ADDISONS POVThis isn't happening.I'm stuck in a sick nightmare. That has to be the case because I refuse to believe what is going on.Jace is punishing me for that Carly girl.Somebody better wake me from this nightmare. Somebody?Ughh! I groaned mentally in anger, glaring laser darts at Jace's forehead as he stood there with a blank face addressing members of his pack.No, he was publicly humiliating me. His fiance.Why couldn't he just tell them Carly admitted to stealing the damn necklace and me being a sweetheart, decided to forgive her? Or tell them someone else slid the piece into Carly's bag and I'd assumed she took it since she was last seen in my room. Or that it fell off my neck, Carly found it and kept it to herself since she didn't know who owned it.Anything.Anything to save my face from this humiliation.The more Jace opened his mouth for words to fly out, the more I was fuming in anger. At this rate, I swear I'd combust in angry flames. Maybe I'll burn Jace and Carly
CARLY WOODS POVI'm so stubborn, I knowAsk my mother, she knowsHonestly, always lateAll these years, not a damn thing changedI love crying, too much...I was grinning from ear to ear like a Cheshire cat on crack as I belched out the lyrics of Annie Marie's 'WHO I AM' as warm water covered my body except for my bandaged face and hands that were flaring in the air.I got back a while ago and had been soaking in the small bathtub in my bathroom. Since I had nothing better to do with my time, I decided to soak and wash myself of every trace of prison.Alice was probably still on her leave or in the pack house. I wasn't sure.Safe for the guards and security outside, I was alone in this big house.I stayed there, enjoying the water as my head bobs to the sound that was blaring from the stereo system.When my fingers started turning to prune, I got out of the tub, wrapped a towel around my body, and another on my hair as I made my way to the closet.The look on Addison's face was worth
CARLY WOODS POV The next morning, I woke up with a jolt as the unsettling feeling in my stomach had me darting in like my butt was on fire into the washroom.My head pounded like a street carnival's drums were beating inside my head. I was too weak to get up so I slumped on the floor, my back resting on the toilet seat.To think Addison was supposed to be in this position. I thought sadly.Pulling my pj's off my head, I used it as a hand fan maybe the light air could help fray away the feeling of lightheadedness.I sat there for a while before gaining enough strength to draw a bath. "Bless you, Jace, for giving me a room with a bathtub, I didn't have the strength to stand under a shower.After my bath, I wrapped a white towel around my frame before falling back on my bed."Little Omega.""Carly."I was woken by the coldness of a large and rough hand on my forehead. I moaned in protest, moving my head from the cold touch."Carly wake up." Jace's voice sounded from a distance even tho
CARLY WOODS POVI started a mental countdown, cause I was sure they'll be back. It was just a matter of time.Addison needed to be taught a lesson and this was just the beginning. I smirked, popping three popcorns in my mouth and chewing loudly with my mouth open. I was already enjoying the aftermath of my actions. Addison had wanted to pin a theft on me, but she didn't know how to cover her loopholes. She left all the loose ends untied and assumed everyone would be as stupid as her.She started a game and I was super ready to play the game.Jace was probably in his home office or room, but my best bet was his office.I didn't have to wait much when the door swung back open but this time, a tired-looking Jace came in alongside them.I was in the middle of my favorite series, 'MONEY HEIST' when Addison led the way to where I was quietly enjoying my life.What could make my day better, if not seeing a result of my handy work walking about looking all flushed?Jace stood in front of me
Everyone sat around the table, Addison sitting by the left side of Jace's empty chair, the seat by his left was also vacant as Ian sat next to it. Nate was next to Ian, Paula was opposite Ian, and Ophelia was opposite Nate.The room was silent, and that silence was disturbed by my protest as Jace dragged me to the vacant seat next to his chair."Don't move," Jace growled with his alpha command. He probably knew I'd dash in the opposite direction if he didn't use his command."If that thing doesn't want to eat her then don't force it, she at least knows her place," Addison mutters in irritation."Omega's are now dining with the masters?" Nate sneered."She's a glorified omega, I mean look at her pregnant for the alpha and now eating with her leaders rather than serving." Ophelia joined in.I guess Paula wasn't close enough to Jace to be allowed to join in the jab."Another word from any of you and you're out. Don't try to take advantage of my kindness."Jace sat down, briefly taking a
CARLY WOODS POVAfter they were gone, I didn't make the silly mistake of coming out just yet. Who knows maybe their withdrawal was bait.You know, pretend to leave while giving the prey the assurance to stumble out of their hiding in search of infinite security then BOOM I gotcha.Yeah, I knew all that. I was an Omega, not Ophelia.I was ready to stay hidden in this spot for as long as the cold water would let me. But after a few more minutes of them not coming back, I came out of my hidden spot, and swam back to where the Raven-haired guy tossed my dress, I snatched the dress before hurriedly running back to the mansion.The dress was dripping a trail behind me as I shuffled my way through the garden. I came to a stop when a thought wiggled into my frantic head."What if they wanted me to lead them to the mansion?"That can't be. They're gone, right? The raven-haired guy did say Jace's trackers were on their trail.But they knew I was there and probably wanted me to hear that to thin
JACE BALDWIN POVWithout waiting for Taylor Wilson, I dashed out like a madman sending a mind link to Ian to meet me by the stream at the back of my house.At the edge of the woods, I swiftly changed into my midnight black wolf and allowed Lykos to take full control as he charged forward in the woods leading to my mansion.Please moon goddess, let her be fine. I prayed as Lykos pushed his feet into the ground, sending some earth flying backward.I barely noticed Taylor's brown wolf wolf that followed a few feet behind.I kept running, dodging trees and fallen trunks on the way. When I saw the stream from a distance, I pushed harder on my paws until I came to a stop by the stream where some trackers were standing looking around the place."Alpha," Jean one of the trackers greeted with a slight bow."Have you found the girl?" I cut through the chess not having any time for pleasantries.The blonde-haired man looked down as he pondered on the information to deliver. After I growled at hi
JACE BALDWIN POVI could hear the thumping heartbeat of everyone in the room.Rooted to my feet, I couldn't move because my body was captured by shock as I stood there staring at the girl before me. My mind was trying to process what just happened alongside the events of the last eleven hours."What the fuck?" Ian's unmistakable voice rang out at the sight before us. What had happened?"Addison, what is wrong with you? Why'd you hit him?" Carly's voice cut through the silence. The sound of her voice was probably what shook us out of our shocked shell."Ugh? Is it just me or is that Carly standing by that door?" Stephanie's voice sounded from behind me."Carly?" I whispered, looking at her as if she was a figment of my imagination."It's that you?" Ian pointed a finger in her direction, causing her to look at us weirdly."I uh, I'm sorry for bothering you all, I heard a crash so I came to check what it was." She muttered her face flushing like a beetroot. That was when my eyes zoome
CARLY WOODS POV I couldn't believe walking away from all this would be this easy. I didn't know where to go from here but I had to figure something out before it was too late.I didn't want to be in the middle of nowhere when night washed over with the thick cloak of darkness. The decision to leave was great but right now it didn't seem too awesome to journey alone to an unknown destination."Being the Alpha's fiance does have its perks you know? I've taken care of the patrol team in the south and Southeast borders the decision on where to go is up to you." Addison had said when I told her escaping a pack as big as Brookside was a dumb move only an idiot would try considering.I went south, and I wasn't too surprised when I didn't come across any patrol guards anywhere by the borders. Addison was a woman that wasn't afraid to make demands from anyone and she knew how to use her soon-to-be Luna to her full advantage.Because of my pregnant state, I couldn't run far, so I settled for
JACE BALDWIN'S POV It was noon the following day yet, there was no trace of Carly anywhere in the pack, there was no report of rogues sited anywhere around the pack.Order then Ian and I spent our entire morning searching every possible place for the missing pregnant young woman, I had my trackers and a search team parading everywhere nook of the pack. "She was heading south when I saw her yesterday evening." "It's been a while since I saw Ms Woods.""Maybe she ran away with another man."The words from some people I questioned did nothing to ease the growing tension I felt neither did it ease the tightness in my chest. I didn't want to believe the worst."I think there'll be a clue in her room." I reasoned after six long unfruitful hours of a wild goose chase."You think she ran away?" Ian asked his tired voice doubtful yet there was a slight hope that he wished she didn't."I don't know what to think, man. I have a gut feeling she wasn't abducted, I don't know how, maybe it's an
ADDISON COBBLER POV As the night dragged on, I watched in silent amusement as Jace tried to figure out what was going on with Carly's sudden disappearance from the house. "Give it till the morning Alpha, I'm sure she'll come back from wherever she went." Nate tried to reason with Jace but he was too far gone in his anger. "Gemma Nate is right, Carly loves disappearing to unknown places whenever she wants to be on her own." The gentle voice of Carly's friend piped in making me smile inwardly because they were unknowingly buying me enough time to get the omega as far as possible from the Brookside pack. "Where is the most common place she visits during one of her 'I want to go M.I.A'?" Jace asks the young omega his eyes are the darkest shade of black I've ever seen on him. Jace had requested she come to the mansion as soon as possible. He needed all the information he could gather before deciding whether she was abducted or hiding out somewhere. I knew better. Another r
The study room grew unnaturally quiet as the raven-haired woman rushed back into the room with her report."Carly enjoys spending her evening in the movie room or library.""Yes Alpha, I'll be right back."She pivoted back out of the study and immediately, a light chitchat started between the other occupants of the space.Ian and I discussed quietly the possible outcome of these meetings, if indeed a rat was residing in the Brookside pack, we were about to find out.Addison relaxed into her seat, her arms crossed under her boobs effectively pushing the twins into her face with a blank look on her face. Looking at her closely, I could detect amusement in her demeanor even though she tried hiding it from everyone.Nate sat quietly not engaging anyone in a conversation. His eyes were trained on the door in anticipation.My eyes stayed glued on Julian as he talked with Stan and Jean. The slight chuckle he released annoyed me beyond words as I imagined him smiling at my Carly after making
All eyes turned towards the door as Addison strutted into the study, the heels of her shoe clicking on the hard surface of the floor. "What are you doing here?" I mind link her as she stands beside the warrior commander, silently asking for him to evacuate the seat for her."Luna's responsibility." She chirped back, rolling her eyes at me but glared at the man who paid no mind to her.Addison rested her hand on the back of the seat, "It's common knowledge that the Luna is to sit beside her alpha, so I'd you don't mind, go grab one of those empty seats for yourself." I was taken aback by the boldness Addison possessed to waltz into my meeting room without an invite and try to cause a commotion."Ms. Cobbler, until the Luna ceremony please, know your place on the leadership board of the pack.""Addison now isn't the time for your Melo drama, show a little respect for my leaders and find yourself a seat or get the fuck out of here now." Not wanting to embarrass her before my guest, I s
JACE BALDWIN'S POV Last night I couldn't sleep much, and it had everything to do with little Ms. Omega whose thoughts kept swiveling around my head like a whirlwind. I had to first take a cold bath which did nothing to help circulate blood from my south region to other veins. I should have closed my damn mouth and gone with the flow but I had to bring up the bulky mated wolf whom she was involved with. I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel stupid from her reaction to the topic of her boyfriend, she had laughed as if I said the most stupid thing in the book.I wouldn't have had a peaceful night with her wrapped around my arm all night long with in-between love but I got what I deserved for talking without thinking. Well, there's always another day. Maybe I'll have to make the move today instead of running away from the golden offer.That fucker warrior was going to suffer for going after a woman that had my mark on full display.I left the mansion quite early this morning for an earl
CARLY WOODS POV "I want to help you, Carly." What could she possibly think she could help me with? And what makes her think I could accept any help from her? If I was certain of one thing, it was that Addison's sleeves were always filled with mischief and I wasn't about to indulge in whatever ploy she had this time.I noticed she came alone unlike when her two little puppy dogs always wag their tails around her like an obedient dog."What makes you think I'm in dire need of your help?" I asked, shoving another forkful of fruit salad into my mouth. My taste buds couldn't get enough of the juices that dropped on my tongue from the various fruits I combined to make up the small bowl of salad.My eyes stayed glued on Addison as she carefully pulled one of the unoccupied wooden seats, my legs were crossed on one of the empty seats, the half-eaten plate of salad rested casually on my left hand while the stem golden fork was held loosely on my right hand."Oh trust me you do." She smirked
There was a brief silence from the other end and I waited patiently for his response. I didn't know what decision he was going to make but I was hoping he at least tried to ponder on it."How will that help with anything? Not all women are willing to attack a punching bag and get tossed into a tree, you know?" Beta Ian questioned but I could hear the wheels in his head turning as he tried analyzing the offer I presented to him."It's not a matter of who is interested in breaking a nail or whatnot." I paced around the warm fluffy rug that was laid on the living room floor. "It's about finding the earth wolf." I flipped my hair over my shoulder. "Everyone becomes stronger the more they're involved in physical and mental training, think about it, if she's in this pack, her abilities will heighten during training and she won't be able to hide it from anyone anymore."I noticed the clanking of utensils in the kitchen came to a stop and I slowly made my way there to see what Alice was keepi
CARLY WOODS POV The sound of plates and utensils clanking in the kitchen reached my ear as I sat silently in the living room gazing into my phone that was on the dial. It was weird that I didn't find any tangible information about this mystery wolf in any books. What was going on? I had a feeling someone took the initiative to rid the library of any book that mentioned the earth wolf. I was sure enough to bet my entire wardrobe of no fancy dress. I felt bad for the not-so-lucky woman who was blessed with the earth powers because the number of perverted and selfish men who wanted her was enough to make up a little pack. "To what do I owe this pleasant phone call?" The deep male voice that I was slowly getting used to resonated from the other end of the phone. "I thought maybe I should call to find out how many pieces those rogues ripped from you yesterday." I smiled, leaning back into the warm couch, my free hand rubbing the still-growing bump in my stomach, clear evidence of t