Archer Sinclair's POVThe other side of my bed feels cold, but my body feels oddly warm despite the fact that I am wearing absolutely nothing from head to toe under my white blanket. My eyes travelled across the room, and nothing changed much except for the scent that was not mine on my sheets.Somebody's been here aside from me, and I couldn't remember anything aside from gulping down a glass of wine last night that made me extremely dizzy.A knock on my door interrupted my train of thought, but my body still wasn't moving.I closed my eyes, and there, blurred images flashed into my mind, and I could also feel my whole body heating up. My mind is drawing up images of a girl here in my bed with me."Lord Archer," somebody called from the outside."Come in," I permitted.Reagan, one of the sentinels that I supervise, entered my room. He stopped, stood just below my bed, and then faced me."Lord Archer, the Alpha King wishes to see you," he informed. "He's at the meeting room, and he ca

My feet are aching.My lips are cracked and very dry.My stomach is growling with emptiness.And above all, I no longer have a home where I can return to when I am drained to the extreme like this. I don't know how long I'm walking, and I have no exact destination. I am looking for a cave or, if I am lucky, an empty or abandoned house that I could stay in. My money is not enough for me to afford to rent a place and buy food on top of all that.I have to be frugal and smart. My money could only last me a few days if I spent it carelessly.I stopped when I heard water running. I followed where the sound was coming from, and I found a clean and clear river.I immediately scrunched down and cupped water using my hands and drank to my heart's content.Now, I am fighting the urge to dive and give myself a nice, cool bath."Hey," I heard somebody call out. "You shouldn't be here, miss!"I looked at my back and found not a man but a werewolf towering over me.My whole body froze."Wh- what...

I opened my eyes, but I immediately closed them again to adjust to the dazzling light. I tried to feel my surroundings and tried to sense if I was in danger."I am sorry. How long have I been sleeping here?" I asked the lady in front of me."Sleeping?" she said, like she couldn't believe what she said. "Girl, you've been passed out since five days ago!"I almost gagged on the information."My brother brought you here bleeding and really bruised. You know, I thought you were dead because if any other werewolves experienced what you did, I'm sure they're not breathing anymore," she told me.I looked down at my body, and I could see the violet spots on it. I also have bandages wrapped around me. There is one on my head, on my leg, and on my arms, and when I tried to move it, she panicked."Uh uh, don't move a muscle! Your bone there is still doing its best to heal. You wouldn't want to disrupt it, girl!" she warned me, and that made me nervous too.Oh right. I remember that I was already

"Is that correct? Do you believe that?" I asked him.Scott shook his shoulders. "I saw the lady of the Pierce pack at the castle when I went there on the day that you woke up, so I guess it's true.""There's even a rumor that the Alpha heir was truly smitten by the lady, so he immediately went to their home and asked her to be his Luna," he told me."They did it," I mumbled to myself.My stepmother and sister finally achieved their goal of getting Lord Archer on their lane. Vivian is finally going to become his chosen Luna, and all that after he mated with me, who got tangled in their selfishness and mess. In the end, it was I who was left with nothing. After all that, it was my life that became chaotic.I am the collateral for everything."Who did what?" he asked.A heavy exhale escaped my mouth. "Nothing.""Are you alright, Leila?" Scott asked me.I mindlessly nodded. "I'm fine."I trust Scott, but I don't know him well enough to share the truth with him yet. Moreover, it is better

I felt a little nudge and tap on my shoulders, and that woke me up."Leila," I heard Katherine's voice call for me.I opened my eyes and then saw Katherine's face just a few inches far from mine. She's peeking at my face.I blinked. "I'm sorry, I was so sleepy.""It's alright. It is time," she informed me.It is another day, and that means I have to train. After that first time the other day, Scott allowed me to rest and recover yesterday, so we just went out for a walk.So far, I have been enjoying my strolls with Scott. He's taking me to places here in the forest that I've never been to, and those hidden places that are untouched by our kind are actually hidden gems.It is like discovering a paradise in the middle of hell."Hurry up, Leila. Your master woke up on the wrong side of the bed earlier," she informed me.I was folding my blanket when Katheribg said that, and it made me stop. "Why? What happened?""One of the Sentinels was banging on the door last night because they spotte