ALPHA KING AYDENThe tension in the air intensified. Emaline began to cry and even though I was still confused, I didn't ask any questions. I allowed her to go on at her own pace. Luna Lucia stepped even closer to Emaline when she touched her head and groaned in pain. Luna Lucia used her newly acquired power again, whispering, “Your memories are free from the shackles they have been trapped in. Flourish directly from the source.”Emaline, who had always been a gentlewoman, screamed at the top of her lungs and I lifted Kairo into my arms to shield him. Kairo’s eyes were red as he looked at his mom but he didn't let the tear slip. He held it all in, which caused me to worry about him. Luna Lucia held Emaline as she struggled like a possessed woman. “You are okay, Luna Emaline. You are okay.” Luna Lucia breathed calmly and Emaline imitated her. After pulling herself together, Emaline ended up breaking down. She sobbed, shaking her head as she stared at Calvin like he was the worst t
ZADIE WILSON“Her eyes are opening, Mom…” Kairo’s childish voice was the first voice I heard after a warm hand left my forehead. I thought I was hallucinating but Emaline’s voice came after Kairo’s. My sister said amusingly, “Aunt Zadie wants to give you herself as your birthday gift. I told you she would wake up today.” Kairos’s birthday? Oh, dear goddess!“Don’t keep them waiting. We all have been waiting for you to wake up.” Those words filled my mind causing me to jump out of bed. That was the first time I would ever hear someone in my head and even though the voice was familiar, it still scared the shit out of me. “Get used to it, baby.” The voice came again even before I set my eyes on the speaker who was standing in one corner of the unfamiliar room with his arms placed lazily on his torso.Ayden. His voice was blank and he stared at me like I was the best thing in his life and–“You sure are the best thing in my life and I am happy to see you awake and agile.” Ayden voic
ZADIE WILSONIt was high time I left.The signs were everywhere. I had reached that point in my unlucky life. I, Zadie Wilson, despite living for twenty-two werewolf years, still wasn't capable of doing a lot of things. A lot. I didn't even own my freedom.Maybe my heart would have ached a little if I wasn't staring at the screen of a withdrawing machine that boldly displayed my life savings.I was proud of myself and even if no one else would feel the same, Emaline would. My sister would never fail to celebrate my small wins and the amount of money that was being displayed on the screen of the withdrawal machine wasn't so small.The sum of money was earned through hard work and when I eventually achieved my long-time dream of owning a diner, it became less hard to earn money. That was how I have been able to support my sister through the years since I owed my existence to Emaline.Half of my monthly earnings always went to her to show my gratitude and also support her in my little w
ALPHA KING AYDENMy Grandma’s voice had been in the background but I ignored her calls for me to join her in the living room. She made use of the mind link but I placed a mental block between us.I needed my sleep.“What Alpha King sleeps till-”“A responsible Alpha King that hardly gets to rest, Granny.”I shouldn't have responded when she entered my room. Maybe I would still be sleeping in my room if I had turned a deaf ear to her.“You are wrong, Ayden. It's only an Alpha King without a mate that will remain in bed even though the day has broken hours ago.”My grandmother, Regina Roberts, a woman I loved so much and would do anything to please, muttered to me. Her face appeared before my tired eyes when she crouched before me to give me that signature smile of hers. “It's just a matter of time before my mate shows up, Granny. Wait a bit more-”“I can't wait any longer, Ayden. What if I die tomorrow or the next day or-”“You aren't dying anytime soon. So can I sleep more now?”I cu
ZADIE WILSONMy eyes found his face as I awaited his response. I understood that I was rushing the process, acting desperate and too forward but I didn't expect a man like Ayden to react the way he did to my request.He blushed. His toned skin couldn't hide the redness of his cheeks when he blushed and he appeared even more attractive to me. The proximity was messing with my mind and I forget about my fear when he blushed and just stared at me… I wondered what he must be thinking. Perhaps he thought I was a wayward female. I felt the need to explain to him and did dese the dominating emotions swiveling around us both. I wasn't used to being this close to a male.“I need the mark to tell my family that I have a mate. They will need evidence.”I uttered shyly yet nervously. The marking process was supposed to be sacred if it was happening between true mates or lovers but in my case, it was more of a necessity. “It might seem to you like I am in a rush but I have explanations and I d
ZADIE WILSONEmaline had always been a duplicate of our mother. She was my assistant mom even when our parents were alive and after their death, she took the responsibilities upon herself. No amount of money I give to her would pay for all she had done for me. She loved me and I did too… which was why I was lying to her. Sometimes, a white lie was necessary. If I wanted to be selfish and be the younger sister that I was, I would have opened up my wounded soul and cried to my sister but it was high time I grew up and relieved Emaline. She deserved to be less worried.I believed my actions would give her that but my sister gaped in disbelief. I would have believed it was a funny reaction if she didn't begin to cry harder and without hiding her tears from me. That was unlike Emaline. She would never cry before me. “Ema-”“Don't tell me you chose a random guy so you wouldn't be sent to the Alpha King. please tell me you didn't do that, Zay. I wouldn't be able to live with that.”Emali
ZADIE WILSONSay something to him, Zadie. Anything at all. “Answer me, Zadie or should I leave-” “I am trying to think of the best way to explain this to you, Ayden. Please calm down-” “You mean I should calm down and allow you to lie to me? Come on, Zadie.” We both didn't allow each other to talk, the way he was calling my name with anger didn't give me that mushy feeling. It made me sick, in fact. “Why will I lie to you, Ayden? I came here because I had to. Let me explain myself before you jump to conclusions.”I beseeched Ayden and he folded his arms, and leaned against his car, waiting for the explanation I had for him. I understood that he was angry that I attended but was it necessary? “My brother-in-law is the Alpha of this pack and he asked me to attend the banquet. I couldn't refuse and when you marked me, it was too late to back out of the initial arrangement.”I did my best to explain, letting Ayden know that I was still under Alpha Calvins’s author for as long as I
ALPHA KING AYDENI sensed her before seeing her on the floor. My car, the one befitting for my Alpha King Staus, not the one I usually use when I wanted in disguise, stopped suddenly, and when I caught sight of Zadie through the mirror, my first instinct was to hide my face so she wouldn't see me. I quickly bent my head, hiding as she got off the floor. I didn't want her to see me. For one I was dressed as the Alpha King and everything about me schemed riches. I wasn't the Ayden she met yesterday at the moment. “She can’t see you, Alpha King. the window is one way.” Jaxon who was sitting in the passenger seat informed me. The car had three rows of seats. The driver row, the passenger row that Jaxon was sitting on, and the last row where I was sitting. I raised my head high again and pretended as if I wasn't just hiding seconds ago. Jaxon snickered before speaking to the driver who kept apologizing for his rough driving skills.“You can continue the journey—”However, he was cut o