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Kaya’s POV.
My senses come alive, and a groan is released through my throat as I try to pick myself up from the ground. I can’t make sense of where I am for a while, as it is all dark.
My hands rub a side of my head, wincing at the pain resulting from the action.
“What...” My voice is a whisper that trails off into the air as my orbs shift around to make sense of my surroundings.
Following the rays of the dim light from the candles, I hear a rattle in the distance—no, close to me. Before is Aiden, chained to the wall.
His hands are above his head, tucked into the chains. My eyes flare as my brain reels back to what happened earlier, just before I got sucked into the darkness.
We were taken by the sex slaves. Clara hurled me off, and my head hit a tree, which made me pass out.
“Ho
413RD POV.“You cannot enter. That’s an order.” Says a guard at the entrance to the triplets’ study room, but Lyra isn’t planning on stopping.“And someone as little as you would stop me?” Rather, she barges in, walking in with grace as though she owns the space.Kade waves off his hand at the guard when he tries to hold Lyra back. The guard nods his head before he goes back to his spot.“Your highness,” Lyra is just starting when Kieran halts her voice from coming out of her throat when he grabs her by her throat and runs her against the wall.He holds her there, his eyes burning into her face. “It was an order that we did not want to be disturbed. What have you come here for?”“My Lord, it is important. Something I am certain you want to be informed of, especially
42Kaya’s POV.I’ve wondered and wonder even more what the future holds for me. Every time that I get hurt by these bastards, I think it’s the worst that could ever happen to me until a much more hurtful event occurs.Raising my gaze, my insides burst into another fragment of tears, rushing to the outside, and I can’t control it.I’m hiccuping; my nostrils are wet and running with mucus. I can’t even bring myself to clean it off. Talk about my face?It’s all wet from tears. They’d dry, and I’d hiccup for some time before, again, I would start crying.I wish I could just die, but no, these bastards want me to suffer. And, coming to think of it, what did I ever do to them? What was my offense?That’s what pains me more. What did I do? What was my offense? Did I ever hurt any of them? Or is this some curse that is bestowed on me that I must continuously get punished by these bastards?I wish they could rot in hell. I wish they could get crushed within the wind, and I’d never have to see
43Kaya’s POV.“She doesn’t look like she had a good morning, Kade.” Kyle speaks as he shifts his attention to me.“No, I didn’t.” My voice is a whisper, but it holds as much power as I’d like. I’m pained, and seeing these bastards and these cowards before me in a delightful mood makes me realize how really unfair this world is.How unfair destiny is.“She speaks.” Kade speaks, and he sits down, his back leaning against the chair.“She’s angry.” It would have been surprising that Kieran throws Kade an awful gaze, but not in this situation of mine.“Why am I here?” I ask before a smirk lands on my face. I’m hopeless, and I’ve reached a state where there is really nothing else to lose. I’ve lost my family. I’ve lost the one person I used to call a friend, Melissa, even though she betrayed me as well. And lastly, I lost Aiden, whom I have grown to see as a brother.Then, I lost my own body to these ruffians’ accord and my flesh—everything for them to control. My mind is the only thing le
443RD POV.Kade turns his back to his uncle when he reaches the arc, where he has rested his left arm, his eyes fixated on the ground. “You didn’t have to interrupt like that, Uncle. By the way, the reason you’re here is invalid.”“What have you all become?” Jared’s eyes shift from Kieran to Kyle, then lastly to Kade’s back. His mind is spiraling out of control, unable to comprehend the thoughts going through the triplets’ minds. “Have you really thought I’d allow things to go as easily this time around?”“What do you want?” Kyle chimes into the conversation, altering the motive for Kade to speak back.“I have said it many times. The girl must be killed. It seems she has had her presence rooted in your minds. The three of you have lost your minds.”Kade flips to face his uncle, his face lowered so he’s gazing through his lashes, and his voice is a low rumble, cold and toneless, “that is no way to speak to your Alpha, uncle.”“Only if it was the alpha I raised.”“And what are you tryi
45Kaya’s POV.Werewolves are beasty creatures created from the power of the moon. The moon goddess, their creator, is believed to be the one who guides their lives.They aren’t supposed to be known as beasts but rather as creatures of nature who suffer behind their transition. There’s a pain behind their creation, and while that could be an excuse behind their monstrous actions, it still isn’t worth it.Their form is born out of order, such that they are meant to progress the strength of the earth and not become a barbaric breed whom other creatures fear, which is now something they have become.Being a being of order is their reason for having a pack and an Alpha, a Beta, and an Omega to protect the members of that particular pack.My mind alters, suddenly realizing that there’s no reason for me to reel through all that I&rsquo
46Kaya’s POV.“Has there been any proclamation since our neighboring packs sent their letter of declaration?” Kade asks, chewing an apple in his mouth. His other hand is drawing at his chevon beard.Kieran shakes his head, “not another since then.”“And what else are we to be prepared for?”Kieran responds again, his voice a bit tightened. “For now, I have prepared the commanders to build a campsite at the borders linking us with the other five kingdoms.”“That sounds like everything that we need for now while we await their preparedness.” As Kade speaks, one can tell there’s a suspicion in his tone. Something is going on that contrasts his spoken words.“And why do I feel like there’s about to be a but in there?” Kieran observes as well.&nb
47Kaya’s POV.“...whatever it is, I shall not fall for it.” Kyle stops midway in his words, his eyes charging towards me as I enter their room.My eyes scan their faces, catching the sight of bewilderment there. They couldn’t have expected me to be here.“What are you doing here?” Kieran asks, his face shifting to one side, unveiling an interrogation born of suspicion. “We hadn’t called for your presence, so speak.”My throat is dry. It feels like my tongue no longer secretes saliva, and it makes the back of my throat feel like it’s gummed together. The thought scares me, but it’s not like I’m bothered anyway.I’m drunk.I’m free.My laugh is hysterical and hypocritical. “What am I doing here? You sound like an ass-wipe.”
483RD POV.The sound of the horses whining soars into the wind, their stallion thumping and grazing into the field as the brothers ride three of them to the private camping site that they’ve created for the upcoming war.It is situated close to the borders leading their territory with the five neighboring packs. Since the five neighboring packs are working together, it is only common sense that they’d attack together, so that is the best place to have their camping site built.The brothers alight from the horses, and while the squires close by take over, they walk into the tent of their two commanders, who are planning the war strategy.“Tell me, soldiers. What’s the plan?” Kieran speaks the moment he walks into the room, breaking into the ongoing conversation between both commanders.Their attention shifts over to the brothers,