Alpha Elijah's POVThere, I had finally admitted it to someone other than Simon. I had made a Blood Oath just like Ryan. The only difference is that I had made it to a Fae King. Oddly he didn't seem overly concerned. When I had first told Simon, Simon had hit the roof. Maybe Ryan was so calm because he knew he had the upper hand.I also couldn’t believe that this was likely my only option of getting Aria out. To work with her other mate. The man I despised most.“So you are telling me that not only did you make a Blood Oath to the King of Fae but you have left Aria with one of them that will keep an eye on her!”“I had too Ryan. Chepi isn’t anything like Elida. Chepi wants out of the Fae world. She also knows about Aria and didn’t go running to her father.”He glares at me with those amber eyes. I don’t know if he was trying to shift or if he wanted to kill me.“I know we have had our differences but you have to agree, you want the same thing as me!”His jaw clenched as he shakes his

Aria’s POV“You can’t do this here!” Chepi yells at me as I keep my eyes trained on Kyle“Your wolf… it’s…” Kyle mutters to me as I growl at him.He had abandoned me when I had needed him most, he didn’t even try to help me. He left me to die.Chepi stands with her hands up in the air but I had no problem with her, all my anger was directed at my so-called brother.Kyle drops his head “I didn’t know.” But I couldn’t answer him, I couldn’t even mind link him.“Aria please, they will kill you if they find you like this.” Chepi tries to reason with me but right now all I wanted was to see Kyle’s head detached from his body. I was the girl who always forgave but not anymore. I was done with all the liars in my life.“Let them find her. She shouldn't be here anyway!” Kyle mutters.It’s Chepi that turns and slams him into a wall. “You would give up on her so easily?” Her mouth was close to his ear as she held him off the ground with a single hand.I’m also surprised how quickly Chepi had c

Alpha Elijah’s POVI didn’t really want to leave Ryan alone but there were more pressing matters. I needed to see if Kyle really was in the Fae world or if we had jumped to conclusions.The main hall was filled with dancers and the melodic charm of Fae music but it didn’t take my attention away from the smell, it was getting worse. I had scented it last time I was here but it seemed like the Fae were oblivious to it and I had decided to keep my mouth shut. Today though, it seemed extra pungent, but I had no idea what it was.Casting my eyes across the room, I couldn’t spot her anywhere. Aria would have been easy to see, the majority of the Fae had some shade of blonde hair whilst hers was dark. She wasn’t here and I let out the breath I had been holding, at least she wasn’t taking part in their weird rituals.Heading out to the stairs, I run into Chepi. Her eyes are wide and they looked tearful. Not something I was used to seeing in Fae.“Is Aria upstairs in her room?”She shakes her

Ryan’s POVFuck! Fuck! Fuck!Her father, he had known about this and Alwin had known about Aria all along. Her father had done everything he could to keep her safe, including making me vow to protect her. Everything was just so fucked up, I wish Aria’s father had just told me the truth. All the bits with Seren wouldn't have happened. I most likely wouldn't have killed her parents. We could have been happy! I was so fucking stupid!“This has always been the plan!” I shake my head at Simon “I had been so caught up in this plan of making Aria mine that I failed her entirely. I missed the most important thing.”“I take it you’ve come up with something then?” He takes his feet off the desk and folds his arms across his chest.“Alwin has had this in place for years, it’s just been a huge benefit to him that Aria is mated to Elijah as well as me. It made it easier to trap her.”“Elijah will find her!”“What if he doesn’t, what if Alwins plan involves taking us down completely? Her wolf is po

Aria’s POVOpening my eyes, something didn’t look right. It took me a moment to realise that I am upside down, my head bobbing inches from the grass. A hand is clasped around my ankles and my hands are bound behind my back.The cream shirt I was weraring was drenched in blood. My own I assume and as I look at the grass and see a trail of red droplets following us. My wounds had opened up again, it explained why I felt so spaced out and off.Willing myself to shift, nothing happens and instead I am left with the dull throb in my head. How long had I been upside down?I’m sure I heard Ryan speak back to me. Had he or had I imagined it? He had no idea where I was anyway. Elijah couldn't hear me either, I was on my own.“Care to know where you are going?”I hadn’t spoken so how did he know I was awake? Again, I choose to keep my mouth shut, it was better for him to think that I was out of it. Alwin suddenly drops me to the ground. My neck cracked as I hit the floor head first sending a s