Evie's POV Finally!After two weeks of the hunters deliberately amongst themselves what their answers should be and who it was that they should give their loyalties, they finally came up with an answer. Malkholm, who led the hunters, had called for a meeting that morning, involving every hunter that there was.Now, we were all sitting in the living room. My heart was beating fast in my chest as I didn't know what the answer would be from these people and if they were going to accept me as the leader or if they were going to completely disregard me. In that aspect, they had all kept their lips tight and refrained from saying anything to me. They all kept insisting that I would know what was to be my fate when they announced it at the meeting.I knew, without a doubt, that Malkholm was the one who asked them not to tell me anything. With the amount of secrecy that was going on with these people, I wouldn't be so shocked to hear that I was no longer even the heir to the leadership posit

Claire's POV "Claire! Claire!"I paused and turned around as I heard somebody call my name. When I saw that it was Luna Lisa, I backtracked and went over to meet her."Luna Lisa," I called when I got to where she was. With the determined posture that she aimed for, I knew that she was about to say something that I readily wouldn't agree to - something that she had been doing on a steady these past few days."I want to talk to you about something, Claire." She said to me. The way she was hesitating to say whatever she wanted to say was only succeeding in convincing me that I was going to be spellbound when she finally let it out. I gestured for her to go on. Still, she paused for close to a minute before she continued."Can you convince Alex to let us push forward with the coronation?" She let out when she gained her confidence. I sighed, seeing that I was right when I thought that whatever she wanted to say was something I would not readily agree with. What was it with her and rushi

Evie's POV Even days after that encounter with Scott happened, I couldn't believe that he nearly strangled me to death. If the pain in my neck weren't so persistent, giving me the harsh reminder, I would have thought that I definitely dreamt it. How else was I supposed to account for the madness the man displayed? What the hell did it even seem like both Nathaniel and Scott loved nothing more than to threaten my life?This time, I actually thought that it was the end for me. At the last minute, when I was already saying my last prayers, the man had stopped on his own, with no one pleading for him to let me go."Don't make me kill you." His warning still rang in my ears even when I was alone."Evie!" I jumped as the voice rang into my ears, slowly drowning that of Scott's. When I looked up, I saw my mother staring at me like I was a lost soul. Perhaps I was since my attention was not focused on my environment one tiny bit. I sighed in relief when I regained my composure. My relief w

Claire's POV I winced as soon as I got to the sitting room and realized my mistake. The maid had done nothing wrong and I shouldn't have taken my anger out on her. The person who frustrated me was Alex and he should have been the one I should yell at until all my anger was gone. I turned around to look for the maid and apologize to her for my uncalled-for behavior. However, the person I saw was Luna Lisa coming in my direction.There was no way for me to escape since our eyes met already. I grunted inwardly, sure that the woman was going to talk about me convincing her son to allow the coronation to push forward according to her plan."Luna Lisa," I began, wanting to tell her that I talked to Alex but he wouldn't hear any of it. She gestured with her hand that I didn't need to explain anything. That took me by surprise as I wondered what she was going to say or if she already anticipated my response and was going to get angry because I failed."I heard you and Alex arguing just now."

ALEXAKIS I raced to the border the moment the boy gave me the information. The border? Why exactly would she go to the border when she had no business around there? No matter how hard I thought about it, I couldn't find a suitable reason. The only thought that filled my head was getting to the woman and making sure that she was out of harm's way.I soon got to the place, already heaving and panting for breaths because of how I ran. I didn't bother to pause to regain my breath as I began my search for her immediately. I looked at the long line which separated our pack from that of the next pack, thinking that she might be anywhere along the line. However, the place was as clear as crystal water. There was no one who looked remotely like the person I was in search of. Heck, there was not a single soul in sight. I quickly mind-linked Kieran just as he taught me. I was happy when the connection clicked into place and I could hear his voice in my head, happy that I finally got the mind