LUCIEN’S POVThe rest of the day went smoothly and it was finally time for me to return to my room.I was able to stomach all of the insults and comments about the Alpha from the rest of the Omegas and in return, remained on their good side. Indeed, they greatly cared about Alisha and didn’t fail to show it.“Luna Alisha,” I stopped in my tracks as I was about to head out of the Omega camp, hearing a now familiar voice. “Wait.”“Here,” one of the omegas than had been really friendly towards me said, handing a pastry over to me. “I made it and wanted you to have some. I hope you like it.”“Oh,” surpised by her kind gesture, I collected the pastry from her slowly. “Thank you, Bella. I would enjoy it.”“You don’t have to thank me,” Bella smiled at me. “It’s the least I could do for you in gratitude. You’re the reason me and Maya are no longer quarreling. If not for your intervention, things between us would probably still be so bad so I’m very grateful towards you.” “Oh?” Again, I was c
ALISHA’S POVIt had to be the most futile hour that had gone by on my watch with me being unable to do anything about it.And by the look of things, another hour was already threatening to do the same.Letting out a groan, I slammed my head on the desk, pushing the computer slightly away from me. I was frustrated and had been frustrated for so long as I needed to get work done but was unable to simply because I was unable to access Lucien’s mailbox.I’d tried about a million different passwords, every single of them turning out to be wrong. With every new password tried, my patience level decreased and I could only wonder what in the world he had as his password and why it was so hard to guess.I couldn’t give up though. I had so much work to do and the first step was accessing his mailbox so regardless of how hard or impossible it was proving to be, I was just going to have to continue. “Why don’t you just ask him?”“Come on, Diana,” I whined at my wolf. “I cannot ask him. You know
LUCIEN’S POVAs much as I hated it, my body was slowly getting used to waking up at early hours.That morning was no different as I had gotten up early and got myself refreshed, ready to go on about my day. I was also getting used to having unpredictable days ahead of me- after all, I was no longer the Alpha who stuck to a routine already prepared for me by my numerous subordinates.With a sigh, I got of my room and decided to head straight downstairs. Amongst the things I was slowly getting used to was also not having my meals at regular hours. If I was lucky enough, there would be food at the table by the time i got to the dining and if luck simply decided to not be on my side, I would have no choice but to scavenge for food.Hoping it wouldn’t be the lather, I strolled past the corridors, heading downstairs. As I did, I was reminded of how the previous night went by and to make the memories even more vivid, I found myself in front of the study again.Just like the previous night, i
LUCIEN’S POV In a flash, i immediately lost every one of my sense of reasoning. My mind went blank and I couldn’t even remember the reason I was in the office or how I found myself in the office- the only thing replaying in my mind being the horrifying sight I had just witnessed. Camilla almost kissing Alisha. My actions were impulsive and so was the feeling I suddenly got in my chest. It felt like a tight rope pulling in my chest, hurting me with every second that passed as I remained frozen. It was wrong. Everything about it felt wrong. They were supposed to hate each other so why were the tides suddenly changing? “What do you think you’re doing?!” I yelled at the top of my voice, immediately rushing towards them. “What is this? How dare you?!” I couldn’t tell who exactly my anger was directed towards- Alisha for allowing Camila almost kiss her or Camila for trying to kiss Alisha or in fact, both of them for allowing themselves get tangled up in such a situation. “Alisha,” Ca
LUCIEN’S POVThe result of the argument was clear already- Alisha had won and was only going to win no matter what I said so there was no point wasting my time to utter a single word in response.So instead, I gave up and walked out of the office, fist balled, anger running through my veins.I couldn’t even remember what I had to do. I needed to return to the omega training camp but at that moment, I knew that was only going to be a terrible idea. My mood was cranky and it was going to completely impossible to not be aggressive towards every single person around there. And since I had a good Luna image to maintain as it came with benefits, getting on their bad sides all over again was something I couldn’t afford.With a groan, I stormed through the corridors, deciding to return to my room. At least, I was going to have a bit of privacy there even if it was only going to last a while.Slightly relieved at the sight of my room from a distance, i quickened my steps as I approached it. O
ALISHA’S POV“Alisha?”“Alpha?”“Luna?”“Hello?!”“What?” I almost jumped as I heard the sound of someone clapping hands together so close to me. Immediately, catching my breath, I turned to realize it was my brother that was behind me, interrupting my quiet time. “Oh, Calum, it is you.”“It is,” he replied me, walking further into my room. “What are you doing? Why were you so lost in thoughts? What were you thinking about?”A lot of things. A whole lot of things I couldn’t tell him so easily.Where was I supposed to start from? Him knowing about my true identity was only one of my problems and after that had gotten resolved, I still had a hundred more to deal with.The most recent one being the issue with Camila.I sighed as I thought about it all over again. How she had walked into my office and began to throw herself all over me, uselessly making attempts to seduce me. I was immune to it and in fact disgusted but before I could push her away, the door was opened to reveal Lucien.I
LUCIEN’S POVI was carrying on with my normal duties at the omega camp when whispers and murmurs suddenly broke out. “Guys, look who is here!” Piqued with curiosity, I spun around to see no one other than Alisha walking into the Omega training camp, the Beta by her side.It suddenly made sense as to why everyone was shocked to see her at the camp. Even I was shocked myself. As the Alpha I never, not even once, set foot into the Omega camp and she was doing that like it was no big deal. “The Alpha is here!”“What? The Alpha? What is he doing here?”“Tell me about it? He can’t be here to check up on us so maybe he’s here to check if the Luna’s doing her duties well enough?”“Goodness, he’s such a terrible Alpha. How can he be so cruel and merciless to his own mate?!”The numerous continued to grow as the omegas slowly gathered around Alisha, all staring at her in awe. They bowed their heads to her in respect but beneath it all, i could see their true feelings for the Alpha.And it ma
ALISHA’S POV It sounded strange but the moment I stepped into the Omega training camp, I realized how much I had missed the place.During my days as Luna, it was like a second home for me, judging from how frequently I paraded the area. I’d formed bonds with the omega and enjoyed spending time with them training and working but suddenly I couldn’t do any of that anymore because I was now the Alpha they hated more than loved.I made my announcement to them and could finally get a positive response from them. Though it was litte and only came from the minority of them, it was more than enough to make my heart soar for joy. It meant I had hope of bonding with them all over again and that made me extremely excited.With a huge smile plastered on my face, I walked around the omega camp, walking the familiar paths I’d missed. I offered the familiar people warm smiles- warm smiles they barely returned but made the happy regardless and continued to walk until i spotted Lucien from a distance
ALISHA’S POVA sigh of relief escaped my lips as I watched the sun slowly set, the day finally coming to an end. With a satisfied nod, I stashed the last paperwork I was working on away and rose to my feet, yawning immediately to give my body a good stretch.I was done with the office work I had planned for the day and I automatically knew what was coming next- the date with Lucien I had planned for the evening.A shy smile appeared on my face as I recalled how my day started. How I’d headed over to the office with the plan of doing nothing but work but much to my surprise, Lucien had showed up to ask me out a date later in the evening.The invitation had caught me by surprise I couldn’t deny, my blinking eyes and automatically sweaty palms making it extremely obvious. But at the same time, I found myself unable to resist saying no to him, a positive response quickly escaping my lips. Quickly, I rushed towards the mirror in my office to give myself a quick glance. Retouching my appea
ALISHA’S POV“Focus Alisha! Keep your guard up and anticipate your opponent’s next move! That’s the only way you’ll be at an advantage and you know you need to always be at an advantage if you want to mirror my father’s move. One thing we’ll never not do, is not see a move coming.”“Got it.”I nodded in acknowledgment, my concentration steady as I listened to Lucien. He was a good teacher, urging me to try my best to become even better every day.The atmosphere in the secret training room was charged with energy as we continued to train. Understanding his father’s techniques rather quickly, our movements were fluid and precise as we exchanged blows and practiced every day.“Time out!”With light laughter, he freed me from his grip and I immediately collapsed to the floor, finally catching my breath. In seconds, our laughter grew, the two of us taking as an opportunity to reminisce of how the past couple of days had gone by.With Kane and Camila temporarily out of our sight, we took th
LUCIEN’S POVCamila and Kane had escaped. My eyebrows were furrowed, a frown on my face mirroring the expressions of Alisha and Calum. We were all equally pissed, at a sudden loss for words at the turn things had suddenly taken.Regardless of how much I tried to think things through, it made no sense. Camila and Kane’s behavior was nothing but an attempt to prove their point to us all. To remind us of the fact that they were ready to betray us and the pack at large. “How did it happen?” I demanded from Calum. “What happened to the guards? How could such a thing happen?”“Unknown to us a whole lot of the guards were already on Kane’s side,” he explained, a grunt escaping my lips. “And the ones that weren’t were injured. Severely injured. It was a clean attack from Kane’s side. Well planned at that.”“Well I’m not surprised,” Alisha rolled her eyes as she commented. “That’s what happens when a criminal like Kane is allowed to roam freely for long.”Ignoring her comments, I let out a d
ALISHA’S POV“I-I’m fine, Alisha.”I didn’t want to hear a single word of defiance from Lucien and since he was refused to listen to me, I simply regarded him with nothing but silence. How could he say he was fine? He had played hero, jumped in just as Kane was about to attack me and gotten stabbed right in his stomach.“Not a single word from you Lucien.”He was clearly bleeding yet he dared lie to my face to say he was fine.“Alisha-““Stop talking,” I hissed at him when we finally got to the infirmary. “Just stop.”He must have finally sensed the firmness in my tone as he immediately pressed his lips together, allowing me lay him down carefully on the bed. With him finally cooperating, I was able to get the first aid kit to tend to his wounds. My hands moved with precision, gently cleaning and bandaging the injuries on his side.My touch was gentle, every touch reminding me of the guilt within me. He had gotten injured because of me. All because of me.It was only a graze wound
LUCIEN’S POVFor the years I’ve known Camila, drama was never far from her.She loved the attention, loved the chaos- every bit of it and just particularly loved went things went haywire as to her, they were simply doing “her way.”So it didn’t surprise me much when I heard she was outside at the pack festival, creating a huge commotion.Despite her actions of the past few months doing nothing but disappoint me, I was still disappointed by how far she was willing to go. How unreasonable she was willing to be just to express her displeasure. And of all the places to express such foolishness, she chose the grand Moon Pack Festival.I exchanged quick glances with Alisha, reading worry all over her face. I could only imagine what was running through her mind considering the fact that this was not how our day was supposed to go. But she remained on her feet, eyes fixed on the maid as she tried to get more information from her.“What’s this about?” I took a protective step forward, having A
ALISHA’S POVI stared at my image in the mirror, simply fascinated with what I saw in return.Had Lucien always been that handsome?I held back a giggle, staring at my face more closely until I could take in every single feature. I was particularly dressed up with my hair carefully styled, my outfit delicately chosen. After all, it was finally the pack’s moon festival.The pack’s moon festival had always been a big deal since forever. It was an opportunity for every member of the pack to put on their finest dresses and mingle. It was the day to show off and for some, the day they even found their mates.I wasn’t one of the lucky ones to find my mate on such an auspicious day but I was one of the ones that dreamt of spending the day with my mate. For years, I never got to live that dream but finally, it was becoming a reality.Color spilled on my cheeks as the thought crossed my mind, my eyes traveling towards the mirror to give Lucien’s image another quick glance. He looked absolutel
LUCIEN’S POV“What is going here?”It wasn’t a question directed towards either of them. But a question to myself as I tried to figure out what in the world was happening right in front of me.Alisha might have kissed Camila a couple of times to prove her point to her but she had never gone as far as trying to actually sleep with her. And I trusted Alisha to never go that far. But what was suddenly going on?She barely had any clothes on as she sprawled across the bed. Her legs were spread, her arms parted and her eyes, closed.Her eyes were closed!“Would you leave?” Camila hissed, uselessly trying to cover up the exposed parts of her body. “Don’t you realize what you’re interrupting?”Ignoring her, I gave Alisha a closer look. Her eyes were still closed and by the bed side, was an empty glass of water. And right next to it, was a sachet I immediately recognized.It was the same sachet Camila had in her hands few moments ago. The only difference being the fact that it was now empty.
LUCIEN’S POV A couple of days had passed and I had to admit, it had been nothing but bittersweet.Just like Alisha said, we were able to locate the secret training center she had in mind, leading to us immediately beginning our training. It was a hidden location, free from prying eyes and as a result, we had been able to spend days and days training.It was productive and for the first time in a long while, I felt useful. I felt productive and it was really nice to feel in charge of something important again. Though the weight of our packs future was still partly on my shoulders, training Alisha and seeing visible effects of my training on her gave me the strength and determination to hold on.However, as nice as it felt, the feeling was short lived, lasting only when we were together. Though my plan was good, it wasn’t enough to help completely deflect the rumors, especially since the duel wasn’t to happen until about a month. As a result, she still had to keep contact with Camila,
ALISHA’S POVI stared at the envelope in my hand, my hands almost trembling. I had a dozen thoughts running through my head and twice the amount of emotions flooding my veins.How could Kane send me a letter? How dare he? After illegally breaking from the prison, he dared send me a letter? He wasn’t hiding?I exchanged quick glances with Calum and Lucien, equal bits of confusion on their faces. His confidence was baffling. The thought of whatever the letter could contain even more worrisome.“I knew he wasn’t going to stay still,” Lucien commented, shaking his head. “I just knew it. And now what? A letter. The audacity. It better be a letter of apology alongside him announcing his withdrawal from the pack. He’d better be banishing himself from this pack and promising to never show his face again.”“As if. He’ll never do that.”I agreed with Calum but felt too weak to utter any word in agreement. Instead, I let out an exhale, my curiousity growing and without wasting another second, I