LOGINChapter 42FREYA'S POV I had been angry before. Extremely angry. But it felt different this time. It felt more intense. Like what I had heard had struck the most fragile parts of my heart and everything in me was begging to strike back.Maybe it was because my children would have been affected if Cassandra's plan had worked out. I refused to believe she was not at fault. Deep down, I felt she had a hand in it. It was more than a coincidence that the one day she decided to visit just to "thank me" was the same day the antidote got contaminated.The thought of it made me laugh bitterly, but I had decided not to confront her directly. I had no solid proof she had done it, and without proof, Cassandra would only laugh in my face and make me look like the stupid one. It had happened too many times in the past and I'd learned my lesson.After receiving the second test result from Doctor Carver, confirming that he was indeed right, I forced out a smile and decided not to dwell on the sit
Chapter 41OWEN'S POVEarly the next morning, I began my usual routine of clearing and arranging my workspace while also thinking back on what had happened the previous day with Cassandra.Her sudden reaction had left me concerned for hours, but since there was no crazy news flying around about her, I guessed she had gotten better. I put the thought away, deciding to talk to Freya about it instead when she arrived. It would not be so long until both she and the Alpha would come together for their last session so I had to make sure I had all the antidotes and compounds in place. And besides, the Alpha was about to go against Damon himself, so I was willing to do anything within my power to make sure he was ready to face anything. I couldn't lose to Damon twice.Experimenting had become my favorite thing to do and I made sure to monitor my projects and attempts each day. The most important being the antidote.I picked up the two vials left that contained the antidote with a proud smi
Chapter 40CASSANDRA'S POV I was standing by the balcony, watching the entrance to the pack house and waiting. Desperation tugged at my heart as the minutes passed.Just when I decided to give up waiting and return to my room, Beta Julian walked through the gates with Alpha Gideon closely behind him."It's about time," I rolled my eyes and made my way down to the waiting lounge to meet them.He had gone to her cabin that morning for his second healing session and knowing that he was with her for hours stirred up something bitter inside of me.I put on my usual smile like I did when I had pack members around me. After all, I had to appear to be the kind of mate that would be perfect for Gideon and I could not risk any of the council members catching me off guard.My position was still very fragile since the public confirmation was not completed, and the uncertainty only worsened with Freya's return. I widened my smile as I approached them. I needed to know how much progress they were
Chapter 39FREYA'S POV The hours leading up to my next session with Damon were the most restless I'd ever been.One minute I was convincing myself that I could go through the sessions despite how much it demanded my emotional stamina, the next minute I was doubting I would be able to hold on until the session ended. And stopping halfway was not an option since it would destroy everything we'd worked hard for. "You know you don't have to do this, Freya, I promise I got it." Elena's voice snapped me back to the present and I realized I'd been standing at a particular spot, mindlessly rolling a small piece of cotton wool through my fingers."What?" I blinked."I can get her cleaned up while you rest. It seems you really need it anyway." "You just zoned out all of a sudden," Bria added, looking up at me from her bed."Oh! Shit, I'm sorry," I muttered, remembering that Elena and I had been cleaning her wounds that had now starting to heal.Rather than get pissed, she let out a soft chu
Chapter 38JULIAN'S POV The night could not have taken on a darker turn. Even though we had seen this coming and had began to put plans in place, the suddenness caused panic to spread over the whole tent. I ignored the way my heart beat unevenly in my chest as I carried the scroll up to the Gideon's tent. It almost felt like I was carrying the one weapon that could completely wipe out the entire pack as soon as I dropped it. He was already seated outside the tent, facing the blazing fire when I arrived.A few patrol wolves that were off duty hovered around, each one muttering silently to the other. Other than an intense glance, we did not exchange words with each other because we did not need to. We were both very aware of what to expect already and braced ourselves for it.He took the scroll and unfolded it unhurriedly and I watched the expression on his face as he read through each line.It was the same expression he had whenever we sat through executions and war meetings: cold,
Chapter 37GIDEON'S POV I stood close to the edge of the hill with my hands clasped behind me as I watched the orange color from the setting sun slowly fade out. Hearing footsteps behind me, I turned to see Julian leading Freya up towards me and a small smile touched my lips. "I apologize if my letter was too abrupt," I said as she stood a few feet behind me, carefully avoiding coming near the cliff."Oh it's nothing. It's one of the days I'm less busy. At some point, I was starting to worry if you called me for a health emergency, but it seems I was wrong," she said with a nervous chuckle."I only wanted to show you this," I gestured beyond the hill below us where a section of Damon's camp stretched. They were many meters away from us and in their own territory, but that did not mean that the sight left me unbothered. Hearing the faint noises from their camp and seeing the bonfires set up in different places reminded me constantly that they were not too far away."I'm not sure yo







