Ella's POVI took my time in the bathroom, hoping that Kevin would be asleep by the time I get back in. I didn't want him to know how much I was affected by him.I could feel desire swirling in my belly. I knew he could sniff the arousal on my skin but I wanted to keep my body language a secret.He had his eyes closed and his hand resting behind his head when I walked back into the bedroom. I was relieved when I saw that he was asleep and unwrapped the small cloth around me, drying off my skin.I felt eyes on me and rebuked myself for being paranoid. Kevin was asleep and there was no one else in the room with us. I turned and gasped as I saw Kevin leaning on the bed and looking at me."What!" I squeaked, the cloth falling off from my hand. "I thought you were asleep.""I was but woke up when I sensed you.""Liar." I scoffed, bending down to pick the towel."Leave it." He growled, his eyes filled with lust and burning into my skin."I won't." I shook my head and picked the towel back u

Kevin's POV My head snapped to him in shock, wondering how he knew that Ella was having nightmares. He chuckled at my shock. "Don't be surprised. We have all been slaves at the utopia town and have passed through what she is passing through at the moment." "I know. It's called trauma. She will get over it. She is having nightmares about the man who captured and sold her to slavery but that is because we have history and unfinished business with him. I'm sure she will get over it." He smiled, shaking his head at me. "You are more innocent than I thought, wolf. It's not because of any history she has with the person who sold her off to slavery, it's because of the slave mark on her body. Every slaves who escape from their masters without being set free experience it. We all had nightmares when we ran away from our masters and never had any history with our captors till we were sold off." "Really?" I was stunned, at a loss for what to say and hated that I was wrong. "Yes. I didn't

Kevin's POVThe men gathered and waited, looking at me with impatience and expectation and they fixed their eyes on me and the list in my hand.I had just finished telling them of the plan to erase the slave mark on Ella's wrist, leaving out the details of the horrible nightmares she had been having. It was getting worse and I couldn't afford to wait for another day before moving ahead on this journey.The nightmare she had yesterday night scared the senses out of me that I was ready to burst into the jungle at midnight if she hadn't wrapped her hands around my waist and sobbed that she was okay till I was finally able to calm down.It seemed like my men were eager to go on the journey too with the anticipation bubbling in the atmosphere. They were willing to make the sacrifice, I had told them of the dangers that we might have to face, to get Ella free from the shackles of her slavery I was touched by their loyalty and also felt guilty that I wasn't totally open with them about why t

Ella's POV The little girl moved back as we stepped forward and looked at her. "Don't be afraid of her. We are not going to harm you." I said, reaching out a hand to her and careful not to touch her so I wouldn't scare her away. "Where are you from?" Kevin asked. "What are you doing here?" The girl winced and I turned to Kevin. "Easy. You are scaring her." "Better I do that than she stay here and meet something that would kill her." The girl looked at me. "My name is Rue. I'm looking for my parents." I was glad that she finally spoke to me. "Your parents?" I asked in confusion, wondering where they were. The old man didn't mention that people lived near the jungle but I didn't doubt the girl. The villagers also lived near the jungle though not so close and it was possible the girl had people who had their reasons for staying close. The old man might have not have met the girl so couldn't have mentioned her. After all, he said those who ventured into the jungle had different

Ella's POV "You brought this upon us." Andre hissed, finally breaking out. I sighed and didn't bother replying him. I knew he wasn't one to hold on to grudge for long and had been wondering when he would finally burst out with his anger and lash out at me. "Don't be too hard on her. She was only trying to save a lost soul." Liam sighed. "And now we are going to lose ours." Andre hissed. "Actually, we are only going to lose our flesh." Damien winked. Andre glared at him, shifting his anger from me to him. "Do you think it is funny? Is this the right time to make jokes?" "No, it's not but the joke made you stop glaring at Ella. She feels bad already." Damien replied. "You don't have to make her feel worse." Andre blushed and looked away. "I actually feel like shit." I whispered, turning to Andre. "I'm sorry if that makes you feel better." "It doesn't make me feel better but it's a start." He replied. "I don't think I can feel better until I leave this hell hole." "We all have