BLADE. It had been a long and agonizing two days since Alastor took Althea, and we still had no clue where they were. Lucius’ demons had rounded up the whole underworld kingdom, and none of them had any traces of Alastor. In fact, no one had seen him for a long time. So, we believed they were in the human realm. But where? We had no idea. Guilt and worry had been my companions lately, but unlike before, those were not reasons for me to run away. I wanted my female back, and I was willing to bring hell into my territory just to have her again. I had been restricting my people from leaving the shielded area, which meant many had to stop working for a while. I knew this would not go on forever or that our pack’s economy would suffer if no one moved or worked, but this was the best solution for the moment. Lucius’ demons had arrived, and although they were in their human forms, their eyes were not. Aside from their red eyes, Lucius marked them on the sides of their heads with a da

BETA DALTON. “Keep looking for the coin!” I shouted at Aldrin before I left him with the other men while I hurried toward my mate, Thalia, who was rushing down the steps of the packhouse. “Still nothing?” “No. I don’t know why the phone lines are not working. I had to grab my mobile, but they were not home. Gamma Kingston said he would try to reach them.” I nodded before clamping my hands on her arms and looking her straight in the eyes. “Run to the secured area, no need to bring anything.” “And you?” “I will follow Blade. You and Aldrin take charge of the people.” Her eyes watered, but she nodded her head. She cupped my face and kissed my lips briefly before heading down the steps and proceeding in the opposite direction from the forest line that I would be going to. But before I could move, the atmosphere became hot, and my greatest fear just came to life. The demon that took Luna Althea came back, but this time he was alone. And without my Alpha or any Demon Royals around m

BLADE. “I didn’t…” Althea mumbled. “I didn’t do anything to protect him…” My jaw tightened. My heart wanted to believe Althea, but I saw the mist coming off her body. ‘Don’t forget that Alastor is the Prince of Deception. He could be deceiving all of us.’ Rage growled in my head, and I knew he was taking Althea’s side. But he was right. I saw how Althea was after Alastor left her. There was no way she would protect him, but why did he save her earlier? I was about to jump at her to take her away from the blast Soledad cast on her, but my Beta and Alastor reacted faster. I only saw the attack when it was near her. But even if I hated Alastor, and for whatever reason he did it, I was glad he came in between. My Beta caught the blow, but if Alastor hadn’t come, Dalton’s wolf would have crushed Althea. “No! Please, baby! No!” Thalia’s screams resonated in the air, and it snapped me out of my thoughts. I found myself standing and still face-to-face with Althea. We both turned

BETA FEMALE THALIA. FIVE DAYS AFTER THALIA’S 18TH BIRTHDAY. “What do you mean Alpha Blade left?” I asked Dalton as we stood in his office at the training building. I felt a pack bond break and a new one form, and I knew we had a new Alpha, but like everyone else, I had no idea what happened as there was no attack and the pack was peaceful and not under any threat. It had been a day since it happened, and Alpha Fabian had just arrived home an hour ago. After my mate met with him, Dalton asked me to meet him at his office. “Alpha Fabian is our new Alpha.” He said. His hands were on his head and I could see anger in his eyes. “Did he challenge his brother?” “No! The fucker left us without any explanation and left the whole pack under Fabian…” “What?” I couldn’t believe what I just heard, but before I could voice my opinion on how wrong this was, Beta Cedric came in and banged the door closed. “Fuck! Fuck!” The Beta kept cursing. “Calm down!” Dalton told him. “How can I fu

ALTHEA. Everyone was doing their part except me. “How many hours do I have before his soul voluntarily goes back to the moon?” I asked Lucius without taking my eyes off Dalton and the men around him. “Three, four, seven hours. Unless Selene comes and takes his wolf right away. But his wolf is still alive, according to Blade.” I took a deep breath as I made a decision I hoped I would not regret in the end. “See you on the other side soon.” I told Lucius before I stepped forward, aiming to get to Blade. His hand coiled on my wrist as he pulled me back. “What do you mean?” “I want to speak with my mate first,” I replied before pulling my arm away from him. I walked to where Blade was and held his shoulders. He tilted his head to look at me, and it was only then that I spoke. “Can we talk?” “But…” “We don’t have time. I want you to trust me.” He nodded and took one last look at Dalton before he removed his hand from his and stood up. Lucy dropped to her knees in the space l