~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
MANY YEARS AGO~AUTHORS POV~She felt her heart shatter into a million pieces; she didn't even know what to do or how to react. Fresh tears freely rolled down her cheeks as she silently watched without bothering to wipe them away.She started sobbing uncontrollably as the witch had it all wrong again because it was not Henry to betray her but her best friend and mate.She watched them as they peacefully slept until she couldn't anymore she walked to the bed and screamed, which woke them up as they all jumped.“Fuck! What happened?” Her mate, who seemed shocked to be there, asked as he confusedly looked around.“Oh my god, Olivia, I can explain; I promise it's not-”“How could you, Rosa? Why?”“I promise it's not what you think; I don't know how-”“Don't touch me!” she yelled as her friend tried to touch her hands. “Don't fucking touch me, you dirty slut.” She was so upset, she caught them naked in bed. The least her friend could do was admit it, but here she was trying to lie to her f
~BREE~I stood still wanting to hear more, but Asher just like smelling my scent instantly turned to me, and so did Olivia, so I awkwardly cleared my throat.“We can talk,” I said, and Olivia nodded before she gently rubbed Asher’s back in a comforting manner as if he needed comfort.Asher turned to Olivia, who nodded her head. “It's the right thing to do, son,” she said, and I shook my head still in disbelief that Asher was her son.I then turned and walked back upstairs, and I felt Asher's scent, which I knew was because he was behind me. God, I still couldn't believe he was my mate.Reaching the door, I stopped and inhaled before I entered and walked to the bed, then sat down. Asher shortly joined after, and I lifted my gaze to his face; he had his hand in his hair as if what he was going to say was going to be difficult.I cleared my throat and then started talking as I had the confidence that Asher wouldn't hurt me, and I made a mental note that if he tried I would reveal to him
~BREE~I turned his face so he could face me, and I couldn't believe he had tears in his eyes, but he quickly wiped them away and then cleared his throat before he started speaking.“Since she escaped and William found her, she started living like a human, and with William’s help, she succeeded, as after finding out she was pregnant, they started using drugs that would delay my wolf, and with some witches' help, my wolf was bound to stay in there; I’m not supposed to even have it.”“What?” I was shocked. Sure, I heard of bonding, and I understood it was possible, but why?“She didn’t want anything to do with the werewolf world; that's why she bound her wolf and the reason she smells like a human.”“Oh,” I was out of words, and I didn’t want to seem shocked.“Isabella, she was my friend; we met in college-”“School?”“Yes, we went to college together. I once found her struggling to keep her wolf in, and that’s when I discovered they existed. I always had nightmares of a creature, which
~ASHER~I didn’t like the idea of living with Zander, but again, anything to help Aubree recover. I mean, it was my fault she was in this condition since I couldn’t defend her, so I told Jerry I would be down and to give the asshole a seat before I asked everyone to leave.After the door was closed, I turned to Aubree, who was staring at the ceiling. I really didn’t understand what was going on in her head; I could feel my eyes tearing because looking at her was sad, but alphas don’t cry, so I held them back and walked to her before I told her it was time to wash up.It seemed she could hear as she carefully got off the bed and headed toward the bathroom. I followed behind and was shocked that she removed her clothes and went under the shower, but I stopped her.“You need a warm bath,” I said and walked to the bathtub and prepared it while she stood still after nodding. I don't know why I expected her to refuse. I mean, I had gotten used to her, how she was the only one who didn't fol
~ASHER~What the fuck was this asshole doing here? I heard about his dick-move deal with Aubree, how he agreed to work for her just so I could help him get his company from his sister, but coming to my pack? Why was he going to these lengths?‘Should we let him in? Maybe hold him hostage?’‘No, just leave him there; let’s see how far his act can go.’‘Alright, Alpha, do you want me to send out a team to search for Isabella?’‘No, we can talk about Isabella after Aubree gains consciousness; for now, let Jerry take care of everything; I’m sure Alma needs you.’ I told him, and of course he at first refused, but after I told him it was an order, he agreed, and so I disconnected from him.I didn’t let him go because I was thinking of Alma or his daughter. I did that to please Aubree, as she always asked that I release Tyler since he was married, but what she didn’t know was that Tyler was my most trusted man. Well, now I just wanted to do things that would please her; that's why I let him
~ASHER~I kept fighting with myself in my head, my eyes now closed as I couldn't watch anymore. I could hear cries of Aubree fading, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that the boy had gone. I tried to move, and I could; that's when I ran to Aubree, who had no sign of being alive.“Jerry!” I screamed as I picked her up and placed her on the bed; it felt like I was losing my mind as I couldn't think clearly.I ran to the bathroom, got a wet cloth, and cooled her down as her body was burning, there were still no signs of her being alive. I stopped with what I was doing and mind-linked Tyler. I asked him to abort the search for Isabella and come back to the pack.It was now that Jerry came in, and I asked if they had caught the boy, but he told me everything stopped for a moment, and it was only a minute ago when it returned to normal again; that's when I knew the boy might have manipulated time.“Call Glinda; call everyone; Aubree is hurt,” I instructed, and he nodded and promised to do a
~ASHER~After Tylan confirmed that Aubree had a weird scent and since I've been around Zander, I knew it was his scent. I confronted Aubree, and she didn't even deny it but didn't admit it either.I was so upset that I didn't know what I was doing; after what he made her go through, all the wounds he inflicted on her, because I still remember the time I got her, that big wound that wasn't healing, all the marks that I had to ask Glinda to help fade them away, I couldn't believe she still had the mind to allow him to touch her.Well, it was when I felt electricity shock my body that I realized I had Aubree up in the air. I was so ashamed that I did that to her; that's why, after a moment to myself, I went to the bedroom and got a blanket and a pillow to sleep in my office.I gave Jerry a call, who confirmed that Alpha Zander was the one who dropped her off, as he thought he was smart parking outside when I had my men guarding the entire pack, and so they saw him.I didn't fall asleep t
~BREE~I couldn't believe Jocelyn was capable of doing this that I even made excuses for her being used; god, what was I going to do because this battle was between me and her, and I knew it was not going to end for as long as one of us was alive?‘The book.’ Rain suggested, and she was right; I felt like the car was moving at a slow pace as we were still far from Asher's pack. We hadn't left the palace yet, so with that in mind, I forced the driver to stop the car.Of course, he refused, and Cora and Raven asked me to calm down. That's why I had to use magic; it's the only thing they listened to.Using magic, I stopped the car, and chanted a spell for them to freeze for five minutes or so—I wasn't really paying at ten, then I got out and asked Rain to take over before sprinting back to Asher's pack.I needed the book, and I couldn't waste a second being in that slow car as Isabella’s life literally depended on me.There was a time I escorted Zander to hunt since his pack was cursed,
~BREE~“So you're alive? This act of you being Jessica is all—” “All part of my plan.” She cut me off. “Surprised, sister?” She knitted her brows as if she didn't expect me to be shocked. I shook my head and looked behind her; I could see from here Zander looking in my direction, although he was still speaking with Levi.“So…” I cleared my voice, “You are using the alpha king?”“I know Zander and you are working together trying to expose me...” She laughed before continuing, “What I had feared is now happening; that's why I had to make this move.”“Now what? You're going to frame me again?” I asked, as it was clear she faked her death and framed me, “You knew Zander would turn me into what he turned me into; that's why you played that dirty trick, right?”“Yes,” she admitted, “and it worked. It was going well until that handsome alpha came along, but news flash, you can keep Zander.”“Excuse me?”“Now I want Asher, and you know I always get what I want, right?” She said, and I hated
~BREE~No, this was a joke because how was Jocelyn here? My eyes searched for Zander, who looked just as shocked.“Isn't that your sister?” Tyler whispered, and I nodded my head two times as I looked back at Jocelyn, who was now smiling. “I should inform the alpha,” Tyler said, and I just nodded as I couldn't bring myself to speak.As Tyler left, Zander quickly rushed to me.“What's happening?” he asked, but I didn't know what was happening either.“I know most of you are shocked to see this woman in front of you,” Levi announced, and yes, everyone was shocked, not just because she was Jocelyn but because King Levi was not one to have a woman; he was just like Asher, so perhaps he had changed, but even if he did, why Jocelyn? And how?“Not only because you've never seen me with a woman, and I know I've been stubborn to choose a mate since I never found my fated mate, but I called for this celebration to introduce my found mate.”“Mate? Isn't she Luna Jocelyn?”“Yes, the Moon Valley’s
~BREE~It has been a week. Last time at the restaurant, after seeing Allison with Jocelyn, I made sure Zander didn't see her, as I remembered how he got when he found out Kaden betrayed him. Until I was sure Allison met my sister to plot against Zander, I couldn't tell him.I mean, it could be that Jocelyn called and blackmailed her, and I know Allison took the company from Zander, but he was still her brother; she couldn't betray him this way, but it didn't mean I wasn't going to dig into it. I just couldn't let Zander find out; that's why I distracted him, and Allison seemed to have noticed as she left with Jocelyn after pointing at me.Tonight was the palace ball, banquet, or whatever they were holding. I wasn't good at these things and didn't even bother to learn.I was getting ready, with Raven's help as she tightened the dress.“Do I really need to wear this?” I asked Raven for like the tenth time, and she gave me the same bla bla bla response about how Asher strictly asked that
~BREE~I didn't want to lie to Zander, but I couldn't tell him the truth either. He was waiting for a response, still looking at me when something fell from the shelves. Of course, it didn't catch his attention at first until a few more items fell as he rushed there and tried to fix it since it was only the two of us—Kaden was too weak to even lift a finger.Things didn't stop as the small drawers opened themselves, causing chaos, which confused Zander.“What the fuck is going on?” he asked, aggressively closing the shelves.“I'll go get help,” I said, and without waiting for his response, rushed out. Yep, it was me; I used my magic to open those drawers and throw things off the shelf.Reaching out, I found Stephen, and looking at him brought back memories of him torturing me, how he always shocked me with electricity, how he was the worst of all my torturers, but I wasn't the same Aubree that he used to torture; if anything, I had grown a thick skin, so swallowing my saliva, I approa