[ Celeste ]I clutched the hem of my dress tightly as I weakly padded my way behind two muscular men and Elena beside me. They were taking me to the Alpha Darius, my supposed mate whom I hadn’t seen since he left furiously after Julia ordered him to let me stay in the packhouse.He was going to decide my fate and I knew what it would be. No one wants a used woman, let alone the Alpha, the highest rank wolf.“Calm down, girl. You are looking like a lamb ready for slaughter. Alpha Darius won’t eat you. Well, he won’t mind eating you behind the four walls of his room.” Elena whispered the last line in my ear.My heart shook, those men could hear us. I paid no heed to her words and continued walking. The packhouse was a huge building which could shelter about a thousand wolf in the case of an emergency. No doubt, why they are the most powerful and feared pack.On the first floor, a large wooden door was pushed open by those men and immediately my mate’s scent lingered in the air taking K
[ Celeste ]I feel Darius’ body tensing up. I closed my eyes to let the tears of humiliation fall from my eyes. It was a harsh slap of my reality.“Watch your words, Alpha! Darius growled, his claws came out.I became panicked, it wasn’t Darius but his wolf who was getting madder by my father’s words for his mate. If he takes full control of Darius, there’d be left nothing for my visualization of what might happen here.So, having no other option, I grabbed his bicep and placed my shaking hand on his broad back to calm his wolf down. He stiffened under my touch. I felt a strong pull, a connection too intense to ignore. I felt tingles on my skin as my stomach flipped. A new wave of energy filled my weak body.“I see why this useless pest is very dear to you, Alpha.” My father smirked when he saw the closeness between us.I was red in embarrassment.“Alpha Paul, please leave. We do not want any violence here.” Beta Keith came forward to handle the situation.“If I say that I will be tak
[ Darius ]My paws hit the rocky, soft and muddy soil of the forest as I ran faster and faster to let go off the anger, the steam I had been feeling since Alpha Paul dropped a bomb over my head before leaving my pack. His revelation was a harsh slap on my face.I found a mate who was mated to another man in the past. It’s not I blame Celeste or the Goddess but another man had touched the woman who is supposed to be mine, it didn’t set well with me. So, in order to clear my mind, I left the packhouse and came for running in my wolf form.Beta Keith was right behind me, following me closely but gave me space to run alone. The sun had set, the thick forest was getting darker. I could smell the freshness of water stream and wind slowly picking up its speed.It is going to be a stormy night.My paws hit the rock and I stopped when the land ends on a cliff. The air brushed my face, my furs waved with them. I let out a howl. It echoed in the valley. My pack was right under my watch, peaceful
[ Celeste ]Fear and nervousness rippled through my body when I was told by Elena that I have to be present in front of Darius’ father, Desmond Lockwood. I had heard about him from my pack members. He was a very successful Alpha of his time and as ruthless as any other Alpha who wants to protect their territory at any cost.I stood before the former Alpha with my head down in respect. Julia, Elena and Darius’ Gamma Rafael were also present in the same room. They all were waiting for Darius to return who went to God knows where after my father left.Suddenly, his scent invaded the air in the room. I felt his presence in the room.“Darius, come inside. We were only waiting for you.” Desmond spoke in a deep and firm voice.“Yes, father.” Darius’ voice reached into my ears. He sounded very quiet and emotionless.“Is she your mate?” Desmond asked his son without beating around the bush.The whirlwind of emotions forced my tears to moist my eyes and for the first time, I dared to look at my
[ Celeste ]My hands were sweaty and my heartbeats were racing. The whole pack was gathered around the ring where I am supposed to fight the Gamma. They were all males and females of good physic, tall frames, toned bodies and beautiful features. They were hooting, looking all excited for a bloody fight. All wolves are same when it comes to violence, fighting and killing is our natural instinct.“Celeste, I am requesting you for the last time, please don’t do this stupidity to prove someone that you’ll be a good Luna. It is not always necessary to be a great warrior to become a good luna. Kindness, compassion and wisdom are equally important and I think you have these important traits.” Luna Julia said to me.I turned to face her and smiled, “If I die today, at least, my mate and these people think me as a brave wolf, Luna. I want to earn respect, only then I’ll be able to use my wisdom or other traits. I need your blessing.” I said.“My blessings are always with you. Please, protect y
[ Celeste ]When I slowly opened my eyes, I found myself laid on a hospital bed and an iv attached on my wrist. The beeping sound of monitor was the only source of killing the ghostly silence. I tried to shift a little but I felt a mild pain coursing through my whole body, especially my left calf. I remembered Gamma biting me on the spot.“Kyra, are you okay?” I asked my wolf in panic, it was one of the scariest experience for her as she mostly fought it.“Hmm, I am fine but I need rest.” She said in a tired voice and I felt relief. She was fine, that’s all matter for me.The door opened and I saw the same doctor along with Julia and Elena walked into the room.“I see you are already up.” Julia said walking up to me and touched my forehead.“Luna..” I tried to speak but my throat was sore and dry.“Shh…don’t need to say a word, Celeste. Just rest until you fully recover. You made me proud last night. No other girl is fit to be my son’s mate other than you.” She said with pride gleamin
[ Darius ]“Why are you avoiding her?”Keith’s question forced me to turn my head from the scenic natural beauty of the mountains to my Beta who is also my cousin and best friend.“Who says I am avoiding her. We have work to do. You know why we visited Alpha Alaric. You should spend less time with my mother and nosy maids in the packhouse. You sound like them.” I said again turning my attention on the mountains which looked serene bathed in sunlight.“Who said I was talking about Miss Miller. I meant Elena, the human. She has been calling you since last night.” He said and I squeezed my eyes.“I am busy and I don’t compromise with my work for anyone, you know this. I’m going to meet her anyways. In fact, we’ll part our ways once we reach at the pack’s border. You will go directly to the pack whereas I am going to see Elena. I miss her.” I said but I didn’t know why I felt l was trying to convince myself that I missed her.“Why are you doing this to Celeste? We all saw how you wanted t
[ Darius ]“What happened to her, Mom?” I quietly asked my mother who was looking inside the intensive care unit room where Celeste was laying.“I don’t know she was doing fine when she woke up in the morning. The doctor said that she is weak, her body needs rest to heal but it would be slow in your absence but we didn’t expect her condition to worsen all of a sudden. Her immune system is very weak but our concern is her wolf, it’s dying.” I said with a sob.I never saw my mother crying like this for someone who isn’t a family. She rarely shed tears. The last time I saw her crying, it was the day of my younger sister’s funeral. She died during a rogue attack, one of our maids was their spy who flew with my younger sister and next day, we found her dead body at our border.“Please, save her, Darius. Only your wolf can save her wolf from dying. They need their mate. She doesn’t have much time left. Please, don’t let your mate die or you won’t find someone like her again.” She said takin
[ Celeste ]Darius has decided to wedge a war against the Red Stone Pack.I am confident in Darius, the Red Stone Pack has no match with Darius and Black Shadow Pack but I have a deep intuition that this war will bring upsetting consequences. Jesper is provoking Darius means he has someone to back him.I hope the person is not Lucian because I don’t want Darius to put his life on jeopardy again.“What are you thinking?” Darius asked in my ear as he wrapped his arms around me from behind.“Nothing, just everything which happened recently. You tell me, what brings you here at this time?” I shrugged my shoulders, I couldn’t share my concerns with him when he is already dealing with a lot. I want to support him in everything.“Do I need a reason to meet my mate?” He caged me in his strong arms and pulled me closer. I placed my hands on his hard chest and felt how his heart was beating.“No, you don’t but right now, your Luna is on her job.” I said pointing my finger at the omegas, who wer
[ Darius ]“You must to give Celeste over to me.”As soon as these words, I was already on my fours, my skin was covered in fur and Knox could only see red. How could he mention my mate? I jumped into the river, splashing water in the river and soon I was face to face with Jesper who also shifted into his wolf form and now growling at me.He had brought it upon himself. I knocked him down on the ground and sank my claws deep in his flesh while he tried his best to fight back with me but he had no match with my strength.I was about to aim at his neck but Keith yanked me back.“Darius, don’t do this. He provoked you intentionally. That’s what Celeste warned you about.” He mind linked me because Knox had taken full control and he’d definitely kill him.I growled at his wolves and retreated.Shifting into my human form, I gave him a murderous glare and he smirked dusting off his body.“You can’t kill me, Darius. I know you are desperately dying to finish me. If you attack me again, you’l
[ Darius ]“He is here, Alpha. I can see nervousness and impatience in his actions. He has increased security on our borders as far as I can see and he is also approaching the stream with a dozen men.” Keith, who was keeping an eye on Jesper from a high cliff, mind linked me. We had arrived at our border with the Red Stone Pack.“Let him come with his full arm force, we’ll still have an upper hand on him.” I said with a smirk and comfortably sat down on the chair and enjoyed the view.Half an hour later, I heard the paws hitting the ground. I was also there with at least fifty wolves, all ready to slay on my one order but I believe in a peaceful initial negotiation before using any violence.Keith also returned and took his position beside me.“He is here.” He said with a smirk.The sun was slowly rising in the horizon, spreading its light on everything.“Alpha Darius Lockwood, good morning. It’s our pleasure to meet you after a very long time.” Jesper appeared on the other side of th
[ Celeste ]I tried to move in my sleep but I couldn’t as I felt a weight on my chest. I slowly opened my eyes and was surprised to see the most beautiful sight.Darius was sleeping soundly placing his head on my chest, his warm breath was falling on my bare skin and a smile made its way on my lips. I ran my fingers through his hairs. Last night was unexpected and dramatic for me.Darius didn’t only break his ties with his girlfriend but also confessed his love for me which came like a pure shock to me but my happiness had no bounds.I checked the time it was still early but he had to get up and leave for his meeting with Jesper which is my main concern. I don’t want them to clash. I know Jesper, he is smart at playing mind games and Darius easily gets hyper.I just hope everything goes well.“Darius, please wake up. It’s four.” I gently shook his but he groaned and buried his face in my neck while his hand tightly wrapped around my waist.“Darius, don’t complain later that I didn’t w
[ Celeste ]Emptiness and a numbing pain, that’s what I was feeling. The day passes in performing my duties but nights are the witness of my lonely and despaired life.I gazed out of the window of my room. The moon was shining in the sky, shedding its silver light on everything, the woods, mountains and the houses. I see families enjoying their time together.I wish to have a family. I wish to love them and take care of their needs. I wish for a house filled with their laughter, I wish to cook for them and we eat together.And it will always remain a dream.I am living in a packhouse with a hundred other people. I don’t live with my mate in his room but in a guest room since I have come.A knock on the door put a full stop on my depressing thoughts and I went to open it but what I wasn’t expecting a bone crushing hug by Darius. His warmth and scent invaded my exhausted senses. I couldn’t move for a few moments, only tried to process what was actually happening until I felt wetness on
[ Darius ]“You look tired.” Elena’s soft rang into my ears and I felt her fingers into my hairs but I didn’t feel the same spark anymore. In fact, her touch made me uncomfortable.I gently removed her hand from my head and walked close to the railing of the rooftop. The mild night breeze was soothing to my body but my mind was disturbed. The only face which kept dancing in front of my eyes and whose thoughts always invade my mind, it’s Celeste.“Darius, I am noticing that you are distant from me. Did I upset you over something?” She wrapped her hands around my torse while back hugging me.“It’s not that, Elena. I am not upset with you. I told you that it’s work.” I replied while trying to remove her hands but her grip only tightened. Knox growled in annoyance.“Then why don’t you make love to me? Why you flinch by my touch? Is it the mate bond? Are you fallen in love with her?” She asked slowly turning me to face her and I couldn’t meet her misty eyes.“You know I can’t control it. N
[ Darius ]“He isn’t speaking, Alpha. We tried many times, tortured him in the cruelest way but he remained silent. It seems he prefers death over spilling information about his father and the group of those bastards who have causing pain and suffering to our world.” Keith said in frustration and kicked the bloodied rogue who was tied in silver chains.I looked at the young wolf, his body was smeared with blood, dried and fresh, his skin had peeled off at many places and deep cuts and burn marks could be seen on every single patch of his body. I wondered how he was still alive because we weren’t even giving him food or water.“I know you can listen us, Rogue.” I said splashing icy cold water on his wounded face and he whimpered in pain. I couldn’t see his face as his long hairs covered his face and he had his head lowered.“I am alive. Your father had all the intentions to kill me yet I am here and soon, I’ll throw the pieces of your rotten corpse around the packs so your father has t
[ Celeste ]“I won’t allow it.”Darius’s firm reply came and I sighed. I expected this kind of stubbornness from him.“Please, Darius. It is good for everyone.” I requested him again expecting that he’d understand.“Let’s not talk about it now, Celeste. I have something more important to discuss with you.” He shook his head in a dismissive manner and I knew that he didn’t want to talk about it.But I won’t let go off this conversation because I need to sort out my life first.“Yes.” I nodded my head in affirmation but I could tell that his face had a sheer layer of hesitation.“I have to meet Apha Jesper.” He said and if I said I wasn’t stunned, it’d be a pure lie.I blinked my eyes a few times to process his words, “What do you mean you are about to meet Jesp…” I paused, I couldn’t even pronounce his name without stuttering, “I mean Alpha of Red Stone Pack?” I corrected my question.“We have received information on rogues’ activities in the nearby forests which are located on the out
[ Celeste ]I tried to keep myself busy throughout the afternoon. Darius took Elena to the city for a proper checkup by a human doctor. It was not easy for me to stay calm and help her but it was my duty as the Luna and administrator of the pack since Darius had given me all the powers to manage day to day life as I feel right.“Why did you not go with them when you have to sulk?” Kyra reprimanded me. She was furious at me since they left for the city alone.“It’d be awkward, Kyra and I don’t want to be a third wheel between them. Moreover, I have more work here.” I replied to her, rather trying to convince myself.“You said and I buy. Save it for Darius.” She rolled her eyes.Kyra isn’t pleased with me. She wants me to fight for our mate. If I allow her to do anything, she’d kill Elena in a blink.Darius proposed me to accompany them but I refused. I didn’t know why he asked me to go with them. Perhaps, he was trying to make a balance between us but I don’t want to share. Either he h