~ISABELLA~“And it's not your business; now keep driving before I change my mind and tear you into pieces,” I threatened.“I don't want to get involved.”“You will get involved if you don't drive this fucking car!”"Fine, I'll drive, but you know what Uncle and Aunt will say.”“I dont care about them; this is my love life.” I rolled my eyes.“And it is driving you crazy.”“I made Asher; if I can't have him, then no one will. I will take him down.”“And you will not need to do that, cousin.” He sounded calm as if trying to make me feel better, but he knew nothing about love, so I disregarded him.“You know nothing about love.”“I do,” he said, surprising me.“W-what?” Nicholazz has never been one to fall in love; my parents even started worrying, saying he might be gay, so it really shocked me.“Yes, I think I might like, maybe love someone.”“Noway.”“Yes.”“Who?”"Well, it's... oh, never mind, I can never have her.”“Wait what?”“Just be careful; you're like a little sister to me and
~ISABELLA~ I looked around; I could tell the pack was much smaller than Asher’s. I wondered how they survived here. Before I knew it, we were standing in front of a door, and the man who brought me knocked. I didn't even realize when we entered the house. The door was answered on the fifth knock. “This better be important, Stephen, who-” “She is Luna-?” “Just Isabella,” I was quick to answer, and Alpha Zander eyed me from head to toe. “She's from Alpha Asher’s pack.” “Did Aubree send you?” “No.” I shook my head. Gosh, I thought only Asher had that effect on me, but I guess it's all alphas as his scent was strong. “Stephen go,” he ordered, and the guard whose name I learned to be Stephen bowed before he excused himself. “Come in,” he said, and I swallowed my saliva before I walked in. “Is it Alpha Asher? Does he want to do business with me?” He asked as he closed the door and walked to his table. I looked around, observing his office; it looked neat. “No, I came on my own.”
~BREE~I couldn't believe Rain was back; there was no doubt as she was with me all day while I ate, and the guy whose name I now learned to be Alaric sat across from me.“You must love to eat,” he commented, as the way I finished the fried chips and chicken within a few minutes must have shocked him as I was now eating the biscuits.“Yes, and it just so happened, you know, my favorite,” I said as I continued eating the biscuits, they were my favorite.“So...” he cleared his throat. “Tell me about yourself; how did you end up here, I mean..." He scratched his head. “I'm the one who took you from the Moon Valley pack, but I was sent—was just doing my job.”“Who sent you?” I asked and placed the plate of biscuits down as I remembered how he rescued me from the moon valley. I was in the torture room, and I thought I was going to die when he came from nowhere and offered to help.I was now sure he froze the time as he did the same when he rescued me yesterday. And he admitted to playing wi
~BREE~My heart was beating in my chest; it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest any moment from now. I couldn't do anything as I couldn't even feel my legs, and Alaric didn't defend himself.Asher didn't stop either, and I knew what he was capable of; that's why I didn't dare try anything.My whole being was shaking.I prayed for some sort of miracle, and luckily the man I remember was Tyler and some other guards rushed in, and Tyler was the one who removed Asher from Alaric.I saw that as my chance to escape, as everyone seemed shocked with their alpha’s behavior. I quickly rushed to the room that the giant had come out of earlier.Inside I closed the door, rested my back on it, and tried to calm myself. I still couldn't feel Rain, but that was not a priority now, so without much thought, I walked to the window, which was much bigger than the one in the room where I spent my night.I wasn't thinking clearly and didn't know what I was doing or how I did it, as when I came b
~BREE~ I struggled to open my eyes as they felt heavy. I couldn't move my body as well, and I felt like a ton of bricks were on me, but something in me forced me to try harder, so I tried and sat up when I noticed my surroundings. “No…” I shook my head as I looked around; my heart was already beating; I couldn't be back at Asher's pack. The wall of the room was painted white, and there was a curtain at my left side, and from here I could tell I was in a room, not a hospital, which scared me as I remember losing consciousness in the street, so how did I get here? I looked at my body, hoping to see anything that could give me clues on where I was, but nothing. I seemed perfectly fine, and what shocked me was that I felt rested. “Fuck.” I cursed under my breath as I tried to figure out where I was and how I got there. I struggled to get up from the bed, but then the doorknob moved, and I quickly stayed still, scared that Asher had found
~BREE~ I looked around as I thought of ways to escape; humans had electric fences, and running from here would not get me anywhere. “Please-” “Calm down,” she took my hand into hers and squeezed it in a comforting manner. “I'm not going to tell anyone,” she said, which confused me. “You're welcome to stay here until you're ready to-” “Thank you,” I cut her, “thank you so much; I promise to clean and-” “You don't have to do anything.” “I insist.” “We pay someone to do that; she didn't come today because you're here; we wanted you to be familiar with the place.” She explained, and I nodded my head. "So...” she cleared her throat, “finish your food, then we can talk.” She said, and I nodded my head. I was already satisfied, and with what she just said, I couldn't sit and eat while I had no idea what she was really planning. Life taught me not to trust anyone. I watched her leave before I stood up
~BREE~No, there was no fucking way he was my mate? I mean, how was that even possible? How was Asher our mate? Why would the goddess mate us to the devil? I quickly pulled my eyes off him and then ran straight up the stairs. I could feel him chasing after me as he repeatedly called my name, but I ignored him as I went to the room and locked the door behind me.I rested my back on the door and caught my breath, ignoring Asher, who was banging and calling me.“You know I can break this door; open it now!” He raised his voice, but it didn't move me.‘How is that possible?’ I asked Rain who I couldn't feel anymore; now I was convinced; she chose to ignore me because I was sure I heard her say the word mate.‘Fucking kidding me?’ I was so upset, but still, there was no response.‘Fine.’ I gave up. I mean, most werewolves enjoyed their wolves. I could still remember many from the Moon Valley bragging about how helpful their wolves were, and somehow I thought it was going to be the same for
MANY YEARS AGO~AUTHORS POV~The girl picked up her backpack and rushed out of the class; she was very happy; she couldn't wait to meet her mate; they had recognized each other a few days ago, and they both were very happy.Only a few had it easy, recognizing their mates at the right time and being accepted; she never thought she could be one of them, as she had a crush on him the very first day she laid her eyes on him, and he confessed to feeling the same.She rushed out of the school; she was in a hurry; she had to get back to the pack, finish her house chores, and meet him. She was happy that her life was finally going to change; her mate was from one of the powerful packs, so she was going to become a Luna, not a slave as she had lived.She was running, squeezing through the crowd, until she bumped into someone, causing the books from her hands to fall to the ground. She bent to pick them, and the person bent to help.“It's okay, I got it,” she said, hoping it would stop the pers
|A YEAR LATER|~BREE~“I don't think I can do it, sis. You know what? I changed my mind; I don't want it anymore.” I heard my sister say from the other end.“What are you saying?”“That I don't want to be a mother witch anymore; besides, I was not the one chosen. I can't have people depend on me; I'm just a witch with—”“No, you're not; you are the mother of all witches, a mother of the tribe. Hecate chose you; she believes in you.”“She chose you, Aubree; you're the one they're supposed to be crowning.”“And I don't want it; I don't like it, but you... you're passionate, you want it, you love it.” I convinced her.Remember the time Ruby started being weird when Mom suggested that she might be upset because she was used to being the last born?Well after that messy fight, I spoke to Ruby, and she told me how much she wanted to be the mother witch, to be chosen, but since it was me chosen, she was okay with it, but I told her how I didn't want it, and speaking to Mom about it, we agree
“Jocelyn was easy; she wanted to be the Luna, so hearing that her sister was Zander’s mate instead scared her. That’s why she agreed to the plan easily…” She explained how she was behind faking Jocelyn’s death because they wanted to physically break Aubree, and when they saw she was ready, they sent Alaric, who went to get her, and she called Jerry and informed him of the auction. “Poor girl thought she had escaped, it was fun to watch…” she laughed.She then explained how she did some things that made me want to go to the auction, and just like that, Aubree ended up in my hands.She explained how they needed her to relax and how falling in love would awaken another power, then they did everything, but now it was time to harvest, as she called it, so she didn’t want to leave any evidence. That’s why she called Jocelyn and Levi, who were on it with her, of course, and introduced her as his mate when Aubree and Zander started being suspicious.She explained how she later set her up, oh,
I looked down at Rosa and Henry’s feet and saw Allison who seemed unconscious too, and I almost took a step when Mom stopped me.“See that purple line? Cross it and you're dead.” She warned, and I shook my head, not knowing what to do. “In fact, let me just make sure…” She said and then raised her hand in the air and closed her eyes. I didn't understand what she was doing and was shocked at how obedient Levi was as he looked at her, a smile on his lips. “Done, now you can't move,” she said, and I tried to move my leg, but it didn't work.“I will not have you ruin my plan. Do you know the years it took to get here?” She asked, and I just shook my head as I realized the story Henry told me was the truth. He said Mom was the one who took advantage of him, that she and Alena were in the wrong, but I didn't believe it, but now seeing this, god, I've been foolish.“The blood.” She held out her hand to Levi, who now I noticed was holding a tiny bottle; the liquid in it was unmistakable. I kn
I didn't want to push her; I really didn't, but this was a baby, my blood. How could she just—“Jocelyn is in danger.”“You're talking about Jocelyn; my baby is in danger.”“I’m serious, Asher; she saved me after kidnapping me. I think she's being used.”“Aubree, I don't care about the drama now; all I want to know is if my baby is safe,” I said it really in a calm tone, opposite from the storm inside of me.“It's not a baby yet, and besides, it's not the end; we can have kids when we’re both ready. I say when I’m thirty.”“This is not a joke.”“I was taken with Glinda; Jocelyn kidnapped us but later freed us. She hurt herself to show whoever sent her that we escaped and hurt her, but we didn't; she saved us.”“I get you, and I'm sorry about your sister, but now it's only my baby that matters. If you can't carry it, fine, let the doctors implant it in someone, but my baby will come to life.” I said, losing the calmness with each word that followed. “This is my first child; I can't… Ca
Shocked would be an understatement to what I was feeling now; it was even more shocking as Alpha Blake congratulated me, and Dante even hugged me. I didn't understand what was going on; I was just observing as Luna Ruby and the woman hugged Aubree, and she looked so comfortable with them but not happy.I cleared my throat and asked what was happening.“Your wife is pregnant; you're going to be a dad.” Luna Ruby answered so casually that I wondered if they had lost their minds. I was their enemy; what was this?“We are so happy for you; you are going to make a great dad.” The old man said, clapping my back, I was still so confused that I ignored Tylan as he asked questions—he was as confused as me.“If I cry more, I might just dehydrate. Congratulations.” The middle-aged woman said. Well, at least the woman seemed familiar. I've seen her in one of the photo albums Mom kept but couldn't remember her name.“Go,” Luna Ruby, who was standing next to me, said, asking me to get near Aubree,
~ASHER~It didn't make sense how Aubree believed that bastard brother of mine over me. Not that she owed me anything—I was the one who decided to buy her at that auction. But still, I saved her life; I treated her better than Zander, but to think she would rather believe him than me was frustrating.Mom was asking me to calm down and give her space, but I couldn't; I was going to sit when I remembered where she liked going whenever she was upset, so rushing out, I quickly worked my way through the stairs shouting her name.The woods were not safe, and even though I was angry at her, she was still my wife, and I couldn't risk anything happening to her.I didn't find her in the living room, so I walked out, and there I found my guards. I didn't even need to ask as they pointed toward the direction of the woods.I quickly ran there, calling her name and asking her to stop, but she wasn't listening to me as she kept walking.“Let's talk about this,” I said as I struggled through the littl
~BREE~I've been walking back and forth in the room, too shocked at what my mom had told me earlier. I trusted Olivia, and the story she told me didn't match what Mom told me. It was not just a story, but I saw a vision, a vision of Alpha Henry raping her, but I knew in the werewolf land everything was possible; minds could be manipulated, and she might have created that vision. Well, Mom suggested it, but I just didn't know what to believe anymore.But one thing was for sure: Olivia was not telling the truth, and I trusted my mom, so I knew this might be just the truth: Olivia was not raped; instead, she was the one who raped Alpha Henry.I haven't spoken to anyone since I came back; I just came straight to my room and tried to understand it, as looking at Olivia disgusted me, because not only did she deceive Asher, but she also placed my mom in trouble; she claimed Rosa betrayed her, while in reality she's the one who betrayed her.I couldn't let her get away with it; I had to expos
MANY YEARS AGO•AUTHOR’S POV•She had just come from one of those days where she had saved something this time; instead of a life, she had saved a reputation. Rosa, the young she-wolf who was to marry the alpha’s son, was nervous; today was the day they were announcing their union to the rest of the pack members. She was afraid they would not accept her since Henry was to take over as the alpha soon.She feared she was not good enough, so the young witch, Alena, using her manipulation tactics, managed to convince her that she would do just great and that she was the perfect Luna.After Rosa was confident Alena left as she was reminded about her sad truth, how she was to die without a mate, and what's worse was that the man she was in love with was the one announcing his union to Rosa, Henry.Witches don't cry, so she held in her tears, forcing herself to sleep, but she couldn't; the pain of losing Henry was too much for her to take. She was going to cast a spell on herself to sleep w
***It's been three days. Things have been easy to follow; Blake and Ruby have tried too hard to make me remember, and I did, with the toys and photos. I was sure this was my family; I guess the woman I stayed with before Jocelyn's parents adopted me made me forget everything. She made me forget my life with this one, and I know it wasn't just normal; she might have done something because now flashbacks of me living with my real family were clear.Dante also arrived, and he was as sweet as Blake and Ruby. Mom finished explaining everything, how I was supposed to take over as the mother witch, although I would not need to live in the woods; I would just have to hold onto the magic and help witches when needed, but I didn't want that.I didn't tell her, but I planned to. I was still settling in, and I didn't want to break her heart already as she sounded confident in me, like this was the best gift to me.Yesterday we ate out as a family, and I felt so at home that every little doubt I