Lorenzo's POV Some hours earlier, I took the sample I collected from Cassie's chamber back to Phil's lab. It seemed like he was also waiting for me."Here it is!" I handed it over to him impatiently.He took it from me, rushed over to his desk and examined it for a while. He looked up at me with a face pregnant with questions but he didn't say a word. He examined it again and shook his head.After some minutes of numerous checks, he came back to me with a disappointed face."Is this the supposed poison Cassie was planning to use on Alpha Kai?" he asked in a way that made me feel stupid."It might not be poison, but I'm sure it is something dangerous. Why do you look so disappointed?" I noticed that something was obviously wrong. I just couldn't figure out what it was.For a while, Phil didn't say a word. He just kept checking the sample in his hand as if he was unsure of what it was."Is there no remedy for that?" I was becoming a little impatient."This is nothing, my lady. This is
Lorenzo's POV My journey to Phil's lab was more of a race than actual walk. Alpha Kai was coming behind me with slow pace but his face clearly spelt rage that was enough to consume an army.I kicked the door in, and rushed into Phil's lab. Standing in the center, I scanned around to locate him.Startled by my sudden and forceful entrance, Phil had curved his mouth to ask some questions but after seeing Alpha Kai coming in behind me, he quickly bowed, making a face that clearly showed that he was doomed."My Lord, Alpha Kai. You should have sent for me. I will never be too busy to heed your calls." Phil's voice was shaking as a result of the fear that had overwhelmed him.Alpha Kai walked past me and moved closer to him while Phil's heartbeat kept becoming louder at each step taken by Alpha Kai towards him. His chest might burst if his heartbeat continued at that rate."You are made a member of the Council of Protectors and the next thing is to prescribe a poison for me?" Alpha Kai ne
Carmen's POV Sounds of shattering enveloped the whole chamber as the vase came in contact with the strong wall. Despite its weight, I threw it with all my strength. I was so angry, worried and terrified.I had broken a lot of things in the chamber. Yet, I was still worried. I was hooked just like a fish caught by hook and line, no chance of escape. I had dropped a message for the guard that was working as Alpha Mark's spy but I hadn't heard from him, for minutes.'Is he also a part of this? Could Alpha Mark really use and dispose me off just like that? Are all his words lie? So the love he claims he has for me, is it fake? Then how does he make it seems so real?'I could neither sit nor stand on a spot, I just kept moving back and forth in the chamber.I turned to the door and all of a sudden, I found the spying guard standing. He had came in without making any sound even after I warned him against it.Seeing my face, he bowed slightly and stared back into my eyes. His eyes were clea
Alpha Kai's POVFor a while, I stared at Carmen with confusion before I could say a word."In my chamber? Why don't you wait for me in the throne room?" I was still trying to be polite. It seemed I had a lot of respect for her than I thought.If not, she didn't deserve any respect after she had deliberately flouted my orders."Grape wine!" She lifted up the jug to my line of sight. "I want to ask about some things and I think the best way is to connect with you, how we did it in those days." She sighed heavily seeing the look on my face.In my mind, I was already wondering how Lorenzo's theory might get manifested. That was the only reason why Carmen would visit me with grape wine."That can be done in the throne room too. You can just wait for me there, I will join you soon." I decided to act and sound like I didn't suspect or find her actions strange."The throne room is not a private place. What about my chamber, just the two of us with grape wine, sharing old experiences?" She bea
Carmen's POV In a cloak, I stood behind a tree in the woods waiting for my contacts to arrive. Actually, I didn't feel like sending the message through anyone. I wanted to see Alpha Mark eye to eye but I had no choice, for now.I heard some rumblings behind me and I quickly turned to look. There, I saw Alpha Mark himself coming towards me, his face like a farmer's that just got rain after years of drought and famine. His lips rubbing against each other like they wanted to merge into one.His ecstatic feeling was contagious but I kept fighting not to be infected with it. He had offended me, he wouldn't be forgiven just by some mere expression. I had grown beyond that. I turned away from him after realizing that I would soon be caught in his deceitful happy mood."I have missed you so much, my beautiful jewel," he said coating his words and voice with sweeteners as always. He walked around to see my face. "You look so angry, I was told there's a problem. I also heard that it had been
Lorenzo's POV An hour earlier.Luckily, the chamber closest to Cassie's chamber was empty and it had become my second chamber, just to keep an eye on her.I was always in the doorway to catch her movement. In the few days that I had started spying on her, I had realized that there was a guard working with her.I still couldn't identify this guard but I knew that we were in great danger if our guards couldn't be trusted. Cassie's case was also beyond something that we should take with levity. Yet, Alpha Kai was taking her side against all odds.Resuming in my position this morning, I caught Cassie sneaking out of the palace wearing a cloak just like the first day she came into our island.I followed her but I retreated after I realized that she was going out of the island. It was beyond what I could handle singlehandedly.Rushing back into the center of the island, I went in search of Vera. She was in her house, refreshing or doing what I could only describe as playful magical session
Alpha Kai's POV I knocked on the door of Carmen's chamber with gentleness. Realizing that she had started holding back and staying indoor a lot, I decided to pay her a visit to cheer her up.There was nothing so bad in attempting to win an old lover's heart and that was what she did. The bad thing was not being remorsed for a bad mistake. She had accepted her mistakes and apologized. She deserved to be punished a little bit but I would waiver it due to our past history together.She opened the door. Seeing me standing with a bright smiling radiant face, she was overwhelmed with awe and I could see the little girl's behavior that attracted me to her in those days, washing over her."Alpha Kai, I'm sorry. No one came to deliver your message to me. I will join you in the throne room right now!" A little bit of fear was visible in her eyes."No one delivered my message because I sent no one to you. I have come to spend some time with you in your chamber." I waltzed into the chamber with
Lorenzo's POV “Let's get back home!” Vera seemed troubled, she turned back and rushed out of the woods while I trailed her.Back at Vera's house, she made her magical drawing and sat down in the center, inhaling deeply with her eyes closed.Feeling clueless and left out, I leaned towards her, muttering, “And what am I supposed to do?” I was the one that detected Cassie's and her evil intentions but Vera had taken over the case without bothering to carry me along.Vera opened one of her eyes, which was somehow filled with anger. “Problem is imminent. We need to be fast before the enemies take us down from within.”Her words were so hot that I felt heat grazing my skin.‘Have I not been warning her all these days? Why did she become so serious all of a sudden?’I wasn't satisfied as I hadn't gotten my question answered. “Four hands are faster than two. I can't just stand and watch!” Closing her eyes back, she shook her head. “I just wanted to check what is coming in the future. You c
Lorenzo's pov I watched in horror, as Bridget trembling in the ground, her soul slowly slipping out of her body. I screamed and tears blurred my eyes as I cradled my sister's lifeless body, this is the second person I will be losing to Teagan today. Anger surged in me at the thought of it, he's going to pay for their lives. I stood up and gave a fierce roar and raced into the palace to find Teagan. I must find him, I vowed, and when I do he's going to pay for the lives he took. As I ran, my heart was heavy with rage and grief at the same time, I could feel the rage surging through me. Teagan will pay for what he has done. He has awakened a beast. My feet echoed off as I pounded down the palace corridor, my eyes blazing with fury. I could smell Teagan, a faint scent but unmistakable, it led me deeper into the palace walls. My power surged through me, fueling my strength and speed as his scent grew thicker. Then I hear footsteps ahead growing fainter. I followed the soun
Teagan's pov I snarled as I charged towards my father, I knew I was in for the fight of my life. Our blades clashed, sparks flew as we exchanged blow after blow I knew I was no match for him but I was not going to give up either. "I don't understand why you won't die at once, why must you come back" I said to him as our swords clashed. He landed a solid kick to my stomach and I fell and rolled on the ground. "You are no match for me, Teagan," he said and spat "You are meant to be the Alpha it's your birthright but sending people to kill your own father so you can be the Alpha is something else, you are just so desperate". I grunted, and quickly stood back up," My birthright?, oh you think I don't know how you and that bitch Lorenzo have been planning to give that birthright away". Our swords clashed, "First you stole my mate, I let that slide and you still expect me to sit while you take my birthright". He gave me a hard punch to my jaw, which made me stumble back, "stol
Lorenzo's pov The night we've been nervously waiting for has arrived, the moon was shining bright in the sky as we prepared to move to the palm tree to wait for Rizzo as planned. As we were waiting for Rizzo's arrival, I was lost in my thoughts, I stared at my barely visible baby bump and thought about everything that led us here. I thought about everything that I'd gone through and wondered what the outcome of this battle was going to be and what the future holds for us. I have always been confident about my fighting skills but suddenly felt scared about this battle. I looked at Kai, Vera, and Alex and I could see they were lost in thoughts also. Not so long after that Rizzo finally made his way towards us. "Ready?", I asked Rizzo my voice barely audible, after waiting for him for what seemed like an eternity. He nodded in response "Let's move out" then signaled to his men hiding in the nearby bushes. I Ied my team to the east gate, our sword drawn. We had to move fast
Kai's pov The following night, Vera and Alex met Rizzo, Lorenzo, and I met up again in Rizzo's living room to go over the plan but this time around with a sense of urgency and focus. "Okay let's go over this again," Alex said with a sharp voice. "Alpha Kai's team will take out the guards at the main entrance of the palace. Lorenzo's team will make an entrance through the east gate and take all the guards there down. After the guards are clear then I and my team will come in". We all nodded in response, our face set with determination and passion. What's the timeline? Vera asked "The feast is starting at night and I will have to be there" Rizzo replied "Once is midnight I will sneak out of the feast and meet you guys at the old palm tree and from there we will move into positions, and then we will make our moves". We went over the plan a few more times making sure everyone took note of their move and timing. As we finished the meeting, I felt fulfilled and grateful to m
Kai's pov We moved swiftly through the shadows, the moon cast its glow over the pack territory. I scanned the surroundings it was just how I remembered. The air was thick with a familiar scent, I felt a thrill of mixed feelings as Lorenzo and I slipped past the guards and made our way into the pack disguised as traders. I scanned everywhere to look for Alex then suddenly a dark figure emerged from the darkness. It was Alex, "I've been waiting for you" his voice was low and urgent", there's been a last-minute change of plan, Meet us at Rizzo's place" and with that he walked away. My heart skipped a beat this was unexpected, we had planned to make move tonight, I looked at Lorenzo and she rolled her eyeball. My mind was racing with different questions, why weren't they sticking with the original plan, why the last-minute change? As we walked to Rizzo's place "I hope Rizzo isn't trying to back out now cause I don't trust him" Lorenzo mumbled Our senses were on high alert as
Lorenzo's pov "Lorenzo, Alpha Kai" Vera said with her eyes widened and she covered her mouth with her hands. Tears gathered at the corner of her eyes," I knew it, I knew you were still alive, I could still feel you around" she said with a low steady voice "I miss you witch", I said laughing, "I was so glad I was still able to reach you through this portal "I waited, days, weeks, months for you to reach out to me through it but later gave up since I saw no message," Vera said still shocked. She kept exchanging gazes between Kai and me as if to confirm if it wasn't a dream. I gave her details about everything that happened to us, from meeting Tina to Kai finding me, and the attack in the forest, I told her everything without missing any details. "Vera, we need your help, Kai and I want to come back to take our place, but we want to know the situation over there and make a proper plan before doing that," I said with my voice barely audible. Kai nodded in agreement"We want
Lorenzo's pov My eyes were on Alpha Kai as he sat on a chair sitting strong and composed, it was a sight I thought I would never see again. It's been weeks since I ran with Alpha Kai on my back to Tina's cottage to ask for her help, my heart aches anytime I remember the state I brought him in. But now he's recovering all thanks to Tina's help and care, and his broad shoulders and chest are once more radiant, I still find it hard to believe that someone I met randomly while running away from my mate could play a big role in my life. I smiled as I stirred the pot of soup I was cooking in the kitchen, I couldn't help but I felt relieved and peaceful, I had forgotten all about why I was running from Alpha Kai that day, and all the resentment had now vanished, I even blame myself for the attack in the forest because if I wasn't running away they won't have gotten the chance to attack us. Tina smiled at Alpha Kai as she came into the cottage, wrinkles formed at the corner of her eyes
Bridget pov "OMG, Teagan is going crazy there's nothing anybody can tell me," I said to myself pacing back and front in my chamber "How could he do something like that to Carmen, she helped his sorry life". I went to the throne room to patiently wait for him till he came back. My eyes narrowed at Teagan as he walked inside the throne room, fuming the anger I started shouting at him "You are the most ungrateful person I've ever met in my life, you are the betrayal here, you betrayed someone that helped you, without her I'm sure you won't be here" I said nodding towards the throne "yet you killed her you ungrateful bastard". "She is a spy, don't you know what that means, everything she did for me was also part of their plan, they will eventually kill me the same way they killed my father. She's a threat to our pack" Teagan said justifying his actions. My eyes twisted in anger" You are the most selfish person ever, you counted her as a threat and you decided to eliminate her".
Teagan's pov I stood on the podium in the middle of the town, I could see everyone crumbled in the square, the sun cast a golden glow over the town, the air was thick with tension, my eyes were cold and stern, the executioner, Rizzo, and the elders of the clan were standing beside me. A loud murmur erupted from the crowd as they paved to make way for the guards bringing Carmen bound with heavy chains, her eyes heavy, full of unspoken words as she was led to the podium. The guards halted at the front of the podium and Carmen was forced to her knees before me, her eyes tried to hide her emotions but I could see the fear behind them. "Carmen Eudora, a spy from Sliver Moon Park" Rizzo announced his voice ringing out across the town's square " you took our pack's kindness for granted, you've been found guilty of treason against the crescent moon pack, and by the order of the Alpha you have been sentenced to death by beheading". A loud noise came from the crowd immediately after Riz