EMY'S POVEarlier that evening....Dylan closed the door behind him and I finally let the dress slide down my chest. I had been holding it together since. Even when we had public baths with mixed gender, I had never been this shy before.Was it because I knew what I looked like? I may have a pretty face but I was all bones. He saw the scars too, and traced them with his fingers. Was he not disgusted? Everyone else who had seen it would laugh at me and point fingers. They knew I couldn't heal like they did.I had never cared about having smooth or flawless skin. The first instinct was to survive. The rest didn’t matter.I stepped out of my dress and walked to the large mirror on the dresser. I stared at myself, turning to my sides. I could count my ribs but somehow, I knew it wouldn't last. I was eating well these days. Soon, I'd look well fed like those maids and maybe, just maybe I'll look good by their side.I made my way to the bathroom and repeated what the maids did to the bathtu

THORN'S POV"Did you really think you could walk out from apologising to her?" Hunter barged into our study room. Was it still considered as barging in when the room belonged to all three of us?I stopped midway from pouring myself the third glass. Now what did they want? I put the drink down and Hunter snatched it from me. He glared and threw his face away before taking a sip."You shouldn't drink on an empty stomach," he said shortly after."I don’t know what you want from me," I turned away only to see Dylan come in."Oh it's nothing much, Thorn. Just don't act like a dick around her," he shrugged. "That would be nice."I didn’t think I was in the mood to hear this. I rubbed my forehead with a sigh, "Look, I blew up. Totally get it.""Nope. You're not gonna get out of this that easy," Hunter threw his arm around my shoulder from behind. "You have to look her in the face and say you're sorry.""What? Why does it have to be that way?" I frowned. "Can't I just smile and wave it off?"

EMY'S POVIt was easier to sleep during the day since it was bright but I woke up during evening time to Hunter's knock on my door. I could've sworn I wanted to take a nap. I didn’t know I was this sleep deprived.Kelly did say I needed to get some rest. I couldn’t tell anyone that I wasn't sleeping well. How would they look at me? They would see me as a burden and I didn’t wish to drag anyone down.As he led me down the halls after kissing the back of my hand so sweetly, I wondered if he had planned it with Thorn. It took me by surprise when Thorn suddenly pulled up acting like Hunter. It took everything in me not to show my shock but I experienced something else, I was holding myself from smiling.I didn't know I was capable of smiling. Maybe that was why I was always so fond of Hunter's smile. He knew how to capture my attention with it even if his eyes showed a different emotion. It was almost too painful to look at.He led me to a garden where Dylan was sitting under a nice shade

EMY'S POVHunter helped me down from the car and once my legs hit the floor, my knees wobbled and I leaned into him suddenly. He was quick to hold and support me up while I rubbed my temples to ease the sudden throb of my head and blurry vision."Are you alright?" Hunter asked."What's wrong?" Dylan followed and he placed his hand on my shoulder. "She was fine a minute ago."Truly I was. I didn't even understand why I was suddenly feeling so dizzy. Was it the drugs? Was it starting to work?"I'm fine. Sorry," I straightened up and I saw Hunter's curious face. He didn't say anything but held my hand strongly to support me in case it happened again.Having them this close was making my face heat up. I couldn't even hold his gaze for very long. The memory of what happened in their study haunted me and drew out very strange feelings from my whole body."Let's go," Thorn announced and we walked side by side with Thorn leading the way to the mansion.Nana's house was a beauty to look upon.

EMY'S POV"You can be rest assured that your secret is safe with me," Nana said immediately after she gave me quite a scare. She was right though. I was labelled a spy. I wondered what would happen if the Pack members got to know about it.Would they rebuke me?"We know we can count on you for that," Thorn spoke on behalf of all of them and I turned to see the rest nodding their heads in agreement.So this was the woman they trusted even with a secret like that. If they trusted her so, then why did we still have to lie that we were mates? What was the use of it?Weren't they betraying her trust?"Luna Emy-""Yes!" I shot my head up at once. Nana blinked in shock at my sudden reply. "S-Sorry."She soon relaxed when the boys chuckled a bit."My world! That scared me," she placed a hand over her chest with a small laugh. Her sounds were posh and classy. What a beautiful woman inside and out.Hunter rubbed my cheek with his thumb, "Relax a little, love."I inhaled calmly and nodded. I did