At the eastern border, Natalia abruptly halted in her steps, her nose twitching as she caught a faint but familiar smell in the air. She turned her head, scanning the horizon for any sign of movement, but there was nothing but trees. Her partner, Lena, who was walking beside her, noticed her sudden change of expression and asked, "What is it? What do you smell?"Natalia didn't answer. She felt a surge of adrenaline and fear in her veins. She recognized the smell of chloroform, a dangerous drug that only meant trouble. She also detected three other scents that she didn't know, nothing good would come out of anything involved with that. The smell led towards the southern border of their pack's territory, where the land was barren and desolate.Without a word, Natalia shifted into her wolf form, a sleek grey creature with amber eyes, and sprinted towards the source of the scent, leaving Lena behind along with her clothes. She had to find out what's going on before it's too late.Lena was

Instead of going straight to the office, Natalia locked herself in the bathroom, deciding to ger rid of the stickiness on her skin first. She refused to appear weak in front of Vitale or his goons. Turning on the faucet, she splashed cold water on her face, trying to wash off the tomato juice and the dirt from her skin. She grabbed a towel and dried herself, then looked at herself in the mirror.She saw a woman with long red hair and dark green eyes, with a slender and athletic body and a pale and smooth complexion stared back at her. A woman who was beautiful and strong, who had trained hard and fought hard, who had survived and endured.She saw a woman who was hated and rejected, who had been framed and betrayed, who had been hurt and broken.She saw herself.Natalia felt a mix of emotions in her chest. But she clenched her jaw and straightened her posture, trying to look confident and proud as she walked towards the door with a steady pace.Sje arrived at the office not long. The o

Vitale watched as Natalia was dragged out from the office in silence. He listened to the council members making up lies on how Natalia had orchested the kidnapping of all the missing omegas all those years in silence. He watched as they pile out of his office one after the other, their faces a mix of smugness and victory. Never had it dawned on Vitale that he was surrounded by traitors until now. All these years, his search for the kidnapper led to a deadend, and he was forced to close the cases as rogue attacks. Little did he know, that it was orchested by his own very pack members.He had seen and heard it all today. Enough to know that they were lying to him. He had seen with Natalia last night, she had also been with him when the last kidnapping happened, so there was no way she could have done it.His eyes moved to Alessio, who seemed deep in thought, he had not said a word to defend his mate of the accusations. That was all he needed to know something was not right. Alessio had

In the cosy library Kat, Al, Olga and Roberto met up before the big event. Wearing their robes that signify their ranks, they sat on a plush sofa near the fireplace, surrounded by shelves of books and magazines. They chatted cheerfully, anticipating the show about to unfold in less than an hour."I can't believe the plan worked out so smoothly. After today, V would have no choice but to give up on Natalia for good." Kat said, her blue eyes sparkling with excitement. "Gosh, I've been on edge ever since she returned.""I know, right?" Olga agreed, her short brown hair falling over her eyes. "She's always acting like she's better than everyone else, so rude and bossy.""Come on, she's not that bad. You just didn't get to spend time with her," Al disagreed, defending his mate. "She's the best mate I could ever hope to have.""Yeah, right" Roberto scoffed. " You're just blinded by your mate bond and obsession. She's nothing but a bitch. I bet she doesn't even love you back despite the bond

Kat stormed out of the hall, her eyes burning with anger and frustration. Vitale's declaration had blindsided her, shattering her carefully crafted plan. How could things have gone so wrong? She had expected this revelation to be the final blow to his relationship with Natalia, to drive them apart once and for all. But instead, it seemed to have brought them closer.She had worked so hard, so long, to sabotage their love. She had used every trick in the book, every weapon at her disposal. She had manipulated, lied, schemed, and even poisoned. She had enlisted the help of Roberto, Olga and Alessio's help, who shared her hatred and jealousy. Together, they had concocted a plan to expose Natalia's crimes and ruin her reputation.But their plan had backfired. Vitale had turned the tables on them, revealing that he knew about their plot and that he had a secret of his own. He had announced the presence of a traitor in the pack, and looked pointedly at them when he said so.Kat couldn't bel