Elena's POV."Wait no please, you can't kill me, if you do, who will carry out the task?" My voice was beginning to quiver as fear gripped me, my throat had suddenly gone dry and my breath hooked up in my throat. It was worse that my house was located in the secluded part of the pack, no one passes by for quite a long while, especially during nighttime like this, the lanes were usually dead silent."Who said I want to kill you?" He chuckled, drawing closer towards me. "This is just a tiny warning and a reminder of what will truly happen to you if you fail to complete the task within the agreed date," "Please, you don't have to do this, I promise to hasten up the process," tears were beginning to well up in my ears. I was already going through a horrible emotional drama handling the situation, and a physical injury was only going to worsen my messy situation. Why is Aragorn such an awful person?"Listen, I don't want to do this, I'm only a messenger, I need you to make this a lot eas

Elena's POV.I laid on the bed, with a blank expression as I watched Killian dressed up to leave. I couldn't possibly let him see through my expression how sad I was that he was leaving. Straightening his shirt one last time, he leaned over to sit beside me on the bed. "I can cancel every pack activity for the rest of the day just to stay back here with you."I couldn't help but laugh at his vulnerability, I wasn't surprised, Killian has always been like that towards me, though not after the night of our mating ceremony. "You can't, Killian, you have a lot of things to attend to." I tried to put a smile on my face despite the emptiness that I feel at the pit of my stomach."None of that is as important as you are." He groaned.Oh Killian, how do I hate you when you keep being so amazing?"I'm sure they are." I chuckled. "Oh and speaking of that, what happened to the dead wolves? Have you been able to unravel the cause of their death?" He nodded negatively, a deep frown making its w

Elena's POV.I stood frozen on the spot, my head totally blank and confused on the next step to take. Almost immediately, the door creaked open and he walked in, facing us both."Hey, are you okay?" His concerned gaze lingered on me.I swiftly turned around and a huge relief washed through me as my gaze landed on an empty space beside me. Darius was no longer there.I was glad he was smart enough to make that split-second decision. The entire pack would have been lit on fire if the two Alphas had confronted each other. "Yeah... Uhm... I was just taking a last glance before I leave," I stuttered, hoping he doesn't catch a whiff of the fright laced in my voice."It's okay," he muttered leaning closer and pulled me into his arms. "I know how hard it is to move from a place you've lived all your life, but I promise you Elena, you'll not lack anything, you are totally going to love it there, trust me," he whispered. I winced, hoping fervently that Darius doesn't hear all of that from wh

Elena's POV."What the hell are you doing here Darius?" I yelled climbing off him, fury simmering inside me. "This is the Alpha's freaking Palace for goodness sake, guards are posted at every turn!"Darius is really going to blow up my plans."Relax, no one saw me come in here," he replied."Of course, that's what you are gonna say until you leave here and a number of wolves are confirmed dead," I yelled.He stared blankly at me without saying a word, a pinch of remorse flashing through his eyes."I'm sorry," he mumbled in the softest voice, making my peak of anger roll off a little bit. "I just really missed you so much," he added and I quickly casted him a glance."Darius, we literally just saw each other yesterday,""Well, I'm not comfortable with you living in the same house with that brute! I can't even breathe well knowing that he now has access to you at any time he pleases, this is difficult for me, you have to understand," he lamented."Darius listen," I slowly took a step cl

Killian's POV."Father!" Emily squealed happily and jumped into my arms immediately I walked into the house.I've been out the whole day putting everything together for the mating ceremony, and thankfully, it was all set. I couldn't wait to tell Elena."Hey princess," I scooped her into my arms. "How did your day go?" "Not so great, I wanted to go play with Aunt Elena but Mother won't let me." She pouted and I snapped my head towards Aria who was sitting a few inches away from me. "Why would you deprive her of seeing Elena?" I asked."My daughter will have nothing to do with that worthless piece of trash," she spat and my body tensed angrily, my wolf growled in heavy fury, protesting to be set free to pounce on Aria. But then I was able to hold it down, even if I wanted to pin her against the wall and and squeeze the last pinch of breath from her, I needed to respect Emily's presence. I couldn't let her witness such.I knew Aria was testing my patience, she wanted to coarse a reacti