{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 sniffed the pillow one last time before I got out of bed and walked to the window. I've never felt so relaxed in my life; I've never even dreamt of it.After allowing the sun to penetrate through my skin, I walked to the bathroom and took a shower. The best part about the bath was washing my hair, which was now growing strong. The shampoo had a bit of Asher’s scent, which I've been crazy in love with.Even before getting out of bed, I had to sniff his pillow first because I was too ashamed to sniff him in person; it would make it suspicious too.It took about an hour to be fully ready. I took my time in the shower, as the last days felt like I hadn't bathed properly.I was now fully ready, dressed in an umbrella green dress. Asher said he likes me in dresses. I was used to trousers as I grew up in one; I never had clothes like this, and I wasn't comfortable in dresses, but somehow pleasing Asher made me happy, and yes, if you ask me, I will deny it. I was in denial; I didn't
~BREE~Okay, she was really confused because there was no way I was pregnant; I never slept with anyone. I mean, I was still a virgin, so how could I be?“We just have to confirm it then..." She pulled me by my arm, “announce it to the whole pack and community; God, I cannot wait.” She really sounded excited. “All this while I've been trying to get you two to be intimate only to hear that you guys have already started doing the act, naughty kids.” She kept talking as she didn't allow me to speak.I didn't realize when we descended the stairs, as we were now downstairs in the living room. Cora was set to get me to the door, but I stopped.“We need to see a doctor to confirm. My god, I already know how you're going to announce the pregnancy to the pack. Since you haven't been around, you tell them you were busy because no one knows you once ran away from us. Okay, what's funny?” She asked as I burst into laughter.“I'm not pregnant,” I said after catching my breath, Cora didn't seem to
~BREE~My heart started racing. What did Zander want? Of course, he probably found out I tricked him, but why did he still have the guts to call me? Did it mean the plan backfired? With that thought, I quickly picked up the call and placed it on the loudspeaker; I didn't want to put it on my ear.“How dare you?”“Excuse me?”“You set me up.”“Oh, yes, I did. So how did it turn out?” I said, holding my breath, hearing his voice still stirred fear in me. The last times I spoke to him, Asher and Tyler were with me, so I felt safe.“You don't know what you did, Aubree; I will make you pay—aah!" He sounded like he was drinking because he let out a sound that he always did when taking strong liquor; it was the result of it burning his throat.“Is that the reason you called?” I was now taking in deep breaths far from the phone, as it was on the bed. My body was slightly shivering, but even with my body shivering, my voice still sounded calm."Oh, I see how it is now; you think you're safe? Y
~BREE~“What? Did…did you just say Mr. Conners, do you mean Zander?” She nodded her head, confirming. “Good, tell me more.”“Okay, for example, the Moon Valley company provides the same services as yours, for example, the handling of client accounts.”“Yes, go on.”“So it makes them your competitor.”“Really?” Okay, I knew nothing about this."Yes, Mrs. Clark, so if you want more clients to come to you, then you’ll have to give them a reason why they shouldn’t go to Mr. Connors, so that’s where planting spies come in.”“What?”“You plant someone in the Moon Valley company who can be leaking client information, which would make clients not want to work with the Moon Valley and trust you more.” She explained, and trust me, this was the only interesting part of the whole lesson.“So I can do that?” I asked, an evil smile playing on my lips."Yes, but for that to happen, we need to be skilled and prepared because if they find out, you can be locked up for years in jail.”“Human prison?”“
~BREE~It's been exactly an hour since I returned from Olivia's house; I've been counting.Seeing that crow shook my whole being, and I even canceled the training with Nicholazz. I lied to Jerry to tell him I was not that well but also asked him not to tell Asher as I knew he was busy.My heart was racing, and I was pacing around in the bedroom, still processing what had just happened earlier. God, I knew being a werewolf came with magic and weird stuff like transforming into an animal, and I knew some creatures could speak to crows and ravens, creatures who could do more than what werewolves could do. I just never knew I was one of them.“I'm a weirdo,” I said as I stopped pacing. “Asher will never accept me; I'm a...witch—as if that's not bad enough, Hacate decided to add to my burden,” I complained.Olivia didn't know about the crow as it became invincible when she returned, and surprisingly, the book closed on its own, so when she got back it was just normal, like nothing had happ
~ZANDER~I still couldn't believe I was doing this—that I was getting on my knees to apologize to Aubree like it still felt like a nightmare, but who was to blame? No one but me; if only I could be smarter, this wouldn't be all happening.That night, after losing consciousness, I woke up to Ruby. At first, I almost asked what she was doing there, but when I saw a naked figure next to me, I jumped, as at first I thought she had caught me with Isabella, only to realize I was in a hotel and that the naked woman was not Isabella.I figured that Aubree had set me up. I tried to explain to Ruby, but she didn't listen as she drove away. I didn't know what to do, but I knew I was in deep shit. I rushed back to the hotel room, ready to punish the woman who had ruined my life, when I found the room empty.I quickly dressed and walked out. In my car, I called Kaden and asked him to find the woman I slept with.“What woman? Aubree?” He asked, and I didn't answer him as I couldn't make out her fa
~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