ADRIANA’S POVAfter Daciana left, I had nothing to do, I didn’t feel motivated to do anything with the thoughts running through my mind. I felt guilty for whatever she was going to do to her brother and I tried as much as I could to mindlink her. Xander spoke with me through mindlink last night so I thought I would manage, but again I failed.I felt like the failure my father always says, never getting anything right in my life. I felt too weak to even eat and get dressed so I just ended up going back to bed. I didn’t sleep, I didn’t think I would have been able to sleep either way.As a sort of punishment to myself, purely because I felt like I deserved it, I laid on my back which hurt like hell. But I felt a sliver of satisfaction, like I was finally getting something I deserve.I laid there for what felt like hours, Candace didn’t come back which I was glad for. Being nice or even pretending to was something I didn’t have the energy to do.I was starting to like being away from peo

ADRIANA’S POVThe hallway was deathly silent, it almost felt like the house was deserted because I didn’t see anyone even after I got to the first floor. I regretted not using the elevator and taking the stairs, I also regretted not wearing shoes but I didn’t want to be in that woman’s presence any longer. Just one glance at her unsettled me, I didn’t know what would have happened if I’d stayed onger.I stopped outside when I reached the ground floor, having no idea where to go from there. I looked to my left, then right, then left again before sighing and taking the right. I keep walking through a seemingly never ending hallway until I stopped at a door that I heard voices in, I tried to sniff to get a whiff of their scent but all I managed to locate was a lot of old furniture. I couldn’t fully rely on my sense of smell, I knew that one. Yes, it was good, but that didn’t make it good enough.I considered opening the door to check who was inside but I decided against it. I was dumb to

ALPHA XANDER’S POVIf I didn’t have a modicum of respect for Adriana’s father, my fist would have met his face hours ago. He has been upsetting me steadily since he got here, and I didn’t even sit with him for more than thirty minutes. I knew he was on his way, after I’d called for him I knew he would come soon if he was smart. Then I went to tell her, knowing she would appreciate it. She hasn’t spoken to any of them since she came here. I didn’t know how other families were seeing as mine were fucked up, but I thought she would be excited to see someone from her family.The reaction I got after she entered was something I didn’t expect. I’m not going to mention it now, seeing as we weren’t exactly the best of friends so I doubted she would appreciate it. Her fear was potent in the room, she didn’t even try to hide it. That angered me more than her father ever could. She should not be scared of him, I owned that! If she is to fear anyone in this world, then it should be me, not her we

ADRIANA’S POV“You want to learn how to fight?” Daciana brows were drawn together, the confusion clearly written on her face.“Yes,” I nodded with all seriousness. Being unable to defend myself was my biggest ick right now. I thought through it during breakfast, if I wanted to last more than two days out in the world, then I needed to know I could defend myself. I couldn’t even escape Xander’s pack in my current state. It was something that was a little hard for me to accept, but I chose to be truthful and help myself rather than being an oblivious fool.“Have you ever trained before?” Daciana sat up, her eyes taking me in with a different type of scrutiny. Gone was the mother checking for injuries on her child and in her place was a general, checking to see how ready her army was. She nodded after a few seconds, her bottom lips disappearing into her mouth. A thoughtful look crossing her features. “We would first have to get you in shape.” She started with.I looked down at my arms an

ADRIANA’S POVA loud thud had daciana and I jumping to our feet. Her golden eyes roved around the open garden, her stance defensive. She sniffed the air while I frantically looked around, another thud sounded just above us and she cursed. Her eyes glazed over, how it usually did when she was mindlinking. She must not have gotten what she was looking for because she rushed to my side and swept me up.“Fuck,” she cursed and with me hanging limply on her side, started running back toward the house.My eyes were wide with fear, I was confused not knowing what was going on but that didn’t stop the fear from taking over my body. She ran up to the stairs, like she was walking on smooth ground. My added weight did not bother her in the least as she sprinted up. She reaches the landing a lot sooner than I would have been able to alone.She pretty much throws me on the bed, her whole demeanor shaken and worried.“Stay here and don’t open the door unless you hear me or Xander.” She commands, the