[Asher’s POV]"Due to that, I can’t help but wonder why you’ve gotten yourself mixed up with him." Ian muttered, fixing a confused gaze on me."It was to help me." Leah offered, gently squeezing my hand. "He was determined to help free my lycan."The room around us grew quiet as all eyes fell on me. Shit, I was already exhausted from the effects of the fire and ice poison, and now I was going to have to voice my reasons for being involved with Kelvin."Stop it." Leah snapped, once again coming to my defense. "Now isn’t the time to show judgement towards what Asher did. What we need to focus on is figuring out a way to kill Kelvin so he can be free. ""Kill him," Ian chuckled. "If only that bastard was capable of being killed. Have you ever heard of the thousand year war?""The war that occurred during the Dark Ages?" Haidan asked, seeming to grow interested. "Are you saying Kelvin was involved in that?""That’s correct." Ian confirmed. "Along with his mate, Selena."I could feel a chi

[Asher’s POV]I remained in place, watching as Leah tried to fool everyone into thinking that she was okay with the current situation she was in. It was both awe-inspiring and heartbreaking to see. Especially when I could feel her worry and frustration through our bond. I couldn't even begin to fathom having to wonder if I would ever be able to be human again or if I would have to live my life as a monster. And I was sure it was much more upsetting given that Arabia was still so young.Standing, I wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her close. It was almost like hugging her as a human, since in lycan form she was still petite. I wasn't sure if this was how big she would be, or if she was this little because she hadn't been in this form since she was sixteen.‘I’m fine.’ She sighed, relaxing against me. ‘Don’t worry.’How was I supposed to not worry? She was trapped as a lycan, and if we couldn’t find this mutans stone, there was a possibility she could spend the rest of her lif

[Thia’s POV]I stared straight ahead as Antoine and Ashton helped their packmates send off the deceased. Beside me, Haidan remained stoic as silent tears made their way down her cheeks and dripped onto her brown hair that hung over her shoulders.My heart broke for all of them. Whereas I didn’t grow up in this pack and therefore didn’t have that connection, they were all connected. Maybe in the past that would have bothered me, but now I was happy that they all at least had one another still.Reaching out, I wrapped an arm around Haidan’s shoulder and pulled her closer."Thanks," her shaky voice sighed, as she relaxed into my side.Nodding, I kept my gaze on the lake ahead and the rafts that were slowly drifting towards the middle, where the warriors that gave their lives would soon leave this earthly plain. Once all were set asail, Ashton and the others lifted bows and arrows from the ground as Antoine went around lighting the tips."Ready!" Ashton called, lifting his blazing arrow t

[Leah’s POV]I looked around the boisterous pub as Asher broods on one side of me and Ian takes everything in on the other. Two days had passed since the attack by the infected lycans, and despite much insistence that I note join Asher in collecting information, here we were, back in the inbetween and the place that Thia and Ashton had once visited for information about the dark mages.In the beginning, Thia and the others didn’t want me to come along, but since they insisted Asher do this, I wasn’t about to let him go in alone. After much debate, Ian and I agreed to join him, just in case."Man, it feels like an eternity since I’ve been here." Ian murmured, letting a smile of excitement spread across his lips. "I really do need to stop spending so much time in the human world.""Then why don’t you stop hanging around with Leah so much and come back here?" Asher asked, not bothering to hide his annoyance.Despite knowing that I shouldn’t have been happy about Asher’s clear show of jea

[Thia’s POV]I paced the entirety of the living room, checking the clock every few minutes. Since Leah and the others went to the inbetween to speak with Q, I was a nervous wreck. I couldn’t stop the memories from coming of when my years were taken and the pain I felt in that moment. What if Q decided to take Leah’s? Would that bastard Asher allow it?"If you keep doing that, you’re going to create a hole in the floor." Ashton pointed out, coming up behind me and touching my shoulders. "They’re going to be okay, you shouldn’t be stressing yourself out.""I know." I sighed, leaning into his touch. "But what if something did happen? It seems the world has gone crazy these days. ""If something does happen," Ashton responded. "They can handle themselves. Don’t forget that Ian is a kitsune god that has hundreds of years to grow his strength and collect his tails. Not to mention, Asher is capable of strong magic. ""And Leah?" I tried, biting my lip as my worry for my sister flared. "What