Gunter’s POVI could not help but feel stressed as I witnessed the tension and arguments between Liya and my brothers. Liya was insistent on playing the stoic while Hunter and Ryder continued to curse loudly about her stubbornness and selfishness.I was lost in the middle, not knowing exactly where I stood. On one hand, I was furious at Liya for escaping, and for all the trouble it had caused us in the last few months. But at the same time, I knew that she needed time to warm up to us again if we were ever going to return to the way it used to be. That was something my brothers did not seem to understand.It was very unusual for the atmosphere between the four of us to be so charged with anger and resentment. And I had no idea how to fix it. It reminded me of how things used to be before we figured out we were mates, and I did not like it one bit.I observed Liya whose face was still twisted in a frown. Despite that, I could see the pain in her eyes. It reminded me of the first time I

Liya's POV"What?!"I could hardly comprehend what I'd just heard Gunter say. His face hardened as he stared into space, leaving me to fully digest the weight of his words.I'd heard countless times about his mother's death, but I never knew exactly how she died. Now that Gunter revealed that it was from wolfsbane poisoning, I began to see the possibility of a pattern here. The only reasonable conclusion that would piece all this together was just one; there was also a witch in this pack!I turned to Gunter to see if he thought the same. The pain etched on his face at his mother's memory made me feel sorry that we had to discuss this in the first place. But I said nothing, giving him the chance to regain his composure. When he finally spoke, the words pierced through me like a silver blade."She was poisoned."I took a deep breath, recalling just how hard I'd taken it when I saw my father's corpse lying helplessly in front of me."We never found the culprit, but Father mentioned on ma

Liya's POVMy body was throbbing weakly, still extremely sensitive, and my wolf had gone quiet, but it was worth the satisfaction I felt seeing their faces instantly turn gloomy. Even in the semi darkness, I could see their faces redden in annoyance as they glared at me.I knew exactly where to hit them that would hurt the most, and I did exactly that. For their fragile egos, being told that they would never match up to their brother was a huge hit. I knew they would take it very badly, and be constantly reminded of it for a long time. So it was perfect.I adjusted myself on the bed, using the sheets to cover myself. And then I folded my arms around my chest and watched them both. Hunter looked like he was about to burst into flames. But before I got a chance to gloat for hitting him very hard, he let out a guttural growl and jumped at me on the bed.His fingers wrapped around my neck and he squeezed tightly, cutting off my oxygen supply."What the FUCK did you say, bitch?!"Suddenly,

LIYAHunter took my other hand in his and started to drag me towards the bedroom that was now decorated. I wanted to scoff at the fact that these people thought that by decorating their bedroom in advance for tonight that I was going to like them a bit…I had to give it to them, they were very relentless.I didn’t have any time to take a moment as I suddenly felt a push from behind, I fell on my knees on the bed.A frown settled on my lips as I looked back at them, I could see the desire igniting fire and my wolf was trying to break free but I wasn’t cut out for that.I stood on my feet, facing all three of them, my eyes were leveled with them as I was bent on forfeiting the rest of the night.I had already done their wishes and done the while ritual with them, I was sure I could skip this part.I took a step forward and they took one towards me.I frowned.“ I don’t think, this part is necessary” I said but Ryder chuckled.Hunter took a step forward and the next thing I knew, his fin

Liya's POVI knew the journey to the academy would be long and difficult, but I hadn't anticipated just how exhausting it would be. Most of the first few hours was spent snapping my head back and forth and hiding in between trees and in rocks for fear that I was being followed.After all, it was very possible that the triplets might have awoken and were coming after me. I was ducking after every few steps and waiting for a while before jumping out of my hideout.As expected, it grew tiring, and I focused on the dreaded journey. At some point, I had to dredge through rivers and streams to get past. My clothes were wet and heavy after all of this. At some point, I even considered giving up. I could not imagine myself moving on, but somehow I got past it and pushed through.I didn't need to be told when I arrived at the academy. I looked exactly like I'd imagined; a formidable beige mediaeval castle. It was so huge and stood out so much that I wondered how I'd never heard of this place.