Ashley's POVIt was dawn and I did not have a good sleep. After Regan made love to me last night, I was spent but he did let me go. He held me close to his chest and apologized for hiding the truth from me. He said he was looking for the appropriate time to open up and he knew that I didn't love him so he was waiting for a miracle to happen. When he said that, he kissed my stomach and I knew what he meant…He told me all about himself. All that had befallen him since the death of his parents. How he was treated and relegated by other Princes and the King. He also told me about the Sect that helped him and kept him alive. He made me see reasons why he had to pretend to be lame. If they knew that he had no issues, he would have been killed.He also told me how the Dowager got rid of his men. He told me about Adrian, his shadow guard and how he had served him since he was 10 years old. I marveled at his loyalty and I remembered Rossi. I just trusted that Asher would not hurt her. Othe
Ashley's POV Watching Maya leave made me feel at ease. Although I knew that it wasn't the end it was good to know that she wasn't in the same chamber with me.I marched into my room and locked myself in, I felt bored, I wasn't used to such idleness.I did not know why I dropped out of the game easily. And here I am like a mouse in hiding. Well, I was boxed into a corner by the Princes. It was obvious that both of them wanted me to leave the Sect.I decided to engage my mind. I had thought I would attend the next meeting and made my mind known to Asher. I never knew the two traitors were deciding to pull me out of the picture.I knew this sounded selfish but I have been sentimental since I heard about Regan's story. I just wish Asher could let Regan have the throne. To me, Regan seemed worthy.The single decision he made to step down made it obvious that he deserved the throne. He considered the bond between him and Asher, which I wasn't sure Asher would have considered if Regan had p
Asher's povI stayed in my room feeling bitter. I hated myself for what I just did. I knew Ashley wasn't like what I had called her. She was opposite, crazy, sacrificial without expecting anything in return, but her request this time was a slap on my face, I did not expect it.It was like she blew me right in my face. How could she harbor such thought?Regan stepped down willfully, I did not coerce him, he did it becsuse he wanted the best result. Who the hell is she to meddle in our affairs?I knew she would She talk Regan back into it. I would watch out for it and prepare enearstly for a backlash.Slowly I rose to my feet and returned to see her. Seeing her could make me forget the whole thing.Walking into the room, I saw her pacing up and down, the room."My Prince," she greeted, bowing her head."How are you now?" I asked, lifting up her chin. My eyes burrowed in a frown, she looked butter and I wondered if her bleeding has increased again."How are you feeling? Are you…""Did Pr
Regan's POV "I will be going out today, I hope you won't feel lonely," I said to Ashley after breakfast. "Of course, it is boring in here," she pouted."I will be back in no time," I said and kissed her on the lips before she could say another word."Stay out of trouble. You know what I am talking about. Avoid Maya, the Dowager and others… just stay in my chambers, okay? Bare with me we would be free after Asher claims the throne," I added and limped out with my crutches.I headed down to my study and after waiting for a few minutes, Adrian and Regan appeared before me."That was crazy!!!" Asher yelled and I smiled."Regan, we should act fast! Last night I got some brutes through a third party to spy on the Dowager and the King, they all tuned up dead! I asked some of the Dowager's guards and they said there was no scuffle in the middle of the night, the same goes for the palace guards… they are silent because they are cooking uo something." Asher said."Yes, the Dowager has those wi
Regan's POVAs the day drew nigh, our preparation heightened, we were gradually drawing closer to the beginning of the end. The end of King Muna and the Dowager's reign. Day by day, we sent our men who possessed supernatural abilities to spy on the Dowager and the king, Adrian alongside the two new men. But they found nothing, they came bearing the same news every day that there was nothing unusual going on with the Dowager's and the King's chambers It was a strategy and we were not gullible not to know that they were making plans and having meetings outside the palace. We intensified our plans each day and we were always ready.Ashley was doing fine. She had been yielding to me. She was carrying our pup and I loved her so much. And Asher? He found love amidst the chaos. He wasn't into women and I had been concerned about that aspect of his life. I was taken by surprise when I realised that it was Rossi, Ashley's friend. He loved her so much. When I saw the passion between them my f
Adrian's PovI was clad in soft clothing but underneath was an impenetrable vest, it was part of the weapons we accrued from the human world. The thirty of us were all dressed in such a deceptive manner. Prince Regan and Prince Asher, inclusive. The only person different from us was Natasha. Yes, I didn't want to involve her in this but I had no option. We needed to break the seal and she had to help us.The two other guys who had supernatural abilities, Joan and Rex, together with Nat and I stood in a circle and held our hands. We remained there waiting until we confirmed that our enemies were all gathered at their meeting place. Fortunately, the king, the Dowager and Prince Adams were in attendance.We had split up and were concealed in two different locations, both locations were close to our enemies' hideout. The closest location had almost all of our men and Prince Asher was with them.Only the four of us who wanted to break the seal and Prince Regan were in the second location.W
Asher's POVWe had our munitions so we couldn't teleport back to the palace. As we marched down, we fought many enemies who were lying in wait for us. Some of King Muna's soldiers had spread out while the whole army was waiting to take us out at the palace.We were just a stone's throw from the palace when they came at us. Bullets and arrows were fired sporadically. We shielded ourselves and after the recklessness simmered down, I addressed the soldiers."The commander of the war, King Muna, is dead. He has already been taken down. It's to your advantage that you retreat and surrender. If you do, you will all be spared. It's…" I was still addressing the soldiers when my brother, Prince Adams fired sporadically. One of the bullets struck Regan and he fell, groaning in pain.My heart skipped a beat but thank goodness he was wearing the vest. "King Muna might have been killed, but here I am! Your new king! Your new master!" Adams declared and some faction of the army whom he had won ove
Ashley's POVIt's been a few weeks now and I haven't heard from the palace. I tried my best to avoid my family while I stayed at the Moonlight Pack. I spent most of the time with Logan in his chambers. Reuniting with him made me remember Allen.While Rossi returned to be with Prince Asher at the palace, Prince Regan didn't ask for me. He was still angry that I killed his ex-wife who was carrying a bastard child.The throne of Colleen's Alpha King was left empty while the remnant tried to restore order. Adrian visited me almost every day, giving me updates. There was an ongoing massacre. It was brutal but it couldn't be helped. Prince Asher was going about killing all the remnants of soldiers. Including those who teamed up with him during the war. He wanted to build a new army and he couldn't trust them. When the cleansing was done, he formed a new army from the remaining men who were loyal to the strikers sect and he sent the Dowager into exile. It was a great reformation but we wer
EpilogueAdrian's POVI became King Regan's personal guard. I had a chamber to myself in the palace and I began to live in a house like a normal person. I could say that I had all that I wanted but no, something was missing. I had an argument with Natasha and she left me. It was on the day when we conquered King Muna and the Dowerga. When I returned home, Nat was mad at me. She wanted us to get rid of the Dowerga, it was her revenge. I told her that I had no influence over the Dowerga's fate. Whether she dies or lives was not my decision to make. We couldn't kill her during the shootout and after it all when her grandson, Prince Asher wanted to kill her, but My Lord, King Regan, pleaded on her behalf and sent her to exile instead.Nat wasn't satisfied she wanted the Dowerga dead and wanted me to help her or she would do it by herself. I was in a fix. I understood that she wanted revenge but I couldn't go against my master. His wish is my command. I forbade Natasha from doing somethi
Ashley's POVI knew my chance of survival was slim and I felt accomplished even in death. My mission was accomplished. I was able to inform them about my pups and I was able to see Regan. The look in his eyes when he held me... It was enough for me. I would take it to the afterlife.I wasn't willing to come around. I wasn't ready to face the truth about why the king didn't search me, I wasn't ready to know all that he had with Becca. The last memory of the shock and love in his eyes when he held me was enough for me. Therefore, when I opened my eyes I was sure I was in the afterlife. I did not know how many days I had spent on the borderline between the living and the dead, but I was certain of where I was.I was in an empty room and I was the only one there. I'm free, I smiled and looked around carefully. It felt like I was back in Prince Regan's chambers and in the bedroom that we shared when I was with him.I felt light and I thought I was on my feet. At a closer look, I realised
Regan's POV "Ashley!!!" I yelled but she blacked out. Without thinking, I took to my heels and raced down to the clinic with Ashley in my arms. The royal physician took charge. He put everything on hold to attend to her. I couldn't stay still. I paced the waiting room restlessly, waiting for a report. I couldn't fathom what happened to her, but all I prayed for was that she wasn't beyond saving.Asher was with me and in no time Adrian joined us too. When the head physician came to give his report, Asher was nowhere to be found."I'm sorry, My King…." The physician said and I stopped him. "If she dies, you die too," I said grumpily."Adrian… Can you do something? Can you save the day?" I requested."I don't know…. I have to see her condition first," Adrian replied."One thing… it seemed that she just gave birth," the physician said."Yeah… that should be it…" I responded as I remembered what Ashley said earlier about Becca and her mother taking her pups. What the heck is going on?R
Ashley's POV The journey was indeed hectic but it was worth it. Even if I died, I needed to know that my pups were taken to their father, even if the truth about their mother would be gone with me. I needed to know why all that I had believed turned out to be lies. I needed to know why my own abandoned me and Regan. I wanted to see the look on his face when he beheld me as stands with his new Luna, Becca.Stanley didn't mind the blood and all. He held me in his arms and kept speaking comforting words to me all through the way.He apologized for his misdeeds and told me that Becca left him. He said Becca left him immediately when Prince Regan became the Alpha King. He said it was around the time that I went missing and before everyone knew it, Becca became pregnant by the King.My heart squeezed up in pain and I couldn't bear it anymore. Bitterness and resentment burned inside of me and I ordered Stanley to stop talking. The whole revelation was draining the little strength I had insi
The Moonlight Pack Logan's POVIt was a full moon and my wolf wanted to come out, but I was not in the mood. I sat down on my patio, resting.Tonight, all I could think about was Ashley, my ex-girlfriend. Something about the night made me remember her and that brought the case of Ashley Oscar to my mind. Well, she ditched everyone and no one knew of her whereabouts. It's been almost a year and was still missing.Memories came and I remembered all that we shared. I remembered Allen too, the time I spent loathing him and the short time we spent as friends. May his innocent soul rest in peace.I remained there thinking about a series of past events when one of my guards sought to speak with me. He whispered into my ears and my eyes widened.Stanley? Ashley Oscar's ex-mate? What the heck is he doing here? He was the last person I wanted to see. Whatever it was, I didn't turn him away. I allowed him into my presence but treated me like the thrash that he was."What the heck is this?" I gl
A Few Months LaterAshley's POV The pain of abandonment hit me like a typhoon and I loathed in pain and resentment until I couldn't anymore. My Stepmom treated me as she deemed fit. Sometimes she acted so nice and all and sometimes she was like a demon. Although I didn't know what was going on with Becca, she never showed up again. I knew that my Stepmom's mood swings had something to do with whatever was going on with her daughter.When it was time, I had my pups. They were a pair of identical twins. The process was excruciating and I almost lost my life. The wolfsbane interfered with the delivery and until every single one of it was cleaned up, I couldn't bring forth my pups.In the end, I realized that no one really cared. I was all alone and it was the scary truth. Two days after I had my pups, they were taken away from me and I understood my Stepmom's game. She let live to take my pups for her daughter. Does that mean that Becca's seduction of Regan succeeded? I couldn't beli
Regan's POVI was losing my mind and I knew it. I had joined the guards and tore down unfamiliar paths in Colleen looking for Ashley, but there was no sign of her. I even went to see the Dowager, but she knew nothing about her disappearance. It was becoming easy to assume that if Ashly was still alive, she left of her own accord and did not want to be found. But she was carrying my pup, she wouldn't do that.Adrian had visited on different occasions but he came with the same testimony. He couldn't find her nor connect to her. His explanation was simple. He said she was possibly being held by someone with higher supernatural abilities than him. He also suggested that she could be confined with wolfsbane or possibly dead. The last statement almost cost him his head.I was unstable and didn't fit in as a King. Ashley's disappearance was a colossal loss, it affected everything about me. Although I occupied the throne and I was officially the King, it was my right-hand man, Asher, who mad
Regan's POVWaking up at dawn, I realised that I slept all through the night. It was unusual, I wasn't a heavy sleeper and with Ashley's disappearance, my sleep had been lighter.The most alarming thing was that I slept naked. As if that wasn't enough, I felt something soft in my arms, it felt like the body of a woman. What the heck! What have I done? Ashley was still missing.The memory of the previous night came in flashes. I remembered the hotness and the uncontrollable urge for sex. But I didn't call the girls. Who the heck is this? I asked as I flipped on the lamp.The dim room came alive and I saw the woman cuddled up and naked on my bed. It was Becca, Ashley's sister. My body vibrated in rage as I remembered partially, all that I did to her. I mistook her for Ashley! Oh my God! How the heck did she get in here? She even used drugs on me to make me have sex with her. I was sure of it. What I felt the previous night wasn't natural.unable to control my anger, I flung her off the
Regan POV"We will find her," Adrian and Asher assured me for the umpteenth time, but I wasn't convinced. Yeah, Ashley was stubborn and bent in her own ways. But I saw the look in her eyes when I told her to go to my chambers. I saw the remorse in her eyes which tells me that She would want to please me first even if it meant she would defy my orders the next hundred times.I had the guards comb through the palace but she wasn't there. Rossi didn't know either. I had sent messages to her Pack and family, I needed to know if she was with them.Adrian had also tried to look for her. He tried to locate her with his supernatural abilities but he couldn't connect to her. Everyone told me all is fine but I didn't buy it. There was this longing feeling and I just couldn't help but think that something was wrong.I dozed myself with drinks late into the night until Asher came to see me. He took away my drink and berated me."Common Regan, you are the king now. Stop acting indecently…" "The