MARKThe first thing I did on getting back home, was to sink into the couch in exhaustion from the day's work. As much as I enjoyed working with and for Zane, the job did get pretty tiring and exhausting on occasion. And with the recent attack on our troops, it meant we had to strengthen our defense and Zane needed protection now more than ever even if he insisted he could protect himself.Zane had a lot of enemies, that much was obvious, but like he said earlier, it was unexpected that they would suddenly grow so audacious to attack our men in broad daylight, slaughtering the best of them. I found Zane's suspicion of Alpha Easton very unusual and I am glad we are over that for now. I was relieved and even a little elated at the fact that we succeeded in forming an alliance. Now we will truly be untouchable.Looking around the house after collecting my thoughts, I finally noticed just how silent it was. I nodded in bitter understanding, jaw clenching at the fact that Jasmine was out,

JASMINEThe sky had taken on an orange hue when I finally got out of Mark's grasp, and he wasn't kidding when he made the remark about me not being able to use my legs in the middle of our rendezvous. My entire body was slack, totally worn, and even my legs wobbled as I got out of bed, and I even considered skipping my meeting with the girls, but this was important. I needed to deliver the message to them so they could get prepared and if I should miss this opportunity, it would go to the head of slaves, who would no doubt appoint different girls, thus ruining any opportunity Eleanor might've had of seeing or talking to Easton.This was an opportunity we couldn't miss, a very essential part of our entire plan. I was sick and tired of life here, forced into servitude with no free will. I missed my life before. I missed who I was before it all went to shit. I was a beta and a warrior, but now I can't even remember when last I held a sword, the feeling of that cold, hard metal in my hand

ELEANORThe drive to the Crescent Pack is unsurprisingly quiet, the air peaceful but filled with an anxious energy, radiating from the girls who are still very unfamiliar with the idea of leaving the pack in its totality for whatever reason, myself included. Everyone looked tense, except for Jasmine and Clara. I could see the excitement on their faces as they stared outside the window of the moving bus, taking in everything they could with their faces glued to the windows like an excited toddler. To them, this was a huge step towards freedom, and as much as I wanted to share the same sentiment, I couldn't shake off the dreadful feeling that something could go horribly wrong. The fear of failure and its consequences sat above my head like a thick cloud, causing me to bite my lip nervously as I fought back the imagery conjured up by my very restless mind, one painted red, with the blood of my friends and every single one of my pack members, with me at the very middle of it, hopeless,

ELEANORI felt my body go numb, my entire world pulling to an abrupt halt. Left with no other choice, I had followed him with a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts making rounds in my head and at the last minute, I'd decided on the one that seemed the most safe and believable. If he was as much of a gentleman as Jasmine and Clara believed he was, then there was no way he would be able to ignore a defenseless woman's tears, especially not one they'd been so certain he still harbored feelings for. That had been the plan, pretend to be weak, show him a tear or two and leave it up to his reaction to decide my next line of action. It was full proof, at least it had been in my head, that there were not a lot of things that could go wrong. The worst-case scenario, he'd agree to punish me or throw me out of his presence, none of which I couldn't handle. But in the most unexpected turn of events, I'd been pressed tightly against his firm chest with his low voice whispering soothing words that

UNKNOWNI couldn't watch her being happy, the sound of her laughter and thought of her excitement grated at my skin, annoying me to no end. She had the perfect life growing up, while I was forgotten, thrown to the side and left to rot. She had everything a girl could've wished for and when that was gone I thought it would finally happen, and that she would taste life like I'd always known, but she just had to go and find favor in the eyes of that monster that wouldn't even look at anyone else twice.Was I jealous? Hell yeah, I was. I hated the fact that she was always living better than me, no matter the situation. Despite losing her princess life, she still had something while I had nothing. I was made to work like a donkey while she seeks favor in Alpha Zane and warms his bed.She was yet again enjoying the luxury I've always ever wanted. She should have been killed the day I leaked the news she was an Alpha. Alpha's were meant to be killed at first sight but for some reason, she c