Lorenzo's POV "Opened, Alpha Mark!" Vera moved away, giving space for Alpha Mark to reach us."Didn't I tell you that an hour is too long for me? It is not even up to ten minutes yet!" Alpha Mark pulled me, as I was still overwhelmed with awe.Vera brought out a silver dagger out of nowhere and stabbed Alpha Mark on the shoulder, pushing him into the prison.Alpha Kai and I rushed out of king's prison, locking Alpha Mark inside, looking at us with sheer surprise."You are the most foolish to think I will betray my pack because of your empty promises. To hell with you!" Vera spat on him through the bars."Don't think you have won because you locked me in here. My hand is still on your necks. Congratulations Vera, for picking the wrong side." Alpha Mark had gotten over his astonishment and he still looked hopeful despite no clear chances of getting out."I thought you are really betraying us, Vera!" Alpha Kai expressed his surprise with joy, turning away from Alpha Mark."Never, Alpha
Lorenzo's POV The following day, I got up from the patient's bed after I had regained some of my strength. Despite being on the sick bed and not going out, my ears were full of the epidemic that was dealing with the pack.The worst of the problem was, it couldn't be identified. A lot had already died with a lot to join them soon if the cure wasn't found.In the palace hallway, it was as silent as a graveyard with no one in sight and no audible footsteps. I scampered to the throne room which was also empty, with the absence of Alpha Kai's throne that had been turned to ashes.Getting to the palace yard, I met Phil who was rushing back into the palace with some plants."My lady, you are not supposed to be walking around with your little strength and you shouldn't be out here because of the epidemic." He came to my side to support me and take me back to his lab."I'm okay now. Where's Alpha Kai and the others?" I asked while searching around with my eagle eyes. "They have gone out to t
Carmen's POVI had been standing for a couple of minutes in front of the king's prison. Alpha Mark was clearly devastated, the fake demeanor that he used to put on was nowhere to be found on him."Alpha Mark, haven't you been so careless about this?" I asked with remorse, I couldn't picture where this would end but I was sure it would end in a bad way for all of us.Hearing my voice, he kept his head down, not giving me the reaction I expected."Staying mute without interacting is surely not the way out!" I continued my quest to bring words forth from him."Whenever you are planning, make sure you expect to fail or else you will find yourself to blame," Alpha Mark recited with calmness as if he was reading a quote to himself. He finally looked up at me, he was neither sad nor happy but he was unbroken."You have planned to fail?" I didn't catch what he was trying to pass."No one plans to fail, but be prepared for it. I am prepared for this! I have anticipated that this might go this
Lorenzo's POV I was sitting in a garden, dressed in white robes. As I looked around, I realized I was in a strange place but it seemed peaceful and calm.I felt connected to the place but something was amiss, Alpha Kai wasn't here with me and I had a feeling that he wanted to come, he just couldn't.Thinking about him, I decided to leave. As I got up, a voice broke like a thunderstorm, scaring me out of my wits. I sat down back, looking around, searching for the owner of the scary voice."Do not be afraid!" the same voice uttered, in a way to make me feel calm."I just want to get out of here!" I let out, feeling angry at the way the voice addressed me earlier."This is your place and you went through a lot before you were allowed here. I don't think you will want to leave for any reason," the voice replied, chuckling at the end."I'm still going to leave as I do not know my mission here!" I insisted but I still couldn't get up as I was still choked by the fear that had entered into
Lorenzo's POV "I just want to talk to the Alpha!" Rizzo insisted and buried his face in his hands again. Sitting down, he was plagued with a troubled mind, troubled to the extent of having shaking limbs.It was just five weeks after he was posted as the commander of the northern suburbs and there had been no problem since then.I kept wondering what had happened that left him so shaken like this. My eyes remained fixed on him with the will to help him but as he had refused to open up to me, I had no choice.Rizzo jumped up on his feet as Alpha Kai came into the throne room."I have failed you, you should not spare my life!" he cursed himself, to appease Alpha Kai who had no idea what was going on."I won't, if you deserve it!" Alpha Kai replied, which I wasn't sure if it was a joke or something else."The northern suburbs are just a part of our pack by name. They are the enemies within. Most of the inhabitants were always planning on how to seize the administration from you. They are
Lorenzo's POV We arrived at a small house. Going in, we were all amazed at the way the interior seemed so different from what someone would expect from the outside. It was designed to deceive a stranger."Alpha Kai, behold this!" Rizzo removed a blanket off a shelf and we all moaned when we saw what was underneath the covers."Are these not wolf bane?" Vera asked, shivering with fear at the sight of the large transparent jars that were neatly arranged in front of us."Exactly! What are these meant for?" Rizzo asked rhetorically before leading us to another part of the small house. Pulling off another cover, we found arrows made from silver separated into two parts."No, they are lacing silver arrows with wolf bane?" Alex bursted out as all of us watched in awe."This isn't their only base, my lord! We have no time to waste, if they worked so hard like this and kept it secret, who knows what else is going on? I'm so afraid of these people right now. They need to be stopped!" Rizzo exc
Rizzo's POV Looking at Alpha Kai's face, Lorenzo seemed to have noticed that he was ready to go all out against Vera but held back due to some reasons. Judging by how well I knew him, it was only a matter of minutes before Phil's lab would become a battle ground between a strong Alpha and a wicked witch."Let it rest, Vera!" Lorenzo held Vera and turned to stand in between them.I kept watching through my nearly closed eyes with the pain dealing with me, all over my body, through every veins.Vera's breath was already hot as it evaporated while grazing Lorenzo's skin but not as hot as Alpha Kai's whose hot breath was frying her from behind.I didn't want to die and I was already regretting why I was even a part of this plan. I just want revenge against Alpha Kai but now my main focus was winning it for Alpha Mark who didn't even care about what I wanted."If you are being honest, you know that Alpha Kai has been making some ridiculous decisions recently, and now he is jeopardizing yo
Lorenzo's POV I was back at the garden, cladded in white robes like the other day. But I had a strange feeling, it was fear. I felt overwhelmed by it. Looking around with fright, trying to catch a sight of someone, I heard a voice."Are you afraid?" the voice asked, reeking of hostility."Is that you? I am afraid, please. Is that you, Zybal?" I asked, my voice low, to plead."It's me, the great Zybal. Are you afraid of your own shadows because I am not scary," Zybal responded with a hint of mockery."I felt like I shouldn't be here. Can I take my leave, please?" I begged, with my heart unease."You will be afraid, because you disobey a prophecy. That's a sign to the goddess that you are an evil agent. You are now in a trial time, you might be banned from coming here in future or if you pass, a different story," Zybal clarified, without showing herself to me, I started feeling connected to her.I was pleased to hear that I might not be allowed in this garden anymore, at least, I woul
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