Marcus POVI step out of the lab,my footsteps echoing on the floor, a smug grin plastered across my face. The look in Camilla’s eyes earlier…God, that fire, that defiance that she wears everytime? It’s fading and crumbling like ash in the wind. I have to admit, she is a good friend,fighting desperately to save her precious Logan.Deep down though,I can tell she knows it’s a losing battle. Every word I threw at her landed like a sharp needle,piercing that tough exterior she tries so hard to maintain. She is cracking and I can feel it. It’s only a matter of time before she bends to my will, before she agrees to my terms. The thought sends a thrill through me. I’ve got her right where I want her. I can't wait to see Logan's face when I present her to him as my fiance.This plan has been brewing in my head for months. Ever since Logan made the mistake of bringing her here to Moon Lake to train the female warriors. I hatched the plan,took my time,plotted and made the necessary arrangeme
Camilla POVMarcus steps into the lab wearing his usual smirk,the kind that sets me ablaze. God,I hate it. My stomach churns with hatred and I let out a groan. I don't even try to hide my annoyance or the dislike I feel for him.My reactions don't anger him. On the contrary,he chuckles. The sound alone grates on my nerves. “What’s that look for, Camilla? Hate my face that much?” He jokes, smiling. I roll my eyes, not finding anything funny.“ You better get used to it. After all,you'll be seeing this handsome face alot in her future,fiancée.”His words hit like a slap, and I glare at him, my hands clenching into fists. “ Don't call me that. I am not your fiance and will never be.” I spat.Marcus seems amused by my words for some reason.“ What's the use of resisting your fate, Camilla? Isn't it better to just accept it and move on?” Marcus asks.“You’re pretty sure of yourself, Marcus. What makes you think I will ever agree to your disgusting deal?” I mock him. He sounds so sure of
Logan POVI can still see Camilla’s face in my mind, the way her eyes flickered with something she wouldn’t say. And her smile,it didn't reach her eyes. I know Camille well enough to know that she is hiding something. It’s eating me alive not knowing what it is she is keeping from me. I can tell that she is carrying a weight she won’t share. I know that look. How can I not recognise it? It’s the same look I have been wearing these past few days, pretending to be fine when I am falling apart.I am supposed to be resting as she instructed but I can’t sit still. Not when Camilla is out there, pushing herself to the brink for me. Guilt twists in my gut and a feeling of being useless gnaws at me.I am the reason she is pushing herself so hard,the reason she is locked in that lab day and night, trying to save me. I am the reason she looks exhausted and keeping things buried inside her, things that I can tell are slowly breaking her willpower.Unable to sit still,I decide to follow her, c
Camilla POVI stumble back to the pack,Marcus’ words still ringing in my ears repeatedly like a broken record. “Marry me, Camilla, and I will give you the antidote.” His smug smile, those cold eyes, they are ingrained into my brain, replaying over and over. My heart is racing and my stomach is twisting so hard I feel like I might throw up. How could he? How could Marcus, Logan’s own brother, be the one behind this? I have to say,I kinda suspected it but decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.I can’t believe he went as far as poisoning his brother,watching him fade and all for what? To steal the Alpha title? To prove something? And dragging me into it with that sick deal of marrying him to save Logan?That's so sickening.I seem to wrap my head around everything .Marcus knows Logan cares about me. Is this some kind of twisted revenge? A way to hurt Logan even more by forcing me into a corner? The thought of it makes my chest ache, like someone’s squeezing my heart too tight.
Camilla POVThe past two days have been a blur. The wolfsbane injections I have been giving to Logan have been working to keep him up and awake.He has been putting on a brave face for the pack. He is stubborn as ever, maybe more stubborn than I thought. He has been going around flashing that Alpha grin to convince everyone he is fine. I have to say,it’s almost convincing.But I see the strain in his eyes, the way his shoulders tense when he thinks no one’s watching. He is doing a good job fooling the pack, but he is not fooling me.I asked Tessa to stick close to him, to be my eyes when I can’t be there. I know I can trust her to watch over him and report everything happening to him to me. Meanwhile, I have been holed up in the pack’s laboratory.I am turning out to be another professor Julio,surrounded by vials and microscopes. For the past two days,I have been trying to crack the puzzle of the poison coursing through Logan’s veins. Julio’s call two days ago after he received th
Camilla POVI have just ended the call with Julio when the door creaks open and Tessa steps inside.She is carrying a small bag in her hand.Her face softens when she sees me, and she sets the bag on the table beside Logan’s bed. “I brought you dinner,” she announces. “ I figured out you'll not be leaving the clinic so I thought about getting you something to eat.”I let out a small laugh, “you know me too well,” I say, shaking my head. “Thank you.” I add.“ You don't have to thank me for anything, Camilla. If anything,it's me who should be grateful. I didn't know what to do when Logan collapsed after training. I could only think about you.” She confesses,her eyes glisten I with tears.“ Logan collapsed after training?” I ask just in case I heard it wrong.Tessa nods. It's no wonder the poison flared up. Julio mentioned something about him doing nothing strenuous. Is this what he wants to avoid?“ I was so scared. I thought…I thought I was going to lose him.” Tessa whispers,her voice