~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 grunted in pain as I fought to keep Ray in. What was he thinking? How could I let him take over here in the presence of humans?“Aah!” I screamed as I felt my bones shifting; my whole body was hurting while Kaden was searching for the wolfsbane in the drawers; I always kept some in the office for such emergencies.Ray wasn't even talking to me. He just wanted to take over and hurt someone; then he'll be okay. I knew him well and Aubree was always the victim; if we were at the pack, I could have allowed that, but here I couldn't; the company was already in trouble; this would shatter it.I didn't notice when Kaden came to me or when he injected the wolfsbane in me as I started to feel calm, and that's when I noticed him rubbing my back. My bones also realigned into their human form.I cracked my neck as I felt like myself again. I couldn't feel Ray, and I knew he would be gone for a day or two—that was the effect Wolfsbane had on us.I walked back to my seat intending to cal
~ZANDER~After ending the call with Allison, I told my secretary to get back to work and asked her to cancel all the plans she had for me for the day."I'm on an early honeymoon; I'm about to get married, and so I'm making sure everything is set.” I lied; I couldn't tell her I was at war, as I knew how rumors within the human world spread.“Oh my god, congratulations, sir. Is it the woman you bought flowers for?”“No. But it is not important.” I said and then dismissed her as she closed the door. I stood up from my seat and told Kaden we were going to the Shadow Walkers pack.Kaden didn't ask why, as he just respectively followed behind. In a few seconds, we were in the car, and before I knew it, we were at the Shadow Walkers pack.“Call Stephen and ask him to prepare the men; I'll be meeting Aubree later.”“Who?”“Aubree,” I said; her name didn't bother me anymore. I was signing with a potential investor, and Aubree seemed desperate to be with me, so I was happy.Reaching the door, A
~ZANDER~ I knew messing this up would screw me and the company. The new investor wouldn't be able to help as it would be customers I would be losing, so I cleared my throat and assured Aubree that I would do as she asked. “Trust me, Zander, if you try anything funny, I will kill her and pin her death on you; you won't be able to get out of this one.” She threatened, God, where the fuck did she get the confidence? The question I've been asking myself for the past hour now but don't seem to be getting an answer. “Is Asher aware? Does he know you?-” “He doesn't, and if you try to tell him, I will come for you.” “Do you want me?” I asked; I knew a she-wolf in heat wouldn't deny it. “Let's just say you have something I need; you are my first mate.” “First? Do you mean you got your second chance?-” “It's none of your business; now say bye to your sweet secretary.” And with that, I heard my secretary's screams asking for help. I was about to ask her not to hurt her when I heard the cl
{Note: Starting from a day ago in Aubree’s view.}~BREE~I was tired of being a weak omega; this would allow me to defend myself even against Raven. “Good, take the clothes and change,” he said, still not facing me.I looked around for the clothes and jumped when my eyes met an individual who hadn't been there before.How the fuck did she get here? I mean, I left her in that basement, and she was still bloodstained. How did she clean up so fast because here she was very clean and even changed into new clothes?It was Raven; she was holding clothes in her hands, and from here I could tell they were sports clothes. Without saying a word, she shoved them into my hands.“The clothes are there; change and meet me back here,” Asher said.“I…I will go and change in the bedroom.” I said as I couldn't change right in front of them.“There will be no need for that; Raven, you can go,” Asher said, and Raven turned to leave, but I stopped her; it wasn't Raven I was scared of. Now that I found out
~BREE~I couldn't believe Raven was bowing to my powers too. I mean, she has always underestimated me to be a nobody, so this was really surprising and, in some weird way, satisfying. She was bowing to me, but no matter how much I wanted her to remain on her knees, I knew the consequences—I didn't want anyone else to see, so I quickly covered my neck with my hair before it could get out of hand.Whenever the mark glowed, my eyes also followed, and that's where we always stopped, but I knew there was more, like how I was able to see Jocelyn last time, and with James confirming it, I was now starting to believe there really was something more to me—that I was a witch.“I'm sorry,” I heard Raven say, which I ignored as I rushed to Alma and helped her up, and she said she was fine as she gently rubbed her knees. “I didn't know you were this powerful; now I understand why Asher chose you; you are the perfect Luna of this pack.”“It's okay, I forgive you and Asher doesn't know, and I will a
{Note: Continuing to that night.}~BREE~“Remove his pants too.” I instructed as the woman Asher hired got on top of Zander, “I hope you got that shot too,” I said to the photographer who was taking pictures of them.Zander was wasted as he was being moved like an object by the woman. The woman knew how to do her job well, as she even further forced his eyes open at times just so he could look like he knew what he was doing.Yes, this was the plan. To trick Zander, I had to pretend I was the one who wanted to see him and trust me. Each time I was making the call, I had to puke first, and after, he just sounded disgusting to me. The funny part is he thought I wanted him; he didn't exactly say it, but I could tell by the disgust in his tone.Thank God it worked, as I was able to lure him here. Asher and Tyler worked on everything, like getting his beer drugged and hiring the woman and photographer.“The photos will be leaked first thing in the morning; trust me, he will not show his fac
~BREE~I couldn't wait to see or hear what Isabella was doing here, so I got out as soon as the car stopped. I didn't even wait for Jerry to open the door for me as I rushed to the door and barged in.I could hear Tyler scolding Jerry for speaking in front of me, but I didn't mind; I was not weak, so if the two played me, I was ready to defend myself.Inside I was shocked to find Isabella on her knees while Asher asked her to stop talking.I took small steps, making out what I was witnessing. Isabella was here begging for forgiveness while Asher seemed uninterested."Oh, there she is,” Asher said as he came to me and took me into his arms. Asher kissed my forehead before he turned to Isabella, who was still on her knees. "I want you to tell her everything,” Asher said, and Isabella hesitated, but when Asher called for guards, she started talking.“I'm sorry I lied to you.” She was looking at me. I looked at Asher, then back at her, as I now understood what was happening. Asher didn't
~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