RHEA We lay on the bed, wide awake. Jaden held me in his arms with my head resting on his bare chest. I contemplated talking to him about Sheila but decided against it. "Haru told you, didn't she? " Jaden rasped. I raised my head from his chest and looked at him, surprised. His eyes were closed, his long eyelashes brushing the skin underneath his eyes. I laid back down and said, "Did you read my mind?" I asked. He exhaled slowly, his chest rising and falling. "I didn't need to" he responded. I was caught unawares by his statement. "You can read my mind? I didn't know that" I said. "You didn't know about my ability to shift into a Lycan either" he pointed out.I smiled, closing my eyes. "How did you become a demon wolf? Were you born that way? If you were born that way, it doesn't explain why Zaden is not a demon wolf" I said. "When I was a child, I used to have terrible fevers. I used to be quite smaller than Zaden because of my frequent illnesses. One night, I

RHEA I paced back and forth in front of the door to Jaden's office. I'd knocked as many times as I could for the past thirty minutes. But, Jaden wouldn't open up the door. I'd made several threats in order to make him react but it felt like I was talking to a brick wall. A deaf, immobile, brick wall. I ran my fingers through my hair, worried. Jaden had killed Trisha, it was true. But, she'd tried to kill him first. She had angered him. Even so, I knew it wasn't going to be easy for him to get over this betrayal. He had been betrayed by his own twin brother and his Delta. He was bound to get worked up about it. I would get worked up if I were him. But, locking everyone else out wasn't going to solve the problem. The damage had been done already. I knocked on the door, resting the side of my face on it, my whole body pressed to it. "Come on, Jaden. Open up. I don't like the fact that you're holed up in there, blocking us out. We totally understood why you did what you did. I'

RHEA Numb, I knocked on the door to Jaden's bedroom. It creaked open and I strode into his room. Jaden was lying on the bed, his eyes half open. Without saying a word, I laid down on his bed, curling up into his side. I could feel Jaden's gaze on me, the whole time. He placed an arm around me, still watching me with concern in his eyes. 'Rhea, what's wrong? Did you have another vision?' he asked telepathically, placing a hand on my shoulder. The old woman's words wouldn't leave my head. Jaden brought a hand to the side of my face, his brows puckered into a frown. "I... I... I saw another seer. She was really old..." My voice trailed off, my gaze locking with Jaden's. "What did she say?" He asked, the words leaving his lips in a hesitant manner. "She said... I have to make sure our string remains unbroken.... she said..our child...no... our...first son is going to be a bringer of darkness.... she said he's going to be evil...and I would have to..."Jaden placed a finger on m

UNKNOWN As the head of the raven clan, I was expected to be efficient and as powerful as my sister, the former head of the raven clan. She was dead, I'd killed her because I'd wanted to steal her powers. Unfortunately, most of her powers were no longer in her. It was in the body of her daughter, Rhea Stone. If I'd been fast enough, I would've killed her even before she was able to manifest her powers. I should've stopped her from meeting her predestined mate. I'd failed and I knew she was stronger than ever. It would take a lot to bring her down, but I was determined to do whatever it would take to bring her down. With my head held high, spine straightened, I walked into the coven meeting room wearing a black hooded cloak with the hood over my head. The rest of the witches wore something similar. But, their cloaks were red instead of black. They all lowered their heads in respect. Although I wasn't as strong as my sister used to be, I was more powerful than the rest of the Wit

RHEA Klaus was watching me through the frontal mirror in the car. He'd been doing so since we hit the road, on the way to Colorado. He'd arrived at the building where Jaden was being held but wasn't allowed to talk to Jaden. So, he followed me to the pack house where I packed light. I told Haru about what was really happening. I also relayed Jaden's message to her. She gave me a hug, telling me that I needed it more. Dana embraced me as well."Stay safe, Rhea" Dana had said. After that, I'd gotten into the car with Klaus and he'd hit the gas. I blew out a breath and rested my head on the glass window of the car. I wondered if Jaden was doing okay. I hoped that we would get out of this mess as soon as possible. "Are you okay?" Klaus questioned. I shrugged."I'm not curling up on the seat, bawling my eyes out. That's something, I guess" I breathed and he nodded slowly. "Did you know him?" I asked and he raised a quizzical brow."Who?""Daniel Hills. Jaden said he's an old frien