Noah's POVSuddenly I jerked upright, getting to my feet faster than the spear had flown. My eyes darted this way and that, searching for the source of the spear.Suddenly the bushes right in front of me rustled, and a figure stepped out. I looked up and saw a man, covered only with a robe across his genital area. The rest of his body was flecked with tattoos like a spotted leopard. I even recognised some of the tattoos as the same engravings I'd seen on the stones earlier."Who are you?" The man asked, his voice as hard as the boulders I saw earlier.My tongue was tied, and my eyes were fixated on his features only. The man was muscular, sporting green eyes, a broad jaw and a wide nose; having ears like a bat and dirty, uneven teeth."Who are you, I ask?" The man repeated. "What are you doing in my home?""What home?" I scoffed, my eyes darting from the hanging vines to the broken bridge behind me. "This isn't a proper home. This is nothing but a jungle.""It is not a proper home to

Noah's POVThe howl continued for several unending seconds, and it seemed to come from all around me. Soon, more howls joined the first, until they became a discordant sound that stung my eardrums like angry wasps.Quickly I ran through the dense forest, my heart thundering in my chest. I desperately had to find Myra before it was too late. Her scent guided me through the forest, growing stronger with each and every step I took.The branches and twigs clawed at my face and body, but I pressed on, trying to ignore the pain that followed. Leafy branches clouded my line of sight, and I beat them away with my arms. I kept running, leaping over fallen trees, side-stepping large rocks and boulders, as sweat gathered on my already grimy body.Izon's last words continued to echo in my mind, like a haunting refrain. Myra was chosen by the Moon Goddess, he'd said. It was a concept beyond the realm of my understanding. Was all of this just tye ramblings of a deranged man? How well could I trust

Myra's POVImmediately Noah slipped from my grasp, my first instinct was to scream.My yell of pain sent a few birds flying from the trees around me, as it ricocheted through the forest in loud echoes. My heart clenched with fear as I watched Noah hit the forest floor, his body limp and unconscious. Pushing aside all the pain I was holding within me, I rushed to his side, falling to my knees beside him. His face was extremely pale, his eyes closed. There was no movement behind his eyelids, no sign of life at all. The sight of him still felt like someone was tearing at my heart with razor-sharp pincers.I couldn't lose him.Goddess, I couldn't lose my mate."Noah, please, wake up!" My voice trembled as my heart ached. I shook him harder, my heart pounding in my chest, but his form remained unresponsive, his chest barely rising and falling with shallow breaths.Desperation clawed at me, threatening to engulf me in despair. I couldn't lose him, not after everything we had been through.

Myra's POVThe dungeons?!"What—" I stammered, my heart beating erratically. "What did I do?"The woman stepped forward, her face inches from mine. I stiffened as she growled in my face; she was so close that I could see the blacks of her eyes grow even darker with every passing second."You're breaking the laws of our pack by simply existing, little Omega." She growled. "You are a walking crime!""No," I whispered, as a tear fell from my eyes. "No, please...."The guards dragged me through the pack house, their hands tight on my upper arms like strong vices. Fear gripped me—fear not only for my own life but for Noah's as well. With Noah unconscious and unable to protect me, I felt vulnerable, exposed and alone.Struggling against these guards was absolutely impossible. As they led me down into the dungeons, my heart pounded with anxiety. The dimly lit, dank cells seemed to swallow me whole. It was a far cry from what I had thought would happen, and it felt like a nightmare from which

Myra's POV"Where are we going?" I asked, a sense of unease washing over me."To the throne room." Noah replied, his voice cold and hard. "I'll bring those responsible to justice, Myra, I promise."I halted in my steps. Noah stopped too and turned to me, his expression darkening."Noah, hold on." I protested weakly. "Don't you think you're taking this too far?""Myra, nothing is too far for me when it comes to you—""Just stop!" I snapped. "I've been in enough problems already! Hell, half the pack thinks that I'm a bad omen, that I have to be killed to save everyone else. I do not want—"My words were cut short as Noah pulled me forward, and I hit his chest with a startled gasp. I looked up into his stormy gray eyes, feeling myself melt in the warm embrace of his hands."Nothing, I repeat, nothing is too far for me when it comes to you!" he growled, his breath warming my face. "I swear to the Goddess, I will find that guard who did this to you, and I will tear him limb from limb with