Chapter oneMaeve"You're getting married, Hazel." I heard my mom say to Hazel as I was scrubbing the floor. I looked up to where they were seated on the couches and Hazel had an amused look on her face. My parents didn't look like they were joking one bit."You're kidding, right?" She asked them, laughing awkwardly."No, we're not." My dad spoke up. "You're getting married to the son of the Alpha of the Blood Moon pack."My parents were the Alpha and Luna of Gold Mine pack, one of the biggest in the country. I knew the reason they were doing it were political. "What do you mean? How could you just say that all of a sudden with out informing me prior to this?" Hazel's face was really funny to look at because she looked dumb when she was confused."It was a decision made for the good of both packs and for your own good." "How is this for my own good? I really don't care about the good of the pack, so why should that be my problem." Hazel's voice got louder."We're only doing what's
Chapter twoMaeveI stood there frozen with shock as the car approached me. Lila and Freya were screaming at the top of their lungs for me to get out of the way, but it was like my feet were glued to the ground. My heart is beating so loud that I can hardly hear anything over it.Am I really going to die?If I died would mom and dad and Hazel miss me if I'm gone? Maybe it was finally time to get away from all the pain and suffering.I somehow came to terms with my fate as I waited for the car to run me over, but it never happened. The car came to a hard stop just few inches in front of me, the brakes screeching and the tires crying. I let out a breath I didn't know that I was holding before I fell to the ground, the shock making my knees weak.Lila and Freya ran to me, shouting and crying as they hugged me. I still couldn't say anything because I was still in shock. They helped me up to my feet and walked me to the side walk to sit there so that I could calm down. I took deep breaths
Chapter three MaeveRealization did not dawn on me at what my father had said, till my mother repeated it."You want Maeve to replace Hazel? How do we pull that off?" My mother asked, not worried about the suggestion itself, but about how we would be able to pull it off with out getting caught.I watched the both of them as they discussed amongst themselves like I was not even there with an incredulous look on my face. "Stop!" I shouted at them for the first time ever, interrupting their conversation. The looks on their faces showed that they were shocked by my outburst."What do you mean I'll take Hazel's place? I can't do that. You were going to force Hazel, but now she's gone and now you want to force me?" I scoffed in disbelief. "I'm sorry but I'm not going to do that.""You think you have a choice in this? You are a slave in this house, and you will do as we say." My mother sneered at me. "You either do as we say, or we will make your life so much of a living hell that you'd ra
Chapter fourMaeveI stared at him, shocked to see him standing in the place where the Blood Moon pack next Alpha was supposed to be standing. When he looked up to see me too, his eyes widened, also surprised. My father places my hand in his and we both walked forward to stand in front of the pack priestess. I stared at him as the pack priestess started to speak. He seemed to be a nice person the last time we spoke, maybe he would not be as bad as I thought he would. At least even if I was forced to marry him, his handsomeness was my compensation. The joining went on and the pack priestess had us read out our vows to each other and take the mandatory wedding drink for all married couples and we were finally married. This was where I found out that his name was Arthur. I noticed something through out the duration of the wedding. Arthur wasn't mean and didn't ignore me, but he also never spoke to me first. He always gazed away from me even when we were taking the vows.I was on my wa
Chapter fiveMaeveIt had been months since I married Arthur and moved into the Blood Moon pack house. I had never loved such a luxurious life before. I got everything I wanted when I wanted it, I never had to do any work because there were always people to do it for me. The best part of it all was that Arthur treated me with respect and cordiality. We had just decided to try to live peacefully. He was as friendly as he could be and talked to me and took me out whenever he could. Even though I didn't love Arthur, I had taken a liking to him. Any normal person would. He was kind and handsome and rich. He provided for my needs without any problems. But even though he did all these things, I knew his heart was not with me. He sometimes went out and wouldn't return till the next day. He was already so nice to me, so I didn't want to push my luck by asking questions that didn't concern me.The Alpha of the Blood Moon pack, Kevin was also a very nice man. He treated me like his own daught
Chapter sixArthurZoey sat right in front of me on the bed, pouting with her hands crossed over her chest. I laughed as I watched her, finding her angry face cute. I moved from my place on the chair and went to sit beside her on the bed.I hugged her to my side trying to comfort her and make her happy again, but she shrugged my hand off her shoulder. I put my hand back on her shoulder, but she shrugged it off again."Oh, come on Zoe. How long do you want me to keep apologizing to you? You know it wasn't my fault that I got married to someone else." I moved closer to her so that there was no space between us."Don't talk to me. That's not why I'm angry right now. I'm still angry about that, but that's not the reason right now." She said looking away."Okay, so what is the reason?" I asked, turning her around to face me."You told me that you wouldn't waste time in divorcing her, but till now you're still with her. I should have known you were just bluffing when you said that." "I was
Chapter sevenMaeveI stared at Arthur, wondering if he was just joking or if he was being serious. He sat in front of me on the chair and I really couldn't tell what was going on in his mind. He looked serious, but at the same time, he didn't seem sure of himself. I looked at him for a while before speaking."What do you mean, Arthur?" I frowned. "I really don't understand what you're saying." Arthur sighed as he stood up from the chair, running his fingers through his hair."I really don't know, Hazel. This marriage was forced on me. It isn't what I want for myself. Before I got married to you, I was dating someone that I love very much, and I am not ready to leave them for any reason." I stared at him in disbelief."You seemed to have forgotten that this marriage was forced on me too. You're not the only one in the situation, so you don't get to choose what I do and what I don't." I said, still calm. "For crying out loud, Arthur. Are you even thinking?" "I am, Hazel. All I know
Chapter eightMaeveThe Silver Stone pack had been preparing for the annual celebration of the Moon goddess for a while and everyone was excited about it. The whole pack had been decorated and the place looked really beautiful.I was excited for the ceremony because there was going to be a lot of food and drinks. Alpha Damien had made sure the ceremony would be the best of it's kind.As for Arthur, he had been avoiding me since the argument we had the other day and I had absolutely no problem with it, as long as he didn't go through with what he said, them we would have no problems. Through out the preparation process, I had noticed a particular woman hovering around him, so I could quickly tell that she was the girl he had been talking about. I pretended to be nonchalant about it whenever he was around, but what he had said really hurt me. It hurt to think that I was the only one that had started falling in love. Yeah, I finally said it. I had finally said it. I had been denying i
Epilogue: A Promise Fulfilled - A Perspective from HazelThree years had swiftly passed since the emotional encounter with my sister Maeve, and life had taken a beautiful turn for Arthur, our twins, and me. The wounds of the past had healed, and our love had blossomed, creating a nurturing environment for our children, Luna and Orion.As the years went by, Arthur and I remained devoted to ensuring that our twins grew up in a home filled with love, respect, and understanding. Despite Orion not having a wolf, we never treated him differently from Luna. We celebrated their uniqueness and individuality, encouraging them to embrace their gifts and strengths wholeheartedly.Luna, with her silver eyes that mirrored her father's, displayed her leadership potential from an early age. She was wise beyond her years, often mediating between other children and solving disputes with a remarkable sense of fairness. Orion, on the other hand, had inherited my resilience and resourcefulness, often find
Maeve's pov sometimes it was strange the way life goes between out when I have been born my parents had yours initially assumed that I was going to be useless because I didn't have a wolf inside of me they thought that I would never be anything worthwhile and in the end of it all they gave all of your attention to my sister my twin sister was given the life that I always wanted and eventually she married the man that I always wanted the person that was my mate I thought that that will be the end for us forever that our relationship with dyed hair and we would never get to be together no matter what I did. now on this beautiful night we were getting officially bonded to be mates forever recognised by the park and I was also officially crowned as his lunar it made me feel so emotional I never thought that this day would never come I thought that it would only remain in my imagination for the rest of my life and then my sister will get everything that I deserved speaking of getting w
Arthur pov I told myself that there was no way I could possibly die here especially when the woman that I was trying so hard for the woman that have sacrificed so much for me will it take for me to come back the actual plan that we made was while the Savage king was out with one of his strongest soldiers to come after me she will be busy friend everybody else that had been increasing by him and it would be a violent takeover she will use her most loyal men that were tired of what the salvage think we're going to make this possible and since he was not allowed to manage it and nobody was expecting the attack. it would happened so smoothly that it will be like a wave that took over the entire place and swept away all the wickedness that I've been involved in it she told me that she had the documents that had all of the faces and the names of the alphas and the loan is that were involved along with incriminating evidence that would have all of them sent into whatever punishment they d
Hazel povby the time that I had woken up I was in an absolutely is wondering what had really happened to me I was trying to post by two pieces of my memories together and the next thing I knew I bumped my nose into a huge one but after a while I realised that there was not a word that has been planted on my bed but whether there was this handsome male figure that was so amazing to the touch and I looked up at him my eyes going wild with shock and surprise as you pull me closer with his hand on my waist and his eyes fixed on mine then he planted a kiss on my lips and wish me good morning. so many thoughts were spiralling through my mind and I wonder which one I was going to attend to first and convert into a question then he was running his fingers through my hair distracting me all the more I recognised him he was that Savage King the one that had to kiss me the first I'm thinking that it was my sister did it come all the way here thinking that I was also my sister as well? sudde
Arthur pov I thought that immediately after I won the final fight I will begin the part of the operation that she told me about but turns out that after winning the fight they were about three days filled with activities that I had to attend to it before I could be giving my final price and to see the truth I had not expected this but I guess I needed to recover if I was going to be finding myself in another 5 years that was also another reason why this opportunity was given to me and I decided not to waste it but it wasn't as if I had a lot of time to rest. I was escorted around all the sales and this time I was actually dressed up in clothes that looked decent and we're not like true love that had been converted into clothes that people were supposedly supposed to wear even though honestly they didn't even look good for rugs anymore I was passing by the cells and then I came to the cell that I was in previously I recognised it by the markings on the wall and more importantly tha
Hazel pov "You can't do this to me you can't do this to me you can-""I'm afraid that we have already done this to you," so it was just a regular morning and I got one of my usual visits from the council members I thought that we would go to the normal routine I will make them and eventually they will give me more time and extend the deadline like they had been doing for some time now but today seems to be very different not only did the alphas call but today also came with some of their healthy looking men and I was surprised wondering what all of this meant however I will soon not too surprised anymore as they began to pack my things out and threw them out of the packhouse. it was like a dream in my eyes you know it indeed was some kind of nightmare because this could not be happening to me of all people all of the servants and the guards that I treated like absolute trash while my husband was away were trying their best to hold the way their laughter as I was being disgraced fr
Mae's pov I invited him to sit next to me with a lump in my throat thinking that he was going to reject it was surprisingly enough he was able to drag his body over to me until we were sitting side-by-side to each other. I wanted to talk about what had happened before when he had been dragged out by way and then beaten up and what he had to say after all of that I could see the pin clearly reflected in his eyes and now I was staring at him.I remember when I first came across this managing my heart had been filled with spite and felt like he had a new kind of regret for everything that happened but after all the fights that he had been going through after all the time that had been by his side decided that it was finally time to forgive him. the man had already suffered enough and I recognise the other person that he had fought as his opponents today as the person that was also his inmate a man has not actually qualified all the way to the finals but when I had begged way to spar
Arthur pov even though it was an incredibly selfish wish of mine I wanted her to be the last thing I saw before I finally passed away I wanted to be able to look into her eyes the one that's reflected of the one of the woman I used to love before and then just at that moment when she will step back into mine. I felt like I will finally find some kind of peace that I had finally been punished enough to make up for all the things that I had not done for the woman I loved when she was still alive. but strangely enough instead of her to be looking at me with some kind of disgust as I was staring at her like that I saw her lips moving and when I followed you them for long enough I realise that she was actually calling out my name somehow that gave me a sudden burst of energy flooded into my body. I grabbed my friend's leg pulling into the ground he had not expected me to do that and so he didn't have a chance to counter attack infact before he could react his back was already to the gr
Arthur pov it was a little ironic that he was asking me the very same question that I wanted to ask myself as I was coming here but now that you had already asked me sit on a chair looking over to me like a king when the only King you was was a king of barbaric wolves that had abandoned their pride and their pack. "I am nothing more than a fighter to her…" I said feeling that it was the most normal answer I could give in this situation he had just thrown the question at me like a slap in the face and I was retracted back not knowing how to react I had to gather myself looking around in a room that was surprisingly filled with different things to get my interest for a while and make it less awkward for my eyes to be wandering around while I was speaking to him. "It is interesting that you say that you are just a fighter to her," he said to me as he payload his chain with the palm of his hand resting one of them on the arm of the chair that he sat on probably in his own eyes h