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
Liya's POVI had never seen Connor so angry before, and to be honest, it was rubbing off on me. It was still so shocking to me that such sinister plans could be made by a member of this pack. One of the reasons I had preferred this pack to Alpha Wade's was because everyone was cordial and friendly. There didn't seem to be any bad blood, or hatred for the Alpha.So where did this come from?I wondered briefly if it might have been voices of spies and not pack members. But then how had they infiltrated the pack? It made absolutely no sense.Once Connor and I were certain without a doubt that the traitor was a pack member, we began to discuss ways to reveal this person's identity."Is there anything else you remember?" Connor asked me once again as we walked down to the training ground."Well, the one thing I know for certain is that it was a man. His voice, and his scent gave that away. There was a crack in the door, but I could only see the witch from there."Connor was silent, lost in
Connor's POVI was so lost in watching Liya utilise her powers that I barely kept track of exactly where she was pulling me off to. I knew she didn't either, because her eyes were shut in concentration. But once I finally looked around and saw us standing in front of the wolf doctor's studio, it felt like I just had the wind knocked out of me.How the hell did we land at the wolf doctor's office?My uncle's office, to be precise.I turned to Liya who was also staring at me with shock etched on her features. I gritted my teeth, too apprehensive to even walk in. I firmly refused to believe that my uncle had something to do with the dark witch. It just couldn't be.But I knew that Liya's powers did not just lead her here to waste our time. The traitor was in there, and there was a high chance that it was my uncle. It felt unnatural even thinking about it. My uncle had been the pack doctor for years. He never showed any signs of hatred towards us, and he always treated his patients with c
Liya's POVAs Connor and I hurried out of the studio, blood rushed through my ears. I knew that Connor was hurt by the revelation of his uncle being a traitor. His face was hard and expressionless as we made our way out, and I wished there was something I could say to make him feel even a little better.But what could possibly dull the pain of his family member wanting to kill us all? Absolutely nothing. So I kept quiet and just followed behind him.Besides, there were more pressing issues at hand. Seeing those drugs was a source of worry for me. Not only had the pack doctor made plans with the dark witch, he had also put it in motion. We were heading to the pack house to identify all the members that had been administered the vitamins by the doctor. Our plan was to separate them from the others and find an antidote.I said a silent prayer to the moon goddess, hoping that the number of pack members who were affected would not be much. But in the back of my mind, I suspected that the r
Liya's POVI could not count the number of times during the trip back with the triplets that I shut my eyes tightly, hoping to awaken from this nightmare. But things remained the same. I could still feel the hostile energy radiating from the triplets as they sat beside me in the vehicle.I refused to believe that I was back here again even when the driver parked in the garage and the triplets urged me back to my old room. My skin crawled with disgust, anger, and the myriad of emotions I struggled to dissect.But still, things remained the same."We had your old room refurbished a few days ago so it would be more comfortable for you. But that doesn't mean you're forgiven for everything you did," Gunter said.Hunter hummed in approval as he pushed me inside the room. "You betrayed us, and that isn't something we can just forget. But you are our mate, and we are willing to give you a chance to redeem yourself. Until then, we will be keeping a close eye on you."I digested their words, to
Gunter’s POVI could not help but feel stressed as I witnessed the tension and arguments between Liya and my brothers. Liya was insistent on playing the stoic while Hunter and Ryder continued to curse loudly about her stubbornness and selfishness.I was lost in the middle, not knowing exactly where I stood. On one hand, I was furious at Liya for escaping, and for all the trouble it had caused us in the last few months. But at the same time, I knew that she needed time to warm up to us again if we were ever going to return to the way it used to be. That was something my brothers did not seem to understand.It was very unusual for the atmosphere between the four of us to be so charged with anger and resentment. And I had no idea how to fix it. It reminded me of how things used to be before we figured out we were mates, and I did not like it one bit.I observed Liya whose face was still twisted in a frown. Despite that, I could see the pain in her eyes. It reminded me of the first time I
Liya's POVI cocked an eyebrow in surprise as I watched Gunter shove both Ryder and Hunter out of my room, a grim look etched on his features. As soon as they were outside, he banged the door in their faces and rested his back against it for a few seconds, muttering incoherently under his breath.I stared at him wordlessly. My body was still exposed and I shivered slightly from the cool air, but I was too proud to toss my clothes back on."God, Liya," Gunter muttered, snapping out of his thoughts and walking over to me. He bent down to pick up the clothes I had tossed recklessly on the ground, and wrapped them around my naked body.Still, I said nothing, still marvelling at the ballsy move he'd just pulled. From what I remembered, the Gunter I knew would never disagree with his brothers on anything. So to see him take the opposing end was strange. I had not decided if it was in a good way or a bad one.As the warm clothes wrapped around my shoulders, my fingers instinctively reached o