KLAUS' POV   I slip my aviators on as I step out of the car. It didn't belong to me, so I had to fly from West Virginia to Tennessee. Driving would have taken up a whole lot of time and slowed me down, but I would have preferred to drive one of my sports cars. The handling was way better than whatever the thing I drove up this mountain was called. One of the councilmen's men approached me while I surveyed the scene of cars parked along the mountain road. The cliff where the car was said to have driven up was barricaded. What a mess Jonas had made. The man bowed as he stopped in front of me. The letter B. I smooth down the shoulder of my blazer, not willing to look at him. Has Prime Alpha been here? "Yes, Beta. But he left with Mr. Brandon less than

Kayden's POV The moaning from the couple grew louder. My outburst wasn't enough to distract them. Needing another drink, I headed out of the hallway, leaving them to continue their business without any further disturbance.The scene on the dance floor had totally changed. The music had stopped playing, and the bodies on the dance floor had parted into groups of two to leave Brandon and another large man alone in the center, invading each other's personal space, clashing heads and trying to intimidate the other person. Both their hands were balled into fists.I made my way towards them and tried to intervene. "What's going on here?"The man, who was both taller and larger than Brandon and I, which was no mean

Kayden's POV I settled down under the covers of another bed in another hotel after another long day and closed my eyes, trying to catch some sleep. My phone rings and I force my eyes open. A soft white glow lights up the area surrounding my phone on the nightstand. Brandon groaned, and I heard his bed squeak. Using the light emanating from the phone, I can take him out by placing a pillow above his head, trying to block out the ring tone of my phone. I grabbed my phone off the nightstand and looked at the caller ID, Tiffany. I wondered why she was calling me at such an odd hour. I slide my phone over the screen and press the phone to my ear. 

Lisa's POV Jonas had been driving for nearly twelve hours non-stop. I had no idea where we were now. I tried to recall from the signboard we had passed thirty minutes ago. Nevada, was it? We kept passing through states in a blur, and soon we would be out of states to drive through. What would be next then? Fleeing the country and seeking refuge elsewhere? I doubted if we could make it out of the country without more travel. The might outside mirrored my feelings. cold, empty, and depressed.I suggested to Jonas that we disguise ourselves in some way to draw less attention, but he rebuffed the idea. We were not being chased by rebels or unfamiliar people; the Council would still recognize us no matter what we did, he said. He used how Klaus found us as an example. He said I needed to close my mouth and let him think. I was tired of it all. I was tired of him saying I was stupid and weak.Klaus's words to Jonas kept on replaying in m

Kayden's POV Morrison handed the key over to me."Thank you for coming out here. You don't know how much I appreciate this."He bowed. "I do as my Prime Alpha wishes."I squinted my eyes as I observed the old council house. Wyoming was a beautiful place, but the estate here has grown too small to occupy our growing numbers. I unlocked the gate and Brandon and Morrison passed me, entering inside. Before Stefan could make his way past the gate, I grabbed his arm and pulled him back to face me."Yes, Prime Alpha?" He looked at me warily.I punched him square in the jaw, his neck turning sharply to the right from the impact. "That's for speaking so ill of Lisa. Next time you decide to go on a drunken adventure in the maze, make sure to stay off your phone."He didn't grab his face out of pride, but I could see him resisting the urge to rub his jaw. His cheek turned red as he glared at me. Fo