#Chapter42She began to take careful steps to the right, focused on something ahead of us. I was on edge now as well, wondering what dangers were in store for us. My wolf stopped in her tracks, not taking a step further and lowered herself to the ground. That’s when I saw Calyx in the distance, appearing to be having a conversation with another person. But, unfortunately, whoever he was talking to was hidden behind the trees, we couldn’t see who it was, and their scent was masked. I urged my wolf to crawl closer to them, hoping we would be able to hear them more clearly or get a better view of them. We were as close as we could get now without being detected. The other person was a female, possibly young, but the girl's scent was still undetectable. “We need to wait until the time is right and ensure that the plan will work.” Calyx said. “The plan will work, I’ll get close to her, wound her and then Cain will be an easier target to take down, but we need to be sure they remain

#Chapter44Cain's eyes burned into mine as a devious smile placated his plump lips. I didn’t know what was in store for me, but I was excited to find out. Then, finally, he reared back and stood to his feet, then casually strolled into the closet. I continued to lay there, waiting for him to come back, but it had now been a few moments, and I started to wonder, what in the hell he was doing? I stood up from the bed and crept towards the closet, trying to peek in as I got closer. Just as I was about to cross the threshold, Cain emerged from the closet. He grabbed me by the wrist and spun me around, slamming me face-first into the wall. Cain held my hands together behind my back before wrapping my hair around his other hand and tugging it back slightly. His soft, plump lips brushed against my ear. “Did I say you could move?” He asked in a husky tone. I bit my lower lip. “No, but I was becoming bored waiting for y….”Cain cut me off by pulling my hair tighter and causing my head t

#Chapter46Calyx was silent again, then snarled before I heard a loud crash. I immediately started walking back towards the stairs, not wanting him to come to the door and find me there. I nearly flew down the stairs and into the kitchen; who was Calyx talking to on the phone? Was it Eve? Did she have a brother? Numerous questions scrambled around in my brain as I ran through everything in my head. The whys and the how’s, but I realized I didn’t know much about either, especially, Calyx. I needed to find out more about him to try and piece things together. I wanted to tell Cain earlier about everything, but I didn’t want to say anything to him when we were in the woods, and then we became a bit occupied. Perhaps, that was for the best; maybe I should find out more before telling him, figure out who all Calyx is working with and what his plan is, because if I tell Cain now, he may overreact and spoil everything. As I continued to run things through my head, I reached into the fridg

#Chapter48However, he has changed since Freja’s arrival; I constantly catch him sneaking around, talking about a plan with someone on the phone and how I see him glaring at Freja or me when he thinks we aren’t looking tells me he is up to something. I turned back to face Ryder. “I want to figure out who he is working with first. Calyx has a partner or partners, and I want to know who they are, especially if they had anything to do with Freja’s kidnapping.” I said through gritted teeth, the memory of that made my blood boil.Ryder nodded his head. “What do you want to do?”Freja POV:I walked around the house, looking around to see if I was being followed, and so far, I didn’t notice anything. So I cut around the side of the house and headed straight for the willow tree. As I neared the tree, I didn’t see Samara but hoped she would still show. I was up close to the tree now, and as I admired its beauty, I heard footsteps from behind me. I looked over my shoulder, and it was Sam

#Chapter50Gunnar stopped dead in his tracks. “What!” He said rather loudly and grabbed the guard’s attention. I waved the guards off and smiled, reassuring them that everything was fine. I glared at Gunnar. “Shh, be quiet big mouth. I don’t want anyone else to find out right now, not until I have figured a few things out first.”He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply before narrowing his dark gaze on me. “Does Cain know about the situation?” Gunnar asked in a clipped tone. I avoided his gaze like it was the plague and ran my hand through my hair. “No,” I said quietly and quickly. His nostrils flared, and his eyes widened, anger clear as day on his face. “Are you fucking kidding me? You need to tell him Freja, he has a right to know, and Cain will protect you.”I huffed. “Yes, I know, and I will tell Cain after I find out who they are working with and what their plan is.” I needed to know these things before proceeding or telling anyone else, as that information may help us.