Liya's POVI narrowed my eyes at the Alpha, every nerve in my body pricking at the mention of my mother. What he was implying was obvious, but I refused to believe he would even propose such a thing."I don't understand what you mean by my mother remaining here," I said, barely able to curb the rage that threatened to explode.He did not look fazed one bit. "If I am going to make this deal with you, there needs to be some kind of collateral.""Don't you dare refer to my mother as collateral! I already gave you my word that I will assist Connor in whatever scheme you are planning. What I will not allow is you using my mother as some kind of hostage. In case you hadn't noticed, she has suffered enough already!"The Alpha did not look very pleased at my outburst. He narrowed his eyes at me, sneering as he walked closer to me."You can give me your word all you want. As if that makes a difference. The truth remains that you are the daughter of a rogue, and I make no mistake by assuming th
Hunter's POV"No luck, sir…" the soldier in front of me said, bowing as sweat trickled down his forehead.My jaw clenched. "What the fuck do you mean?! They couldn't have disappeared into thin air, could they?! Obviously fucking not! So, get to work and stop giving me excuses!"The soldier cowered at my voice, but bowed and raced off in the other direction to join the others. In the distance I could see Gunter yelling at another soldier.We were all pissed. Pissed and fucking stressed. It had been three days since our fool of a brother, Ryder, let Liya and her mother escape, for stupid reasons best known to him. My blood burned each time I remembered that it was his fault that our mate was gone.All our wolves were in anguish being so far away from her. Since the day she disappeared, I had known no rest, tossing and turning each night, restless and worried about her. Although we had searched high and low, there was not a single trace of them.Every morning, Father would rage and bring
Liya's POV"Are you sure you don't need anything else?" I asked my mother as I peeked into her room once again with the slice of cake I'd brought for her as dessert.Mother was propped up on the bed in the small chambers that had been assigned to her by Connor. Three months of living in a pack devoid of fear and abuse had done her so much good that she looked better than I ever remembered. Her sunken cheeks were filling back up slowly, and she had an overall healthier glow."I'm sure, Liya," she smiled. "I'm okay. You've done enough already. You should head down to the training ground. Isn't that due in five minutes?"I shrugged, waving off her concern. "I'll meet up. For now I just want to make sure you're okay.""I'm fine," Mother protested with a laugh. "Seriously, go.""Okay, I'm leaving."I pretended to shut the door fully, but peeked through the hinges as I watched her slowly climb into the bed and rest her head against the bed frame. Although healthier than when we first joined
Connor's POVAs I walked back to the pack house with a sobbing Liya in my arms, worry settled deep in the pit of my stomach. She was still mumbling incoherently about needing her mates, and as I watched the tears stream down her face, I could not help but feel an overwhelming sense of pity for her.I hated seeing her like this, so helpless and teary. It made me want to burn the whole fucking world to the ground and punish the bastard that made her feel like this! It just wasn't fair that someone so pure hearted would suffer this much.When Allen rushed down to my chambers to inform me that Liya was causing a scene in the tavern, I was completely speechless."Tell me that's a fucking joke," I had said, but I arrived at the tavern to meet the last thing I ever expected. It was strange seeing her so out of her element. Liya was reserved, and preferred to keep her pain and grievances to herself, so seeing her sobbing openly had been a stab to my heart.I was even more worried when I heard
Ryder's POVThe first few days being locked up in this hellhole had been strange. I spent a better part of it feeling repentant for participating in Liya's escape. But as time flew by, it became more annoying and irritating. I had never been locked up here for more than a day. I missed being in my own room, and eating decent food.The clanging of the dungeon doors roused me out of my thoughts. I did not bother to look, already knowing that it was the same old guard bringing me food. I shut my eyes tightly as I readied myself for yet another plate of terrible food.But when my wolf tinged with the sensation of the triplet bond, I jumped to my feet. Sure enough, Gunter and Hunter stood at the entrance, beckoning me forward."What are you guys doing here?" I said quietly, unable to hide my surprise. The last time I saw them was when they were literal seconds away from beating me to a pulp after Father exploded with anger. Since then, they had not even stepped foot within the four walls o
Alpha Wade's POVMy wolf buzzed with excitement as I received the mind link from a werewolf warrior who claimed to know where Hana was. In fact he claimed that he was currently positioned at the border with the rest of my soldiers and was watching Hana being held hostage by a random werewolf.It was the last thing I expected to hear today but with the frenzy my wolf was building within itself and making me restless I knew it was true. And after my soldiers at the border confirmed this I needed no other motivation to get up and go.Just as I was about to leave, a warrior rushed down to me and threw himself to the floor bowing at my feet. "Alpha!" He panted, "we have just received another message from the man who is holding the Luna hostage."My eyebrows cocked in amazement. Whoever this werewolf warrior was, he had some balls to be sending messages back and forth between my soldiers and I. I swore right there on the spot that I would rip that bastard into shreds when I eventually set m
Liya's POVI had just finished my training for the new crop of werewolf warriors. It was by far the most exhausting thing I had ever done, and I could not understand how people could even teach for a living. Just these two hours had drained the life out of me, and I was so glad that Rolando would take over tomorrow. I needed a break.I wiped the sweat off my forehead with the back of my hand, and immediately hit the shower. After taking as long as possible in there to bask in the coolness of the water, I finally turned it off and wiped myself clean.My stomach rumbled as if on cue, and I realized I had not eaten the whole day. I had planned to have breakfast with my mother before this training came up. I knew that this was around the time where she would be sleeping due to the drugs she was taking, but I just wanted to see her anyway.So I began the long walk to her chambers. Just as I reached the flight of stairs, I saw the tall figure of Allen rush down the steps and block my view.
Liya's POVMy chest tightened at Rolando's words. For a moment I could not move, could not breathe…only one thought flooded my mind; Alpha Wade had captured my mother. Then, almost like a switch was turned on in my head, the meaning dawned on me.With tears already threatening to spill down my cheeks, I rushed down to the place Rolando had asked me to meet them. Fear and anger filled my chest. I was going to murder Connor for taking my mother there without my consent!Once I arrived and sighted Connor, rage like I'd never known exploded in my chest. Growling angrily, I drew Connor forward by his collar."Where is she?! Where is my mother?!""Liya, she–"A fat tear dropped down my face. "I worked so hard to take her away from that…that bastard! Do you think all of that was for my own sake? I did it for her, Connor! And now because of you, she has landed right back in his trap!"My body trembled as I spoke. My eyes roamed through Connor's bloody body and I grew even angrier. "What were