AvelineIt's been four days since Draven told me about what he saw and what he thinks might happen and even though Sabrina thinks we should go to Draven's pack and stay under his watch, I don't think I'm ready yet to go there.Not when Betty is involved. I could go alone or even bear taking Sabrina with me but with Betty coming along, it's a different ball game.The last years I spent there were hell to me and the memory still haunts me after years. I wouldn't want Betty to experience the slightest toxicity. "What do you think about this dress huh? You'd slay in it I'm sure. Necks would turn to you if you go in this." Sabrina was at one of her talks to try to convince me to move to Draven's park."I told you before already, I'm not going to let Betty go through what I went through.""Who said she's going to go through that? Besides, Draven's now on your side and so is Sofia." She protests."What if Sofia's just pretending to get me on good notes with her? What if Draven's in on it wi
Aveline."Why is the car driving towards us? And with that amount of speed?" Sabrina asked, wide-eyed and alarmed. "Hold tight," I instructed and turned the steering wheel to change the direction of the tires so the moment I stepped on the accelerator, my car escaped the oncoming car by a little shift. They could've run into us if I hadn't acted fast. I stared at my rearview mirror to observe the white van that was behind us and noticed that the engine was still on and it was still coming for us.I sped off with hopes of losing the car but another one came from one of the bushes in front."Shit!" I cursed but didn't take my legs off the accelerator."Were they trying to kidnap us right now? Or was this Kade's doings? It had to be placed since we couldn't place a finger at what or who exactly was behind it.If I was the only one, I could've let them take me but I had my family with me and I wasn't about to let any of them get hurt. Not on my watch."The car doesn't seem to be stoppin
AvelineMaybe I wasn't ready to be back in Draven's mansion but Betty and Sabrina were having the times of their lives. Betty played in the garden with butterflies fluttering the whole place which usually leaves broad smiles on my face. While Sabrina got close to the chef and learned new recipes.They both had warmed up to the place but I couldn't say the same for myself. With every turn I took in the pack and every face I saw, it seemed as though I was being roped back into my ugly past.Most of the pack members had witnessed my humiliating moments, being shamed by Draven, his sister and his mother. And seeing them or walking in some places around the pack brought back flashbacks of the ugly events.However, I tried hard not to let Sabrina and Betty know this, since it's the first time in a long while they've related with people and were so happy. I wouldn't want to ruin the moment. "Hey Ave, how are you doing? Have you had breakfast yet?" Sofia asked as she approached me in the li
Draven Hearing those words come out of Aveline's mouth was like he was being pierced by sharp swords. He knew that she had been through a lot -- he had put her through a lot and her last days around him were not the best but he didn't know that she felt so hurt and destabilized being there.Draven thought everything was finally coming together with her being in his mansion because he didn't plan on letting her go.Yes, he didn't plan on letting her or her daughter go anytime soon. Her friend can go anywhere she likes but Aveline and her child belong with him and he's not going to let them off his sight again. The attack to him was a way for the goddess to tell him to take them in."I-- I didn't know this." His voice was so calm and his face face was coated in sincerity. He didn't know she felt this way all the while she was in the house.He could've found a way to make it up to her. Even if it takes months.She huffed and opened her mouth to say something and it was either she decid
Aveline "How can you be doing this? Even though we had no issue with your relationship with Draven, staying with him is out of the equation." The hefty werewolf I fought to get my position as Alpha fumed.News had gotten to my pack members that I was allegedly living with Draven and this didn't sit well with them."Being in a relationship with him means I'll become his Luna soon no?" I asked with raised cheeks.His face drew a frown."The only thing I need from you is your support in getting the pack together. Let everyone be mindful and report any strange movement you notice. It might be a clue.""Clue to what?" He asked.I didn't tell him or any of my pack members about the ambush. I didn't know who was behind it and wanted to keep things down until I found the culprit."Just do as you are asked." I replied before entering the call. The wait had been excruciating and not knowing what was going on outside these walls was slowly killing me.Hearing the same news from Draven about ho
Aveline. I let out a sigh and sat on the swivel chair behind the table in my office.“So, what are the things that had happened during my absence? Fill me in on every detail.” I dragged the chair forward and placed my elbow on the table with my arms raised upward and my fingers intertwined and placed under my chin. “I knew that you were going to need them when you got back, so I already arranged them in a document. Up until yesterday, I was yet to add that of today, though barely anything is yet to happen so far,” she said and placed the documents on my table. “Woah,” that was all I could say.It was quite a lot, I won’t deny that fact. “Are you sure these are all the things that happened since I stopped coming to work temporarily, or is this for the whole month?” I questioned to be sure what I heard was correct. “It is just since you left. It only looks like much, but when you go through it, you will notice that it isn’t really that much. It is just looking that way only because
Draven Draven drove out of the mansion with only one thought in mind; how to achieve his aim without making Aveline hurt and dissatisfied. Hearing her talk about how she wanted to leave his mansion felt like she was indirectly telling him she wanted to leave his life as well and it hurt a bit.He couldn't sugarcoat things and lie to her about granting her wishes when he knew that he couldn't. He couldn't let her go.She might think that she's an Alpha now and can go around taking risks, but he wouldn't let that. She is the woman he loves and he's going to protect her if that's the last thing he does. Even if that would make her hate him.However, he was unsettled even after reaching the office. He tried to distract myself with work but her words just kept sounding in his ears."Fuck it" Draven decided against work for the day and went downstairs to his car.Maybe she needs a little company. I mean, she's all alone in a real sense. Yes, Sofia keeps her company sometimes and her frien
Draven. After that short conversation that Draven had with Kade, he was buried in a mess of thoughts. He couldn’t help but wonder if there was someone else that was after Aveline’s life, someone who was obviously acting from the shadows, who both of them had no idea of. It might not really be both of them; maybe he is the only one who doesn’t have any idea who the person might be. Aveline might, after all; she was the one that was being attacked. There might just be somebody she had pissed off in the past that is after her life right now. Draven steadied his hands on the steering wheel and took a second to glance at Aveline, who was in the car with her but had her head resting on the side window with a lost expression plastered on her face. He had already ordered one of his men to pick up her car and drive it over to his house; there was no way he was going to let her drive herself home or even leave his surroundings without any escort. “You know this is one of the reasons why I
Sabrina"How dare you bring me to a motel? You think I'm one of those cheap sluts you play around with as you will?" Sabrina fumed, ignoring the look of total confusion her words brought to Julian's face. "Read my lips you scumbag, I do not want to do anything of that sort with you. Hell, I don't even want to be in the same space as you are and I'm barely coping..." Sabrina was raging on and on and it seemed like the more she spoke, the more angry she became so Julian tried to calm her down."Wait, wait, you think this is a motel?" He asked with a chuckle. He had no idea why he warmed up to the lady despite her fierceness. Maybe that was what intrigued him in the first place.Sabrina stopped raving and just stared daggers at him."You think I want to do something of that sort with you?" Julian asked again, a subtle smile of amusement on his face."Of course! Why else will you bring me here instead of taking me to the hotel we booked? This is not the name of the hotel. And why would y
JULIAN The day Julian and Sabrina were meant to travel finally arrived, and they both made their way into the private jet that was waiting for them at the airport. Immediately after they stepped inside, Julian noticed the change in Sabrina's expression, and it was quite easy for him to tell what the cause for her sudden change in expression was. “Why are the chairs so close to each other?” She questioned, slowly moving to one of them, while he moved to the other. “I am not the one that built this jet, so I have no answer to the question that you just asked me,” Julian replied as he slumped down into one. “It was a rhetorical question; you didn't need to answer it,” she replied with a quite feisty tone. “If it were up to me, I wouldn't have minded the chairs being so far away from each other,” she muttered under her breath. Julian turned to stare at her with the same amused expression that always finds its way to his face whenever his eyes land on the embodiment of beauty sittin
Aveline I started getting worried. Not because of Betty this time around, or Sabrina or even my company, _although those always got me worried daily_This time around, I was worried because of the She-wolf who had been helping me through my recovery. I had not seen her in a while now and it was not normal for someone who always came around every morning to check in on me and keep me company, she hadn't come in for three days. I had every right to be worried. Considering what I went through in the hands of Kade.'What if he locked her up in the cell because she did something offensive?' I thought to myself with a deep sigh. She was a slave after all, and slacks are not cut for slaves in the clan. 'What if they killed her?!' My heart beat accelerated at this thought and I placed a palm on my chest to calm myself. I had to think about the positives that could happen but there were barely any positives that could happen in this shit hole of a clan where the Lycans kill for the fun o
Draven’s office was occupied by three people, with Draven seated behind his desk on his usual office chair, while the other two occupants, Brian, his beta, and Scar, Aveline’s right-hand man, sat on the two chairs opposite where Draven was seated. “Let's not even beat around the bush, and let me get straight to the point. I called both of you here to fill you in on my plan to attack the Lycans and set Aveline free from their grasp.” His gaze moved from Brian to Scar while he spoke, paying rapt attention to the expression plastered on their faces. Just like he had expected, the only person that reacted to this news was his beta, Brian. “You know this is not something that we are supposed to rush into,” Brian said and leaned forward, placing his arm on the table, like Draven wouldn't be able to hear him due to the little distance between them. He continued before Draven could interrupt him, “These people are far stronger than we are; they are well versed in battle individually. It w
DravenThe day was a busy one for him, it was either that or he had been so buried in Aveline's absence that he snubbed work for weeks. And it was telling on him from the pole of files on his table and the trouping in and out of his secretary into his office with more complaints and questions. Must have lost track of time with the so much work he had to handle and he only realized that when he picked up a call from a client who wanted a detailed statement of his transaction with Draven's company. Draven ran out of his office when he saw the time. He had forgotten to pick Betty from school.He drove over to her school like a man whose wife was in the hospital.When he got there he was told that Betty already left and Kade picked her up.Kade was no stranger to the school. He always picked his niece from school before he decided to show his true colors and Betty always tagged along so the teachers didn't read any meaning into his meeting with the girls."You could have called me and i
KadeAfter his conversion with Julian, Kade decided it was better to act on his _with the last card he had to pull; getting Aveline's daughter, Betty._He had not shown his face since he got to Julian's clan and had his friend handle his business while he was away but everything was not going as planned so he had to take desperate measures."Hey, sis!" Kade greeted over the phone as he got in his car."Am I talking to a ghost? You have been gone for so long that I began to think that my dear cousin is now a ghost!" The woman exclaimed from the other end of the call."I had to handle some serious business and it took more time than anticipated," Kade replied with a calm voice."You got me worried. And your niece had been asking after you all week!" She replied. "I'm sorry I got you worried. You know what? I'm coming into town today, can I stop by the house for a good lunch? You know I've missed your nice dishes." Kade asked and just like he expected, the woman had no issue with hostin
AvelineI have not set my eyes on Kade since the last time he came to my room. It was hard finding out what happened between Kade and Julian because I was still healing and had been falling in and out of sleep.The she-wolf who has been helping me had suddenly been distant. She doesn't spend as much time with me anymore, claiming that I need my rest. So I had only the books she gave me for consolation. However, on this faithful morning, I woke up and I didn't feel sleepy after some seconds of being awake so I got down from the bed.My wounds were almost healed since I'd been resting well and taking my meds. I still felt weak but it wasn't as much as the first week and the pains had reduced to a faint feel.I staggered to the door and was surprised that it wasn't locked from the other side.Perhaps, this has anything to do with what the guards said about King Julian's order to let me be.Two guards were manning my door and they shifted their gaze to me when I walked out but they did n
Sabrina The days moved by so fast and the closer the date of her meeting with Julian drew near, the more anxious she became.How could she be in a meeting with a man who provoked her every being? The fact that Aveline was being held hostage in his clan was not doing anything to reduce the anger she felt towards the man."Hello, Aunty." Betty's light voice cut through the angry woman's thoughts and she stared towards the door."Hey, sweetheart. How long have you been there?" Betty was glued to the side of the half-opened door, staring at her mother's friend with so much adoration. It would be no surprise if Betty said she was looking up to Sabrina as a role model. The woman was fierce and still so sweet. She had a large heart but never hesitated to call out anyone who was in the wrong."Not long. I just came by when I heard you were going out soon." Betty replied with a shrug.Sabrina smiled as she gestured to the girl with open arms."Come here, child." Betty ran into her embrace.
JulianJulian found himself looking forward to seeing Sabrina again and it got him excited as he reminisced about the last time he got on her nerves. They were supposed to have a meeting concerning their collaboration."Kade is asking to see you, my king." One of the guards announced with a bow by the door just as Julian was about to leave the room."He's here for what?" Julian asked as nonchalant as he could be."He said he had been trying to speak to you since the evening of your return from your first meeting at Aveline's office. He's been going mad about it and threatening to break in if we do not let him in." The guard replied. Making Julian stifle a laugh."Typical of him. Let's hear what he wants to say." Julian stepped out, to meet Kade pacing like a hungry lion waiting for its food to be served."You want to see me?" He asked Kade who wore a frown."You didn't let me in your chambers? Why is that?" Kade asked, fuming.He was pissed enough that he was no longer regarded as t