~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
~BREE~ I couldn’t believe what I had just heard—did he kill his mate? I mean, it had to be his first because I was his mate too. “She was not one of the good people, but when I found her, we felt the bond. I was about to accept her when she suddenly attacked me, and my men had no choice but to shoot her, and unfortunately silver... could kill her and so-” “I’m so sorry." I didn’t know what to say, but from his voice, I could tell he was hurt. “And when you made my heart beat, I realized you might be my second chance. Glinda told me I would find my second chance, but if I lost her, I would remain mateless, as the goddess only blesses one with two mates, and believe it or not, I still want to experience that feeling of having a mate,” he explained, and it now made sense. “I'm so sorry.” “It's okay, I have you now, and once we awaken your wolf and she confirms the bond, I will try to be the best mate for you.” “What if I'm not—you know, your mate?” I wanted to know what he would do
~ZANDER~I took a swig of my drink with my eyes fixed on the woman, whose name I had forgotten, she was comfortably sleeping; her arms were spread on the bed as she tried to get ahold of the end of the mattress but failed as the mattress was larger."Hmmm...” she moaned as she turned her head so that it could face the other side; she seemed to be enjoying herself. “I love you too, Asher. I will always love you.” She said in a sleepy tone; it was clear she was dreaming, fucking dreaming.‘She must love him so much.’ Ray said, and I agreed with a nod.‘Are you sure she's willing to take him down?’‘I’m not sure, but let's hope she is; let's hope she's not here to make a fool out of us.’ Ray said in a warning tone, and I agreed, if she was here on a mission, then it would really be bad for her because I would not spare her fucking life."Ow, you will leave Aubree for me?" She dreamily said, and the mention of Aubree's name triggered something in me and before I knew it I had thrown the g
~BREE~My head was hurting. I tried so hard to open my eyes but failed as they felt heavy. On the fourth attempt, I succeeded as the bright light shone on them, and I quickly looked away. Why would one keep the curtains open?I struggled to sit up while my hand rubbed my forehead; that's when I noticed a bandage was wrapped around my head.I closed my eyes and tried to remember something—anything, but nothing. The only thing that came to mind was Olivia bowing to me and the feeling of power rushing through my veins.I just prayed I hadn't done anything stupid. Well, the bandage was a good start, as they wouldn't care to bandage my head if I had done something bad.“You're awake.” I heard a familiar voice, which made me look up. It was Olivia, and looking at her, I could tell she was perfectly fine.“Alright, how many fingers am I holding out?” William, who was in his doctor uniform, a white coat over his blue suit, asked. He was holding out three fingers.“Three,” I said after clearin
~BREE~“I can smell him on your body. I'm only going to ask this one last time. Did you fuck my brother?!” His tone told me he was very angry, and I knew Asher well; I knew the beast in him, so I knew what he was capable of, and I knew what could happen to me if I let out a single word that wouldn't sit right with him, so I had no choice but to act.I didn't trust it would work but still tried.I started coughing, pretending to be suffocating. Well, this was Asher, and I knew it was going to take more than just coughing.“You choose death over that bastard?” He sounded shocked.‘We can just tell him it's his jacket.’ I heard Rain suggest, but I ignored her, telling Asher that would make him question why I still went to his pack after he warned that they might be plotting against me.He might think I didn't trust him when I did… with my life.Asher's grip tightened, and I couldn't take it anymore; he didn't seem to be himself as the cigarette fell from his hands. I knew a beast always
~BREE~The shadow was nearing, and Zander asked that he take over since I was the one by the wheel. I didn't know what it was but feared he would think I was creepy if it was what I was thinking, so without arguing, we exchanged seats.I expected him to turn, but instead, he stepped on the pedal and drove straight into the shadowy-looking creature. I expected the creature to stay on the road, but it seemed to be scared as it moved from the road.We were now past it but could see it coming after us.Zander didn't stop; he kept driving, and it surprised me as much as you might be now, as I wasn't scared or anything while Zander seemed a little scared. I mean, maybe the fact that I knew the creature might be from the book, and since I could control anything from the book relaxed me.The fast ride went on, and although I wasn't scared, my heart was racing due to the fast speed.We seemed to have lost the shadow; Rain was sure.“Are you okay?” Zander finally slowed down, and I took deep br
~BREE~After Asher told me that Jocelyn might be working with Zander and that they might want to make a fool of me, I decided to go to him first thing in the morning. I was sure I could have caught them maybe together but was shocked when Stephen showed me in and Zander behaved all differently.At first, I thought it was all part of the game until he called for a meeting and introduced me as Luna, telling the people who once looked down on me to respect me. Never in my life had I ever dreamt of it. I was in so much shock that I felt my other side burning. I don't remember much except seeing Glinda forcing water down my throat.I thought I was back at Asher's pack until I saw Zander; I was still wondering why and how he got Glinda there, but I didn't ask when he shocked me with his gentleness. Yes, even though Zander tortured me, I knew he was kind to those he wanted to be kind to, as he treated my sister so differently. I just never thought he would one day treat me that way.I though
~ZANDER~I didn't want to hurt her, but I didn't want to get hurt either. I was going to use Ray to try and stop her when she suddenly seemed to be losing consciousness. My leg was in pain, but I didn't care about that as I rushed to her and held her right in time.“Stephen!” I called for Stephen and tried to keep her awake, but it was already late as her eyes closed. “Aubree? Please stay, oh my God, Stephen!” I yelled, and he came running with a glass of water. “Call the witch,” I instructed, and he nodded before he reached into his pockets. I didn't stand to watch as I picked Aubree, and I really wasn't myself as next I was covering her with the blanket.I don't know if it was the mate bond or I just always cared for her because I wasn't feeling myself; I was scared. I've never been this scared for someone's life, not even my own when I went on a battle, because here I was promising to end my own life if anything happened to her.I started pacing around, running my hands through my
~ZANDER~‘Maybe we could do something now.’ I heard Ray suggest.‘What are you saying?’‘Maybe it's not late; maybe we could fix things.’ Ray suggested, and an idea popped into my head with that; I cleared my voice before heading down, which caught Aubree's attention as she turned to me.“Hi, I wasn't expecting you, but I am happy you're here.”“I couldn't sleep; I want to know what Kaden told you.” She said somehow it hurt me that she wasn't here to see me; I don't know why, but I masked the pain and then cleared my voice again before turning to Stephen.“We have an urgent meeting. Let everyone get ready in five minutes, starting from the eldest to the youngest, pregnant or sick, including babies. I want them all in the pack's meeting point.” I instructed him, and I could tell he was confused, but he didn't dare question as he nodded, bowed, and then excused himself.I turned to Aubree, who shook her head in confusion.“You still work for me and…” She looked down at her wristwatch, t
~ZANDER~After Dad confirmed Aubree’s parents were alive and the possibility of them being responsible for the pack's recent attacks, I ordered Stephen to give them food for their valuable information but still left them there.I promised to free them only when they got an idea of where Aubree’s parents could be.I was now pacing in my room; I still couldn't believe that Alpha Thiago could be Aubree’s uncle, that Aubree’s parents were alive.It was going to be difficult to try and find them since Thiago believed that his brother was dead.I kept pacing, hoping one or two things could come up, but nothing; my parents were my only hope, even when they didn't show signs of knowing; I just had to hope on them.‘What about Allison? What if she took our company because she found out what Dad did to her mate's brother?’ Ray suggested, but that was impossible.‘Allison said she took it to show us that she was more than just a woman, so no, I don't think it's the case.’ I answered and lazily r
~ZANDER~Stephan took my order seriously as next Kaden started screaming while Stephan used a saw to cut his hand.“Oooh!” He just cried and screamed in pain without giving in. After they cut the hand, I asked that they dip it in acid, but before that, I walked to Kaden and gave him the last chance to speak, but he still refused and even called me weak, so with no mercy they dipped the stump of his arm in acid while I watched him scream.It was frustrating as even that didn't get him to give in.“Take his toenails and continue tomorrow,” I said, then left him screaming in pain while Stephen and the five guards removed his toenails.When I reached my bedroom, I walked straight to the shower and washed my body; it was already evening.I didn't take long in the shower, and after I was done, I walked to my bed, got my phone, and called the guards responsible for Aubree's safety.“Yes, Alpha Asher is also around, and there haven't been any suspicious movements.”“Good. Remember, if anythi
~ZANDER~‘It's normal to feel that way; she's our mate.’ Ray said while I shook my head, still sniffing the seat where she earlier sat.‘I don't get it; I rejected her. Why do I still feel this way?’‘Because our bond will take more than a simple rejection to break it, now we are getting late; we need to figure out what Kaden and Jocelyn are up to.’ Ray insisted, and he was right. I don't know what Jocelyn was planning, but I knew it was not good, so I had to stop it before it affected my mate, I mean before it affected Aubree.I sat back in my seat and started the car since I stopped in the middle of nowhere just to sniff Aubree's scent.It didn't take long to get back at my pack; Stephen had already locked Kaden up, and they were just waiting for me, so after parking the car, I walked in and went straight to the torture room, where I once locked Aubree.Inside I was met with Stephen, who was sitting on a wooden chair with five guards surrounding them. Stephen stood up as soon as he
~BREE~I was in shock; I mean, how did that even make sense, beta betraying alpha? I've never heard of that, so it might be a mistake, or maybe my magic was failing me.“Alright, now we know for sure why Kaden has been weird.” I heard Zander say, which was still sounding so wrong to me, “Have one of the staff spy on them, and when Kaden leaves, you lock him up, and we'll take it from there.” Zander instructed before ending the call and turning to me.“Kaden betrayed you?” I wanted him to confirm it as this was too weird.“Looks like it, but we are not sure yet. For what we know, Jocelyn might threaten him or something,” he said, and I nodded my head. “Alright, do you want me to drop you off? I have some things to take care of.”“Yes, sure, and thank you,” I said as I didn't want to bother Jerry, and Antonio was the last person on my mind. Zander started the car, and before I knew it, we were on the road driving out of town.I was lost in my thoughts, still trying to wrap my head aroun