***NATE**“HEY!” I called out to Ellie as she was about to turn to where her room was.“Nate?” she said, “thought you were trying to avoid me,” she said in a sad tone.“Of course not, how could I?” I protested, I wanted her, I couldn't avoid her.“So, wanna walk me to my room?” she asked and I smiled widely.“Of course, gotta keep the lady safe,” I said grinning and she flashed me a smile, showcasing her set of dimples that only made her more pretty.“Come on,” she gestured and started walking, I followed behind closely, I had hit the goody. “Here we are,” Ellie said to me with a smile as she stood in front of a door.“Wanna go in?” I asked her and she nodded.“Wanna come in?” she asked and Immediately I nodded and she just opened the door.“Come on in,” she said and I went right in, it was going to be my lucky day.Immediately I was inside and shut the door behind me, Ellie pulled me in for a kiss and kissed me hard, I kissed her back and she began to work on my clothes getting off
***CARLA***“Nate? Nate?!” I called out and Kayla just looked at me shocked.“Nate?” she asked looking around the kitchen, “I don't see him here, Where's he at?” she asked again as she continued frantically looking around, trying to find the man I was calling.“He's in danger Kayla, Nate's in danger,” I half yelled, fidgeting.“He is? How do? How do you know? What kind of danger?” she asked all her questions at once and I just used my left palm to hit my forehead.“I heard him right now, Ellie, it's Ellie,” I yelled, “Come on!” I ordered leaving the onion I was slicing and taking off my gloves. “Okay… coming,” she said but I was already out of the kitchen and she had to trail behind me if she wanted to meet up.We rushed side by side out of the kitchen and into the lodging area of the room, soon enough, we were in Ellie's room. I pushed the door open with haste and rushed inside, there's nothing here, save for some clothes, Nate's clothes that lay scattered on the floor, and the smel
***KAYLA***"I hear Derek will be announcing his mate and our next Luna today at the party, he's planning on marking her in front of everyone," Sheila, my sister said excitedly, her voice filled with anxiety as we rode in the car to the party.I shyly smiled, knowing fully well I was the one she was anticipating to know. It had been a few months now since I found out Derek, our Pack's alpha was my mate, and of course, Derek himself knew and so did my best friend, Kylie. I touched my stomach, recounting how I met Derek, and how we made the baby that was now growing inside of me, I could vividly remember the day he walked up to me in the gardens, the beginning of our love story.***FLASHBACK***I had just clocked 21 when I began to feel so drawn to Derek, even now, as I stood in a crowd of werewolves celebrating the festival of the moon goddess, I could easily pick up his alluring scent that was beginning to drive me crazy and different times, I had seen him steal glances at me, I gues
***DEREK***I announced Kylie as my mate, everyone seemed to be happy, apart from one person who stood in the doorway with a very moody and sad expression, Kayla.She didn't expect me to name her as my mate and Luna, at least, not after what her mother did to me 22 years ago. Layla, Kayla's mother had been my mate, but she had rejected me in the most humiliating way by getting pregnant for my best friend, Pete. They had gotten married and ended up having a daughter, Kayla and now, 22 years later, the daughter of those who had caused me the greatest heartache was my mate.Over my dead body would I be with her, Layla and Pete might have died early, thereby missing my chance to get my revenge on them, but their daughter was going to bear their sins."Derek?" Kylie called, I turned my face back to her."My father wants to have a word," she added, her voice laced with excitement and fulfillment, it was a great thing to be my mate.As I walked to my soon-to-be father-in-law, In the corner
***Kayla***I ran out of the room in shame and embarrassment, I was pregnant and had given my virginity to a man who didn't want me.I could hear Sheila running after me as I left.I ran outside, gasping for breath."Hey, Kayla, what's wrong," Sheila asked."Derek, Derek chose Kylie as his mate," I answered her."Are you that surprised sister? Well, I guess I am too, but why would you be this shaken over that? Kayla is our friend and that means one thing, we'd enjoy from her luxury as luna" She chimed excitedly, obviously clueless as to what I was going through."Derek is my mate Sheila, and…." I broke down into a hysterical sobinable to finish my sentence."No Kayla, Derek is Kylie's mate," she replied, confused as to whatever it was I meant "And please don't cry," she added patting my back."No Sheila, Derek is my mate, and he's been for 2 months now, in fact, we made a baby," I said, touching my stomach as I cried harder, then found my way to sit on a stairway at the entrance."But
***KAYLA***The morning dew brushed my feet as I ran with no particular direction in mind, morning was approaching already and I was still running, I had been chased like a criminal all through the night, and my body was weary already but I knew better than to stop.I kept running in the woods all sense of direction lost as different men chased after me, men who were once my protectors, neighbors, and friends now seemed to want nothing but to catch me for a murder I didn't commit.With the look of things, surrendering wasn't an option, I'd be killed before they heard I had nothing to do with it, I ran as fast as my wolf could carry me.I lost count of the number of pack territories I had passed, but one thing was sure, I was still in the borders of packs friendly to Ravenclaw, and that was why they could openly chase me even though we were in other territories.The reasonable thing to do now was to find our rival territory, Crescent Pack, that was to be my safe space, I wouldn't be ki
***CALEB***I looked at the beauty before me as she and Carla, my younger sister conversed, she wasn't spilling much, but I knew some secret she wished to bury and not talk about laid buried behind those eyes of hers.I was so taken by her that when she asked how I wanted her to pay back, I blurted out, "Marry me," I had said the word out loud before I realized what had happened."Come on Caleb, you don't want to take advantage of someone in this kind of situation," Carla said, trying to talk sense into me."Take advantage? Why will I, you know as much as I do that I am Asexual, no she-wolf out there appeals to me sexually," I said, I was asexual, I have been for as long as I could remember, I just never felt any form of pull towards any gender romantically, but looking at Kayla now, I can admit i wasn't so sure anymore."So why will you want to marry her," Carla argued back."If I do Marry her, her child will be mine automatically, that way I will secure my line without the councils
***CALEB*** "Alpha Derek of Ravenclaw wants to discuss a treaty?" I asked as I paced in my room alongside my best friend and right-hand beta, Nate. "Yes, and he wants us to fix a date soon," he answered. "Fix a date? What about the venue?" I asked. "He has offered to come here, to Crescent Pack," Nate answered. "Alpha Derek is a cunning one, more cunning than his father; there's something he wants, something that he can't reach unless he comes inside our territory," I deduced. "So what are you going to do Caleb," Nate asked. I paused for a while to think through what to do, "do you perhaps think he could be after the moonstone?" I asked. "The moonstone? Why?" Nate questioned. "He only has half of it, and so do you, and no one has chased after it since the Cold War; why want it now?" He added. "Because Derek has always been a power-hungry fool," I hissed out. "Tell him we'd be coming to Ravenclaw instead, he doesn't have to come here," I decided. "And tell him, this time a
***CARLA***“Nate? Nate?!” I called out and Kayla just looked at me shocked.“Nate?” she asked looking around the kitchen, “I don't see him here, Where's he at?” she asked again as she continued frantically looking around, trying to find the man I was calling.“He's in danger Kayla, Nate's in danger,” I half yelled, fidgeting.“He is? How do? How do you know? What kind of danger?” she asked all her questions at once and I just used my left palm to hit my forehead.“I heard him right now, Ellie, it's Ellie,” I yelled, “Come on!” I ordered leaving the onion I was slicing and taking off my gloves. “Okay… coming,” she said but I was already out of the kitchen and she had to trail behind me if she wanted to meet up.We rushed side by side out of the kitchen and into the lodging area of the room, soon enough, we were in Ellie's room. I pushed the door open with haste and rushed inside, there's nothing here, save for some clothes, Nate's clothes that lay scattered on the floor, and the smel
***NATE**“HEY!” I called out to Ellie as she was about to turn to where her room was.“Nate?” she said, “thought you were trying to avoid me,” she said in a sad tone.“Of course not, how could I?” I protested, I wanted her, I couldn't avoid her.“So, wanna walk me to my room?” she asked and I smiled widely.“Of course, gotta keep the lady safe,” I said grinning and she flashed me a smile, showcasing her set of dimples that only made her more pretty.“Come on,” she gestured and started walking, I followed behind closely, I had hit the goody. “Here we are,” Ellie said to me with a smile as she stood in front of a door.“Wanna go in?” I asked her and she nodded.“Wanna come in?” she asked and Immediately I nodded and she just opened the door.“Come on in,” she said and I went right in, it was going to be my lucky day.Immediately I was inside and shut the door behind me, Ellie pulled me in for a kiss and kissed me hard, I kissed her back and she began to work on my clothes getting off
***UNKNOWN***I walked through the hallways of the crescent pack, I had to mask the last bit of evidence, no one should find out I had killed those two, even though they both deserved it.“Who's there?” I heard his voice, clear and rough behind me, I froze in my step.“Shit!” I muttered to myself, what do I do now? I wondered.“Who are you?” he asked again, “turn around!” he gruffly ordered and I knew I had been caught and had to turn, slowly, I turned around.“You!” he said with a smile, i smiled back at him, Nate, a very kind and understanding man.“What are you doing here?” he said with a bright smile.“Nothing,” I answered, hiding my hands behind me, he shouldn't see what I was holding, if not, I was dead.“Well, are you sure? I mean, you're heading out and it's always kinda dark there during the day, talkless of nighttime, and this isn't the best time to be lurking around in the dark,” he warned and I just smiled back.“It's fine, I'll be quick, I just need a bit of fresh air,” I
***SHEILA***I sighed as they all left the dining area one by one, Lana was overreacting and being a bitch when she knows why we were here and for the prettiest issues.“Come on,” I ordered as I also abandoned my meal and left the table.I walked away from the dining area with Lana and Ellie walking closely behind me as I attempted to find the room we had earlier been given when we arrived.“Here milady,” Ellie gestured and I flashed her a warm smile, she was nice through and through, I made my way into my room and the ladies followed suit.“Bolt the doors,” I ordered Ellie who came in last and she did just as instructed.Immediately she did, I walked up to Lana and landed a deafening slap on her face, the ring I wore made a mark.“What the hell were you trying to prove down there?” I yelled and she just held her cheeks in shock, her eyes teary, but I knew she was trying her best to hold back the tears.“I… I don't even wanna be here,” she yelled at me and I just froze, a mere beta, y
***KAYLA***We all sat at the table, about to eat the meal that had been earlier prepared for the coming of the guests fromRavenclaw and I was back on my veil.“I never knew the Luna also wore a veil here in Crescent pack,” Lana said as she raised her wine glass to her mouth.“It's precautionary,” Carla shot back at her.“Come on now Lana, the Luna can do as she pleases in her home,” Sheila warned and Lana just took a sip of her wine and began to eat.“I hope the food is to your taste,” Carla said with a smile, playing the perfect hostess, but I could feel she wasn't enjoying the company of both women.“And Ellie, where is she, she should join us at the table,” Carla pointed out and Lana's face turned red.“Join us? Since when did mistresses join lords at the table, is this how the crescent pack lives?” Lana spat out angrily, she was still bitter towards Ellie.“Oh forgive me, it's just, here, we’re not used to having to worry about mistresses, our men simply don't cheat, they take t
***KAYLA***I sighed as Caleb left the room, how dare he invade my privacy, I dashed to the mirror to check if I didn't look too ugly naked, I knew my baby bump was beginning to show and that might have made me look ugly, or so I thought.I turned and turned in front of the mirror, trying to see how pretty All angles of my body looked and I didn't like the sight, I looked as though I was fat, well I was, only I was fat with a baby.I almost regretted being pregnant, but the joy of welcoming a sweet little child overshadowed that thought, pushing it aside.I sighed as I went into the closet to put on some clothes, I was already in a bad mood and didn't feel like doing too much so I just wore a jeans and a round neck to pair with it and walked out of my closet and put my room, not bothering to check what I looked like in the mirror.“Oh! I was just coming to see you,” Carla voiced out as I bumped into her in the hallway.“Oh, me? Why?” I almost stammered but kept my cool.“Okay….” she d
***CALEB***“I’ve got a reply from Ravenclaw!” Nate said, holding a paper in the air, everyone turned to look at him immediately.“You won't believe what this says,” he said as he handed over the paper to me. I took it from him and unwrapped the paper as my gaze was fixated on Nate, I wondered what it was that was making him so giddy. “Derek Is sending someone over?” I said after carefully scanning what was written in the paper.“Not just anyone, he's sending Pete's widow and his mistress,” he added, his eyes glittering as he said the last part.“Exactly!” I rolled my eyes, “he's sending two women, I don't understand how he wants them to help without investigation, I feel they'd just rather stand in the way of it, Lana is a difficult hoe, and the maid?”“Ellie,” Nate corrected.“Yes, Ellie, she's just a maid, an omega with no sense of leadership,” I concluded and saw Nate's eyes turn sad, he must have a thing for this omega, I thought but brushed the thoughts aside, what could an ome
***KAYLA***I watched him stride away in anger and sadness, I couldn't do much for him, I wish I could, but I didn't know how to.Caleb was shunning me, which was understandable, he was sad and torn and angry, who wouldn't be? I stood to my feet and took a good look at the bed, I walked out of the room, I had to find out something, and help out in any way I could, I didn't want to lie around helpless and useless.“Where are you going??” I heard a familiar voice call out, making me flinch.I turned back and was met with the pair of green eyes I had met earlier in the day, Simone's, “the room is locked up and no one is to go in, alpha Caleb's orders,” she said, giving me a suspicious look.“I know that,” I lied, “I just wanted to be sure after looking around, you know, if there's anything that anyone might have missed,” I said and her eyes softened, then her lips curved into a smile.“I thought so too and that's why I'm here,” she said and got closer to me, I heaved a sigh of relief, ev
***CALEB***“What do you think?” I asked Nate without turning to look at him as we both surveyed the scene where Ryan's severed body was found.“Exactly what you're thinking,” he answered and I shot him a look.“What?” I asked raising an eyebrow at him.“I know what you're thinking Caleb,” he said meeting my gaze, “he wasn't killed here, was he?” he asked and I nodded, that's what I'd thought too, it didn't seem like any accident had occurred here, in fact, his head wasn't severed here, if it was, the leaves would have residue of Ryan's blood.“So, guess this won't lead us per se, we gotta find the real murder scene, if there's one,” I said to him and he nodded in affirmation. “But how,” he asked, “I can't even sniff him, his scent has been covered by whatever scent he is now covered in,” Nate added, the scent sure was strong, it was as though this had been well and carefully planned so that we wouldn't be able to easily sniff him out.“We should probably head back, there isn't much