“Alroa?” this is the first time I see that his attention is piqued. “So she is your sister?” I see a frown on his face.“Yes… yes,” I hate that I am stuttering so helplessly. I don’t want him to assume that I am week. I want to be bold before him. I have to get used to his eery and commanding presence. Is this how I would behave towards him when we get married?“Do you know she was drugged last night?” his eyes narrowed dangerously to meet mine as if he suspects me. “And all you did was rant about how I should pick you. If you didn't mention it now that she is your sister, I wouldn't have known that she is not your worsr enemy”“What… no…” I deny sharply, even though in my head I am agreeing that Alora is my worst enemy. That bitch! What has she told the King about me? I hope he doesn't know a thing about what I did. Gosh! When I lay my hands on that slut, I'll make sure to squeeze out her miseraby life out of her weak body“Did you do it?” he accuses me sharply“Hun?” The accusation
Alonso's POV“King Alonso… Kinh Alonso…” Leo's voice calls out to me as he approaches me. From the tone of his voice I can tell that something was wrongI turn around and stare at him, giving him a face that says that he should go on with it already.“Your majesty,” Beta Leo started . “Alpha Harry Midnight of the Midnight Pack arrived earlier with his daughter, Leah. They wish to…” he rolls his eyes at what he is about to say. “They wish to apologise for the commotion and embarrassment their daughter and sister, Alora, caused at the ball…”“Foolish… foolish people” I growl immediately. What kind of audacity do they have to spread that type of narrative about Alora when the weak wolf girl had been poisoned under their watch in their very careless pack. I have just returned from ensuring that she is safe and settled at the hotel where I put her and now I have to deal with this stupid visit from her family? It is so pathetic!“Where is Alpha Harry now?” I say in an angry voice“He lef
I had left the hotel because I was urgently called back to the pack. The elders- they were going to have a meeting. But when I came back, I was informed that the meeting had been postponed. One of the elders, Elder Manor, had his child rushed to the hospital. She broke her ribs during transmutation. And Elder Eliza was dealing with a theft attack in her province that had left twenty of her people dead. The brief postponements had given me time to breathe in in relief and also deal with Leah’s unwelcome presence in my kingdomBut now, Beta Leo just told me that the meeting is that control and I feel so tense and suffocated. I don't want to go to the meeting but I am headed toward the hall. As I enter and sit in my position as the king, I am met by the stern and unpleasant faces of the elders. They look like they are ready to eat me alive but thank god for Beta Leo who is always standing faithfully by my right hand sideElder Fergus, the elder who called me from earlier- a brown beard,
"Prove it," Elder Fergus says, sounding like a whip to cut through the thick silence. His weathered, ugly hands grip the edge of the round table tightly till they were changing colours and his veins are threatening to burst open. "Where is she? Bring her before us now. Let us see her and know that you are not lying!"“Yes, where is she!?” Elder Benji supports Elder Fergus like a cheap zombie. “We can't just swallow that hook, line and sinker”All the elders fall into another tense silence. Even the usual whispers and shuffling cease as every elder fixes their gaze upon me. I can feel Beta Leo's anxiety strongly beside me, though he maintains his high chin. I know after this meeting, he would roast me alive. I am not ready to face Leo, but I need to face the elders and their curiosity firstI move slowly from where I am standing, going stepping down my elevated throne space and moving towards the elders. I don't know what to say to Elder Fergus or the rest of the Elders that are looki
Harry's POVHow dare they - how dare anyone treat my precious, most loved daughter this way? The way she is crying as she is narrating the whole story to me, is making me feel like I have failed her as a father. What kind of father cannot protect his own?However there is something else in my mind as Leah goes upstairs - Alora, my other daughter. Where is she now? What really happened at the Alistair Kingdom? That girl- she is so different that sometimes I don't even know what to do. Should I call a search party for her?But before I can dwell on these thoughts, my Luna's voice disturbs me"Harry!" My Luna, my mate, Agatha starts calling me from the seat where she sat. Her hair is looking scattered, obviously from her frantic worry and her eyes are flashing furiously. She's still wearing her gardening gloves and shoes- she hasn't removed them since Leah came back, dirt stained on one cheek. "You cannot let this go unattended to! How can you sit and do nothing after hearing that our da
Agatha's eyes light up. "Yes! Let her have her way, Harry. Let her show them what happens when you mess with an Alpha's daughter!"The accused wolves start screaming protests, but one look from me silences them. I nod slowly. "Okay, my dear. They're yours to punish. Do to them as you please""Thank you, Daddy," Leah whispers, and she let out that grin- that familiar grin that started reminding me of other incidents, other accusations that ended similarly. The time the maid "stole" her handcrafted tea plate. But I remember finding the broken pieces hidden under Leah's bed weeks later when we were trying to pack out of the old pack house, but Agatha had dismissed it. "She must have planted them there," she had said. But there was no way I could confirm the truth, I had already banished the maidThen there was the young warrior who "attacked" her in a ball. Thinking of it now, I remember how eyewitnesses said that the boy didn't even attend the ball.The pageantry candidate who "threaten
I am now in my library where I like to go when I need peace and quiet. I am still smelling blood around me. The goddess knows that I hate to be cruel, but with great position comes great responsibility. I am a proud father because I am teaching my daughter how to seek justice. But my wolf is restless, he keeps whimpering in my mind- he is my consciousness, but I've gotten good at ignoring him lately thanks to the teachings of my wifeIt is time to sleep, but sleep is in a land far away. Every time I close my eyes, I see the faces of the victims that Leah brutally tortured, their torn flesh and I also hear their screams mixing with Leah and Agatha’s laughter.“My precious daughter - when did her laugh start sounding so... evil?” my wolf laments again but I shut him up immediatelyThere is a knock on the door and attention is broken from my thoughts. "Come in," I command, though I already know who it is by the scent of the familiar perfume and the familiar rhythmic clicking of the hee
The next morning meets me in the library. I didn't even realize. I rush to the room so that Agatha would not know that I did not sleep in it. I am very lucky because immediately I enter and lie down on the bed to pretend I have been in it all night, Agatha wakes up.The next thing we are having breakfast- a peaceful breakfast when nobody is talking. Agatha is eating her food and Leag is playing with her own food while pressing her phones- occasionally sending voice messages where she would laugh hilariously and sometimes disturb the peace on the dining table"Have you seen this garbage?" Leah suddenly screams as she scrolls through her phone. Her fork clatters against the ceramic plate, making me wince from unexpectancy. "They're calling me a 'spoiled princess that is just wicked.' They are saying who gave me the right to punish those people that way. How dare they! They have all lost the respect they have for us!"I pause with my spoon full of food halfway to my lips, watching as her
“Okay… that is Enough!" Agatha pulls something from her coat – a black amulet that looks strange. "Let us stop this!” she screams before she turns to AloraYou leave me no choice.""Oh please, shut up, mother," Alora says. "You just consistently make the wrong choices."She raised both hands, and the earth beneath us begins to tremble. Cracks appears in the ground, spreading outward from where she levitats. White energy crackles around her like lightning."Hold her!" Agatha commanded, but even she took a step back. Something was wrong. Very wrong.Alora's body begins to convulse, her eyes rolling back until only the whites showed."What's happening?" Emma whispers behind me, clutching my mother's arm. I want to tell her everything would be okay, but I cannot find my voice.“Just stay away…” I say instead. “Run away… follow mother!” I talk to her with a sense of haste and panic“No I cannot leave you here, brother Lucas…” she breaks down crying“Go… go!” I urge in urgency“No! I will n
At first, Alora bursts out of the car runningStop her!" Agatha's commands.Two of Darren's men lunge for her, but she is a bit fast dodging them severally when they try to catch her. For a moment, I think she might make it. Then three more guards appeared before she knows it, she is caught."No!" she screams as they drag her. "Let me go!" she struggles. Then seeing that her struggles are futile, she understand the severity situation and she begins begging"Please," Alora whimpers as they drag her. "Please don't do this." Her voice is getting smaller and smaller. She keeps looking at me with tears in her face “Lucas, please..." she begs anything and anyoneI turn away. I couldn't bear to see her like this- plus I also have my own problem- I don't know what Agatha is planning to do to me and my familyran."Bring her here," Agatha commanded, pointing at the spot in front of her. "And this time, make sure she can't run."They dragged her back, her feet leaving trails in the dirt as sh
"Why should I believe you?" She finally says, her voice trembling slightly. "You handed me over to them before! You are confusing me! Are you for me or against me!”“Alora! This is not the time! I will explain later!” I put out my hands in an extension to her, but she doesn't take them- instead she takes a few steps back, she is scared of me now and it stings at my heart"I'm trying to help you now," I say, my voice low and urgent.“I don't need your help!” she almost screams, but she immediately remembers where we are“Please…” I plead silently but urgently. I reach out, my hand almost touching her arm, but she raises the stick up as if to show that he would attack me. "Trust me, just this once."Her eyes soften, then it hardens, then softens again. She opens her mouth as if to speak, closes it, opens it again. I can see that she is having an internal conflict- asking herself if she should trust me. She takes half a step toward me, stops, retreats. The bends -lowers an inch, then ris
The moment Agatha's ultimatum pierces my ears, I know I have to find a way out. My sister Emma's terrified eyes doesn't leave me even as they drag her back into the car. Her silent plea for rescue is louder than even if she screams- I would have preferred she screams rather than remain quiet and give me those eyes that make guilt gnaw at me. Agatha's cruel grip on my family has always been suffocating, but now she has crossed a line that I am willing to fight against. I need to be a man and do what is right.As soon as the dizziness passes, I'm moving. One moment, I want to help Alora, the next I'll do anything to save my family. The shock of the blow quickly transforms into determination. I can hear Alora's footsteps as she escapes. I know what's at stake- it is either her or EmmaI am reminded about Agatha’s threat to Emma. One mistake, and my sister pays the price. I am so confused right now. I feel so much like a loser. I cannot protect my family and I cannot protect the one I cla
The taste of blood? Oh please, I am used to it by now. Darren's men still hold me down against the forest floor. Blood and dirt mixed in my mouth, but that doesn't even bother me one bit. My attention is fixed on Luna Agatha as she approaches the invisible barrier where the cabin stands. Her black dress seems to make her more evil, and I fight back a shudder as she reaches out to touch the protection spells."Such clever magic," she murmurs, her fingers almost going through the air where the barrier shines faintly. "An old protection spell. Your father taught you well, Lucas. But not well enough. Or perhaps you are not worthy enough"My heart stops as she nods toward the black Mercedes. They open the car boot and I watch in horror as two guards drag Emma out. My sister's face is tear-stained and she is scared – she looks so much like our father that my chest aches because I cannot protect her now. I hate the Luna!"No!" I struggle harder against the hands holding me down. "She has no
Darren notices what I am trying to do. "Don't even think about it," he growls and so I don't move.“How come you watch seven alpha's die? I heard they died so young in war and you didn't even try to save them?”"Are you stupid?" I am getting the exact reaction I want to get from Darren- he is as angry as I want him to. "You're barely old enough to remember the last war, and you think you can speak to me about sacrifice and leadership!? Do you know what I had to sacrifice!?”I force a smirk even though I am calculating the places and corners to run and escape with. I also calculate how fast I can open the door, enter inside and relocate even though I know that after relocating I will be a rogue wolf forever because I will obviously be an enemy of the pack for going directly against the Alpha's orders and housing a wanted pack traitor, Alora- that is what the pack calls her now. I look at Darren and I like the way he is heaving in anger. "Seven Alphas died under your watch. That's not
Darren notices what I am trying to do. "Don't even think about it," he growls and so I don't move.“How come you watch seven alpha's die? I heard they died so young in war and you didn't even try to save them?”"Are you stupid?" I am getting the exact reaction I want to get from Darren- he is as angry as I want him to. "You're barely old enough to remember the last war, and you think you can speak to me about sacrifice and leadership!? Do you know what I had to sacrifice!?”I force a smirk even though I am calculating the places and corners to run and escape with. I also calculate how fast I can open the door, enter inside and relocate even though I know that after relocating I will be a rogue wolf forever because I will obviously be an enemy of the pack for going directly against the Alpha's orders and housing a wanted pack traitor, Alora- that is what the pack calls her now. I look at Darren and I like the way he is heaving in anger. "Seven Alphas died under your watch. That's not
Now I am watching Daren almost find Alora and if he is as good as he claims to be, Alora is in trouble because he would be able to sense hiding magic in the area. Alora would not be able to leave because Daren would stay there until she comes out. I want to relocate the house, but the house can only be relocated when I- the key holder and the descendant of the builder is in itThis makes me remember how during the war, we were stuck in the house for over a month because the soldier sensed hiding magic. Dad had not given anyone the power to relocate yet. So the soldiers stayed outside for more than one month waiting for us to come out from wherever we were hiding. Food and basic needs were not a problem because the house provided for us. But staying indoors for over a month was mentally stressful. Dad on the other hand kept watching us, until one day he decided to distract the soldiers. He kept trying for days until one day he succeeded. Immediately he got in, we relocated to another
"I want to accept it so badly. To let her take away the pain, to let her touch me so I can feel our energy one last time. But is it worth it? Agatha's warning signs in my ears like a bad omen. At that moment, Goth walks in with a slightly bent head, he avoids my gaze because of what Agatha had made him do. Of all the guards who hit me, Agatha had made him hit me the most. I hold no grudge against him yet- well until I understand what the stakes were for him to betray me like that. Was it money offered or threats made to him? From the looks of the things in the hall, it is the laterIn the night, they come for me again. This time, they brought videos of my mother's torture- they hold her hostage since they captured her. The message is clear- reject Alora, or watch everyone I love suffer.The next morning, I do the unthinkable."We need to talk," I tell Alora- I make my voice sound cold and strange. We stand in the empty corridor before the first period, my heart breaking with every