Willa's POV [Kirsch came?! I thought he could barely move! We need to help him.] I exclaimed. The peaceful feeling I enjoyed for only a second disappeared right away. [How could he not come, little one? He cares about you.] Taran tugged the edge of his lips before he stroked my hair. I took his shaking fingers to my lips without thinking, only to realize I hadn't got to the bottom of Natasha so I let go of him quickly. Taran pressed his lips together with a restrained smile. I felt bad when I saw the sad smile on his face, but before I could say anything, a whimper came from Rudy as he crashed into the wall. [Kirsch!] I lunged at the wolves in front of me. His injuries couldn't have healed yet! I needed to help him! [I'll take care of it. Stay with your granny.] Taran pulled me up by my hoody before he handed me to granny. Granny bit my cloak before she pinned me down with her paw, eyes locking on the wolves in front of us, on guard.

Taran's POV Of all the injuries I had taken, wolfsbane was by far the worst. But I would rather drink another flask of wolfsbane, than see Willa avoids me with only fear in her eyes. I deserved it. I let Natasha hurt her, and I didn't explain when I had the chance. She had every right to hate me. I slipt out of the cave as fast as I can. My sole existence would increase the rejection sting in her so long as Willa believed Natasha was my real mate. The sea was right out of the cave. I found the rock Willa sat on when she mindlinked us for her goodbye. I wished I had told her I wanted her back, but I didn't even let her say goodbye to Cerberus. I felt sorry for him. He didn't deserve such treatment. I never thought I would feel lonely when he wasn't around. [Where are you?] Kirsch mindlinked me. [Stay by the cave. I'll get back in a minute.] I didn't want to go back. I no longer have the peace I used to have watch

Taran's POV Light shone when I was drowning in painful darkness, and little by little, the world came back to me. Cerberus woke up before I did. He groveled in a corner of my mind, watching me as I came to my senses. [Cerberus?!] I wanted to move but my body wasn't quite under my control. I didn't dare imagine what had happened. The wolfsbane wore off?! How many days had passed this time?! [Sorry.] He grunted, sitting on his hind legs. [I'm sorry I drugged you again.] I apologized in surprise. That was not what I expected from him. [Fair punishment.] Cerberus grunted, dodging my eyes. He didn't know I was going to commit suicide. He thought I was punishing him. Guilt washed over me but I didn't dare let him know. [I should not punish you, I--] [Kirsch hurt.] Cerberus grunted. He had never felt sorry for hurting Kirsch before! Ever! I didn't believe Kirsch when he said Cerberus was doing better, and I did

Willa's POV Kirsch was panting when he got to us, apparently worried until he saw us. I blushed as I struggled to stand up from Al's lap, but he gripped my thigh and stopped me with a chuckle. "You are welcome, Cerise." Al curved his lips and Kirsch rolled his eyes. "I really need to talk to you..." I took a deep breath to calm myself from Al's fierce kiss, also to build up the courage to reveal my secret to the cold Alpha. "It DOES feel urgent." Kirsch rolled his eyes, taunting with a smirk. I buried my face in Al's neck in defeat. "Well, I guess you guys made up then?" Kirsch let out a long exhale, eyes darting between me and Al. Kirsch's chest was not fully healed, I didn't think about it until now-- Blood stained his ragged shirt. His wounds must have opened again today. "You are bleeding!" I jumped up to him before I returned to Al for my ring. I needed a cure spell. "By the way, magic?! Badass!" Kirsch came close

Willa's POVThe travel was mostly fun, except that I couldn't get close to Al the whole time. But what got me worried was not my desire toward him, but granny's sudden interest in the silver beast. She had been directing the conversation back to the silver wolf nonstop, and we had been trying to avert it every time.She had hated rogues all her life, and we had been doing everything we could to avoid any interaction with them. But now just when my life was finally rid of the trouble, granny suddenly took an interest in the silver rogue--"Willa and I have run into a huge silver beast before, just like the one we met in the pack." One night when we were resting by the fire, granny suddenly opened a topic that none of the three of us wanted to talk about.I exchanged a nervous look with Kirsch, and Al was the one taking over the topic -- Kirsch was the worst liar, and I didn't think I had any chance at hiding a secret from granny either.Al was our b