Unknown third person POV   "Their so called Imperial Ball is approaching. Their pack is hosting it. The Alpha has upped the security. It is becoming difficult to make more attacks," the cloaked figure commented.   His companion nodded. "Yes. I have found a way around it and instructed your minions accordingly. Another attack will come soon. We will make big our move soon."    The cloaked figure tapped his foot impatiently. "Okay but all this planning, plotting and waiting is making me anxious. Let's just end them all already."    His companion looked at him sharply. "No! You know that we must wait. And we have waited so long already, what's a little more?"    The cloaked figure rolled his eyes. "That's what you keep telling me. If it were up to me, I'd attack them all and rip them apart until they told me his location and that would be it." &

 Chris' POV I cursed myself silently for having forgotten to sign the documents as I quickly made my way back to our room so I could finally hold Ivy close to me now that I'd signed and sent the documents. It was when I neared the door that I heard a loud thud. Instantly knowing that Ivy was in trouble, I slammed the doors open. What I saw in there nearly made my heart stop. A large man decked out in all black was holding an unconscious Ivy upright by the neck. My eyes zeroed in on the needle sticking out from her neck. Fuck, no. Not her. Anyone but her. I saw nothing but red as I made my way into the room and to the man holding her. Without thinking or asking for an explanation, I twisted his neck before ripping his head clean off his shoulders and throwing it into the fireplace where a small fire was crackling. As the rest of his body began to fall, Ivy slid to the

Chris' POV I struggled to control myself as Ivy went into respiratory arrest. The doctors intubated her and injected various different drugs into her system to stabilize her. I felt helpless as I watched them work until the beeping of the machines quietened down. I hated seeing my mate lying on the bed like that.  "Alpha?" Dr Winfield came up to me, making my gaze flicker away from my Ivy. "Yes?" "I would request you to not indulge in any stressful conversations with the Luna for some time. She is in a fragile state and anything drastic will affect her adversely." I clenched my fists. "She was not being able to perform her magic which aggravated her and then this happened," I snapped at him. The doctor blinked at me. "Oh." I sighed, rubbing a hand over my face tiredly. I nodded towards Ivy. "When will she be up?"  

 Chris' POV It was early in the evening as I made my way towards the training grounds with Ivy by my side. I had planned to punish the two little shits in front of the whole pack. I'd sent a link throughout the entire pack in the morning itself asking them all to come to the training grounds at five in the evening. I only assembled the entire pack when it was a matter of prime importance so they knew that whatever was going to go down today evening was something serious.  And that was exactly the kind of message that I wanted to send to everyone. That it was serious. That anyone who tried to hurt my mate wouldn't be spared.  I had tried to make my people believe that Ivy was with us, on our side by conducting the Luna ceremony earlier than I would've liked. I had thought that they would all have to respect her as the Luna. But that clearly hadn't happened. Some, if not all, of my pack members thoug

Chris' POV I swore seven ways to hell as Ivy froze on top of me at the sound of the knock on the door before getting off of me completely.  Fucking hell. Whoever was on the other side of the door was going to be so dead.  I ran a hand through my hair in frustration before fixing my clothes a little and sliding off the bed.  I wretched open the gate, ready to give a piece of my mind to whoever it was who had disturbed us. But I froze midway when I saw that it was Martha with a maid by her side. The maid held a food cart with her. Martha smiled at me. "Given the day you've both had, I thought dinner in bed would be good. Besides, Ivy needs to rest, she had looked about ready to fall back in the hall downstairs." Instantly, I frowned, looking at my mate over my shoulder. She hadn't seemed all that tired to me, at least not giv