MANUEL'S POV
"Manuel, the council wants to go ahead to name Santriras the new Alpha"Rdyer told me as we walked into the building
My head spun around to stare at him.
"What?!"
He nodded.
"They just sent us an invitation to a coronation ceremony and am sure that it's been sent out to every important personality to our pack."He told me.
I groaned.
"They always know how to push my buttons "I said.
"We're just waiting for your go ahead to crash their plans."Rdyer said handing me a black envelope that had the words 'coronation' scrawled beautifully onto it.
"This is absurd even for them.What's the purpose of doing this?!"I said in ou
SAMANTHA'S POV"Please do not turn us away,we need your help "The female voice said.Here I was seated before four werewolves that had come to talk to me.Manuel had not been back since this morning and imagine my surprise when I found them knocking on my door this late in the day.I had told the kids to go to their room so that we could talk privately. This was never what I had in mind for the direction of our conversation."Please our Alpha doesn't know about us being here but we're here on behalf of him.Please marry our Alpha. We really need your union to work.Uts the only way we can be made stronger."The beautiful blonde woman explained. I scoffed in disbelief. "Am sorry but I do not understand."I asked.One of the men beside her cleared his throat bringing our attention towards him."My lady,what she meant to say was that becoming our Luna would ensure that our Alpha's status would be preserved."The man spoke."That doesn't make any sense"I told him skeptically."But you
MANUEL'S POVI won't lie. Samantha's hesitation hurt.Here I was professing my life for her and she couldnt say it back.My feelings came crashing down on me.my hands twitched at my sides as the rage inside me burned alive.I was seated in the pack headquarters sorting out matters that required my urgent attention."I don't want to you to think that,All I want from you is to take.No,I want you to remember that I love you and I might not show it nor say it but i care deeply about you and I want you to be my wife in every possible."I said softly as I talked to her.I felt my fingers clench and unclench."she was seated adjacent from me on the couch as soon as I got back.She hesitated before speaking again."Everything I do,I do it for you and the kids.And zip would never make a decision based off my selfish interest.zi explained."Its you that I love"I told her."I want to believe you,I really do but you haven't given me any reason to trust you."She told me."No,letme finish"I rai
SAMANTHA'S POVI didn't know if it was the way he had been gentle or the way he had waited for me to come apart for him or the fact that a few pack members had come to visit me more to employ me to say yes to his proposal or maybe it was for my kids.Maybe,I wanted to give them a sound family and their father's name.I wasn't sure which one of this reasons had me saying yes.But I did.And I didn't feel a slight bit unsure.My heart knew I had made the right choice. I knew that he would be a wonderful father and a wonderful husband but ..."Are you okay?was I too rough?"His voice sounded breaking through my reverie.I nodded plastering on a fake smile."I had the best time"I responded.He let out a breath of relief."What?"I enquired adjusting my neck to gaze up at him."Nothing.I was just worried for nothing"He replied waging away his hand dismissively."Do you want to tell me?"I asked."I prefer to show you".And show me he did.He treated me with as much live and care as he d
MANUEL'S POVAs I stood in the midst of the well crowded room filled with dignitaries from all walks of life as they came to celebrate with me,My eyes roamed around the room in search of the only woman that mattered to me.As if on cue she walked into the room dressed in a beautiful mermaid green dress that did wonders for her curves and her hair was tousled and falling over her shoulders. I trotted towards her happily until I was standing right in front of her."You look beautiful"I blurted out.She stared down at her dress skeptically,bringing her hand to pull at the straps that was had fallen sensually around her shoulders."There are so many people here"She said nervously.I gave her a reassuring smile."Yes,they're here for us.we have to honour that"I told her.With that,I pulled her towards the middle of the room where the guests had reserved for us.Parting the way until we got to the stage.The mic was handed to me and with Samantha by my side looking beautiful as eve
SAMANTHA'S POVA few hours earlier...From the moment I had walked into the venue,I knew something was wrong.I felt an eerie feeling as dread filled my heart.Manuel had sent the limo to come pick me up and I had left the kids in Martha's care to ensure the night was stress-free and we could all go home without any hiccups."You look beautiful"His rich deep voice broke through my internal musings.I tugged at the corset of the mermaid green dress that he had specially designed for me and for thei occasion.The dress was a gorgeous fit and I love every seam.I just felt out of place in the dress,like it wasn't me and I felt out of place with the people that surrounded me now.There were jealous stares from all around the room as they watched my interaction with Manuel who was clearly looking ravishing handsome."You didnt need to go all out just for our engagement party"I leaned in to whisper Once we had pulled apart,I saw his lips move in a lopsided grin before he spoke."We hav
MANUEL'S POV As they wheeled her straight into the hospital,I felt my heart grip in overwhelming fear as my mind raced.I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if something happened to her.I couldn't help thinking that I had brought her into my mess and now she was the one suffering the consequences."Its okay man.She'll be fine.She's tough.Remember she gave birth to your triplets babies alone.This would seem minor compared to that "Rdyer said placing a reassuring hand on my shoulder to still my incessant pacing along the length of the hospital lobby.I gave him a sad smile to the best of my ability.We were waiting patiently for the physician who is trained in the matters of both human and other things alike was still in the surgery room.I stared down at my bloody hands that were trembling from the angering thoughts that plagued my mind."I should have been there"I said through gritted teeth."Dont beat yourself up about man,Noone,not even you could have predicted that somethin
SAMANTHA'S POVI hissed at the sharp intake of light.I heard voices from all around me."She's awake!"I heard a familiar male voice.But I couldn't quite place where i had heard it before. Slowly I opened my eyes to see three heads hovering over me.As my pupils adjusted to the lights,I groaned as I felt my body ache all over.I couldn't move.My mind was present but it felt my body was heavy."Are tou feeling Alright Samantha?"I looked up and my eyes widened on recognition. "Rick!you're back!"I croaked out excitedly.He gave me a warm smile."Yes am back."he said softly.My eyes scanned the room and rested on Manuel's worried gaze.He looked like a mess. His white shirt was bloodied and his suit was stained with blood as well.His eyes were bloodshot red and looked tired probably from all the worry.I gave him a warm smile."Am okay"I mouthed.He nodded and returned the smile.Sometime after Ryder and Manuel has come in,they had had to leave to attend some urgent matters
MANUEL'S POV I was enraged by the thought that Santrir had not only come to my engagement party but had attacked Samantha. The elders had been bereaved and sullen by the death of their member.one that wasn't known but was a comaradie to them all.Now the question was,how could it be that the very people who had supported Santrir to become the new Alpha had become one that was feared by them. It baffled me how one could completely turn around like that.Someone you trusted woild.be capable of backstabbing you on a whim.This brought back buried memories from years ago when I was in a similar case with Jonathan who was my gamma. "So how are we going to find him?"Rdyer asked falling in step with me. "We'll just make him come to us.All we need to do is to relay a message that we k ow he's going to get and cannot resist then we have him locked in."I told him. "That's a good idea.I'll let the team know to get ready for the live broadcast."He said and sped off in the opposite direction. A
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