I absentmindedly watched as Cade guided the Omega towards the river, a bag of supplies at his shoulders. It seemed like the more time he spent with her, the more he acted like her escort or some pimp trying to woo a pretty lady. My Wolf was more focused growling of jealousy at the sight of Cade with the girl, forcing me to once again push him away to avoid any "unwanted" behaviors. "You really need to stop pushing your Wolf away." Kira groaned from her spot, her baggy old eyes starring through my soul. Dammit, she's using her old mind tricks on me! "I thought I forbade you to use your 'mind tricks' on me, women. - I'm not. But your Wolf is so miserable, even a blind monk could see right through you! You need her Jace. - I DONT NEED ANYONE!" I snapped, glaring at the old hag with all the hatred I had for her. What does she think I am, a child? "You can't go on like this Jace. Sooner or later, you'll drive yourself insane if you don't accept her." I poked my stick into the fire cam

The next few days felt like an eternity. We travelled non stop, only resting a few hours at a time to sleep or hunt. Considering our hunts were mostly unsuccessful do to lack of prey, hunger was starting to worn the Pack down. We managed to find a good place to rest overnight, but we were in the very middle of rogue territory and not just any kind of rogues; slave traders. These lust-minded freaks seek out for rejected females, loners or any good looking Wolf they can find to sell as a sex slave for high prices. Even children and pregnant women were up for grabs, which means the pack had to be extra careful to hide me from such disgusting filth.To make it all worse, Alexandra's appetite had grown and Pack rules forced me to let her eat first; she'd practically gobble down every small prey we could find and leave mere scraps for the others.Surprisingly, she and the Omega got along like two peas in a pod and blabbered all day about everything and nothing. Cade continue

I was a little startled when Zed's voice reached my ear, but I didn't jump too much this time. I merely gave out a long sigh while my heart beat into my temples. Nonetheless I gave out a weak chuckle. "Not exactly... I... I miss my mom." Zed scooted a little closer and I prayed to Selene my cheeks weren't too red. Still, I didn't feel too uncomfortable around him; yeah he is a little weird but, so far he's been really nice to me. And he's so easy to talk too... He noticed my hand was clenched around the chain at my neck and asked if he could see what I was holding. I nodded and he gently took the jewel in his fingers. "Is this your mother's?" He asked, admiring the red eyes incrusted in the silver head. "She gave it to me, as a gift. Said it would protect me in times of need." My eyes stung at the threat of spilling tears and I held back a sniffle. "I still can't believe she's gone..." He released the jewel from his grasp, and I herd him sigh.

We reached camp a little under ten minutes but Zed's condition had already worsened by then; the guy was barely conscious and was loosing a worrying amount of blood. Didn't have to explain anything to the old hag when we arrived though, she didn't waste her time asking questions and immediately started treating his wound. Zak didn't even bother dressing back up and ran up to help her. But of course, as soon as he noticed, Cade walked up to me with a furious look in his eyes. "Where's Ava?" Even though I heard his question, I didn't bother to answer while I focused slipping my pants back on. Yet blondie was a persistent little shit and wouldn't let me go without answering his question. "Where is she!? - She was taken." I bluntly responded as I took my place near the recently started fire. I only replied cause I knew he wouldn't let me go until he was satisfied. Cade's eyes staid onto me like glue, which almost made me smirk; big guy's gonna get

My wrist burnt with irritation but I ignored the pain and continued my attempts to cut or loosen the ropes. I've been at it for at least one or two hours, to the point I was certain my skin was cut deep enough to draw blood. Dammit, these guys really know how to tie a good knot. The bloody thing barely budged since I've started. My arms were tired, and my neck was getting soar, but I had no choice to keep trying, otherwise I'd end up as a random guy's slave for the rest of my life. That is, if he doesn't kill me on the spot first. I continued to wear down the ropes while they cut deeper in my wrists. The pain was so searing, even my Wolf whimpered and begged me to stop and rest every few minutes. I didn't have the strength to fight back and decided to appease her as best as I could which wasn't easy considering she was feeding my anxiety with her own. My thoughts galloped through my mind, as I tried to come up with a plan but to no avail. I was never the quickest thinker any