Farren's Point of View"What are you doing here?" I shrieked and moved past Camilo.It shocked my mate when I did it. He blinked at me. Frowned. But Priamos was standing in front of me when he should have been back home with his very pregnant wife."No hello? How are you? Welcome to my home? Nothing?" Priamos joked but I only stared back at him blankly. Huffed and crossed my arms over my chest."You should be in Ireland with Nerezza." The flatness of my voice leads Camilo to move behind me. He placed a hand on the small of my back. Kissed the side of my face. Sparks erupted from the touch. Bloomed into heat pressing onto my spine. My mates would always know how to handle me best, even when I slightly hated them for it.I wasn't a child who needed to be calmed down. "I called him when you were taken. Solely to find out when Lysander's men would be arriving. We needed all the help we could get but you beat us to it, it seems. When he heard you were taken, he personally escorted your n
Quintez's Point of ViewFuck. Fuck? Fuck! I had said too much. Gone in too deep. There was no way I could peddle back now. Retract everything I had said. I should have kept my mouth shut. Or pretended that I didn't know her brothers. But I knew them well enough.Louisa always fucking gushed about her new boyfriend. Then her fiance. Now her husband. If I told Farren now that I had wanted Benicio dead for a long while, she would hate me as much as she hated her brother at the moment. Maybe, even more, considering she knew me for barely a day. But I also knew my racing heart would betray me eventually.Farren stared up at me with those wide expecting blue eyes of hers. The slight crookedness of her nose made it a bit more bearable. Gave her a childlike curiosity somehow. As if she could never look down her nose at you because it was a bit skew.Not that it wasn't adorable. It was just kind of distracting. In an innocent kind of way. Made the harshness of her blue eyes a bit less. Or he
Farren's Point of ViewDespite the conversation I had had with Quintez, I wanted to lighten the mood. Get everyone comfortable enough so that I could bring up a rather sensitive topic to Priamos. If we were going to get rid of Leon, the least we could do was talk to our mother about it.She had no idea what her boys got up to. The hell they raised on a regular basis. I doubted she knew about my kidnapping and how they had a part to play in all of it. But to have that conversation with her, I needed Priamos by my side.My mates would remain home. This was something only the two of us could sort out. At least the Donna was out tonight. Had escaped the turmoil by going with her friends to some country club. But Isabelle had agreed to dine together only if Nicolas would show face as well. Which made the situation a lot worse than I had previously thought it would be.Nicolas would want to go with us. See how we destroyed our mother's soul. It was cruel in a way but it had to be done. She
Farren's Point of View "I don't think I can do this," I whispered into the darkness. Felt the crushing weight of my decisions settle on my chest. Press me deeper into the mattress. Alejandro stirred beside me. Propped himself up on an elbow. I felt his gaze light up the side of my face. Stare deep into my soul. I had to choke down the urge to hide behind the covers. Was this shame? "What can't you do, baby girl?" He asked. One of his arms looped around my waist and pulled me into him. The contact was a blessing but made the feeling of guilt so much stronger. It was about five in the morning. I could tell from the little bit of light starting to take shape outside. My curtains were no longer dark but grew steadily lighter as the seconds ticked by. Which meant I had slept a little over four hours. Not that my body hadn't been tired. But my mind had refused to shut down. I had tried everything. From ASMR videos to white noise. Nothing worked and my brain ticked on with its cruel ass
Farren's Point of View Every inch of their fence was crawling with guards. The main gate had ten of them. All armed to the teeth. Nicolas gave Priamos a waned look. Seemed troubled. Whilst I only sat back to watch as they stalked closer to the car. The one at the front had a gap in his teeth when he smiled at Priamos. But it wasn't the kind of smile you would give a friend. To some people, it would seem as if he wanted to eat you. To others, like myself, it looked like he wanted to pant like a dog. Either way, it wasn't a friendly look. "State your business." The man grumbled through horribly crooked teeth. Some had larger gaps than others. Looked broken. A clear sign that he was on some kind of drug that ate away at his teeth. Namely crystal meth. A pity that someone had to fall so far before realizing their mistakes. Priamos leveled his gaze with the man. Glowered. There was nothing friendly on his face either. My brother had never been known for his patience. Or his respect for
Farren's Point of ViewThe house was deathly silent. Not a stir or sigh. Even the door clicking shut behind Priamos sounded too loud. I flinched when it clicked. Looked over my shoulder at my brother. When he noticed my eyes drilling into him, he only shrugged. No one was home, that much was clear. But from the guards outside speaking too much, I knew my mother would be in her room. She had no other place to go. Barely had the strength to eat, let alone move around. The doctor told us a few weeks ago that the end was near.Our bodies healed too fast. Which in turn made cancer run rampant. It was a horrible cycle and one none of us escaped alive. At least it wasn't as prevalent within wolves as it was with humans. But when it did strike, it took no prisoners. Only bodies."Can we please abort this insanity? Why do you want to torture a dying woman more?" Nicolas hissed behind me.I was tracing every footstep I made. Took in every crevice of this house that had never been my home. It w
Camilo's Point of ViewRafael was pacing back and forth around the kitchen. His nails were bitten into the quick. Alejandro was the only one who looked slightly less panicked. Well, Quintez was too busy stuffing his face to notice the growing tension.He might have been more competition for the three of us. Another male to steal my mate's attention away from me. But he was somewhat naive. Innocent. Quintez had a look about him that I couldn't put my finger on. As if the situation might have been crap but he was just happy to be alive. To be fed.Quintez didn't understand where Farren was actually going.Into a den of enemies. It was no secret that Dominique ruled that side of the city. That he controlled those parts with an iron fist. I had always let him do it, seeing as his home was there. Meaning he always had increased security. But I still trusted him not to abuse the power.A wrong move on my part."She is out of her fucking mind! The first sign that she is there and he will com
Farren's Point of ViewHearing his voice so close to me sent my body spiraling. Every muscle locked into place. My heart leaped out of my throat. I could feel my body betray me. Feel it give in to fear. Because Leon sounded rather cold. Colder than normal.Rage, I knew how to handle. How to divert and attack. But someone cold was a different story. You couldn't poke a bear when it didn't care that you were doing it. It meant that Leon was in a state of mind where I couldn't outrun him.Or outwit him. Which was incredibly dangerous for all of us."Brother, we assumed you would be working at this time of day, with the threat to our society and all that." Priamos sounded even colder than Leon looked. He had squared his shoulders and turned to face our brother. Gave him a look I could only describe as a promise of death. He had never looked more menacing than he had now.But I was too of a coward to turn and face him. My body was still frozen in place. Became leaden. Every slight movemen