"You must think you're so smart? And have us pinned down, but let me tell you, you have not." "I am pretty sure I've. Look around you, you are painfully outnumbered. Whatever I decide now, is at my mercy. YOU ARE AT MY MERCY." Dominic was enraged, his breathing increased while giving him a hostile glare. "I will die before I am at the mercy of any werewolf!" He charged towards Theodore. Theodore just smiled, before Dominic's hand could touch him, one of the werewolves standing beside him jumped in front of Dominic, and clawed him with his big claws from his chest up to the right side of his shoulder, leaving behind a huge injury. Dominic wailed as he fell to the ground in pain, and the werewolf stood over him lifted his claws, about to finish the job. "Stop!" Theodore exclaimed with his hand lifted up. "Don't kill him, his king will do just that when he finds out how Dominic went behind his back to attack our pack." The werewolf growled at Dominic, and took a step back to sta

"Adira?" Theodore called, startled to see Adira standing in front of him, he swiftly walked out of Shira's grip taking a few steps towards her. "I thought you'd be up in the room." "You know I thought…." Adira paused, her eyes watery, while her voice wavered in sadness as she tried to speak. "I thought it would be nice to come check if you were okay, it turns out I just made a bigger fool out of myself." "Adira—" "Stop!" She exclaimed, her tears had now overflown, dripping through the sides of her eyes, slowly streaming down her cheeks. "Whatever it is, I'm not interested in hearing it." She turned around and walked away. "Adira, wait!" He attempted to go after her, but Shira grabbed his hand, pulling him back. "Hey, what is going on?" Her eyes focused on his. "You've been acting strange for the past few days. Is there something I should be worried about?" Theodore wasn't ready to let Shira go, so he forced a smile on his face and pulled her over to his body. "No my love,

The sun was slowly rising, its warm rays went through the window, straight into Theodore's eyes. He turned over on the bed, placed his arm around Shira's waist and pulled her closer. Leaving them in a romantic cuddling position. Shira immediately opened her eyes, and a bright smile sprouted out from her face. It had been months since Theodore slept on the same bed with her, and since Adira came into the picture, it had pushed him further away from her. For the first, she felt happy that Adira was in Theodore's room. Because that was the only reason Theodore had to sleep in her room, and they had a fantastic night. "Adira…." Theodore suddenly muttered in his sleep, instantly killing Adira's happiness, replacing the smile on her face with an ugly frown. She gently sat up on the bed without waking Theodore, and turned to attentively stare at him. "Please…" He continued mumbling, sweat dripping from his face. "Adira please, please don't go, I promise things will be different. I will n

The sun was now high up in the sky, it was noon, birds singing in the trees as Adira walked through the forest, behind Michael and Lucas in total silence. It had been hours since they had left the pack, she was starting to feel uneasy, it felt like all the trees she walked past were the same, or maybe they were? The last time Liam escorted her through the forest it didn't take this long. "Are we any closer to the highway?" She broke the awkward silence that had been lingering around since they left the pack. Michael anxiously glanced back at her, and continued walking forward without saying a word. She could feel something was wrong, then the phone Adolphus had given Michael, suddenly started ringing in his pocket. "Wait!" She exclaimed, bringing both Michael and Lucas to a halt. "Isn't that a cell phone ringing in your pocket." She gestured to the pockets on Michael's trousers. Michael remained quiet, just staring at her. "Don't look at me like I'm an idiot, I thought on

A FEW HOURS EARLIER It had been just a few hours since the meeting with the council, Theodore was having a peaceful rest at the balcony outside the throne room, with Shira by his side. It was a date he'd plan, trying to make it up to her as he had promised. Both of them were sipping champagne, talking, enjoying the cool breeze from the height of the balcony. All of a sudden, a feeling that Theodore could not put into words hit him. His once smiling face instantly went pale, as everywhere around him became as dark as the night. Looking forward he could see cave walls all around him. "Theodore…." He clearly heard the voice of Adira calling to him, her voice wavering, he could hear the fear within it. "Please I need you now…." As sudden as the feeling came, it stopped and everything went back to normal. He opened his eyes, and realized he was on the floor. "Theodore…." Shira called, squatted next to him. "Are you okay?" He could see the fear in her eyes as he stared up at her.