Chapter 47 Under the Bed

Charles‘ POV

+8 Fears

The engine hummed–the only sound in the car. Aubrey sat beside me, silent and sharp like an unsheathed blade. The cold edge she gave off had my wolf, Vik, growling uneasily in the back of my mind. “She smells like vengeance. She’s dangerous.”

I didn’t need him to tell me that. I could feel it too. But I didn’t understand–what exactly had happened? Who was she after? Aurelia? Bailey? But what could they have done to provoke something this deep?

“We’re here.”

I hadn’t realized how long we’d been driving until she suddenly spoke.

Outside the window was a wide pond filled with lotus blossoms, their scent carried by the breeze. Just beyond it stood a beautiful villa–clearly expensive.

Aubrey told me to park a little farther out, then led me toward the house.

“You may be a rich kid, but you learned your training at the werewolf police academy, right?” she asked.

I nodded. “Of course. I graduated top of my class.”

“Excellent.” She gave a faint smile–and my heart skipped a beat. I quickly looked away, avoiding her eyes.

take me straight to the house. Instead, she brought me to a tree

alarm system? Disable


that wild,

place belong

was worried she’d dragged me to

private

thief’s boat, might as well

with Aubrey by my side. I glanced at her again… only to find her staring at the villa with eyes full of

stopped moving. Aubrey turned sharply. “Hurry

wasn’t until later that I realized–I didn’t even think about saying no to her. She was just an Omega. Why did I, a Beta, obey her so naturally?

system after another. I was stunned. This place wasn’t that big, but it had five hidden alarm units–and

she crouched by the front door and picked the lock. Her movements

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skilled–skilled enough that I almost felt like


then her cool fingers wrapped around my wrist, and every bit of logic dissolved

too focused on the feel of her hand in mine

stopped in my

way… That voice–it was my

was… having an

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