Sophia’s POV.I could see the look of embarrassment on Alpha Brandon’s face. He attempted to say a word but stopped halfway with his hand slapped on his forehead.“I know you!”, Alpha Caleb exclaimed. They turned to his direction. He had a wide grin on his face. “I know Brandon could not have taken you. Surely, he might be the father of your child but not your mate. I am still your destined mate”.Heating those words infuriated me. I had just publicly disgraced Brandon and now Alpha Caleb was worsening everything. I walked to where he was and glared at him.“Can you stop it?”.“Why would I?”, he was mocking me as he ran his hand through his hair and flipped it backward. “Since that is settled, I would suggest you tell your friend goodbye and cross over to this side of the gate. Let's go home”.“I would never”. I spat out. “Do you think I have forgotten?”.He was quiet. The words I had said had wiped the smile off his face and I liked that.“You think I forgot what you did to me that d

Derrick’s POV.“Argghhh!”, I groaned as a silver blade tore through my thigh. The pain was excruciating and numbing. I felt myself almost passing out but my eyes were wide open.“Isn't that one working as well?”, the man in a red mask asked in disbelief.“No boss. It tore through but he is quickly healing”. The servant who held the handle of the silver blade stuck inside of me said. He turned back to my thigh and pulled the knife out in the blink of an eye. I shouted.“If I get the chance to be freed, you are all going to die!”.Blood streamed down from my forehead. Sweat and saliva drooled from my mouth as I stood with my kegs apart, chained by the wrist to the ceiling. They were strong chains, far stronger than anything I had ever seen. With every pull I tried to make in an attempt to free myself, it dug deeper into my skin.“The witch assured us this could kill him, did she lie?”. The masked man skeptically asked his subordinate. He had three other servants gathered there.“I don’t

Brandon's POV.I shook my head gently as I tried to wash my face. I sighed heavily.It was stressed already from everything that had been happening.Receiving the call for help from Derrick seemed to be the best thing that could have happened to me at that time. I felt elated and I continued to feel that way up until a few hours ago.It was simple."Bring her over, protect her as a friend, graduate to a sibling love, and then make her fall for me," I said loudly as I stared at my reflection in the mirror.It sounded easy too. In and out."What could have possibly gone wrong?", My palm found its way to my forehead and in a painful way too."Ouch!", I hissed.Everything was going as planned, I wondered when it all went bad. "Caleb". That bastard! He was the cause of this. He just had to meddle in affairs that didn't concern him.He had always been envious of what I had as we were kids. Little wonder why we had to stop being friends."He needs to be stopped… "I grunted as my clenched fi

Alpha Caleb's PoV.Sophia was on my mind all through. I just could not get her off my mind."I don't think we need to go that far". I gave him my final word and walked out on him. "But Alpha. You don't want to show her never to disrespect you again?"He cut me in and stopped me by the door. "The 'you' I knew would not take such disrespect lightly".I stared into his steady blue eyes and waited for a reaction. A threat or a warning."Is this it?". I sighed, "I will wait for some months to pass before I act on anything. We will not hurt her or touch anyone else until then".I pushed him off and got out of the door. In my room, I sat to think. Had I grown too weak that she had no respect for me? Was I to react?I tried to take my mind off it but when I couldn't, I decided to take a walk. Maybe a gush of cold wind on my face would help me."Alpha, where are you going?".I found my be

Sophia's POV.My heart pounded as I caught a glimpse of Alpha Caleb standing before me. The imposing figure of the alpha werewolf sent shivers down my spine, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of dread. It had been some days since I had seen him last, and I had hoped Brandon would settle him before he got the chance to see me again.Caleb's golden eyes locked onto mine, a mixture of intensity and longing reflected in them. "Sophia," he rumbled, his voice carrying a peculiar blend of authority and desperation. "Come with me."I jumped from my bed and took a step back, my eyes widening with surprise. I had thought I was safe in the confines of my room, yet here he was, standing in front of me like a specter from my past. The memories of their last encounter flooded her mind, leaving me on edge."No, Caleb," I stammered, trying to keep my voice steady despite the fear welling up inside me. "I told you before, I can't be a part of your world. I won't."Caleb's expression hardened, and a