LOGINZACHARY’S POVThey are planning to execute Daphne.They are planning to kill my mate.I should have known. I should have seen this coming from the very beginning. I never should have brought her back here. I walked her straight into the lion’s den and handed them the knife.But if I had left her behind, would she have been safe? No. She was never safe. Not anywhere.I stormed into the meeting hall. Chairs scraped against the floor as they all stood abruptly, shock written across their aging faces. They hadn’t expected me.Good.I remained by the door for a moment, letting the silence suffocate them before I walked in with slow, deliberate steps. I was calmer than I expected to be. Too calm. The kind of calm that comes before devastation.I couldn’t afford to lose control. Not at that moment. I needed to know how to reach the detention block before I killed every last one of them.I took a seat and crossed one leg over the other. “Where is Daphne?” I asked evenly.They exchanged glance
Zachary’s POVDaphne is gone.I can’t feel her, not even through the bond. I tried reaching for her presence, trying to sense where she is, but something is blocking me completely.They said she left and never returned, but that makes no sense. There’s no way she would just disappear without taking anything. Not even her phone.Her phone was found on the floor of the student quarters dorm room.It’s been with me ever since, and I have been secretly investigating what really happened. They all think I have let it go. They think I’m just angry that she left.But I know she didn’t.It’s been two days. Two long, suffocating days, and still no progress.But I won’t give up. I will find her. And if something has happened to her, everyone will pay for it.The pack, the school, the very place I have sacrificed so much to protect, I will ruin it myself if I have to. I don’t care if I’m labeled the villain Alpha.I drove out of the school grounds and pulled over in front of a café. Pushing the
DAPHNE'S POVThe scratching stopped after that night.No more scraping.No more whispers.Just silence thick enough to suffocate me.There was someone or something behind the wall. I never spoke to that person, but I knew they were trying to reach out.It's been three days now. Three days of total silent, three days of not knowing what my fate is, and three days of not having anything to eat.My body had started eating itself just to survive.My stomach rumbled and I groaned. Every muscle in my body screamed in protest. The cage or room was too low to move about. I have been sitting for three days. I can't feel my legs anymore.The guards stopped coming too. Which meant someone wanted me forgotten.I swallowed hard and turned to the other side. The floor was cold, so was the wall. I had to choose one for my comfort.When would someone come for me? I wondered. Has Zachary found out I'm missing? Is he searching for me? Why haven't anyone visited? Was their plan to make me die and rot h
DAPHNE'S POV I don’t know how long I’ve been in this cell.The darkness is so thick it feels alive — pressing against my eyes, crawling into my lungs.I can’t tell if it’s day or night. I can’t even tell if I’m still sane.It was a terrible isolation made only for criminals and somehow, I had become one of them.I held my knee close to my chest. Was Zach searching for me?He must have found out I was gone, but it would be too hard to know where I am.The spell in the detention blocks off scents, and even bonds. I couldn't feel the bond, and it wasn't like before when I could still feel the tiniest bit of it in its weak state. This time, it was completely cut out.Nothing at all.They were going to kill me.Quietly. Secretly.Like I had never existed.And when it was done, the pack would finally breathe in peace - relieved that the cursed girl was gone."Zach," I called quietly. "Where are you?"I know I promised myself not to rely on him for my protection, but his name was the only t
ZACHARY'S POVI abruptly stood up and slammed my palm on the table. The room trembled under my authority - not just my anger.I fisted my hand, clenching my jaws. I was about to lose control again."Alpha, we don't mean bad for you. We are only looking out for the safety of the pack," Mr. McCoy said.Safety of the pack, but in turn, putting Daphne in danger?Bruce walked in at that moment. "Zachary, they are right. I told you this earlier and now, they also see things as it is."I slammed my fist, this time, dividing the wooden table into two."So," I said, gritting my teeth. "You want me to reject her. To reject my mate-" The bond flared violently inside my chest, as if warning them what that would cost. My wolf almost lost it but it took a great deal of control to suppress it. "Because you think it's the best solution?" I asked."Alpha, I know this doesn't seat well with you, but thousands of lives are in jeopardy right now. If we don't act on it, it would ruin the pack and the sc
Daphne's POVThe drive to Bateview took an hour longer than usual. The entire ride felt too quiet - like the calm before something terrible.We arrived at the dorm, and he pulled over in the parking lot."You will be staying in the student council's quarter so I can keep a close watch on you," he said immediately we both stepped out of the car.I have never been to the student council quarters but I heard it was luxurious.We went out of the packing garage, and came into contact with some students. Immediately they saw us, they turned and took a different road.Zachary and I exchanged eye contact, but we shook our heads, shoving the thought away. No. This wasn't a coincidence.This was fear.We went into the dorm hall. Immediately we stepped in, all the students who were gathered around, talking or playing with their friends quickly stopped. They all looked down and one by one, began to walk away."What is going on?" I asked. "It seem as if they had seen two monsters walk in." And







