“Hello, Nani. I didn’t think you were serious when you informed me you would be coming here again. Is anything the matter?” Madeline asked her as she welcomed her into her living room.
“Thanks be to the goddess Madeline, and I am most grateful for your help. Sabrina the witch is no more.”
Madeline nodded in affirmation. “It’s just like I’d seen it. I am happy for your alpha that the plans of the evil one in his life were not successful.”
“I am happy about that too Madeline, but then there’s still a reason I came here. All is far from well at all.”
Squeezing her brow, “what is it?” Madeline asked.
“After the battle ended and Sabrina was killed, everyone expected that the mate bond between Lucas De’ Clan and his mate would be restored, but that
“I didn’t mean to send her away. I wished so much to have her back… I didn’t want her to ever leave me again.”It’s been a long time that Lucas has ever been so straight with her… oh dear… Nani couldn’t help her mixed feelings of joy and pity. She didn’t even know what to respond to him.Lucas continued, “when she told me she was pregnant, I wanted to… to grab her and hold her tight. I wanted to damn the consequences of the judgment I made regarding her banishment…. But then I remembered something… same thing that has haunted me for the past eleven years.”Nani found the words then, “Lucas… you can’t do that to yourself. You can’t push all the love away to protect yourself from getting hurt…. You just can’t do that.”He rose his voice, “it&rsquo
***THREE MONTHS LATER***After much time had passed, Vulcan Darin was now more than certain that the witch had absconded, the dawn pack alpha is still alive and sits mighty on the throne, and he has not heard from Sabrina, neither is she anywhere to be found.The news of what had really transpired came to the rogue king that day after Konark had finally gotten word from the spies sent to discover what had happened.Upon entering his presence, the guard greeted, “good day sire. I bring you the news you’d been expecting.”“Do not waste my time,” Vulcan stated impatiently. “Tell me what happened.”“Now we know why Sabrina could no longer be found nor heard from. She is dead sire. Killed.”The news came as a shock, as the rogue leader yelled, “what???”&nb
Life had been much kinder to Ava in this new home of hers. It didn’t feel as if anyone noticed her mistakes here, and apart from the mysterious gifts from only the goddess knows who, alpha Daryl appointed her a personal guard along with Keisha to be her servant. She was relieved of all her pack assignments and given special treatment. Ava doesn’t know why all these things are happening, but she feels that this mysterious admirer of her might have influenced things in some way.It also came quite strange how alpha Daryl took a sudden liking to her, probably after knowing who she was, probably because he held Lucas and Cian in such high regard, or probably because he felt so much pity for her, she’ll never know, but then being here didn’t turn out to be so bad after all.Apart from all these luxuries, she knew they meant nothing without being in the arms of the one she truly wanted. It’s been so many l
“Good evening, sire,” Kain greeted as he entered the alpha’s chambers.Lucas acknowledged him, dropping the pen in his hand as he got up to meet with his guard, “Good evening, Kain. So, how did it go today?”Kain bowed, “the guard delivered the package successfully. Ava’s maid would have given her by now.”“Did he tell you how she was doing? What about the baby?” He inquired.“They are both doing well, sire. Very much fine indeed.”He then heaved a sigh, “thank you Kain, and do give the delivery guy a tip for me, I’ll be sending more packages soon.”“Yes, I will… sire… there were some certain things her guard also told me…”There was a hint of desperation in his
***TWO WEEKS LATER*** Ava is much of a slow reader, as she loves to take her time to delve deep into the stories, page by page, and if it weren’t for the ample free time she had, goddess knows she would have taken much longer to complete the set of books Rian sent her. Ever since the night he kissed her, she’d been avoiding him stylishly. He might have noticed, or he might have not, but either way, that didn’t stop him from trying to reach her as much as he could, no matter how much she stylishly pushed him away. No matter what little time she gave him, it never seemed to be enough. Her thoughts about Rian suddenly capsized when she discovered something as the turned over the last page on the final book, her heart fled when she saw the words, and it wasn’t just the handwriting that made her know who it was, but the words itself. Hope you enjoyed the stories, I’ll be back for you one day, Preci
Ava couldn’t have experienced a more repulsing feeling as the one she had when Rian grabbed her by the mouth again, like the other night, he’d let his emotions take over and kissed her without her consent, without her expecting it. Of course, the man she loved never needed consent before he did things that drove her wild, still she couldn’t but admit that this feeling with Rian was nothing like that.Right now, the way she felt reminded her of what she truly wanted, needed. The only one touch she burned for, the one touch she desired more than anything, and no matter how much that man hurt her, it never seemed to squander any emotions she felt for him. Oh, please… stop thinking about these things, Ava. She scolded herself as she pulled away from Rian’s mouth.“I’m sorry…” he gasped.“No, it’s fine. it shouldn’t make any difference since we’ll soon be mated anyway.”&
Leana, the Daivie seamstress took her time to make Ava the most beautiful dress that would fit her tummy. After she was done, Ava went to her quarters to try it on, and saw that the woman knew her work well.“Thank you, Leana. This is really good!” She exclaimed at the sight of herself in the mirror. That white dress lined with beautiful pearls fit her body perfectly and didn’t even make it seem like she was pregnant.“Thank you, madame.” Leana bowed. “I will send Keisha the rest of the ornaments for your big day tomorrow.”After the dress fitting, Ava went down to see to the preparations that were being made. The hall decorations had already been gathered, and servants had gotten to work. Some supplies were delivered this morning for the event food, and things were running smoothly. More fast than smooth, because Rian was rushing everything, he grew impatient t
“I’m sorry, alpha Lucas. The news of Ava’s marriage surprised me as well, you know I would never purposely do anything to offend an ally that has helped me so greatly. I too didn’t support the idea of this union when I first heard of it, but then I didn’t want to impose my thoughts on anyone. I also thought that…” Daryl stopped short then, unsure of whether to continue as soon as he realized where his words were going.“That what?”“That…. She’d been… you know… Discarded.”Lucas scowled, “why would you think that?”“Well, it was the manner in which she came here, but I meant no harm...!”“Ava was not discarded, Daryl. I would never throw her away, she’s only here because of some personal disputes between us that I will not be discussing with you.”Daryl nodded his head. &l
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