ZARAI arrived at Ander's pack, my heart thumping loudly. He had come up with a plan; all I had to do was make less contact with people and no one would figure out that I was a werewolf.Yes, I looked a little bit different because most of the lycans were bigger when compared to werewolves, however, there were still lycans who looked like me in terms of body size.Anders held my hand as we walked toward his alpha's house. It was already dawn and both Anders and I had barely gotten any sleep.My heart was in my mouth. I was in enemy territory but if all went well and the sun smiled at us, someday, I will be the luna of this pack. I never thought a day would come in my life when I would be in a position such as this but I had confidence in Anders. I knew I was safe with him. He would protect me no matter what happened.He took me to the alpha's house and the latter was surprised when he saw me. He seemed to have so much respect for Anders and that made me feel at ease.We both greeted t

BRANDONI paced up and down in anger. How could Zara slip off my fingers when I practically had her at my mercy? And these good-for-nothing warriors had the effrontery to come back without her. I knew some of them were secretly loyal to her and did not give the search their all, and it infuriated me even more.I stared at the injury on the back of my hand. I was fortunate that I still had a little of the antidote left. Going all the way to the waterfalls to get it would have taken more than a week. I would not have been able to make the journey alone in my weak state and neither would I have been able to take the warriors with me because that would have left our pack without defense.The last time I went there, Zara had accompanied me. We had fought off a few lycans on our way and when we eventually arrived, the werewolves guarding the plant only let us go with two leaves because the plant only grew inside that particular cave and produced very few leaves.Different werewolf packs sen

ANDERSI knew Riley was a snake but I did not expect her to bite so soon. The plan of sending the omega to spy on us was proof that we needed to be more cautious than ever. Now wasn't the time for Zara to be sympathetic toward anyone. She should be focused on protecting our secret.I stared at her as I said, "I couldn't care less about anyone else, Ruby and you shouldn't either. If anyone knows that you're the alpha's daughter, once they somehow get more information about you, they can connect the dots.Anyone could have heard what you said so henceforth, never say anything about yourself in public unless you know it's a lie. That is the best way to protect ourselves."Zara sighed, "I'm so sorry, Anders. I guess I lost it when I saw how Riley was treating that omega. I just can't close my eyes and watch injustice happen right in front of me. I always did something about it when I had the power but I seem to have forgotten that things are different now."I placed my hands on her should

ZARAI spent the morning at home, not that I had anywhere else to go. Without Anders by my side, it was harder than I thought.I wasn't used to being idle but I was grateful to have a roof over my head with a partner who loved me with every precious breath he took.I needed to keep busy. If I kept being idle, it was going to affect me in ways I did not want. After thinking about what to do, I finally decided on cooking. Although Anders had rejected the idea, it was the only thing I could do without attracting attention or suspicion. The only problem was my ignorance in that aspect. I didn't know the first thing about cooking. I had stumbled on my step mum cooking a few times so I decided to sit and try to recall what exactly I had seen her doing.I did recall a few things and it made me excited, however, my excitement died down when it occurred to me that if I wanted to cook, I needed to do a lot of shopping. Anders bought the food we ate every day so we did not have a pot or anything

ANDERSZara was worried that what happened at the boundary was a trap by Brandon and would bring consequences but I allayed her fears. If Brandon did not get the chance to see her, how could he ever figure out that she was here with me? When I finally put her mind to rest, she told me once more about her desire to cook for me but I laughed, "just wait here, my love and I'll go get lunch for us."She frowned at me but I shook her cheekbones until she began to laugh."Don't feel sad," I said to her, "I know it's not easy for you to be alone at home but once my seven hours are up each day, I will run back to you. Like now, I had to run with the speed of lightning just so I could come and see your beautiful face."My words seemed to make her happy as she began to smile from ear to ear. I went out and got a plate of food, which we ate together. After that, I returned the plate and quickly came back to be by her side.There was silence between us as she sat on the bed and hugged her knees.