"Vincent"bI Muttered after a moment. "Is what Balthazar said true? It was my mother - my mother who instigated the massacre and the extinction of the Leykan people?"Vincent didn't answer me right away. He cut each meat sandwich in half and arranged them on a plate. Then he cleared the rest of the food on the counter and returned it to the refrigerator."Vincent."He took a deep breath and looked at me with his gray eyes. She combed her curly chestnut brown hair with one hand and sighed. "I can't blame your mother completely like Balthazar ... Your mother, she is a very ... ""Ambitious?" I continued as He looked doubtful. Vincent nodded curtly."Elizabeth was ambitious and revolutionary. She just got stuck and met the wrong people- Or too right? Depends on how you look at it," he said. He took the large bowl of salad in front of me and divided it into three small plates."Your father is the right person because he can make your mother's wish come true, both of them have the same big

The next day Alex didn't come to visit me, but he did call me in the morning. Of course I already knew the reason, but Vincent asked me to feign ignorance so Alex could focus on the issues with the current Silver Moon pack. So in short, right now me and Alex both pretended not to know.My day is still going on as usual withBalthazar. I'm still practicing controlling my power and breaking free from the shackles of Balthazar's power. It's just that my routine is now burdened with my worry for Alex.If only my seal hadn't been broken ... I could testify to clear Alex's name. But on second thought, none of this would have happened if my seal hadn't been broken. Whoever framed Alex must have been waiting for that night to kill Adler."Balthazar ... Can't you testify for Alex? You also saw Alex's wolf that night when I came here right?" I asked as we planted the edge of this wide lake with purple tulips after breakfast. I can't concentrate on doing my job, the peaceful life with Balthazar

Balthazar wasn't kidding when he said we'd be training seriously today. Even before breakfast he had dragged me to the backyard ... to plant his damn tulips.At first I wanted to protest because it's still six in the morning, but seeing his serious face that looked stubborn, I made up my mind. One by one I made holes in the ground."Do you know how I was able to seal your strength for tens of years?" he asked suddenly. I turned to him, but Balthazar was still busy planting."No, how is it?""The same way I paralyze you usually" he explained without looking at me. "Usually I just suppressed your body movements, but when I sealed you I compressed all of your strength into a small ball. The pressure of my power forced your Leykan power to gather in one spot. Because of that your body feels like a human's body.""That's why my power immediately exploded after my seal was broken?""Yes." He moved on to the next hole in the ground. I hastily shoveled dirt in the next hole. "You have to thin

(POV - Alex Brennan)I knew there was actually something Cara wanted to tell me. I can see it in his bluegreen eyes that look a little sad.Oh my God, It's so beautiful.Even when she's sad, Cara looks very pretty. His eyes looked brighter because they were hit by the orange light of this afternoon's sun. Her long eyelashes cast a shadow on her cheek. I could faintly see golden freckles on his nose that I had never seen before.Maybe it's because Cara has been spending more time outside the house lately, I heard that Balthazar forced her to do some gardening ...My gaze fell briefly to his lips that looked full and slightly reddened because he had just bitten them. After all this is over I will dedicate my whole life to kissing those lips. Then her face ... her jaw ... the curve of her neck that looked fragile and feminine ... then-My thoughts stop there.Being so close to Cara but just imagining her without touching her immediately felt like torture. Her big eyes were still looking a

This conversation with Balthazar tonight has been hanging over me so much that I can't concentrate on what Jake and Vincent are telling me. Jake snapped at me right away when I got to Pack's house, but I just listened in passing. After taking a shower I headed straight to my study to hear from Vincent on the next investigation into Edward Adler's death.Making Vincent a member of the Enforcer was one of the best decisions I've ever made."I can't believe you're daydreaming when I came to you and waited for you for two hours."Vincent's grunts distracted me from Balthazar. "What?" I asked, looking up at him.Vincent looked irritated but he just sighed when he met my gaze. Even Vincent was being sympathetic to me right now. I smiled weakly to myself. "Sorry, I'm a bit unfocused today" I said to the two of them.Jake looked at me with an understanding nod, while Vincent just rolled his eyes but he didn't reply me with his usual sarcastic answer."I was just explaining about Edward Adler'