Freda's POV I was mortified. At one point, I thought his words were not directed at me. I turned to see who he was referring to. Suddenly, my heart started racing in my chest, I was too busy trying to understand what he might mean than to worry about my heart racing. "What did you just call her?" The assailant grinned from ear to ear. His teeth were so bloody that he coughed out more blood. I cringed because I haven't seen that much blood in a person before. Alfred was filled with rage and impatience. He swung his fist in his face as Alan held him down. My stomach churned as I heard him groan. Alfred said that I get to do this, sometime in the future. It was too gruesome for me to take over something like this. There might be pain knowing that the other person was in pain, even when they have proven to be the criminal in this case. "I called her 'Queen'. She is the one Noah is after, he dreams about her and having her." A punch pushed the words back into his mouth. He coughed s
Freda's POVWe had so many casualties when I saw the number of people who were injured during the attack. It was so sudden that I didn't know how to react. I have always heard of people during bombing attacks. I have never seen so many people in need of help in one place. We decided to help out save some people who were still trapped in collapsed buildings. "Help!" I heard a faint voice as I tried to see through the smoke. I tried to exhale as much as I could because it was going to be hard to breathe if I inhaled so much smoke. I coughed, tracing the voice. I finally found where I heard the voice from, I was shocked with what I saw."Help please." I blinked back to reality and rushed to his side. I bet his mother is already looking for him. The child looked scared and he kept coughing and wheezing out of breath. I quickly put water into the piece of cloth I was holding out for myself and covered his face with it. "I'm going to help you. Do you know where your parents are?" He shook
Freda's POVIt seems that everyone was in jeopardy. I could only imagine what it meant for them to find out that a girl like me would be the cause of what they were going through at the moment.People fear what they do not understand. Since Noah wasn't here to be reprimanded by them, they had to cling to the next possible thing that caused all of it. Me. I have never felt so disoriented as we ran out of the emergency room like my life depended on it. "I'm so sorry, Freda." I nodded, still shaken up from the incident. "Let me take you to the mansion. You will be safe there." I sat on a big rock staring at the smoke still dancing in the atmosphere. There was nothing that could take away the guilt, I felt it was eating me up from the inside. I was responsible and I needed to see What I had caused."Maybe I should have stayed away when I had the chance. Everywhere I go, there is always ruin and pain. Now, that curse has caused so many people their homes." I whispered, starting with the
Freda's POVThe crowd went silent. I tried to form the words. I thought to myself that if I wanted anyone to know about me, my mistress was going to be far from my mind. I didn't know what it meant, I blinked as eyes were fixated on me."We need a Luna not a mistress." Another yelled from the crowd. I wasn't expecting that question. It seemed to be direct, I was certain that they were not ready to accept me because it was already known that I was the cause of the co-sites they were in."I know. You will get Luna when the time is right, for now, she is whom I choose and you will have to deal with it. She is under my protection, no harm would come to her."Alfred's voice was so stern, that they had no choice but to obey what he had to say. I was expecting more but there was a kind of disappointment sitting on me. It was more than I could comprehend because I was expecting more. More of what my place was in the gathering. I slipped my hands away from Alfred's as the crowd dispersed i
Alfred's POV"He had to look for the lost moments when he knew we were going to strike before he made his move," I yelled into thin air. I wanted to scream and punch someone until they could bleed.There was pain knowing that one of the safest packs, was attacked by a psychopath. "We could have avoided this," Kale muttered. "Sorry?" I heard him pretty clearly but I was blind to what might have prompted his thought on that."I said we could have avoided this but you chose to stay away from the situation. You wanted to not give him the attention that you might have claimed." "Do you think there was a better decision that I might have taken?" I was still pacing from one end of the room to the other. My thoughts had plummeted to the fullest and I didn't know what to think anymore. "Yes, when you had the chance to waste that, you chose to spare his life. When he started showing his strength, during the time he requested to be away from the treaty. We knew he would be a problem then but
Alfred's POVI held on to the wooden box, which held my present as I strolled into the hotel for the meeting. The council had always chosen a way of meeting, this hotel has been with one of the families for a long period of time. It was also safe that the meeting was nothing but discreet.I was hoping to see Noah, standing on his high horse. As much as I hated him and would love to kill him on the spot, I was going to keep my cool. I barged into the conference room where they were all seated."We were waiting for you, Alpha Alfred.""Why? Haven't you done a meeting without having me around? What's stopping you guys this time." I took a seat opposite Noah, looking him in the eye while I spoke my mind. They were all staring at themselves. I smelled fear. It was clear that there was a little bit of distrust among them. Noah had successfully divided them, making the packs survive on their own with the little help of taking sides amongst the Elders. He was watching my every move, making
Freda's POVIt's been two days. Those two days I have thought about everything that has happened. It was futile to try to bring the past but it made me make sense of it all. The word mistress came popping up every time, in my head and it meant the same thing. Being a mistress was one thing but everybody believing the same thing was just wild. I have been going to the gym in odd hours trying to train. It felt like there was a war coming. I couldn't tell what was going on, even when Lilian tried to ask. I wanted everyone out of it. It was of no use trying to involve everyone, it wasn't going to change anything. The mansion was still the same but fuller this time, which meant more alone time. After the last outburst, I couldn't risk anyone seeing me because I feared another uprising. It was only going to take a few minutes for someone to drag me to a corner and take me to Noah. Although, I had a belief that it meant more than the struggle between two powerful Alpha. Noah might either
Freda's POVI could be called anything else but being called a whore was not what I could accept."Hey, you!" I called her and she was bold enough to answer me. "What did you just call me?" "A whore. Isn't that added to one of your names considering no one knows where you are from? You see a rich Alpha and you decide to switch everything he ever holds dear just so you can get his money." I gasped as she gawked at me. Everyone was paying attention because of what she was saying. I had never seen anyone support someone who had made a baseless thought."You do not know me, what makes you think that you can decide what I am and what I am not? That's a bit brazen on your part." I tucked myself into each other facing her. I was pretty disgusted by her nature, how tattered she looked but she still had the guts to stand on one side of her hip."What did you just call me?" "You heard me. I am not the type to repeat myself but it is quite strange that was the same question I asked a few minu
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