Zara's PovJacob, Ice, and I headed home in the morning after Ice was discharged and Charia was escorted to her doom. I wasn't the only one upset hearing what was going on. It took me by surprise also to learn that Charia had a previous offense that has to do with Alpha Ryder. I wished I could help but we were just good Samaritans and we could not take part in her punishment, if she had told us earlier, we could have found a way to get her out of it even if it meant avoiding Alpha Ryder for life.I was scared of what would become of Charia now that she was taken. She seemed so innocent of whatever charge she was accused of. When Charia came into our lives, I thought she was going to stay, I thought I would have a female friend to finally talk things about with after my best friend left me. But I was wrong, everyone is just temporary and the only person who really stayed all these years was Ice.Talking about Ice. I'm so dead. I hated to see Ice angry, because he hardly got upset, not

Charia's Pov______________My eyes went wide open when I felt a hard breath on my face. I woke up to see Alpha Ryder's pretty face staring back at me, his red eyes showing two sparks. He didn't have a smile on and his face showed a lot of anger, I didn't know what he was thinking either."Why…are you so close?" I stuttered"If you move one step further, you might be dead," he said and I feel a sharp pain in my back, something that has a tip. Fear gripped me instantly. How could he wake me up to slay me instantly? "You were scared when the dagger was in your hands that night but I am not. Any lies and it pierces right into your skin"Just like his harsh breath, his eyes cornered darkly too. He didn't look like he had a good sleep, of course, he was with a woman, how could he sleep in peace? All I saw in Alpha Ryder's eyes was the search for the truth. Where's my family now that I was at the point of my death? They always find a way to betray me, one way or the other."Who sent you,

Charia's Pov_____________I couldn't believe my ears. As I sat in Alpha Ryder's car, my patience worsened. I just wanted to go see what was happening as soon as possible. How could he do that? I begged him not to touch Zara and Ice, how could he still do it behind my back? I guess he wasn't as nice as I expected him to be.I rushed into the apartment when the car stopped, I saw Jacob's teacher instantly, she was carrying Jacob and playing with him. She was the one that called me on Ice's phone."What is going on?" I rushed to her. Alpha Ryder joined me immediately.The teacher looked sad. "I heard Jacob crying alone in the room but didn't see his mum or Ice and so I checked…" She didn't say anything but signaled with her fingers for us to take a look. I hurriedly barged into the room and my jaw dropped. My gaze turned to Alpha Ryder who was beside me and anger filled my eyes.There was a pool of blood on the floor, I didn't know whose blood it was, but something definitely happened h

Zara's Pov______________I stared in absolute shock when Charia kissed Ice…ON THE LIPS! It surprised me because I wasn't aware if they had anything going on with them that I didn't know about. Was this their first, second, or third time? Had this happened before?As she left and I wiped my tears, I turned to Ice with a questioning look. He also looked shocked but I just needed him to explain what happened. The guards switched off the light and we were back to darkness."Wow. You didn't say something was going on with you both" I said "Nothing is going on with us.""Then what was that? Had that happened before?""This is the first time. She's just scared and wants to assure me that…""You still trust her! You still believe that she's going to save us. Because of her, you were hurt by Alpha Ryder and now her parents have kidnapped us!""I don't believe her okay? I'm just trying to! I'm keeping my hopes up till we get out of here alive!"I laid back on the hard wall. I could only hear

Charia's Pov_______________Three days. Deadline off. No Zara and Ice in sight. Alpha Ryder was still alive. Mission failed. Death approached me. My heart was heavy and full of woe, and I felt like giving up soon. My eyes cast down, and I felt so lost, so alone. I had been running for miles, but still felt like I had not grown.I thought of all the pain and sorrow, the battles I had fought. I felt like I was losing, and my spirit had been caught.I wished I could just end it and I would. I would die by the dagger of my own hands.As I placed the dagger at the tip of my stomach, tears rolled down my cheeks, I was a disappointment to everyone and there was no point in living. I closed my eyes and pressed the dagger further, I never knew it was so sharp but I didn't stop, I groaned in pain and pushed it further. I feel the dagger tear my skin as blood gushed out of my body. I looked down at my stomach and see blood, I panicked. I couldn't go further, not with what I was seeing. I was i