Kevin's POVIt had been six hours that we had rescued Ella and yet she was still sleeping. I knew it was due to the stress of fighting off her attackers, getting tied to a tree and inhaling all of the gas oozing out of their skins but I couldn't wait to see her open her eyes.It had been a long day ever since I woke up and I knew I wouldn't get myself in control until I found myself staring into her eyes and drowning in them.I held her hand against my cheek, willing her to wake up. It was getting long and I was missing her already."Give her some time." Liam said as he placed his hand on my shoulder. "She will wake up soon."I glanced at the men surrounding me, their eyes filled with grief and support. I was grateful that I had them with me."Thank you.""Let me get some meat heated on fire so that she can have something to eat when she wakes up." Cephas said and excused himself from the room.Fifteen minutes later, she stirred where she was and gave out a little moan. My heart almos

Ella's POV"What do you mean by we are always home?" Kevin turned to me and asked.He looked confused as he looked at the road and I knew that he must feel more confused by what I had said and the excitement on my face. The men also mirrored the expression on his face. I tried to wipe away the smile on my face for their benefit but it just wouldn't come off."This isn't the way home." Damien argued, shaking his head.I smiled. I wasn't crazy. He was trying to be polite about it but I had no doubt that was what was on his mind. He didn't really know how to hide his emotions well.I cleared my throat before I began talking because I knew that I was going to talk a lot if I wanted to convince the men that I knew what I was saying."You see this place—" I said, pointing at the road. "—leads to the land of the blue river pack but it also leads home. If we turn left, we get to the blue river pack and if we go to the right, it leads to the blood moon pack. It is a route that connects both pa

Ella's POV"Isn't that the second son of the alpha of the blue river pack?" Loki asked, his eyes peering into distance."I think that is him." Damien nodded as the men moved closer to us.I groaned. Of all the luck in the world, we had to have the shittiest one. Why did we have to run into Caleb of all the men that we could run into here? I wondered what he would do. Caleb was friendly and wasn't as agressive as his other two brothers but that didn't mean that I had to take his temperament for granted.He was a werewolf of the blue river pack and his father's blood ran in his veins. I didn't think that he would take lightly to people trespassing on their land but I hoped he wouldn't mind.I wondered who the other man with him was. He was older than Caleb for him to be a friend and I knew all of his uncles that I was sure this man wasn't family. They seemed to be comfortable with each other in a way and I didn't doubt that he was of the blue river pack.That made me more confused thoug

Kevin's POVI watched as Zeke's expression change at the news of Ariana's death and I felt partly guilty about it. After all, she had been working to protect me. Sadness crept into my heart and I felt pity for Zeke. He must have been looking forward to see his woman again.I wasn't sure he could still call her his woman though as they were never mated and it had been over two decades that they saw each other but she was his mate, regardless of the circumstances that they were in and I wondered how Ariana would react if she was alive and he called her his woman.I was curious about what broke them up but something told me that I had an idea of what it was. It must have been the difference in our packs. I had always thought that Ariana was bold but knowing that she fell in love with a wolf from the rival pack shone a different light on that. She was exceptional. Her father was as well. It wasn't a surprise that Ella was as tough as a nail. She had the blood of two courageous people runn

Ella's POV"Oh!" I groaned as I collapsed on the ground.My feet were weak and I was tired. I wanted to give up so many times during the training but dad wouldn't let me. He wouldn't even listen that I could summon black spiders to protect myself if the opponent I was fighting with was stronger than I was.He wouldn't listen and was only determined to train me as hard as he could. I suspected that he felt guilty about mum's death and blamed himself for not being there with her when she died. It seemed like he was trying to alleviate the guilt he felt by letting me know of all the fighting stances that he knew so I wouldn't die early as mum did.It would have been better if he could be with me but we both knew that he couldn't. I sighed, knowing that he was hurting and training me and telling himself that he was helping me to not die early was his own way of coping with his grief.Because I knew that, I found it hard to complain to him even though my eyes were turning and my insides we