Danika’s POV. - What is Horace doing with another woman? Charles notices the drastic change in my mood and draws close to ask worriedly, “Danika, is something wrong? Is it the baby?” Aw, how sweet of him. Too bad I’m in a very pissed-off mood right now. That’s Horace for sure, smiling merrily with a woman with long black hair, tight denim jeans, and a furry nude large sweater. They’re just outside a pub, seemingly enjoying each other’s company deeply. “Look there, it’s my partner,” I respond coldly and he adjusts his posture to look in the same direction. The girls are busy counting the cars zooming past and sipping at their hot cocoa, so they don’t notice us yet. “They’re friends, right?” I hear Charles say with uncertainty and I give no response, blankly staring at them and watching how he slips his arm around her waist and leans to whisper something into her ear. I keen my perception and hear his words clearly. ‘Wanna go to the hotel after we leave here? My mate isn’t expect
Charles’ POV.-I put down the glass of alcohol as soon as Kashira steps into the office and reach for my jacket on the other end of the desk to put on. He grins when our eyes meet and I get the message before he informs me, “I found your target. Shall we go say Hi?”“It’s between you and me, Kashira,” I tell him sternly, anger still rattling in my veins. He grins deeply, “You know me, brother.”“Let’s go,” I lead the way as we flit down the stairs and get out the back to enter my car and speed off.I park the car at a curb and open the driver’s door to get down. “Charles,” Kashira calls, and I turn to see him with his forearms crossed over the roof of the car and his chin on them. He looks like he’s got something to say, but it’s always hard to read this guy.“Yeah?” I ask him in a dull tone and his face breaks into a suggestive smirk as he says, “Won’t you introduce me? She must be something to have you on your toes.” He wiggles his brows at me and I frown and sigh, ignorin
Danika’s POV.-Shortly after I enter the apartment, I sense someone coming in behind me and turn to brush gazes with Horace. “Hey,” He greets and while turning to face him, I acknowledge softly, “Hi.”I quietly watch him get around me after giving my waist a squeeze and depositing a kiss on my lips. I’ve been, how should I put it? A bit cold since he arrived home in a terrific state five nights ago. He spent the first three days healing here and as soon as he could stand on his own, he stepped out, just like today, for little work.I didn’t ask what happened, not after I perceived Charles’ faint scent from him. That alone is explanatory. He must’ve gone to bully him and got his ass handed to him instead. Maybe Chester was the one who beat him up that badly. Had to take a second guess to recognize him after the familiar scent only confused me.“Danika.”He calls my name in a voice void of emotion and I link my girls first before responding to him. ‘Bloom, don’t come out and k
Betrayed.~~~Danika’s POV.-No! Not Charles too!“You won’t get away with this,” I forcefully rasp and he nods, “Sure, let’s see you try after this.”The man holding me now adjusts his grip to pin my arms behind me while Horace doesn’t release my jaw as he fishes something from the pocket of his jacket. He flashes two white pills and says smugly, “Here’s a little something to flush that thing out of you. Don’t worry, I promise to compensate you wholeheartedly when this is all over.”“Hold her still,” He instructs the man holding me and I start to struggle weakly when he forces my lips open and brings the pills nearer to my lips. My wolf can only growl defiantly but she can’t do much in my condition. Neither can I summon my ability, too distraught to.Horace cruelly forces the pills down my throat and I swallow them with pain, against my will. They both release me instantly and I fall onto my hands and knees, coughing deeply and eventually falling onto my side. My mind sway
Danika’s POV.- This smell! Blood! Ugh, someone’s following me. I slow down to twirl around on my left foot and see who it is when my name diffuses into the night air. I narrow my gaze with the grit of my teeth. Why has he followed after me? Has he come to stop me? “Danika, wait!” I growl as soon as Taren comes close, “Don’t try to stop me, and don’t follow me either.” He looks at me with a brow raised in confusion and I continue to be hostile in regard until he clears the misunderstanding. “Stop you? Why would I?” He shakes the thought away and his countenance goes grave when he reads, “There’s something wrong, isn’t it? I’ve never seen you so distraught and enraged before”. Oh, he could tell despite how I bit down hard not to allow it to surface and raise Yi Wen’s suspicions. I don’t say anything to that and revert to my original position and gait with him clicking fast and tagging along behind me. ‘We would need the extra hand anyway. Good thing him of all people is with us.
Danika’s POV-“Did you ever bother to find the rest of your children?”This one question dealt a steep blow when Charles rudely interrupted me and adamantly refused to believe my persuasions. I wasn’t bluffing nor trying to butter him. Just how deeply does his destructive self-esteem run for him to willingly choose the path against redemption and relish in his misery?The rest of my children, huh...he did find the right time to tape my lips; I give him that. It’s never crossed my mind and it’s become a dilemma for me since its mention. I caress Chestnut’s hair out of her face as I watch all three of my children sleep. My mind is woven with brooding thoughts.The cool breeze coming in from the opened window brings my gaze to look out to the night sky tensely. I’ve got kids like these three out there. If not all, some of them must still be alive wherever they were sold off to. Everyone deserves a chance at life, even this helpless infant.No one should be deprived of it.
Danika’s POV.-Following the address scribbled in a crumpled piece of paper I found covered in dust at the bottom of Horace’s closet, we’ve arrived at Ewon, a nostalgic place still prominent in my slurry childhood memories.I feel my muscles going tense as I stare out and latch my contemplating gaze at the single-family home with a lush trimmed lawn around it. Warm memories come awake in my heart and surge through my mind, flashing colorful plates of beautiful memories that come alive as I see the little me running on the lawn while Mom chased after me. Dad carried my baby sister as he sat on the porch steps and laughed as he watched us.“Danika, you sure this is the right place?”Suddenly, the images fade like smoke, and I jitter out of my trance at the sound of Charles’s voice, discreetly wiping the single tear that rolled down my cheek against the back of my hand before I hum. Clearing my throat, I shrug my body to regain proper composure.“I just wanna ask whoever must
Danika’s POV.-As I listen to Charles narrating the tragic invasion of the werewolves’ lands and all that was lost, my heart keeps palpitating with fear and grief. We lost the sovereign Alpha, his Luna, and little Eelia among many others who had stood in opposition to the traitors and our mortal enemies.So many tears stream down my face as I clutch my baby and sob quietly, drops of tears falling onto his beautiful face that I wipe away clumsily. In all that adversary, Vyin had been on his feet, unshaken and never trembling before the challenges that threatened to cripple him. Did he even get the chance to mourn his parents and little sister?“You’re cousins with Nova?” He asks with wide eyes and I chuckle and hum, “Paternal cousins. My dad was the Pack’s Delta and my uncle was his younger brother with whom I lived with his family.”He nods away while I manage a simple smile as I watch him digest that information. ‘Do you want to tell him about it?’ Violet asks. I give it a t
Danika’s POV. - Three Years Later. ~ “Ludis did what?” I gasp, pulling a chair to sit while Kashira grins deeply to affirm what he just said. I settle down and look between him and Mao before lowly asking again, “He fought with them?” “It’s not uncommon among us, you know,” Mao starts to say in a rather calm tone. “Especially among Alpha families. If there are sons and daughters, or even just a son, it’s a test the son has to carry out to determine if his sister’s mate is worthy of her.” I bite down my protest and frown. “Ludis isn’t just any wolf, he’s an Alpha male and of the heterochromatic bloodline,” I argue defensively and Kashira shrugs, “I admit all four of them were powerful and Ludis didn’t make it out without a few bruises.” “But the kid won, and the princess is his,” He cheers, munching his dish of Chow Mein. Doing well to quell my argument as I growl stubbornly and Mao smiles at me. “This is great! I haven’t been to a Chinese restaurant in ages.” “Eat up and leave,
Danika’s POV.-I’m nervous. This is the most I’ve been in years. I can’t even breathe properly. Clutching my mate’s arm, I lean against him, trembling as I try to stabilize my breath. The Faeries who’ve helped me into my bedazzling nature-enchanted gown stare at me with confidence, trying to restore my timid brave spirit as I shut my eyes for a moment.I feel his soothing palm brush over mine and his tender voice speaks to me, “Do you want to sit down for a minute and pull yourself together?” Then he takes on a sarcastic edge, “Or I can just go out there and let them know you’re not up for it.”I growl and snap my eyes open to glare at him who smirks at me, poking between my brows as he says, “Yeah, that’s it. We can start from there.”Thanks to his tease, I’m a bit annoyed and I use that emotion to shake myself out of it. Ridding the unwanted anxiety and uncertainties that latch onto my frame and heart. Grabbing the bodice of my shimmering gown, I step forward.“I’ve kept
Danika’s POV.-Taren and Emma? Wow, will you look at that? Although it might seem as if Emma’s so smitten as she fusses endlessly, running her trembling lips, blinking her eyes, nervously fiddling with her hair, and unable to tone down the heat resplendent on her face...Taren is keeping cool about it but, it’s evident that he enjoys the reaction he’s eliciting from her.I don’t want to be privy to what they’re talking about. I muster a small smile, watching them a little longer as I feel a familiar presence close in on me. When her trembling fingers try to touch her hair, Taren beats her to it, sleekly sliding his fingers against hers to tuck it behind her steaming ear. At that stunning action, their gazes meet and hold for a moment before Taren averts his to smirk a little while Emma palms her face.“She’d never let Lian hear the end of it. But here she is, acting so silly like a girl experiencing her first love.”I raise a brow at Elaine who grins at me, only to have me deb
Danika’s POV.-“You’ll sell the property?”“We’ve thought about it and that’s the conclusion we came down with.”Those voices sound familiar. I groan in my sleep, rousing sluggishly along my slow turn over. On my back with my hand rustling the sheets in search of my mate, I frown and open my eyes. I jump out of bed, pick up a random shirt from the floor, and pull into it along my exit.“Now, don’t look gloomy. It was never a home for you.”“Still, it’s where we grew up. Have a rethink, Christian. You’re making a hasty decision.”Found him. Wearing a gummy smile, I embrace him from behind, pressing against his bare back and snaking my arms around his waist as I drag my forehead up to his shoulder. He probably sensed me coming, that’s why I don’t elicit much of a reaction from him. I want to place my head on his shoulder but find Liam staring at me with heavy drowsy eyes.“Why you this little...” I whisper at him and his hazy eyes clear to revive a grin. Liam pecks my nose
Danika’s POV.-Why’s she with the Elf? How did she get here so fast? Puzzled, I walk towards them. Aunt Sue raises the Elf’s head onto her thighs and stares at him with a form of sadness I don’t understand. I watch them with scrutiny, how the Elf barely moves with his breath fading fast while Aunt Sue takes his numb hand in hers.“Sue...” He rasps, his voice almost just air. But she hears him, and so do I as I keep away. “...I’m sorry I couldn’t...go back to you...properly...”The little life force inside of him disappears after he says that. Aunt Sue hugs his head to her chest, trembling softly as she mutters in a shaky voice, “The times you did...they reached me.”‘Seems like they had something going on in the past,’ Violate ponders while I just stare at her as she slides her palm over his eyes to shut his eyelids. She gently guides his head off her thighs to settle on the floor as if he’s only sleeping.“Every sinner deserves even one person to mourn them.”I push forw
Danika’s POV.-“It’s a pity that her daughters inherited everything about her.”The splitting sound of a gunshot suddenly rings out. In a flash, Elizabeth and Chestnut fall over the handrail and Grandma Bo breathes her last. Shock stuns me in place, with eyes spreading wider each slowly ticking second as I remain numb and unperceptive for a moment.“Watch them die.”It all rushes back into me in an instant. The ravenous and black rage that consumed me before, sets my being ablaze in a breath. I leap over the handrail, going after them. I don’t see Chestnut. Elizabeth is still in her bind and I catch her when she’s just an inch from the floor.“Your Highness! This is the worst to have happened.” I hold my sister close, barely succeeding at holding my rage to force a turn around so I can see Tara and my mate. I see Chestnut is with my mate and I hand over Elizabeth to them.“You all should leave...help Yi Wen...and get the Tuyens out of here,” I manage to growl, the last r
Danika’s POV.-Poof! The head my maw should’ve crushed to pieces explodes into ashen fairy dust. I fall back swiftly and shake my head to rid of the cloud. Only to growl ever nefariously at the face of my grinning enemy standing across from me – with the stolen Grimoire in hand.“Heh, think you’d get me so easy?” He grins diabolically, intentionally hinting at the large black voluminous book in his hand. “I commend your prowess for making it this far, but this is as far as you-”Cut to the chase already. I ain’t got time for pointless blabbering!I’m onto him with a breath, working my maw aggressively, pounding my hefty paws here and there, breaking the floor and sending tremors through the walls- it’s now it comes to me. This is no longer the haunted maze. We’re inside the Tuyen’s mansion. What a sneaky game indeed.I snag him with a swing of my left paw, smacking the side of his head to send him smashing through a wall. The result isn’t gratifying, it only burns my fury
Danika’s POV.-“Danika, hey, slow down. You’re not thinking of rushing off, are you?” Taren questions behind me as we sprint back to the car. “Persuading me won’t work, Taren,” I cut him off coldly. “You heard that thing as clearly as I did.”We get to the car and I briefly turn to face him as I drop rustily, barely keeping my tumultuous rage in check so I don’t snap at him, “I don’t need your help to go save them.”I grab the handle and yank the driver’s door open, zeroing my smoldering orbs on my mate as I give the command, “Move over to the passenger seat.”They all regard me with surprise, Charles blinking at me like I’m someone else. He frowns and attempts to challenge me, only to flinch at the realization of something and lean worriedly towards me. “Is something wrong? Why do you look so angry?”“We’re only wasting valuable time,” I swat his concern aside and use my ability to make the shift happen. I snatch control of the steering wheel, startling my sister to prote
Danika’s POV. - My muscles still hurt from the intensive training I just concluded. I’m so sweaty, it’s making my clothes feel uncomfortable. I cringe at the reek of heat oozing from my body as I enter the Pack House with my mate behind me. It’s hard not to inhale the stench, and it’s driving me crazy. “Sparing with Alpha Vyin and Ludis for over three hours sure is taking its toll,” I grumble with a crumpled face. I toss my face aside as if I can detach my soul from my body, inadvertently robbing myself of sensing where I’m heading. That’s when my right foot bumps into something and my body lurches forward with a yelp. “If you were going to become this grumpy, you shouldn’t have chosen to spar in both wolf and human forms.” I cringe pathetically at the flat tone of my mate who’s saved me with an arm around my waist. “We don’t have much time,” He begins to say after helping me straighten up. “You go freshen up, in the meantime, I’ll go get the kids.” It’s day four already, and to