Cassandraโs POVAfter the long hours of planting, we all retire to the same place we had the bonfire for dinner. Gray and Ray disappear at some point while Lydia introduces me to the few people she met; they are friendly people but want I really want to do is go back to the tent where I can be left alone. My social skills were never any good before I left the pack.โHiding in a corner again, are we?โ I look up to see Gerta, she smiles at me and I give her a small one back, โYou are very talented at avoiding association, do you know that?โ she says as she sits down beside me.I merely smile response, โDonโt act humble now, you did it a lot to me at the apartment,โ I give her a sheepish smile.โAre you really the owner of that apartment building?โ I ask her, but before she can answer I ask again. โWhy did you keep trying if you knew I was avoiding you?โGerta smiles with a shrug, โBecause the first day you arrived at the building, you had this lost look about you like your entire life h
Cassandraโs POVโDid you lose yur mate too?โ I ask Trent.He looks away, but when he turns back to me he has his smile back on his face, โThat is for me to know, and you to not judge,โ he walks off before I can say anything else. I try to follow him but few steps in and I cannot find him anywhere.I groan in frustration, everyone seems to be trying to push me in this confusing direction I would rather not go, โWhat the hell!โ I yell in frustration. I look around me, I should find my way back to my tent and get some rest.At that moment I spot Ray from afar, he has a heavy frown on his face as he walks into a tent. I hurry in his direction. Maybe, he will be able to help me find my way back to my tent. He is not the ideal option but he will make do.When I get closer, I pick up harsh whispers, I suddenly stop when I recognize the tent. It is where the Council had their meeting last time. Are they having one right now?I creep closer, so I can hear better what they are saying.โWhat do
Cassandraโs POVRay arrives at our tent the next morning, Lydia is waiting to rip him apart the minute he arrives.โYou asshole!โ I hear her scream at him from my position inside the tent.โHello, Lydia,โ he replies calmly.I step out of the tent and he turns to me, โHere to take me to the slaughter house?โLydia places herself between me and Ray, โIโm going with her, I want to enlist too,โ she folds her arms.โThis has got to be the most ridiculous show of bravery I have ever seen,โ we both turn to see Gray heading in our direction, he has his usual scowl on his face except this time it has a hint of distaste.Lydia immediately changes course, โRight, I forgot about the devil.โGray cocks his head before turning to Ray, โThis is the childish bullshit we have to deal with now?โโCall it what you want asshole, I am still going to join your stupid fight squad,โ she tells him, meeting his glare with one of her own.โYou canโt join, Lydia. Your wolf is still volatile, you should be busy l
Cassandraโs POVโAgain!โ Xavier yells and the man charges at me, giving barely enough time to raise my arms for cover. He pushes me and I find myself flying across the field on my butt. This is humiliating.Groaning, I lie on my back. Xavierโs body blocks my view of the sun, I can just tell he has a frown on his face. At least his creepy smile is gone, โYou hesitate, that is your problem.โI sit up and look back up at him, โOkay,โ I say passively.โYou donโt seem interested in this at all,โ he says again.โWhat gave it away, the fact that you all strong armed me in the tent or was it my very vocal protest last night,โ I say sarcastically.There is silence at first then he suddenly drops down beside me, โIf it is worth anything, I donโt think you are a spy or whatever else the Council can imagine in their head,โ I turn to him and he shrugs, โYou just didnโt have the look, but they were going to throw you into combat without a second thought or the proper training. I just brought you so
Cassandraโs POVLydia and Gray glare at each other, both having no intention of backing down. Truthfully, when Lydia had announced she would be coming with me after I told her about Rayโs instructions to me, I had given her a dubious look. These two do not seem like the type to let anyone force them into something they never agreed to.โIf I may,โ Xavier speaks up and all heads turn to him. He had arrived at my tent to take me to Ray, I had felt like a primed sheep on its way to the slaughter especially since Tessa arrived with some clothes for me to change into a few minutes earlier.โLydia going with you two doesnโt sound so bad, what are the odds that they have her scent too,โ he tells us.โStop talking Xavier,โ Ray growls and Xavier goes quiet but he has a smirk on his face.โYeah, what he said,โ Lydia speaks up, โWhatever that means, he has a point.โGray rolls his eyes before turning to Ray, โShe is a wolf, they couldnโt possibly have her scent.โRay has a faraway look, and he g
Cassandraโs POVThe club is packed, the perfect place to lose our current tail as Ray explained to Lydia and I. the bouncer at the door starts out difficult but lets us in when Gray flashes him some cash.โSo, we are going to split up now,โ Ray yells over the loud music, we all turn to him with incredulous looks, we were not told this part of the plan.โGray go with Lydia, Cassandra and I will go the other way,โ Ray tells us.โReally,โ Gray says, raising a brow at him. He is about to say something then stops, think better of it and suddenly drags Lydia into the crowd with him. I move to go after them but Ray pulls me back with a shake of his head.โHow do we contact them, anything could happen in here,โ I tell Ray and he shrugs.He waves a burner phone in front of me, โI always have a contingency plan, come on before the guy sights us,โ he pulls me with him into the crowd, shouldering through the dancing people so I do not have to deal with bumping into sweaty humans.Ray takes us to
Lydiaโs POVโHow do you know they are Hunters?โ I whisper back to Gray, he gives me an obvious look.โIโve fought enough of those scum bags to be able to pick them out in a crowd,โ he tells me, โAnd I recognize one of them from the day we rescued you and Cassandra.โI grab his hand in panic, โHe could recognize you.โโI know,โ he growls, his head and gaze focused on the table, โThey are probably looking for Ray and Cassandra, I should warn them,โ he brings out a small phone just as a hand clamp down on his shoulder.My spine goes tense and the hairs on the back of my neck stands on end as the huge man smiles at us, โHello,โ he says in an oddly soft voice, โMind if I join you?โGray growls but the man forces him back into his seat with his hand still on Grayโs shoulder, โYou gave my men quite the run for their money, Grayson. If you werenโt a dirty rogue, I would have recruited you.โGray scowls at him, โLucas, you found me. what other luck you got going for you,โ he spits at the man.
Lydiaโs POVBen scowls at Gray, โDid you have to introduce me like that?โGray makes a face, โHow would you rather I do it?โBen shrugs, โYou could have introduced me as a friend or something, or a pal. Now she is going to be careful and extra nice around me, looking for my approval and shit.โโWhat are you going on about?โ Gray asks him.Ben gestures at me, โShe is your girlfriend, right?โGray laughs loudly, โLydia is a lot of things to me, girlfriend is definitely not one of them.โI have been staring between the two men during their conversation, at Grayโs words I scowl at him, โWhat is that supposed to mean?โ I ask placing my hands on my waist.Gray gives me look before turning to Ben, โGreat, now youโve got her all riled up.โโStop talking about me like I am not in the room,โ I snap at him and he replies by reclining into the couch even more.โYou going to sit down or keep making me uncomfortable,โ Ben asks me and I suddenly remember myself. I take the couch farthest from Gray,
Cassandraโs POVโDonโt do it,โ I whisper standing beside Lydia.She turns to me with a fake look of surprise, โDo what?โI raise a brow at her, โIt is his story, Lydia and you are not going to push him to tell it.โShe groans, โCome on, you are just as curious as I am. The man used to work for the same people who are hunting us down like literal dogs.โโThat man also has super human hearing, and you are both not making any attempt to be quiet,โ Gray snaps and we both turn to him, our eyes wide at being caught.Lydia coughs loudly to allay the sudden tension and walks towards the men. We are still in the ware house, Ray, Harold, and Gray are trying to find the safest route out of the city because Lucas would have everywhere blocked and under heavy surveillance.โSo, whatโs the plan?โ she asks them.Harold smirks at Lydia, โI like her, how did you guys meet again?โ he turns to Gray.โNot you concern,โ Gray snaps at him. The man is always snapping at someone.Harold smirks at him in repl
Cassandraโs POVThey attacked us from behind, I felt searing pain at the bac of my head before I passed out. When I come to, I see nothing but darkness. I try to move around and I rewarded by searing pain in my wrist.โDonโt move,โ I hear Rayโs voice, โThey have enchanted binds on us, the more your struggle the tighter it gets. And it is made of silver.โThere is the sound of shuffling and something is pulled off my eyes, light hits me and my gaze focuses on Ray who is staring at me with worry, โAre you alright?โ he asks.I notice the red bruises on his wrist and know his advice to me is probably from experience, โYour wrist,โ I say.He sits back with a shrug, โIโd survive, Iโm more worried about you. You took a pretty hard hit to the head.โWe are in a van, our hands and feet are locked with the same enchanted bind. The van is too small for the both of us and Rayโs legs stretch out to me, โWhat are they going to with us? What about Gray and Lydia?โ I ask in panic.โEasy,โ Ray tries t
Lydiaโs POVBen scowls at Gray, โDid you have to introduce me like that?โGray makes a face, โHow would you rather I do it?โBen shrugs, โYou could have introduced me as a friend or something, or a pal. Now she is going to be careful and extra nice around me, looking for my approval and shit.โโWhat are you going on about?โ Gray asks him.Ben gestures at me, โShe is your girlfriend, right?โGray laughs loudly, โLydia is a lot of things to me, girlfriend is definitely not one of them.โI have been staring between the two men during their conversation, at Grayโs words I scowl at him, โWhat is that supposed to mean?โ I ask placing my hands on my waist.Gray gives me look before turning to Ben, โGreat, now youโve got her all riled up.โโStop talking about me like I am not in the room,โ I snap at him and he replies by reclining into the couch even more.โYou going to sit down or keep making me uncomfortable,โ Ben asks me and I suddenly remember myself. I take the couch farthest from Gray,
Lydiaโs POVโHow do you know they are Hunters?โ I whisper back to Gray, he gives me an obvious look.โIโve fought enough of those scum bags to be able to pick them out in a crowd,โ he tells me, โAnd I recognize one of them from the day we rescued you and Cassandra.โI grab his hand in panic, โHe could recognize you.โโI know,โ he growls, his head and gaze focused on the table, โThey are probably looking for Ray and Cassandra, I should warn them,โ he brings out a small phone just as a hand clamp down on his shoulder.My spine goes tense and the hairs on the back of my neck stands on end as the huge man smiles at us, โHello,โ he says in an oddly soft voice, โMind if I join you?โGray growls but the man forces him back into his seat with his hand still on Grayโs shoulder, โYou gave my men quite the run for their money, Grayson. If you werenโt a dirty rogue, I would have recruited you.โGray scowls at him, โLucas, you found me. what other luck you got going for you,โ he spits at the man.
Cassandraโs POVThe club is packed, the perfect place to lose our current tail as Ray explained to Lydia and I. the bouncer at the door starts out difficult but lets us in when Gray flashes him some cash.โSo, we are going to split up now,โ Ray yells over the loud music, we all turn to him with incredulous looks, we were not told this part of the plan.โGray go with Lydia, Cassandra and I will go the other way,โ Ray tells us.โReally,โ Gray says, raising a brow at him. He is about to say something then stops, think better of it and suddenly drags Lydia into the crowd with him. I move to go after them but Ray pulls me back with a shake of his head.โHow do we contact them, anything could happen in here,โ I tell Ray and he shrugs.He waves a burner phone in front of me, โI always have a contingency plan, come on before the guy sights us,โ he pulls me with him into the crowd, shouldering through the dancing people so I do not have to deal with bumping into sweaty humans.Ray takes us to
Cassandraโs POVLydia and Gray glare at each other, both having no intention of backing down. Truthfully, when Lydia had announced she would be coming with me after I told her about Rayโs instructions to me, I had given her a dubious look. These two do not seem like the type to let anyone force them into something they never agreed to.โIf I may,โ Xavier speaks up and all heads turn to him. He had arrived at my tent to take me to Ray, I had felt like a primed sheep on its way to the slaughter especially since Tessa arrived with some clothes for me to change into a few minutes earlier.โLydia going with you two doesnโt sound so bad, what are the odds that they have her scent too,โ he tells us.โStop talking Xavier,โ Ray growls and Xavier goes quiet but he has a smirk on his face.โYeah, what he said,โ Lydia speaks up, โWhatever that means, he has a point.โGray rolls his eyes before turning to Ray, โShe is a wolf, they couldnโt possibly have her scent.โRay has a faraway look, and he g
Cassandraโs POVโAgain!โ Xavier yells and the man charges at me, giving barely enough time to raise my arms for cover. He pushes me and I find myself flying across the field on my butt. This is humiliating.Groaning, I lie on my back. Xavierโs body blocks my view of the sun, I can just tell he has a frown on his face. At least his creepy smile is gone, โYou hesitate, that is your problem.โI sit up and look back up at him, โOkay,โ I say passively.โYou donโt seem interested in this at all,โ he says again.โWhat gave it away, the fact that you all strong armed me in the tent or was it my very vocal protest last night,โ I say sarcastically.There is silence at first then he suddenly drops down beside me, โIf it is worth anything, I donโt think you are a spy or whatever else the Council can imagine in their head,โ I turn to him and he shrugs, โYou just didnโt have the look, but they were going to throw you into combat without a second thought or the proper training. I just brought you so
Cassandraโs POVRay arrives at our tent the next morning, Lydia is waiting to rip him apart the minute he arrives.โYou asshole!โ I hear her scream at him from my position inside the tent.โHello, Lydia,โ he replies calmly.I step out of the tent and he turns to me, โHere to take me to the slaughter house?โLydia places herself between me and Ray, โIโm going with her, I want to enlist too,โ she folds her arms.โThis has got to be the most ridiculous show of bravery I have ever seen,โ we both turn to see Gray heading in our direction, he has his usual scowl on his face except this time it has a hint of distaste.Lydia immediately changes course, โRight, I forgot about the devil.โGray cocks his head before turning to Ray, โThis is the childish bullshit we have to deal with now?โโCall it what you want asshole, I am still going to join your stupid fight squad,โ she tells him, meeting his glare with one of her own.โYou canโt join, Lydia. Your wolf is still volatile, you should be busy l
Cassandraโs POVโDid you lose yur mate too?โ I ask Trent.He looks away, but when he turns back to me he has his smile back on his face, โThat is for me to know, and you to not judge,โ he walks off before I can say anything else. I try to follow him but few steps in and I cannot find him anywhere.I groan in frustration, everyone seems to be trying to push me in this confusing direction I would rather not go, โWhat the hell!โ I yell in frustration. I look around me, I should find my way back to my tent and get some rest.At that moment I spot Ray from afar, he has a heavy frown on his face as he walks into a tent. I hurry in his direction. Maybe, he will be able to help me find my way back to my tent. He is not the ideal option but he will make do.When I get closer, I pick up harsh whispers, I suddenly stop when I recognize the tent. It is where the Council had their meeting last time. Are they having one right now?I creep closer, so I can hear better what they are saying.โWhat do