Damian felt bad for a lot of things, one of them was Camila’s death. After the battle, he’d heard that the queen took it upon herself to bury the cub… she hadn’t returned from the cemetery for hours, probably still in mourning. It was best to give her enough time to express her grief. But then time had gone far into the night, and she still hadn’t returned.He decided then to go and check up on her, maybe go along with some flowers for Camila too. After checking the wounded soldiers in the healer’s quarters, he left the packhouse and headed to the cemetery… he’d reached the part of it where he was told the queen had buried the cub, but upon getting there, he saw what he’d least expected…The queen… his mate… Miranda was kissing her former lover. He dropped the flowers in his hand to the ground and placed it on his chest, where apart from the wounds he’d sustained during battle, the greater of the pain he felt came from.It was evident in what he saw; he’d failed as a leader. He’d let
“Damian?”She’d followed him in here. He cussed himself inwardly for forgetting to lock the door. Why had she come here? He didn’t need her to be here now, he needed to be alone. He needed some space in his mind to process all that had happened today, and he certainly was not in the mood to see her.She came closer, reaching where he sat, “Damian?” She called him again but was met with silence.“Damian… please say something…”“What is it you want, huh? I’m not in the mood to say anything to you, Miranda. Please excuse me…”“I know that what I did was wrong… but I’m here to renew my promise to you, Damian. That kiss you saw… meant nothing to me, nothing can ever happen between me and Walden… nothing.”“I’ve told you, I’m not in the mood to discuss anything with you…”“Then let me put you in the mood.” She inched closer to him and knelt in front of where he sat. He gave her an angry growl to scare her away but she was not moved. He could hurt her for all she cares, if that’s what will m
“To be honest, when I saw you kissing him. I feared one thing that would have scared me even more than losing a battle; I feared losing you, Miranda.”“I thought… that this was a way of me punishing myself for my mistakes, for sending most of my troops away like that. It never came to my mind that Rakur would be planning otherwise… I let my people down, and if it wasn’t for Walden, we wouldn’t even be here right now.”“You made a mistake with dispersing your soldiers, everyone makes a mistake sometime in their lives, Damian… even as a leader… even as an alpha, there will be times where things won’t go the way you expected. It happened with me and Camila. And for what you did, you might think it a mistake, but you did it for me… you did it for my people… I’ll never forget the sacrifices you made to protect me, Damian…. I love you.”Moved by her words, and forgetting all about their previous argument, he kissed her, “I love you too, Miranda.”**********There was a gathering amongst the
“Alliances with other packs??? I don’t understand any of this, sire… what exactly happened on the battlefield?”“You wish to know what happened? Very well then… I’ll tell you what happened. We were winning… we had them at their weakest point… they were defenseless with very few soldiers… I was just one step away from getting the silver alpha’s head, but then suddenly, they had reinforcements… two other packs suddenly came to help them with their troops… out of nowhere, and guess what? One of them just happens to be yours.”“The night shadow pack? Walden never had any alliance with alpha Damian… I can bet on my life that the two of them do not even go along so well…”“Then what about the other pack…? The red moon pack??? Their alpha had also sent men along with your night shadow troops…”“Alpha Damian does have an alliance with Jireh... but I didn’t think it was relevant enough to tell you… the red moon’s army is the weakest… they would have never been able to offer full assistance to
It was in the early hours of the morning; the sun hadn’t come out yet when Samara returned to the night shadow packhouse with a heavy heart as to what had happened with the rogue king. None of the wolves had woken up too, so she didn’t expect to meet or bump into anyone on the way, and it was exactly as she thought.But upon returning to her room, a big surprise met her as she nearly jumped out of her skin seeing that Walden and his bitch of a sister were waiting for her right there.She began to stammer like a scared puppy, “g-good morning, s-s-sire… I didn’t expect to see you here. What are you doing in my room so early?”Walden shook his head, “I just returned from the silver territories where I’d been helping them out with my army, and you didn’t happen to be there with me, so it seems you went somewhere else.”“I just went to stay with a friend close by, sire.”He scoffed, “so, Sandy was right. You have been sneaking out of the packhouse and you denied it so well the last time. M
“You do not have to say anything again Sandy, because I believe you.”It was as if Sandy didn’t hear the words correctly. She needed to hear the words right, she needed to be sure it was her brother that had said what she’d just heard.“You… I didn’t get what you said.”“I said I believe you, Sandy. You were right, Samara is conniving with the rogue king.”Those words couldn’t have brought any more joy to Sandy’s heart, but before she began her excitement, she needed to know how all of this came to be.“How did you know I was telling the truth? Did she confess it herself?”He shook his head, “no… In fact, she did the exact opposite, she denied everything. She lied to me through her teeth. I sent you away because I thought that if we were alone together, then perhaps she might be moved by our closeness to be able to trust me, but she didn’t. She denied everything.”“How were you able to find out then?”“I spotted her wolf when she returned through the border, at first, I doubted what I
“Yes, she would have, and I did. I helped her and her pack the last time. I lost a great number of men just to win back her love. I realize now that I should have never wasted my time trying to get her back. Rakur can do whatever he wants with them so long as it doesn’t affect me. This time, I will not be interfering.”“Walden… I know you’re upset about Miranda. I know you’re heartbroken from losing her, but please, understand this. As long as Samara remains under our roof to do as she pleases, she will keep getting the resources she needs for her selfish desires. She’ll be depriving us of a lot of arms when we need them.”“I have already agreed to strip her of her position, which means she will no longer have any control over the arms or guards. I think I’ve done enough by that.”“Do you possibly think that could stop Samara? She could still hire goons, or how do you know she hasn’t built a secret army already?”“That one is beyond my control, and like I said, whatever she decides to
Sandy has been looking for Jaffar for days. The last time they saw, he let her know that he was on a short break from guard duties and was going to return home for a short while, but he never came back. Sandy needs to know about Samara’s whereabouts before she can proceed forward with her plans. She also needs someone she trusts to accompany her, but Jaffar would have been the only such person to help her.“Where is he?” She wondered to herself. Packhouse guards would never go on breaks longer than two days. It’s been five days already, and still no sign of Jaffar.Jaffar promised her that he would be back to help her on time the last time they spoke, but up till now, Jaffar is no where to be found.The fifth day came and Sandy couldn’t hold on to her patience anymore. She decided to ask round the pack house guards and see if she could get Jaffar’s address. She was worried, and who knows if something bad might have happened to this loyal guard of hers whom she’s placed so much trust?
Walden never expected to feel so much calm and peace in his heart after visiting Conor’s grave. He knew he’d done the right thing by facing the last of his fears to visit the night shadow cemetery, and now he’s glad he did.He returned to the packhouse that afternoon to see how things were going, as he’d been absent for the last two days, things hadn’t changed pretty much as all of his followers had done well to keep the activities together while he was with his love, Maggie. Which reminds him…He took a stroll through the pack house halls to the royal chambers, and then to the big bedroom he’d placed her in, not too far from his own.“How is my love doing?” He asked as he met her in the room. She was still folding up the last of her belongings, out of the luggage and into the bedroom drawers.“Where did you go? You suddenly disappeared right after breakfast,” she stated after their brief kiss. “I had some urgent matters to take care of. I’m sorry I didn’t let you know before I went
***TWO DAYS LATER***Maggie and her daughter had moved back into the packhouse today. This was after Walden had spent the last two days with them, as they’d made so many memories similar to the way a normal family would. Maggie would forever keep those moments in her heart, as she prayed that they would last forever.Things were just beginning to take a new turn for Walden, and there was still so much that would go on with his new lover, he intended to take things to a new level with her, but before he did anything, he’d decided in his heart to settle the past first, even though he now had his life back, there was still something he needed to do.He didn’t tell anyone what he was doing prior to coming here, maybe it’s because he needed to do this freely, or for whatever reason, but before he starts his new future, he wants to make things right.He’d reached his destination after taking a stroll through the woods, he’d gathered different flowers, as he’d had a hard time deciding which
Maggie grinned as she buried her fingers in his hair, and kissed him back hungrily. She held him fast, her lips sucking on his, fingers digging into his scalp, mound gyrating feverishly against his rock-hard cock. All rational thought escaped him. He immersed himself in the delight of Maggie’s curves.Her hands moved down his back to tug at his shirt impatiently. When her hands slipped between their bodies and unfastened his pants. Both hands thrust into his open fly and pulled his cock free. She stroked him up and down vigorously between her palms, her fingertips dancing against his flesh. Jesus, he liked it rough like that. His breath caught in the back of his throat.Her fingers tangled in the moist hair at his nape, and she exulted in the knowledge that she had done this to him.‘Kiss me,’ she said, discovering confidence in herself she’d never known before. She reached up to him, finding his breathless mouth with hers, and with another muffled oath he cradled her face between his
*I love you.It’s been a long time since he heard those words from anybody’s mouth. Maggie loved him. Why then did he leave her so angrily? Why was he even so mad at her? Was he mad that she’d denied him the chance of knowing the truth for so long, or was he just mad at himself for thinking he might hurt her later? That he didn’t deserve her, the same way she’d thought she wasn’t worthy of being with him?He spent the rest of the day at his bedroom window, cancelling all of his activities as he’d missed the morning rounds. He needed time and space to think clearly, as his mind is going through a whole lot right now.So much time passed that Walden didn’t even know how long he spent in his thoughts. It was already nighttime and he is still by his window. He then felt a loud growl in his stomach, remembering that he hasn’t had anything to eat throughout the day, but he didn’t let that bother him, as food is the least of his problems now.He doesn’t know if the ghost will come or not, bu
It was already late in the afternoon when Walden woke up the next day. He feels different this time around, and this is because he slept like a baby the previous night. Surprisingly, he had slept all through the night, and through the morning, after having passionate sex with this woman he seemed to want so much of.His eyes were still closed when his hand searched, reaching through the sheets surrounding him, and then he noticed she wasn’t there. He opened his eyes then to the sound of her voice coming from the door.“Good afternoon, sire.”“Maggie?”He saw that she was fully dressed and holding a tray of food in her hands. She’d let him sleep as she went to the kitchen to prepare some food for him, thinking he’d need it after draining so much energy last night, but that seemed to be the least of his problems.“Come.” He reached out his arms to her as he sat up on the queen size bed. After dropping the tray on the table, she went into his embrace. Not a word was said as they both rem
“Then why am I still having these nightmares?” He growled. His expression was frightening, she’d never seen him like this before, at least not towards her. “I don't know. The spirit was not supposed to return. The nightmares were not supposed to return!” “Do you know how it feels each night for me? Do you know that for the last six months, I have not slept like a normal man?!!! Do you know how it feels thinking that you are finally liberated from something after all your efforts to get rid of it, only for it to come back at you, like it never even left?”“Walden, please calm down. I would never lie to you, especially not after how much you've helped me. I would never deceive you. That spirit is gone. I don't know what it is you saw again, but I assure you there's no way it could have come back.”He suddenly let out a sarcastic laugh which surprised her. “So now, you’re insinuating that I'm crazy. I don't know what it is I saw?”“You are not crazy, Walden. You are only an alpha ki
"You’re… Sending us away?” The tone of her voice said it all as she didn’t hide anything. She didn’t hide the disappointment she felt, and Walden didn’t miss it at all. "No. Of course not. I’d never do that. You and Emily are always welcome at the night shadow packhouse at any time. I only did this because I thought you probably needed your privacy. I thought that’s why you left the first time…" She didn’t answer, only kept staring down at the keys in her hand. "Tell me, is there something wrong?” He asked. “You know, you don’t have to stay here if you don’t want to.” "No.” She suddenly looked up, smiling as she hid her previous expression. “I’m sorry. I love it. I was just surprised, that’s all."Walden didn’t seem to be fooled by that answer, “are you sure? You don’t have to pretend. I won’t take offence if you choose to remain in the packhouse instead."She shook her head, “no. Of course, we need our privacy like you said. Thank you so much for everything, alpha Walden. We’ll b
“Conor!” Sandy gasped, seeing the spirit standing right in front of her, almost like it was in the flesh, how she missed him! She’d missed him so much and she doesn’t know how to let go at this time. Good, Maggie thought. Sandy did a good job summoning the spirit as it came out on time, she kept on spreading the fumes as she signaled to the spirit seeker who was outside the square to hit the Goni drum louder, which would open a portal where Sandy would push the spirit into, banishing it forever just like Maggie had told her prior to this. "Now!" The drumming sounds became louder and faster, and Maggie spread the fumes round and round so as to weaken the spirit. Walden stood still on his side of his square as he’d been told, not to move a muscle, not to say anything so that the spirit won’t see him, realize what was happening and disappear. The sage fumes weakened the spirit, and Sandy could see the sadness in his eyes. She felt so much pity for him. This man died in one of the wo
The manner in which Sandy had agreed to come along with them still baffled Walden so much. He could remember how reluctant she was yesterday when they’d spoken. He’d pretty much given up because he thought that Sandy didn’t believe any of his words. But Maggie… What sort of trick did Maggie use on his sister to get her to agree just like that?This was far from what surprised Walden the most, as not only that, but the two women had developed a close relationship in such a short time, you’d have thought that they’d known each other for years with the way they’d conversed throughout the entire trip back home, leaving Walden to watch and stare at them in amazement. Who are you, Maggie? He asked himself many times then.Maggie enjoyed the talks she had with Sandy, as she was in such a good mood, even though tired. Today had been a happy day for the entire siltus packhouse, as they celebrated the arrival of a new born male cub, the Beta’s son in the early hours of the morning. Maggie hardl