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CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 102: Let's go somewhere
Layla’s POV“No.” I stretched to my full height to face him properly.“You can’t just kill Arnold because that’s the only way you know how to deal with opposition” My chest heaved up and down as I challenged him angrily.Yet despite the anger that was evident in my tone and my appearance, he looked as determined as he did when he first threatened to kill Arnold.“I can when he’s making you cry” He said in an equally pissed off tone.On seeing that, I realized that I needed to sound far more believable if I wanted to save Arnold’s life.“Besides, he wasn’t the one that made me cry as I've told you already” I swallowed as I lied with a bold face.He snorted in disbelief.“If anything, you're the cause of my tears, you and all the things you've imposed on me from the minute our paths crossed” I did a full 360 and landed back on him, because he was truly the problem.“That’s barely believable, but I commend your effort to make this all about me” He said in a mocking tone and his eyes neve
Last Updated : 2023-07-13CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 103: My Mate’s Name
Ethan’s POVMy mate’s bun loosened and her hair bounced in my face as we rode toward the hill I was taking her to, and in that moment I realized that I didn't know her name, all my mind knew of when I saw her or thought of her was “mate”.Yet as I strangely grew fond of her, I wanted to know her as a person, not just as a she-wolf that was fated to be my mate, and it was an odd sensation.“We’re here at last” I announced and brought the horse to a halt as we reached the foot of the largest hill in all of Wandercoast.I jumped off the horse and stretched out my hand to help her get off too.“Should I be worried?” She asked as she took my hand and stepped down.“That depends, about what?” My suspicious response was met with a small frown.My face contorted in confusion at first on seeing that until I realized that she was practically spinning around to take in the deserted area we were in. The place was filled with trees, mountains and there was no one in sight even while we rode up to
Last Updated : 2023-07-14CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 104: Loverbirds
Layla’s POVThe impossible had happened.I’d been in Ethan’s company and I didn't feel the urge to drag my hair out from its roots in frustration at any point. It felt unreal to me, but I couldn't deny that I’d actually enjoyed his company for the first time ever especially when I could've sworn that it’d never happen.But I shouldn't have thought so, since so many things had been happening that I thought were impossible of late.If I was already intrigued by him before, I was far more intrigued after the time we’d just spent together, and since nothing inappropriate happened, I didn't hate myself for enjoying our time spent on nature since I was naturally a sworn lover of nature and it was bound to stir up that much excitement within me.We were on our way back to the palace and the wind was caught in my hair as we rode, his hard rock chest was pressed against my back and I allowed myself lean into him slightly even though I didn't need the extra support, I was also equally resisting
Last Updated : 2023-07-15CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 105: Establishing his Authority
Arnold’s POVThe monthly meeting in the royal court with the elders was ongoing and as much as I needed to be attentive, I couldn't bring myself to focus on the meeting since thoughts of Layla as crowded my mind since she ran out after my upsetting statement which I regretted right after it left my lips.When she left, I knew that she was upset but I was equally furious so I didn't try to go after her even though I knew that would’ve been the right thing to do. But I was aware that I’d have lashed out at her even more if I went after her instead of begging for forgiveness, and it was all because the memory flashes of Ethan’s head buried between her legs kept torturing me.Still, I didn't love her any less, I just hated him a million times more for touching her in ways that only I should.It had taken me a long while to catch my breath and feel sane, but I finally did and immediately went to find her while I frantically rehearsed how I’d apologize profusely and find a way to pacify her
Last Updated : 2023-07-16CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 106: Kill Him Off
Arnold’s POVMy face was burning with rage, and it seemed like everything was a blur as I left the crashed meeting, I wanted to uproot the floor underneath me and tear the walls around me down, it was a type of rage I’d never felt before, one that replaced the blood in my veins and made me feel like I was drowning in anger.There was also the nagging feeling in my guts that made it seem like something was about to explode from within me, it was like an aggressive force that was bubbling within me and stirring my anger to lengths it had never reached, a force that was fighting to take over my being instead of seeking control like it felt when my wolf wanted to shift.But I refused to dwell on it because I had more important things worth worry about, like the fact that I asked Hera to place a deadly curse on Ethan and I hadn't seen it manifesting yet since he was hale and hearty enough to barge into the meeting and humiliate me before the elders.An act that Hera’s ungrateful power drun
Last Updated : 2023-07-16CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 107: A Sniff of Real Power
Hera’s POVArnold might’ve left in a fit of rage but I was elated because I’d finally convinced him that Layla was a witch and planted seeds in his heart against her by informing him of her tendency to bring doom upon us all.But even more, I was glad that Aaron had finally put himself to use by becoming one of Ethan’s trusted soldiers especially because it’d taken so much convincing to make him for for it. I’d soon be reaping the rewards of my hard work of scheming to get both Arnold and Ethan on my fingertips.Speaking of rewards, I made a mental note to give Aaron his for succeeding in the first phase of my plan to have Ethan wrapped around my fingers. But first I needed to be prepared for Ethan’s arrival so I waved my maid over and she immediately dropped the laundry basket in her hands.“Go to the physician and ask her to give you the vagina tightening oils she usually prepares for me” without looking at her I knew that she’d bowed in response.“Yes ma’am” I heard her lift the la
Last Updated : 2023-07-17CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 108: She’s More Important
Arnold’s POVMy head was spinning and so was everything around me, I felt like I was caught between two opposite worlds and they were slowly crushing me, a world were I and Layla were happy and another where she's a witch and there's an impending curse on my tail.It still felt unbelievable whenever I thought of it, my sweet and shy Layla was a witch all this while? The timid girl that turned red and couldn't bear to use curse words? My goddess of purity and innocence that couldn't hurt a hair on anyone's head had a prophesy of doom hovering around her? Everything seemed too much for me handle when I was already at a dead end with overthrowing Ethan.In the end, I loved Layla more than life itself so I’d still be willing to accept her as a witch over time.But what bothered me even more was the fact that Ethan’s curse was meant for me and it was wrongfully imposed on him because of my father’s greed and cruelty. I should’ve been the one getting torn apart by bloodlust but I’d escaped
Last Updated : 2023-07-17CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 109: Let’s Run Away
Layla’s POVEthan’s rejection of my request to let me be annoyed me, it made me feel like he was two-faced for showing me such a good time on the hill and then suddenly switching up on me after I made such a simple request.Speaking of a good time, I couldn’t help but reminisce how free spirited and absolutely different he seemed while we were on the hill top. It felt like I was in the company of a completely different person, a side of him that he probably hid under all those walls of anger and violence that he’d put up to be a feared leader.It might've been short-lived moment, but it definitely felt good to experience.However, it did nothing to make up for how he’d ruined everything between me and Arnold. Arnold had never had a reason to lash out and call me a slut until Ethan’s arrival in our lives and I blamed him for everything that’d gone wrong in our once perfect relationship.I didn't want to deal with the chaos that my life had become so I pulled out a book from under my pi
Last Updated : 2023-07-18
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CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 142: And They Got Married.
Layla’s POV“If you stare at that dress any longer, you’ll burn it to the ground with your gaze” Nadia nagged me as I took one last glance at my wedding dress while I stood at the bathroom door, I was obsessed with it.Beyond obsessed, It’s beauty had become an extra body part of mine.“At least we’d die watching its beautiful flames ascend to the heavens,” I smiled dreamily while still staring at it with lost eyes.“Be fucking for real?” She laughed before she grabbed a button off the dresser and threw it me, luckily I was able to dodge it and if I hadn't it’d have hit my eyes.“You’d explain to Ethan in detail why his bride is walking down the aisle with just one eye” I picked the button up and threw it at her, and it landed on her feet.“If you're not ready in the next hour, there’ll be no bride to scrutinize while she walks down the aisle, I promise you” She shot me a glare just before she took a seat on my bed, pulling her own dress in her lap to admire it.“What? An hour? Why hav
CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 141: Ordained by the moon goddess
He moved away from me I’d just pushed a dagger through his heart again, there was disbelief, confusion, and pain in his eyes but he only had those emotions because he didn't understand why I’d declined his proposal.After almost spending my life with the wrong man because of guilt, I couldn't say Yes to Ethan while guilt kept eating me up for the great of our lives. I’d be as much of a monster as Arnold was if I take advantage of his feelings for me and jump into marriage when guilt had been plaguing me like it was my second shadow since the day I watched him fall to his death.He stared at me again, long and hard before he walked toward the bed and covered himself in the duvet, an air of uncertainty hovering over him as he delved into thoughts of his own. However, it was as he covered up tag I realized that I was still naked and I slowly walked toward the floor where he’d dropped my dress and picked up. I quietly pulled it over my head and held my arms around my body tightly as thou
CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 140: The best reunion
Layla’s POVI’d known Joy several times in my life, but the joy I felt as I confirmed that Ethan was real and he’d returned to me was boundless, it felt like an unreal wave of happiness had been injected into my bloodstream and life finally felt worth living again.Like the war was over, and the battle line had been erased, it was surreal.“Are you going to keep staring at me like I'm a ghost?” Ethan laughed as he continued to massage my sore joints.“You might as well be” I reached out and cupped his cheek, yearning to remain in contact with him so he wouldn't disappear into thin air.“Well, I'm real and I'm here, forever this time around” He suddenly pulled me off the bed and onto his laps and I laughed as a yelp left my lips in surprise.“So you can stop staring at me with those alluring orbs of yours” He pulled my face toward him and kissed my forehead, not the quick kind that would pass as a peck, this one lingered like he was trying to touch my soul through physical touch.God,
CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 139: An Unhealthy Obsession
Layla’s POVNo, no fucking way.It was him all along? Arnold killed my foster parents? He’d watched me mourn them knowing that he’d orchestrated everything because they rejected his advances toward me?“They were all I had, and you knew that! How dare you speak of their deaths so lightly, you monster!” I screamed my lungs out in anger not caring what he’d do to me.Much to my surprise, a smile covered his face showing that he was pleased that I was in so much pain because of what he’d done, my heart was being torn into countless shreds as I recalled that there was a time when I loved him and I considered marrying him not knowing what a sick and twisted bastard he was deep down.“You watched me grieve them, you watched me turn into a shell of myself, you watched me be bitter that I’d lost the last links to learning of my heritage,” My chest heaved like bomb was ticking within it as I spoke.“You watched me almost lose myself and you promised me that you’d find the beast that killed the
CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 138: A beast through and thorough
Arnold’s POVThe day had come.The night hour had just struck, and I was about to recover all I’d lost and much more.“Are you ready?” I asked Hera who’d been seated in front of her crystal spell casting bowl and brr spell book for the past hour.“Never been more ready” She smiled at me so brightly it could’ve illuminated the underground hideout if we switched off all the other lights, her motivation was endearing to say the least.“Go ahead and cast the spell then” I flashed her a smile as well but mine was subtle and filled with anticipation.She nodded eagerly before she crossed her legs before her and held her hands out over the bowl, from where I was I could see that a visual of crescent valley had appeared in the water that filled the bowl like a reflection and I watched her mouth move as she muttered words in an unknown ancient language.I wasn't very close to her and yet I could feel the enormous amount of power radiating from her as she rolled her head from side to side and t
CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 137: You’re a Beast
Arnold’s POVHera looked like she was about to offload the heaviest weight that had ever been on her shoulders and I just stared at her wishing that I could look through her and draw it out of her myself, still Hera was the only person of worth I had on my side so I decided to be patient with her as opposed to the thought in my mind where I was half considering yelling at her and shaking it out of her forcefully.“How long before you actually use your words?” I finally asked impatiently after about six minutes of deafening and irritating silence had passed by.She looked as though my words had just jolted her out of her train of thoughts and she replaced the lost look on her face with her usual demeanor that oozed confidence, raw and undiluted confidence.“You’re a beast, Arnold” She said while her eyed bored into mine searching for a befitting reaction to her revelation.Unknown to her, her words would've hurt and surprised me a few months ago, but as I heard them it only felt like a
CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 136: Two Villains
Hera’s POVWeeks had gone by and each day I felt crazier than the last being holed up in a disgusting dungeon that wasn't fit for royalty such as myself.Layla had replaced all the guards that were loyal to me during her reign with guards from Ethan’s rogue army and they all hated me so my seductive tricks didn't work on them. I was hoping that I’d be able to seduce one of them into setting me free but they looked at me with disdain each time they came to fling plates of food at me every morning and evening so I eventually gave up on that plan.Life seemed hopeless and it felt like the moon goddess had finally abandoned me and shut her ears to my prayers, nothing was working out and it seemed like I’d suffered so much to reach the peak of my dreams just to have it shattered by a teenage whore.Still, I tried to pull through.It was night now and I was trying to fall asleep by replaying my happiest memories in my mind, the beautiful and wholesome moments that I’d spent as Queen before
CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 135: Might Never Find Love
Layla’s POVThe entire palace was still buzzing with life in the early hours of the morning as preparations from my impromptu coronation were in full swing. I could hear the clustering and swooshing all around as I woke up in the master bedroom that I’d taken over seeing as I was about to be made the official queen of Crescent Valley.As I stretched out my arms, I heard a soft rap on the door.“Who’s there?” I called out in a sleepy voice.“It's me, Nadia” Her soothing voice responded from behind the door.“Come on in” I yawned in between the words and drew my silk pink robe tightly around my waist as she opened the doors.“Hello your highness! How does it feel to be mere hours away from a coronation at eighteen?” Nadia swayed from side to side with some dresses held tightly to her chest and I guessed that there were the selections for the event.“Uh, nervous?” I told her truthfully as I made my way toward the bathroom to freshen up.“You’ll do amazing while making waves in the ancien
CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ALPHA RIVALS 134: The Reunion
Layla’s POVHera’s eyes were blazing with a deadly anger, a type of anger that the old me would've been terrified of if she saw how it radiated off of her, but it was a good thing that I’d buried the timid me in the wilderness before I returned for the throne.“You can either leave peacefully or meet a disgraceful end that whores like you should be accorded” Hera’s eyes held a venomous look that didn't scare me one bit as she threw her empty and ridiculous threats at me.“That crown, that throne, this kingdom…” I punched toward her as I spoke and I could see a hint of surprise flash through her eyes on seeing how much nerves I’d gathered.“All of it belongs to me and I’d love to watch you come at me so we’d see whose blood would end up tainting these floors” My orbs changed from golden brown to the piercing red shade I took when I transformed into a witch.“How dare you!? You! A worthless rat that should’ve been left in the gutters where you belonged! How fucking dare you address me t
