Valeria POVIt’s been a long time since the entire ordeal. Things have remained ever-peaceful since then, and we’ve all been living peacefully. Adrian, my parents, the pillars—I have no single idea what they are up to. My life has been a circle: training with the warriors and new recruits, spending time with my mate, and now my family. After that day, the pillars didn’t try to contact us; they stayed out of our business, as did Adrain. I got calls from my parents and Ruby, telling me to come back home. They said a lot of mean things, said I was ungrateful, and betrayed them after all they did for me, but I paid no mind to them. Damien told me after some time that Adrain banished Ruby and my parents from the pack; he was no longer funding my parents’ pack or remain in any contact with them. He only kept his son. Now my parents are suffering, the pack is dying, and they are barely surviving.Damien said other packs are now preying on them for my father’s land but, he has been fighting
Valeria POVAlpha and Luna walked in carrying a few bags, and I collected them from Luna, dropping them beside the couch as she took her seat, breathing out.“Why are there bandages everywhere?” I asked, looking at the stitches in her face and hand; they were all covered in bandages.“They attacked me with wolfbane,” she said. They really planned it through.“Wow, at least we now know it was done by the pillars, or Adrain. Not everyone has access to that,” I said. She nods her head.“But they were not wolves, though,” she said. I sat down, looking at Damien as he walked in, seated beside his mom. I could see the worry on his face. I can’t imagine losing someone he loves. He is still not healed from his sister's death; he has just learnt to live with it. His mom dying would be a colossal blow. And we all know that if Luna dies, Alpha is typically dead.“What were they?” I asked.“Humans, but they are skilled. It’s like they are taking steroids,” she said. What is a steroid?“If they we
Adrian POV “We have talked to them; they are willing to lend us their weapons,” Collin said. I looked at him in anger. “Lend?” I asked. “Yes, their loyalty lies with Damien. I talked to another man, and he said he can only lend us; he is not doing it out of order,” he replied, and I slammed my hand on my table harshly. Why does everything revolve around him? Even humans are not willing to sell us their weapons because of that bastard. “We need more than that, Collin. What are two cannons and a few guns going to do? Can’t we bribe them all?” I asked, desperate. “We already spent a lot trying to bribe the men to give us wolfbane; they don’t give it out unless you have a reason. Damien has them too, and the pillars are banned from buying the wolfbane, and we also spent a lot on the alphas that gave us their warriors,” he said. I sighed, running my hand through my hair. “Leave,” I snapped, and he bowed his head, leaving. I don’t care who supports me and who doesn’t. I will see to it
Adrian POVI sat down on my horse as we marched down to Damien’s pack. After a lot of careful planning and strategising, we are finally raging his pack. You might be wondering how we are at war with them after a lot of people refused to help us. Well, we got another dealer to supply us with weapons; although they are not as strong as the other dealer, we can totally manage it.“We are 5 minutes away from the pack; they would have noticed our arrival,” Collin said, standing in front of me. I nod my head.“You know what to do,” I said, looking into the woods. He nods his head, walking away. I know a lot of them are nervous, but they don’t need to. We have come here with force, and we won’t go back until we’ve achieved what we came here for.“Let’s move,” Collin said, coming back. I smiled, and we all raced to the white wolf pack. My warriors are running in front of me and at the back of me. Of course, I am only going to instruct and watch from the sidelines; my wolf might be a bit too w
Adrian POVThe ride back home was a really shameful one. The stares I was getting were terrible; I could feel the disappointment in the air; even Collin looked away from me. But I held it in, a blank look on my face as we went back to the pack. Not like I would ever admit to whatever went wrong; I am still their alpha, and not all wars are meant to be won. After a long ride, we got to the pack, and some pack members were out, all smiles, but once they saw the pain and anger on everyone’s faces, their face was pulled up in a frown.I know they all demanded an explanation of what was happening; this was not how they expected us to come back, especially since we were all so confident. And we didn’t even spend an hour in Damien’s territory; they beat us, and now I am at a loss.“Alpha Adrain,” a warrior said, coming to me. I turned to him.“Yes?” I asked.“Out of the one hundred men our alpha lent you, twenty of them are dead. The rest of us would be taking our leave now; we need medical
Valeria POVI got to the borders, and I saw how our warriors were trying to keep Adrain’s men from going deep into the borders, but they were losing. Obviously, a lot of them have entered the borders and have killed my warriors. I saw Carlos and Richard fighting them off. I growled loudly, forcing all the wolves nearby to bend to my command. They all looked at me, bowing their heads slightly.“Everyone, retreat and get into your armour,” I mind link, and they all looked at me, confused.“I got this under control; I would hold them down. That is an order,” I mind link, and they all run off immediately. Dante ran to Carlos, and they both shifted.“We would hold them down together,” Dante said. I nod my head, running to Adrain’s men, who were still standing, looking at me in shock. I passed by a blur, killing them off at once. The remaining ones ran outside once they understood what was happening. I saw Damien from my peripheral view, with wolves running behind him. After killing off all
Valeria POVI walked around the border, looking at how prepared everyone was. We’ve been training for months now, drawing a plan because we didn’t want to underestimate Adrain like he did. We sent spies near his territory, and he has reported to see convoys entering his pack. I think he is lending more warriors. At this point, he is truly dead. I wonder which alpha in his right mind would give him his warriors, knowing he is a dead man. We didn’t even need to meet the Lycan organisation or borrow warriors. Our pack is big enough; we are doing everything ourselves. “There you are,” Damien said, walking to me. I smiled at him.“What are you doing?” he asked, holding my hand. “I am just looking around, looking at how the warriors are coming up,” I said. He nods his head.“Let’s go in,” he said. And I nod my head, following him. We’ve been here for months; Darcy came once or twice to visit but went back the same day, and Luna came almost every weekend, bringing some of her delicious mea
Valeria POVThere was a deafening silence as we stared at Dmitri. I had nothing to say; what does one say in situations like this? Damien opened his mouth to talk, but a guard walked in, bowing his head.“The spy is here, Alpha,” he said. Damien nods his head.“Bring him in,” he said, and he bowed, walking out. Soon, a man walked in, with Dante behind him. He bowed his head.“Have your seat,” Damien said, and he took three seats from me, not looking at anyone. I can’t imagine how nervous he is right now, being in the midst of us.“You had something to tell us?” Damien asked.“Yes, alpha. The other day, some cars went in, and I spotted Alpha and Luna of Downsouth Pack,” he said, still looking down. My parents? What could they be doing there? I thought Adrain had cut ties with them.“What did you see while you were there?” Dante asked. “Well, a lot of cars went into the pack, and they never came back. They are all still there; it seems he is recruiting more warriors,” he replied.“Hear