NOEL'S POV“They are here, Alpha.” Howard appeared by my side and whispered.“That's good news,” I replied with a smirk. “Let's go,” I added.I rose from the throne chair and let Howard lead me towards the spacious hallway, and we took a turn that led to a room close to the attic. We stopped at a door, and the soldiers, flanked on both sides, instantly bowed their heads in reverence.A smile of satisfaction crossed my mouth. This is precisely how I had envisaged my life to be. Commanding so much respect and influence, but unfortunately, my late father only saw me fit as a good soldier and not worthy to ascend the throne.But all that doesn't matter anymore because look at me, after years of planning, I have finally overthrown his favorite son and usurped the throne.Howard inserted a key into the keyhole and turned the door open. We stepped inside and were ushered into a dark, spacious room. The room had a stale smell and reeked of dust.Howard walked to a corner of the room and pulle
NOEL'S POVI made my way to the room Jayde and Laura were held captive and just like I had envisaged, they were lying on their stomach, writing in pain.Their blouses we're rolled up to the necks to reveal the wounds and welts my men's whipping had engraved on them.My eyes strayed, and they landed on the whips in my men's hands, and the sight of flesh on them got me nodding my head in satisfaction.“Excuse us,” I signalled to my men.They bowed in allegiance and quickly exited the room.“Well, well, we meet again, Jayde and Laura. Did you enjoy the brief session with my men?” I asked, cocking my brows.“What do you want…” Laura asked, her lips trembling as she grunted in pain.“That's the exact question I have been wanting to hear from you, but it took you so long to ask,” I said, a mischievous smile playing on my lips.“Spill it, you bastard!” Jayde groaned, rolling to her side.An amused expression crossed my features as I walked over to her and stepped on her hand. She let out a l
NOEL'S POVAs I walked towards the dungeon, I did my best to keep my emotions in check, but it was a failed battle because my mind was a whirlwind of thoughts.Despite having defeated Logan and his men, I was still wary of him and what he was capable of. I was almost at the door when I halted and beckoned a soldier nearby.He hurried to me and bowed in reverence. I leaned in closer to him and whispered a few words. He nodded and hurried away.While waiting for the soldier to deliver my message, my mind inadvertently trailed to Logan.How can one man possess such strength? I knew he was going to wake up soon, but not anytime soon because he had inhaled a reasonable quantity of the gas. My thoughts were interrupted by the appearance of Howard beside me, bearing a vial that contained a green mixture.I looked at the vial, and somewhat got the courage to pull at the dungeon's door and let us in.Howard and I were ushered into a spacious room whose only ventilation was a high, small wind
NOEL'S POVWith a swift motion, I plunged the scalpel into Logan's thighs, drawing a scream from the bound Alpha. The scalpel was not an ordinary one, it was laced with wolf's bane, a deadly poison that weakens and inflicts pains on wolves. As a matter of fact, all the torture tools were laced with one deadly poison or the other.I ignored the sound, my focus solely on inflicting as much pain as possible on Logan.As the torture continued, I could feel Gertrude's eyes on me as he watched the sadistic side of me come to the forefront. I bet he couldn't believe what he was seeing, but he knew better than to intervene. He was just a head after all.“Just watch what I will do to you when it gets to your turn, stupid head.” I snarled at him.I was in a rage, and nothing would stop me until I had satisfied my need for vengeance.Logan's helpless screams of anguish rented the dungeon's room, reverberating through the walls and sending shivers to whomever that heard them.Gertrude, on the oth
JAYDE'S POVI let Laura sob her heart out, gently whispering soothing words in her ears. At that moment, I didn't give a damn about being stark naked with a female I have come to love, pressed tightly against me.My initial anger was nowhere to be found as it was replaced by concern as to why Laura was crying that much.Minutes later, her cries receded to gentle sobs, and soon, her sobs were reduced to gentle whimpering. The rhythmic rising and falling of her chest against mine, elicited some strange feeling inside of me.“Now is not the time to feel anything silly. Focus!” I chide myself.Slowly, Laura disengaged from the hug and that was when her eyes widened at the realization that I was naked.“OMG! I didn't mean to,” she apologized, shutting her eyes tightly as she turned away from me.I couldn't help but chuckle. I totally understand and I was not mad at her and I told her so.“I…I will wait for you in the room while you finish up,” she rushed the words, and before I could give
JAYDE'S POV“What are you going to do?” Laura asked, her eyes glimmering with fear.“I honestly have no idea,” I whispered back.“I can hear you, no matter how hard you try to whisper.” Howard called out. “Step out, or I will break this door down. You don't want that, do you?”I sighed in resignation and stood up, despite Laura's protests.“I'm coming out now,” I announced.“You don't have to go, Jayde. Please stay back,” Laura pleaded, her eyes misty.“Shh…” I chided, and placed a finger on her lips. “I won't be long. I will be back before you know it. Make sure you don't miss me.” I said, trying to make light of the situation, even though I was damn worried on why Noel had summoned me to his chambers.Laura nodded, and I walked out of the room. Howard's scowling face greeted me, but I ignored him and walked ahead.“Trying to act brave, huh?” He smirked, falling in step with me.I ignored him completely and kept walking like I knew my way to Noel's chambers.“Drop the act. I can smel
AMBER'S POVIt's been two months since Alice left, and in intervals, my heart involuntarily trailed off with thoughts of her. I wondered when she was going to be back.Although we exchange letters occasionally, it still was not equivalent to her presence and the moments we spent together.Now, without her, I felt lost and isolated once again. I missed her laughter, her scoldings, her advice, and the comfort of having another friend aside Beth, in this unfamiliar pack.Beth was kind, but we do not share the same chemistry I shared with Alice. Suddenly, I heard a deafening clattering sound of something breaking, and I instantly jerked up from the chair I was seated in, my thoughts momentarily forgotten.Glancing over at the direction the noise came from, I was met with the sight of Grandal hastily crawling towards a thousand pieces of shards of glasses that were once a ceramic China flower vase.Panic rose like bile in the pit of my stomach as I rushed over to him. Frantically, I scoop
SCOTT'S POVAfter consoling Grandal, I returned to the throne room to resume my meeting with the council of elders. We discussed a wide range of topics, cutting across security, trading and farming.Elder 1: “We must increase our security measures to protect the pack from rogue wolves.”Elder 2: “Accepted. We should also allocate resources to training our soldiers and purchasing more arms and ammunition.”Elder 3: “How about improving our trading agreements with neighboring packs? We need to see to the prosperity of our people.”Elder 4: “In addition to that, I suggest that we send delegates to negotiate new trade deals and strengthen existing alliances with other packs.”Elder 5: “About the topic of farming, we ought to address the recent decrease in our crop yields. How can we improve our farm produce?”Elder 1: “We should look towards introducing new crop varieties that are resistant to pests and diseases. Furthermore, there is a need to invest in irrigation systems and provide ou