All of them were thrown into prison, Stefano and his subordinates barely glancing at them. Silence filled the hall as all of them settled on the floor. The rebels who helped them huddled on one side of the room, and Brendon's and Tristan's men on the other. Tristan kept a close eye on his cousins, which was difficult to do since the guilt was weighing on him like a brick. Gavin is glaring at Tristan, while Jacob had a bewildered look on his face. Calvin was sleeping peacefully on Gavin's shoulder, the guards gave him some sedatives because he won't stop making a fuss as they were all getting transported. "I...I felt so guilty about what happened, what I put you through that night. So I planned to expose Stefano, his work in the mafia." Jacob broke the silence around them. Brendon looked up from his hands at the revelation, his brows furrowed. Tristan waited for Brendon to ask Jacob to explain, but he didn't say anything. Jacob continued, "But Stefano...he.. he found out and came to

"Good, you're awake." Veronica stood over Lynn, smirking down at her. She never liked the Beta much, so she had put her in a spell with a little bit of nightmare woven into it. It must have been real terrible since Lynn had fallen off the bed. "What--" Lynn croaked in her grogginess. Her eyes widened as she spotted Francesca's unconscious form. "Francesca? Oh my God." Lynn rushed to the Luna, checking her vitals. "She's not breathing. What happened?!" Veronica rolled her eyes, "I swear, you both are such extreme overreactors." she commented, but Lynn wasn't listening. The Beta ran to the door, and after failing to turn the knob, started pounding on it, "Help! Help us!" "They can't hear you. They're all knocked out." Veronica cackled. "You bitch! This is all your doing, isn't it? I knew it. We shouldn't have trusted you." Lynn shouted, running towards Veronica. But a flash of light blinded her momentarily and suddenly, she was suspended in the air, a coat of dark violet mist su

The first time they transported, they got to the wrong place, so they had to do it again. It was awful, like you're being ripped away from your body was exploding into a million pieces. This is not to mention the dust and soot that would cover you once you arrive at your destination. As if that wasn't enough. Veronica just realized that she was having trouble summoning her demons, too. Apparently, her powers were weaker when she visits an unfamiliar dimension. They had to come up with another plan. Francesca wasn't happy about it, as it would definitely drive Stefano over the edge. But they didn't have a choice. "Jeez. I swear to God, if you do it one more time," Lynn murmured to Veronica the second time they tried transporting again. "Francesca," Tristan said her name so softly, there was no way anyone could've heard him across the lawn, even with a werewolf's ears. Francesca's hand flew to her chest. That could only mean one thing, then. Their connection was still intact. Whatever

Tristan could not help but pace back and forth like a madman. Seconds after his mate disappeared with the monster, Veronica snapped them all inside the building where they were previously imprisoned. She said it was to recoup and talk about what to do next.But Tristan had only one thing on his mind. "You can't expect me to just sit here while my mate is trapped somewhere with that monster," he said. He could not help the growing concern in his gut. He had wanted to hold Francesca when she first appeared in front of him. But he sensed distance between them. It might be because of her transformation into Selene, or it might be something else. But Tristan wanted to clear it as much as possible. Not to mention that wherever Francesca was, Stefano was with her. And that scared Tristan more than anything. "She's not trapped. Selene can easily get them out of there. The moon must have some business with the Stefano. Francesca will be fine." Veronica saidFinally unable to hold himself back

It was three days after the war that Stefano started, and Francesca felt like everything yet nothing has changed. The Alphas, upon knowing what their origins were, have been humbled at the fact that they assisted a monster. But they were still distrustful of Tristan, who was still a half-breed in their eyes. Francesca guessed it didn't matter that becoming human was the ultimate goal that Stefano and his kind had originally intended to do. In the eyes of Kaya and the others, humans were worse than demons. As for Francesca and Tristan's relationship...well, it could be better. "Have you told him yet?" Veronica interrupted Francesca's thoughts. They were sitting in a coffee shop near Tristan's place, Veronica having waited for Francesca to get off work so they could talk. Lynn was immediately against Francesca meeting Veronica. The demon did turn Francesca into the moon without warning. But Francesca needed answers and she knew she could only get them from Veronica. It didn't mean she