MasukDraven POVThe doctor rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. “Weusuallykeepasparekeyoutside.”“Huh?” I raised an eyebrow at him. “Speak English.”“The intern kept losing the key whenever he took it home.” He said, looking away. “So I started keeping a spare key outside under a potted plant. They must have been watching us for longer than I’d thought for them to have noticed it.”“How careless.” I muttered. “How would you have fought the four of them off alone if Jon and I hadn’t come here today?”“I guess that’s why you’re here then.” He said, smiling broadly. “Consider the bill for your consultation settled.”I shook my head and looked down at Jon, his face was still pale but he looked a bit more relaxed. “What do you need me to do?”***********************“Is there really no way to restore my vision?” I asked the doctor in a low voice. “Even if just for a short while. It’s important.”He was in the middle of slowly shaking his head when an irritated look appeared on his face. He t
Elena POVThe shouts and cries of the pack members faded out from behind me as the warriors hurried me towards… I looked up, the council hall. It hadn’t even been fifteen minutes since I’d last been in the hall and yet within those few short minutes, it felt like everything in my life had changed. Once again.Despite all I’d seen and heard within the last few minutes, despite the confusion that swirled in my mind like vicious fog, my hands didn’t tremble. They were far too busy clutching the sides of my dress.Crash!In the split second between hearing the unmistakeable sound of metal hitting the floor and searching for the source of the noise, a body pushed roughly against mine only to be thrown back out by the encirclement of warriors that immediately grew tighter around me.“What do you think you’re doing?” One of the warriors bellowed at the intruding servant after a quick check at me to ensure I was still in one piece. The servant, hearing the plain anger in his voice promptly d
Elena POVSeveral pack members exchanged glances with each other, mumbling a few words between themselves. Then a sharp voice broke out from amongst them.“Something else?” The pack member raised his voice. He looked big enough to be an Alpha, but from that distance, I wasn’t sure. “What else could kill without rhyme or reason if not rogues? Is the palace trying to avoid taking responsibility for what’s happened to us? What were the warriors doing that they allowed rogues to come into the capital?”“We’re not trying to avoid taking responsibility.” I said softly. “But we still have to investigate properly and find out where the problem is coming from, otherwise it might end up affecting more people. As beta Lucas has said, this isn’t the work of rogues.”“If even the palace doesn’t know what caused it,” another omega said as she dropped to the floor, tears streaming down her face, “then what hope is there for the rest of us? Where can we go to get justice?”“He kept saying we should
Elena POV“A riot?” I stood up immediately, my heart pounding in my throat. “Is it from the reporters? Have they come to bother us again?”“No.” The warrior said as he shook his head vigorously. “Not reporters. There are several pack members at the gates and they’re all screaming to be let inside. It’s getting harder to keep them out without hurting them. As we speak, some of them may have even made their way inside.”“Let’s go.” I said even as a sickening feeling took over my stomach. “Take me there.”Before I got close to the warrior, Lucas appeared at my side, his voice low and his face full of worry. “Are you sure Luna? We don’t know what’s happening out there yet. Maybe you should wait here for me to investigate first and make sure it’s safe.”“No.” I shook my head immediately. “Would Draven sit back if he were here?”A helpless look came over his face. “He wouldn’t but—““Then I won’t either.” I cut in. “But you don’t even want this position.” He whispered, lowering his voice
Elena POVLike paper in the hands of a child armed with crayons, his face alternated between shades of red, white and green at various intervals.“You’re really—““You can leave the hall if you find it too hard to apologize.” Byron said, his face twitching like he’d swallowed a fly. “We don’t care whatever reservations or quarrel you have with Luna. Here in the council hall, you must respect her position.”“Even you Byron?” Jason whispered. “You would side with them?”“Now. ” Byron said firmly, his face darkened, “Apologize or leave.”“Fine.” Jason said after a long minute. He turned to me and lowered his head stiffly. “I’m sorry.”Slowly, I rested my chin on my hand before opening my mouth. “Huh? What are you sorry about? I didn’t quite catch it.”His face flushed deeply again. “I’m sorry for accusing you, Luna.”“Hmm.“ I said, drawing the word out until his gaze burned with anger. “Okay.”He stood up straighter. “What are we going to do about—“I held up a hand to stop him in his tr
Elena POVThey exchanged glances with each other as if they hadn’t been expecting the question.I stared at them for a full minute, my gaze unwavering as a bad taste filled up my mouth. “You came all the way here to ask for him without even deciding what you were going to do with him?”“We haven’t agreed on a single punishment for him yet, Luna.” Jason said, coughing lightly into his hand. “But that shouldn’t have anything to do with you handing him over to us. We can decide slowly what to do with him once he’s in our custody.”“Hm.”He narrowed his eyes at me. “You aren’t going to refuse right? After all, almost every single one of us has lost something because of the rogue attacks. We deserve the right to decide what to do with the one who’s the cause of all our suffering.”My hands tightened around the throne. “I can’t give him to you.”A tiny, almost unnoticeable smirk curved Jason’s lips. Then he raised his voice. “Why? You aren’t trying to protect him secretly are you?”I looke
Elena POV “Jealousy?” I whispered, pretty sure I had heard him wrong. “You’re jealous? Because of me?” I waited for him to tell me no. To say I was delusional, to crush this tiny seed of hope that was suddenly blossoming in my heart into quiet dust. He breathed in deeply and said through gritted
Elena POV I paused for a second with my arm outstretched over him. Was this really the same wolf I had let trample me for over a decade? He was so weak. I touched his shoulder and closed my eyes to concentrate for a few minutes, then repeated the same with Sophia. “Did you feel anything?” Drav
Elena POV “She’s waking up.” I heard a voice say just as I forced open my eyelids. They felt like they had been glued shut, and I blinked multiple times to regain focus, only to see three unlikely faces peering down at me.“Wh-What’s going on?” I asked, my voice coming out scratchy like sandpaper
Elena POVI’d barely closed my eyes for up to two seconds when I suddenly heard heavy thumps pounding on my door. I mumbled angrily under my breath as I threw off my blanket and got up. What was so urgent that it couldn’t wait till morning?I pulled the door open with a frown, ready to show my disp







