So you guys, I realized I've been using step parents instead of adoptive parents for Nessa, I'm so so sorry.
Chapter 115Kaia's POV The meeting with the Alphas was here, and Allie and I were getting ready with the aid of Dani who was having so much fun playing dress up instead of being the one getting ready. Allie was excited to go and according to her, she was happy because she gets to show off her perfect self in a room full of poorly dressed women. “Oh my gosh!” Allie squealed, “Kieran won't be able to take his eyes off you.” She said, once Dani was done applying my makeup. “I don't think that even I, can take my eyes off her." Dani agreed. I smiled widely and looked into the mirror and this time, I had to agree that she did an amazing job. The makeup was flawless, and I could feel my confidence go through the roof. Since I was going with a red dress, she did a sophisticated, elegant look with neutral eyes but my lip was a bold red color. She put my hair down after curling them. The dress was a stunning, floor-length red dress that hugged my body tightly in all the rig
Chapter 1Kaia’s POV I raised my hand and knocked on 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 of
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
Chapter 115Kaia's POV The meeting with the Alphas was here, and Allie and I were getting ready with the aid of Dani who was having so much fun playing dress up instead of being the one getting ready. Allie was excited to go and according to her, she was happy because she gets to show off her perfect self in a room full of poorly dressed women. “Oh my gosh!” Allie squealed, “Kieran won't be able to take his eyes off you.” She said, once Dani was done applying my makeup. “I don't think that even I, can take my eyes off her." Dani agreed. I smiled widely and looked into the mirror and this time, I had to agree that she did an amazing job. The makeup was flawless, and I could feel my confidence go through the roof. Since I was going with a red dress, she did a sophisticated, elegant look with neutral eyes but my lip was a bold red color. She put my hair down after curling them. The dress was a stunning, floor-length red dress that hugged my body tightly in all the rig
Chapter 114Kieran's POV So, ever since we found out about Nessa and the fact that she was most likely working with the shooters, we haven't had any attacks. While that was good news, it felt like something else was going on. Nessa hasn't done anything out of the ordinary…it was either she was that good at faking it or she knew that she had been discovered. “But why wasn't she doing anything?" The meeting was the next day, so her case could wait until that was done. "Alpha,” Caleb called and my head snapped to him. "From the record and everything, there's nothing that says Nessa's adoptive parents are witches, my best guess is that they found out after they took her in and decided to keep it a secret.” I nodded, that was almost as bad as them committing the crime themselves. “Let them be for now, but have Ryder keep a close watch on them." “Yes Alpha." I engrossed myself in the paperwork Caleb brought along when he was coming. They needed urgent attention
Chapter 113 Ryder’s POV It's been a few days after my conversation with Allie and it felt like she was avoiding me. She wouldn't look at me for more than what was necessary. It was as if we took several steps backward after the conversation we had and I kept wondering if it was something I said. But Kaia thinks otherwise. I had run to her to confirm if I had said something wrong…after she laughed her heart content, she assured me that she needed time to process things and being around me wasn't the best way to go about it. With the Alphas’ meeting being about two days away and Kieran didn't have any issues about me going in Caleb's place but if Allie couldn't bear to stay in the same room as me, I might as well stay back. “What are you thinking so hard about?" Caleb asked. We were sitting in Kieran's office, waiting for him to finish from the meeting he was in so we could conclude on everything that concerned the upcoming Alphas' meeting. "Nothing…just stuff."
Chapter 112 Ryder’s POV I was anxious…scared even. I had just one chance to make Allie change her mind about me and at the same time, I had no doubt it was going to be hard seeing how Dylan's absence hit her hard and it doesn't seem like the right time bringing up the conversation. But one good thing was that she was no longer avoiding anything that had to do with me. That alone, gave me hope. “I'm not going to mess up this opportunity." I thought, heading back to my place. I needed to take a shower after being on patrol duty the entire night. I'd probably catch an hour of sleep or two…if not I wouldn't hear the end of it from Luna Kaia. I ended up sleeping for more than three hours before going back to the Pack house to discuss the way forward about Nessa and the person she was working for. I'm still in awe at how she managed to trick all of us with her innocent look for this long. “You know," I heard Kaia’s familiar voice say, snapping me to the present. "if I
Chapter 111 Kaia's POV The guys couldn't shut their mouths when they got to the office and I narrated the same thing I told Kieran about Nessa. It was hard to believe that the seventeen year old girl we all doted on, was a witch who was out to get us for only who knows why. “This feels unreal but her inquisitive nature suddenly makes sense." Dani said, “she was asking because she needed information to work with.” Her disappointment, just like the rest of us, was evident on her face. “And she succeeded." Allie murmured, her voice low and the light in her eyes dim. Her own case was a mixture of disappointment and dealing with Dylan's absence. I'm sure Dylan was kicking his fist in the air for leaving also. We were all gathered in Kieran's office and I made myself comfortable as we discussed the next step. I pushed away the thought that it was through me that she got access to the rest of them. “There was no way you could've known." Lylah said, and I nodded.
Chapter 110 Dylan's POV I've never regretted a decision so fast like I did the moment the car drove off. It took a whole lot to not turn back and take another look at her but I knew that the moment I did, this journey most likely wouldn't be happening. The ride was silent, I couldn't bring myself to make small talks. And if I didn't have bags with me, I would've gone back in my wolf form which was going to be faster. Throughout the journey, all I thought of was if I was making the right decision. Even my wolf was lost in a thought of his own. I also thought about what Allie was doing, if she was crying and if she was taking my advice and sorting things out with Ryder. Several hours later, I was jerked awake by the voice of the warrior who was driving, announcing that we had arrived. “Thank you…” I trailed off, after forgetting his name which he told me at the start of the journey. “Liam.” "I'm sorry,” I apologized, "thank you Liam.” He nodded as he helped me with
Chapter 109 Allie's POV I haven't spoken to Dylan since he told me he was leaving. Like why would he leave when I was getting used to him being here…even Rhea was getting used to his presence. He knew how to keep me entertained, laughing without a care in the world. Yes, a part of me missed Ryder, but with Dylan, I didn't have to think too much about it because he always found a way to take my mind off it and now, he was leaving just like that. “We knew this was going to happen." Rhea reminded me. Of course I knew that, but it happened all of a sudden. He was a Beta and he obviously had to return to his pack as long as he was still a part of them. Laying on my bed, I thought about how it was going to be once he leaves, if Ryder and I would ever go back to the way we used to be, considering how I haven't spoken to him yet. I think that I was worried that if I gave him a chance to explain why he acted the way he did, I would end up forgiving him easily and then it'd ha
ChaptKaia's POV My pregnancy was the only thing the girls could talk about until we returned back to the child care where we met Nessa playing around with the children. She was finally getting a hang of it. But as I looked at her now, all I could think about was the conversation I had with Lylah. “Luna!" She called, running to meet me. "I'm glad you're okay. I was worried something was wrong." She said, wrapping her hands around me. “I'm okay." I assured her. She held my hand, telling me everything that happened while I was away. The girls went on with their normal work, but from time to time, they jumped in and out of the conversation. “Excuse me, Luna." Ryder's familiar voice interrupted, and we kept quiet, turning to look at him. "Don't tell me Kieran sent him to check on me.” I thought, a smile appearing on my face. He had mind-linked me every few minutes to make sure I was okay and now that isn't enough, he had to send someone. "That's so sweet!" Lylah coo
Chapter 107 Kieran’s POV I walked into my office with a smile because at the moment, I doubt anything can make me unhappy. Kaia carrying our pup was the best news and more than anything I could ask for. “Alpha," Caleb called, but paused when he saw the look on my face. “I'm not sure I can tell if I really interrupted you or not." He said, considering the fact that I snapped at him earlier when he mindlinked me. Ryder, who was lying down on the couch snorted, “you should be happy he's in a good mood. My poor ass can't handle him if he's not.” I rolled my eyes, before going to my desk ready to get back to work. “What did you get?" I asked him. Ryder stood up and came towards us, pulling a chair for himself as Caleb spread out the papers in front of him. “According to the description Nessa gave, those men sound different from what we're looking at…” he started. "And a question I can't push out of my head, is if she's a target too.” Ryder added. He had a point, it