PETRA'S POVMadeline almost caught me last night, but thanks goodness she didn't confront me about my strange behavior. Phew, I almost gave myself away.Throughout the night, I couldn't seem to drift off. I tossed and turned and I couldn't shake off the feeling of what I was about to do.I definitely had to prepare and begin my duties for the day. I did the necessary things and I went straight to Madeline's quarters. I was greeted with a startling scenario. I found nurse Maude crying in Madeline's arms."What exactly is going on," I asked myself. The only way to find out was to go in and ask."Is everything alright nurse Maude," I asked, my voice dripping with every inch of curiosity.When nurse Maude heard my voice she wiped her tears and tried to compose herself. She tried wearing a calm face despite the tumult of obvious sorrow she was feeling. "I am so sorry for bothering you Madeline. I.... I just received some terrible news," she snorted.I just lost my son."I gasped."He was
ALPHA KONAN'S POVAs the day dawned on the day of the duel, I prepared myself for the fierce battle ahead. I knew it was going to be a tough fight. My pride, my unborn child and Madeline were all on the line. But I was determined to secure and protect them—no matter the cost, emerge victorious and put uncle Damien in his place.My muscles were all tensed and a work out would really do. I went to my makeshift gym in the study and worked out. During my workout, Madeline face kept flashing in front of me and Elyan was highly elated. "Was I already falling for her?"The time for the duel was drawing near. From my study room, hands placed in my pocket , I saw all the pack members rigorously trying and scurrying around to find seats to witness the greatest battle of all time—a fight based solely on physical strength, a battle of fists."Alpha Konan, are you sure you can trust Damien about this," Rosaline asked. Why would Damien suggest a duel based on physical strength with no use of wolf a
MADELINE'S POVWhat is happening!!!Everything is happening in a whim. It all looked like something out of a movie scene. My initial reaction was one of shock and total disbelief. Thank goodness for Rosaline. She was quick to drag me out the pack square chaos and instructed some warrior wolves to escort me back to the mansion.I instinctively placed my hands on my growing bump as I was been escorted back to the mansion. The sound of snarls, breaking of bones and primal roar in the distance sent shudders through my spine.I was halfway to my room when an already shifted rogue wolf jumped right in front of us. From the appearance of the wolf, its eye gleamed with brutality and destruction. The warrior wolves around me sensing danger charged forward to subdue the wolf, but they were all wrong. The rogue wolf was stronger than the warrior wolves put together. In a twinkling, he knocked all of them down. It's long, pointed canine digging into their flesh.I was shrouded in horror and terror
ALPHA KONAN'S POVI sat alone in my study and the events of the last few days replayed in my mind like relentless storm. Most importantly, I couldn't shake off the image of Madeline, trembling and disoriented. My mind currently was a whirlwind of emotions—rage, anger, confusion, you name it.The weight of the surprise attack pressed on me. Everyone demanded answers especially the pack members whose lives were endangered because they all came out to show their undying love and support for me.The attack seemed too well coordinated to be a mere coincidence. There's a mole in the pack. Someone who knows the in and out of the pack ratted us out—it is someone very near, very close. Damien was my die hard suspect. He could do anything in whatever way to get whatever he wants. Damien suggested the duel and the people who came with him to support him could have done that in conjunction with him. The duel might have been a distraction for them to carry out their ploy.But in the same vein, he
GODFATHER'S POVIt's been ages alpha Gritus had summoned me. Answering to his summons, uneasiness got the better part of me. Alpha Gritus has been the bane in my life, the bane for my greediness. If greediness could make me survive in this harsh, cold world. I was ready to be a servant to alpha Gritus.The mere mention of alpha Gritus sends shivers down the spine of anyone who knows him. He was highly revered in the dark world for his gruesome experiment with wolves, people of his own kind. He is well known for his depravity and the cruelty he was capable of. He is someone you could tag as crazy and insane—his heart black as the night sky.Alpha Gritus had deep seated hatred for Oceanwolf pack. He had waged a long and bitter war against them in the shadows and he had sworn to entirely destroy them and annihilate them from the surface of the earth.Since he had given me another chance to live, I decided to pledge my allegiance to him. Because of my faithfulness and loyalty, he entrusted
MADELINE'S POVThe pack doctor flashed the torch into my eyes. I felt uncomfortable and I blinked a thousand times. He let go of them and he swiveled his chair back to its original position.With all your examinations done in the past few days, you are now better. Miss Madeline, you didn't particularly suffer from face blindness. You suffered from post traumatic stress disorder also known as PTSD. It is due to the extreme stress you subjected yourself to. Your brain deciding not to remember people's face for the time being was because of the bad experience you witnessed and according to what you told me, you have been kidnapped and you witnessed the last pack attack in your condition. So it was very likely to happen.But not to worry ma'am, I can see you have been punctual with your drugs and I am happy you can recognize the details on people's face clearly now. "Thank you so much doctor," I said."Doctor please can you keep my coming here a secret?""You mean from alpha Konan?""Yes
MADELINE'S POVI sat on my bed, cradling my swollen belly. Something was wrong. Ever since I consumed the herbal tonic, everything went wrong and awry. I hadn't felt my baby's pulse in hours. This was very strange. I wasn't sure what, but I could feel it deep down that something was wrong.Confusion clouded my mind, my thoughts were muddled. Fear gripped my heart and I couldn't bring myself still. Maybe it was just my imagination, maybe it was tiredness seeping in.I tried to push the negative thoughts away. My mind swirled with terrifying possibilities. I needed to convince myself that everything was fine. I decided to indulge myself. Reading a book could gnaw away my anxiety.Around midnight, I was woken up by a sharp pain on my abdomen. It felt like a knife had been thrusted in to the side of my stomach, my baby twisting and turning. I let out a gasp of pain, doubling over as the sensation overwhelmed.I tried getting myself off the bed, but it was very difficult. The pain was inte
ALPHA KONAN'S POVThe past days had been so hectic and filled with pack activities with no atom of break in between. Dan and Rosaline sat in a corner of my study working alongside me. We were hard with work concerning the upcoming pack headquarters meeting and discussing strategies to improve pack security and the quality of lives in the pack.I was focused, reading and vetting pack documents until Dan interrupted me."Alpha Konan, the budget for the warrior wolves at the pack borders have been prepared according to your standards. Your signature and seal is all that is needed and the implementation of the budget begins."I took the documents from Dan and I skimmed through all the pages to make sure there were no form of mistakes in facts and figures. I was satisfied and they were perfect just the way I had instructed him to do it."This is all good Dan," I said as I penned down my signature and seal on the documents. Rosaline is the summary of the amount spent on pack security for t
MADELINE'S POV Maybe it was all manipulation sprinkled with his touch of mischievousness. Maybe it was one of his many tactics to drag me to the abyss. Maybe this was my form of punishment for prying into his private affairs. ".....What?" I whispered out in confusion. "Why what? You didn't hear me right?" he asked. "Listen and listen attentively. I will repeat myself again just once." "I like you Madeline." That was it. I wasn't mistaken. I heard right. I sat there, my heart hammering in my chest. My mind went for a spin. He likes me? "Cat got your tongue," alpha Novare asked casually, with a grin evident on his face. The tug of shock and amusement deepened on my face and it was damn obvious. I stared at him, trying so hard to guage his intentions. His expressions began to shift back to the cold authority I was accustomed to. The casual grin he had flashed moments ago had disappeared. It was like watching him reverting to the alpha Novare I knew, but I couldn't help but b
MADELINE'S POV Ever since my confrontation with Louisiana, I haven't seen her. But I could feel her anger hovering around like the storm cloud. I could feel the way the others looked at me, quick glances and whispers behind my back. No one spoke anything to me directly. The moment the words left my mouth, I knew there was no going back. I was in for shit and Louisiana would be out for my blood. "You really gave Louisiana a hit, Freya said. You were the only one who had the boldness of a lion to confront Louisiana concerning the rumors in such manner. You are totally different now. You have finally removed the cloak of naivety. Congratulations Madeline!!!, but don't get too comfortable." Just as I had thought to take a rest, a knock was heard at the door. Alpha Novare had summoned me. My heart leapt in terror, but I followed obediently. While on my way, I met madam Apricot. She stared at me squarely and her sharp eyes never missed a detail. She walked past me and I knew she was go
MADELINE'S POVI winced as Freya dabbed the wet antiseptic cloth against the wound on my arm. I could feel Freya's eyes on me, glancing up from time to time to where Louisiana sat at the far end of the camp with someone tending to her wounds."You got something on your mind," I asked Freya."Beat me, she exhaled. There's something different about Louisiana. What happened between you two?""Nothing," I replied her. I didn't want to talk about it or talk about the mission either. "Maybe she's still rattled from the fight," I added.Freya narrowed her eyes. "You are telling me, that Louisiana is rattled because of a fight? The same Louisiana who never misses a chance to remind us that's she's the toughest in the pack? Louisiana behaves like an asshole, but she isn't one to run away or be rattled because of a fight. You know you make a bad liar, don't you?"I didn't answer right away. I knew the words I said to Louisiana had struck a chord of reflection or better still, more intense hatre
MADELINE'S POV"They are coming. Our captors are coming," I whispered loudly."Shit!!" Louisiana huffed in frustration.The poison had seeped deep into our system and transforming to our wolf form could not be attainable. "What are we going to do," I asked softly but loud enough for Louisiana to hear."We have nothing to do than fight them off physically."The surrounding flickered with a faint light from a worn out, old lamp. The faint light exposed three bulky men, thrice our size with hardened expressions. They towered over us, clearly confident in their build. The odds were against us, but that didn't matter."Seems they broke free. Feisty, just the way I love my women to be, the lead captor sneered with his folded arms across his chest. Do you really think you can take us trio on?" he asked, his fingers pointing at the three of them."Why don't you come try," Louisiana dared.Fright overcame me. "Louisiana, I whispered into her ear. We are at odds here, so I suggest we talk it ou
MADELINE'S POVMy eyes stung as I blinked them open, the dull ache in my head throbbed at every slight beat of my pulse. Darkness hovered around me. The air was thick and stale, carrying the scent of damp earth and rot. My body felt heavy, as if I had been dragged through the forest for miles.And yes, I remembered been dragged before I blanked out.It wasn't until I tried to move that I realized my wrists were bound tightly behind my back. My vision cleared immediately. The more I moved, the more the coarse rope bit deeply into my skin. It weakend me the more and I winced , feeling the painful strain on my shoulders. I perceived a familiar scent coming from the rope. I racked my brain for a while...I had perceived that somewhere. And wolfsbane, the rope was laced with Wolfsbane. It only gave me an insight. Our captors were definitely the same kind as us.Then I realized I wasn't alone. My back pressed against someone else's.Louisiana.The memory came rushing back. The border expedit
MADELINE'S POVAs the night deepened, the air around the camp grew colder. The camp fire crackled, casting shadows on the faces of the warrior wolves present. Sera, sat in a corner and Freya talked to a group of other warrior wolves. I kept glancing back and forth at Sera, and I couldn't help but think that something went wrong when she went to gather firewoods in the woods."Everyone gather up," Louisiana said. Immediately everyone pulled together. When she was sure everyone was together, she divided us into two groups. One group which was headed by Freya, would stay behind to monitor the camp, manning the perimeter to ensure no threats crept up unnoticed. The other group, led by Louisiana, would push forward into the dark, rough terrain to patrol and check for any signs of threat or danger.And guess what, I was in the group led by Louisiana. Honestly, I had expected Louisiana to pick me. It was just the kind of thing she would do, dragging me along to test me, without rest, to see
MADELINE'S POVFreya was right. The terrain was unforgiving as Louisiana herself—jagged rocks that seemed to rise out of nowhere and twisted roots around the paths, gnarled at my boots making every step a challenge.I occasionally looked back at Sera to check if she was keeping up, but it was very obvious she was struggling more than the others. You could notice from her small frame that her breaths came in short, sharp gasps, her face pale and strained. But yet she made tremendous effort to keep up—refusing to fall behind.Freya fell into steps beside me. Her brows furrowed as she too, glanced over Sera. "She's visibly flagging Madeline. Leaving her behind in the pack would have been the best for her and you. I don't think she can last longer than this."I nodded. "I know, I said. There's really no going back. Is there?""Louisiana isn't going to slow down for you or anyone," Freya said as she trudged ahead."Keep up, or you will be left behind!!!" Louisiana called back, her tone lac
MADELINE'S POV....And Madeline!!!The sound of my name forcefully brought me out of my thoughts.Everyone's face held bouts of surprise.Freya nudged me on the side with her elbow. "She's trying to spite you, Madeline. Refuse it, no offense.""Refuse what!!!" I asked."Does anyone have any objections with the warrior wolves enlisted to go on this border patrol mission," Louisiana's voice echoed.There were murmurs within the crowd, but no one objected."This marks the end of today's training. We are to gather here before dawn to begin our journey.""Why didn't you say anything. You could have objected to going on this mission. This mission is very dangerous. The terrain isn't one to be trifled with. Most times we encounter dangers that cause grievous injuries—worst case scenario, death. You aren't yet qualified to be part of this mission. Most times, we don't know how long we will be gone for."I scoffed."My refusal to go, only gives Louisiana more ammunition against me.""And she's
IN OCEANWOLF PACKALPHA KONAN'S POV"How is she doing," I asked."You mean grandma Catherine?" Dan asked.I nodded."Since she left the penal pier, she's been receiving treatment in the pack hospital and doing much better. She's also responding well to chemotherapy. The doctor in charge ran a few test on her few days back, and he reported that the amount of cancer cells have reduced."I grunted in satisfaction."How about making grandma Catherine my eyes and ears," I asked."That has been settled." She sent a letter to crescent pack and made sure it was delivered and handed over to Madeline. We are patiently waiting for Madeline's reply.""Alright," I sighed with a glimmer of hope.I had instructed Dan to tell grandma Catherine everything. I was going to right my wrongs. I wanted to be a step closer to Madeline and grandma Catherine was the answer. At first, grandma Catherine was unwilling to help. She was hell bent on not betraying Madeline. It took a lot of persuasion before she was