Semua Bab Shattered by three, claimed by none: Bab 31 - Bab 40

Vex's POVI sat in the hard wooden chair, my eyes fixed on the door that led to Kael's room. Cass sat beside me, his elbows on his knees, his head bowed. In the waiting room, the clock on the wall ticked loudly, marking the passage of time that felt far too slow.Kael was not someone who could be hurt to the point of hospitalization. He was an Alpha. His healing was superior to most wolves. For him to be lying in a bed with cracked ribs and a possible spinal injury, something significant had happened in that cavern. Something between him and Sage. I did not know what, and the not knowing gnawed at me like a persistent itch I could not scratch.But at least there had been progress in the investigation. The guide's revelation about the smuggled crystals was a significant piece of the puzzle. Someone in this community was working with the perpetrator, enabling the creation of the virus. I would find out who. And I would also find another cure, one that did not involve a child. Milo deser

Vex's POVI waited for her answer, my heart pounding in my chest. The seconds stretched out like hours.Milo looked at me with those dark, knowing eyes. "Aunt Sage did not tell me everything in full details. She only said that she had a huge fight with you three men a long time ago, and that things ended badly. But I am not a baby. I can figure things out on my own."I raised an eyebrow. "And what do you think happened?"Milo crossed her small arms over her chest. "I think that the three of you were fighting over who would get to be with her. And since she did not choose any of you, you all threw a fit and did something to hurt her. You all broke her heart."I stared at her. Her assumption was so far from the actual truth that it was almost laughable. But at the same time, she said something innocent and yet painfully accurate.I rarely laughed. It was not something I did often, or well. But hearing this child, this seven-year-old girl, lay out her theory about adult drama with such c

Cass's POV I grabbed the man by the collar and dragged him away from Sage. His feet scraped against the wooden floor, and he struggled against my grip, but I was stronger. I was faster. I threw him against the nearest wall, and his back hit the wood with a satisfying crack."You will not disrespect her," I said, my voice low and shaking with rage. "You will not speak to her. You will not look at her. Do you understand me?"The man laughed. It was a wet, ugly sound. "Or what? You will hit me? Go ahead. I have had worse from prettier men." He looked past me at Sage, and his smile widened. "Look at her. Standing there like she is worth something. Trying to act like she is not just a hole for you to fill. Is that it? Are you fucking her? Maybe I should get a taste too. She looks like she needs a real man."I punched him in the face.His head snapped back and hit the wall. Blood sprayed from his nose, and his eyes rolled back for a moment before focusing on me again. He was unconscious. B

Kael's POVI froze at her words. The rocks in my hand felt heavier than they should have. The noise of the other children playing faded into the background, and all I could hear was the sound of my own heartbeat.Milo did not look away from me. Her eyes were steady, patient, waiting for an answer I did not know how to give."Anyone can guess that you and my aunt do not get along," Milo said. "Did you forget that she carried a weapon to attack you when you and the others saved her and me from the river? From the looks of it, she hates you. So I wonder what exactly you and the others did to her."I opened my mouth, but no words came out. What could I say? That we had claimed her and abandoned her? That we had let her wake up alone in a forest while her naked pictures spread through the entire school? That I had watched Mara bully her for years and done nothing?These were not things to tell a child."When I was young," I said slowly, "I was given an option. To accept my heart, or to acc

Sage's POVClara led me down the hallway to the private meeting rooms. The walls were lined with the same dark wood as the rest of the hotel, and the floors were covered in thick carpets that muffled our footsteps. She stopped in front of a door near the end of the corridor."He is inside," Clara said. "I have to leave to attend to other thing."I thanked her, and she walked away. I took a breath, turned the handle, and pushed the door open.The room was small but comfortable. A table in the center, a few chairs around it, and a window that looked out onto the darkening courtyard. There was a man inside, standing with his back to me. His shoulders were broad, and his posture was familiar in a way that made my chest tighten."You were asking for me," I said. "Do I know you?"The man turned around slowly, and a smile spread across his face. It was a cheesy smile. "You cannot even recognize me anymore? I am hurt, Sage. Truly hurt."I saw his face, and I was stunned.Tom. It was Tom.I ha