Chapter 1Kaia’s POV I raised my hand and knocked in the door, the sound echoing through the silence. The door creaked open and Aiden's piercing gaze locked unto mine. “Did anyone see you coming?" He asked, looking behind me to make sure we didn't have company. "No, Alpha.” My voice sounded tired, having cleaned the dishes of over a hundred pack members after dinner. I knew I was a mess but he didn't give me enough time to freshen up. “You’re late.” He growled, his voice low and tough, after he was completely sure we were alone. I swallowed hard. “I'm sorry," I whispered, moving back but he was fast. He reached out and grasped my wrist, his nails digging into them making me wince. He released me once he saw the look on my face. I knew better than to complain after what happened the previous day when I tried to come out all tough. “We have to be fast, Brianne is going to be up soon and I don't want her wondering where I am.” He said, already working on the belt o
Chapter 2 Kaia's POV I bite back a groan as my body hits the wall. My back throbbing in pain. Brianne was still throwing daggers at me from where she stood beside Aiden, trying to make sure he was okay. Resisting the urge to roll my eyes, I slowly got to my feet, assessing the damage caused by my sudden flight. My dress was torn and from the pain on my back, it wasn't hard to tell that a bruise was forming there. “You bitch! How dare you put your filthy hands on me!” Aiden snarled, his wolf was nowhere to be found. I'm done, my hands were trembling on their own. “I'm s-sorry. I don't know what came over me." I apologized, tears streaming down my face. "I knew you were up to no good when I saw you in that dress." Brianne sneered, "You never learn, do you?" She spat, her eyes bulging. I shook my head, nothing I said to her would prove that I wasn't just making up stories to get out of the trouble I knew was inevitable. I'm sure Aiden knew the truth and his words were
Chapter 3 Kieran's POV "Remind me again why I need to see a rogue?" I asked Caleb, my Beta, my voice sounding tired from being in a meeting all day combined with my Lycan’s restlessness. “Because you're the Alpha and we need you to decide what to do with her." "What's there to decide? She's a rogue. Did she talk?” I asked. He shook his head. “Not a word. Ryder suggested waiting for you. She was in a bad state when we brought her in.” I nodded and followed him towards the dungeon. A rogue entering our land wasn't a new thing. But over the last few years after I became Alpha, their attack became less frequent and I wanted to keep it like that. As a pack, we took pride in making sure that our members were safe at all times. “Let's get this over with." I thought. Dealing with rogues was definitely my least favorite part of the day. As I approached the cell, my Lycan grew even more restless. He began to jump and dance around my head in excitement. "Mate,
Chapter 4 Kaia's POV As soon as the words left my lips, I regretted it. His piercing blue eyes were nowhere to be found, instead his wolf forced its way to the surface. I curled myself on the bed, bracing for rejection. For Kieran to tell me that I was right, that he didn't want me as his mate. Instead he moved away from me and out of the door. His footsteps faded down the hallway and I felt a pang of uncertainty. “Why did I have to say anything?" I thought. "Was I going back to the dungeon?” I asked myself since my wolf decided to play hide and seek with me. Since I heard her in the dungeon, I've been trying to call out to her but there was no response and it was killing me. "Why is my life such a tragic story?” I thought. First, I lost the only person who cared about me and then my father married a woman whose son hated my very existence but was also the reason I escaped from my mate who threw me in the dungeon. And now, another Alpha was claiming me as his mate
Kaia's pov "No, no no." My words played in my head again and again as I stared at him, my heart racing. “Did he just…?" "Yes, yes he did!" My wolf danced in excitement in my head, but I was pale with shock, my lips part in surprise. "Why?" I asked, my eyes finally drifted to meet with his blue ones, and my throat felt like there was a huge lump in there. He wore a puzzled look, “Why what?” He asked. He inched closer, and my heart stopped. Maybe he was joking, maybe this was a plan to make me look stupid like Aiden did. “Are you accepting me now so you can reject me later or you just want me close enough because your Lycan needs his mate?” I snapped before I could stop myself. And I have been doing a lot of it lately. Kaieran's eyes squinted a little before returning to their normal size, and creased lines appeared on his forehead. “Of course not, Kaia." My name rolled off his lips softly. “I'm accepting you because you are my mate, the only one who will complete me. Wh
Chapter 6Kieran’s POV “How can someone be so effortlessly beautiful?" I wondered, “all she did was stand and I lost my ability to make a complete sentence without making myself look like an idiot." "With a face and body like that, whoever rejected her is the real idiot.” King's words echoed in my mind and I couldn't help but agree. Whoever he was, did us a favour. But I hated that she had to go through so much pain to become ours. A picture of the bruises on her body crossed my mind and a growl left my lips. “Whoever did that to her was going to pay." My thoughts were interrupted when I got to my chambers where Caleb and Ryder were waiting for me. Their heads snapped to me, confusion written on their faces since it has only been a few minutes since I left. "Alpha, do you need something?” Caleb asked, his brows furrowed. I shook my head and sat on the chair opposite him. The only person who could give me what I wanted was in my room and still isn't sure if she wo
Kaia's POV I groaned, slowly opening my eyes. However, my heart skipped a beat when I noticed Kieran sitting on the bed beside me with his eyes fixed on me. "What the fuck is he doing here?!" I screamed inwardly, trying to steady my breath. He was staring at me, but in a moment, he spoke. "Good morning," his gentle voice rang, and my wolf purred. “I can't believe that even now she was turned on." but I lowered my head, and remained concerned about why he was seated there. "He probably spent the night here. Can't you smell his scent all over the room?" My wolf spoke, but I remained quiet, trying to steady my breath. "He greeted you, don't just stay silent, say something!" My wolf urged, and I instantly shut her up."Stop being pushy!" She kept quiet just as I had told her, and I heaved before raising my eyes to meet his gaze. "G-good morning." Somehow, my response seemed to light him up because he smiled, but it didn't really matter, so I tried to lower my head when
Kaia's POV Dani's energy was unmatched. We ran into a few people…literally and when they complained, she glared at them like it was their fault. As we stepped into the Mall's spacious interior, it felt like we were in a different dimension. People moving around with different agendas. Everyone was talking about on the top of their voice making everywhere a bit noisy but at the same time, peaceful. “We're going to start with dresses and I know just the perfect store." Dani said. I heard Kieran’s voice before I could respond, “hey." He called softly. "Get as many things as you want, okay?” He continued when I turned back. I managed to nod before Dani pulled me away. “With a body like yours, I'm going to enjoy dressing you up.” "I don't…I don't think so." All I heard about my body was how fat I was and how men were going to find me unattractive. And now, in less than a day of knowing me, she'd complimented me more than anyone close to me. “This is going to be perfe
Chapter 81 Kaia's POV While waiting for the full moon to be able to get the ironbloom flower so that a solution can be made, Kieran had also been busy, coming up with strategies on the best way to go about it. Part of which means that only trusted warriors knew about it. If they were really in the pack, it was best to take them by surprise. But because of this, I'd barely seen Kieran apart from when he comes in to sleep. And it was frustrating to say the least. “You should stay with Dani today." I told Nessa, who was insisting on going with me to the pack hospital. “The last thing you want to see is blood and bones." “I can handle it." She assured me. But I shook my head, “we'll be back before you know it." I told her and this time, she listened. Allie and I made our way to the hospital. They needed more hands, especially with how intense their training was in the past few days. “The girl likes you, it's cute.” Allie said, "it shows how much she trusts you.”
Chapter 80 Kieran's POV As I sat in my office, waiting for Caleb who thinks he'd found something, my mind played over the conversation with my parents the previous day. My dad, who showed up unexpectedly after being away for an even longer time than my mom. He was disappointed that I would speak to his mate-my mom that way and I was also disappointed that even now, he would take her side but whatever disappointment they were feeling was the last thing I wanted to deal with at the moment. Although neither she nor my dad offered an explanation for the incident with the witches which led to their banishment and if anything, it made me realize that I was right about something not making sense. And because of that, I was looking at it all wrong. “Alpha," Caleb called, snapping me out of my thoughts as he entered the room, his expression not giving away what he might've found. He took the seat in front of me and beside Ryder who had being in a mood all day. “What did you
Chapter 79Kaia's POV I let out another sigh for the umpteenth time that morning, causing the girls to look up at me, worry etched on their faces. They had an idea of what happened the previous day…at this point, I'm sure everyone has an idea what went down with how loud their voices were. It felt like the walls were going to drop and I had to deal with an extremely horny wolf…she found Kieran's authority sexy. I mean, it was but I couldn't afford to drool when he was going at it with his dad. His dad has to be the biggest…no, huge is the word. I wondered how he got anything in his size. “Okay, what is it?" Allie asked, when another sigh escaped my lips. I looked up at her, “what do I do?" I asked and a frown appeared on their faces. “Your dad was really angry yesterday. I barely got a wink of sleep no matter how hard I tried." “And just like I told you, there's nothing for you to worry about." Allie started, placing both hands on my shouldes. "That was just two
Chapter 78 Kieran's POV “A witch, really!" My mom yelled, pushing her way into my office despite Allie's insistence against it. I raised my head to look at her without an expression on my face. I love how she thinks she could come into my office like it was her room. Since the meeting with the elders which didn't go the way she wanted to, I haven't seen her…until now that is. “Excuse us." I ordered. Ryder looked at me for a few seconds before bowing and leaving the room. My sister wore a worried look but I mind-linked her, assuring her that it was okay and she didn't have anything to worry about. Kaia, who was laying in my arms also stood up, but my hand around her tightened and I didn't miss the confused look that appeared on her face. “Why is she still here?" My mom asked. “Because she is my mate and Luna, and you will treat her as such." I replied, my voice coming out low and harsh. Sitting upright, I pushed myself up and went towards my desk, pulling on
Chapter 77Kaia's POV The door burst open, revealing Kieran and Ryder. My hand around Dylan quickly dropped to my side as I stepped away from him. I'm certain that at this point Kieran was done with Dylan and was probably contemplating how to hang him somewhere. “What's going on here?" Kieran asked, his eyes looking past me, glaring at Dylan. By now, the two of them had separated and were now avoiding looking at Kieran. Only if they had listened to me in the first instance, this would've gone a completely different way. “I was just introducing them to my brother.” I lied, moving to stand in front of him. Dani snorted, but she attempted to cover it with a cough but failed miserably. We'll talk about that later. “I came to check up on her like you asked and we were just leaving.” Allie said, finally getting over whatever came on her earlier. Of course, he didn't buy it. He turned to Ryder, whose eyes were glued to Allie, who was also pretending not to notice him, and
Chapter 76Unknown POV (From the point where Kieran was shot.) “He's alive." I said. “What the fuck do you mean he's alive?" He asked, raising his voice, his eyes widening like they were going to pop out of their sockets. I shrugged, “are you sure you hit him because he's walking around the pack like nothing happened." He let out a low growl, I could tell that I was already getting on his nerves. Not that it was anything new. “I've never missed, and I made sure to hit him twice. He fell to the ground, the poison definitely affecting him." He said, but my eyes only remained on him without saying anything. Everyone knew that Alpha Kieran was obsessed with his mate and as much as I hated to admit it, it was pretty obvious to anyone with eyes. So imagine my surprise when it came out that she was nowhere to be found. Nobody said anything out loud, but I heard whispers from the members that she ran away. Alpha Kieran was so distraught and it was the best to strike.
Chapter 75 Kaia's POV “Why did you hate me?” I asked him. His head jerked upward to meet mine, his face scrunched up in confusion like he couldn't believe I would ask something like that. But it was a question I've asked myself over and over time. I don't think I did anything to him…apart from being weak, but that didn't affect him personally. Everyone knew we weren't really related, so he couldn't claim that he was ashamed. “Hate you? Why would you think that?" "You're seriously asking me that?” I deadpanned. "We spent years being siblings and this is our first normal conversation that doesn't have me trembling.” He looked away, "it doesn't mean…I didn't hate you." He said, a sigh escaping his lips. “I don't hate you." I raised an eyebrow at him, my hands crossed in front of me. “You want me to believe that? You're going to have to make it believable." “Damn girl! You do know how to take care of yourself." Lylah said, and I resisted the urge to roll my eyes a
Chapter 74Kaia's POV I remained cuddled in Kieran's arms when we got to his office. I would very much prefer the room after that kiss, but there were sure to be interruptions and I wasn't a fan of them. “I mean, I haven't tried it yet, but I think I can mindlink other people…” I paused, looking up at him, waiting to see his reaction. His eyes widened in surprise, but a hint of smile played on his lips. “How did you…Lylah?” He asked. "Yes, she convinced me to talk to Dylan earlier, but she was also certain I could talk to whomever I wanted to. I haven't had the chance to test it out yet.” His smile quickly disappeared, and was replaced by a frown as he sat upright. "You spoke to Dylan?" His voice came out higher. I nodded, “surprising right! I thought it was because we come from the same Pack. But Lylah thinks otherwise, and now I think I'm finally starting to look forward to all the things we can do.” I replied, offering him a wide grin and his eyes softened as he s
Chapter 73Kieran's POV My gaze met Dylan's who looked away, bowing his head. King was still distracted from the look Kaia had on her face before she left. He was also wearing a familiar one, even though nothing was said. “I’m going to ask some questions and I need you to answer them because I would not hesitate to throw you back to the dungeon. Do I make myself clear?" My voice firm. "Yes, Alpha.” He replied, "I've told you ever…" he continued, but paused when Caleb glared at him. “How did you hide your scent for that long?” I asked, that seemed like the best place to start. He paused, his eyes widened in confusion as he looked between the three of us. “I had help…ermm.” He trailed off. When he didn't continue, I took slow strides towards him, a smirk playing on my lips. He must think I was here to spend time with him. Caleb passed me a bottle of wolfsbane and once he saw it, his expression faltered, but was back on almost immediately. He then paused, like he w