Kaden’s POVSitting at my desk inside my office going through files and numerous papers, my mind wandered carelessly without direction as I occupied it with hundreds of thoughts. A lot of things were going wrong in my pack and all lingered heavily in my mind, causing me to lose the focus I required to handle it all. For the first time since taking over as the king I had felt helpless, not knowing what to do and how to handle the increasing number of difficult choices around me. I was left with the responsibility of making virtually all the decisions of the pack and as its problems kept piling, it weighed on my shoulder. Without any concentration, I flipped through files and flung papers about in utter frustration. Somewhere among my pattern-less thoughts, I remembered that it was Erik’s funeral that day. Erik was dead but the thought of attending his funeral still haunted me, giving me the chills every time I recalled how he had fallen because it hurt me to see him die even though

Audrey’s POVStill in bed and deeply lost in thoughts, I stared at my ceiling unconsciously as imaginary images began to appear on the background of the wooden brown surface that stared back at me from above. I was still very much worried about Kaden and his current situation with Jacob. I was more worried now that Jacob was threatening to go to war with Kaden simply because of Elora’s death having accused Kaden of killing her than anything else. What bothered me the most was the fact that I still had a strong feeling that this was all Jacob’s plan all along and if it were so, then he had somehow sacrificed an unsuspecting Elora in order to gain a step ahead of all of us in his dirty schemes. Until her death, I had not forgiven Elora and she had been unrepentant and hateful towards me still, but because of the fond memory of the friendship I shared with her, I felt a thread of anger towards Jacob for using Elora in his evil schemes which had caused her to lose her life, even thoug

Audrey's POVI hated the fact that I had soiled my fingers trying to take down a guard, knowing that this was a test to show my strength and skills which I knew I didn't have. I just wanted to be able to fight off my enemies with my hands and legs in combat, which would be to my advantage and would come in handy whenever I would need to protect myself, knowing fully well that this was dark times and that Kaden's soldiers were dying in their numbers.It was hard to believe it, but they would just go missing and their dead body would be found, wondering what he was planning or his plans on how to catch this culprit that has murdered many men. I knew this was a plot to reduce Kaden's man power, and it was working effectively. Jacob knew this, and was using it to his advantage. "You're doing quite well, keep it up" Shantel said to me even though I knew I wasn’t doing any good. I knew that she was only being helpful, the smile on her face said the words she was hiding. This was her wa

Audrey’s POVDespite the anger I felt coursing through my veins and spiking up my nerves, I managed to force a smile as the soldier who stood guard at the door to the throne room opened the huge doors for me to pass through. I stepped into the room slowly as if expecting to be met with some kind of trap and then stopped at some point to take my first real glance at the expanse of the room and the striking view ahead of me. I marveled at the sheer beauty it emitted but couldn’t help but think about how it had lost its shine. The palace, even though ancient as it was, was one of the most mesmerizing views I had ever had the pleasure of seeing. It looked different from what I remembered it to be; the structures were getting old, the decorations were fading out, and what made the room gorgeous most was no longer there – the glitter of people laughing and cheering happily nonstop, in love and harmony.The memory of how the palace used to be filled with love and glamor when it was still m

Kaden's POVI felt uneasy, knowing that I had my reservations with Audrey's plot, but I had to give in, she had it all planned out and now that I thought about it, mine had loopholes.If we had attacked Jacob as I planned, he would have escaped or better still led us into one of his unforseen traps which would leave us in jeopardy; harming my men, weakening my manpower and having a strong hold on my resources.But with Audrey's plot, she handles on the inside, while we take care of his men outside which would make everything even and provide Jacob with an extremely slim chance of escaping or having to use someone as bait while trying to escape. "I just hope Audrey succeeds with her plan, I'll take care of these ones here with my own plan," I muttered to myself, knowing that my men were also waiting for my signal.I assured myself, rigging off every fear and trying to remain at peace as I waited for a signal to show that Audrey was in trouble. For now though, I hadn't felt any pa