~~~ Hayden ~~~A sudden pang of anxiety strikes me, cold sweat is running down my spine. Liam is taking his sweet time to open his mouth and utter the damn words.My heartbeats are on overdrive in anticipation, I need to hear the fucking piece of intel he has, I need to know how news of that dire incident got all the way to the members of the Council. I know that they have eyes and ears everywhere, but I want my pack to be free of traitors. To a great degree, I thought there was no fucking traitor here, but I am proved wrong, or else I cannot explain how they found out. “Speak, Liam! How did the Council find out about Allaya’s incident?” Waves of impatience are coursing through my bones, I have a bad feeling about this, something is most definitely off, I can read it on his face.“I’ll tell you, but promise me that you won’t get mad, she didn’t intend anything bad.” He pleads,

~~~ Allaya ~~~More than one question is crossing my mind, there are so many things I need to latch onto, to assimilate, I stare at my friend not knowing from where to start. What is the thing that bugs me the most?“Why did you say Hayden and Arianna had an unbreakable bond?” I have uttered the words breathlessly, it goes without saying that my mouth listened to my foolish traitor heart, that right now is fighting to escape my ribcage.Amiera’s eyes pop wide open, that was obviously not what she had in mind. I'm surprised too that my first inquiry was about him, not related to all the sensational supernatural stuff.She cleared her throat before answering. “You sure you want to start with that?” She quirks a brow at me. “There’s more to tap into for you to be able to understand why I said what I said that night.”“I’m listening.”“So you must h

~~~ Hayden ~~~‘Do you plan to attack him in his human form? What a tough beast you are!’ I mock Maddox to tame him, and I sense how it’s working like a charm, his anger is slowly dissipating.‘Fine, you win!’ He grunts and I refrain from laughing. “So, what do you need to break to the others?” Landon pushes over, his face flushed in rage.My brows furrow. “I think you know very well what.”There is tension filling out the atmosphere, making the air hard to breathe.  Liam raises his hands in surrender. “Hey, we are all friends here, aren’t we?”But his words didn't stop the staring contest between me and my best friend. Or should I call it a glaring contest? If anything, I feel it has increased the hostility, our eyes are shooting daggers.“I think you should leave us.” I demand my beta. “We have to settle some stuff, just

~~~ Allaya ~~~I cry, and cry, I cannot stop the water falling from my eyes as I walk around aimlessly. My nose is runny, my hair is soaked in tears, why does it hurt so much?I’m confident I did the right thing, my determination is unshaken for it’s crucial to keep trouble away. To keep Hayden safe, to keep him alive.Not giving them the slightest opportunity to harm him was my purpose, but why can’t I convince my heart too?The suffering I inflicted on him will haunt me for the rest of my life, it would be easier if someone would rip the heart off my chest. I wish there was a way to switch off all these suffering.Oh God, I love him! I now realize how much I love this man, this mighty werewolf! Ruining the chance to be with him feels far worse than falling into the pit of hell, will this torture ever end?“I told you that was a bad idea! I feel like the bad guy here! I feel horrible, did you see the look on Hayden&r

~~~ Landon ~~~I’ve heard that Kai’s a fucking traitor, my father warned me against him, but a part of me refused to believe it.We grew up together.We used to skip training together.We had fun together.Everything was fine until his parents died. After that regretful event, I’ve seen him less and less.Rumors spread that he was doing some bad things, that he went outside the law, but I still had faith in him until that day my father told me he had been employed by the Council.That’s not even the worst part. The worst part is that he got the job by letting them know about Allaya’s presence at the Blood Ceremony.And now this, now he threatens us. I can’t spot an ounce of regret on him, he behaves like he’s possessed, brainwashed.Much to my horror, he shifted and his entire demeanor screams that he’s about to assault Allaya, not me, but her, the Council must have sent hi