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Chapter 31

SYLVIA"Sylvia, get away from that window before you fall out of it," Aiden's voice cut through my daze, irritated as ever. I hadn't even realised how far I had leaned out, my fingers gripping the frame as the cold air blew at my face. The pack stretched out before us, wooden houses with smoke curling from their chimneys, children running between market stalls, the scent of roasted meat and what I was sure was alcohol wafting through the air. And unfortunately, it all had to be ruined by Aiden, whose horse was trotting beside my carriage for ‘security reasons’. I rolled my eyes and forced a smile on my face, staring straight at him. "I am simply looking," I shot back, not bothering to pull myself back in. "Or is that against the rules too, Beta Aiden?"He formed, disapproved of my response and spoke in a haughty voice."It is against the rules when you make a spectacle of yourself hanging halfway out of a moving carriage. Do you want to give the Alpha a reason to lecture me?""Maybe

Chapter 32

VANEThe crowd was still cheering by the time I stepped down from the platform, voices calling out my name, hands reaching to touch my sleeve as I passed. I nodded at a few of the elders, clasped hands with a couple of hunters who had brought in the biggest kill of the season and were being judged on who would be the winner for the biggest kill. Aiden caught up with me as I stepped down, a smug look plastered on his face. "That went well," he said, falling into step beside me."Did it?" I asked, though I already knew the answer. I could feel it in the way the pack still buzzed with energy long after I'd stopped speaking."You should have seen their faces, Vane. Old man Garrick was crying like a pup. I almost laughed.""I'm not surprised you found that amusing. You find the weirdest things to be funny.”“Oh, please. You would have found it just as funny if you had seen the look on his face.” Aiden burst out laughing, and I was sure he was remembering it all over again. I rolled my e

Chapter 33

SYLVIAA throbbing ache pounded against the inside of my skull, making my eyelids feel as heavy. I tried to lift my hand to press against my temple, but my arm wouldn't move.I blinked, my vision blurry as I tried to force the fog out of my mind. The first thing that hit me was the smell. It was a disgusting, stale smell that I could almost taste on my tongue. As the grogginess slowly began to clear, I realised I was sitting on a cold, dirt floor, my back pressed hard against a rough wooden post.I pulled at my wrists, but a thick rope bit deeply into my skin. I looked down, my eyes widening as I realised my ankles were securely bound together as well.“Look who decided to join us,” a rough voice called out from the shadows ahead.I snapped my head up, my heart racing in my chest. Two large men stepped into the dim light filtering through a grime-covered window.They wore mismatched, dirt-streaked leather armour, and their thick northern accents were terrible and slurred as if they h

Chapter 34

SYLVIAI kept running.The cold in this part of the woods was even worse, biting deep into my bare skin as I pushed through the thick drifts of snow. My feet were completely numb, but I didn't stop. I had no idea where I was running to, and every direction looked exactly the same. The tall trees stretched on forever, and the heavy snow made it hard to see more than a few feet in front of me. I just needed to put as much distance between myself and that cellar as possible.Just as I passed a huge tree, a loud howl filled the air, making me flinch. Had those men woken up so soon? But that was impossible. I was sure I knocked them out well, though. I froze, my chest heaving as I looked around. Another howl answered it from my right, much closer this time, and then another from behind me. They sounded just as dangerous. My legs were tired, but I couldn't give up now. I forced them to move and began running again, even though I was slower this time. The howling grew louder, multiplying

Chapter 35

VANEA full day.A full day, and there was still nothing. No trail, no scent, no witness who could tell us anything useful.I sat at the head of the war table, my fingers pressed so hard into it that my knuckles had gone white, staring down at the map spread out before me. Red pins marked every spot our men had searched. There were too many of them, and we hadn't found her in any of them. I ran my hand through my hair for the umpteenth time that day, looking down at the map again. "We've covered everywhere, Alpha," Aiden said, standing across from me with his arms crossed. "Twice. There's nothing there, Vane.""Then search it a third time." My voice came out harder than I meant it to."We don't have the men for a third sweep. Half of them haven't slept.""I don't care if they've slept." I slammed my palm flat against the table, making the pins rattle. "My Luna is missing. Sleep is the least of anyone's concerns right now."Aiden didn't flinch, but I saw the way his jaw tightened, th

Chapter 36

SYLVIAI woke up feeling groggy. My eyes felt tired, and my vision was a bit blurry as it slowly came into focus. My mouth was dry, and my lips were chapped. My entire body shook from being cold, too. When my eyes finally adjusted, I looked around, wondering where I was.The ceiling above me was wooden, old, with cracks running through the beams. It took me a second to place it.The cottage.I was back in the cottage, except this time it was warmer, a fire crackling somewhere out of sight, and I wasn't on the floor anymore. I was on a bed.I tried to sit up, but as I moved, my hands hurt. I winced, looking at them to notice that I was tied up again and my wrists were already sporting marks and specs of dried blood from the harsh texture of the rope. It was tied to the headboard so tightly I could barely move my hands at all.I yanked against the restraints, feeling fear rise in my throat, but they didn't give way. "No, no, no," I whispered, pulling harder, ignoring the way the rope

Chapter 37

VANEWe finally had a name.Icarus, and it sounded awfully familiar, but I just couldn't place where I had heard that name before. After Estelle's confession, I had come to the village again to ask around, giving his description, and I was glad to have found people who recognised him. Just as I was walking up to Aiden, a young boy laughing with his friends ran into me. He bumped backwards, landing flat on his back, and I reached out to help him. “T-thank you, Alpha.” He responded, and he turned over to his friends, who looked just as terrified of me. Just as they were leaving, I noticed some gold coins in the boy's hands, and there were too many for a parent to just hand over. “Hey!” I called out, and he froze, slowly turning to me, fear written all over his face. “Where did you get that?” I asked, and he looked down at his hand and then back at my face. “A man gave it to us.” I kept looking at him, expecting him to continue, and he burst out crying. “I wanted to get some sw

Chapter 38

VANEAiden and the other guards walked over to the dead wolves, bending down to inspect the bodies. The snow around them was stained dark, and the beasts lay completely still in the middle of the clearing."They were slaughtered, Alpha," Aiden said, looking up at me after checking the deep cuts on their bodies. "These cuts are clean. Someone who knew how to use a blade did this. They didn't even have a chance to fight back.""I can tell," I responded.I stood there, looking at the bodies, but my mind was elsewhere. I could already feel it in my gut. Sylvia was close by. The smell of her was faint, but she had definitely been here, and she had been running for her life. I didn't need to look at the wolves to know she was in deep trouble.I turned to the guards standing behind us. "Spread out into different directions. Search everywhere. If you find any sign of her, any piece of her clothing, or any tracks, yell.""Yes, Alpha."They all scattered immediately, running off into different

Chapter 39

SYLVIAI had spent what felt like hours screaming, but now, my voice was entirely gone, reduced to a dry, quiet rasp. My stomach twisted with hunger, and my muscles ached. But at least the small cottage was warm, and even despite the warmth and my tiredness, sleep was completely out of the question. My ears picked up a noise from outside. I frowned, pushing myself up slightly on my elbows, my heart beating faster.What was going on out there?I strained my ears to listen closer, and that was when the door burst open, and Icarus strolled into the room with a wide, victorious smile plastered across his lips, making the ruined skin of his cheek twitch. "Vane is already close," Icarus said with so much joy. Was Vane close? My body shivered with excitement that he had found me. Finally, he was going to get me out of here. I thought I was done for since I didn't know Icarus' plan with me. I sighed with relief and looked up at Icarus' face again, feeling triumphant, but that was when my

Chapter 40

SYLVIA"No!" I screamed, thrashing against Icarus's hold even though the blade at my throat pressed deeper with every movement. "Vane, don't! It's a trap, please, just go, leave me here, please!"He didn't move. He just stood there, his jaw locked so tight I could see the muscle popping out from under his skin, his eyes fixed on mine. "Shut up," Icarus hissed against my ear, spinning me around with his sword still to my neck and hitting me hard across the face, so that my neck snapped to the side. The pain grew with each passing second, and my cheek stung terribly that tears almost fell from my eyes. My vision even blurred slightly before it cleared again. I tasted blood pooling somewhere inside my mouth where my teeth had cut into my cheek."Let her go, Icarus." Vane's voice came out low, warning Icarus, and his eyes were already black with anger, but he was trying his best not to make it so obvious. "This is between you and me. Surrender now, and I'll consider letting your men liv

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