LOGINWe were at Patrick’s house, making plans and trying to see if there are any holes in our attack strategy, when the door opened. I froze at the scent that wafted into the room. Everyone went silent as they stared at the person, and my heart literally stopped in my chest. It could not be, right?Surely, Isadora would not have driven all the way here after my clear instructions that she was to stay back at home, right?I did not turn to face the door, to see the woman who should be the last person here. Without saying a word, Carlos turned and walked out of the room, leading Patrick and the core guards out. When the door closed behind them, silence stretched between us. It was thick. Slightly suffocating. And filled with my rage. “Please tell me that’s not you, Isadora,” I eventually spoke, and my voice was hoarse. My hands curled into fists as I waited for her response. She said nothing for a long while, and then: “ I'm sorry.”I whirled around to face her. “I clearly told you to
I tried not to gnaw on my fingernails as I watched Elias walk towards the car, and anxiety ran down my spine. It was hard not to show it, and I tried so hard, but when he turned back to wave at me one last time, Elias must have seen something on my face because he sighed and was instantly walking back towards me. “Little wolf. I'll be alright, I promise. You have nothing to be worried about,” he said softly, his arms wrapping around me as he tugged me close. I held on to him desperately, my heart pounding so hard against my chest. “I have everything to be worried about. What if something goes wrong? What if you need me to be there for you and I'm not?" I countered. He pressed a kiss on my hair. “I can take care of myself, love. And I need you to be here, safe and sound and away from any danger. I'll be back home before you know it.”He was right and I knew it, but I had a very bad feeling about this mission they were about to go on. Patrick had called to give them information abou
Isadora spent a lot of time with the victims, longer than I expected. We knew close to nothing about them. No names, Packs, or even an identity to work with. They were the runts of wherever they were kidnapped from, and as I waited for Isadora, all I could think about was if she would be able to get them to open up to her. The rogues went about their business as usual, and no one bothered me, even though I knew they were staring and pretending not to. "Little wolf. Is everything okay in there?" I asked through the mind link when I could not take the silence any longer. She didn't respond immediately, so I pushed past the flimsy barrier between us and called for her again. "Answer me, Isadora.""I'm okay. Stop distracting me. I'll be out soon," she responded curtly, her tone sharp with impatience.Satisfied that she was fine and I had nothing to worry about, I leaned back against the car and waited some more. And then, after what felt like forever, she eventually stepped outside
CHAPTER 118ISADORA"Where are we going?" I asked as I got into the car. "To see the victims," he stated firmly. My eyebrows threatened to disappear into my hairline from the way they shot upwards. "They are not here?"I was surprised. I thought they had all being bought here, and were being kept somewhere secret. Elias fastened his seat belt and turned to face me. "No, they are not. They are with the rogues. We don't have enough space in the pack to shelter them, and I figured staying with the rogues might make them more at ease than staying in the pack with us. You know how weird the pack members can be. I wouldn't want any of them to start segregating those people just because they were victims of human trafficking."His words made sense, and I felt a tiny bit of guilt at the fact that I hadn't thought about it that way. Leaning back on my seat, I turned to see Erina and Carlos walking around the house and going towards the back. My eyes narrowed as I stared at them, and some
CHAPTER 117ISADORACarlos was awake. Tears sprang into my eyes as I watched him, and my heart clenched in my chest. "Come on, Isa. You don't have to look at me that way. As you can see, I am not dead," he mused, his expression turning into a wince as he tried to sit up. I immediately rushed to his sides, my arms wrapping around him as I helped him lay his back against the wall. When he was comfortable enough, I stepped back to properly look him over. He must have seen something on my face because he grinned, and the sight of that familiar expression made me relax a little bit. He was okay. Carlos was okay. "Isadora. It's weird to see you looking at me like that. What's going on?" he asked, and his question rankled me for obvious reasons. I raised my eyebrows at him. "What's going on? You're asking me what's going on, Carlos? You almost died. You knew you were hurt and you didn't say anything to Elias. You decided that it was a good idea to drive all the way back here from P
It was rare to see Elias that vulnerable, and as I watched him sleep, my heart went out to him. When I went out to his study, he had looked so down, so... crestfallen that my heart almost collapsed in my chest. Carlos's wound had shaken him more than I realised, and it broke my heart to hear him think it was his fault. I smoothed his hair back gently before leaning over to plant a kiss on his forehead. Then I silently crept out of bed. The fight had left him exhausted, and he didn't twitch as I tied my robe around my waist. I was about to walk past him when his hand wrapped around my wrist, stopping me. "Where to, Little wolf?" he asked. He was still sleepy, but his voice was alert enough to let me know that he was conscious. "I just want to go and check on Carlos, love. I'll be back in a bit," I responded. His hand lingered on my wrist before he eventually let go, and I knew he was going to be awake until I got back into bed. Gently padding away from the room, I made my way d
Thoughts of my mate plagued my mind all day.I couldn’t go five minutes without thinking of her mouth and what she tasted like. I could feel her heart hammering through her chest as I kissed her, I could almost taste her confusion and wariness, but she’d kissed me back because the truth was that as
I was up earlier than usual the next morning.The plan was to take a walk around the palace, but I found Erina walking the halls in a pair of skin tight leggings and a crop top. She had a large water battle in her hands and her hair was tied up in a messy bun. It was the most laid back I’d ever see
I waited for the punch line, for him to say it was a joke, but it never came.It was the same thing Erina had said, but somehow, hearing it from him made it sound a little more eerie.“You cannot just kill people because I’m hurt,” I crossed my arms across my chest. “That’s absurd.”He shrugged.“W
Her statement wasn’t as comforting as she thought it was. It only had me feeling more suspicious. There was no way he’d kill his own friend just for upsetting me… right?“Sit,” she urged, pulling me towards the chair. “The maids will be out soon with our food.”As if on cue, about three maids stepp







