Ryder's P.O.V When she took out and gave me that ring box I felt all the blood drain right out of me. If this had been her mates' mothers ring then either she was already dead, hiding away somewhere, or living under a new fake name. "This ring and crest belong to a pack that was taken over by a very evil man when he overthrew the Alpha and Luna of the pack. They were the nicest people and I had talked with them plenty of times when I was still with the palace helpers. I met with them right before they were overthrown and most people in the pack were either slaughtered or enslaved under the reign of the madman who took over. The luna, whom this ring belonged to was presumed killed or as having run away with her son and living under a false name somewhere in heartache because her mate was slaughtered right in front of her eyes. It was rumored that her son who was at the time only thirteen years old protected his mother when his father wasn't there anymore and that it was believed tha
Dora's P.O.V What Ryder told me had me in shock for quite some time. I knew that the rebellion was after the crown and that they would do anything to get what they wanted but to kidnap the miracle child of the king and the queen and keep her away from them to just bring her back to help them get the crown in the future was wrong in so many ways. Ryder helping them I didn't know if I wanted to believe him about the manipulation that he was experiencing but he did seem to care and have Mary's best interest at heart for the little while that I have seen them interact with each other. She also seems to have love for him and to have accepted him as her father even though he isn't that. Everyone was roped in to help search for this little girl when she first went missing and I remember that I had thought to myself who could be so cruel to take the little girl from her crib in the middle of the night. " Why would you do it though? I know I haven't known you long enough but to me, you see
Dora's P.O.V After we had decided that we would be traveling together Ryder had asked if I had any luggage that I would need any help with because if I did he would just get Mary back to the cottage and in her bed tucked in before getting it for me. He was such a gentleman but I shook my head no because I did not have anything that I was traveling with. After all, there had not been time to pack anything before the people coming to get me from my house had shown up. had climbed out the window and down the vine plant as fast as possible while being safe and after that, I ran like my life depended on it. Looking back to it now it probably did. Along the way, I have been changing clothes by leaving the previous outfit hanging on someone's laundry line and taking something else just to make it a little harder for them to be tracking me. It also helped me change my scent a little bit each time and with them still following the other scent allowed me some more time to escape. Ryder p
Mary's P.O.VI wonder if Dora is the same as dad and if she can also turn into a wolf when she wants to. Dad also hasn't transformed in a while and I kind of miss it, to be honest. I liked looking at him in the wolf body. He was pretty and he didn't scare me for some reason.I heard dad talking to Dora about something he had done in the past but I didn't hear everything so I don't know what it was about. All I heard is that he was glad that he was the person who had agreed to do it as he believed that it was the best and the safest option at that point in time with the information that he had available at that point in time.I wanted to listen and maybe hear if he would talk about mom but he did not. I miss her even though I can't remember anything about her. I have this little hurt in my heart whenever I think about mum and I didn't know why. I had asked dad once and he tried to explain but I could see that he was hurting when he talked about
Dora's P.O.VAfter eating Ryder asked if I would go and help Mary get ready for bed and I gladly agreed. There was just something about this girl that drew you to her and you just wanted to be in her presence.I opened the taps and started filling it with water that felt perfect for me and as soon as I saw that she was standing there ready I motioned to ask if she would need my help and if she would be able to bathe herself. She said that she would be fine on her own but if I didn't mind she would love me sitting with her and afterward when she went to bed if I would tuck her in.I smiled and agreed. She was quite the chatterbox, talking about any subject under the sun and still making sure that I was following and not dozing off from our conversation. She really was one of a kind.After she was clean she walked out to the little living room where Ryder was watching some show on the tv. When she walked into the room he turned it of
Dora's P.O.V When I woke up I was pleasantly surprised because usually, I would have the biggest headache from all the crying that I would be doing before passing out from exhaustion. When I went into the bathroom to go and wash my face to hide the evidence I was surprised to not see any tear streaks anywhere on my face. Come to think of it I didn't remember crying last night. I must have been overwhelmed and over-exhausted with everything that had happened during the day and there was no need for any of this. I smiled to myself thinking it could also be because I was happy for once in my life seeing Ryder and Mary and being able to travel with them and not having to be alone and scared the whole time looking over my shoulder and worrying when would be my last day as a free woman. After I washed my face I went and got dressed in my clothes that were neatly placed outside my door when I opened it up this morning. I wanted to go and make some breakfast for all of us but when I ente
Ryder's P.O.VI had made good progress getting to the stall on time and being able to get all the fruits and vegetables that I had wanted to get for the next while that I stopped at a few other stalls on my way to the clothing shops that I knew Mary would have dragged Dora to. When we first arrived I had shown her the shops that we could shop at and she gave them one look and walked into the other clothing stores finding what is now her favorite dress and leggings.It's not that I cannot afford it with what the rebellion is paying me but I didn't plan on using everything each month wanting to save some for when there would be trouble or when we needed to make a fast escape like we have had to do a few times already.Putting the bags of purchases into the trunk of the car I decided that those two must have already had enough time to get clothes for Dora and that I should start heading over there to pay for the items so we could get home. I had wanted
Dora's P.O.V I woke up on the bed in the house I share with Ryder and Mary. Remembering what had happened and that they had gotten so close that I didn't have the strength to continue on scared me a little. How did they find me so fast after the last trail mix-up I left them?They should have been halfway on the other side of the world looking for me unless they have someone here that warned them that I was in town. If that were the case then I have just compromised Ryder and Mary as well because their identities would also now be tied to mine in the search and even if we go our separate ways they would still get the needed information from them if they found them. Deciding that it was maybe time to part ways with them, I tried getting out of bed to leave as soon as possible but I wasn't able to. Looking over I saw that Mary had fallen asleep next to me on the bed and that if I was to continue moving I would wake her as well, and from what I have heard from Ryder if she is woken up