LOGINAuthor's POVCeleste couldn't believe what had almost happened. From afar she had seen it - the way Ragnar looked, the determination in his eyes. If they had been just a moment later, she would be dead and they wouldn't be able to change that.It had been the hunter to give them the directions. He was the one who showed them where he guessed Ezekiel was. They didn't know how he knew but he had been right. He hadn't come along - just asked Celeste to promise that the girl was safe.Wulfrick lifted the girl up, resting her on his shoulders as he stood up to his full height. His eyes met Ragnar's, ignoring the anger in them. “She's coming back to the pack with us. She's still breathing so she'll survive" he said, but exactly to him.Ragnar's fists clenched beside him. He wanted to run up to his body, throttle him to the ground and take the girl. He would have done anything at that point but they weren't alone. The news would get back to the council and either way his secret would be reve
Author's POVRagnar couldn't hold his smile back when the news came from Ezekiel, they had found her. He turned to the men with him. His brother was smart, it wouldn't take a genius for his brother to know what happened.“You all remember what happened here?" He pointed at the bodies on the ground. He hadn't spared them even a glance after he had done what he wished to. They had played roles and everything else continued in their absence.Everyone nodded, "yes alpha” the answer came in a chorus and he liked that. He had everyone in his palms. He would do whatever it was he wanted and he made sure to keep it that way."Stay here and whenever Wulfrick comes here, make sure he thinks the search is mainly here. That he has no clue where I'm heading to" he looked at everyone in the eye, making sure they took his message in clearly.Nobody met his eye but they understood him clearly and Ragnar knew that. Once he was sure he had everything settled, he left his group heading out to meet Ezeki
Author's POVWulfrick's hands tightened around his neck, holding him tighter as alarm ran through him. “Tell me everything you know now unless you want to meet your end" he growled at the man, making sure he knew it was a threat.The man didn't flinch back with fear or anything. He stayed where he was forced to and turned to look at Celeste, “I've managed to keep her hidden for a while but now she's too sick, she needs help" he almost begged.Celeste felt her heart soften. She knew that she had to help this kid, she had promised and would keep it. She turned to Wulfrick, “Let him go so he can lead us to her" she told him.Wulfrick wasn't so convinced. Something told him that it couldn't be that easy. Maybe this man was lying, “And if I find out you're lying” he squeezed again, stopping the flow of air, "I'll make sure you never breathe air ever again" and then he let go.The man hit the tree hard, letting out a breath as air rushed into his lungs. “Let me take you to where she is," he
Author's POVRagnar kept his eyes open. They couldn't stay closed for a moment. He wanted to make sure he led the Wulfrick team to the wrong spot. He had kept his ears open for any indication of the child.He made contact with Ezekiel, he raised a brow and that was his cue. Ezekiel cleared his throat, “I think it's time we split, if we want to make some progress before night then we should" he said, looking at Wulfrick.Wulfrick looked at Ragnar, recognizing the look on his face. He smiled to himself, he was going to let Ragnar do his job without knowing it. He nodded, “I'm sure we should. Celeste comes with me" he said.His eyes went to the man behind him, the one that snuck his way into Ezekiel's group. There was another in Ragnar and Alexis's group. They wouldn't be so off the hook like they thought. He couldn't wait to catch him in his tracks.Ragnar felt a small relief that Wulfrick hadn't argued about it. He could sense who he was looking for not far away. The instructions had b
Author's POV The next day, Wulfrick woke up early. He wanted to find her and finally reveal the truth that he knew. He had seen it in Ragnar's eyes, the truth that he desperately wanted to keep hidden. He would make sure it didn't last long. For so long, he had thought there was a chance to achieve them some other way but it was clear that there wasn't. His brother wouldn't give up no matter what and neither could he. He was outside before the time even reached. Ragnar sat in his office, pacing uncontrollably. All of it was slipping out of his hands - the control he had. It wasn't there anymore. The council were going to embark on this search and that forest held secrets he couldn't let come to light. Through his mind link he called out to Ezekiel. It had been a few days since he had spoken to him. Ezekiel didn't respond even though Ragnar could feel him just on the other side. He felt anger, blinding rage and he wanted to destroy everything. Just then the door opened and his mo
Author's POV Celeste decided enough time had passed, it was time to go in search of the child. She had made a promise to the man they had caught in exchange for his information. If she didn't keep to it, she was no different from Ragnar. She decided to talk to Wulfrick, maybe the council would approve if it meant it would reveal a deeper conspiracy. She was sure that there was someone among them, someone determined to destroy the pack. Wulfrick joined her where she had been seated inside the woods on a branch. It used to be a spot that they both shared. It had been their secret hideout and sitting there beside each other reminded them of those days. She turned to look at him when he settled but before she could speak, he did. “Are you going to tell Ragnar?" She knew what he meant and simply sighed. She didn't want to think about that yet. “No, I haven't and I don't plan on doing so any time soon" she told him. Wulfrick shook his head, “You know you can't do that. He's going to f







