Crystina’s POV
“I heard the Alpha is back,” A voice whispered and I turned, suddenly at alert as fear suddenly descended on me.
“There she goes, weirdo” A male voice quietly mocked from behind me as I stood in the hallways of Moonvalley high school. I didn’t need to turn to know who it was or if they were referring to me. I know that was for me and it wasn’t the first time. Everyone has different nicknames for me; weirdo, dumbo, sicko, and every other awful word that ends with an ‘o’. It’s not like I care about what they call me or what they think about me, in all honesty, I can’t stand them either.
I’m just an ordinary girl in the powerful Moonvalley Pack. Nobody cares about me being bullied or insulted by a group of spoilt high school brats. I’m so sure only a few of the people who live in Moonvalley pack knows my name or even know that I existed. Since I was brought here ten years ago, nobody looked at me twice except for Alpha Luka anyway. Well, no one would really care about the daughter of a murderer.
I opened the locker and screamed before taking a step back. I stared in horror at the dead rat that was sitting inside my locker and on top of my chemistry textbook.
Everyone around me was laughing. I bit on my lower lips as I tried to keep the tears off my eyes but I didn’t think that was going to work today. The evil triplets walked towards me, laughing just as my best friend, Paige stopped beside me. She peeped into my locker and saw what they did and groaned.
“You guys need to grow up,” She warned. Brandon, the oldest of the evil triplet who had made it his mission to terrorize me shunned her by waving his hand in her face, telling her to shut up.
“How was our little present, freako?” he asked, smiling.
“The last one was better, Brandon. This is way below your regular prank standard. Shouldn’t you have done better?” I asked him. The smile slipped away from his face and was soon replaced by a frown.
“You weirdo!” Breston spat. “You think you’re so smart, right? Let’s see if you’ll survive the next one,”
“Do you know what’s going to be weirder, if you guys are still standing here trying to bully my best friend in the next ten seconds, I’ll rub this dead rat all over your face and shove it down y’all throats,” Paige threatened while holding up the dead rat. I hadn’t even noticed when she brought the rat out of my locker.
“Oh, God!” I groaned as the stinking smell hit my nose. Paige, on the other hand, wasn’t bothered, she could care less about it as she was grinning from ear to ear.
The ‘B’ triplet moved back from her with disgust plastered on their faces. Breston looked like she was going to throw up while Brandon could only scrunch his big nose. Billy, wasn’t impressed as well.
“This isn’t over, Crystina and her crazy friend,” Brandon warned as they turned, ready to walk away.
“Of course, it isn’t over, idiots. You are the ones walking away now,” Paige yelled after them. Soon, they walked away from the hallway, and the little crowd that has gathered to watch the show slowly dispersed. Paige was the blonde while I was the brunette. She has a dimple on one of her cheeks and she was so beautiful I could hardly believe she was a friend to plain Jane like me.
“Show is over, everyone should mind their business now,” I said as I glared at the remaining few. They rolled their eyes before walking away. “High school is hell,” I groaned.
Paige threw the rat into the waste bin down the corridor and walked back to her locker. Her locker was beside mine and it has always been that way since we were in junior high. We didn’t bother talking about what just happened. It wasn’t the first time it would.
“Where’s Nico anyway? Did he finally get lost in the dark forest?” I shook my head in disbelief. Nico was our third friend. He and Paige have never been on the good side for twenty-four hours straight.
“He won’t be around today. He said he was busy with something that I shouldn’t tell you about”
When I turned to look at her and saw her glaring at me, I couldn’t help but laugh. “Let’s get to class before it’s too late” I advised.
“Yeah, I really don’t want to be in detention by the end of the day, that place makes me sick to the stomach,” We held hands as we walked together to the class.
We were lucky to get there ten minutes before the teacher. We quickly settled in our usual spot and waited in silence. I’m not the type who loves talking in class and I’m glad Paige understands even though sometimes, she doesn’t care especially when it’s something that she wants to tell me about badly.
During lunch, we could hear some girls gushing about someone in the cafeteria. Lucky enough for us, we were sitting behind them so we could hear their dark fantasies and bullshit.
“He’s so handsome and beautiful at the same time. How’s that even possible? He’s so unreal,” A girl gushed. Both I and Paige shared a look of confusion before turning to the girl. She wasn’t alone, she was surrounded by a group of other girls who were busy staring at something on their phones.
“Alpha Luka is the nicest person I know. Do you guys know that Alpha Luka just donated some money from his personal account to the school?” The Principal daughter asked. Her friends gushed, shrieked and even a girl let out a cry.
“No way!”
“Yes! My mom just told me about it. Guess what, he’s back in town. My mom went to meet with him for a meeting,”
As soon as she said those words, the other girls all brought out their makeup kits while I slipped back into my seat. The cold bread in my hand dropped into the tray as anxiety enveloped me. I could feel cold sweat breaking from my forehead as I clasped my hands together.
He’s back. Alpha Luka is back!
He’s been gone for three years, why was he back now? What am I supposed to do?
I’d thought he would be gone forever and never did I expected to see him again or hear about him again. My life has been silent for years and now, he’s back for what exactly. Alpha Luka was the leader of our pack, the only surviving son of the late Alpha. His father was friends with mine until he was accused of killing Luka’s father.
Luka brought me back to the pack to live with him and his people when I had no one left to take care of me and ever since I got here, he made my life a living hell. Not only did I become an outcast but I was also treated like a slave.
AN: FOUR MORE CHAPTERS FOR TODAY. I'LL UPDATE THIS BOOK WITH FIVE CHAPTERS EVERY THREE DAYS. LEAVE YOUR AMAZING COMMENTS AND CRITIQUES, I WANT TO READ THEM
Crystina’s POVWho else could do such a thing? Take the daughter of his father’s murderer and bring her to live with him. They all thought he had forgiven and forgotten the entire situation that led to the death of his father but in all reality, he hadn’t. He had only brought me into his pack, his home for retribution. He wants me to pay for the death of his father and his people. As for me, since I had no home, no parents, no pack, and I was just eight years old, I didn’t have a choice but to follow him.Three years ago, before he left town, he asked me to be his Luna and blatantly I said no, and he told me to my face that I was going to regret saying no to his offer. Three years later, he’s back, about to throw chaos into my silent life and make me regret saying no to him like he had said. “Are you sure you’re going to be okay?” Paige asked as we were about to separate on our way back from school. I hadn’t said a word to her since I heard that he was back and she hadn’t stopped ask
Luka’s POVThe one thing I’ve looked forward to since I left home three years ago was to hold Crystina in my hands like this even if it was just for once. Now, that I’m able to do that, I couldn’t help but feel bad as she trembled in my hands. It was messing with my head, my thoughts, and my wolf. This was my mate, the one woman I was destined to be with and the craziest thing is she’s scared of me. I can smell her fear mixed with her scent and I hate that.Three years ago, I found out that she was my mate and when I asked her to be my Luna, she refused. She blatantly said no to my request. It was as if I’ve been stabbed deep in my heart with a knife. Right before I left, I told her she was going to regret it. She was my mate and there was no way she wasn’t feeling the mate bond. She was probably hurting herself by trying to not be with me. I hugged her tightly and I could feel her trembling again.I was supposed to hate her! After what her father had done to my father, I’m not suppos
Crystina’s POV“Let’s go downstairs for dinner,” He stretched his hand out at me, I stared at his large palm for a few seconds before I shook my head.“No, thank you. I’m not really hungry,” I replied. That was a lie, I was famished. I wasn’t even able to eat lunch because of the news I heard at the cafeteria but I would rather fast than eat dinner with him.I can’t believe I let him hug me like that before moving away. More than that, I can’t believe I almost kissed him. Thanks to Rolf who saved me from that moment. Even though Rolf is a devil’s advocate and first son, I still have him to thank for saving me from losing the last thing that I can hold on to; my body. I know I’ve lost my dignity, pride, and reputation since moving to Moon Valley Pack but the last thing that I can hold onto was my body and if I let loose to Luka, he would also take that away from me and I would hate myself for that.I know I’m here because he needed retribution for his father’s death and it’s possible t
CRYSTINA ’S POVAlpha Luka didn’t say a word and neither did I. We were both staring at each other waiting for the other person to say something. Luka stared at me expectantly, his eyes narrowed as he scrutinized me. One hand was on the wheel while the other was on the passenger seat next to him. It was as if he was waiting for me to enter and take a seat. I knew better than to do that. Luka would never want me to enter his car. It was impossible, if I made the mistake and enter that car, I’m sure I’ll regret that decision for the rest of my life.Meanwhile, my wolf was encouraging me to enter the car. ‘I think he wants us to enter that cool car, Tina,’ Kris repeated and I almost yelled.‘Don’t be stupid, Kris, we know him better than that,’ I told her.“I don’t think we do, Star. If we don’t get close to him, how are we supposed to know if he’s a good or a bad person,” She admonished.“No is no, Chris. Back off now,” I warned. She quickly crouched and ignored me.“Good morning, Alpha
LUKA’S POVThe principal in charge of our Pack’s high school invited me to the school that morning because of the donation that I had made. We met the previous afternoon when I made the payment to the school’s account but I was surprised when she called me again to ask me to pay a visit to the school because she wanted to give me a tour of the school. I felt it wasn’t necessary but as the Alpha, I couldn’t say no. I haven’t been around for years so the school will be the best place to start so I can get accustomed and know what’s going on around the pack. When I woke up, I was actually hoping to drive together with Crystina to the school but before I came out of the room, she had left. I didn’t lose hope knowing fully well that I might be lucky enough to meet her on the way since Mary said she left s few minutes before I came out. Fortunately and true to her words, I found her on the walkways, she was shivering from the cold, her face red like a tomato and she was walking as slow as
Crystina’s POV After school hours, I had to wait for Nico in front of the school gate to return his scarf to him. I know Nico adores me but still, I don’t think his mom would like the idea that he gave that expensive scarf away. I could’ve returned it to him during school hours but we had different classes and he told me during lunch to return the scarf to him after school hours. Getting impatient, I checked my old, worn-out wristwatch again and realized he was taking too long. If only I had a phone, I would’ve called him to tell him to hurry up. “Hey Crystina,” Paige called from a distance and waved at me before running towards me. “What’s wrong? Why are you running?” I asked her. We hadn’t planned on going home together today, what’s with the hurry? “Sorry I came late. I met Nico after lunch and he told me to give you this,” She gave me a small bottle of medicine. “He said it’s for your fever,” Though I didn’t think I have a fever, I still couldn’t help the smile that crept on
LUKA’S POV All I had towards Crystina were good intentions, I didn’t plan on making her cry or sad but when I saw her holding that bottle, something shifted in me that I didn’t like. I tried to control it until we were in a closed space and I could smell that boy all over her. That drove me insane. Why was he giving her a bottle of medicine anyways? She wasn’t even sick. That boy must be trying so hard to make me look bad and I hate that. When I drove out of the school, I had only planned to pick her up and take her home but when I saw her waiting outside of the school gate and checking her wristwatch, I knew something was up. I didn’t plan on killing her friend, Paige by the way, the incident was a mistake. “You should take a shower once you get home to get rid of that stupid scent,” I ordered as I drove us home. I know she was mad at me as she wasn’t even giving me a second glance. She just turned to the window and said nothing the entire ride home. She turned to look at me and
CRYSTINA POV The terrible beeping of my alarm clock sent me jerking up from the bed. It took me a few seconds to realize that I was in my room. I’ve had a terrible nightmare about Luka growling at me. Wait! I think it wasn’t a nightmare. I ran my hands through my hair in frustration as the memories of the previous night came back to me. I hadn’t planned on going to his room, I thought I could escape meeting him last night but then, I was afraid of the consequences of my action if I did that so I went.When he started kissing me, I wanted to disappear from that place and never return to this house but I don’t understand why he affected me so much and made me yearn for more of his kisses. Just as I was processing what was going on, he pushed me back and yelled at me to leave his room. I was beyond embarrassed, I wished the floor would open and swallow me. Ashamed and so close to crying, I lifted my feet one after the other walking out of his room, biting down on my lips to stop the tea
Paige's POV "I didn't expect to see your face again or even see you marked by my brother," I rolled my eyes as I decided to ignore Carter no matter what. Gabriel and I together with Azel arrived at the palace two seconds ago and I'm so unfortunate the person who came to meet us at the door was no one else but mother fucking Carter. "Hello to you, Carter," I said with a fake big smile. "I know that smile is fake, Paige. You can't fool me," "Maybe you should stop stressing the girl out so much," Azel advised. We hadn't even walked into the palace yet because of Gabriel. Gabriel was speaking to a woman on the far end side of ours. "Aww, don't get too jealous, Paige. He marked you already, he can't jump to another woman just like that," "You're a pandemic," I told him. He wasn't just an arch nemesis to Gabriel, he was a problem to everyone around him except Azel. I've been thinking of so many ways to get rid of him and I just couldn't come up with something that'll kill
Paige's POV"Do you want me to come over there?" Crystina asked from the other end of the line. I shook my head as if she could see me.After several days of mopping and locking myself in my room, I found the courage to call my parents and I asked them to tell me the truth and not leave any stone unturned. Even though they were both adamant at first, my mother cracked first. She told me she had begged my father not to do it but he didn't listen. My father didn't talk to me even after I was done talking to my mom and I didn't care. They lied to me all my life, they made me hate a different person, they almost made me leave Gabriel and made an innocent person apologize for the sins his father didn't commit. I asked them not to contact me anymore. I told my mother she should be rest assured that I'll be fine because it's obvious I'll be safer with the Lucien's brothers than with my own family. "You don't have to. Moreover, we'll be leaving for the palace in a day," I replied Crystina
Paige's POV "Lucien didn't do it," Carter said. He picked up a grape from the fruit bowl, ate one, and offered me the next one. I shook my head. "Who did?" He shrugged. "I wasn't really particularly interested in the story because it would've been more interesting if they'd said my father did it," I clenched my teeth. His answer wasn't what I wanted and his words were beginning to piss me off. "Carter, who did?" "Why do I think you're angry? I can smell your anger," "Because I need a fucking answer," I yelled."It was you, right? You're the girl in the story," "That's none of your business, I just need an answer," "No wonder that bastard hasn't marked you yet. He's probably stalling from marking a wolfless bitch," I clamped my lips together, forcing myself to swallow whatever it is I wanted to say. "Listen, Carter. You can keep the tale, I don't want to know," I turned, ready to leave again. "What happened to you was tragic," It was his game and the little time I'd spent
Paige's POV"Someone looks ready for training," Gabriel teased as I walked down the stairs. I was in my training gear already excited for the training. How could someone be so excited about getting exhausted and sweaty? That someone is me by the way. I know it's going to be hard but I'm ready in every way. I've been training for a month already and I get stronger each time. "I guess," I shrugged. I walked past him to pick up a bottle of water from the fridge. When I turned back to look at him, I caught him staring at my ass. Since the last time, we haven't made an attempt to make out not to talk about having sex. It's not like the spark died because I could still feel the sexual tension between us but I believe something else changed in Gabriel. I can't know what's going through his head but it's a lot sometimes and he acts on it. He thinks I'll break if he touched me. If I want him, I have to pull him in myself. "Quit staring at my ass, commander," He gave a small smile and looked
Paige's POVI tried to wrap my head around what Gabriel meant by his words and I couldn't bring myself to find an answer to that. I was shocked by his words and I couldn't understand it. I've been playing with Azel because he was too busy to have my time and I didn't want to be a bitch by demanding his attention every time. "What are you talking about, Gabriel?" He clicked his tongue. "You don't want me around you. Don't try to deny it, Piage," I had to interrupt him at that point. "That's not true, Gabriel. You've been busy and I didn't want to be an additional problem by complaining," "You've been giving your attention to Azel. You don't even look at me when I come home either in the day or at night," "That's because you don't stay for more than five minutes when you come home during the day and at night, you come home late. I try to stay awake and wait for you but you just never come," He stared at me, ran his hand into his hair, and slumped into his chair. "I stay for five
Paige's POV"Get off my path, you demon," I yelled at Azel as I tabbed the game console with more anger. He was growling, yelling back at me. "Move your ass, you're not a snail for fuck sake, Princess," I snarled at him and he winked. I still don't understand how I get so worked up about these games and Azel can still compose his shit to look like gold. Two weeks have passed since Gabriel and I declared how important we were to each other. He's been busy at the Pack, rarely having time for me. Still, I always wake up to breakfast that he made while the chef he hired fixes dinner for me. Most times, when I wake up in the morning, he's gone and I don't even have the privilege to see him before bed. I miss him so much but I didn't want to complain and act like a clingy mate so I shut my trap and let him do whatever he wanted. Sometimes, I would sneak into the training ground in the early hours of the morning to watch him train with the others and when I'm satisfied with his looks, I'
Paige's POV"Do you really want to know the answer to that?" I asked him. He stared at me, his eyebrows furrowed. I knew he was surprised by my question but I believed at the same time that he needed to be mentally prepared for the truth. "I think so. If you want to tell me, then I want to know," I nodded. I sat up, leaning away from his body and into the sofa so we could sit opposite each other. We stared at ourselves for a while before I looked away. "Originally, I'm from Lucien's pack," I said, holding my breath."You're a Northerner," he said, in disbelief. I nodded."Yes, I'm a Northerner. According to my parents, they said my dad was a Beta to your dad at some point before we had to leave. I don't know how true that is anyway," He appeared to be thinking about something. "I know every Beta that my dad had because I had to work with them at some point. What's your family name?" "We go by Drews now but previously, we were called Rowards" Gabriel shook his head. "That doesn
Paige's POVAfter having our breakfast by evening, we settled into the living room and put on the TV. "Do you think we should play some video games instead?" Gabriel asked. I shook my head.I was waiting for him to sit beside me so I could cuddle with him. His body felt warm and I wanted more of his warmth. I so longed for him beside me that I wanted to cry. Whatever was happening to me is something that I don't understand but now, I don't think I can take a step away from this man."I don't know how to play any video games," His eyes widened in surprise. Laughter kissed my lips but I held it in. I was actually surprised to see him surprised. "Well, that makes two of us," He dropped the game console, and the laughter I'd been holding dropped out of my mouth. He sat beside me and watched as I laughed, a smile dancing on his lips."Why did you ask me to play a game with you when you didn't know how to play yourself?" He shrugged. "I don't know, I just thought you would know how to a
Paige's POVWhen we finally came out of the room, it was past midday. Well, the shower took longer than expected and we spent two hours cooped up in the four walls of my bathroom while he banged the fucking life out of me. My toes still curl at the thoughts of him filling me up. A smile lingers on my lips and my heart softens like a cellophane paper. I can still feel his taste on my tongue and his touches on my body.I needed more, it was as if I became addicted to Gabriel all of a sudden. I don't think I can get enough of those kisses and his touches and the way my body shook with tremors every time he filled me up to the brim. I couldn't control my screams. At some point, I had to cover my mouth with my palm but Gabriel removed my hand and told me it was okay. I could scream all I wanted, he loved it that way. Quickly, he replaced my hands with his lips. Right there in the bathtub, he took me thrice while I molded my body against his, my tiny legs wrapped around his body and his h