Awkwardly I stood there gaping at him, narrowing my eyes as I looked at him, he raised a question. "Is there something wrong?" "Collins," I called the name stuttering on my feet, "what I'm I supposed to do now?" Fear crept through my spine and the sunlight erupted through the room. I brandished the necklace in my hands. I did my best to keep calm but my mind kept wandering to Collins. At some point, I realized I shouldn't have left without him that night, but I had no other option, is it that my stepmom is dead and my dad pressured him to bring me home?"He's Romanov's prisoner." He said, giving me a stream of reminders; he had told me during summer he'll come to Vienna and find me, and then we'll go sightseeing. Did something go wrong? Andrea stared at me."Help me get him out." I pinned his hands pleadingly, knowing what I'm asking of him cannot be possible, he scowled at me and I bit my lips thinking through. With a plunged sensation, I realised Andrea was walking towards me, then

"Where I'm I, Collins, Claire–" I groaned in pain and the room sent echoing sounds of my voice towards me.I could feel my body lying on the cold harsh floor and the room was empty as the cold pierce through me. There stood a stool and a guard far away from where I was struggling. I craned my head around. Am I in an underground dungeon somewhere chained to a wall?Hey, hey what am I doing here, where am I?!" I shout out from my end to call his attention but he moved, my eyes trailed behind him I had laid there crumpled up unable to talk or move even an inch,My hands and legs were fastened and I didn't have the strength to try any crazy shenanigans like wriggling on the floor like a worm. The guard discussed with other guys standing with him. I craned my head again but realized I was the only one in the room. Was I being delusional? I wondered, shaking my head with my hand.A loud rumbling sound escaped my stomach and I suddenly realized I have gone several hours without eating break

I looked up to his shadows through the broken beams of the moon that reflected on my face."Answer me!" He shouted, glancing at me, something flashed across his face, something that looked like anger or maybe even pain. Without another word, he walked away from me."I don't understand." I said lightly.Tetttccchh, He let out an annoying scoff, I watched him disappear into the darkness and I felt a sensation of guilt. Don't be a fool, my wolf chastised me, he's soon to marry Claire, he is an Alpha and you didn't hurt his feelings. But the thought of the look that had flickered on his face, the shame in his voice when he asked, was that jealousy, maybe resentment? He must have misunderstood Collins and me."Andrea, don't be like this," I shouted out running behind him as he walked to the woods to release his wolf. "Andrea, I'm sorry," I didn't know what I had done, but he did make him slow down. This was no secret. The fact that he was gentle, charismatic and charming. He sighed, "I c

"Everyone must be aware of the recent fatality in our territory, the patrol wolf's death wasn't an accident, another wolf had permeated into our land and killed him, the border will be shit closed till further notice and groups of warriors will be patrolling the woods day and night. Feel free to go for a run and training will continue, this will not interfere with our normal activities, and to the family of the casualty we'll carry out the rites; I'm very sorry for your loss." Alpha Andrea said to the crowd and after he was done he left everyone to their discussion.A lot of rumours grew especially from the omega and those that hated me, and people were getting suspicious about me."Maybe, she's marked by the devil, Ramanov will never let anyone cross his lands and come back untouched. Especially a stranger like her, she might be an ally."They were right, I couldn't be seen any less, besides I'm favoured by Andrea because I'm his rightful mate, nothing is special about me.It was the

In the silence, the calm grew and the fear walked away yet my lips quivered, the alchemist had no relatives whatsoever, I could faintly see through the flickering lights."Lucia," he called out, removing him from his grip on my torso. I waited for a very long time to take in the voice before mouth my mouth into a D–"Dad… what are you doing here?" I asked surprised rubbing my two thumbs to my eyes, to be sure I wasn't hallucinating, I checked again he was leaning towards the wood.Like a spike, I started to speak without a single composure. "I didn't know she was going to die, I did hit her, but she stuck the knife through her heart," I trembled, even though I didn't miss him I owe him this much, an explanation, the truth they might have skipped."Fine, you ran Lucia, you should have come clean if your claim is valid." He said running his hands through his hair, which was stacked together."And what would have become of me, would you have saved me? I was scared.""She's dead, and ever