~ Leigh's POV ~I paced in my study, my mind racing with worry. Father had already picked the auspicious date for my mating ceremony with Eleanor. I refused to pick a date myself so he went ahead and did so himself, without informing me."Shit!" I cussed, as I slammed my fist on the table. I couldn't get the parternity test done because father had given strict orders to Dr Lee to not allow it. And when I tried to get Dr Eli involved, Eleanor refused to corporate. This made me all the more suspicious. And this issue with the missing Alpha's and forsakens was stressing me out. Archie Addams was still working on it, but the criminals seemed to know all of our plans, so it kept flopping. We have just been running around in circles. I needed a breakthrough with this case too.I was more worried because Iris had made it clear that she wanted nothing to do with me. She was hurt by this and I haven't had the chance to explain to her."I won't bother her again," I vowed to myself. "Not until
Nicolas and I dragged him back to our lodge. From the information Nicolas got on him, his name is Alaric, and he was a guard of the Rider Pack. He suddenly quit a few months ago, around the same time Eleanor came to my mansion. Something seemed really weird about this whole set up. "Care to tell us now?" Nicolas sneered at him but he looked away, keeping his mouth shut."I can destroy your whole family you know, tell me why you ran, and what do you have on Eleanor?" I asked getting stressed about his whole keeping my mouth shut stubbornness."I have nothing to say. Shouldn't you be getting ready for your mating ceremony?" He asked."You do have some nerves," I grabbed his collar roughly but he just looked away from me.It was annoying. I thought we finally found a break through, but this man wasn't saying anything helpful.This man was really stubborn and for two days straight, he refused to open his mouth. This place was uncomfortable and their food sucked. Father has also been tryi
"Why don't we ask Eleanor here?" I grinned and she immediately sprung up from her mother's arms."Do not believe anything he tells you. He's lying. It's all a lie." She shouted and she started crying again."Aren't you Alaric?" Master Rider asked him. "What are you doing here? And what does this have to do with you?" He looked confused about the whole situation but Master Luka Lane seemed to be enjoying the whole chaos as he sipped from his campaign glass, and kept asking for a refill."Alaric here will tell you everything." I said stepping out of the way and giving him room to speak."He's lying. He's going to lie." Eleanor shouted but Travis suddenly grabbed her."We'll decide that after we hear what he has to say." He sneered at her."You are my brother, so you should take my side, but you never do." She tried to push him off but he dragged her to the side."Continue young man." Master Rider said to Alaric.He bowed and greeted everyone. "My name is Alaric and I used to be a guard
"Get off me!" Iris cried as she struggled to pull Eleanor off.It was chaos as everyone was now taking a video instead of trying to help us."What is this condescending behavior you all are exhibiting in my presence!" Father growled and everyone froze. I immediately dragged Iris to myself and Travis held Eleanor to himself as they were both breathing heavily."Now, tell me Eleanor, is all what Leigh and this man called Alaric said true?" Father said strictly and she whimpered."My daughter would never frolic with a low born!" The Riders Luna sneered. "Eleanor, tell them! It can't be true right?" She said shaking her head uncontrollably but Eleanor just kept on crying."Eleanor, tell us the truth." Travis urged her."It's already clear that what I said was the truth. She's obviously not going to say anything since she has been deceiving us all." I said as I helped Iris arrange her hair.Dr Eli stepped forward and patted Iris shoulders. "To make it all clear and so that no one would be
"Everything is sorted out right?" Nicolas asked me as soon as I was out of father's office."Father blames me." I sneered angrily, trying to control my emotions."What? Why? You did nothing wrong!" He said.I turned to him. "I know. He said I should have gotten Eleanor pregnant first, now we lost the chance of birthing the ultima." I said running my fingers through my hair. I was stressed."He's got to be kidding! You father is so power hungry that he can't even sympathize with you." He spat. "I can't even judge, because my father is just the same. He hates me for being a low grade Alpha." "That isn't your fault. We didn't choose to be born this way. I didn't choose to be a S ranked, it's all the goddesses fault and that damned Kushim." I scowled."Hey! Hey! Calm down now. Don't talk trash about the goddess and our ancestors." He warned, but I wasn't having it. It was all their fault for differentiating us this way. It was kushim's fault for cheating but now we have to bear the burd
~ Iris POV ~I stood frozen, my mind reeling from the shocking revelation.So it turns out Miss Eleanor, had been pregnant with someone else's child all along. A guard at her Pack home at that. She even dared to frame Leigh. She's so despicable.But how could I have missed it? The signs were there. So obvious in front of me. The mood swings. The weird diets. The fatigue.The pollen allergy ruse. It all made sense now. She must have plotted that just to get suspicion off of her. No one would assume she was pregnant and just think it was her pollen allergy acting up again. She came here prepared, she had everything perfectly planned out, and we were just dancing to her tunes.Eleanor's eyes had flashed with desperation when Leigh exposed her deceit.She turned to me with spite as she rushed at me. I couldn't react on time."You ruined everything!" she spat, her fingers digging deep into my scalp. I couldn't let her treat me like trash, so I fought back. This wasn't the first time we hav
"Okay father. But I have to process my resignation. I cannot just up and leave." I said trying to sound reasonable and thankfully he listened to me."Okay." He sighed. "In two days time, I will come to pick you up. By then, everything should have been sorted out right?" He asked and I nodded."Okay dear, I will return to the hospital now. Please stay away from trouble my dear child." He patted my head and I smiled as I hugged him tightly."Bye dad." I said and he hugged me back before going his way. As I watched him leave, I clenched the resignation letter I already had prepared in my pocket. I had wanted to leave because I thought I had lost Leigh forever, but that wasn't the case now. I wanted to stay. I finally have a chance. But now, father wants me back home. What was I going to do now?"Iris!" Anne called me as she rushed towards me. "Are you okay? I heard that you were involved in a fist fight? I hope you won? Is it true that Eleanor wasn't carrying Leigh's child? So no more U
I should really stop entertaining this kind of conversations and exchanges to not give anyone a wrong impression or false hope. I do not know if he's serious about his advances or not, but I have to avoid him too."Iris," Miss Felice called out to me and I hurried to meet up with her."Madam?" I said and she had this look on her face that was hard to put into words. She just stared at me for a quick second before opening her mouth to speak."You are one lucky girl Iris." She said in a rather fond tone which greatly amazed me."Ah!" Was all I could say because I didn't know how to react. She moved closer to me and placed her hands on my shoulder."Leigh is a child I watch grow up. He knows nothing about love, but since he has chosen to love you, and the goddess also seems to be in your favour, I hope you do not disappoint him." She smiled softly and I nodded."Oh, I remember you said you had something to tell me. You can say it now." She said and the words got stuck in my throat. I did
"I know. But we need to be careful. The rogues are getting desperate, and we don't know what they're capable of. We still don’t even know exactly what they want.”“We would get them soon.” I said trying to reassure Nicolas but mostly trying to reassure myself.“Okay then. Have you guys gotten the girl?” he asked.I hissed. “Not yet Nick. She’s been avoiding us like a plague and it’s becoming so annoying.” I hissed the words out. “This really is going not how I had expected. Anyway, I’ll get Amelia to a shelter. She’s still so shaken so I’ll have her stay there for a while.” He informed and I nodded.“Okay. Thanks man. I’ll see you back at the meeting point.”“Okay Leigh.” He said before hanging up. As he hung up the phone, Archie turned to me, his expression concerned. "What's wrong? I heard something about Dr Eli. Is he okay?" He asked concerned and I studied his expression before deciding to reply."Dr Eli's been taken," I said, my voice firm. "We need to get him back."Arc
I sat in the passenger seat of the car, my eyes fixed on the GPS screen as we navigated through the winding streets. Archie was driving, his hands moving deftly over the wheel as he expertly maneuvered the vehicle. He surprisingly impressed me with his driving skills, makes me hate him less for being such a jerk to Iris in the past. Just kidding. Still hate him just the same, but I have to work with him for now. And he’s actually been working pretty hard."Come on, come on," I muttered under my breath, my frustration growing. We had been tracking Gina for hours, but she was proving to be a slippery target. More slippery than anyone I had ever had to chase. Even Alaric."I know," Archie said, his voice calm and reassuring. "We will get her. She definitely can't keep running forever. Besides we are the good guys.” He said composed with his eyes still on the road as he expertly turned the stirring wheel.I nodded, but my doubts lingered. Gina was sly, observant, and clearly resourceful.
~ Leigh’s POV ~I had brought Iris back to the house. Dr Eli had secretly told me that something was awfully wrong and I should keep Iris with me by all means. I didn’t exactly know what was wrong, but I knew I had to protect her. She was so worried and I tried to console her as I held her firmly in my arms. Suddenly my phone rang and I frowned a little. It was Archie. I excused myself to go pick up.“What?” I said curtly.“I think we have our guy.” He said from the other end of the line. They have found the culprit? “Who is it?” I asked. “Its better you come here yourself. It’s not something I can say on the phone.” I don’t know why but I just had a really bad feeling. "I'll be there soon," I said finally, before hanging up the phone."What's wrong, Leigh?" Iris asked and I could sense the worry in her voice.I tried to keep my expression neutral. "Nothing Iris, Just pack business.""Tell me Leigh, what's going on?" She said unconvinced.I sighed and rubbed my temples. "I
"What is it?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.“I can’t tell you on the phone. Let’s meet up immediately. And come alone.”My heart raced with questions as I heard his words. I took a peek at Travis who was still talking to the security guard. “Okay. I’m on my way.” I said to chad before hanging up. He texted me a location and I considered for a quick second. “Hey,” Travis said to get my attention and I didn’t even know when he got back from speaking with the guards. “I’ve spoken to them to know the exact time Amelia had left. He said she had gone out to meet someone. Do you know anyone she might have gone out to see?” I tried to recall, but I literally do not know anything about my sister. If she went out to see someone, it’s definitely not her fiance, maybe his parents? “I think she must have gone to see her soon to be in laws. Maybe she’s there.” I said as I immediately started dialing their numbers but it was unreachable. “Let me try... in fact let’s go over t
I lay in bed, staring up at the ceiling as sadness and worry washed over me. I couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. Why did those people suddenly want dad specifically? And this issue about my mother probably being a Crescent Pack member. Leigh hadn't also come back that night, and I was getting more and more anxious by the minute. I needed him. I needed his comfort, and not being close to him at this moment of confusion in my life, made me all the more frustrated and nervous.I tossed and turned, trying to get comfortable, but my mind was racing with various unanswered questions. I kept thinking about Leigh and where he could be. Was he okay? Was he hurt too? No. I shouldn’t think like that. He was definitely okay.As the hours ticked by, I finally started to drift off to sleep, slowly but surely. But as soon as I closed my eyes, I felt myself falling into a void. I was drowning, unable to breathe, and I felt like I was being pulled down into the depths of the ocean.I
I paced back and forth in my room, my mind racing with worry. I still couldn't reach my dad or sister, and Anne's words kept echoing in my mind. Gina could possibly be alive. Then that makes Chad a liar. But why would he lie? And Leigh hasn’t also returned. This only made me more anxious and worried about the whole thing.I felt like I was suffocating in the room. Everywhere felt stuffy, and I was finding it so hard to breathe. I needed to clear my mind, at least for a little while. I decided to slip out of the room and get some fresh air.I made my way to the side garden, hoping not to bump into anyone to avoid any form of conversation. The cool evening air enveloped me as I walked quietly to the swing. I sat down gently sighing deeply as I let my thoughts wander.But my mind kept drifting back to that weird dream I'd been having. The strange woman which felt all too familiar asking me to remember. But what was I supposed to remember? It was frustrating, not knowing what was going on
I stood in my room, my phone still clutched in my hand as I tried to process the phone call I had just received. How could Gina who had been presumed dead, just call me, asking for help. I was still reeling from the shock, my mind racing with questions.How was this possible? But Chad had confirmed that Gina was dead and that her family even got her body to be buried quickly. Or so he had said. But now, Gina was calling me, asking for help. What in the world was going on?I needed to do something, and I needed answers, and quick. So I quickly dialed Chad's number, my heart racing with anticipation. He picked up on the first ring."Hey, I've been trying to call you for a while now, but your line wasn't going through," Chad said, his voice warm and familiar.My heart quickened at the thought that maybe he had news about Gina too. "What's going on?" I asked, trying to keep my voice steady."I just wanted to check in on you, see how you're doing," Chad said, his voice reassuring. "I know
As we pulled up to the Troy pack's mansion, I couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions. I was relieved to be back in a safe place, but I was also worried about my dad and Amelia. Leigh seemed to sense my unease and reached out to take my hand."Hey dear, it's going to be okay," he said, giving my hand a squeeze.I smiled weakly and nodded, feeling a sense of gratitude towards Leigh. He had been my rock throughout this whole ordeal, and I didn't know what I would do without him. I was really happy to have him by my side in such a time.As we stepped out of the car, Miss Felice came out to welcome us. But to my surprise, she didn't greet me as a servant this time. Instead, she smiled warmly and greeted me so politely like I was some important guest."Miss Iris, welcome back," she said to me warmly.I was taken aback by her warm greeting. Just this morning, I had quit my job as a servant in the Troy pack's household. And yet, here was Miss Felice, treating me like a honored guest."Thank
“Where did you hear that from?” he yelled at me. That was a first.“Was she actually from Crescent moon Pack?” I asked and he went quiet. “Father answer me!” I said desperately. “I’m driving. Don’t get me distracted.” Was his cold response.I looked down on my palms. I was right. Why was he hiding it from me? And who exactly was my mother? I must find out today.“Let me out.” I muttered.“What?” he asked me surprised.“I said let me out!” I suddenly yelled and he was greatly shocked. “What are you doing Iris?”“You do not want to tell me anything so I am not going home with you.” I said stubbornly and he was taken aback by my sudden outburst.“Iris dear, calm down. I’m only....”“Let me out dad. I’ll go ask the person who would probably tell me who I really am since you want to keep hiding things from me.” I said painfully.All these while, I had never asked. Not because I didn’t want to know, but because I was afraid of hurting everyone. Dad, my step mom and Amelia. I took wanted a