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
Alonso's POV"And you will meet him for lunch tomorrow again?" I ask her, Thunder fighting for control. I so badly want to give him the control and watch him rip that Beta into shreds. But I am here on purpose and I know I cannot do that. Sometimes being an Alpha King is a pain in the ass, and I am realizing only after I found my mate. Who knew jealousy was a real thing?? "We have to know more about the life debt, Alonso. So pardon me if I am not with you watching Edna and you play a perfect couple in front of everyone," Venus says as she takes a step towards me, Thunder losing control momentarily but getting back to the back of my mind. It seems even Dawn was screaming at him too. "I was so hungry that he offered me a sandwich he cooked. Meanwhile I also came to know that Edna was taught Queen Etiquettes since she was a child. I didn't want to tell you but you look like you could kill Theo," Venus says again. Edna was taught Queen Etiquettes since she was a child? What the fuck?
Venus's POVI wake up and look through the window. Another small pebble hits the glass of the window again and I jump a little before I walk over, to find Theo about to throw another pebble towards my window. It's still dark but Thank Heavens for the werewolf ability that I can see clearly. "Come. It's time for sunrise," he says and I nod, before throwing over a jacket and walking out. I open the door to Alonso's room to find him sleeping peacefully. I still regret what I said last night and no amount of apologizing will take back the guilt I am experiencing. I slowly shut the door behind me and walked out to find Theo waiting for me with a big smile on his face. He gives me his hand but I don't take it as we both walk in silence. He is leading the way towards the ocean and I am just following him. The air is still cold but there is a tinge of heat that's beginning to pile up, since it is time for the sun to rise again. I notice that there is a boat waiting for us on the shore. It
Alonso's POVThere was a rush of emotions when I watched the sunrise with Venus earlier. The way she was smiling. The way her auburn hair blended with the color of sky before her. The way Theo was looking at her while she was smiling at the sunrise. I cannot help but ask her if this is really what she wants. And with someone always around us, I cannot seem to get a moment of time alone with her. Edna walks away to the pack house while I just tilt my head at Venus, asking her to follow me. Theo bows deep as I walk away along with Venus. "It was fun," I attempted making small talk until we reached the other side of the pack where it is a lot more secluded. "Yeah. It was beautiful," Venus says again with a smile. But in her face, it's clear that she cannot help but wonder what this is all about. We didn't talk about anything until we were on the other side of the pack. And finally, I turn to her. Her brown eyes look a tad bit worried as she looks at me. "Is this what you really want
Venus's POVTheo? THEO???? I walk towards him and I see he is staring at the ground. I am sure he might have caught my scent by now but he is not making an effort to lift his head up and see me. I feel Alonso's presence behind me, his King aura dominating everyone else in the room. And I finally look at John Adams who is talking to Nova now. They are both talking in a very hushed tone that even my werewolf ears cannot understand anything about. Cole shows Alonso and I the seats where we are supposed to sit. Which is across John Adams. I go to stand behind Alonso but he holds my hand and tilts his head to the empty chair by his side. I sit down before someone notices that he is holding my hand. My eyes land on Theo again. He couldn't have done this! I don't know what made me feel so, but it is my gut feeling that it couldn't have been Theo. "Alpha King," Alpha John Adams bows his head, and I notice his face in confusion when he notices Alonso is still in his pajama set. "And Beta
Venus's POV Alonso's hands go up and down my body while his mouth is assaulting my neck in the hottest possible way. I know he is going to leave hickeys and I don't mind either. Right now, we need each other and the sparks when we touch is only making this harder. "You need to be quiet, sweets" Alonso says as he bites the skin right above my collarbone and I bite my bottom lip to suppress the moan threatening to leave my lips. My t-shirt is lifted up and the bra is removed in under a minute. Alonso's hungry eyes look at my full breasts before his hot mouth latches on to my right one. My mouth opens on its own accord but I make sure I don't make any sound as his other hand massages my left breast. My fingers are buried in his hair, which is nothing but a silky soft mess. The next second I was pushed towards my seat in the carriage and my pants were being pulled off. The sound of my body banging the walls of the carriage made the party stop for a second. "Everything is f
Alonso's POVI get down and take a look around. Venus is right behind me as she takes a look at the rogues too. There are easily thirty of them and they are surrounding us in all the directions. They are in three circles around the two carriages. The trees are a bit farther and we are in an open space. It took Edna only five minutes to reach us and her eyes go wide as she takes in the situation. Who the fuck asked her to come here in the first place? Moreover, what kind of an Alpha's heir or someone who wishes to be the future Queen is afraid at the sight of thirty Rogues? The Rogues don't pay any attention to her as she walks forward, towards us. Her left hand is on her chest, probably calming her heart down. And her right hand is lifting up her heavy gown. And again, who the fuck decides to go for that attire when hours of journey is ahead? The Rogues probably don't pay any attention to her, because she is not their target. Their eyes are on me. And Venus behind me who is looking
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