Ashley's POVIt was the wee hours of the night. I was dressed to look light and ordinary. I had a few of my fighting gear tucked underneath my disguise. I might not need them but they might come in handy.Shawn was already waiting on the horse at the point of rendezvous. A faint smile painted his face and he dabbed his fingers over his lips as he sighted me.He rared the horse towards me and stretched his arm out. I scoffed and gripped his arm as he pulled me up on the horse. Without hesitation, he pulled the reins and the horse galloped away.The distance to the palace was far, but Shawn rode the horse like a maniac. We made it to the palace before Dawn."That was crazy!" I yelled. I dismounted from the horse, coughing hard."I feel like throwing up," I complained."Common, stop acting up. It's time to go. I will be waiting on the other side. Remember all that you learned. This is just a trial. You can't get caught," he said and I nodded my head as I started running.The palace layo
Regan's POV"What is that?" Asher's voice sounded behind me and I looked back. At that moment I lost sight of the suspicious soldier that I had commanded to stop.I heard a thud on the other side of the wall only to realize that the soldier had leaped over the palace wall.The guard who was pushing me ran after the soldier. He leaped over the wall in pursuit while Asher and I exchanged glances."It was a suspicious person," I replied to Asher."I was right about my suspicion. He just escaped," I added and my guard was back.He shook his head, "he is gone. He escaped on a horse, there was a rider too," he said."Really? That means it's not simple. The intrusion was planned," Asher and I responded in astonishment."Hey Adrian, are you there? If you are there, I need you to look into something for me. Someone disguised as a soldier just escaped through the west wing of the palace. He is wearing the soldier's uniform and he escaped on a horse with a rider. Can you track them down?" I mind
Adrian's POV If there was anything I hated, it was being in the dark. It's two weeks now and I still couldn't fathom all the strange events that were happening. I was struck hard in the face when I realized that my mortal enemy was my mate. It was a big blow. I had lived all my life embedded in work. I didn't usually think about having a mate or whatever… but whenever such luxury came to my mind I usually thought that the Moon Goddess would give me the best, that was if I ever had a mate. What a scary fate! I had to choose between my master and my mate. Well, I think I made my choice already. She knew our meeting place and I shouldn't let her live. But what did I do? I saved her. Knowing fully well that she was working with Dowager, my Master's greatest enemy. I hadn't had any trace of her since I left her at my thatched house. When I returned she had recovered and she was gone. I knew I was being used. Not knowing how she would strike, I canceled two subsequent meetings and I w
Ashley's POV "Stop!" I froze when Regan ordered. I have been trying to avoid him since we got in. If I should turn around, it would be my doom. I told myself as I remained rooted to a spot. My body shook in relief when he swayed his hand to show us out. The first hurdle was down. I didn't know how it worked out but after taking my shower with the girls, a soldier's uniform was left by the window for me. While other girls wore their panties perfectly, I stalled for time, battling with the g string panties that were provided. I didn't know that Prince Regan was into women too. Despite his lameness, he was despicable in all ways. He has a wife for goodness sake! "What are you doing? Hurry up and join others!" The maid who brought us in yelled. "I'm sorry ma'am… it's the panties…I can't seem to…" I acted clumsily trying to buy more time. One of my toes got stuck and I fell. "For Pete's sake! Who brought this swine here?" The maid yelled. "I am sorry, I'm sorry," I said repeated
Regan's POV "Get me the tenth girl!" I yelled angrily. "I am sorry, my Prince," she seemed to be running late," the maid in charge fidgeted. "Go and help her out!" I yelled impatiently and the maid rushed out, leaving the other girls. "Scram!" I yelled at the remaining girls and they scampered around for their clothes as they vanished out of my sight. I relaxed in my bed waiting for the girl's arrival. "Come in!!!" I yelled as I heard a faint knock on my door. My maid slipped in dragging her feet on the floor. She was all alone. "Where is the girl!?" I thundered looking behind her expectantly. "I am sorry, my Prince… she.. disappeared. She was taking too much time, so I left her behind to join us… but.." "What are you talking about!?" "Yes, my Prince. These are her clothes, but she is nowhere to be found." "Are you saying she ran away naked?" I demanded with red eyes. "I… I.. am sorry my Prince, I shouldn't have left her behind," she stuttered. "If you love your head, I d
Ashley's POV We galloped into the wild and there was no stop until we got back to our base. One thing I noticed on the way was that there were no traces of those who had gone before us. We dismounted from the horse and I burst into the cave. I was surprised to see that everyone was still seated. It was past Dawn and the day's meeting ought to have been brought to a close. Apart from that, there was a more pressing issue. I haven't seen the men who brought the weapons and the weapons too. Looking around in apprehension, I scanned the crowd and thundered, "Where are the goods? Where are Jim and Eden?" No one answered and I became more alarmed. "Were they caught on their way back?" I asked but no one said anything. "Can someone say something!?" I yelled frantically. "Fuck!" I yelled and turned around to storm out of the cave. I was going back in search of them. But Rocco and Shawn walked in, behind them was Zane. They walked in in a single file and each of them held different ar
Adrian's POVWhen I heard about the theft in the palace, I couldn't help but wonder. My mind went back to intrusion that occured the other day. It was safe to conclude that both were connected.The question is who is behind it? Well the answer wasn't far fetched. There were a few rebel groups still hanging out there. Most of them couldn't afford the cost of weapons and as it turned out, someone was desperate enough to steal from the armory.How porous was the palace security and how skilled was the thief? I asked myself as I and other members of the first responders got ready for the next meeting.We had made it mandatory to come earlier before everyone. We checked the surroundings and ensured that it was safe before others showed up for the meeting.Prince Regan had made me promise to bring him down for today's meeting but heavens know that I wouldn't do it. He complained that he was bored and all of that, he even lost the slut that was supposed to fill his fantasy amidst the chaos
Regan's POVI knew that it was an empty promise when Adrian promised that he would come to pick me up for the next meeting. And I told him point blank that if he doesn't show up, I would come to the meeting myself. He smirked, taking me for a joke.The day came and it was time to leave. I mind-linked him and just like I had thought, he refused to come and pick me up. I flared up and he was trying to give me reasons why I shouldn't show up when he was cut off abruptly. I thought he zoned out on me and I was determined to find my way out of the palace.I needed fresh air. I needed to be in a place where I am loved and accepted. I have been practically locked up in here like a rat.I had received a royal edict that forbade me from bringing girls to my chambers. Investigation about the identity of the girl that escaped in the morning of the theft was still ongoing. The Madame in charge of the girls did not Identity the lady. She claimed that she only provided nine girls, not ten. It wa
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