CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE.
ROSALIE'S POV.
I woke up due to a knock resounding on my door. I rose from the bed and stared at the door sleepily, then the knock came again, "Coming." I muttered and the knock stopped coming.
I got out of bed picked up a sleeping robe, which I wore, and knotted the rope around my waist, covering my transparent nightgown.
I walked towards the door and held the knob, "Who's there?" I questioned, getting ready for the opening.
"The able beta."
I rolled my eyes and opened the door to behold Carl. He was with some women who had thousands of things in their hands with a very weird smile on their lips.
"Hi, good afternoon." Carl greeted me.
I let out a yawn, "Good afternoon, Carl."
Others bowed, "Good afternoon, Miss." And I nodded to them.
I had been given ti
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR.AUTHOR'S POV.Jacqueline and Rosalie's car entered the Phoenix's territory, and they were stopped by the Phoenix guards who were waiting for them.Jacqueline winds down the window of the car to reveal himself to the guards with his eyes focusing forward. He didn't glance at the guards.They bowed to him, "Welcome, alpha and you too, Luna. We're here to lead you to the palace's hall where the banquet is taking place."He replied to them with no word, just with his face so serious, like he was tensed, but he was the most relaxed person on earth at that moment.The guards stood there confusingly. They didn't know what to do, whether to just let the alpha be or persuade him before he would join them.They waited, but no word.They would have sworn that Jacqueline was not the alpha if they hadn't seen
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE.JACQUELINE'S POV.I couldn't stop chuckling as my eyes glued to the scene in front of us, though I was a little bit amazed that Rosalie was keeping her cool.That scene was scary enough for humans to develop high blood pressure, and seeing her looking nonchalant got me thinking, 'What exactly did Carl teach her?'Whatever it was that he taught her really helped, and right now, she was being a very powerful pack's luna, not just my ex-best friend who my wolf and I were crushing on.I got tired of seeing the fake mystery in the hall, so I held my Luna closer to my body with my hand holding her waist and raised my other hand towards the things happening before us."What are you doing?" Rosalie questioned me."Putting an end to all these," I replied to her before flipping two of my fingers towards the scene. I flipped the
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX.ROSALIE'S POV.I could feel some eyes on me as I moved towards a table with Ophelia, and I could feel her eyes and anger, as well. She couldn't wait to shred me into pieces, I presumed.I smirked but didn't give her the honour of glancing her way. My eyes were focused on where I was going, while my ears and nose were actively open for any sort of approach.We got to a table and sat down.It was a big table which could accommodate twelve people, and Ophelia was sitting beside me.I felt her turning on her seat to face me, but I didn't glance, I began to caress my clutch, showing her she was the less of my problem."What do you want to talk about?" She questioned me harshly.I scoffed, "Tch! Do you think that I will waste my time on you? I would rather choose to speak to a pig and roll in the mud tha
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN.ROSALIE'S POV.Ophelia jolted to her feet, catching people's attention and she began to misbehave. First, she clenched her head, then her stomach, and altogether, her body, like a fire was burning all over her body."Ah!" She shouted painfully and began to clench hurriedly and I watched her eyes producing pain, "Make this stop!" She shouted again.Someone angrily banged the table beside and I turned to the source to see the phoenix king consumed in anger, "What the hell is this?! Stop your madness and stop creating a scene here!" He yelled at her.From the words he spoke, it was said that he thought that Ophelia was framing the pains and everything like she was pretending, and that was exactly what I wanted, for everyone to hate her and for her to feel pain."No! Take the pain away, it hurts!" She shouted more, and her tears began to pull out like a waterfall."Scott!" The phoenix king shouted the name that all t
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT.ROSALIE'S POV.I knew I shouldn't be interacting with the vampire king, Dracula, but since he was not making any advances towards me, then, there was no point in acting weird.I glanced at him again and stared away, "Aren't you supposed to be somewhere, sucking some juicy blood like you people call it?""Yes, I should, but I was summoned here to this party, and the blood around smells awful," Then I felt him leaning towards me, and I leaned away, "Until I perceive yours." He completed his words and took a deep breath of the air."Sweet."I cleared my throat and immediately stood up, giving out a meaningful space between the both of us. "I think I should leave.""Don't bother, your guard is coming, and beware, we will meet again." Like that, he disappeared into thin air."Goodness!" I almost squeaked out. It was so sudden, and I took a step backwards but collided with Jacqueline."Hey, are you okay?"I turned to him, "There was a vampire here, and he disappeared."
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE.ROSALIE'S POV.A sudden knock resounding on the door got Jacqueline reluctantly disengaging from me. "What?!" He snapped angrily at the person by the door."Alpha, we brought the dinner you requested." The voices of the maids chorused."Dammit! I don't want the dinner anymore!"I pulled away from his arms immediately, creating a meaningful space between us, and said, "Hey, you might not want the food, but I need it. I'm starving."He roughed up his hair frustratedly, not hiding his disappointment.Well, I ignored the look. I turned away and began to return to the bathroom, "Thanks for helping with the zipper anyway.""I'm not done with it yet."I ignored his words and increased my pace into the bathroom, it was when I was safely locked in there that I could release my breath.I rested my head on the door with my eyes closed, and like that, everything began to replay in my head, his touch, the way he looked at me, the way he was all over me, his kisses, everything.
CHAPTER FORTY.ROSALIE'S POV.I woke up and rolled over to the other side of the bed with my eyes closed to know if Jacqueline was on the bed and if it was too early to rise.When I felt, I didn't feel him. His side of the bed was very cold, meaning he had left the bed for a long time, that was, if he slept on it throughout the night.Though I could remember I felt the bed dipping with weight last night when I was dozing off, and it was Jacqueline, I could remember I was swallowed up by his scent."Jacqueline?" I called and got out of bed.I adjusted my nightgown. Then I moved towards the bathroom. I was feeling pressed.I had raised my hand to the knob and opened it before I could reason that Jacqueline might be in there, "Shit!" I gasped for nothing.There was no Jacqueline in sight, so, I moved in.I relieved myself and returned to the room, and that time, I became attentive to everything in the room, "Jacqueline?" I called again, but no sight of him.'Where the hell is he?' I wond
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE.JACQUELINE'S POV.I knew I would not win all these powerful creatures if I was not smart enough, and since Rosalie was beautiful, had sweet blood, spoke charmingly, and every other thing they wanted, I resolved to use her against all of them.That was why I couldn't sleep throughout the night. I had to do some research about each of them, and since I could feel Rosalie's fear last night when the vampire interacted with her, I decided to act faster.I had mind-linked Carl last night and directed him to the ancient library in the pack to help me with my research.I learned that all creatures get weak when their loved ones are mistreated or mishandled, though some don't care much about things like that.For Dracula, I knew he wouldn't let Rosalie go because of her blood, he would want to have her by any means, and I was ready for him.When Rosalie was sleeping, I had dressed her neck with garlic, knowing that the neck was a vampire's favourite spot for a draw of blood,
EPILOGUE.A month later.....Everything in the pack house had been normal, and for the past weeks, the other enemies of Jacqueline's pack had gone into extinction since the phoenix king and Scott were conquered. They feared Jacqueline and stayed clear away from his property.Michael had been visited and rewarded by Jacqueline, and he did well by apologising to him for stealing back his wife from Michael. They were friends til they met again.The pups had been sat down and made to understand who they were and they had been coping with the help of the parents and new uncle, Carl. Carl had become their first choice after their parentsAlso, Rosalie had been marked and coronated. She was already the pack's Luna, and that was all that...__________It was a cool evening in the pack house, and everywhere was filled with life. Jacqueline was sitting on his throne, exuding his Alphaship aura. Beside him, sat Rosalie gracefully on her Luna’s throne, her presence radiating strength and love.Sh
CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO.AUTHOR'S POV.In the wolf's world...The battle with the Phoenix king was over. The Phoenix King and his army lay slain, their flames extinguished, their threat vanquished, and they lay rotten on the floor and were vanishing into thin air. Jacqueline returned to the pack house in victory, leaving Carl and the guards in the territory to clear everywhere.His body was aching, and his mind was acting up. That was why he left the territory to the castle to see Rosalie. He didn't know what he was feeling until he saw the guards he had appointed to watch over Rosalie. Their nervous expressions immediately set him on edge.He narrowed his eyes at them. "What happened? Where is Rosalie?" His voice was sharp, demanding immediate answers.One of the guards swallowed hard before speaking. "She ran off to the human world, Alpha. She… she found out her pups were in danger. She left without waiting for further words."Jacqueline’s heart stopped for a moment before it picked ba
CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE.AUTHOR'S POV.In the human world...It was the weekend, and Michael, Rosalie's boyfriend, had woken up in the morning and had decided to take the children, Ricardo, Raymond, and Rowland, to the park for some fun. "Who will love to crush the weekend in the park?" He questioned the children cheerfully, and he had everything planned out.He had booked their tickets to enter, write down some fun places to visit, some new games to try, and another ticket for karaoke that would take place in the park at night.He had the day fully packaged with fun."Me!""Me!""Me!" The three children answered him joyfully, jumping gracefully returning his enthusiasm."Then, let's get our butts down there. There's one which just opened by the downtown, we should get there quickly if I step on the acceleration." He joked."Yay! I can't wait!" They chorused and hopped happily.The boys were at their happiest peak, and when Michael was leading them to where his car was parked, they were h
CHAPTER EIGHTY.ROSALIE'S POV.Briana's words made me halt. I frowned, searching her face for any hidden meaning but found nothing but her mock, "What are you talking about?" I demanded.Briana’s smile widened. "Oh, come now, Rosalie. Don’t tell me you don’t feel it. Something… out of place. Something… wrong. Simple."My heart skipped a beat, but I kept my expression neutral. I didn’t want to give her the satisfaction of knowing she had rattled me. I let her words sink in, trying to decipher their meaning. I glanced around the hallway, searching for anything out of the ordinary. But everything seemed normal. The guards were in position, the prisoners were secured, and the pack house was as it should be. Everywhere was as it was.I sighed, 'She must be bluffing.'"You’re wasting your breath," I said, my tone cold. "Whatever game you’re playing, it won’t work."Briana’s eyes gleamed with a wicked twisting brightness. "Aren’t your children in the human world? Or… don’t tell me you don’
CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE.ROSALIE'S POV.I was in Jacqueline's room, waiting. The walls of his chamber which had always been so comforting to me, now felt like they were closing in on me. My thoughts were a rollercoaster, rolling all around and running to him. 'Is he safe? Is the pack holding its ground? Should I be panicking? Should I check it out?'A lot just kept running in, and every scenario my mind conjured up only made the intestines in my stomach tighten.I tried to sit, to calm myself down at least, and I did, but the moment I sat down and stopped moving, my chest felt like it was being trampled under the weight of my worry.I jolted back up.''He’s out there, facing… who knows what," I muttered to myself, running my fingers through my hair. Rose began to growl at me. *Stay calm. Sit down, I'm trying to rest.*But how could I? How could I sit here, useless, when Jacqueline is out there and might need me?*Just calm down, he will be here in a bit.*Most times, Rose behaved like
CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT.AUTHOR'S POV.Jacqueline and Carl resumed their walk.Carl's mind ran back to the mysterious messenger, and his mind began to race at his words. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Jacqueline? Why would someone capable of causing such chaos on the pack just deliver a message and leave?" Carl mused aloud.Jacqueline’s expression was unreadable, his thoughts carefully guarded. He was just thinking about it too. "It’s not just the message. It’s the power they wield. That sound… it wasn’t meant to warn. It was meant to cripple us. Whoever they are, they wanted us vulnerable or better still, destroyed."Before Carl could respond, Jacqueline stiffened, his senses sharpening as a new presence came into his awareness. "Sh!" He cautioned Carl and listened til he got what he was looking for. "They’re here."A low growl rumbled in his chest as he turned to Carl. "Who?" Carl asked him, his voice dropping to a whisper.Jacqueline didn’t answer immediately. His heightene
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN.AUTHOR'S POV.The night air carried the faint scent of blood and despair, which flew all around the pack as Jacqueline and Carl walked the path leading to the pack’s territory where all the problems were generated. Where they were ready to catch the intruder red-handed.The tension between them was heightened, it was like a heavy weight that seemed to cling to their skin. Instead of shifting to get to their destination in a go, they had decided to walk some distance just to see what the damage had done to the pack.Jacqueline’s eyes were not fixed on a particular spot, it kept on moving from one person to the other in a bid to take in everything without missing out. Every step he took was calculated, he was cautious not to step on any growling individual, for the pack members had spread out on the floor, growling in pain that even when they scented their alpha passing by, they couldn't acknowledge him. Carl followed Jacqueline closely with jaw tight and fists
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX.AUTHOR'S POV.The sharp, painful sound had torn through the pack's territory, and everyone, the aged and pups, all felt it. It was unlike anything the wolves had ever experienced. It was shrill and piercing, a noise that seemed to bang directly into their skulls and pierced into their ears. It was an unspoken and unexpected pain for them all.For the lower-ranked wolves, especially the Omegas, it was another story entirely for them. All of them clutched their ears in agony, and when their eardrums couldn't hold it all in, it bled. "Ah!""Arg!""Argh!""Alpha!"Different cries of pain echoed across the pack as the weaker members collapsed on the ground, bleeding through their ears. Even some of the mid-ranked wolves struggled to stay upright, their faces pale as they fought to withstand the pain.They all forgot about the moon goddess at that moment, and cried to Jacqueline, "Alpha, help us!"Jacqueline, who was on his way to the throne room when the incident hap
CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE.ROSALIE'S POV.The taste of his lips lingered on mine. It was deeply salty from his tears, and bitter from his pain. I pulled closer to him to kiss him even harder, pouring every ounce of my regret, my love, my apology into that kiss. But he didn't return the kiss, and just when I thought he would respond, Jacqueline pulled back.His lips parted from mine with a finality that left my heart beating loudly in its ribcage. He stepped away, his eyes filled with emotions which I could read into and also feel. Anger, betrayal, sorrow and a pain which I knew was deeper than the ocean.Above all those, I could see his love for me somewhere at the deep of his heart, just by a small corner there. I felt it so little but I was glad it was something."Jacqueline…" I whispered, my voice trembling as I tried to reach closer to him.He held up a hand, stopping me in my tracks, he said no word. Just his eyes on me.His silence was louder than any yell, echoing than any accusati