MADDOX I hated my father now more than ever before because he fucked up everything in my life. Calvin Stark did not care about anyone except himself of course. Kalen and I had finally turned some positive corner where she could actually tolerate my presence. So, what did I do? I pushed her away. It was not because I wanted to but was honestly for her own safety. (Flashback) The ringing of my phone caught my attention. Grabbing it, I flopped down onto my bed. Great, it was my father. What could he possibly want now? “I heard that three members of the Supernatural Council were at the academy last week,” he said. Yes, that was him 100%. No greetings. No fondness. Not even a hint of warmth in his voice. I was used to it by this point. It was the way he had always been after all. “I don’t know who all is on it. Which three were here?” I asked him. It was true after all. “Alpha Theo, King Jackson, and Luna Ziyah.” His tone held impatience, a silent warning for me not to piss him off

KALEN My head was pounding when I finally peeled my eyes open. I barely slept at all because I was spiraling. All of the bullshit that I learned last night was fucking with my head. Maddox was my mate, which was something that I still had no idea what I felt about. He took my first kiss without even asking permission or apologizing for acting like a brute. He was cocky as hell and thought he was the Goddess’ gift to all female kind. Because of my nifty little ability, I could sense us as mates, and therefore would feel him fucking around with others. Note the sarcasm. I did not blame him because he did not know we were mates. It was not like this was after the bond snapped into place or anything. That would be an entirely different story entirely. This entire situation was so fucked up that it was not even remotely funny. Oh, it got better. His father would ‘capture’ me, falling into the trap that I would put in place, and would sadistically torture me. I had no idea what all that

KALEN I had been making a list of things that I needed to figure out while also preparing a plan of taking on Calvin Stark. There were certain things that I needed to find a way to ask Grandma Tris without arousing suspicion. Primarily regarding ways to counteract hallucinogenic. I knew that Vessel wolves had a higher tolerance for poisons, but I was not certain if there was anything that would help against it. I absolutely fucking hated myself because of the fact that I would have to leave everyone in the dark about what was happening as I got ‘abducted’ by Stark, especially given what everyone was going through right now with Angel being missing. So, I would need to figure out a way to set them as much at ease as possible once I was gone. Perhaps I could leave them with a video recording, reminding them that I was a Vessel, and Selene chose me for this. Also let them know that I needed them to trust me. Nika would be needing to make us untraceable because this would be the only

KALEN I knew that I probably looked like a zombie. It had been days since I had any real sleep. Angel being missing, visions of my future, and the weight of everything pressing down on me was the perfect recipe for insomnia. The only relief that Nika and I had was that Neo was aware of the bond. It also helped that he knew about what would be happening soon with Calvin. Maddox did not know, but at least one of our mates was aware of most of it all. I was still on the fence about Maddox because of something that I had learned in a recent vision. Once the bond snapped, he would end up cheating on it. Right now, I did not blame him because he did not know, but he would at that point. I was desperately hoping that he would change his mind before it happened, but only time would tell. Dad was the one who taught me that a mate-bond connected two people on an intimate soul level, but that did not mean that it was the only thing that mattered. He once told me that a mate needed to hold re

UNKNOWN Wind whistled through the air, cutting through it with sharpened precision. The smell of blood and death hung all around me, causing a pleased grin to form on my face. This area had once been a safe haven, a dedicated sanctuary for the lost and alone. It was a place that anyone could go to in order to find peace. I wanted to laugh at the irony. Now, it was a place that only offered pain, death, and destruction. I basked in the screams that echoed down the corridor. Pain, fear, and hopelessness accompanied it. “Sire,” someone called from behind me. I turned around and saw Gixin standing there with his eyes lowered in submission. He might be my second-in-command, but even he knew his place. It was my prerogative to rip his life from him if I chose to do just that. “Do you have news for me?” I demanded to know. He nodded his head and handed me a file that contained photographs. I smirked, seeing the chaos that was painted with blood and body parts. Perfect. My children wer