*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V*I DON'T KNOW which one gave me more joy, the fact that my brother was healing up very nicely and getting along well with Kincaid and Liam, or that all my tribes in the pack were getting along well too and cooperating with each other under me... or was it the attention Kincaid showered my body and mind with every night?Just the thoughts made my cheek flush red. Just this morning, Chief Fulman arrived. He had immediately gone to see Alpha Kincaid while his wife and tribe members were left with me.His wife, a slim tanned, and very pretty lady came to me. "Luna Adrienne," She bowed. "We brought gifts." She waved her hand behind her. Some of the younger boys carried a large dead animal. "We hunted it on the way here. I must say, my boys are very great hunters."I could see Helen, Chief Evian's wife ease closer. She looked at the dead antelope and poked it with her finger. She humphed and said, "Well it was a clean kill. I must give you that.""Of course," Fulman's wif
*KINCAID'S P.O.V*"HOW MANY TRIBES do we have?" Finn asked, walking into the office. He was now fully well and wasted no time in getting into his duties. Kincaid looked at Liam, who shrugged and answered, "About 6 or 7.""Well, one more chief just arrived. I think he called himself Chief Fulman." Finn said.Kincaid stood up and went to the window while Liam sighed. "How many more are left? 3 perhaps."The chief in subject came into the room, he bowed at Kincaid. "Alpha," He greeted. "I came here as soon as I could."Kincaid nodded. "Thank you, Fulman." "So what are the updates?" Fulman asked. "Has any new attacks come?"Liam shook his head. "No, chief.""Well, we must protect the Luna at all costs," Fulman said with a strong voice. "I can give some of my strongest warriors stay with her.""I don't think that is necessary, Fulman," Kincaid said. "She is well protected here."Fulman nodded. "Nevertheless, my wife, Betty, will stay with her." He bowed again. "I expect you will be calli
*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V*KINCAID SAT UP and looked at me. "What do you mean they were talking of killing you?"I shrugged and ran through what I heard to him. How I had silently crept away without knowing what the second woman was or even seeing her face, but I recognized that voice, and I will remember it anywhere. When I was done, he released a heavy sigh and sat up. "If Axel had arrived, I would speak to him." He placed his hand on my thigh, the point of contact sent heat waves rolling through my body and I shivered. "Don't worry, my love." He said, "I will get to the root of this. We are supposed to be united against our enemies. I can't have someone spreading poison into the hearts of other pack members."He stood up and stretched, not bothered by his nakedness. I loved the way his back muscles rippled and moved in a fluid motion and the way his tight butt looked behind the light. He turned to me and caught me checking him out. He smiled and came towards me, "You like what you see?" H
*KINCAID'S P.O.V*"A DRINK?" LIAM asked after they were given their privacy. Axel chuckled and nodded. "You look older than the last time I saw you," He muttered."That's because I've grown older," Liam replied, handing a glass cup to Axel and one to Kincaid."I would have thought it was because you are this one's Beta," Axel laughed as he looked at Kincaid. "Having to do most of the thinking for both of you will surely age you faster.""Shut up," Kincaid said and smiled. He had really missed his good friend."And your mate... the Luna. That's good news." He said in a solemn tone. "I never would have thought the moon goddess would give you a second chance."Kincaid and Liam nodded. They had first met Axel when they were on their quest for revenge and he had joined them."You know the twist of fate?" Kincaid asked. "That was the first time I saw her, all those years ago. I even marked her then.""Wait," Axel frowned slightly as he thought hack and remembered that night. "She was that
*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V*I WOKE UP with a yawn the following morning. The sky was still dark, but I could hear some birds singing in the distance. The bed was empty beside me. I spread my hand across it. It was cold. Kincaid had not come home last night.Frowning slightly, I got out of bed and stretched. Where was he? I wondered. I know he was alright, and he was still in the pack territory. I could feel him.As I took my bath and washed up, my mind drifted to how far I had come. From being a useless scared omega to now a string Luna. I smiled when I stepped out of the bathroom with a towel twisted around my hair and another across my chest.I dressed up casually and packed my hair in a lazy ponytail. We were still expecting some tribes to arrive today. As I imagined my way downstairs, I could already hear the cooks in the kitchen. They were preparing breakfast for anyone who decided to join us in the packhouse."Good morning, Luna," one of the women I did not recognize said, bowing deeply.
*KINCAID'S P.O.V*HE WAS TIRED, hungry, and needed sleep. Those were not a good combination as he entered and stepped into the cold shower to wake himself up. The cold blast did the trick.While he washed up, he heard Adrienne come into the room. He could feel her anger and agitation as she stomped around in the room. After a few minutes of scrubbing himself, he stepped out of the shower. Adrienne regarded him with a dirty side eye and without saying anything, she handed him a towel which he collected and used to dry himself. "Where were you last night?" Se finally asked as he was dressing up.He shrugged and answered. "I was up and about.""Don't give me that vague answer. Kincaid!" She snapped."I sensed something on our land and went to investigate," He sighed. "And I saw my uncle...""So you decided to chill with him for the night?" She asked sarcastically.He nodded. "Yes, I decided to chill with him for the night." He looked at her. "We need all the help we can get against wha
*KINCAID'S P.O.V* KINCAID WENT TO the pack hall which was a large room opposite the packhouse. The last chief Erastus was there, he was a stern-looking elderly man with a thick middle and short stocky legs. He controlled a tribe of 50 people and they stood up when Kincaid came in."Alpha," They all bowed in greeting.Kincaid nodded at them and said, "You can go to the kitchen and dining if you're hungry." He clasped The chief's wife. Her name was Melissa. "Good to see you," He said. "Check in with the Luna. She will assign you to cabins."The petite woman nodded and bowed before herding the rest of her tribe away.Suddenly, he heard; "Mate!" Turning sharply, he saw Thorr standing with a slack look on his face in front of Chief Erastus's daughter. Kincaid chuckled as they two regarded each other and then hugged gleefully. He crossed his arms, smiling."Well, that's one good thing that came out of all this chaos," Liam muttered, also watching the couple as they walked away.Kincaid lo
*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V* HOW CAN ONE person be as stubborn and millheaded as two people combined? I asked myself as I walked out of the room after Kincaid. It was bad enough that he was my mate, and still, I was having him questioning my every move. It was tiring. I walked downstairs and joined Elsa and some of the women on the patio. I looked across the lawn and wondered, "Was this really the life?" Where men gathered and spoke about important matters whereas women were sidelined and constructed to kitchens and domestic duties.All that idleness is not healthy. That is why they can go around spreading lies and believing nighttime stories. I sighed and contacted Cedric "Any new update?" I mindlinked."No, Luna." He replied almost immediately. "They seem to be totally avoiding the topic.""Maybe they know you are around," I said.He chuckled. "I doubt it. I've been like a shadow walker."A shadow walker, I scoffed. Another character from bedtime stories."I think Liz has been confronted b
*KINCAID'S P.O.V*HE COULD FEEL himself. Which was a very weird sensation because he was fluid, like water. He was without form or physical body. He was without a body.It was like he was floating in a dark abyss. He saw a tiny speck of light in the far distance, but the more he tried to go towards the light, the more he drifted away no matter how hard he tried to swim towards the light.Finally, exhausted, he closed his eyes which didn't exist, and allowed the darkness to envelop him.Time did not exist in this realmAm I dead? He wondered."Come..." "Come..." He heard with his nonexistent ears. It was like a soft voice came from everywhere and he felt small but strong hands pull him forward. He opened his nonexistent eyes and saw that he was closer to the speck of light. It bobbed larger and larger as he went through it.He felt a sharp burning sensation coming from his left ribs. Wait, He felt something on his ribs?Concentrating hard, he found the muscle connected to his arms an
*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V* I WOKE UP to peering eyes. They were not the child witch Morraine's, or Cedric's - who still stood a few feet away. I doubt if he had gotten any sleep, he stayed up, watching me and the girl as we slept. The stares that woke me up were those of the Beta and Gamma.Finn's eyes were wide as he peered in. I stood up and shook my fur. Morraine whimpered and muttered something in her sleep, but she did not wake up.I stepped away from her and walked out, they parted ways to let me through. "Liam, take her up to my old room in the pack house," I mindlinked. "Set a warm bath for her and some clothes, and have breakfast sent to her."He looked dumbfounded, but he nodded and said, "Yes Luna." He entered the cell and gently picked up the girl.The morning sun was starting to rise over the pack. For some reason, there was a lighter mood over it. I saw some children chasing a butterfly. I saw Thorr basking in the morning sun with his mate. They both bowed to me.I entered thro
*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V*3 DAYS passed in a blur. Kincaid was not getting any better, but our alignment was improving. We had received more visitors from alphas that were previously against us. They were still a bit wary about me because of the vision that Arlana had told them, but many of them warmed up after a while. We got alphas from some major packs of the world. They all came after hearing what had happened to Kincaid. Liam and Finn helped assist me in being a hospitable alpha in place of Kincaid.I sat beside Kincaid's bed. A dark stubble had started growing on his chin, giving his lower face a darker shade. I grasped his hand, allowing Thea a little comfort by physically touching him. She had been agitated since all these started.I could feel his wolf too very faintly. The area around his wound was turning flaky now like the skin was going to peel off any moment.Remembering the cause for all these, I stood up angrily from my chair. I got down on all fours and slowly shifted. In t
*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V*I OPENED THE door and walked in. I saw the faces of the men turn and look at me. I saw their eyes widen in surprise at what I was doing here.It was Evian who opened his mouth and spoke first, "Luna, you shouldn't be here."I cocked my head. "Oh, I shouldn't?"He shuffled. "No, Luna. This is a meeting for the leaders...""Well, isn't someone missing?" I questioned, gesturing towards the empty chairs at the head of the room."Yes," Evian said, "But that is the alpha's seat."I smiled wryly and walked up to the seat. I maintained eye contact with each of the men as I sat on it. "I am the alpha now until my mate is well"The room was too stunned to move or speak anything for almost a minute. I swiveled slowly, the gentle creak of the seat brought them back. Finn cleared his throat and said, "Now we have the alpha in our midst " he winked at me.Liam nodded. "We can continue."I crossed my hands on the table and listened to them as they laid out the problems. Kincaid's
*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V*TWO DAYS LATER..."You had better wake up, Kincaid Stuart," I whispered. I could not keep on holding the tears in me, and I felt them drip down my face. "You have a child waiting for you. What will I tell him when he asks for his father?" I laid my head on his chest. "How will I tell him that his father died a few months before it was born?" I cried, his heart beat very slowly and faintly.It has been two days since the stab wound, and to his credit, Kincaid has stayed alive longer than his father who only lasted for a couple of hours. Kincaid's longevity gave the pack some new glimmer of hope. I looked up when I heard the sound of someone coming in. It was Arlana. She had really been helpful in tending to Kincaid over the past few days.She wiped her hand on her expensive-looking suit pants. She looked at me sadly and said, "Come, you shouldn't burden yourself with this sadness." She dragged me up with my arm."Are you any closer to finding how to reverse the curs
*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V*THE CROWD OF healers parted way as I approached. They stepped aside and gave me access to Kincaid. He was lying on the bed, his skin was deathly pale and there was a nasty purple wound on his side. The same place where I had that sharp pain a few hours ago."I'm so sorry, Adrienne," Bonnie whispered, clutching my hand. I turned to look at her, her eyes were red and tear-rimmed as were everyone's here. I could not afford to break down too, so I kept a strong face and nodded."He will heal, wouldn't he?" I asked, knowing the answer fully well. I had seen this wound before. Those months ago when I hid in the corridor and peeked through the doorhole at Alpha Ezra's final moments. His injury had been exactly like this. It was like deja vu. Like the moon goddess was playing us on repeat."He should already be healing," A younger girl cried as she carefully cleaned the wound. I looked around the room. Liam was stonefaced, I could not tell what was going on in his head. Hi
*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V*THE MEN HAS been gone for some hours now with some of the pack's warriors. I did not feel exposed one bit, I knew I was still surrounded by friends and people who would put themselves on the line for me but my mind was distracted.I paced the office tirelessly in a bid to distract my mind. Elsa and Bonnie came in to stay with me for a while, also trying to distract me as well as themselves, but it was not working. Eventually, they left me alone.I walked out of the office, Cedric was waiting for me outside. He was watching Trixie intently from across the room. He stood up as soon as I came out, I sighed at him and walked out of the pack house. I wanted to go to the healer's Grove where Bonnie normally spent her day. I had always been interested in learning about the herbs and how they were used, but I didn't want to see Amelia. I was sure she would immediately know about my condition. But I didn't want her to, not until I told Kincaid.So I stumped on what to do, or
*KINCAID'S P.O.V*THE ALPHA OF THE Brazen Moon pack, Marc, must have felt the change of energy and known that another alpha was close by.He stepped out of his packhouse, which was a low and long bungalow. Marc was a short and squat-looking man. He took one look at the incoming party of Kincaid and he shifted into his wolf immediately, knowing that there was no ground for talking.His Beta and scanty army followed suit and shifted too. They looked like a pathetic sight when compared to Kincaid.Alastair made a gesture with his head and his men leaped forward, spreading their flanks and going ahead. The few warrior wolves of the pack also joined in the attack. Leaving Kincaid and Alastair against the alpha and his Beta."As an honor," Alastair mindlinked. "The alpha is all yours." Kincaid grunted in approval. Alastair snarled and ran ahead, he collided heavily the the beta and they crashed out of sight. The alpha looked left and right, he was unprotected as all of his men were engage
*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V*"WHAT IS GOING on?" I asked, hurrying after Liam and my brother. They seemed too preoccupied to even hear me. "Finn?""We think the alpha has gone on what might be a suicide mission," Finn replied."You," Liam called, pointing to one of the warriors lounging underneath a tree. "Find out the last place Alpha Kincaid was last seen." The warrior nodded and hurried away. "You," he pointed at another young man "Go to the garage and check if some cars are missing. Report back to me, either through the mind link or in the alpha's office." The man went away to do Liam's bidding. "Cars?" I asked. "If he wanted to go anywhere, couldn't he just shift and run there?"Liam nodded. "Yes, he could. But not to where we suspect he might be headed.""Where is that?" I prodded as we walked into the packhouse and to Kincaid's office.Finn pointed at the map. "Newcastle.""Why?" I asked, looking at both of them. "What's in Newcastle?""It was just a theory," Finn said uneasily."Tell m