Because of my fragile state, I couldn’t join Rowan and his Betas on the hunt for the necklace. I was so weak that I couldn’t get out of bed.Eating or drinking water was a struggle because my throat kept closing up at intervals. I couldn’t sleep either because whenever I tried to, I had terrifying nightmares.On Rowan’s instruction, Tarik had sent out another announcement, calling for a Moon Pack seer to come to the palace as soon as possible. It was as if all the Moon Pack members had disappeared into thin air.“What’s this wild goose chase you have sent Rowan on?” Ria asked when she came into my room. She’d been staying in the palace since my health issues began on my birthday.“The necklace,” I managed to moan. I felt so uncomfortable but I could tell exactly what was wrong with me.“What stupid necklace?” She snapped. “Ever since you came into this palace, my son has not had a moment of peace in his life.”“That’s not true,” I protested weakly.“Isn’t it? If it is not one of your

After a few days passed and I did not go back to my ‘normal life,’ I began to settle into this new one. The triplets soon got used to my weird references to my past life and the things that happened then.They too were hoping that I would go to sleep and wake up to be the Jade they knew before. Not this one that kept talking about things that they didn’t quite understand.“Have you thought of a name for our child?” Dominic asked me.I smiled. “His name is Domarius.”“It’s a boy?” Darius asked excitedly.“Yes,” I replied. “I beautiful little boy with big cheeks and black hair like his fathers.”“You know, we never really settled that argument about who his real father is,” said Damian.“Please, let’s not go there again,” said Dominic. “That stupid argument was what almost drove Jade away. If I hadn’t gone after her, she would have returned to Apex Woods where she’d sworn never to go back to.”Something clicked in my head. “Oh…” I said.“What is it?” Darius asked.“So, this is what woul

“Who is this?” Gertrude asked as we entered the camp.“This is Jade. I rescued her from the jaws of a beast that tried to kill her.”“Why? What did you do?” She asked me.“I don’t know. I don’t remember,” I said. I’m going to stick to my amnesia story and see how this plays out. I didn’t want to get myself in trouble by saying the wrong thing.“She appears to have lost her memory,” said Hycinth.“Something traumatic must have happened to her. Come on, then. Let’s get you cleaned up and fed.”She led me through the camp where everyone stared at me curiously. She assigned Lola and Cherise to take care of me. It felt odd that they didn’t recognize me.“Your wounds are already closing up,” said Lola. “Are you from the Moon Pack? They’re famous for healing faster than every other werewolf.”“No, I’m not. I’m from…” I bit my tongue before I blurted out my identity.“From where?” Cherise asked me.“I don’t remember,” I lied.“It must be very frustrating to not remember anything about your pa

“Intruders!”My eyes flew open. Hycinth and Lola woke up with a start too. We could hear loud voices outside our tent and what sounded like a stampede.“What’s going on?” I gasped.“That’s what I intend to find out,” Hycinth grumbled. I could tell that he was seriously pissed about being woken up so rudely.We scrambled to get dressed but we were barely halfway through it when Gertrude burst into our tent. Her eyes were wide with fear.“Quick, we have to flee! There’s an army of werewolves out there trying to kill everyone!” She shouted frantically.“Where are they from?” Hycinth asked.“Who cares? There’s too many of them and they’re here for blood.”We ran outside with Hycinth in front and we were shocked to see the chaos going on outside. The enemy werewolves were pouncing on every Gypsy in sight, attacking them viciously.It only took me a few moments to recognize the Alphas leading them. Fear paralysed me. I knew I should run but I simply couldn’t.Hycinth swung into full battle

“Slow down, girl. Why are you running?” An old woman asked me.I had reached the southern village and I was heading to the dock to get a boat ride to the Highlands. I’d stopped briefly by an empty stall in the market to catch my breath when the woman showed up.“Are you ok?” She asked.She was standing in the shadows where I couldn’t see her properly but I recognized her voice.“Lattie?”She stepped forward and the moonlight shone on her face. She was staring at me with a puzzled expression.“Do I know you?” She asked.“Not in this life,” I replied plainly. “Where’s Albert? Do you think he’ll be willing to give me a ride to the Highlands?”Lattie was speechless at first. “Who are you?”“My name is Jade. You don’t know me yet or maybe you do and don’t remember, but I know you from another time.”“Child, that doesn’t make sense.”“To you, it doesn’t but to me, it does. Where’s Albert?”“He already packed up and left. I only stayed back this long to sell off my last batch of fresh apples