"Honey, are you okay?" Karina asked worriedly as she helped her daughter get away from the messy place.Yeah, mom, I just... the dish slipped," she lied, looking at the mess created. Bending down, she collected the scattered shards and disposed of them in the trash can. She then mopped up the porridge and started making another dish."I know what your sister has done has shocked you, but don't worry, we will figure something out, okay, honey?" Her mom squeezed her hand.Yes, mom, we will figure something out." She flashed a fake smile that looked real and turned her attention to the boiling water in the sufuria."Your mom told me what happened. Are you hurt anywhere?" Lakisha was asked by her father the moment she walked into his office with the bowl of steaming porridge.No, dad, although the bowl broke. So, dad, do you have any idea of how we will figure everything out?" She asked when she settled down on the chair."I don't know, sweetheart, but I am trying to take some loans. It's
Alpha Cameroon, his beta, and all the other alphas present in the world arrived at Killan's palace as instructed by his grandfather. Many people were confused to see Putin in the alpha's chair instead of Killan, but Putin assured them that Killan was still in charge of the pack and that he was out of the country reflecting on his mistakes. Of course, he didn't hide anything from them. He told them what he had done, and that was why he had to intervene; otherwise, the pack would have sunk completely. He urged that they forget their rivalry and at least come together for once to fight the Lycan out there, who had already formed his own pack and would soon attack them. He also made them know that although his grandson Killan wasn't there, he would soon arrive with help because out there he didn't just go to reflect on what he had done but to find ways in which they would either get rid of the Lycan or come into peaceful terms with him. It wasn't a secret, but they also knew that whatever
A painful kick that sent Camilla falling from her thinly mattressed bed with a loud thud, thus waking her up made her yell in pain. She held her butts, rubbing all the areas that hurt, but a slap on her left cheek that resulted in her hitting the edge of the bed made her forget all the pains and pulled her back into reality. "Good morning, Mother!" She quickly struggled to stand, biting her lower lip so she wouldn't cry out from the throbbing pain from her ribs. Her ribs burned, making her have the desire to just bend and numb the pain away. The pain throbbed, pulsating her blood in waves of sharp pain and making her dull brown eyes, which had lost their glint years ago, wet. "Mother?" "Have you forgotten that I am not your mother and I'll never be?" The harsh reply came with another slap on her right cheek. She stumbled backwards, holding her cheeks, which burned to the extent that the tears she had been holding found themselves welling out of her well. "I am sorry, ma'am." She bi
A smile crawled on Camilla's face when she saw what was in the bag. There were fruits that would last for a week and cooked chicken with rice. There were also some beverages, and she quickly hid them under her bed, being cautious enough that her stepmother wouldn't see them. It's not like she comes in to inspect her room every now and then, but she does it once in a while when she does go in to look for her stolen jewellery, which magically disappears in the house every Friday evening. Her own daughters had the habit of stealing her expensive jewellery and selling it in exchange for a lot of money, of which only God knows what they spent it on because, as she knows, they were always given thousands of dollars but it was never enough for them. Most of the time, she got beaten because they would hide some in her clothes and accuse her of selling the rest. She sat back on her bed, crossed her legs, and dug into the sumptuous meal in front of her. She had starved for two days, and the pl
Camilla found it hard to escape since she was blocked at the door. She looked behind her, and she froze on her steps when she saw her father staring at her with a smirk on his face. "Do you really think you can escape me, punk?" He asked, slapping the right side of her cheek. She gasped, raising her head to look at him with tears brimming out of her eyes. Her father had no regrets about it whatsoever. In fact, he looked like he would slap her again and again until all his anger disappeared. She was used to Karina beating her, but she had never thought that her father could do that. She held her cheeks, biting her lower lips so that she couldn't cry anymore. They liked seeing her break down; they always liked seeing her in tears, and she was never going to give them what they wanted. "Did you really think you could escape, huh?" For your information, I knew about your plans with your boyfriend long ago. He is the one who saved you from the wolf's den, right? He wrote you a letter aski
What kind of life is this? Camilla asked herself. All her life, she had been praying for one thing: peace and comfort, but all she could ever get was the opposite of what she had always wanted. She now realises she will never meet her mother again. Her father will never love and accept her as his daughter, and her wolf, which she had been waiting for all her life, will never be with her again. She didn't know why it hurt her so much knowing she would never have a wolf like others. If only her mother had told her she was of human blood when she was still young, maybe she couldn't be hurt because she would have never waited to wolf out. She curled herself into a foetal position, panting for breath like an athlete. Her stomach was growling because she hadn't eaten anything for hours; her throat burned because she was thirsty; and the heat in there wasn't helping at all but was worsening her situation, and the air quality was getting worse. She wished that Karina would never have said t
Alpha Killan furrowed his thick brows, looking at Cameroon and his wife. They dared sell Camilla to him? Well, he wouldn't have had any problems with it if she wasn't his mate. They had definitely crossed the line. "Pardon, Alpha Cameroon. What did you just say?" He asked, hoping he had heard his own words. "To repay the loan we took from you two months ago, I would like to offer my daughter Camilla to you as a mistress." You are quite drawn to her, right? "You couldn't pull your hands off her." Cameroon grinned like someone who was about to offer a huge favor to the alpha of alphas. Alpha Killan knitted his brows together, pressing his lips into a thin line. "And what makes you think I will agree to that offer?" "Yeah, she is beautiful and pretty, but what if she isn't my type?" Karina, who all that while was looking at Alpha Killan with hope brewing in her eyes, chipped in to try and make him agree to their offer: "Sir, that girl is exactly your type." She hasn't been touched ye
Camilla watched from the balcony as people mingled around. When alpha Killan demanded that she be taken upstairs, she found herself led by the maids to a huge room, which she was told belonged to the alpha. It took her not more than two minutes to see the door that led her to the balcony, and she didn't hesitate to order a glass of juice and walk over there. From there, she could see everything going on down there. Although her eyes were glued to the millions of people who had gathered for the post-full moon celebration, she was only following two people. Cameroon and her stepmother, Karina. She sighed in relief after they were escorted to the gates without being pushed around. She had asked Alpha Killan not to do anything to them, and in return, she was to stay in the palace forever. That was the condition he had made, and she had no objection to it because at least she wouldn't be staying as a mistress but as his luna and wife.She inhaled sharply when Alpha Killan's words that Came
Alpha Cameroon, his beta, and all the other alphas present in the world arrived at Killan's palace as instructed by his grandfather. Many people were confused to see Putin in the alpha's chair instead of Killan, but Putin assured them that Killan was still in charge of the pack and that he was out of the country reflecting on his mistakes. Of course, he didn't hide anything from them. He told them what he had done, and that was why he had to intervene; otherwise, the pack would have sunk completely. He urged that they forget their rivalry and at least come together for once to fight the Lycan out there, who had already formed his own pack and would soon attack them. He also made them know that although his grandson Killan wasn't there, he would soon arrive with help because out there he didn't just go to reflect on what he had done but to find ways in which they would either get rid of the Lycan or come into peaceful terms with him. It wasn't a secret, but they also knew that whatever
"Honey, are you okay?" Karina asked worriedly as she helped her daughter get away from the messy place.Yeah, mom, I just... the dish slipped," she lied, looking at the mess created. Bending down, she collected the scattered shards and disposed of them in the trash can. She then mopped up the porridge and started making another dish."I know what your sister has done has shocked you, but don't worry, we will figure something out, okay, honey?" Her mom squeezed her hand.Yes, mom, we will figure something out." She flashed a fake smile that looked real and turned her attention to the boiling water in the sufuria."Your mom told me what happened. Are you hurt anywhere?" Lakisha was asked by her father the moment she walked into his office with the bowl of steaming porridge.No, dad, although the bowl broke. So, dad, do you have any idea of how we will figure everything out?" She asked when she settled down on the chair."I don't know, sweetheart, but I am trying to take some loans. It's
After being told what had happened at home, Lakisha packed her bags to go back. The only reason she fled home was because she had read the file her twin sister had hidden from the others. She knew how she was, and if she had chosen to stay at home, Larrisa would have thought that it was her who told their father about her secret."Mother and dad have known about that file," Larrisa said as she hugged her sister the moment she walked through the door. "I don't know what to do. I thought with Ash, not here, they would never come to know about all of this, but Alpha Putin... Jeez, what should I do, sister?" She asked while breaking the hug."The only thing you can do is reflect on your mistakes. You should at least accept whatever punishment you'll be given, but I did warn you, sister. Camila was already out of our lives, so why would you still go after her? In fact, you are lucky that Alpha Putin didn't take any recuperations against your actions because, trust me, things would have bee
Grandfather Putin started by looking over who had released the pack's secrets to their enemies, because according to the pack's statistics, that was when Killan started sinking. All their enemies were using his secrets against them, and there was nothing they could do. He reopened the investigation because, even though Alina was put behind bars, the file still read that it was Camila who had done that.It was in that process that he was led back to the Alpha Cameroon mansion, where he paid a visit. Alpha Cameroon was shocked to see Grandfather Putin in his mansion because he had never interacted with him. The only person he had been interacting with was his grandson, Alpha Kilan, even though they had been enemies from the beginning. Grandfather Putin bumped into his son at the main gate when going to the garage to take his car.Father, are you going back?" His son asked him."I am heading to Alpha Cameroon's mansion." He simply responded to his question while motioning for his driver
"Little one?" Apha Killan called in shock when he walked into the dungeon. It was minutes later, when he was done bickering with General Kian and had sent him out of his room, that they noticed that Kamilina was not in their presence.General Kian guessed that she must have gone to her to unpack, but he came back saying she wasn't there. There was no place Kamilina could go apart from her brother's room, Kian's room, the kitchen, and her own room, so when they found her in none of those places, they panicked. Alpha Kilan's mind jumped to the Lycan out there; they were yet to trap him, so he rushed out, calling her name, panicking, thinking the Lycan had abducted his sister. What would he tell her parents if that were to happen, given that they were still angry with him over what had happened?Although they never showed it, he knew deep down that they wanted to stay mad at him for being the cause of his grandfather's death. It was because of his blindness to Alina's fake love that he h
Kamilina helped Kian pack their bags. Their three days at Kian's village turned out to be the best of her life. She met new people and learned to ride a horse, even though not perfectly. She was glad for it anyway. Through the learning, Kian had been gentle and patient with her. He had also taken good care of her, as he had promised her brother. She had lacked nothing, and she didn't know how she would thank him. She also met the grandmother that meant the world to Kian, and she had promised to come back as soon as she could and spend some time with her. They helped her open a few shops because she kept on complaining to Kian that she was bored of staying at home with nothing to do.Kian always sent everything to her and her grandchildren so that she would lack nothing. He had also made sure that she had workers who would help her with household chores. "Done?" Kamilina turned to face Kian, who was tying his shoelaces."Done," he signaled by raising his thumb to her with a broad smile
"I haven't done anything wrong, have I?" Ash asked while walking into the kitchen. "Mila, I am talking to you for goodness sake! Have I done something wrong?" He asked again when she gave him a cold shoulder."No, you haven't done anything wrong. I am just mad at myself. I take time telling people who I consider friends all about my problems; I confess my fear to them; I tell them about my hopes; I hope that they will tell me about themselves as well, but when it comes to their things," she quoted midair with both index fingers, "they are none of my business." She chuckled, filled her plate with food, and walked to the dining table.After Ash understood all that was about, he sighed and then responded in a low voice, Maybe they don't want to talk about it because it still hurts.""Yeah, right. Because recounting all what I had gone through in Alpha Kilan's hands didn't hurt but entertained me, I must have rolled all over the living room with laughter because damn, my problems never hu
By the time Ash and Camila had gone back home, dusk had already caught up with them. They had burned the entire Grey clan and thus couldn't succeed in bringing any of them to their side. They walked hand in hand, letting the silence around them occupy their minds, or maybe none of them was aware of the silence at all because of the numerous thoughts that had been flooding through their minds, making them sigh every now and then.Ash still couldn't believe what had happened, and even though Camila had explained everything to him and told him about being her guardian angel, he had yet to accept all that. All his life, and that was until a few seconds ago, he had been nothing but a werewolf. He was a partial witch because of his mother, but that didn't have anything to do with him being some prophesied mythical creature.Just like the Lycans, guardians were also believed to be myths. It had always been said that if any Lycans were to be found, they were to be killed as soon as possible b
Camila and Ash walked closer to a group of wolves lying beside a river. They figured out they must have been from the same clan because of their gray colors. By living in the mountains for so long, Camila came to learn that the rogue wolves gathered themselves according to their fur colors and built their own clans. They had a different way of choosing their leader because they didn't go after someone who had much wisdom compared to the others, but they went as per their strengths. After gathering each other, the rogue wolves would shift into their human forms and engage in fights. The one who would defeat all the others would be crowned the same day as their leader."This is the gray clan." Camila whispered to Ash, who was walking beside her. "They are the strongest rogues in this forest, and they own all the water sources. For other rogues to come for a swim or to quench their thirst, they have to seek the gray leader's permission first." She explained."And who is the leader?" He a