Around seven at night, everybody was at our house, ready to discuss how things would go regarding the whole Charlene situation. The idea of revenge conquered my mind and I wasn't going to be satisfied until I took revenge.“So legally or illegally?” I wondered, looking at all of them.“I wasn't aware that an illegal approach is a possibility,” Rowena commented.“Why would we resort to the illegal option when we have what we need to approach the whole matter legally,” Keith wondered.“What do you have?” I asked, trying to be calm.“The rogue in our dungeons had his phone. When we opened it, we found a recording. He recorded the deal with your sister,” Jorah recounted what happened.“Stop calling her my sister,” I snapped. “She's not my sister and they aren't my family!”“Sorry.” Jorah raised his hand in surrender. “He recorded t

“Ayla, please, make them stop! She’s going to die,” Oriana sobbed as she went onto her knees before me, keeping a hold on my hands. No, I didn't want my sister to kneel before me. Oriana wasn't responsible for Charlene's mistakes. “Stand up,” I quietly said, pulling her up. She ended up crying in my arms and I didn't find it in my heart to push her away.  Not when she was this vulnerable. “We’re sorry, but stop!” she cried, tightening her grip around me as her body trembled. “Stop!” I found myself shouting, causing the warrior who was whipping Charlene to halt. I walked towards ‘my sister’ who was chained to the pole, and when I looked towards Oriana, I nodded at her, allowing her to approach Charlene. Nobody from Crimson was allowed to approach her without permission from the Alpha or Luna of Silver Moon. “You're going to let me treat her wounds, right?” Oriana sniffed as she lifted Charlene’s head a little. “Please,” she whimpered. I only nodde

“I understand all of this, but you said it. It has been around a month and he has been doing everything to earn your forgiveness. He has gone above and beyond. When he contacted me to invite me to spend a few days at your pack, he said that I was welcome to bring anyone I wanted with me just so I could come over,” Loana told me as we sat down at a table after getting our coffee. “He even promised my mate that he'd personally take care of me when he learned that I was going to come alone and how worried my mate was that I would be travelling alone.” Her words were an extra affirmation to the fact that I was already sure of. I knew that Xander was loving and caring. I didn’t need anybody to tell me that he loved me, because I was certain that he did. “I’m scared of forgiving him. It feels like each time I do that, he ends up hurting me again,” I spoke, stirring my straw in my iced coffee. “He doesn’t do it intentionally though and it’s like he regrets his actions almos

“Okay, I really don't understand where you're taking me,” I told him as I took the bottle of juice out of the plastic bag. “You know, I'm kind of your mate. You don't need to worry about me killing you.” He chuckled. I removed the cap and gave it to him. “I know!” I exclaimed, laughing a little. “I just want to know where we're going.” “You'll find out in two hours or less,” he told me. “Fine.” I playfully rolled my eyes. Loana left a couple of days ago and yesterday, after returning from the airport, Xander surprised me and told me I needed to pack. I thought we would be going on a business trip, but it turned out to be a four-day getaway. Being the usual pain in the ass he was, he refused to tell me where he'd be taking me and no matter how many times or what I did to bribe him, he didn't give in. To give him some credit, he did tell me that we wouldn't be leaving the states. I reached for the AUX and connected it with my phone, deciding to

She betrayed me. I was an idiot for trusting her. I thought there was a chance for us to be actual sisters, but I was wrong. She was a Crimson. Their venomous blood ran through her veins. Giving her a second chance cost me my freedom, but I was sure that he was coming for me. The whole pack would come for me.“Ayla, you have to believe me. I swear I knew nothing about this.” Crocodile tears rushed down Oriana’s face as she stood behind the bars separating us.“There’s no need to carry on with your act, Oriana. I fell for your words and here I am in the dungeons, but I can assure you that they will come for me. Silver Moon will rattle your temporary peace,” I spat, doing my best to ignore the burning sensation of the silver manacles against my bare wrists.“I didn’t know! I swear on my daughter’s life. I never wanted to hurt you,” she whimpered, but I ignored every word that escaped her lips. “It w