ARTEMISIA“Please, don't kill me!”I stretched out my hand in front of me, shutting my eyes.My heart palpitated, and my life literally flashed before my eyes.I bit my bottom lip so hard to stop myself from letting out another scream.I imagined how it was going to eat me, disjoint me, and leave my bones on the forest floor to be seen.Likewise, I wonder who was going to find me first and goodness, I couldn't ignore the gloat that appeared on Emma's face in my imagination.And I wanted to kill her more than ever. But I couldn't. I was going to get killed instead.My eyes watered and once again, tears I thought had finished from my eyes poured out.I yelped as I sensed the wolf. Its head was close to my hand, and slowly I opened my eyes to peep at it.My breathing stilled. I sniffled, and I gazed at the wolf once more.The scar by the eyes couldn't be mistaken. I recalled encountering it the last time.Goodness, it was the black wolf! Perhaps I should have looked at it before yelling.

SIN POV“I have been waiting for you, darling.”Emma's voice was the first to welcome me as soon as I stepped inside.I had told her to leave the room, but she hadn't.Again, I was aware she would never do so, and I didn't know why I bothered with telling her in the first place.“I asked you not to be here when I returned.”“But, I wanted to make sure you are doing well. I mean the way you ran out frightened me.” Emma said.“Have you no shame?” I barked.“What sham…”“Your sister left, and I can't even figure out where she is, all you can think of is me bedding you!”“She'll do the same if I was in her shoes. So, I do not care about her. It even makes me happier that she will be out of the picture soon.” Emma beamed.“Leave,” I ordered. I flung the door open and gripped her hand, shoving her before doing the lock.Emma banged on my door and kept yelling my name. It went on for thirty minutes and I believed she had woken everyone with her scream.“Where could she be?” I asked myself ove

SIN POVAs soon as morning came, I sprinted out of the room to the room Julie was in.“What is going on?” Julie asked, rubbing her eyes. “It better be good. You dragged me out of the room this morning. Or else, Alpha or not, I won't let you get away with it.”“Ditto.” Alison groaned as she did some stretching.Laurent rolled his eyes but said nothing to me. He was the only one who remained calm, and he kept watching me.I wonder if he knew what was going on, but then I didn't care. I believed when I say whatever I wanted, he'd be the first to goad me.I couldn't hold it in any longer.It had given me a sleepless night, and I admit I truly deserved it.“You look as though you did not sleep throughout the night. Did Artemisia keep you busy?” Alisson did a suggestive wink, and I shook my head.“Did you fight again? What did you do, Sinclair?” Julie folded her arms in front of her.I was always at fault, anyway. Artemisia never did any wrong since she came to Merene.She only wanted to fin

ARTEMISIA POVI didn't know what to say to him.However, looked as though he would break down if I rejected his advance as I stared him in the eyes.But then, lying to him wasn't what I could do, and I didn't want to lead him on either. That would be awful if I did the former.“Perhaps doing this will make you see how I feel about you.”I huffed as I felt a tug on my hand. My hand spread on his shirt as he held the small of my waist and his head dipped.“What…” The word I wanted to say died in my throat as his lips covered mine.He was kissing me.Chase was freaking kissing me.But how do I feel?My heart raced, and I scrunched up his shirt, pushing my body into his.I heard him moaning as the kiss deepened.That was when I got back to my senses.“W-what…?” I stuttered as I nudged him.“I'm sorry,” Chase said, darting out of the room and leaving me speechless.My hand went to my lips, and I pinched myself.Goodness, I had kissed him, and it wasn't a dream.I didn't know the reason I le

SINI grimaced as I came awake. My head pounded and I winced.I groaned, feeling the sour taste in my mouth and shielding the bright light streaming into the room with my hand.As I lifted myself slowly, I rested my back on the headboard of the bed.I didn't know how much I drank yesterday, but I was certain Laurent had dragged my butt back home after taking too much blood.I frowned, recalling everything. It had been a while since I went on a killing spree and since Artemisia's arrival; I hadn't engaged in such activities, and I had vowed never to do so or show off my monstrous side.Now that she was gone, I believed it was coming back. It was only a matter of time before it hit me full force.And I would turn into a monster. A full-blown berserker.I let my head rest in my hands for some time before climbing down from the bed and trudging to the bathroom.I turned on the tap and splashed some water on my face to keep myself sober.However, I feel light-headed and as if I was walking