Jaque POV . . I went home and climbed upstairs straight to my room before Witch Anya could feel my presence. "You're back. Hurry up and change. Dinner is ready!" Or she already did even before I could park my car outside. I just smiled at her while she was waiting for me at the foot of the steps. After a few minutes, we were now sitting across from each other, and as always, on the table was a sumptuous meal from seafood to fresh green vegetables. "No meat this evening, mom!" I cooed, making her raise her brow at me. While taking off the bones of the Striped Bass with Herb-Olive Salsa, her eyes were fixed on me. "What?!" I asked while chewing my meal. "Ops, I forgot!" I pursed my lips and put my thumb and index together, moving them from the left side of my mouth to the right, gesturing a 'zip your mouth' motion. Witch Anya chuckled at my expression. "My nephew and his Alpha were at the hospital this afternoon, right?" I really couldn't hide anything from her. I was a
Jaque POV . . I had been edgy since Witch Anya told me he was coming. Though she didn't tell me when, for she had no power to reveal the future, I still felt like he was coming at any moment. 'So, what if he is here? I think it is better!' My dear lazy wolf could feel my uncertainties and anxiety. She could also feel the tinge of rage we both have for Logan and Thorin. Those rascal mates of us would surely pay a hefty price. Not unless Adam or any member of my former pack already told him that I was still alive. Speaking of the Blood Moon Pack, words from Witch Anya kept plugging in my thoughts. My happiness for Kelly's new life gave away my perfect disguise. Did he twist my story, making me upset at first to trigger my emotions? If so, then that was a new Andrew I was meeting for the first time. Also, why didn't he have a mate yet? Aside from that, what happened between Adam and Jasmine? The way they interacted with each other yesterday, and she called him by his title,
Jaque POV . . "Ahm! Mr. Knight, she is Miss Lily Swanson, and she is the ~" Logan didn't let Doctor Smith finish her words. He immediately raised his hand, forming a stop sign. The doctor was appalled that she pursed her lips right away. "Six long years that you left us and enjoying the company of the humans, huh, Jaque Davis!" It was so fast. He was just sitting on a swivel chair earlier. Now, he was standing close to me and whispering in my ear. I tried to push him, but he was as strong and sturdy as a tree. "I am not Jaque Davis, Mr. You people better stop saying that name to me!" I tried to be firm, but my voice almost gave me away. His presence still affected me. This wasn't about the bond anymore. That bond had been snapped for a long time. However, Logan didn't seem to care about my struggle. He had just caged me against the wall, not affected by the doctor's presence, who at the moment was just stunned and rooted in her spot. He touched my cheek, and I flinched,
Inside the limo was what I expected. It was quite big and with colors beige and white. It could accommodate ten people, do a little party with champagne, and/or do anything that the king wanted. It was wide, but with the ear-piercing silent, it looked narrow. Logan was sitting across from me, a poise of a king who seemed not to even age for the past six years. He was still the Logan who looked domineering and ruthless. The Logan who used to stare at me with dote and gentleness, but this time, his gaze was laced with judgment and contempt. He was trying to be calm, but his chest bounced up and down. "Mr. Knight, I am not comfortable when people stare at me this much!" I tried to speak normally, hiding the anxiety I felt inside. "Is there something wrong with my face?" I sternly met his stare, calming my nerves and hiding my fists while clenching the strap of my purse. "Why did you fake your death again?" His tone was strong and unwavering. "Mr. Knight, I told you. I am not t
Logan POV . . The moment I saw her at the doctor's office, I would just want to cage her in my embrace and feel as if she was real. However, her cold demure toward me gave me enough reasons to hate her at the moment. Even Thorin was exalted, seeing his mate alive and looking beautifully mature now. She was d*mned perfect in that lab gown and those glasses she was wearing. The cut of her short hair and its color accentuated her small face, making her look younger than her age. But beyond those captivating looks, she had laced a defiant behavior directly pointing at me. I sniffed her scent, which I had missed for a long time. My wolf's tail wagged, expecting to bask in that aroma again. My brows furrowed, and my eyes turned into slits when I couldn't smell anything special from her, except for that ethanol alcohol the hospital staff was using to wipe their hands. Then that dawned on me when my orbs crawled down to her neck where my mark was once proudly sitting. It was now cov
Logan POV . . My face was as dark as the evening sky. Draco even stepped back a bit when he came to open the car door. My surroundings were filled with different scenarios at the moment, and with some foul smell, too. I swore I had to teach this woman a lesson while she was with me. 'Ahm, my king, did she just puke on your suit?' Draco mind-linked me while covering his nostrils with his index. We both glanced at the woman drooling on my shoulder. I pursed my lips hard, controlling myself to gouge her droopy eyes so she would wake up. "As*hole king. You are not even that handsome!" Or maybe stitch her mouth so she could not talk again. 'My king, what are we going to do with her?' Draco was as stressed as I was. 'Bring her to the cage!' Furious, I threw her to Draco. 'Lock her up till she wakes up!' 'But we have a human here!' I almost forgot her friend, who was busy admiring the villa, ignoring the fact that her annoying friend was drunk. 'Fine! Bring her to t
Logan POV . . A deep sigh engulfed me as I ended the flashbacks and got out of the tub. I put on my white robe to cover my nakedness as droplets of water from my hair were wetting the marble floor. "Sir, it is me, Draco!" A knock came at the door, and Draco's voice after, beckoning me to open it. As I slightly opened, his anxious face welcomed me. "Sir, Miss Swanson, I mean Miss Davis is throwing some pieces of stuff in the room. We can't stop her!" "Wait for me!" I hastily put on my shirt and shorts and strode straight to her room, which was just adjacent to mine. Upon opening, her loud, upset voice pierced my ears. "What the heck?" The room was a complete mess. Even her friend couldn't stop her. "I apologize on her behalf, Mr. Knight. She is drunk. I don't know why she got drunk. I... Ahm....!" Her friend stuttered, obviously, scared. "Leave us, both of you!" My roar startled the human. She immediately held Draco's hand, making him frown. The two left right away when
Logan POV . . He could figure it out. This Alpha mutt could figure it out. While I was already aware that Lily and Jaque were the same person, he still had no idea about that. That was great. It was better to keep it that way! "Let's add that to our investigation, Alpha. For now, let's ~" "Is Miss Swanson here now?" How dare he cut me off? "Miss who?" I feigned I didn't hear him. At the moment, all I wanted was to rest. My eyes formed into slits upon seeing his unsettled expression. "Who are you asking?" "I mean, Miss Lily Swanson, the intern at Saint Paul Hospital, where my father was treated!" He looked very stern, and his words laid a different meaning. "Yes! She is resting!" I answered with a sigh, silently telling him to quit this talk and let's just all call it a day. I was really exhausted to the extent that I needed a pillow and blanket now. I could lie down here on the carpeted floor in my library. "That's... good to know. Where is... all right, my king!"
Jackson POV . . 'Beta, deranged wolves are everywhere, and they seem to be increasing in numbers!' One of the chosen warriors had just mind-linked me. He was at the north border of the kingdom. That was the back of the palace and had the least strong protection. Although Alpha Cillian and Victoria were with them, I felt like the shields were not enough. 'Protect the kingdom at all costs. Don't let those deranged wolves bite or even scratch you. Do you understand?' I mind-linked everyone. I was on the frontline, shielding the south borders. Alpha Adam and Alpha Dylan were on the east. The East was the first that was attacked by these raving mad wolves. While Beta Andrew and Collen led the protection on the West borders, these wolves were indeed increasing in numbers. 'The witches are spreading!' My brother-in-law, Beta Andrew, mind-linked all of us. That was bad news. If the witches were spreading in the kingdom, it only meant one thing. The wolves at the borders could no lo
Logan POV . . After four months... My temples seemed to be splitting in half. I groaned at the pain I felt upon moving. I felt like a huge brick was on top of me, pressing me on this soft bed. 'Where are we, Thorin?' I asked my wolf. 'Whose room is this?' I kept asking my wolf, who was lying quietly in the corner. 'Thorin, are you alright?' "Finally, you're awake!" When the door swung open, Alaric's relief expression covered the frame. "Logan, I even thought that f*cker Lycus had defeated you just like that!" He snapped his fingers as he walked to my side. "How do you feel now?" He then asked, seriously. "Still in pain. Where am I?" I sternly asked. I felt like I had been sleeping for years. "You're in my castle, of course. The wolves don't know that I brought you here. If they find out that you are wounded and almost on the brink of dying, they will attack your kingdom. Although your Beta is doing a great job filling your empty throne for a while. Also, your most hated
Demeter POV . . The s*x was great! I had to admit, this was the best I had ever had since I came down to Earth. I had my first when I was just nineteen and with a human. I had lived with them for a long time. I hid and covered my scent so my fellow wolves and the vampires would not notice me. Why did I do this? Why did I choose to live with the humans? I was the sister of one of the most terrifying wolves in the realms. Thorin was the majestic one, and I was his opposite. Our nannies, the ones we grew up with, had a hard time taking care of me and teaching me how to be prim and proper. I was always the back sheep in the family. I was never happy in the realm, so I asked for help from Alaric to find the doorway to the human world. Alaric knew how I was suffering mentally in that realm. The place was magnificent, but it wasn't the right place for me. I hated rules! I felt the heaviness on top of me lifted when he rolled to my side. We were both gasping and were just st
Andrew POV . . "Where are you taking me, you a$$hole!" She was screaming in anger. Her fists kept landing on my back. I had to admit, she hit like a male wolf. "I said, shvt up!" One hit on my back, one whoop on her a$$. "Keep on hitting me, she-wolf. I will keep on whooping your a$$. I am pretty sure you love that!" "Never! You are nothing but a pain in the a$$. Put me down. You're going to pay for this!" She kept on struggling, but I held her firm. I was going to teach this she-wolf a lesson she would never forget. We were heading to the packhouse. I had my own room there. It was on the top floor and just across from Adam's room. This she-wolf's room was also in the packhouse, but it was on the second floor. I strode straight to the 3rd. floor when she hit me again. "Hey! My room is on the second floor!" We were now on the fourth floor when she noticed I was heading to the top floor. "Put me down. I don't want to go to your room!" Yeah, sure! "I told you. You need
Andrew POV . . 'Can't that wait, Beta? I am in the middle of something now!' I heard the voice of Adam at the back of my head, a tad bit aggressive and threatening. I got confused for a while. When did my best friend set aside his work for whatever something he was doing at the moment? He would never neglect any task, especially when it came to something important... and I just said that I had to report something. 'Adam, this is very important. It is about the three alpha-less packs!' I insisted. I stressed the word alpha-less to juggle his mind just in case he forgot about it. 'D*mn it, Andrew. Give me an hour or two break. Just this one!' I heard a slamming on something. Was he upset? Did he just slam his desk because of me? 'Adam, the packs need the council leader's attention. They ~' I halted in my words. My wolf hearing was loud, and it just caught something inside. I sniffed, using my wolf senses. I could smell something familiar. It was a sweet scent, and it also h
Adam POV . . After a week, today was my first time taking my seat on the council. I didn't use the former office of the dead council leader. I told the wolves there that I would be renovating the stockroom to be my temporary office. With the help of my warriors, we were able to fix and clean the office. Now, it looked like the one I had at the packhouse. I appointed my delta to help me with the paperwork here since Andrew would be busy with the Blood Moon Pack. "Marco, give me updates on all of the kingdom's packs both in the US and England." That was my first command. Delta Marco's desk was next to my desk. He also had his own laptop and a printer beside his desk. "Yes, Alpha!" He searched for the kingdom's pack on Microsoft Excel. "Alpha, they are all updated except for the three packs that are led by the former council leaders. What are we going to do with them?" He furrowed his brows at me, the same feelings I had, these three packs should have alphas to assist them.
Adam POV . . "D*mn, what are we going to do now?" Alpha Dylan asked after explaining everything to him. "Do we need to find him?" He sat on a single chair while glancing at everyone. Princess Amira, Andrew, and the Luna of Amos were also waiting for someone to answer that essential question. "Beta Jackson and Kelly have to do their job for a while. Now that the council is gone, all of the work falls under Beta Jackson's shoulders!" I responded. "He needs somebody who can help him do at least half of the job. What about you, Alpha Adam? I think you are the most qualified one to take Alpha Amos' job!" Alpha Dylan's suggestions made me stop and think for a moment. I didn't see that suggestion coming. "I can't just take the leader of the council's job without the kingdom's beta's approval. I wanted to help him, but this kingdom consists of more than twenty packs in this country. King Logan is also the king of the wolves in England. Right now, we are at war, and ~" "And you a
Adam POV . . It was already dark when I arrived at the pack. I saw Andrew facing back and forth at the entrance. I got out of the car after parking it in the garage. "Beta Andrew, what's the matter?" I asked. I could see that he was worried and scared. "Adam, Jaque isn't awake yet. Demeter has done everything she could, but she is still unconscious!" Andrew reported. "Where is her room?" I immediately strode to the second floor of the mansion. "Tell me what happened here while I was gone!" "Orora brought Jaque to one of the guestrooms on the third floor. Demeter has been tending her nonstop, but she couldn't wake up!" "She couldn't wake up, or she was too weak to wake up?!" I asked, clarifying things from his words. "Demeter said she couldn't. She was just exhausted, but what baffled her was ~" "Tell me, Andrew. You know I don't want to be kept in the dark!" I told him as I stopped in front of Jaque's room. I was a little bit upset. "When Orora teleported here, s
Adam POV . . I had just gotten a mind link from Andrew that it was chaos outside of the pack. The councils were all dead. They were caught dealing with the werebear king and were also part of Serena's spies. I couldn't believe Amos and the rest could betray the kingdom. "Adam, son. We have to help them!" My father uttered. I agreed with him, but it looked obvious and easy. Why didn't they touch Blood Moon Pack? "I have a call from our neighboring pack that Amos' wolves were just cured by Queen Jaque. They were all lying on the ground, naked!" My Delta reported. Since Andrew was busy patrolling the borders and updating me about the happenings outside. "Gather ten of our warriors and get the truck. We have to help them!" I wasted no time on this. Since Amos' pack was the nearest to our pack, it was obvious that we were the ones who would help them. That's the law in the kingdom. My Delta drove the car while I sat next to him. "Have you seen the princess lately?" I asked w