Chris’s POV Do I go to her? Do I not go to her? What do I do? I’m not sure. I miss her. I’m angry. I’m jealous. I hate myself for being jealous. I miss her. I need her. I want her. I don’t know what to do with myself. When did I become this shell of a man. The papers that I have been looking at, for the last three hours, start to blur. I need sleep. I didn’t get an ounce of sleep last night. She left so mad at me. I know that it’s my fault. I hate that I upset her but can’t she see how hard this is for me? If the shoes were reversed, I doubt that she would just let me walk it off. As a matter of fact, I’m almost sure of it. One of the guards that I sent to watch over her had come back. He said that they weren’t permitted on the property and Toby’s guards would take over. That angered me. If I am supposed to be committed to this possibility then I should be allowed to have my own men. That’s not what happened though. She sent them back, unappreciative of the safety I was trying to

Chris’s POV “What do you mean that I can’t come see my wife?” I ask the old Alpha angrily. “I mean that you can’t see her.” He reiterates. “She’s my wife. I should be able to see her whenever I want. Now, go get her and tell her that I am here.” I’m fuming that they are keeping her from me. I know what I did was wrong. I know that she is probably angry. At least, I am hoping that she is just angry. After waking up with a massive headache, and remembering what I did last night, I had to come. I need to see that she is okay. “I’m afraid that I can not do that, your majesty.” “I know that she’s angry. Please, just tell her to let me apologize.” I ask, again. “She can’t come to you right now, your majesty.” “Is she alright?” I ask, worried that maybe there is more to it than anger. “I honestly can’t tell you, your majesty.” “What do you mean that you can’t tell me?” I explode. I’m about to lose my mind. “Why can’t you tell me if she is alright?” “Because she’s not here.” That

Toby’s POVIt’s been a month since Rae and I marked and mated. She looks so beautiful sleeping, her hair splayed out on the pillow. I only wish that she was as happy awake as she looks while asleep. I gently brush my kiss on her cheek, not wanting to wake her up, and head to make a phone call. Although, Rae and I went out shopping, and talking walks around the town, we haven’t really had much fun. I want to change that.On the third ring, Ryan answers, “Yo, Toby, what’s up?” He asks.I roll my eyes at his greeting. “Are you and Erin up for some fun tonight?”“Always, what do you have planned?” He asks, a little more excited than the morning called for. “Go kart racing, paint balling, rock climbing?”I laugh. “No, I don’t think that Rae is ready for all of that yet. How about going to the club?”He takes a minute before he sighs. “Fine. Have no fun. I’ll tell Erin to get a dress for the club. She’ll be excited to finally go.”“You haven’t taken her to the club yet?” I ask, surprised. T

Chris’s POV It’s been two months. Two months since she left. Two months since I failed and betrayed her as well as myself. I still don’t have an answer to why I would do what I did. How I could sleep with someone else so easily. I knew that this was coming. I knew that she was going to have to choose. I knew that she might choose both. So why did I become so jealous? I’m an idiot and a fool who doesn’t deserve her. That’s the only answer that I have for myself. So, now, I’m trying to fix the Kingdom. I’ve been busying myself with making sure every citizen is being taken care of, even the ones in the Erondale pack. I even gave up on trying to force them to tell me where Rae is. If she doesn’t come back, it’s my fault. As for the rest of the Kingdom, who don’t know what happened, they think that she is just on a lengthy vacation. I’m going to wait and announce anything until I talk to her. Of course, there are the rumors that she’s left me. No doubt Rachael started them. I guess that

Rae’s POV I heard the whistle just in time to spin away from the arrow. I feel more than hear Toby running up behind me. ‘Rae, drop.’ He screams in my head. I drop down to the ground and glance up. I gasp as shock hits me. It’s the guys from the bar. The one that was always trying to hit on me. What are they doing here? ‘Hunters, Rae. They’re hunters.’ He says as he goes after one of them. ‘What are hunters?’ ‘They’re the reason that we are almost extinct. Stay down.’ He screams in my head. I want to listen to him but I can’t. Serenity is snarling in my head. There has to be about fifty of them. Before I know what is happening, Serenity pushes forward and I’ve changed into my wolf. She charges towards the ones closest to us. I hear Chris running out as well. I don’t know what he was saying though, as Serenity grabs a hunter by his arm. The sound, of his arm ripping out of his socket, has me retching in the back of my mind. Serenity snorts. ‘It’s us or them, Rae. I would prefe