The Exiled Alpha

Marcus Hale's POV

I nodded, watching her walk away. When she was gone, I let out the breath I'd been keeping. This double life was getting harder by the hour. 

My phone buzzed with a message:

Phase 3 starts tonight. Is E neutralized?

The supernatural killers were getting impatient. They expected me to stop Elias from messing with their plans for Amara.

I typed back: E contained. Proceeding as planned.

Another lie. I was collecting lies like others gathered stamps, each one bringing me closer to disaster. I was too much of a coward to do otherwise. I have to hold out till things boil over; will the ever?

I rushed to my cabin, locking the door behind me. From under my bed, I pulled out the worn leather journal where I'd been tracking the assassins' actions for the past year.