“What did you say happened to Xavier Damon again?” Ghost asked, his eyes fixed on his daughter, Rhea. As smart as she was, she couldn’t figure out why he asked. Rhea did not suspect that her father knew what had transpired back then. She knew very well that Mork was on her side and the rest of the Lycans had sworn their fealties to her first. She was as dangerous as her father was and as such, they could not even dare to think about double crossing her to tell her father. If they dared it, the worst her father would do would he to punish her for a week and when she was back to her position, she would be able to get back at the people that told on her. That was the major reason Rhea was confident that her father did not know what had happened, but with the way he kept asking about how Xavier escaped, she was sure that he was suspecting foul play.“Xavier Damon fights better than most of us think, father,” Rhea said. “He ambushed us at the East when we were fighting against the Mountain

Rhea Damon woke up with a splitting headache, and in an unfamiliar location. The whole place smelled like urine and she could easily have puked out her dinner, except that she wasn’t sure she had any. Her head was throbbing and her stomach was rumbling. She stood up from the cold wet floor and spun around quickly, assessing the place she was in. She sighed at the realization of where she was. She was in the last cell of the dungeons, the exact cell her father, Ghost had kept her mother for a few years before she died. Rhea had very vague memories of her mother, Elena but she remembered that her mother was a good person. Elena never told her categorically to fight for someone or against. She always encouraged her to do what was right and be at peace with herself and all her life, Rhea had struggled with the littlest of decisions. Schooling with humans was tough for her and a few times she blew her cover and then daddy had to come and clean up the mess which involved taking out everyone

Few minutes into her stay there, Rhea realized that it was her father, Ghost that had locked her up. The thought of it made her sick to the bones. Her own father locking her up in a dungeon just because she let her cousin go free. She wondered if her father had killed the poor Layla already. She had promised Xavier of the girl’s safety knowing fully well that it was not guaranteed and from the look of things, she was not going to be able to fulfil her promise. Rhea heard a sound just outside the cell and she stood up and looked to see who it was. She was surprised to see that it was Mork, the commander of her father’s army and one of her closest confidante and she smiled immediately, thinking that he was there to set her free.“How come it took you so long to get here?” Rhea frowned staring at his face through the aid of the candle light. Mork frowned as he stepped into the cell and he closed the door behind him. “Food for the night, my princess,” he said as he stepped in. He brought

As Mork walked away from their camp, Xavier knew immediately that things were about to go South for all of them. He had no idea who Mork was referring to when he talked about Steve but he knew that it was not a good thing. Mork had an evil plan and that included him betraying his own princess, Rhea Damon. Xavier was torn between risking his life and the lives of his soldiers to help Layla and Rhea or staying behind and risking losing both of them. Not like he cared very much about Rhea. It was Layla he was concerned about and even though she had told him not to bother himself should anything happen to her, he couldn’t stand the thought of it, or the sight. He had failed her the first time Ghost came. He couldn’t afford to fail her again. Xavier however decided that he was not going to force any of his warriors to ride beside him to the battle. He was not going to force them to fight his battles for him. He was going to do what was right and he was going to do it all by himself. He pre

They finally got out of the dungeons without being spotted by anyone and Rhea quickly disengaged her from his. Xavier frowned at the urgency in which she used to disconnect from him but he didn’t make a comment about it. He was going to allow her do what she wanted.“What is it you wanted to tell me?” Rhea asked, her eyes fixed on him. “Don’t lie to me, Xavier.”“I won’t,” Xavier replied. “I promise.” Rhea nodded and waited for him to speak again and he heaved a deep sigh like what he wanted to say was so heavy in his chest that he couldn’t believe he was going to say it out.“Mork has abandoned you in this battle,” Xavier said finally. He looked into her eyes as he said it and he expected the surprised look on her face. He knew that it was going to be so difficult for her to accept it but that didn’t change the fact that it was the truth and the earlier she realized it, the better it was for her.“What do you mean by that?” Rhea said quietly. Xavier noticed that she was no longer rai