Edna's POVI hear their shushed voices. They are eating as they are talking, and I can figure out that much. The audacity Alonso had to ask me for my clothes so that Venus could wear them. She showed up in a hideous dress that's not hers and whoever that is seriously needs to work on their fashion sense. And she slapped me . Oh My Goodness she actually really slapped me. I feel my blood boiling in my veins and I have no idea how to calm them down. Not even my father or my mother raised their voice at me and here Venus is, raising her hand on me. I told my father about Alonso and Venus's mate bond last time. But now I guess I need to write to him again. This stupid Venus keeps coming in between Alonso and I. I swear if she didn't come earlier, Alonso and I would be sleeping on his bed. Fucking Theo! I hear giggles again and I resist my urge to gag at that. What else can I do? What am I going to do now that Venus knows what my plan is. "She knows. But that doesn't mean she is goi
Alonso's POVI am alone on the couch by the time I open my eyes. And I take a look through the huge glass wall to see that it's about time for the sun to rise. I haven't slept like this in a while. I skipped dinner because I wasn't even awake. I wonder when Venus woke up and where she could be. I got up and pulled up just my pants. Venus and I fell asleep naked, I remember only that much. I followed the lingering scent of honeysuckle and found my mate in the backyard. At the dock by the lake, she is sitting alone staring at the stars. Her feet dipped in the water, dangling from the dock. Her Auburn hair is dancing to the wind and she looks peaceful. Something I don't see often. Peaceful Venus. I sit beside her but she doesn't look at me. But I bet she might have noticed I was here due to the scent. The stars are about to fade since it's about time for the sun to rise. I took a look back at Edna's room to see if she was watching us. The one with the Lakeview is Edna's. But she is
Theo's POV"Please Theo!" I hear her cry in front of me. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to say. And I just stood there, frozen. Watching her cry hysterically before me. "Theo, I don't know who else would help me if not you" she says again, in between her small sobs. I know that she is left with no choice. But I also know that she is asking me a bit too much to be called a favor. She is my Alpha's daughter and I am bound to serve her. Not just that, she is also about to become the future Queen. And yet, I still am not sure if this is something I should do. If this is something that's in my capacity to do. Because this is nothing but suicide mission. Silly games with the Alpha King is honestly far worse than just calling it a suicide mission. "Would you do that for me?" She asks again, taking another step closer to me. Venus and the Alpha King just left. I wonder if Edna and they crossed their paths. Or maybe she came here in a different route. There are four routes to
Venus's POV"We are leaving after lunch. So we'll reach the capital pack by dinner," Alonso says and I watch Edna's eyes land on me. I just shrug at her but she has her eyes firm on me. As if she knows this is my doing. Maybe it is, maybe it is not. But at this point I know for sure that Edna is not someone who would have pure intentions. Maybe I was right when my gut feeling said she isn't who she pretends to be. Oh that comes down to the point when Edna woke up this morning and acted like the guilt in this entire world is residing in her. As if she didn't plan on making babies with my mate by taking advantage of the situation. "We still have today and tomorrow planned here," Edna tries to reason but I leave Alonso to it, as I go for a quick shower. Alonso told me that he'd take me out for shopping before we leave so I can buy whatever I want. Because Moon Goddess knows when I will come here again. And then we'd probably eat out and get back to the capital from there. If Alonso
Alonso's POVIt is only when Venus pushed me away, I realized what I just did. Thunder is screaming in my mind for the thing he technically did. He was the one who initiated it and he was the one who sank his fangs into Venus's neck. My eyes land on Venus's neck. A single droplet of blood is now dripping down her shoulder. Her eyes are wide with tears. And shock is clearly evident on her face. "What the fuck has happened to you?" Venus asks and I am a step away from screaming. But then I look at Venus who looks terrified. Oh no. I put her in trouble now. I honestly don't know what got over me. Thunder and I were talking about how obsessed we are with our mates and just in a moment of heat, things happened. Before I knew it, I marked Venus. At the end of the day we need to get back to the capital pack. There are so many things I need to do before the entire werewolf kingdom decides to strip me off my Royal title. And the one who's capable of being a Royal after the Royal family
Edna's POV I punched my pillow, unable to take my frustration out elsewhere. We are about to leave in an hour? That too because Venus wants to shop first and then we'll have lunch and then get back to the capital pack? How the heck am I supposed to stop this plan? I came all the way here with Alonso just so that he would stay away from Venus. And in those four days, I can make him mine but she literally came here and spoiled my plan. Not just spoil but ruin! I kissed Alonso. I just kissed Alonso and I sure he would have kissed me back if I stayed that way for another minute. The fake heat scent, my semi naked body, my breasts against his chest would have done the charm. Even now he walked straight into the room Venus went into. And I know that they would be having sex again. That's all they do whenever they have free time. Back in the carriage that day. Last evening. And now probably on the bed or in the shower or whatever. How am I supposed to pull Alonso's attention towards me?
Edna's POVThere is a freaking mark on Venus's neck. I keep staring between Alonso and Venus, as if they would explain it to me in detail even though I am not sure if I want to listen to all of it. "Did it happen just now?" I ask them, my finger automatically pointing at the door to the room Venus went in earlier. She didn't have a mark when I talked to her in the morning. And the mark does look a lot fresh. It might not have been when they had sex last evening. It is so darn fresh. My heart dropped to my stomach and I feel my stomach churning right now. I want to smash Venus's face for not only ruining my plan but my father's. I was supposed to marry Alonso and I am supposed to be the Queen of the werewolves. That's what I have been trained for. For the life debt that would make me the Queen. "I..I.." I try forming words but I cannot. What will this change? What if Alonso would be stripped of his Royal title? And what happens to our engagement? Would I get married to that idiot
Venus's POV I turn around to look at Edna. I expected her to get up and get started. But she chose to stay there, her legs still dipped in water. Maybe she needs this moment. Like I said, of all the times I saw Edna faking, the panic attack earlier was not fake. But that's not my concern right now. I don't know what I am about to face. I have a lot on my own plate. I cannot be thinking of what others are going through right now. Alonso is still on the couch, lost in his own thoughts. I know he might be having too many on his mind. He is the Alpha King and he just did the most reckless thing a king would probably do. Mark someone else other than his fiance. Even though that someone else is his very own mate. "How is she?" Alonso asks, without even looking at me. Probably he just understood that I am in the same room based on my scent. Or maybe his scent that's taking over my body now. "Bit better. You can go talk to her if you want," I say and walk back to the room again. I sit o
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