VINCENT       "What is it?" I asked, not raising my head to look at Jared who had just walked into my office. "She's awake now" he said and I stiffened. "Fine. You can go now" I told him. As soon as he was out of my office, I leaned back on my seat and rubbed the back of my neck. Zeke had found Rylee passed out in front of the gates. He told me that she'd told him that she was heading out for a night walk.I didn't want to think about the fact that my words might've pushed her to do something as reckless as that. I let out a sharp exhale and rubbed my eyes as I pondered on how to fix the mess I'd created. My head was hurting and I was feeling cranky. This was not helping with the situation at hand. I knew Rylee deserved an apology from me, but I didn't know how to give out that apology.The thought of it made me feel uncomfortable. I regretted saying those nasty things and was only realizing how much I'd hurt her. My prid

VINCENT 'Something is wrong' Jared said to me through the mind link. I straightened on my seat, a pen tucked between my middle and index fingers.'Elaborate' I said. 'I'm on my way to your office. Noah is with me' he told me. "Come in" I said at the sound of the knock on the door. Noah walked in alongside Jared. They both looked grim. I wondered why that was the case. "I was completing the rounds last night. There was no suspicious activities as usual. Neither was there signs of the presence of rogues in our territory" Noah began."So?" I said, keeping my gaze on him."I really thought that was it. But then, I smelt something around the perimeter"Jared sighed, running his fingers through his hair."Corpses. The smell was so strong, I had to ask Jared to investigate with me" Noah continued."What did you find?" I asked."The actual corpses. Werewolves and humans. There were sixteen bodies in all. Eight werewolves and eight humans"I was suspicious at this point. It had been

VINCENT Seven werewolf pack leaders were standing in the meeting room, two corpses lying on a table which was located at the centre of room. The putrid smell emanating from the corpses was discomforting, to say the least. Two days after I'd informed the werewolf council about the strange corpses, a meeting was arranged. We all stood in silence, our gazes resting on the decaying corpses on the table. Alpha Baron was the first to break the silence. "Two days ago, it was brought to our notice that there were corpses that had been discovered in the town, a short distance from the Crystal River Pack""The bodies have been examined. We found a couple of strange things which we're still trying to figure out" "I have a question" Alpha Wyatt said, his gaze resting on me. I've always known that he wasn't quite fond of me. The fact that my pack was the largest and most feared packs in town was also something that didn't sit well with him. He was intimidated by me, most of the time. He b

VINCENT My senses were fully alert as I hunted for the bastard who had attached such an annoying letter to the gate of my pack house. He seemed to be someone who knew a lot about my past; a past I've struggled to move on from. Whoever was the culprit,was trying to use my past against me. The thought of it made me furious. His scent continued to linger in the air, I could tell that he was still within my territory and was probably running away as fast as he could. I increased my pace and soon, I noticed a young man who was running towards the border of my territory. His scent matched the scent I'd been tracking all along. Like hell was I going to let him escape. Catching him off guard, I attacked him and pushed him to the ground. He tried to fight me off, but his strength was no match for mine. "Who are you? What do you know about me?" I demanded, wrapping my fingers around his throat. He cursed loudly as he struggled to get my fingers off his throat. I refused to budge. "Answer me!

VINCENT Several years ago, "Vince? Wake up!" I opened my eyes at the sound of my mother's voice."You need to get up. Take your sisters to the closet and hide" she said, her tone filled with urgency. I was feeling too tired and unwell to do what she'd just asked. So, I continued to lie there."Please, sweetie. I know you're hurting. But, you have to hide. Your father is coming home!" She had tears in her eyes, her brows creased into a frown. I didn't want her to cry, so I dragged myself to a sitting position.My head spun but I ignored it. My sisters were standing by the closet, rubbing their eyes, sleepily. Emma was half asleep and Ava could barely keep her eyes open. Rising to my feet, I limped towards the closet, taking hold of their hands. After I managed to get them into the closet, mum closed the door. In the cramped space, Ava and Emma fell asleep again. I couldn't go back to sleep because I was anxious. The last time our father had come home, he had hurt my mother so badly, s