Ace didn't say a word to Lydia that night. After his shower he got into his bed and turned his back to her without saying goodnight. He only asked her to turn off the light before going to bed. Lydia was pissed, she muttered to herself so many times but he refused to turn around to ask her what she was saying. He was too tired from a long day and after a forceful goodnight he closed his eyes. After a few minutes, he fell asleep.Lydia forced herself out of bed and put on some clothes to cover her bare body. She sat and watched Ace sleep. He looked so peaceful, she cracked a smile. She missed the old Ace. The one who always wanted to spend time with her, listen to her talk and didn't like going a night without hearing how her day went. She missed the old Ace that would give her flowers for no reason and tell her how pretty she was. The old Ace who will notice every detail about her and want her everywhere she was.But this new Ace, it was so hard to adjust. He was cold. He was always a
Alyssa was panicky when she saw Ace fall against her with the penknife plunged deep in his chest. His eyes slowly closed and Lydia screamed. “I didn't ask you to kill him or hit him,” she said and turned to her brother,”Get out of here before they get you.”“Oh my God,” Alyssa whispered, her hands trembling as she slowly pulled out the knife from Ace's chest. She stared at Lydia in disbelief. So Lydia had asked someone over to treat her wrongly and had ended up getting Ace injured.“Let go of him,” Lydia yelled and pulled Ace against herself. The guards stared at her in disgust and fear. “Help me take him to the car.”“I'll come with you,” Alyssa persisted.“No,” Lydia countered. “You'll sit your assistance down because this is all your fault. If only you had left, all of these wouldn't have happened.”“Like I was the one who sent someone over to kill me,” she said. “If anything bad happens to him, I hope you remain the unhappy desperate bitch that you are.”Lydia was stupefied but
Alyssa stared at Lydia like she had lost her senses. Why did she give a listening ear to the lunatic, first of all? She eyes Lydia incredulously. “I have work tomorrow. I should be sleeping,” she said. “I bet you won't like me delaying tomorrow's work, would you.”“Why're you getting defensive?” Lydia asked as she neared her.“I'm not getting defensive. I'm getting pissed,” Alyssa said as she took her steps back and prepared herself for a fight.Lydia smirked. “I'm not fighting you, okay, so calm down and stop being such a baby. I'm only trying to help you.”“By proposing death?” Alyssa said in disbelief. “I know you want me dead but I didn't know it was this quick.”“I do want you dead,” Lydia said without hesitation. “But still, it's just creating death. Not really making you die.”Alyssa furrowed her brows in confusion. “I do not understand.”“Listen honey we're going to create death. I thought you were already smart enough to understand there's a difference by creating and causing
First of all, it was the heat. It was hot, so hot she wondered what was happening. She remembered opening the windows but it was unbearably hot. Secondly it was the smoke that congested her nostrils. Alyssa forced her eyes open and was terrified when she found her room shrouded in thick smoke. She jumped from the bed and began to cough and tear up from the smoke.What the hell was happening? Before she could waste time wondering, she dragged herself to the door and forced it open, falling in the process. She didn't know how much smoke she had inhaled but she was sure it was a lot.Screams and cries for help broke out in the villa and Alyssa tried to find her way to the hallway. If she could make it past the hallways then she would be saved. But the smoke was too thick and she couldn't find her way. It was like a fog.She dragged herself to a wall, coughing and choking till her body couldn't take it anymore. She collapsed.***The fire had occurred in a cargo room of the staircase on t
Dead but alive was how Alyssa felt. She felt as though she had fallen from the top of a building and had her skull cracked open. The pain and the aches were there. She could hear the screams and feel the heat but she wasn't there.She gasped and fluttered her eyelids open. She groaned out in pain, feeling sore all over. What happened to her? The feeling wasn't comforting. It was just painful.She felt high, too high from the floor and her body felt comfortable around the soft bed– soft bed? That's when it occurred to her. Where was she? She sat up hastily and took in her surroundings. The interior, the trophies and medals, the wolf art– It was all too familiar yet strange. She was in a room that clearly wasn't hers.No wonder she felt high. It was the bed. It was too comfortable but how the hell did she get here? She climbed out of bed and went to the mirror. It was now an habitual part of her.When she saw her reflection she screamed. She looked like a mummy. She was wrapped I'm gau
“For now you have to stay hidden and keep your identity a secret. Lydia is consumed by jealousy and she would go any length to ensure you're destroyed. I know you don't trust me but can you be with me on this?”Altssa stared at Ebsy, as much as she hated to admit it, he was right.Her emotions were conflicted but there was nothing she could do. Appearing at the pack house like this would be sick and she still wanted to get revenge on Lydia. Her brother would be in pain.She closed her eyes. Ethan would hurt but she couldn't go back. At least not yet.Plus, her face was ruined and her body was hurt. But she was alive. All she had to do was wait till her body recovered so she could change her identity and start going out.“I agree,” she said.***Ace was rushed to the hospital again. After learning that the recovered body was Alyssa's he went into shock and fainted. He couldn't take it. Ethan got a call from the pack house and went to the hospital to confirm it by himself.“No it's not
Alpha Larole walked in silently and stared at the scene going on and the mess Ethan had made. Ethan scattered everything on the table and they fell into a mess. The security officials grabbed him roughly by the shoulders, threatening to throw him out.“You all did this to my sister,” Ethan yelled as tears slipped down his eyes. “It's all your fault she's dead and I will never forgive you all.”Alpha Larole looked at Ethan sternly. “Go home and rest.”Ethan scoffed. “Now that Alyssa is dead, I should go home and rest? None of you ever let her rest. She was always scared to stay out or spend time with me. You bullied her.”“This man has been causing trouble, Alpha. It's best we throw him out. This is a hospital,” a nurse said to Alpha Larole.Ace sighed. “Let go of him please. It's all my fault all this is happening. My mismanagement contributed to it too. Alyss should never have stayed on the basement floor.”Everyone went silent and Lydia stared in confusion at Ace. She had expected h
“Did you like your little surprise?”Lydia grinned at her father and put her arms around him. “You did well. I was shocked, trust me. How could you pull that off within that short period?”He shrugged. “My daughter was sad. I knew I had to act fast. I can't let some commoner take your position.”Lydia's lip curled into a smile and her eyes burned with pride as she stared at him. “Your daughter is proud of you dad. I'm so glad she's out of the way. She burned into Ash.”“That's perfect. There can't be traces of evidence. Remember I told you to leave it to me. Whatever I do, I do it well.” He looked at her sternly. “I've done my part, sweetie, now you have to act swiftly. You have to get the Alpha’s son to get mated to you on time. Soon, he will be the Alpha and he will need a Luna.”Lydia stiffened as the memories of today came flooding in. She slowly took her seat. Her father watched her with curious eyes as he observed the change in her demeanour. “Are you okay?”She shook her head a
Alyssa forced herself to her feet and grabbed Ebsy roughly by the arm as he stepped forward. “What are you doing?”“The right thing,” he said firmly.“Are you crazy? You promised,” she said, turning him forcefully to face him.Ebsy shrugged her hands off him and called everyone's attention in a loud and firm voice. “Kalista's right. This girl here is not an outcast. She's indeed Alyssa and she didn't die in the fire. No, she survived because I pulled her out. And there's proof.”“No,” Alyssa yelled, grabbing him again. “Please don't.”“I'm sorry Ally, but that's the only way I can make you stay,” he whispered.“Show us the proof!” Someone demanded in anger.Alyssa's eyes searched his in bewilderment.“What do you mean?”“That's the only way Ace won't get back with you and you'll be able to stay with me,” he whispered.A gasp escaped from Alyssa's mouth as she stared at him with foreign eyes. “All this…You're doing all this because of Ace?”“No, because I love you,” he said.He snapped
Chapter 72 “Where have you been?” Ebsy's voice broke out immediately when Alyssa stepped into the room.“Oh my goodness. Do you have to blend with the dark?” She asked, clutching her chest. “I've had enough jump scares for the day. Besides, what are you doing here?”“What am I doing here?” Ebsy repeated, his voice growing hoarse. “It's fucking late.”“I know, and you don't have to be so loud. It's just us two,” she said distastefully.Ebsy's frown deepened as he glared at her. “I was worried. Haven't I told you not to stay late? What if my family had hurt you?”“I'm sorry but I had a lot of work to do. It's your family's fault they hate me,” she chuckled as she undid her apron. “Now I'm forced to work all day, as a punishment. I bet you didn't know that.”“I was Informed,” he said coldly.Alyssa shrugged her shoulders. “Fairs. Well it's late.”“We need to talk.”“Can't it wait?” She asked in a low voice. “All I want to do is sleep. I've been working.”“Or you've been messing around?”
Chapter 71Alyssa sat in the small, dimly lit room, her mind spinning, and for the first time in hours, there was silence. No accusations, no glares. Just stillness.Ebsy stood nearby, leaning against the wall. He had that look he always wore when things got heavy—worried but trying to hide it. He was terrible at hiding things, though, not from her. “Are you okay?”“I don't know,” Alyssa whispered, letting out an unsteady breath. She still hadn’t fully grasped how close she had come to being caught. “You have to stay in here till you're better,” Ebsy proposed.“I'm fine,” she swallowed, her hands shaking slightly as she ran them through her hair, trying to calm herself. “How long will they be here?” She inquired, gazing up at him.“I don't know Ally,’’ he said, shaking his head slightly. “But I'm pretty sure it's going to be a long one with everything that happened today.”“I shouldn’t have dragged you into this,” she whispered, staring at her hands. “I’m sorry.”Ebsy shook his head.
Alyssa and Ebsy stood frozen, the world around them dissolving into a blur as Ace's sudden support sent shockwaves through the tense scene. Alyssa felt like her lungs had collapsed, gasping for air in the midst of the chaos. Ebsy felt small. This was why he hated his family. They brought out the worst in him and demeaned him before the people.Ace, sensing the escalating tension, tried to mediate once more. "Perhaps we can discuss this calmly and find a solution that—”Ebsy's father cut him off. "Enough, Ace. We’ve heard all we need to hear. Ebsy, make your decision. Show us you have what it takes to be an Alpha, or step aside.”The room fell silent as everyone waited for Ebsy’s response.At that moment, Ethan, who had been standing quietly beside Ace, spoke up. He was tired and irritated at what was happening."Whether it's true or not, we can find out right now. Let's check her for signs of poisoning,” he suggested.Alyssa's heart skipped a beat at the sound of Ethan's voice. She sp
Ace and Ethan listened intently to the heated argument unfolding before them. The girl at the centre of the commotion seemed to be the reason for a deep-seated conflict within the pack. They heard the accusations clearly: "She almost killed my daughter! We demand an explanation!"Ebsy, standing protectively in front of the girl, countered just as fiercely. He eyed his father in anger. "Your daughter poisoned her first! She was defending herself!"The crowd around them was not convinced, their voices rising in a crescendo of disbelief and anger. "She's a danger to our pack! We can't have her here! Alpha she almost hurt your sister yet you defend a stranger.”“Because Kalista sought trouble. I know the sister I have and what she can do. This new girl can't hurt a fly.”“She can't hurt a fly. Yet she pounced on your sister.what are you saying?” Kalista’s mother demanded in rage, trying to rush for Alyssa but the guards held her in place, firmly.Ace glanced at the girl standing behind E
Alpha Larole had noticed the strain on his son's face and the heaviness in his demeanour. Concerned, he decided to send Ace on a mission to visit neighbouring packs. "Take Ethan with you," he suggested, hoping the trip would serve as a distraction and a chance for both young men to recover from recent events.Ace agreed, seeing it as an opportunity not only to fulfil his father’s wishes but also to help Ethan, who had been drowning in guilt and anger. At first, Ethan wanted to turn him down but he had to respect Alpha Larole's wishes.The two set off, their journey taking them through lush forests and bustling pack territories. Ethan remained silent for most of the trip, his thoughts a stormy sea. Ace, unperturbed, looked after him with the care of an older brother, ensuring he was fed, rested, and safe.They visited four or five packs over the span of more than ten days, each visit offering a glimpse into different lifestyles and traditions. Ace was always attentive, noting the diff
In the middle of the night, Alyssa woke up to the soft glow of moonlight filtering through her bedroom window. When did she get here? Probably when she was asleep.Her head throbbed slightly, a dull reminder of the recent chaos. As she stirred, she noticed Ebsy lying asleep by her bedside, his face etched with exhaustion and worry. She moved to sit up, her slight gesture enough to wake him.Ebsy’s eyes fluttered open, and he quickly sat up, concerned immediately replacing the sleepiness. "Alyssa, are you okay?" he asked, his voice husky with fatigue."I'm fine," Alyssa reassured him, her voice soft but steady. “You don't have to stay by my side every time, you know.”He shrugged. “I wanted to,okay. If I had been more careful, none of them would have hurt you.” "It’s not your fault, Ebsy. None of this is.”Ebsy's expression darkened, guilt evident in his eyes. "I should have protected you better. If I had been more vigilant, Kalista wouldn’t have been able to—”Alyssa cut him off, rea
Ebsy hurriedly dialed the number for emergency services, his voice steady despite the chaos. "We need an ambulance at 122 Willow Street, immediately.” His sister's breathing slowed and he couldn't tear his eyes away from her.He scoped her in his arms when she vould no longer walk and she whimpered in pain from the slightest touch. “You shouldn't have found fault with Jada and you know it.”“Even in a critical situation like this, Jada is all you think about? She's not even family. I was the one who got hurt.”“Because you were the one who started the fight,” he said. “Jada would never do that.”“So much trust in someone you don't know,” she said.Ebsy arched his brow. “What are you saying?”She shrugged. “What I'm saying is, you don't know her from anywhere yet you defend her a lot.”Moments later, the paramedics arrived and whisked Kalista away to the hospital. Rather than go with her, he went back to Alyssa's room and found her unconscious on the floor. Ebsy carried Alyssa out, his
Alyssa wondered what was going on. She had been trying to find peace but it seemed as though the universe had other plans. The noise grew louder and she recognised the voice leading the charge– kalista.Kalista was blocking her doorstep with a group of people, her voice ringing with authority and disdain. “Jada! You promised! Get out of the pack!”The crowd behind her joined in echoing the sentiment. Their anger and roar was deafening.Alyssa's wolf stirred within her as the urge to fight back surged through her veins. Her wolf's voice was clear and persuasive.-Teach them respect.But Alyssa couldn't. She had already told Ebsy she wouldn't be trouble and she will stay out of any that came her way. She pushed her door open and glanced at them, her resolve melting. “What is going on here? What's the cause for the noise?” She demanded.Kalista eyed her. “Turns out thr bitch is out of the hospital and looking well. That's a good thing. I did my part and you did yours, now is the time t