LADY DAVINA. The Omega I was with was talking too fast. She was telling me what they heard happened last night. I knew part of it, but not all. All I knew was that my brother didn’t show up for his union because someone took him and threatened him, and that “someone” was Lexi’s real family. But I didn’t know about the wolfsbane, and that was what she was telling me. I could have asked Mom to fill me in, but she was busy with David. I had learned through the years to stay away when emergency situations like this happened. I knew I was already older and could be part of it, but I guess old habits die hard. And my whole family still thinks I am still a baby. “Uncle Adan!” I heard Amara shrieking from somewhere. “What are you doing here?” I bit my bottom lip because, for some reason, I felt nervous. Alpha Adan was Amara’s uncle from the North. He was half-shifter, half-demon. So he was capable of transporting his body anywhere, and since Amara and Jace mated, Jace had given him

AUSTIN. The moment we stopped at the border where Alpha Kairo and his men waited for us, I had the urge to jump out of my car and haul Randall from wherever he might be. I wanted to let out the anger that had been brewing in my chest since last night. Unfortunately for him, he was the only outlet I could see. “Austin.” The Alpha called for my attention as I turned off the engine. “Calm down. Don’t attack him here unless he starts something. Wait until we are secluded.” “I don’t plan to do anything.” That was a lie. “I can see your face. I’ve been there, but remember, you are a Gamma. We can hold out punishments and inquiries without losing control.” “Yes, Alpha.” I guess he knew too well. That meant I had to wait. I’d been dying to throw a punch, a kick, or two at him. Alpha Jace got out of the car, and it was only then that I let out a sigh of frustration. After a while, I followed him as he met Alpha Kairo. Then, we all walked together toward one of the cars from the Dark Wo

AUSTIN. The last two days went by so fast. Randall was still in the cells and being watched. So far, he has been cooperative with every piece of information asked of him. We later found out that when I took David, he was asked to accompany Lexi in here, so once Lexi drove back with him, he would take them directly to Crescent Moon. They wanted to hold David hostage to make sure Lexi would do their bidding. It was a blessing in disguise that I didn’t allow Randall to take her back to Bernice City, or they would just fall exactly into Gray’s trap. After I reentered Lexi and David’s lives, Randall was not asked to return to their pack and was just advised they would call him if there was any need. But he was given instructions to keep communicating with Lexi, thus the visits and the messaging, even when I was there in Bernice City. Randall said he was summoned to go back recently, but he asked for more time. He told them he had a plan in mind, but he had nothing. He was terrified

AUSTIN. I clapped my hands as a proud smile crossed my face after the female with whom Lexi was sparring tapped the ground to surrender. Lexi won the duel against her co-trainees again. I knew it would only be a matter of time before she could match up with Harlene, the top female warrior in our pack and the one handling her training. Because it seemed even if she wasn’t fully trained all her life, she was a naturally born skilled fighter. It was nothing surprising, as she came from an Alpha bloodline. “Aren’t you supposed to be working? Work hours are not over yet.” She said coyly as she approached me. I handed her a towel before opening her water bottle and giving it to her as well. “I don’t mind being an errand boy for my beautiful female.” I flashed her a smug smirk while my eyes basked at the beauty in front of me. She was indeed beautiful, even if she was sweaty and her hair was sticking to the side of her face. A wide smile curled on her lips before she spoke again.

AUSTIN. I watched with pride in my chest as Lexi walked toward me. Who would have thought that a female as strong and as beautiful as hers would give an easy-go-lucky playboy a chance to be better? She was so beautiful and just perfect. Even if I saw her every day, every night, I was sure I would never get tired of looking at her. I would no longer be afraid to admit that she was indeed the most beautiful female I had ever laid eyes on. The same thought I had when I first saw her when I was thirteen years old and met her for the first time. I knew my young heart was captivated by her beauty, even at first sight. But the fact that she was full of angst and had ignored me was something I couldn’t accept. Before Lexi became a part of the Black Shadow Pack, I was just an ordinary adolescent, crushing on females, but I never made any moves. When she came, and every other person became her friend except me, it challenged me to prove to her that I could do better. I started charming