JACOB.I have no idea where this horse is taking me and I’m scared that I’m going to die out here in the middle of nowhere. There are no people around, and if there are, I certainly don’t hear them. The carriage is barely moving, I think the horses are just as confused as I am. They’re going so slow, it’s like the carriage is hardly even moving. I should stop but why if Jethro's men catch up to me?I wonder what I’m going to die of. Hunger, fatigue? You never can tell especially when you’re blind and you can’t see your surroundings.I’ve never felt so anxious in my life before. Deciding to join Nikolai in this war was a death trap I set for myself and now I can’t get out of it. What the hell was I thinking coming to a war without my eyesight?! My mum would go insane if she found out what I did. I have a child to take care of. I have a pack to lead and I foolishly come all the way out here to fight a war that has absolutely nothing to do with me. I was definitely under a spell. I c

HUNTER “Why do you look like someone predicted the day that you die?” Daphne asks and I shrug. “Ever since we came to this place , it has always been one problem or the other. I think we should go back to our home. It might be difficult to work from there but at least it will take away all the pressure.” She suggests and I don’t entirely disagree with it but I can’t leave this palace until Nikolai returns. I can’t let myself do that. Someone has to keep this place in order and aunt Hyacinth was doing a fine job but there’s somehow still so much to do.“I can’t.” I say and get up to leave because I have no desire for this conversation to turn into an argument. It’s a really sensitive topic.“Where are you going?” she asks and I could sense the determination in her voice.“I have to oversee what the workers are doing and I’m a little late too.” I lie. I don’t have to go to the workers today but I do have to leave this room before this small talk morphs into a big one and becomes one

HUNTER.The warriors sure do eat a lot and the workers are inevitably tired. Aunt Hyacinth is not here to help or give them instructions so the kitchen is a little messy and Daphne is doing the best she can to help but the twins have been more than a little fussy lately. She suspects that they’re ill but she’s been a little hesitant to call the pack doctor for treatment. She thinks it’s nothing serious.He’ll be here to tend to the warriors today so I guess we’re going to find out what’s really wrong with the twins. “Are you okay?” Daphne asks worriedly staring at the blood dripping from the back of my hand. She’s been ignoring me for a while now so I guess I should he thankful to the man that wounded me with his sword.“Daphne, I know I should have said something but I have to process my thoughts firsts and—”“I’ll get some ointment, the wound is not that deep.” She stares at my hand once more and walks away. It’s going to take a lot more than a scratch to get this woman's forgiven

NIKOLAI The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this man was that I was going to have to kill my father twice and I was right He's a Tyson too and that can only mean one thing; that my father had siblings. “It’s probably just a coincidence that he has the same surname as you and looks like your father split into two. We should just apologize to the big guy and be on our way.” Winter whispered tugging at my hand desperately. “I won’t take long.” I assure her but I don’t think it’s the assurance that she wants. “We shouldn’t even be here, are you forgetting the plan? Are you forgetting Jacob? He’s never going to forgive you if he dies.” I almost forgot about Jacob but like I said, I won’t take long. I just want to have a word with this man. “I think you’re at the wrong place Tyson junior.” He growls but I’m not in the least threatened, Winter on the other hand looks like she just offended a god. “We’ll be on our way sir, we’re deeply sorry for the inconvenience.” Wint

HUNTER “Charlene, I love you but you have to stop crying, your tears are not helping.” Daphne says putting her down in her cot and doing her best to stop her own tears from falling too. I told her about my plan to go back for Nikolai and she somehow managed to coax the truth out of me. She knows Nikolai asked me to be his Beta. She also knows that she can’t talk me out of my decision to accept his offer. What I don’t know is what to do to get her to stop crying. “Daphne, I’m really sorry that I didn’t tell you. I just didn’t know how to spring up the fact that I was going to be the second-in-command to someone who’s father you hated so much.” “You and I know that it’s not about his father!” Daphne yells. “You know what this is about.” I honestly don’t. I have no idea what this about.“Why don’t you want me to become Beta?” I ask calmly. It’s a dangerous question to ask but it’s all about taking risks at the end of the day. “You think I don’t want you to become Beta? That’s ho