DaphneI don’t even remember getting here. I don’t remember what happened after I saw Linc’s lifeless body. Moments before, I had felt like my life had flashed before my eyes. The sting of the matebond being ripped away from me. It wasn't anything like when I rejected him. This was something else. Like my own soul was being ripped away with his.Lilah had been screaming at me to stop, but I had to see him. I had to know if it was true, if he had really been taken from me. Her voice was still ringing in my head. Her desperation to keep me away but Linc was my mate, not hers. If Alpha Colt had been in the same way, I would have let her go. I would never have even considered holding her back.Slumping down on the sofa in mine and Lilah’s flat. I look at my bruised and battered feet. I hadn’t even put on any footwear when I took off running from the packhouse. Now they were covered in cuts and blisters and yet, they didn’t hurt.My feet slowly begin to heal as I sat and watched them. The

Alpha ColtGuiding Aiden into the office, I find Lilah asleep on the sofa, curled up in a ball and holding on to Aiden’s hospital baby blanket.“Mum?”“Aiden, let her sleep.” I was certain that Lilah was pregnant again and I did not need a repeat of what happened last time. “Now what do you know about Daphne?”“Ivy said something about how hatred could do horrible things to people.”“It can.”“But that’s not all Dad, I saw something. When you kept telling me to shut up, I was trying to tell you that a light appeared in Daphne’s hands. Ivy saw it too, so I know I’m not going mad.”“A light?”“When she started screaming at us for not helping Linc. Her hands were balled up, it was just a quick flash, but it was there.”“She can’t use her magic unless it’s to protect your mum.”“Dad, I know what I saw. Ask Ivy, she will confirm that she saw it too.”“You’re telling me that you think Daphne is capable of using her magic at all times. Are you certain?”He nods his head at me. “Something has

Alpha Colt“What are you saying Colt?”“I saw him move.”“Colt, your mind is just playing tricks on you. You loved him like a brother, just like Callie did. But he’s gone, Colt. He isn’t coming back.”“Maybe he is.” I was certain I had seen him move. Not much, just a twitch.She shakes her head at me. “I’ve seen him, Colt, I know that you stabbed him in the heart with a knife. No one can survive that.”“But…”“Colt, you are sleep deprived. It’s been days since you’ve actually slept for more than an hour. This is just your mind playing tricks on you.”I look into her pleading eyes. “Maybe you’re right.”“I know I am.”“But I can’t help thinking, what if….”“There are no what if’s, Colt. He has gone.”I knew she was trying to make me see sense, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that Callie was right. That he had moved. I was certain I had seen his hand twitch.Lilah wraps her arms around me, hugging me tightly as we lie back down. Flicking the light off, I pretend to be asleep, letting o

LincAs expected, Alpha Colt tried to make me stay. It was weird, not feeling that pull of an order. Or the pain when I tried to break it. I could see that it was annoying him.I had walked out that front door like nothing could stop me. For a moment, I froze, not because of Alpha Colt, but because of the sun. But it does nothing, other than warm my skin.As Lycans, we didn’t tend to mix with vampires, so I wasn’t even sure what I was truly capable of other than my desire to drink blood.Making my way to the gates, the guards just stare at me, because I was supposed to be dead.“Linc?” One asks, though I could hear the slight wobble in his voice“Yes.”“You are supposed to be dead?”“I am. Now open the gates.”He stares at me for a little longer. “Where are you going?”“I have a job to do.”He turns to look at the other guards and they shrug their shoulders. All of their hearts were racing.“Alpha Colt knows?” The guard asks.“Yes. Now are you going to open the gates or am I going to

Lilah There was so much going on outside, people running around like crazy. With the window open, I could hear the shouting, but none of it was making any sense. Until I see Colt stomping towards the pack hospital, looking furious. “Where is he going?” I mutter to Callie. “Who?” “You know exactly who I am talking about. It’s the reason you are watching me and not him!” “Daphne’s here.” She announces like it was the most obvious answer in the world. “She’s attacking people?” I ask alarmed. I knew that she had threatened everyone and now I understood why Colt wanted me to stay in the house. But it didn't make sense why he was going to the hospital. “No, Daphne's in the hospital.” “Why?” I feel my stomach drop at the thought. She presses her lips tightly together. “Why, Callie?” “You need to stay here. It's for your own benefit."” “Callie!” I feel my anger rising a little as she tries to tell me what to do. But she refuses to look at me. “CALLIE!” “I’m just following his orde