PETE'S POVThe sun penetrated through the small hole in the prison gate and shone inside the prison. I was feeling pain inside and out because the beating we received was too much. I looked at Tyler on the other side; he was seriously injured and had bruises all over.We were attacked very early in the morning by the owners of the small house, or, better to say, by our enemies. I watched Tyler fight fearlessly, but they overpowered him when they signalled to others that there was danger when they came out in groups. I couldn't stand up; my leg had managed to heal a little, but I couldn't stand it.Things were getting worse than I expected, which made me start giving up on finding the children. I wished to find Selena, but that would only be if we survived the prison and if they didn't kill us. It seemed to be a very powerful pack that I knew nothing about."I…ne…ed water." Tyler struggled to speak. I felt so bad for him—how humble he became after the beating. I managed to move closer

TYLER'S POVIn that intense moment, I just had to accept my fate. "I will get married to you." I boldly said this before the door was opened. She paused, and the door closed again. I was shocked because there was no one holding the door, or maybe one of the guards was behind it.She turned, brought out something from her long garment, and handed it over to me. "My name is Zina. From this minute on, I shall be your wife till eternity." She said that and signaled for me to cut my hand for the oath. I did it without looking at her face, and she gave me her hand as I cut her soft flesh, and we tasted each other's blood."What would be the punishment for anyone who goes against this oath?" I questioned, and in that way, I would know where to start."Go against the oath? No, my dear. You can't go against it. Even if you should do so, then one of us must die, and it's in my hands to choose." She said, and that sounded like a gibberish story."What do you mean by that? What nonsense?" I was s

SELENA'S POVA heavy blow from Tyler landed on my face. That was the first time in my life that something like that happened to me. I staggered, lightning struck, and I was about to fall to the ground because I couldn't see anything again. I felt someone's hand behind me. They handheld me and made me stand back on my feet. My legs were shaking; I couldn't stand on the spot as my legs vibrated.It seemed like someone turned my head to my right. I saw Pete lying sleeping dead on the floor. I summoned all the strength left in me and ran towards him. "Pete! Pete!" I screamed his name, but he didn't respond.I turned to the princess; "What did you do to him? You wicked witch, what have you done?" I questioned her, and my tears started dropping on Pete's body. Only if Pete would wake up because of that. Tyler and the evil princess stood behind me like birds of the same feather.All of a sudden, Pete opened his eyes, as if nothing had ever happened to him. "Thanks to the moon goddess for lis

PETE'S POV"Please don't fight him. I believe he will come back to normal." Selena said to me, I was shocked."You are pleading for someone who almost took your life? Has the spell started working on you too?" I questioned her, wanting to know why she had to do that.As I was talking to Selena, Tyler ran away. It was still dark, but Selena ran after him. I couldn't stand and watch something happen to Selena; I ran after her, too. As it was my obligation to protect her from anything, I was ready to risk it all.We started searching for Tyler, but there was no sign of him. Selena kept acting weird, which made me uncomfortable, and I had to pour out the undying question in my head. "Are you developing feelings for Tyler?"Selena frowned, gave me a disgusting look, and withdrew her hand from mine. "Where is that coming from?" She asked, slowly moving away from me.I moved closer to her and grabbed her hands. My lips made their way to her lips, and we bounded in a sweet kiss that calmed so

PETE'S POVI looked at Tyler and focused back on the person in whom I truly had an interest. "Selena!" I called her, and she turned and placed her hand on my shoulder. "This is not the time for this drama; we have to leave here as soon as we can. The things in this forest can destroy us, and nobody will have any trace of them.""Yeah, I understand that we have to go home, but how are we going to do that? Because there is no way we will go back to the same place we ran from. Let's look for a better solution, a safer one," Selena said, removing her hand from my shoulder.I understood that she was scared, but Tyler's emotional manipulation was working on her. I didn't know how to free her from that shackle."Selena, you have to follow my lead this time; it's a command." I aggressively said, and she looked at me and took two steps backwards."I told you he is a beast; follow him to your grave." Tyler continued to poison her mind, which made it more difficult for Selena to make a decision.