CASSIUS’ POV“Alpha,” Theo was standing right in front of me and I did not know when he got here. “Alpha, Alpha Elijah from the Grey Wolves is here to see you. He has been waiting for an hour now and is getting…”“Send him away,” I snapped, irritated at his nagging. “Send him away. Send everyone away and stop bothering me!”“You have been holed up for three whole days. I am sorry but I cannot let you continue like this. Your behaviour affects the pack!”“Theo,” I called my Beta, leaning into my seat. “What makes you think you can command me as you please?”“A – Alpha, at this time, it is important to think of the pack. Everyone has been worried since Miss Persephone left. We know you miss her but you are still the Alpha. She may – she may just be throwing a tantrum so if we –“ He cleared his throat while I watched him. “If we give her time, she is bound to return. After all, she has been in love with you for a long time.”If she loved me then why would she not mate with me? If she lov
It was too late for Cassius. Whatever plans he put together now would barely have any effect on the plans I had had underway for a while now. He would be swept away by a tide before he knew what hit him and phase one of my revenge would be complete.The next stage would be easy. Dealing with Cassius after reducing him to a pauper would be a piece of cake compared to what I had had to endure so far.“How can she show her face like this?” Whispers followed me as I walked through the temple.“She is truly a shameless woman. If I were in her shoes, I would not be able to come out of my room for at least ten years.”“She pretended to be hurt about Alpha Raven finding his mate but she was nothing but a loose woman going after powerful men.”“I am certain Alpha Raven knew. No wonder he did not want to get engaged to her in the first place.”“Good day.” I stopped in front of the women gossiping about me without enough courtesy to lower their voices.“Argh – goddess, where did you come from!?”
KOA’S POVOne thing I have learnt is that one cannot play by the rules with people who do not care about the rules. As I stared at Carl’s lifeless body, I understood this fact anew. He was only a young lad, full of life and dreams, only nineteen and his cold corpse had been delivered to my doorstep in the early hours of the day.This was the boy, who no matter the task assigned to him, would comply with eagerness and eyes that sparkled with a determination to do a good job. He was full of life, one of the few people who mattered to me. His father had fallen many several rogues with me and that was how I came to know him. Carl was only a child and I sent that child to a war zone. When I asked him if he was clever enough to fool the Luna Queen and work beside the Alpha King to monitor him, he had nodded his head, full of life and energy but now, his lips were blue, his neck covered with scars that made it clear he had struggled in his final moments.“He was poisoned,” Faris said from be
There was an intruder in my room.I was having a hard time falling asleep as I kept imagining and reimagining Cassius’ face when he found out he was too late. Despite my joy, I also had to consider his next move. I would only win this battle by being ahead of him and now that he had his memories of the previous life, the advantage I had over him had lessened.With these thoughts in my head, I could not fall asleep with ease so when I heard the gates creak open, I wondered what my father was doing out so late at night but my wolf perked up when someone entered my balcony. My first reaction was to scream and run out of the room but then I perceived him.Underneath the smell of blood, there was the unmistakable musk that belonged to Koa.What in the goddess’ name did this man come all the way here to do and why did my eyes close as I heard him enter my room? I should chase him away but instead, I found myself pretending to be asleep, curious about what he had come here for. Then he touch
Weeks after that, the house, once desolate, was now filled with people, particularly warriors. People were gossiping that the Adelards were preparing for an invasion with the number of warriors my father had stationed around the house. All because of Koa.“Miss, another letter came for you,” Sonia, the new girl who worked for me came in holding a letter.Cassius had called for Hannah and Sylvia using the excuse that they were contracted workers in his mansion. It was an obvious attempt to get me to return but it was a fruitless attempt. I missed them but there was nothing I could do at this time.Sylvia assured me that she was preparing her resignation but I knew it would not be so easy to resign especially since Cassius wanted to wield her as a tool to get to me. It was my fault. I admitted a long time ago that I was foolish so I did not beat myself up this time. I handed over my people on a platter of gold and now, I would have to wrestle them out of Cassius’ jaws. It would not be l
It was a long table that seated at least twenty women of all ages, although most were young.When I took my seat beside Arya, a sudden hush fell over the table which had hitherto been buzzing with arguments about Arya’s bestseller.“Guys, this is my dear friend, Persephone,” Arya introduced me. “If you – if you read the dedication of the novel, you would know that she helped me a lot with my book.”“I had thought –“ An old woman sitting a few seats away from Arya started, “I had thought the name Persephone Adelard must have been a mistake or you were bullied into putting it in the book.”I could not help the smile on my lips. I came all the way here today because of this woman. She was one of the people I had to get acquainted with and there were limited chances of meeting her.Luna Evelyn.In the last that I remembered, she was Arya’s greatest supporter. Her eyes were sharp and her lips set in a thin line as she addressed me with clear annoyance. It was enough to feel disgruntled but
In my carriage, a man was waiting for me.“You do not seem surprised to see me.”I took a seat opposite Koa, taking out the pins in my hair.“Somehow, I had expected to see you today. You knew I would be out today.” I did not bother to greet him as I shook out my hair which Sonia had put up tightly. My head throbbed as I moved it.“Were you expecting me?” His eyes were alight as he spoke. “Were you looking forward to seeing me?”“Who is the man that snuck into my room in the dead of night and harassed me with a multitude of letters in just a few weeks? It was not that I was looking forward to seeing you, but that I knew you would find a way to see me.” I touched my temple. “How did you even get in here?”“Surprisingly, I only needed to use the door.” He got out of his seat and took a step towards me. “I missed you.” There was a smirk on his lips and no sincerity in his words.“You must not have had enough work to do if you had the time to miss me,” I sneered.“I see your walls are bac
He kissed my hand. He raised our hands, with our fingers intertwined, up to his lips and his cold lips touched the back of my palm. I did not know how to feel or how to describe the heat that started from my arm and spread like fire in a dry forest throughout my body.“Alpha Koa…” I had to say something and I did not know what to say so I started with his name.“Koa,” he cut me off. “You can call me by my name as you did earlier.”“Earlier, I was angry. It is rude…” Again, he did not let me finish.“You want to be stubborn to the end.” He squeezed my hand in his. “Persephone Adelard, have you forgotten who I am?”“Are you going to throw your weight about in this situation?” I pursed my lips.“From now on, I will do what I have to do. Your stubbornness is starting to drive me crazy.” He glared at me. “Despite how long we were apart, you did not, for once, miss my presence so I am afraid I will have to take a much more aggressive approach in wooing you. Look forward to it.”“How can you