AURELIA~~Katie called the terrified kids out and I watched them move forward like spineless chicks. Two boys and a lanky girl. They appeared to be about ten years old each and from the striking resemblance between them and the two useless men I sighted earlier, I could connect the dots. The kids that bullied my kid were Matoe and Leo’s kids. They were just as rotten as their fathers. Of course, the kids weren’t trained properly which was why they chose to bully a girl who was five years younger than them. Shameful! “Are you sure they were the ones that dragged you to the forest and left you thereafter injuring you, Katie?” Raiden asked Katie not because he doubted her but because he was trying to enlighten the pack members that had gathered to witness the punishment the bad kids would receive. Katie nodded, “Yes, Daddy. Thank you for finding them for me.” My daughter was really happy and neither she nor Raiden seemed to care when the crowd gasped in response to Katie calling
ALPHA RAIDEN~~Katie’s giggles were loud and melodious to my ears as we walked back to the apartment together. My heart swelled with pride and love for the little girl. It pleased me to know that getting justice for her was the reason she was happier. “I can’t wait to tell Kyle all about this, Mom. He’d be extremely happy to know that our dad is not only an Alpha but he is also a strong hero.” Katie squealed. I maintained a happy face for her despite my clenching heart as I recalled that even though I was able to make Katie happy today, this happiness wouldn’t last if Kyle didn’t return to her soon. What kind of hero would that make me?The issues of the bullies have been sorted but the kidnapping case was still unresolved. I reached out to Alpha Clinton yesterday after Larisa stormed out of my office in tears. I had to hurt Larisa yesterday to put an end to our so-called relationship that would only hurt her more in the future.Alpha Clinton was shocked to hear from me and he s
AURELIA~~For a split minute after reading the note, the world around me faded, and it was almost as if I was pulled into a real yet subconscious world where I vividly saw Larisa sitting in an unfamiliar room, seething as she poured her anger into the words.I could swear to the goddess that I saw her. I could still sense her on the note even though I couldn't explain how.As if it hadn’t happened at all, I was shoved back to reality, Jessica’s usual unreadable face twisted as she stared at me as if my head had suddenly been replaced with an ugly hippo’s. Raiden on the other hand has his mouth wide open. I didn't miss the mistrust in his eyes after I blurted out what I saw and sensed without thinking twice. Honestly, I didn't stop to think until Inara etched, “That was a clear vision, Relia.”“A vision?” I asked my wolf out of shock. Although I’ve had visions in the past, there has never been a clear one and why was I suddenly getting a vision after countless failed attempts? “Y
ALPHA RAIDEN~~I was no fool. Aurelia might argue otherwise but I wasn't a fool.I knew Aurelia was hiding something from me and she was lying to me. Aside from the weird but strong energy that surrounded us before she labeled Larisa as the kidnapper, I’ve noticed a few other unexplained actions of hers. The nights she sits by the lake, moving her hands around like she was trying to channel or tap into some sort of unseen energy, the cries that came after what seemed like failed attempts to channel and–“Don’t think too much, Raid. Aurelia definitely knows something and I bet she has plans to sneak out of the apartment again tonight.” Lex interrupted my thought as I walked out of the apartment after hours of planning secretly with Jessica and an absentminded Aurelia.“Do you think I should believe her? A big part of me wants to trust her but I would be condemning Larisa after breaking her heart. I don’t want to hurt anyone else and who knows, Aurelia could have accused her out of
AURELIA~~“Get up. It’s time.” Inara announced. “They are asleep. Let’s move before Raiden shows up.” I jolted from the bed, grasping reality as my eyes flew open, quickly adjusting to the dark state of the room. I heard Katie and Hazel snoring peacefully and I quietly got off the bed, hoping to get out of the room without disturbing their sleep. “How many hours do we have till dawn?” I asked my wolf through the bond we shared while I threw on my leather training suit before slipping out of the room and closing the door behind me. “Two hours,” Inara answered. I inhaled sharply, “Two hours? How did I sleep for so long? Fuck! Jessica must have woken up to prepare–” “Relax. Jessica is still asleep. I can’t sense her consciousness in the house and I helped you sleep longer because you need enough physical strength to bring Kyle back. We only have one chance and we can’t mess it up.” Inara explained, urging me to stay calm. “You induced my sleep?” I queried in shock.“I did what I
LARISA’S POV (6)~~That sneaky bitch! Did she just yell out my name? Of course, I knew she suspected me but how could she come out here and yell out her suspicions when her son’s life was in my hands? Crazy bitch!My already frustrated aide muttered to me, “Did you reveal your identity in the note you adamantly sent to her?”He looked at me as if he was contemplating whether to rip my head off or abandon me in this dire time. “I wasn't named Stupid, for goddess's sake!” I exclaimed. “It's either she knows or she doesn't. Whatever it might be, I don't care. It doesn't make any difference.” Aurelia already made a mistake by showing up here. It shows that she cared about her bastard son but I didn't care about them. This morning, before daybreak, Aurelia and her son will be killed. I'll deal with the daughter later and there would be no one left to confuse Raiden. Love me or hate me, I'll be the one beside him when they are all gone. “This is crazy, Larisa. Very crazy and this pla
ALPHA RAIDEN~~Following Larisa was the best decision I have made in my entire life… well aside from getting justice for my daughter. I got to discover the truth about her even though I still couldn’t explain some things like how she walked out of the air. One minute I couldn’t see her and the next, she walked out with Kyle staggering and struggling weakly behind her. “What the actual fuck!” Lex gasped, shocked. Despite his suspicions, my wolf was still shocked to see Larisa drop her mask, revealing her real face as she stepped closer to Aurelia whose pain flooded my system. It took a while to get here. Larisa walked around in circles for a while before she disappeared. I didn’t know where she had entered but I could still sense her presence in the vicinity which was why I decided to hide and wait for her reappearance. I had thought to myself, “Where could she have gone? It’s an open forest. There is no building in this area.”It took seeing Aurelia after many minutes of waiti
AURELIA~~No. No. No.Jessica shouldn’t have revealed herself so that she could poke the bear. I could have handled Larisa and distracted her long enough for Jessica to arrive with help. She should have gone in search of help. Heck! We needed help. Larisa had a gun… not just any gun. A gun with silver bullets and one of those bullets could end Jessica’s life and mine… and Kyle's. Still, Jessica wore her pride like a second skin... like I hadn't been shot by Larisa's men who I failed to perceive until I crashed on my knees.This was one of the countless times I wished I could access Jessica’s mind like a pack member but spending almost six years in Black Fur Pack wasn't enough to make me an official member—“You've got guts,” Larisa mumbled, disbelief loud in her voice.Rather than keep her mouth shut, Jessica snorted, her footsteps sounding closer by the second, “What can I say?” She paused just as she stopped beside me, holding Larisa’s gaze without flinching, “I'm not a spineles
Princess Katie Anne~~I almost couldn’t believe that Davien had no experience.Yes, he was that good. With his tongue. His fingers. His lips. Hell! He was that good.And he paid attention to every reaction. Every movement that made me moan or got my back off the bed. He would do that same movement and focus on that same angle just to make me feel good, but he didn’t overdo it.He sucked when needed. Bite me tenderly when needed. Grabbed my breasts and fondled them through the soft material of my nightwear.“Oh, fuck!” I cried out, and my legs began to shake right after Davien pinched my taut, aching nipples as he bit my sensitive, throbbing clit simultaneously.“You like that, don’t you?” Davien breathed, his breath tickling my cunt before he ran his tongue over me like I was his favorite ice cream flavor.How was I supposed to respond when he did that, earning a loud moan from me?“Use your words, Cat.” Davien breathed once again, and as cringy as that pet name sounded, it worked f
DAVIEN~~The smell of her strong desire found me in the depths of my subconscious and woke me up effortlessly. It was a natural reaction of a male to his female's desire, but while I knew that, I didn’t expect Katie to say those words without blinking.“I want you between my legs, Mate.”Fuck!I had never understood the concept of desire. At least, not until now.I had seen Damien with many women and even heard him with them, but I had never thought of taking any woman to my bed. Not that they wanted me anyway. They always went for the better twin, and I wasn’t. Sadly.Also, while I had seen my fair share of pretty women, I had never felt drawn to them, even when I tried.However, with Katie, it came naturally.My member hardened within a twinkle of an eye, and my body burned to hold her closer. Katie's words kept echoing in my head, pouring gasoline on the indescribable desire that woke me up in the first place.I groaned in response, and Katie scooted closer, her hands on my face
Princess Katie Anne~~I had no reason to doubt my mate anymore. Huh, maybe I do, but I have chosen to trust him and see where what we have takes us. I have also forgiven Dolf for choosing to leave me because that's what I needed to heal and move forward with Davien.“Speaking about moving forward, Katie, I believe it’s time to complete the mate bond with Davien,” Zuri chimed into my mind while my eyes lingered on Davien’s peaceful face.He was sleeping soundly beside me even though I couldn’t, as I was worried that the path he had chosen would hurt him. Just yesterday, he had taken the first steps toward deceiving his dad, and now we were waiting for Alpha Jarrett to respond to Davien's text.In a few hours, the sun would take its place in the sky, and I hadn’t gotten a wink of sleep—“What Zuri is trying to say is that you should consider taking Davien’s pants off, grabbing his cock, and riding him—,” Zoe began, explicitly explaining what Zuri had said.If I was close to falling a
DAVIEN~~I would be lying if I said my heart didn’t skip a beat when I first heard these words: “We need you to cooperate with your dad, Davien. Be the spy that he wants you to be.”However, seeing the way Katie reacted and stood up for me warmed my heart. She would have stood by me if I had said no to her parents. She wouldn’t have called me weak or pathetic. That was reassuring, and it helped me realize that I was in a safe place.That’s why I have chosen to accept this assignment.After all, saying no to my dad’s demands for information would be a very dangerous move. He wouldn’t be as cool-headed as the royal family. I thought to myself, “This is the best side for me to be on.”“We know this will be hard for you, Davien, which is why you can always back out,” Alpha King Raiden said before he even began to explain what I would be doing as a two-way spy.“I want to do this, King Raiden. I won’t back down until we contain the situation,” I uttered confidently.How I wished my heart
Princess Katie Anne~~“We need you to cooperate with your dad, Davien. Be the spy that he wants you to be.”My mom’s words pricked my soul like poisonous needles.“She has got to be kidding,” Zuri was quick to blurt.Zoe, on the other hand, stifled a groan. “They all have got to be kidding. We should keep him away from those who traumatized him, not push him toward them.”I completely agreed with my wolves. This was bizarre, and from the look on my dad's, Auntie Susanna's, and Beta Andrew’s faces, I could tell they knew about this plan as well. This was the assignment Davien had been anxious about.Although my mate tried to hide the fact that he was nervously waiting for my dad to tell him what the assignment would be, I didn’t fail to sense how fast his heart was racing through the bond.Not in my wildest dreams would I have thought my parents would want Davien to be a spy… to spy on his own family.Even though they had hurt him in the past, they remained his family. The best thin
Alpha Prince Kyle’s POV ~~Breakfast was jolly.Every member of my family was smiling and chatting happily. It felt good to see them happy, but that didn't stop my heart from pounding with every second that passed.“Seems like we aren't the only nervous ones around the table,” Rio muttered to me, urging me to look at Davien.The deep frown on Davien’s face was enough to know that he was worried about the assignment my Pa said he had for him. I wouldn't be worried if I were him because Pa wouldn't put him in charge of anything he couldn't handle.On the other hand, I wasn't certain I could handle saying the right words when I had to reject Camila. I tried to do it alone in my bedroom, but I was scared I would say the wrong words and wouldn’t be able to undo it.So I decided that I would do it before my family. Of course, my younger siblings wouldn't be there—I didn't trust Ronald not to lose his newly acquired cool if he somehow found out that rejecting his best friend was my way of
DAVIEN~~Every time I felt like I was understanding this family, they shocked me without trying. This morning, it started with a family duel. If that was normalized in my family, Damien and I would have killed each other, and maybe my dad would have ended my life long ago.I didn’t know what to expect when we got to the field behind the palace, but when the duel began, I realized that it was more of a fun bonding time than a violent moment.At least, that was what I believed as we cheered for Ronald and Kyle. However, that belief shifted when the tip of the wooden sword with Ronald tore Kyle’s skin enough to cause bleeding.The fun was sucked out of me even though I saw Ronald smiling genuinely for the first time in days. My eyes widened when Kyle launched another attack that seemed more intense than the previous ones.Yet, every member of the royal family cheered them on.“He is going to hurt him, Katie. Shouldn’t we stop this? I think it has gone too far,” I whispered to my mate
ALPHA PRINCE KYLE’S POV~~Despite thinking for the past two days, I still couldn’t come to a conclusion. Clearly, I had to break the bond between Camila and me, or more appropriately, I had to pause the bond. That was the best option.Yet I couldn’t seem to accept it.Instead, the bond was fighting against the thought of pausing it.However, it was only a matter of time before my family, including extended family like Camila’s parents, began to pester me. With that knowledge in mind, I forced myself out of bed that morning and decided to participate in the morning training with my family.Usually, we train on the field behind our home. Just us. Once a week.They were surprised to see me walk out through the back door, but they quickly pulled themselves together. At least everyone else did, but Ronald didn’t. My brother glared at me, burning deep holes into my head.He was such a good friend. Right?“We better have a talk with that one soon,” Rio said those words to me, and I could
Princess Katie Anne~~“Rejecting Camila is the best solution.”Auntie Susanna’s words echoed around us all, and my heart clenched painfully for Kyle and Camila.Her statement brought about questions, one being, “How is that the best solution?”Although I was too dazed to spark or ask questions, my mom wasn’t. She kept a straight face as she asked, “What do you mean, Suzy? We are looking for ways to prevent the kids from hurting. The pain of rejection is ten times worse than the pain of separation, Suzy.”Right? How on earth does rejection make sense?Even Uncle Andrew muttered, “That’s too extreme, Susanna. Camila’s wolf spirit could get hurt, and that would affect her. She might never get a wolf or shift if Kyle rejects her, and Kyle’s energy would also depreciate, which means he would become less worthy to become the next ruler.”We all looked back at Auntie Susanna, but as her lips parted, Kyle etched, leaving no room for argument, “I won’t reject her. I can never do that to her.