Nico happened to be on duty this night and he was grumpy that as well. He was one of the lead warriors and was he duty to go around to all borders checking with the warriors if everything was okay. Lead warrior’s duties were to check all borders during patrol to make sure that everything was still alright. He would have to drive from the Rosewood borders all the way to the rogue pack borders checking on things.
He was doing that at this moment, coming from the north border going to check on the south. Layla had been sitting there hiding for hours now, she was looking for an opening to go in unnoticed, but the warriors of Rosewood were very vigilant and they did not even look sleepy. Which frustrated Layla, but still waited with hope that sooner or later he was going to get an opening.
She did not know why she was not leaving but her wolf kept on insisting they waited and so they did, few more hours of waiting her wolf got agitated and started jumping around. She
Nico and Layla went back to Rosewood pack. She was feeling depressed now, the feeling she was getting from Nico was so good, she wanted to be with him, everything in her wanted him but there was one problem, Nico is not in a position of power and she wanted power. She cursed the Mood Goddess for giving her such a mate when she deserved more, the more she thought about it the more depressed she felt.“Sweetheart, what is going on, don’t you want to be here?” seeing her like that hurt Nico, he felt like he was failing her already, it hurt as much as it made him angry for being so useless now. “Am okay.” Answered Layla forcing a smile, Nico saw through that and his heart broke. “Layla, I may be nothing now and have no position to offer you but you have my heart sweetheart, please trust that I will do anything to make you happy, I would destroy the world if it calmed you.”Layla sniffed for real this time, her heart tightened at his
When Jackson and Nathan finished discussing pack business Nathan sat back and asked his father. “Does anyone know where Steven is now?” asked Nathan, not that he was confused about the situation, but he wanted Steven to learn his lesson. “I believe he is at the rogue pack.” Answered his father and raised his eyebrow. “He will never learn anything if he is there, the rogue pack might be open to all rogues, but it’s not open to him, Steven had a lesson to learn and he won’t learn it there,” Nathan told his father.Jackson was kind-hearted, as much as he knew that Steven deserved what he was getting but he still felt sorry for him, he was like a son to him and he grew up right in front of him with Nathan. He could not help but feel for him. “I know but don’t you think that him being with the rogue pack is punishment enough?” asked his father but Nathan shook his head, right then Jackson knew that his son had chang
Two weeks have passed with Layla staying at Rosewood with Nico, he sent word to Nathan telling him that Layla was his mate and that she was staying with him. Anita could not be happier hearing the news, this mean that she will finally be free of Layla, so she thought. At Rosewood Layla and Nico have been very busy. Their plan was in motion and ready to be executed this evening during the Luna ceremony.They were invited to attend, both of Anita’s packs would be in attendance this evening, Anita was nervous as there would be a lot of people in attendance this evening, this was not only a Luna ceremony, but they also wanted to announce joining the packs and make then into one then she and Nathan were going to live in her mansion then leave a beta and gamma at Silver Sands just like she did with Rosewood and the rogue pack.Steven was kicked out of the rogue pack as per Nathan’s instructions, he was now a real rogue out there on his own, fighting for survival
Layla was smiling brightly but did not move to go to the front to meet Nathan, Anita thought it was a joke because Nathan was smiling looking right at her but in actual fact, he was looking at Layla, Anita was the one who thought he was looking at her. “Baby come up am sure everyone doesn’t want to spend the whole night here,” Nathan said smiling, Anita did not know if he was talking to her or Layla but she heard him clearly when he called out her name as his chosen mate and Luna.Finally, Layla moved and swayed her hips cat walking to the front. Her shoes echoed on the wooden floor and the silence made the sound louder than it actually was. When she got to the stairs, she climbed them one by one with her eyes fixed on Nathan and his on her. It was something that no one had expected, pack members from either side kept sending pitiful looks to Anita and the way she looked was really pitiful.She stood there in a daze watching the two, she felt like it
The next morning Anita was on the training grounds early, she trained and took out all her frustration on the training. By the time the warriors and everyone else came for training she was already sweating and breathing heavily. They joined into the training, she trained harder than she ever did before, she pushed herself harder and no one said anything. They had been training for a while now, the warriors and others were tired but they never said anything.Four hours later she dismissed training then went into the packhouse to shower and when she was done, she went into her office and buried herself in work. But she could not get anything done, her mind was on Nathan, she wanted to know what happened and if Layla did something then how did she do it. She went to the library and started reading on witches, the spells they cast and how they cast them.But still she could not get anything useful but through all that she believed the witches or a witch was involved in thi
They walked out of the packhouse with Anita feeling defeated, all that confidence she showed in front of Layla was gone and all that was left now was defeat. She was drained and did not know how she was going to help Nathan. But one thing was clear to her and that is to not give up on him. Nathan never gave up on her no matter how difficult she was, he stuck it out and was there for her through it all.“I was afraid of this, she did exactly what I was afraid of, I mean did you see how alpha was in there? He did not even recognize you, It was like you are just another she-wolf in the pack.” The she-wolf said not believing what just happened. “It doesn’t matter if he recognizes me or not, what matters is that your alpha, my mate is under a spell and we don’t know what Layla is going to make him do while he's like this.” Said Anita thinking deeply about the current situation.“We don’t know her plan, we know that she has alw
The following day after training they all met at the breakfast table, it was silent this time around, no one wanted to say anything and the tension was thick. “Does anyone know where I can find a witch?” asked Anita out of the blue making everyone stop eating and look at her. It was no secret that after the war werewolves, vampires and witches never got along. “What do you need a witch for?” asked Laura.“If I am going to help Nathan, I need to know what it is that was given to him and how to reverse it. Only a witch can give me that information.” She answered, Jackson thought for a while before sighing then answered. “I know a coven, where they stay.” Now all eyes were on him with questions in them. “What?” he asked. “How do you know a coven of witches?” asked Laura. “I was once like Anita, I went looking for them because I wanted to save my father, I wanted him back.” He answered but L
A month have passed and things between Anita and Nathan were still the same. He was still very much in love with Layla if it can be called that and Anita has been focusing on her packs. Both packs have grown from strength to strength, more rogues joined the rogue pack and now numbers have increased. Also, there were less rogue attacks on pack now that the rogue pack was there and accepting everyone.Jackson and Divan went back to Silver Sands the day after they came back from looking for the coven. Jackson was keeping his distance from Nathan but he on the other side wanted to be with him like they used to. He did not understand why his father would suddenly not have time for him, he even confided in Layla about the matter and she told him that he might be dealing with his own things with his mate and needed time.That was when they just came back and Nathan understood but as time went by he saw that his father was avoiding him. Whenever he would come into the room whe
“Luka, stop playing with sand, you know mama wont like it when you get into the house full of sand.” Nova said to her brother, but Luka stood up and continued to throw sand around giggling. “Luka no!” Nova stood up attempting to stop him, but Luka ran to the packhouse with Nova right behind him. He was giggling as he ran and almost falling.He got in and ran to the kitchen where their mother was. “No running!” Anita reprimanded and Luka stopped then turned to look at his sister. “Mama!” called Nova coming into the kitchen. “Yes, princess?” answered Anita busy making cookie dough. “Look at your son, he was at it again just now.” Anita stiffened her laugh then looked at Luka, little Luka had sand all over his face and even on his hair.“You were playing with sand again Luka.” Said Anita looking at him.“No” said Luka shaking his head. “He was mama, look at him.&rd
As the pain tore through him Nico clutched at his chest feeling like his heart was being ripped out of his chest. The pain was unbearable and excruciating. He felt like he was going to die right there and then. “Aaaaah!!” he cried out painfully clutching his chest. As the pain intensified, he shifted into his wolf form then he looked up in the sky and howled, other werewolves close by heard the painful howl and joined in.He was close to the border of Rosewood when this happened and the werewolves that heard him were the warriors on patrol. After the howl, they went looking for him and found him in his wolf form curled up on the ground looking helpless. They surrounded him as the other warrior mind linked Marco to come quickly. As the other beta, Marco could sense the urgency in the warrior’s voice and came running to see what was happening.When he got there, he saw Nico curled up on the ground looking like an injured dog. ‘What happened,
Nathan’s heart ached seeing his mate like that, he closed his eyes to fight the tears from falling. ‘Goddess, did you bring my mate to me only for me to keep hurting her like this? Did you not maybe make a mistake giving her to me? I am not good enough for this angel, she is pure and had a heart of gold.’ Nathan said a silent prayer before taking slow steps towards his mate. His feel felt heavy to lift and his heart hurt painfully in his chest.They say that the hardest wounds to heal are those on the inside for they do not get air to heal naturally. Nathan feared what the pain he has been causing his mate must be doing to her inside, she might forgive him and take him back. But does that mean the wounds have healed? He feared not. He stopped close to her and extended his hand then gently.“My love, please say something, whatever you are feeling right now please don’t keep it in, tell me, doesn’t matter how hurtful it m
Months passed and still no sign of Layla. Nico looked like a walking zombie, he missed his mate so much and longed to be with her but he could not find her. He looked everywhere he thought she might be but she was not there, he never found her. he spent these months searching for her with no luck. Nathan as well has been looking for her but with no luck, not even a clue of where she could be, it's like she vanished. Which made him more paranoid thinking that she was planning something again.The good news is that he found Steven and brought him back to the pack. He came back a changed man, stricter than he was and more focused. Nathan liked the new version of him and so did Divan. The three of them have been helping each other in the search for Layla, they had teams made up of members from the rogue pack, rosewood and silver sands. So far, none of them had luck in finding Layla.Nathan and Anita have been working on their relationship. It was not hard doing so as the m
Nathan wakes up inhaling a deep breath like he has been drowning, this startled Laura as she was not expecting it, her hand was on her chest with her eyes popped looking at him. Nathan finally noticed her and he gave her a small smile. “Am sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.” He apologized to her and Laura calmed down a bit. “Am glad to see you back and your father will be happy too,” Laura told him getting up from where she was seating.Nathan wanted to ask about Anita but was afraid of the answer he was going to get from Laura. “I have mind-linked your father and told him that you are awake. Anita is okay.” She told him without looking at him and left. Nathan sighed feeling defeated and wondering what it will take for him to fix things with everyone. ‘Why is she angry with you?’ asked Brice making Nathan sigh once again.‘She is angry because of what I did to our mate, she is her daughter remember?’ B
Three days have passed, and Nathan has not woken up. Jackson has been with him all this time, he got a tent and sleeping bags for the both and stayed there with him. Divan and Laura have been running the pack together while Jackson and Nathan are not available. Jackson was worried about his son, not only that but the way he had been acting towards him.He has made mistakes that he admits but he too did not make life easy for him after everything that has happened. He was angry but now he regrets not giving his son a chance. Laura comes to him as he was sitting outside the tent watching the pack member’s train. “My love, please go and show then have something to eat.” She has been coming to bring him food every day because he refused to leave Nathan alone.But he has not been showering. “I can’t leave him alone, just bring me something to eat like you have been doing.” He told him, he looked like he aged a few years due to the level o
Nathan walked to the training grounds, upon arrival he looked around, there were a few warriors training there, but his mind was not there at all or on them, while he was standing there, he thought of the day he first shifted years ago. There were a lot of them that shifted that day, Divan was there as well as Steven. They were standing next to the big tree that is close to the training grounds.He remembered the three of them discussing about how they wished their wolves to look like, each one saying how awesome their wolf would be compared to the other. He remembered saying. ‘my wolf will be there best out of yours and you know why?’ he had asked his friends that day and Divan was the one who asked. ‘Why?’ Divan had asked. ‘Because I am the future alpha, so my wolf is going to be the best!’ he had bragged to them.‘But mine will be the best than yours Steven because I am a beta’s son, I have beta blood running through m
Nathan spent the whole week training hard hoping that Brice will come back but there was no sign of his wolf, now he was frustrated by this and the fact that he's been avoiding his father because he did not know what he will say to him when he sees him. He was disappointed in himself for being weak and letting Layla manipulate him like that. Speaking of Layla, when they got back from the rogue pack with Divan Layla was nowhere to be seen.They thought that she was going to come back the following day but she has not, they went to Rosewood on the third day of her not coming back but did not find her, they threatened Nico and told him that he was going to die in her place if he did not present her in the next week. Nico, unfortunately, did not know where his mate was, when Layla left the pack she did not go to her mate. She was worried about what he was going to say when she tells him that she broke the spell by sleeping with Nathan.The only thing Nico ever asked of her
When Nathan was done showering, he got dressed then looked around his room, he found a lot of things that did not belong to him or Anita. He figured that they belong to Layla, rage rose from the pit of his stomach, he tried mind linking an omega to come and clear them up but then when there was no response of any sign of a connection, he remembered that Brice was not with him. He sighed ‘Brice, please come back to me, I am incomplete without you.’ He said then left the room.He went to the kitchen and found an omega. He told her to remove everything that belongs to Layla in his room and do spring cleaning on it. The omega had questions but would not dare ask them, their alpha had changed, from killing those warriors to rejecting his true mate and taking Layla as his chosen one. He was not the alpha they once knew, he was different and she was not about to put herself in the firing line just to know the reason behind his actions.Nathan went out and found Di