KHALAN'S POVAs I sat on the floor of the dungeon that had come to become my house over time, I couldn't get rid of the guilt that was lingering on my mind. It was so strong that not even the thought of my son could get it out of my mind. Did I just say son? Well, There's no way I can be sure about that. Whatever the gender, I'm sure it's a boy."What is it that's bothering you?" A voice whispered to me. I was startled because it sounded so loud that I thought someone was in there with me. I turned my head around in search of who it was but there was no one there. I could feel the heavy thumping of my heart against my chest as I tried to decode who it was. "It's me and there's no need to be afraid," the voice responded in my comfort. It left me more puzzled and confused than I already was. My head banged suddenly. "Who are you and what do you want from me?" I snapped at once as I retreated from the depth of the dungeon where I was to where the light shone upon."It's me Khalan and y
NYALL'S POVI was dumbfounded at the sight of the man that was wrapped in the white linen cloth. The sight of it alone sent shivers down my spine. I began to pespt as well."What happened to him? Who did this to him? Weren't you all there?" I asked all these questions at once with my eyes darting around with reckless abandon. I still couldn't believe that the same person I had spoken to about two hours ago was lying dead in front of me. Tears trickled down my face at once."Hardin…" one of the men began but could proceeded before his tears choked his voice. I was pained the most."Hardin did this? Hardin killed him?" Blood flowed right to my brain as I clenched my hand into a fist."Yes sir, he did. He is responsible for all of these sir. The commander had gone in to speak to him for a while, hoping to convince him to leave the pack as peacefully as he could but then he didn't listen and then went on to kill him. We found him in… in… cold blood…" I shivered. My head banged."And wher
HARDIN'S POVMy hands quaked, my legs trembled and I felt my soul leave my body at that moment when I saw him lay on the floor dead, in cold blood. "What have I done this time around?" I inquired as tears began to trickle down my face. I never planned to kill him that way. What had suddenly come over me. But it didn't take a minute for me to return to my senses. I was Hardin and nothing in this world could make me feel as guilty as I was feeling at that moment. "No! Have you forgotten who I am? I am Hardin and Hardin fears no one," I said to reassure myself as my brain began to think of what to do before the men got to the house. I could hear the sound of their feets like the sound of a rushing mighty wind. I might not stand a chance of surviving if I allow myself to be caught by them. A devilish smile perched itself onto my face as an idea popped in my mind. I stood by the chair close to the door, muttered some incoherent words and slowly took its shape. For a second, everywhere
MADELYN'S POVHaving lived all my life in penury in my husband's pack, I decided to return to my pack, the pack I was born in… my parents pack. My husband had died about ten years ago and the pack members had shown me nothing but pain and misery. My entire life had known no more misery than I knew after the death of my husband. There was nothing left for me anymore. I had set out on the journey two days earlier and had only arrived the pack that hour. So much had changed since the last time I was there. There were new houses and the security was tighter, but what I noticed was that it was relatively silent than it usually is. I went around with my two young daughters, trying to locate the house that I had grown in. I couldn't. "What's going on? Why am I finding it difficult to locate where it is?" I wondered aloud with my both daughters Holding my hands. It was strange that I couldn't find the house that I had spent over half of my life in and it was starting to get to me. I turned
SONIA'S POVNothing seemed to make sense anymore. Neither Eric nor Hardin. They were all acting so slow to me. I was pissed as I continued to pace the breadth of the room where I was. I was exhausted and couldn't do anything anymore else I wanted to break down but then, there were more stuffs that required my attention in the Alpha's room and me not doing it would bring severe punishment to me but I dhfn give a damn about anything at that moment. All I wanted to do was to eat, rest and relax. "If only this girl called khalan has been taken care of, then I wouldn't have any problems," I said to myself with an evil look adorning my physique. As I laid on the bed, fatigued, I felt my entire body break down.I heard a knock on the door. It was short but sharp, startling me a bit. I was pissed to the marrow. When I wanted to do nothing but sleep, a good for nothing pig decided to come knocking. Pretending to be asleep worked just fine for the first few seconds, but somehow, the good for no
MADELYN'S POVI felt my entire world crumble right at my feet as tears trickled down my face. They had gathered in my eyes from the moment he announced the death of my parents but had only managed to flow down at that moment. I was in pain and nothing in the world could comfort me, not even the gentle and warm touch from my kids could do that. "Mama! Mama! What's going on?" Their weak frail voice seeped to me but I didn't give a damn. My parents, my sister and my brother.. No, this cannot be true. I do not believe him and I hide it not a bit. "Go away! You are lying to me!" I said to him as the tears choked my voice. I ran my hands through my hair again."You don't seem to believe me? It's fine… you can ask others about it and they would tell you the same thing… I'll like to take my leave immediately," he mumbled and then went off as swiftly as he could with his walking stick serving as support for his back.The moment he went off, the reality of his words dawned on me and I began to
NYALL'S POVAs I stood in front of her, various thoughts ran through my mind but neither of them seemed to correlate with what I was there for so I kinda shifted it to the back of my mind. "Would you like to calm down a bit or you're just going to go on shouting like you're some wild dog?" I snapped at her with my eyes fixed on her. She stared back at me and allowed a loud hiss escape from her lips. I laughed. It was kind of funny… I mean, the bravery she has. It was enviable and was the kind of courage I liked to see in women but not my woman. Lol."Alright… I'm calm already, so can you kindly go on to tell me why you are here? I do not know why I do not seem to trust either you nor Eric. I have no iota of trust for you especially after what you've done to me…""What have we done to you? I should be the one saying this and not the other way around. Do you know how many times you have attempted to murder the alpha? or do you think it's something you can just do because you want to do
KHALAN'S POVAs I sat still, narrating my ordeal and how Eric came to take over my pack to his beta who is very much aware of it but only Wanted to hear from me, I felt a rush of anger in me as I was yet to understand why he wanted to do nothing boy punish me when I hadn't offended him. The thought alone made me upset but I managed to keep my anger in check. I wasn't going to allow anyone to ruin my day or any plan I had for it. Lol. What plan Could someone in the prison have for herself? I laughed and then continued to tell my tale."The men continued to approach us and it all felt bizzare. Soon, I heard a loud Cry from the other side and I needed no one to tell me it was from my father. I sighed as tears trickled down my eyes. My mother continued to comfort me and my sister until we heard a loud echoing voice that sent shivers down our spines. "Bring out his wife and children… Let's show them what it means to lose one's pack," I heard someone say and by the time I got there, it wa
Chapter 20I could not believe what I was hearing. Sonia, one of my closest advisors, had betrayed me and my mate. The thought of her plotting against Khalan’s pregnancy filled me with rage. I had trusted her, confided in her, and now she had caused me so much pain.I did not waste any time. I ordered the guards to lock Sonia up in the dungeons and prepare for her execution. I wanted to make sure that she was punished for her crimes, but at the same time, I could not bring myself to do it, at least not yet.Days passed and I could not shake the feeling that something was off about the situation. I kept replaying the events in my head and could not help but feel that there was more to the story than I was being told. I decided to pay Sonia a visit in the dungeons to get to the bottom of things.When I reached her cell, I was taken aback by what I saw. Sonia was scared and weak, a far cry from the strong and confident woman I had known. I sat down across from her, and asked her what had
SONIA'S POVThe news of Khalan’s miscarriage brought me great joy. I was originally mad that my plan of poisoning and killing Khalan had not worked when I heard and even saw for myself that she was in fact still alive. I had been so disturbed and worried about the pack finding out about my failed mission. In the past weeks I had lived in worry and also with caution in case Eric found out about the poisoning or at the very least, if Khalan suspects that I had anything to do with the murder attempt. I went out to meet up with the other omegas and from them I heard about Khalan’s miscarriage. They were all talking about it with some sadness in their voices but I listen intently to know what had happened. When I heard that the baby had not survived, I struggled to hide and keep my excitement to myself before the others noticed it and began any suspicion. To try hiding my guilt and act as if I was as worried as they were, I drew close to where they were discussing to try to act up.“So the
Sonia's POVHow can Eric punish me? In front of everyone at that? I thought to myself as I paced around the room.It was really embarrassing seeing others walk by me and stare at me like I was a decoration.It was okay for him to punish other dressers but to punish me, with the way I feel for him and also with what we share together, it was really annoying.He might not think of me the way I do since the bitch was here but I'm sure he also feels the same way I do.I stared down at my hand as it shone red. It was already getting blisters and it hurt if I touch it."This was all Khalan's fault. If she wasn't here and if she hadn't seduce him, he wouldn't have bothered punishing me alongside those stupid girls."I tried to use my hands to push the door open as I always do but it hurt so bad that I can barely touch the door."Darn it," I muttered softly as I walked back to the bed. Eric had no idea that the punishment he gave me did not just hurt me physically but it also hurt me emotiona
Eric's PovMy joy knew no bounds as I paced to and fro in my chambers, the memories of me kissing Khalan followed my brain, I couldn't help but blush at it, I subconsciously began to fiddle with my clothes and grinned widely, a knock on the door brought me back to reality."My lord, your wine." A maid yelled from the other side of the door.I smiled to myself, I needed to drink some wine to celebrate my dear, it made me happy and joyous but I was suspicious, no maids were allowed in my chambers save for male, why was she here?"Give it to the guards, you may leave." I ordered.I heard the shuffling of feet and then she was gone, another knock interrupted my thoughts and someone came in, I lifted yo my head to see Milan; on of my guards, he bowed and carefully dropped her tray if wine on the table and left, I stood up and took a sip out of it, it was delicious and reminded me of Khalan's lips.I could almost feel the taste of her lips on me, it was heavenly and though it was brief, I d
HARDIN'S POV I dashed through the forest, dry leaves crunching beneath my feet as the wind howled a mournful tune, as if warning me of an impending doom, but this only made me run faster, numb to the pain I had felt during the fight. Torns tore at my skin, with tree branches slapping my face as I raced between them, half blind.Nothing was working in my favor. The moonlight had been out before, but now that I was trying to run for my life, it hid behind the dark clouds, and made it even harder for me to run.How could I have been so foolish? How could I have let my guard down? I had been so annoyed at the fact that I didn't succeed in my plan to kill Eric that I didn't check my surroundings, and opened myself to the attack.Although all the men I had attacked were laying lifeless where we had battled, it didn't make me feel safe. For all I knew, there could be more men lurking around and waiting to attack me. Due to the injuries I had sustained, my senses weren't as sharp as before,
KHALAN'S POVI watched Nyall rush out of the dungeon. My muscles screamed and my bones jerked as I cracked an aching neck and fingers. I felt so tired from the day I had very little energy left and found it easier to focus on that exhaustion as I made for my bed, my soles screaming with each step I took closer to my bed.It had barely been a minute since I fell asleep when there settled in my chest a feeling of unease, like something dark was looming over me. I tried to wake up but couldn't move, almost like my hands were held by invisible chains to the bed and my legs were being held down by a pair of arms. My heart raced with each attempt I made at freeing myself and jumping awake, every effort seemed wasted and the more I struggled, the tighter the bounds and the further I was pulled from reality. The wind made matters worst with each sweep of dust and I was certain I was going to have a heart attack when a familiar face appeared before me. My shoulders slacked seeing that hair. Hi
Khalan's PovIt was so shocking to me to realize that Hardin wanted to harm me. I wasn't too sure why he was so eager to do that to me, because he had always seem to be very good and friendly towards me.Thoughts of that dream go me so scared as hot drips of sweat flew down my Spain. I wasn't save at all,if that was the case. There was only one way to know why Hardin wanted me died by all means and that was for me to go over to the pack and ask Eric about it . It was very possible that he would be able to provide me with the answers I seeked.I got up immediately from where I had been laying down and quickly got the hot sweats cleaned off with my palms. As I tried making my move out I could only realize how Shakey my legs were. I managed to put myself together as I stormed my way to the pack. The dream kept coming back as I took to the road down to the pack. How intense my struggle was, the face he gave ,how mean he was and how determined he was to hurt me. It all kept coming back
ERIC'S POVAs the days went by and the chase for Hardin intensified, my own depression began to kick in and even worsened with every cunning attempt of Hardin’s mischievous deeds, and I found myself unable to shake off the feeling of loss and sadness. I started to distance himself from everyone, including Khalan, and spent most of my time alone, in my wolf form. I had been frustrated by Hardin and forced to dive into feelings I had fought back with all my remaining alpha strength.My pack noticed this change in my behavior and became worried, they tried to intervene but I refused to listen or talk to anyone. My beta, Nyall sensing the seriousness of the situation, called for a pack meeting. In the meeting, Nyall explained the importance of coming together during times of hardship and encouraged me to open up and share my feelings with the pack.I reluctantly agreed and during the meeting, I spoke about the pain I was feeling and how I was struggling to come to terms with the loss of t
KHALAN'S POVAfter a nudging persistence from Eric and the guards, I finally agreed to go with Eric back to his chambers. At first I had agreed to leave the dungeon but not to go back to his chambers but he insisted and even threatened to make his chambers my new prison if I refused to go back with him. Seeing that I had no choice at all, I obliged and went with him. He was glad I did. When I stumbled upon Eric’s chambers again, I finally felt safe and secure without the feeling of burdening Eric. He took me under his protection and we stayed together in his chambers for the next few days.At first, everything seemed fine, I started to glow with my skin popping and radiating. But as the days passed, I started to notice stranger changes happening to my body. My skin felt hot and I began to feel pains in my abdomen. Eric made sure that I was satisfied and happy.One night, as Eric sat by my side, I confided in him about what I was feeling. “Eric, I don’t know what’s happening to me. I f