FAZER LOGINSage’s POVA knock sounded, and it pulled me out of my thoughts, causing my heart to skip a beat. It was coming from outside, not the bathroom door. I sniffled and wiped at my face with the back of my hand. I dragged myself from the bathroom floor and stood on my feet before making my way out. That was when I saw him standing there. It was Leon. My heart dropped, and immediate guilt started to stab at my chest. He had a plate of food in his hand as he made his way over to me. He had a small frown, but there was a softness in his eyes that I could not miss. “Here.” He handed the food to me, and I tentatively took it. “You should eat. But also, this does not fix anything between us. You have five hours to leave, or the guards will have your things thrown out.” I nodded, still looking at him. “Fair enough.” I then looked away, feeling like he could read my mind, and gosh…I would hate for him to know that not only had I betrayed him, but I was being told to do it again. He turned to l
Nate’s POVWe were headed back to the hotel. We used the back entrance as we always had. Everyone knew that the Alpha King was supposed to be staying in there, so we had to use another way to enter, considering that my beta and I were disguised. So what we would do would be: we would go to the back of the hotel, and then we would change into what the staff would notice us as royals before going in. And they did not have a clue about anything that was actually going on. Now in our rooms, I sat on the bed and sighed, proceeding to lie down and looking up at the ceiling. “What are we going to do?” I asked my beta. Zane chuckled from somewhere in the room that was not far from me. But due to the position that I was in, I could not see him. “A public figure, a child, and Cassie,” He began. “Why do you think that it could be Leon, though?” “I don’t know,” I replied. “He’s also a public figure.”“But why don’t you think that it could be one of the other many Alphas from the other packs?”
Nate’s POVI glanced at my beta, and he seemed not to really care, but I was concerned that maybe he may have wanted us to leave now. As if he could read my mind, he gave me a small smile and a nod before looking away. So I focused back on the call. “Sorry, but did you just say that you met the Moon goddess?” I asked. For some reason, I was not taking it too seriously because the Goddess was not someone that you could just meet. Great Alpha kings and Lunas in history never even got that opportunity, even though they had so badly wanted that. “Yes,” She replied. “Nate, I died. I was in the Spirit World.” When she said this, my heart skipped a beat. The reminder of that night at the lake was very triggering for me. It was like I could feel it all again. And I hated that feeling. This was not something that I usually felt. The last time that I felt that way was when I had lost my parents. And I had vowed to myself that I would never let myself feel that again, no matter what. But her
Sage’s POV“Excuse me?” I let out a laugh, believing that what the guy had said was a joke. It had to be, right? There was no way that he was actually asking me to kill someone. And not just anyone, but Leon. “You heard me,” He replied without missing a beat. “The Blood Moon is now only a few days away; you are now my Queen. Did you think that I was going to give you the world without a price to pay? Did you think that I was some Santa Claus handing out good lives?” He laughed. “Sage, this is your price to pay for the life that I am about to give you. This is your way to prove to me that you will be loyal to me and my cause.” “But—” I scoffed to myself, my mouth feeling like cotton. “How am I supposed to kill him? He’s Leon…he’s my brother.” “Oh please, he’s not,” Bastian said with a chuckle. “And you know that. You are a fraud, and you will always be. You never had royal blood flowing through your veins until now. All because I have marked you as mine.” “I know,” I said, my heart
Sage’s POVMy eyes fluttered open, and for a few seconds, I had no idea where I was. I sat up and ran my hand through my messy hair, and then pain shot through my neck. My hand immediately flew there, and the area I touched was sore to the touch. That was when everything started coming back to me. I could remember it all. I was back in the Pack House, and I had not much time until Leon would ask me to leave. I remembered what had happened last night in the car with Bastian. He had bitten me on my neck, and I think that was what it took for him to make me his Queen. I remembered him then kissing me before he left me in the car and told me that he was going to give me a call. I had driven into the compound and parked, and I could also vividly remember how everyone was just staring at me; the staff, the guards…all of them. I guess they all knew that I had been told to leave the Pack House. “F*ck,” I cursed under my breath as I closed my eyes and placed my face in my hands for a few
Nate’s POVThe words of Alpha Leon had my heart skip a beat. He had just confirmed what I already knew; what the Moon goddess had already revealed to me. I stared at him as he flashed me a warm smile. “Why are you doing all of this?” I could not help but ask. “I thought you did not like me.” “Who said I didn’t like you?” He chuckled lightly, looking away for a few seconds before looking back at me. “You literally had me kidnapped and threatened me to stop my research,” I reminded him without missing a beat. “So yeah, I know that you did not like me.” Then it dawned on me, and I immediately started connecting dots. “Unless…” I began, scoffing to myself. “Is Cassie awake?” I asked. He did not respond for a few seconds and only looked at me. Then he nodded. “She is.” I breathed out and chuckled in disbelief. This was great! I was so happy that Cassie was awake and doing okay. You have no idea how scared I was when I held her cold body that night at the lake. I thought that I had los







