Venus’s POV"No. Apparently Alpha King was sleeping with Edna. On her bed. Naked. The ladies in waiting who serve Edna say that they even saw them both kissing by the time they arrived" I hear it again. And again. And again. And again. That's the first conversation I heard as soon as I woke up and walked out of my house. I wanted to go meet Dorian before anything else and I heard two people talk these lines in hushed tones. I didn't want to believe it at first. But then, I heard the same words again. But this time it was in a conversation between two different people. I couldn't ignore it at this point. "No. Apparently Alpha King was sleeping with Edna. On her bed. Naked. The ladies in waiting who serve Edna say that they even saw them both kissing by the time they arrived" I stayed calm as they looked at me and talked about it once again. Apparently, the same words. The same sentences. The same everything but the way they looked at me and the way they hushed their tones as they
Alonso's POV"Tell me properly. Were you sleeping with Edna last night?" Dorian asks me to come straight to the point and I just nod again. "People saw what they had to see. I don't -" My words are cut short right after. Because something unexpected had happened. Dorian just punched me square in my jaw. Wow! And his punch actually had a good amount of force. If I wasn't an Alpha King I would have had a jaw fracture and even miss a tooth or two. I look at him and he still has his fist clenched, ready to throw a punch at me. "Can I for a minute pretend you are not my Alpha King but my best friend's mate?" Dorian asks me and I nod at him. That was all he needed before he punched me. And then again. And then again. And then once again. Until my jaw was bleeding along with his knuckles. I didn't even try to fight back. Because I know that I deserve this. In fact I wouldn't even mind if Dorian grabs a vase and smashes it against my face. I shouldn't have done what I did but honestly,
Monica's POVAlonso truly is innocent. It was the act of the potion. And when she stood in front of the mirror, I finally caught a glimpse of her full face. But what stunned me was that her head whipped towards where I am standing now, and there was a smirk on her face. My daughter. But she is smiling at me. As if she can see me right now. But this is a memory lane. There is no way one can see me right now. And just as she was waving her hand bye at me, Alonso let my hand go with a scream and we both fell back into the present. I am sitting in my chamber again and I am glaring at Alonso. "What's wrong? What did you see?" He asks me but all I do is scribble the spell down again and give him that. "This is important, Alonso. Please. Let us do this again," I say and he looks at me confused. "Please!" I say and he knows the weight of that one word when I use it. So he doesn't say anything as he gives me his footwear this time. His shirt caught fire in the salt ring last time. This
Edna's POVI close my eyes, recalling the memory. And then I feel her hands on me. I feel her hands on my breast. That reeled me back to the memories once again. The kind of memories I try forgetting but won't let me forget. The kind of memories sometimes I don't want to forget but I have to. With her hands trailing down, I open my eyes and shake my head at her. One of the ladies in waiting was also my teacher when I was learning the art of seduction. The more I do this thing, the more it reminds me of Theo. "She asked me if that's the memory that triggers Theo," she asks me and I just nod at her. I bet that's the same that would trigger Theo. "Then think more about it," she whispers and then forces me to sniff the scent she always uses to extract my memories. The one who teaches me the art of seduction, is also my father's mistress. And also a half witch. So she has my father in a tight grip. People think something else about their relationship because they portray it that way.
Alonso's POVI watch as my mother moves forward and everyone else around her bowing to her. As a matter of fact, I even want to bow down before her even being an Alpha King. But she was the former Queen. Of course she still holds an insane amount of power. But what is incredibly more amusing is that she can control her own amount of power. She can mask her scent. And she is capable of so many more that I cannot begin to tell people. "Stand down or I will make you," she says, as she glares at John Adams. John Adams takes a step back and bows his head. Of course he should. Of course he would. Because there is no one on this planet who wouldn't bow to her when she is walking with such authority. "I would like to speak on behalf of my son. And if someone has a problem," she says and then looks around,"meh. They can go fuck themselves for all I care" I watch as Venus tries to suppress her chuckle but then my mother's gaze falls on her. And then on the mark on her neck. And then at me
Edna's POVThere is pin drop silence here in the guest house. My father is sitting on the sofa while I am standing along with Cole. Cole was constantly asking me to stay down and not to think about Theo. But the guilt inside me is beginning to kill me. It is eating me from the inside and I don't know for how long I can stay sane. My plan was simple in the beginning. To get married to The Alpha King and then become the Queen. That was exactly what my father wanted ever since he came to know that a girl child was born to his mate. Ever since I can remember, I was trained and taught to be a lady. Not an Alpha's heir. Even people around me treated like one except for Theo. He always saw me for who I was. I remember he noticed that I was stealing a bar of chocolate from the kitchen. And I was happy doing that because that was the most normal thing I could do. Ever since then he started stocking the pantry with more and more chocolate so it would be easy for me to grab one and run. And
Venus's POVMarissa is now sleeping. She claims that having ribs for a meal makes her sleepy like nothing else. She's been eating ribs for lunch for the last two days and she's been sleeping until evening. Alonso and I left Linda and my mother to themselves to catch up on everything they've missed. They both are the kind of best friends I always wanted to have. But the thing is I have Alonso who is a male and my mate. And then Dorian who is trapped in a male body. So sometimes I don't know how the girl bestie thing works. Maybe Marissa will grow up to be my best friend in that way. Now that things have settled that she is not a Rogue and definitely not the one with ill intentions, I can safely let her take time instead of shoving her into the pack. The real world. Alonso and I walk outside, holding hands. No one says a word. They smile and bow their heads. It still feels surreal how Linda made everything seem possible within ten minutes of arrival when Alonso and I had been ponderi
Venus's POVI finally decide to walk in, and John Adams's eyes land on me. His face is already so serious and there is nothing to change in his expression. Usually his face hardens and his glare towards me changes a bit whenever Alonso is not around. "Before jumping into conclusions, what the heck is the link between those both?" I ask him directly. He might be the Alpha but I am The Beta of The capital pack. If I want to take him down right now, I can and I will. Usually Betas can never be above any Alphas but the power system in the capital pack works in a different way. The Alpha King is the supreme power so to be a Beta and a Gamma to him is equivalent and even more than being an Alpha to another pack. So in terms of power, I can easily beat John Adams but I choose to stay down until the Alpha King asks me to do it. "My daughter's reputation is tarnished! Alpha King being the King, does whatever he wishes. Marks one but sleeps with another. Tell me how that is being fair here,
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