In the castle of Alba Noctis, Lizzie is on the balcony talking to her mother. They both agree that they cannot waste time with Katrina. Whatever they are going to do, they must do it right now, especially if she is pregnant as they suspect.The door suddenly opens, and Mauricio approaches them with a furrowed brow. He overheard some of the discussion between them before entering, but he would never go against his wife and daughter."What's going on?" he asks in a stern tone. Both women look at each other, unsure of what to tell the man. "What's the problem with Katrina this time?""Nothing, Daddy, you know how my sister is, always thinking the worst of me," Lizzie says, embracing her father."You should leave that feud behind, it's not good for you two to be constantly fighting as sisters," Mauricio says."That's what I was telling our daughter, Mauricio," Lorena intervenes. "Now more than ever, we should try to get along with Katrina."Mauricio agrees as he imagines what his wife is
Katrina reluctantly rises this morning, glancing to her side and finding her husband's place still untouched, just as it was last night when she went to bed. She already suspected it, but now realizes how blind and foolish she was regarding him.She heads to the shower, quite disheartened, but the warm water manages to calm her a bit. Upon exiting, Jarl is already sitting on the bed, waiting."Good morning," she says, passing by him. A growl is the response she receives from him.Although she's eager to ask where he was until this hour, she holds back. She walks to her closet, searching for her underwear and the outfit she'll wear to the university.While rummaging through her drawer, a peculiar scent reaches her nostrils, startling her.Jarl takes her by the waist from behind. He unties the knot of her robe and begins to touch her breasts slowly while inhaling the scent of her neck. Katrina becomes nervous. She's afraid he might realize she's pregnant. Her waist has expanded, not to
Katrina closes the laptop screen and refuses to continue watching something so horrifying. Tears begin to roll down her face as she remembers the last uploaded video. It's him, Jarl, torturing a young woman until she is seriously injured. She recognizes him by the mole on his right arm. Is this what he does when he doesn't come home?Katrina cries like she has never cried before. This is the dark side of Jarl that she refused to discover and is now hitting her hard in the face. It's dawn and a few knocks on her door startle her. She looks towards the window and it's already fully daylight."Yes?" she asks, feeling very dispirited. The intense headache is the result of all the crying she has done for hours before falling asleep, almost at dawn."Mrs. Katrina, the truck is ready and waiting for you," Sara replies from the other side of the door."I'll take a quick shower and then I'll leave," Katrina gets out of bed and doesn't even wait for the maid's response. She enters the shower f
Ragnar gets out of the truck and takes a short walk around the cabin, while Julian unloads his suitcases and puts them in the room. In the end, he preferred to have Julian accompany him so he wouldn't come completely alone to this place, which is the first time he visits. He had come to Brazil before only for business, but never to this mountain, and he prefers to have backup in case something unexpected happens.He reaches a higher spot, lifts his nose and closes his eyes to take a deep breath. A subtle, yet delicate, aroma caresses his nostrils and makes him shudder like never before. He abruptly opens his eyes and Remus manifests himself inside his head, asking to be set free. Ragnar takes off his shoes and starts running along a trail several kilometers ahead, not fully transforming yet, but reaching a magnificent lake. He is able to perceive many different aromas in this place and now he feels confused about what he perceived earlier. He discovers that this is a territory occupie
Katrina Grimlore wakes up dazed and somewhat lost. She looks towards the window and has no idea how long she has been asleep. It was supposed to be dusk when she started feeling unwell at the lagoon.She gets up feeling much better than the horrible dizziness that had attacked her yesterday. She grabs her cell phone from the bedside table and finds some notifications from Jarl. She doesn't even bother to read them. She furrows her brow when she realizes that she was almost asleep for 24 hours.She goes to the shower and, after a short bath, puts on a long white dress she had bought a few days ago, some ballet flats and leaves the cabin, making sure not to make any noise. She has no idea where her sister or the omega that had accompanied them here might be, but she doesn't care either.When the fresh air from the mountain hits her face, her senses go on high alert. She takes a deep breath with her eyes closed, and a sensation she had never felt before embraces her. Her skin starts to p
Remus runs for kilometers through the jungle without giving himself a second of rest. He is already exhausted, but both Ragnar and Remus like to push their bodies to the limit, especially after having one of those nightmares that leave him in a very bad mood.Remus's moans seem strange to Ragnar. He is too agitated, nervous, and distressed about something that his human counterpart doesn't understand. Since they arrived at the cabin yesterday, he has been restless, which is not something he commonly does, at least not since Anabella died.With his strength and speed as a powerful alpha, it is not difficult for him to jump over the obstacles in his path, despite the fact that this is the first time he is in this place. He moves through it as if he has been in these forests his whole life.When he reaches the top of a huge rock, Remus stops abruptly and starts whimpering. He moves from one place to another with his tail pointing upwards."What's wrong?" Ragnar asks, trying to take contr
Ragnar manages to reach his cabin an hour later. His whole body is numb due to the great effort he just made to bring her here without anyone seeing them. He had to hide several times, as it seemed to be the meeting place for some pack to mate during the full moon, and that only complicated things.Julian is standing in front of the cabin when he feels his alpha approaching."I need help," Ragnar tells him through the mental link, and he rushes out to meet him.Julian's expression when he sees Ragnar completely naked and bloody is indescribable; however, when he looks at the girl in his arms, all color drains from his face."Go to Dr. Moreira's clinic," Ragnar's voice sounds more like a squeak. His breathing is too heavy, and his face is pale. "Tell him it's an emergency. That he should come prepared for surgery."While Julian goes for the doctor, Ragnar puts Katrina inside the cabin. He places her on his bed in the room, takes off her dress, and checks her wounds again. Both wounds k
A desperate video call from Lizzie alerts Mauricio. He abruptly gets out of bed and starts pacing around his room with the phone in his hand, dazed, sleepy, and somewhat scared."I don't know where Katrina is, dad," she cries desperately as she tries to explain to her father what happened. "I've looked for her all over the forest, the omega who accompanied us did too, but we haven't found her. I'm afraid something bad happened to her."Mauricio remains silent, unsure of how to respond. Lizzie continues to cry."You have to come, please, dad. She's missing and a rogue wolf might have attacked her," Lizzie says tremulously. She almost manages a smile when saying that, but Mauricio doesn't notice."What happened, daughter?" Lorena asks, taking the phone from her husband. "Where is your sister? Did you two fight?"Lizzie pretends to want to say something, but can't due to her crying."Calm down, honey," her mother says, seeing her daughter's perfect acting. "We'll go right away. Your fath