POV: Xander“Something is wrong, Xan. I don’t think we can trust any of these guys.” Leon mind linked me, as he fixes a stern look at the six Alphas seated at the opposite side of the conference table in the Alpha’s boardroom.“I know, Leon. And I sense their nervousness too. Try and act normal, we need to make them believe that we believe their bullshit and that we are just here to help them solve this problem. They must not find out that we suspect any of them.” I told him sternly, involving Alexis in our conversation as well because he was getting fed up with this bullshit the Alphas are feeding us since we arrived.First, we came here for a purpose. I’ve made it perfectly clear from the onset that I was here to investigate the series of rogue attacks. But when I arrived here, he wasn’t the least bit interested in the rogue attack. He was more interested in telling me about his achievements these past years and how he has made it impossible for the rogues to operate around the nort
POV: HeatherI fell asleep at some point, feeling exhausted. I would have loved to wait for him to come back, but I couldn’t keep up with Alexia. I don’t know if it has something to do with the fact that she is a lycan. But, damn, the girl never gets tired of talking and having fun. She offered me some of her clothes for tomorrow, then she promised to spend the day with me and accompany Xander and I to the mall. She also promised to stand by me as I received my high school diploma and cheer for me like a true friend. After just a couple of hours with her, I knew the difference between an enemy and a friend.I was so exhausted by her stories and many questions, but I just didn’t want it to stop, I wanted her to keep gisting me about Xander, whom she fondly calls a knucklehead. It’s great to see that he has friends that would gladly give their lives for him. She told me about his broken heart, telling me how he has been unable to move on with his life, until now.“I’m glad he found you,
POV: HeatherHis eyes are fixed on me as I squeeze my eyes shut, willing the ground to open immediately and swallow me. He had caught me gawking at him, and now he’s going to think that I’m a freak. As if I didn’t have enough on my plate to worry about, now he’s going to keep teasing me about it. And he will think that I’m secretly in love with him.It’s so damn crazy!“Why did I have to act like a creep?” I thought within me as I felt his fingers on my cheeks, drawing lines on my jawline. I could feel tingles wherever his finger touched, and it took everything in me to keep up this pretense and act as though I was still asleep.“You look beautiful, cupcake. I would give anything to wake up by your side every morning.” He whispered in my ears, placing soft kisses on my lips, and my cheek, going down to my neck, making me shiver in desire as delicious sparks of electricity flowed through my body. I’m forced to open my eyes as I felt his lips on my boobs, kissing between them and making
POV: Heather“No…That’s not true, I’m not going to see him. I did not dress up for him, I promise. This is the only outfit I have, I just want to go to school, I want to…”He was gone before I could finish my explanation. I guess it doesn’t matter what I say to him because he has been in my head, again. He must have heard me thinking about Brian and now he thinks I’m in love with that idiot. I was going to go after him, but he walked out of the room, walked out of the front door, and shut it. Next unheard was the clinking of the lock as he locked me in.He fucking locked me in!I banged on the door repeatedly, calling out to him and trying to explain. But I could as well be talking to the damn door because he is not standing outside that door, and even if he was, he won’t respond to me. After all, he thinks I’m lying to him about my relationship with Brian. How can he think that I love that asshole, how can I love such a monster?I thought we were beginning to understand each other,
POV: HeatherIt wasn’t that bad, you know. I felt it was a bit strange that visitors as important as the lycans are not allowed into the school premises. I wonder if Xander is aware of this, I’m not even sure that this order came from the Alpha. I saw him last night, he is too scared of Xander to try something so stupid.“Get in quickly, Heather Snow. You can’t be seen loitering around the entrance, it could affect your final results. Don’t you know that you are late already?” An admin scolded me as she walked past us to resume her duties. She is so right, I’ll get in trouble if I'm seen out here when lectures are going on in my class.“Did you hear that, Heather Snow?” Vinnie asked, repeating my name with a disgusting look, acting as if my name was making her want to gag.“So are you going to go on like a good girl, or do you plan to ruin your perfect record by ditching classes and loitering around when others are learning.Come on, girl. I dare you to leave. Be a chicken and run alo
POV: HeatherIt seems weird. I was holding this phone just a few minutes ago, I just received two emails from the school board and I recall vividly that I’d put it in my bag. How did I lose it, how could I have misplaced my phone when I never even stepped out of this classroom?I turned around, searching frantically for it around me, but I couldn’t find it. The worst part of this situation is that I couldn’t do anything about it right now. I could not leave the class to inform security about my missing phone, and I could not ask any questions now because the judges were still working. Disrupting their work because of my phone would be considered disrespectful, and that would earn me a bad report.No one seems to notice that something is wrong with me, it seems everyone is too concerned about their review. Even the girls were too busy to bother with me, and that made them look innocent because they did not sit close to me, and they weren’t even paying attention to me. I decided not to
POV: XanderI felt guilty for locking her in like a fucking slave. I would never treat a slave that way, let alone a woman I claim to love so much. I was supposed to spend the day with her, but I’m too upset to be near her now. Hearing her thoughts and finding out that she was thinking about that little boy made me so upset with her. If only she could tell me how she managed to get entangled with that guy, maybe I can offer some suggestions on how she can get away from him without causing problems for her foster mom, Marietta.But she is so damn stubborn. She won’t trust me with her secrets, even if her life depended on it. I’ve done everything I could to make her trust me. Like, how difficult is that?I just left the room before I got angrier than I already am. But I started feeling guilty when Perseus kept nagging at me, complaining about the way I treated our mate. He wanted me to go back to her and listen to her explanation. But I just can’t go back and listen to her as she keeps
POV: Xander“You idiot!I warned you not to lock her in. How could you hurt our mate, why didn’t you just listen to me?” Perseus yells in my head, growling angrily at me. I was pacing the room anxiously, waiting for Alexia to return my calls or send me a message. It seems she is daring me or something. It’s been almost thirty minutes and there is no response from her, not even a miss call.I truer calling again, I mind linked her, I even mind linked Heather as well. Not one of them was responding to me, even Heather’s number was not reachable. I would not have been this pissed if I wasn’t feeling so strangely about their silence. Apart from the fact that Perseus is nagging at me for making her leave, I still have this weird feeling in my heart that something is just not right.Alexia would never ignore me this way, except she is hiding something from me. And the worst part of this is that I can feel what Heather is feeling, so I know in my heart that everything is not okay with her. S