ALPHA KYLIAN'S POVI looked at Morra in shock. What the hell is going on? Elder Thorne was right. That mark did belong to a terrorist group. I remember my father telling me about them. I recognized the symbol. It belonged to "The Shadow Legion". I remembered the masked man I saw previously. I saw him in the woods the day I went back to Morra's cabin. I dismissed it as my imagination but now, I knew it wasn't. It wasn't just a coincidence either. Morra had been working with them from the start. The mask the man wore belonged to The Shadow Legion group as well. I felt so disappointed in myself. I let a terrorist into my pack, into my palace. Yaz and Oscar tried to warn me. They knew something was wrong with her. I was too blinded by sympathy. The fact that she reminded me of Lorraine blinded my senses too. I refused to see reason with them. Even Molly tried to warn me. I should have done my research on her before letting her in but I didn't. How could I be so foolish? This was Morra's
ALPHA KYLIAN'S POVThe more I looked at Morra, the more aggravated I got. Fury pumped in my veins. At this point, I started to see red. How could Morra do this to me? How dare she claim my throne? I would defend the crown for as long as I lived. I am king and I'll be damned if I let anyone take that title away from me. I had been nothing but kind to her. I took her in, believing she had nobody else to turn to. I didn't know this was all part of her plan. How could she betray me like this? After everything I had done for her. I'll kill Morra myself, with my bare hands. I lunged at her. Surprisingly, I wasn't able to move. I tried again. For some reason, I remained frozen in place. What's going on? Morra laughed "I knew you would try to do that"I reached out for her again. My muscles were locked. It was as if an invisible force held me captive. "It's no use, Kykain" Morra said "You're stressing yourself over nothing"."What are you doing to me?" I gritted my teeth in frustration.
ALPHA KYLIAN'S POVI sat there in the dark room, closing my eyes. It felt as if the walls were closing in around me. Due to how dark it was, I had lost all track of time. I had no idea how long I had been here. I wasn't used to being locked up or being uncomfortable. I was a fucking Alpha. I was used to having everything I wanted. While I stayed in this room, Lorraine's face haunted me. I imagined her being locked up in that dark cell. It must have been so hard for her. Now that I'm going through the same thing, I understand how she must have felt. She must have been so scared. She shouldn't have been in a place like that. She was too beautiful to be punished that way. But my anger didn't let me think it through. Her face haunted me everyday. Being in this room, I had enough time to think. I saw her face everywhere, every time I opened my eyes and every time I closed them. The thought of her kept me company. It helped me pass time. I thought of us together, imagining how life would
ALPHA KYLIAN'S POVThe hours stretched endlessly. I had no idea how long I had been in here. It could have been days or a month even. I didn't care anymore. All I could think about was Lorraine. Her image remained vivid in my mind. The memory of her smile, her touch, it's all I have left to hold onto in this dark place.My wolf stirred restlessly within me. I could feel an ache pulsing through my veins. My mind wasn't at rest. I felt uneasy and it's not just because of the state of the pack. My wolf called out to Lorraine. I couldn't stop thinking about her. I can feel his longing, his desperation to find her, to reunite with our mate. It was a bit surprising to me. I rejected her. Our mate bond is supposed to be broken. I'm supposed to have forgotten about her. Why does it feel like our bond is still strong? Why can't I forget her? My heart ached for her. Sadly, I had to tell myself the truth. There was no hope of finding her. I didn't know where she was. I would have asked Wes but
LORRAINE'S POVI patted Aiden and Alex's body with a damp towel. Their bodies were heating up. They've had a bad fever for a few days now. Their temperatures were high yet they were shaking and complaining about how cold they were. I was worried. I didn't want anything bad to happen to them. What can I do? We were cut off from civilization. The bunker was hidden deep in the forest. Even if I wanted to go to a city to look for a pharmacy, it would take me close to a day to get out of this forest. Panic gripped me tightly. I could see that my boys were suffering and I hated it. "I'm so sorry" I whispered. "Mommy" Aiden muttered, shivering "It's so cold" I touched his body again. It was heated. What could be the problem? "It could be the change of environment" Becca said from behind me. I turned to her "Are you sure? They've been settling in quite well" "It's possible. Children take time to get used to another environment after being in another place for so long" I sighed "I just
THIRD PERSON'S POVThe pack suffered under Morra's reign. Her greed for power made her unconcerned about how the pack members were doing. The members starved more and more as the days went by. Due to the drought that was coming, the pack had low food supplies. Morra gave out the larger rations of food to her Shadow legion members and gave the scraps for the remaining pack members to share. The members were powerless against her rule. Morra's men took over completely. They had turned all of Kylian's guards into slaves, rendering them useless. The Council members had no way of getting word out because the borders were blocked. The terrorist men kept eyes on all pack members at all times.Morra took a slave from every family. She ordered them to build a temple for her. The slaves worked from dusk to dawn for under her orders. Anyone who tried to protest was met with punishment. The terrorist men took note of all who tried to defy their rules. By the end of the week, Morra had a long li
NEIL'S POVMy eyes widened in surprise when I saw the mark on the boy's neck. Could he be... "Could that be the witch's son?" Oscar asked. "I guess so""How come she's never found him then? She's been searching for him for centuries yet it took us only a day and a half to find him" Oscar's words echoed in my ear. He was right. How come she never found him? She's been to this town to torment them. On her way, she must have seen the cave and she must have checked. If he really is the witch's son, does this mean that he's been frozen for decades? How long has she been looking for him exactly? "Maybe he's just a boy who has the evil mark" I said. "But the mark has to be gotten through a bite." "A bite of what? I never understood that part" "Even I don't know. From what I heard, the evil mark is given to children who have deep rooted evil inside them or through a bite from a powerful shifter. It's a legend. I never believed it until it happened to my friend. Even he doesn't know how
LORRAINE'S POV One morning, I returned from fetching water at the stream. When I stepped through the door, I called out the names of my boys. To my surprise, there was no response. I looked round the bunker in fear. Alex and Aiden weren't here. I dropped the buckets and went outside to check the backyard. Still, they were nowhere to be found. "Alex!" I called out "Becca! Aiden" I was just about to go somewhere else to look for them when I sighted them walking towards the house. They had sad expressions on their faces. I could tell they were scared. Becca walked behind them. "Boys, what are you doing out here?" I asked. I knelt down and they rushed into my arms. Becca smiled at me "I decided to take them out for a walk" "Why? They still aren't feeling well. You know they're not strong enough to be going around" "I thought the same thing but they really wanted to go out" "That's not true" Aiden said "We never said so" I looked at Aiden then at Becca. "What?"