NATALIE“ That’s right. Love potion is a Compellent. Now we all know I was not lying so— ”“ What are you talking about girl? ” Gertrude doesn’t let Anne finish.My ears perk up, my heart jumping to my throat. I place my hand back on Ryker’s shoulder to ignite the sparks.“ What you are taking a lot of time to tell us. ” Anne growls at the witch.“ If you don’t want to die tonight, step away. ” Ryker warns her.My eyes flicker towards Zero. He hasn’t moved from his spot. He didn’t even flinch when Ryker threatened his mate. I don’t know what’s wrong with him but I can tell why Anne hates him so much now.“ Okay. Of course! As you say, Alpha Ryker. ” Anne lifts her arms sarcastically, stepping back from the witch.“ Ryker. ” Britney calls his name in her honey tone.“ Can we please not do this? I can’t deal with this right now. ” Tears shine in her eyes, ready to break the barriers and trace her cheeks.“ They dragged me here from my home. I have to tell them the truth and leave. ” The
BRITNEY I am lucky.I was born into a wealthy, loyal Beta family. I am beautiful. It’s not a lie that I can daze anyone with my looks.In addition to one of the most important thing a woman needs—the beauty, I have the brain too. Whoever said that beautiful women didn’t have brain, was wrong. I have both.That’s why I have always been lucky.I get what I want, whenever I want. No one ever refuses me. All I have to do is to smile or speak a few sweet words, and everyone gets ready to kiss the ground I walk on.That’s how it has always been and that’s how it was supposed to be. I was living on cloud nine throughout my life. I enjoyed being the pampered princess. But, Ryker Ambrose broke the fairy-tale world for me.When his father first brought him to the pack and declared him the Alpha heir, I was instantly smitten by him.He just had that thing—A charming prince look about him. He was the perfect man and I knew, together, we both will be undefeatable.So, I went to him, told him I lo
RYKER“ Do you believe it? ” Zero’s voice sounds from the speaker of my phone.I rub my thumb across the bloody surface of the pendant, not answering him for a moment.“ She was lying. ” I place the pendant on the desk and lean back, still staring at it.“ Yes. The witch was lying. You and I…both know…no potion used to suppress a vampire’s thirst for blood can work on hybrids. It’s impossible that the witch didn’t know that. ” He sighs, probably rubbing his temples on the other side. “ Love potion then? ” I detach my gaze from the pendant and stare at the ceiling instead. Was I really fooled by a fucking love potion? It’s hard to stomach, it’s even harder to admit. “ The pendant has something in it. I can feel it. I feel myself getting pulled in different directions. As long as I am close to Natalie, I am my usual self but when I…” I can’t say it. I know, I don’t love Britney.The whole thing was about being mates with her. And if she had really fooled me with a love potion, then th
NATALIEHis lips taste the same, silky, smooth, intoxicating. He kisses me slowly, unlike the rushed passion he always shows. Goddess, it feels good when he takes his time, his lips savoring mine thoroughly.Detaching his lips from mine softly, he stares at me before picking me up bridal style and walking towards the stairs. I swallow my saliva, smiling at his side profile like an idiot.He doesn’t seem to be in much hurry today.After getting to the room, he sits me down on the bed and stands up, towering over me. Craning my neck back, I blink at him, my cheeks heating up.He hooks his fingers under his shirt, pulling it over his head and then dropping it down on the floor. I watch his delectable tattooed muscles flex. Our eyes meet, his ocean the lightest of shades and mine, perhaps, shimmering. Giddiness claims my stomach, making me slip back into the bed, almost hitting my head on the headboard.Ryker climbs the bed and pulls me down by my ankle, making me lie under him.His lips
NATALIE The constant silence and my content heart is about to make me burst. I feel so full that emotions want to overflow.He loves me like crazy. I want to squeal like a teenager just by recalling what he said and how he made love to me. For the first time, sex felt more than physical intimacy. It held a meaning.“ Ryke... ” I call out to him, breaking the spell of silence after some time.“ Hmmm... ” He hums, nuzzling his nose in my hair, taking in my scent mingled with his.“ When are you going to initiate me in the pack? ” I ask, frowning.He pauses, breathes, leans his head back. His arms stay around my waist, keeping my body pressed into his muscled one.“ I have some things I need to do before that. ” He sighs.I shift towards him, wanting to see his face when talking to him. He lets me move and when I settle in, his arms are back around me.“ What things? I want to become your Luna and handle the pack as soon as possible. I don’t want to delay it. ” I pout.He grins, sliding
ANNEIn the dimmed hall, I can easily see him moving towards the main door. Walking forward, I block his path.“ Going somewhere? ” I sneer, my eyes burning with the intensity of anger.He took me out of there without making many efforts and dumped me back in this damned pack house of the North Forest Pack. For the first time in my life, I couldn’t fight back as well as I think I can do.“ Don’t roam around at night. ” Instead of answering me, he suggests in the usual dead tone.‘ Remember our cause. ’ My wolf whispers.Rolling my shoulders, I calm myself down or more like push the anger back. “ The witch was lying. Believe me. And do something. Natalie is in danger as long as that…that sneaky bitch is around her. ” I sigh.“ Ryker can take care of her. ” He blinks in the darkness.My eyes wander to the shadows clinging to him. It’s…kind of scary and when it comes to Zero, it’s unacceptable for me.Ignore it. I grit my teeth, mentally prepping myself.“ Ryker is under the spell. ” I
NATALIEStubborn Evil Jerk!“ Rykerrr… ” I whine, giving in and turning to face him after two minutes. “ Tell meee. ”“ Ask nicely. ” He turns to me, smirking.I suck in a frustrated breath, glaring at him. “ Please. ” He puckers his lips out, pretending to think. My eyes lower to his abs in irritation. “ You said no round two. ” He reminds me of the words I uttered not more than five minutes ago.“ You won’t tell me? ” I drag my eyes up to his.“ Do you really want to know? ” The lustful look falters, a serious one clouding his ocean globes.I nod my head reluctantly, having a bad feeling about this one. Ryker sighs, coming close and resting his head on my pillow.“ When I was with the witch, I got the chance to know about a lot of supernatural creatures, rituals performed in the past, secrets no one but only a few people knew about… ” He says, his eyes shining with mischief.“ So I searched for the only thing I was interested in. ” He smiles all of a sudden.I blink, leaning clos
NATALIE“ You want to sleep? ” Ryker scoffs from behind me.I grin, keeping my eyes closed. “ Yes. ”“ Okay. ” He sighs.The grin wipes off my lips as I get suspicious of his simple ‘okay’. The next moment, his hand is sneaking to my sides. I giggle, twisting around as he starts tickling.“ R—Ryker! Please! ” I scream through the bubbles of laughter.He pauses, his chest vibrating against my back. “ You still want to sleep? ”I sniff, leaning back against him before shaking my head. My giggles turn into a wide smile as I glance at his smirking face from over my shoulder. “ You are so mean. ” “ Am I? ” His hands rest over my stomach.I nod my head, watching the amusement shining in his eyes. Tilting my head, I let my lips meet his plump ones.His hands slide down my side, to my thighs, stroking my skin gently. I detach my lips from his and turn my head back.He pushes my hair away from the nape, planting an open mouth kiss on the mate mark. I shudder in his arms, before sighing softly
HEY, lOVELIES! There is only so much that you can fit in a single Author's note so I am writing this end note separately. This book was indeed the most unplanned book I have written but it became the book I hold close to my heart. It's not only because I liked the characters but because I thought you all were connected to this story. I don't like writing sequels of a story but for this book, I made the exception and wrote a separate story for some side characters. I had attempted this for another book before but it didn't work out like this so I am glad that I was able to finish this story in the end. This was also the longest story I have written so I learned a lot from it and you all. Thank you everyone for joining me on this journey and for staying with me to the end! It meant a lot to me and I am expecting that you all will join me on the new journeys too. If you liked this book, do check out other books from me that are available on the Goodnovel app. Omega for the Alpha
ANNE ~SEVEN MONTHS LATER Sometimes, it’s hard to believe how a person can change so much. When I look at myself in the mirror these days, I find someone I don’t even know. Maybe, that’s what love does to people. It changes them, or perhaps, it brings the child out of them—the child they hide away from the world in hopes to protect the injured soul. Zero’s selfless love and unconditional support have brought out that child from inside my head. I am surprised to find that she is wounded, yes, but she is in the process of healing. It might take her a lifetime to heal but I don’t worry because I know he is here with me, and he will always be. Even when I was inside the labor room after six months, pushing and struggling to bring life out from inside me, I didn’t fear anything. I felt pain, in waves, and it made me almost pass out. It was the hardest thing I had done in my life, the most excruciating but it was fine because he was there with me. I clenched his hand with each push. I
ZERO “ I am pregnant, Zero. ” She repeats in a calmer tone. I hear her jumpy, loud heartbeat and try to search for my own. I think my heart has stopped beating. “ I found out two days ago and came to tell you. ” She is saying things. I see her lips moving, her brows jumping up and down, her nose scrunching with each word she is uttering but I can’t make sense of any of it. I am trying to hear my thoughts or the beat of my heart. The shocking silence is making me feel as if I am traveling through space, through the stars and galaxies and universes and it means nothing and everything to me. My heart finally beats. Anne is still saying things and I still can’t hear. I leave her hands. My arms coil around her waist, pulling her flush against me. I don’t know if she has stopped talking or not. I don’t know anything. I don’t want to know anything else. My eyes close as a breath escapes my mouth. My heart beats in my ears as different emotions rush through my head at the same time.
ZEROWhy did I think she will let me rest?She starts poking my side as soon as I go silent. “ Zero. Talk to me. ” I let out a soft breath and keep my eyes closed. I am in no mood to listen to her tonight.“ I am sorry. ” She pokes my ribs with her forefinger.“ I will never do it. I promise. I will die before hurting you. ” Another poke.“ I know you can hear me. Stop acting like a baby. ” She groans, poking me once more.“ You are annoying me right now. ” I utter.She stops poking me all of sudden. I finally breathe in relief. “ Am I really annoying you? ” She asks in a gentle whisper.The muscles in my bare shoulders clench. I push my arm off my eyes and open them to look at her.It’s fine as long as she is annoying and not hurt. I don’t want to hurt her.“ Anne…” I sigh, not knowing what I want to tell her.She rolls her eyes at me before pushing herself closer. I squeeze my lips, narrowing my eyes slightly.Her lips morph into a sneaky grin. She swings her leg over my torso. He
ANNEA knock sounds on the car’s window. I yelp, pulling back and glancing at Liam who is smirking.He is unaffected by the rain wetting him. His meaningful gaze switches between me and Zero. I gulp, pushing myself off Zero’s lap and back onto the passenger’s seat.Liam steps back as Zero drives the car through the open door and stops in the driveway. I sigh, stealing a glance at my mate.I thought I was doing things for the better, but I was only running away. It took me only a fucking week to realize I don’t care what the fuck happens. I want him by my side and I can never imagine a life without him.Now, when I am carrying our child, I feel the need to be close to him even more. It’s not just love anymore…it’s also a sense of stability and a family that I seek in Zero. He opens the door and steps out without looking at me. I release another sigh and step out, following him.Liam appears beside me, his wet hair falling over his forehead.“ So you two were fighting. I was right. ” H
ZEROI have never disliked anything about Anne. Everything she did, every decision she made, every harsh word she uttered at me didn’t matter to me until what she did a week ago.A week ago, I felt the weight of her words pushing me to my knees for the first time. I disliked what she did. And I didn’t feel like following her as she asked.It took me a few hours to finally understand what it was that I felt. I was angry. Maybe no. I was fuming, my blood was running hot in my veins. Just as she had uttered hurtful words at me, I wanted to do the same.I had gone to do just that when I left that place abruptly, but when I reached the Night Walker Pack and saw her, the anger went to the back of my head.I was still angry but taking out that anger on Anne would never happen. Hurting her would break my heart.I realized she didn’t mean anything she said right when she was uttering those words. The thing I disliked the most was the fact that she was not behaving like the usual selfish woman
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ANNEIt takes me a few hours to get to the vampire territory. My heart continues to pump blood at the speed of lightning. The thought of seeing him after what I said that day is killing me but even for my own selfish reasons, I need to know he is doing fine.As I drive the car towards the huge gates of the mansion, the vampires push it open, letting me inside. My heart begins beating faster than before. I turn off the engine when I am in the driveway.Wiping my sweaty hands over my jeans, I open the door and step out only to meet Liam who is rushing to me. In a familiar gesture, his arms are engulfing me in a hug.I sigh, not finding it in myself to get angry today.“ How have you been, sweet Anne? ” He questions, smiling genuinely.“ I thought you didn’t like me anymore. ” I let out, taking a step back.“ Oh, that was some angry banter. Don’t take it to heart. ” He flaps his hand in the air before he is dragging me inside the mansion where his parents await me.My eyes nervously roam
ANNEHe let me leave. I didn’t waste a moment and left him there. He was better off without me. I should have realized this sooner.A week has passed since that Goddess awful day yet my heart still hurts the same. A little part of me even wanted Zero to follow me. I didn’t think it was this easy to push him away.When I left the vampire territory, I was not sure where I wanted to go. At that moment, Natalie called me and asked me to come to her. She was in pain again but this time, it was labor pain.For some time, I forgot about my misery and stood outside her hospital room as she screamed in agony. Ryker was by her side for hours straight.Her labor was prolonged. Giving birth to a hybrid was hard for her but she survived. And gave birth to a blue-eyed angel. Rhys Ambrose—Natalie and Ryker named their son together.Ryker had stepped out of the room with his baby only when Natalie had fallen asleep under the influence of some potions. My heart had filled with so much happiness for my