LORRAINE'S POVThe past week has been a blur of events. A lot has been happening in the village. Earlier this week, we got news that there will be a drought this year which means we'll have a shortage of food. In order to solve this, Neil and some other men travelled to a pack that was willing to help us with large portions of food, to get supplies that could help us.Rose has been sick for some days now. We don't know the cause of the illness. She's been staying with us for the time being because it's not safe for her to stay alone. I was more than happy to help her. A doctor came over to our home to examine her. Still, he couldn't find anything physically wrong with her. He advised that she should get enough rest and that he would come back to check on her.Aiden hasn't said a word since the incident that happened at the park. He wasn't his usual cheerful self. He would sit down most times and stare into space. He didn't have the will to play with his brother or anyone which was ver

LORRAINE'S POVThe car ride felt endless. We travelled for what felt like hours. The sun had already started to set by now. "Mummy" Alex cried "I'm hungry" "Sorry honey. We'll get there soon" I was in such a hurry that I forgot to pack the snacks we had in the fridge. "We'll look for food when we get there, boys" Oscar said "Hang in there" I couldn't help but notice the worried look on Oscar's face as we drove. I had never seen him look this scared before. Hours passed by. Becca held the boys in her arms as the three of them slept off. I was too worried to sleep. I prayed that the place Oscar was taking us would be safe enough for the kids to hide. I texted Neil as the car moved. I told him what had happened. He insisted on coming to see us so I put on my location. That way, he would be able to trace us. I did this since I wasn't sure of where we were going. .Finally, the car came to a stop. It was night time already. "We're here" Oscar said.I reached for the back and tapped

ALPHA KYLIAN'S POVI looked at Morra in shock. What the hell is going on? Elder Thorne was right. That mark did belong to a terrorist group. I remember my father telling me about them. I recognized the symbol. It belonged to "The Shadow Legion". I remembered the masked man I saw previously. I saw him in the woods the day I went back to Morra's cabin. I dismissed it as my imagination but now, I knew it wasn't. It wasn't just a coincidence either. Morra had been working with them from the start. The mask the man wore belonged to The Shadow Legion group as well. I felt so disappointed in myself. I let a terrorist into my pack, into my palace. Yaz and Oscar tried to warn me. They knew something was wrong with her. I was too blinded by sympathy. The fact that she reminded me of Lorraine blinded my senses too. I refused to see reason with them. Even Molly tried to warn me. I should have done my research on her before letting her in but I didn't. How could I be so foolish? This was Morra's

ALPHA KYLIAN'S POVI sat there in the dark room, closing my eyes. It felt as if the walls were closing in around me. Due to how dark it was, I had lost all track of time. I had no idea how long I had been here. I wasn't used to being locked up or being uncomfortable. I was a fucking Alpha. I was used to having everything I wanted. While I stayed in this room, Lorraine's face haunted me. I imagined her being locked up in that dark cell. It must have been so hard for her. Now that I'm going through the same thing, I understand how she must have felt. She must have been so scared. She shouldn't have been in a place like that. She was too beautiful to be punished that way. But my anger didn't let me think it through. Her face haunted me everyday. Being in this room, I had enough time to think. I saw her face everywhere, every time I opened my eyes and every time I closed them. The thought of her kept me company. It helped me pass time. I thought of us together, imagining how life would

LORRAINE'S POVI patted Aiden and Alex's body with a damp towel. Their bodies were heating up. They've had a bad fever for a few days now. Their temperatures were high yet they were shaking and complaining about how cold they were. I was worried. I didn't want anything bad to happen to them. What can I do? We were cut off from civilization. The bunker was hidden deep in the forest. Even if I wanted to go to a city to look for a pharmacy, it would take me close to a day to get out of this forest. Panic gripped me tightly. I could see that my boys were suffering and I hated it. "I'm so sorry" I whispered. "Mommy" Aiden muttered, shivering "It's so cold" I touched his body again. It was heated. What could be the problem? "It could be the change of environment" Becca said from behind me. I turned to her "Are you sure? They've been settling in quite well" "It's possible. Children take time to get used to another environment after being in another place for so long" I sighed "I just