A few hours after Sandy left his cell, Conor received another visitor. The door to his cell opened again, making him wonder who it was this time, until Samara walked in, giving a signal to the guard who followed her in, the guard then bowed and left, leaving the both of them alone.As she entered, Conor glared at her spitefully, she simply responded to his body language with a playful smirk and a shrug of her shoulder. “How are you, dear Conor?” She asked, feigning concern. Of course, he wasn’t fooled by her pretense, ignoring her question and heading straight to the point.“I’ve kept to my part of the agreement; I didn’t say a word Samara.”“Of course, of course you didn’t, else you’d be dead by now.”“I hope you kept to your part of the deal too Samara, if I find out that you’ve laid a hand on my mother…”“And what will you do about it when you’re locked up in here?” She asked, widening her grin. Her question sent pangs of fear into his heart, he then wondered what would be the po
The court session resumed, and all the night shadow leaders were gathered again. Sandy joined them this time around, she doesn’t usually attend court sessions, but because of the prisoner involved this time, and because she also had some confessions to make, this was not a session she would dare to miss for the world.Shortly after, the prisoner, former Omega Conor of the night shadow pack was brought to kneel in the middle of the court, in front of the alpha. After he was brought in, alpha Walden stood up to address him.“Conor, you were formerly found guilty of crimes against the night shadow pack due to the evidence found in your possession, and you were sentenced to death for that reason. Now, the pack leaders and I have deliberated and we have decided to give you another chance to confess what exactly you came here to do on the night that the silver pack’s spy was assassinated. Do you solemnly swear to speak the truth, and nothing but the truth?”Conor nodded, “I do solemnly swea
The silver pack representatives had been summoned into the court, they all gathered, wondering what could be the reason for being called out of the blue so late. They had been waiting for a while before the alpha’s presence was announced and he entered the room, holding the hand of the very same woman he’d imprisoned a few days ago.The alpha stood in the middle of the court, while Miranda waited for him at the edge closer to the audience. Everyone then quieted down to listen to the alpha’s announcement.“Greetings, silver pack leaders, I’m sure you’re all probably wondering why I gathered you here this evening…”Murmurs and whispers were heard in the background, along with a few chorus “yes” answers. The alpha continued, heading straight into the point.“I have come to announce my newly established engagement to the lotus princess. We will marry to form a union and our packs will be united as soon as she inherits the throne from her father.”Everyone held astonished gazes, this alpha
“It’s only the first day of your engagement and you’ve already begun to receive gifts already! I can already tell that this union between you and the alpha is sure to be a blessed one!” Madame Jane beamed as she placed the package in front of Miranda’s dressing table.“Miranda? Aren’t you going to come and open your gift? Aren’t you excited to see what it is…? Miranda???”She didn’t respond, madame Jane noticed that she had a gloomy face where she was seated on her bed, she didn’t even seem to hear the old woman calling her. Madame Jane, with a look of concern, went over to tap her lightly on the arm.“Miranda…?” Miranda shifted as upon feeling the contact with her skin, she appeared to be distracted, probably thinking about something that bothered her so much.“What is it dear?” Madame Jane asked concernedly.“No… um… nothing, sorry, I was just distracted, that’s all.”Madame Jane then sat beside her, “would you mind telling me about what it was that distracted you?”Sighs, “I don’t
“Welcome back, your highness!” The Lotus wolves chorused, greeting her one by one as she stepped down from the vehicle, they were happy to see her after many days of her being missing. Contrary to the beta’s demands, the guards had sent out search parties, but unfortunately, they couldn’t afford to look past their borders. They were thankful she was back now, as no one had dared to tell alpha Luther about his missing daughter, not when his life was practically hanging on a thread. Apart from the happiness they felt, they also wondered who this handsome rich hunk of a devil was that she’d returned with.“He must be an alpha!”“No! No! NO! he’s a king!”“Naaaa! He looks more to me like a warlord!”“What’s he doing here? Why is he with our princess…?”Still at the entrance, Miranda then sought out one of the head lotus guards, Nigel and began questioning him. “Where is my father?” She asked.Nigel bowed. “He’s been in his bedroom since you left, your highness, he’s been taking his medica
Valledor had just returned from his hunt in the nearby forest. Of course, he was surprised to see the many expensive vehicles parked in the compound, along with the Lotus wolves that were gathered outside, receiving small food items the foreign soldiers distributed, complements of the silver alpha. It took a while to push through the crowd before he was able to reach his quarters, there he met his personal guard, also his rat, Luca waiting for him there.He was impatient to ask, “what’s going on? Why is everyone gathered? And what’s with the soldiers and the vehicles?” He asked so many questions all at once.“The princess sire, she is back!”“What??!!! How could this be?”“I don’t know sire, but she returned with a mighty alpha. He’s the one who owns all those vehicles and soldiers.”Valledor then realized, “it’s the silver pack’s alpha Damian! This is outrageous! I thought he’d killed her! Samara had already told me she’d taken care of it! Miranda was not supposed to return!!!”“I do
“You can take as many men as you want alpha Damian, the truth is that there is only one thing that matters to me most in the world, even more than my life, and that is my daughter. I told Miranda to excuse us because I wanted to tell you some important things she shouldn’t hear, I hope you’ll listen and hear me out as a son listens to his father.”Luther watched for his reaction and after alpha Damian simply nodded, he continued.“After my wife died during the war, it left my pack and my family broken, but the one who suffered it the most was Miranda, as was barely three years old then. She had a rough childhood and had to go through a lot of disappointments and suffering, she didn’t even get the pride and respect a normal princess should have, all because of her pack’s lowered status, but still, through the years she has grown into a strong, beautiful woman, and I couldn’t be more proud of her. My time on this earth will soon come to an end but now more than anything, I wish for noth
As he left the meeting room, Valledor pondered on what next to do, his mind suddenly hatched an idea, Miranda...There should still be a way to try to convince Miranda, all he needs is her consent and if he can make her change her mind… if she no longer wishes to carry on with the wedding, there’ll be nothing that silver alpha can do to force her because he’s no longer in his territory, lest he wants war. Yes, Miranda can still change her mind; he’ll just have to convince her to do so.He went back upstairs to her room, entering to see Miranda seated in front of her dressing table. Miranda, upon sensing another presence, turned and became surprised to see Beta Valledor back in her room, but this time, he seemed to have calmed down. He didn’t have the angry scowl he carried the last time here, instead, he now held a more welcoming face, smiling at her with all form of anger on his face forgotten, but Miranda wasn’t fooled.“What do you want, Valledor?”“Miranda dear, forgive me for my
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