Darius watches May, and I don't want her in trouble."She didn't know. I kept it hidden." He looks at me and nods."Did anyone other than Kellan know?"I want to say no, but if he asks each contestant, Sage won't lie."Sage knows, actually, Sage knew everything before Kellan." She was someone I felt I could trust.Darius takes out his phone doing something. I watch William nod to him and leave."How bad is this going to be?" Kellan looks at Darius."If done right, it won't be. Magic was used to select people, but I read and confirmed each one before sending out guards to collect the women. I guess I need to lie again." His eyes come to me."This better be the last thing; tomorrow, we discuss everything in detail.""You don't need to lie for me.""I do because this isn't small. This they will want you slaughtered for!" He looks from me to Alpha Pete. "Get Alpha Ethan. I suspect his accident wasn't real."Alpha Pete leaves, and May steps back. My dress is now stitched again. A moment la

Knocking wakes me up, and I'm still in bed with Kellan. Groaning, he gets out and opens the door."The king has been waiting nearly half an hour." I hear Beta Pete."Okay, give us thirty seconds." Kellan closes the door and throws his robe at me. "Just put it on. You can come back and get changed after. You made me sleep in."“Oh, I did?" I laugh slightly, wrapping the robe around my body. It goes past my ankles! I laugh somewhat, slipping on the shoes I have. I watch him throw on some sweats and a T-shirt.He walks out, and I follow behind. I'm not awake enough for this. We walk into the room, and Darius looks at us."You're having breakfast here; William has explained to the others that we are discussing what happened yesterday, so they don't question it." I walk further in with Kellan.Darius' eyes widen."You two are set to cause riots!" I look at him, confused. His eyes are fixed on me. Is it because I'm wearing his dressing gown? Kellan turns, his eyes widening."Shit, that was

We all stood together; we were unsure what this announcement was about. We were just told that we were required to be downstairs now. So we are.Everyone looks anxious; usually, if they are telling us about the next event, they tell us when we will be told. This was unexpected. Unplanned.I watch the door open; Darius and Kellan walk in with William behind them. The room falls silent, and I see the cameras focusing on them."As you're aware, we've had some issues, specifically with people using magic to alter their appearance. We believe this is the second time that it has happened. The first time, someone dressed as a beta led Elara into a room and locked her in there. The second was using Elara's face to harm someone." Darius looks at us."We're still looking into this. However, this is a warning. You will be withdrawn without warning if I find out it's a contestant. There will be a punishment as well." Darius looks at us.Does he suspect one of these did it? I glance through them.

The room is quiet as we consider this."I don't know enough about wolves and things to answer anything, Kellan. I can't even remember how it felt to have one. Surely, though, if one of you is my mate, then I won't feel anything for the other one of you?"He laughs slightly. "You don't have a wolf. Whatever you feel is from you. Getting your wolf and having a mate won't wipe out how you feel about someone else."I guess he is right. My time with Kellan has made my feelings grow, and with Darius, I don't even know what that is. Most of the time, there's nothing, but then when his mask slips, I feel something.The real him uncovered is impressive. How do we sort this out going forward? I want to believe everything will be great and work out. It won't, though. Darius isn't someone who will just give up on what he believes. He doesn't believe it.He's brainwashed by his father's power. Deep down, he knows a Luna can be anyone, even without a wolf. It's more down to their personality. Anyth

I walk down, ready for this date outside to prove I know how to use a bow and arrow. Getting to the bottom of the stairs, he is waiting for me. The cameras are far enough back not to hear us."This way." He leads me through the gardens."Where's Kellan?""I was about to ask you the same thing." He glances at me but doesn't seem worried. "So he didn't tell you either, then?""He didn't say anything. I just wanted to make sure he was okay." He looked hurt last night. The reality of how messed up this is has clearly gotten to him."It's Kellan. It wouldn't be the first time he disappeared for days and showed back up after a wild weekend." His words hold no tone, like he doesn't care or see an issue with it.I just nod, unsure what to reply. We stop near the targets, and he holds out the bow and arrows. "Okay, show me what you have." He smirks and steps back.Moving, I get it set up, concentrating, I aim before releasing it. I watch as it hits the middle."Luck, go again on the next targe