Alfred's POV "I should have killed him when I had the fucking chance!" I yelled. I was enraged, I just needed an outlet for all the rage that was brewing inside me. "He is going to ruin everything we've built." "Alfred, we have no time. We need to act now. If Noah realizes that Derek is not on board, he will kill them." Derek was shocked due to Kale's bluntness. I realized that he was quiet throughout the whole ride. I was used to him nagging in my ear just how much time we'd wasted. Phil was quietly making plans. "Do you not have surveillance protocols?" I asked him. There was a lot of money involved when it came to surveillance. Not all packs could afford to run full data when looking for someone or in this case a killer. "Yeah, after the last attack, I quickly set it up." "Good. You should be with them and tell them to run data on all his warehouses or bunkers. He is too smart, he knows you'd come looking for them and they won't be at the pack. He nodded as he made a few
Freda's POVWhile I tried to look for Kale, who was missing in action, I tried to fix him lunch. We were only stuck on the sandwich that we had hours back. We didn't take enough time for us to eat something. I had reminded him that we needed to fix the electricity in the shelter. I was stuck on the memory of our time together. The intimate moments were hard to forget. It made my body crave for more but then that conversation was a delicate one which I didn't want to get into yet. It wasn't even yet time but he had to rush somewhere. From the look on his face, it seemed that it was pretty urgent. When I recalled the scenario from the study, I felt he wanted me to discuss a private matter. These issues that the pack was facing, were huge and I felt responsible for them. Because all this had scorned me since the moment I came here. Alfred and the rest were pretty in a rush and couldn't talk to me. I don't know where they're going but it was pretty urgent.Lillian came to stand beside me
Alfred's POV"You have to slow down…" Phil was holding the edge of the car door, just to stay in one position. I was pissed and angry, at the same time filled with uncontrollable fear. I was not scared of getting into an accident, I was scared that I might have to meet the dead body of who I loved so much.I love her. It was pretty soon to tell but I didn't want anything to happen to her. Mostly, it was uncertain what Noah might have meant. Maybe he just wanted me off his ass, which I deeply understand but there was no greater grief knowing that I should have been there for her. "I hate regrets." I gritted as I made a U-turn as quickly as possible."We all do and I get that it is worth risking one of our lives or both. At least, preserve one of our lives so those at home would have a story to believe." Kale said from the back of the car. I didn't know why he chose to ride with me but I guess we all had to know what was going on. I felt a sharp pain in my ribs side not there was not
Alfred's POV She passed out when we arrived at Phil's house. She was submerged in ice and didn't know when to take her out. I just wanted her bones to relax and take a break before the shifting process began again. I saw the shape she was in and there was nothing like it. I removed her from the bathtub and she started seizing. The rest held her feet and I held her body close, to not do any damage to her nervous systems. Phil was stunned and so was I. "What do we do next?" Alan asked me. I was looking at her as her body was showing the deformities that were stressful to her body. I tried to think of anything possible but it was difficult when I could feel her slip away from my hands already. They were already some bruises that I didn't think she would have. Even if her body was changing from the inside, it was hard to tell how to stop this or slow this down. "Alfred say something! If we don't do something fast, I'm not sure she was going to make it." My brother reminded me. That
Alfred's POV I continued to brush her hair waiting for that small moment where she would wake up. It has been three days, I gave her a strong sedative to help her body heal. I guessed that I shouldn't have because I wanted to test her speed and everything. I was so curious, wanting to know that I stayed by her bedside every day. I heard the subtle knock on the door, "Come in." Lilian walked in and sighed. "You know we have other things to attend to. If we do not address the council, what you all experienced there would not be the last."Her words sounded like a warning but I paid no mind to it. "Do you think she is still human?" I asked her, still brushing her hair. I haven't turned my eyes away from her for one second. First, it was having to bring a tired wolf to the bed and then watch her transformation back to human, naked under the warm blankets. "That can't be. She transformed, her body history needed to heal. You saw how the shift wasn't easy on her. We just have to wai
Alfred's POV"This is a reality we have on our hands. And you boys knew about this and kept it to yourself."I grimaced immediately, "I had to protect him. If there was a chance that the Clans knew exactly what he was doing, there would be rebellions more than we could control.""Was that why you came back from Italy?" Phil asked me but he knew the answer to that before he completed the question."He is not going to say a thing," Alan confessed. Kale was already curious. I stared at Lilian for her intervention. She gave me a blank look, guess she had more to ask than to bail me out of this conversation. I hated that Alan would only react to things like this, I had spoken what they needed to know. They were clueless about the idea of this danger. The Book Of Souls was the danger but I haven't confirmed that it was already in existence. "You owe us this much Alfred. You kept this from us and we were just out there fighting a blind battle." Kale snarled."We were not fighting a blind ba
Freda.s POV I have never felt so good in a long while. I felt stronger and not limited. I didn't know the feeling at first because I was still very much disoriented when I woke up. It made me wonder just how much time had passed because I knew I had a habit of passing out at the slightest when my body couldn't take that much. I had always wondered what it meant to be so immune to all of this, I could do excessive training at will, without getting tired. My stomach rumbled just immediately when Sophia entered the room. She wasn't alone, I could smell his aura as he stood by the door before rushing in fully. I smoked as I got up from the bed but almost crashed to the floor. He held me before then. "Your eyes are pretty intense. You have to be careful so you do not charm anyone else with those pretty eyes." I felt blood rush to my cheeks. I wouldn't know what he was talking about until I stared at the mirror and got a glimpse at myself. "I wish I could see what you're seeing.
Freda's POV The worst thing I had to experience as a newborn wolf was another round of training. It was more strenuous and tiring, I hated this test. I had to prove that I was able to survive my transformation. Now I was driving. I went through that with what I would be able to do. Why can't anyone just believe me when I say that I went through hell before I finally got to be a wolf? I kept screaming in my mind and every time Alfred had something to say to me in my head. I could hear him clearly in my head and sometimes we made conversations up in my head. It was great sometimes but in times when I was in full agony, saying all the swear words, I wished he didn't get to read my mind. There was pain in my wrist and my upper arms but I resisted the pain. It was almost like my arms wanted to tear off. "Stop!" Alfred called out. "You are limiting yourself, you still think you are human." I contorted in anger. "I do not think you know how much I am trying here. I think my arms are a
Freda's POV "Kale we have to do something, I am tired of waiting." I gritted in anger as everything flooded my face. The melody of one entering the mansion and the sudden seeking of me losing him. I haven't been able to sleep because I saw him in my dreams from time to time. Most times, tortured. Other times because he wanted to break. It wasn't hard to know that he was not having the best time of his life. "Kaden will be here soon, we can't do anything without him. He has the book." My emotions became so unstable, I could only feel the wind holding my hair in the air as I became so angry. "Freda?! Control, you have to control yourself." I felt Vanna's hands on me. I snapped out of my anger, seeing how everything was so disoriented. I felt so numb, falling to my seat. I couldn't bring myself to feel pain, that was all I was feeling for the past few days since Alfred surrendered himself. "I don't know why he would surrender himself. He doesn't have the right to give up like tha
Freda's POV It was clear that he could see through me. My pain was not something I could hide no matter how much I tried. "If you want to lie to me, look me in the eye and do it with courage." I tried but I couldn't. I sighed. I think I was doing that too often because sometimes my emotions were more than words and I just couldn't express it at times. "You haven't been forthcoming with your emotions since the last time we argued. What is jerking you up at night? I don't recall knowing I feel something is going on and you don't want to bother me or something. I love you, Alfred but I do not want you to suffer alone." I asked him. If he was hopefully going to let me in on what was happening, maybe I would be able to find the words as to why I was feeling that way. There was no word yet that would simplify all of what I was seeking at that point. He feigned confusion. "What are you talking about?" I placed my hands on his chest and paused. Where do I begin? I asked myself. "You'v
Freda's POV It was time for the Luna ceremony and I didn't even have time for myself. I enjoyed every bit of it that I didn't want to end. The bonfire afterward was the funniest, we got to share experiences and sing a lot of folk songs. The goal, according to Alfred, was to bring the old tradition back and make sure it stayed with us. That way, we get to teach the next generation the values we uphold not just as an individual, but as a pack. It was my favorite part of the ceremony other than the initiation. During the initiation, I saw the knife and the way everyone had to draw blood out of their skin. The pain on my lingered for a while but it still didn't heal like it used to. Alfred held my hand and wrapped a gauze on it immediately. He always paid attention to little details which I appreciated. It didn't take time but I was bound to the pack by blood now. My strength was their strength and my weakness was their weakness. I was expecting a more barbaric act to this, but then I
Freda's POV Early this morning, we both had a moment after our fight. It was a moment that was burnt in my memory. I had the best night of my life and it all happened unexpectedly. Feeling him that close was what I have always wanted and it finally did. I had to swallow my moans so I wouldn't be too loud but Alfred didn't seem to care. At first, he was gentle with me before went tough on me. The journey of love was never-ending, no matter how hard we tried to ignore it. After the realization of last night, I really wanted to take the day off considering that we were not able to take our hands off each other. I was still feeling sore, even after being inside him a few minutes before dawn. I was drifting in and out of sleep but he kept me close to him the entire night and in the morning. He let me sleep, down until when I found the need to freshen up. "Just relax," he whispered in my ear. "There's plenty of time to do that." I was too tired to reply to him or protest against him
Freda's POV I decided to take Vanna's advice. If I really wanted to know the truth it was best I confirmed the issue. All the worry I had kept inside me wasn't worth my sanity. It was the early hours of the morning and stretched my hands to the other side of the bed only to not find him there. Yet, another night when did not come to the bed, it was almost like he was avoiding me. Which I hated, was he spending his time with Claire? Thinking about it made me jealous to some point that I quickly jumped off the bed in search of him. Why on earth would he be avoiding me? I asked myself over and over. I scheme through the hallway, heading to the study. There was no way he would be anywhere else. I opened the door barging in without knocking. He was drowning himself in alcohol with a bottle of vodka at the side. He was going through some papers, before looking up at me. "You are supposed to be sleeping, Freda." Hearing him call my name sounded more odd than anything else. "You are sup
Freda's POV VANNA wasn't expecting me yesterday but I had to go see her. I wanted to know how she was settling in since she just got herself this place. She was no longer living in the mansion with us.. I found it tiring since all I had to do was rest. There wasn't really anything to do there but I still had my usual fear about times ahead. Alfred had been with me since the beginning of it all. I thought this day was still far ahead when he brought up the topic of the ceremony last night. Since Kale was back, Alfred wanted to pronounce me as his Luna by performing the ceremony. I didn't think it was this soon but I took it one step after the other. There was no room for overwhelming feelings or doubts, that was all I had though. After his ex showed up, Diane was dead. I just wanted to live in denial for a while. Coming to see Vanna, helped in a way. The Luna ceremony was one of a kind especially if the Luna was going to be initiated into the pack. It was imperative that I do it
Freda's POVI couldn't believe what I heard. I felt the worst was happening to me all over again.Worst of all, it was from Alfred, it was all coming from him."You are telling me right now that your ex has been living with us here in the pack and I just know about it?"Alfred sighed trying to pull me into his embrace. I pushed his hands before he touched me. "You do not understand but I wished I could explain, I just have to go to her right now."I felt my heart drop listening to him. This conversation was clearly important but he was choosing to ignore this just to attend to his needs."This is clearly as important as going to meet her Alfred. You have been cheating on me and you have finally made her pregnant?" I was running several scenarios over time as I pictured them together. There was nothing but pain and this crazy tightness in my chest. I have still not recovered and another pain was added to mine. "No no no. I didn't make her pregnant. I never cheated on you. Trust me, I
Alfred's POV We held each other close for the better part of the day. Freda had injured herself not once or twice because of harnessing her powers. I hated seeing her hitting herself because she was trying to prove that she could live up to her family's legacy. The doctor claimed that she could go home and there wasn't any reason to keep her here. That was okay with me, her healing abilities were slow and it wasn't a good time to master. I was able to see that beautiful smile again, the lovely goofy attitude. It was certain that she was warming up to be a pain in my neck as usual there wasn't much we were able to say to each other. Our silence held so many words that our hearts were meaning to say. There wasn't much to know about each other because we'd given out union all the parts of ourselves. It was something that came naturally to us. At least right now I am aware that she has given it all from her end, just as I have and there would not be anything holding us back. I love Fre
Alfred's POV There was serenity in his study. Kaden was an extravagant man, it was clear in the clothes he wore and the way he carried himself. The rumours surrounding him were eventful and no one really knew what was true or lies. Kden loved such thoughts that he welcomed them without clearing the air. Most say he is older than he looks, others say that he was favored by the Fates, and his mom was a respected witch but no one really had NO idea what his mother looked like. Only that she was a slave living under the fist of his father who had died mysteriously. What I did know was that he took the cafe to his father, not in the way ordinary minds would expect. Then he was better than him.The problem between two powerful people occupying the room was that no one was ready to bring down the shoulder for the other. We were both ruthless in our own way and we respected that. I spotted the bar at the side of his elaborate study. "Nice bar. I see the way you arranged your drinks. Qu