meeting with me was already known to me before he even arrived. The desperation i







