Sophia's POVImmediately we picked up the different stacks of paperwork and got into different positions, we were about to go through it when John spoke up. "Just before we start, I want you guys to know that the answer isn't going to come quickly.""What does that mean?" I asked"It means you just have to be patient and search diligently through it, you might also find dark secrets. But that's not what we are here for, what we need is to find whosoever is behind the attack," John said."Dark secret?" I asked looking shocked."Yeah, dark secret, but those aren't what we are here for right?" John asked and we all nodded our heads."Lest I forget, take your time to study it, take your time and go through every page, they contain articles of the past and also of the present. Most of those papers are confessions from top serial killers, assassins, rogues, and the rest.I believe in them lies the answer we have been waiting for, so let's get to work," John said I picked up my first book, a
Alpha Brandon's POVI held the hands of Sandra as we stared at the sky, "It's handsome just like you," she whispered. I smiled and turned towards her, "It's beautiful just like you, you know your beauty radiates just like the light of the moon."Her cheeks turned red, "Please don't start, we are outside," she said and we both giggled."Can you guys please stop this? Have mercy on us who don't have partners, we came to watch the moon and not for a public display of affection," John muttered from behind and we all laughed."It's not our fault, you are still single right?" I asked and John giggled, "I ain't single, it's just that....never mind."We all turned toward John, and we were shocked, "What do you mean by you aren't single, talk to us, Where's your wife?""We are here to watch the moon and not to hear a sad story, this joyful mood of ours is better, let's stick to it. I hate it when my story brings tears to the eyes of people, though it makes them value what they currently have,"
Alpha Derrick's POVI was seated in my verandah when I heard a knock on the door, "Who's it?" I asked."It's Joy," I heard her voice ring out from outside, I got up and walked to the door, got it opened and she walked in. "You look worried and you sound worried, what's it?""Can you imagine what the Elders did?" I asked as we both walked to the verandah, "What did they do wrong?" I paused and exhaled, "They got a lupine to sleep with me.""What? You are joking, right? Tell me you are joking," she asked laughing, but I wasn't finding it funny, "Do I look like a clown to you? I am damn serious, they even confessed to it.""Oh my god, you mean they arranged a lady to sleep with you and you didn't even know about it?" I nodded my head, "But how did it happen and who's this lady in question? How did you find out?"I exhaled and turned to the other side, "That's a lot of questions, but I will do justice by answering them. I was about having my sleep last night when they showed up uninvited
Alpha Derrick's POVI thought about what she said and decided to give it a try, "Okay, get them informed about it, let's all eat as a family." She nodded her head and walked out of my room.I knew she was definitely up to something, but I couldn't place what it was, if there's anything I know about Joy, she won't do anything to harm me or do anything that would have a side effect like my elders did.I walked out of my room and headed to the dining and had my seat, waiting for them to turn up so we can kick off. I was reading famished, and I need to put something into my stomach.They started turning up one after the other until everyone was complete, Joy was seated close to me, and I was about to eat when she kicked my legs. I maintained my cool and communicated with her through mind link, "What's it, John?""Can't you see their faces, they look timid, these aren't the elders I know. What did you do to them?""I didn't do anything," I replied."Do something to lighten up their mood an
Sophia's POVJohn's words brought tears to my eyes and it reminded me of Derrick, I hope he is safe wherever he is. If he was ready to search for Joy, maybe we could partner together to find Joy and Derrick. I guess I have to discuss that with John in secret."Do you still love her? Do you have feelings for her?" Sandra asked, and we all tilted our direction towards John. He smiled with his head bowed, "Yeah, I still love her. I ain't going to lie about it, I can't wait to have her back in my life.""Awwwwn, that's so sweet, if you love her, then why don't you go in search of her?" I chipped in, I couldn't hold it back anymore. John tilted his head towards me, "It's not possible, there's no fucking way I am going to find her and as I said earlier, she might have moved on.""You just said the word might, you aren't sure, that means there's a strand of hope in your heart, that makes you think she is still out there waiting for you," I replied.He kept quiet for a few seconds, "Yeah, Sop
Sophia's POV "Come on, let's have it, let's have it," I muttered with our gaze on Sandra. "Love to me is sacrifice, yeah sacrifice, I noticed we were all speaking about love from one direction, and that's relationship. What happened to the love we received from our parents, siblings, and friends?""Hmmm," we all muttered in unison and we giggled."Love demands sacrifices, my love language is sacrifice, how can you say you love me and yet you can't even sacrifice certain things for me? It doesn't make sense to me, if you love me you should be able to do certain things that would hurt you and it should be vice versa.I noticed the ideology we all grew up with is love is about romance, surprise, a red rose, a bouquet, and the rest. I ain't saying that's wrong, but it's not all of it, love also involves sacrifices. There are times when you have to do certain things for the comfort of the other party involved. When I say other parties are involved, I ain't only talking about two people in
Sophia's POVI exhaled, sincerely I had nothing to say, the best I could do was to buttress their opinion about love, "We are waiting Sophia," John said. "Give me time, I am trying my best to process what I have to say." My gaze traveled around gazing at their faces, they all had their gaze on me, "Can't I pass guy?" "No you can't," they chorused simultaneously. I exhaled again, "Well, love to me involves hurt and pain."I saw the shock on their faces, "What do you mean by that?" Sandra asked, looking shocked."What do I mean by love involves hurt and pain?" I asked and they all chorused, "Yes.""Well, this is what I mean, love involves hurt and pain, you can't fully grasp it until you go through it. It's something best understood when you have your own fair experience about it. But I am going to try my best to explain it, so you can all understand what I am saying.""Please do," they chorused."Now let's say, two people fall in love, after being friends for four or five years. They
Alpha Brandon POVSophia's explanation about being heartbroken after falling out of love began to ring a bell in my head. I wasn't expecting Sandra to fall out of love with me, but I don't think I can stand it when it happens.Sandra noticed the look on my face, I knew she could tell that something was definitely wrong with me. She waited till we got into our room, "My love, what's wrong? You look worried and sad." I remained quiet, pretending I didn't hear what she said.She wheeled towards me and tapped me on my back, "Brandon, what's going on? You look worried." I turned slowly towards her, and exhaled, "You know currently, there's a lot of things on my mind and what Sophia said began to perturb me, wait don't take it the wrong way. I ain't saying, that's going to happen to us, nah it's not going to happen.I am just bothered by the amount of people who have shut their hearts away from love, due to heartbreaks and the rest.""Is that really why you look disturbed?" I nodded my hea
The journey was long and arduous, each step bringing them closer to their destination and Derrick felt a sense of purpose driving him forward all through. A determination to bring an end to the man that had plagued their pack for far too long.As they neared Victor's hideout, Derrick could feel the tension mounting. But he pushed aside his fears, focusing instead on the task at hand as they prepared to face whatever awaited them.His men waited behind while a handful of them followed the prisoner. Finally, they reached their destination, a discarded building hidden deep within the forest, its walls cloaked in shadows as if hiding secrets of their own. Derrick's heart pounded in his chest as he surveyed the scene before him. His senses were on high alert as he realized he never could have expected Victor to use a place like this.The prisoner led them inside, his footsteps echoing through the empty corridors as they moved deeper into the darkness. Derrick's heart pounded in his chest a
Derrick leaned forward, his eyes locked onto the prisoner's face, his heart pounding with anticipation. "Where is Victor?" he demanded, his voice edged with urgency. "And who were you running from?"The man took a deep breath, his gaze flickering between Derrick and Brandon as he weighed his words carefully. "It's a complicated matter, Alpha Derrick. You see, we were about to leave for battle," he began, his voice low and hesitant. "But when we went to check on Alpha Victor, he wasn't there. I went to call him from his hideout, and when I arrived, I saw him... I saw him with his fingers on the floor, chanting words."A shiver ran down Derrick's spine at the man's words, a cold knot of dread forming in the pit of his stomach. Whatever Victor was up to, it was clear that it was something far more sinister than they had anticipated."And who were you running from?" Derrick pressed his voice tight with apprehension.The man swallowed hard, his eyes darting nervously around the room before
Back at the pack house, Derrick wasted no time in implementing his plan. As his men corralled and subdued Victor's fleeing warriors, he issued orders with precision and authority."Detain them all," he commanded, his voice cutting through the chaos of the captured men being brought in. "Lock them up tight. We need to find out what's going on."His soldiers moved swiftly, their movements coordinated and efficient as they ushered the prisoners into makeshift holding cells, their hands bound securely behind their backs.Once they were all secured, Derrick made his way to the cells, his footsteps echoing in the empty corridor as he approached the captives. His eyes scanned the faces of the defeated men, searching for any sign of weakness or defiance."Who's in charge here?" Derrick demanded, his voice cold and authoritative as he addressed the group.A tense silence hung in the air for a moment before a man stepped forward, his demeanor defiant despite his predicament. "I am," he replied,
It's been several weeks since Derrick was able to escape the attack, reuniting him with his Sophia and son, Tate. But they knew they couldn't rest. Alpha Victor was still out there, plotting goddess knows what. The sun dipped low on the horizon, casting long shadows across the rugged landscape as Sophia stood in the fading light, her hands clasped tightly in prayer. The soft rustle of the wind through the trees was the only sound, mingling with the murmured words of her entreaty to whatever higher power might be listening."Please, let him come back to us. Keep him safe, watch over him," she whispered, her voice filled with a mixture of fear and hope. "Guide his steps, shield him from harm, and bring him home victorious."Tears glistened in her eyes as she finished her prayer, a silent plea hanging in the air as she gazed out into the distance, willing her words to reach her husband wherever he may be.Behind her, Derrick emerged from the dressing area, his eyes tender as he watched
Sophia's POVSomehow I felt Brandon was part of the people admitted, I went with Brandon and we walked into the ward where the two strangers were kept.My gaze traveled to the bed and there he was seated beside a lady on the bed, "Derrick," I muttered. Immediately he stood up and ran towards Brandon, they did a handshake, which I have only seen Brandon do with Alpha Caleb."Welcome Alpha Brandon," he said and I was shocked. I couldn't believe my ears, Brandon is an alpha? He stood gazing at me, we kept mute staring at each other with tears rolling down his eyes and mine.We moved at the same time and we hugged each other, it was so priceless. This is a moment I have been longing for over the past months, to be in his embrace. We hugged for a few minutes, as he ran his hands through my hair, while he patted me on my back."I have missed you, my love," he muttered as he sobbed."I have missed you also, what took you so long?" I asked sobbing, we disengaged from the hug staring at each o
Alpha Brandon's POVA few meters from Alpha Victor's pack, Wisdom asked that I bring the car to a stop, I did while waiting for his next instructions."We won't be allowed to get in because we aren't part of the pack, we need another means to get in," Wisdom said as he took off his seatbelt.I did the same and we came out of the car, "Come with me, keep your eyes open and your ears open."Caleb and I nodded our heads as we walked with him along a bushy path, it was a long walk, but the distance wasn't the problem. What we had our mind fixed on was how we were going to get her out of the dungeon he kept her.As we moved, we stopped right at the front of a rock, which seemed like the end of the road. "Where are we heading to?" Caleb asked, breathing heavily."Inside the rock, it leads straight to the basement," he muttered and we were both shocked.I had to look at the rock again, "How do we get in, there's no opening anywhere and how sure are you about this?""I am fucking sure because
Alpha Brandon's POV(Two Days Later)We were all seated in my office as we awaited the spy, I glanced at my wristwatch, "John, it's been two hours, and he hasn't shown up.""Be patient man, he will be here soon," John replied, and just then the door opened and a short dark dark-skinned man walked in and walked straight to John. They both shook hands, John stood up and cleared his throat, gazing at me, "Alpha Brandon, please meet my trusted spy, I call him Wisdom.""Wisdom meet Alpha Brandon," I stood up and we both shook hands, "You are welcome Wisdom.""Thank you, sir, it's an opportunity to meet you, can we please go ahead?" He asked and I nodded my head, "Hold on, hold on, don't be too fast, won't you get to know who the rest are? John asked.Wisdom exhaled, "Go on boss, I am listening." John pointed to Alpha Caleb, "That's Alpha Caleb, you know the name of his pack right?" Wisdom nodded his head."That's Sophia, Alpha Brandon's sister, and seated beside her is Sandra, Alpha Brando
Alpha Brandon's POVAlpha Caleb started chuckling, "I have an idea, though it doesn't look great, but it will surely be of help.""Spill it, I am listening," I said and sat up, he nodded his head, and also sat up, "Right now we don't have a lot of information and we just can't act like that. How about we send a spy to get information for us?"John sat up, clapping his hands, "Exactly, that was the same idea that came across my mind, why don't we get someone to penetrate the pack? The job of this individual will be to send us vital information not about the pack, but about Alpha Victor, his movements, where he goes to, and the rest."I kept quiet as I pondered on what they just said, "Do you guys think this is the best thing to do?"They nodded their heads, "It's the best thing to do, we can't act without information. We need information to act, don't you think?" Sandra asked."Yeah, we need information to act, I believe, now the big question is who is going to be the spy. It can't be
Alpha Brandon's POVOur gaze was fixed on Alpha Caleb as he wrote down the name of the Alpha, he wrote on the board Alpha Victor."What?" Sophia gasped looking shocked, "What is it? Do you know him?" She clung to her neck, breathing hard as she nodded her head."Who's he, talk to me," I said as I moved towards her. From the way she responds, I feel there's something tragic about that name, the only way I can find out is by getting her to talk about it."He is the alpha of our pack, not only that he is our stepfather," she whispered looking scared, "Our stepfather? You mean the man that Mum married after Dad's death?"She nodded her head, "That man is evil, he's an evil brother. He is evil.""Evil, what do you mean, talk to me, how's he evil?" We all turned towards her."He was the one who offered me to Alpha Caleb, and when Alpha Caleb rejected me, he sold me to Alpha Derrick. Not only that he mistreated me during my stay with him, he maltreated me, he also did the same with Mum," she