Liya's POV"Are you sure you don't need anything else?" I asked my mother as I peeked into her room once again with the slice of cake I'd brought for her as dessert.Mother was propped up on the bed in the small chambers that had been assigned to her by Connor. Three months of living in a pack devoid of fear and abuse had done her so much good that she looked better than I ever remembered. Her sunken cheeks were filling back up slowly, and she had an overall healthier glow."I'm sure, Liya," she smiled. "I'm okay. You've done enough already. You should head down to the training ground. Isn't that due in five minutes?"I shrugged, waving off her concern. "I'll meet up. For now I just want to make sure you're okay.""I'm fine," Mother protested with a laugh. "Seriously, go.""Okay, I'm leaving."I pretended to shut the door fully, but peeked through the hinges as I watched her slowly climb into the bed and rest her head against the bed frame. Although healthier than when we first joined

Ryder's POVThe first few days being locked up in this hellhole had been strange. I spent a better part of it feeling repentant for participating in Liya's escape. But as time flew by, it became more annoying and irritating. I had never been locked up here for more than a day. I missed being in my own room, and eating decent food.The clanging of the dungeon doors roused me out of my thoughts. I did not bother to look, already knowing that it was the same old guard bringing me food. I shut my eyes tightly as I readied myself for yet another plate of terrible food.But when my wolf tinged with the sensation of the triplet bond, I jumped to my feet. Sure enough, Gunter and Hunter stood at the entrance, beckoning me forward."What are you guys doing here?" I said quietly, unable to hide my surprise. The last time I saw them was when they were literal seconds away from beating me to a pulp after Father exploded with anger. Since then, they had not even stepped foot within the four walls o

Liya's POVI had just finished my training for the new crop of werewolf warriors. It was by far the most exhausting thing I had ever done, and I could not understand how people could even teach for a living. Just these two hours had drained the life out of me, and I was so glad that Rolando would take over tomorrow. I needed a break.I wiped the sweat off my forehead with the back of my hand, and immediately hit the shower. After taking as long as possible in there to bask in the coolness of the water, I finally turned it off and wiped myself clean.My stomach rumbled as if on cue, and I realized I had not eaten the whole day. I had planned to have breakfast with my mother before this training came up. I knew that this was around the time where she would be sleeping due to the drugs she was taking, but I just wanted to see her anyway.So I began the long walk to her chambers. Just as I reached the flight of stairs, I saw the tall figure of Allen rush down the steps and block my view.

Liya's POVI had never seen Connor so angry before, and to be honest, it was rubbing off on me. It was still so shocking to me that such sinister plans could be made by a member of this pack. One of the reasons I had preferred this pack to Alpha Wade's was because everyone was cordial and friendly. There didn't seem to be any bad blood, or hatred for the Alpha.So where did this come from?I wondered briefly if it might have been voices of spies and not pack members. But then how had they infiltrated the pack? It made absolutely no sense.Once Connor and I were certain without a doubt that the traitor was a pack member, we began to discuss ways to reveal this person's identity."Is there anything else you remember?" Connor asked me once again as we walked down to the training ground."Well, the one thing I know for certain is that it was a man. His voice, and his scent gave that away. There was a crack in the door, but I could only see the witch from there."Connor was silent, lost in

Liya's POVAs Connor and I hurried out of the studio, blood rushed through my ears. I knew that Connor was hurt by the revelation of his uncle being a traitor. His face was hard and expressionless as we made our way out, and I wished there was something I could say to make him feel even a little better.But what could possibly dull the pain of his family member wanting to kill us all? Absolutely nothing. So I kept quiet and just followed behind him.Besides, there were more pressing issues at hand. Seeing those drugs was a source of worry for me. Not only had the pack doctor made plans with the dark witch, he had also put it in motion. We were heading to the pack house to identify all the members that had been administered the vitamins by the doctor. Our plan was to separate them from the others and find an antidote.I said a silent prayer to the moon goddess, hoping that the number of pack members who were affected would not be much. But in the back of my mind, I suspected that the r