Titus povI had never wished for something so much that my entire being screamed for it. What made it worse was the fact that it wasn’t my place to speak and tell Eden everything she had to know. It was up to my best friend to open up and let her know how he felt. Lucius had always been the closed up type who hid his pain. He never feared his emotions, never felt shame for having feelings, but he truly feared disappointing and hurting those he loved. And Eden… Well, I could tell he loved her from the moment he found her. It wasn’t just because they were mates. For years, Lucius had confided in me how much he wanted to find her, how he would go above and beyond, cross every boundary he had to find her, and here we were. My best friend was so in love with the fragile girl that he didn’t know how to act anymore. “I didn’t mean to hurt him. Titus, you must believe me, it has never been my intention,” Eden mumbled the words in panic. Her voice shook, the words escaped her lips so fast

Lucius pov“Eden climbed out of the window and now she’s chilling at the old man’s place,” Titus announced as he slumped on the chair across from me. I raised my gaze from the paperwork and watched him. For a brief moment, it sounded like he just told me that my mate escaped the hospital and was hiding in the grandfather’s housing. Since the shit-eating grin didn’t disappear from his lips, I knew I didn’t hear things and he meant every word. “And you are here, taking your sweet time, not following her and ensuring she’s safe because?” I raised an eyebrow as I questioned him. Although my first instinct was to storm out of here and go after her, Xabat held me back. He reminded me of the look on her face the last time we saw her. It didn’t matter how passionate Eden was about denying her fear, we knew she feared us. We could sense how tense she became whenever we were near and smell the scent of her fear. So, yeah, I think it was pretty fucking safe to say she was terrified of me an

Eden povI couldn’t describe how I felt as I watched Lucius leave even if I tried. The worst part was that it was his words that hurt me, the things he said earned my reaction, and yet, I felt guilty for his sudden decision to leave me behind. Besides, it didn’t make any sense. He came here to force me back into that hospital room, flew off the handle and left as if someone had stabbed him in the heart. What was wrong with the King? The intense mood swings were so sudden and unpredictable that I had no idea how to deal with it. Richard placed a hand on my shoulder, making me jump, and squeezed it a little. “Come, let’s go inside and drink that tea. It will help you relax and in the meantime, we can discuss where you want to go once we get out of this shithole.” The chuckle that left his lips was odd. He didn’t ensure I followed him inside, just went back straight to the kitchen area and hummed a melody under his breath. Slowly, I entered the house again and sat down. While he was

Lucius povThis wasn’t the first time in my life that I had to turn my back on someone and leave, but this surely was the most painful fucking experience so far. It felt like someone was ripping out my heart while it was still beating. On my way to the castle, I mind-linked Titus and sent him to Eden. “I need you to go check on Eden. I gave her the green light to leave if that is what she wishes to do, but while she’s still in the territory, someone has to watch her and report back to me.” He wasn’t too happy about that and didn’t shy away from voicing his frustration. “First of all, I don’t want to go, but I will only because you are making me. Second, the fuck is wrong with you? You’ve been waiting for your mate ever since I remember you and you’re already giving up? Weak.” I understood that he was butt-hurt, but I needed to ensure she was safe. “It doesn’t matter anymore, Titus. And quite frankly, my love life, as non-existent it is, is none of your business. I appreciate the co

Titus povAs soon as we got to the action, Leo nearly emptied the content of my goddamn stomach. I had to fight the moron not to vomit out the godly cookies I munched on earlier. I cared about my best friend, I really did, but I also worshiped the cookies. But now that I was looking at the carnage through the eyes of my wolf, his reaction kind of made sense. The woods were a bloody mess - literally. There were body parts all over the place - heads, limbs and torsos even hanging in the trees and in the middle of the mess, laid my best friend, still in his beast form. We approached him with caution. Xabath’s chest rose and fell, so he was breathing. He held a massive spine in his claws - that moron and his obsession with spines was unbelievable. However, when Leo got close enough to assert the damage, both of us froze. A massive chunk of flesh was missing from Xabath’s left side, between where the hip and ribs were. I was surprised I couldn’t see intestines hanging out of the body.