It was the morning of the following day; Miranda’s wedding day. All through the night, she’d been dreaming about how this day would turn out to be, and now it has finally come.“Just live through it dear,” she heard Lily’s voice. “Live through it all.”She’d just gotten up when Audrey barged into her bedroom, her expression held that of worry, “what is it?” Miranda asked her.“I just saw a few cars drive into the compound Miranda, the middle one held the badge of night shadow alpha.”It could only mean one thing, “Walden is here, but what for?? Why is he here now after abandoning the call to save my life back then?”“I don’t know Miranda, but his can’t be good. If he’s coming here, it can only mean that he’s found out about the wedding, and now he’s here to try to stop it.”“Are you sure? I mean it could have just been a coincidence; he might have just been visiting.”“Visiting??? If he didn’t know about this marriage, if he didn’t know you were here, he would have gone to the silver
“What????” She shook her head. “I don’t believe you.”“Believe it or not Miranda, he even went as far as turning one of my loyal pack members against me, do you remember omega Conor, the son of the seamstress?”She tried to recall, “I think I met him once before, isn’t he Sandy’s good friend?”“Yes, but unfortunately, Conor wasn’t all he turned out to be, he confessed his crimes with his own mouth before I executed him in my court. Turns out that he was sent by Damian to destroy me and my pack. He’s no friend to my sister, he fooled her and only used her to gain entrance to the packhouse to do Damian’s dirty work!”“No…. You’re lying… no, I cannot… I do not believe you… I won’t…”“Believe it or not Miranda,” he repeated. “It’s the truth. I swear that I received no such message about you in captivity, and even if I did, it must have been a trap for him to lure me into his territory. He is evil Miranda; you cannot marry him… you just cannot.”Miranda began to stutter, “but… b-b-but…”Wa
What is wrong with that girl??? Who does she think she is? Why does she deem herself so high that no one can talk to her? Does she not realize what she is about to do? Does she not realize how much her actions will affect others? After Walden left, Valledor could no longer suppress the urge to go in there and talk some sense into that girl. He does not care anymore what Luther or Damian might do to him if he tries to hurt her, he does not care at all.He banged the meeting doors open with his shoulder, so they swung open and hit the wall with force before he entered inside, “Miranda! What is wrong with you??? Why do you derive so much pleasure in making things difficult for others??? What kind of queen do you intend to become??”Even with the loud tone Valledor used, Miranda was not moved because he doesn’t scare her at all. She remained seated watching him, and after he finished lashing at her, she gave him her calm reply….“The best Valledor, I intend to become the best queen this p
“Never did I think that the Lotus pack would have the chance to witness the wedding of our very own beautiful princess, we never thought that you’d choose to marry outside of the conference for us, thank you Miranda!”“Yes!” Audrey chimed. “The cardinal committee can go throw themselves off a cliff! All because of our status they refused to invite us, now our princess won’t be gracing the occasion with her wedding. Instead, the lotus pack will host its own alpha wedding, the first of its kind, and we will still have the god’s blessings!“The silver pack has not only shown us the irrelevance of those gatherings, but they have also added a very giant feather to our cap by agreeing to marry our princess!”The two friends could not help but jump up and down excitedly as they helped Miranda get ready for her wedding.“A very giant one indeed!” Beatrice beamed as she added the finishing touches to Miranda’s make-up.“This is a very special day for me,” Miranda said in agreement. “I don’t th
“I’m sorry,” he apologized after pulling his mouth from hers. I’m not used to these types of things. I didn’t know they were asking for a kiss.“Umm…. I-its fine,” she stuttered, trying to force a smile to make the situation seem less awkward. She was still panting heavily through her flushed cheeks and sweaty palms even in the evening breeze, it took a moment for her to realize that the music had stopped.The guests clapped as they all joined them on the dance floor and the dancing continued, all the while Miranda felt a mixture of shyness and nervousness, so much that she couldn’t look him in the eyes anymore, not because she was terrified of him, but because she feared getting lost in those eyes again. It continued with her continually avoiding eye contact with him until the reception ended.After the celebration, everyone left the lotus garden one by one, handing their gifts over to the couple before departing to their various homes.The couple was still receiving gifts and well w
Samara was not in a good mood because of all that’s happened. Walden had returned home from the lotus packhouse yesterday very disappointed, as Miranda had rejected him, her reaction not only hurt his pride, but also made him refuse to speak to anyone throughout. He shut everyone away, including her.This was not good at all; even with all the persuasions, Miranda still went ahead with the marriage to the silver alpha. Samara decided she needed to do something about it herself, which made her choose to visit the lotus packhouse this morning, the couple had just wedded yesterday, so they might still be around if she arrived early enough. She knows that it might be a futile attempt to try to convince Miranda herself, but she’s willing to try anyway.**********Early in the morning, Miranda was outside, bidding her lotus followers goodbye, as she was departing to her new home as the new Luna, all the silver pack soldiers that would be escorting her and Damian were already outside with th
Miranda arrived at the compound of the silver packhouse with her newly wedded mate that evening, and just as the way they’d left, there were a flock of silver wolves waiting to welcome in their new Luna at the entrance. She came down from the vehicle holding his hand, same time as the soldiers offloaded their luggage and carried them inside. The new couple were greeted by the council members who were standing at the front and in order to make up for the celebration of their alpha’s wedding, the silver wolves proposed a feast to honor their new Luna right there.Miranda first heard about the feast from madame Jane’s mouth after she’d returned to her room.“But my mate didn’t let me know about any such feast before!” She complained.“He was not aware too; it was meant to be a surprise to welcome the both of you.”Sighs, “I don’t think I can attend, the journey returning here was a hectic one! I’m really tired madame Jane.”“I’m sorry dear, but you don’t have much of a choice. The silver
It took some time almost getting lost and Miranda asking multiple guards and servants for her way around the big packhouse, before she finally found madame Jane in the seamstresses’ quarters, giving orders for new curtain drapes that had to be replaced.“Madame Jane!”Miranda’s eyes were reddened, and her make-up smudged as she’d tried cleaning it off with her hand several times, how awfully tired she looked. She hadn’t had a chance to take off her clothes, nor these shoes that were beginning to killing her feet, all because she couldn’t find her things anywhere in her room.“Oh dear, what’s the matter? The party has ended since, why haven’t you gone to bed? And why are you still wearing that dress?” Madame Jane asked all at once.“I couldn’t find any one of my clothes madame Jane. They were there when you helped me get ready for the party and when I left with my mate, but when I returned to my room after the party had ended, my clothes, boxes, and all the gifts I received from the si
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