Kayla’s POVI fell on the palace floor on all fours, and I had no shame in admitting that it wasn’t graceful. I must be a sight with sweat soaking my dress as if I had run a marathon. I was gasping for breath as I looked up at the queen with tears brimming in my eyes. Frankly, I didn’t even know if it was tears of pain or relief...“Well, I hope I don’t have to go through that shit ever again in my life,” I snarled as I stood up from the floor on shaky legs. I blinked my eyes furiously to keep the tears from falling. I had promised Martin that I would never cry and I would never break that promise...“You are your own worst enemy, Kayla. If you get over your fears, no one can defeat you. Even if you have to go through such things repeatedly, if you stay strong, you will be fine.”“I don’t have any fears!”“Really?”

 Kayla’s POVI landed in a crouch and looked around. From what Sara had told me, this was a part of the Neutral territory since a Portal that directly opened from the Seelie territory to the Unseelie territory was against the rules and this was the closest the Seelies could get to the Dark realm. I looked at the forest with confusion, as it didn’t look anything like the part of the Neutral territory that I had crossed on my way to the Seelie realm. While the other one was full of life, this one was exactly the opposite. It radiated gloominess with withered trees and no sign of life anywhere.There was an eerie silence that felt worse than a thousand screams because it said that either it was empty of life or the creatures in the forest stayed silent due to fear of nightmarish monsters lurking in the forest. I knew that it was the latter because I was supposed to find the rogue camp here itself and not inside the Dark ench

 Kayla's POVMy eyes locked with the amber eyes of Zane Black and I wondered how he was here, so far away from his pack. And he appeared right when I was about to get the answers I had been desperate for. For a moment, I just wanted to carry on with my plan and interrogate the rogue. But then I sighed as I realised I couldn’t do it. I can’t let him know what exactly I was going to do. I should make him believe that I was here by accident...He looked at me with a confused expression before it was replaced by determination. He then looked me up and down, making sure that I was fine. His eyes fell on the torn state of my dress and his eyes narrowed in rage. He gritted his teeth, and clenched his fists as a myriad of emotions flashed in his eyes that met my gaze again.I broke eye contact with

 Kayla’s POVI looked at Zane with annoyance, wanting to wipe off that stupid smirk off his face. I knew that he had something up his sleeves and knowing him; I had a feeling that it would be nothing good. What was he planning to do now? We were in a damn forest and I couldn’t think of anything that could get him excited about it. Wait. We were alone in a forest with no one around us for miles…I looked at his eyes that were flashing with mischief and gritted my teeth when I realised what was brewing in his mind. I knew for certain that he believed this was his chance to woo me finally. Dream on, Mr. Alpha. I will plan on ways to ditch you and you keep planning on ways to win me. Let’s see who wins. “Well, I am a wolf and an Alpha at that. I know my way back and I can take care of myself. I don’t need you to help me. You can carry on with whatever you were here for,” I said, in

 Kayla’s POVI shook my head to get rid of the melancholic feeling. There was no point in feeling sorry for myself. I had to get hold of myself and track the rogues now. I looked down at myself and frowned at the state of the dress I wore. I had enough of it and wanted to throw it away at the earliest. Too bad I didn’t bring a spare one. I spotted a small shop and saw a salesgirl putting the dresses on display. It appeared as if the shop was just opening up. If only I had some cash with me…My eyes fell on my gold chain, and an idea formed in my mind. Maybe I could convince them to give clothes to me by pawning it? I was not exactly pleased with the idea since it belonged to my mother and I cherished it. But I couldn’t think of another option…I sighed and marched towards the shop with determination. The girl in the store was a human and hearing me approach, the girl looked up with