Trevor POV The sun was beginning to rise as we made our way back to the house. The sun rays were peaking through the holes in the trees. A few pack guards escorted Rebecca closely. She would be speaking with me later on once I cleaned up and calmed down. If I spoke to her now, I'd slit her throat in a second. I was trying to wrap my head around the fact that one of my own pack members had tried to hurt or maybe even kill my mate. The snow crunched under my paws as the house appeared in the distance. I looked over at Stella who was walking next to me, her white fur covered in blood. Her restraint to not kill Rebecca was impressive. I would have her checked out by one of the pack doctors when we got back, just to make sure her and the babies were okay. She sustained a few injuries while we were out there but healed quickly, so I was hopeful that she would be just fine. She huffed as we neared the house, the hairs on the back of her neck standing up straight. She looked at me, and I r

The jail was on the other side of town from my house. Two guards and a sherrif were there, waiting for my arrival. I pulled the small sports car up into one of the parking spots and hopped out, lifting my heavy body out of the low riding car. I swung open the heavy duty door, walking in under the bright floruscent lights. The hallway was simple, green tiled walls, a few different photographs on the wall. I stepped into the Sherrifs office as him and two others were sitting at his desk, drinking coffee. He looked up when he heard my feet. "Alpha, sir. Good morning" He tipped his coffee cup towards me, and I nodded in return. "Where is she?" I was in no mood for small chat this morning. I wanted to get back home before Stella woke up. He nudged his head in the direction behind him, pointing towards the drunk tank windows. There she was, sitting against the wall, one wrist cuffed and hanging from the bar that was about two inches above her head. She looked up when she heard the She

Trevor POV I was driving over 100mph to get back to the house. It was late, and I was at one of the border checks for an issue with a few wolves trying to cross that weren't Bloodsuns and had no excuse as to why they were crossing. Right now, we weren't letting anybody in, and we weren't taking any chances. I had left Kyle at the house with Stella, knowing I could trust him with her. But when I heard him call out to her through the mindlink, I panicked. "Stella!" I called out to her through the mindlink. No response. She had killed a random man in our bedroom, apparently. A million different scenarios were running through my head. I shouldn't have left her, I thought. I whipped the large black SUV into the driveway, ramming through the gates before they were opened all the way. The tires skidded to a hault as I pulled up to the front of the house, jumping out without barely putting it into park. The front door was wide open. Foot prints led up to the house. No guards were around.

Stella POV I had wanted to keep the news of the arrangment a secret. I didn't feel like it was something that Trevor needed to know because I never thought it would come to light. Jasper was a nice enough guy. We went to high school together and hung out after with groups of mutual friends. He knew of the arrangement before I did though, and spilled the beans about it one night at a drunken bon fire. I was furious that my Father didn't even tell me about it. When I found out, I was 21. I knew that I had years to get out of it and didn't think too much of it. I figured once I was Alpha, I would get out of it and everything would be fine. But Jaspers Father had promised my Father a large sum of money for the marriage and mating of the two of us. They had gone through with the arrangement ceremony without Jasper or I present. If I was still part of the South pack, I would be forced to marry and mark him. The thought of not having Trevor made me sick to my stomach. Collin had left to ru

Stella POV I washed up my hands afterwards and started to cook some bacon and eggs in case anybody woke up hungry, but everybody slept in. About an hour had gone by since Trevor and I decided to mess around in the office. He had taken a shower and returned to the office to do some more work while I relaxed with a cup of coffee outside on the patio. It was still snowing, but the sunshine beams were hitting the snow and making it sparkle, which I always loved. I looked over my shoulder to see Collin and Silas in the kitchen with Coraline pouring herself a cup of coffee. Kyle had come out from the guest bedroom and was laying on the couch with his broken leg propped up. We would have to find him a mate soon. He wasn't healing quick enough and it was starting to worry all of us. Even the pack doctor suggested he mark a new mate. I knew that was easier said than done, but he seemed to not mind the idea of marking June. I decided I would go and talk to her later today. I hadn't seen her in