ISABELLA I nervously watched George examine Victoria. I was fortunate to get James to bring someone to see her. He stood beside her bedside as I paced back and forth, watching them through the window. James kicked me out after growling at George numerous times for touching Victoria. It was more Jas than me, and she refused to listen. Ever since that night, I have been convinced Alaia had something to do with this. On the other hand, Isaiah believed her when she said she healed Victoria after Nas attacked her. Nas supposedly knocked her out before she could fully heal her. I just didn’t believe it. That girl doesn’t have a good bone in her little body. Then, finding out Zira was with them and suddenly disappeared, I really lost it. I had another huge fight with Alaia and Isaiah that still ended up with me looking like a jerk yelling at two people who had just lost their baby. Now, I could barely look at Isaiah without feeling a bit shameful. So, I kept to myself and watched ov

ISAIAH I had to share this news with someone who would feel the same as me. So I hurried to my office with Isabella at my heels. I ran for an hour without stopping when I found her scarf. Besides, Devon didn’t mind being out. He hadn’t gotten over the fact that Elaine hadn’t surfaced in the past few months and was getting oddly suspicious. I decided to see what Alaia had to say. According to her, Elaine hadn’t spoken to her in a while, keeping herself hidden. Devon, of course, didn’t take the news so well, so I had to get him focused on something else. “Where did you find this, and why didn’t you call when you first found it?” Isabella asked, holding up the necklace and the scarf. “I lost my phone on the way back, but that’s unimportant. I found the necklace on the cliff the night she disappeared. The coat and the scarf were found near the riverbank, which could have meant she was alive when that happened. She has to be alive, Isa. I just know it.” “Zira’s alive?” Isabella

ALAIAThe sounds of beeping machines were all around me as I tried to focus. There was a constant throbbing in my head. “Elaine? Are you there?”She said nothing, but I could still feel her emotions. Her heart was heavy, making me feel just so. Something was wrong. I should be happy. Zira was gone. Victoria won’t be speaking any time soon or ever. I had Isaiah all to myself. We were going to have our own little family. So why was I feeling so…so empty right now? On cue, Doctor Callie walked into the room. “Luna, you’re up?” Doctor Callie walked in and sat near my bed. “What happened? How long have I been out? Where’s Isaiah? What’s this pain I’m feeling?” I kept throwing questions at her until she stopped me. “Luna, breathe and slow down. We’ve been over this every day now. A few days, you had a procedure and-” I pushed her away from me. “Procedure? What procedure? What happened?” Doctor Callie hesitated, and I was starting to get pissed off. Doctor Callie lowered her head. “Ma

ISABELLA We left the dungeons in time to hear a small explosion. We all looked around to see where it was coming from. I looked at Isaiah with a horrified expression. “That was the pack’s hospital.” Victoria. I quickly went to the hospital, praying to the Goddess for Victoria’s safety. But, unfortunately, half the building had collapsed. Pack members were running out as I made my way through the crowd. Most of them crowded around Isaiah, looking for directions. “Isabella-” “Do what you have to do. I’ll go ahead.” I knew what the title Alpha entailed as I ran through the part of the building still standing. I could hear Isaiah yelling instructions to help anybody who was not injured to help those who were. Instead, I focused on making my way to Victoria’s room. I stopped at her door…well, the space her door used to be. There was a huge hole where her room was. My heart was pounding in my chest, thinking the worst. Then, as if to answer my thought, I felt a burning pai

ZIRAI was running through the woods. It was dark and quiet. Only the sounds of my feet crunching in the snow and my erratic breathing could be heard. Every once in a while, I would glance over my shoulders and see the shadows getting closer. I made it to an opening and instantly realized where I was. The cliff. I didn’t want to be here. This is where it happened. I turned to get away, but it was too late. They were here. The dark figure materialized into Isaiah. He strolled towards me, and I mirrored his steps, moving back. A creepy smile spread across his face, and his green eyes bore into mine. Wait, his eyes? My thoughts were interrupted when he started to laugh. “I’m starting to think you enjoy being thrown off this cliff,” Isaiah said, moving me toward the edge. I looked around for an escape but realized I was already near the cliff’s edge. I glanced over into the abyss. I figured staring into it might be able to wake me from this dream. I was wrong.The moment I turned a