LOGINWillow’s POVThe house was quiet and Julian’s room was even more quiet.I felt like a criminal as we slipped inside. I looked around the room, taking in the organized shelves and the lack of clutter.“When you said heist, I thought it would be something exhilarating. Not Julian’s room” I whispered to Lucas. Lucas shrugged, his eyes scanned the desk. “Okay, I may have oversold it” he pickdd up some books and checked around them. I folded my hands and admired tbe room“His room is just like I thought it would be. Very neat” I said, running a finger along the edge of a perfectly aligned stack of books in his shelf. “You say that like everyone else's room is a mess” Lucas replied, a small annoyed look played on his face as he checked the closet.“I never said that” I watched him move. He looked out of place in such a structured room. “What does the glove even look like?”“It has gems on it. It looks special. So it has to be somewhere safe” Lucas knelt by the bed and reached underne
Willow’s POVLucas drove to the pack’s college where Julian schooled. When we pulled into the lot, I looked around in awe. The campus was massive, with grand brick buildings and wide green lawns, some students sat on the grass talking while others walked across. Everyone looked happy, at peace. Was this what it felt like to be in college? I had never been to the college before, and it felt like a completely different world compared to our high school. I could feel the freedom in the air. I needed that. “Are you also going to come here for college?” I asked, as my gaze drifted to two guys tossing a frisbee. Lucas would fit in here. “No, goddess no” he replied a little too quickly. “College is my only chance to leave this town. I’m not going to waste it” he added. So… I wasn’t the only one who was counting days till they could leave.“I thought the Alpha is never meant to leave”“I’m not the Alpha, am I?”“Not yet” I replied softly.He didn’t reply to that and instead opened the
Willow’s POVDarkness surrounded me in a minute. One second I was in the school hall, and the next, I was standing in the middle of the woods. The air was damp and smelled like rotting leaves and wet earth.I heard a scream that pierced through the silence. I didn't think, I just ran towards it, my heart hammered against my chest and then I saw him.Caleb was on the ground, his face twisted in pain. His leg was caught in a heavy metal trap, the same kind that had caught me before. The same one from Enchantia. He screamed for help, the sound echoed through the trees. I rushed forward to help him up, but before I could get to him, two men appeared out of the shadows. They were not wolves. They did not have wolf scent around them but they still had a familiar scent. They picked him up like he weighed nothing. He struggled and kicked until one of them placed a chemical-smelling rag over his nose. His body went limp and he passed out immediately. They carried him into a black van tha
Willow's POV “What do you mean Mia is dying?” my heartbeat increased as I waited for Julian’s answer. Mia could not be dying. I was her best friend. She’d tell me right? “It was in the text* he muttered. He brought out his phone and searched for a minute and showed me the text It read *Thank you for being there for Mia. I haven’t seen her smile like this since her diagnosis. Somehow, with you, she’s been able to truly live again, even while facing the fact that she’s dying.* My jaw dropped as the words registered in my mind. Mia was sick. She was dying. It made sense why Julian made up with her. I would've done the same thing If Mason sent that text, then it had to be real. Goddess… Mia Dying No… “I can't believe this is happening. I never saw any signs” I pushed back in the car seat. This could not be real. “When she's with me, she coughs some times and is a little dizzy but those are the only things I've noticed” Julian explained I shook my head and trie
Willow's POVI couldn't sleep. I kept turning over and over again in my bed. I kept seeing Tecans, the man in the motel and Stella. It was like a nightmare trifecta. I sat for a couple of hours, stared at the ceiling and when I finally closed my eyes again. I saw Julian running to me with a bouquet of flowers and a wide smile on my face. I was not nervous, confused or scared like I was in real life. I was smiling and impatiently waiting to receive the flowers and hug him but just as the flowers reached my hands, they turned rotten and I heard a loud sobbing behind me. I turned around and Mia was there crying her eyes out and pointing at me. ***********It was the time of the day that I had been dreading. Riding to school with Julian. I wanted to catch a ride with Logan but I did not want Chloe’s drama. So here I was climbing into Julian’s car even though I wanted to be anywhere else. “Yesterday” Julian started to say in a low voice as he started the engine. I held the seatbelt
Willow's POV As his lips met mine, my body froze instantly and my eyes opened wide. I was confused, shocked. I didn't know how to react. I pulled away as soon as my brain woke up. Mia… “What was that?” I asked, trying to read his expression. Julian had this look in his eyes, he looked shocked at his own actions and maybe even a little overwhelmed. He opened his mouth to say something, his voice was low and gravelly. “I…” He started to say but then the sound of my phone ringing cut him off. I brought it out of my pocket and looked at the caller just before the ringing died. "It’s Lucas" I whispered. “oh shoot” I grimaced as I remembered that "I was supposed to meet him by 8:00" Julian nodded and looked at me. "He may still be waiting for you" with that said, he turned on the car's engine and started the car. The car ride back was so awkward and silent that I could practically hear my own racing thoughts. Every time I glanced at him, he was staring straight ahead at
Lucas’s POVI tried to stay away. I really did. But my mind kept drifting to her. I wondered how she was doing.Willow had faced two rejections in a single day and the same day she got her wolf. That was enough to break a seasoned warrior, let alone a girl who had spent her life being treated like a
Willow’s POVI managed to trudge back to my room, every step felt like I was dragging weights attached to my ankles. My head was pounding, a rhythmic drumming that synced with the agonizing ache in my chest. My heart beat with a hollow, frantic thud, and in the back of my mind, I could hear Skylar
Willow’s POV“I…”I could see the shift in his eyes, the way the warmth was being vacuumed out, replaced by the iron-cold discipline of a guy who knew nothing but duty.My heart started to hammer against my ribs, not with excitement this time, but with a sickening dread. I knew that look. It was the
Willow’s POVThe heavy click of the lock sounded and the door creaked open. Sir Augustus walked in, that oily, self-satisfied smirk plastered across his face. He looked at me like I was a prize he’d finally reclaimed from a lost and found bin.I had never been so irritated at a person’s smile. It i







