CHAPTER FIVE
MIRA
My phone beeped with a notification while sitting on my couch and enjoying a glass of wine.
I leaned forward and picked up the phone, which was lying on the table.
"A place has been secured for yourself and your daughter. My limousine would be coming to pick you up soon." The message read.
I scoffed, already knowing who the message was from.
So he really didn't remember me.
And he was still as selfish and wicked as he used to be then. He never changed even one bit.
At the thought of that, sharp pain swept through my entire body, making my face turn white. But this time around, it was not out of agony like anyone would think. It was out of anger and the burning urge for revenge.
I was holding tightly onto the side of the couch in exasperated breath when my five year old daughter walked up to me.
"Mum, I think I've got something in my eyes." The innocent velvety voice floated into my ears.
I turned my eyes to look at the lad in front of me, her clear brown eyes looking up at me expectantly.
My eyes ran through her small frame, and I shook my head. She looked so sweet and almost reminded me of the younger version of myself.
"Go pack up. We are going on a trip." I harshly said to the lad before I lifted myself off the couch.
"Mum, just like that?"
"Just do as I said. The limousine will be here in no time." I barked at her, and she shuddered before running towards the direction of her room.
I stood at a spot for a moment, my eyes glued to the direction she had just gone.
How would it have been possible to forgive him when something that is compulsorily a part of me kept reminding me of him.
I was stacking up some tools in my tool back when the limousine pulled up in my driveway.
"Mia," I called harshly as I walked out of the house holding my toolbox.
It was followed by Mia walking out of her room, dragging a small bag pack consisting of the little clothing she was going to be needing for our short stay.
"Mum, is Dad coming with us?" My innocent daughter asked again as we both got into the limousine.
"No," I answered curtly and didn't bother giving anymore explanation.
As soon as I got into the limousine, the cold air from the fully air-conditioned car hit me, causing me to close my eyes and inhale sharply.
This was what affluence felt like. Within the past few years, I had the opportunity to have a little feel of it because of the skills that I had developed over the years.
Nostalgia hit me as soon as the limousine pulled up inside the pack house, and all the memories immediately began to flood in. It was not like I had forgotten anyway.
I swallowed hard and tightened my fists as I looked around the premises where I had received the worst humiliation of my life five years ago, where the three brothers had tossed me around as if I was their play thing.
The sun was already starting to make its way behind the horizon, spreading thick, beautiful orange colours around the environment.
The limousine finally came to a halt, and the driver came over to the side to open the door to let me out.
The place looked almost the same, like nothing had changed with in the past five years. There are only a few improvements with the advent of technology here and there.
There were a few pack members going around with their daily activities, it may seem as though they were fully concentrating on their work, but I could see them peering from the corner of their eyes, probably wondering who is this mysterious woman who had showed up in their pack.
I was standing there and looking around when a young woman about my age walked up to me.
"Good day ma'am, you must be the fetish we have all been waiting for." She said in a smooth, velvety voice. She equally had a bright smile on her face, and I couldn't help but think that the smile was part of her job.
I nodded my head and returned her smile while running my eyes down her entire frame.
She was dressed in formal outfits like a hotel concierge, her hair packed into a neat ponytail.
"Come on, I am going to show you to your room, you can leave your bags in the car, I will have the driver bring them in."
I smiled and nodded my head. However, I reached out for the bag, which contained my tools.
"But, I will have to pick this one up myself. It contains things that I can't leave behind." I said and offered her a smile, which she returned warmly.
I reached out for Mia and held her hand in mine.
I looked around the pack house one more time before I walked behind her, into the main building, wondering why I suddenly felt a strong force of attraction pulling me towards a particular direction. It was something I could not explain, something I had only felt about five years ago.
"No way." I whispered. There was no way that was possible. After all, he had already rejected me five years ago, right? And I rejected him too.
It was definitely my heart playing tricks with me. I let out a deep breath and kept walking.
Suddenly, my heart began to beat involuntarily and wouldn't stop no matter how hard I tried to make it stop. The force pulling me equally increased.
I didn't have a wolf, I would have tried to find out from her what was going on.
At that same instant, the young lady who was leading me paused in her tracks, almost bumping into the young man who had just come down from the staircase.
"Good day, Alpha Jeremy." She bowed and made way for him to pass.
My heart dropped at that mention of the name and began pounding hard against my chest.
No way!
Jeremy walked past the maid, brushing past me.
His scent wafted into my nose, and I felt butterflies start to dance inside my stomach like there was a feast being held there.
The force of attraction hit stronger. Slowly, I felt myself being pulled towards him. At this point, I no longer had control of myself, I turned around to look at him even, only to be met with the biggest shock of my life.
Despite having walked past me, hr halted in his tracks and turned around to look at me. The only explanation to that would be that he also felt the attraction.
His eyes peered into mine for the next few minutes. Wr both stood static there peering into each other's eyes.
"Ma'am, shall we?" The voice of the woman who had led me in pulled ne back to reality. "Let's go."
"Sure," I nodded and flashed her a smile.
I settled into the room where she led me to.
Looking around the room, one can easily tell that it was a room reserved for guests. there was just a single king-sized bed, an empty wardrobe, and a mirror by the side of the wall. There was a couch by the bed where I immediately dumbed the bag I had in hand.
"Unpack." I ordered my daughter, "I am going outside for some fresh air."
I needed to take a survey around the pack house. After all, I was here for revenge, and I needed to know my enemies.
The cold air hit my face as soon as I stepped my feet outside the palace, in the premises of the pack house. By this time, it was already pretty dark outside, but I could manage to see from the illumination provided by the lightbulbs in the premises.
I was strolling blissfully when I heard footsteps behind me. I quickly turned around to see Jeremy standing there. His tall frame was enough to recognize him even in the dark.
"If it isn't, the much talked about fetish." He said mischievously and approached me.
My heart began to thud violently against my chest as I stood facing him, I could not help but wonder if he had recognized me earlier. His brother didn't, so he most likely wouldn't
I maintained a straight face and tried to get rid of the fire burning in my insides as I faced him.
"You must be the brother." I said, trying to sound normal.
He smiled dryly. With the reflection of the light, I could see his face faintly, but it was unreadable.
"Yes, I am the brother. Long time no see, Mira." He voiced out, and my breath hitched.
He did recognize me.
I cleared my throat and tried to say something, to maybe, convince him that he was mistaking, but nothing was forthcoming.
"Don't worry," he drawled. "I am going to keep your little secret, but you are also going to do something for me in return."
I wanted to say something else, to shun him off, but when I opened my mouth, the only thing I was able to let out was a gasp.
"You are going to give in to it, to the desire." He said with a smirk on his face.
"What... What are you talking about?" I asked him, and he shook his head.
"You feel it too, don't you?" He asked.
I took a step backwards and swallowed hard. My heart beat repeatedly till it almost became painful to breathe.
"Feel what?" I asked as fiercely as I could, while holding onto his gaze and making sure my eyes were unwavering.
"The mate bond, Mira, don't you feel it?"
Hearing his words further broke my resolve, and I took a step back till my back hit the wall. He took one step forward and another till he was standing directly in front of me.
His eyes swept through my entire frame lustfully like he was trying to undress me with his words.
Slowly, he lifted his hand and ran the back of his palm over my face, causing a tingle in my intimates.
"You've grown even more beautiful than you looked five years ago, Mira, just like the kind of woman I would like on my bed."
My stomach clenched with his last words, especially as his breath tickled my face.
"Succumb to the mate bond and be my Luna."
CHAPTER SIXMIRAMy heart sank when Jeremy offered that I become his Luna. I was wolfless, so the mate stuff was not real."I... I can't," I told him plainly. "I already have..." I paused. I didn't want to reveal too much to them yet. The only reason I came here was to wipe the entire pack. I had no business whatsoever with being anyone mate or whatever. "Jeremy. I can not accept the mate bond. I am wolfless, and I feel nothing." Jeremy smirked as he got even closer. I could hear my heart pounding more terribly this time. I tried to control the pace I was breathing since it was giving out too much, but I could not. I was out of control of that. "You and I know very well that you're trying to lie to me. But it wouldn't work. You can lie to me but not yourself. Yes, you lost your wolf, but then..." "Jeremy!" I cut in sharply before he would finish what he had to say. He leaned away from me and sighed deeply. I also exhaled deeply, thinking that he was finally letting me go. He fac
CHAPTER SEVENALPHA LESLEY I could hear the commotion from outside. I already knew that the fetish woman had arrived. I walked towards my window and peeped to see her alighting from the car. My heart melted at the sight of her shoe as she stuck her right leg out of the car after the driver opened the door for her to go in. She walked out of the car, and her eyes glowed like the morning sun. I gulped down hard on my saliva. Her beauty melted my heart. I turned to my table to grab my phone and call the maid that had been assigned to take care of her on her arrival. Before I grabbed my phone, the maid walked into the scene. I smiled inwardly. I stood by the window watching her with a racing heart. The woman was a beauty to behold, and something kept drawing me towards her. After a while of standing by the window unconsciously, a knock on my door interrupted my thoughts. I walked towards the door and opened it. My messenger was standing outside the door. He bowed in front of me. "The
CHAPTER EIGHT MIRAMy heart throbbed as I hurried into my room. I could not believe what had just happened. I almost kissed Lesley. After everything he did to me, I still let him get that close to me. I was a coward. The first thing I noticed as I rushed into my room was my daughter sleeping peacefully at a side of the huge bed that was prepared for us. I gasped when I noticed another masculine shadow in my room. I was about to scream when he grabbed me and covered my mouth. Thoughts ran through my head. I almost thought it was a serial killer, and I wondered how he got into my room. My eyes slowly drifted back to my daughter, and my heart skipped as I thought of something silly. "Was she even sleeping?" I questioned my heart. As though everything was happening so fast, I felt my back touch the wall. The hands were slowly slipping away from my lips, and I was going to scream once I got the opportunity to. "You're going to wake her up." I heard the familiar voice, and his hands f
CHAPTER NINE JEREMYJeremy was a perfect example of a complete gentleman. He didn't try to push or force things. He let go of me and walked away from the room without saying anything to me. I felt bad for Jeremy. I wanted to call him back or even follow him to his room so we could continue. This was not only because I felt bad for Jeremy. It was also because I wanted it, too. I walked towards my bed and sat there as I wrapped my hands around my body. The tough woman I trained to be for years was gradually becoming weak. I was slowly catching feelings for Jeremy even though I knew that it was wrong. I shouldn't be catching feelings for him because he was a Brown. Not only that, he was also the twin brother of my former mate. How would it balance? I was scared of loving him. What if he was also just trying to get into my pants like his brother did some years ago? What if this was also a bet? Tears dropped down my cheek, and I quickly wiped it off. I was losing control already. I slo
CHAPTER TENALPHA JEREMYAfter seeing Mira, I realised that I never stopped loving her. I never thought I did, but seeing her affirmed everything. I thought I would be able to move on, but it had been years already. I had always loved Mira, and that was why I was so hurt when I realised that she had sex with my brother years back. I knew about the bet back then, but I could not stop it. I didn't want to betray my brothers because of a woman, and I hoped that Mira would not fall for it. It pained me that she was so naive. I thought Lesley was out of the way after what happened. Somehow, it was good that he rejected the mate bond. I was jealous of the fact that she was mated to him, and not me. I knew the cost of him rejecting her, and that was my only pain. Now that she was back, I wasn't supposed to be competing with anyone over her love, but it seemed like I would be doing plenty of that. It seemed like Lesley was in love with her this time. I would not stop reminding her how much
CHAPTER ELEVENALPHA LESLEY"I thought I asked you to leave this palace?" I shouted at Tasha as she walked into my room. If I had known that Tasha was the one behind my door, I wouldn't have opened the door."You just asked me to leave, and you didn't even bother to tell me where to go."I scoffed.Tasha always had silly excuses not to do something. Whenever I asked her to do something, and she didn't want to do it, she would never tell you straight up. She always went through the corners, and her excuses were always unbelievable."You do not have anywhere to go? Is that even an excuse?""Come on, Lesley," she uttered my name as she walked closer to me.She placed her hand on my chest and began to walk her fingers around my chest. I grabbed her hand and dropped it forcefully."Don't you dare!" I warned her.She folded her arms and pushed her lips forward."Isn't this unfair? Every time you have reasons to send me away from your room. Now you are asking me to leave the palace. Where do
CHAPTER TWELVEMIRA"Rena dera prexanta, shallle.... jexi." I read out the incarnations with my eyes tightly shut, and my hands spread out. I was trying to concentrate on the incarnation I was saying. I already wasted too much time to begin. I had been distracted ever since I came into the Palace, and I had not really paid enough attention to my witch practice. My lips moved rapidly nonstop, and I didn't pause forba second to catch my breath. "Mom!" My daughter screamed as she rushed into the inner chamber of the room we shared. There was one thing with sharing a room with kids. Even when you tried to pay attention or focus on something, they would never understand. I thought I would be able to focus while she played in the main room with her toys. I turned around sharply and saw her standing there and staring up at me. There was excitement in her innocent eyes as she looked up at me. I was not curious to know why she interrupted my incarnation when I was not even done yet. "Wh
CHAPTER THIRTEEN MIRA"She's unconscious!" I screamed. Lesley carried her before Jeremy could, and we all rushed out of the house together. We went to see the healer so she would take care of my daughter. When we got to the healers, Chambers, she was not in. My heart was already beating very fast. Jeremy checked her pulse and confirmed that she was only unconscious, but she was still breathing. He ordered some guards to find the healer and bring her back to her Chambers right away. Immediately after the guards walked away from the room, the healer walked into the room. She probably bumped into them on her way back to her Chambers. "She was under an asthma attack, and she just passed out," I cried to the healer immediately as she walked into the house. Lesley lay her on the bed while the healer began to check on her. She used some herbs on Mia. I sat beside her, watching her with my heart racing in my chest. I told myself that it was my fault that my daughter had fallen under
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVENLESLEYThe aftermath left the battlefield quiet, but for the muffled crackling of burning lumber and the cries of the wounded. Eventually, after hours of nonstop fighting, the rogues had fled and vanished into the darkness. However, the cost of their retreat was high for us. The debris of our house was strewn all around me, and blood marked the fields where my troops had fallen. A menacing reminder of the night's destruction, the omegas homes were in ruins. I dabbed at my perspiration and bloody brow, attempting to contain the growing wave of annoyance and rage that was about to overflow. This was a shattering blow to the strength and morale of the pack, not merely a battle lost. For what purpose? Because of the Elders’ stubbornness? Their endless protocol that had our hands held, when we needed help the most? My gaze fell on the captured rogues, as I scanned the scene before me—snarling and growling defeated figures who had been chained and restrained by my warri
CHAPTER TWENTY SIXLESLEYFrustration gnawed at me with every passing second as I paced restlessly around the Elder's chambers. The sun had long been set, casting a light golden glow over the pack’s headquarters. The urgency of the situation weighed heavily on my shoulders, and the Elders council, seated before me, seemed maddeningly indifferent to the crisis. For what felt like an eternity, I had been trying to negotiate with them, desperate to convince them to let Mira, the fetish woman, begin her work immediately. The stakes were too high for their hesitance. Standing in front of the Elders, I fought to keep my voice calm, but annoyance lingered just beneath the surface. “We should have been informed earlier, in detail, about her role in this before bringing her here,” one of the Elders said, a tall, imposing man with grey hair his stern expression unwavering. “We don’t make such decisions rashly. It’s an act of betrayal, Lesley—you went behind our backs by bringing her here.” I cl
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVEJEREMYI noticed the tension that immediately filled the room as soon as Celia walked in and I couldn’t stop the smile that spread across my face. Especially when I turned to face Mira and noted the expression on her face, it was one of extreme jealousy. The expression graduated into a deep scowl as soon as Celia walked towards my direction and threw her arm around my neck, pressing her body into mine. “Excuse me, I think I should leave now.” Mira said amidst hitched voice as she lifted herself off the bed. I had no idea why I derived pleasure from how uncomfortable she looked as she walked out of the room. My eyes were glued to her as she walked away from the room, as she stopped at the door and as she pulled open the door handle and walked out of the room. My eyes still stayed glued to the door, somehow hoping that I could get even the slightest glimpse of her again. I practically felt like a child who was desperately waiting for a treat that was about to walk ri
CHAPTER TWENTY FOURMIRAThe clank sound made by the plate after Mia dropped it reverberated through the room and coarsed through my veins, sending a surge of anger all over me and causing my body to tremble. I gulped down hard, tightening my fists in an attempt to calm my anger. I had no idea why stepping into this place and encountering her father once again had somehow managed to bring back all the memories I had been trying to bury, thereby adding a degree to the anger I felt for my daughter. However, I had made myself a promise earlier to stop taking out my anger on my daughter—the anger caused by the sins of her father. I swallowed hard once again as her big eyes stared back me, pleading. She didn’t need to plead. I scoffed and looked away. It had been difficult for me to be able to get my mind off what I saw last night, the image of Sharon and I had made up my mind to find her. Only that, there was only one way that I would be able to do that. And I needed to take the bull by t
CHAPTER TWENNTY THREEMIRAI stood by the window thinking about the recent happenings in the pack. I knew I needed to do something about a whole lot of things. Things were not going as planned, and it bothered me so much. I was still thinking about the pack and their refusal to let me start planning my revenge. The elders were torn in my flesh. I wished I could get the DNA sooner, I would deal mercilessly with them. I was still thinking when I noticed someone familiar walking out of one of Lesley's chambers. I looked closely, narrowing my eyes to be able to take a clearer look at who it was. My heart sank deep into my stomach when I realised who it was. It was Sharon. My best friend who took me in when I had no family. She did everything she could to replace my loss and fill in the gap. I looked closely at the picture of the woman standing right in front of Lesley's door as she walked out of the house, heading towards the exit of the palace. I wanted to be sure, and truly, it was Shar
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO LESLEY I sat in the sparsely litted room. My hands spread wide open across the couch. My friends Jimmy and Mike were there, too. We had been together for years, and whenever we got together like this, it was only to cause mayhem or something worse. We usually forgot all out pains, and this was the part where I'd completely forget that I had issues going on in the pack. "Whenever it was Mike's turn to pick a dare for either of us, he usually went extreme with it," Jimmy teased Mike. I laughed out. I tried to control the way I laughed. The lady kneeling in front of me had my cock in her hand. The pleasure I felt there was another level, but I tried not to pay too much attention to it. He hands caressed my cock freely sending g shivers down my spine. She leaned in and dipped it down into her throat while I rolled my eyes and bit my lips. My friends also had women kneeling in front of them, and doing something to their cocks. One would not understand the pressure down th
CHAPTER TWENTY ONEMIRA "I love you Mira, with every part of me. " Jeremy's words replayed in my head as his image enveloped my thoughts. I could feel the race of my heart beeping faster than I could imagine. The sun ray shined upon my face as I realized I was dreaming all along, yet the thoughts of Jeremy was as real as though he was with me, I couldn't get over the thoughts of how he thrusted in and out of me the day we had sex. I knew I would fall more for Jeremy if I continued to see him. I was avnel to convince myself that avoiding Jeremy was the best option. Whenever I saw Jeremy walking towards me, I quickly did a turn. I avoided the kitchen and dinning because of him. I didn't want to fall deeper in love with Jeremy because it would only make things worse. I wouldn't be able to concentrate on any other thing aside from Jeremy. I inhaled deeply as I shut my eyes letting the thoughts continue to drown me. He made me feel the real woman I am, how more could I get over the feeling
CHAPTER TWENTYJEREMY "Take her bags inside," I ordered the guards. They packed up Celia's bags and began walking inside with them. Celia turned to me and hugged me tightly. I spoke to her dad the previous night before they arrived in the morning. They were going on a trip and wanted me to take care of their daughter until their return. The alpha and his wife left their pack under the care of their beta, and now they were keeping their daughter under my care. "You have to watch over her until I am back. Do not let her out of your sight." "Mom?" Celia stressed. "I am no longer a child." I smiled. If only she had heard everything her dad had said to me the previous night about keeping her safe and all. She would not complain about this tiny statement her mom had just made. After her parents left, I led her into the house. Celia and I had a lot of catching up to do. I organised the maids to prepare a room for her. I picked the closest room to my room so that I would be able to watch afte
CHAPTER NINETEENAPLHA LESLEY I was finally in the meeting room with Jeremy and the rest of the pack elders. We were deliberating on Mira's issue. I didn't know why I was suddenly tense and restless. "I do not know why you have so much faith in that woman. Would she be able to save our pack? Come on?" "I thought we talked about this before?" Jeremy interrupted. His eyes were glued on me as he asked the question. I had made a mistake. I lied to Jeremy that I had already talked to the elders about it, and they agreed that Mira should come into the pack and save everyone. I only talked to a few elders. They had doubts, but they agreed to give her a trial. "What makes you think that an ordinary woman like her would be able to save this pack?" An elder argued. "We have tried different mediums. We have consulted different healers, and they were only able to tell us fortune without giving solutions." "Some even gave us fake portions to take. Instead of making our warriors stronger during the