I was once again in my office going through the reports Evan had sent me. It was frustrating how the number of Rogue sightings became more and more common with each passing day.

Yesterday two of them had been spotted near the pack territory and if it hadn't been for Jayden, our Warrior chief, they would have sneaked into our pack in search of all our top secret documents.

I had to speak to the Guardians soon. The matter was getting out of hand and I could not manage it alone.

GreyHound seemed to be planning something huge soon and it will only be a matter of time before he attacked again. I had to be prepared for any surprise attack and yet so far I had thought of nothing.

Perhaps, it was time to work as a team.

The door opened and Evan stood before me with another stack of papers. I groaned again. This was endless. "More Rogue sightings?" I eye the papers wearily.

He shook his head as he placed them on my desk. "No Alpha. They are a few letters from Delta Carson."

I gave him a curt nod as I picked up the letter on the top. It had been a month since he last wrote and I was anxious about the latest developments, after all. There was another one dated a few days before. Deciding to read the older one first, I tore open the envelope and began to read:

Date: March 29 2009

Dear Alpha Aden,

Subject was away lately. He disappeared for days at a stretch, leaving no one any clue if his departure.

On March 28 2009, while Subject was absent, General Zander and General Gavriel held a meeting with the captains. They were discussing something about the Maikoh clan. To my knowledge, the Maikoh clan stopped existing after the 17th century. But from what I heard yesterday, that might not be true. More information about this is unavailable at present.

General Z seems to be planning a attack far East, but what puzzles me is that there are no wolf packs on the eastern coast. This may be a trick, so I will have to get back to you on this later.

Sincerely

Del C.C

Without wasting a moment, I tore open the second one.

Date: April 23 2009

Dear Alpha Aden,

This is a follow up of my report on March 29 2009.

The news about the attack was indeed a hoax. The Generals were suspicious of spies overhearing their conversation and deliberately passed on wrong information, trying to seek out a traitor in their midst. Fortunately, my cover is not blown.

On April 22 2009, Subject had conducted a private meeting with three high ranking Generals namely Zander Dennis, Gavriel Dennis and Lucas Martin (as mentioned before). I have tried making discreet inquiries to find out more about the latest plan, but each time I have run up against a brick wall. No one here except the Subject and the Generals know about it, so I can only assume that the Subject himself has decided to keep the matter a secret until the time is ripe.

Moreover, Subject was also spotted leaving the dungeon late night on April 1st. Apparently the matter is quite hush- hush. However, I do have a feeling it is a female prisoner and she plays an important role in the latest plan.

I will continue to get more information about the prisoner and the plan.

Sincerely

Del. C.C

I placed the letter back on my desk thoughtfully.

So, I was right. He was planning something huge. But one thing I had no clue about was the female prisoner.

Who was she? Carson had never mentioned her in any of his previous letters... And how was a mere prisoner playing such an important role in his latest plans? The idea did seem a bit strange.

I got up to stretch myself. I had lots to do. I had to talk to Cerberus soon. He would be able to find something useful from this whole bizarre matter.

The door opened yet again and I cringed thinking it would be another bunch of reports.

Instead, it turned out to be Stella.

She was standing at the door, ashen faced, and tears were rolling down her eyes.

"What's wrong Stella?" I asked her worried as she walked over to me.

But she said nothing but just hugged me tightly. I was surprised at her reaction, but hugged her back hoping it would comfort her.

"Promise me, Aden, you won't... won't lose hope, when you have re..read this." she said pulling away from me.

My brows furrowed in confusion as I looked at her. What in the world was she talking about?"Read what, Stella?" I asked softly. "You can tell me. Go on." I added when I saw the look on her face.

She looked at me her eyes brimming with tears. "Come with me." she said pulling me out of my office.

I followed her growing more and more confused by the minute. What is it that had made her cry so much? Was someone seriously ill or dead?

She took me to Kiara's mother's room.

My feelings started to take a negative turn. Was Kiara's mother sick again? I had called the doctor to get her check up done yesterday. What could have happened so soon?

"Aden," Stella said halting at the door and I peered inside anxiously. Was she alright? Was she...?

"Aden, look at me." Stella told me again, and I obeyed reluctantly. Couldn't she just be a bit quicker?

"Aden, you must know this before I let you in. Kiara just-"

My ears perked up at her name and my heart began to race ten times faster. Kiara? She wasn't hurt, was she? She wasn't sick or ....?

"I know what you are thinking." Stella told me quietly, "Kiara is not sick or hurt or anything. In fact she just sent a letter to her mother."

I sighed in relief. Kiara was safe, in that case.

I entered the room and Kiara's mother immediately gave me a sad smile when she saw me. I stared at her surprised. Why was everyone giving me these kind of pitiful looks?

"You'll know it soon." Stella said as she walked over to the nearest table and picked up a letter.

I didn't have to touch it to know who had written that. It was her, I knew.

Her scent seemed to radiate off it and being her mate, I recognized it at once. I took the paper from Stella and my heart was soaring in anticipation as I began to read.

Date: 26th April 2009

Dear Mom,

I hope this letter finds you in good health and happiness. I know it has been over two months since I left and you must have missed me a lot. Believe me, Mom, I missed you too.

However, I had promised you that I would write as soon as I would find a place to live. Guess, I did not keep the promise since it has already been a month since I found a home.

Well it is not just a home, it is an entire pack. I won't disclose the name of the pack since I fear my safety lest it fell in the wrong hands, but I can assure you I'm safe and happy.

I won't say, I don't miss you or the rest of my friends there, because that would be a lie. In fact I do miss you, a lot. I miss Stella and Nellie too, since they were my only friends there. And part of me, though I hate to admit this, misses Aden too.

I am turning eighteen in three days and I received my powers today. It was just like you told me when I was a kid. The Moon Goddess visited me and I was in a land that was somewhere between the land of the living and the dead.

The powers I received are pretty rare. I received the powers of a Healer and the power of Teleportation. I was so overwhelmed when the Moon Goddess told me this.

However, she told me that my third ability would be quite different. In fact coming to think of it, it doesn't seem like an ability at all. It is more of a virtue. The virtue of Selflessness.

I don't know what lies ahead of me, but I do feel the road won't be too easy. She told me that Arie is alive and I would find her one day, but I have no clue when.

I haven't told this to anybody yet, since many think Arie didn't survive the Attack. But I won't lose hope just because a few people think she is dead. I know she is alive and one day I will find her.

I think my letter is quite long as it is and won't bore you any further. I just wanted to say, I am happy here. I may not have found Aden's love but I did find love among the people I live with right now.

Goodbye Mom. Take care.

Your daughter

Kiara

A tear rolled down my cheek as I read her letter.

She was safe. She was happy. But without me. She had her own family now, and probably never think of returning again.

I put the letter back on the table and looked at Kiara's mother again. In the past two months we had grown much closer, than I ever thought we would. She had forgiven me after all the pain I caused her daughter and had willingly accepted me as her son.

She had showered me with love I never deserved, and I would be grateful to her for that for eternity.

I was just about to give an excuse to quit the room, when a sudden pain shot through my chest. I gasped as I tried to steady myself. It seemed to reduce for a few seconds and then it hit again.

My knees gave way and I fell to the floor. It hurt like hell, a crippling pain that had me gasping for air. The pain in my chest just seemed to increase every second and at the rate my heart was beating, it felt like it was about to burst in a matter of seconds.

I could vaguely make out the concerned voices in the room, but my mind was still focused on Kiara. What was happening to me? Why was I suddenly feeling so depressed?

Then again, the pain seemed to diminish, but it left me with a feeling of hollowness. The emptiness within me was such terrible, that I almost wanted to end it by killing myself. My bonds seemed to weaken and my Wolf wasn't even responding. I tried calling out to my Wolf again, but he seemed lifeless.

My vision began to blur and I could vaguely feel my blood flowing from the side of my head. Even in the terrible pain only one person seemed to occupy my mind - my mate...

"What have you done, Kiara?" was the last thought that entered my head before the darkness closed in.