CHAPTER 35Elijah's POVI walked around the open room leisurely as I held my dick in my hand, rocking it back and forth.I stopped in front of the giant mirror as I clenched my butt as I rubbed my dick continuously. I threw my head back and closed my eyes.Roberta’s image ran through my head. Not the way she used to look when she was in our territory, getting bullied and tortured by Charlotte everyday.I thought of her pink, plump lips; how they parted when she spoke, how they stretched when she smiled, and what they would look like wrapped around my dick.I moaned as I wanked even faster, feeling my precum begin to grease my cock.I thought of the way her tongue darted out of her mouth to lick the icing off her cupcake.“Oh fuck!”, I moaned as my cum flew out and plastered across the mirror.I panted heavily as my penis began to relax.I placed one hand on the mirror and took my time to organise my breathing before I walked to the bathroom. I got a dry rag and wiped the cum off th
CHAPTER 36Manuel's POV I knew something was up when two days had passed yet neither Vincenzo nor Roberta had returned from their little adventure to the wastelands. I paced around the front yard of the palace, thinking about what the next best course of action would be.I was considering calling aside a few of my most trusted men and rallying them up to go to the wastelands and see what was going on.At the same time, I was thinking of storming Charlotte's territory straight ahead and demanding to know what she had done with our Alpha and Luna, but all those thoughts seemed evasive and far-fetched.“Commander “, someone said behind me.I turned to see one of my men standing there.“What is going on, Diego?”, I asked, standing in front of him.“There's someone at the gates, commander. We think you should see who it is first”, he said.I followed him out to the front of the palace gates where a group of guards had gathered.As I got closer to them, I realised that there was someone
CHAPTER 37Vincenzo’s POV My eyes shot open and all the lights around me took that small opportunity to concentrate themselves on my face and find a way to leave the painful sensations that I felt in my head as I slowly stood up to my feet.I raised up my body slowly, feeling pain grip me in certain areas as I got up off the floor.“What the heck is this?”, I asked, getting up on my own two feet.I squinted my eyes and shielded my face with one hand as I tried to take in the scope of my surroundings. I seemed to be standing on a very bright green piece of land.I stood at the training centre, but the grass in it seemed greener and brighter than it had ever been before then. Something felt different about the place.If places could feel things like people, I would have thought the training arena was just in a good mood.I started hearing grunting and the clanging of weapons from a distance. I decided to walk towards the sound and see whom I ran into. A great part of me was anticipat
CHAPTER 38Manuel's POV I huffed in anger as I walked away from the door to Roberta's room.Vincenzo had been in there for a whole week after he returned from the wastelands and said that his entire family was murdered by Charlotte and her guards.It made me feel like a terrible person to be so upset at him for grieving for just a week when I had spent almost a whole year going in and out of taverns and pubs after Lucia died.Even though I was coming to terms with the fact that people grieve in very distinct ways, I was still upset about Vincenzo’s seclusion technique because even though I was drunk most of the time, I still did my job after Lucia died.I walked out to the courtyard where a small crowd of townspeople had gathered, waiting to be received. Just as I mentally prepared myself to go to them and hear what they had to say, one of the palace guards walked towards me with swift strides. I sighed and slowed down my pace, giving him time to catch up.“Good day, commander “, h
CHAPTER 39Vincenzo's POVI sat on the bed as soon as Manuel's knocks woke me up from another one of my nightmares where Roberta died right in front of me with both of our children."Vincenzo, you need to come out now, please", he said, hitting the door steadily.I turned away from the door and stared at the window. Heavy drapes hung lazily across the pole on the wall, making it impossible for any light to get in or out of the room.I had closed the curtains in hopes to trap whatever remained of Roberta's scent in the room. I didn't even know what the time was, or if it was morning or evening."Vincenzo, I saw a council member's spy today. They are definitely plotting something”, Manuel said. His voice had been muffled by the heavy door and the thick wall that surrounded the room.I could, however, hear what he said clearly.I slowly got off the bed and walked to
CHAPTER 40Vincenzo’s POV “What are we going to do?”, Natalie asked.After she brought the news of the council's visit to see me and pay condolences, we knew we needed to have a game plan if we were to keep the peace and order in the colony.Manuel paced up and down restlessly. He stared at the ground in deep thought as his mind wandered and tried to find ideas to evade the covetous councillors.“We're just going to play it that way. We can say I've been calling the shots from behind the scenes, and that I am finally ready to run the colony in person”, I said.Manuel stopped in his tracks and stared at me.“There's no way they know that I haven’t spoken to anyone since I got back. You just have to follow me closely. There can't be that many new things in the pack. Anything that I do not recognise, you can speak up for”, I said.He sighed and stepped closer to me.“No probl
CHAPTER 41Roberta’s POVI blinked slowly and wiggled my toes eagerly as the evening breeze caressed my face. Dark locs of my hair were thrown around carelessly in the air.I sucked in a deep breath, enjoying the smell of all the activities that went on in the city beneath me.I had healed nicely in my first week at the stranger's house. The pain in my body had definitely lessened. I could move my upper body somewhat freely. I was even able to take a few steps, although with much difficulty.I had asked to be moved from the bed inside the room to a comfortable looking hammock outside on the balcony.I ended up appreciating the scenery a lot more than I expected to.I had no idea which city or pack I was being held in, but from the balcony where I sat, I was very amazed by its beauty. I could see the lamps lit in straight lines on the streets.I could see the beautiful floral patterns formed on the roofs of the bungalows while light shone through the windows of the taller buildings.I
CHAPTER 42Charlotte's POV The huge doors to the courtyard flew open as I walked inside, ushered in by the guard who held the door for me.I turned back to look at him in confusion when I realised that the room was completely empty.“My Alpha will be with you shortly”, he said before he turned around and walked out, slamming the doors shut.I scoffed in disbelief and turned away from the door to take in the full view of the courtyard.It was a very simple design, yet it appeared to be practical and sophisticated too.The place was covered in drawings and paintings of various flowers.It looked regal in a manner that seemed soft to the eye, and maybe even to the touch.However, there was a certain feeling in the air that sat a little too well with me.The place only looked innocent, coated in all those flowers. In reality, I wondered if anyone had tried counting how many times they'd have had to wipe the blood off their pretty flowers.Before my mind could go totally off the rails, I
CHAPTER 72Manuel's POV I sighed as I sat up on my bed, staring outside the window as the sun danced in the distance.I could hear a few birds chirping in the distance, almost totally covered by the sound of the city beneath waking up.My spirits could not be lower than the way they were that morning.I was to be wed to Natalie later that same day, yet the only thoughts that occupied my mind were of Lucia.I had seen her in my dream two nights before. She was still as beautiful as ever before, and everything felt so real, it was like she never left me to begin with.She didn't say anything the whole time. She just stood there, watching me with pleading eyes.I tried to ask her what was wrong, but she wouldn't say anything. Her desperate and wanting look worried me a lot and I tried to be persistent with asking her what was wrong, but She still refused to answer.I swiftly got off the bed as soon as I heard a soft knock on my door.“Manuel, are you awake?”, Natalie asked lowly, her v
CHAPTER 71Natalie's POV My eyes flew open as soon as I felt the sun's light attempt to pry through my eyelids.I stared at my ceiling for a while, taking in the whole scenery before me.It was a bright day, and anyone could obviously tell just by looking outside their window.I sat up gently and effortlessly slipped our of my bed, making my way to the balcony.I picked a robe off my nightstand and wrapped it around my sparsely clad body as I walked out to the balcony.The view of the city was visible from where I stood.I could not resist the smile that began to grow on my face as I watched the town move with excitement for my wedding to Manuel the next day.Manuel had wanted for us to spend the night together, but it was a tradition in my family that the bride and the groom must not sleep on the same room for a week before the wedding.I sucked in a deep breath as I felt my body shiver slightly in anticipation. Just the thought that by the next day, I would be married to Manuel, a
CHAPTER 70 Vincenzo’s POV My eyes widened slightly as I watched the gr9an loudly in pain. I could hear the loud snapping of the bones in his arm as it cracked in three different places. “Humphrey “, Darla whispered shakily, getting off her position on the floor and running to his side. “Get away from him!”, I yelled at her, wondering if she was just plain stupid to run back to his side after what he had done to her. Before I could get my words out, he slapped her across the room with his straight hand. My head snapped to him when I heard him growl slowly. I noticed that his eyes had a yellowish looking glow around them, to signify that he was transforming into his wolf, and it seemed like a very painful transformation. There was not a full moon outside, so I could tell that his transformation was not triggered by the lu
CHAPTER 69Vincenzo’s POV I was angry at Tyler.No, anger was an understatement that didn't quite describe how I felt towards him after he declared that he would not help me get my revenge. The way I saw it, I had asked him to join me to be a messenger of justice, and he had turned me down simply because there was nothing in it for him.“Is the food not to your liking?”, Collin asked, looking down at my empty plate as I sat across from him at the dining table with both of my arms crossed.“Why do you ask? Would you even do anything if it isn't?”, I asked sarcastically, looking away from him.I heard him sigh heavily before the sound of his utensils clinking on his ceramic plate resumed. After watching him eat for a few more minutes, I decided to give up the pouty attitude and have some food. I had in fact been starving.Collin and I ate dinner in silence.
CHAPTER 68Declan’s POV My eyes shut open abruptly. It seemed as if I had never slept but instead, I had just blinked.The dim sunlight staggered across my eyelids, touching my eyes but barely leaving a mark.I blinked slowly, looking up at the ceiling as a single ray of sun glazed my vision. I turned my head to the side and saw sweet little Roberta lying down beside me with her mouth slightly agape, and her eyes tightly shut together.Without making a sound or causing any disturbance at all, I snuck my way out of the bed and stood at the other end, looking down at her unconscious figure.I could just kill her in a single move, without even breaking a sweat, and I would get away with it because she was by far the most gullible werewolf I had ever met.Then again, I liked to believe deeply that I was just too crafty with plans and she could never, in her mediocre life, stand a chance against my expertise. I stared down at her as her soft innocent face peered back at me with her tigh
CHAPTER 67Vincenzo’s POV I stared intently at Tyler after his question, studying his countenance with every step he took back towards his seat on the dining table.“That's a bit rude, don't you think?”, I said, still staring closely at him.He sighed and dropped tiredly on his chair, leaning forward and looking right into my eyes.“This is not the time for jokes, Vincenzo. You traveled miles in a desert full of men who would have either told the world you were alive, or killed you themselves, and you ended up here. Obviously, I now owe you something for that”, he said, seeming less than pleased.“I'm just trying to pause and recuperate. I have been dealt the wrong side of life lately. How does everyone forget that so quickly?”, I said, my eyes dropping intentionally. Tyler shifted back a little, a look of guilt flashing in his eyes.“I realise that I haven't told you how sad
CHAPTER 66 Vincenzo’s POV I let out a soft groan as I shifted with uneasiness on my bed. Flashes of the hot, scorching sun I walked through in the wastelands filled my head, alongside images of Roberta's face as her body fell off the cliff a million times over in my head. I gasped and clenched my throat, my body launching upwards as I woke up swiftly. “Dammit”, I cursed, looking around at the vaguely familiar environment. It took me some time to remember that I was at Tyler's pack, and I had traveled quite a distance across an outcast infested desert to get there because I needed his help with something. I got off the bed and walked around the room, taking in the scenery around me. The room was small and cozy, like all the rooms in Tyler's palace. He liked to keep the places he slept in small, easy to scale. Tyle
CHAPTER 65Roberta’s POV “No, Berta. We're not going to infiltrate Manuel's palace”, Declan said, rapidly getting off the bed. He had a very annoyed look on his face.I felt like an awful person for asking him to do something like that for me, especially since it was really for Vincenzo, and we were both just trying to explore a new dynamic to our relationship, seeing as he had died.On the other hand, I kept feeling like there was a gigantic, Vincenzo sized hole in my heart, and to fill it, I had to do something that I knew Vincenzo would have wanted me to do.If all the facts Declan had provided me with were true, then Vincenzo would have wanted nothing more than to rip Manuel's head off his neck for the huge betrayal that he went through.I had no reason to doubt a word that Declan had said to me, because he had no reason to lie to me.I could feel that the feelings he had for me were ge
CHAPTER 64Declan’s POV I kept my eyes tightly shut and stayed still as I felt Roberta’s eyes glide steadily over my face.I could not see her or what she was doing, but from her stillness, the prolonged silence and the occasional sighs that disturbed the peace, I could tell that she believed she was watching me sleep.I needed to get more information and precise directions from her, but I had to remain still for a few more seconds.If she watched me that way for long enough, it would make her feel more comfortable around me, and she would not have cause to retain any information from me.My eye twitched as she reached out and brushed my cheek lightly with the tips of her fingers.Seeing as I had already fluttered my eyelids, my eyes flew open, staring deeply into her face that was positioned directly in front of mine.“Good morning “, I said croakily, smiling at her.