Trinity POVI burst through the private hospital room door and come to a screeching halt at the foot of the bed as my gaze falls on Bethany. Several machines line up along either side of the bed while she lays unconscious. Each monitor flashes a different number or graph, while a few steadily beep. She has bandages wrapped around her arms and head with blood soaking through. Her once beautiful face is filled with scratches and cuts, along with a black eye and a busted lip. My heart shatters. Who could have done this to her? I can’t hide my pain as my voice waivers. “How bad is it?” If her looks are any sign, it is bad. I take a deep breath and brace for the worse as my feet slowly inch closer to her. Lance gently rubs my back and steps beside me. “I’m not completely sure. I haven’t gotten the full medical report yet.”Tears well up in my eyes as my gaze stops on a deep bloody burn with tiny little cuts around her neck. “Tell me everything. I can see from here, the monst
Trinity POV“You can’t go!! It isn’t safe for you!!” Lance steps in front of me and blocks my path to the bedroom door. Waves of anger flow off me as I snarl at him. “I can’t let the monster get away with this! He needs to be punished! AND HARD!!”I pour my rage into my words and direct the full force of it at him, but it doesn’t faze him. Sympathy pools in his gaze as he nods. “Yes. The jerk who did this will pay, but you can’t run off like a crazy person and seek revenge by yourself. This is why we have the council and laws. They need to handle it for us. My father has already told them to include Bethany’s case in their investigation, so they will stay in your father’s pack longer. They had no plan to leave early. It was only a ploy to trick the culprit into messing up and revealing themselves. I’m not sure if it worked or not, but this situation with your friend has made the council scrap any other plans they had for the time being.”I know he is right, but my alpha
The King POV All eyes turn towards me as I stride into the meeting room. Ignoring everyone and their anxious gazes, I turn my focus towards the council behind the long table. “Did you get the information I’ve sent you?” They stand and bow their heads. A few members reply, “Yes.” “Good.” As I stop at the end of the table, my gaze scans the other people in the room. “Have you found additional information to corroborate it?” “Yes.” My eyes narrow slightly as I analyze everyone’s reaction to the new information. Trinity’s father stares at me with a blank expression, but not before a flicker of confusion appears in his eyes. “What do you mean? Do we have answers regarding my daughter’s attack?” The lead council woman in the middle of the table answers. “We have more information on your daughter’s case, but what his majesty sent to us were reports on Bethany.” An array of gasps fills the room as the council woman continues. “We have kept it a secret, but Bethany was discover
Trinity POVTears well up in my eyes as I stare down at Bethany. Her body is still wrapped in bandages as the steady beeps from the machines remind me she is alive. The rise and fall of her chest is her only moment. My eyes drift to her neck and the deep burns. Anger bubbles up within me. She doesn’t deserve any of this. How could Drake do this to her? Or better yet, why? The fact he got his rocks off on this sick sadistic torture is another reason for me to hate the man. I can’t believe I had agreed to marry him. Lance steps up beside me and gently rubs my back. “She is getting better. It is very slow, but it is an improvement.”I nod, but it doesn’t make the pain go away or the regret for not protecting her. He leans his side against me. “Her parents will come soon. Do you want to go back to the palace before they get here? Remember, we are trying to keep your location hidden. They might tell someone about you.”The corner of my mouth slides down as I shake my head
Drake POVHow dare they do this to us? We don’t deserve to be treated like this, and in the pack which I was supposed to run and lead. I have married Trinity, but those idiots somehow justify dissolving the marriage. This makes no sense!The muscle along the side of my jaw twitches as I ball my hands into fists and pace back and forth in the middle of my room. I might as well call it a prison, because of the guards standing outside. From the stern look on their faces, they don’t plan to let us out anytime soon. Ugh…My mind zips into overtime, trying to find a solution to this horrible nightmare, but no matter what I think of, it won’t work. I need Trinity here to tell everyone to back off. Bethany is of no use to me now. Plus, she is too weak. How could the moon goddess give her to me as my mate? Was the moon goddess drunk or insane when she decided my fate? I will do great things in the future, and I need someone of a certain level to stand beside me. Trinity is my m
Trinity POVThe private hospital room door bursts open and a ball of flurry rushes inside. “Trinity! My baby!”A guard scurries behind, trying to stop her. “Ma’am, you can’t barge into here. Only authorized people are allowed in, and you aren’t on the list.”Her feet come to a grinding stop, and fire glows in her green eyes as she spins around on her heals. Her long blonde hair flies out and wraps around her neck when she abruptly stops, facing the man. I don’t need to see her face. Her rigid shoulders tell me everything I need to know. The guard gulps as he hesitantly adds, “It is by order of the King.”My mother straightens her back and plants her hand on her hip. Her shrill voice effortlessly slices right through the tall, muscular guard. “The King! No one can stop me from visiting my daughter!”I shake my head and give the guard a silent apology with my eyes while pleading for him to forgive her. “It is alright. She can come in.”The guard turns his attention to me, s
The King POVKnock. Knock. Knock. My conversation with the council abruptly stops and all eyes turn towards the meeting room door. Within a few seconds, the door opens and one of my lycan bodyguards darts into the room. His normal calm demeanor is gone, and his movements are frantic and hurried as he blurts out. “Your majesty, there is a situation.”I raise my eyebrow. “A situation. What do you mean?”He points over his shoulder towards the door. “I think it is better for you to see it than to explain it to you.”My stomach twists. This doesn’t sound good. He quickly adds, “You should go right now.”My guards are trained to keep their emotions in check at all times. His frenzied emotional state immediately puts me on edge as I bolt out of my chair and rush towards the door. The guard scurries ahead of me. “This way, your majesty.”A faint noise in the distance reinforces the guard’s words and his urgency. A sense of dread settles over me as we near the building’s side e
Trinity POV“I can’t stay here. I should be beside my father and help him resolve this.” My frustrations bubble up as my calm alpha mask slips and nearly breaks. My mother cups my hands in hers and gently rubs the back of them with her thumbs. “You have more to think about now. There is an additional life growing within you. I know you take your alpha duties serious, but you haven’t taken the title yet. A danger still lurks back in our pack. As long as Drake and his father are free to move around on their own or talk with others, you will be in danger. I’m hoping the two realize they can’t get anything now that the council and the King have dissolved the marriage. I’m also hoping your father has come to his senses and sees the father-son pair for what they are, vultures.”The beautiful garden fragrances fill my nose and circle around me, but unlike previous times, it can’t calm my growing restlessness or my irritation. I didn’t make Drake become greedy, but he was tempted a