Elina's POV.I have been here for 4 hours now and no one has shown concern nor looked at my face. I am starving, the last time I ate food was with Alpha Leo earlier today. I haven't heard my baby cry. I hope he is doing alright."I need to break off from this place. I need to fight to get my son, Alpha Leo can't continue to treat me like this. I may have to tell my father." I thought to myself."You don't have to tell your father, you are strong. You can do it, just think well." A strange voice echoed in my ear.I looked around but I didn't see anyone. This is not the first time. I hear strange voices especially in times like this. What could it mean?" I questioned myself.Suddenly, I noticed that the corridor light was lit again. I walked close to the door and peeped through the tiny hole but was unable to see anyone. I tried to walk back to my bed then I heard voices."Sir she is in there?" "You may go now Diana " I heard those conversations and tried to figure out those voices, th
Author's POVValen continued to check tirelessly in all the secret rooms he knew but still couldn't find the particular room where Elina's son could be. And just when he was about to give up, he heard the cry of a baby. He listened carefully to know which of the rooms the cry had come from. When he confirmed the room,he instantly left to come back later when Alpha Leo leaves for his meeting.Valen went to his balcony, there was a fancy sofa there and he sat down on it waiting patiently for Alpha Leo to leave the house. He wouldn't stop to look at every car that leaves the pack house.Few minutes later, he discovered that he had left and rushed to the secret room to check up on Elina's son.Meanwhile, The nanny had just bathed the boy and was able to make him sleep after hours of crying. The baby misses his mother and wouldn't stop crying.Valen knocked at the door."Who is that? She asked."I am Alpha Leo's beta, Valen. Please open the door." He said to her.She became so terrified as
Valen came home with the duplicate keys and quickly rushed to Elina's room.He opened the door and Elina was shocked thinking it could be Alpha Leo, but surprisingly to her is Valen. "Valen, what are you doing here?" She asked excitedly."I have good news for you, you are leaving this place tonight!" Elina jumped up and began to scream for joy but Valen closed her mouth as someone could hear them."Thank you so much Valen. I don't know what I could have done without you. Please how is it going to be possible since the entire pack house is surrendered by security guards?" Elina asked him "Don't worry about the security guards, I will come up with something about that. Meanwhile, here is the key to this room." He handed the key to her.Elina was so surprised that she couldn't contain the happiness. She placed her hands on her mouth expressing how surprised she was. She knew she would be leaving the pack house alive but not so soon."Elina, you have not been eating your food, see how s
At exactly 8:45 pm, Valen went to Diana to make sure her own role was taken care of.He came to the kitchen and found her sobering and worried."What is wrong with you?" Are you opting out?" Valen asked her."No! I would never do that to you, my son. I have made up my mind to finally leave this, please. I want to escape with Elina tonight, but I don't know if I can do it. I mean, I am not that young. I don't know if I would be able to run if I am asked to. Valen my son, you know your brother has not been fair to me, I don't need to tell you the story because you have lived here with me during this past years. Please can you help me to escape?" She grabbed Valens hand and pleaded with him."Of course Diana, if that is what you want I would just do that. Just that you have to help me by being smart enough so we don't get caught. I have arranged for drivers at North Coast and they are all there waiting for you guys."He assured her."In that case let me go and pack my bags." My kids would
Diana cried heavily as she packed her bags. As a mother she would miss the entire pack household. As much as the Alpha was cruel to her, she had a wonderful experience with the rest of the people in the pack. Amongst them is Brian Kin. He is a 14 year old boy who was so clingy to her, Diana substituted his Omega mother who was also killed by the monster one day she went to the bush for a leisure walk two years ago. Diana took him as her own Biological son. Is a shame she wouldn't be able to bid him farewell since no one can know she will be leaving tonight.When she was done packing her bags, she went to the kitchen and began to dish the food. She emptied a pack of the sleeping pill Valen had given her earlier into each of the plates and made sure she simultaneously mixed it in the food appropriately. While she was dishing the meal, one of the guards came around and complained to her about the time delay on serving dinner and rushed one of the plates."Stop that, give me the food. I
Elina stepped backwards, moving her neck towards the direction of the noise, and stumbled upon Valen, who sat down helplessly on the floor. "You have to run away now; go, Elina; I will be alright." Valen said to her. "How about my baby? She asked Valen. I am not leaving this place without my son. I must find him." Valen was confused and afraid of her reactions if she learned her son was not in the room with his nanny. He rather encouraged her to run away. "Elina, run; go with Diana. I showed her the escape exit, and she knows the pack so well, please hurry up and go." Valen said to her. Elina shrugged her shoulders and said to him, "Never would I leave this place without my son. I will not and must leave here without my baby, or my name is not Elina." She gritted her teeth and groaned. "If you insist, you can go and search all the secret rooms upstairs; there are about 12 of them." He told her. Valen rummaged through his pocket and brought out some of the keys he had, including
They kept running through the bush until they met one of the guards who had left the house earlier. He got an excuse from the head guard to go home and take care of something only he knew about.They were all terrified when they saw him.Aina came close to Diana and hid at her back while Diana dragged Elina's cloth so tight. Elina held her baby more tightly to her chest, and she pushed her voice through their minds: "No one should allow him to touch her; let's be calm; he is alone so we can fight him. Remember, no shifting because of my baby. Please let us all try to control our rage.""Where are you people running to? Is Alpha Leo aware of this? He asked them and pulled out his dagger.Remember, I am your alpha's guest, and I have the baby he has been protecting. If you hurt this baby, he will chop your head off. Elina said to him in the hope her words could deter him."You guys are not leaving my sight alive. Diana, you too are leaving the pack house? Remember, Alpha Leo had said yo
Author's POVLooking up, Elina's gaze dashed into his eyes. The man she thought had forgotten her. He stretched out his hands and dragged her up. He hugged her, and for a second, Elina felt at ease again."How did you find us? Thank you for saving my life again. He almost killed me." She said to him,"I have searched tirelessly the entire forest looking for you." Mateo said to her."I would never leave you; I promised you I would always be here for you. As for how I found you, I will tell you everything soon if you allow me to." Mateo told her, holding her tender cheek."We don't have time now, Elina." Aina said, frightened.Mateo carried Aina's baby, and they began to run as fast as they could. "Who knows if the sedatives that were given to the guards would have expired by now?" She spoke in her mindlink with Aina.They continued to run until they came out of the forest, and Elina looked to her right to find one of the taxi drivers who was hired by Valen. The rest waited and left wh
"Is she aware already?" One of the elders whispered in Alpha Lorenzo's ear. Unfortunately, I heard him. "What is he talking about? Am I aware of what?" I was perplexed.. "Please accept our apology. If you can forgive me and your father, then you can forgive all of us." My father pleaded. Mateo looked at me. And gave me a sign to accept their apologies. "I have forgiven you all." They started to come closer to me one after the other, hugging and shaking hands with me. A few minutes later,after the drinks and food were shared, Alpha Lorenzo stood up and came a little closer to where I was seated. "My daughter, you are blessed, and we are lucky to have you in our midst. We all thought you were dead. We have searched for you for more than 6 months now, and we couldn't find you. All thanks to the moon goddess for bringing you back to us." He smiled before looking at the elders. Everyone was waving at him; they all made faces that suggested a go ahead. I became more curious to learn th
"I am scared, Mateo. Do you think they will listen to me? Do you think my father will welcome me?""You have to calm down, my love. The moon goddess knows what she is doing. If you are the chosen one to save the wolf community, then no harm will come to you. The moon goddess will protect you and help you fulfill your destiny.""I am not sure I am ready for that. I am not sure I want to do that for the people who banished me. I am here because I want to seek answers to the mark on our palms. I am not sure I am willing to help them.""Also, now we are very close to my house. No one can find out your true identity. They might hurt you if they find out that you are the monster's son. "Please, on no account, should you disclose it to anyone." I warned him."Why is there no one on the street? Why is there so much silence? This is quite strange.""You worry too much, Elina! "Let us get to the pack house first." He exclaimed.We approached my compound. I peeked through the gate, and I couldn'
"We have to visit your community; we have to leave this place!" He exclaimed, nodding his head."Why did you change your mind? You have never supported me each time I mentioned anything like visiting my community. You have never failed to remind me how wicked they are and how Alpha Leo would kill me. Please tell me why you changed your mind." I asked curiously."My love, just a few minutes ago we saw the golden sign again on our hands. We need an explanation for that. We have to be brave and go to your father. He may have an explanation.""Not just the symbol on our palm, my love, I had a dream again. This time it was very clear, and I don't know how to say this to you."What is it? Please, you know there is nothing you can't tell me, right? I am very curious. "Please tell me." He pleaded while holding my hands.I took a deep breath before removing my hands from his. I folded my hands around my chest and turned my back on him. My heart began to beat fast, and my feet suddenly became c
"You are still here! Why are you stalking me?" Was I not clear when I told you to stay away from me?" I yelled at him while I looked away."I have been at the river.""What! "Don't tell me you spent the night at the river.""Yes, I spent the night at the river. I can't live on your side. Allow me to protect you from my mother. Give me this one more time to prove to you that I am nothing close to my mother.""Stop calling her your mother; use the right word: monster." "Your mother is a deadly monster." I snarled."You are correct. She is not and will never be my mother. In fact, I am not going back to that house. I will stay here with you until we figure out where else to go. Please don't turn your back on me. Believe me when I say I didn't know she was the monster.""Have you gone crazy? You and I know the implications. Your mother would never rest until you returned to her, and she would kill anyone that stood in her way. Please, you have to go back to her.""There is no way I am goi
"My Alphas, the worst has happened. Abomination! Abomination!" One of the guards shouted."What is the problem? What abomination are you talking about? One of the elders questioned him curiously."Where is Alpha Leo? We have been here for over two hours this morning, and he is still around. He is basically the only one yet to be present." Alpha Lorenzo snarled."Let the young man speak!" He requested."My Alpha, Alpha Leo, was found lifeless in his chambers, and as we speak, all the guards and domestic staff have all run away.""What do you mean he is lying lifeless?" I spoke with him two days ago. "What happened to him?"Everyone seated at the town hall began to murmur. Some were looking happy, as if they actually wanted something bad to fall on him. Some people who sat at the back all came forward to clearly hear what the guard had to say about Alpha Leo."Everyone shouldn't be. Please go back and let's hear what he has to say. There is no need to crowd him. "If we can keep quiet, n
"You have to stay away from me. Just so you know, I don't believe anything you say. You are the monster's son that the entire wolf kingdom has tirelessly searched for over the years. You are the son of the monster that took my only son away from me. How could I have not noticed that my boyfriend is the son of the beast that has killed and is still killing the werewolves?""Stay away from me, and don't come any closer to me!" I snarled, grabbing a long stick in my hand to hit him in case he tried to touch me."I am innocent; I am just as surprised as you are. I don't know how else to convince you that I have no idea who my mother was. How would I want to hurt you? You have known me for two years now. You saw how interested I was in helping you locate this beast that hurt your son. I never knew she was the masked monster the entire Wolf Kingdom is looking for." He knelt down and let out a loud cry."You have to leave now. I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore. I can't mar
"Where could she have gone to? I have searched thoroughly everywhere in the compound, but there is no trace of her, not even her scent." I pondered while sitting on the couch outside. "Now this is another opportunity for me to sneak out to go visit Elina. I am sure Mom is safe, and she probably must be at the clinic." A thought pushed through my mind as I had a fluttery, empty feeling in my stomach. I stood up and smiled. I feel a twinge of excitement roll over my belly. The thought of Elina completes me, and I am not leaving her, not even because of my mother or anyone else. I swiftly ran to my room and slipped on my shirt. I didn’t bother wearing perfume, as that would be wasting my time. ———————- "What is that sound? Is strange. Over the two years I have been in this forest, I haven’t heard such noise before. Could it be that the forest animals have finally decided to hunt me? No one would believe that not even an ant has bitten me ever since I lived here." I pondered while my e
Mateo's POV."What could be the meaning of what happened to us a few days ago? What could be the meaning of that symbol? I don't know much about tradition. I don't even believe in the moon goddess or the stories people tell about her. Yes, it is true she is the owner of my fate, but I don't just like to talk about her in the manner others do. I may have to tell my mother. She would be in the best position to explain what that could mean. Yes, I have to go!" I shook my head sideways and left my room for my mother's."What is the problem? You have been acting strangely and very calmly since yesterday. Is there anything bothering you?" She asked me with her face all laced in curiosity."Yes, something is bothering me." I responded in a wavering voice. I was still very scared of what the outcome of this would bring."Go ahead, son! Talk to your mom. What is bothering my son? "Come over here!" She dragged me to her bed, went to the fridge, and grabbed two bottles of chilled water. She was
Alpha Valeria's POV"It has been three months now; the entire community has been searching for my daughter, yet no one seems to know about her. The warriors of our land have made the forest their home. They are instructed to stay around the forest in case they see her. Does it mean that my daughter is dead?" Tears rolled down my cheeks."You have been here all day. One of the maids just told me that you didn't eat your lunch. What is troubling you, my Alpha?" She questioned me while patting my back.I harrumphed before I looked up."It's about Elina, our daughter. Do you think she might be dead? What if the monster has devoured my daughter? I will never forgive myself for letting stupid traditions blind me. I am left with this guilt that won't stop haunting me. I have to do something. I have to let our elders have second thoughts about this tradition.""I remember countless times how I begged you in the past not to banish your own daughter. What did you tell me? You said you had to re