IVANA sharp pain stabbed me in the chest again when I looked at Javier, to see my brother looking so weak and pale was killing me in more ways than one. This is not how this situation was supposed to turn out, he was still in a coma from his wounds.To make matters worse, Sarcana had gone out with Olivia of all people saying they were going to do something to increase our chances of getting Mia back. I opted to go with them but Sarcana insisted I stayed behind and looked after Javier.Bastien and Leo had already left a while ago to go see if there was any information to find or allies who were willing to join hands with us and fight our new enemies.All I could do was just stay and watch. I hated the feeling of helplessness I felt inside of me, it was a paralyzing feeling and then something strange happened.Leo and Bastien returned first, they still seemed preoccupied with whatever discussion it was they were having. They both came to check on Javier, Leo stayed longer, watching Jav

IVAN“Oh, Philip you cunning bastard,” the rogue king muttered to himself and smiled before his gaze met mine and the smile disappeared.“I was starting to get impatient, I might have drained the chosen one earlier if you did not show up with Rylee. Now, set her down carefully and take five steps back,” he said to me in a stern voice.Hearing him say he was going to drain Mia earlier made the muscles in my body stiffen as I considered my options.I had made the right decision coming here with Rylee, at least I had made sure that Mia got some extra time but I was not about to leave empty-handed. I fully planned on taking advantage of the situation and freeing Mia, if I could.“Can I see her? Just to make sure that she is still alive and sound,” I asked.He scoffed, “Do I look to you like I am stupid? Why would I ever agree to such a request?”I frowned, it was worth a try, if the easy way was not going to work, then maybe I would have to resort to the hard way of using brute force.I l

IVAN“Mia, Mia, come on Mia, snap out of it!” I yelled shaking her roughly.“She cannot hear you, she is out cold.”I turned in the direction of the voice, it was the rogue king.He was standing on the outside of the cell and was grinning at me.“What the hell did you do to her you, beast!” I asked.I ran up to the steel bars and gripped them but the spikes all around pierced my fingers and I had to let go.He smiled, “You wanted to see her so badly, well, I have delivered you to her on a silver platter. Enjoy whatever little time you two love birds have together.”“Oh, when I get out of here, I am going to kill you! I am going to rip you apart!” I yelled.The anger in me was so much that I could not contain my emotions again. This man had the nerves to not only stab my brother but also to hurt my mate and render her unconscious, he was as good as dead as far as I was concerned.“Yeah, let that thought sustain you. No way will I fall at the hands of a weak and despicable lycan like yo

ROGUE KINGEverything was coming together better than I had expected. I could not believe how easy it was to lure all of them here, cunning and elusive people like Sarcana and Bastien.Guess that’s what happens when you have kids, common sense goes out the window when their lives are in danger, another reason why I vowed not to have any, didn’t want anything that would make me weak.“This is where you die,” I said to them and laughed to my heart’s content.They just stood there, helpless, an angry look on their faces.“Where is Mia?” Sarcana screamed.I could hear the fear and frustration in her voice and it made me so happy, I laughed again. “Should you not be more worried about what ill fate awaits you?”“Tell me where my daughter is,” She barked, more forcefully this time around.I scoffed, “Like you are in the position to ask me any questions, you have no power, no right. You all should be on your knees begging me to spare your life, not making demands like you own the building.”

RYLEEThat was too much of an expensive joke, was Bastien trying to be funny? Because I was not finding what he was saying funny at all.We all had an agreement, we were going to work together until after we had gotten the power then we would go our separate ways and then we could decide to do whatever we wanted. No one of us was stupid enough to betray the other at this crucial stage of our agreement.The blood moon was just a day away, I was certain that Bastien was just telling lies to try and cause a stir, it was the type of trick I expected from him but still, it was shocking and very annoying to hear. How could he lie so shamelessly?“That’s a fucking lie and you know it! Have you no shame as to the type of tricks you would stoop to just to get back at me?” I shouted at him.His expression remained calm and he looked unfazed by my insults, “I am telling you the truth, Rylee.”“It is a lie, a lie that I will not fall for, there is no way that the Rogue king plans to betray me. He