CORA"Angeline?" I gasped, my eyes wide. "You... you are a shifter? A werewolf? How come...""Glad you remember me, Cora. I have always been so eager to meet you in this context."I swallowed hard. Her voice was completely different. Sultry, a dark sort of sexy, the kind I imagined divas with a full intention to kill had."You lurked around Keanne because of this. That is why you didn't freak out when you saw Kiara. That is why you were so calm. You are the bitch who took those pictures too!""Calm down," she said, a small smile lifting the corners of her lips. "You... do not look too good agitated."I swallowed hard, my teeth gritting. "You are his sister. He is the one who sacrificed.yiu, not Keanne!""You think I don't know that?" Her voice echoed, ringing into my mind. My soul, my body, and I stepped back, a gasp leaving my lips. I looked up to her, tears pooling at the bottom of my eyes.Where will the torture end for Keanne? All he is surrounded by are dark omegas thirsting for h

CORAI had started to sleep off when we finally got to the restaurant. The sudden stop jolted me awake, and Ava leaned to.me to make sure I would be fine. I gave her a small smile, then leaned forward, a small sigh escaping my lops. Keanne came to the door and then opened it. Without a word, he leaned in, then lifted me in his arms. I instinctively wrapped my hands wound him, and he gave me a warm smile. It's funny how his warmth still made my stomach turn and erupt with butterflies.We entered the restaurant, and while Ava pulled out my seat, Keanne waited,bhis eyesbsurfing around the place. He gently sat me down, then pushed the chair back in. With another smile, he took his seat.Ava looked between us as we waited for our orders, and she suddenly smiled. "Well. It turned out good that you both did not have that one night stand."I swallowed, my eyes immediately searching for Keanne's. He only smiled."Why do you say so?"She shrugged. "You both were always meant for greater stuff.

KEANNE "Mr. Stone! Nice to meet you here!" I turned to the person, my eyes squinted.I didn't exactly recognize him, but he seemed to know me, and I stood up, accepting his rather enthusiastic handshake."How have you been?""I am much better. Come, I will introduce you to my friends. I have told them so much about you."I turned to Cora, who nodded her approval. I then nodded to Liam, who understood his role of protecting them.I followed the man to a bunch of others and was soon lost in the business talks and pleasantries.CORA I gulped my drink, then gave a sigh, my chest feeling tight. For some reason, I felt very lightheaded, my chest slightly heaving. I started to feel hot, my head spinning as I tried to look up."Are you okay?" Ava asked, and Liam leaned to me, his eyes squinted."Do you want water?" He asked, his eyes scanning me.I nodded. "Please."He immediately walked away to bring me water while Ava held on to me, her eyes wide with worry. "Do you want me to find Keanne

KEANNE The next few days rolled into blurry weeks of tears and sudden bouts of weakness, one I knew I could not handle anymore. I had been introduced to a girl, Celyn, apparently a high-ranking official's daughter.I hated everything about her.Her hair that looked extremely like Cora's but could never be, her scent, her smile, her words, the way she kept trying to hold on to me, her entire existence.But I needed to tolerate it. Brute force wouldn't solve a single problem, and I needed Cora's body. I was running out of time.I would sign over everything as long as they gave me Cora. But Blake would not have it without a ceremony. He wanted to show everyone that I had submitted, so he intended to do it tomorrow at the engagement party of Celyn and I.I swallowed, my chest heaving. Sometimes, I wondered. What if Cora had woken up? What if she was there... somewhere. Waiting for me to find her?What if I was wasting too much time?I could hear her voice in my head sometimes. Calling my

I stopped in place, everything, including my very own heartbeat, stopping with me. The world ceased to revolve, and I stood right there, waiting. For someone to tell me, the voice I had heard was just another lie.That the tingles I felt on my skin was just another myth.Tears started to sting the back of my eyes, and I struggled to find the composure that I had lost the day I had watched Cora fall. The day her body had gone warm even though she was a dark omega. The day that I had seemingly lost everything. I swallowed, then slowly started to turn. It took forever, yet a minute, my heart breaking before I even saw her, my mind racing against its own senses.Slowly, I had turned fully, hut before I could breathe, before I said a word. She was in front of me. Her lips conquered mine in the same passionate way they had the night I started to doubt her, and a tear rolled off my cheek to bewail every single thing we had lost.My eyes closed, and her hand came to cup mybface. If this was t