~BREE~Asher seemed to be thinking as he didn't respond. Jerry was waiting for his order while Raven restlessly paced; she was also frustratedly running her hand in her hair.“I hope...” she stopped as she turned to Asher. “I hope you're not planning to listen to her.”“This is not a way to do things, Raven,” I said, and she chuckled, almost not believing I was saying it. “I mean violence; we can just talk to him, and we’ll get all that we want without needing to hurt him,” I explained.“Oh really,” she came to me. “I mean, what were you expecting? You asked Asher to get him? Did you think that James would just crack and give you all the answers you want without hurting him?” The way she was looking at me showed that she really underestimated me. “This world is not for the innocent, Au-”"Luna," I cut her, “you may call me Luna because I'm your Luna." I sounded confident; I was tired of Raven walking all over me like a nobody when I was Asher's wife. Raven laughed as if I had just sai
~BREE~But who would that be? Who hated me so much to go to this extent? Not even one name came to mind; Zander only hated me because I killed his mates, and the rest for the same reason because before all that, I had no enemies; people just disregarded me, which I wouldn't call hate as they barely knew my name.“Luna Aubree, what do you want us to do?” I heard Jerry ask, and I quickly shook out of my thoughts as I turned to face James.“Please let me go. I told you everything. I promise if you do, I will find out everything. I only overheard all this, and I never bothered to ask because it wasn't beneficial to me at that time, but now...”“He wants to trick you,” Raven said, “just give me permission to pull his balls; trust me, he will say everything he left out.”“I swear I told you everything; please believe me; trust me, I can get better information from them.”"Jerry, make sure Raven doesn't hit James," I said, and without responding to James, I walked out of the room. I was in s
~ZANDER~I paced around my office as Ray raged in anger; my body was even shivering, which was the result of the anger Ray was feeling.“Fuck! Fucking Asher!” I cursed, and before I knew it, I punched the table, causing my hand to hurt. We were getting weak, so the pain didn't immediately fade, but I didn't nurse it. Asher was really dancing on my nerves.“Who the fuck does he think he is? To stop me? Does he know what I'm capable of? What I’ve done? He was playing with fire.“He just got here, and he thinks he can do as he pleases. It's time I start the war; I'm not damn scared of him; he insulted me.” I argued alone, "I don't care if I'm weak, but I won't stand for it. I can't.” I gritted my teeth and quickly walked to the table and picked up my phone.I searched for Alpha Thiago’s contact and pressed the call button as soon as I found it.“Alpha Zander?”“Hi, how are you, brother-in-law?” I greeted, and all because of Asher, I had to play nice with alphas I even despised. Alpha Thi
~ZANDER~“She's a hybrid.”“What?!” I choked on my drink, as I didn't expect the news.“The men we sent to spy on her watched her eyes glow; here they took a video,” Kaden said as he played a video.In the video, Aubree seemed to be struggling while the woman who I couldn't recognize kneeled before her; her eyes were glowing purple while she kept screaming as if she didn't want the power; she even started hitting herself, and then Asher came running and grabbed her; he held her still, and her eye color changed as the light dimmed.“We just don't know what hybrid she is, but we are suspecting a witch,” Kaden said, and I stood up from my seat and walked to the window.We found Aubree and Jocelyn at one of the rogue homes that we attacked. It was my first time to go fight and the two girls' lives were spared because I fell for Jocelyn.We almost killed Aubree because Jocelyn is who I fell for. I knew just by looking at her that she was my mate, but Jocelyn begged that we spare her sister
~ZANDER~ I was still in shock. What was happening? Were they perhaps working against me? I mean, Allison always envied me because Mom and Dad gave me everything, even when she was the first child because I was a boy. They seemed to have noticed someone was listening as they lowered their voices, so I couldn't hear anything. Well, I couldn't just stand there like a robot, so I barged in and asked what was going on. I was shocked to find that Allison was on Kaden's lap—practically kissing. She quickly got up and started fixing her skirt as it was a little up while Kaden awkwardly cleared his throat. “What the fuck is going on here?” I questioned, but no one answered. Allison tried to walk past me, but I held her back by her arm. “I don't owe you an explanation.” “Of course you do; you are married; your mate is downstairs now; how the hell am I finding you kissing my beta?” “Again, it's not your business; you're not my husband, nor are you my keeper.” “It is my business; I'm your a
~ZANDER~I bit my inner cheeks just to make sure I wasn't imagining or dreaming, because where the hell did Aubree get the courage to call me?“What do you want?” I asked in a low tone but immediately regretted it, as maybe she was calling to beg me to take her back as my slave. Since I was her mate, she was capable of settling to be just a slave as long as she was close to me."Well, you might not believe it, but I want to see you…by the hotel.”“Hotel?!” I couldn't believe she was asking that. Yes, sure, I knew she always loved me; that's the reason she was so jealous of her sister, but to this extent, wow, I mean, what did I expect from her? Of course, she was desperate; I just didn't understand her confidence; it was like she knew I would agree.“I will send you the address first thing morning; meet me there and don't be late.”“And why do you want to meet me?” I wanted to hear her say it.“Because I'm your mate?” It sounded like a question.“I rejected you, and are you not marrie
{WARNING: Slight sexual scene toward the end of the chapter. Please skip it if you are uncomfortable.}~ZANDER~They looked at each other before looking at me; it was clear they didn't know how to answer me, or maybe too ashamed to.“I'm your Alpha; I can beat the answers out of you; speak now before I lose patience.” I threatened, and it wasn't just a treat; they knew I could do that since I was their Alpha and I was willing to. I didn't want lies; I had a lot to deal with.Mom looked at me and then at Dad before she burst into laughter. I was confused until Dad joined her, and they laughed to their fullest until they struggled to breathe, as they stopped and caught their breaths."I'm sorry, what's funny?” I questioned."You, my dear son, you're so funny,” Mom said as she came to me, but I raised my hand, stopping her. “It was all a game; we’re talking about a game.”“What?!”“You know the games these humans have created, so it's like a play in a film, so we were... we're just rehea
~ZANDER~I was enjoying the scent; it calmed my senses and made me feel safe.“Hmm,” I moaned as I turned to face the other side, but that's when I felt the cold water hit my face. I quickly jumped out of bed, afraid that we were attacked or so, but that's when I saw Isabella standing with a bucket in her hands.“What the fuck is this?!” I asked, anger evident in my tone as I wiped my face.“I should be asking you that: why the fuck will you comfortably sleep in my bed?”“Agh, what?” I palmed my forehead.“You need to leave.”“I'll leave in the morning; I'm tired,” I said and almost walked back to the bed when she threatened. “Are you crazy? Screaming will not help; I'm their Alpha; if I ask them to get rid of you, they will do so with no trouble.”“But you won't dare; now leave my room. I want to sleep.”“Wait…” I took small steps toward her. “Was it a dream? Did we?”"Yes, we did, but that's it. I don't mix business with pleasure; we both had fun, but it's never going to happen agai
~ZANDER~ I was so confused. I mean, I’ve lived all those years thinking Jocelyn was dead, so how the hell was she still alive? “Are you sure?” I asked the witch, as I had ended the call with Stephen already—I wanted him to keep an eye on Aubree to make sure she was safe, as I really didn’t know what was happening now. The witch said Jocelyn ran away before Stephen's call, so this was just like confirming it. “I never make mistakes, Alpha Zander; I just don’t know how I didn’t see it at first.” “So if she’s alive, does that mean Amber is alive too?” I asked as Amber was my second chance mate, well, if Jocelyn was never my mate, then she was my first mate, and we believed Aubree poisoned her. I’m saying ‘believed’ because this was all weird; I don’t know what was which anymore. “Luna Amber is dead; I confirmed her spirit.” She said, and I nodded, and then got up from the bed and started pacing ar
~ZANDER~ Everything happened so fast that I don't even remember what I said or what she said, as when my senses returned to me, I was already back in my pack, in my office. I took a swig of my drink before I walked from the desk to the window. It was a very weird feeling, as I never liked Aubree. I always loved her sister, but I couldn't deny that I was a little jealous earlier when I saw Asher look at her in that way. Yes, I was now sure. Asher wasn't doing it to gain anything, apart from her love. I could see the way he looked at her. I was a man, and I knew that look well, but how could he love a nobody, someone who smelt like that, a wolfless, lowly she-wolf? He was powerful for god's sake. I even looked up to him, so why? I mean, it won't be possible for her to be his mate; even if she was, he can't just accept her. I really don't know why I was even bothered when I rejected her. ‘Maybe it's because I want her to save the pack.’ I convinced myself even though Ray disagreed w
~ZANDER~ I told Isabella about what my men found about Aubree and how her eyes glowed, and Isabella seemed to have no clue as she was shocked. “Really?” She took in deep breaths, calming down as she opened the window. Of course, I didn't tell her everything, just that she could lift the curse. I didn't want Aubree in danger, and before you think I like her, no, I was doing that because I needed her to be alive—for my pack, nothing more. “So any solutions?” I asked as Isabella had been silent for a long time now, “Like I said, I don't have a month; I need Aubree on my side before this month comes to an end.” “So that's the reason Asher is with her.” Isabella, ignoring my question, said more to herself, she was still processing everything. “Because she's stronger, do you know what this means?” She turned to me, and I rolled my eyes. “It means Asher might like me but can't be with me for this obvious reason.” Okay, she was sounding crazy.
~ZANDER~ After apologizing to Aubree, I was dismissed. I still couldn't believe that I kneeled to apologize to her. Me? I was in the men's restroom pacing around as I was not happy with what I just did. How can an alpha kneel to a lowly she-wolf who didn't even have a wolf? Well, apart from the mysterious magic, she was just a nobody. I scratched the back of my head as I tried so hard to communicate with Kaden. I didn't come with my phone, so I was trying to mindlink him, but it just wasn't working. I mean, years ago I would be in another city and still be able to communicate with him, but now? Not only was the pack weak but also the mindlink; at times I wouldn't even be able to communicate with any of my trusted members even when we were in the same room. “Fuck!” I punched the wall and screamed as this was all getting to me, and then the witch’s warning played in my head. I only had a few days to get Aubree to lift the curse. I knew what woul
~JOCELYN~ I don't know if I was losing my mind or if Aubree has started haunting me, but I think I saw her earlier by the poolside. The hotel staff said I wasn't allowed by the poolside, but I managed to use my powers on them, and they didn't bother me. I wanted a peaceful night, and as usual, only the poolside had that effect on me. I was shocked when the woman approached me; they were all under my spell, but when I looked up, I realized she looked so much like Aubree. I couldn't believe it then, as I knew it wouldn't be possible for Aubree to be in this place; the man only confirmed it as the Aubree I knew was single; no one would want her, not after what Zander did to her. I knew then that it was not her, but I couldn't stand there any longer, so I quickly left, reaching my room, I started pacing, as even if it was not Aubree, I still had a slight doubt that she might be her, and that doubt bothered me. I called my man, who confir
~BREE~ I couldn’t believe my sister was still alive—that Jocelyn was still alive. I mean, the shock on her face must explain it right, but when she looked up, I realized her eye color was not the same. She then told me I must be hallucinating. I tried to speak, but nothing could come out as I was confused. Was I perhaps hallucinating? Then she walked away, and I couldn’t even stop her as I was not sure anymore. That’s when I felt a hand on my shoulder, and when I realized it was Asher, I told him I was tired. Asher didn't argue as he followed behind me; yes, I was faster than him. Another power I had discovered was that I could walk faster than anyone, so I used that and got back to the room before him. I didn't know how to tell him that the woman at the pool was my sister, and I didn't want him to think I was crazy. That's why I got in bed and faked a snore just to avoid him, which worked as he didn't try to come to the bed as always.
~ASHER~ After sending a text to Tyler instructing him on what to do, I looked up, hoping to see Aubree and probably apologize, as I felt like I neglected her for the minutes I was concentrating on my phone, but when I looked at the side where she was earlier seated, I realized she was not there. “Aubree?” I quickly got up and looked around. I almost panicked, but that's when I saw her across the pool, and she didn't seem to be alone but with a woman. I couldn't wait, so I quickly rushed to them, but as I reached there, the woman walked away, and Aubree seemed frozen. I slightly shook her, which snapped her out of her thoughts. “Is everything okay? Who was that woman?” I asked, and she looked at me, her chest now moving up and down as she took in deep breaths. “Wait, did she?-” “I want to sleep.” She cut me off and looked at her confused. I almost asked why, when she started walking without waiting for me, I had to run to catch up wit
~ASHER~ Aubree was so kind to help me as she gave me water, and it instantly relieved me. I made a mental note to call Glinda and threaten her, as this was getting out of hand. I mean, the useless bracelet she gave me must be able to prevent this, but all it did was prevent pain from being close to her not mating. My head was starting to hurt just thinking of it. What if she started to think that I didn't want her anymore and that I was faking the pain since she couldn't feel any pain? Well, I just wished and prayed she didn't because that would make her hide the mate bond even more. Yes, after spending days with her and getting pain in my chest whenever I was close to her, I started to avoid her as I wanted to understand. That's when I called Glinda, who explained that Aubree was still tied to my brother and that their bond would take more than just a normal rejection. I couldn't keep avoiding her, so she came up with a spell and bound it on the bracel
~ASHER~ I knew she knew, but I wondered why she was hiding it. First, I had to confirm with Olivia and Isabella if she really felt the bond with them, and then I would try to figure out why she didn't want me to know I was her mate. I mean, I've done nothing but support her since I met her. I knew she was mine, even with her funny smell. I still found it intoxicating, so why? Well, I wasn't just going to ask her since it wasn't confirmed, so I pretended to know nothing; she made it better as she didn't ask questions or anything. After a few minutes, I asked her to call the pack members back since she was the one who invited them, but she refused, saying she had a second surprise. She dragged me out without allowing me to change from my bloody clothes—the blood was mostly from the people I hit the ones Tyler called me for, I took my stress out on them.When she got on the wheel and started the car, my heart swelled with happiness at the sight. S