LOGINNate’s POVAfter snapping, I was breathing hard and staring at my beta who just stared right back. He was very composed for someone who had just been yelled at for something that was not his fault. I could feel tears burning my eyes, and f*ck, this feeling was just a reminder about how down I was for Cassie. It felt like I had become a slave to my emotions, and I hated it. I wanted to feel like my old self again, but at the same time, I loved having someone that I would be willing to go to the ends of the earth for. “Sir,” Zane began. “I understand that it’s very stressful for you right now, but you need to understand that crashing out is not going to change the situation. Worrying about it won’t do a thing either. If there is nothing you can do, then you sit and trust that the Moon goddess will work it all out for your good. And if there is something to do, you do it with all your might.” His words seemed to calm me down for some reason. I closed my eyes for a few seconds and then
Leon’s POVMy eyes fluttered open and my vision soon cleared to me looking at the ceiling. I did not know where I was, but it did not take long for all my memories to come flooding back. It did not take long for my brain to remind me that I was f*cked in so many ways. Releasing a shaky breath, I turned my head to the right, and my eyes fell on someone sitting on the couch in the room. It was Cassie. As soon as she noticed that I was awake, she stood on her feet and walked over to me. She had a look on her face that I could not decipher, but it did not resemble anger or annoyance. It was something else; I just did not know what. “You’re awake,” She said softly. She smiled, sitting on the bed next to me. “How do you feel?” I swallowed. “I…” I then paid attention to how I was feeling in the moment. “I feel tired.” And I was not just talking about physically. I was tired in so many ways that I could not explain. “I’m sorry, Cass. I’m sorry that I could not stand up for you three years
Sage’s POVI was standing in one of the living rooms of my new mansion. It felt like I was dreaming, living here, and the fact that it was literally mine felt even more surreal. I had already arranged for my parents to move in with me as soon as my mom was well enough to be discharged from the hospital. At first, my dad did not agree. He did not like the idea of it all. But after it was announced this morning by Leon what truly happened three years ago, he called and was crying, telling me how happy and proud he was of me. But the thing here was that if it had truly been left with me, if none of these things had happened to mess up my plans, I would have never confessed. And I’m sure Leon would have never done the same, too.I have a feeling that the only reason he even confessed this morning was that he had no choice. Maybe someone had found out the truth, and he was just trying to get ahead of it all. That was my best guess, and I truly believed that. Sighing, I peeled my eyes fr
Nate’s POVThe question threw me off, making my heart drop to the pit of my stomach. She knew. I wanted to ask how she did it, but I already knew the answer to that. I had made Leon confess to what had happened three years ago just so her name could be cleared, so she could be free from all the pressure of the pack; so she could finally be mine. But I also knew that there would be a trade-off. I knew that Leon would tell her about who I really was. And I thought that I had mentally prepared myself for it, but hearing her ask me the question felt like I had been hit by a truck carrying tons of bricks. I swallowed hard and replied, “Cassie, can we talk in person?” “Answer the damn question,” She said without missing a beat. Her anger and the use of language threw me off. She was pissed. But most of all, I knew that she was hurt. It was almost as if I could taste her pain. She probably felt like I had betrayed her. “Please…I just need you to hear me out,” I begged. I did not care th
Leon’s POVI was hungover as I stood there, in front of so many cameras. I felt sick to my stomach, and I knew that it was not only because I had drunk so much last night, but also because I was about to tell everyone something that I had done three years ago that was going to possibly ruin my reputation, if not my life. My heart was thumping in my chest, and I wished that there was another way, but I knew that there was not. If I did not do this, Nate was going to expose me. And it would be better coming from me than from him. Maybe I would be able to bounce back even after confessing. Maybe. This morning, I had woken up very early. Five in the morning, to be precise. I had woken up with one thing on my mind, and that was telling the pack that I had helped cover up a crime, even though I was their Alpha and was supposed to be setting good examples for everyone. I had not eaten breakfast because I had no appetite, and I still did not. I had drunk two cups of coffee and done some w
Cassie’s POVIt was a lie. It was all a lie. The connection that I had thought had naturally happened between Nate and I. It had all been a lie. He had a plan all this while. He had a mission to make him his all this time. He had played me. He had used me. All to get what he wanted…a queen. And one thing that I knew about myself was that I really did not care about the power dynamics. All I wanted in this life was to leave this pack and start afresh. And that was what had almost gotten me killed. I still wanted that; I still wanted something new and different. I still wanted to leave the pack and start a new life somewhere else where nobody knew me, but right now, I knew that it would be harder due to how very complicated everything was. “You have been fooled again,” A voice echoed in my head, and I recognized it immediately. It was Moon, my wolf. “Just like you were fooled by Sage and got killed. Just like you were fooled by Leon when he told you that he would have come back for







