Claire's POV The hand I had on the button I was trying to loosen up collapsed and fell to my sides. I turned to look at Luna Lisa and saw the sadness on her face."Something is wrong with Nathaniel." She repeated.I was dumbfounded and didn't even know what to say as a reply to her words. I couldn't help but wonder what she saw that made her say such a word to me. And if she knew that something was going on with her son, why did she support him last night when the issue between him and Alex happened?"I'm scared." The woman said to me, shaking slightly as she said those words. "So, I need someone to talk to." Her eyes were pleading at me to please understand her plight.I bit my lower lip, realizing that she must have caught on to something despite Alex not wanting her to find out about the man Nathaniel had turned into. Speaking of which, wouldn't it be better to get Alex to be a part of this discussion? If there was any explaining to d

Claire's POV I woke up to the sound of Alex's voice, urgent and insistent. "Claire, wake up." He said. I opened my eyes and saw him placing a finger on his mouth. "You have to be quiet." He added.My heart raced as I sat up in bed, trying to make sense of what was happening. Alex ushered me out of the room and down the hallway, toward a room that I knew was called the panic room. It was where people were safeguarded during a war to help protect their lives. When we got there, Alex opened the door and we both got in. I saw that Luna Lisa was already inside, asleep."What's going on?" I asked, my voice trembling. Alex dripped a finger on his lips again, signaling for me to hush. I looked around and saw that everywhere was peaceful, so there was really nothing to get me scared. Still, my mind wasn't at peace. If something awful wasn't happening, Alex wouldn't be acting in this kind of way at all. His action was only making my heart pound over and over in my chest."Is something the matt

Scott's POV There was nothing more pissing than knowing that the one person you imagined to be incompetent was one who was very wise. How else was I supposed to account for the man comprehending that the wolfsbane was enough to keep my power as a demon in shock? If I was the one alone, the thing would not have worked on me, but I was borrowing the body of a man who was a werewolf. I was automatically bound to some of his limitations, even if it was only monetarily.It was in that moment of weakness that I had gotten captured and thrown into this godforsaken prison. My eyes cut across to the other cells and the idiots who called themselves the Elders that were in support of crowning me the Alpha. The bunch of idiots had allowed themselves to be cornered by Alex. Some of them had died during the battle, while those who surrendered had been bundled into the cell like I was."What was the essence of keeping you all alive?" I hissed at them. I could see the fear in their eyes as I said th

Scott's POV If furious were to be defined as a person, that would be me right now. I couldn't believe that all my plans, all my revenge, all of it had fallen through all because of that Alex. Damn! But it was my fault for underestimating him. But then again, he just succeeded in adding himself and his family to the list of people I must do away with in my act of revenge.But still, how could a careful plan like that just go to waste?"It was all because of the incompetent body I took control over!" I hissed into the air as I walked aimlessly about, trying to decide what to do now that my plan had fallen through. I needed a new plan, but it was hard coming up with one. If I was going to return for my revenge, then I needed people who would fight the battle for me, not people like those useless Elders. I needed people who were already used to war. People like..."Evie!" I brightened up as I remembered that I still had one more card up my sleeve. The card was such that if I played it

ALEXAKIS It had been long and tiring days for everyone at the mansion. From trying to make sure that Luna Lisa survived the poison that was slowly eating her up, to making sure that there were no other bad eggs around the pack, to making sure that Nathaniel didn't try anything funny, and finally to making sure that everyone at the pack was reassured of their safety."You've worked very hard all this time," Claire said to me, giving me a peck on the cheek."But I still feel like something is going to happen," I told her in a worried tone.She held my hand and squeezed it to reassure me. "Don't be negative, baby.""I'm not being negative. It's just—" My phone rang, cutting me off. I turned on the screen and was surprised when I saw that it was Angelo that was on the line. "Angelo," I said simply after I picked up the call."Come to the den. We need to have a word." The man said without preamble. Then, he hung up before I could get any word out.The force that something was still not ri