Caleb’s POVKatherine groaned, pulling our attention to where she lay on the ground. She slowly came to and sat up rubbing her chaffed and swollen wrists as her eyes bounced from me to Daniel. She took Daniel in with a cautious eye,I took that as consent and took a step in front of her but she flinched away from me, halting me in my tracks.I quickly move back not wanting to alarm her any more than possible. Pressing one cool hand to her hand and the other on the floor, she stilled as she seemed to remember something. "What of my so-, of Roy?"I didn't have an answer for her so I just kept quiet. Daniel assured me that he checked around before we burnt the place to the ground and that he didn't see any baby or baby things loitering around.She noticed that her question was met with acute silence and looked up.Me and Daniel exchanged a worried glance and she mistook our expression for worry and her body jerked forward. "What happened?"I whip my head to face her. "Nothing. But you ca
Katherine’s POVRustling.Something was rustling.I moaned out loud in my sleep and turned my head to the side trying to drown out the noise but no such luck.A twig snapped somewhere in the distance.The sound was like a gunshot to me and my eyes flew open.I sat up on my makeshift bed made of clothes and sheets and flipped the covers off my body.The cold, evening breeze slashed at my body without mercy, causing goosebumps to litter my skin and that was when I realized I was in my thin nightwear. I wrapped my hands around my body to ward off the cold.Daniel was snoring quietly close to the now-doused bonfire from earlier.Caleb wasn't in the spot I had seen him in earlier and I felt the first stirring of panic race through me.I walked past his sleeping bag, past the trees in search of Caleb, and also following the sounds I was hearing.Not seeing anyone when I got to the bank of the small river, I started to wonder if I was hearing things when I decided to go back to my tent to sl
Three Days Later…Caleb’s POVIt's been three days since we fled away from Ethan and his men that night with the skin on our backs, and Katherine, well Katherine didn't take it so well.She's been unresponsive, barely eats, and is practically comatose there. She stares off into space for a long time, sometimes muttering to herself before she suddenly bursts into tears.One night when I couldn't take it anymore, I was about to stomp over to her side and demand she talk to us, but Daniel stopped me saying she needed some time to recover.I think leaving her child behind basically broke her.And I didn't know how to fix it.I wanted her to know that it wasn't easy for me too. When I saw Roy for the first time, it was like my whole world shrank to him. My entire world stopped as I looked upon the innocent, sweet face of the angel both I and Katherine had created.I was just lucky he was unconscious because no child had to ever go through something that traumatic. I meant it when I said I
Katherine’s POVIt was a slow but steady progress that we made moving through the cities, Caleb and Daniel looking out for me.Ever since that night that Ethan had ambushed us, Caleb arranged it in such a way that one of us would always watch the others throughout the night. This was so we wouldn't be taken unawares again.I was getting better, and stronger as the days passed and I got my strength back. Most of my bruises had faded to a pale yellow, and sooner rather than later they would disappear altogether.When I bent forward, I caught Caleb's admiring look as I brushed my hair over my shoulder. I looked away and ducked my head allowing my hair to shield my face so he wouldn't see me blush. Since that night under the moonlight when he had confessed his feelings for me- even though I hadn't said anything back- it didn't stop him from staring at me with a weird expression on his face every time he thought I wouldn't notice.Truthfully, I didn't know what to quite make of the situati
Katherine’s POVCaleb went after Brian with vengeance, not stopping until he pummeled him into the floor.Freya had screamed when Caleb punched her beloved Alpha square in the face, and her face went white when Caleb continued to go after him. Her eyes went round and darted between me and the open field.I saw the moment she decided to take a break from it. She sprinted past the guards towards the gates but I barked at the man closest to me."Get her!" At his hesitation, I simply pointed towards the ruckus Caleb was making inside and smiled coldly. "Now. Unless you want to be next."At the barely veiled threat, he dashed forward like a bullet to catch Freya but she was quicker.With a well-aimed kick to the knee, she slips out of his grasp and continues running. I'm surprised she can run that fast on heels.The man who was groaning on the floor called for help and within minutes, Freya was rounded up and bundled and dropped carelessly in front of me.I stooped low to her level until o
Katherine’s POVI don't know how much I drank until I became detached, emotionally and physically. That was why when Caleb came running upstairs to look for me, I wasn't bothered or feeling anything.I saw them park out front but no sign of Daniel anywhere. I hope that means he was okay.I didn't go back downstairs to either check on the men or Freya.I just... didn't find it in me to care about any shit.I thought briefly about hiding out in another room to buy a couple more hours of silence but I dismissed the idea instantly.A part of me was boiling for a fight."Katherine!" Caleb calls out distantly and mere seconds later, he bursts through the door. He sees me sitting beside the window and the second half-empty bottle of liquor dangling from my hand and approaches me warily. "I've been looking for you."I could make out his figure from the corner of my eye, but I didn't turn to give him attention or even grace him with a reply.I just wanted him to leave me alone."Katherine..?"
Ethan’s POVA typical good day for me is spending my time outdoors or in my penthouse, whose view overlooks the city and calms me.Now though, it has adjusted to accommodate Roy.The charming four-year-old is a bundle of joy and overall makes the whole day good for me.What doesn't make my day good though, is when I get a summons from the man.Working with the rogues is something that never sat well with me but the quest for power was much, and I was hungry to get a taste however I might.I certainly didn't mind the orders they threw my way until I met Katherine.Ever since she's come into my life, she's brought both pain and joy.On the one hand, I'm mighty glad she escaped. That'll save me the headache of thinking about what to do with her but on the other hand, it puts me at a severe disadvantage with him.So far, I've only had contact with him seeing as I need to exert my trustworthiness before they could be comfortable enough to show me to the rest of their crew.He's a tall and
Caleb’s POVThe silent treatment was unbearable.Those were the last thoughts circulating in my mind as I walked towards where Daniel's assigned room was.I requested for him to be brought here for closer inspection. This new administration was still shaky, enemies and disgruntled friends left and right. I didn't know who to trust anymore.The betrayal of Brian cut me deeper than I thought, as I stood on the podium last night facing the once familiar faces that now looked at me strangely.Like I was no longer part of them.Freya, Brian, and others that were working with them had done a number on them.I stared at them with the same detachment in my heart, intensely scrutinizing each face wondering which of them was friend or foe.The news of me regaining the title of Alpha especially when the old Alpha was still alive didn't sit well with some people but that was their fucking problem.I couldn't bring myself to kill my friend. I figured there were just some lines that you just don't