EUDORA. I walked—more like stormed—through a clear but unfamiliar path near the club,opposite of where Zena went and also ahead of whoever was following me. I called my situation a trap because I didn’t know where I was and whoever it was following me had a clear advantage. They were stealthy, barely making any sound with their feet but I was very much aware of their presence as not much was done to cover the strong roguish scent that the night air carried, accompanied with the unmistakable smell of alcohol. Whatever rogue followed me had a lot to drink and that didn’t make me feel any better about my situation or the fact that I was always in one danger or another. But Heaven knew I really didn’t want to do this today. Rather than fear, a wave of despair and sadness was all I felt. I looked slowly over my shoulder a few times, careful and pretending I had no idea I was being followed and each time I did that, a dark figure caught my eyes just as it tried to hide behind somethings

ALPHA REX.One thing packs revered more than the moon goddess, their beliefs they’d die protecting, mate bonds and boundaries, is meetings that bring Alphas of all packs together under the same roof. It was one of the rarest occurrences in the werewolf community and could only mean whatever reason a meeting was called is more than what a pack can handle alone. Me?Well, I’ve never given a shit until now. I guess no one expected the beastly son of the Alpha of the Angels and Banes pack to show up at a meeting instead of being locked up in his cage. Before that meeting, no one knew the changes that had happened at the pack or that I had taken over. I still remember the whispers, murmurs, grumbles and accusing eyes that followed me as I took my seat amongst them and introduced myself as the new Alpha. Of course, my ascension as Alpha wasn’t smiled upon but there was nothing anyone could do about it. Alphas wolves were territorial and knew what it meant to respect boundaries. One thin

EUDORAOf all the ways I imagined seeing Alpha Rex again after he woke up, being at my door wasn’t one of them. Yet, there he was, standing with his two hands dipped in his pocket as he stared straight at me. I lost count of the number of times my heart skipped a beat just by seeing him there.I panicked. And I reacted by doing the craziest thing I’ve done since kissing him in his unconscious state. I slammed the door in his face, fastened the lock and backed away from it like it would come crashing down any moment from then. I placed my hand on my beating heart to calm and assure myself that everything was alright but my brain was screaming the opposite. None of this was alright. I didn’t expect to see him so soon or to see him at all. Especially as I have prepared myself for the next time we would meet. The plan was simple, act like nothing happened. Like I didn’t sneak after him and disrespect him. Like it wasn’t my fault he fell down the cliff. Like things were back to the way

EUDORA. Since our last encounter, I’ve been wary of the Alpha. The promises of what he would do to me excited and scared me at the same time and the only way to keep my emotions from overwhelming me was avoiding him. Thankfully, he seemed really busy and everything seemed to return to the way it used to be quicker than I expected after everything that has happened in the past week. The only thing that wasn’t the same anymore was my heart as well as my relationship with my only friend. I wasn’t even sure if I could call her that anymore. Zena hasn’t said more than a word to me since our first big fight. When our paths meet around the house, I either get a nod of the head of a simple “hey” as she retires back into her room. But even before that, running into each other always sends some sort of shocking signal throughout my entire body. Awkward wasn’t the kind of feeling I was supposed to have with Zena around but that was the exact feeling each time we suddenly ran into each other

L’s POV•••If we thought the worst thing that could happen to us was his parents finding out about us, we were wrong. Things could get a lot worse than that and it did. It all went down from the moment Maximilian stepped in between his mother and I without thinking. I couldn’t blame him because I knew he was only trying to protect me just like he promised. I could only blame the world that did this to us. That didn’t give us a chance to love each other on our own terms but through the circumstances around us.“You don’t mean that.” His mother was finally able to say after it seemed like forever since he made the groundbreaking announcement. With his hand still holding mine firmly, he faced his mother defiantly, “It’s a mate bond, mother. I don’t have to mean it. You just have to open your eyes and see it.” I’ve never seen Luna Trisha so distraught. I never even thought she was capable of any other feeling other than the one every one of us has come to know but I witnessed it firs