Aveline "Let go of me!" I protested as Kade pulled me out of the cell room with so much force.He ignored me and kept on pulling me out of the room. I felt bad and happy at the same time.Happy because I was finally out of that shit hole, that manipulative cell and bad because I couldn't fight back or stop him from treating me with so much roughness. I felt so weak without my wolf."Get your hands off me!" I screamed just as we got to the main door of the dungeon. I managed to push his hands away but it only lasted for a second as he grabbed onto me almost immediately and pulled me out of the dungeon."All I wanted you to do was offer me some little help by performing a little sacrifice." Kade's voice was raspy."After all I've done for you, don't you think this is a little way to appreciate me?" "Fuck. You. Kade!" I screamed in response."You just have to be stubborn huh? You just have to give me a hard time and make things hard for everyone." He wiped his nose with the back of hi
AvelineThere was something on my jaw, no, it started from my cheeks to my jaw and it was itchy and uncomfortable. I tried to reach for it with my hands but I could not. Like I was restricted. I tried to shake it off by shaking my head sideways but it was a futile move so I resorted to the only option I had which was to pull my hand out of whatever it was that was holding it bound.And when I tried to pull out my hands three times, I finally threw my eyes open and then it dawned on me.I was in that shitty lab and whatever it was itchy on my face was tears. I was crying from my sleep."Fuck!" I exclaimed when I tried to straighten up but felt a sharp pain in my spinal cord. I woke up bent with my hands pulled back by the strong straps.Pain shot through my bones from my spinal cord and I felt just how sore my joints were.The leather strap was so strong I couldn't wiggle my hands out of it, it had some elasticity that held my hands tighter the more I tried to pull out of it.I stoppe
DravenThe perception of Kade being the one who offered to sell his shares made Draven and Sabrina uncomfortable because it was like giving the devil a pass to not only dine with them but also have a say on what meal should be made and who should eat.Judging from the past experiences with Julian, the devil they were dealing with, they knew he would make sure they didn't even have access to the food."Any update?" Draven asked Sabrina who walked in with a pile of files in her hand.They had been working tirelessly to contact Kade or even find evidence that he proposed to sell his shares.They also tried to change the company's policy so that the shareholders would not be able to sell their shares unless the company approves but they were told it would take a lot of time and they didn't have time."Nothing yet." Sabrina shook her head, her expression was one of defeat. "Did you search everywhere for him? His office?" Draven asked to be sure but Sabrina maintained her look of defeat."
Draven"Turn off your headlights!" Draven half screamed to the warriors on the steering wheels of each vehicle and their lights went off.It was almost daybreak, the sun was still forcing its way out of the dark clouds and they were in the woods. There was no telling what could be there with them.They stayed there, frozen in the silence as they waited for whatever it was to reveal itself."It's a hare! A hare!" One of the warriors exclaimed, running to Draven's car."The lights made it look huge so we thought it was a Lycan." He explained.Though Draven did not show it, relief washed over him at the information. He could not afford to endanger the lives of his warriors again after what happened the first time."Let's continue. I'll stay in front this time around." Draven replied and they continued moving.They moved in silence for miles until the trees close to the Lycan clan came into view."Drive into the trees, hide behind the trees," Draven instructed his warriors and sent Sabrin
KadeAfter his short meeting with Draven, he was destabilized and could not do anything, especially torture Aveline. Julian was making moves to take his position in Aveline's company despite his pleas to him to reconsider.He knew that Julian wanted the position but didn't expect him to make such quick moves towards getting a position there.With the urge to do anything, gone, Kade decided to go to his room to think out some ideas.Since Julian had refused to share, he needed something else to distract him from the shares.Kade barely lay on his bed when Beatrice barged into his room, her hands on her waist and her face contoured with a frown."What is this I am hearing about you having a meeting with my son?" She asked."Get over yourself Beatrice, he came here himself, with his clown friends to speak to me." His shoulder elevated with pride. "Why would Draven come here to speak to you?" She asked thoughtfully but caught herself when she thought of the one thing that could make him
AvelineAfter what seemed like hours after Kade left, I could not feel my legs any longer. I had been tied so tightly to the chair that my body began to feel numb.My body was a mess with blood on my thighs and my left arm. And my head banging like my brain was going to pop out of my head the next second.I wanted to scream for help but I hadn't spoken un hours and I didn't trust my voice not to come out hoarse or croaked even.Plus, I trekked my way here, and I saw how far this building was from the other buildings in the clan. Shouting might be futile but I had to try anyway."He... Help.... please... anyone..." I doubted my voice reverberated through the walls and I grew even weaker.The dim light in the room didn't help with my sight either so I was half blind. My lips were chapped from lack of food or water for almost four days now.After my ordeal in the dungeon, I had no idea how long I was kept there. And now, I've been here almost three days without food or water but constant
DravenThe visit to Kade's was futile and Draven couldn't get Kade to see reasons with them. Worse of all, he didn't see Aveline. He did even get a glimpse of her face.Everyone was disappointed but none showed their disappointment like Sabrina did. She was on the verge of shedding tears and Brian had to pay her shoulders to calm her down."I will kill him any chance I get!" She swore with anger as they returned to Draven's pack. "What now?" Brian asked when they got back to the pack."Nothing. We wait and watch as things unfold." Draven replied before walking into the mansion. "The next shareholders meeting is next week." Sabrina followed Draven who was not in any mood to talk."Julian will be there." She said again. But it was just the obvious. "He won't hurt you if that's what you are scared of. What he wants is the company, not your life." Draven replied his back to her.She stood glued to the spot as she watched him retreat. He was right. Julian wasn't coming for her. His targ
SabrinaBeatrice's return to the pack didn't sit well with Sabrina considering the history she had with Aveline. And even though she said she came back to help them win the war against Kade and Julian, it wasn't appealing to Sabrina. However, Sabrina had more pressing matters on the ground that needed her attention like the shareholders meeting where she was expecting Julian and didn't know what to expect from him.A lot had been heard about him and they were enough to make a pregnant woman miscarry her child and the realization that she was going to be working with him was something else."Did anything unusual happen while I was away?" Sabrina asked the gatekeeper who shook his head enthusiastically."No ma'am, everything was quiet and intact. Just the way you left it." He must've replied with more smile than necessary because Sabrina cringed. She walked into her office which used to be Aveline's office and paced around the space. Her hands were on her waist."what would you do if
AvelineMason shivered in anger as the reality of his situation dawned on him and I patted him gently at his back.It was a real heartache to lose the people you cherish more than anything. I for one, knew how that felt."Julian took them." His breath came out ragged and I could tell they were out of anger."We tried to avoid him and stay away from him. We even denied the kids civilization and he still found us." He raged."What are you going to do about it?" All I needed to do was ask. He had already made the resolve in his mind and as he shifted his gaze to me, I knew that we were fighting the Lycans together.We all stormed out of the forest. The plan was to get to Draven's pack, regroup and go to war and so we did.Luckily, none of Julian's men were outside the clan so we were able to pass through, following the bush paths.We had no means of transportation other than our legs but we were pretty fast. Maybe it was the change in the atmosphere after Mason made a new resolve and we
DravenDraven and his team had less than 4 hours to 48 hours to give Kade what he wanted and they all agreed to go with the plan.Sabrina brought the certificate of ownership and Draven sent a text to Kade. With a picture of the certificate for proof.Kade asked Draven to bring the certificate himself without the police or anybody following him else Betty would be gotten rid of without a second thought. Draven told his team not to follow him but they did anyway, they trailed him with another car. Brian and Scar could not take chances. This gold also be another of Kade's perfect plans to add Draven to the kidnap list and they were not going to let the Alpha out of their sight.Draven drove to the address Kade gave him with urgency and he had lost his way a couple of times as he followed the bushy path to the location Kade gave him.He got there alas and walked into the compound of the only building surrounded by the forest and Kade walked out of it just in time to meet up with him out
AvelineA sharp pain in my head made me force my eyes open. I'd been having lots of weird dreams that I couldn't wake up from no matter how hard I tried.It was strange since I knew that it was all a dream but it was as though someone or something was at the door between real life and dreamland, shutting the door to real life whenever I got so close and forcing me back to dreamland.The dreams were about my wolf, the first time I felt her. Which was strange. I never had a dream about V, and now I was having countless, recurring dreams about her. How we fought Sofia, for the first time. I won.How I threatened Sofia, how brave I felt having her with me, defeating Scar and becoming Alpha. And how I lost her. My days in the dungeon, the hallucinations and torture. Then back to a powerless and helpless Aveline working as a secretary, reeking of sweat and the scent of cheap roll-on that has changed to something else due to the excess work I was occupied with.The insults, humiliation and
Mason"What is this place?" He whispered. The crystals glistened more with the lightening of the place.She did not reply to him. Typical. Instead, she walked into one of the corners of the cave where a stream sat.The stream wasn't flowing, it was more like a stale pool but it's water was so clear that Mason could see the pores on his facial skin"What is this? Why did you bring me here?' He asked, all the more confused."Tis the place my ancestors stored their valuables." She replied and went mute again.Okay, now, this was scary. "I want her to have it. This is the reason I'm still alive. They will not let me go until I do what they have instructed and they say I should give this to her." She spoke again after her silence almost killed Mason. "I have watched you, you are a good wolf. You will protect her. It's your life duty. And you will make sure she has these things." She finished. Mason's eyes fluttered, as he tried to understand what he was told."Who is she? Why did they
Mason"Don't touch that." The healer, or witch or whatever she was called said when Mason wanted to examine a statue in her living room. The living room was used for most of her practices.It was a large room with wide corners that held tables, in some and statues in some with incense burning out from them."Uh, sorry?" Mason replied, drawing his hands back to himself. "Follow me." She bellowed and he gasped with uncertainty. She had barely spoken to him since he showed up with Aveline. She didn't even ask him what happened to her.She just tapped on the closest table and had Mason lay her on it. Ethan tried to speak but she grunted angrily and he figured it was best to let the witch do her job.After taking long hours on Aveline, the men grew tired and settled in front of her hut. They were exhausted from their long journey and it did not help as she wasn't speaking to them. She also did not need their help which had them standing there, watching her perform what was alien to them.
Kade"W- what are you doing?" Betty asked confusion spread over her face as Kade began to bind her hands and legs."You just wait, my dear. Trust your uncle now will you?" He faked a smile and tied up the last piece of rope."Where's my mom?" She asked again, her voice shaking with each word."There are some things you don't know about your mom Betty. Your mom has done some bad things to me but it's not a problem anymore, because I have you now." Kade smiled.Betty pressed her back against the frame of the chair but it was too late to escape now. "Your mom is not here. I'm sure you've figured that out by now." Kade continued"But I plan to put you in her place. She's owing me a great deal and I don't like to be owed."Betty broke into tears. Not because she was standing in for her mom but because she disobeyed Draven. He would be all over the place looking for her."Can you call Draven, and tell him that I am safe?" She asked amidst tears of regret.Kade squinted as a smug smile cros
DravenWithout any word from Kade for eighteen hours, Draven was scattering everything in his path. From the chairs to the papers in front of him to the walls. He had a bandage tied over his previous injury but he didn't relent. Neither did he stop punching the walls.Kade was a bastard. That was certain. He was messing with Draven's mind and eating deep into him at the same time.Handing over Aveline's company, Aveline's hard work over the years was non-negotiable even considering her absence but Betty was involved. The only heir to Aveline's company was involved. Draven felt like he was a train of bad luck. Everyone who loved him, every single person he cared about always ended up in one danger or the other.First, it was Aveline and now, Betty. Draven was about to punch the wall in anger again when his phone's notification drew his attention.It was another video from Kade and this time around, Betty was in chains. Although, the tape was still glued to her legs, separately, her
KadeJust as he promised, he headed for his niece's school that day. It was his last opportunity to get what he wanted and have been fighting for for years.As usual, he got there in time to wait for the students to come out of their classes. And there was, Betty. His last ticket to getting what he wanted in life."Hey pretty..." he greeted but Betty changed direction and walked back towards the class.He chased after her. His niece was not out yet so he had some time with Betty before she stepped out. "Hey, hey, what is it?" He asked nervously when he caught up to her.The little girl had an unreasonable expression on her face and it made Kade all the more suspicious. "Didn't you see me waving at you? Why did you turn around? Are you not happy to see me?" Kade threw question after question, desperate for answers.But Betty just stared at him while she tried to free herself from his grasp."What is wrong huh? Did Uncle do something wrong? Why are you not talking to me?" He continued
JulianJust like it had been for a couple of weeks, Julian continued his routine of sulking all day and distracting himself with the alcohol when a guard ran into his chambers.With a bow, he started."Team A found something deep in the forest... a pack. Of wolves. I think they are rogue wolves and they appear not to have a leader. Some of the guards are keeping a close eye on them. We reported back to you so you can tell us what next to do." Julian shifted his gaze, surprised by the information. "There is a pack in that forest?" He asked then stared into blank space."How did they manage to survive there?" He asked rhetorically, with an absent expression. "Are you certain about this?" He asked the guard who nodded frantically. "They even have cubs and young wolves. It's a decent pack but we didn't notice any leader. They all seemed to do everything together." The guard replied and Julian nodded."Bring them in if that is the case," Julian instructed."They might have seen the gir