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Athena’s POVI didn't know how long I had slept. One moment, I was slipping into unconsciousness, pain throbbing through my body and the next, I was blinking thinking of where I was.My body ached, but it wasn’t sharp like before. My hand, the one that had been cut and bruised, was now wrapped carefully in soft white bandages.The bed beneath me was softer than anything I’d ever slept on. The covers were heavy but comforting, like a cocoon. I shifted slightly, groaning at the dull ache in my side.“Matt,” I whispered, my voice cracking in the stillness.The light blinked on, soft and golden. My eyes squinted at the sudden brightness, and then I saw him Matt, standing by the door, a tray in his hands.“You’re awake,” he said gently, walking toward me.“Where am I?” I murmured, but he didn’t answer right away. He just set the tray down beside me and sat on the edge of the bed.“Eat something,” he said, handing me a spoon. “Get some food into you before you go back to the pack.”I nodded

Chloe’s POVI was burning with rage as I stormed into the warehouse, the cold air biting at my arms. The men were already standing in a line, their heads down like scared puppies.Jaz stood in front, his face pale. I walked right up to him and without a word and slapped him hard.He didn’t move but jaw clenched looking away as I paced in anger.“What do you mean Athena escaped?” I shouted, my voice echoing in the empty space. “She was right here in our palms! Everything was set already!”I turned to the man beside him and kicked him hard in the shin. He winced and backed away and the rest of the men cowered, avoiding my eyes.“All that remained,” I hissed, pointing a finger at them, “was for Travis to take the bait. He would have come for her and we’d get him too!”I took a deep breath, trying to keep from screaming. “How the fuck did we lose her?” I asked, my voice low now, but deadly.The plan had taken months; months of pretending, sweet-talking Athena and gaining her trust and all

Travis’s POVI opened my eyes slowly and reached out to pull Athena closer to me, wanting to feel her warmth beside me but my hand touched nothing. The bed was empty on her side and my heart skipped a beat.“Athena?” I whispered as I sat up and looked around. My eyes adjusted to the dark, and I saw her. She was sitting at the edge of the bed, her back facing me. Her long hair fell down her shoulders, and she wasn’t moving. She just sat there, still and quiet.I checked the time on the small clock by the bed and it was midnight.“Athena,” I called again softly. “What’s wrong?”She turned her head a little, like she had just realized I was awake. “Sorry, did I wake you?” she asked. “I just woke up to drink some water.” She continued.“Are you sure?” I asked because I didn’t believe her. I had felt something was off with her ever since she came back from that retreat. She wasn’t the same. She smiled and she spoke gently but it felt as if something was missing and she wasn’t telling me an

Travis’s POVThe night was cold and I was angry and in pains. My wounds hadn’t healed yet, but I couldn’t stay still. The assassins had vanished into thin air; it made no sense.“All guards report now!” I shouted as I limped down the main path in the pack grounds. My voice echoed in the darkness.The whole pack was awake. Every warrior, every patrol unit, even the trainees were all searching still, no one had seen anything or heard anything and worse, no one had left the pack borders.“How is that possible?” I muttered to myself, gripping a tree for support. My hand was trembling from the pain in my ribs.The assassins had come for me and Athena and now they were gone and the gates of the pack were never opened.I felt a presence behind me and turned. It was Matt. His face looked hard and sharp like stone and his eyes were glowing with fury.“Alpha,” he said, standing tall, “we’ve searched every corner, every guard is accounted for and no outsiders crossed the borders. We have a breac

Travis’s POVI was in shock when Matt left my office; I couldn’t stop thinking about what he said. He didn’t say it directly, but I could tell he suspected Hudson. That’s why he had reported the missing omegas. He believed one of them might’ve been involved in the attack.Hudson, no matter how foolish, was still my son after all. Could he really have been involved in trying to kill me and Athena?I clenched my jaw and sat slowly on the edge of my desk, my head spinning. Hudson was many things, angry, hot-headed but he would never join forces with a Lycan. If he wanted to fight me, he’d do it alone. He’d come straight at me like a wolf, not like a coward.Still… he had vanished from work. No one had seen him for days and now Matt thought he might’ve been part of the assassination attempt. The attack that almost took my mate’s life and mine.I rubbed my face with my hands. “I need to see him,” I whispered. I picked up my phone and called the head warrior.“Let Hudson come visit the pack