When they reached the bathing place, Ava told them to wait outside."Sorry, my lady, but today is a special day. We have to watch you to make sure you don't escape."Ava looked at them and smiled."Feel free; I will just have a talk with Fillip about how you guys watched me as I bathed. I'm sure it will go so well," Ava said, pretending to open her buttons."We will be outside, mistress," they said, rushing out.Ava turned to Mara and the other girl, who was looking into her wide eyes."Sorry to you both, but I have to go. I can't stay here and watch them kill my friend. Stay here, both of you and answer them when they call for me.""Okay, mistress, but won't you get in trouble?" Mara asked.Ava smiled, "Obviously, but it is better than being cowardly."She brought out the blade she stole the day she stabbed Fillip, then climbed out of the window.The corridors were filled with soldiers; they must have kept them there in case someone decided to break Kiara out.She didn't follow the m
Nani slept in the room where Lucas De'Clan was placed. She waited for him to wake up after the ritual, but he didn't. After a few minutes, she, too, fell asleep.She woke up the next morning, sitting on the chair beside Lucas, who had still not woken up.Taking a good look at him, she noticed how pale he looked, like someone who was dead. He was no longer breathing at all!"No, no, no!" Nani gasped, placing her hand on his nose. When she saw that he was no longer breathing, she went to find Eli immediately.Last night, after the ritual, Eli turned pale immediately. He started acting out like someone possessed. Then Cian knocked him out. Cian said that Eli told him to knock him out to stop him from misbehaving. He then pulled Eli into his room and sat to watch over him because, apparently, Eli asked him to.He said that the ritual plunged people into their dark sides. If the person was not managed by someone stronger, they could go to the dark side.Upon reaching there, Nani continuous
Fillip was drinking from his bottle of wine angrily, muttering,"That damn girl from the streets doesn't ever know to keep her mouth shut."Vivian always had a big mouth. She must have overheard Hakim when he came to inform him that a high-ranking member's wife had been captured. The tattletale must have connected the dots and decided to go to Ava.Maybe she wanted him to get rid of Ava by telling her the information, but in doing so, she had made him look like a fool in front of Vulcan."Hakim.""Yes, my Alpha," Hakim said as he entered and bowed before Fillip."Tell Vivian I want her here in less than two seconds.""Yes, my Lord."After Hakim left, Fillip grabbed some whips, cuffs, and a cucumber. He would teach that slut to keep her mouth shut.He poured a full glass of whiskey for himself. When he raised his glass to drink from it, he heard the door open. He didn't turn around; he just downed the whiskey, then another one before he turned to Vivian.The bitch must have thought, "T
Fillip left the naked body there and went to take his bath. He didn't want anyone's help today. He stepped into the bathtub and began to wash the blood and sweat out.He taught that stupid bitch a lesson, and he was sure that she wouldn't try any nonsense again. He loved reliving stress this way.He washed up and sent someone to get the servants to come to clean up his chamber before he left for the arsenal.*****Kiron was on his way to the pack called the Freedom Fighters Pack. The problem was that he didn't know where that was. But he was determined to find it. He had asked around and was directed this way.The last thing he remembered from the war was being hit by something on the head when he was fighting. It turns out someone had wanted to chop his head off, but somehow something struck his attacker by the shoulder, and he fell.He fell into the water along with the others when they were retreating. He was found by a wolf, who treated him until he was better than before. He help
The first place Kiron stopped since he began his journey was the market. He used his eyes to scout out the Black dynasty soldiers who were everywhere in the market. He grabbed a head tie, which he used as a cloak to escape, and draped it over his head.This may be a dangerous place to ask around because of the soldiers, but he needed information on both Kiara and the place he was going.He went to the stall of the woman Kiara usually visits to get fresh tomatoes when she was still Lucas's mistress, and he was an ordinary guard."Have you seen Kiara? She used to come here for tomatoes." She is from the Dawn Pack; her friends said she headed here a few days ago.The woman didn't answer but signalled him with her eyes like she was afraid of someone.One of the traders next to her shop shouted to the soldiers."This man here is asking about the Dawn Pack; please don't punish me along with them."The soldiers began to come to where Kiron was. Without thinking, he took a left and ran with t
Kiron was woken up the next day by a knock on his door. When he sat up, he saw the light streaming from the space between the curtains.He must have overslept because he had hardly slept these days. He had been too busy running from the soldiers who were working for the slave traders and the Black dynasty soldiers who were everywhere on the road.He opened the door and then discovered it was Beta Cian knocking."Beta Cian, Why are you knocking?"Cian smiled and said, "Good morning, Kiron. Lucas asked me to call you. Because it seems like you overslept. He and Eli are about to leave for Davie pack.""Sorry, I will be right there in a moment. I guess I haven't found anywhere I was comfortable in for a long time. Where is he?"In his room, the room I led you to yesterday.""Ok, give me a moment."Cian smiled and left; Kiron grabbed his shirt, put it on, and started towards the room.Lucas, Eli, and Cian were already dressed when he got there. Lucas had a bag on his back that was woven."
The ray of the morning sun shone brightly on Keisha's face, waking her from a deep sleep. She brought her right hand to her eyes, gently rubbing them with her fingers. She dropped the hand on the bed and gently brushed on something warm. Surprised, she turned to find Kiron soundly asleep beside her.She smiled and adjusted her body to comfortably feed her eyes with this magnificent creature. Keisha smiled to herself and looked him thoroughly in the eye as his muscled chest was laid bare for her to drool over. She giggled while her gaze shifted from Kiron as she became aware of her surroundings.For the first time, it dawned on her why she slept like a baby all through the night. The grounds in the mountain were so coarse that no one found pleasure in sleeping more than necessary there, but sleeping on this soft, woven bed felt like the best thing that had ever happened to her in a long time."It's all thanks to the moon goddess; I hope we find better food here than in the mountains be
Kiron and Eli ran towards Cian; they tried to stop him, but he was determined to end everything today. Kiron grabbed him by one hand while Eli held him bt the other and dragged him along to Davie pack.Cian was screaming at the top of his voice, kicking at them to let him go; he just couldn't bear the thought of his love at the hands of those animals.Lucas was too devastated to think of anything; he sat outside thinking about the ordeal Fillip would go through with Ava. He prayed to the moon goddess to protect Ava while silently praying he could trade places with her.After much deliberation, he decided to go down and talk with his men.He went over to his beta Cian and consoled him."There are better ways to get them out than embarking on this suicide mission," Lucas tried explaining things to him."Which other way? Every second they spend in that prison will be nothing but sheer agony for them," Cian said, wailing in pain.Lucas knew what his former gamma could do, and he understoo
Ava opened her eyes and looked around; Lucas was sitting beside the bed, his legs stretched out in front of him, and he was eating an apple and doing some paperwork beside the bed."What are you doing?" She asked, then moved closer to where he sat."Just checking the documents that Kiron submitted. Is anything the problem?""Well, actually, there is a problem," Ava said and pouted."What is it, precious?" He said, looking worried.Ava hid a pleased smile; she sure knows how to his attention."The problem is that this is supposed to be a vacation; you shouldn't be working on our vacation; you promised to relax here."Lucas chuckled, "You were sleeping, so I decided to get a little work done since I wasn't sleepy. Is there anything you want us to do?"She looked at him coyly, then he chuckled, "I know that look; you are a vixen, precious.""No, I am your vixen, the one you created."He dropped his book. She walked over to him, then sat on his lap, straddling him. She circled her arms ar
Kiron stepped down from his truck and then headed towards his house. It was already dark; today had been a long day; moving back and forth from Dawn pack to Moonlight pack wasn't easy.Alpha Lucas had made him an ambassador after they won the pack back from Fillip and Vulcan. He was in charge of helping Moonlight pack, now a colony of Dawn pack. Sometimes it was big work because Eli was way over his head, but he tried his best to be a fair and truthful Alpha.This job was more tasking than when he was just a Gamma to Lucas, It meant less time for him and Keisha to fool around, but she never complained.Sometimes, He only comes home for a few days or returns so late with no desire to do anything but sleep.He hardly delegated his duty when he was just a Gamma, so he found it hard to delegate now. He always likes to supervise everything himself, so he can ensure it's been run effectively.Speaking of Keisha, she was his wife now. She still helped in the nursery, but it wasn't a job; she
Keisha looked into the mirror to make sure her face mask washed off very well. She was still waiting for the makeup artist.Today was her wedding day; Kiron had talked to Lucas, and he had agreed to let them have their wedding a day before the moon festival.But then it was two weeks until the moon festival, so time wasn't on their side, but Kiron had insisted that they still do it on that day.Thanks to Luna, Ava, and Kiara, because they were like her fairy godmothers, they helped her plan everything in such a short time.She could still remember the morning she announced her engagement to Luna, Ava, and Kiara.Ava had hugged her and said, "Wow, I am so happy for you."While Kiara looked excitedly at the ring, she said, "Took him a damn long time, but he still did it before we kicked his ass."They had all laughed, then asked about the wedding plans and shared parts of them among themselves.Kiara's gown was modernized for her. Kiron had some people come take her measurements. The ne
"Where are we going?" Keisha asked Kiron again.They had been left in charge of the pack, but then Beta Cian and Kiara returned in the night, so Kiron had some free time on his hands.Since he was named Ambassador, he had mostly been so busy with his duties that he was always transporting goods to Moonlight Pack. Though Keisha was happy about his promotion, she missed him greatly whenever he was away.He had given her a beautiful gown today and then told her to dress up. She wanted to know where they were going, but he wasn't coming forward with information."It's a surprise. Now get dressed around six in the evening and meet me in the fields," he said, then left.She had washed her face and then headed to the nursery. She no longer worked in the nursery but helped there as she wasn't just ordinary Keisha anymore; she was the Gamma's partner now.When she arrived, the children ran towards her, many of them fighting to be in her arms.She led them back to class, greeting all the nurser
After a while, buffets and buffets of food were brought out.Yara served them their choices, but Kiara wasn't yet back from the bathroom."Hey, which bathroom did my mate go into?""The one at the back of the store is the building beside the hall.""Okay, thanks."Cian excused himself and left the hall.Alpha Daryl stood up and went to the podium."Thank you all for coming to make today all fun. I have the name of everyone here that has a mate in this box, including the Alphas."People began to murmur."Shhh, if I pick your name, you will come out and sing for your beautiful mate that the moon goddess gave you. Now let me shake the box."He shook the box so hard that some names wanted to fall off. He dipped his hand and then brought one out.He opened it, was shocked for a moment, and then smiled."Alpha Lucas De'Clan, the podium is yours."Everyone began to clap while Ava nudged Lucas, who sat with an emotionless look on his face.He looked at Ava's face for a while, then stood up. H
After checking on Ramsey, they saw he was fine with Nani, who fed him special meals. Ava begged Nani to watch him, then set out with Lucas.They walked to the pack's forest and then dropped everything they came with. Before leaving, they packed a blanket, dried meats, water, and fruits. Lucas carried most of the heavy stuff, while Ava just carried the fruit basket.They dropped the items beside a tall, old tree."Did you know the Dawn pack would have been built here instead of up there?""No, why would it have been here?""I wanted to do that, but Cian and the others convinced me not to cut down the trees and build more houses here."Ava nodded. "Look, there's a house over there, but it's depleted.""I know; that is where I used to live; there's plenty you don't know about me.""There's plenty you don't know, too," Ava challenged back."Of course, life is precious, yet we still live so happily. Come, let's go see Erasmus and Layla."Ava undressed, crouched on all fours, and shifted in
Lucas woke up and kissed his wife and his little boy. The previous night, Ava had tried to put Ramsey to bed in his room, but he started to cry."Mom, No!"He kept crying until Ava returned with him; he had slept with them on their bed. He keeps complaining that he sees Fillip in his dreams, and they have to find a way to make him stop seeing Fillip. Nani has already begun to work on a potion.Ava woke up, too, then slowly tiptoed over to Lucas, who was dressing up because Ramsey was still sleeping."Are you leaving already?""Nope, I will be back for breakfast. I just wanted to check on a few things for Madeline's funeral service."Ava nodded, "Then get going, so you will be back for breakfast; remember, we are waiting for you.""Okay, precious."Lucas walked towards his office and then spotted Levi Stone, the one he had temporarily put in charge of the soldiers and the one organizing Madeline's funeral.He was giving orders to two soldiers carrying the flowers to be careful. Lucas s
Under normal circumstances, Lucas De'Clan would have killed the guard and then killed Fillip too, but this time, Ramsey was involved in it. He kicked the guard's leg and then held him by the neck."Daddy, come take me," Ramsey cried out."I will, handsome; now I will be a big boy for Daddy, okay?""Okay."Lucas directed at Filip. "Let Ramsey go, or I will kill this guard."Fillip chuckled, "Does it seems like I care? Kill him if you want to. There are ten more guards here.""I can kill them all, Fillip; you, of all people, should know that.""You can, but you won't. Now let him go, or I will kill your son."Lucas pushed the soldier away and then raised his hand in surrender. "I know it's me you want; now, let Madeline and Ramsey go."Fillip smiled and said, "No, here's Madeline." He pushed her towards Fillip."Who says you would behave if you had Ramsey? You would turn to Erasmus and kill us all."Lucas caught Madeline and untied her hand, asking, "Are you okay?"She nodded, "Save Ram
"I can't believe that asshole would dare kidnap my son!" Lucas growled, slamming his hand on the table."Calm down, Alpha Lucas. Let's find a solution," Eli said."We will, but when I get my hands on Fillip, I will tear him apart limb by limb, and I will give him a prolonged and painful death. For fuck's sake, how can he kidnap a little kid because of his selfish interests.""I say we sneak in tonight as we did before, get Ramsey, then that asshole," Kiron suggested."No, we already did that once; besides, he knows that Nani may have reached the Dawn Pack by now. He would probably expect us to try to sneak in, so it's a bad idea," Cian advised, and then Kiron cursed."So what do we do then?" Eli asked."Maybe I should go alone as he suggested; that way, I will get my son.""Hell no, Alpha. Fillip won't give you Ramsey. We all know he is a corny asshole. He will only kill you, then Ramsey too," Cian said."I am not afraid of dying; I just wish I could get my son. Besides, you will be a