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AURELIA~~I saw myself on the hospital bed and Tristan sitting beside me. At first, I was confused because while I was seeing myself on the bed, I was also standing in the corner of the room, hand in hand with Susanna. The room was familiar. It was the same room where I saw and met Tristan properly for the first time… The room where he told me that I had two babies instead of the one I was expecting. Susanna muttered to me as if she could read my mind, “This is the past, Aurelia. I brought you here so you can see for yourself. To be honest, you led us to this present moment.” “But how? We were in the hut seconds ago and now I’m here?” I asked her, my voice barely a whisper as I feared that I would be heard by Tristan who stared at me with curiosity while I remained unconscious… well, the past version of me.“You don’t have to whisper. They can’t hear us. This is just a replay of your past.” Susanna said to me, smiling brightly before she answered my question, glancing at our lo
AURELIA~~As I watched my past self interact with Tristan, anger rose like a bile in my throat. I hated myself for crying and I swore to myself that I’d bring Dolf’s fear to life… Tristan’s plan will backfire because not only has he trained me in combat, but he has also helped me find myself.I was a blunt knife but with his help, I had become sharp. Also, with the help of the white wolves I have somehow reconnected with, I’ll break free from whatever he did to me and–Speaking of that, how did he manage to feed me the concoction every month without my knowledge? I didn’t recall taking any such thing from him willingly. I have also been in Dark Moon Pack for almost two months without Tristan. Why have the effects not worn off? I asked Susanna and she muttered to me, “Hold on tight. I’ll be taking you through the memory lane and you will get to see how he achieved his goals. It would be fast. Try not to get overwhelmed.” I didn’t take her warning seriously until the hospital room
AURELIA~~Of all the people in the world, he chose her. Of all the ladies in the world to get married to and mate with, Tristan, the same man who went on his knees and proposed to me, chose Larisa, the same woman who snatched my destined mate, manipulated our bond with dark magic, made my life a living hell, kidnapped my son and almost killed my kids and myself. Anger overlapped within me.Gosh, I had never felt this angry in my entire life. I didn’t even know I was capable of carrying this much anger in my body without exploding. Thank goddess I didn’t fall in love with this man. I did feel grateful for the gift of him but now I realized he was more of a curse than a gift. How could life be so cruel to me? How could I escape the manipulative version of Raiden only to fall into the trap of a narcissistic man? A twisted Alpha who couldn’t think straight? So the only reason he wanted me was for my power and perhaps he assumed I would help him take over the realm. But now that I
AURELIA~~I was living my best life in the hut assigned to my kids and me in the hidden pack while the rest of the realm assumed we were dead. Unfortunately, my best life came with constant anger and sadness at times. I was sad because I realized that no one was looking for us. No one cared enough to try to find us. It’s been two weeks since we got here according to Mia Lu–“Even if anyone is looking for us, we can’t be found. The pack is hidden from other wolves and we would have had trouble finding it if we weren’t brought in by the trackers that sensed our spiritual energy when we tried to create the shield.” Inara explained again. I groaned, “Not like I care but it would be nice to know someone out there is looking for us still.”My wolf hummed in agreement while my eyes scanned the area. The huts were built in rows, leaving a big enough bath between each row. Some huts were big while others were smaller, depending on the number of people that make up the family it belongs to
AURELIA~~I’d be a fool to not have noticed how the few people in this pack stare at me when they think I’m not watching. They stared at me with something close to awe in their eyes and before Mia Lu revealed some facts to me, I thought they were just trying to wrap their heads around how I survived among enemies all my life. I thought they were looking at me because my kids and I were different. My hair was still black as the dye hadn’t washed out and my kids still had their dirty blond hair, unlike other kids with white hair. But I began to doubt that after Mia Lu said to me, “She did that because she blamed herself for not seeing the evil the Black Fur members brought with them when she welcomed them into the pack with open hands and she believed protecting the last of us was her duty as–” “But she was pregnant. She should have considered the life of her child.” I lamented. “I told her the same but she said it’s her child’s responsibility to protect the survivors. Not just h
AURELIA~~The six elders of the hidden Pack; Mia Lu, Jeremy Dunns of the Beta family, Susanna Rios of the Gamma Family, Ross Hart of the Tracker family, Lori Hale of the Mender family, and Otis Bay of the Elemental family; allowed Raiden to be brought into the hidden pack. Although Jeremy, a headstrong man in his forties, and Otis whose personal ability has something to do with green life didn't stop grumbling about Raiden’s presence in the pack. “Lori can mend him. She can heal him faster than all of us combined.” Otis seethed as Raiden was placed into the purifying lake. The Menders were superior to regular Healers. While Healers and medical doctors in other packs work hand in hand to repair, sometimes leaving scars, Menders heal in a way that leaves no scar. For instance, if a wolf loses an eye, healers can just stop the bleeding and heal the wound but Menders can give the eye back. Of course, their ability is limited and takes a lot of energy as they weren’t the goddess.Lor
LARISA’S POV~~Despite getting crowned as Black Fur’s Luna, I still wasn’t a mate to Alpha Tristan. Heck! He wouldn’t even look at me nor has he tried to touch me after the last time he tortured me. Why do men have to make me beg them to make me their woman? It was easy with Jake and the mate I sacrificed to get initiated into the witches' coven when I was in the human realm.But it had never been easy to get Raiden to fuck me. The few times he took me to bed after I separated him and Aurelia, I had to charm him heavily as seducing him wasn’t enough to make him want me.It would have been easier to do the same with Alpha Tristan who thinks I’m just his puppet if my power hasn’t hit the bottom. I was low on power and I needed a charge. A boost. In fact, I yearned to have a permanent source of power and that could only happen if I killed someone and used their blood or got marked by a strong Alpha Male. And Alpha Tristan was the next available option. “How do I make him sleep with
ALPHA TRISTAN’S POV~~I knew what I had to do yet I couldn't bring myself to do it. After the mating Ritual, all I had to do was complete the ritual by being intimate with Larisa but I had never seen myself in bed with her. Aurelia was the only woman who had caught my attention like that. She was the one I yearned to take to bed, make love to, mark, and hold in my arms.It has always been Aurelia.I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss her or that I haven’t been thinking about what life would have been if she was the one I got married to… the one I made my Luna, instead of the witch I had to settle for. Dolf had also stopped talking to me ever since I tied the knot with Larisa and I could only imagine what would happen to us if I took the next step and mated with her–“Alpha…” Louis's voice resonated, disrupting my thoughts as he entered my home office.I sighed, “What now, Louis?” I presumed he was here to disturb me like he had been doing these past few days. He has tried to get
Princess Katie Anne~~I was used to having men in my life fighting for me, but seeing the boy from Black Fur do the same against his brother brought about a different feeling that I wasn’t familiar with. His words echoed in my head: “You do not talk to my mate like that.”I could have sworn I had heard my dad say the exact words, but the effects were different because this time I was the mate and the man speaking those words was mine.“So you want him now.” Zuri chimed with amusement. I would have smiled if I didn’t see Davien’s twin brother rushing to land a hit on him. Energy surged within me, and I pushed myself off the bed, running to stand between Dvaien and his twin brother. Goddess was I fast. My speed had always been incredible despite not having a wolf, but the level I tapped into now was more than the word incredible could describe.I caught Damien’s fist in the air even though my mate had bent over to dodge the impact of his brother’s punch. Damien’s eyes widened, bu
DAVIEN~~“What the hell have you done now, Davien?”My dad bellowed, and as always, my body began to shake because I knew this was the beginning of another episode of insults and perhaps abuse. No, if he was going to hit me, he would have done that as soon as he stepped into this room. Plus, the fact that Princess Katie was sitting on the bed beside me wouldn’t let my dad act rashly. Also, my mom was unusually quiet; I wanted to believe she was like that because the royal family was standing outside. My brother would have said something if we weren’t in the palace of the famous rulers of our realm. He would have thrown it in my face that he was the perfect son and should have been born first, just like our parents had always said. Damien would have done that if we weren’t in Dark Moon Pack. I knew all of this, yet my body trembled out of habit, fear coursing through my body. “Answer the question, Davien.” My mom pushed for answers, her eyes falling on Princess Katie, who just h
Princess Katie Anne~~Davien held my gaze, staring at me with disbelief and perhaps confusion. That makes both of us, if I’m being honest. I couldn’t believe he was my mate and still didn’t understand how he could help me or why–Wait a minute. I think I do. I understand.If Davien was my mate, he would be able to share my pain with me, making it bearable, and with Dolf being his wolf, I would have a friend I could depend on. I wasn’t feeling any pain right now, so whatever Davien’s energy was doing to mine was good for me. “I have to see my family,” Davien uttered after staring at me in silence for the longest time.Before anyone could react to his statement, he rose from the lake and stepped out of it, wobbling as he put some space between us. Within a twinkle of an eye, I felt a pull between our bodies, one that was compelling me to go with him. Heck, it was as if it were commanding my body to stick to his body like some leech that couldn’t exist without him.“Of course, you c
Princess Katie Anne~~I heard him. I heard the boy from black fur loud and clear as he said, "Mate...” But his voice wasn’t the one causing my chest to tighten and my body to shake. His voice wasn’t the one that filled my mind and took my pain away. His voice wasn't the one that made recognition zap through me and connect with my soul in a very familiar way. It wasn’t Davien’s voice. It was Dolf's, and I found myself repeating the same word even though it wasn’t the right response to the bond I could feel and that I already heard Davien mention, “Dolf.”“Same one, Katie.” Dolf’s unmistakable voice echoed through my mind again, and I heard him chuckle like he used to after he was separated from Tristan, the man who made me hate everyone from Black Fur even though the people have been amazing ever since Alpha Jarrett became their leader.I shook my head, “No. No. No. This isn’t possible. I think I’m going crazy, Mom. Please help me. This is crazy.” Of course, I had to cry to my
Alpha Prince Kyle~~Great!Look who was meant to help my sister get better; he just fainted as a result of my ma’s command. He was a weak vessel. I could tell and my wolf could as well, and if there was something I could boast of, it would be the fact that despite her inability to shift, Katie had never been weak. I wouldn’t be surprised if she used this boy from Black Fur as a chewing still.Yes, I heard her call him that through our twins’ bond. It would have been hilarious if Katie wasn’t in so much pain, and I hated that I couldn’t help her. All my life, I had been there for her just as much as she had been there for me. Katie chased my demons away, and I held her when her demons got to her. That was the dynamic between us, and right now, I was feeling useless and frustrated. Not to mention the discomfort I felt when the boy from Black Fur touched my sister. When it comes to Katie and Elora, no male can touch them unless it’s a male from the family. Before now, Katie would
DAVIEN~~Woo woo.Can we back up a little? Did the Luna Queen just say, "The soul of a wolf?”If I heard her right, then she must be mistaken. But her reputation proves otherwise. Luna Queen Aurelia can never be wrong unless her reputation is fake, just like everything I heard and read about the purifying lake. I mean, Princess Katie was still in pain even though she was within the water that was meant to have the greatest healing power in the realm. What else was a lie? What else aside from the fact that I didn’t have the soul of any wolf? Yes.Princess Katie wasn’t the only wolfless noble in the realm, and I know that because I was another one. Although I wasn’t as noble as Princess Katie, I was considered a noble wolf because of my parents’ positions as the Alpha and Luna of The Black Fur Pack, and my parents have hidden this truth for many years—I mean since I was born. It was easy to hide my inability because my twin brother, Damien, has been shining bright enough for the
Princess Katie Anne~~“Oh, the time is really now.” That was my mom’s voiceAs soon as I heard it, I tried to make out her face despite how blurry my sight had gotten. “Mom, what’s going on? I’m in pain. Please help me.” My shaky voice came out as a plea, and immediately, I felt my mom’s presence beside me, her hands touching my body as the black from Black Fur lowered my body into the purifying lake. It wasn’t a surprise that my mom’s hands weren’t burning my skin like the others, excluding the boy from Black Fur.Of course, I still remembered his name. I just couldn’t bring myself to care about it right now.The relief I felt after the water took me in was exactly what I needed to repeat my question, “What’s going on, Mom?”I needed answers. I needed to know why my head was banging hard enough to tear into two and why the boy from Black Fur could touch me. I wanted all the answers she could give. But rather than respond, my mom looked at my Nana Tamia, who stepped forward and s
DAVIEN~~This was very weird. I’m not one to step forward in a crowded hall and offer to help a Princess in pain. That could have been Damian, my twin brother, but not me, and everyone who knew me because they were close to the family or part of my family could testify to this. But here I was, holding the ‘Princess Katie’… the very one. She was known for many things.Her strength. Her confidence. Her beauty. Her sharp tongue. Her hot temper. But most importantly, her lack of wolf. Everyone in the realm knew that, and she had been labeled the only noble wolf without a wolf. However, that wasn’t entirely true–“How is his temperature on your body, Sweetie?” Alpha King Raiden asked his daughter, who had buried her face in my belly while I was lost in thought. The Princess opened her eyes, blowing me away with the stormy blue eyes that she was known for. I could see the wide sea in her eyes and the wide sky as well. However, I could also tell that she wasn’t stable at the moment.
Princess Katie Anne~~I was burning up from within and all I could do was scream. Soon enough, my parents were beside me and as I teared up, I saw Cole’s parent with him as well. My Dad gathered me in his arms, rocking me like he used to do when I was seven. “You will be alright, Sweetie. We are here.” He whispered into my ears, sitting on the bare floor of the grand hall even though he was the King… Yes, I was his daughter so I was more important to him.“What’s happening to her Ma?” Kyle cried out. “This can’t be because of the rejection. She doesn’t even have a wolf.” I could feel my brother’s worry through the twins’ bond and the urge to reach out to him and assure him that I was fine was strong, but not as strong as the force splitting me into two equal halves. How do I know it was equal halves? I could tell.. Somehow. I screamed again… and again… and again.I nearly missed my mom’s statement as pain dulled my mind, but thankfully, I didn’t, “It’s happening, Tamia. Lori