Veronica's POV:I still feel awkward since last night after I kissed Lucas. I didn't know what force propelled me to kiss him but I did and to make matters worse, Beatrice saw it all happen.She didn't utter a single word as she escorted me back to my room. The silence felt uncomfortable so I decided to ask her for directions to Lucas' room. She pointed at the room down the hallway and I thanked her and bade her goodnight, after shutting my door.Strangely, I've not seen Beatrice again since last night's event and I couldn't help but wonder if she's okay."Good morning, my princess. What brings you here" Matilda said, standing straight with a cold, deadly stare in her eyes. She didn't genuflect or bow as others did. I just don't get why she doesn't like me."I'll be helping you with the pups from today onwards" I replied, acting unfazed by her disrespect."Huh? You?" She scoffed, stifling a burst of mocking laughter, "You're not even a werewolf so how'd you teach the pups how to shift

Malia's POV:"Tyler, Why'd you consider making such a rash decision? There's a wild creature killing the members of our pack in the woods and all you can think about is giving power to Veronica?" I retorted sharply. I could see the color draining off his face as he stared at me in awe."And since when did you start calling me by my name?" He fired back provocatively."I'm sorry, my King" I replied softly, as I turned to meet his piercing gaze. "Let's get some sleep and discuss this tomorrow, alright?" I rubbed his arm tenderly, giving a soothing effect to his tense muscle."Aiit, Goodnight." He replied, kissing my temple and pulling me closer in his arms. His bare skin grazed over mine, leaving those familiar tingling sensations in the pit of my stomach. The only difference was that the sensation I felt now wasn't one of pleasure but one of fear.Everything was going just fine but now that Veronica resurfaced, I'm on the verge of losing everything that I'd built over the years. Elimin

Lucas POV:I pulled up at the training ground and walked to where the four pack warriors were. They were engrossed in what they were examining but their attention was disrupted immediately after they saw me coming."What did you find?" I said, drawing closer to the four men. Jordan held a neon light over what looked like a scratch on a tree branch."We found this bracelet along the foot tracks of the monster," Karen said, holding out a silver-toned bracelet."Nah, c'mon this could belong to anybody" I scoffed. "It might even be Veronica's or anyone who came into the woods a few days ago" "Yeah, we thought the same as well but look" J'cole interrupted, pointing at a footprint behind the tree that Jordan has been examining intently.There were footprints but not huge ones like that of a monster. It looked like the feminine footprint of someone who was trying to hide at the back of the tree because the toes dug deeper into the soil than the rest of the feet.I was still confused and sca

Lucas's POV:My heart raced wildly in fear as the forensic analyst dropped the bombshell. It took two weeks to get the results from the bracelet because in the course of the last two weeks, three successive murder has occurred and all the evidence gotten from the crime scene does not match anyone's fingerprint. It was as if the mysterious creature does not exist or he/she is pretty good at covering their tracks.But now that a fingerprint has been tied to Matilda, I became apprehensive. I haven't spoken with Matilda since the pay incident that occurred in her house and damn, I missed her like crazy. I stood up and quickly whispered to my dad's ear, taking permission to leave the meeting. With a nod of his head, I turned around and walked out of the meeting arena, ignoring the stares from the pack members.I drove to the forensic laboratory with a grim expression on my face, my palm was sweaty as I gripped the steering firmly, and anxiety churned in my gut."What is the update," I asked

Veronica's POV:As I stepped out of the hospital feeling weak, I heard a loud gunshot which made me freeze in my tracks. I quickly ran to where my driver stood and settled in the backseat of the plush car. Fear rocked the pit of my stomach as we drove back to the palace."Beatrice!" I screamed at the intercom as I walked into my room. "Beatrice, I need you to come to my room ASAP," I ordered on the intercom but I got no reply. Why was she always absent when I desperately needed someone to talk to?I took a quick bath and slipped on my nightwear. I felt nervous as the pictures of Lucas' sick and injured state flashed in my memory. "I really hope he survives this," I thought as I reached for the door and began walking down the stairs.The entire palace was eerily quiet. Chloe was tending to Malia– who had an asthma attack, immediately after the pack meeting last night. I made my way to the fridge to get a can of coke. I sipped the drink as my thoughts wandered around the recent happe