Luciana's POVMy eyes widened as I took in the scene before me. Emily and Martains, locked in a passionate embrace. My heart raced with anger and hurt."How dare she?""Martains, what's going on here?" I demanded, my voice icy.Martains broke away from Emily, his eyes not holding so much as a guilt. "Luciana, I can explain this...""Explain what? What do you want to explain so calmly?" I snapped at him, raising my voice.But Emily interrupted, her voice firm. "No, alpha. I think it's time you tell her the truth.""What truth?" I spat out, aiming for Emily.I held her hair and started to tug at it viciously but Martains came and dragged me, stopping me from unleashing my anger on her."Get your filthy hands off me. Let me deal with her before I come back to you.""Come to your senses, Luciana." Martains growled at me."My senses? You are fault and yet you still have the nerves to raise your voice at me?""Yes, so what?" he spat out."How could you do this to me, Martains? After all I h
Ashley/Olivia's POV"So you are saying she is determined to kill me through Martains and there would be no way for me to escape?" "Yes, that is what I heard from her. She said you are a hard nut to crack but she would break the nut through an easier way?""Really? She never changes. That is always her best card to play when all others fail." I held my mouth to prevent the stifled laughter from my inside from escalating."But she would still fail this time because I am there for you. I am your eyes there and will bring you information on whatever she plans to do next.""Alright, Luciana is a cunning fox and I know how to deal with her.""So how is it going at the prison?""Uhmm, about that,..." he looked around, scratching the back of his head."Go on. How is it going in there? Have they run off to seek help from their grand master?""Did you find out already?""That?" I asked."They met the luna and reported all that had been happening at the dungeon and asked for her help.""I just
Sam's POV"Hehe, that is just what I want to hear.""Thank you. Thank you." we echoed together, trembling in fear."So what are you still waiting for? Do you want me to release more prisoners before you tell him by yourself?""No, no, no! We will get going now."I and Morris, sprinted through the dark corridors of the dungeon, our torches casting flickering shadows on the walls.We had been forced to confront the truth by the so called culprit who called herself Ashley and now we knew we had to act fast to save our own skins. Luciana was doing anything.She was right because if Luciana had done anything we won't have to be keeping watch all night with the eerie feeling lingering.I did not stop running until I got to the alpha's house and neither did Morris. We only stopped when we got close to the door."How do we tell the alpha? I mean, it is too heavy to spill, how do we begin to tell him we conspired to torture the late Luna and then kill her." Morris said with a clenched jaw and
Luciana's POV I sat down in my room, my mind filled with thoughts of how to push forward my second plan to get rid of Martains and make Oakstone mine and Greg's."I must work this time. I won't allow anyone to ruin it this time." I mumbled as I sat on the bed lost in my thoughts.I tried to free my mind of whatever would weigh me down but my mind kept traveling back to Martains and Emily. Emily was the only pain in my neck but Martains had decided to join sudes with her and was also becoming a pain in the neck."Damn! How dare he do that in my face? I could have done worse if not that I am trying to be on his good side so my plans do not get ruined. Does he think I am the docile Ashley?" I said, scoffing."I thought they had finally gotten rid of you, Emily but you are back, stirring up more trouble and threats to me."Just as I was starting to calm down from the rage and frustration I was feeling, one of my loyal servants burst into the room."Your highness, I have urgent news." he s
Ashley/Olivia's POV Sam and Morris were arrested and that was it. Martains was not going ahead to arrest Luciana, imprison her and torture her."What the heck did those two tell him? He is supposed to be in a rage now and should be dealing with Luciana." I pondered on my head, pacing about my room."Or did they lie to him about who the person is? Or did they even leave that part out?" "Argh!" I screamed in annoyance as the possible hit me. It was either they lied or did not tell Martains that it was Luciana."Just what did they tell him?" I mumbled as I made my way out of the door to Martains's room.The tensed and angry lines on my face relaxed when I got to his door."Don't wait to knock, come in, Emily." Martains voice from inside startled me. I had not even knocked and he knew I was outside.I turned the knob open and entered inside. Martains stood before a small door leading to a small balcony in his room with his hands in his pocket.He had an unreadable express on his face.I
Ashley/Olivia's POVI returned to the house from the dungeon and made my way straight to Martains room.My mind still shifted back and forth from my encounter with Sam and Morris in the dungeon. I felt something was off when I left the dungeon. It was as if something evil was lurking around and it had to be from Luciana.I knew I had to act fast to ensure their safety, and so I increased my pace to Martains' room.I met beta Carl still in the room with Martains."What is it, Emily?" Martains asked in a soft voice."I need to speak with you, alpha."Carl and Martains exchanged glances and Carl stood up, about to leave."You can stay. It is something you should also hear."I came up with something quickly to make him do just as I would say without looking suspicious."I could not sleep. It always happen this way to me when something not so good is about to happen.""And do you have any idea what that is?" the both of them looked at me expectantly.It was believable and I got them hooked
Alpha Martains's POV"Guards!" I bellowed, my voice echoing through the halls. "Arrest Luciana at once! She is a traitor and a murderer!"My hands tightened into a fist as I thought that I had lived with a murderer all these years. I have lived with the person who backstabbed my mate and I, deceiving me with her innocence.My guards scurried off to carry out my orders."How dare you, Luciana? How dare you? You've fooled me big time. I am angry at myself but my anger for you is overflowing." Her face in my memory no longer looked like the innocent Luciana with all smiles. All I could see was a devilish smirk and smile.Some dots at this point however connected in my head but I was too foolish to pick up all these loose ends too soon and accuse her. Probably I felt that would be accusing another innocent soul based on my emotional judgements but see where it has led me.Ashley would never have died. She would have been alive, taking care of our child.Why would she come for me immediat
Luciana's POV"You have to escape now, Luna. The truth is out and the alpha is blazing with fury. They would come to arrest you soon. You have to run away now!" Mary burst into the room, panting hard."What? Those two brats already revealed me too soon just because I could not get rid of them last night?" I sprang up, my body shaking with fear."Why are you still staying there talking? You have to run now else there will be no way out. Time is not on your side." Mary moved closer and dragged my hands, shoving a small bag into my hands and, a veil and a clothe to disguise.The reality hit me hard and I threw on the cloth immediately and covered the veil.I sneaked out of the room with the lead of Mary through a secret passageway we had created in the house for emergency.The passageway led directly to one of the borders of the pack."Hurry up, now Luna! You can't get caught." Mary shouted from the top while I entered the passageway, running as fast as I could.I was now like a fugitive