Freda's POV The event was far from over. At every turn, I wanted to disappear but Alfred always had a way to stop me every time. I drowned my tears with a glass of wine, at each turn I was far from getting high. I just kept drinking more, to maybe forget what was about to happen. I might not know why I was feeling this way, but I had a bad feeling about the dinner that was occurring right now. The most prominent people at the event, gathered around the table as they both chatted with their partner. Noah was sitting at the side of the table close to Alfred. He brought a date, it was weird at first because it seemed that he was alone. It was Noah and he always had his ways. I avoided his gaze but it seemed he was always taking glances at me. I knew better than to indulge him. His answers had a way to rike me up with all of his antics. I just wanted the day to be over. "Are you okay?" I felt Alfred's breath, in my ear as he whispered. I snapped out of my thoughts immediately. "Hmm,

Noah's POV The sun was setting at its peak. I could think of one that would get me excited as hearing the screams of those who were about to do. It was hunting. One way, I just could think of all my plans being in motion. I thought of everything that has brought me to this moment. It was time and patience that brought me this far. The loss I have had to endure could only get worse, I just had to turn the tables around. I heard the footsteps of my closest guard, ever since my beta was rolled gruesomely by one and only Alfred Strox, everything has been messy. He knew how I handled everyone who worked for me. Some would want to turn on me because of how I am and how I have handled things over the years. "Alpha you sent for me?" "Yeah, how is Claire?" "She is doing good. She is doing better than last time. Her recovery has been hard these past few months." "Yeah, I know that," I replied as I was done with my dinner. "Cancel all my appointments today, I have to go hunting..let m

Claire's POVDarkness swallowed my sight, not even a streak of light to save me right now. This place felt familiar, all the darkness I had to cope with when Noah kept me hostage. He let his guards do his dirty work after I almost died here. Now, with all that was going on, I just had to get out somehow.Fear enveloped me at times without a number and I should know better than to escape from. Each room Noah kept me in then was a maze, the more you try to escape the more you stay trapped. It was like I was moving in circles and I don't need to be told that it was all futile. This was one of his new tricks, I wasn't familiar with it. Noah keeps you until you become an empty vessel and he has no use for empty vessels. Somehow there was something about me that he couldn't let go of. Although we've not had a conversation about Alfred, he must have figured out just how close we both were. Noah was that corny, you could be feasting with him this minute and the next he was plotting your d

Alfred's POV Freda has been trying to rejuvenate herself and she has been conscious between sleeps. She took herself for a wall with Vanna but almost collapsed halfway. Vanna had her back into the mansion stopping the lesson for the day. She has been asleep and there was this peace that went with her. I didn't understand the constant need to harness all this magic in due time. From what Claire has said, Noah was coming for me. I couldn't help but think about it all night and needed relief to soothe the uneasiness that was grueling my insides. I couldn't help it, neither could I control it. It wasn't something that I could easily shake off and shrug on the coat of indifference or strength like everything is fine. With all of this happening, I don't want to have to do something or make a very difficult decision about someone I hold dear to my heart. I would not take it this time, Kale was missing, and had used almost all resources to find him. Phil has not been reachable even Van

Alfred's POV We held each other close for the better part of the day. Freda had injured herself not once or twice because of harnessing her powers. I hated seeing her hitting herself because she was trying to prove that she could live up to her family's legacy. The doctor claimed that she could go home and there wasn't any reason to keep her here. That was okay with me, her healing abilities were slow and it wasn't a good time to master. I was able to see that beautiful smile again, the lovely goofy attitude. It was certain that she was warming up to be a pain in my neck as usual there wasn't much we were able to say to each other. Our silence held so many words that our hearts were meaning to say. There wasn't much to know about each other because we'd given out union all the parts of ourselves. It was something that came naturally to us. At least right now I am aware that she has given it all from her end, just as I have and there would not be anything holding us back. I love Fre