~KAELI walked into the room that Arden had started frequenting.The room had automatically become the space where we could be real and true to ourselves without any fear of getting busted.I poured myself a drink from the mini bar in the room and went to join Arden on the sofa. He was resting against the chair with a small glass in his right hand. I did not have to ask him before knowing that he was taking something very strong."Bad day?" I asked as I could not really place mine. I was still trying to figure out what my relationship with Zira was. For this reason, it got me thinking a lot and reacting in strange ways.He sent me a glance before downing the content of his glass cup. Then he put his hand in his pants pocket and retrieved a dark handkerchief. He unwrapped it and I saw the little particle in it.He examined it for a while in silence and I saw his gaze darken. It was almost as if he was lost in a trance."Arden? Are you okay?" I asked as I felt my wolf stir with alarm.

~ZIRAI sneaked out of bed once the first set of lights touched the sky.Thankfully, Arden was a heavy sleeper so he did not notice me moving around the room. I picked out a dark blue dress this time. It hugged my chest and flowed freely down my legs, stopping on my thighs. Then I put on the knee-high boots from yesterday and the leather jacket for protection from the cold. Next, I tied my hair up into a messy bun and threw one last glance at Arden before stepping out of the room.The house was still dark as I quietly made my way down the steps and into the grand hall. As I headed for the door, I prayed to the goddess that the outcome of today's event would work in my favor. I had already lost two days. I did not have much time. Only the goddess knew the next time another Death wraith was going to attack me.I pulled the door open quietly and successfully sneaked out of the house. There were two guards by the door and I straightened immediately so that I would not give away my intenti

~ZIRAI thought I had seen it all until Tabitha took her own life.My wolf ached with every beat of my heart. My body shook as I cried angry tears. I had put all my hope in her. I had depended on her to be the one who would change everything. She had been the only card I had to play but she turned the tables around by killing herself."Why would she decide to take the truth to her grave?" I asked in a voice that was beyond broken and angry. I looked up and glared at her hanging body. We were too frozen to bring her down. It was pointless since she was long gone.There was no response from Kael who was still looking down at the note that Tabitha had left. There was a confused expression on his face."I don't understand," he blurted out loud.I spared him a glance and held my tears back. "What are you trying to understand?" I asked him in a pained voice.He looked away from the note for the first time and met his eyes with mine. "How big is this truth that she's willing to die for it?"

~KAEL"Who are you running away from?"Tyler smiled. "Can I get something to drink first? I'm beyond thirsty," she requested instead.Zira sighed and went into the kitchen area to go fix up something for her drink. While Zira was gone, I examined Tyler and my wolf stirred with curiosity.I knew that Tyler was lying. She was not telling us the entire truth. Instead of getting pissed, I actually found myself marveling at her lying skills and I wanted to ask her a few questions that would help my own investigation— the investigation concerning my father."Tyler, how do you catch a professional liar?" I asked her.She corked her brows at me as she tried to understand where I was trying to get at. It got her a bit confused since it was not connected in any way to what was going on here. I knew that as she was staring at me, she was trying to deduce the connection and I also knew that she would not be able to find the link. So I waited for her to give up so that I would continue with my que

~KAEL"They found me."I jerked my head in the direction of the door. The sound had come from the woods. Judging from the echoes. It was going to take up to twenty minutes before they reached us. We needed to round up whatever we were doing fast before it got out of hand."You guys need to leave. Things might get ugly. I— I need to run!" Tyler stated fearfully. Her body trembled as she spoke and she looked like she was going to pee her pants soon if she was not gotten to calm herself."We're not leaving without you. We're in this together," Zira suddenly said and I marveled at his confidence level.I had expected her to be the type who always ran in the face of danger, seeing as she was the daughter of the Alpha King. She had always had everything at her disposal and I expected her to be less but he had yet again shocked me.Tyler shook her head at us. "You don't understand. The White Cobra is very dangerous. They would not hesitate to kill the both of you," She stated as her body co