Avery I didn’t know what I expected the northern kingdom to look like, but it was certainly not this. When I thought about Alpha Kane, I pictured dirty, old, dark, depressing castles that resembled dungeons. I never expected state of the art architecture or beautiful blooming flowers everywhere. The castle itself was majestic. Tall and proud, not flashy, yet it commanded attention and respect. Everything looked and smelt of wealth. We were led into what looked like a waiting room and forced to line up with our heads bowed. All of us were hand cuffed, but the men tied me up in another set of silver chains because of my earlier stunt with Greyson’s nose. I looked at Greyson’s bruised nose and smirked. I was very proud of my self. A man walked in, and from the sound of his steps, I realized that he was tall and confident… most probably someone important. I took a peek at him and realized I was right. He was dressed like a high ranking warrior.. most likely the gamma, but

Avery POV “What are you doing?!” I yelled as I watched Alpha Kane start to unbutton the sleeves of his shirt. He had already thrown his Jacket and gloves on my bed, and he continued to strip, despite my mounting panic. To make matters worse, the king stayed quiet, but his eyes stayed focused on me. He was watching me like I was some prey that he wanted to devour. I felt the hairs on the back of my neck rise in warning. He took a step forward and my heart sized. “Stay back!” I yelled but he ignored me and took another step forward. There was no where to run to, his large body was blocking the door and the windows had bars on them. My heart began to pound in my chest. Was he trying to have sex with me right now? As if to answer my question, he looked me right in the eye, and started unbuttoning his shirt. My eyes darted to the left and to the right, but there was no way out. If I tried to scream, who would even try to save me? I was immediately snapped out of m

James POV It’s been a week since Alpha Kane took my wife from me. My eyes drifted to the weapons I'd been quietly gathering for the battle that I knew was coming, when Dorian succeeded in bringing my wife home. I couldn’t afford to lose her again. Not after everything we’d been through. But as focused as I'd been on preparing for that fight, I'd been ignoring another fight outside my door. Lizzy had been upset for days now. She has been throwing tantrums, yelling at me, and sometimes just crying because she felt that I wasn’t paying attention to her. “Avery is gone.” She would shout at me. “You need to let her go. That’s what She would have wanted. She would have wanted you to be happy with me." She always yelled but I didn’t believe her. I could clearly remember the look of hurt and betrayal on Avery’s face the day I told her that Lizzy was pregnant. She looked like she wanted to die. I can’t let that be the last memory I have of her. I have to get her back. Liz

Avery’s POV I fought hard to hide the deep blush that was spreading across my cheeks when I looked down at myself. A sheet was wrapped around me to preserve my decency, but underneath the sheet, I was only in my bra and panties. “Where are my clothes?" I asked, feeling more embarrassed by the second. "After I treated your wound, you got a fever and you were burning up so I had to change your clothes to help you cool down," he explained calmly and it was then that I noticed that my hand was wrapped in a bandage My cheeks bloomed bright red when I pictured him undressing me. Did he like what he saw? Did he even bother to look? He had probably seen more prettier girls than me. He gently kissed my head again as if he could hear my racing thoughts. “Don’t be shy sweetheart. You are fucking breathtaking.” He murmured in my hair and I buried my face in the crook of his neck. If he thought I was breathtaking, why hadn’t he made a move on me yet? Or was he waiting for me

Avery POV I couldn't believe what just happened. It felt like I was watching a dramatic opera where two powerful men were fighting for the heroine, except this was actually real life, and I was the heroine. I was truly shocked that Kane had even agreed to Dorian's terms considering the fact that he was so possessive of me. But to be fair, Kane looked like he was seconds away from tearing Dorian’s throat so he was clearly not happy with the situation. But the most important thing now was that I also wasn’t happy about the situation either. If I had any say in it, then this stupid competition wouldn’t be happening in the first place. I am not a toy that two boys can fight to own. I’m a woman with a mind and choice of her own. And if Dorian even bothered to ask me what i wanted, then he would know that i wanted to stay in the north. But Kane already made it clear to me that the law was the law and could not be revoked. Dorian had officially challenged him, so they m