Luka's POVThree days after I passed out from Crystina's excruciating pain, I was at Draenei's empire. I woke up the next morning drenched in my own sweat and vomit. I tried picking myself up but my legs failed me. I was too weak and that means, Crystina must also be very weak. Gabriel reached out to me the next day that we would be moving on Draenei in two days’ time at a particular hour but I have to leave my pack at the same hour to avoid suspicion. It was the perfect plan that I'd been waiting for and instantly I deleted the message from my phone. No one could be trusted anymore. I wouldn't want to be so careless and risk Crystina's life. I joined the warriors where they were training and I acted as if I wasn't in pain or I wasn't nervous. I had to mask my scent instead of giving off scents that'll make me suspicious.For those two nights, I followed them to the borders to search again as if I was looking for Crystina. A night after, I got the location from Gabriel. I asked him f
Paige's POVI was alone in the dungeons right after Crystina was taken away. Tears rolled down my face as I clamped my hands together. Anxiety rolled through me and crashed down in my throat. I bit down on my lips, stopping myself from crying but it wasn't possible. I couldn't handle my emotions anymore. I opened my mouth and the wails that I'd kept hidden surged out of me.I held on to the railing of the cell room where I was kept and I began crying. I wanted to go with Crystina as they carried her out but it wasn't possible. They didn't let me go with her. They said it was better if I stayed behind rather than follow her. They think I would run away, escape while they try to save her but they were wrong, where am I even supposed to run to? Plan to escape didn't even run through my mind for the several hours that I'd been here with Crystina. That was because my mind, and my brain weren't functioning well.I'm not the usual weakling, I'd never had to bow to anybody because my father wa
PAIGE’S POVHours after I entered the truck of the car, I heard Alpha Luka's voice. I took a deep breath and was so close to tears because finally, I was going home. There was no way I could open the trunk from inside so I waited for someone to do the job. It wasn't hot inside because of some space inside it. That made it easier for me to breathe. I knew someone would soon pick up my scent and open the trunk, so why kick? The vehicle suddenly started moving, I peeked out through one of the holes and I saw several feet moving into some other trucks there so I was glad. We were going home, finally, I would see my parents.Thanks to my petite stature, I fitted just right in the truth. I didn't have to worry about my head or my legs. I sat still waiting. It shouldn't take more than three hours for us to get to our pack right? It took more than three hours this time. I was already uncomfortable and finding it hard to breathe but I sat still, knowing there was nothing I could do.When the v
Gabriel's POV"Commander, there's some sort of emergency," I was about to take a bath when Azel came with his sudden announcement. I growled at him. Not now, I was about to wash the blood of my enemies off my skin. I'd recorded victory today, now it's time for me to rest before people come for me for getting my father killed and Draenei as well. I needed that one break between war and conflicts."What sort of emergency is it?""...There was a girl hiding behind one of our trunks, she must have followed us from Draenei territory and she said she's from Alpha Luka's pack. I guess she was kidnapped with their Luna," His voice was shaking.Azel might be the scariest looking guy you have ever met in your entire life but in the real sense, he's the softest at heart. He's a big guy, almost twice my size and that gave his enemies heart attacks even before they attack but one thing is, he doesn't have the heart to take a bad situation. Training him was hard but worth it in the end. "Are you
Crystina's POVSamer and Paige are missing! We returned to the pack two hours ago after searching for both Paige and Samer for two straight hours. When everyone got tired of looking around Draenei territory and how it was getting darker we decided to leave for another day. Luka was of the opinion that they were together or maybe they were already in the pack while we searched so we left.On getting to the pack, we were welcomed by almost everyone. They all wanted to hear about what happened but Luka dismissed the entire excitement and told them he would give feedback by morning. I was even too tired to put a smile on my face for more than five minutes. I said hello to ma'am Syd and Mrs… they were really excited to see me and I could see the tears glistening in their eyes. On getting out of the car and seeing eyes on Paige's parents, I knew something was wrong. They first looked at me with so much hope, but when they realized Paige wasn't with me, her mother broke into tears. What am
Paige's POV"Don't touch me, please don't touch me," I crumbled to the ground as the memories of that night plagued me. Tears fell freely from my face and I felt a heavy lump in my throat. I wanted to throw up and at the same time, I wanted to wail but I couldn't. I kept on seeing myself in that room and that killed every strength in me. I was shivering and it wasn't because it was cold, it was because I was scared.When my mate walked in and he spoke to me, I felt a little bit comfortable but when he yelled at the two people here to leave, my breathing became hitched at that moment. I got scared for a minute and when he attempted to touch me, I lost it. "Fine, I won't touch you but please, let me take a look at your arm," I raised my head from the floor and stared at him. Our eyes met once again and I felt that warmth in my belly. It was strange. I'd had my fair share of lovers in the past but this feeling was different. It wasn't normal! Is this because of the mate bond? "I won't
Paige's POV "Glyds, she's sick," Alex frowned, the space between her eyebrows creasing together as she took in my words. They would be the first set of people who knew about this after my parents. Not even Crystina knew about that fact. Because of the state of my wolf, I never thought I could have a mate. I thought it would be useless having hope that I would really have one so the thoughts never crossed my mind."Since when?" I shrugged. Does it matter? All that matters is the fact that Glyds is sick and nothing can heal her. My parents had tried everything they could but nothing worked. It was too late for her and I had to live that way."Is that why I couldn't feel your wolf earlier?" Gabriel asked.All eyes landed on him as soon as the question flew out of his mouth. Was he trying to announce that we were mates? Still, I hummed, not particularly giving him an answer. It's still a miracle that I can recognize him as my mate and he also recognized me as his mate. The problem now
Crystina's POVThe sun streamed in through the window, changing the brightness of the room. The early spring wind blows in, making the curtains dance at a spot. The cold breeze kissed my skin and I pulled the covers over my face. I didn't sleep a wink last night. I'd pretended to be asleep just to not get Luka worried but at the end of the day, he noticed that I wasn't sleeping and he cuddled me into his large form while I shed those tears again. I lost my baby, my best friend is missing and nightmares had evaded my dreams. After I told Luka about the loss of our baby, he didn't say a word about it after that. He told me it was fine, he apologized for not protecting me and our baby. His guilt washed over him while I danced in the arms of my pain. We held each other for over an hour in the bathtub, repelling our loss. I was ready to sacrifice the world for my child but all I have left is a stomach void of that same child. I feel I'm a terrible mother. Luka told me not to beat myself