SOPHIA'S POVI woke up to a sharp pain in my head. It was the mysterious figure using the mindlink again.*"He knows,"* his voice hissed in my mind.I sat up quickly, my heart racing. *"What do you mean?"**"Carlos is asking questions. He's been talking to other packs about attacks and about infiltrations. He's investigating you."*My blood went cold. How did the mysterious figure know this?*"I have spies everywhere, Sophia. Your precious Carlos is getting too close to the truth."*I felt panic rising in my chest. If Carlos found out about my past, about what I did and what I am doing, everything would be over.*"What should I do?"* I asked desperately.*"Distract him. Make him focus on something else. And then finish the job. Tonight."*The mindlink cut off, leaving me shaking.I looked at myself in the mirror. My face was pale and my hands were trembling. I had to pull myself together.If Carlos was investigating me, I needed to throw him off the trail. I needed to make him think I
SOPHIA'S POVI walked through the dark forest for almost an hour before I reached the meeting spot. My heart was beating fast, and my hands were sweating. I didn't want to be here, but I had no choice.The old oak tree stood tall in the moonlight. I looked around nervously before stepping into the clearing."You're late," a cold voice said from the shadows.I jumped slightly but tried to stay calm. "I had to be careful. Carlos has guards everywhere."A figure stepped out from behind the tree. He was tall and wore a black cloak that hid his face. But I knew who he was. I had been running from him for months."Sit," he commanded, pointing to a fallen log.I sat down, keeping my distance. "Why did you call me here, Master?""You know why," he said, his voice like ice. "Your mission was simple. Get close to Carlos, infiltratw the pack, and return. It's been months, Sophia. Nothing has been done yet."I swallowed hard. "It's not that easy. Carlos protects everywhere. The pack is always sur
SOPHIA'S POVI smiled as I watched the chaos unfold from my window. The pack members were gathered in small groups, whispering angrily about Nora. Perfect."She can't even control two children," I heard one woman say to another woman. "How can she be our Luna?""Those kids are getting worse every day," another replied. "Yesterday they made my daughter cry during lessons.""Why would she give birth to kids she can nit even control?" I had to bite my lip to keep from laughing. My plan was working beautifully.For weeks, I had been carefully planting seeds of doubt about Nora. A word here, a suggestion there. Nothing too obvious. Just enough to make people question her abilities.The twins were my greatest weapon. Sweet, powerful little children who trusted me completely."Remember what I told you," I had whispered to them yesterday during our secret meeting. "You are lycans. You are stronger and better than regular wolf pups. They should bow to you."Zach had nodded eagerly. "But my da
CARLOS POV I was going through pack reports when Marcus burst into my office. His face was tight with worry. "Alpha, we have a problem," he said, catching his breath. "What now?" I asked, already feeling tired. "It's Zach and Zoey. They hurt three pups at the play ground today." My blood ran cold. "What do you mean they hurt them?" Marcus shifted uncomfortably. "They used their lycan strength against the other kids. Little Tommy has a broken arm. Sarah and Ben have bad bruises. The kids are scared to play with them now." I stood up quickly. "Where are they?" "In the training yard with Amelia. Alpha, this isn't the first time. Yesterday they pushed kids around during lunch. Last week they made some pups cry by showing off their powers." I rubbed my forehead. This was getting out of hand. "Bring them to my office now," I ordered. Marcus nodded and left. I paced around the room, trying to understand what was happening. Zach and Zoey had always been good kids. Sure, they were s
CARLOS' POVI decided to finally talk to Nora about Sophia and sort things out with her since things were slowly getting out of hand. Nora was being stubborn at first, but I was later able to get her to speak to me. "I wanted to talk to you, and instead of paying attention to me, you hurried off with Sophia," she accused me. I ran my hands through my hair. "Sophia said she had sensitive information about potential threats from neighbouring packs. I had to listen to her." "And you believed that?""Why wouldn't I?"Nora stared at me like I was the most naive person she'd ever met. "Carlos, that woman has been manipulating you since the day she arrived. Every conversation, every memory, every moment of vulnerability - it's all been calculated to pull you away from me.""You're being paranoid.""Am I? Then explain why she only needs your help. Why she only feels safe with you. Why she only remembers these childhood stories when I'm around to hear them."I wanted to argue, but something
NORA'S POVThe next week was torture. Pure tqporture designed by Sophia to drive me completely insane.Every morning at breakfast, she would appear looking pale and fragile, touching Carlos's arm as she spoke. "I had those nightmares again last night," she'd whisper. "About the rogues. I kept calling for you in my sleep."Carlos would immediately turn all his attention to her, asking if she needed anything, if she wanted to talk about it. Meanwhile, I sat there feeling invisible."Carlos, remember when we used to have breakfast together every morning when we were children?" Sophia would say with that sweet, innocent smile. "Your mother always said we were inseparable.""I remember," Carlos replied, his eyes getting that distant look. "Those were simpler times.""Maybe we could have breakfast together sometimes, just the two of us? Like old times? I feel so much safer when it's just family."And Carlos would agree. Every damn time.I watched this manipulation happen day after day. Soph