Alexander’s POVHeading back to my room after the chat with Max was not what I had planned. My brain was working over time, Charlie was a Lycan and her father Damon was still alive. My question is why had we not seen Damon, after all, Charlie had tried to kill him.Opening my bedroom door I find Kayla still in tears but now she was packing a bag full of her clothes “I’m leaving” she doesn’t even look at me and continues to pack.“Charlie is a Lycan” I say mindlessly, still trying to make sense of the news and sit next to the half packed bag. It was a lot to deal with, we had been taught that Lycans were non existant and hadn't been seen for so long but here was a purebred that we had invited into our pack. A Lycan that was now mated to our Alpha.Kayla sits on the bed next to me, confusion written on her face “A Lycan?” her confusion turned to a look of worry and I knew she had every reason to be.

Charlie’s POVI could not believe what I was hearing, Kayla was trying to defend all the ways she had betrayed us and continued to look at Alexander in the hope that he would defend her, but as I watched him trying to decide what to do, it was like his mind was shutting down, he couldn’t meet her gaze, he would not look at me or Max, instead focussing on his feet.“ENOUGH” Max’s voice roared across the grounds and even the people that were minding their own business turned to look at us, curious at what was going on“You are a Lycan?” Alexanders quiet voice filled the silenceKayla runs towards him and grabs his hands, dropping to her knees as Alexander shakes his head in disbelief, her cries covering the words she is speaking.“You planned to hurt Charlie?” Alexander’s sorrowed eyes find mine but when he turns his head back to Kayla his eyes are black “I Alexander Royal of the Midni

Max’s POVWith Alexander gone and Charlie stomping off into the woods, it leaves me with a delirious Kiwi and a sobbing Kayla, right now my priority was Kiwi“Go” I shout at Kayla and she runs off in the same direction as Charlie. I should have been concerned or at least worried about Charlie but something tells me that she could take care of herself.Picking up Kiwi and once again slinging her over my shoulder, I head towards my packhouse when one of the warriors comes running to me“Alpha, what is the plan?”I growl at him, could he not see I was busy“Its just that you told us we were going to war and we are still here” he had clearly drawn the short straw“Well it’s obvious that we are not at war with Kiwi’s pack considering she is hanging over my shoulder”. The wolf stares at me, quickly bowing his head in submission, “But we are at war with Damon Blackheart,

Alexander’s POV “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” I was annoyed with my brother for keeping the secret about Kayla “Alexander, it wasn’t as simple as that, we were dealing with Kiwi and Damon, calling you was the least of my worries” We continued to walk through the woods, slowly making our way back to Midnight Moon. Max stayed quiet as much as possible and only spoke when I asked him a question. It felt like he was hiding something else, but now was clearly not the time to speak about it. As we near the edge of the woods Max stops me “Charlie is bringing Kayla” He cannot be serious, I had just rejected her and she was a Lycan yet because Charlie was bringing her back to our pack, I shake my head at him “She’s not staying in my room” “Look, I know they are Lycans, but the rest of the pack doesn’t, can you keep it that way” I can’t believe he was asking me to do such a thing “You know how they will react, they already think Charlie is a

Charlie’s POV We stared at each other for ages, neither one of us moving. I had protected us, I had dealt with one of the men that had hurt me and who also was a threat to Max’s pack, why couldn’t he accept it for what it was.“Charlie you were never like this” Max had his arms crossed“No I wasn’t but things change Max” I was getting annoyed with his lack of trust and so was Gypsy “I did what I had to do whether you like it or not” Turning away from him, I made for the door but he blocks me“No, we are having this out now, you don’t get to walk away so easily” I noticed that Kayla had moved over near too Alexander.“What do you want me to say Max? That I enjoyed killing him or do you want me to promise I will never do something like that again because I can’t do that” I was almost yelling now and I was sick and tired of being accused of th