Liya's POVI clumsily wiped the tears off my face, my lips parted in shock as I stared from Ryder's face to car keys in my hand. My mother had also frozen with shock as we both stared sheepishly at Ryder. Was he actually letting us go?!“Go, Liya!” He repeated, a sense of urgency wrapped in his tone. From then on, I did not stop to think about anything else. I did not let the doubts creep into my mind, doubts that he was just baiting me and would never actually let me leave. But the pained expression on his face proved me wrong.“Thank you…thank you,” I stuttered, but he had already hurried us off to the door and locked it again behind him. Without looking back once, I grabbed my mother's hand, and ran as fast as I could toward the back of the mansion. Being a servant for so long gave me the opportunity to know the secret hideaways and exits in the pack which were only used in emergencies.I ran as fast as my legs would carry me, prodding my mother on although I knew she was weak. She

Connor's POV“W-What?” Liya asked, her voice so quiet that I almost did not hear her.I nodded, explaining briefly to her that I had hidden my sexual orientation to keep out of trouble and to avoid being bullied in the pack. Her gaze gradually softened as she placed a hand on mine.“Oh, Connor. I have nothing against you. I would have been your friend either way. I just wish you'd told me earlier. Why didn't you?”Tears of guilt stung the back of my eyes, but I held myself back from breaking down. I looked back into the beautiful face of Liya, knowing that I owed her an explanation. She was curious, I could tell. When I told her my father was the Alpha of this pack she had been in disbelief.Why did you go through all that trouble? Couldn't they have sent someone else to be a spy instead of the Alpha heir? It is a bit strange, she had said earlier.So, without giving myself a second to change my mind, I plunged into the painful story of my childhood, and how I came about to be a spy.

Liya's POVThe pounding of my heart filled my ears, my body filling up with so much trepidation that I could barely breathe properly. Connor yelled out my name as I ran through the cold night air to get to my mother, but not once did I stop. My feet bounded through the forests, tears filling my eyes as I wondered what had happened to my mother.Please protect her, I continued to pray silently to the moon goddess as I ran. Despite the cold air slapping against my face, my palms grew sweaty."Where is she?!" I demanded of the warriors in my mother's tent when I arrived and could not find her."The pack doctor had her brought in–"Without waiting to hear more, my legs carried me as I rushed over to the medic at lightning speed, pushing the door open without bothering to knock."Mother! Mother!"When I found her she was laying in one of the clinic beds, her shut as she writhed in pain."What happened to her?!" I asked the doctor, trying to keep my tears at bay as I intertwined my fingers

Liya's POVI was up at the crack of dawn. Although my anger from yesterday had calmed down considerably due to the improvement of my mother's condition, I was still determined to start my training so I could avenge my parents.A cold shower woke me up fully, and I threw on the clothes Connor had lent me. It was not much of a training gear, but I had no other options right now and it would have to do. In less than twenty minutes, I was out in the biting cold. As I walked through the trees down to the training ground, the icy dew from the trees fell onto my neck, making me shiver violently from the cold.I was surprised to see more than a handful of warriors at the training ground despite it being so early. As I began to search for Connor, his voice floated over to me in the small crowd."Liya!"I turned around to see him waving an arm in the air as he motioned me over."Wow, you're up early," he commented, looking me over. "How do you feel today?""Pretty good," I lied. I was exhausted

Liya's POVI narrowed my eyes at the Alpha, every nerve in my body pricking at the mention of my mother. What he was implying was obvious, but I refused to believe he would even propose such a thing."I don't understand what you mean by my mother remaining here," I said, barely able to curb the rage that threatened to explode.He did not look fazed one bit. "If I am going to make this deal with you, there needs to be some kind of collateral.""Don't you dare refer to my mother as collateral! I already gave you my word that I will assist Connor in whatever scheme you are planning. What I will not allow is you using my mother as some kind of hostage. In case you hadn't noticed, she has suffered enough already!"The Alpha did not look very pleased at my outburst. He narrowed his eyes at me, sneering as he walked closer to me."You can give me your word all you want. As if that makes a difference. The truth remains that you are the daughter of a rogue, and I make no mistake by assuming th