***KAYLA***"We need to meet with Derek this morning, Do you think you could make it?" I heard the most husky voice I'd ever heard say to me, and it stirred something inside of me, I slowly opened my eyelids, the ray of sunlight shining through the window welcoming me to the ever so bright morning of Ravenclaw that I didn't even know I had missed."Uh?" I voiced and began to rub my eyes with my hands."Derek, meeting, today, could you make it?" Caleb repeated, only he was sounding beneath me, and I could feel something hard, warm, and hairy beneath my head."And if you're done using your human pillow, I'd love to get out of bed now," Caleb repeated, and for a while, what he said didn't register in my head. Then, it dawned on me, I was sleeping on Caleb's chest, and immediately, memories of the events of last night began to rush through my brain; it was as though I was taking a trip down memory lane.***FLASHBACK***"Yeah, I'm done with you, I need some air," I said stood from the sofa
***KAYLA***Again, my legs turned to jelly, and slowly,y, we made our way to the b; I pushed Caleb onto the bed and got on h; and we continued kissing and making out till we ran out of breath.Then I lay beside him on the bed as we both began to catch our breaths; we lay there in silence, each of us not saying a word."See?" I began, breaking the deafening silence that had enveloped the room, "I didn't moan your name," I added, and he began to chuckle."What?" I asked, turning sideways to look at him."You didn't say the word, Kayla, you thought it," he said as a matter of fact, and I just turned back and began to stare at the ceiling of the room, as sleep began to envelop me, my eyelids started closing by itself but I fought to keep it open, only, I couldn't."Well, maybe I did," I said in a mutter as I drifted into Dreamland."And maybe I loved that you think of me so," I dreamt he said as he planted a kiss on my forehead; only the dream felt so real, or at least, I wished it was.*
***KAYLA*** "While the men do their thing every morning, the women of Ravenclaw gather to make the breakfast," Sheila announced, she had been taking me around the castle of Ravenclaw, a place I had never been in as though she had been inside of this place in and out, she explained with so much details and enthusiasm, I wondered how Derek had threatened her into doing this task. "Well, the meals are, of course, ready since we've been at it long before you came down, and any minute from now, the men will be back, and we'd have breakfast," she announced again, clapping her ends together in some kind of excitement I didn't quite understand. "Caleb told me he wanted to oversee something about Carla?" I began as I walked side by side with Sheila from the kitchen, "I didn't know he was out with the men of Ravenclaw," I added, trying my best to sound so not like me. "Well, he did have some issues to sort, but afterw
***KAYLA***"What are you doing?" Derek sneered at me in disgust."Sitting," I said with pride, I wasn't going to let some egoistic man scare me away from breakfast when I'm a guest who should be respected, from what I know, he seeks something with my husband, so of course, he and I are one and I should be respected as Caleb is being respected."I'm sorry, did I miss something?" Caleb asked, confused. The remaining men of the Ravenclaw pack refused to sit with me at the dining table, but I couldn't care less; they could starve for all I care."I'm not sure," I shrugged to Caleb. Nate, who sat on the other side of Caleb, looked just as confused as his alpha."Women do not sit at my table," Derek hissed out with anger."Why?" Caleb asked without thinking twice, it was as absurd to him as it sounded to me. I began to serve myself since I was honestly famished, and thinking back, I could remember I didn't get to eat dinner last night sinc
***CALEB***"I'm sorry about Kayla, she can be difficult and she needed to eat well, she's with child," I said to Derek immediately after we entered his home office, intentionally not waiting for him to say something about what had happened earlier or lash out on me, he might want something from me, but Derek was a bastard that'd still fuck his plans up if he felt he was being disrespected."It's absolutely fine; I happen to love a challenge," he said with a smile as he turned around to look at me.This, his behavior in itself, was fishy, but I just returned the smile."I wouldn't have called you into the office if that's what I actually wanted to address," he began.Here it goes…"Oh, really? I felt we'd flouted your rule in your own home and you might have wanted to set us straight," I said as I walked further into the room and grabbed a chair in front of a desk, sat in it, "By all means, tell me why we're here," I said, even though I knew where this was going even before it started
***KAYLA***"What are you planning on doing now?" Nate asked me, and I was so surprised; the question threw me back; I didn't know what to say; we weren't particularly close buddies, but since he was making an effort, I didn't see why I couldn't make a little effort too.Moreover, if I wanted to survive Caleb, I had to at least be with someone who knows what he does every time, and that someone wasn't Carla."I'm not so sure. Luna Sheila?" I called, and Sheila raised her head to look at me. "Do you have any events planned for me, any Luna events?" I specifically asked, since it seems even though I was a guest here, I was expected to do some duties."None at all," she said with a smile, "except if you wanna join us for some sewing and gossiping later on." She added.Sounds interesting!"Later on when?" I asked."About an hour from now I suppose, wives of high-ranking betas should start arriving in like thirty minutes, and you should try getting your supplies the sewing class is a battl
***KAYLA***"Ouch" I screamed out of my throat as I hit the ground. The door of the elevator had opened as I leaned against it and the alpha wolf before me hadn't tried to catch me from falling."The hell, you knew my eyes were closed; you could have caught me," I yelled; what if I lost my baby?But Instead of Caleb offering to help me up; he just walked past me while I sat there on the ground, still suffering from the pain of the fall.What a jerk! I muttered; he didn't even spare me a glance; he just left, and that's it. Then I found myself in the air, two strong hands lifting me, and all of the pain I was feeling went away in a flash. From that familiar scent, I knew exactly who it was that had lifted me; it was Caleb, he'd come back for me."What?" He asked as I stared at his face in a gruff tone."Nothing," I barely said; my throat was dry, and I didn't know how I felt or what to say.Then I was placed on the bed, carefully."I'm sorry, I didn't see you falling," Caleb said, but
***KAYLA***"And that's how I gave birth to little Ryan, after a wild night under the oak tree," Bree, a brunette young woman around my age said and the whole party of women burst into a series of laughter as we sew, more like embroidered.Being here was fun, I got to know the secrets of marriage and everything pertaining to it."Come on Lana, it's your turn, why did you beat up poor Ellie," Bree said amidst her daughters as she turned to the blond woman beside her."Yes, pls tell us all, we heard you fought immensely with the poor pretty omega, I wonder why, she didn't match up to you in status and I almost couldn't believe it until those pictures started flying around the community and it had your face on it," a woman I hadn't quite caught her name said, laughing hard, everyone again began to laugh and I couldn't help but keep wondering why."Well," Lana spoke up then paused, immediately, everywhere went silent and everyone's rapt attention turned to her, "You all know how Pete and
***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