Kayla’s POV
As I walked back into the hall, the pain-filled amber eyes of Zane as I rejected him, kept flashing in my mind. I felt disturbed, and I hated that I was letting him get to me. It was the exact thing I was afraid of…
I tried to remind myself that he already seemed to get over the pain and is just enraged at me for wounding his pride. But still, my mind continued to be in a state of turmoil. As I watched the people chatting merrily all around me, I felt rage trickle through me. I had enough of this meeting and I just wanted to get away from here. I had tolerated enough for the sake of my pack. But I couldn’t bother to act nice anymore when nice was the last thing I wanted to be right now.
I spotted Ethan at the same time as he did me, and I watched as the anxious expression on his face melted to form a smile of relief. He ran his glance over me as if to make sure that I was in one piec
Zane’s POVI rolled over from the bed and sauntered over to the bathroom.“Thanks for tonight, babe,” I threw over my shoulder lazily as I spared a glance at the woman that was sprawled on the bed with a dreamy look on her face. She didn’t give me a reply, and I chuckled, knowing that she has still not come back to Earth from the heaven that I took her to.Well, she had time to gather herself until I was back from my shower. She knew my rules. Love me and leave me…I took a leisurely shower in the bathroom, giving ample time for the girl to dress and leave.I wrapped a towel around my waist as I strolled out of the bathroom while whistling merrily. I stopped in my tracks and my cheerful mood vanished when my gaze fell on the bed.I was expecting it to be empty, but instead, the girl I had left was still in the bed. What more, she had thrown off the bedsheet that she was clut
Zane’s POVI felt a myriad of emotions as I watched the other half of my soul; joy, relief and satisfaction…I ran my gaze over her face, trying to imprint her features into my memory even though I knew she was going to be there forever in my life from now...Her golden hair was twisted in an updo, and a few strands fell onto her forehead. My hands twitched with the urge to move them away from her face, but I quelled it as I continued observing her.Her captivating blue-grey eyes were brimming with joy as she stared at me.My gaze fell on her pouty red lips and all I wanted to do was kiss those plump lips to find if they tasted as sweet as they looked. She was perfect; just the way I imagined how my mate would be…I couldn’t wait to have her alone in my arms and explore every inch of her…I glanced back into her eyes and was startled when I saw she was now loo
Kayla’s POV(Two weeks later…)The first few days after the Alpha meet, I was in a constant state of edginess where I expected Zane to make a move of any kind. But when two weeks passed and nothing happened, I began to relax.I hoped that maybe Zane thought I wasn’t worth the hassle and decided to leave me for good. After all, he could have any girl he wanted and there was no need to waste his time with an arrogant Alpha woman who didn’t know to appreciate him.The thought that he was out there having dalliances with random women made my blood boil. I growled out in frustration before trying to calm myself. I had rejected him and whatever he does, I shouldn’t care.The thought didn’t calm me like I expected, though. In fact, reminding myself that I had rejected my mate only digged up the pain that I had been trying to bury inside my stone heart. I had thought that I could just for
Zane’s POVThe days after the Alpha meet, I was in a constant state of grumpiness. I snarled and glared at everyone who had the misfortune of being in my presence. Soon, people started scurrying away like mice whenever they saw me walk into a room.My thoughts kept drifting back to the moment I met my mate for the first time. I remembered how she rejected me without even having any second thoughts. Sadness and anger warred in my mind, and I couldn’t concentrate on anything. Tristan was practically doing all the Alpha duties while I sulked like a four-year-old who didn’t get the candy he wanted.Though I had decided to get my mate back, I couldn’t start playing games with her as I planned. I was too shaken up by the ordeal of being rejected by my mate. More than I realised at the time...I thought that I would just create some trouble for her, make her surrender to me and claim her. I
Kayla’s POVI took a deep breath to control my rage after calling Zane. The nerve of that guy to cause such a huge trouble to me and tease me like we were just playing a game! I would lose a large business deal as well as the alliance of the fae if I couldn’t finish their order on time. It was definitely not a matter of child play. At least not to me. Zane had gone too far by creating this mess.I had been looking forward to butt heads with him. But risking the wellbeing of my pack was not something I could tolerate. He was definitely going to pay for this. I would make sure of that.He thought I was going to beg him to help me out of this? That I will realise how powerful he was and regret rejecting him? He had another thing coming for him if he thought I was that easy to crush. I would beat him in his own game. I just will!As rage trickled through my veins, I literally saw red. A surge of ene
Zane’s POVAfter the call with Kayla, I was in a good mood all day. I must have looked stupid with a silly smile plastered on my face, but I didn’t care. It was not as if anyone had any complaints. All the people around me appeared grateful that I had stopped my tantrums.I felt as if I had just had a lover’s spat with my mate and not a full on war. Well, anything was better than not having her in my life at all...I remembered how pissed off she was at me. But I didn’t feel any pain that my mate appeared to hate me. She would love me sooner or later. I was sure of that. Until then, these little fights were the only way I could have her attention. Anyway, it was fun pressing her buttons like that. It would have been even better if we had the making up part after our fight, though. I guess I would just have to wait for that day. I was not known to be a patient man, but for her, I would
Kayla’s POVI received mixed reactions from the Alphas once I informed them about stopping the deals with them. While most of them sympathised with me and blamed Zane for putting me in such a desperate position, there were a few who were ticked off at me for going back on my word. It was not as if they were wrong either. I knew that my decision was affecting people who hadn’t done me any wrong, and I hoped I didn’t really have to carry on with my announcement. I was counting on them to pressure Zane into accepting defeat and I had every intention of resuming the deals with them once I heard back from the troublesome Alpha. To be honest, I admired those who had the guts to call me out while I felt disgusted at the ones who were trying to win my favour. They just wanted me to supply the weapons to their packs. They didn’t even care if I stopped my deals with the others as long as they got theirs…When a
Zane’s POVAfter deciding to send the goods to Kayla’s pack, I was just planning to write a simple apology letter to her. But when I started to write the letter, it occurred to me that it didn’t have to be that simple. When I had an opportunity to cause trouble to my beautiful mate, why should I waste it?As a new devilish plan started to form on my head, I put down the letter I was writing and leaned back into my seat. I twirled the pen in my hand as my lips pulled up into an evil smirk. Oh, you just handed me the perfect opportunity to do what my heart had been craving to do. I would not be writing a mere apology letter anymore. Instead, I would write a request to visit her pack so that I could convey my ‘regret’ to her in person…I wondered how she would react to my request. Will she be pissed off at my audacity? Or would she be confused and worried about the hidden agendas for my visit
Three weeks later…Kayla’s POVAfter I killed Stephen, we searched the mansion and found the papers of his research. We destroyed everything to make sure that no one would ever get the idea to create a race of wolves with magic ever again. Once that was done, we covered our tracks and ensured we left nothing that led to us. Done with our work, we left the place since the spell that blocked us from escaping had already gone down by then.The next day, I announced our relationship to my pack since I had no more reservations about it. The man had literally faced death for me several times, and I loved him as much as I could ever do anyone. There was nothing that stopped me from accepting our relationship wholeheartedly. The pack received the news with far more enthusiasm than I had expected. Even Ethan appeared to be genuinely happy at the way I accepted Zane, and I decided that it was time to let g
Kayla’s POV I stalked towards Stephen, and he stood there looking at me with wide eyes. He was no longer sporting the smug expression from before, and he didn’t look interested in my wolf anymore either. “Kayla darling…” he called out in a coaxing tone that one would use to soothe an aggressive dog. I let out a loud growl at him and he flinched and took a few steps back. “I am your uncle, remember? I am the only one left in the world for you. You don’t want to harm me, right? You don’t want to be alone in this world, right?” The red in my vision darkened at his stupid words, and I snarled in response. ‘And whose fault is it that I have no one else left? Weren’t you the one who killed my entire family, you bastard!’ I mind linked him and his eyes widened in response. That’s right. He never left the pack officially, and hence he was still a member of my pack. And I am still his Alpha…
Kayla’s POVI looked horrified as the men laughed and approached Zane. I tried to hit my hand against the golden cage I was imprisoned in. But just like the last time, I was thrown off by the electric sparks from it. My hand sizzled for a moment before the burn healed. Well, it means the burns would heal at least. If I could just tolerate the pain, maybe I could break the cage?With renewed vigor, I took a few steps backwards, stopping right before my back hit the edge of the magical cage. Then I gritted my teeth, ready to endure the pain, and leaped towards the cage and kicked it. But all my efforts were for nothing. Even though I forced myself to endure the pain, it didn’t help like I had hoped. Instead of passing through the cage with some burns, it just repelled and threw me from it. I fell on the floor and panted hard, not even feeling the burns in my feet. My heart was suffering more pain than my body. If I couldn&
Kayla’s POVStephen looked startled at my sudden confidence, but then he smiled at me condescendingly.“My dear niece, I hope you have no illusions that you could fight against all of us? Being a girl and a measly wolf at that, you wouldn’t have stood a chance even if they were ordinary wolves. But with their magic, you have lost before you even start.”I didn’t bother to respond to him before looking over at the men next to him. With narrow eyes, I speculated about their strengths and anticipated their moves. I couldn’t ignore any details without knowing what would help me in dealing with them.“Aww, the little girl really is thinking of fighting us!” one man teased me.I walked backwards, and their eyes twinkled merrily, thinking I was going to run away. But they frowned in confusion when they saw that I just stood behind Zane.“Oh, the p
Kayla's POV I looked at Zane with wide eyes and slowly turned to see Stephen standing there with a wide smile. He looked just as I remembered. As if he hadn't aged a day since the time I saw him five years ago. Come to think of it, he looked even younger than how he looked then. Either the life was really good for him or he had a few tricks up his sleeves to keep aging at bay. Given the crazy hunger for power he possessed, he couldn't have had a peaceful life that prevented him from sporting grey hair. And from the magic raging around us, he was definitely dabbling with wizardry and I had a feeling that it was also responsible for his youthful looks. I looked at him with a blank expression pasted on my face and even though his face looked exactly the same as when I had seen him when he was younger, he felt different somehow. Then I realiz
Kayla’s POVAs Raymond got busy with shouting instructions to his loyal followers, I slowly slipped away from him and walked over to Zane, who was standing there with a sour look.“Relax. You know I don’t care for his attention, right?” I whispered.“As if you cared about that when you saw Maggie flirting with me.”I flinched at the reminder of the witch and bit my lips when I realised that he wasn’t clueless about her pining like I thought he was. I had to give Kudos to his act, though. Even I was fooled into thinking that he didn’t notice her efforts.I looked up to see Zane’s nostrils flaring, and then he narrowed his eyes.“Just as I thought.”Huh?Zane looked at me with a smirk.“Guess who is reeking of Stephen’s scent?”My eyes widened in the realisation that Zane got Stephen’s
Kayla’s POVI stared at the skinny guy who stood staring at the unconscious man with a proud expression. He dusted his hands off before looking around the hall as if waiting for anyone else to challenge him. People looked at him and then the brawny guy on the ground before scampering off while a few lingered around, praising his strength.I watched as the bigger man who was still unconscious was dragged away from the hall by his peers. For a werewolf to become unconscious and to stay so for this long, how much force should have been used on him? That too by a guy who looked as if he couldn’t even stand straight on his own.It smelled really fishy, and I just knew it in my heart that this was all linked to Stephen. I didn’t have any evidence that said so, but my instincts were screaming at me that this has Stephen written all over it and my instincts had never let me astray so far.As the g
Kayla’s POVWhen I thought of going to hunt Stephen, what I pictured in my mind was both of us getting dressed in badass spy costumes and searching for him stealthily until Zane gets his scent trail. And I thought it wouldn’t be much of a hassle since we were fairly certain that he was still somewhere in the state and we only needed to stop by in each of the towns before he could come across the vile man’s scent. We wolves could sniff out our prey for miles, and with Zane’s superior tracking skills, he could track the scents even farther than regular wolves.I had mapped it all in my head, and that’s why I was surprised when Zane declared his brand new plan that had nothing to do with what I had in mind.Zane had vetoed my grand plans by telling that it would look suspicious if we go to every town and sniff around for Stephen. He may get wind that we were searching for him, and we would nev
Kayla’s POVOnce Zane informed me that he got Stephen’s scent, I thought that we would start hunting him right away. But he insisted he needed to get some things done before commencing the tracking. My excitement took a nosedive at his declaration, but I decided I could use the time to check the snake’s diary.We locked the cottage, and I ignored Zane’s ill concealed laughter as I buried the key back in the plant pot. What is wrong with having a hiding place for a key?!When we reached the hotel room, I made a beeline for the couch and sat with the diary in my arms. I wanted to know what all nasty secrets it carried.Zane looked at me with amusement shining in his eyes, but seeing my determined expression, he left me to it before going to the balcony with his mobile.I opened the diary and noted that it was from the year of the rogue attack. For him to lock it in a hidden compartmen