Katherine Pov"Must I wake you up everyday?" Jade whispered to my ear. I was glad he whispered, imagine he yelled like he used to. That would have doubled whatever I was feeling. "Oh, it's morning already," I mumbled, putting the pillow over my head. "Yes and you need to get up," he urged me. "I will, I just need you to help me close that freaking window that is opened, it's so cold right now," I begged. Jade looked at me, turning his head to the side, to watch my moves. "Okay," he said slowly, then he walked down to the window and shut it closed. The wind stopped blowing right immediately, I muttered a thank you to him and he nodded, still watching me closely. Sniffing from the running nose I have had since last night, I walked down to the bathroom. I was nowhere near okay and it was not any better this morning. Jade had his suspicions but I could not afford to let him clarify it. He won't let me out of the house or room again. Turning on the steamer, I let the water steam

Katherine pov Slowly, I opened my eyes, greeted by the harsh, sterile light of the hospital room. Tubes and wires surrounded me, leading to an unfamiliar bed. My head throbbed with a dull ache as I tried to piece together the events that led me here.Jade, the intense training session, and then nothing. Darkness.A soft voice disrupted my thoughts as a nurse entered. "Good morning, Katherine. I'm Nurse Carter. You've been unconscious for a while."Unconscious, again? Questions swirled in my mind. "What happened?"Nurse Carter approached, her gaze serious. "During your training with Jade, you suffered a significant blow that made you go unconscious. But that's not the only issue. You were infected by a parasite from a previous encounter with a stray wolf."A parasite? My eyes widened with disbelief. "But I felt fine before the training session."The nurse sighed, "These parasites often remain dormant until triggered. The trauma from the recent fight awakened it. However, Jade testifie

Katherine pov Her eyes were piercing, as if she saw through me at first sight. The smirk and amusement that grew on her expression was known to just me and I believed I was not imagining it. She knew everything. "Yes, I know everything," she muttered."Leave!" I yelled out, knowing the boys still stood around to listen to what Dorcas and I had to say. "I'm talking to the both of you."I listened carefully as their footsteps receded into the distance. "Don't worry. They wouldn't even hear the right things we say unless I let them," Dorcas shrugged. I narrowed my gaze at her, wondering if I would consider her a friend or a foe. "Katherine, that's a lot of backstory. We could write a novel and make a hit," she joked, picking a flower pot and playing around with it.Dorcas's eyes traced my every detail, and unease crept through me like a shadow in the dimly lit wardroom. "How do you know so much about me with just a g?" I questioned, my gaze fixated on her.A cryptic smile played on

Katherine pov“Oh no,” I gasped. The name Casto brought shivers down my spine immediately. If Talia’s mom finds out about me and spills it to Casto’s wife, everything I’ve tried to protect will crumble. Casto, my nemesis, will have ammunition to destroy me. I can’t afford that. Talia says she’ll beg her dad, but can I really trust that? The stakes are too high. I need to find a way to prevent this revelation, or my carefully constructed world will unravel before my eyes.“Don’t worry, I’ll tell dad not to spill anything to her. We all know she is a blabber mouth. Dad will listen to me,” Talia shrugged. “You believe he won’t tell her?” “I mean there has to be a good reason for you to do this and we’re faithful to you and your family. So yes, dad will listen to me. If he doesn’t, I have this potion I took from the shelf down the hallway. It makes you forget what happened a few hours ago.”“Did you steal from Dorcas?” I asked with wide eyes. “Borrowed.” She corrected me. “So can we

Katherine Pov"You have got to be kidding me," I looked at Dorcas with a shake of my head. "What?" Dorcas asked, looking at me clueless. "You brought me here, to the workshop. Making me think that you have found a solution to my curse only for me to find out that you were talking about using my vervain for your own potions?!" I screeched angrily. "Oh, you thought it was for your curse?" Dorcas' eyes widened in surprise. "Yes! That is the entire reason why you are here, to help me find a substitute for my curse!" I replied, face palming myself. "You have a curse?" Sean's brow raised up high to his forehead. I forgot he was with us all along. "Um...""Yes, she risked her life to save a friend only to get infected with whatever curse the wolf was carrying," Dorcas explained mindlessly to him. "Dude!" I yelled at her. "What, he's your pack mate and you two act like you are brothers and sister," she shrugged. "He is my pack member I know, but does not mean I want anyone to know!"