She doesn’t have an answer to that question, she only responded with a blank face while her thoughts continued in her head. Why didn’t she see him on time? How easy it would have been for her to escape from this situation, but now she is trapped, with no other choice than to face him. She does not want to be here now, she’s not ready to face him, not after all that’s happened between them.
Cian saw her expression, and held concern for her in his eyes. He let go of her hand and continued speaking to her softly, letting out a sigh first.
“Alpha Lucas told me to relieve you of your assignments this morning. He says you’ve been facing some challenges.” Kiara held her gaze down, she didn’t feel like talking about this now, especially not with the man that caused her to feel like this. Cian continued speaking not withstanding her silence.
Clink-clink-clinkThe emcee of the occasion who was dressed in a white tux with a mask that complimented his outfit clinked the wine glass he held in his hand with a small spoon, calling the attention of the many guests who were gathered in their different tuxedos and ballgowns, their faces shielded by masks of various shapes and sizes. Ava was there too, wearing her gown and a peacock-feathered mask Lucas put on for her before the ceremony. Thanks to the help of Nani and the event planners, the hall where the ball was held was dazzling with gold decorations, fabrics and accessories, an ice sculpture of the treaty stood bold on the stage near the grand piano, everywhere looked spectacular, all the alpha’s thought this as they arrived, they knew they never made a mistake whenever they chose the decision to vote the dawn pack as the host every year.Alpha Lucas had never looked more charming dressed in his polish black tux, his rich dark hair was waxed backwa
‘You're in love with him!!!’ This can’t be happening, it wasn’t supposed to get to this point, the mate bond was one thing, love was another, but even though the mate bond was stronger, it didn’t come from her heart, but love did. Ava gasped, she had never felt love before, it was such an exciting feeling she regretted that she almost didn't want it to go away, the reason why it was almost was because these feelings in her heart, were for the last person she ought to feel for, the one who should be her number one enemy, her kidnapper, her abductor, the one took her away from her responsibilities, he took her, he took her wolf and now he’s done the worst of all; he’s taken her heart. This is not good, it’s not good at all because she doesn’t want to leave now when she ought to, if word got out that the moonlight pack’s supposed Luna was here instead of fulfilling her responsibilities, it would not be good at all for Ray because everyone would e
“Would you like to dance with me?” Of course, she wanted to dance with him, she wanted that more than anything in the world at this moment, all she wanted was to be as close to him as she could, because she knew that their time together was soon drawing to an end. Her expression gave him the answer as he took her hand and led her back into the hall, slow music was now being played by the orchestra and couples were in two’s dancing slowly to the rhythm. They both walked until they reached the center and Lucas wrapped both his hands around her waist, looking into her eyes as Ava circled her two hands to rest on his shoulders, the mask he wore did nothing to shield the longing she saw in his eyes, but what was he longing for? The both of them kept on moving slowly together to the soft rhythm, even when the music stopped, they didn’t move away from that position still holding each other’s gaze even though they’d stopped dancing, all eyes were now
***TWO WEEKS LATER***“Psst… hey did you hear the rumors circulating round?”“They aren’t rumors Kain, sadly they are true. The messenger even delivered the news round the territories same time it happened.”“But how come?”“No one knows, maybe the moon goddess’s protection has left that pack or something, so much bad luck going on over there.”“I feel so sorry for them though, the moonlighters, losing their future queen first and then losing their alpha about a month later. It must be devastating for the leadership.”“Let’s just hope that they appoint a new alpha on time before those rogues show their ugly face.”“They already have one appointed, I heard the beta is taking over since the late alpha bears no offspring.”“The beta? Well, that’s good then, just hope that he’ll be able to take up the responsibility. The w
“DON’T YOU DARE TOUCH ME!!!!”The words stung hurt worse than a bee sting. It reminded him of the way Amelia spoke to him on the night she and his son died, she neglected him, she revealed her hatred for him, and now Ava was doing the same thing too.“Ava…”“What Lucas? WHAT??? Haven’t you ruined my life enough already? Why couldn’t you just leave me alone in the first place? Everywhere I went, you kept on coming after me… Even after I rejected you…. You chose not to leave me alone, and now look at what’s happened… Because I wasn’t there to protect him…” SNIFFS, “he’s gone now because of me…” she whimpered, letting the tears run freely this time.He tried reaching her again. “Ava … I know you don’t mean what you’re saying, I know it’s because you’re angry…”“For the goddess
Ava laid there in that position, letting the tears run freely. Why had she said those words to him? And since when did it become a Luna’s duty to protect her alpha? She just said anything that came to her mind at that point, most of which didn’t make sense. She’d even lied that she was in love with Ray, when she knew the person her heart really beats for. But she didn’t choose any of this… she didn’t choose Lucas to be her mate, she didn’t choose to fall in love with him.‘You didn’t choose Ray to be your betrothed either.’‘Not now Layla, please not now.’The sobs continued, she said terrible things to him he didn’t deserve at all, she asked herself the reason for saying those words, maybe its because her she didn’t want to accept the fact that she was in love with the man who abducted her, the man who wanted to change the course of her destiny she’d prepared her wh
Nani went to the table and dropped the tray, before coming back to where Lucas was, she took his hands in hers and shook him a bit.“Lucas!!! Lucas!!! Please listen to me… Can you hear me? Are you okay???”Lucas opened his eyes and took his hands from Nani’s. “Relax Nani, alcohol does nothing to wolves, else I would’ve taken so much more.”“Thank the goddess!” Nani said, letting out a sigh of relief, thank the goddess she came on time before Lucas tried anything worse to himself to try to take away the ‘hurt.’Lucas couldn’t have felt any worse in his life, before when he had feelings similar to this, Vivian and Ria where always there for him, before Ava came along and the feeling of being with her superseded the way he’s ever been with any other woman, and now, he has no one, no one here to comfort him. He felt someone hold his hand again, turning his head in the directi
“What are you doing here Ava? And where have you been?”Ava ran with open arms to hug her friend, as she did her face burst to release a fresh wave of tears.“What happened Ava?”She wiped her eyes. “It’s a long story, but I heard about what happened and that’s why I came back, where is Ray now? I want to see him, and I want to know what happened to him.”Nicole sighed, sitting Ava down on the living room couch.“You can’t see him anymore Ava, his body has been cremated this morning.”“I-I-I don’t understand. Since when did we start cremating bodies?”“That’s the new law under Ethan’s reign.”“Ethan? Ethan is the alpha now, but how did all this happen so fast? There should have been a ceremony where leaders from around the world would have gathered to witness the appointment of the new alpha,
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