Lila’s POV I stared at Dee with shock; she had seen the mark so quickly. I didn’t even realize she was standing there. Soon, murmurs erupted from around the dining room, and everyone was excitedly chirping. “Did the Alpha mark her??” “Had he finally found his mate?!” “I knew something was

Enzo turned to me and smiled. “Hold on, let me fix myself a plate,” he said as he continued to place food on his plate. Dee went back to work and others were talking amongst themselves. Once Enzo was done, we went over to the dining table and sat down. I stared at my food with a frown as Enzo

Enzo’s POV My mother sat in the backseat with bruises and cuts occupying her face. Her hands and feet were bound together, making it impossible for her to move, despite her desperately trying. Her mouth was also covered in tape, so she couldn’t speak but I heard her screaming through the tape. I

“What happened?” Enzo asked. “I don’t know,” I whispered to him. “I felt your emotions and I was going to come to check on you. Then I felt this shooting pain in my head.” Enzo frowned and looked around my face. “A shooting pain?” He asked. I nodded. “I felt it in my back too. I thought I

Lila’s POV “I just got off the phone with my school and they excused me from my first classes tomorrow,” I said, walking back into Enzo’s office. Ethan and Jack stood in the middle of the office, both pacing back and forth with worrisome expressions. “What’s going on?” I asked, staring around

I wanted to run in too and help him. But the warriors stopped me closely. “We have orders to keep you out here, Miss Lila,” One of the warriors stated. I didn’t care; my main thought was to get to my mate. Val was growing anxious, and it was painful to listen to. We could feel all of Enzo’s emot

Enzo’s POV The hideout reeked of rogues; it made me nearly sick to my stomach. There were a lot of them, and they were attacking my men and me. I was dodging their attacks and even getting a few bites in myself. I was still bigger than most of them, but because there were so many of them, I coul

“You’ve done more than enough,” I assured her. “We got through the clearing. Release the barrier.” I felt the tension lessen and I knew the shield was no longer intact. I let out a breath of air. “I think I found something,” Ethan said through the mindlink, drawing all of our attention down a lo

Enzo’s POV My hearing was gone; all I could hear was a loud pitched sound and all I could see was smoke. I wasn’t even sure if I was breathing or not. My entire body had gone numb, and I was pretty sure I was pressed against the ground, covered in rubble from the rogue hideout. I lifted my head

It was going to wait until we returned home. … Lila’s POV I was so tired. Using that much power to keep Enzo and his warriors safe took so much out of me. When I saw the grenade being thrown into the building, a part of me died right then and there. It was an agonizing emotional pain knowing