Chapter 43 XADEN’S POV Xaden had spent the entire day going through assessments of the men in the pack, mainly because he had been away. He pushed his head into the chair and frowned. Some rogue packs were beginning to be more and more endearing. He had to get rid
Chapter 42 The sun poured over my back as I worked tirelessly, and then I felt the sweat going down from my forehead to my entire body. I felt dizzy, but I shook my head to shake it off and resumed my work. It got extremely dark, and the instructor
Chapter 41 I quickly looked down at my feet. “Good evening.” I greeted. I could feel her gaze on me. I could tell how much she hated me. There was no distinguishing factor. “What are you doing alive?” She asked me. I looked back up at her. She seemed shocked
Chapter 40 The woman walked up to me and handed me a dress. She tossed it at me. “Get dressed, and let’s be going.” She said to me, I nodded. “Thank you.” She ignored me, and I saw that she had no intention of giving me privacy to dress. So
Chapter 39 Early the next morning, I woke up in Xaden’s bed and was then tossed to the side. I watched as the sun’s rays lit up the room and took a deep breath at how nice it was. I had never been opportune to view the sunrise from such
Chapter 38 I swallowed again and shook my head. “No,” I said. I was trembling, scared of him now. He looked like he was going to kill me at any moment from now on. “You were poisoned.” He said. I stopped and stared at him blankly. I knew that they
Chapter 37 Xaden stared at her, annoyed. What had she been doing under him at first? She was lucky because he could have snapped her neck. It wasn’t the first time his wolf had been plunged into a nightmare, and there was no way anyone could heal it. Elena had
Chapter 36 JASMINE’S POV Jasmine stirred slowly and tried to move. She could see that she was sleeping face down; her hair was against the pillow. She frowned. Pillow. She felt like she was on a soft bed with sheets that felt like silk. She had never slept in such
Chapter 35 Xaden gaped at her back in shock, unable to believe what he saw. The lines were dark and seemed to have been on her back for a very long time. Probably since she was a child. Xaden watched in horror at the outlines of the marks that formed
Chapter 34 ERIK’S POV Erik considered ordering one of the guards to send Jasmine to be released and let up in the servant’s room, but then he decided against it. He would go himself. Erik didn’t pity the girl; he felt that Xaden was being a bit extreme. He sure
Chapter 33 Xaden swallowed, swallowed, annoyed. He didn’t like remembering that he had been forced to bond with Bale’s daughter. His enemy’s daughter. He hated her so much, yet he was stuck with her. From the moment he embarked on his quest for revenge, he had sworn never to be
Chapter 32 XADEN’S POV There was loud cheering in the hall as they celebrated his victory over the Moonlight Pack. It was a massive feast for the entire pack, and they all danced and rejoiced. For Xaden, he wasn’t satisfied. He had killed Abel, and it had given him joy
Chapter 31 JASMINE’S POV I looked around the cell that I had been locked in and hurdled my feet closer to myself. It was dark and cold, and I could hear some mice running around. I had never lived in a dungeon back home in our pack, but the living
Chapter 30 Xaden leaned back in his chair and looked Aurora up and down. “You don’t question my decisions.” He told her. “I’m not questioning your decisions.” She said. “But this is the daughter of the man who took everything from the both of us. They took your mate and
Chapter 29 XADEN’S POV “Xaden, Xaden, wake up.” A familiar female voice stirred him awake. “Wake up, my love.” He stirred in his bed to face where the voice was coming from, and then his eyes fluttered open, and he saw his mother looking up at him, seemingly sad. “Mummy,
Chapter 28 The journey continued ahead. I was getting tired. Most restless from sitting at the back of the carriage and doing nothing. After Xaden had saved me, he didn’t say a word to me. He ignored me, as usual. It was getting dark, and the horses and carriage stopped.
Chapter 27 “Let her go,” Xaden hissed. “Just like that?” The man sneered. “You know I wouldn’t. She insisted that you weren’t important, but seeing you here ready to save her, I know she is. How fucking romantic.” Xaden’s eyes glowed bright, and then, in a split second, he was
Chapter 26 I swallowed instantly. “Now get out.” He ordered me. I jumped at his demand and calmly got out of my seat. He opened the door for me and led me out. “You better don’t try anything funny, princess.” He said. I didn’t say a word. As soon as
Chapter 25 After the meal, the journey continued, and I remained in the carriage. They had utterly eaten it all up and seemed to like it—more than six of them she had seen licking their fingers. Some of them had even argued over the food and its share. Xaden had
Chapter 24 He proceeded to begin to rip at my dress, but I turned around weeping, trying to stop him. But he was so strong, and I was defenseless. I tried to fight and squirm free, but he pinned me down, and the tears were flowing nonstop. “You’re just like