Chase's POV**NULLIFICATION AND DETERRENCE**FROM:ALPHA KYLAN GREENELUNAGROVE PACKDATE: 5TH NYOX, 2377TO:ALPHA CHASE GREYDRAKOR PACKDear ALPHA CHASE,This is to inform you that I have contemplated your offer of doing business together and I write to rescind my prior spoken agreement while also repudiating the contract you sent.LUNAGROVE PACK as a whole does not wish to undertake a venture with DRAKOR PACK at any point in time for imperative reasons which I find no need to disclose to you. Thus, the male I held prisoner was released to you of my freewill and onwards, there will be no dealings between you and I or your pack and mine.Furthermore, this letter equally serves to deter you from making any future visits to my pack. Here on out, you ALPHA CHASE are prohibited from stepping foot into LUNAGROVE PACK unless on special occasions when the presence of all acting Alphas is necessitated. For instance, the upcoming Blood Moon party which is to be held here.Going against this
Chase's POV I hit send on the email Ron had insisted I wrote inquiring about Greene’s reason for backing out of our deal. There was no point in asking though because his reason was clear as day; he did not want me to get too close and have the opportunity to dig up his skeletons. Too bad. 'I'm just getting started with you, Kylan Greene.' I thought as I pictured his stupid smug face. With all he had done, you would think he would be brave enough to face me but no, he was hiding behind his title. Fucking coward. “Ask Hwan's cousin to give me a full rundown on Sally Wallace.” She was the owner of the car. “I want to know how exactly she died, who she met with at the time, every single thing he can find.” Ron and Henry, we're going through the files containing all that our spies had documented from their time in Lunagrove. We needed to find out how Greene had managed to cover his tracts so effectively, and if he had partners in crime, who they were. Just then, a wave of guilt ro
Maya’s POV Things were going great. It was mostly Faith’s shopping spree as Genny and I strolled behind her chatting while she threw anything and everything that caught her eye into her cart. The black card (which her dad had apparently given her— you can guess which parent did the spoiling) had no limits but she seemed keen on testing that fact. So, yeah, things were going great until we heard a faint meow, and then it all went downhill. Faith's head whipped in the direction of the sound then looked at her mum, her eyes wide as saucers. “Mum...” “Don't even think about—” Faith dashed towards the source of the meow and disappeared around the back corner of the store before her abandoned cart could even steady. “—it. I'm going to leave her here and go home.” I giggled. “It's probably just a lost kitten, she’ll pet it and hurry back.” Genny shook her head with dismay. “You’ve known her for a while now, Maya. Have you ever seen my daughter half-ass anything?” The memory of whe
Maya's POV “Why didn’t you tell me?.” I asked as I stood in the centre of Chase's bedroom with my arms wrapped tightly around my torso, my mind securely blocked from his. Chase closed the door and turned to me, his expression solemn. “Gerald's condition is not stable and I didn’t want you to feel worse if things eventually went south.” “I doubt it's possible for me to feel worse than I've felt these past few days. You knew the person who helped was Gerald and that he had survived yet you didn’t tell me in case things went south?” “But I'm telling you now, isn't that enough?” “You're telling me days later because you’ve had some mystical change of heart.” The fact that I had felt so close to him just last night made his deception hurt more. “We freaking mated and all the while you were keeping this from me? What would you have done if something had gone wrong? Would have just kept lying to my face forever?” He knew that guilt had been eating me up because of this, it made no sen
Maya's POV“Shit!” Genny swore. “Maya, no!”My stance faltered as Genny ran to the male I had just kicked.“No?” I kept my eyes glued to the stranger’s hunched form “He just freaking dropped from the sky and came at me!”“Fucking hell, I’m bleeding.” The male hissed, his voice muffled by his hand pressed against his nose.I couldn’t even feel smug that my kick had done damage because I could not for the life of me understand what was going on.Genny inspected his face and handed him a handkerchief. “Take this, Ashton, put pressure on it.”I stared at her, gobsmacked. “What the heck, Genny, you know him?! You knew there was someone up in the trees!”“Actually.” She gave me a sheepish smile. “It wasn’t just him up there.”“What are you—"I let out a startled yelp as another figure dropped to the ground beside me. It was a female this time and she landed soundlessly in a crouch then straightened to her full height with the grace of a warrior.She was a sight to see; stunning ebony skin t
Maya's POVBefore I could rethink my decision of standing there rather than hurrying to hide, Chase stormed into the living room, his imposing height shrunk down the room.Voices sounded behind him but I could not decipher anything beyond his dangerously darkened whiskey eyes. They scanned me from head to toe then met my eyes with ardent fury.“Are you hurt?”I arched a brow. “Do I look hurt?”He didn’t get to talk to me the way he had last night then barge in here like a caveman acting all concerned.“I felt your terror through our bond but I couldn’t reach to you—I still can’t. Why did you block me out of your mind?”I shook my head in disbelief and replied tersely, “If you want to pretend like you don't know, I'm sure as hell not going to humour you by answering that question.”I was close to yelling but refrained as we weren’t alone in the room.Five pairs of curious eyes stared at us without a word, Ron— who came with Chase— was the first to break the silence.“Chase, we left in
Maya's POVI was roused from sleep by strong hands lifting me from my awkward place on the chair and I opened my eyes to see Chase’s glorious profile.The dim light of the room was just enough for me to make out the tired lines that circled his eyes.“Hey.” He whispered when he saw that I was awake.“Hi.” I gave him a nervous smile, stifling a yawn as he lowered me onto the bed and drew the sheets over me.When he brushed a feather-light kiss on my forehead and turned to go, I sat up in panic.“You’re going?”He rubbed the back of his neck. “I didn’t think you would want me to stay.”That was the opposite of what I wanted and I said so.“Please stay.”So he did.My heart thundered as he effortlessly pulled off his shirt and slipped under the sheets. It was no big deal that his naked torso was just inches away from my back, but that thought did nothing to fade the warm flush on my cheeks.Our uneven breathing filled the tense silence, both of us having so much to say yet saying nothing
Maya's POV After we talked, a very reluctant Chase walked me over to Genny's. He had work to take care of and Faith had not so politely pestered me to come see the decorations of the dinner. The dinner was tonight, her dad would be coming back later today then everyone who was invited would join them for dinner by 7 pm. Henry, Ron and Case were invited along with other people I didn’t know but Genny had assured me that they were all close friends of the family so I didn’t have to be nervous. Did I know what I would wear yet? Nope. Was I currently hating myself for procrastinating the chore of finding a dress? Absolutely. The door swung open before I could raise my hand to knock, and Chase and I were greeted by a mass of red curls. “Maya!” Faith squealed. Her brows climbed in surprise when she spotted Chase behind me. “You want to see the decorations too, Alpha?” “You never invited me too, now did you?” He teased. “Is that Chase?” Genny's voice asked from inside. “Tell him to