Chapter 32Selena's POV If Cecelia was shocked by my sudden visit, she didn't show it. She had been sitting on the couch, silently sipping from a cup of goddess knows what, legs crossed and a nonchalant air around her. "I need to speak to you", I hated the desperation in my voice but I prayed it would grant me some emotional pass. Cecelia looked impatient but waved me on. "Talk and fast""Did you tell Asher about Axel and I?", my eyes scanned the room, hoping there was no one watching or listening in on our exchange. "What's it to you? Huh?", she rolled her eyes in annoyance. "You were acting all high and mighty, and went as far as convincing the Alpha to threaten me", she scoffed. "You really are something else""Don't bring Axel into this", I cautioned. "Tell me, Selena", she leaned forward conspiratorially. "What in the goddess name did you do to have such an effect on him?", she asked. "I don't know what you're talking about", I folded my arms defensively. "Do not mention an
Chapter 33Unknown POVEthan could feel his plan slowly coming together. There were some things he still had no idea on, like Selena's room and possible escape routes just in case of an unexpected event. But his father is an Alpha so he had a chance to know all that if he simply asked. He would go to the Night Reapers pack house, a few days from now, and by the time he was done with a tour of the place, it'd be easier to take Selena out of the house. The excitement bubbled through him, causing his smile to widen. He cocked his head, staring at the carefully constructed chart on the pinboard in his room. It had everything he planned, right down to the house he arranged for him and Selena when they left Shadowsvale. He would soon be reunited with his one true love. A knock on the door pulled him from his reverie. It was his elder brother. "Come down, Ethan", he called out. "Dad wants to see us both""I'll be right there", he replied, listening to the sound of his brother's fading fo
Chapter 34Unknown POV Elsa trailed secretly after an unsuspecting Ethan. He had unknowingly led her to the pack house that Selena was currently residing in. Ethan had resolved in his heart to strike now rather than later. He came the previous day to familiarize himself with the house and without looking at a map, he was certain he could find Selena's room with his eyes closed. Elsa had thought long and hard about what to do to stop Ethan from leaving with Selena but nothing tangible came to mind. She had found it difficult to fall asleep that night as thoughts overwhelmed her and the craziest nightmares haunted her. It was already dawn before she realized it, and still, a plan was not in place. Elsa decided to go with the flow. She'd follow Ethan to the Night Reapers pack house and know what to do when she finally gets there. Now, the two stood in front of the looming mansion, Elsa a bit farther behind. Ethan began his walk, pleasantly waving at everyone whom he crossed paths w
Chapter 35Selena's POV "Selena?"I instantly recognized that voice even without seeing the source. The same voice had made most of my life a living nightmare and caused the most unbearable pain to me. Axel's voice over the phone was nothing more than background noise as I froze, dreading the hurt that I would feel the moment I turned. Elsa still looked the same, especially the devilish glint in her eyes that indicated the beginning of something crazy. I couldn't help but be taken back to that night, the night where I felt like everything I held precious had been snatched right from my hands. Snatched by another who had it all."What...", I trailed off. I could see the smirk that now decorated Elsa's face. She was silently taunting me, knowing the effect her presence had on me."What are you doing here?", I finally spoke out, watching her cautiously. "Didn't you miss me, Selena?", Elsa asked. She moved closer, her heels now clacking against the marble floor. It hurt my ears, the
Chapter 36Selena POV Elsa temporarily stopped her attacks, taken aback by my sudden agility. "What?"I wasted no time, running to her with a growl. The adrenaline woke my wolf as I felt her stir. For omegas, it was difficult to transform until the situation was dire like if I was on the brink of death. Now, I could feel a strange tingling sensation in my bones before I heard cracking. I was transforming to my wolf form?My skin itched and burned, and soon, I was covered in white fur. Elsa looked like she had seen a ghost. She recovered quickly though, transforming to a brown wolf. Her yellow wolf eyes revealed as much as her human eyes showed. The hot glare. Elsa attacked blindly first, simply leaping in my direction as I sidestepped her quickly. She snapped on thin air, landing effortlessly on her paws. Growling, she made another move to attack but I simply avoided it as easily. My sudden abilities surprised me. I could never outrun or maneuver through Elsa's attacks back home
Chapter 37Selena's POV Gretchen threw orders at me as I punched the bag violently. Sweet beaded my forehead, my bones groaned and my muscles hurt, still I couldn't stop. After the events of the previous day, my mind had been filled with different thoughts. I was scared, to be honest concerning what Axel might discover. "Stop", Gretchen ordered, forcing me to halt my assault on the punching bag. "What's wrong?", I panted out, attempting to even my breathing. "You're not focused, Selena", she frowned. After weeks of trailing after Gretchen like some lost puppy, she reluctantly agreed to train me, not due to my persistence but because my constant invasion of her space was slowly driving her to the brink of insanity. "I'm sorry", I apologized. "There's just been so much going on in my head""Then get your head straight. I can't keep training you if you aren't ready"Nodding, I took a large gulp of water before dabbing the sweat that had gathered on my forehead. "I'm ready", I poi
Chapter 38Unknown POV Ethan threw a punch to the mirror, hearing the satisfying crunch of bone and the shattering of glass. He took deep breaths, attempting to calm his heart from racing due to the anger. Elsa had ruined it all. That was supposed to be the perfect time to take Selena away from that rotten place but Elsa just had to spoil his plans. His bursted knuckles had shards of glasses embedded in his skin as blood dripped down and unto the white tiled floor but he could barely register the pain. His image was distorted as he stared into the cracked mirror now decorated with splashes of blood. He needed to think of something fast. Ethan growled, rubbing his face in frustration. There would be another time. He knew that. Another opportunity would present itself and he'd be ready when it did. **Elsa sighed, straightening herself from the large bed. She imagined Selena living in such luxury and that further angered her. Even her room wasn't half the size of this place and h
Chapter 39Selena's POV I made my way to Axel's room. It was almost a week now and Elsa was still in the pack house, strutting everywhere like she owned the place. It grew more upsetting when it was impossible to avoid her as I kept meeting her at every damn turn. Seeing Axel's face would calm my anger by a whooping eighty percent. He always had the most logical thing to say to me, always doing an amazing job in keeping my anger at bay, hence the reason why I was marching to him like the mad hatter.I didn't bother knocking, instead I pushed open the door, barging in. "Hey Axel", I began even before seeing him. He wasn't on the bed but movements on the couch caught my attention. I turned, feeling all the blood drain from my face.Elsa was straddling Axel whose face was away from my line of sight. He was shirtless but I didn't bother checking if he was also naked from his waist down. His hand clutched Elsa's bra strap as a smirk played on her lips. Elsa's eyes caught mine but she di
Chapter 140 Axel's POV I walked out of the pack house and into the expanse of land now littered with my pack members. They were in little groups, talking amongst themselves in hushed whispers. When they noticed my presence, they immediately fell silent, looking up at me with expectant faces. The last time I stood before them, we were on the verge of making the most important decision of the pack. I've never felt so much appreciation for that day than at this point. More and more werewolves gathered and I leapt onto the elevated stage, facing them. "Night Reapers, it has come to my notice that the pack, Blood Red, has fallen." The whispers rose once more and with a lift of my hand, they were silenced. "You've seen the commotion outside the gates. Those are from the survivors of the pack. They've come to us for help", I paused, surprised that no one said a word. "Now, I bring the decision to your table. What do we do?" The question spurred them into action, some yelled that
Chapter 139 Selena's POV It took two months and five days before we heard any news about the packs. Technically, we heard news of progression and the added advantages the alliance offered to those packs, virtually every Alpha was involved except ours. As far as I was concerned, we were officially cut off. The strategy put in place by Axel worked. We had food, water and basically everything we needed within the pack. It made things considerably easier. No one complained and as days passed, more werewolves came forward as volunteers. Soon, we extended our little plan in agriculture to other aspects, like furniture making, fabric design and then, no distant time I was setting we were making waves. Orion and Zephyr were growing up quickly. Werewolves always had a weird aging style. We grow up quickly, then remain almost dormant before we begin aging slowly. Lily's presence was difficult to come by. She was mostly invested in Blake and I'd be honest when I say that their relati
Chapter 138Selena's POV I took three large gulps of air, like it would be my last moment of peace. Today was the day we were expecting the Alphas and to say the atmosphere was more than tense was an understatement. Axel had come clean to the pack, revealing the details of the visit to every member. He also told them about his decision and gave everyone the chance to either counter his decision or agree with him.Most of them agreed, the few that thought it was reckless were soon convinced that Axel was making the right choice. He gave them his reasons. Then, the topic of how we were going to generate incomes for ourselves even after we cut ourselves off from the other packs arose and Axel gave them the stellar idea on agriculture. The farmers came forward, pledging to give their all while some volunteered to help. By the time dawn broke, we were prepared. As prepared as we could be. "You ready?"
Chapter 137Selena's POV Lily looked like she'd throw up anytime soon while I was simply too stunned to say a word. "Isn't that poisonous?"Lily asked no one in particular, her eyes still fixed on the frog. "I don't think so", Orion answered, inspecting the frog. It was a miracle it hadn't leaped out of his hand and to an unlucky person's face. "Can you let it go, honey?", I coaxed. Orion stared at me with a sad look. "But why?", he whined. "It can be my pet."Except, werewolves don't keep pets. Our wolves were like pets, but on a way deeper level. It was part of us. "No. It can't."We were in a staring contest for at least thirty seconds before he finally gave in. "Whatever", he tossed the frog aside and it landed right on Lily's lap. Before I could react, Lily let out a loud scream. It echoed throughout the clearing and was just about to tear my sensitive eardrums.
Chapter 136Selena's POV For the next few days, we ignored everything. Axel and I focused on nothing else but ourselves and the kids. We had a family day out, of course Blake and Lily decided to tag along and we held a little picnic just for ourselves. Truth was, it was inevitable that Axel would have to give his reply concerning the alliance bug for now, it felt much better to simply live in our own bubble. Orion and Zephyr were bickering on the color of the sky while I lay on the blanket, my eyes shut as I basked in the warm sun. "I can't believe you", Lily was speaking, throwing a punch at Blake. I could tell when he muttered a low 'ouch'."It's serious though", Blake was trying to say. I had tuned out of most of the conversation and the one I had managed to catch snippets of didn't make any sense. I pried my eyelids open, scanning for Axel as he had been awfully quiet. His back was turned to
Chapter 135 Selena's POV "What?", I echoed, the sound loud enough that it bounced off all the walls. "An alliance?" Axel expected my reaction as he barely even reacted to my shrill. I'm certain I had alerted at least half of the staff members. "I thought so too", Axel stated blandly. I rifled through my head, searching for anything that made sense. An alliance between werewolves is nearly impossible, if not completely. That's the reason why it didn't happen, ever. It was way too risky and if not careful could cause war between packs. If Alpha Boris was proposing an alliance and the rest of the Alphas agreed with him, he was either very stupid or desperate. But, what for? "An alliance is...impossible." "I thought so too", he echoed, and I threw him a glare. "Are you even listening?", I asked. "Yes." But I co
Chapter 134Selena's POV The pack gates creaked open, revealing a number of stern faced and cold gazes of the Alphas. Their eyes scanned the crowd for a few seconds before they resumed their walk, soon standing in front of Axel and I.If Axel felt nervous, he didn't show it. His face was set in a stiff position as he watched them in return."What a pleasant surprise", he stated, his voice anything but pleasant or surprised. One of the Alphas chuckled, his eyes twinkling in amusement. "Thank you, Alpha Axel", he bowed, a motion which can barely be considered a bow but sufficient enough to pass as one. "What brings you here?", Axel asked, his brows creased as he stared at them all. "I wasn't aware of your visit.""And yet...", the werewolf gestured around him. "There's an entire group waiting.""Information tends to reach us quickly."The werewolf seemed more amused than offended as
Chapter 133Selena's POV "It's not what you think", I pointed out but Lily's amusement poured from her very pores as she stared innocently at Blake. Blake walked slowly into the room, his eyes darting from Lily to me, eyes narrowed. "Uhun", he answered under his breath.I threw a stern glare as Lily let out a muffled laugh and that seemed enough to cause her to straighten up. "Selena's right. I was just being silly. Before Blake could answer, we heard the shuffling of feet outside the door but the thing is, there was more to it than just the occasional movement. They seemed more than panicked. Lily, Blake and I exchanged confused looks before we hopped up, rushing towards the door. My mind drifted to the kids first, knowing Axel would be able to take care of himself. "What's happening?"Blake asked a maid rushing away but she seemed to be too much in her panicked state to realize who was
Chapter 132Selena's POV "Unfortunately, I'm not you", I glared. "Even though I wish with everything in me that I was."Axel's hand was entwined with mine, his thumb tracing lazy circles on it. "I hate you. So much. And I hope you'll suffer for as long as possible for the penance of your wickedness. I hope the world becomes a living hell for you and I hope you never find peace."The cell door creaked open, and my stepmother stepped out, her lips and brows turned down and her neck bent. "Forg...""Letting you go doesn't mean I think of you in a better light than I used to. But, you staying here will just mean you're a part of my life. I don't like that thought."She didn't make a move to say a word which contrasted to the manner which she had used to cut me off whenever I had something to say I'm the past. The cell holding my stepfather opened next. He looked like he had aged a century from