KALEN Zion brought me to Atlanta with no questions asked. He knew that this was ‘see you later’ for now. Hopefully, I will not be gone for too long. It was hard to pull away from his hug, but it was necessary. I gave my cousin two tasks before he left. First, I gave him a message to pass onto Matteo. I was extremely proud of my Beta. He was the best Beta that I could have ever had the privilege of being paired with. His loyalty was also to me. Dad was the Alpha of our pack, but I was Matteo’s Alpha. It was one such reason that I knew I could entrust that flash drive to him and not have to worry about him showing anyone else. Just in case the worst happened, I needed someone to know the truth about Calvin and the threat it posed to all of us. The second task that I gave Zion was that he would discretely watch over Maddox for me. I did mention that Neo’s mind was protected even from Maddox, so Koa could talk to Neo if need be. I suggested that Koa let Neo know that the plan that Sele

KALEN My body was numb by the time he released me from my restraints and threw me back into my cell. There was no telling how long I had been here. My time was spaced out between multiple torture sessions, quiet time alone that I preferred as my body attempted to heal from his abuse, and moments of confusion. The hallucinogenic was rougher than I had anticipated. I would hate to imagine what it would have been like if I had not been blessed by the Goddess Hecate. It made me question if my memories were actual memories or not. I spoke my truth over and over again so that I did not lose who I was. My name was Kalen Zyla Anderson. I was Dark Moon’s Alpha heir and would be the first female Alpha of our pack. My Beta and Gamma would be Matteo and Ava respectively. My wolf’s name was Nika, and we were Vessels, chosen by Selene herself. It was my Vessel destiny to vanquish a specific enemy, but it needed to be identified first. That was how I ended up in this cell. The only way for me

KALEN No matter how many times I had the visions of what would happen after the bond snapped in place, I had still hoped that something would change it. I had hoped that he would choose me in the end. ‘I’m so sorry. I tried to stop him,’ Neo had cried out to Nika. She and I had an open connection while we were here, so I heard anything that was said to her. I heard how mournful he sounded. My heart broke for Neo because he was innocent in all of this, but he was hurting just like we were. He absorbed as much of her pain as he could. The agony was even more intense than it had ever been all thanks to our fucking bond snapping into place on his end of things. Lucky me. I was allowed to be as cynical as I wanted to be right about now. Selene spoke to me about Angel. Apparently the Goddess Sol, Goddess of the Sun, blessed Angel with a connective bridge to me where she can send me strength and healing. It was a little confusing, but I appreciated it, nonetheless. - My eyes snapped op

KALEN Killing the bitch ended up altering things. There was only one mate-bond betrayal instead of multiple. I did not fully blame him because she had used her gift on him, knowing that her words would cause him to spiral down into an endless vat of guilt over what his father was doing to me. He was still responsible for making the choice to sleep with her, but there were other factors that contributed to it. Neo had explained what happened. He also told us how guilty Maddox felt about what he had done and how much he wished that he had made a different choice. As much as I would love to say that I could trust him, only time would tell. Not to mention that it would take time for me to move past it. As much as I wanted to leave the past in the past, the pain was etched into me for now. Hearing that he believed what I said about his uncle meant a lot to me. It was another thing that had changed vision wise. Honestly, I believed what altered everything so much was the kiss that we had

MADDOX “A very brief history lesson is necessary. Generations ago, there was a pack that was attacked and massacred. The enemy lined everyone up and slaughtered them. There was a young pup named Sorenthica Quolia who was in that line, but the Goddess shielded her from the enemy. They left believing that nobody survived. It was because of this girl’s strength and pure soul that the Goddess chose to bless her with immense power in order to protect others from the fate that her pack suffered. Each female of her bloodline would become a warrior and hold a portion of that power, but certain ones would be given the full power. We, the females of her line, are called Vessels.” Holy shit. I honestly did not think that Vessels were real. My father had spoken about them in passing. He was someone who always sought power no matter what the cost. “It’s a damn good thing he didn’t know what you were. He’s mentioned finding one, but I honestly thought they were just a fairytale for the power-hung