Daphne's POVI waited for an answer but was vexed when I got none, what exactly was happening here? I couldn't wrap my hands around the fact that they were hiding something huge from me, what exactly was it that they couldn't say a word at all? My heart kept pounding against its ribcage as different thoughts swarmed my head but I shook it off, not wanting to bother about them. An answer was all I wanted."Come here" Rex wrapped a hand around my shoulders, forcing me to take a seat, I did as he wanted while waiting for answers.My eyes ran through my mates and I swallowed when I noticed they couldn't even meet my gaze, was what they have done so bad?"We are going to let you in on something, although we never saw it as necessary, we guess you should know about how all of this started" I nodded, before placing the phone down, handing it back to Rory whose gaze was sympathetic."Go on" I leaned backward, waiting for them to say what they intended to say." Emily" Rex bit into his lips be
2 years EarlierEmily POVPacing back and forth, my heart beating in a repetitive manner, I thought through several ways in which I would serve my punishment in the hands of the Alpha.The festival was over and it hurts that I never got to say the prayers I so desired to make after taking so much risk. I had seen the same figure on the path way to the arena, pointing in my direction to the Alpha and i couldn't help but mutter curses. He was the reason I would be punished and thought of the previous beating had my legs shaking."Emily! The Alpha orders for your presence." Dave announced with a smile on his face. Right before I stepped into the chambers, I rolled my eyes at him. He was infuriating and I could only wish I was strong to give him a piece of my hand.Stepping into the chambers, my eyes went directly to the throne, where Alpha Damien was seated gracefully on the throne, alongside the same man from the arena. I wondered what they had discussed."Alpha." I lowered my head, wai
EMERALD POVI stood at the edge of the forest, looking out at the rolling hills beyond. The wind was blowing gently, and the sun was shining brightly in the sky. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, trying to focus on the sounds around me. The chirping of birds, the rustling of leaves, and the soft buzzing of bees. Suddenly, I heard a twig snap behind me, and my eyes snapped open. I turned around, my heart pounding in my chest, and saw him standing there. He was tall and imposing, with broad shoulders and a fierce gaze. I knew who he was, even though I had never met him before. He was the leader of the rogues, the one they called the King. And now, here he was, standing right in front of me. "What do you want?" I asked, my voice shaking slightly.He stepped closer, his eyes never leaving mine. "I've heard about you," he said, his voice low and deep. "You're different from the others. I can see it in your eyes." I tried to keep my composure, but I couldn't help but feel a little bi
CHAPTER EMERALD POVThe wolf stared down at me and in that moment, I didn't have any statement to make. I was shaken by its size and it's ability to hold on to my gaze for long time. It was evident that all he was smelling at the moment was fear, which had been built up within."Uhmm Hello?" I summoned the courage to speak, but it didn't seem to be taken by my speech. He was simply studying my posture, my body language. I wondered if he thought of me as a fearful thing. I was about speaking, when he growled outrageously loud and this shook the entire earth. Without a doubt, he was not giving into my fear.The growl grew louder, and I realized that I was not alone in the forest. Slowly, I turned to face the direction of the growl, my hands trembling. And then, I saw it - a wolf, its eyes glowing in the darkness. It was moving towards me, its teeth bared. I tried to run, but my legs wouldn't move. I was frozen in place, my heart beating like a drum in my chest."Please," I whispered, m
Authors POVEarly the next morning, just when the sun was starting to rise and the air was crisp and cool; tension filled the air in the pack meeting hall. All the pack members had gathered around to resolve the conflict between Ivory and Emily. Chatters and murmurs filled the air as they all wondered how this was going to play out. "I bet 199$ that this conflict wouldn't be resolved""Don't be too sure of yourself. The pack alpha is the one resolving the case so I bet it would be settled ambiguously""Ambiguous, my foot. Don't you know how at stubborn Ivory and Emily are? Even the pack alpha wouldn't be able to get through to them""Kelvin has a point" Issachar, a beta agreed shifting his long brown hair behind his ear as his gaze landed at Ivory; who was standing at the front of the room, next to the pack alpha. She is stoic and poised, trying to maintain her composure but one could clearly see that she was boiling with rage from the way she stamped her feets on the ground. Tur
CHAPTERDaphine POVChaos filled the pack meeting hall regarding the rouges attack as everyone began to panick, speaking in unison. "What are we going to do if the rouges attack?""This is bad. We need to prepare the pack warriors right away!""Put your worries to rest" Rex assured tr pack members. "My brothers and I won't let anything happen to anyone""Rex is right" Roy countered. "We are going to stop the rogues from infiltrating the pack at all cost!"A slow smile crept up my face at how reassuring Rex was. The pack really needed someone like him. Tired from the meeting that had taken place earlier to resolve Emily and Ivory's conflict, I moved up to my room to rest.On getting to my room, I took a warm bath and suddenly felt rejuvenated all over again. I let out a soft moan. "This feels nice""When are we going to see Rex?" Jasmine, my wolf questioned me. "I'm bored out of my mind already"I rolled my eyes at her impatience. "I'm more eager to see Rex than you are""So get ou
CHAPTERDaphine POV"What is going on?" I questioned in shock as soon as I'd left Rory's room. "Why had he treated me that way?""Thinking about this alone is giving me headache" Jasmine retorted."Let's just go into Ray's room. We have to win him over before Emily does as the pack alpha has ordered""Was Rex right?" I worried. "Are Rory and Ray no longer interested in me?""Snap out of it, girl!" Jasmine scolded. "They can't just stop being attracted to us all of a sudden. Something must be causing this."Nodding my head, I agreed with Jasmine. I decided to take Jasmine's advice and made my way to Ray's room antsy and restless.Standing Infront of his room, I adjusted my clothes and hair before rapping lightly on the door. "Ray, it's Daphine. Can I come in?" No response. I rapped on it yet again. "Ray?""For goddess sake, what is wrong with these men?!" Jasmine growled. "Just break down the door already""Shut it!" I shouted. "I'm already antsy and you're not helping!""Daphine, Is
Daphine povThe bed tonight was softer, more comfortable and lulling me into sinking deeper and burying my face into my pillow. The tears cascaded with so much speed that equated to the pain in my heart. I bit my lips to prevent any sound from escaping as I cried harder. My shoulders shook and I let myself go. The tears weren't going to stop soon and I wasn't going to try to stop either. Perhaps after sobbing, it would relieve me of the pain I was feeling, of the hurt that settled heavily in my heart.Thinking of Ray, all I saw was blankness, a blank future with Ray. There was no way I would experience the happiness I deserve with him. Despite the fact that I was their mate they never ceased to hurt me. No matter how hard my wishful heart thought, I failed to paint that future with Ray. It was a useless attempt that made a whimper escape me. I further dug into my pillow wallowing in self pity.There was only one person I was confident had my back and it was Rex. I tossed to the far
Daphne POVAs I ran towards the face approaching our pack mansion, the weight of the world lifted off my shoulders. I was no longer scared of being rejected, his face was as warm as ever, the moment I was close, his arms encircled me in a warm embrace. I could feel his heartbeat as I tightened my arms around him."You are the most stubborn child I ever had!" he laughed and I responded, "I am just a true reflection of you and your only child in case you've forgotten"There was a subtle look of admiration in his eyes and that gave me smile across my face. He seemed like a proud father."You got that right, now it's time for us to talk" he said, walking towards the pack house. The journey was ...serene, my father was sharing the news that had filled his days during my absence, it was like nothing had changed except that I was no longer naïve. He spoke of wars, betrayals and how he had handled everything, and I could not stop smiling. He was an Alpha indeed, strong and reliable. I remem
Daphne’s POVThe triplets tried their best not to pretend not to be present…it was almost as though they were trying to lessen the eyes waiting for me to speak.As I opened my mouth, despite my urge to talk…nothing came out.“I got this” I whispered to myself but I could feel my spirit dampen as reality hit me.I couldn’t and if by any chance I messed this up, it would make things harder for the triplets than it already is.“What do you want to tell them?” I heard Rex ask me through the link and I sighed before meeting his eyes.“What I feel as a fellow woman like them”.“Then do, show them who is Luna” he replied and I suddenly found my voice.I didn’t want to bore them with long talk but rather, the plan was to share what I felt as a woman to them and so I did.When I was done talking,I let out a sigh and met their eyes, silence loomed over us for a while before one of them slowly began clapping and soon there was an uproar of applause.The smiles I saw on their faces while they cla
Dearest Readers, Compliments of the season and I wish you all a Happy New Year to you all. I apologize for the poor updates of this book, I understand if many of you have gotten tired and all but in as much as it was all due to my ailing health...it is still not an excuse and although I am still down, I promise to finish this book as soon as it can be made possible. Your prayers would be appreciated as much as comments and votes too. I do hope you anticipate the incoming chapters and ride along with me to the end of this story. Thank you, signed: by Your humble author, Aya Starr.
Daphne's POVWith a sigh, I stirred and was hit with the ray of sunshine dancing into the room.I shit my eyes rightly before slightly opening them to adjust to the room's brightness.It took a while for me to get familiar with my surroundings. Slowly, the events that took place the night before filled my mind and a chuckle escaped my lips.Sleepy Ray was so damn sexy, caring and different… I remembered greedily wanting more of the Ray I had seen and hoped that it wasn't just a dream.“Glad to see you had something to smile about upon waking up” I heard someone groggily say, causing me to jerk upon realizing that I wasn't the only one present in the room.Ray stood with a tray in his hands, watching me with an amused look on his face.“I don't think I appreciate being teased so early in the morning” I whined, causing him to laugh softly and sit down beside me.“Early morning, you say?” He teased, putting the tray down.“Good to know your morning starts by 2pm baby girl”, I turned brig
Daphne’s POVThe night was cold and weirdly starry but so many thoughts flooded my head making it hard for me to go to sleep.The disbelief of everything that was happening made it difficult to rest.From my dad not being the Alpha King anymore to being back home and together with my mates.My soft footsteps kissed the cold ground as I wandered around. The Triplets were fast asleep already and judging from the meetings that were held this evening, I knew they needed all the rest they could get, so I chose not to let my insomnia disturb them.It would have been pretty nice to spend the night in their arms, talking about the future we imagine, but then I also longed for some peace and quiet.And just as though the universe could sense I would rather not be disturbed, the night whispered soothing words to me as it welcomed me to the garden.One thing that amused me was the way the brothers had handled their pack in our absence… This same pack was what the late Alpha Ryder wanted them to
Daphne’s POVA part of me was hurt that I wasn't getting the embrace Rex was about getting.The only thing I longed for was to sink into their warmth and take in their scents, I deserved it because it was finally all over.I didn't want to know the reason they had acted that way now, but rather I needed rest. I watched as Rex moved slowly to their side before falling unconscious.The mood immediately changed as he was carried back to the mansion and while I tagged along slowly.I could feel Ray and Rory's gaze on my body causing me to shiver in delight, but right now, Rex required me and as much as their warmth was what I needed to calm down my racing heart, I still detested them due to the way we were treated a little while back.I stayed and watched while Rex was being treated due to the bruises he had gotten from fighting with the soldier.Unable to hold down my curiosity, I asked, “why did you free Rex even though he had killed your soldier?”It took all my willpower to stop mysel
Daphne’s POVMy hand immediately grasped my mouth as those words left my mouth. I didn’t even want to look at Rex because I could burst into tears and tears would make us look guilty here by justifying their judgment.I couldn’t believe the two people who stood grinning in front, and the only emotion that danced on my face was discussed. There was no explanation whatsoever for this decision they had made, even if at all we were imposters…. Weren’t there other ways to find out if indeed we were?We weren’t even asked questions or even investigated.“Is this how the system runs now?” I began, unable to hold myself any longer.“So many things are wrong with your decision” I heard Rex chip in angrily, causing me to smile. The fact that he snapped out of his mood to support me was enough.“No investigation was made, no questions asked. what kind of messed up justice system is this pack now running!?”“What then differentiates you from your dad?” I asked.“You do know I am an Alpha's daugh
Daphne’s POVIt all went too fast, in the blink of an eye we went from analyzing the pack’s environment and the weird reception towards us to being arrested.I opened my eyes softly and met theirs. My mates stood in our front as they whispered among themselves.So many emotions filled me up and my heart thumped in excitement as so many emotions flooded my subconscious.I watched with a smile on my face as they turned to face us with a cold grin plastered on their faces, dampening my spirits.Never was I expecting them to open their arms wide to welcome us, but this reception was just far too cold.I heard a groan from Rex, causing me to be aware of his presence, “Rex?” I called out as he said nothing more to me.“What's going on, Ivy?” He asked me, struggling with the guards that held him captive.“I'm sure I didn't stutter, identify yourself!”“You both entered our borders in a very comfortable manner, as though you know your way around,” Ray said, eyeing us up wearily, causing my he
Daphne's POV“You don't know that this isn't your journey, right?” Uriel asked, stopping us from moving any further with them, while the men stopped in such a way that made me notice that Uriel must have stopped time to speak to us.“What do you mean?” Rex asked, confused, as though he could read my mind.“It seemed like you both have forgotten where you came from, the past you left behind to a face destiny has been calling”“What about the relics and the battle we are to face? I am needed, and you must know” I interrupted.“Your journey stops here, trust me you need to return to balance things, the battle you'll face soon is dependent on how you handle this”“How long ago did you feel as though they were still calling out to you?” he asked me, ignoring the question I had asked earlier, causing Rex’s attention to shift towards me.I never told anyone or even confessed to myself that I could feel the mate pull me towards where they called out to me, but I then realized that after a whi