Talia's POV



I spent a whole day on my own, alone. Locked away by Vance in his basement, no food or water.

It was a terrible stay that brought back all the horrible memories that I tried to suppress.

I relived my life with Kael, with Vance, and the very little I've spent with Ken, which was predictably the least detailed.


It was a night that reinforced my decision. I didn't want to spend any more nights there.

'How are you coping?" I had dozed off a bit and it was Vance's voice that woke me up. He came to visit me, and left the basement door open.


'How do you think?" I replied to him. I was hurt. I really did not think he would act the way he did after all we had been through. 'I'm coping like anyone who had been caught up in something they know nothing about while trying to have sex, locked away in a basement without food or water and left to rot, would. Yeah! That's how I'm doing."

'But really," He started, and walked towards me. 'Think about it. I met a strange woman. The first time, nothing goes wrong. That's fine, isn't it? The second time, well, let's just say I passed out and she fled, not too bad either, that's okay. Now the third time, you really want to have sex with her, I mean, bang her brains out like you had been dying to do. And voila! An attack on the palace, and on me. What do you think? I mean, taking that you are not the woman in the narrative." He put his large well manicured thumb on my chin, trying to make fun of me.

'I'd say maybe you're just an unfortunate bastard who does a very bad job of keeping their ill luck to themselves." As soon as the words left my mouth, Vance slapped me so hard I could taste blood in my mouth.

My wolf, Kara, was very strong and literally begging to come out, but I knew we stood no chance against Vance and his wolf, Alex.

'I'd say you watch your dirty little mouth. Matter of fact, I'd hate to see it move unless you're sucking on me. Your head would look really pretty down there." Being the pervert he was, Vance was beginning to get hard while tugging at my hair. 'Unzip me!" He commanded while he stood up, dragging my head up to his waistline.

It felt like I saw a shadow, but I thoroughly doubted my vision at that point as I was fazed and bleeding.

'Undo the zip, girl." He said in a lower voice.

What hurt more than the physical pain that he was inflicting on me was the thought of Ken. I could never go back to Ken if I, by consent or rape, had sex with Vance.

Out of fear, I quickly unzipped him.

Like I predicted, his juice was already sipping out, and he liked to watch that.

As soon as he was satisfied with the sight, he would shove my head against him, and push himself down my throat.

Before any of us could wonder what the crashing sound was, a masked man jumped in, and tore Vance and I apart.

It was the one day I was too grateful for an attack.

'Bastard!" I heard the attacker say.

He went at Vance directly, barely hurting me.

While he and Vance struggled with each other, the sight, I must say, was a little too shameful as Vance's trousers was still way down his legs, he deserved it for ever letting the thought of raping me cross his mind, I thought of the best way to unmask the man.

Vance managed to pin him to the floor and screamed at me to come and pull his mask off. Like a threatened snake, he coiled up, went at Vance's throat, came for me and ran out the same way he came in.

I went out immediately after him. I wanted to wait and look after Vance, but that would have been slapping my good fortune in the face.

I knew my way around the palace well, and in a matter of seconds, I was out.

My wolf was almost fully out, and thankfully, the masked attacker left a scent.

I continued on the trail as slowly as I could so I could be sure it was not a set up. I wasn't stalking to attack, I just needed to find out who it was.

That would have been a key to my figuring out a lot of stuff, including but not limited to who killed my parents, who wanted to attack Vance earlier, and who came for Vance and I.

I was dying to discover who.

Kara was fully out. It was our very first expenditure since forever.

We were thrilled and bloodthirsty. The moon was out and full too. As I raced, led by the scent of the wolf who had attempted to take and taken the life of those I loved.

'You're loving this, aren't you?" I asked, as she took the reins.

'Too well." She replied.

We were getting to a part of Moonstone that was only too familiar.

I started to feel very cautious, Kara was still bloodthirsty and carefree.

The trail was scattered and indistinct.

'You think you're so smart, huh?" I heard him say to my wolf.

Kara cane to an immediate stop as soon as she heard it.

The person and I had a mind link, which was a very bad sign.

Firstly, the person obviously knew me and would definitely know what I was. And I didn't know who it was.

That was some fucked up stuff.

Next thing I felt was claw mark on my back.

As whoever it was couldn't predict, I was stronger too.

We fought tooth and nail. All mindlink was blocked off so I couldn't talk to him. I left my mark, but not without scratches to my wolf. He finally left, wounded and defeated.

But before he did, I had a chance to look at who it was.

It didn't come as a surprise when I saw Landon.

Apparently, Landon knew I was in town. But that would be as long as I remained in my wolf form. Once I was human, he couldn't recognise Isla.

Landon now knew I was no longer dead.