~Isabella's POV"Where are they?" He asked as he stormed across the room to me, his eyes ablaze with anger. I stared at him, a mix of relief and apprehension flooding my senses. Lillian seized the opportunity to tell her lies."Alpha Damien, she's lying! Those two guys were here, I saw them. She's hiding them!" Lillian accused, her voice dripping with false sincerity.With false bravado, I turned, walked over to Lilian and then slapped her. She screeched as she put her hand to her cheek. She narrowed her eyes at me and took a threatening step towards me. All of a sudden, she seemed to remember that Alpha Damien was present. She took a very short, sneaky look at him and in the twinkle of an eye, the surly, furious expression on her face changed. Her mouth began to tremble and her eyes widened as they began to brim with fake tears, effectively turning her into a distressed damsel.If I wasn't in the situation I currently was in, I would have been utterly amazed, maybe even impressed by

~ Isabella’s POVBang!I heard a knock on my door and I immediately rose up as fast as I could from my position on the bed. I had been lying on my side, a hand placed unconsciously on my lower abdomen as I thought about several things. My mind had been racing and moving from what had transpired hours ago between Nathan and I and what had also happened between Lilian, Damien and I.I had gotten up so fast, worried that it might be Damien or Lilian again, that my head began to spin. And so I was staring in disbelief as Nathan, looking all sweaty and bloody, came in with an even more bloody Albert being carried in his arms. I shook my head slowly, wondering if I was beginning to see things."Bella." That raspy croak from Nathan snapped me out of my sleepy haze and I gasped as the full import of what I was seeing sank in… Albert and Nathan were covered in blood. Just then I noticed that Albert was unconscious. I gasped again and fully shot out of my bed.I hurried over to them and pushed

~ Damien’s POVThe vibrant sunbeams pierced through my room, rousing me from slumber. I glanced at the clock; it was already past seven. "Damn it," I muttered under my breath before summoning Luke, who darted in, asking how my night's rest was."Why didn't you wake me? You know today is the Alpha’s meeting," I snapped, a tinge of frustration lacing my tone. He hastily apologized, and I swiftly instructed him to prepare my car."I'll be ready in the next thirty minutes," I informed him, darting off to the bathroom for a quick shower. Moments later, I was out of the bathroom, put on my clothes and then beckoned for Bella. She came in, bowed at me and then asked why she was summoned.I smiled at her and then asked her to move closer to me. She was adamant at first but when I yelled at her, she did as I told her.“I want you to return back to your duty post. Lillian told me that you are fit enough to work and they need more staff in the kitchen,” I said to her.“What? It’s true I’m feelin

~ Damien’s POVI was so furious after watching Luke leave the room to carry out my order. My anger intensified every second and I couldn’t control it. I stood up angrily and then hit my hands against the wall, creaking it. My hand was covered with blood but I ignored it and then hit it against the wall again.I thought my anger would subdued but instead, it intensified every time the scene on how Jones had exposed me to the other Alphas. I continued hitting the wall and then stopped when Jones returned back to the room, laughing at me.“How dare you ordinary Beta mock me?” I yelled at him.He was silent and watched as I approached him in anger. I held onto his shirt, trying to strangle him but I held back so as not to create another scene. I knew the other Alphas were scared of me and none of them would ever dare to mention what happened that day but I still hate the fact that the worthless Jones knew about my attack on the Shadow pack.“Your Alpha would never dare to do such a thing

~ Damien’s POVI watched as Albert trembled under my intense scrutiny, his gaze darting nervously between me and Brad. My rage became palpable, tempting and threatening to consume everything in its path. The soldiers, sensing the impending storm, stood at attention, their eyes fixated on the unfolding confrontation.My impatience grew, each passing second fueling the fire of my anger. I demanded answers from Albert, my voice became a thunderous roar that echoed across the training ground. The pressure mounted as my insistence met Albert's stoic silence."Speak up, Albert! Do you know who Nathan and Jones are?" I bellowed with my patience waning.Albert remained mute, his silence a defiance that further fueled my fury. The occasional glances at Brad only served to stoke my anger. I then turned to Luke."Tie him up," I ordered, my voice laced with a cold determination.Without hesitation, Luke moved forward and restrained Albert, securing him in place. Albert's eyes widened with fear a