Emma's POV"What is this?""Oh my God, she looks exactly like Emma."The banquet today was a rollercoaster ride for the guests. They were all looking amused by what I was presenting them. I sneaked a glance at the Alpha who was still near the mic stand. He wasn't making a single sound but there was obvious confusion and disbelief on his face. I smirked to myself, that was what I wanted.I went to the assassin and signaled at the guards to loosen her.I said, "This is Rosary Flint, a small-time rogue assassin. She is the real culprit.""Is this… true? Are you the one who stabbed me that night?" Stella fell back a few steps and landed in Draven's arms. When Rosary was silent even after all this, Draven finally stepped in. In his authoritative Alpha tone, he asked, "She is asking you something. Did you do it?"Rosary shivered a little by his intimidating tone, I knew that my work was done here. I crossed my arms and joined Alex and Natalie at the corner."Answer at once." Alpha Draven
Draven's POV“Alpha, Miss Whitemane’s van has met with an accident. She is dead.”When my Beta first came to my office and broke this news to me, I felt my wolf tear down for the first time. The documents which were in my hands slipped to the floor and the next thing I knew, I was in my car, rushing to the crash sight.I even jumped a few red lights and when I reached there, the firemen were busy securing the crash sight. I did not care about the do not enter signs, I shoved away everyone who tried to restrain me and ran down the cliff. The crash had set the van on fire and it had destroyed almost everything. I fell down on my knees, looking at the wreck.Was she really gone? Was she really dead?My wolf had been in many wars and had the ugliest of injury painting his body but none of them gave him the kind of pain he was experiencing right now. Roger had to drag me away, and even though I did not say anything, he understood how broken I was. He took me back to the road and the of
Draven's POVI was too stunned to say anything and I felt like my eyes were deceiving me.I searched for her for a whole month and waited for her for six years. When I was finally getting my closure and was ready to move on, there she was. Everyone was equally surprised like me, we all had accepted that she was dead. Where was she all this time?Why didn't she come back?How did she even come into the pack without any of us noticing?What gave her the guts to just walk in here and announce herself as alive? Wasn't she afraid that I would hunt her down and throw her back in the jail where she belonged?I wanted to strangle her, I could not bear the sight of her walking around alive after what she put me through. If not for my wolf threatening to claw me, I would have literally killed this woman.Stella immediately got into a fight with her, I was not surprised by this. What surprised me was how patient Emma was. She was sailing through all the judgemental looks and curses with grace.
Emma's POVThe car was awfully silent and I was in the backseat fuming in rage. Natalie and Alexander looked at me through the rearview mirror, both of them too afraid to talk to me."Are… you okay?" Natalie asked and I snapped, "No, I am not. I hate him!""We know that, girl, but divorce? Really?""What else do you want me to do? You heard what he said! He will use that stupid marriage against me all my life. I have to get a divorce.""But how are you going to do this?" Alexander asked.My face twisted, "What do you mean how am I gonna do this? You will help me, right? You agreed to help me six years back.""Of course, I will help you, I am not talking about that. I am talking about the kids." He said and I immediately regretted my outburst at the banquet.My kids! Shit! I completely forgot about them in anger back then.Alexander then said the thing that I dreaded the most, "Divorce will take time and you will have to stay within the pack till then. Did you once think about the kid'
Draven's POV “...” “...” I was in the pack house, sitting in my office and staring down at the two kids who were still in their pajamas. Just downstairs in the lab, the doctors were doing a paternity test to see if these kids belonged to me. But for some reason when I looked at them, I felt like I was looking into a mirror. Roger got a bunch of private investigators after Emma as soon as I ordered all her information on my table. It turns out the girl managed to escape the pack territories with the help of that asshole and was living in the same city as him. She went back to college to complete her graduation which she had to drop because of our marriage and now was working as the head nurse in a hospital. I was lazily browsing through the records when suddenly, my phone rang. It was one of the investigators who was sent after Emma. I picked up the call and asked, “What is it?” “Alpha, Miss Whitemane has kids.” He replied on the phone. “What?” I slammed the document shut and sh
Emma's POV“Emma?” Alexander shoved aside the curtains and walked into the room. I was on the bed, in the middle of sobbing my heart out. As soon as I saw him, I launched myself into his arms, “He took my kids.”“We are gonna get them back.” He rubbed my back to comfort me. Alexander immediately called Natalie and I could hear her worried voice over the phone. Next, he called the police chief to ask for their assistance in this case.“Miss Whitemane has kids?” This was probably not what the officer expected to hear the first thing in the morning. My return was already shocking enough for them, and now this.“I think that is not important right now. What is important is that her kids are taken away.” Alexander reminded him sternly.“Yes, I am sorry, Mr Frost.” He cleared his throat and shifted into a more professional tone, “Where did the kids were taken from?"Alexander narrated the whole story to him. The officer chimed, "These bastards, how dare they kidnap people in our pack terri
Emma’s POV “What do you mean?" I found my voice to ask him. The man scanned my panic-ridden face for two seconds and then said in a rather calm tone, "I am keeping the kids. You can leave." I paused for a whole while, trying to process his words in my head. He was crystal clear with his message but a part of my brain was refusing to believe it. I let out a chuckle out of nervousness and asked like a fool, "What do you mean you are going to keep the kids?" "My sentence was self-explanatory. Ashel and Asher will continue their life in the Silver Moon Pack and will train to be the future heirs." "You can't do that! I have been raising them since they were kids." "And you did a good job in it, the only reason why I am not throwing you in prison right now." He lit up a cigarette and hooked the stick between his thin lips. My fist balled and my eyebrows furrowed itself, "Not happening, Draven. I am not leaving my kids with a psychopath like you!" He smirked but did not say anything,
Emma's POVThe room was dead silent as if we were at some funeral and not at the pack house. Even though none of us spoke, we could sense the tension pooling in the room.Sitting on his seat was Draven, his handsome attire which was carefully ironed to perfection was now a mess. He did not have much injury on his face but the mask of anger on his face was enough to make him look dangerous.While on the other hand was Alexander. He was currently sitting on the couch with an ice pack pressed against his chin. The nurse bandaged the wound on his forehead and now it had stopped bleeding.The two men refused to speak and this made me and Roger exchange glances.The two were fighting like maniacs and would have let each other's wolf tear the other one apart if not for Roger intervening. The Beta too had sustained a lot of injuries but he had no time to look at those.I still could not understand why the fight even took place. It was extremely childish of them and something none of us expect
Emma's POVXavier dropped me off at the gates of my complex and I walked in after saying my good nights. It was a fun day, I had even bought a dessert along with me which Xavier said was the restaurant’s delicacy. I was excited to try it with my kids and talk to them about their day.I walked in on the door to see the whole house engulfed in a strange atmosphere. The housekeepers were eerily quiet as they did their work and looked as if they were under some pressure.I removed my bag and kept it on the floor, asking, “Hey, what is wrong? Why do you all look so weird?”Jada, who was busy changing the tablecloth, shivered visibly when I spoke up. “Miss Whitemane…” She spoke softly, a mask of fear in her face.I furrowed, seeing her change the tablecloth. I asked, “What are you doing? Why are you tidying up the table out of the blue? And where did you get that tablecloth from, don't remember buying it.”“Because I asked her to.” Draven spoke up from behind me, scaring the literal hell ou
Emma's POVXavier looked very passionate as he looked at the menu and explained everything to me, but I could hardly keep my cool, given how close and intimate we were. My breathing was turning hot and even my wolf was reacting strangely to his scent.I was not aroused but something was making it hard for me to sit straight.Was I… nervous?I was so lost in thought that I missed everything that he explained. Xavier asked what I wanted to eat and was waiting for my answer which, obviously, he didn't get because I was lost in thoughts.Seeing that I was replying, he looked back and asked, “Are you okay, doll?”I shook from my fantasies and nodded, “I am sorry, I was thinking something.Xavier smirked cheekily as if he had read my thoughts and said, “No problem. I can go over all this again if you want.”“No. I don't want you to waste any more of your time.” I took the menu from his hand and admitted defeat, “Can you just suggest me beginner-friendly dishes?”“Umm… I don't know your tast
Emma's POVI sent both the girls and made sure they boarded safely in the car. I trusted Xavier and his men, the girls were in safe hands. Xavier and I watched as the car departed from the parking lot. “They are nice. No wonder you said you liked working.” The man commented.I nodded with a smile, “They are the only people in this pack who actually treat me with respect. For others, my existence is not even worth acknowledging.”“What are you saying? I heard you did a lot of things for the pack. You even solved some rogue issue.”“Yeah, I did.” I said, “It was just a two-day pomp and joy. After the sand settled, I was back to being the plain, old, wolfless girl hated by the entire pack.”Xavier did not say anything about the fact that I was wolfless. So I asked, “You have nothing to say?”“About what?”“Me being wolfless.”“I don't care about it.” He said, “You are better than many wolves I know.”I smiled to conceal my self-pity, “That is what I tell myself to.” Neither of us was d
Emma's POV“Xavier Stone?”“Is that really him?”Everyone gasped and looked at the man in shock. They could not believe that one of the most famous personalities was standing right in front of them.Sonia and Merely were equally stunned. They looked at me, unable to blink, “Is your friend really Xavier Stone?”“Yes.”“Holy… Moly!” The two said in unison.The cop was scared shitless after listening to the chief’s words, “Mr Stone…” Xavier did not say anything, instead he indicated for the cop to uncuff him.“Yes, yes. I am sorry!” He immediately pulled out his keys and unlocked his handcuffs.By the time he was done releasing Xavier, a set of three black cars rolled inside the premises. A tall, lean man wearing spectacles got out of the car and made his way towards Xavier.“Boss, are you alright?” This man was Brandon, Xavier's assistant and the one who had been representing him all these years.If people had any doubt regarding Xavier's claims, it must have vanished the second Brando
Emma's POVThe crowd stood there stunned and were talking amongst themselves. “He is the boss?”“No, he is not! I have seen Wilson and he does not look like this.”“Aren't you aware? Wilson sold Florence to XS Group.”“What? When?”“A few days ago. Wilson is not the boss anymore.”“So… the new boss would be the CEO of XS?”I picked up from the conversation. I had no idea that Xavier had bought Florence, but I wasn't surprised; he had already mentioned that he was here to expand his business. What better way to expand your business than by buying the largest commercial hub of the pack?The words that XS bought the bar quickly spread amongst the group and it caused a whole other set of arguments.“Ain’t no way he is Xavier Stone!”“He could be. No one has ever seen him in real life.”“Yes, no one has ever seen him. He is always secretive about his identity.”“Exactly. There is no way he would hang out here and reveal himself just like that.”“This man is looking for troubles, that's it
Xavier's POVGift giving is my love language and when I went to Italy for a business deal, I knew I had to get something for Emma from there. But what…Guns? No, she doesn't need them. She can't even shoot properly. I will teach her how to shoot, and then maybe I will buy her one for self defense.Fancy Pasta? She doesn't even like those and only eats them because her son likes them.After much contemplation, I settled on cookies. They were nice and sweet and she liked them too.I did not tell Emma about this and wanted to surprise her. I was glad that she liked them!After I hung up, I leaned back on my chair and looked at her picture framed on my table. My eyes turned mellow just by looking at her, this girl was like the first drop of rain on a barren land. Just then, my assistant walked in and whispered something in my ear. What he said made my eyes turn cold and I immediately got up from my seat.We went to the basement where my men had someone kneeling on his knees.“What do w
Emma's POVThe security guard did not answer our question but it was quite loud by his expressions that it was the case. My eyebrows knit themselves together, “This is ridiculous. We are coming back from work, we don't have time to put on something fancy for a bar.”“That sounds like a ‘you’ problem. I have seen plenty like you; you get your sugar daddy to get you the membership and walk in with your poor etiquette, corrupting the whole environment.”“Mister, watch your tone.” Sonia stepped in to defend me, “You can't just bad mouth us by assuming random things.”“I am assuming?” The guard laughed, “Florence is not a place everyone can hang out in. Just look around, this is not the place you belong.”I said, “We might not have money to squander on fancy dresses like this, but it doesn't mean that we don't fit in here, or you can stop us from entering.”“Yes, the only thing that we need to enter is the membership and we have that right here.” Sonia added.The guard, however, refused to
Emma's POVAs soon as I hung up, I was bombarded with questions by the nurses. “Emma, who is this?”“Is he your boyfriend?” “Do we know him?”The girls were more excited about this than me and all I could do was laugh. I said, “No, he is not my boyfriend. He is just a friend.”“Is your friend rich?” Sonia asked.Merely was the one to reply, “He gifted her cookies that were worth hundreds of thousands. Of course, he is rich.”Sonia grinned, “What is his name? Is he single? Is he looking for a date?”I nodded, “He is single but I don't know if he is looking for a date.”“Oh, no worries. I would just like to know him.” She waved her hand, “What does he do?”“He is a businessman. He is currently in our pack to open a new branch here.”“Wow, he sounds super rich.”I shrugged my shoulders, “You can say that.”Sonia said, “I am intrigued. Emma, why don't you introduce this new friend of yours to us.”“Of course.” I said, “I am going to meet him at a bar after work. Would you two like to co
Emma's POVA week passed just like that and there wasn't much development. I was continuing my work at the hospital and my kids were getting busier and busier with school stuff. Alexander was out of the hospital and he resumed his work for the divorce proceedings.This time, we had more evidence of Draven's atrocities and the case was stronger against him. I was heavily relieved because there was a huge chance of the verdict ending in my favour.There was not much time left so I was also going through job listings for once we moved out of this stupid pack.That day, I was in the common room, and we were chatting about the usual things. Our conversation got interrupted when a delivery guy knocked on our door.“Yes?” We all turned to look at him and asked.He checked the package in his hand and said, “I have a delivery for Emma Whitemane.”“Me?” I muttered and we all looked at each other in confusion.Sonia was the one who directed him towards me, “That's her. Emma Whitemane.”The deliv