Stefan's POV"Greetings, Lycan Stefan." Everyone in the large conference room rose from their seats to welcome me as soon as I walked in. They bowed, shook hands with me and tried to exchange small talks but I refused to grant them the privilege. I was not in the mood for small talks. Never had been. Today was the long anticipated business conference which was only held once in every decade and every important figure in all of the werewolves realm was in attendance. Alphas, Betas, Zetas, elders of the councils and other top influential business figures. Apollo; my beta, led me to my seat close to the chairwoman's seat which was empty. He sat beside me and our eyes scrutinized the fairly large gathering as the rest of those present whispered in hush tones to each other, with their eyes darting towards the entrance door every now and then, as though they were waiting for someone else. Someone more important than me. "In case you're curious, they are looking forward to meeting the chai

Eve's POVI was dragged forcibly out of the mansion by the guards and I cried and fought to struggle from their grip but it was only a feeble effort. They were a hundred times stronger than me. The man who had ordered them to drag me away stood tall and merciless as he watched them manhandle me without a hint of sympathy in his beastial eyes. Even though I wondered how I had fallen so deeply in love with such a demon, I didn't want to leave him. "Please, don't do this to me! Please, give me another chance! Please, I beg of you!" I cried and tried to reach him but they pulled me away even farther apart from him. It broke my heart. Killed me. "A second chance you say?" He sneered at me and gave me that disgusted look he had always given to me ever since I had started living with him as his arranged mate. "I am too repelled by you to give you a second chance. Go away and never come back.""Please! Please, I beg you." I fell on my knees, crying even harder now. I knew that none of my te