Dante's POV Maddox looked wary as he took a step toward me. I eyed him, wishing that he would notice for once that this was not the time to come anywhere close to me."Please calm down Alpha," he said softly. "Getting all worked up about this issue wo-"His words were cut off as I stretched out my arm towards him. He gasped and attempted to take a step backward, guessing my actions a second too late. Before he could, I gripped him by the neck. He gurgled. His hands gripped mine and pulled. I could see his muscles bunch with the strain of trying to free himself. The fact that he almost succeeded enraged me even further. I knew that my actions were irrational but I was past thinking straight at the moment. "Alpha," Maddox croaked. "Please, calm down. Let go of me and let's talk about this. Please, I know you are angry but anger won't solve anything.""You incompetent fool," I yelled. I dragged him to my desk chair and pushed him down. The chair sagged a bit "How the hell could you mi

Allison's POVI was so shocked that Madison and Darien knew each other that I could not move for some seconds. Madison approached Darien and stood in front of him. My mind reeled at what the implication of this could be. Madison seemed to intimately know a rogue from the pack that had killed my parents. She not only seemed to know him. I studied her expression, confused by what I saw. There was a sappy, lovestruck expression on her face. She actually seemed to be romantically attached to him. Judging by the look on his face, the feeling was mutual. "What-" I stopped, then spoke again. "How? Can someone please explain to me what the hell is going on here?"When neither of them responded, I angrily stepped forward and pulled them apart. Madison's hand moved as if reaching for Darien's before it fell limply at her side. I snapped my fingers in her face. That got her attention as she turned to me. "What are you doing here, Maddy?" Darien asked worriedly. "Don't you know that it's danger

Allison's POVDarien was saying something to Madison, but he was incoherent. I stared at Madison in shock. At that moment, I was petrified. It was as if time stood still. Everything had happened so fast and I was still trying to get the sequence of the events that had led up to this tragedy in my head. Each time I attempted to do so, my mind balked at it. Darien was screaming now, and in the throes of his agony, he shook Madison from side to side. The dagger which remained planted in her chest jiggled with every movement. I wanted to tell him to stop doing that because it was making the wound worse. But all that could come out of my parted lips was a croak. The men stood in a loose circle around us, knowing that they had us trapped. They still held their daggers ready in case any of us decided to make a move. The Alpha's huge body effectively blocked the exit. Darien looked like nothing would pull him away from Madison and I did not think I had it in me to fight anymore. Madison open

Allison's POVAria moved the dishes in the tray around and sighed. "Are you sure you don't want to eat? Even a little?"I made an impatient gesture and shifted in bed. "Take it away or leave it there." I shrugged. "It does not matter to me one way or the other."Aria sighed again and looked pointedly at the clock. I followed the direction of her gaze. It was some minutes past 3 p.m. and I had not had anything to eat since morning. Aria had come to my room at intervals with different kinds of dishes, trying to coax me into eating but I was having none of it. The thought of eating alone nauseated me. It had been two days since I had been rescued from the rogue pack at a terrible cost- Madison's life. It had been two days since she lay dead and cold in whatever place they were keeping her in. "Why should I eat anyway?" I said half to myself. "It's not like she can anymore."Aria's face tightened as she knew who I was referring to. I glanced at Aria who somehow reminded me of Madison.

Dante's POV The room was dimly lit and the only light came from a solitary light bulb placed strategically in the middle of the room. It had been turned on for my benefit only so that I could see what I was doing. The light shone directly on the prisoner and a little section of the room. It was designed to blind and discomfit him, while I was kept in the shadows. The Alpha rogue's vast body seemed to spread out all over the chair he sat in. Those flat snake eyes of his looked daggers at me. He showed no signs of breaking- yet. As an Alpha and the leader of a ruthless pack of villains who called themselves a pack, I was sure he had a lot of steel in him. But I would break him. I swore to myself by the goddess that I would. Eventually, I would turn that steel fiber in him into plastic and then to jelly. I had a lot of experience in that department and I was confident in my ability. We were in the Darkroom. It was more like a torture chamber which was rarely used and was kept locked