Willa's POV[Kirsch...] I muttered as Stone smirked at us.[Leave it to me.] Kirsch said as he shifted. I followed him closely with my eyes fixed on Stone.And Stone laughed."I have been waiting for you, Alpha." Stone said as he threw some clothes at Kirsch, "You know the rules here. No shifts, all dressed."Kirsch glanced at me before he put on the clothes for him: "Thanks? Now is a good time for you to show some respect to the lady.""Not that it's abnormal to avoid shifting in front of others," Stone smirked as he turned around lazily, "I just thought I would be granted with some privilege.""What's that supposed to mean?" Kirsch frowned, squinting his eyes as he stepped between me and Stone with the clothes in his hands behind his back.[Thanks.] I murmured as I shifted and put on the cloth fast. But Stone didn't turn around before I finished with them.[Why is he here? I thought the Treaty shunned him.] Though I asked Kirsch in the mindlink, still I hissed under my breath for so

Willa's POVThe plan went extraordinarily well.We didn't see too many guards, and it was easy to sneak around the few on the way. Maybe they never expected someone would try to mess up with ALL the packs by a prison break from the Treaty.[Keep your voice low no matter what you see in there.] Kirsch warned me as he opened the lock on the door as soft as he could. I gulped nervously as I slid through the crack."How dare--!" I gasped as Nox growled out loud. Kirsch covered my mouth quickly as he closed the door behind us. I bit his finger as tears burst out beyond my control.I knew they put Taran under wolfsbane, and I thought that was bad enough, but it wasn't like that. He was chained to an iron chair naked with cuts of all sizes covering his body. There were some claw marks on his body, clearly left from a battle with wolves, but also wounds clean and fresh.[They tortured him!] Nox growled loud in the mindlink because I wouldn't allow h

Kirsch's POV[Kirsch?] Willa tried to mindlink me soon after I dashed out of the cell, but I couldn't put it through.I didn't know how to face them anymore.[Kirsch, please,] Willa said in a gentle tone, [I need to talk to you, please?]Even hearing her voice ached my heart.Not just because it was hard to say no to her, but also because -- I could feel the hidden anger crawling through the mindlink.No doubt, the anger belongded to Nox.To be frank, Willa should be angry with me as well, after what I did. But I knew she was too kind to do that, which made it even harder.I would rather she shout at me, or just claw my heart out to prove Taran wrong by breaking the curse magically.[Rudy...] I sighed as I hid in a randomn room along the hallway, [What do we do...?]Rudy wouldn't talk. He groveled in my mind with his ear drooped. How could I blame him? It was harder on him than on me. I knew he felt bad about the

Kirsch's POVUnder the dim light of dusk, the bonfire was lit in the center of the squire. But what took our attention, was the huge X-shaped wooden stand right beside the flame, and the man tied to it.Taran."How dare you!" Nox bellowed the second she saw Taran, and it took both me AND Willa to contain her before she could shift and dash out.[Remember why we are here!] I urged, but I was worried as well--Taran didn't look good.There were several new cuts on his body, fresh and bleeding. Apparently from another visit right after ours. He didn't rise his head when Nox made the fuss, and I could feel pain, right through our mate mark.I thought I could trust him with the rest if I get Nox out of here, but now I wasn't so sure he had everything under control anymore."He is the mad rogue who butchered half of my pack in cold blood." Stone came forward and stood in front of Taran, facing the crowd, "I'm here to demand justice f

Kirsch's POV"You are not Nox!" I gasped at the sudden realization. She was NOT the simple cute little wolf I had been talking to. Though a bit mad and capricious, Nox was never evil and cruel."Ohh I AM," She nodded, still with that evil smirk, "I'm the REAL Nox, the one and only, actually.""You got your memory back?! How?" I blurted.My blood ran cold."Come on, you know why." Nox rolled her eyes before she grabbed my collar. I took ahold of her wrist and pulled her away. To my surprise, she didn't fight me, but just let me pulled her wrist off."It's the new moon!" I jerked my head up at the sudden realization. The sky was shining in the light of the stars.No moon."You met Taran on the last new moon!" I shouted, rising her arm over her head, "YOU are his secret resources of all the information and the reason of his weird actions!""We are playing a game." Nox grinned as she leaned into me. There was a shade of sexy