Violet POVJackson had told me that my family was staying in a house near the pack's territory, but it had been a week and I couldn't get them off my mind. I was sipping an apple smoothie while looking at the contract details that Martha had sent. All the amendments I requested were made accordingly. The contract looked so good that I was tempted to sign it right away, but I decided to check it again. Alpha Dane was in the bedroom and taking a nap. He had gone with ten newly shifted pups for a run in the forest and it seemed that they all wanted to run wild out of pure enthusiasm. They returned in the morning at 4AM. So Dane skipped the training session and went off to sleep. I didn't bother him and noticed he was extremely tired, sleeping like a log. “Mommyyy!” Dave's voice shifted my attention from the contract to him. He had just come from the school. Niti was right behind him, looking nervous. I frowned, but when Dave jumped in my lap, I chuckled, forgetting her nervousness. “
Violet POV Dane narrowed his eyes at her and was about to say something when Dave came out. “Aunt Sade?” Sade immediately straightened up, buttoning her shirt. But Dane wasn’t the one to let her go so easily. “What do you mean by that, Sade? Disappoint me in what?” She glanced at Dave and donned a soft smile. “I mean, I won’t disappoint you and leave before the hour is over.” Dave glared at his father. “Aunt Sade is going to leave in an hour. Why are you being so mean?” “I didn’t ask for your opinion, Dave,” Dane retorted. “Don’t you talk between elders!” Dave’s lips down-turned as tears brimmed in his eyes. Sade rushed to him and hugged him. “It’s fine Dave. Please don’t cry, pup. It’s nothing huge, okay?” Dave nodded once as he hid his face in Sade’s skirt and silently cried. Feeling frustrated, Dave huffed and left in a hurry. I saw Sade taking Dave back to his room while whispering comforting words. “You are overreacting, Dave. Daddy just wants the best for you and mom
Violet POVSade was becoming a headache that didn’t have a cure. I had to take actions to ensure she was no longer in my life. I was at a loss about how to begin without disappointing Dave. Since my pup was an alpha, we had to be patient and explain things to him instead of forcing them on him. Next morning, after Dave got ready for school, I said, “Sweetie, I will come to pick you up today.” I stroked his hair lovingly, hoping that his anger had reduced. He pouted. “No, I will not come back with you.” I kneeled down in front of him and his eyes widened. “Mommy, please stand up. Don’t sit like that. You will get hurt.” He rubbed his hand on my belly and the concern for me returned to his face. Cupping his cheeks, I asked, “Why not? Do you hate mommy?” His eyes rounded at the corner. “No, I love you,” he said with all sincerity. “But why are you being mean to aunt Sade?” I stroked the soft skin of his cheeks. “Dave, you’ll know soon, love. Just go to school and I’ll come to pick y
Sade POV I rang the bell of the house and waited outside, taking a deep breath of confidence. The glow of the lamps in the garden cast a soft glow on the white marble walls of the manor. Hydrangeas fluttered in the cool wind and vines of orange and red bell-flowers that hung from the rooftop swayed, their fragrance wafting in the air. Jealousy shredded my heart. Violet had a dream-like existence, but I would soon make it a living nightmare. The butler of the house opened the door. As if expecting me, he bowed to me. “Master Dave is in his room. You can wait in the main hall. Niti will come to fetch you.” I smiled as I entered. “Has Alpha Dane returned?” I asked, trying to be as nonchalant as possible. “No, Miss Sade,” he replied, closing the door behind me. “He doesn’t return so soon.” I knew, and that was why I was going to stay a little longer. For the night. After all, I knew I had to warm his bed for the entire night. I walked to the couch in the luxurious main hall wher
Sade POV I charged towards Dave to slap him for his audacity, but Niti swiftly stepped in the middle. So my slap landed on her, her face turning to the left. With a snarl, she turned towards me and attacked me, but I was more powerful than her. I threw her on the floor and was about to kick right between her chest when Dave jumped on my back and tried to wrench me away from her. “Aunt Sade!” he shouted as he bit my earlobe with his little fangs. “Get away!” Sharp pain pierced my skin on the ear as a droplet of blood trickled down my neck. I turned to him and backhanded so hard that he hurled on the floor and hit the edge of the bed with a scream. Taking advantage, I slammed my knee on Niti’s chest. She shrieked with pain, but before she could get up, I picked up the lamp from the side table and smashed it on her head. She couldn’t even scream as blood trickled down from her head and she went unconscious. Immediately, I turned my attention to Dave, who was trying to scramble to h
Dane POVThe day Sade had entered my pack along with her parents, I unleashed my spies on them. It took not more than two days for them to know everything about the rogues. The only reason I was tolerating them in my pack was because Violet had asked me to let them stay. My heart melted when I saw the look in her eyes while she requested me. She was without her family for a very long time. When she was with them, they abused her, left her to get killed by my hands, and yet that hope lingered in her heart that her father would accept her. That bastard Alex Gibson was trash. He was both a drunkard and a despicable viper. His wife and her daughter were even more vicious than he was. They all took advantage of my violet and my little pup. Everything was fine for a week until Sade showed up at my house. From there, everything went spiraling down. Taking a menacing step towards her, I felt like wringing her neck and snapping it in two, but after what she did, I was going to give her a pun
Violet POV As I sat beside Dave on the hospital bed, I couldn’t help feeling distraught. The bond I shared with Dane intensified my despair. His misery flowed through the bond and pulled at me. He was pacing outside the small hospital room where Dave was, restless as hell. He would rub his chest, peek through the door, and then pace. A young doctor came in, followed by Dane. “How is he?” Dane asked impatiently before the doctor examined Dane. “Is he badly injured? Why hasn’t he woken up?” The doctor bowed to him and pursed his hips. “I’ll have to examine him, Alpha Dane, but according to what Dr. Lin said, Dave is fine. Other than a minor scratch on the back of his head, he is absolutely fine.” He walked to Dave and placed his hand over his forehead. “He doesn’t have a fever.” Looking at the machines attached to him, he added, “His vitals are normal.” “Then why hasn’t he woken up?” Dane asked, anger rolling off him. “It could be due to the shock, Alpha Dane. This happens wit
Violet POV We had a lengthy conversation with Martha and the production company that wanted to hire our models. After the two boys’ families agreed fully and I read them the terms and conditions for the fiftieth time to them, they all agreed. Finally, I signed the contract on their behalf and sent it to Martha. She was extremely excited. Surprisingly, she hadn’t come back to me about Emily’s or Jayden’s problems for the past month, which was pretty refreshing. “They have to be here in two weeks, Violet,” Martha said as she clicked her pen nervously. “They are ready to go, Martha,” I replied, blowing a strand of hair from my face. It had been a long day at the office. Suddenly, there were large number of applicants for modeling. Alpha Dane had made it amply clear that I could accept applications from pack members who were our allies and that too after they’ve received permission from their Alphas. “Oh, God!” Martha squealed. “I am so excited about this! Two of our models on the T
Dane POV Five months later. Maxy had finally grasped the difference between day and night and began sleeping during the nighttime, providing relief for her parents. With every passing day, she grew more beautiful, and my heart overflowed with happiness. I had come to my favorite spot along with my Luna and my pups, Dave and Maxy. It was the perfect evening. The scent of pine mingled with the crisp evening air. We arrived at the edge of my pack's territory, standing on a hilltop that offered a panoramic view of my entire pack. The lights in the homes twinkled like distant stars in the night sky. As I cradled Maxy in my arms, our gaze met and I ran my fingers through her velvety hair, savoring the moment. She gave me her toothless smile, and I smiled back. Violet held my arms as she rested her head on my shoulder, and I felt a sense of peace enveloping me like a warm embrace. Dave played nearby with Zal, his laughter echoing through the woods. He was already showing signs of le
Violet POVIt was a beautiful summer afternoon and I was relaxing near the pool with a book in my hand. Dave was swimming under the watchful eye of his new nanny, Zal. “Here you go!” Dave shouted as he splashed water over her. I chuckled and shook my head as I looked at her. Zal was Niti’s older sister. After Niti, Dave was extremely depressed. The child had seen so much trauma in his five years that it was enough for a lifetime. When I was selecting a new nanny for him, Zal came and revealed her wish that she would like to be Dave’s nanny. There was no better alternative than Zal. She smelled like her sister which was calming to Dave. Many of her features resembled Niti and so I was sure that Dave would instantly gel with her. Just as I thought, Dave took an immediate liking to her. With Emily gone forever from our lives, Dane was relaxed. I could never forget the scene when his wolf brought a very mutilated body of Emily and dropped in on my feet. “And what is my lovely wife th
Dane POVEverything happened in a flash. Max lunged at Dave.A gunshot fired. Jackson barreled towards Emily, causing her to crash into the wall and ripped her arm away.A bloodcurdling scream emanated. With a maddening roar, Duke took over me and sank his teeth into Emily’s throat. Shock filled me, sensing Duke’s rage. In all his years, he had never displayed such a profound and overwhelming mix of emotion and rage. When Emily said that she would kill my unborn pup, Duke’s protective instincts rushed in with red hot fury. With his fangs and teeth still in Emily’s throat, he dragged her out of the basement room. “Dane!” Jackson called. “Daddy…” Dave whimpered. I didn’t hear Max’s voice, but I was relieved that Dave was safe and with Jackson. So instead of arguing with Duke about giving my skin back, I let him be. He emerged from the building, blood dripping from his mouth, clutching Emily's throat. The moment he sank his fangs into her, she was dead. But he wasn’t satisfied. H
Dane POVI was aware of the call's location because Violet told me, but I remained silent. I had a hunch that the kidnapper might try to run after calling her. She told me she had also given the coordinates to Max. Along with my team of wolves, we headed out to find Milo while Max came here with Ben. I liked Violet’s theory. She was pointing at Alex.I sent five of my wolves over here to keep a watch, hoping against hope that Alex hadn’t escaped. He hadn’t. The last I heard about the bloody drunkard was that he was too weak. Alcohol had killed his wolf and weakened his body. But to pull a trick like kidnapping my pup—now that was something. Could he do it alone? No. Then who was with him? “What do we do?” Jackson said, pulling me out of my reverie.“Surround the building,” I said as my claws elongated. “But there’s no one inside!” Max said with irritation in his voice. “We’ve already seen every room, every hall and even storerooms.” “Yes,” Ben added. “It’ll be a waste of time.” “
Max POV Ben looked at me with worry in his eyes. ‘Father, I want to be with you.’ ‘Ben, your father is old, but not weak. Go!’ I assured him I would be fine. Ben was a warrior in the White Fang pack and obviously more trained and fitter than me. He could easily take over Alex, but this was my fight. Ben obeyed me reluctantly and padded his way to the left while I slowly started walking to the right, checking every room on the way. When I reached the fifth room on the left, I heard a faint voice. It was as if a needle of an old record player was scratching over a vinyl record that was still turning over the platter after the music was over. Acting on instinct, I barged into the room, my gun thrust forward, ready to confront any threat. My eyes landed at the little night lamp beside a mattress where sheets were crumpled. A silhouette of a man came into view. Anger exploded in my chest. “Alex!” I shouted. The man didn’t move. With Alex's reputation as a drunkard, I assumed he was pa
Violet POVThe chef brough water for me and as I sipped it, my phone buzzed again. It was an unknown number. My brows scrunched as I looked at it. I felt like picking it up instantly, but on an afterthought, I rushed to the IT team that was working in our home. “There’s a call from an unknown number,” I announced. Immediately, everyone came into action. “Please pick it up, Luna,” said Phil, who was heading the IT group these days. “And try to talk as long as you can.” As soon as I was about to pick it up, the call disconnected. “Fuck!” I lost all hope and berated myself for being a douche and not picking it up. The phone buzzed again, flashing the same number, and I picked it on the second ring. “You picked it late, bitch,” a robotic male voice sounded. “Who are you?” I asked. He sighed. “I have your son.” Icy chill skittered down my spine. My jaws locked as panic rolled in waves. He laughed. “Nervous, aren’t you? You took my daughter. I took your son. Good revenge, isn’t it?”
Violet POV“I will go with you, Dane,” I said firmly. No one could imagine the anxiety I was going through. Dave was missing and every minute without my pup was like needles pricking in my heart. During the early years of his life, we were each other's constant companions and pillars of support. When I had given him the witch’s potion and hidden his identity, things were better. At least he wasn’t on everyone’s radar for vengeance. And who the fuck was so deplorable to take a child to come back to me? “Violet, you aren’t going anywhere, you get that!” his voice thundered in the main hall. “You will sit at home. For fuck’s sake, you are going to deliver any time! And you want to take the risk? Is your head in the right place?” “Then what should I do?” I shouted. “Wait here until he is killed?” “Violet!” he rasped, his eyes showing an expression of hurt. “Don’t say that.” I could feel his misery through the bond. He was wearing a jacket. Instead of pulling on his other sleeve, he str
Chapter 113Violet POVThe call couldn’t be traced by Dane’s IT team. As the weeks flew, he became less interested in the issue and our lives went back to normal.I was at the end of my eighth month and summer was really taking its toll on me. My mood swings were legendary and every other fifteen minutes or so, I was found chomping food or sipping a cool beverage. Dane had become very busy and his reason was that once the pup’s delivery date was near, he would take at least a month’s off from his office and every other Alpha duty only to devote his time to me and the new pup. “All the assignments are over, Luna Violet,” Pippa informed me as she placed a thick set of documents on the table in my balcony. Sloane was also there with her. “Thanks Pippa,” I said as I picked up the documents and started flipping through the pages. Finally, this was over. I sighed, wondering what to do next. Would I be sitting idle? But then a Luna of a pack had many responsibilities. I was going to get m
Violet POV The fishing lodge was a newly-acquired property by Dane. It was beautiful. Divided into two sections, one house was built on the hillside while the above rose above the ground like a tower. The house above the hillside overlooked a large lake with forest lying around it, perfect for the wolves to shift and run when needed.I stopped to look at the gargoyle from which water sprouted in the fountain. Dane came to stand beside me and wrapped my shoulders with his arm. “What are you looking at?” he asked."I was wondering if the architect meticulously crafted that gargoyle to mirror your features."“Very lame,” he said in a dry voice.I laughed at my joke as he led me inside. “You need to rest, love,” he said, kissing my temple. The servant had already placed our bags indoors.I sighed as I placed my hand on my belly and walked to the warm and cozy sleeping burrow. As I flopped on the bed, Dave came running in. “Daddy, let’s catch fish!”Dane laughed as he picked up his son. A