Jared's Pov We were in the great throne room with my father sitting on his throne. The chair beside him which belonged to my mother was empty as usual, she had ceased to attend our throne meetings because according to her, nothing useful was being discussed except a constant display of madness. She had taken to calling our meetings madness just because we didn't listen to her advice on letting Aiden go. To be honest, I was not concerned about her newfound attitude. There were far more important things to worry about rather than bother myself with my mother's shallow thinking. Yes, she was my mother but I would not tweak or bend the truth just to conceal her gullibility. She could not see the light. She could not see what we were all preventing: I and my father. Ever since I got to know that Aiden was not wolfless as I thought him to be, I had been on the edge, wanting nothing but to get rid of him. I had always known he was a threat but seeing his wolf — well, not really his w

Aiden's PovThe market was quite colourful that afternoon and it was packed to the brim as usual. I scrunched my nose up in disgust, holding onto Nicole's hand tightly as we tried to make our way through the din of people who had gathered around.I did not think I would get used to the rowdiness of the human market anytime soon and if I was being honest, I would rather be lying on the bed in the house than being here. Everywhere was crowded with people and it seemed to get even more crowdy as we walked further into the market. Amidst the din of people, I noticed that several colourful booths had been set up all around and there appeared to be all sorts of games going on. Children ran all around from one booth to another, many of them holding a firecracker in their hands as they ran with the least care in the world. It still marvelled me how free these children were and I found myself wishing once again to be like them, even if it was only for a day. I wanted to taste freedom once

Jared's PovI didn't need anyone to tell me that Adelia's return home would be trouble. Just when I thought I could finally get some rest after doing nothing but going up and down to get Aiden back, Adelia shows up unexpectedly.It was barely a month since she was gone and here she was, standing by my door with her arms folded beneath her breast. There was a big scowl on her face and her hazel eyes were spitting out fire at me. She looked beautiful even when she was glaring at me. Her crimson hair seemed to have gotten longer and it only made her look prettier than any wolf in the pack. Her milky skin was radiant and it was as though she had put on some more flesh. Rio must have been treating her well because she never looked this beautiful when she was still at the pack. It only reinforced the fact that Rio was a better choice than Aiden. I was sure she would look like something from a horror scene if she had ended up with Aiden. But this ungrateful sister of mine never saw things

Jared's Pov"You disgust me, Jared. Just tell me where Aiden's mother is and I'll leave this place, never to return!" She blurted out, disgust plainly on her face.I frowned but quickly masked it up with a sinister smile which formed at the corner of my lips, coupled with a fiendish glint in my eyes. I would hate for her to see how much I hated that look she was throwing at me."My rebellious sister. I, your brother and the future alpha of the Blood Moon pack. . ." I stressed those words, pausing for emphasis. ". . . will get Aiden and execute him together with his stupid mother who is currently in the dungeons. I am sure she is enjoying the new room allocated to her." I sneered again, my smile broadening at the horror on Adelia's face. I was glad to have gotten the effect I desired even when half of what I had just said was a lie — well, not really because I was not ready to stop hunting Aiden down and when I finally get him, I would execute him and his mother. After all, a fugitive

Adelia didn't know where she was running to but all she knew was she needed to get out of the pack house as soon as she could. It was less than a day since she returned but she already felt suffocated by it and she was disgusted with those she called family. She could not believe they could do this to her. She couldn't believe she could be treated this awfully by them.They all disgusted her.First, she was disgusted by her father. She had known him to be a vile and difficult man but had never seen him as someone who would not keep his words. Adelia had thought Alpha Lundamous was someone who valued his words, someone she could trust even when he wasn't one of her favourite people, but she knew so clearly now that he was a crooked man whom she could not trust. How could he deceive his daughter and go against his promise? Adelia was not sure she would be able to forgive him. Then, there was Jared, a man who should have been her brother. While growing up, Jared had been the perfect