* Isabella *I did not know what woke me up in the middle of the night but I was sure that it was a noise that I heard in the other room. "Richard!?"The thought of my cousin immediately crossed my mind, I have not seen him in the past few days now nor did I talk to him. When I asked Alpha Charles about him, he tactically changed the subject after assuring me that Richard was doing just fine. They said he is busy with the warriors training in the pack but I have doubts and I am worried about him. I opened my eyes and turned on the lights inside the room. It's still four in the morning.I took the robe hanging in my walk-in closet and then put it above my short and thin night dress. His bedroom is not that far away from me, so I don't think that I need to change my clothes. The hall is empty and quiet, I took a good look at the other side which leads to the room occupied by Alpha Charles. I wonder if he is here or if he left for his other house. Only the old wolf stays here most of the
* Isabella *I could still hear the loud noise coming from Richard which was disturbing the peaceful morning. And it made me worried sick to my heart that I couldn't stop the tears which fell on my cheeks rapidly. He is still my cousin no matter what or how I would think about it.Even when he loses his humanity, Richard fights himself not to hurt me. I could see the way his eyes glowed like an animal driving him insane from the inside. Alpha Charles promised that he would help him but he is still in pain. Beta Lohan was inside his room and I am sure that Mister Vernice had already heard him."Isabella. I know you are still worried about your cousin, open the door!"I rush towards the door hearing his voice."How is he? You said everything was fine but I could hear him screaming in pain. How do you think I should feel about that?"I gritted my teeth while looking up at him who walked inside my room, invading my space, and closing the door behind him. There are only the two of us and I
* Alpha Charles *"I think the Bannister new Wolf has survived the transition, Alpha Charles."The voice coming out from the mouth of Beta Lohan as soon as I opened the door of my office made me feel better about the thought of having to speak with Isabella again concerning her cousin."That's great! So how does he handle it through the rough three days? He must've been lucky that you were there to help him."I turn my back from him and get back to my swivel chair. He smiled at me and nodded."Yes, I was with him but it was all his strength and determination that made his transition succeed."Beta Lohan cared a lot for Isabella's cousin, just like a brother and I have never seen him act like this into the new member of the warriors. He was usually strict and would give a lot of challenges just like how I do to the young warriors to make them a reliable member of the pack."That's good news, she would be happy to learn about that. I figured that I would arrange their meeting in the eve
* Isabella *As Martha informed me a few hours ago, the dinner will be served at seven sharp and my cousin will be there. Together with Mister Vernice, Alpha Charles, and Richard I would hear the plan from him and see what Richard has become. Nothing has changed as Martha has already seen Richard this morning in his bedroom. She said that everything looked normal, except for his eyes which looked sharper than usual, and the way he responded to Martha's movement when she cleaned his room. But there was nothing wrong with his body or appearance which made me feel relieved."Good evening everyone!"I walk to the huge dining hall finding the three men already there. Richard stiffened but did not turn his back to see me or respond to my greeting. My eyes looked at Alpha Charles who looked very neat and refreshed in a plain cotton t-shirt and sweatpants. His muscles did not feel to take my attention while the old Mister Vernice waved his hand to make me sit beside his son."I'm glad to see
* Isabella *I could feel the hot blood rushing to my cheeks every time I thought of Alpha Charles and eye accepting the engagement ceremony which will be held on the full wolf moon. The sooner it is known to everyone in the pack, the better for my people and me. I could finally plan the actions we have to take to fight or to talk to the wolves of the North. I am going to have the support of the Cold Mountain Pack Warriors."Goodnight Isabella, I won't be bothering you for the next three days as you will need to get some rest until we have the engagement ceremony. This is the first step in helping you and just like how my father wanted, we would get the attention of the wolves from the South."His smile was lopsided, I could feel the hint of sarcasm in his words. However, I have no plan to speak against him. It is already good news that I do not have to do the hard work of seducing him into agreeing to my plans."It's enough for me to have your warriors behind my back, I do not requir
* Isabella *The stunning red long dress fits my body like how the tailor has adjusted it for my size. The satin fabric softly cling to my skin while the off-shoulder upper part exposes my shoulder blades and the cleavage. Red is not supposed to be the color that I wanted to choose however, Alpha Charles insisted that it would make me look fabulous. The length has reached below my ankles, the total opposite of how it shows my upper body it covers the lower part more than enough to make me walk in a three-inch heels comfortably."Wow! You look amazing Isabella!"Martha eyed me with a glint of happiness in her eyes. This ceremony almost serves as the indication that our plan is about to succeed and the Alpha of the North is already on our side. He will be my husband, there is no denying that after the engagement is the wedding."Thank you, Martha."The real stones embedded in my waistline are glistening to the light. It sparkles and shines making me take all the attention of everyone at
* Alpha Charles *The audience gets even more livelier because of the presence of the wolves from the Royal pack not to mention the Alpha King. However, he did not stay long and he left early because the Luna Queen was not with him. I noticed how everyone was enjoying the night including my father who had not been able to host such an event for a long time. It has been decades since my mother passed away and ever since then he remained secluded if not for the welfare of the Cold Mountain pack, he would remain in his room on the top floor of the Alpha mansion."Congratulations Alpha Charles!"The extra sweet voice familiar to my ears rang and I turned around from where I was seated."Hello there ladies! Thank you for coming tonight."After I politely answered them, I looked beside me and met the beautiful eyes of my future Luna, Isabella who tried to force a smile on her lips while looking at the two she-wolves whose clothes were showing off everything they needed to cover."Isabella,
* Isabella *They were both stunning with nothing to hide in their skin-tight very low-length dress. Yet I refused to feel intimidated by their presence even after Alpha Charles left us to ourselves at the table. "Well, tell us how you managed to be on the good side of Alpha Charles Isabella. Was it love at first sight?"The smirk written on the face of Eve made my heart falter. I know that if I raised my voice higher, Alpha Charles would come back running towards us but how could I give such a violent reaction when the two of them are looking their best to be seen as friendly towards me?"It is nothing like that, to be honest. It was more like a mutual understanding and I haven't had any man in my life aside from him. This just feels so right to give my all to the Alpha of the Cold Mountain pack. They said it's fate."I heard both of them gasp and look at me wide-eyed. Fate huh? Is that a big deal in the wolf's nature? I smiled through the back of my head."Fate? Then Alpha Charles