The afternoon stretched over Constance's House. My need to find my children outweighed any hesitation, so even with tension in the air, the only viable option was to go along with Hunter. I stood outside, facing uncertainty alongside Hunter and his driver, waiting for some sign of direction. 

I was there, beneath Hunter, who was kissing me passionately. It was such an intense kiss that each of us craved more from the other. Hunter ran his hands over my body, pulling my hair, making me delirious with every touch. But, as life loves to surprise us, at the peak of our moment, Hunter's phone started ringing. 

The living room was saturated with the palpable tension between us, like a storm on the verge of breaking loose. I stared at Hunter, whose golden eyes glowed with intense anger, as if the wolf within him was about to break through the barriers of the human form. An electric atmosphere hung between us as Hunter's cutting words sliced through the air. 

The diner was immersed in a tense atmosphere as I, Hunter, and Caleb found ourselves between the two tables. My eyes were wide at the unexpected figure of Caleb, a werewolf who had been banished by Alastair on the same night my life took a turn. 

**A FEW METERS AWAY...** Cassian, Dorian, and Kane lay naked and bloodied in a forest clearing, asleep and vulnerable like any human child. The awakening of the triplets came with the sound of an approaching car, interrupting