LOGIN•CATHERINE•"Take her," Killian snarled as he commanded one of his men to grab Aisha. "Take her to the dungeons and lock her there.""Don't you dare touch me!" she shrieked, and when she tried to get away from them, they clasped a silver chain around her neck, and she was instantly weakened. I watched everything in horror as one of Killian's men kept me on the ground. "Ahh!" Aisha screamed, and I closed my eyes, trying to push away the need to shift. I knew if I tried to rebel, they would hurt me even more. "Take her away," Killian muttered, and the guard nodded before he took Aisha away.I wondered if what she did to me was worth it after what they had done to her now. Killian turned his back against her as well, which wasn't a surprise.Once Aisha's scream echoed in the distance, Killian leaned toward me and pressed his shoe on my hand, almost breaking my knuckles. I screamed in horror, trying to slip my hand from under his foot, but he pressed even harder. I was so confused ab
•CATHERINE•When the car finally arrived outside the driveway of the Stormfield pack house, my heart raced. It had been eleven years since I had last been there. The place hadn't changed at all, and when I hopped out, I could almost feel the insults and all the looks they used to throw at me after the pack run. They turned against me as if I were a disease and didn't even want to associate themselves with me. They all seemed relieved when I was arranged to Leo. The cursed girl who humiliated their future Alpha was being married away to Leo. How joyous it was for the entire pack. But here I was again, back to the same place that had broken me, trying to help the man who should have been a father to me. When I turned to the front porch, I saw Killian, the Beta, and Gamma standing beside him. They were expecting me. But instead of a warm welcome, Killian chuckled as he leaned closer. Two men approached and stood behind me. The hairs at the back of my neck stood on end, and Nyra gr
•MARY•Later that evening, while I was pacing in my room, waiting for Sable's call, someone knocked on the door. I rushed to answer, thinking it was probably her, and she had finally come to sort out the problem that Xander and I had, but it was a scout. "Yes?" I said after opening the door, irritated that he was disturbing me. Sable would probably call soon or come to see me, and I didn't want to risk missing a meeting with her. "The former Gamma, Bruce, is here to see you. He wants to talk to you," he responded. "He's waiting in the living room." "Did he tell you what he wants?" He shook his head, and I rolled my eyes. "Alright, I will be there now. Thank you."I swore under my breath when I went to my closet to change. Bruce was testing me, and if he came with his shenanigans, I swore I would kill him. I texted Sable again before heading to the closet. Xander and I needed her, and she was the only hope we had to get things back to normal. When I waited for a few minutes and
•LEO•"You must look everywhere for her, Justin!" Viktor's voice growled downstairs. "Tell your men to search everywhere for her. Do you hear me? I want her here now!" My eyebrows knitted as I walked down the stairs, trying to find out what was going on. "We are looking everywhere, Viktor. But there's no sign of where she could be. But I'm certain that a lycan wouldn't have gotten this far south." "Have you forgotten that those bloody things can shapeshift? We can't risk anything, Justin. Your men must try to trace her scent in the woods." Viktor was panicking, and when I heard him mention a lycan, my heart jumped. I couldn't fathom the thought of Catherine being taken by those cruel creatures."Trust me, they are doing everything they can to find her," Justin answered. "But we must consider the fact that she might not be missing. She probably went somewhere, and you know her home isn't far from here." "Catherine wouldn't go anywhere without telling me," he growled. "She was take
•CATHERINE•"As soon as we get home and this is over, I will call all the neighboring packs to come celebrate our union," he said as he kissed my forehead. "They will all see what a woman you are, Catherine." "You are a brave and strong man, Viktor," I answered, looking at him, convincing every part of me to believe that he was the man for me. "Having you as my husband will be the best thing I have ever been blessed with.""Let me have my breakfast then, my future wife," he blushed as he reached for the tray, and I giggled as I got off the bed. 'Should I tell him the truth, Nyra?' I asked her as I looked at Viktor, realizing how heartbroken he would be if he found out I left and went to Stormfield without telling him. 'What if he stops you?' Nyra was right. If I told Viktor the truth, he would stop me, trying to protect me. "Have your breakfast while I take care of a few things," I said, clearing my throat. "I noticed a bunch of emails from work that need my attention. So I will
•CATHERINE•I swallowed at Viktor's question and felt like the walls were closing in on me. I didn't even know what to say when the right thing was to assure him that Leo was my past. But I just stood there and didn't even know what to say. My tongue got stuck at the top of my mouth, and I felt a dull ache in my stomach. "Viktor?" someone called outside the door. "Justin wants to talk with you. He has gotten a message from Gurry." "Alright, I'm coming right now," he answered back while his gaze remained tightly on me.Viktor’s eyes searched my face, waiting. When I still said nothing, his expression slowly changed. The tension in his jaw tightened, and whatever hope had been there faded away. He swallowed and looked away, as if my lack of words had confirmed something he had feared all along."So you won't," he murmured. "I get it. You don't have to say anything. Your silence answers everything." When he looked back at me, the warmth was gone. There was distance now, and he took







