Ashley’s POV, My eyes fluttered open, and all I saw was darkness. My mouth was dry and my body was sore. A painful moan escaped my throat but couldn't escape from my chapped lips. I was weak and I could barely move. My vision was blurry and I blinked my eyes, repeatedly. Gradually, my vision became clear, but even at that, I couldn’t get a sense of anything. I was in a light plain gown, laying on something hard, perhaps a wooden bed. Attempting to adjust myself, I pricked my sore skin and moaned weakly.Immediately, someone dashed towards me and that was my father. ‘Ashley!”His gloomy eyes pierced into my soul as he whispered my name hoarsely. “Are you alright? Are you alright?” Anxiously he started checking me out, obviously relieved to see me awake. My gaze settled on my stepmother and beside her was Becca. They were both snarling at me which isn’t something new, but the new and puzzling question is 'what I’m doing here in a strange room? How did I end up here?'I gazed back
Ashley’s POV,It was a sunny morning. The rosy hues of the sun were seeping through the window. I had always hated mornings but today, I was terrified of it. I wondered what will become of me. "What exactly is my fate?" I questioned myself and tried to get through to Skylar, but she was mute. “Skylar?” I mumbled softly several times but she zoned me out and I needed no one to tell me she was angry. Sighing sadly, I looked over at Rossie who was sleeping awkwardly beside me. She was sitting on a pew, resting her head on my bed while her hair sprawled on her face. She was snoring heavily like the night was just starting. A chuckle broke out of my lips as I adjusted her properly. I felt bad for depriving her of her sleep last night. I had cried like a suckling toddler while she stuck by my side.For the next few moments, I got busy checking out my bruises. Different weird thoughts hit me as I trailed my fingers over the sores. The sores look no different from yesterday, it was st
My eyes adjusted to the sun as soon as I was out in the open. A crowd had gathered and they were waiting; waiting to scorn me.Yes, it is the trend in Moonlight Pack. Everyone is always on the lookout for the initiation, anytime anyone is demoted to a slave. This is a typical initiation. I had become a spectacle. The reality of my new status hit me hard as I stared into the mocking face of the crowd.Becca and her mother were at the forefront. My father was not in sight, Stanley wasn't in sight either, but I could feel his presence."Ahh!" I yelled as a whip descended on my shoulder. "Move!" One of the guards ordered and lashed me again. At the second whip, my dress tore exposing my flesh and a great part of my left breast.There was nothing to be ashamed of, Prince Regan already stripped me naked the previous day.My senses seemed to have become dull to pain. I was whipped at intervals and I barely felt the pain until I saw blood flowing down my dress."You look delicious, baby,"
Unknown PoV Given the number of Prince Adams' escorts, it was obvious that my scent wouldn't be made out. But my mission is one that I don't give chances. My Master's survival is the only reason for my existence. I hardly take on my wolf form but it seemed to be best suited for the mission at hand. With that thought, my transformation began. I shifted, and in no time I landed on my four limbs. My wolf was happy, I had deprived it of coming out on numerous occasions. This is because I needed to be alert. More than my wolf instincts, I needed my human instincts and perceptions to carry out my obligations. "I am sorry Sam," I said as usual but he was silent. With my cloaking technique, I concealed my scent. Not that my scent could be made out amidst the scent of almost thirty guards that were with the Prince, but like I've said, I don't give chances. With my cloaking ability, I locked my scent up within my body, it's one of my numerous supernatural abilities. Thinking about it, t
Ashley's POVI was still sleeping when my ears caught the sound of footsteps. My ears twitched and my eyes flung open. Without wasting time, I sprang to my feet taking on a defensive poise. One of my fists was drawn back and the other held a jaw bone tightly.I launched forward but my assailant dodged my attack, holding my wrists captive.I raised my leg to plunge a kick into his chest but then his face came into view, he was the guy from last night. My leg fell limply and he held my wrists tighter as I steadied my gait."Are you dumb? You almost got yourself killed! You should have talked!" I yelled and jerked my hands out of his hold.Hands in the air, he looked into my eyes and chuckled slightly before looking away."It's not funny… I mean, can't you talk? What you all know how to do is feast on others and ramble!" I yelled but he said nothing.I dropped back to my corner angrily and he maintained his position, a few steps away from me.He seemed to have been standing guard over m
Two days laterAshley's PovAlpha Simpson's guards took their position by my side, two guards on each side. They led me out of the clinic into the carriage waiting outside.I climbed into the carriage and took my seat, between guards. It was obvious that I was being escorted as an offender. I wondered where they were taking me but I did not dare to ask.The carriage passed through my father's apartment and I wish I could see him again. How I wished I had my freedom.I was surprised when we arrived at our destination, it was Alpha Simpson's residence. I never knew he would accept me into his residence.I got out of the carriage and I was led in by the guards. We were almost approaching the entrance when the guards suddenly halted, I did too.It was Alpha Simpson's eldest son, his aura was strong but not as strong as his father's and Prince Regan's. I bowed, likewise the guards."You! Lift your head!" He commanded and I knew the command was directed at me.Seeing my bruises-filled face
Ashley's POV "We can't get rid of her, she is one of Alpha Simpson's people." "What do you suggest that we do? We can't leave her to die here, let's take her to the clinic." "Clinic my foot! No way! If we do that, Alpha Simpson will get to know," someone panicked. "What a fool! Who knows she was going to do the washing after enduring such a beating." "Beating? Who beat her? Nobody touched her, understood!?" Someone yelled out loud. Their words sounded in my head while they deliberated on what to do with me. "Firstly, let's clean up her wounds, I have an idea," someone said and they gathered around me. They lifted me up and laid on something comfy. The smell of alcohol wafted into my nose, it was from the disinfectant. They cleaned up my wounds, washed my hair, and bathed me in the river. When they were done, they changed my clothes and laid me back on the bed. "She seems to have sustained some wounds before. If anything happens to her, nothing will look suspicious, nobody wil
Ashely's POV I was dragged towards the extreme end of the clinic and thrown into one of the rooms. The door was shut behind me, making me flinch. What the heck, I thought I was summoned by Alpha Simpson. He can't possibly be here. A putrid smell wafted into my nostrils and I wrung my nose. The air smelled complex but I wasn't in the shape to start analyzing the smell. The room was dark but thanks to my wolf eyes, I could see. I struggled to my feet and my gaze settled on the single bed in the room. That was when I realized that I wasn't alone. The hair on my body stood erect. With my gaze transfixed on the bed, I fell back to the floor. At a closer look, I realized that the person on the bed was motionless, he seemed to be a patient. I tried to rise to my feet but I couldn't. Fear and weariness had taken the best of me. I tried hard until I was able to stand. I let out shallow gasps as I stared back at the patient. Looking around the dark room, I swallowed the lump in my thro
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