CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
ELIJAH'S POV
Mum Ella and I are seated at the dinning about to eat dinner and with the way mum is looking at Ella, I'm scared that she might swallow her any time soon.
I won't have a problem if she does that.
Now I understand why mum used to look at her with contempt.
Now I understand why mother hates her so much. She has a repulsive character and i can bet my life that she takes lessons from the devil.
Right now I can't even look at her in the face because I hate her so much, I don't been know why she's still here.
The m
CHAPTER ONE ELIJAH’S POV The first shall be the last and the last shall be the first. My father loved that statement and I think I’m going to adopt it. Ten years. Ten solid years, we have been oppressed by the West Wing Pack. Their Alpha was a heartless man. He always sent his soldiers to come to our pack and abduct our young maidens so he could turn them into servants in his pack. Whenever he had a building project, he would order my father to provide laborers for him and my father had no choice but to obey him else a much more catastrophic fate will befall us. We lived in fear and always wondered what his next move would be. I can still recall a time when that Alpha had ordered my father and I to his pack and when we got there, he asked us to work in his farmlands. Such humiliation.. He never cared about the fact that my father was an Alpha and needed to be feared, he always treated my father like a pi
CHAPTER TWOELIJAH’S POVThe rowdy hall becomes silent once more as I walk into the hall with my poker face on.The only thing I can smell is Cassie’s pheromone and it’s raiding my mind. I can’t even think straight.I look at Ella who has on a confused look and smile at her.She might not be my mate and I might not have the strong connection with her, but I have chosen her. I will marry her and I will learn to love her.“Okay” I speak once more as I dislocate the mic from it’s stand.My eyes meet for a brief second with Cassie’s, but I tear my gaze away from hers and focus on the crowd.I need to focus!“Okay! I’m back. Let’s continue from where we stopped. As I was saying, this meeting is being held virtue of my mother, I would have so loved to enslave all of you, but for her sake, I have decided to pardon you all and let you live freely under my rule. Lo
CHAPTER THREEELIJAH’S POVI’ve had to go through the most difficult moment in my life this morning.Cassie arrived earlier than expected and I was as shocked as hell. I thought I was going to resort to violence before getting her out of her pack, but I was shocked when she showed up by herself this morning with puffy and red eyes which proved that she had been crying all the way here.She didn’t resist when she was being taken to the dungeon and that was hard for me to watch.I wanted her to cause a scene, to throw a female Alpha version of a tantrum as they bundled and took her to the dungeon, but none of that happened. She was so calm and cooperative that it got me scared.What exactly is her plan?Did she come with a grenade that she intends to make it explode and kill us all while in our sleep? I really want to know what plans she had up her sleeves.Her pheromone did let me have peace either, it kept fee
CHAPTER FOURELLA’S POVI am living the life every girl in this pack probably wants to live.Living in a big castle, having maids attend to me whenever I want and being engaged to the Alpha of our pack. I didn’t ask for this, it just came to me and I do not intend to let it go.I still remember the first day Alpha Elijah and I had our first conversation. We met at my mate’s funeral. He died of a deadly disease about last year. I was crying and Alpha Elijah came to comfort me and I guess that’s when it occurred to him that I was the one for him.He invited me over for dinner the next day at his castle and I did not hesitate to say yes. I can still remember how I couldn’t get the thought off my mind all night. I even bought a new dress to wear to that dinner.On that fateful evening, he sent his driver to come pick me up in one of his cars and I remember I almost blushed my life away.
CHAPTER FIVEELIJAH’S POV“Mum said that to you?” I ask in anger and Ella silently nods her head with a sad look on.She just told me that my mum attacked her and said really mean things to her and I just can’t take it in anymore.I can take her not liking Ella, but disrespecting her is going way over board and I’m not going to let that slide.“I’m gonna go talk to her”“No Elijah, that won’t be necessary. Let’s just let it slide. I promise I’m good”“But I’m not, this has got to stop. I’m not going to let her disrespect you, not now, not ever!” I scold as I storm out of my bedroom and stride over to my mother’s chambers.All my life, I have loved and respected her, considered her decisions, but right now, I won’t take her disrespect.Ella is soon going to be my wife and Luna of this pack, she has to learn to
CHAPTER SIXELIJAH’S POVI walk out of the dungeon premises, fuming in rage.Who the hell does Cassie think she is. First, her pheromone won’t let me think straight, the mate bond keeps pulling me to her and now, she just proved that she is a hard but to crack.I hate her.I hate her for challenging me and I’m going to make her suffer.I go over to my chambers to talk with Ella. I need to tell her to avoid going to see Cassie in that dungeon because I’m scared of what she(Cassie) might do to her(Ella).Cassie is an Alpha and if she gets a hold of Ella even once, she will rip her into pieces before anyone can come to her rescue, so she needs to be avoided.When I get into our bedroom, I see Ella comfortably seated on a couch in the sitting area, reading a magazine and I remember what Cassie said about getting something for her to do because she idles a lot.Ever since Ella got here, she hasn’
CHAPTER SEVEN ELIJAH'S POV Apologizing to Ella last night for my mother's behavior was not an easy task. She(Ella) was so mad that she didn't want to hear anything I had to say. I had to make a lot of promises before she even listened to me, but the most important thing is that we are fine now. I honestly don't know how to make peace between my mother and Ella. They are both the most important women in my life and right now, I badly need them to be united, but it seems to be a mission impossible. I honestly don't know what to do. Right now I'm in my office, signing paperwork and scheduling meetings for the week. Adapting to this hectic work was easy because while growing up, my father made sure I was by his side all the time in order to get versed with the way things were done around here. I always complained about not having e
CHAPTER EIGHTELIJAH'S POVI know better than to not release Cassie tonight. Mother will throw a Luna version of a crazy tantrum if I don't do that and that is the last thing I want to happen.I hate the situation I currently find myself in right now. Mother wants me to release Cassie and have her work as a maid instead, but Ella doesn't want her here at all. She (Ella) believes that Cassie's pheromone will have some influence over me, but I know myself and when I say it won't, it definitely won't!This is just a difficult phase and I'm going to overcome it.As I walk along the hallway in the dungeon leading to Cassie's cell, I know I'm getting closer when her pheromone hits my nostrils hard. I freeze on my tracks and take it all in with my eyes closed. It smells like Vanilla cream, mixed with strawberries. Its so captivating and right now, my legs want me to fly over to he
CHAPTER FORTY-TWOELIJAH'S POVMum Ella and I are seated at the dinning about to eat dinner and with the way mum is looking at Ella, I'm scared that she might swallow her any time soon.I won't have a problem if she does that.Now I understand why mum used to look at her with contempt.Now I understand why mother hates her so much. She has a repulsive character and i can bet my life that she takes lessons from the devil.Right now I can't even look at her in the face because I hate her so much, I don't been know why she's still here.The m
CHAPTER FORTY-ONECASSIE'S POVAfter crying for a whole lot of hours, I decided to pull myself together and go talk with my elders and leaders as planned.As I walk towards the conference room where meetings like this are always held, I suddenly recall the last meeting we heart and my heart clenches in pain.When Elijah had demanded that I come stay in his pack else he will enslave them all, they didn't even hesitate to throw me away. Before I could even tell them I will go so they will be free,they lashed out on me.I felt betrayed and unloved by my own people.That only proved the fact that
CHAPTER FORTYCASSIE'S POVIt took me all my strength and morals to stand my ground and not forgive Elijah yesterday.The guy cried before me, but that didn't make me believe him.He said he wasn't conscious of what he was doing because Ella drugged him, but that is not a story I'm going to believe.All he needed to do was to go and talk with Ella, how did he get drugged?He is a chronic liar and a cheat and I'm never going to give him a chance to play me again!Well...that's enough about Elijah and his lies telling.&n
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINEELLA'S POVI had a feeling this wasn't a great idea.I had a feeling this plan of mine would backfire, but I refused to listen to my instincts.Now look where my stubbornness has landed me.Alpha Elijah hates me and in less than no time, he is going to send me packing from his castle.The shame, the humiliation, the mockery!I won't be able to bear all that from my mates.Also, I love him very much And I really don't want to leave him for Cassie.
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTELIJAH'S POVI step out of my car with the saddest look on.The talk with Cassie didn't go well at all. She refused to believe me when I told her that I didn't sleep with Ella intentionally.She called me a liar, a cheat, a cruel heartbreaker and many other names I can't remember.All my pleas and explanations did not move her and all I could do was leave her be.I understand where she's coming fromI would react the same way if I were in her shoes. Betraying the mate bond is such a big deal and I'm ready for the punishment sh
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENCASSIE'S POVLayla keeps whimpering in pain as we flee across the woods, headed for my pack.He lied to us.He deceived us.He cheated us.He said he was going to marry me, that he felt nothing for Ella, but just that same night, he went and slept with her.Who does that?I'm never going to forgive him for betraying my trust in such a brutal manner.I hate him!Layla arrives at a little stream that separates my pack from Elijah's and without any hesitation, she skips over it and as she lands on the soil of my pack, I feel the connection with my pack come back alive.The familiar smell of my pack members and the minklink.I can mindlink anyone I want right now, something I couldn't do when I was at Elijah's pa
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIXCASSIE'S POVI waited for Elijah all night, but he didn't come to tell me how his discussion with Ella went.He told me he was going to come, but he didn't and now I'm worried.Did something go wrong?Did he change his mind?No!I need to stop overthinking.He couldn't have changed his mind. Elijah is my mate and he loves me dearly, there is no way he is going to change his mind about marrying me.Maybe
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVECASSIE'S POVI hop over to Luna Elvira's chambers in excitement.I can't believe this is finally happening!Alpha Elijah asked me to marry him. He told me he loved me and that he cannot do without me.Only the Moon goddess knows how much I kept blushing throughout our date.Yeah, he did take me somewhere nice and I had a great time.I asked about my pack and he told me right now, I'm free to go there anytime I wish and that once we get married, he is going to unite our packs and rule both as one.I don't have a problem with that.He also told me he will discuss with Ella tonight and tell her about his decision and I kind of feel bad for her right now, but on second thought, I don't feel bad because she had to see this coming.She got engaged to an Alpha who
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURELLA'S POVI heard them all.I heard everything they just said and I will have to be dead before I let all that come to pass.Elijah cannot get rid of me so easily.I won't let that happen.I'm happy I eavesdropped on their conversation. Right now, what I need to do is find a way to stop all this from happening and I can't do it on my own. This is the moment when I get my mum involved.I know if I ask her for advice,she will have something to tell me, so I'm on my way to my parents house right now.I already mind linked her to tell her I will be paying her a visit and she is ready for me."Cassie can't win this fight!" I murmur to myself as I look out through the window of the car.My parents live in the residential area like other subjects, but not i