Leah’s POV I just had to be careful about which projects to pick. I didn’t want Sebastian to think that I was trying too hard. I needed to find the projects that she started, but also ones that weren’t that sentimental and like her babies or something. I didn’t want anyone to feel offended and wondered if I should even try that. I hadn’t been here long enough in both lifetimes to really know what would make a difference in this pack’s lives. “Hey, what are you up to?” Emily appeared, leaning against my doorframe, and gave me such a fright that I jumped, slamming the book shut in the process. Carl seemed impressed, but he made sure I wouldn’t show the book to anybody else. Not even Sebastian. It really was Luna’s secret diary. “Oh, uhm …” I jumped out of my chair and walked over to her so she wouldn’t pay too much attention to the book. “I’ve just been looking for some books on the pack's history of mating ceremonies.” My cheeks turned bright red. I knew the subject would definitely

Eli’s POV I had no other choice but to call my mate to come and pick me up. I had no idea where the hell I was. I was feeling seriously weird, and all I could think about was getting back home. I needed a shower and a clean change of clothes and I needed to figure out what the hell happened to me. The last thing I remembered was that bastard telling me he wanted to show me something, a stinging sensation in my neck and then I blacked out. I remember him telling me I’m a hybrid. I still couldn’t believe what he told me. Flashes of incredible pain shot through my body while I waited. I considered going inside to have a drink while I waited, but I could just imagine her face if she found me inside the club. Knowing my mate, she would immediately think I was here for the wrong reasons. Choosing a mate had its disadvantages. That bastard’s men thought it was funny to drop me off right here. In front of a strip club, in the middle of the city where I couldn’t figure out one single damn scen

Leah’s POV I breathed yet another sigh of relief as my fingers slipped over the soft satin of my pure white dress. So far there had been no sign of Eli or his pack and although Emily wasn’t happy about our plan, she had no other choice but to agree that it was our only option. So, the time had come for Sebastian and me to be officially mated in front of the entire pack. It was a bigger thing to me than I let on and while we were busy making all sorts of plans it was easy to avoid the enormity of it all, but looking at myself in the mirror, all dressed up in my wedding dress, I couldn’t stop the tears from forming. “Wow!” Emily’s voice echoed throughout the room and I turned to smile at her. “Our parents would have been so proud to have you as their daughter.” She hugged me and I couldn’t help but feel a little sad that I didn’t have either dad here to walk me down the aisle, but Emily volunteered and that was good enough for me. We walked out of the lift and I could hear the people e

Leah’s POV It was strange to think back at how horrified I felt when Sebastian killed Eli in our first life, compared to the amount of hate I currently felt towards Eli. I would probably be the first one to not just strangle him right now, but to rip him to shreds for what he has done to everyone around us. The first bond I felt towards him was long gone now. I realized that I didn’t even feel sad about it anymore. Whatever there was between us, Eli had killed. I would never admit it out loud, but I was grateful that things didn’t work out between us. No matter which way I tried to imagine things, it always seemed to come back to one thing. The moon goddess intervening. I could just imagine her making sure that Sebastian and I met even if I didn’t run away from Eli. It made me wonder again why she mated me with Eli in the first place, but in the end, none of it really mattered since none of it happened. We got word that Eli’s mate had died and my eyes flew to Sebastian as fear raced

Eli’s POV I had enough of watching these bastards and was on my way to call my warriors when my new beta rushed into my office looking as if he had seen a ghost. He almost pushed me out of the way as he grabbed hold of my TV remote and searched for a channel. As soon as the face came up, I felt my heart sink! The headline read “Werewolves and Vampires” and the reporter was the girl I sent after Sebastian! She had footage of me shifting in the city! How on earth did she get that? She also had footage of me walking out of the club where I met Nathaniel! That BASTARD! The only way she could have gotten her hands on that was if Sebastian had helped her! “These creatures are living among us. They could be your neighbour or even your closest friend and you wouldn’t know it until it’s too late. We want to caution everybody that should you come across one of them, you shouldn’t try to take them down yourself …” I didn’t even listen to the rest as I lowered my head into my hands. My phone ran