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
JAYDE'S POVIt's been a month since Noel forced himself on me and since then, it has continued to repeat itself. I was more or less like his mistress, one that he beckoned anytime he needed to satisfy his sexual needs.I was not the only one affected by his tyrant rule. The whole of the red fanged pack and Zion pack, after he colonized them, were living in fear of him. It was safe to say that he was worse than his brother, Alpha Logan.Speaking of his brother, no one has heard about the whereabouts of Alpha Logan and his men. Some rumored that they had been killed and their bodies thrown away, while some said they were locked up in Noel's dungeon.Whichever, all I hoped and prayed for was for the day I and other innocent people will be freed from Noel's shackles.“Hey,” a voice called me, and I didn't need to turn to know it was Laura. Knowing how strong our friendship bond was, Noel had moved me to stay in a room on the same floor as his chambers, putting a reasonable distance betwee
SIR JAMES THE THIRD, POVI sat in my study, a fresh scroll spread out in front of me, a quill feather dipped inside a container of ink was on the table too. I was sending out letters to all the Alpha's I had one business or the other with.My advisor had prepared a list of each Alpha, and the business I had with them. It was with the guide of the list I wrote each letter.I began writing the letters and an hour later, I got to the last name on the list.A heavy sigh left my lips as I saw the name was that of Alpha Logan. For the past few months, I have been trying to reach Alpha Logan all to no avail.I had sent numerous letters that got no replies. I became skeptical on if Alpha Logan had lost interest in the deal with me.But something in my gut did not buy the thought. If Alpha Logan had decided to pull out, he would inform me. And so I kept sending letters.Today was one of those days, and as I stared at Alpha Logan's name, I could not help the sign that escaped my lips. Closing