I opened my eyes slowly, I tried to blink against the harsh lights in my room. My head pounded with a striking headache, and as I tried to sit up, a wave of pain and dizziness washed over me, forcing me to fall back to the bed. Memories came flooding back, hitting me like a tidal wave.I was walking into the kitchen to prepare Alpha’s protein shake since he will soon be back from training. I found Skylar standing there, clutching a knife in her hand."Lady Skylar," I said cautiously, trying to remain respectful as she is still known as Alpha’s mate. "Is there anything you need that I may help you with?"Her eyes flashed with anger, and she stepped closer, her grip tightening on the knife. "Stay away from Aiden," she snarled. "You don't belong here, and you certainly don't belong with him."I took a step back, my heart racing. "Lady Skylar, What do you mean? Alpha and I—""You think I don't know?" she interrupted, her voice rising. "You think I don't know about you and him? You're just
Chapter 9I just returned from the hospital, I feel fine but my head still bangs. I settled myself on the couch, trying to find a comfortable spot, I heard a knock at the door. Thank Goodness I didn’t lock it because I just found a good spot to rest myself.“Come in” I called out loud.The door opened and I was surprised to see Skylar and Lucy making their way to me."Shenaya, How are you doing?" Lucy asked, her voice gentle and concerned. Skylar’s expression on the other hand is unreadable."Shenaya, I wanted to apologize for what happened. I was out of line, and I hope you can forgive me." Skylar's said but I can see her eyes flickered with deceit, this apology isn’t even sincere.Did Aiden force her to apologize to me? I wondered I looked at Lucy, whose eyes pleaded for me to give Skylar a chance. I took a deep breath and forced a smile. "Alright, Skylar. I'm willing to listen."Skylar cleared her throat as an awkward silence creep in the air "I was angry and hurt, and I took it
Shenaya’s PoVI sat under a tree just outside the pack territory thinking to myself in the dense forest. The night air was cool, but it didn’t calm the turmoil inside me. I had never had any reason to step out of the pack territory and now that I am here, I understand why the pack leaders always preach to never step out of the pack. I knew I shouldn't stay here for long because the forest was creepy, and I have heard stories about rogue wolves lurking around the pack territory. If I didn’t care about my safety, I had to care about my pup’s.'We should go back. This place isn’t safe,' Lily, my wolf, said with her voice filled with concern.I nod in agreement, I stood up and brush the dirt off my clothes. Just as I turned to make my way back to the pack, I froze at the sight of Skylar who was standing right behind me with a mischievous smirk plastered to her face.“Where do you think you’re going, whore?” she sneered, her eyes gleaming with disgust.I took a step back and tried to main
Aiden’s Pov.I was on the field practicing with the warriors when a guard came running to me, breathless and pale.“Alpha Aiden, Shen- Shenaya committed sui-cide,” he stammered.“What?” My eyes widened with shock.I didn’t follow her yesterday when she ran away because I thought I should give her some time to reflect.I didn’t regret killing Alfred not even for once and not until now but Shenya going extra miles to take her own life over Alfred is something I find hard to believe.I had heard it from her father on several occasions how he had abused Shenaya, cheated on her, and left her heartbroken. I intentionally followed her to the club the other day because I knew it wasn’t going to end well with him and I also wanted her so bad. He had it coming. I wouldn’t have took his life if he had just agreed to reject her, but instead, he started challenging me. I am the Alpha of the whole territory and he dares to challenge me. One punch to his chest, and his heart was lying there on th
Aiden’s Pov“Areola, the daughter of Elder Morty, is missing,” Lucas reported through the mind link.“When was the last time she was seen?” I asked.“She went missing on the same day Shenaya died, Alpha.”“Is there anything else I should know?” I pressed.“No, Alpha.” With that, I closed the mind link.I hadn’t slept properly for weeks because every time I closed my eyes, I saw Shenaya’s body dangling from the tree, her pale face had been haunting me. The pain was unbearable, so I had to give control to Smoke for a while. Smoke was the most dangerous wolf anyone could encounter, and I was relieved he didn’t cause any damage while he was in control.As I grieved, I remembered feeling a broken bond with a pack member on the day Shenaya died. It happened around 7:00 p.m. and that was the exact time Shenaya rushed out. If a pack member died, I would feel the broken bond as their Alpha.If another pack member died on that day then, I should have felt two broken bonds but instead, I felt on
Aiden's PovI barged into the main pack house, I didn’t slow down as I almost tore the door from its hinges. My mind was raced, and my only thought was to find my mother.“Where’s Mother?” I barked, without caring to greet anyone. I didn’t have the time.Lucy, who was sitting in the room, looked up at me with her eyes widen and worried eyes. “Is everything alright, Aiden?” her voice laced with concern.“Where is she?” I nearly shouted, ignoring her question. My tone was sharp, urgent, and it made Lucy flinch slightly. She pointed towards the larger sitting room, but before I could storm off, our mother emerged, her expression stern.“Aiden, why are you shouting at your sister?” she asked, her voice commanding and disapproving.Without wasting a second, I cut straight to the point. “Mother, I need you to call Aunt Belle.”Her eyes widened at my request. Aunt Belle wasn’t just anyone; she was one of the most powerful witches in Rome and calling her meant something extremely serious was
Skylar's PovI've been carefully playing my cards about helping Aiden or so he thought. My real motive was to keep tabs on him and see how close he was to uncovering the truth. At first, Aiden didn't suspect me, but suddenly, something changed and he started questioning everything.It's been almost a month now since the death of Shenaya and I thought by now, he would have let her go and let me in but instead, he kept on searching for what wasn't lost.The fact that he began to question everything, especially the dead body is scaring the shit out of me. If he discovers that the body was under a spell—and being the only witch in the pack—I'd be the prime suspect. I knew I was running out of time but I couldn't run away now that I was so close to getting everything I wanted. I was sitting in the garden, trying to figure out what my next move should be when I suddenly caught Aiden's scent. I panicked and did a quick spell to make myself invisible. Just in time, Aiden entered the garden
Shenaya’s PovI opened my eyes slowly and everything became blurry, I closed my eyes and opened it again so I could see clearly and my blurry sight slowly became clear. The room is small and dimly lit. I noticed the rough wooden walls, a thatched roof, and a simple bed of straw beneath me. The air is thick with the scent of herbs and the nearby fire made from firewood kept the room warm.As I tried to stand up, pain gushed through my bones and I whimpered in pain.‘Lily?’ I called out to my wolf‘We are safe.’ She said through my mind letting me know she’s okay.I placed my hands on my abdomen and relief washed through me when I feel the faint flutter of the heart of my pup’s heartbeat. As I was still thankful to moon goddess for keeping my pup alive, I noticed a figure moving around the hut, and I sharply became alerted.The door pushed open and an old is standing right in front of me.“Shenaya, you are awake” She said with complete glee in her eyesShenaya? How did she even know my