NATALIE'S POV "Why have you been avoiding me?" I asked, running my hand through his hair. Ace looked away and tried to push me but I wouldn't budge. "What's wrong?" "Nothing. Natalie, I'm tired and I need to sleep. We can do this some other time," he said, grabbing my hands and pulling it off him. He began walking away but I stepped in front of him. "You've been ignoring me since that day, what's wrong? If you were going to ignore me like this then it'd have been better if you let that man have me!" I yelled, angrily then stomped out of the room. Ace didn't even bother to call out to me or follow me. He just stood there. And it hurt. I ran my hands through my hair and entered the kitchen. I moved to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of vodka. I sat down at the chair angrily and took a swig. "Trouble in paradise?" someone asked. I flinched when I looked up. It was Jayden. He had a cigarette between his lips and he was puffing out smoke. Speaking of which, ho

ACE'S POV "Fuck! This is bad!" I cursed, running my hands through my hair. When Jayden told me one of our hideouts had been attacked and massacred, I thought he had been exaggerating. Turns out, he had been putting it in mild words. Whoever did this was a monster. "Whoever did this is a demon," Jayden murmured, tapping the replay button. I flinched when he said that word. That was a sensitive word for me. Jayden murmured an apology and our focus went back to the screen. I had watched the video a thousand times but I still couldn't figure out a thing. In the video, my men started dropping down one by one and their blood was spilling. After that, each body set on fire individually. One strange thing was that the building didn't burn. It was just the body and the place it lay on. Then whoever did it came closer to the camera and smeared blood over the lens. Then it blacked out. When we arrived at the scene, there had been strange markings on the area of each person's body. It look

NATALIE'S POV As the lady and her acquaintance turned around, I swerved and faced the other side. I didn't want whoever it was to see me. I waited a bit then I turned and I couldn't see them anymore. "Strange," I whispered then I left. I had been feeling a bit dizzy so I went to one of the rooms to lay down. I texted Annabelle and Talia where I was as I lay on the bed. I don't know how long it took before I felt a sudden dipping of the bed. My heavy eyes flew open and I strained them in the darkness. It was an unknown person. My guard immediately raised. "Who are you?" I asked, trying to sit up. The person grabbed my hands and put me under them. They had a wolfish grin and I knew I had gotten myself in some trouble. "Just keep quiet and let me do my thing, yeah? If I like you, I might consider spending more time after tonight," the person said. The stench from their mouth attacked my nostrils and it took everything in me not to gag. I struggled against

NATALIE'S POV "You're slacking!" Ava yelled from the distance. I breathed in and out as the sweat ran down my face and I bent on my knee. "And you're training me too fucking hard!" I yelled back. "Talking back to the coach? Two more laps!" Ava yelled and sipped on her drink. I grit my teeth as I stood straight and continued running round the field. How could a mere beta's sister order the Luna? 'Well, she is pretty skilled so…' Tania said. I growled. You might be wondering what was happening, right? Well, I'll rewind a bit for you. EARLIER THAT DAY! "Get up! You can't expect to be respected if you keep sleeping like a fucking potato!" Ava yelled in my ear. I jumped up from the bed, cradling my ears. My ears were ringing and I think I just got a headache. "The fuck was that for?" I asked. She was pissing me off too much these days. Why the hell was she in my room? "You have to be at the training grounds in the next 15 minutes. If you're even a second late, I'll have to pu

NATALIE'S POV I flung the box away along with the contents and immediately stepped back. The eyes of the bloody head stared back at me and even though I knew it was lifeless and couldn't do me any harm, I let out another scream. "Ah!" I yelled, putting my hand over my mouth. Emily stood frozen in spot, her eyes wide and mouth agape. Ace and Jayden came running down the stairs and into the living room. "Natalie, what's going-" Jayden asked, coming to stand beside me. Ace's eyes followed Jayden's movement and he frowned. If it was any other time, I'd have teased him but this was important. "What's that?" I croaked out, pointing towards the head. Jayden and Ace looked at the head and released a sigh. I noticed them exchanging looks. "It's nothing, don't worry yourself about it," Jayden assured me, patting my shoulders. I felt uncomfortable with his touch so I tried shifting away. Unfortunately, he didn't get the memo and probably thought I was still scared so he wouldn't let go