EPILOGUEOn the 24th of August,my beautiful daughter Ava was born.At the right time too."she's so lovely"Martha,my new mother said as tears welled up in her eyes."Isn't she?"Manuel said softly as he stretched out his hands to envelope the beautiful tiny creature in his hands."Daddy let me see,let me see!"Nova chirped jumping up and down just to get a good look of her baby sister."Yes!I finally have a sister.Thank you mummy!"she said excitedly.I laughed.Manuel planted a soft kiss on my forehead."You did great Samantha thank you for eveything.Thank you for coming into my life."He said softly settling in the chair beside my bed with the baby in his arms."She's so tiny dad"Dax said in disbelief.I laughed. "Yes she is darling."He responded."Its amazing. Were we really this tiny too when we were little?"Finn added. My heart filled with joy looking at my family. Martha stood at Manuel's side with the baby in her arms and a warm smile on her face.While my kids surro
SAMANTHA'S POVI groaned as the sun rays shone straight through the sheer fabric of my curtain.I got out of bed at the sound of my mother's voice."Samantha!"My mother called out again."coming!"I called back.I rushed into the bathroom to get ready for the day.Trudging down the stair case I met my mum who wore a stern expression on her face which meant that she was really angry now."What took you so long?"My mother asked as she pivoted down the stairs to the kitchen."I was getting ready"I responded.Walking into the kitchen,I saw my elder sister, Maeve chomping down a plate of steak and chugging down a glass of juice with it."Hi sis"I greeted.All I got in response was silence.Maeve ignored me and focused on the plate in front of her.My mum who was oblivious to the exchange between us,walked to the kitchen aisle pulling out pots and pans frantically searching for something. Shaking away the sad feeling, I proceeded to help my mother."Mum,what are you looking for?"I
MANUEL'S POV Shifting my weight onto my shoulder, I turned to see a beautiful mass of brunette hair splayed onto the pillow next to me. Abruptly, I shot up straight as I took notice of my surroundings. My vision blurred as the images of the night came flooding into my mind. Throwing off the duvet, I went around the room in search of my phone which I hoped would provide some answers as to why I had come here. It was a brothel for goodness sake. Locating my phone triumphantly I went through my call logs but was interrupted when the lady in my bed turned giving me a full view of her face without being shrouded in her hair.The memories came to me now. I had drunk my way into the brothel last night after I had discovered that there was a traitor in my pack. I was yet to find out who but the mere thought of my men betraying me had sent me spiraling. I had drunk myself into a stupor to forget and had gone against my inner inhibitions about a place like this and decided to have fun.I ha
SAMANTHA'S POVAs I tried to make sense of what had transpired all but a few moments ago, my thoughts wandered to Maeve. How could I have completely forgotten about her? Was I insane?Not only had I given my virginity to a strange yet sexy man but I had forgotten my sister. I asked myself If I was truly insane.was I?That remained up for verdict but I had to get out of this room. It felt so serene and cold that being alone in here felt eerie. Tossing the wad of cash that the stranger had arrogantly thrown to me like I was some prostitute onto the bedside table, I got into my jeans.The sharp pain between my legs reminded me of the numerous times he had rammed into me. He had been insatiable. Glancing around the room for an exit point, I headed to the bathroom to wash away all the grime and sweat that had stuck to my body.Looking at the mirror I noticed all the bite marks and scars where he had nibbled and held so tightly. Ashamed now, I hopped into the shower, willing the though
MANUEL'S POVThroughout last night, my thoughts had been filled with her. From my waking thoughts to my dreams, her soft moans, her beautiful hair, the way her body fit so perfectly with mine. I buried myself into work, it was all I could do to not go insane from thoughts of her.We had issues regarding the pack's security system and who better than to reach out to the pack's leading man in all things hacking, which was Micheal?He didn't hold a very high position in the pack but he was one loyal friend I could turn to whenever the situation got this bad. Glancing back at the stack of unopened folder files detailing the rivalry and the issues caused by the opposing pack, the Bloodhound pack, I let out a sigh as I signed off on it. Delegating the matter to the head of command, Jonathan. We were not close but we had a good working relationship.After much deliberation, I decided to go over to see Micheal. We had discussed matters over the phone but had been keen to leave vital de
SAMANTHA'S POVSitting on the porch of my so-called parents' house, I recalled the revelation that had shattered my entire world.***FLASHBACK***"What did she do?"Gamma Jonathan had asked with a confused frown but once he had seen the video which I didn't know existed, he had looked at me with such disdain and disgust that the hair at the back of my nape stood on edge."please Jonathan I can explain. I was..." I began but was interrupted when I was sent toppling back onto the couch I had woken up from."How dare you refer to him by his name. Have you no respect coupled with the fact that you have loose morals?"My father said "Dad!"I shot up from the couch to stand in front of him. My eyes watered at the thought that they would think of me that way."Don't you dare call me that? You lost that right when you decided to forgo your family's reputation as well as your fiance's repute. For goodness sake, he is a general. Do you know what this video could do to his reputation? "
SAMANTHA'S POV"Let me go!"I screamed as he pulled me into the kitchen. Locking the door behind him. Maeve's eyes widened in surprise."What the hell is she doing here?" she asked."I found her lurking around at the back of the house" he responded."Why can't you be gone and out of our lives?" She said through gritted teeth."I know what you've done," I told her.She smiled sincerely."Oh, do you know? It's about time. I thought you would be dense and stupid forever" she mocked."How could you do this to your sister? loved you. I cared for you. I..."I cried."Point of correction, you are not my sister. You never were and never will be.No matter how perfect you may seem or act, I knew that deep down you were always a whore." she said."What did I ever do to deserve this? I was good to you" I told her, my voice shaky with tears.She rolled her eyes."You can't be serious" she replied wryly."Your mere existence brought me pain and misery every single day of our lives. From the moment Mo
MANUEL'S POVAfter I had left Micheal's house, all the tumultuous questions nagged at me and I knew I had to get to the bottom of this and fast. So I did what someone of my caliber and power could do. I resorted to using my contacts to track down the woman at the bar and the real owner of the bar and since there was still the danger of getting discovered by the mole, I entrusted the information to my most trusted me. Of course, that was after running good background checks on every one of them as well as their current life interactions outside of the pack.Micheal had also been a very big added help to finding the woman and that alone had shortened the search to two days later. Which brought us back to this very moment.Here I was seated at my desk in my office looking through the contents of the report that had been complied.The name "Callista Were" didn't ring all bells. I had never heard of a name like that but according to her file, she was born and raised in a faraway pack and
EPILOGUEOn the 24th of August,my beautiful daughter Ava was born.At the right time too."she's so lovely"Martha,my new mother said as tears welled up in her eyes."Isn't she?"Manuel said softly as he stretched out his hands to envelope the beautiful tiny creature in his hands."Daddy let me see,let me see!"Nova chirped jumping up and down just to get a good look of her baby sister."Yes!I finally have a sister.Thank you mummy!"she said excitedly.I laughed.Manuel planted a soft kiss on my forehead."You did great Samantha thank you for eveything.Thank you for coming into my life."He said softly settling in the chair beside my bed with the baby in his arms."She's so tiny dad"Dax said in disbelief.I laughed. "Yes she is darling."He responded."Its amazing. Were we really this tiny too when we were little?"Finn added. My heart filled with joy looking at my family. Martha stood at Manuel's side with the baby in her arms and a warm smile on her face.While my kids surro
SAMANTHA POVMy mind trailed back to all the seasons in our lives that seemed difficult that we never imagined we would scale through but we did.And I was eternally grateful to having the fate to meet Manuel in my life.He was indeed a blessing in my life.We had fought multiple times.***FLASHBACK***"There is no way that I will have a relationship in secret and I will never stand here and watch as other men sniff after what's mine"He told me grimly ."I'm not an object!"I shouted.He arched a brow at me."No matter what you do now,you can't take it back.You're mine"he stated matter of factly."You're not saying that you love me but that I need to stay with you forever "I said."You're mated to me now.No man would be foolish enough to come close to you not when you belong to me now."he said,pulling on his pants.I opened my mouth to speak but we were interrupted by the soft knock on the door."Mommy!"Nova's voice called out.I wrapped my robe tighter around my body.Walking
MANUEL'S POV We had come a long way.There was a lot of past behind us.I recalled all the moments I feared we wouldn't make it last. ***FLASHBACK*** How long will you keep up this act?"I asked. "Am sorry,what act?"She asked feigning innocence. I groaned in frustration. "You do not know what I went through there.They helped me and I couldn't just let your jealously get the best of you and have you laying baseless accusations against someone that had done absolutely nothing to you"I spoke. I watched as her expression changed with each word I spoke. "Jealousy? Baseless accusations?"she repeated. I groaned out. "You know that's not what I meant by that.I just..." She turned to walk away.My hand snaked out to grip her arm. "Manuel,let me go."She told me trying to struggle out of my grasp. "Don't walk away from me when am talking to you."I warned holding her tighter. "Manuel,let me go!"She cried. I saw tears pooled around her eyes as she struggled to break free. I dragged her
SAMANTHA'S POV Five months later..."Why would you say that?"I heard his voice say in a hushed whisper."Is mummy sleeping?"Nova said. "Look..Look..."Finn cried."Samantha?"Manuel spoke up "Doctor!she's awake!she's awake!"I heard him calling out.The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes was the intense glare of the overhead lightning.I raised my hand to cover my eyes until my eyes adjusted to the light.When the doctor were done with their tests and my vitals were checked,I watched the relief on all their faces.From Micheal and a beautiful female who was glued to his side.I couldn't hide the smile that crept up on my face which he returned with a boyish grin.My kids ran up to me.And with Manuel's help I was able to get them all on my bed.I was seated with my unbelievably huge belly inbetween my thighs.I had been told that I was asleep for over five months and that there had been any sort of hope of me recovering. And that it was a Miracle that I had survived even
MANUEL'S POV One second.Two seconds passed but still nothing.My heart oundedbin my chest as I waited for the people to speak. The council looked smug on their table as they watched the tumult of emotions that passed through my face as I watched the crowd."Alpha Manuel!"Someone shouted from the crowd."Long live Alpha Manuel!"Another rose to cheer.And the rest stood chanting.Soon the room is filled with eruptions of cheers and claps as they chorused their answer. "Long live Alpha Manuel!"They chanted in harmony."Order!order this minute!"The speaker rose shouting at the top of his lungs until the rook went silent again."You have all made your choice and we have all taken it into consideration. But until we have reached a final consensus,Alpha Manuel will be stripped of the Alpha Position and his Beta Rdyer will resume duties in his place until the trial is finalised."the man declared.The room erupted in an uproar of angry emotions."How dare you!"I shouted stilling the
MANUEL'S POV "What is this Manuel?"I cried."Where have you been?!"He said through gritted teeth."What is that supposed to mean?Are you monitoring my whereabouts now?"I asked in disbelief."Just tell me where you were Dammit!"He said.I jerked backwards at his raised voiceHe took steps backwards pacing away from me,running a hand through his hair. "Why are you getting angry at me for?"She cried. "You ...you've been having an affair all this while and I didnt know.How couldn't I have known."I told her. Her mouth grew agape in feigned shock.I felt my blood boil mat the thought that she thought she could deceive me ."Where is all this coming from Manuel?"HShe asked.I couldn't let her know that it was Maeve because it wasn't. All Maeve did was comform a suspicion that I've had for the longest time."That's not important. What's important is the fact that you've been secretive,absent and distant for a while now"I told her.She raised her hand up in exasperation."Th
SAMANTHA'S POV "I don't think it would be easy to be able to find out the culprits"Steve said as he sat across from her sipping his coffee.We were seated in a coffee shop at the far end of town for a stakeout.We had found a recurring name in my mom's journal,Zain.My mom had described him as a nut-head that had wanted her mated to him.He had gone as far as going to her parents to get them arranged to be wed but she had blatantly turned him down stating that she loved my father who had appeared strategically in her life at the time.And after much difficulty they were wedded .On their wedding day he had barged into her dressing room and threatened her to leave with him but she had refused.He had vowed that day that their marriage wouldn't last and that if It wasn't him that no-one would have her and that she should bid her time well and that the click had already began ticking.He had been dragged out because he had refused their offer of being escorted out.It did sound like the
MANUEL'S POV "Why the hell did you not take care of this Manuel?You didn't even tell me?!"Rdyer scolded.I walked past him,pushing the door open to walk into my office as he trailed behind me."Everything that I did,I did for all of us."I responded settling back in my cushioned chair."But still...Manuel what the hell were you thinking?Did you really think that you were going to keep this a secret forever?"He chastised leaning closer."I was hoping that nobody found out about it.Thats why I dont understand how it was revealed and..."I explained. "...And you know that no matter what truce you may have called with the council,they were going to flick around this piece of information like vultures prey looking for their next dead meat"Rdyer finished.He slammed his fist on the desk with a bang.Unfazed I stared at the dent that he had made on my furniture."Manuel it's not about you killing him.Everyone knew he deserved it but you had to know that eventually the truth would be rev
SAMANTHA'S POV"Manuel Wait!Stop!"I said moving my lips away from his,moving my head to the side.His hand gripped my jaw stilling my movement. "Samantha please let me.I love you.And I want to show you"he pleaded.I stared into his eyes watching his dark beautiful orbs glistening with desire. Desire for me.I nodded.He let out a sigh of relief,bringing his lips down towards my lips.Bringing his lips dangerously close to my lips,he nibbled on my lower lips waiting.The pain in my arm was forgotten as he pinned me closer to his body,bringing my belly closer to fill his need for me.I tried to side step him but wasn't successful, instead he lifted me up unto the desk, prying my thighs apart he slipped in between them wrapping my legs around his waist to cage me in.he growled impatiently slamming his lips unto mine.He rode my skirt higher up to reveal my red lace panties.His eyes lingered for a while before ripping them off."Manuel!"I exclaimed."I love the way you say my na