Venus's POV"Well, then you should make it public soon" I tell Dorian as we both walk to the training grounds. I just caught Dorian and Cole in one of their makeout sessions. It's alright that it was me who walked in. But what if it's someone else? "You know that can't happen especially with the drama now with Beta Ezekiel and Edna. Cole says it's bad timing," Dorian says which actually makes sense so I can't say anything as well. I hate how our both lives are interlinked at this point. Bad timing to my life is also bad timing to his. But at least he told me who his mate is and yet, I am the one keeping secrets. My eyes fall on Edna who is already there at training grounds in the usual training attire. She is slowly feeling comfortable in them. I still have no idea why she wasn't trained even though she's an Alpha's kid. I asked Alonso the same the other day and he said that John Adams was a man of old habits. According to him only the men are supposed to rule the packs. Accordin
Dorian's POV "What do you think will happen?" I ask Cole who is just sitting with me on the couch. As much as I hate the idea, he still needs to leave soon. He came to live here with his sister just for a few days. And he has no other option but to rely on the news that his sister also found her mate. He told me that it won't change anything, since it's pretty much official that she would be marrying the Alpha King. But then again, I am worried about my own mate bond I don't have any fucks left to give to other's mate bond issues. "Either way, I will have to leave. But we still have two more days," Cole says and I let out a sad smile. I am not happy about it. But there's nothing I can do about it either. Just when I am about to lean to him, the door opens and Venus barges in. I smack my head for forgetting to lock the door. All my life I was alone here so I had nothing to hide at my own place. But if I do it all of a sudden, that could raise suspicions. But Venus just couldn't ta
Alonso's POV "Why couldn't you hit back?" I ask Edna as I help her sit on the couch not caring that it might get all stained with Edna's half dried blood. I can get a new couch by the end of the day. "Venus is a great fighter. She didn't give me a second to process and fight back," Edna smiles and I smile back thinking about her. She really exceeds any other Beta or Alpha for that matter, when it comes to war skills. "It's as if she has a hidden agenda," Edna mutters again and I look at her, the smile on my face slowly fading. "What?" I ask her and she looks at me, slightly wide eyed. She flinches as she stands up but I help her sit down again. "Venus beat me up not as a part of war skill. But as if she was angry watching me around you," Edna says again. Even Thunder screams in my head that that's not true. With or without him telling me about it, I still believe in Venus. She would never have a hidden agenda. And if she was truly jealous, she would beat anyone up in front of ev
Venus's POVI know I should tell Alonso that he went overboard thinking I was intentionally harming Edna. I mean, I was but that was because she provoked me. Now her agenda is clear that she doesn't want Alonso and I to be together. Dawn purrs in my head and the feel of Alonso's lips on my neck is making me think less and feel more. I close my eyes and lean my head over his shoulder, looking at him behind me. His eyes are so lustfully beautiful. The blue eyes like the deep waters. And his black hair is a mess on the top of his head as if he ran his fingers through it all the way here. I turn around to face him and his hands are on my waist now, pulling me to him again. "I don't want to lose you, Alonso" I tell him and he just nods at me. "Me neither," he says but I shake my head this time. "I don't want to lose you not as a mate. And not as a best friend. So before doing something, think about how it is going to affect us both," I tell him and he kisses my forehead. He doesn't h
Venus's POVI rush to my home and see my mother reading a book. She smiles at me as soon as she notices my presence and I hug her. It's been a while since we were both at home at the same time. "Someone looks cheerful today," she says with a smile on her face and I just place a kiss on her cheek before walking towards the stairs. "Alonso and I are leaving for The Ocean Howlers Pack on work. It might take us a couple of days to get back. Will you be alright alone?" I ask her, as I walk up the stairs and turn around to see why she hasn't responded yet. Instead, I found her staring at me with an amused expression on her face. "I have been alone in my life more than you know. So now go and do your Beta duties well," she dismisses me with another smile and gets back to reading her book again. My mom often feels lonely when Alonso's mother isn't here. Like Alonso and I are best friends, our mothers are best friends too. And so were our dads. Alonso's mother is currently on the move, un
Venus's POVI woke up when I felt sweaty and hot. I looked around to find that we were at a stop for dinner. The few Omegas that we brought with us are carrying on with the cooking with minimal dishes, a fire upon which skewered meat already sat, and the twins talking to them in hushed tones. I find Alonso sitting closer to the fire, just staring at it and I sit beside him. "Did someone wake you up?" He asks and I shake my head, yawning again. "Why didn't you?" I ask him instead. "I was about to. But you looked peaceful when you were sleeping. So didn't want to disturb you," he tells me with a smile that I don't return. I don't know what's happening between us. But I would fight for him only if he is willing to fight for me as well. If he thinks he is starting to develop feelings for Edna, against the pull of mate bond then I don't think I have got anything to do between them. I opened my mouth to tell him the same but the twins now joined us around the fire, and Edna sat on the
Venus's POVI stand right behind Alonso, placing myself as his shield if anything is to happen. We arrived in The Ocean Howlers Pack this morning and everyone slept till late afternoon. As much as it hurts to watch Edna and Alonso act like a couple, I keep telling myself that I have better things to do. If I want my mate, then I will have to get to the bottom of the issue. It is evening now and we are in the meeting room. John Adams, his beta Theo who looks like he is of our age. He winks at me when he notices my eyes on him and I smile at him. He gives me more playful vibes in the pack where everyone has a serious face. "You came here to ask me about this?" John Adams asks calmly as he stares at the letter Alonso just put in front of him. I do my best observing even the slightest change in John Adams tone or movements, but fail to be successful. He is utterly calm and it honestly raises so many suspicions in me. "Then is it alright if I ask you about," he pauses and looks at his B
Venus's POV"Tell me a great place for dinner, Theo" I ask him for suggestions as we both walk back into the pack. I spent the entire evening at the shore. Theo even promised to take me out on a boat to watch the sunrise tomorrow. Cole was already busy with his best friend, The Gamma. Apparently the Gamma here is just nineteen. And The Gamma is a girl. As a part of my training as a Beta, I was supposed to remember only the names of the Alphas and Betas of all the packs, and I haven't really found anyone who's a girl in those high ranks anywhere. So it's actually a tad bit refreshing to see that the Gamma here is a girl. "Would you like some sandwiches?" He asks and I nod at him with a smile. "Then I know the best person who makes them," Theo says and I blindly follow him even though we are now moving away from the pack. At this point now all I see are the lights here and there behind me and a few in the front, leading the way. And to the edge of the pack is the Beta's house. Migh
Third Person's POV..Three years later. ..."Oh come on now! It's time" Alonso screamed at the top of his lungs but no one seemed to care what he wanted to say. And he was only growing more frustrated with each passing second. Venus agreed to mark him back after three years of solving all their problems. And today is the day they killed John Adams three years ago. "It's Dorian's birthday tomorrow. I am just wrapping up a present for him," Venus screamed back from their bedroom. "Is that really necessary, love?" Alonso asks her even though he knows that she misses her best friend."Of course it is," Venus said, finally opening the door so Alonso could get in. Cole and Dorian are now the Alphas to the Ocean Howlers Pack. Cole is the Alpha by his right after his father passed away. He still doesn't know how his father died. He only knows that he died. And the fact that he never tried to know told everyone pretty much the backstory of it. There was a huge ruckus about the Alpha
Alonso's POVI sit before John Adams who doesn't have any idea that I cracked the code. Or he knows but is not ready to act so. I instantly understand I am standing in front of the man who is probably the most dangerous person I have ever encountered. He was right in front of me all the while and I never knew. He was right in front of my family and they never knew. Because he made sure he touched the topics we were supposed to think about. About the wedding. About the political alliance. About the life debt. He successfully dodged the subjects of everything else. In a way that no one had a doubt. When Venus and I were talking about the camp and attacks and everything, he offered his help. So no one could doubt him. How would someone even doubt him when he just offered his freaking help? So did Edna know all the while.? "How is my daughter?" John Adams asks me and I raise my eyebrow at him. "Are we talking about Edna or Marissa?" I asked him and just like that, he stopped reading
Venus's POVThe rest of the journey to the Ocean Howlers Pack went by a blur. Because no one said anything. No one spoke anything. The story Michael said spoke volumes and I guess now everything is falling into place. That was why Michael was forced to give his word. The life debt. The one John Adams used to get his daughter on the throne. I never knew John Adams had a son before Edna and Cole. So for the last two years, we had been celebrating the life of John Adams's son. Not Alonso's brother. And Alonso's memories were wiped of because he stared into the red fire. His memories slipped out of his body through the blood tears that day. Now that is a lot to take in. And before we knew it, we were in The Ocean Howlers Pack. We all stepped down and people were partially shocked to see Theo without the chains and everything else. Because technically he was taken as a prisoner. They half expected that he would get executed as soon as he reaches the capital pack. And people bowed to A
Theo's POVMy eyes go wide when I realize that the hen was Edna. I didn't know when it happened. The last time I saw Edna was when she was in the clearing along with everyone else. And then Roger or whoever the fucker he was, struck Marissa with a silver knife. I rushed to the hospital along with Alonso and then I was shifted to the prison again according to the rules and regulations.I didn't know Monica turned Edna into a hen. Why did Edna even get down from the carriage in the middle of a fucking war! As soon as the carriage stopped back at the same spot again, I got down from the carriage and looked for the hen with white feathers. I feel Marissa behind me probably searching for the hen too. It didn't take us all ten minutes but Monica found the hen. The hen is sleeping under a tree with her beak so red she might have eaten berries or something. Typical Edna things for sure. I smile as I take the hen in my hands. I honestly can't believe this is Edna that I am holding. We all s
Alonso's POV "John Adams?" My mom asks me with shock clearly written on her face. Now this is something even she did not see coming. Everyone in the room is shocked. Except for Monica and me. Because this is something we both knew from the beginning. "Are you going to hide things or are you going to tell your kid about that man now?" Monica asks my father and I look at him. What is there about John Adams that I should know about?"Get the carriage ready. We'll go there and we are going to talk about it on the way," My father says and his expression is something else as he looks at me. "Is there a carriage that fits like ten people? Because we are all going to go as we get to know about the past. And it is going to be one nasty ride," Monica says. ....We didn't have a carriage that fit ten people. But in the short time that we have, all we did was join two carriages as one and break one side down so it's open. And then joined the two sides and made it into one big carriage th
Alonso's POV I sit with Venus and watch her fall asleep once again. Give it to her to fall asleep at any time, and any situation. Marissa is with Monica and even I didn't see it coming that she could be a witch. Even Monica seemed to agree with me when I told her that I see John Adams in her. I tried bringing up that topic with Venus but she just didn't see it that way. For a while I thought maybe I was reading too much between the lines. Venus stirrs in her sleep but I keep her head on my shoulder so she can still sleep conveniently. Her drool is on my shirt now and I smile a little. Apparently Monica restored the spell again and she said she made a few changes. I don't know what kind of changes, but I only hope she is sure about them. When the doctor finally walks out of Dorian's room, that's when Venus wakes up and is on alert mode. The doctor bows to me first and then her. But there was a smile on his face when he was bowing to Venus."Gamma Dorian is awake. And he is perfectly
Monica's POV I sit at the table again, with the hen in my hands. Venus didn't want to let go of the hen only because she doesn't know who this actually is. A bowl with rice grains flies out of the kitchen and lands in front of the hen. The hen starts eating the rice and I look at the kitchen, waiting for it to give me something. "Oh so now you are disrespecting me again?" I ask her and there is no noise. And when I am about to scream once again, a glass with cold water lands in front of me. I raise my eyebrow at it and look at the kitchen again. "Where the fuck is my morning tea you stupid!" I scream and a cup of tea flies out of the kitchen again. I roll my eyes and take a sip of my tea. The hen is about to finish the entire bowl. And I realize the entire pack might not have eaten dinner. Because the ruckus has happened during the dinner and everything stopped after that. I take a few deep breaths as I get rid of the papers strapped to my thigh. And I pull out the potions I stu
Monica's POVI flip through another page of my spellbook when someone knocks at the door. The time is odd and I would usually sleep right now, but somehow I chose to stay awake to go through the spell books. I need to find a way to get to Renee. That bitch is my daughter but she is just as powerful as I am. I can't even get a grip of her. If she does the blood rite, it brings greater evil into this world and I am so not ready to face all of it once over again. I looked through the orb when I heard the knocking in this unusual time. And I see someone from the capital pack. Not the Alpha or The Beta or Michael themselves. I ask them to come in and they walk in but in their wolf form. I am at least happy that they remember, I am not fond of humans or the human side of the supernaturals. "What is it?" I ask him in a deadly sick tone. The wolf just moves his head a little. And I see a note hanging in his neck. I carefully grab it, being careful not to touch the wolf. "We need you, Mo
Venus's POVAlonso holds Marissa as she falls down while I rush forward to grab Roger. He fucking turned into a mist. It's like I am trying to hold the air before me. I scream in frustration and turn around to find Alonso already throwing Marissa on his shoulder. He is rushing towards the hospital with a team of doctors running behind him. Everyone is here and probably a few nursing staff stayed behind at the hospital to nurse the already existing patients. I stayed back at the clearing. Now it's dark but the werewolf sight is helping me look at everything in a clear way. Linda and Michael are standing in the middle, scanning the surroundings again. "If Roger took Dorian's form. Then where is Dorian?" Dawn asks me and I look around once more. Where is Dorian? And how long did Roger stay around as Dorian? "When was the last time you talked to Dorian? Did he sound or seem suspicious??" I ask Cole and he thinks for a moment before shaking his head. "I was talking to him an hour ag