Anya's POVAfter getting the hang of their schedule, I got up early today, and I'm glad that I finally got a proper sleep since I got here. Not meeting Andrei all through yesterday had made my day much better. Of course, there was that scene with Ariana; that was no new thing, and it didn’t come with an ache of having your mate hate you.The kitchen was empty, but I could see the signs that it had been used this morning as I took some eggs and juice from the fridge.I make a breakfast of scrambled eggs and downed my juice before I stand up and leave.“Lady Anya,” someone called as I walked out of the kitchen, and I turned to face the person who had called me. It was a petite lady with a massive smile on her face whom I hadn't seen before; I was surprised she knew my name because I hadn't interacted with anyone apart from the brothers, Ariana, and her minions.She stopped walking when she was a few steps away from me, her smile still on her face; it was awkward since I didn't know what

Anya’s POVI yawned tiredly as I walked around the palace outside my chamber. I was bored and decided to look for something that could interest me. My movements came to a standstill in front of a massive entrance; I moved closer to the door and noticed two soldiers on standby."Palace's library." I grinned as I read the term etched on the top of the door, hoping to acquire a book to help with my boredom.I entered the library, my eyes darting around, my lips curving into a smile as I read the titles of the neatly stacked books until a book caught my sight. "How to Bond with Your Wolf," I read aloud and pulled the book out of the other books.I dusted the book and returned to my room, opening the first page and reading quietly. The book talks about how running helps unite with one's wolf and makes them bond stronger. Ozel and I have never really had a bonding time together, and this looks intriguing. I would surely love to connect with her."Wow! I had no idea about this."I whispered a

Andrei's POVDespite moving at the fastest speed possible, the trip to the attacked pack seemed long, and I glanced at my watch now and then.“Has the nearest medical team arrived there?” I asked Joe, my driver and personal assistant.“No, they should arrive at the same time as us.”I frowned, dissatisfied with that report. Since they had to save lives, why were they moving at such speed?“When we get back, discuss with Andrei and move the more efficient medical teams to the outskirts areas,” they had more chances of being attacked even if we were going to double on security one more time.Joe nodded and then stepped on the accelerator. After working with me for more than eight years, he knew me as well as Abel and could pick how anxious I was about getting there.Thirty minutes later, the car finally stopped in front of the broken pack’s gate, and my nose scrunched up at the heavy stench of blood in the air.Those bastards.Without seeing the damage inside the pack, just by the smell

ANDREI's POVI watched as every one of them sucked in a breath immediately after I said this. I watched their faces as I searched for traces of guilt in them. There was a mixture of shock, anger, and fear in their faces. But not guilt. That was until I saw three of the Elders who sat close to each other. They were Elder Timothy, Elder Flinn, and Elder Harris.The three of them shifted in their seats and avoided my eyes. They had panicked and guilty looks on their faces."Your Highness, how did you come to this conclusion? Do you have any idea who the mole is?" One of the Elders asked me. "A wolf who was out on a walk saw two masked wolves in the woods. They were talking about attacking the palace. He immediately came to report what he saw, but he could not find any of us, so he told Anya about it. She reported back to us," Abel said, giving them an explanation. "And you expect us to believe the words of this woman whom we don't even know?! We don't know where she came from, and we

ANDREI's POVHow are you going to explain this, Elder Flinn?" I asked him. His eyes went wide as he looked at the phone in my hand, with genuine shock."Your Highness...I don't...I don't know where that came from! It's not mine!" I said."Is this how you communicate with the mole?" Abel asked coldly."No, no, Your Highness! Of course not! I have never betrayed this pack in my entire life before! I have always been loyal to you! I am not communicating with outsiders!" He told me.I looked at him coldly. "So how do you explain this mobile phone? There's only one phone number in it!" I said. "Someone must be trying to frame me, Your Highness! The only thing I did was cheat the citizens! All I did was take more than was necessary on taxes! I did not betray the pack!" I said. "I think that you're only saying this to lower your punishment! Who could have gotten into your house to frame you? And it was in the same place you hid the appeal letters from everyone!" Abel said to him."I don'