Daniel　　I watched as Aria shoved the door open and left the bathroom. Her words froze me to the spot and I didn’t even attempt to follow her. Could everything she said be true? And how dare she talk to me like that? She showed no respect whatsoever when she spoke to me. 　　“Is the lack of respect all you care about, Daniel? What about the things she said about Lea? I told you she seemed suspicious but you ignored me as well. Are you going to ignore Aria, too? Why don’t you go ask your father if  Aria is telling the truth? As for the lack of respect, you deserve it for being such a jacka.ss,” Cole growled.　　“I should go back to the prison first,” I told Cole and left my room.　　As soon as I entered her cell, Lea shivered and crawled into a corner, her eyes filled with fear.　　Why was she reacting that way?　　“Maybe because she’s afraid Aria told you about her and for once you believed her,” Cole mocked inside my head.　　Based on Lea’s reaction when she saw me enter, my wolf's words

　　Lea　　I stepped out of the car and followed Daniel’s subordinate into the building. We took the elevator to the third floor and he opened the door to one of the apartments. 　　It was a small place but I didn’t care; I wasn’t going to stay there anyway. I had to freshen up and call my uncle. I was sure that Daniel would finally believe that bitch and come after me.　　Daniel’s man brought my luggage and then left. I stood by the window, watched him drive away, and then moved to the bathroom. I felt filthy and humiliated. I scrubbed myself until it started bleeding and my tears burned where they hit my skin.　　I couldn’t accept that my position was so easily usurped by that sl.ut. How did she manage that? Who was she? Why was she always present whenever my uncle and I planned a kidnapping? Once again her message to my uncle messed with my thoughts. I had to leave the apartment as soon as possible and tell my uncle.　　I left the bathroom and looked for my phone. I plugged it in to charge

　　Aria　　We left the pack and Gloria chatted happily throughout the drive. We headed to Redwood National Park in northern California.  It was an old-growth temperate rainforest with some of the most jaw-dropping trees anyone could ever see. The tallest trees in the world dominated the park, and because of its rainforest form, it was always foggy, damp, and rainy more days than not.　　We were fully equipped for our mission so we got to work as soon as we arrived. I knew where to find those herbs so my parents followed me, carrying the bags we would use to hold them.　　At first, I was picking the herbs alone but soon my mother followed my example and after that, my dad was the one carrying the bags for us. They were both impressed with my ability to find what I needed easily. My father’s eyes penetrated mine, trying to read my thoughts as I explained what each plant did. He had always had the gift to read my mind and understand me better than Mum did. Today was one of those times and a w

　　Beta Jason　　From the moment I met Aria, I knew there was something different about her. She seemed too strong to be a simple Omega she-wolf. She shone with courage and was an example to the rest of the pack.　　It was strange how comfortable I felt around her and when she met Gloria their immediate closeness impressed me. My mate was a proud and caring woman, but she was particularly doting towards Aria. At first, I thought the name was the reason for Gloria’s affinity, but tonight Aria revealed the shocking truth.　　I regretted doubting her sincerity. Who was I to judge the Moon Goddess’s decisions? My heart ached at the pain in Aria’s eyes after she exposed the truth. I never expected our child to become the Mother of all one day. And it hurt like hell to know how much she had suffered in our previous life, after our death.　　 I turned around and wiped the tears from my eyes. I would not cry in front of my daughter and my mate. I, Beta Jason, Aria’s father, would hide my sorrow and

　　Daniel　　Frustration burned through me when my subordinate reported Lea’s movements. The very day she’d left my pack, she went to Erick’s pack. She waited till late that night and snuck out of the apartment I’d rented for her.　　 I was a fool to believe that she was innocent and felt guilty as hell; Aria had been right about her from the beginning but I was too blind to see what was right in front of my eyes.　　It had been two weeks since my father started giving our pack members a daily vitamin supplement.  As soon as Aria got involved with the supplement, I was sure there was something fishy about it. As always I was left in the dark and knew nothing about it.  I tried to find out more from my father but he replied in riddles, confusing me. Aria wasn’t talking to me and that frustrated me even more.　　Why was everyone keeping me out of important matters? Wasn’t I supposed to be the next Alpha? What gave them the right to exclude me like that?　　I thought about how all of this start