VALERIA What a day! So many confusing thoughts and questions assailed my thoughts as I sat beside Reese in the hospital room.My heart thudded steadily as I watched his fragile state, my fingers lightly tracing the edge of the blanket that covered his still form. The beeping of the monitors was a constant reminder of how pale and fragile life could be. A twinge of pity wormed its way into my stomach.I shoved down a lump down my increasingly dry throat. My heart was a tangled mess of emotions—fear, worry, anger, and something deeper, more confusing. I clenched my teeth in annoyance.Damn it! I wasn't supposed to care this much. It wasn't part of the plan.I was so close.....I was so damn close to run into his inviting arms back then when he had apologised to me. Something in me coaxed me to accept his apologies.My child didn't even make matters any easier. When his tiny voice called him dad, I almost threw precautions to the wind and jumped into his arms.I may not accept Reese
REESE I stirred, feeling the weight of an eternity pressing down on me. My eyelids fluttered open, and through the haze of disorientation, I recognized the sterile white ceiling of the hospital. The faint beeping of machines and the antiseptic smell, they all indicated that I was somewhere safe. My senses sharpened, and I became acutely aware of a presence nearby. It was Valeria. Her familiar scent, which was a blend of wildflowers and something uniquely her, enveloped me completely, drawing me in like a spell. I turned my head slightly and found her sitting by my bedside. As I looked at her, it was evident that her face was filled with worry and exhaustion. She was talking to someone in a low but urgent voice. "Why didn’t you tell me Reese could wake up any time soon?" she demanded. The edge in her voice was unmistakable. "I didn’t want to give you false hope," came the doctor's calm reply. "His condition was touch and go for a while." "I was prepared for the worst," Valeria
VALERIA I walked up to my front door, and right now, the familiar creak of the wooden steps under my feet brought me a sense of comfort in a way. It had been a long day, and all I wanted was to relax with a glass of wine. The moon was just starting to rise, casting a silvery glow over the front yard. As I reached into my bag for my keys, my mind was already drifting to the peace of my living room. As I opened the door, a sudden pressure against my head jolted me back to reality. Cold metal was pressed into my temple, and a voice growled harshly in my ear, "Move, and you die." Every muscle in my body froze. My breath hitched, and my heart kept pounding in my chest. Slowly, I turned my head, and the fear I felt kept gripping me tighter with each fraction of movement that I made. My eyes met a pair of familiar ones, but the coldness in them was new, and it really chilled me to the bone. "Collins?" I whispered. The disbelief I felt was totally evident in my voice. He just smirked. The
REESE"Dave?!" I gasped in shock as the realization hit me like a sack of bricks.This was the other twin that had been with Valeria for five years, the one whom I thought had passed away.How did we mix them up together?! The resemblance was so uncanny that I didn't realize it, and neither did Valeria.She must have been in a hurry to have recognized that Derek was the one she had picked up and not Dave.Dave's green eyes sparkled eagerly as he peered up at me in confusion. It was as if I could see myself in him.I quickly straightened up and shot him a warm smile, masking the turbulent thoughts inside of me.What do I do? I have to take him back to Valeria."Dad?" His tiny voice broke through my turbulent thoughts, snapping me to the present.I flashed him a stiff smile and said,"Don't worry, Dave. I will take you to your mother right now. Let's go."He nodded and replied, "Alright, Dad.""That's my good boy!" I ruffled his hair andled him outside to the parking lot.We got inside
VALERIAA sharp, acrid, burning smell tugged at my nostrils, snapping me from my unconsciousness.My vision was blurry, and my whole body ached with a dull throbbing pain.As my eyes adjusted, a horrific sight greeted me, almost making me puke in disgust.Oh my god! What the hell happened here?!The entire building had almost burned down! Collins lay on the ground, his body burned beyond recognition.The grotesque image was haunting, sending a bone-deep shiver shooting up and down my body.Wait, we were kidnapped and threatened. So where was Derek?!With panic clawing up in my throat, I scanned the area, still engulfed in smoke that was already fizzing out through the open roof.My heart dropped as I spotted two of my twins lying motionless on the ground a few feet from Collins.Fear surged through my veins, propelling me to go over where they were lying.I could feel the heaviness and pain searing through every fiber of my body.But I couldn't care less about that right now. My child
REESEThe witch's voice was low and eerie, filled with ancient wisdom. "For unto us shall be given a child of prophecy who shall possess the power of the moon goddess."I gasped in shock as her words rang through my mind. I ran a frantic hand through my hair, and beads of sweat dotted my temples."What?!" Valeria and I cried in unison. She was as confused and shocked as I was.What was this prophecy about anyway? This was the first time I had heard of it.I blinked repeatedly, still trying to make sense of the witch's revelation."What do you mean? I don't understand. Please explain further." I said it breathlessly.The witch nodded."Very well. I understand your shock." She started and then paused, taking in a deep breath and puffing it out slowly.My heart was racing with billions of confusing questions and scenarios. How in the world was this possible? Children of the prophecy? I never knew!An uneasy, brief silence hung in the air, making me uncomfortable and restless.Finally, sh
VALERIA"What do you mean?" Reese was quizzed, his voice raspy and his green eyes gleaming with desire.I gulped.I could feel Reese's eyes on me, tracing every curve of my body with an intensity that made my insides coil with a mixture of discomfort and desire.I tried to calm my ragging breathing.but every glance from him felt like torture. His eyes were like lasers, boring holes into my body. The way they raked all over my body was as if he were undressing me with his mind.The air between us was thick, charged with an electric tension that had been building since we met again.I bit my bottom lip aggressively. Damn it! I hated that he could have this much power over me. His mere sight made my skin burn, and my pulse quickened with unbridled desire.But more than that, I despised how badly I wanted it.Fuck! I wanted him so badly! The way his wet shirt clung to his muscular body and the way his brown hair plastered to his face was mesmerizing.His gaze was so searing that I shifte
VALERIA"The kids are awake!" It was the maid.Relief surged through me. Finally, my boys are awake, just as the witch had said!The cool air hit my skin as I climbed out of the pool. Droplets of water clung to me like dew on a summer morning.What the hell just happened a few seconds ago?!My heart pounded aggressively against my chest, like the galloping of a thousand horses. Gosh! My cheeks burned. The near kiss with Reese was still a lingering ghost between us, its phantom touch almost searing through my bones.The evening breeze howled past, causing me to shiver. I quickly wrapped my arms around myself as if to shield my heart from the overwhelming ache that had blossomed in my chest. I felt oddly bereft and devoid of his touch. I bit my bottom lip, fighting the urge to jump back into the pool and continue what we started.I grabbed a towel and wrapped it around my wet body.We had to see our sons now that they were awake. This was super important! I would attend to these chaotic
VALERIA And just like that, everything was beginning to look up for the better. Bree, Chase, and Cynthia were now executed, ushering a phase of new beginnings for the Blue Moon Pack. I couldn't be prouder of my kids for saving us times without numbers! With tears blurring my vision, I looked down on my kids, hugging us tightly, fighting the whirlpool of emotions threatening to spill over. They had saved me and Reese on countless occasions, and now, they had saved their grandfather, the former king, and Alpha of the Prestigious Blue Moon Pack, Marion. I couldn't believe my ears when he narrated that my twins, Dave and Derek, were the ones that appeared to him in a dream, warning him of the impending danger we were in and even guided him back to the pack he had lost track of. These kids were more powerful than I had ever imagined. They alone faced off Chase and Cynthia and even Bree. This was just another solid proof that the Moon goddess was always on our side. It had
MARION The sound of the execution drum echoed in the distance, marking the end of an era. My heart felt heavy as I watched Bree, Cynthia, and Chase being led away to meet their fate. As they were dragged away, the sounds of chains clinking faintly in the distance. They were once part of my life—Bree, the woman I had loved so deeply, and Chase, the boy I believed was my son. But that love was a lie, a festering wound that had rotted from the inside. It was over now, and with their execution, I hoped to close the chapter on that betrayal. How did it come to this?! The weight of it all settled heavily on my chest. I never imagined it would end like this—executions carried out in the name of justice, and yet, there was no joy in my heart, no sense of victory. Only a deep, gnawing ache. I turned to face Reese. My son. My pride. And his children—my grandchildren. I had been apart from them for so long, but now, we were together again. Instead, I sought solace in the eyes o
BREEI never imagined it would come to this. Banishment. Exile from the Blue Moon Pack. Fuck!I paced the cold, dimly lit hall, and I clenched my fists, my nails digging into my palms until it hurt. But the pain did little to calm the storm inside me. After everything I had worked so hard for, how could this be happening? My life's ambition, my every calculated move to ascend the throne, all of it now lay in ruins. The air around me felt suffocating, and my vision blurred with anger and disbelief. "Why?" I whispered, my voice trembling. "Why was this happening to me?"The answer was simple: they had found out. Reese's food. Damn it! How could I have been so careless? What a fool I’d been to let myself be caught like that. The footage was undeniable, raw, and vivid—it showed exactly how I spiked Reese’s cup of tea. No excuses, no plausible deniability. Just my treachery laid bare for all to see. And Marion. My husband. The man who had once hung on every word I said, whose loyalty I
BREE When power corrupts you, it seeps into every corner of your soul, twisting your thoughts and poisoning your actions. It wasn’t immediate, not at first. In the beginning, it was ambition—an innocent desire to rise above my station. But now, as I stared at the reflection in the polished glass, I barely recognized the woman staring back at me. The effects of the black magic I’d meddled with had crept deep into my veins, making me easily irritable, my moods volatile. I found myself lashing out at the maids, the servants, even little Reese when Marion wasn’t around. Of course, I couldn’t afford to show that side of myself in his presence—not when I hadn’t yet achieved what I set out to do.I couldn’t afford for him to notice my change in behaviour, not when I was so close to everything I’d been working for. But it wasn’t just Marion standing in my way anymore. I had a far greater adversary, one I didn’t fully comprehend until it was too late.Reese. That child. The rumoured vessel
BREE"Ahem!"A deep voice from the shadow almost made me jump.I was so blown away by the view in front of me that I didn't notice the huge king-size bed in the corner and a huge white-beard man clad in a luxurious golden robe seated on the bed, watching me intently.The Alpha! The famous Alpha Marion!!!My eyes widened in admiration and fear. He was... was there even a perfect description for a godlike Alpha wolf seated before me? He was magnificent! I had never had the honor of meeting the Alpha of the Blue Moon pack closely before. This was....surreal!I quickly fell on my knees on impulse and bowed my head, paying my respects.As omegas, we dare not stand on our feet in the presence of the Alpha and even look him in the eyes. That's how we're programmed to act anyway, but the ever-ambitious Bree had always craved more.People laughed, derided me, and called me a fool forever, believing that a beta talkless of alpha would look in my direction. Taking interest? Nah, it's never going
BREEYou know that moment when you start hating your kids? Yep, that was the stage I was at right now.Or perhaps the dark magic was already consuming my heart, as the witch had warned.Maybe hate was a strong word, but I was indifferent, and I spent less time with her family. I was always locked in the hidden chambers, honing my dark magic skills, biding my time until it was ripe.It took me a long time, but I knew that I had to be patient if I wanted to achieve substantive results.It's been weeks since I've paid a visit to the witch, and ever since, I've been honing my skills and trying to follow the instructions she had given meticulously to avoid any complications to the spell. I needed the spell to prepare the portion that would inevitably eliminate my husband for good as the witch had promised.I was counting on her words...I had one goal in mind: to lay claim to the position of the Alpha of the Blue Moon pack. That's right. I was going to be the first female Alpha of the Blue
BREEThen silence followed in fear that a man who was supposed to be long dead was standing right in front of everyone!The silence that followed his statement felt deafening, almost suffocating. My heart hammered in my chest, and for a moment, I couldn’t breathe. My mind raced, trying to make sense of what I was hearing, but it didn’t make sense. How could he be standing here after all these years?I stumbled back a step, the weight of his words pressing against my chest, making it hard to breathe. “That’s impossible. I saw it myself. There’s no way you could have survived that.”Marion’s lips curled into a grim smile, his eyes dark with the weight of his truth. “I was kidnapped, Bree. Taken far away, to another pack. One so distant I didn’t even know how to trace my way back.”I blinked, shaking my head as if I could somehow shake away his words. But they clung to me, suffocating me and pulling me down into the abyss of realization.Kidnapped? Dumped in some distant pack? But I had
BREEFor the first time in years, I felt true fear. My entire plan, the careful manipulations, and the decades of secrecy had suddenly crumbled around me in an instant.Marion’s eyes locked on mine, cold and unforgiving. His lips curled into a bitter, twisted smile. “You thought wrong.”His voice reverberated through the hall, deep and gravelly, full of unspoken menace. I felt the room shift, the pack’s attention snapping away from me and toward him. The murmurs grew louder, a wave of uncertainty sweeping through the ranks.“Your time is over, Bree,” Marion growled, his eyes never leaving mine. “I never thought you would go this far. But now I see... I see exactly what you’ve become.”I gripped the staff tighter, the familiar surge of power flowing through me, but it did little to quell the panic rising in my chest. He wasn’t supposed to be here. He wasn’t supposed to be *alive*.“You don’t understand,” I spat, my voice rising in desperation. “I did this for us—for the pack. You were
BREEToday, victory never tasted so sweet.I beamed at my reflection in the mirror. I was clad in an extravagant, luxurious Victorian ball dress befitting of the Alpha of the Blue Moon pack. Everything was in order, and the fact that I would soon be crowned the new Alpha sent excited shivers down my spine.The day is finally here, and all my plans have been running smoothly till the very end.Oh Marion, if only you were still alive to witness my ascend to the throne... but that would have been a bumper to my plans now, wouldn't it?It was better I got rid of you to fulfill it. If I hadn't, I wouldn't be here today.By now, Valeria and Reese, alongside their good-for-nothing twins, would have been eliminated by Chase and Cynthia as planned.A devilish grin curled up at the corner of my lips in jubilation.This was just the beginning of the new chapter that I had always wanted!How satisfying!!!A light tap on the door snapped me out of my thoughts.I adjusted my dress, smoothing it ca