Helena's P.O.V.
“This is an arranged marriage. Don’t expect me to behave like a traditional husband!”.“You are indeed a good administrator, Luna Helena. I admire your intelligence.”.“I don’t know when, but your love has taken over my heart. I would like to spend my whole life with you, Helly.”.These scenes of our two years of marriage were flashing before my eyes, laughing at me in the darkness of the death cell. Being married to an Alpha was challenging, not to mention my mighty husband, Alpha Zayden Ellsworth, whose name was the epitome of power and control.Keeping up with his regal taste as a wolf-less partner was difficult, it took me a long time to win Zayden’s favor. Gradually, my dedication found its way to his heart, he fell in love with me. We were even planning to have a baby!On the night of my second wedding anniversary, I was lying on the silver floor of the prison, shuffling my memory to find a single day when I didn’t work hard to prove myself.“A daughter of a servant has to work hard to elevate her status.”My mom, Luna’s personal maid, died while saving Zayden’s parent’s lives. It was her last wish to join us in this sacred bond of matrimony. Marrying my puppy love at the age of eighteen was a fortune which cost me my mother’s life.The start of our relationship was only tears and pity. But later, we made a perfect home for a life-long companionship with love. I didn’t even mind Zayden’s condition of my Luna’s accession after our second wedding anniversary.Now, thinking of that, was it all a lie? How could Sylvia just appear one day and ruin my happy home? Was Zayden looking for her in the past years? Were they in contact, waiting for this day to kick me out?Overthinking was causing a short-circuit in my brain, burning my nerves with its sparks. My wayward emotions were creating worst-case scenarios where Zayden would simply execute me for this heinous crime. This mere thought shook my body, diverting my attention to my only relative left in this world.“Liam!”His name came out as a whisper from my mouth, my heart thumped, as it struck me like a lightning bolt.“My twin brother is also wolf-less like me. How will he survive in this Pack without my support?”A wave of energy ran down my limp body, I got up and dragged myself in the direction of silver bars.“Please tell me about my brother Liam, where is he?”A team of guards walked before me, but they turned deaf ears towards my begging. The ones who respected me as their Luna were against me now. Perhaps Zayden had decided to hang me in public.I lost track of time while crying non-stop, a loud siren snapped me out of the daze.“Alpha Zayden has announced the date of the Luna Ceremony. Madam Sylvia Bryson will be marked as Luna of the Moon Howlers Pack on the 14th of this moon.”“No!”A shriek rolled out of my tongue as my head spun, this pang of betrayal shattered my soul. The tears splashed down my face, crying was my only friend left there.“Tik, tock!”I heard approaching footsteps, that high heel was hammering on my mind. Sylvia glided before my cell and flicked her wet blonde hair.“Well, Well, Well! Look who is here! The worthless shit of the Moon Howlers Pack!”I ignored her hatred; every misunderstanding would be clarified if I got a chance to meet Zayden alone. As the guards refused to listen to me, I asked Sylvia.“Where is Zayden? I want to meet him.”Sylvia gave me a weird look, and then broke into a fit of laughter.“One night! You have spent one night in the prison and already lost your mind?”She clicked my picture on her cellphone and continued her statement.“Let me remind you, Miss Helena Hensley. Zayn has clearly said that he will never see your face again. He is an Alpha, no one can change his decision.”The way she addressed me set me on fire, I grabbed the bars and hissed at her.“I am Zayden’s legal wife!”Suddenly, a whiff of foul scent invaded my nostrils, Sylvia’s freshly showered condition exploded my head.“Y-You h-had sex…”The rest of the revelation was hard to accept verbally. Sylvia’s blue eyes glimmered, they were full of pride.“Yes, we pulled an all-nighter, Helena. Zayn didn’t let me sleep for a second. He is madly in love with me. That’s why he announced a Luna ceremony for me.”Her show-off depicted Zayden’s strong support; indeed, she had snatched everything from me in one night. As a habit, tears burned my eyes, I chuckled.“Just remember one thing, Sylvia. A slut can’t be a good wife!”Sylvia’s porcelain white face darkened; my insult pinched her aching nerve.“Listen to me carefully, Helena. Zayn will marry me. Now sign this confession and accept your crimes. I will suggest for your life-time imprisonment instead of the death-penalty.”Her audacity to prepare a confession paper beforehand baffled me, I grasped the bars so hard that my knuckles turned white.“I will prove my innocence at trial, Sylvia. Death is better than confessing a crime I never did.I will never sign it.”My firm response brought a venomous smile to her pretty face, adding to the cringe of her painted beauty. She leaned towards me, playing with the necklace around her neck.“Is your innocence more important than your brother’s life, Helena?”Zayden’s P.O.V.Firstly, Helena’s problem and now, an unexpected rogue’s attack fucked my brain, I had to regulate warriors by myself to defeat them. How on earth did they grow strong despite all the restrictions?Anyhow, I returned to my office to deal with an unending heap of files alone, my Beta Alex was still busy with the border affairs. The heavenly aroma of coffee greeted me there, soothing my tensed muscles. I picked up that cup from the table and took a sip and coughed uncontrollably.“What the Hell! Is it coffee or candy?”The duty guard, Allen, came into my office immediately.“What’s your command, Alpha?”I banged that cup on the table.“Who made this coffee?”He bowed his head in respect.“I did, Alpha.”His simple response skyrocketed my anger, I yelled at him. “Why did you touch my coffee mug? Go and ask Helly…”As soon as Helly’s name slipped out of my tongue, a realization hit me hard.Helena was in prison on murder charges!I pushed my fury aside, and walked towards
Helena's P.O.V.“What did you do to my brother?”My words came out as a shriek, the murderous glint in Sylvia’s eyes sank my heart. Liam was too innocent to defend himself against that vicious woman.“Not yet! But unfortunately, many things can happen to that human mutt, Helena. You know that he even tried to argue with Zayn for you.”She giggled, savoring the memory in her mind.“One punch! All it took was one punch to silence that childish opposition. He was lucky enough that Zayn aimed for his mouth; otherwise, you can imagine what could happen if it landed on his chest!”The hidden threat in her words knocked out the sense from my head, struggling to process what I just heard. My Liam was beaten by Zayden himself, there was no chance in Hell he could survive like this.“No, it’s not true. Zayden is not like that!”Sylvia listened to me with great interest, while fanning her face with a confession paper.“Oh, really!”She giggled, as if I was telling her a joke.“Zayden readily bel
Helena’s P.O.V.The noise of two men talking nonstop pierced through my ears, forcing me to flick my eyes open. White walls, beeping monitors made me realize that I was alone in a hospital room, but who were those men outside?As I was regaining consciousness slowly, my hazy mind was finding it difficult to process that loud conversation. But as soon as the haziness dissipated, a lightning bolt struck me.“Liam! Where is my brother?”The scenes of false accusation, Sylvia’s threat and that near-to-death experience came crashing to my mind, a wave of desolation washed over me. My eyes welled up as Zayden’s cold face flashed before my eyes, my misty vision didn't help me to see the person who just entered the room.“Oh, you are awake. I’ll report to Alpha right now.”That hurried man rushed out to see Alpha Jerald, I rubbed my teary eyes and got up slowly. “Ahh!”A whimper escaped my mouth as my left shoulder was in immense pain, the heavy bandage had immobilized it. That wolf’s claw wa
Helena’s P.O.V. “Mr. Hensley is here!” Who is this Mr. Hensley? My heart was in a fucking one-hundred-meter sprint, dreading on a hidden enemy’s planning to harm our wolf-less brother-sister duo. Alpha Jerald had saved our lives, but now it felt that he would be a reason for our blooded ending. Perhaps, Alpha mind-linked his warrior, that stern-faced man vanished in thin air and returned briefly with a guest. “Come in!” I even forgot to breathe in anticipation and clutched my bed covers to my chest protectively. There was a slim possibility that the intruder would refuse to recognize me or took pity on a pregnant woman. However, all my reservations were eased to see the man walking inside the room. A tall middle-aged man, with a muscular body indicating that he was a strong warrior, came into the hospital room, his worried expressions were the same as mine. His regal grace, expensive attire, and the curiosity in those hazel orbs was a sign that he was a noble man. He bowed his h
Zayden’s P.O.V. “I, Helena Hensley, accept all the allegations against me with clear conscience. Blinded by the hunger of power, my mother and I orchestrated a death trap for the Alpha couple of the Moon Howlers Pack and pretended to save them in order to get the approval for marriage. Everything was according to our plan, but Sylvia’s unfortunate return unveiled our true intentions. As the Luna position has been claimed by its rightful owner, please consider accepting my written confession and punish me as you see fit.” I read that written confession signed by Helena once, then twice and then thrice. But still couldn’t find its connection with her sudden shift to another prison. “Where are you, Helena?” Perhaps, the prison in charge had changed the location of the cell temporarily, as the rogues arrested from the previous battle were to be locked in the special dungeons. So, I mind-linked my Beta Alex; although, he was busy in the border security matters. “Meet me at the dea
Helena’s P.O.V. Five years later “Mommy, I can’t move now.” After walking through the gate, my little angel Scarlett pouted, pretending to be tired. Those cute expressions on my daughter’s face were enough to crush any stranger’s heart, how could my innocent son Ashton dodge this bullet? Before I could say something, he hurriedly said. “Give it to me, Scarlett.” “Thank you, bro.” Scarlett immediately gave that small handbag in her hand to Ashton, and now she was holding only her darling Barbie doll. I watched my twins’ drama live and reprimanded my little angel. “Scarlett, you are bullying your brother again. Very bad!” We walked towards the lift of the building, my gaze fell on my son’s red face, who was dragging two bags alone. Scarlett giggled and tugged his arm like a spoiled brat. “My brother is powerful like a lion, mommy.” Ashton’s obsession with the Lion King movie acted as a savior for Scarlett, her praise puffed his chest with pride. He wiped his sweaty forehead pr
Helena's P.O.V. “Not again!” The problem of these strange whispers was getting serious day by day. First, I only heard them in my dreams, but now they have broadened their horizon to torment me in the normal daily life routine too. I took a deep breath and composed myself, as the tower of icy dominance had turned to face me. “Yes?” I cleared my throat and displayed my laptop in front of him. “These are my new designs, please have a look.” He grasped my laptop and scrolled through the slides with several lines on his forehead, but my hand flew to my mouth when I raised my head to see his face. The bastard from the elevator? These words rolled out of my mouth as a whisper, I bit my tongue immediately. That angry man lowered his head and squinted his eyes at me, as if he had heard his praise. After the intense eye contact of a brief moment, he handed my laptop to Mr. Smith, and spoke like he wasn’t furious before. “Finalize these designs for the client. I’m glad that someone in
Helena’s P.O.V.“Although this city is the safest place, away from the reach of Alpha Zayden, the threat of unpleasant encounters with dangerous supernatural creatures can’t be ignored.As this area has no rules, it’s a Heaven for rogues and criminals.And don’t forget about the Lycans, Helena. Think wisely!”Uncle Desmond’s concerned advice from five years ago resonated in my mind. A silver of dread touched my spine when the gravity of reality sank in. “So, this time, I met a supernatural creature in my new office.”I ate the cookie in my hand quickly and replied to Ashton.“Mommy was busy, my lion. What about if I cook lasagna for the dinner tonight?”The mention of their favorite dish livened up the atmosphere. As my kids were twins, it was a blessing that their choices were almost the same. “You are the best, mommy!” Ashton exclaimed and Scarlett, who was holding her doll, chimed in. “Uncle Liam also loves lasagna, mommy.” I sent my little angels and Skylar to their r
Helena’s P.O.V. Everyone was happy due to the upcoming ceremony in the Palace, but I started feeling weird all of a sudden. My hunger vanished, my back ached without much strenuous activity, I was constantly worried about my Kingdom’s betterment day and night. Although Uncle Desmond had tackled all the official matters in Royal’s absence, the reports of war’s destruction had left me restless. Zayden noticed my lack of interest in our daily crazy sex routine and questioned me, “Are you back to your boring self, Luna? Come on, it’s our first year of mating.” I took a deep breath and told him about my reservations. “How can you act so cool after seeing many wars, Zayn? What about the families of dead warriors? Did they forgive you for sending dead bodies to their houses?” My mate’s handsome countenance lost its color as the shadows of the past clouded his eyes; his voice sounded deeper than usual. “People tend to say plenty of hurtful words when they are hurt. I have h
Helena’s P.O.V.“Accept your defeat, Helena. You are losing it.”Queen Isabella’s triumphant smile didn’t waver my determination as she placed both her hands on the scythe, putting her life at stake. That was the moment I was waiting from the start, the strong aura swirling inside me overpowered the discomfort I was feeling due to this face off.When Zayden agreed to this ritual, our mate-bond shined in its eternal glory like a true blessing of Heaven. But slowly, it started shredding our souls, literally pulling our flesh from the bones.The pain was beyond any human’s endurance level, and despite being supernatural creatures, we were crushed by the anguish. However, this agony paid off well when I saw a crack traveling through the scythe, showing me hope at the end of the darkness.Suddenly, I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder, and before I could turn to see, Isabella’s monstrous laughter echoed in the hall.“Your mate is gone, Helena. It’s your turn now!”My stomach contracte
Zayden’s P.O.V. What the hell! “Will someone tell me where my Luna is?” I yelled at the top of my lungs to garner their attention. It was simply out of my mind that why was everyone suddenly so concerned about that useless Queen? My query got its desired result as Ciara shook her head and replied to me. “The fire in front of you has fragments of Helena’s whisperer aura in it. As Edith said, it’s his mother’s deed to create this chaos. If I’m not wrong then, we’re standing right in the middle of that curse casting process.” Another curse? Then it dawned on me that they were right, Helena must be with Isabella to stop her from this ominous task. It was her duty to fight evil as a nature servant. Susan and Ciara took a shortcut and placed that hair strand on the ground, pouring their blood over it. “Reveal your location, Isabella!” Their combined spells created a command which couldn’t be ignored. A trail of blood flowed towards that pit of fire, ultimately falling in it.
Zayden’s P.O.V. “You can’t mark a wench like Helena, Alpha. I will not allow it!” Roaring in her stupid Alpha glory, Sylvia was presenting herself as the same egoistic maniac as she was in the past. It was surprising that the reality of my mate-bond with Helena couldn’t make its way in her thick head. She ordered her army, “Attack the Royal Palace. I want that bitch dead!” Her sired vampires, who had just regained their senses after being drenched in the rain, refused to fulfill her demand. The chorus of their horrified gasps echoed in the battleground as they saw mighty shifters in front of them. Some of them were even clueless about how they got here. Before I could tell Sylvia that I didn’t need her permission for anything, chaos erupted on the battlefield. All the vampires threw their weapons and ran for their lives, screaming fearfully. In my decade old career in fighting, I hadn’t ever witnessed such an amusing sight, the panic of my enemy was a treat to watch. Terrifi
Helena’s P.O.V. “No! My little angels!” My breath ragged in my throat as it closed, cutting off the air supply. I was rendered helpless by this occurrence. Ignoring Queen Isabella’s ominous figure, I looked around for my pups. The mere thought of hurting them with my own aura had stopped my heart. That divine energy was healing in nature, a special gift of the Moon Goddess. Then how could it destroy my kids’ bodies along with the cage? My legs seemed to lose all of their bones as my knees buckled, I collapsed on the ground helplessly. “Why, the Moon Goddess? Why it is always me?” Tears pooled in my eyes as my misty vision couldn’t aid me to see my stepmother’s victorious grin, I wished for a miracle to revive my kids. The ground below my feet lit up with the dark aura. The satanic symbol of two upside-down triangles enclosed in a circle with a goat face in it appeared to initiate the curse. But it was the least of my concerns! My kids were the last descendants of the El
Helena’s P.O.V. “Sylvia has attacked?” My world seemed to exist right after this news, it was simply out of my teeny tiny mind that how did a terminally ill patient recover so fast? As for the record, Sylvia had lost the proper functioning of her brain after childbirth, doctors diagnosed it as trauma and PTSD. But when I examined her, she was broken beyond repair, her obsession for Zayden had seriously injured her soul. Then how the hell did that happen? It was such a relief that Sylvia was out of the picture. I was so grateful to the Moon Goddess that SHE had removed Sylvia’s threat with her grace. But no! It turned out to be a small pause before a raging storm, we were doomed to deal with that maniac again. My brother Edith vanished in thin air in a heartbeat, leaving me alone with Beta Ralph. I shook my head at everyone’s questionable behavior and asked him. “What’s the situation on the border, Beta Ralph?” I thought it would be nothing compared to the bloodied wars th
Helena’s P.O.V.“Edith!!!”My younger brother hanging upside down wasn’t the sight I was expecting on my first day of mating, his half-dead condition sent chills down my spine. His dark skin was a sign that someone had tried to kill him, I forgot everything and cut the rope magically to examine him closely.However, my friends lying on the floor instantly caught my attention when I spotted trainer Jessica in them, her presence there slipped the ground below me. It was past lunchtime, which meant my little angels must be learning to play piano. But if she was here, who the hell would be with my pups?My query ran a jolt of electricity through guards’ bodies as they disappeared in thin air. I didn’t wait for their report and scanned the Royal Palace immediately.Zayden laid Edith on the floor and tugged my arm,“Our pups are safe, Luna?”The query behind his simple sentence was demanding an assurance, our bond flooded with the worry of our pups. It was so difficult for me to supp
Zayden’s P.O.V.Waking up by your mate’s side was a rarity that I had never imagined in my wildest dreams; however, this wish finally turned into a reality today. With Helena tugged to my chest, I felt like the luckiest person alive on the Earth.No doubt, this mate-bond had a magical effect on people, no one could deny the attraction of souls. But the bond I shared with Helena was way deeper than that. We were mates, lovers, and parents. Moreover, I was her consort as the Crown Princess.These different dimensions of our relationship had strengthened our mutual affection, binding our souls as one. My mark healing on Helena’s neck puffed my chest with pride, reminding me of her delicate mating mark on my heart as well.Blitzer yawned and licked Nova’s head, purring happily.“We are mated now, Zayden. From now on, no one can tear us apart.”The assurance of his loving tone filled my heart with happiness, I was literally on cloud nine while remembering Helena’s unique way of marki
Helena’s P.O.V. “There’s nothing compared to your loved one’s embrace. The intimacy, safety, and unconditional love make you feel at home, trusting yourself in their hands without any reservations...” Although Zayden had no issue with being outside, I insisted on going to the mansion. I had no intention of waking up with back pain tomorrow, given that my body had repeatedly betrayed me in the past. He picked me up and teased me on the way, enjoying my blushing. “Your face is beet-red, Luna. Goddess, you are still feeling shy.” Well, that ‘still’ was an overestimation because it was indeed awkward for me to be naked in front of a man after five years. Our mate-bond had given me the strength to break my mental barrier and cherish my mate as a whole. This small break was essential for me as my mind had lost its functioning after the haze of the first orgasm, making me yearn for more. I simply wanted him inside me, riding over ecstasy over and over again. But it would be self