ADAN STONE. I tossed the envelope with cash on my desk without taking my eyes off Blade. He was just looking at it but didn’t pick it up yet. "You’re free to go. I will just call on you if I need anything more." "How about Althea?" "What about her?" "Who will take her back to the red mountain?" He asked, as his jaw tightened. "Part of the deal was to shelter her within this territory. I want to keep that if she helps Lucy." "She wants to go back to the mountains. Once you’re done with her, call me. I will take her back there." "Do you like her?" "It’s none of your business. I’m here just for the task you assigned me." He sneered, swiping the envelope from the desk before slipping it into his back pocket. "Then your job here is done. It’s not your responsibility anymore to take her back to the mountains if she wants to." "You’re not letting her out of this territory without me!" He growled. "Who are you? Her mate?" I chuckled. I was sure now that there was something going on

ALTHEA. Lucy, Lena, and Laira left my room thirty minutes ago, but I was still stuck doing the same thing. I was pacing back and forth in front of my bed, still contemplating what to do next. I knew I should have been thinking about how to start dealing with Lucy’s request to put a shield over the territory of the Mystic Pack, but Blade had been occupying my mind. He told me he would be leaving as soon as he brought me here, but why did he stay? I didn’t want to give him any false hope that I would allow him to claim me because that would never happen. We had no chance of being together. I don’t like him. Yeah, I don’t like him. And I needed to remind him again. I let out a deep sigh before opening my bedroom door and transferring toward his. I was about to knock on his door when it opened and Blade’s huge form came into view. He was leaning his forearm on the door frame, his face void of any emotions as he looked at me as if he was expecting me there already. Of course, this ma

LUCY. I walked down the stairs straight to Adan’s office. I overslept again, but I was hoping I didn’t miss breakfast yet. I was about to knock, but the door opened to his office, and behind it was my handsome Alpha, who was already smiling at me, making my panties drop and my morning brighter. "Good morning, Alpha Stone," I greeted him, smiling widely as I swayed my body until I got hold of myself. "Good morning, Luna Lucy," he greeted back, making my jaw drop open before I tilted my head around to see if anybody was around us. "Don’t say that, someone might hear." I felt my cheeks burning. He chuckled before he brushed his knuckles against my cheek. "I thought you had accepted me already?" My hand clasped over his on my cheek as I scooted my body closer to him. "I do, but I’m not sure if your people will accept an Omega as a Luna." "She can be a demon too, and I will still want her as my Luna, and I’m sure my people will stand by my decision." I smiled at him before snaking

GAMMA KINGSTON. I knew something was off when the witch raised an invisible barrier that prohibited us from entering the ruin where she was performing her rituals. And I couldn’t even mindlink my Alpha, but I tried to keep calm. Maybe I was just not familiar with witches and their spells. If my Alpha trusted her, then I should too. But the moment Alpha Stone flinched from his position and anger flashed in his eyes, I knew something went wrong. The Alpha didn’t like what was going on. I began to slam my body against the shield, and soon Blade and the other warriors with us were doing the same thing. We all looked like fucking lunatics trying to crush an invisible wall we couldn’t even see. But nothing we did could shatter it. It was too strong, and even if we all slammed our bodies on it at the same time, it didn’t break. "Put the fucking shield down!" Blade was roaring, shaking the ground as he kept pounding his fists against the barrier while his eyes were fixated on the witch, wh

LUCY. Her name is Angel. The Goddess gave me an Angel to counter my demon. Even if she was not a real Angel, she was the closest I could be to heaven, and that was enough to keep my spirit high. The Goddess hadn’t forgotten about me. "What took you so long to come out?" I was not angry at her, but my voice sounded depressed. 'I am the other side of your demon power. When you suppressed it, you suppressed me. And you let it out in full force tonight, and it gave me strength to reach you.’ "I’m sorry. I didn’t know." It was the necklace all along, but what choice do I have? I didn’t want to be found. 'I’m not blaming you, what is important is that I am here now. You can’t have me without the fire, Lucy. You need to learn to embrace fire if you want to keep me." "I understand. But will you just be a part of me, or do I also have a physical wolf? Because there is someone I want you to meet." 'Beast…' She whimpered, and I giggled. 'I’m ready to come out whenever you are.' "Now?"