Jake's POV I couldn’t help the weight of uncertainty that pressed on me as I made my way through the pack with the werecouncil members. It was already close to dawn but the men were adamant so we still gathered even though it was later than we planned. I just hoped that no one caught us trying to leave the pack. It would be really fatal for me if I got more on Audrey's bad side and she stopped treating me like everyone else but more like Kendrick and Jenni. I trembled throughout the entire ride from the palace until we got to the border of the pack. The guards didn't say anything to us except from wishing us a safe journey as every single one of us were affluent men and soon, we were on the path leading to the imperial city to seek guidance from the Moon Goddess herself. I told Jenni to tell the queen I was ill and on bed rest if she asked of me. I couldn't ask Kendrick to do that as he would ask why I wanted him to cover for me and I didn't want to let him know about what was hap

Audrey's POV I was really angry when I sent a servant to call Kendrick over only to be told that he went out. Even this morning, I called him over and he took so long before coming to answer my call. It was all very infuriating. Now, he had left claiming that he needed to freshen up and eat as he had come straight out of bed to see me. So, I had let him go because I hadn't thought out the errands I needed to assign him. However, I was already growing out of patience as I wanted to see him immediately and tell him to do something, anything. I wanted him to be suffering constantly without any moment of rest. "Maid!" I yelled. "Maid!" "Yes, My Queen," a maid bowed as she ran into my room. "Did you want me to scream my lungs out before you would come here?" I scolded her angrily. "I apologize, My Queen." "Now, I want you to go and bring Kendrick here, immediately!" "I will do that," she replied hurriedly and ran out of the room. She soon returned to tell me that Jenni told her

Kendrick's POV I felt so drained as I made my way back to my room in the palace, tired of living life this way and bearing the burden of Audrey's anger. It wasn't like I did all that for no reason but after being with her in this period, I had realized that it actually wasn't her fault that she messed up my life. And even if it was her fault, the punishment I gave her was way too much for her offense. Maybe I deserved all this suffering after all, maybe I should take this as karma and stop trying to beg for mercy. As I walked into the room, I met Jenni pacing about the room furiously and despite how I was feeling, I couldn't help but feel slightly worried. “Did something happen?” I asked her. “Nothing in particular,” she replied and made to walk out of the room but I grabbed her arm before she could leave. Jenni had never been the type to give that sort of answer. She always spoke her mind on every single issue and that was probably why bottling whatever she was thinking u

Kendrick's POV I rushed after Audrey who was walking away from me on realizing that she was going in the wrong direction and grabbed her hand. "Don't you dare touch me" She snarled as she swerved around in annoyance and dragged her hand out of my grip. "You're going in the wrong direction," I told her and she huffed angrily. Was she really that annoyed about not being led to the fight? Did she really want to prove her strength so much? "Then show me the right way to go, and quickly," she commanded "That was what I was trying to do," I muttered but she only rolled my eyes. "Do it without touching me," she snapped and I began walking ahead to show her the way out of the palace where the battle was. "Are we going to continue walking slowly until the battle ends?" She questioned after a while. "Start running!" She ordered and I obeyed, glad that she also found our pace to be slow. Soon, we were out of the palace and following the battle sounds. We met the fight ongoing at

Audrey's POV I yawned loudly as I woke up and looked out the window. The sun was presently at its zenith, which meant that I had been sleeping for about five hours or more. Nothing could compare to a good night's sleep though. I frowned at the memory of the battle and even more on remembering that the Alpha of the invading pack had gotten away. He was really smart to have edged away from the hottest parts of the fight. I also felt slightly bad that the people had to experience a battle in their present state all because of me. It would just have to be the price of having me here in their pack. I just hoped that nothing else happened though. That just brought something else to mind. The occurrence of that attack reminded me that I was supposed to have sent my parents to the Lycan kingdom. I needed to arrange for that immediately. "Eric!" I called out and got no response. "Eric!" I repeated but it seemed he was not nearby. I stood up from my bed and immediately went to th