MAGNUS POVI parked the Porsche a little distance away from the warehouse, hidden behind some trees, and turned off the engine. I steeled myself to be calm as I prepared to face whoever it was. I had to get through the conversation without breaking the abductor's head or something."Wait in the car," I instructed my mother. "I have to have a little chat with your goons first before the tradeoff."She nodded once and still did not say anything. For some reasons that I couldn't fathom, she seemed to be nervous herself about the whole thing. Who knew if she really didn't know the people behind this. I doubted it though. I got out of the car, taking a deep breath to steady my nerves. I needed to buy some time before Luke and the others came around.As I approached the entrance of the warehouse,I saw several figures waiting there, their faces were obscured by masks but I knew from their scent that they were members of our kingdom. I couldn't help but feel a sense of disgust at their betray

SOPHIE POVI laid still on the steel floors of my confinement, my eyes fixated on the fading light of the lamp before me, while my thoughts wandered . Sinclair had locked me up not in the nice room around but in a cell of some sorts. My body ached from lying on the hard surface, but the pain faltered when compared to the fear that predated my mind. I was being sold to Kal Fang, what could be worse than that? I could cry to be released, but my tears would amass to nothing. These men were not the type to be swooned by beauty or emotions, the only thing that could possibly make them consider freeing me was Sinclair giving the order which didn't seem likely. My fate was sealed, so I wasted no energy in crying, it wouldn't do me any good. Perhaps I was being too dramatic, maybe destiny had more in stock for me. Kal Fang could be the m—My thoughts were halted by the rattling noise outside. Someone was coming, one of my abductors I presumed. It was the middle of the night, what could they

SOPHIE POVThe soles of my feet hurt badly more than ever but I persisted in running. I'd been running since night, and now it was well beyond noon, yet I failed to stop running. I had no idea if the Lycans had now woken up and were chasing after me, the queen's last orders were for me to run, and until I felt the need to stop, I was going to keep running.I paused momentarily the instant a familiar structure came to sight, and I immediately felt like giving up on life. Throughout the night I've been going round in circles, and I was yet to realize till this very moment. How many times have I passed through the doors of the enemy?I immediately raced behind the protection of a tree to keep myself hidden from the eyes of the two men that had just exited my former cage. I couldn't recognise them, they weren't a part of Sinclair's group, but I knew better than to just throw myself out for them to see. Even though they looked a bit familiar, I remained hidden behind the tree waiting for

I found Luke as usual in his office. He looked up in surprise as I came in with the baby and immediately reached out to embrace the both of us."Welcome home once again, Sophie" He said, as he hugged us. He smelled good and the hug was warm so we both lingered in it for a while. Bryce made a squeal which disrupted the moment and we pulled apart."So how are you holding up," He said, returning back to his seat."Quite good, just a few nightmares but who doesn't have those these days. I can't complain," I said with a shrug."I miss you," He said, looking at me intently and I knew he really did."I missed you all," I said guardedly, careful of where the conversation was going. After everything, Luke was still Luke and I had once had something for him."So what did you notice while you were with Sinclair? I couldn't believe it when Magnus told me that he was responsible for everything that had happened," He said, shaking his fist. Apparently, the subject was an annoying one for him to han

SOPHIE POV"Tell me about Magnus. What does he like? In summary, just tell me everything I need to know about him since you've been here for long." I demanded from Eirik as we strolled through the cold forest. He fell silent for a while, and for two whole minutes I was left with my thoughts, and the soothing sounds of nocturnal animals. Eirik was in deep thought, Magnus wasn't an open man to those he didn't trust, so I figured he was trying to recall as much as he could. He always did his best to give me the best of his ability, and I respected him for that. Others might immediately give me shallow information, things that I might already be familiar with. But Eirik knew that this was very important. He was emotionally smart, I probably knew more about Magnus than he did, for me to ask him this question meant that I wanted something more than just basic information. "The king is a kind man even though he doesn't always show it. We Lycans aren't especially liked by society, since we w