CHAPTER FORTY-TWO | THE INVESTIGATIONNATHAN Black. All I see is black. I look to my left, and then to my right. It is still the same...black. I wish it is different. I wish we all don't have to gather here to mourn the death of our family. I can only wish, I can't do anything about it. We decided that we would be burying the dead the next day after the incident. Yesterday, I summoned the surviving pack members and offered my condolences. It was then that we agreed that it is best to bury them the next day. So here we all are, gathered in the cemetery, sending our families to the moon goddess. It is so fucking painful watching the broken heart of my subjects. I wish I could do something to help, but this situation is past my hands. I join the other wolves when they howl while facing the moon. The usual rites are performed and the burial is over. Once everything is over, I leave my position at the front to look for Lucinda, Caleb, and Ralph. We have something important to
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE | CALEB KING NATHANHe is alive. Caleb King is alive. Fuck! “It can't be right, he can't possibly be alive. You killed him, we destroyed the Crest City Pack. How can he still..." Lucinda trails off. Her face scrunch up, trying to remember something. Something that we probably missed two years ago. “I saw Nathan rip the bastard's heart off, he is dead," Caleb says. The look on his face says it all. He also thinks Caleb King is Alive. He is just trying to convince himself. “This can't be right, we are missing something, I am sure that we are missing something... something very important." Lucinda begins to search the area, trying to find more clues. Trying to find something that would confirm our suspicions. I slam my fist on a nearby table, startling Lucinda, and thereby stopping her in her tracks. “Fuck!" I exclaim, running my hands through my hair in frustration. Complicated shit just has to happen when things were going great between me and Alena.
CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR | CALEB'S MATE NATHANWe all swing to action, trying to make sure the spy doesn't get away. I hastily move to the back door, blocking the exit. Lucinda moves to the front door and Caleb enters into the diner. The fool spying on us must be an unprofessional spy, or maybe the universe is just against him or her.Why would a spy stupidly announce his or her presence? We stay in our spot until a high-pitched scream is heard. Lucinda and I leave out spot and rush into the diner to see what is going on. A young chubby lady is seen, standing directly in front of Caleb.She is staring at him like she just saw a ghost, and he is gazing into her eyes like he just saw a chest full of gold. Wow! Caleb just found his mate. And she is a rogue who was spying on us. We are all still, silently staring at them, wondering what the hell is going to happen now. Caleb seems to be in a trance and just kept staring at her. I look at Lucinda, and she has a really confused expressi
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE | CARA'S BROTHER NATHAN“I came to get my brother."She bursts out crying after saying this. I am greatly confused, not knowing what to do. Why the hell is she suddenly crying?Caleb immediately rushes to her side and starts trying to comfort her, whispering all sorts of things in her ears. Lucinda pats her back in comfort. I don't buy it. I don't buy her bullshit. She is just trying to get out of the shit she has gotten herself into. Caleb finally manages to comfort her and she stops crying.“Are you done?" Impatiently ask. “Don't start, Nathan," Lucida warns, already knowing what I am about to do. I ignore her and still go ahead with my plan. “Are you done with trying to fool us?"She looks at me, and I almost fall for her trick. She actually looks genuinely confused. “I don't know what you are talking about." She answers. I scoff, crossing my hands over my chest. “Do I look stupid to you?" I hiss. “Hummm...no? But you do look terrifying." She says.
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX | THE ROGUE KINGNATHAN “I don't know who he is." How the fuck doesn't she know who the hell her King is. I mean, she is a rogue right? Which means the rogue king is her King. “Are you fucking with us?" Lucinda asks, looking suspicious of Cara. Finally, someone has noticed that she is pretending. “No, of course not. Why would you think that." She answers meekly. “You said the rogue has a king, but you don't know who the king is, and you are a rogue. That sounds very suspicious to me." Caleb grumbles. Finally, the veil in his eyes has been removed. “I know it sounds like I am lying, but I swear that I am not." “How do you expect us to believe you when you can't explain yourself properly." I impatiently ask. We don't have time for the games she is playing. It is likely that she won't tell us the truth. I think that the best thing to do is to torture the truth out of her mouth. “I know it is hard to believe that I am telling the truth, but you have to." Luc
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN | THE DISCOVERY NATHAN “A guard let me in." I knew someone betrayed the pack. A rogue can't pass the borders without being seen. I am also very sure that he couldn't have single-handedly allowed rogues into our pack. Someone must have seen it and decided to ignore it. “Is it just one guard that let you in?" I inquire. “Yes, but some other guards were also there. They acted like they didn't see us. I think they were paid to let us in. All I had to do was say that I am with the rogue king." I knew it. Those greedy bastards. “Oh, my goddess! I can't believe the warriors would betray me like that." Lucinda growls. “What happened after you told them that they were with the rogue king?" Caleb asks. “They let me in and I pretended to join the others in fighting, but came here instead." “Let us go," I command. “Go were?" Cara confusedly asks. “To capture the guards and torture everything they know out of them." “Must all the solution to your problems be to to
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT | FLABBERGASTEDNATHANDoctor Alex's statements shock me beyond words. I lower my phone and double-check the number, making sure I am talking to the right person. The contact shows that I am truly talking to Doctor Alex. “Are you sure you have the right number?" I ask. “Of course." My brain still doesn't digest the crazy news I am hearing right now. I feel like I flushed my brain down the fucking toilet. I can hear the shit Doctor Alex is saying, but can't seem to understand it. “Miss Alena must have hit her head against something. She does not recognize her surroundings. She began panicking when she woke up and we had to force her to take sedatives to calm down." I try speaking, but I am unable to. Seems like my brain isn't the only thing that isn't working. “Are you sure you are talking to the right person?" I respond, not quite believing his words.“Yes, I am one hundred percent sure." I am shocked beyond words. In my entire existence, I have never h
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE | DECEITNATHAN“Hey babe." I greet, waving nervously at my mate. She immediately stops screaming, watching me like a hawk. “How are you feeling?" I ask. “Who are you?" Came her meek reply. I feel an ache deep in my stomach, and I turn away from her, attempting to keep my emotions in check. I thought the worse pain I will ever feel is watching my mum get killed right in front of me and not being able to do anything, but the pain of Alena asking who I am hurts much worse. Pulling my shit together, I warmly smile at her and move towards her bed. She shuffles backward, taking a needle near the bedside table, and points it at me threateningly. “Stay away from me. Don't come near me. I won't hesitate to use this in you." Where the hell did she get a fucking needle?I raise my eyebrow at her when I notice her hands shaking violently. I chuckle at her and take long strides toward her. “Put the needle down babe," I tell her. “Stay away from me you freak." She ye
CHAPTER NINETY | MISSING PIECE ALENAI am so glad that everything is finally over. At one point, I was scared Caleb King would kill Lila before we can stop him. We knew we would defeat him and his followers, but the fear of him hurting Lila and the rest of the pack members held us back. Even though Caleb King is dead, I still feel uneasy. I feel like there's a missing piece in the puzzle. Everything went so smoothly and easily...too smooth if you ask me. It was as if Caleb was willing to let us kill him. It shouldn't have been so easy to kill him. I asked Nathan to give me some time to think because one thing kept bothering my mind. Ben said someone already bought me before I was born, and the same person also bought Lila. Has the person given up on having us? The words Caleb King said to me while I was brutally stabbing him kept replaying in my head. He said, “Your enemies are always closer than you think." This means that whoever was helping him is a member of this pack.
CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINE | HAPPY ENDING? NATHANWe all watch Carson try to stab Caleb King with a needle I'm guessing is already drugged. Somehow, Caleb turns at the right time and holds Carson's hands. Shit, we are all so screwed. Carson quickly recovers from his shock and hits Caleb King in the face. “We need to help him," Lucinda screams, already running towards them. To our surprise, most of the rogues don't try to stop us they pave the way for us. I see we all have a common enemy. Caleb King shoots Carson in the leg. Fuck! We didn't even know the psycho has a fucking gun. He points the gun towards us, swinging it left and right. “Don't come closer. Don't you dare, it takes me nothing to kill every one of you within seconds." “Where are my guards? Does fucking traitors. I should have sold you bastards." He screams at the rogues who cower in fear. I see what is going on. They are not willingly working for him, he has something on them. He roughly picks Lila's body off the
CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHT | THE PLAN ALENAWe have been waiting for the guys to come back for almost five minutes. They were never supposed to take this long. I don't know why they were not back yet. If I hadn't destroyed my and Nathan's mate's bond with humans drug, then I would have been able to tell if he is in danger or not. “Don't you guys think the boys are taking too long? They were only supposed to check if Fallssy is alive and find information from him." I ask Queen Tess and Lucinda. “They will be fine, Alena. Just calm down." Lucinda assures me. “But...what if, I don't know. What if this is a sort of setup or something?" “They will be fine princess." Queen Tess says. I nod my head at her, not knowing how to respond. I have been feeling weird around them since the moment I discovered that they are my real parents. I just can't seem to stomach the fact that I have been living a life built on lies. All my life, I thought I was Alena King, and then suddenly, I am told I am s
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVEN | TRACKED NATHAN“Have you found anything yet?" I desperately ask Carson. “If I had found something, I would have fucking told you. Get the fuck off my back you piece of shit." Carson hisses. I don't blame him for talking to me that way, neither am I angry. If I were in his situation, I would have probably killed someone in frustration. We have been trying to track the bracelet down since yesterday afternoon. We haven't found anything. Since Carson is the only one that can handle a computer well enough to track something down, he had to stay up all night, while the others went to sleep. Of course, I stayed up with him...for about one hour. I got tired of watching him type meaningless shit and stare at kids' doodles, so I fell asleep. Carson was not one bit impressed with our attitude. He has been cranky and giving us an attitude since we joined him today. It isn't helping that I keep asking him if he has found anything every ten minutes. “I don't get this
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX | FURIOUS...SAD...VIOLATED NATHAN Alena was also a fucking victim. Only the goddess knows what she went through in Caleb King's hands. This news can break her. “How am I fucking sure that everything you just told me is the fucking truth?" I whisper. “Have I ever lied to you? What would I or the leaders of the Black Shadow Pack gain from deceiving you? We both know that the resemblance between Alena and Queen Tess can't be ignored." I nod my head and silently leave the office, not saying anything. The only thing I am able to think about is the pain Alena must have gone through. She was never the bad guy, Caleb King was only using her, right from the fucking beginning. It is then that I remember Alena telling me something about her mother teaching her how to please men. Was that why they taught her that? So that she would be sold when she gets older. I am headed back to the pack hall to call my mate when I run into my mate. “Hey. The party was getting bori
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVE | THE TRUTH ABOUT ALENA KINGNATHAN “Leave," I order them. “Please, Nathan, hear us out." Queen Tess begs, her eyes watering. “You want me to hear you out? After how many years? You accused my father of kidnapping a daughter that never existed in the first place. Then, you helped Caleb King in kidnapping my mother and younger sister, raided our pack, and cut all fucking ties with us. You want me to hear you out, did you listen to what my dad had to say?" I whisper-yell. “We never helped Caleb King in kidnapping your Mother or Sister." Alpha Kade frowns. “You said you will do something we all will regret if we don't release your daughter in three days. Three days later, my mother and sister were nowhere to be found. That could not have been a fucking coincidence." Ben gives me a look that screams, ‘Stop acting like a petty bitch and let them talk.' In response, I give him the middle finger. “Look, I swear on the throne of the moon goddess, I had nothing to d
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOUR | THE BLACK SHADOW PACKNATHANI invited some people over, there is someone you have to meet. “You said you just found out who my mate really is. I am not interested in meeting anyone, I just want to know the information you got about my mate." I respond. “It will make a lot more sense when they get here, just calm down. Alena is not who we think she is." Ben replies, slowly walking away from us. Oh, my goddess! What the fuck has Alena done again? If she killed someone else or has been lying to me about cutting off all the ties she has with her father, then I will have no choice but to kill her. I just hope it isn't what I'm thinking. Nervously, I wait for Ben and the so-called guests, while Carson goes off to get properly dressed. Apparently, the new guests might come with his mate or even be his mate, he wants her to fall in love with him immediately. After waiting for half an hour, I become tired and bored. Seems like the guests are running fucking late.
CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE | THE RETURN OF DELTA BENJAMINNATHAN“I can't believe you made them kick us out." Alena hisses, hitting me on the shoulder. “It was fucking worth it. The look of embarrassment on your face made me ignore the anger of the Doctor disrespecting his Alpha." I laugh. Alena looks around, and unintentionally starts fidgeting. The stares she is getting are making her uncomfortable. After our...umm...adventure in the hospital room yesterday, the Doctor kicked us out of the hospital and promised not to let us in unless it is very urgent. I would have been furious if not for Alena's reaction. We went back to our room after and continued with no interruptions. We spent the rest of the day in there and didn't come out till the evening of the next day. I think I have forgiven her, but my subjects hate her. I got a call from Gamma Ralph first thing this morning, informing me of Lucinda and Delta Benjamin's arrival. We decided to hold a welcome-back party for the Delta
CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO | POURING EVERYTHING OUTALENAMy pulse hammers against my skin as Nathan moves to the door and closes it while staring at me with his piercing eyes. “Tell me, babe, how do you feel after everything you have done?" He inquires. I know my answer should be that I feel guilty and horrible, but the only thing I am feeling right now is extremely turned on. “I asked you a fucking question." Fuck! If I thought I was wet before, I am definitely drenched now. I don't think the panties I'm wearing would ever dry after this. “I...I...don't fucking know." I barely manage to get my words out. Nathan scoffs and shakes his head, walking closer to me. Nervously and excitedly, I get off the hospital bed, standing a few steps away from him. “You have been helping your dad right? Do you know how many werewolves lost their family members for something they know nothing about? Do you know how many he and she wolves lost their mate? All because of being a daddy girl?" He mocks ag