Anna joined her friends as they tried to open the door, but it refused to budge one bit. Catherine had gone as far as to attempt to break the door down but it was modified with a special type of iron very similar to silver. Vivian immediately broke down and started crying loudly, her face covered in tears and snot as she told them in distress. "This is bad, this is so bad...what are we gonna do now?!"Catherine was also shaken by the current situation, but she tried her best to put up a brave front in from of them. "Don't be so hysterical, Vivian. There is no way Giselle can keep us locked up here for more than a day or people will surely notice our disappearance.""You are just saying this because your grandmother is a pack elder, but what if Giselle's father interferes in this?" Vivian glared at her with reddened eyes. "Our alpha is the only person who can truly save us, and he is not even around!"Anna felt frustrated and powerless about their situation. They had gotten themselves
An hour later...Anna paced back and forth anxiously in the hallway outside her bedroom where her mate was being treated by the pack physician. According to the pack physician, Kodiak had given up all of his wolf's energy to strengthen their weak mating bond and save her life. She tried to reassure herself that the pack physician was a skilled healer who was blessed by the moon goddess to save wolves like them. She was scared to her wits, thinking that she would never forgive herself if anything happened to him, because it would be all her fault.She prayed fervently that he would wake up soon but someone was determined not to leave her in peace. Giselle sobbed pitifully holding onto her handkerchief and accused her bitterly. "This is all your fault, Anna. Kodiak has not been able to have a peaceful moment in his life ever since you stepped into his life."Her words directed everyone's attention to Anna, but the submissive wolf forced herself not to cower from all the gazes on her. Th
From that night, Anna visited Kodiak's room every day bringing him food and accompanying him whenever she could. At first, she attempted to take care of him secretly but she was caught on the third day receiving a harsh scolding from her mate and then, she ran back to Catherine's house in tears, swearing never to return. It was Catherine's grandmother, Mrs. Hoyles who had coaxed her to change her mind and urged her to be persistent in her mission to reconcile with her mate. The old woman had slowly warmed up to her when she heard Anna's side of the story and gave her some tips to please her mate. Anna's reasoning had also changed in the past few days after learning more about her mate's true nature, she was filled with guilt that he had changed from the sweet, considerate alpha who won the hearts of his pack with his good deeds to a cold, distant savage wolf. She was now determined to help him regain control over his wolf, and hopefully, she would be able to convince him to release he
Kodiak woke up in the morning feeling a bit restless as he prepared to resume his activities as alpha, he just couldn't shake off the sense of foreboding in his heart that made him unable to concentrate on his food which earned the attention of one of his companions. Giselle lowered her fork slightly as she gave him a look of concern and asked him, "What is it, Kodiak? Does the food taste bad?" "No, it's fine. I just have a lot on my mind." The Dark Edge alpha forced himself to nibble on his food in order not to offend her, but his mind wandered on the things that he was supposed to accomplish for the day. Giselle smiled at him and asked. "Where is Zayn? He didn't join us for breakfast today?" "He has returned to his pack last night." The last person Kodiak wanted to think about was his twin brother who had repetitively expressed his dislike for his mate. Although he knew that he had his reasons for behaving that way, he was so infuriated by him that he drove him out of his pack, on
"W- What are you talking about?" Kodiak nearly growled when he saw how enticing she looked at the moment, the urge to mate with her again attacked him with full force. He lowered his eyes slightly to stare at her swollen red lips, her flawless pale face was now flushed red with a faint sheen of sweat causing some stray hair strands to stick to her forehead. Her chest heaved heavily against his own, but her glazed eyes looked up at him with faint confusion. The more he tried to create some distance between them, the more she tried to close it so she could have her way with her mate. He swore under his breath when she reached for him and buried her face in his collarbone, her deft finger swiftly undoing the first three buttons on his shirt and sneaking to touch his feverish skin. He groaned loudly when her warm, wet tongue licked his neck, causing his lower region to swell even more as his hands tightened around her waist. "You really don't know anything?" "No." "Dammit." One of hi
Anna instantly regretted her decision to take Ryder along with her when she discovered that this so-called heat could not only be detected by her and her mate but by every male in the pack. She felt a bit guilty watching him try to endure her enticing scent, and she was a little scared seeing the tight cords of his neck as he restrained himself from jumping on her. So she cautiously suggested, "I think we should return to Mrs. Hoyles' house for now. I don't want you to get into trouble." "It's no big deal, Miss Knightley." Large beads of sweat coated Ryder's head as he kept his eyes glued to the road in front of him, gripping the steering wheel so hard that she could see his veins popping out as he skillfully maneuvered the car to turn in another direction. Under any normal circumstances, she would have tried to escape no matter what, but she trusted this man who saved her life, so she repressed her feelings of fear and faced their destination. Besides, he had managed to convince he
The man hesitated for a brief moment when he heard her call his alpha's name, but his puzzlement didn't last long as he tried to reach for the young lady's slender leg again. Anna quickly seized the opportunity to plant her knee in between the man's two legs, aiming for his prized jewels which made him groan in pain and roll away from her. Anna crawled on the floor trying to get away from him, but he grabbed her hair in a rough handful and pulled her back. She felt herself almost blacking out from the sudden impact when her head hit the ground, and before she could even blink, the man was back on top of her again intending to defile her. "Please don't do this..." Anna pleaded weakly.The patrol squad leader's eyes were bloodshot with lust as he held her hands tightly, "It's all your fault, Miss. You shouldn't have come out in heat, you wanted this to happen."A tear trailed down her cheeks when she saw how determined he was. She was forced to accept the fact that she would not be ab
Meanwhile, Kodiak woke up with a painful headache after being sedated by his most trusted men. He discovered that he was locked up in an underground bunker prepared to keep his savage wolf under control, but he felt that the drugs were the ones doing the job instead. The last thing he remembered was strangling a man who had taken his mate away. He could still feel how fragile and thin that man's neck felt within his fingertips, how easy it would have been to take his life but he managed to control his fury in time to ask for help from the guards. His wolf's mental state had not improved at all even after being drugged but at least, he did not possess the strength to do anything stupid. All he wanted now was to see Anna and make sure she was alright. He had left her under his Beta's care because he wasn't sure what he would do if he had met her in that condition in the forest so he left without saying a word to her. He was still thinking when he suddenly heard the phone on the bedsi
On a night of a full moon...Anna quietly watched the pack priestess performing a ritual in front of the entire pack. It was an important occasion that had drawn people from all four directions of the Great Landmark to witness. Her eyes followed her mate's every move as he assisted the priestess in her incantations but her iron-clad concentration was finally broken when she heard her friend arrive by her side. “Luna," Catherine placed a tray of fruits by her side and tipped her head towards the direction of the ritual taking place. “Is this really necessary? I thought Ryan had already welcomed your child to the pack already. Why did your mate suddenly summon everyone out of their houses for this impromptu ritual?”Anna shrugged innocently, laughing at the hint of complaint in her friend's voice when she replied, “You know how Kodiak is, Catherine. He wasn't happy about it when I told him last night and decided that he would hold another one.”“This is ridiculous!” Catherine mumbled q
Anna had taken countless fighting lessons from her husband when she had been kidnapped by a savage wolf and she had been honing her skills with Ryan and the other guards in the pack. But she had real-life battles neither had she expected it to be this fast and intense. She could barely keep her life with each punch and kick directed at her so she had been forced into a disadvantage from the start. Giselle swiped a claw near her face, her eyes reflecting the sharp edge which caused the crowd to gasp in fear and anticipation. Anna could sense the vicious determination in Giselle's lightning-fast attacks to end her there but she was not going to let herself be pushed around like that. Anna ducked under another attack and instantly struck out her leg to clear her opponent's own to gain the upper hand. When she succeeded in making Giselle lose her balance, she jumped and planted a punch in her jaw. The dominant female wolf immediately crashed to the ground with a wave of dizziness. When
The news of the duel quickly spread across the Dark Edge pack and beyond, but the mere news was more unbelievable when they heard that a submissive female wolf was going to fight with a dominant wolf. Many bets were already placed on the fight and everyone thought they could foresee the results. After all, Giselle's prowess and strength were well known across the Great Landmark but not many people knew about Anna Knightley. When Catherine and Vivian heard about the news, they immediately demanded to see their friend and came to see her. “Anna, you are not serious about going to fight with Giselle, right?” Vivian gave her a concerned look before adding, “Every woman in the pack knows her character very well, she is the type of person who will do anything to win. What if she tries to kill you there?”Anna shrugged helplessly, “Then I guess I will have to perish there.” She rolled her eyes seeing her friends' appalled looks and spoke, “Oh, don't give me that look, Vivian. Now that me a
The atmosphere in the pack was solemn and tense after the guests had departed, leaving behind only the pack residents in a state of anxiety and trepidation. The hostile takeover had left some people unconcerned since they believed that whoever would replace Kodiak wouldn't harm them, but others couldn't help but worry about the alpha's well-being and whereabouts, having witnessed his triumph in the duel arena.“How dare he do this to me? That bloody bastard!” Mrs. Hoyles, who had been locked up in her house like a caged animal, snarled in rage as she paced back and forth furiously. Conan LeWren, who had been sparing no efforts in suppressing his opponents and searching for the alpha, still couldn't locate him.Mrs. Hoyles felt relieved that she had contacted her grandson in time, urging him not to return to the pack in the meantime. She knew Knox's temper very well, and the last thing she wanted was to hold his dead body at the moment he discovered that something bad had happened to h
Anna lay on the crisp white sheets, her body contorting in pain as she released guttural sounds of pain that echoed throughout the brightly lit room. Sweat glistened on her forehead, the intensity of her pain etched on her face as she gripped the sheets tightly. The pack physician stood in front of her, whispering encouraging words to her with a calm expression that he had learned to master, “Please push, Anna. You're almost there.”“I can't.” Anna cried out in pain, tears blurring her vision. Her breath came out in ragged bursts as she asked him. “Where is Kodiak? Why isn't he here yet?”“He will come soon,” The nurse beside the physician reassured her but her eyes widened when she noticed that the lady was slowly slipping into an unconscious state. “Hey, ma'am! Please don't fall asleep, we need your strength to deliver this baby!”“I-I...need my mate...”Anna mumbled under her breath as her eyes dripped low. The only thing that had been stopping her from falling unconscious all this
After staying in the Frost Fang pack for two days, Alpha Kodiak stood in the room watching the Frost Fang pack physician examine his brother once more after he had transferred some of his wolf's energy to Zayn who weakly laid on the bed. The doctor checked him once more before he put away his stethoscope and informed them, "His condition has been stabilized now, but he will need lots of bed rest for his fractured bones to heal, and he shouldn't overexert himself working from home." "What about his scars?" Kodiak pointed at the long, jagged slash across his twin's face, frowning at the blemish that had now ruined his brother's handsome face. He couldn't help but blame himself for not being there when his brother needed him the most. Maybe it was because he had witnessed Zayn beating people up rather than getting beat up so he thought he would naturally pull through. The pack physician cast one more glance at the unconscious alpha on the bed and sighed. "I'm afraid it's going to take
Zayn's voice trailed off at the other end of the line, leaving a few seconds of silence before he asked his brother again with a hint of surprise in his tone. "You can still feel the bond between us?"Kodiak confirmed this, running his hand through his tousled hair with exhaustion. "Yes, the connection is faint, but it's still there."The Great Landmark was full of mysteries that could not be explained, one of which was the twin bond between their wolves. Kodiak and Zayn had grown up with a bond that was as strong as a mating bond, ever since they were young children. This bond had allowed Zayn to protect and heal his younger brother after their father died, but it had weakened over time when Zayn formed a mating bond with his former mate for the first time.“I didn't think you would be able to,” Zayn chuckled drily. “But if you visit me now, what will happen to your duel?”“I will return to the pack on time. Stay there and don't even think about running away.” Kodiak ended the call a
Anna couldn't believe how fast time had flown by. It was early dawn, and she was already pacing back and forth in her room, feeling anxious and restless. The sleepless nights had been getting worse ever since her mate left her alone in the house. As she started her morning exercise routine, she happened to glance at the calendar on the wall and realized that the duel was only three days away. Although the maids and guards had told her that he frequently asked about her well-being, she was still unsatisfied that he hadn't called her personally. She stopped in her tracks and looked at the wall clock, wondering if he was awake at this hour. She couldn't help but worry about him since no one knew Hunter's whereabouts which was why she had taken safety measures to protect herself and her baby by in the house despite her yearning to go outside. Anna couldn't hold back her anxious feelings any longer. She rushed to her bedside table and picked up her phone to dial her husband's number. Aft
Vivian sat on the bare floor of her room, amidst a pile of cardboard boxes. Her once beautiful face was now stained with tears that streamed down her cheeks, but she didn't let her emotions get in the way of her efficiency. With determined movements, she packed away her belongings, almost clearing the entire room in a short time.Ever since the day she broke up with Knox, the only man she had ever truly loved with all her heart, Vivian had secluded herself in her house, unable to face the outside world. She tried to bury her pain and suffering by cleaning the house and engaging in other activities, but nothing could ease the heartbreak she was going through right now.As she was about to stack the boxes she had gathered on top of one another, a sudden sound jolted her from her thoughts. The doorbell rang loudly, echoing throughout the living room. She wiped her tears and composed herself before coming out of the room to go and check who was at the door.Vivian was taken aback when she