June 26thJess’s point of viewMy father silently placed my bowl in front of me before striding to the other end of the table. His chair scraped back, and he took his seat at the head, directly facing me. My Mom sat beside him, her fork clutched in her hand.“You’re both overreacting,” I said.“Eat your food, Jessica,” Dad said, refusing to look at me.I picked up my fork and twirled the spaghetti, glancing up at my parents occasionally. None of us were eating, and I couldn’t take the silence.“Why are you acting like I’ve murdered someone?”Dad scoffed.“You’ve thrown away something as precious as life.”“Not in my opinion.”“Your opinion doesn’t matter. It’s what your mate will think when he learns Cato Loren defiled you.”I clenched my jaw, “I don’t exist for my mate.&r

June 27thElla’s point of viewWhen Leo came home from the base that evening, I was on the sofa watching Shrek with Cato’s head in my lap. I wasn’t watching the movie as I played with his hair and held him tightly, gazing at his beautiful face.“Taking it easy in your exclusion, huh Cato?” Leo asked.“I’ve had him doing housework all afternoon,” I said, “And I’m thinking you should take him to your meetings tomorrow.”Leo nodded. “Sounds good. I need to get you up to speed on the pack going-ons.”His eyes flickered to Leo before he nestled his head into my lap and grumbled.“And we need to talk later,” Leo continued, “About what’s happening in six months. We can’t keep avoiding it, kid.”He closed his eyes as his shoulders tensed, “What about it? I don’t want to be Alpha and that’s all t

June 28th Ella’s point of view The next morning we left Cato to sleep. Leo told me everything they spoke about last night, and we decided the poor kid needed a break. I, however, had the dreaded task of heading out to speak to Haden and Lia. Although last night was a breakthrough, I wasn’t willing to get ahead of ourselves and ending Cato’s rebellion was still my priority before someone gets seriously hurt or thrown in jail. “Good luck,” Leo said, kissing me as he stood at the door, “Are you ready?” I grimaced. Haden and I weren’t exactly best buds, but he liked me far more than Leo. As an ex-Alpha, Haden hated anyone having power over him. Leo could crush him and he resented that intensely. But I, a mere woman, couldn’t, and that satisfied Haden. “Ready to be disrespected and patronised because unlike every other member of this pack, Haden has no concept of respecting his Luna? Doesn’t he realise I could have him punished for even

June 29thCato’s point of viewI can’t say I’d missed high school in my three days of suspension. The strong musk of BO hung thick in the air as the bustle of a thousand students getting to class echoed down the hall. The squeak of sneakers, the slamming of lockers, the gossip. Even the blue, artificial hue of the strip of lights above me was irritating me today.After one last glance out the door at the beautiful forest surrounding the school, I pushed all temptation to turn around and headed through the crowds. Since we were in Stella territory, there were a lot of wolves in this school. They leapt out of my way and gave respectful nods. I hated that more than anything else in this school. I’d rather have to push my way through, rubbing against the kid that never showers and the horse girl just like everyone else.I reached my locker where I turned away from everyone, closed my eyes and rested my hand on the combi

June 30thLili’s point of viewIt was nearly 3 am, and I stood on the street a few yards from my friend’s house. Cato wasn’t here to pick me up yet, but I couldn’t take one more question from my friends crushing on Cato, Mathias and Silas, so I left. I wrapped my dressing gown tight around me and folded my arms, staring down the road, waiting for his car to appear.But of course, he was late.My friend lived on the edge of Manson town. Opposite her house was the edge of the forest, where the trees stood tall and gloomy, a dense layer of shrubbery below them.I tapped my foot impatiently. It was 3:07 am and Cato still wasn’t here. It was only four miles from Manson to home. I could run it easily.I glanced into the shadowy forest once more. It’s amazing the difference night can make. It was simply the absence of light, yet I shivered and recoiled away as I stared into the darkness. I couldn&rsquo