THIRD PERSON'S POV “You are as useless as your b*tch of a mother. You can't even do one little thing right.“ Kane's father was a man who demanded perfection from everyone in his pack, down to the lowliest omega.The task he had expected his twelve-year-old son was to sneak into one of the smaller packs and plant in some materials that the council of Alphas had prohibited.His source of information had given him the wrong information, and he in turn had given his son the wrong information. The boy had been told to get to the pack at precisely eight. That was the time the guards would be doing a change in shift. He had approximately three minutes to slip into the pack and plant the content of the small bag he was carrying.The boy had dedicatedly trained for this small mission, all in a bid to win his father's love or, at the very least, his approval. A well-done would have done a lot for the little boy's ego. However, on the day, everything had gone according to plan until he had gott
THIRD PERSON'S POVMaria Greenwood rarely gambled wrong. She was always on the winning side. She also knew she would work hard to reach her goal. She was determined and hardworking, which was why she was such a great asset to the warriors in Moonlight pack.When she had first expressed her desire to become Luna to her squadmates, no one had refuted her. They knew there was no stronger woman in the pack.She was the topic of discussion this morning at one of the borders of the pack. The guards there were bored. Nothing ever happened out there, but they still took no chances.“Does anyone here think Maria will actually come back to the pack?“ One of them said, and another sneered.“Come back? She took the easiest way out. She's a coward, and if she knows what's good for her, she won't show her face around here anymore.““I don't think she ran away, though. She was likely captured and can't find her way home anymore.““Shut up, Ted. Everyone knows you like her. I would have been more su
ARIA'S POV“Call me mother.“ Aria remembered Luna Cecilia telling her. “I'm going to make you my daughter. I have no child of my own.“Aria remembered feeling out of sorts with that order. Luna Cecilia had a son. Kane. He was set to become the next Alpha.“Luna Cecilia, you have a son.“ I had told her, and her eyes darkened.“Kane might be my biological son, but he is no son of mine. He's going to grow up to take after his father. I want nothing to do with him.“I had been too young to know what she was talking about, but I had never been too comfortable to take on another person's position. Most importantly, I never wanted to take over for anyone. I wanted to find my own people. So one day I asked her where I came from, and she had no answer for me.We started spending a lot of time together until one night, I had been sleeping after we had our evening tea. Someone came into the room and snatched me off the soft bed and yanked the covers from me. “What's going on? How dare you come
LUCAS' POVIt was an uneventful day at work. One of those days when everything simply blurred into each other. The highlight of it was a run in the pack with Cole and my Gamma, Lane. Lane had left the pack about ten years ago to go mind his mother's pack until the rightful heir was old enough to take over.I was glad to see that he hadn't changed at all. He was still the same fun-loving boy who had left the pack. He was only two months younger than I am, but he behaved like a fifteen-year-old boy. His position was not very important to the pack, so he could be away for as long as he wished.Two days ago, he had telephoned when Cole and I were busy at work.“Yo, Luke!“ The sound of his voice was unmistakable, and I had automatically groaned. “Don't call me that, Lane. I'm the Alpha now.“ I had said for Cole's benefit. He had rolled his eyes in exasperation too. Lane has always been insufferable like that.“I know, Luke. If I don't call you that, you'll forget your mother's nickname f
ARIA'S POVLuna Cecilia has been on my mind for a while. I used to think that she had been harsh on her only son before I learned that her husband was using her son against the both of them.I know it's st*pid to think this way, but I found myself thinking about Lucas and if he would ever do something like that to me. Brielle had noticed my pensive mood.“Luna, I thought you would be more cheered seeing as you have a whole brother now.“ She teased.“I have something on my mind.“ I had confessed to her. “First, how important is it for a Luna to have heirs?““Oh!“ Her eyes had sparkled with such delight. “It's a thing of joy. To us pack members, it is an assurance that the pack will still live on. It's a sign of continuity, of permanence, and of relevance.““Oh. What if a Luna is unable to give birth?““I have never heard of such a Luna. However, I think the Luna will be impeached. It all depends on the Alpha and how important it is to him to have an heir.““I see.““Why? Why are you a
THIRD PERSON'S POVThree days later, Maria could no longer take it anymore. She had to know what would happen next. The suspense was driving her crazy. She had already confirmed that Aria had lived here. She had slowly built a good connection with her usual maid. She had left immediately after she had first confirmed that Aria lived there. The next day, she had asked her about her physical appearance. Over her next six meals, she had confirmed, and to her utter delight, the maid didn't seem to like Aria either. No one would voluntarily tell a stranger about her friend. "I don't know what spell she has them all under, but I'm going to shatter it if it's the last thing I do." Maria had made herself delusional enough to think that she was a heroine. That she was Moonlight pack's savior. Lucas wouldn't be able to resist me once the veil is off.The idea of Lucas and the whole pack being indebted to her had her so excited that she could barely sleep. "They're all going to be my slaves. T
THIRD PERSON'S POV Back in the Moonlight Pack, Alpha Lucas and Luna Aria were back in their honeymoon phase. They couldn't keep their hands off each other. Luna Aria was more attentive to her Alpha, and she had slowly let go of the pain and resentment she had been holding on to.Gamma Lane was the newest addition to the pack, but it was like he had never left it. He had blended in seamlessly with the group. Luna Aria was now his closest friend, much to the chagrin of the Alpha."I can't explain it," she had said to her husband after he pouted that she was spending all her free time with the handsome, charming Gamma. "It's like something I never knew I needed. He feels right for my soul.""I still don't like it." "No one's ever going to replace you. No one. Without you, baby, I'm nothing."Even her first friend in the pack had complained. "It's like I don't exist to you anymore." To rectify this, she was now having dinner twice a week with Cole and Brielle while the Alpha and Gamma w
THIRD PERSON POVMaria thought that there was no harm in negotiating the deal she had opened. She had no doubt that it would work."Let me quickly add something to the deal."Alpha Kane laughed. It was a short, wicked sound that sent shivers down her spine. She was not a quitter, she would see it through. "There is no deal, lady. You're alive because I say so, do you understand? Think thrice before you make any demand.""Thank you for your generosity. I want to be free to roam the grounds. I'm not so much a prisoner now, am I? I can assure you that I have no intention of going anywhere."That was fair enough, Kane decided. He could always kill her if she got on his nerves."You can do anything you want." He said."Thank you, my Alpha." She left in barely veiled excitement. She was taken to another room. This one was more suited to her needs. The bathroom was modern, and there were fresh clothes in the closet. She quickly had her bath and scoffed down the meal that was delivered to he
ARIA'S POVThe dinner has to be perfect. Nothing must go wrong. "You keep stressing about it, baby." Lucas rasped from the bed. I guess my pacing must have woken him up. I don't know why I've been so snappy and irritable all day. I'm not one to snap at maids, but how hard is it to set the chairs at the right side? How hard is it to note down the number of chairs needed? It's very frustrating. "I'm not stressed. I just want everything to be perfect.""And it's going to be, baby. Come here to get some sleep so I can sleep. I have several important things to do.""What you're saying is this dinner isn't important?" The anger in me was rising by the minute. "You know, I've seen the way you've been nonchalant about this, and I get it, you're not the one bringing two sides of your lives together.""Whoa, whoa, I didn't mean it that way, baby." His gentle words made me burst into tears. "Come here, sweetheart." He pulled me under the covers, and I snuggled up to his warmth, which made me w
THIRD PERSON'S POV "Through her necklace?" Alpha Lucas wasn't sure if he was hearing correctly. He tightened his hold on his wife. He had first known that some people who could possibly be her parents were looking for her through Oliver. That was all he had heard before he told his people to go check them out. He just wanted to make sure they were not some weirdos or anything that could pose a threat to her at all. They had turned out to be real. This was the first time he was seeing them too, and he thought they were solid so far, but this necklace talk was bothering him. "How I found her was through a silent auction that was being held." Augustine spoke up. "It was a necklace I had when I was younger. It's a stone yin and yang necklace, see?" He showed them the one on his neck and produced a similar one in black while his was white. "Of course, it could be a similar one, but there was an old picture of us wearing it, so I took it to Mum for confirmation.""I knew it was hers the
ARIA'S POV The first thing that came to my mind was to hug the man in front of me. I don't know if I was in an alternative universe or something. I managed to recover my composure to raise an inquiring gaze."Luna Aria?" He said. His voice was deep and calm. Like hot cocoa in freezing winter. He spoke my name again and snapped me out of my reverie. The sound of my name coming from him felt wrong for some reason I couldn't fathom. There was a pull from him to me. I shook my head to get rid of the thought, and I realized that I had been staring at him, which was very rude of me. "You're talking to her." I said calmly enough to hide the tremors in my voice. I could certainly be an actress. He bowed lightly and introduced himself. "My name is Augustine, and these are my parents." Huh. Why can't I stop staring at him? There was something about him, and it wasn't even because of our resemblance. I hope I wasn't the only one that saw it."Can I come in?" He stared back at me with a quiet
THIRD PERSON'S POV What happened next was a blur. Zach could barely breathe with the bullet firmly lodged in his side. His life was flashing before his eyes, and he knew he had only a few minutes left to live. The blood had already seeped to reach his head. He could hear someone screaming, but it was distant.He knew he had to say something. Thankfully, Todd had come nearer to examine his beta. He didn't even know how to feel about the last two minutes. "Zoe was a spy. He was trying to help him take over the pack. He wanted to...""Stop talking, Zach. I'm going to get you help." Todd said and he meant it. There was no way he was letting him die. Todd bent over him and pressed firmly over his wound, but it was useless. He had bled out too much. "I'm not greedy, Alpha." Those were the last words he whispered before he gave up the ghost. Alpha Todd didn't have time to mourn too much because the cry of his youngest and favorite child rang out clearly.He looked up to find Augustina in
THIRD PERSON'S POV "I'm still a little bit skeptical about this Alpha's mental health." Alpha, Todd said to Zach. They both stood in front of the new glamorous pack house, waiting for the guest to arrive."It sounds insane in theory. You have seen the numbers, they're insane too, but we're both going to make a lot of money off it in the long run.""Yeah. I wouldn't have believed it if everything hadn't checked out. I guess we have a little bit of competition now.""What do you mean, Alpha?" "I sent out a messenger to slyly check on that pack yesterday to see if there's really a well and everything. He came back yesterday, and everything checks out. They do have a well, so yes, we have competition.""Huh. I didn't know you were sending anyone." Zach tried to keep his voice level so he didn't sound suspicious. "Yes, I didn't want to burden you any more than I should. I hope you find a way to resolve your wife's situation."He blanked for a moment before he remembered he was supposed
THIRD PERSON'S POV The next time Zach woke up, he was tied to a chair, and not one muscle in his body was working."Welcome. I was beginning to think you wouldn't join the party on time.""We had a deal." Zach managed to whisper. "You said I could trust you.""I didn't say anything like that, boy. It's not my fault you're so naive.""What do you want with me?""Oh. You're going to find out in a minute." Bart stood up from his chair and rounded his desk. "There's no silver, is there?""Isn't that obvious?" Alpha Bart laughed as if there was anything remotely funny about the whole situation. He cursed his own st*pidity. How could he believe something that st*pid? He would kick himself if he could move. "Of course, there's no silver.""I still don't know what you plan to achieve by holding me hostage here.""Plenty, boy. You know, when I first sent out that proposal, I told Gary here that there was no way we would get any response. You know what John told me?"A man snorted behind him,
THIRD PERSON'S POV Zach knew the plan was too good to be true, but he still couldn't help but pursue it. He knew he should trash the document and forget he ever saw it, but he had already made all the mental calculations in his head. They would make millions of dollars if it were true."Snap out of it, Zach. You know it can't be real." He kept telling himself but he couldn't help but open the document over and over again. He read the document over and over again until he could recite most of it by heart."This is crazy," he said to himself as he sat down to make a rough estimate and calculations. He took into account the manpower that they would need and how long it would take to have it running. By his rough calculations, the factory would be up and running in eighteen months, at most twenty-four months, and they wouldn't even have to spend one penny. That would also mean employment for the pack members. A second factory would mean more money for the pack. Maybe they could finally
THIRD PERSON'S POV Zach was aware of how much influence he held in the pack. There was nothing that went on in the pack that he didn't know. More importantly than all this, he was the Alpha's most trusted man and his right hand. He was in a delicate situation because he knew how deeply paranoid his Alpha was. If he ever got a whiff that he was plotting something behind him that might pose a threat to him or his children, he wouldn't even think twice before killing him.Not that he would ever betray the Alpha, he would chop off his own hand before he hurt the Alpha and his family. Zach was always careful of the deals he brought to the Alpha's attention. He would vet it about a million times before he brought it to the Alpha's attention.As usual, when another pack wanted to make a deal with the pack, they would have to go through him. Just last week, they had spoken about how they could move the pack forward. He had even been surprised that the Alpha was talking about new developments
THIRD PERSON'S POV Sixteen years ago, the lives of Alpha and Luna of the North pack changed. The North pack was the largest pack in the North, and there was only one reason for it. The North pack was the only pack in the North. They didn't start out that way. In fact, they used to be one of the smallest packs out of the ten packs that were in the North back then. Their name used to be The Bright Moon Pack. The Bright pack kept to themselves and managed their resources well. The Bright Moon pack was the only pack with high-level technology, and most importantly, their pack had a high concentration of silver. Silver trading was a major source of income in the werewolf world. Alpha Todd was wise, and he knew that this resource could become a source of misery for his pack. He knew how power-drunk people could be. Alpha Todd had to kill his own friend, his Beta, when he found out he was plotting against him. His friend's reason was that he was not monetizing their resources well. Alpha