Audrey’s POV “Having second thoughts?” She asked as she opened her side of the door.“fuck it. Let’s go.” I pushed the door open using the valve on the door. I watched the door rise above my head before stepping a foot outside on the bare tarmac of the parking lot. It was the first time I had bothered to check my feet since leaving the council. I was wearing sandals that displayed my toes out in the open. Thankful, it was the evening and I didn’t think anyone would notice. My flowing gown that reached the length of my ankle blew in the zephyr. I looked around to see other cars packed close to Claudia’s and everything seemed relatively…normal. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t expecting mud housing or some wrecked bar with lots of noise and fighting. But I also wasn’t expecting the place to be so chilled and buzzing with life. The sound of bass sipping passed the closed door and the grey building wasn’t made of cabin wood but bricks, which was kind of the opposite of what I was expecting
Audrey’s POV “Just about how you both grew up together and all…” I remained vague with the details. “Okay…well, the first thing you need to know is that I am a hired assassin.”At the drop of her flat-bottomed glass on the round table, my ears were instant airy. Fading everything else into a background noise as a distant siren went off in my ears. I felt sick to my stomach but I couldn’t throw up, not here. It felt like a thousand eyes were watching me all at once, and with hers staring in my direction so subtly…it was a thousand more. “Be cool. Act cool Audrey—” “What??” I found myself muttering. What was happening? I could see her lips moving. I could kind of hear the words too but my body had been so overstimulated by the information that I started to think to myself. I got myself into this, and Cynthia warned me to be careful. She also urged me to go with it. “Audrey.” She called my name so clearly, that all I could do was turn to face her green eyes. “Yeah…” I answered we
Audrey’s POV“Was he flirting?” “I am supposed to kill the alpha.” She muttered, reminding me exactly why I had felt so heavy earlier. “Oh yeah…fuck”Silence sprung between us as I got flung into a sea of several thoughts. Like who could want him dead? That’s kind of the first question right now. The second question was why? “Did you get to meet with the person who gave you the contract?” I spoke before I decided to ask her. She shook her head, taking a sip of her fresh drink. “In this job, you don’t deal with the client directly because if they don’t trust you enough not to hurt them, but they trust you enough to get the job done. Especially since I am part of a coven—I am part witch if you haven’t figured it out yet.” She stopped only to take more of her drink, squinting at the harshness before going on. “As I said, people don’t like to show their faces to the hitman but being I am part of a secret coven specialized in taking out big powerful men like Trudeau and his father be
Trudeau’s POVThe council members had begun leaving one after the other until there was just the shaman and myself left. I needed Cassie to be here at this time but she must have caught on to it first and decided to deep. Being I and a few others were the only ones who voted against the interrogation due to its absurdity, both parts of both sides had left right after Audrey’s short-lived questioning was over. Some leave in shame and others leave with their head high. Not Phil though. The stubborn man seemed to be busy with some book he was invested in and pretended not to notice I was staring right up at him in the chair where was seated a level above the ground floor where the cubicle box was. “Just say it…I can hear it eating at the back of your tongue. It is okay to admit you are wrong.”“Your father wouldn’t think so. He would have listened.” He rose his head up to meet my eyes. My blood boiled through my veins and flowed everywhere around my system like venom. He knew I hated
Audrey’s POVI was staring at her while she made the call. Anxiety wouldn’t let me take my eyes off her. I felt like a teenager who had sneaked out for a night party and was about to get caught.“Sure. We will meet you at the fountain.” Was the last thing she said before ending the call.“My Audrey…” She chuckled.“What??” I said.I did hear what she said but I kind of need context as to what that was supposed to mean. The wind blew my hair in her direction as I waited for a reply. I scoped it back, trying to keep it in the curve of my neck so it didn’t disturb her. “Your alpha. My brother…called you My Audrey with a very possessive tone, like I am going to swipe you off your feet and run away with you to the moon.” She snorted. The sound resembles something a pig would make. “He did what now??” Again, I heard her perfectly, but Damn was I distracted by the fact that he called me his. I mean I was his, in the sense that he paid for me off my parent's hands. But something told me th
Audrey’s POVWe were driving through swirl groove, this time, in total silence. Not even a chit-chat or a tube from the radio. She had one arm on the steering wheel and the other by her side. Whatever was the reason for that…I understood not wanting the past to repeat itself and paying attention to the details around us which could help us know beforehand that we would be getting ambushed again. Or maybe this vow of silence I was on was more of my entire brain being so fried from the experience that I had decided to keep my mouth shut and say nothing. There was a time when she had attempted to speak up. Her mouth parted, words didn’t come out but they parted like she was going to say something, only to shut it back again and hum something to herself. Whatever she had tried to say through humming had completely missed me and I allowed it to go. There was no need to try the get it back. As to what happened back there...neither of us had an answer to it. Not even her who was a witch—h
Audrey’s POVIt has been three whole days since the ambush encounter with Claudia and she has been at the pack ever since. That wasn’t the issue at hand.The problem was I think she finally told him about what happened that night and ever since two days ago, he had slept in his chambers and more guards were frolicking the mansion than usual. At most, there used to be two to four going around and making sure everything was still checked. But right now, there were at least ten to fifteen, sweeping in and out of the house. A constant guard who stood in front of my door and one at the end of my hallway. It’s not like I couldn’t go anywhere. I mean, I even visited the main pack town twice to get fitted in a design store owned by humans.Yes, there were humans in the pack which defeated the whole idea of the pack, but they were humans who were aware of what they were getting themselves into. They lived in harmony with the order of the pack and as long as they obeyed the rules, everything wa
Audrey’s POV “Don’t look at me like that…” She looked down at her outfit, “I honestly also think I look ridiculous.” She sighed. “Hey…” I said back to her, completely speechless of my next words. “Hi…” She replied, clocking her head to the side. “I know I am the last person you were ever expecting to see at your door, especially at this kind of time.” She seemed polite so I nodded along with her, trying to let her know I perfectly understood. I didn’t. “You are not gonna make me beg to come in…are you?” She squinted her eyes, suspending what looked like parted lips or a half smile. Either way, it was creepy enough to push me backward so she could come in. “Please sorry, of course, come in. I just have a problem with my reaction time.” I apologized to her, letting her in. I closed the door behind her with a lump in my throat. I don’t know why it was always so easy for her to make me so anxious. She shared very similar features with Claudia. The same sea green eyes and dark hair,
Trudeau’s POV “We have to test the blood of the child. We need to know he is of our bloodline and fit to take the throne for the future.” Phil said.I could have argued that part too about how I have been the only one to lay with her since she had arrived at the pack but even I felt I would be disrespecting Audrey in a way. I believed I was the father of her child, plus the defeat in his voice gave me life. I agreed to the terms willingly. Even though I didn’t want to, it was the tradition to test for the bloodline of a child to show he was in line to take over if anything ever happened to me. “Why don’t we do that right now? I will go and bring the mother of my child and my five-day-old child. Here and here, Phil. Let this be where everything about this subject ends. After this, I do not want to hear you talk ill about Audrey or anyone else in this room. Is that understood?”Everyone gave some form of a reply from nodding to mouthing a not-very-audible yes.I took some seconds to t
Trudeau’s POVWalking through the council doors and seeing the faces of the people I have so dearly avoided for months.“One would think you had gone to join the ancestors early the way you completely deserted the table, Alpha Trudeau.” Elder Fiona announced out loud for everyone to hear. I heard it in her voice. That angst against me and the decision I made. From past encounters, I have known her to share a close bond with the shaman, and therefore his idea. Several others whispered amongst themselves as I walked by the long dull table that was placed in the center of the hall.I have watched this room shift into a jury room, back to a council room and a place to party in the past. Today, it felt like my own throne was my judgment seat as I drew it back and sat in it, looking at faces that had added a line of wrinkle and of course, the clear expressionless face from Guillemette who sat on the last seat at the end of my right hand.“Good evening, council.” I nodded to Elder Fiona in p
Audrey’s POVI never thought pain could feel this unearthing before. I could swear I was in the afterlife at some point during the operation. I thought they would tear my stomach up like I heard them whisper amongst themselves while they thought I was completely under the drug's seduction. There were moments in between where I sifted in and out of consciousness while wondering where the fuck I was. With the pain racking through my body and none of the drugs keeping them fully at bay, I was left watching the life show while wondering where this would leave me after it was all over.At a point, I had completely dissociated from the entire procedure going on between my legs. I asked myself, “How did I get here…”With no one else to answer but myself, I kept on watching. The moment the sound of my child hit my ears, life zapped back into me. I don’t know how I was able to tell it was a boy from his first cry. I could barely even see him though his body hovered over the cover clothes that
Trudeau’s POVWho paid to have my sister and Audrey killed months ago? This question took a ride back with me to the hospital. Before that, it haunted my mind while I tried to pick out the most comfortable clothes for Audrey. I recalled how she would avoid the darker clothes and stick to the lighter ones because according to her, they made her feel less hot. I understood the science of it. The rest of her things I just picked at random from flashbacks of what I have seen her use. A little bit of everything.Before embarking on the journey, I was kind of tempted to ask what the current situation was but hesitated last minute. I picked out some of her favorite flowers by the garden, again a little bit of everything.By the time I got to the hospital, the time was a few minutes past nine. I just feel the energy, the buzz. It was electric, very daunting and it was making its presence known. I was still approaching the entrance, roughly parking at a spot away from the entrance where the p
Trudeau’s POVI Can’t tell how long we waited. If you ask me, I will say it would take forever. I rose myself up and rode to the very high mountains that were the pack upstate. I needed to clear my head. There were already Elders by my door by the time I arrived first in the morning. ‘The doctors were still performing surgery ’ was the reason why I picked up and returned to the pack. After sleeping in my car and getting tired of the clothes I was wearing, I decided to leave and keep everything else secondary.“Alpha. You are back…but without the breeder.” Yousef said. An older man who was in charge of the northern territory but stepped down from his role and continued to hold a table on our council because no one in the band district knew this section better than him. I liked him, he was useful, and multiple times has he shown his usefulness. I smiled at him.“Yes, I arrived alone. She is still being taken care of by the doctor. I only came to get some necessities and go back to her.”
Trudeau’s POVShe passed out right in my arms. But she was still breathing. That was all that mattered to me. That she was still breathing.“Alpha, we need to make room for her. There is a chance that we might have to go into surgery.” The doctor tugged me by the arm gently. One looked at him and immediately let me go. I looked towards Audrey and Cynthia, they were the only familiar faces I knew here aside from Peter who has been the Lycan family doctor for as long as I can remember. I couldn’t bring myself to let her go. That would mean uncradling her head and letting her go through this alone.“I am here, Audrey. I am here!” I found myself yelling at her. I aggressively kissed her forehead. The need for her to feel my presence wherever she was deep in there was all that concerned me at the moment. I needed her to know that I was right beside her. We got out of the room after another minute or so of Cynthia trying to round us up. I just found it hard to let her go.I peeked through t
Cassandra’s POV“How does it feel to be pregnant?”She had barely slipped the blunt past her lips when I decided to ask. It took her a second or two delay before she began coughing up the smoke. I shook my head, not enough to get noticed but still showing a little bit of disappointment at her level of predictability and I haven’t even spent that much time with her.She looked up at me as if contemplating what her next reply was supposed to be. She kept staring at me and I stared back at her. Something in my expression should have told her I knew exactly what I was talking about and she didn’t have to lie. Eventually, she conceded. Her eyes fell to the ground. Good girl…“Yeah no, I don’t know. I don’t know what’s going on for now. I don’t even think I want to be pregnant right now…I am sure that is not what the pack would want.” She said, staring down at her fingers.“Hey…” I touched her shoulder, studying her reaction to know if I could move further. She didn’t seem bothered by it. Y
Audrey’s POVI wasn’t supposed to be out. I mean outside here in public. Inside the hall would have been safer in Trudeau’s opinion but I was tired of the loud music, the dancing, and the increased popularity. Plus, I was moving around with the consciousness of anyone who could tell I was pregnant. At times I would find myself looking at an unclear reflection of myself and my heart would skip thinking I had a bump shooting out of my tummy. I should know better that pregnancy doesn’t work like that.So I was outside smoking a joint under a tree instead of trying to fit in with everyone inside. Heck…I don’t even dance. That’s the problem. Or part of it rather.“Tired already?” Cassandra’s voice never failed to take away all of the peace I had every time she showed up unannounced, which was beginning to happen a little too often for my liking. There was a time when we barely ran into each other. It is scary that that is what I would refer to as a good time right now. She made herself vis
Audrey’s POVYou may be wondering why I had to jump back on the bed a second before I heard Trudeau slam something on the wall before yelling through the house with frustration.“Fuck!”I sat back up on the bed, looking for an excuse, anything to come out without sounding like I had been awake for a while. So I went into the bathroom, dabbing my face with a moistened clean towel, making sure to make me look kind of messy before I walked out of the room with the stray in my hands. My room was one of the few rooms on the downstairs floor and it emptied into a corridor which in turn showed the way to the living room.There he was, lying on a chair with the frustration of the world evident on his face. I dropped the tray on the closest flat surface I could find. It was never really my main mission to begin with. I got closer to him, subconsciously being careful of my every step as I didn’t want to piss him off by being too loud knowing how sensitive he got whenever things got too loud aro