Audrey’s POV:Our eyes met and held and for a long while, neither of us spoke nor moved, not even Ian who had been trying to climb down initially. It almost seemed like we all had been glued to place by some invisible force.I shook with fear too but tried not to show it because I knew that people like him thrive on other people’s fear.“Look who we have here..?” He snarled, rubbing the palms of his hands together. He had this look on his face that seemed both scary and irritating at the same time, and as much as I feared him, I also wanted to smack his head until it snapped.“Her Royal highness…” He answered himself. I wasn’t sure If it was just my thoughts, but I couldn’t help but feel like he was making a mockery of me; I ignored him.From my peripheral vision, I could notice Ian picking up a splinter of wood on the forest floor but I gestured to him to drop it because I knew it wouldn’t end well for us, we were outnumbered!“Aren’t you Audrey?” He asked suddenly but I wasn’t sur
Kaden POV:“What’s your take in this issue, Alpha?” An elder asked me but I could only shake my head because the only thing I could think about at the moment was Audrey.My butt cheeks felt like it had suddenly been placed atop a hot plate, making it difficult for me to sit still. I couldn’t say exactly why I felt this way but I couldn’t help but think that it could be because Audrey was in trouble.That should explain why my heart pounded against my ribcage frantically for no reason at all. That should also explain this restlessness I am feeling right now.“Alpha?”“I am going to summon a meeting with the doctor, my beta and a few other prominent people of this pack and when we’re done, I’ll let you all know what the outcome of that meeting is.” I muttered mechanically and smiled inwardly when no one refuted my suggestion.“Why can it not be held here and now?” Someone said, and I didn’t need to look to know that it was no other person but Erik; I ignored him.The elders resumed thei
Kaden's POV:My body shook uncontrollably with a feeling I couldn’t quite explain. Fear, that was all I could feel. It traveled down my spine and made my body vibrate until I couldn’t feel my legs.For a moment, I almost thought I’d died but then the only thing that reminded me that I was still alive was that my heart was beating really fast. With shaky legs, I walked down to where my bodyguard was. His face was without any emotion and I signaled to him that we should continue moving… at least, he should show me the reason he had screamed.We walked towards the body in silence and then my legs stumbled on something very hard. It felt like a rock. "Stop," I commanded my bodyguard and we both stopped. I pointed to the hard substance under my feet. He looked at me, waiting for a signal to check what was that."What are you waiting for?" I asked him and he searched the place where my feet were once resting. To my surprise, it was only a piece of an old antique that has been embedded on
Audrey's POV:I was still bound in place with thick rubbery ropes; and my eyes stung when the blindfold was forcefully pulled off my face, making me gasp slightly from the pain. It almost felt as if my eyes were about to pull off with it. I frowned.I squinted into the overly bright room and nearly cried as a splitting headache wracked my head until my eyes began to hurt severely. While I tried getting myself together, I discovered that the place didn’t look familiar but had this familiar aura about it that I couldn’t quite place. I held onto the ground and tried observing the place. The headache persisted and I felt it was because I had been blindfolded for so long that my eyes had already adjusted to the darkness. No one was there and I wondered where the person who removed the blindfold had gone. I didn't want to bother myself about things like this.All I knew was that I have been here for some time and that I needed to leave... and fast. I still didn’t know why I wa
Audrey’s POV:My heartbeat accelerated as I looked into his deep dark eyes, those eyes I’d loved during the times of my gullibility. I couldn't stop myself from trembling slightly at the sight of him, not from fear but from something else entirely. I also couldn't control my hand which was shaking vehemently, but then my face was passive... emotionless.The monster who was standing in front of me was more deadly than anyone I have met; he was the type capable of drawing you close just to kill you when you least expect.I would call him a beast. One who would shred another into pieces in the blink of an eye. I stared at my feet. I couldn't look at him, not even for a second.He reached out for my hand and goose bumps appeared all over my body. I flinched at his cold touch. His fingers were still the same. Nothing changed about him.My fearful self looked up and my eyes rested on his face. I was expecting to see the hatred that burned in them. That hatred which was always there... eve
Kaden’s POV:I was worried to death. My mind couldn't stop wandering around the place. What the hell was happening? Maybe this level of worry would be the death of me. Due to the worry and my sudden inability to stay at a place for a minute, I stood up from where I was and went to stand close to lan's bed in the hospital. I stood patiently, waiting for him to wake up.He was putting on an oxygen mask to support his breathing but I could notice the steady rise and fall of his chest. "He has been poisoned," the doctor said as he came inside the ward. I didn't notice that the door opened because I was lost in my private thoughts. "Poisoned?" I blurted out and the doctor scribbled something on a piece of paper. I didn't bother to know what he wrote. He didn't show me either. Maybe it was something exclusive to him."Yes, from the tests carried out on him, it’s been deduced that he was poisoned… with wolfsbane, probably forced down his throat and after he was poisoned, he was throw
Audrey's POVMy eyelids snapped open and my heart began to race when I discovered that I was in a strange room and on a strange bed. The bed was so soft that I almost wanted to succumb to the lushness that came with it. I sighed as the memories of last night flashed through my mind. I could remember how Jacob's soldiers had captured me and brought me here and now I am sure that Kaden would be dead worried about me right now and would probably be in search of me. I could imagine the rage he would be feeling right now and prayed that he gets to find me quicker than Jacob decides to use me for one of his sick jokes; Someone would definitely lose his head in a blood battle."This is surprising," I muttered, staring at my free hands. I had totally thought that my hands were tied or cuffed…or something like the captured prisoner that I was but instead, they left my hands free; even my legs were untied."It seems my captors are foolish" I muttered to myself, hoping that no one would hea
Kaden's POVIt's quite appealing, listening to the news of Audrey's sudden disappearance."Where do you think she'll be?"I inquired, staring at Alder who was seemingly just as angry as I was. I was seated in my office, but I couldn't bring myself to find comfort in the chair. I was tense at this point. “She probably went on a vacation?” Adler said jokingly, in a bid to lighten my mood but it only seemed to rile me up even more."Are you seriously spilling those words out of your mouth? Does this look like a joke to you?… does it?? The fact that Audrey is missing and Ian is hospitalized doesn’t make you worried in any way?” I snapped at him, he knew I was serious but the look on his face told me that he would persist with riling me up. "Well it's just my opinion. I warned you about your attitude towards her, but you always said I was wrong, things were so complicated. Well it's more complicated than you can explain." Adler retorted, stepping backwards away from me. He knew me just l