***KAYLA***Caleb was furious, angry even and Derek could see that, only he paid no mind and continued with the festivities, beside him was Pete, unscathed, alive and well, grinning ear to ear with Lana, his wife.“Caleb!!!” Derek called out loud amidst his celebrations, he was drunk, and he stretched out his hand to Caleb in an attempt to maybe welcome him to the party, as he smiled maniacally, but from the look on Caleb's face, I knew he was having none of it.I judged Caleb a little to keep his calm, and he gave me a look, before walking towards Derek and both of them engulfed in a hug that lasted only seconds, Caleb was so eager to disengage.“And what are your thoughts? Celebrating today Derek?” Caleb asked with a faux smile that he was trying so hard to keep on his face.“The death of Pete,” Derek answered and grinned from ear to ear, he was toying with Caleb.I looked to Derek's other side and there she was, Sheila, sitting right beside her husband and looking all high and migh
***KAYLA***“Kayla? Are you okay?” Sheila asked, when she got to my side, I didn't know, all I knew was that she'd brought me back to reality, even though I couldn't pinpoint where it was I had been before now, just lost in oblivion.“What?” I gazed around confused, all eyes fell on me alongside a deafening silence, as though everyone was waiting for me to say something, anything. I could see Caleb raise an eyebrow at me and I just coughed out, “Yes, yes, I'm fine” I said to Sheila who now withdrew her hands that had been on my shoulders to herself.I stood up abruptly, and then I felt something warm, and wet, I looked down and was met with the most horrific sight, I was stepping on a splatter of Pete's blood that had come out his head, his head also laid just a few inches away from my feet, I staggered back in shock, but there was nowhere else to move except if I wanted to enter into the chair I had earlier sat on. Then without thinking twice, I ran out of the event hall, still in th
***CALEB***“Did you find her?” Nate turned to me with a sorry look on his face, and even before he said anything, I knew what reply he was going to give.“No!” he nodded as he answered, looking sorry and guilty, as though he failed me, and hell yeah! He had.I paced through the room in frustration as I ran a hand into my hair, unsure of what to do, and how next to tackle this situation.“But thankfully, Derek has sent out a search party,” Nate announced, and that only made me feelMore anxious. What if Derek's men found her first, what if they found her and removed her veil, lots of ‘what ifs’ with no direct answer on how to solve my problem.“Alpha Caleb?” Kendra called out as she peered into the room through the hallway, I immediately turned my gaze to look at her sharply, “Luna Kayla has been sighted.” she announced, and within a second, I had covered the pace between us and I was now standing directly before her.“Where?” I asked shaking her by the shoulders as I did.Kendra took
***KAYLA***“Caleb doesn't have a brother” I voiced out to the man standing before me, but another look into his face, and I knew he was right, oddly, he did look like Caleb. Same nose, and hair color, and even their jawline looked the same shape, I didn't need anyone to convince me or for him to say anymore, I knew he wasn't lying.“And you're his wife?” he sneered at me.“Yes! Yes, I am,” I proudly answered, and he just shook his head as he smacked his upper and lower lips together in frustration.“Well, that could be true, since I'm not my family's greatest achievement,” he sadly voiced out, making me wonder what he meant by uttering such words.“Come on!” he beckoned and began to walk deeper into the Crescent Pack's territory, but my feet stood transfixed where I stood and I wouldn't budge.“What? You not coming?” he asked as he turned around to find me still in the spot he'd left me.“Well… where to?” I asked, biting my lower lip in anxiety.“Back to the castle of Crescent pack y
***KAYLA***“Kayla?” Carla rushed towards us just as we got out of the car, “it is you!” she exclaimed as she engulfed me in a hug with all smiles, i could barely breathe, but I was happy enough to be out of the car and back here in Crescent pack in the company of another woman that I mattered to.Then the smile on her face began to fade as her laughter also began to subside, “Ryan…” she called out, more in shock than happiness, then her eyes darted to Caleb who just shrugged, then Nate who also raised his hands in the air to show he had nothing to do with it, then to me.“Long story,” I said to her majorly because I didn't know what to say or how to explain, but I do know, if I hadn't left after Pete's death, I wouldn't have met this Ryan that seemed to take away the happiness from both Carla and Caleb and so, it was all me, and i was just going to explain my part in the whole ‘Ryan thing.’ “Well then, I guess we head Inside, to talk,” Carla said and interlocked her arm in mine, dra
***CALEB***“Not now Kayla!” I yelled as I heard the door of my room open, last I checked she had her room as Luna and wasn't bound by law to sleep in mine till I called for her.“It's me,” Carla solemnly answered, I turned to look at her and she had that look on her face—that pitiful look of hers that calmed me and also aroused something deep and dangerous in me.Carla slowly walked towards me, sat beside me on the bed, and just stayed there for a while, not saying anything, a move I was thankful for.“What do you wanna do?” she asked me, turning sideways to look at my face, and I just sat there, staring into oblivion, unsure what I wanted to do with this situation, this life I was leading.“We send Ryan back,” I finally said, I might not know what to do with myself and the responsibilities that now lay in my hands, but one thing I knew about was how to deal with Ryan, he was a ticking bomb that should be disposed of before he detonates.Carla used her palm to rub her laps forward an
***KAYLA***Knock! Knock!!I stood behind the door, waiting for Caleb to answer.Knock! Knock!!I knocked again when I heard no reply, and this time, just before I attempted to knock again, the door was opened, but instead of Caleb, Carla stood in front of me with a smile plastered on her face.“Kayla, go on in, he's waiting for you,” she said with a smile, her face seemed to beam as though she'd just won the lottery, and maybe she had, she walked out and I walked in.“Kayla?” Caleb called out, surprised, “you sure know you could be cast aside for visiting the alpha first without him asking of you, right?” he said and I just rolled my eyes, I wasn't here for that and it wasn't as though I was here to perform any wifely or mately duties, I just wanted to have a chat with him.“Sure, I do. So what will it be? Are you getting me locked up or you're going to let me be,” I firmly asked, folding my hands against my chest.“Well, let's hear it,” he said, and so, I walked straight to the bed
***CALEB***“It all started 7 years ago,” I began and sighed, the trip I was about to take down memory lane wasn't a nice one, one I'd rather not go through, but with the way, Kayla kept looking at me even with the crazy emotion on my face, I knew she wasn't going to relent till she got the whole tea, she is one hell of a woman, I silently thought.“I heard that,” she said, shoot! I forgot she could read my mind just like I could hers.“I know,” I muttered out.“Good! So, it all began 7 years ago?” she edged me on as she narrowed her eyes at me.“Yes, it all began when Father brought Ryan home,” I began, then shivered a bit. The mere thought of what had happened that day made my blood boil, but I had to control myself._FLASHBACK_“Come on Carla, you can't even hit the ball? What sorta wolf kicks so poorly?” I mocked my sister as she weakly kicked the ball into my court.“Oh you think I'm weak?” she asked, her eyes beaming brightly, i knew this was a sign that she was about to go insa
***KAYLA*** I ran as fast as my leg could take me, clutching my belly, just like the first time I was hunted by members of the Ravenclaw pack, only, this time, I was heavily pregnant and could feel my baby with every step I took while I ran. I was getting tired, Caleb was nowhere, everywhere was in smoke and even Carla had been separated from me when it all went into shambles. I stopped for a while to catch my breath and I could hear the steps of the one who had been chasing after me get closer and closer, I knew I had to continue running, save myself and my baby, I had to run, I was thirsty but I had no choice, I started running again, only this time, I wasn’t as fast, my energy was burning out and I was getting slower and slower, then, I felt someone grab me. “Haaaa…” I yelled but was cut short as someone placed their hands on my mouth, burying my cry for help. “Shhhh, it’s me,” Caleb said, his voice soothing and making me calm down, I heaved out in relief and tapped his han
Nate and the blondie turned around and left while Toria followed behind, looking back as she walked away. I turned to look at Philip, we shared a knowing look and he nodded. “Maybe the blondie thinks he’s human?” Philip shrugged speaking my mind. “Maybe,” I shrugged too, and went back to take my seat. “You should inform the rest and gather more information on the blondie, but inform everyone to not relate with Nate, or rather, send a message,” I said, that’s the quickest way to reach all alphas and maids in the castle. “Sure,” Philip said and glanced at his phone that’s just beeped. “Alpha Derek has arrived, and with his Luna,” he announced and my head went blank, what the hell was Sheila doing here when we only invited Derek, I sighed. “Come on, send the message, and let’s go welcome them,” I said to him and he started typing on his phone very fast. “Done!” He announced and we started walking out of the room. We took the elevator down just in time to see Derek standing in fro
***CALEB***“The alphas are already arriving for the competition,” Philip filled me in as we briskly walked around the hallways of the castle. “Well, as expected, is Nate still coming today?” I asked I didn’t really want to face him now, but by the time I’d realized, I knew I couldn’t rescind my order. “I guess so, but he’s not arrived,” Philip answered and I just nodded. “Who is the first alpha I’m seeing?” I asked, Philip turned to the file in his hands and scanned it. “Alpha Sonya, she’s arrived and she’s the only person you’re seeing today,” he said and I nodded. “Lead the way to her room,” I ordered and he started walking in front while I followed closely, in no time, we were standing in front of a room, Philip knocked and we heard a ‘come in’ and so we entered. Alpha Sonya was sitting on the bed with her brother right beside her, the duo must have been discussing something of importance, but they rose to their feet immediately they saw me and bowed. “Your Highness,” they
***MORGAN***“We found a new place, sir!” Vinny said as he entered the room. I stood from my bed where did sat after the call with Nate since I had nothing to do. “Okay, do I need to check it out first?” I asked him, of course, I needed to check it out. “Oh, we paid already,” he scratches his head never pushy as he answers. “What?!” I walked closer to him, maybe I heard him wrong, but why would he pay for a house that was to be mine when I hadn’t even taken a look at it? “We paid for it immediately because the broker explained someone else was ready to make payment and that’s the nicest place on the market,” he said and I just rolled my eyes, he’s been victimized by the realtor who knew exactly what he was doing, I wondered what Vinny did with his life before he came out here. “Anf how many houses did you check out?” I asked. “2,” he said in a tone barely above a whisper, I felt my head rise literally. “You checked out two houses and bought one, outta the two? No other options
***NATE***“Come in Robin,” I yelled as I stood up, walked to the door, and unlocked it, I went back to my chair immediately after it was opened. “One would think you’re hiding away from something if you keep locking yourself in like that sir,” she said as she walked to my desk and dropped a file on it. “Well, they wouldn’t be completely wrong now, would they?” I smirked and she just wore a vague expression. Grrrrg! Grrrrr!! My voice vibrated just as Robin was about to say something, I held a hand up to her and she shut her mouth, it’s Toria, I picked up. “Hey!” I calmly said into the phone. “Guess what?!” She squealed into the phone rather loudly. “What? I really do not have the strength to guess right now, I’ve a lot to do,” I said to her in a tired tone, so as to sound somewhat convincing. “Well, Caleb agreed to you coming to Crescent Pack, you’d be at the contest and also at Carla’s wedding,” she said and my stomach knot in discomfort, for a while there, I’d totally forgott
***NATE***“Thank you!” I said to the guard who opened the car door as we got to the front of the company building. Grrrrrggg! Grrrggg!!! My phone rang, I stared into the name of the caller and it was Morgan, great, he must be back in New Orleans by now, I thought, I picked up the call. “Nate, I’m here,” she shouted into the phone elated, I instinctively pushed the phone somewhat away from my ears. “You’re so loud man,” I said. “Sorry, I’m just so happy,” his voice was now known and better. “It’s fine, so how are you finding the place?” I asked, but then remembered I had to get inside the building instead of picking the call out here and making the guards wait for me. “You know what? Let me call you back once I enter the office?” “Of course, I’d be expecting, bye love,” I heard the beep, indicating he’d cut the call, keeping my phone in my pot, I strode into the building with my head held high, while the guards followed closely. I entered the office, took the private elevator,
***KAYLA***“Hey,” Caleb called as I slowly opened my eyes, my hands were in his, and he was kissing them fondly. “The baby,” I said and immediately touched my stomach to see if it was still there. “It’s fine,” he answered with a senile. “What happened?” I managed to ask alas, I’d thought I was having my baby and would be holding the baby by the time I woke, but the baby was still in me, what was going on, l wondered. “You’ve been stressing yourself, way too much and that’s been putting a strain on the baby, it’s literally a wonder that it made it this far,” Alfred, the pack's doctor spoke up, making me realize I wasn’t alone with Caleb but with the doctor, Carla, aunt Olivia, Freya, Toria, and Philip, everyone was here, I instantly felt guilty, stealing away precious time from Them like this when there’s a lot they could be doing. “I’m sorry…” “Come on Kayla, we are sorry, not paying enough attention to you? That’s supposed to be my thing but I’ve been so wrapped up with my wed
***KAYLA***“Caleb?” I drawled as he just stared at me, I knew he was lost, with how blank his eyes were. “Nothing,” he finally managed to say after swallowing hard and I just smiled. “Come on now, out with it,” I poked him playfully and he just kind of flinched and smiled. “Derek is coming back,” he said and I froze. “What?!” I half yelled, his eyes widened as he looked at me, trying to find out why I was so shocked or rather appalled by the thought of Derek coming back here. “Is there something I don’t know?” He asked, then I remembered, he didn’t really know about the fact that Sheila kow knew of my identity and I hadn’t really got the chance to tell him, maybe now is the right time, I thought. I swallowed hard then began, “Sheila knows about me,” I simply said but that didn’t seem to register to him since he just stared at me blankly trying to understand what I’d just meant. “She knows we’re sisters Caleb, she knows I’m the Kayla,” I said and I could see he now understood w
***CALEB***“I guess so,” I shrugged, didn’t really feel like I was responsible for anything, but guess I was now that he was mentioning it. “So quit the beating around the bushes Lucian, why are you here,” I couldn’t wait any longer, I needed to hear it since Lady Lena could be here any moment from now. “I mean, lady Lena is to come by soon enough, I’m sure Philip is escorting her towards this place right now,” I said and his look changed, of course, he was here without his mother finding out. “Well, I wanted to ask you to make me your beta,” he said, although, the news didn’t surprise me, I was expecting something of the sort since he was here. “This is wrong,” I simply said as I stared at him dead in the eye. “Yes, yes I know that,” he nodded and started rocking his lap with his hands, “I just, I just need it,” he said. “Why?” That was all I could voice out, I needed to understand why he was so desperate to become my beta, it’s obvious he didn’t know the relationship his mothe