MasukLaura's POV I stared into space, unblinkingly. Nothing made sense anymore. Jenine was dead. I was a fugitive. And I was stuck with the last person on earth I wanted to be with.Things had gotten really bad. I caught myself mumbling words that I didn't understand. I couldn't stop even if I tried. But I didn't try.The sound of running water drew me back to reality. I felt the current pull against my legs as I stood in the shallow water. I caught a glimpse of my reflection and a shiver crawled down my spine.My hair was disheveled. I hadn't trimmed my nails. I looked like the devil's spawn—a shadow of my former self.My mum had tried her best to comfort me. But she didn't understand. She never did. She could never understand why I grieved.Before Jenine, my life had been a bore. I had been all by myself. No family. No one to talk to. In her, I found a friend—a sister I never had. And I had lost it all in the blink of an eye. Because of one silly mistake. I couldn't protect her.It'll
Laura's POV I stared into space, unblinkingly. Nothing made sense anymore. Jenine was dead. I was a fugitive. And I was stuck with the last person on earth I wanted to be with.Things had gotten really bad. I caught myself mumbling words that I didn't understand. I couldn't stop even if I tried. But I didn't try.The sound of running water drew me back to reality. I felt the current pull against my legs as I stood in the shallow water. I caught a glimpse of my reflection and a shiver crawled down my spine.My hair was disheveled. I hadn't trimmed my nails. I looked like the devil's spawn—a shadow of my former self.My mum had tried her best to comfort me. But she didn't understand. She never did. She could never understand why I grieved.Before Jenine, my life had been a bore. I had been all by myself. No family. No one to talk to. In her, I found a friend—a sister I never had. And I had lost it all in the blink of an eye. Because of one silly mistake. I couldn't protect her.It'll
Laura's POV I stared into space, unblinkingly. Nothing made sense anymore. Jenine was dead. I was a fugitive. And I was stuck with the last person on earth I wanted to be with.Things had gotten really bad. I caught myself mumbling words that I didn't understand. I couldn't stop even if I tried. But I didn't try.The sound of running water drew me back to reality. I felt the current pull against my legs as I stood in the shallow water. I caught a glimpse of my reflection and a shiver crawled down my spine.My hair was disheveled. I hadn't trimmed my nails. I looked like the devil's spawn—a shadow of my former self.My mum had tried her best to comfort me. But she didn't understand. She never did. She could never understand why I grieved.Before Jenine, my life had been a bore. I had been all by myself. No family. No one to talk to. In her, I found a friend—a sister I never had. And I had lost it all in the blink of an eye. Because of one silly mistake. I couldn't protect her.It'll
Elisha's POV Respect.It came with being beta. Enormous. Thrilling. Breathtaking. You'd give an order and it was carried out with the speed of light. Something I'd never experienced before. I felt powerful. I could do anything.No one challenged me. Everyone feared Barlas. And so they in turn feared me, his beta. His word was law.Just the other day, he had decapitated an omega for breathing too close to him. A cruel thing to do.Effective nonetheless. I didn't want to be feared or respected on Barlas's account. It was a brazen insult to me. Because I knew who I was. What I was capable of.A warrior walked up just as I sighed.“Any news?”He shook his head.“Use your fucking words!”“N– no beta. We found nothing.”I waved him away. This was the fifth squad I'd sent to look for her. It's been two months already and still no sign of her anywhere. Even the warriors that Barlas had sent to hunt down Luca were yet to return. Goddess knew what held them back.“Beta,” Barlas's voice came t
Elisha's POV My ears twitched as I walked to the door, muscles taut. I had heard everything. Coming to in the middle of nowhere after trying to kill your best friend… It does something to you.The last thing I remembered was my raised claws descending to kill Luca. I still remembered the look in Jenine's eyes—the way she had looked at me. The way she had begged for his life. She still felt something for him. That poor bastard. My rage and loathe had gone off the rails.He was gone by the time I snapped back to consciousness. Jenine too had disappeared into the wind.Everything I had fought for had eluded my grasp in the twinkle of an eye. But I wasn't going to stop until I had it all.I sauntered in just as Karl darted for Barlas. A very dumb move.I watched as the warriors pounced on him. He had threatened the alpha.“Take him to the underground dungeon,” Barlas ordered. “A few nights in there should cool him off.”I straightened myself as he dismissed the meeting. I waited till th
Karl's POV A hush fell around. The warriors—what was left of them—glimpsed around, peering through bloodied eyes, their bodies marked by the scars of battle. The whole place reeked of pain. Of fear. Of death. Of anguish.Orchid sauntered in, a walk of victory. Her mission had been accomplished.Barlas's eyes met hers.“Is she–”“Yes, she's dead.”I didn't know who she meant. But I'd overheard her talk about a certain she-wolf that needed to be out of the way. From the way she spoke of her, I could tell she was threatened by her mere existence. Even if she didn't admit it—I didn't expect her to—she was afraid of who she was. Of what she could do. My curiosity grew. Someone that bothered the witch… Who was she? And why did she want her unalived?Barlas's voice startled me. I wasn't used to having a brazen Alpha. None of us.“We will be having a reform in this pack,” he growled loud enough for all to hear. “A lot of things are going to change starting today. I am your Alpha. Anyone
“Hold on,” Laura said softly, her hands wrapped around Jenine holding her up. “Don't put too much weight on that leg. You'll only hurt yourself.”“Thank you,” Jenine muttered as Laura offered her a pair of crutches. Her body reeled as she tried to balance her body under the wooden stakes that were
Flashback:Dew’s POV I've watched Jenine grow into a beautiful young girl. It's been a long 23 years since we—Becca and I—escaped from Lupestone through the portal my brother had created. “Take care of her,” he had said and that I had done to the best of my ability. I had been there with Becca t
Jenine's eyes fluttered open as the sun seeped through the curtains and onto her face. “What the hell happened to me?” she muttered as her eyes adjusted to the lighting in the room. It was a small cozy room with a simple design that had a soothing effect on the eyes; not too harsh, not too plain.
The pack house was as cold as death when Luca returned. He listened to hear if his father was still up but safe for the occasional low calls of the pack house guards and the intermittent howling in the distance, all was quiet. Luca's footsteps thudded the ground in a perfect rhythm as he walked. A







