~Axel~I scrunched my nose as we stepped into the Luna Pack, the scene before me far worse than I had imagined. The information I’d received hadn’t come close to preparing me for the devastation. Most of the buildings had been reduced to ashes, their charred remains reminded me of the terror my brother had unleashed.I never thought Ian would go to such lengths just to get back at me. His lack of mercy, even for the children, was agonizing. My heart shattered as I saw their lifeless bodies scattered on the ground, their innocence taken away by his cruelty.How could he have become so ruthless, to the point of harming children? The sight brought back memories of our childhood, of the abuse we endured at the hands of our father. Back then, Ian and I had vowed never to harm children, swearing to break the cycle of pain. But somewhere along the way, he changed. Years after our father’s death, Ian became a walking disaster, a threat to the kingdom and everything we once stood for. That vow,
~Tamara~"Good morning, everyone. This is Tamara, the new employee of our department." Melissa, the department head, introduced me to the rest of the department members, and I bowed my head as I greeted them all. ‘’it is a pleasure to work here, and I hope you all treat me right,’’ I said to everyone. They all turned back, staring at me with questioning looks, and it made me wonder what was going on in their heads and what they must have thought of me. After what had happened in front of the company building, I knew everyone must have known about me, and I was right when none of them said anything and turned back to face the computer in front of them. They didn’t like me. " Come, I will show you your desk," she said, pointing to an empty desk. ‘’This will be your desk and chair,’’ she informed me. I nodded in response as I dropped my bag on the desk. Just as I was about to sit down, a loud, familiar voice sounded at the office's entrance. I wanted to tell myself that I was dreaming
~Axel~“Emma, thank you for coming,” I heaved a sigh of relief as Emma, my witch friend, walked into my lavish living room. She frowned when our eyes met and then rolled her eyes. I knew she was mad since I had contacted her late at night. “Ax,” she muttered, heading towards me. When she reached my front, she waved and then suddenly punched me in the stomach. “I told you I only had time this weekend not—”I cut her off before she could finish. “I thought Leonara already explained what happened on the way here. She… Tamara isn’t waking up. The stab wasn’t that deep, and she’s already healed, but… but…”Emma placed a hand on my shoulder, squeezing it gently. “Never in a lifetime did I expect to see you, Axel, the powerful Lycan King, this scared.”“You have no idea what Ian is capable of,” I said gravely.“Where is she?” she demanded.I pointed down the hallway toward my room. “Down there.”“Oh, you’re letting people into your room now? I thought you wouldn’t do that after what happen
~Axel~"Your Highness, there is no way I am allowing that!" She took a step forward. "There’s no way in hell you'll risk your life!"Emma sighed and sat down on the bed. "This is going to be a long one," she yawned.I frowned at her, and she shrugged her shoulders. "You joke about everything."She shrugged again.Ignoring her, I focused on Leonara. "Who the hell are you to tell me what to do?"Leonara lowered her head in apology. "Forgive me, Your Highness, but I have to do this because I am your beta. I won’t stand by and watch you make risky decisions.""I don’t need your opinion," I responded. "This is my decision as the Alpha King, and not even you can stop me from doing it.""But—" she tried to argue, but I silenced her with a growl."I’m sorry I spoke out of turn, Your Highness. I’m only doing this for your safety as the Alpha King. Many werewolves look up to you, and if anything were to happen to you, it would affect everyone. You can’t risk it—for an omega, just because she loo
~Tamara~A voice. A familiar voice echoed in my ears, growing louder as if the speaker was in a heated conversation with someone else. Strangely, the voice sounded exactly like mine, but I wasn’t speaking. At first, I thought I was dreaming until I heard it again, louder this time, and whoever was imitating me was doing an impressive job. Out of curiosity, I opened my eyes to see what was happening. "She’s woken up," the person mimicking my voice said again. Familiar faces came into view; the first one I recognized was Leonara. She waved a hand in front of my face, her expression etched with confusion. "Impossible," she muttered, pointing at me.Another face came into view, and to my shock, it was mine. I blinked several times, trying to make sense of it. This had to be a dream—it had to be. There was no way I could still be alive after stabbing myself. But as the face moved closer and their hand brushed against mine, it felt real—just like that moment when I was tricked into stabbi
~Axel~‘’Are you alright?’’ Tamara asked when she heard me groan for the umpteenth time. I turned to look at her, expecting to see the Frown I always have on my face, but instead, she smiled at me.Seeing her act like that worsened things, adding to my aching forehead. Her body was weaker than I thought, making me lose everything she usually feels. How she doesn’t show it makes me wonder if she was trying to act strong in front of me. It was tiring because every few seconds, I felt dizzy and needed to throw up, and the bathroom breaks all added to my frustration.How we came to switch was still a mystery, and Emma said she was working on making sure we both switched back before the weekends, but I don’t think I could survive being in her body for a week.‘’Why aren’t you saying anything?’’ Tamara waved her hand on my ace.I clenched my aw as I looked at her. ‘’look, I am not in the mood to talk at the moment. I Just…’’ I groaned and dropped my hands beside me. ‘’I am not ready…’’‘’I
~Tamara~I yawned and stretched my hands as the last customer left the restaurant. “Finally!” I shouted excitedly, staring at the clock on the right side of the room. Tonight marked Mark’s and my anniversary, and since I was collecting my paycheck that night, I planned to use part of it to buy him a new wristwatch and a cake to celebrate. We’ve been together for five years, and although he hadn’t proposed yet, I believed it could happen soon. He had been dropping hints for the past few days, asking about flowers and vacation locations. I couldn’t wait to get home and see him again.The remaining part of my paycheck was for my brother, who needed surgery due to a heart condition.“Tamara,” Mr. Lan, my boss, called as he left his office. “This is your salary for this month.” He handed over a white envelope.“Thank you, Mr. Lan,” I said excitedly, opening the envelope. I looked at him and smiled. “Did you add extra for me?”He smiled and nodded. “You deserve it, my dear. You’ve been worki
~Tamara~My head pounded as I woke to the blinding sunlight outside the window. I fluttered my eyes open and realized that the curtains were wide open, and I saw my clothes tossed beside the bed. I rubbed my bed and reached for my left side, hoping that I would touch the desk that used to be by my bedside, but my hand met with a strong arm.What is going on? I thought and rose from the bed. “Oh my!” I placed my hands on my head. “I am in trouble!” I muttered as I jumped out of the bed.The room was not mine, as it looked like a luxury room. The bed frame was gold, and a chandelier hung at the center of the ceiling, which my room did not have. Also, a strange man was lying half-naked beside me.I stared down at my body and realized that I was naked. “Oh, Goddess!” I rubbed my forehead and thought about what happened the previous night. I met a man at the club, and we both drank. “What happened after then?” I stood up and started pacing before the bed about what happened the night before
~Axel~‘’Are you alright?’’ Tamara asked when she heard me groan for the umpteenth time. I turned to look at her, expecting to see the Frown I always have on my face, but instead, she smiled at me.Seeing her act like that worsened things, adding to my aching forehead. Her body was weaker than I thought, making me lose everything she usually feels. How she doesn’t show it makes me wonder if she was trying to act strong in front of me. It was tiring because every few seconds, I felt dizzy and needed to throw up, and the bathroom breaks all added to my frustration.How we came to switch was still a mystery, and Emma said she was working on making sure we both switched back before the weekends, but I don’t think I could survive being in her body for a week.‘’Why aren’t you saying anything?’’ Tamara waved her hand on my ace.I clenched my aw as I looked at her. ‘’look, I am not in the mood to talk at the moment. I Just…’’ I groaned and dropped my hands beside me. ‘’I am not ready…’’‘’I
~Tamara~A voice. A familiar voice echoed in my ears, growing louder as if the speaker was in a heated conversation with someone else. Strangely, the voice sounded exactly like mine, but I wasn’t speaking. At first, I thought I was dreaming until I heard it again, louder this time, and whoever was imitating me was doing an impressive job. Out of curiosity, I opened my eyes to see what was happening. "She’s woken up," the person mimicking my voice said again. Familiar faces came into view; the first one I recognized was Leonara. She waved a hand in front of my face, her expression etched with confusion. "Impossible," she muttered, pointing at me.Another face came into view, and to my shock, it was mine. I blinked several times, trying to make sense of it. This had to be a dream—it had to be. There was no way I could still be alive after stabbing myself. But as the face moved closer and their hand brushed against mine, it felt real—just like that moment when I was tricked into stabbi
~Axel~"Your Highness, there is no way I am allowing that!" She took a step forward. "There’s no way in hell you'll risk your life!"Emma sighed and sat down on the bed. "This is going to be a long one," she yawned.I frowned at her, and she shrugged her shoulders. "You joke about everything."She shrugged again.Ignoring her, I focused on Leonara. "Who the hell are you to tell me what to do?"Leonara lowered her head in apology. "Forgive me, Your Highness, but I have to do this because I am your beta. I won’t stand by and watch you make risky decisions.""I don’t need your opinion," I responded. "This is my decision as the Alpha King, and not even you can stop me from doing it.""But—" she tried to argue, but I silenced her with a growl."I’m sorry I spoke out of turn, Your Highness. I’m only doing this for your safety as the Alpha King. Many werewolves look up to you, and if anything were to happen to you, it would affect everyone. You can’t risk it—for an omega, just because she loo
~Axel~“Emma, thank you for coming,” I heaved a sigh of relief as Emma, my witch friend, walked into my lavish living room. She frowned when our eyes met and then rolled her eyes. I knew she was mad since I had contacted her late at night. “Ax,” she muttered, heading towards me. When she reached my front, she waved and then suddenly punched me in the stomach. “I told you I only had time this weekend not—”I cut her off before she could finish. “I thought Leonara already explained what happened on the way here. She… Tamara isn’t waking up. The stab wasn’t that deep, and she’s already healed, but… but…”Emma placed a hand on my shoulder, squeezing it gently. “Never in a lifetime did I expect to see you, Axel, the powerful Lycan King, this scared.”“You have no idea what Ian is capable of,” I said gravely.“Where is she?” she demanded.I pointed down the hallway toward my room. “Down there.”“Oh, you’re letting people into your room now? I thought you wouldn’t do that after what happen
~Tamara~"Good morning, everyone. This is Tamara, the new employee of our department." Melissa, the department head, introduced me to the rest of the department members, and I bowed my head as I greeted them all. ‘’it is a pleasure to work here, and I hope you all treat me right,’’ I said to everyone. They all turned back, staring at me with questioning looks, and it made me wonder what was going on in their heads and what they must have thought of me. After what had happened in front of the company building, I knew everyone must have known about me, and I was right when none of them said anything and turned back to face the computer in front of them. They didn’t like me. " Come, I will show you your desk," she said, pointing to an empty desk. ‘’This will be your desk and chair,’’ she informed me. I nodded in response as I dropped my bag on the desk. Just as I was about to sit down, a loud, familiar voice sounded at the office's entrance. I wanted to tell myself that I was dreaming
~Axel~I scrunched my nose as we stepped into the Luna Pack, the scene before me far worse than I had imagined. The information I’d received hadn’t come close to preparing me for the devastation. Most of the buildings had been reduced to ashes, their charred remains reminded me of the terror my brother had unleashed.I never thought Ian would go to such lengths just to get back at me. His lack of mercy, even for the children, was agonizing. My heart shattered as I saw their lifeless bodies scattered on the ground, their innocence taken away by his cruelty.How could he have become so ruthless, to the point of harming children? The sight brought back memories of our childhood, of the abuse we endured at the hands of our father. Back then, Ian and I had vowed never to harm children, swearing to break the cycle of pain. But somewhere along the way, he changed. Years after our father’s death, Ian became a walking disaster, a threat to the kingdom and everything we once stood for. That vow,
~Axel~My eyes fluttered open to find Tamara’s face inches away from mine. Her skin glowed softly in the morning light that shone from her window. Her lips were slightly parted, and the urge to move closer and kiss her overtook me. It brought back memories of Lyra and me.I reached out to touch her face, my fingers tracing the gentle curve of her cheek. As soon as I touched her, her eyes flew open, and I quickly withdrew my hand. ‘’how was your night?’’ I asked her.Just as she was about to speak, her expression changed, and her eyes suddenly widened, and she clamped her hand over her mouth, jumping off the bed and running straight to the bathroom. ‘’Tamara, are you alright?’’ I called right after her.Silence.I threw off the covers and stood up from the bed, heading straight into the bathroom. The sight that greeted me was her bent over the sink; her body wracked with violent sobs as she threw up. Memories came flooding back, and I remembered Lyra and her Morning sickness. Her manne
~Tamara~I burst through the door of my room, slamming it shut behind me. I leaned against the door, my chest heaving as I struggled to catch my breath. I wanted to run away. I wanted to escape the suffocating grip Axel had on my life. I wished that I could flee from the constant control, the endless manipulation.And then there was the baby.A sob welled up in my throat as I thought about the tiny life growing inside of me. Axel’s baby. A constant reminder of his hold on me. He doesn’t care about anything apart from that, and I know that.‘’why?’’ I almost yelled out loud, but I bit back the scream, knowing that the walls were thin and he would hear him with his sharp hearing and come storming into the room.The last thing I wanted to see was his stupid face. ‘’oh goddess,’’ I sighed as I ran my hand through my hair and headed towards the bed. I fell on top of it, buried my face in the pillows as I screamed into the softness. The sound was muffled, but my emotions were overwhelming.
~Axel~I hadn’t been this angry in a long time—not since Lyra died. But this wasn’t just anger; it was worry, a deep, gnawing concern that consumed me when I learned Tamara was missing. The news hit me like a punch to the gut, dredging up painful memories of Lyra. She had vanished two days before her death, and now Tamara’s situation eerily mirrored hers. Like Lyra, Tamara had turned off her phone, making it nearly impossible to track her. Despite our resources, finding her proved to be a challenge.‘’why the hell would she go to a park?’’ I asked Leonara, and she shrugged her shoulder. ‘’Did you say anything to her?’’ I questioned because I found it strange that she would suddenly disappear when I gave the orders that she returned home.Leonara shook her head in response, but I noticed the hesitation in her eyes as if she were having an inner conversation with her wolf.‘’Then why the hell is she in that park?’’ I demanded.‘’I have no idea.’’I sighed and rubbed a hand through my ha