MAEVE’S POV
All I could see was darkness and then I knew that something was wrong. I knew I had to open my eyes. When my eyes fluttered open, I found myself in the room that Damien informed me was mine.I tried to get into a sitting position and I felt warm hands on my shoulders helping me to get up. I turned to see it was Damien and he had a warm smile on his face.“ Thank the goddess you are awake. We were afraid you were gonna die on us, “ Damien said to me after handing me a glass of water to drink.“ We? You’re the only one in the room here with me so who are the We? “ I asked him.“ Your mom was the one who treated you. She went home to prepare your favorite dish. While Alpha Zane was the one who brought you in here carrying you in his arms, “ Damien said to me.At the mention of this Alpha Zane’s name, anger once again enveloped me. He was the cause of my current predicament. If only he allowed me to go home, I would have gotten my inhaler and this Asthma attack wouldn't have happened.I stood up immediately. How I suddenly gained my strength, I couldn’t fathom. For someone whose wolf hadn’t yet surfaced even at the age of 25, I was still agile in performing my duties at my workplace.Mostly female werewolves who hadn’t wolfed out at my age were always feeble, but it wasn’t like that in my case. I got down from the bed effortlessly which surprised Damien.“ Please can you excuse me for a moment? I need to use the bathroom,“ I said to lure him out of the room, so I could do what I had in mind.“ Alright. I’ll excuse you, I have somewhere I have to be anyway, “ Damien said and left. He was nice to me so far unlike our Alpha.Speaking of whom, I stormed out of my room and headed for his study. Reaching there, I barged into his office and closed the door behind me.Alpha Zane raised his head for a split second to look at me before continuing with the paper he was reading. He fucking acted like he didn’t see me.I stood with my arms knotted around my chest and gave him an angry look. I decided not to speak till he acknowledged my presence, which he finally did after I stood a while without uttering a word.“ What is it, Mayonnaise? Speak or Leave, “ Alpha Zane said as he dropped the document on his desk and relaxed his back on his chair.“ I would have died because you didn’t let me go home to get my inhaler, “ I said to him calmly, trying to keep my anger at bay to have a civil conversation with him for once.“ Well, you’re alive now. So, what else do you have to say? Because as you can see, I am really busy, “ He said to me and raised the document he was reading when I came in.How would someone this handsome have such an arrogant and mean character? Here he was, acting as though if I had died it wouldn’t have been a big deal.His approach and carefree attitude towards what I said fueled my anger, which made me take long strides to his table and banged my hands on his desk. He was surprised and didn't expect my outburst. The last thing I wanted was to be treated as though my life didn’t matter.“ I didn’t steal your ring. I was set up. So why are you acting like an asshole to me when I didn’t even commit any crime, “ I said through gritted teeth as I looked at him with my hands still on his desk.Surprisingly, he didn’t reprimand me for acting that way. However, I couldn’t tell how he was feeling at that moment because he had a neutral facial expression.“ It hasn’t been confirmed if you did or not. So, for your own good, I warn you to mind what you say to me, “ He said with a straight face but I could feel the displeasure in his voice.“ I know I’m innocent, so I’m going to stand by my words and defend myself. I’d also appreciate it if you rush the investigation, so I can go back home because I don’t deserve to be here with a nonchalant Alpha like you who doesn’t care if his subjects die or not, “ I said to him in a rush.He stood up and slammed his fists on the table, with throbbing veins on his neck signifying how annoyed he was. Good, I succeeded in riling him up too. I didn’t deserve to be the only one angry, I thought to myself.“ I am your Alpha. You dare not speak to me that way, “ He thundered. It took all the self-control in me not to flinch in fear at his sudden outburst.“ If you’re the Alpha and you don’t like hearing the truth from your subjects then you’re not good enough to be a leader, “ I said to him.He closed his eyes and muttered words that weren't audible. Then he looked up at me.“ I’m warning you Mayonnaise. If you don’t leave right now you’ll be surprised at what would happen, “ He said with his eyes darkening.“ My name is Maeve, not Mayonnaise, “ I said to him calmly in correction.I wasn’t sure if his darkened eyes were because his wolf wanted to surface but either way, that was a bad signal for me. I knew I had crossed my limit, so I kept quiet.But seeing him stand behind the desk with his dick erected, made me want to walk over to him, go on my knees, and suck his dick till all he could moan would be my name.I shook the profane thoughts from my mind and decided to take his advice of leaving his office but it was too late. He took long strides towards me and blocked the path leading to the door.He began to slowly walk to me while I took steps backward until I ended up sitting on the chair in front of the desk. The atmosphere in the room became tense and heated. Was he about to do what I was thinking? I thought to myself as my body anticipated his touch.He leaned down towards me before whispering into my ears after he inched closer.“ Would you want me to show you how I feel about you all you’ve said here in my office right now? “ He said to me with a husky voice which sent shock waves of pleasure down my body.He was doing it again, talking to me in a way that made my body yearn for him. That made me forget how much I hated him and instead made me imagine all the unholy things I wanted him to do to my body.Most of all, there was something sexual about the way he said it which didn’t help matters at all. The way he looked at my lips after whispering to me made my pussy throb in anticipation and want.That was when he placed his hand underneath the gown that I woke up and found myself dressed in. When his hands came in contact with my thighs, sparks of pleasure ignited in my whole body.I didn’t entirely like the fact that his body and hands were near my body, but my body was betraying me by responding to his touch and presence.Also, the way he touched me made me rethink about pushing him away because, at that moment, I fucking loved the proximity in which were in.His hands traveled to my pussy and found their way inside my panties. All the while he was doing this, his gaze was fixated on me. I couldn’t help the moan that escaped my mouth when his fingers teased my clit.“ You act like you detest me but here you are so wet for me. Just a single touch and you’re this wet, “ He said to me with Lust in his eyes too.He wanted me just as much as I wanted him. I could feel it in the way he touched me and also in the way he looked at me at this moment.He slipped two of his fingers inside me and damn it was so good. It was way better than how I felt whenever I used my Dildos. I moaned and tilted my head back in pleasure when he began to thrust inside me.I began moving my hip to match the thrusts of his fingers as I sucked in some air and moaned. He had a devilish smirk on his face while he pleasured me which I found arousing. Then, he used his ordered hands to tease my clits continuously while fingering me.I lack words to express the amount of pleasure I was feeling and I knew that if finger fucking me was this good then if he was to fuck me with his cock I would be in seventh heaven in no time.Right now, it felt like I was about to burst wide open with euphoria. It was the strongest sensation and pleasure I had ever felt before. That was the moment he chose to pull out and stop everything.He chose to do that when I needed his Cock inside me the most. When I needed him to take charge of my body and touch me in ways I had never been touched before. He took a few steps away from me and looked at me with a blank expression on his face.“ I knew you were like other girls. Desperate for attention just to get fucked by me. But guess what? It’s not going to happen, “ He said to me but something deep within me told me that he wanted me just as much as I wanted him.I was speechless for a while and just kept looking at him. I knew his type. They were always in denial.“ You say I’m desperate for attention yet you were the one who made the first move and even a blind person can see you’re having a hard-on right now, “ I retorted which made Alpha Zane look at his pants.He cursed silently and wanted to reply to me, but the door of his study opened and Damien walked in.Damien had a frown on his face when he entered and saw Alpha Zane standing in front of me. Thank the goddess that Alpha Zane straightened my gown when he was done.“ What’s going on here? “ Damien asked, giving us a knowing look. I looked at him dumbfounded. Not knowing what to reply to him.“ Nothing you should worry about. Maeve was just about to leave, “ Alpha Zane said to Damien and then turned to look at me.“ Right? “ Alpha Zane asked me and I nodded in approval before making my way out of his office.“ We have a big problem, “ I heard Damien say before I closed the door to the study.ZANE’S POVWhen I heard Damien say “ We have a big problem, “. I struggled not to groan. I just did the most difficult thing I had ever done which was to restrain my sexual urge.All I wanted to do was bend Maeve over the table and fuck her from behind. I craved this girl whom I only met earlier today. I knew I was being an arrogant shithead to her which was so unlike me.But the yearning, lust, and attraction I felt whenever she was around me was new to me and I was still trying to get a hang of it. I knew sooner or later I’d have to apologize to her.She was a spitfire and damn, I admit that I found that part of her really alluring. “ What’s the problem, Buddy, “ I asked Damien as I tiredly walked, to sit on my chair feeling exhausted all of a sudden.Damien began to talk, but all I could think about were Maeve’s moans and how her pussy felt so warm and tight. When she sucked in some air and moaned while I used my finger to pleasure her, it took all the self-restraint in me not to
MAEVE’S POVI felt stupid and cheap after what just happened with Alpha Zane. What was I even thinking? No, Scratch that, what was my body thinking?I walked to the kitchen because whenever I was sad or worried baking always made me feel better. When I got into the kitchen I saw some of the kitchen staff.I wondered what they were still doing here because it was already nightfall. I greeted them but they gave me a nasty look in response.I found that odd because, just this evening before I was accused of stealing, they were very nice to me. I ignored them and walked over to the oven to check if anyone was baking for me to decide if I would bake or cook something instead.When I opened the oven and saw that no one was baking, I exhaled with relief and went to mix some flour, but a firm hand gripped me and pushed me to the ground.I fell to the ground and looked up, only to see my co-workers standing in front of me. The way they looked at me with disdain scared the hell out of me, but
ZANE’S POVWhen I heard Maeve’s mom, Madeline, call that name, it made me think back to the day when my dad was narrating the history of this pack. He told me about her and told me never to forget the name, Aradia Laveau.Maeve curiously asked who she was but I was in no mood to explain to her. I feared the consequences of bringing Aradia Laveau back into the pack.For all I know it was better she remained banished from the pack. She was the most powerful Elder to have walked the surface of this earth before she began practicing dark magic which led to the death of many.She was also banished for her profane behavior of seducing men and luring them to her bed. After that, no one saw them again. Some said she used them as sacrifices to gain more powers.No one knew if she was still alive because no one ever heard of her or saw her ever again after her banishment from our pack.“ Must it be her? Is there no other option, “ I asked tiredly, running my hands through my hair.Agreeing to s
ZANE’S POV“ Wassup Buddy. How’s it going with you, “ I answered Khal’s call after the fourth ring.“ I’m alright Zee, “ Khal answered me with his baritone voice.Yeah, Khal always called me Zee since childhood. I expressed my dislike for the way he always called my name because it sounded more womanly. The more I complained the more he called me Zee so I gave up and just let him.“ But, we have a problem in the pack, “ Khal added before I had the chance to speak again. I saw that coming, so I wasn’t surprised. Still seated on my bed, I facepalmed. Can this Alpha position get any worse?“ What’s the problem? “ I asked him tiredly.“ One of the patrol officers called me a few minutes ago telling me that the body of a woman was found at the borders of our pack. Her identity hasn’t been confirmed yet, but I’m on my way there right now….. “ Khal said and his voice trailed off for a moment.“ Shit!! It’s Delia’s body, “ Khal said with a hint of shock in his voice. I facepalmed and sighed
MAEVE’S POV“ I know where she lives because the cottage in which she lives right now belongs to my great-grandparents. I gave it to her a few years after she was banished to repay a debt that I owed her, “ My mom answered Khal with a blank look on her face.Yeah, quite alright everyone present was shocked, but I'm not sure any of them were as shocked as I was. My mom had a deal with a woman who was known to be dangerous.What baffled me was that she had never spoken about this before until now. Did she know that saying such a thing in front of Alpha Zane might put her in trouble?“ Mom you're joking, right? “ I asked her as I chuckled nervously hoping she’d get the message and take back what she said, but she shook her head in negation, which signified that she wasn’t joking.“ Tell them you're joking Mom, “ I told her through gritted teeth and a forced smile on my face. But she still wouldn't budge.Alpha Zane, Damien, and the man who looked like military personnel looked taken abac
MAEVE’S POV“ Do you need some help with cooking, “ Aradia asked me as she walked towards me. This time around Patricia and I weren’t the only ones who looked surprised.Were they sure that they got the real Aradia we’ve all heard about? Because this one here seemed to be too nice to be referred to as DARKNESS.Since I saw her standing at that door, the aura that emitted from her was calmness and peace. Or was she just trying to bewitch us? “ No, thank you. There’s no need. I can handle it, “ I said to her politely.Only a fool would tread with her without caution. She looked into my eyes and smiled. As though she saw fear written all over me.“ That’s a shame. I always find solace in tending to flowers and cooking, “ She said as she looked at Patricia who was clearly scared now.Not being able to be in the kitchen anymore Patricia briskly walked out. Leaving just Alpha Zane, Damien, and I in the kitchen with Aradia. Aradia chuckled lightly when she saw Patricia leaving in such a hu
ZANE’S POVI sat in my study, thinking about what Madeline said when I asked her how she knew where Aradia lived. Why did she have to pay a debt to Aradia? What did Aradia do for her?I couldn’t ask Madeline these questions because I felt that since she willingly divulged the information to us, it wasn’t anything unlawful or bad.I got a call from Alpha Kelvin informing me of his arrival at the pack house. So I stood up and walked out of the pack house to welcome him.Alpha Kelvin Jones was the new Alpha of NightShade Pack who took over just a few days ago after the death of his father Alpha Benjamin Jones. Alpha Kelvin's intention for visiting me was to pay homage to me as the Alpha king and also formally introduce himself to me. Looking at him now, he looked 28.“ You’re welcome to ShadowMoon Pack, “ I said to Alpha Kelvin with a welcoming smile as he approached me in front of the pack house.“ Thank you for having me, Alpha Zane, “ Alpha Kelvin said with a warm smile and stood in f
MAEVE’S POVWhen Alpha Zane told me I was free to go back home, I was overwhelmed with happiness and after telling him I quit, I rushed to my room and packed my belongings.In no time I was seated in my Ford Range Rover pickup truck with all my belongings safely in the truck before I drove off.The pickup truck was old and getting rusty, but I wasn't ashamed of driving it around town because my Mom told me that my dad wanted me to have the car. I intended to work and save up some money to fix the car and make it look brand new.Seeing Kelvin again made me happy because back then in college, he was a sweet and caring guy and we were very close. I would be lying if I said I wasn't among the number of girls who had a huge crush on him.At some point, I thought he would ask me to be his girlfriend, but that never happened though. I chuckled at the thought. He had completely changed and looked way hotter now.In our second year in college, he didn't come back to school. His phone number wa
MAEVE’S POVIt had been weeks since Damien was executed and Patricia was nowhere to be found.I knew that Alpha Zane was hurt by Damien and Patricia’s betrayal.Khal became his Beta and Gamma because he refused to trust anyone with the position after what Damien and Pat did to him, he said it would be difficult for him to trust easily.He was also angry at me for not telling him about Damien's love advances towards me. It took us over a week to settle.I wasn’t entirely surprised that Pat betrayed us because even though she apologized to us, I didn’t quite trust her apology.Alpha Zane didn’t plan on executing Pat but he wanted to apologize. Afterward, he planned on punishing her by setting her as an example to others in the pack.I told him that would be too harsh but he told me he knew Patricia badly hated embarrassment, so that was the only way she would learn her lesson.But I hadn't seen her until now. We even ordered for all 13 packs to be searched but there was no trace of Pat
ZANE’S POV“Can we skip to the important part first, " Damien said after clearing his throat.He held a herb mortar and I could see a paste in it.Before now, I was so pissed off at the fact that Aradia was my biological Mom.Why did it have to be her? Why did Dad and his mate have to wrong Aradia that it turned her into a monster?I wasn't proud enough to accept the fact Aradia was my biological Mom.No mother of mine would do all the cruel things she did, but then again I stopped for a second to consider all she went through.What did it matter, after all, she would have been dead by now and she did specify where she would kill herself.Nevertheless, I made a mental note to search for her corpse and give her a funeral. She was my mother after all and I had to give her respect, just as Maeve gave her dad his respect too even though he offended her a great deal too.“Oh yeah. Thanks, Damien,” Lilain rushed to Damien and collected the herb mortar from him.Maeve looked nervous and so d
MAEVE’S POVThe wait for the Beckley family seemed like ages and when Damien called me that they were on their way to the pack house, I couldn't help but anticipate.We all sat impatiently waiting for them. Alpha Zane was nervous and I could tell by the way he was fidgeting with his fingers.I went to sit beside him and gave his hand a reassuring squeeze.“We will go on a vacation once this is all over. No need to be nervous because we are just minutes away from lifting the curse. Whenever your nervousness sets in, think of all the fun we would have,” I said and kissed his palm.“Something you act like the man in this relationship,” He chuckled and rolled his eyes.“I would suggest we split ourselves into groups and be ready to set out to do whatever it is the Beckleys would tell us to do that would aid Alpha Zane and Maeve lift their curse,” Lilian said to the others and they nodded their heads.Just then Damien and Khal walked into the sitting room with an old man and an old woman w
MAEVE’S POVThe door opened and in came Patricia. She had a sorry look on her face as she looked at me.“I heard what happened and I'm here to offer my condolences,” Patricia said as she walked to my bedside and knelt in front of me.What was she up to now?Everyone in the room looked at her with utmost surprise because we all knew Patricia had a lot of pride which wouldn't allow her to kneel in front of me this way.“I'm sorry for the way I have treated you since you came to this pack. I'm sorry for putting that ring in your bag that almost cost you your life, I'm sorry for always disrespecting you. What happened to Maggie made me realize that life is too short and one may never know when he or she would die. So I have decided to reflect on my life and effect necessary changes,” Patricia said with a sincere look on her face.I studied her face for like two minutes to see if her countenance would falter and give her away that she was lying but it didn’t.Well, she was right in that th
MAEVE’S POV“Are you both just going to sit back and let that bitch go free after what she did?” Charlotte asked, breaking the silence in the car.Maggie and I didn't need anyone to tell us that Charlotte was referring to Patricia.“You're right and something about the timing when she chose to release that video doesn't bode well with me,” Maggie frowned.I never quite gave it a thought but now that I did, Maghie was right.It was exactly the period where my urge was to be quenched and we needed another Elder to be added to Lilian that Patricia posted the video.“I have an idea on how to get back at her,” Maggie smiled maliciously.“Yes your deviousness, bring it on,” Charlotte drawled from behind Maggie and I to burst into a fit of laughter.“It’s simple, we know that Damien and Patricia are fucking each other of late yeah?” Maggie asked.Charlotte and I nodded in agreement urging her to continue with what she was saying.“It’s very simple. We sneak into Damien’s room and steal his p
MAEVE’S POVBy the time I went to the room that Alpha Zane and I were supposed to sleep in, I saw him fast asleep.I looked at him sadly knowing that he must have been very exhausted.I went to take a quick shower and came back a few minutes after I was done.I changed into my nightie and turned to walk to the bed only to find Alpha Zane turning and tossing uncomfortably on the bed.It was as though he was having a bad dream or?I gasped when realization dawned on me that it may be Aradia because she had used this trick to talk to me before.I rushed to the bed and began waking him up but he wasn't responding. After several trials and he still didn't respond, I began to panic, so I rushed to Lilian’s room.“Zane isn't waking up but he is tossing and turning on the bed,” I exclaimed the moment I opened her door and she rushed down from the bed.We both ran to Alpha Zane and I’s room and still saw him losing and turning on the bed.Lilian immediately began to murmur a spell but nothing
ZANE’S POVI had been trying to keep myself calm during the ceremony but hearing Aloha William begging for his life pissed me off and made me snap at him.He didn't have any right to beg for his life when he didn't give Alpha Kelvin the plead for his life.I reminded Maggie of our aim and for the first time since I've been on earth, I was grateful that someone wasn't soft-hearted.Yeah, I was happy that Maggie wasn't soft-hearted at that moment because if she was the Maggie we all knew who was soft-hearted and kind, she would have agreed to give Alpha William a quick death.But this Maggie wasn't like that, she nodded in agreement to what I said and wanted to signal her men to take the digs in and seal the door but that was when Alpha William chose to say something that made us all confused and curious at the same time.He said he would confess. What I was confused about was what he still had to confess.I thought we already knew about his wrongdoing, so I turned to look at Billy and
MAEVE’S POVHearing Maggie talk about a cage and trained dog, I immediately got an idea of what she wanted.It was like we were thinking alike because that was exactly what I wanted to suggest if I was given the opportunity to.When I asked her if it was what I was thinking that she wanted to do and she nodded, I was overjoyed because we would also get justice for what he did to Alpha Kelvin.I was angry at Alpha Zane for not waking me up when I was asleep even when he knew I would have loved to go with him to see Alpha William.Either way, as long as Alpha Zane did what I knew he wanted to do there, then it was fine by me.The sun was already setting by the time we arrived here and I wondered why because I didn't expect it to take us this much time to get here.When I got here a few minutes ago, I saw Jesse, Jason, Lilian, Billy, and Rand already seated. Of course, they were all putting on black outfits.Lilian came to hug me the instant she saw me walk through the door. Sometimes I
ZANE’S POVHere we were in Alpha Kelvin’s pack about to begin his funeral.Before that day at Crescent Moon pack, if anyone would tell me that Alpha Kelvin would die trying to save me, I would have tagged the person as the biggest liar of the millennium.I was devastated to find his body dropping to the floor with a hole in his chest and that was the time the spell Lilian used to make me agile wore off.I was quiet all through Maggie’s outburst of tears back at my room in Crescent Moon pack because I couldn’t bring myself to face her.I felt like it was my fault that he died, had he not stepped in to shield me from Alpha William, he would have still been here with us and I would have been the one to die.I sighed for the umpteenth time since we arrived at his pack as Damien accompanied me to pay Alpha William a visit in his cell.I was depressed but I tried not to show it in front of Maeve because I didn’t want to make her worry. At this point I just wanted to die so everyone would ge