Carena: "How on earth did you manage to punch an alpha king?" I exclaimed, pacing around my room, questioning Arena."I don't know. But are you sure he's powerful? I didn't even feel intimidated by the alpha king's aura," she replied nonchalantly."Oh my goddess, who are you?" Getting to know her every day felt like discovering another layer of her remarkable qualities."I wonder if he knows I transitioned," I asked Arena, who scoffed."Oh, he does. But he'll never bring up your achievements," she said knowingly. That's why he avoided the topic."Anyway, what are you going to do about Sawyer?" she asked, and my mood shifted again.I'd been worried ever since everything started pointing towards Sawyer."Do you want to ask him about Ashley? I mean, where she is?" she suggested, and I shook my head."I don't know. He'd probably just give me some random pack's name. It's not like I can investigate," I shrugged. That's when a knock on the door caught my attention."Come in," I called out,
Carena:"Mark Neon and Ashley Welsh used to be members of the pack, but they are no longer here," Markiel logged in and searched for these two individuals. I was hoping somehow I can find out that she is fine so that I can live a peaceful life with Sawyer.I don't know when and how but I had grown such a strong feelings for him."I think Ashley returned maybe a few days ago," I said as he started looking through some documents."Nope! She's not on the list. In fact, it says here that Mark and Ashley are never returning to the pack," he finished and shut down his laptop, observing my reaction."Thank you so much, I just wanted to know that," giving him a gentle caress on the cheek, I got up from the bed to go eat dinner with everyone. I realized that the more I hid in my room, the more they thought I was guilty of something.Riona and Markiel walking downstairs with me caught Tabitha's eye. She raised a brow before sighing deeply and leaning back in her chair. Her eyes were puffy, her
Carena:I was against violence, but siding with her would mean forgiving the one who killed my child and shielding her from her karma."How dare you cheat on me," Jack yelled, grabbing her by the hair to make her stand up and face him."I didn't. She's lying," she continued as he started to drag her back to their room. I watched my father smile at Maanya, and the way she stifled her laughter by covering her mouth with her hands made me feel disgusted.“Then what is this text conversation you are having with that alpha who got you pregnant?” as Jack yelled, I understood what had happened. She cheated on him and got pregnant from someone else.But why?Why steal my life when she didn't even want it.At this point, I had to intervene. I rushed between them, pushing Jack away from her."What? You want to protect her after exposing her lie?" Jack scoffed, chuckling in sarcasm and disbelief."No! I don't care if you leave or keep her. You're not hitting her in my house. Not after you did th
Carena:Sawyer didn't listen to anyone, and neither could many speak before him. He dragged Jack out of the house and threw him on the road, calling for the pack members to gather around him.I rushed outside and saw Theodore in the crowd, approaching me hastily.“What is going on? Are you okay? Did he do something to you?” he started to question almost instantly, but my eyes were fixed on Sawyer, who had wrapped ropes laced with wolfsbane around Jack’s neck and was now holding it like a dog on a leash.“This fucking alpha king has done something unforgivable; he hurt my Carena,” Sawyer pointed his finger at me. The pack members gasped and turned to see who he was talking about. My body tensed, watching everyone look my way with confusion, while the she-wolves stared at me admiringly.“Today, I am calling his pack to war. My best warriors will attack his pack in ten days. But he will not walk out of here; he will crawl out like a dog,” he hissed, his eyes still red with rage.I was no
Carena:“Why are you talking about her again?” he stepped back, walking over to the bathroom and leaving the door open.“Because I want to know where she went,” I insisted, approaching the bathroom door and watching him bend over the sink and wash his face.“I told you she is gone. I don’t know what else you want to hear from me,” he shrugged as he turned off the water and grabbed a towel to rub his face aggressively.“To where, Sawyer? She can’t disappear just like that,” I hissed, and he casually walked out of the bathroom, throwing away the towel and rubbing his finger on my cheek.“People do disappear like they never existed, but you wouldn’t understand that, my innocent Carena,” his eyes traveled along his fingers, touching my cheeks and then pinching my chin as he gave me a peck.But I quickly pulled away and noticed the change in his facial expression.“What is this? Do you like complaining or bringing up one issue after another to make our reunion so difficult? If you think th
Carena: “How long is she going to stay here for?” My father barged into my room without knocking, inquiring about Tabitha.“I don't know. You invited her back. You deal with her,” I shrugged, rolling my eyes at him.“You know, if you didn't change your attitude with us,” my father's finger wagged my way, his eyes glaring at me.“What? What else would you do? Invite someone else over to torment me? When have you ever cared about me anyways? Oh wait, I remember,” I dramatically tapped my temple as if recalling the only time he was kind to me, “when you thought I could become your ladder to Theodore’s heart.”I pointed at Maanya behind him. He glanced at her briefly before returning his gaze to me.“That's because of you. You seduced him,” he hissed but instantly fell silent when Markiel arrived.“You should not be using such language with your daughter,” he was only fourteen now but had a better handle on his emotions than anyone else in our family.“Huh! This little piece of trash wil
Carena: “Please just go home and rest,” Theo insisted after offering to drive me home. Sawyer didn't come any closer to greet me; he just stood there and then drove away. I began to wonder if hiding the truth about Sawyer not being disabled was the right thing to do. What if my personal bias was hindering the investigation?“You too,” I replied, stepping out of the car and heading back inside. I found everyone gathered in the living room.“What kind of circus is going on now?” I sighed tiredly, putting my bag down and observing my family glaring at Tabitha.She was on the ground, her face buried in her hands, crying.“They're kicking me out, I have nowhere else to go,” she sobbed, recounting her story to me.“Oh, okay,” I shrugged. But as I began to walk past her, she suddenly grabbed my leg and started wailing.“Please forgive me. You must. You're the one who forgives everyone, so why can't you forgive me?” As she cried louder, I had to pry her arms from around my legs to get away f
Carena: "It's alright, you guys can stay here for the night," Sawyer reassured my shaken sister and father after the incident."Come on," he said, gently taking my hand and leading me down the hallway to his bedroom. I was still dazed from the whole incident. Everything seemed blocked out. Markiel and Riona, the most innocent people in the house, met a brutal demise that left me scarred."The warriors have reached a conclusion. Tabitha's absence and the locked doors from the outside indicate she started the fire. She locked the doors after Markiel and Riona, and then yours. Maanya said she was the one who opened your door. Since your father's and Maanya's doors didn't have locks from the outside, they managed to escape easily," Sawyer relayed the warriors' statements, but I stood with my head down, zoning out.The words of Markiel and the tragedy of Riona still echoed in my ears. Why would Tabitha do that? Was it anger because Maanya and Dad were kicking her out? Was she not guilty a
Carena: “I have put them to bed; we’re all set,” Sawyer announced, his shirt disheveled before he quickly straightened it, though he didn’t roll down his sleeves.I gave him a smile and got up from my seat to welcome him. He took the main chair, and I sat down beside him, wearing a beautiful red dress.“You are the best father and husband,” I whispered, leaning over to kiss his cheek while the maid served us food.“You two need to get a room,” Ronan joked, making us smile and turn to him. He looked so happy with Yamin. The two had welcomed twins--a baby girl and a baby boy--last year.“And my brother is truly proving himself to be a good role model too,” Payton added proudly.Lady Jane smiled at her sons, delighted with their perfect lives.“And Payton is taking good care of business,” Louis grinned at her, giving her a wink. I knew something was brewing between the two, and they had recently opened up about it. They were set to get married in two months.I didn’t think there could b
Carena:“What do you mean?” My heart revived even more, my grip tightening around my child.“Kelly, don’t fucking make up stories,” Jack yelled, his fists clenched.“I am not. You fool. You really bought my lie about Carena being so powerful to get pregnant already and then giving birth in seven months. Carena didn’t have a proper sense of date and time because there were days she would sleep without waking up for two days. But you, you knew everything. Yet you didn’t question anything?” Kelly smirked at Jack, who was finally hit with the realization.That’s when my baby let out a little cry and opened his eyes. He had the same eyes as Sawyer.“He is my baby?” Sawyer rushed toward me, taking him from my hands and then smiling, “No wonder I felt such a strong connection.”“No! You did not betray me like that,” Jack yelled, rushing to wrap his hands around Kelly’s neck, but Martin raised his legs and kicked him, making Jack drop back like a pathetic weakling.“How dare you--,” it was as
Carena: After I beat him up, Sawyer handed me my baby while he tied the couple to a tree. I was curious about what he was planning to do.“I am so sorry I got you into this mess,” Kelly cried to Martin, the two tied side by side.“No! If I have to do that again, I will do it. All for you,” the guy was hopelessly in love with her but also an idiot for partaking in her crazy schemes.She was a doctor; if she had remained committed to her job, the two would be living a very good life by now.While the two cried and talked, I held my son and smiled with teary eyes. My baby was perfect. There was no way he was Jack’s child. How could such a beautiful baby belong to that monster?“My perfect child,” I cried happily, rocking my baby in my arms. All these months, not once did I hate my child. I had grown so much in love with my baby that I didn’t understand why and how."Why would you want us dead? You already have your baby and your mate by your side now. Don't you have everything already?"
Carena:He was watching me with so many emotions in his eyes. In that moment, Jack and the others decided to flee because they knew they couldn't fight Sawyer.Jack was so frightened that he didn't even wait to grab me. Instead, he just started running after seizing Kelly.“My son--!” I yelled, but before I could get up, I saw Sawyer gesture for me not to go after them.“They cannot escape the woods.”His confidence made me sit back. But what about my son? What if they hurt him?"Sawyer!" I uttered his name as he deepened his stare into my eyes, filled with nothing but love for me."My love!" He knelt down and instantly pulled me into a warm and comforting embrace."No! Don't touch me before you know my truth." It broke my heart that even after our reunion, I had to keep my distance from him.He needed to understand that I had given birth to Jack's child so he could decide whether he still wanted to be with me. It would shatter my heart if he didn't want to stay with me, but I could n
Sawyer:“Ronan, keep your eyes peeled at the border. Make sure your men remain hidden in dugouts around the portal,” I advised him as we marched away from the entrance. Tonight was the Wolf Moon, and after midnight, I knew Jack would arrive with Carena. Certainly, Jack would use Carena to try to lure us away so that he could cross the portal, but I would jump right in with them. That was the plan.“I have informed my guards not to stop them from enticing the bridge, but do let us know when they arrive,” Ronan confirmed. I didn't want to provoke Jack into attacking Carena out of anger. Of course, he would threaten us with her life when he was surrounded by the warriors.“Yamin is taking care of the roads--” Suddenly, Ronan's voice began to fade. My mind started to wander off, and I knew it wasn’t the first time this had happened. I had felt this before, only when someone stepped into my woods--the woods of which I was king.“They are here.”I closed my eyes, focusing on the whispers of
Carena:“AHHHHH!” My screams had deafened me at this point. The pain was unbearable, and being out in the wild was not helping at all. I was worried for my baby and how giving birth in the wilderness would negatively impact everything. Dr. Kelly had asked Jack and Martin to grab some supplies while she assisted me with the delivery.“Just keep going. I know you can do it,” she said, rubbing a damp cloth over my forehead in an attempt to comfort me, but I was far from comfortable. The open air and sky, combined with the fact that my mate was not with me, broke my heart.“Why can’t we go to a hospital?” I asked, letting out heavy breaths, but the pain kept intensifying.“Because Sawyer must have informed all the hospitals and packs about you and Jack,” she replied. “Besides, we are passing through Sawyer’s pack, so--” The minute she said that, goosebumps covered my body. I looked around and noticed the woods. What the hell!We were in the terrifying part of the woods? The crazy and poss
Carena: Jack was shocked to see the old man confronting him. It seemed like Jack had run out of words.“I don’t know what you are--talking about,” Jack tried to sound normal, but none of the words he uttered came out in a confident tone.His hesitation alone gave him a guilty appearance.I had stepped way back from them while Dr. Kelly ensured she stayed with me."I heard it all. You played me only so you could use my kin to escape the werewolf world--the world where you have messed up so much that you can’t even remain in it anymore,” Vincent finally seemed to have caught on to Jack’s scheme.It took him months and many wasted attempts to open his eyes. But what struck me as odd was that Jack steadily fixed his posture and approached him.For someone who had been caught in a lie by his only support, he was remarkably calm.“I think you’re taking this way too seriously. It’s not that grave of a matter,” he placed his hand on Vincent’s shoulder, but Vincent shrugged it off aggressivel
Carena:"What did you just say?" he asked, a harshness in his voice warning me not to say the wrong thing."Jack lied to you. He told me that if he told you the truth, you would kill me and my baby." I gulped, realizing it could be true. I was taking a risk here. If I wasn’t pregnant, I would have found a way to escape the chains and transition. But that was no longer an option."Huh!" He looked rightfully confused. "You are the reason my poor daughter is dead. Sawyer killed her because of you." Now that we were talking, he started revealing what he truly thought of me.The fact that he claimed Sawyer had killed Tabitha proved that Jack had lied to him about many things."That’s not true. Listen--" I took a deep breath, knowing I was about to admit who was really responsible for Tabitha’s death and the deaths of his other children.His expression grew even harsher as he continued to watch me, waiting for an explanation as to why I believed Jack had been lying."Tabitha did cheat on Ja
Carena:I was heavily pregnant and miserable, but I kept going for the sake of my baby and the hope of seeing Sawyer again one day. I just didn’t know how he would react to the fact that my child belonged to someone else.“You shouldn’t starve yourself,” the maid they had hired for me said, causing me to roll my eyes.I didn’t get along with any of these people.They were all enemies of both me and Sawyer, working for that despicable man.“I’m full,” I sighed. “Before you start lecturing me, I had breakfast less than two hours ago,” I scoffed, irritated.She rolled her eyes and left the hut. We had been on the run—or rather, they had kept me on the run—for months.Every time Sawyer got close, they would pack up and flee again. They’d managed to evade him many times by threatening my life, and of course, Sawyer always relented.“Hey,” Jack entered, having taken care of the food and other necessities for the night. He smiled at me.The mattress I sat on was uncomfortable, lacking the fa