Ricky’s POV
It’s been five years since Shannon was sent packing after my brothers and I rejected her just before the mating ceremony in front of the whole school during our graduation party and so much has happened between that incident and now.
I had believed that it would be easier to find a new mate but I couldn’t have been more wrong.
We had scoured the country hoping to find the right woman to carry on the Mayert’s lineage with but our search was fruitless.
If anyone had told me that we would have difficulty finding someone to be mated to a few years ago, I would’ve laughed in their faces until my ribs hurt but it was my new reality now.
Melissa came crawl
Ricky’s POVI could sense some ugly news coming and I didn’t even have it in me to be angry. We had messed up greatly and despite my positive outlook, I knew that there was a possibility that we might not be able to fix the problem at hand.Five years was a long time to let things remain dormant and unless a silver lining appeared in the sky, there wasn’t much we could do as things stood.“What do you mean, father?” I asked, feeling tense as I could sense the pressure hovering above us getting heavier than it had been at the start.“I’m not rooting for you boys to fail but in the face of impending doom, I need to have a second option to prot
Ricky’s POVI understood their hurt but it wasn’t going to change anything.Knowing our father, his plan was already set in motion. It had already been before he decided to let us in on it and there was nothing we could do about it.“We’re running out of options already,” Cole replied. “Heck, what’s left for us to do is to make it a case of national emergency asking every eligible female to come over for inspection. We can go through every one of them till we find our next mate.”“There isn’t much time left and we all know it.” Cole said. “We need to come up with something and even if it’s the most desperate thing ever, as long as it works,
Ricky’s POV“We’re going to have to do a lot of convincing to bring her back here.”“No shit, Sherlock.” Cole sighed. “Anything else we have to check out?”“Yes,” I replied and for the first time, I doubted if this would work.“What’s it, Ricky? You sound worried.” Jules sounded concerned as he moved closer to me.“What are we going to tell father when he asks why she came back?”The room
Ricky’s POVOne week laterThe news took the wind out of me and I stood in utter shock and disbelief for over an hour, trying to process what I had just heard. I was struggling to wrap my head around how it could’ve happened and I couldn’t.None of it made any sense to me.Alpha Robin died in his sleep last night.I shut my eyes, trying to keep the tears at bay. There was a lot of work to be done and I had to keep my grieving for a later time.My brothers were disoriented and I couldn’t blame them. None of us had seen this coming from a mile away. The d
Ricky’s POVThey agreed with what I had just said and I knew that it was going to make this job a whole lot easier for all of us involved. “Do you think that’s all father said to them?” Jules asked as we sat at the table to decide on the next step to take. I paused for a moment, digesting his question. “I don’t think so. “Father always has a backup plan, always.” “Do you have any idea what it might be?” Cole asked. “I don’t and to be honest with you, I have no intentions of finding out. That's why it’s paramount that we make this plan worthwhile. Everything depends on it.”***Three days ago, our father had invited my brothers and me into his room. He sent away his servants and guards, he wanted to speak to us in private, and from the look on his face, I was already worried.“The doctor says he’s expecting you to make a miraculous breakthrough any moment from now and when that happens, your healing process will be sped up,” I said, trying to give him a bit of good news to cheer hi
Ricky’s POVIt’s been three days since my brothers thought I had gone mad but after we talked about it at length, they realized that our backs were against the wall and we couldn’t just give up without trying everything we possibly could to salvage our current predicament.It hadn't been easy to convince them but they eventually made up their minds to give my crazy plan a shot and we started by writing letters to the Alphas of wealthy packs whom we’ve had relations with ever since the time of my grandfather.I was expecting to receive their response today and I was quite positive about getting a couple of good responses. My offer was very decent and if I were in their shoes, I would grab the opportunity with both hands but I wasn&rsq
Ricky’s POV“Have we gotten any response yet?” Jules asked as he walked into the office.I dropped the sheet of paper in my hand as I turned my attention towards him.Before I could answer, Cole came running through the door.“We finally got it.” He yelled.I nearly flew out of my chair. “You’re serious?”Cole handed the letter to me and I read it hurriedly.Whoever she was, she had summoned us to her pack and she wanted to finance us as well. But she wanted to d
Ricky’s POV“What about the dream I had, Ricky?” Jules said. “I dreamt that we all died and you’re not taking it seriously.”Everyone fell silent absorbing Jules’s words. I glanced at his face, I could see the raw emotion on it. He wasn’t teasing, he meant every word he had said.I had never seen him this frightened over a dream, we were used to his occasional dreams which we often joked about as future proclamations as they often came to pass but he had never been so absorbed in any of them the way he was now.If he thought I was going to take his dream literally, he was wrong. I had no plans of dying away from home.
Shannon’s POVIt was midnight already. The maids had returned to my room two hours earlier to help me get ready for my wedding to the Mayert triplets alongside my seamstresses and a couple of other servants. They had forbidden me from lifting a finger to help myself so I had resorted to staying put unless I wanted to risk the ire of the women helping me dress up and I wouldn’t even dare to do that. At the stroke of midnight, I was standing at the entrance of the hall already adorned with palatial decorations with cascading floral arrangements hanging from every side of the grand room, sparkling white chandeliers hung high above with delicate draperies completing the settings designed to evoke an atmosphere filled with love and warmth.A group of violinists was positioned at a corner, setting the tone for the exchanging of vows that were about to take place. We were five years late, but this was the perfect time for it to happen. It was better late than never and there was no bette
Shannon’s POVI couldn’t believe that this was how my life was going to end up. A few hours ago, I thought that I would eventually have everything that I had always wanted out of life but Joshua handed me a reality check. I hadn’t seen Eve since I sent her to deliver the letter to the Mayery triplets so I had no way of knowing if she succeeded or if she had been killed before she even got there. I had no idea if my son was dead and Joshua was merely forcing me to do this to keep me by his side. I was completely hopeless and powerless in this. I stood in front of the officiating chief with Joshua standing opposite me, he had a huge satisfying smile on his face and I wanted nothing more than to wipe it off his smug face. “You need to say your vows, Shannon,” Joshua said, his smile never leaving his face. As I opened my mouth to speak, a familiar scent wafted through my nose and I felt joy wash over me. If they were here, it meant that they had gotten the letter and had rescued our s
Ricky’s POVI couldn’t believe what I was holding in my hands. Had he been lying to me all along? No, no. I couldn’t believe it. There had to be some sort of explanation for what was going on currently and that meant I had to speak with her immediately. There had been a mixup somewhere during the night and I had to get to the root of it all. “She played us all, Ricky,” Jules said. “Jules might be right this time around, Ricky. We thought we had her back and we were ready to show her that the past will never happen again, what did we do wrong?” Cole asked. “I don’t think this is real. I don’t mean the letter — I mean the whole scenario. Just yesterday, she told us about our son and she was willing and eager to get into a relationship with us and this morning, she’s getting married to Joshua. C’mon, boys. I need you both to think critically about this before you conclude.” I said. “You think she’s being blackmailed or worse?” Jules asked. “That’s my best guess but we need to see h
Shannon’s POVI nodded. “So this culprit behind what I’ve been experiencing, is the same person who forged this letter and brought Melissa here?” “Yes, it’s the same person,” Ricky said. “Tell me who this person is and I’m going to have them dealt with,” I said, already getting furious. “Joshua,” Ricky said. “He’s being the flashbacks you’ve been having and after following him for the past couple of days, we’ve also figured out that he wrote the letter and he has spies in your household, in my pack, and Melissa’s camp as well. That was how he was able to set up all of these with ease.” I paused. Joshua and I hadn’t been seeing eye to eye on several things for the past few weeks after I turned down his proposal but would he ever go to this length to punish me for rejecting him?“Are you sure about what you’ve just said, Ricky?” I asked. “I swear on my life, Shannon. Joshua is behind all of these. He doesn’t want to see you with anyone other than himself and he’s willing to do anyt
Shannon’s POVI couldn’t categorically tell what was happening but I knew that a lot of things were changing. I had been plagued by things from the past, things that served as a reminder of how hurtful my past had been, and no matter how I tried to stop them from happening, I couldn’t do anything about it.Before the past couple of days, things with the Mayert triplets had been smoother than they had ever been for the past five years but the flashbacks and reminders that I had been getting were forcing me to remember how they used to treat me all those years ago. I didn’t know what to do or how to stop it so I decided to stay away from them to regain my sanity. Maybe then, I would have an idea about what the fuck was going on because as it stands, I didn’t know what to make of the entire situation. “Are you sure about doing this, Ms. Shannon?” My maid asked as she brushed my hair. I had instructed her that I didn’t want to take any calls from the Mayert triplets and I didn’t want t
Shannon’s POV“What do you think you’re doing?” Joshua asked as he walked into my tent. He was visibly pissed and I could understand his anger. I had pulled him out of whatever he was doing and brought him here under the guise that we were going to war and now, I was pulling out before we even had a chance to fight. “I don’t think I have the stomach for this conversation anymore, Joshua. I understand that you’re pissed but this isn’t what I need right now.” I said. “If you’re thinking of shutting me out like you always do, it’s not going to work today, Shannon. I need answers and I need you to give them to me.” Joshua said defiantly. He wasn’t going to budge and we might just as well get over with this as soon as we possibly can. “So tell me what you want to know and I’ll answer your questions,” I said, gesturing to the empty couch in front of me. “Everything, Shannon. I want to know everything.” Joshua said as he sat down. “Everything? I don’t know where to start and—“ “You l
Shannon’s POV“And you think it’s going to happen in a day or two days?” I asked them.“No, we don’t. We don’t want you to make a decision about forgiving us here and now because we don’t want you to be under any pressure of any form, so we’re going to let you take your son and go home.” Ricky said. “And what happens next?” I asked. “We’re going to call you once again, for the last time, to know what your decision on the matter is. It’s not going to be an easy decision to make and if we were in your shoes, we would feel exactly how you’re feeling at this point.” Ricky answered. I paused for a bit, their words swirling around in my head. Had Melissa done all of these because she wanted to ruin both of us or what was her end goal? Truth be told, it was pointless now. The ruse had been discovered and there wasn’t any need to go to war over a lie. Maybe by the next time we met, we would have a lot more to talk about and indeed, there was a lot to talk about. “A couple of days for m
Shannon's POV"We have nothing to talk about, Ricky." I sighed. "Just tell me what you want and I'll give you in exchange for my son's safety." "Don't you still get it, Shannon?" Ricky said."What are you talking about? There's nothing to be understood here, this is a simple negotiation that you've been dragging on for minutes now. Are you keeping me here on purpose? Is there something you have planned?" "If this were to be five years ago, your son would've been killed, and not just that, you'd have been tricked to come here under the guise of us wanting to return your son and when you come, you'll be beaten, and battered, then forced to surrender if you want to see your son alive and when you do, I'd have killed him in front of you before killing you as well. I hate to paint this vivid imagery of what we would have done but you know this is the truth.” Ricky said.I shivered slightly as his words registered with me.He wasn't telling a lie, five years ago, this is what they would h
Shannon's POVI knew how to get into the pack without anyone seeing me as I had done it a thousand times five years ago whenever I tried to escape being bullied by the Mayert triplets. It was pointless to have told Joshua about where I was going, it would've led to a lot of arguments that I didn't have the stomach for, not when I had no idea what was happening to my son at this point. I didn't want to imagine the worst but Ricky's letter had been very convincing and I had to force myself to believe everything he had said in it because the truth was that, I had no other choice. If this was a trap, Joshua would come for me and he would bring the pack down with fire and brimstone if that was what it would take for him to avenge me. Aside from the fact that I was scared for my son, I was also scared that the Mayert triplets would eventually figure out the secret I had kept from them for the past five years. As I had predicted, it had been easy to bypass their security and it would've