Arda seemed frozen under his perusal until her phone vibrated as it began to ring. Then her eyes dropped to the ground, focusing on her phone. She saw Jacob’s name flashing across the screen.She was eager to speak with Jacob. At the same time, she was frightened, considering what the Alpha had said about him. She was still trying to wrap her head around the information that Jacob was a werewolf and the son of an Alpha who was out for her life.A sudden movement had her looking back up and she found Gillow standing right before her.As her breath continued to rise and fall, he let his eyes drop to the phone. Then in an instant, he had retrieved the towel from the bag, unwrapped it, and was handing it over to her. She was afraid but managed to receive it.Arda went from being scared to be shocked as he turned his back on her. Without his words, just by his action, she understood that he was giving her some privacy. Coming from him, she was astonished. There seemed to be some gentility i

He continued leading her along the beautiful stone path of the garden and past a rocky pool that seemed natural with an undying flow of water that cascaded from a heap of rocks and poured slightly with a splashing motion inside the pool.Her eyes lingered on it. She could imagine herself sitting on one of the rocks surrounding the pool and writing her thesis. Too bad she didn't belong there. She would run away."It's beautiful, right?" He asked having noticed her interest in the surreal-like beauty of the pool. He often admired it too."Yes." She responded."It's not man-made.""Wow. Well, it seems that way."Arda decided to distract him further from the subject of her possible escape. He may have gotten suspicious and she feared him putting measures to make it impossible for her."I would love to sit there and work on my thesis.""Okay.""Really?" Arda had been expecting a no. He was a bad guy, after all. This was someone who would still not free Karina from her mistake."Yes. Really.

Arda peeked through the window curtains of the bedroom. From there, she could see the pack still seated around the meeting table down in the garden.Gillow comfortably dominated the ruler seat. Felicia was explaining something to him. He stayed poised, listening to her. The sight of him was intimidating.Arda wondered why Felicia was not afraid of him. She figured it was because they had dated before. No, she corrected herself. They had been mates before. That was their language. At this point, she had no choice other than to familiarize herself with her new environment and inherent terms. It would help her escape the castle. She watched Felicia as she spoke with Gillow. Envy for Felicia encompassed her because she found herself envying Felicia's carriage.Arda wondered what they were discussing. She also recalled Gillow's unceremonious dismissal of her. After her awkward moment with Felicia, he had just turned to her and said "I want you upstairs.""But..." She had begun to protest.

Gillow didn't waste time telling her what she needed to know."Elder is a couple of centuries old.""Oh my God." Arda paled but Gillow continued breaking it to her. "Sue is 125 years old. Karina is 140 years. She and Chester are age mates. Felicia is 130 years old and Asher is 131 years old "Listening to him, Arda felt her body go cold and she blacked out, fainting from the information.Later, she woke up to Gillow sitting over her on the bed. He wiped her face gently with a face towel that he dipped in a bowl of water and squeezed the excess water out. As soon as her eyes opened, he gently patted her forehead with the moist cloth before putting it back inside the bowl of water. He let the back of his finger softly caress her cheek. She slowly recognized that she was on the bed in his bedroom."What happened?" She asked, her voice somewhat faint, due to her ordeal, but he heard her."You passed out." He explained. "I understand the information was too much for you but you had to know

After breakfast, Gillow led her outside the house to the car. He was going to drive her to school."Since you barely have time, you will have to study the notes in the car, at least have a brief idea of what I've written down."Okay." She studied on her way and he was silent, leaving her to her work, which she appreciated.At school, she noticed the student gawking at Gillow and his sleek ride as he dropped her off and leaned against the car outside, waiting for her. She heard the girls swooning and making remarks about his ethereal beauty. She didn't blame them. He was handsome. If only they knew he was old enough to be their great grand father. If only they knew who he really was.On her way to the professor's office, she got a text from Jacob.It read- The insider will come to you by evening and intimate you on the escape plan.She deleted the message for safety purposes before meeting her supervisor in his office.The moment she was inside, he demanded to know why she had been abs