Kaden A sigh left my lips as I rolled over in bed, my hand landing on Valerie’s belly and I smiled trailing my fingers down her tonned belly.Until I remembered she didn’t have a toned belly. So my eyes sprung open to see my hand on my stupid brother’s belly. And I groaned, immediately pulling my hand away and punching him in his stupid toned abdomen. He let out a groan as he gripped his belly, his eyes pulling wide open and they landed on my face with a scowl.“Why did you do that, asdhole.” Ansel gruffly asked as he tried returning the punch, but I gripped his hand before he could land one on my face.“I hate sharing a bed with you assholes. But we share a mate, so what can I say?” Grey stood up from his side butt naked, and I rolled my eyes as I pushed Ansel away and got up from the bed at least covered in briefs.I stretched and a yawn left my lips, “Seems like Valerie woke up early. Weird, I thought she would be so tired after last night.”Grey’s brows furrowed. “Wait, I didn’t
Kaden Move on? Move on? If this whole situation wasn’t so messed up, I probably would have laughed or something. But I couldn’t. I couldn’t think. Was this a joke? If it was then so help me goddess, I may never forgive Valerie for this badly planned out joke. Ansel was nowhere to be found as I stormed to the temple of the oracle, while Grey was locked up in his room.We had different coping mechanisms. Ansel loves to rip things apart, while Grey locked himself up. I found solutions. Or answers. I needed an answer. What was the vision and why did Valerie run away with our daughter?I arrived at the temple, my chest heaving with every breath as I pushed the heavy doors open. The scent of incense filled the air, mingling with the chill that seemed to seep from the stone walls. The temple’s silence felt like a living thing, wrapping around me, pressing down. It was a place of answers, but it also held secrets. Too many secrets.The oracle’s servants were there, robed, going about thei
AnselA growl left my lips as I stormed out of the building, my head whirling with a million thoughts, all a prerequisite of one thought.Valerie left. On our mating ceremony, she promised to never leave and now, she was not even bothered enough to leave a note. She left with our daughter and I felt only one thing, rage.“Your highness please calm down! Killing the prisoners would do anything to help you!” The Jailer tried reasoning with me, but my wolf was in vontr and I needed anything to restrict the pain and hurt I was feeling.Valerie abandoned us, and stole from me what I loved the most, her and now Elara, who I haven’t even been able to tell her how much I loved her. Was it all just a plot? To make us let our guard down? Was it just to get back to us for what happened in highschool?Stupid reasons right? I just couldn’t think of what we could have possibly done to be betrayed this way.The anger coursed through my veins as I went to the execution grounds, where the prisoners wh
Grey Skylar tried talking to us, trying to reason with us that there was a reason Valerie didn’t want us to look for her but none of us even paid her a drop of attention. She hid the location of Valerie from us and watched us suffer. Hell, she even consoled me and made me feel better.I loved Skylar, that was the only reason I wasn’t ripping her head of her body at this moment. And little Dennis would hate me for life. I didn’t want to be the uncool uncle. He already has Kaden.Skylar followed us to the car, while we pretended she didn’t exist. Ansel had already worn his clothes and he slipped into the driver seat, while Skylar held my hand, causing me to tense up as I glared at her palm on my skin.“Skylar, I’m hanging on thin ice. I don’t want to hurt you.” My words dropped coldly, because that was all I could feel towards her. She betrayed me.“Stop it Grey. You would never hurt me. Just… let me follow you guys okay?” I glanced at Kaden who seemed like the last thing he wanted wa
Valerie Earlier that day, I stared at the letter I was about to drop for them, my eyes hurt from crying. I didn’t want to leave them this way. I wanted to explain, to make them understand I wasn’t leaving because I didn’t want them again, but that was difficult to put down on a piece of paper. I knew my mates. They were going to look for me no matter what I wrote in the letter, and I wished I could figure it out with them but I couldn’t. Leaving them without an explanation was the best choice. I left Skylar and explanation, and gave her another letter to give them after months, to make them understand. But as I stared a them standing at my front door, I wanted nothing than to come back home. I almost broke down just by thinking about it. But that wasn’t an option. I wanted to turn back a million times as i and Coral drove out. Coral followed me because she was the second in command and the one who could help me in raising Elara to be the next oracle. I also didn’t want to be o
Kaden I woke up in a room I couldn’t recognize. A soft feminine smell infiltrated my nostrils and my brow rose in curiosity. Did I have so much to drink last night?A groan left my lips as I peeled myself off the softer bed, and I walked towards the mirror and stared at myself. Something felt odd. “Hmm.” I thought to myself as I stared at my tattoos. These few years have been… odd. Finally murdered my uncle, and… what?The memories were foggy. I frowned.My eyes landed on a hair clip. And what’s with this room? Almost like a women lived here. A chuckle left my lips. That’s probably from a one night stand.I shook my head to reduce the fog. After my hangover, I’ll remember what I’m missing. It’s probably nothing. I straightened my suit in the mirror, whistling a cheerful tone as I left my room and walked downstairs to the dining area. I liked my day, and it was going to remain that way as long as I didn't see any of my brothers till I had my coffee. “What do you mean you didn’t pr
GreyKaden was quick to brush things off, and Ansel’s calm masked his impatience. But me? I wasn’t about to let this go. Whoever wiped my memories had made a huge mistake.Skylar was family—one of the few people I could trust. If she knew something, she’d tell us. And if she’d seen or heard anything strange recently, we’d know soon enough.Ansel shot me a look as we reached Skylar’s door. “Think she’ll have any clue?”“She has to,” I replied, knocking briskly.Skylar opened the door, her face was unreadable except for a flicker of something in her eyes that I caught. Fear? Guilt? Whatever it was, it wasn’t what I wanted to see. I always knew when Skylar was hiding something. "Skylar," Kaden said, voice calm, "we need answers, and from that look in your eye, I have a feeling you know something."So I wasn’t imagining that guilt in her eyes. Skylar did know something. She looked between the three of us, lips pressing into a thin line. "I figured you’d come."So we did lose our memorie
AnselMy suspicions were confirmed when forty minutes passed and we were still trailing the woman’s car. She knew we were trailing her, and by the time she finally stopped at a location far away in the outskirts of town, and got out of the car, it turned out to be a different person entirely. She must have deceived me because I was sure of the car I was trailing .We were back home and I could barely sleep as I laid on the bed. My mind couldn’t stop whirling, and it was almost like something was missing in this whole scenario. The woman made mention of a prophecy, and it changed the whole perspective of the situation. If there was a prophecy that risked something happening to us or her if we found out about her, then that meant she cared about us.Or that’s what I liked to think. The thought of a woman going through these lengths to protect us, call me a fool but something about that just seems romantic. I wanted to know who this woman was. A woman who had a room here, a woman’s who
Ansel“What the fuck did I just hear you say?” She asked with a venom filled voice.I didn’t flinch. “You heard me. I won’t help you find Scott. I won’t lead you to my child.” For the first time, the mask of pleasure she always wore slipped, revealing something far uglier beneath- wrath. Her jaw tightened. “So you want your brother to die just because you want to protect a child that doesn’t even know anything yet? You’re picking a child that’s barely a year old over the brother you’ve known your all life?” She asked in a fit of rage, trying her possible best to get to me but I wasn’t going to budge. Kaden let out another strangled grunt as his body shook with pain yet again, but I didn’t dare look at him, I couldn’t bring myself to. Because if I did, I might break.Instead, I kept looking into Coral’s eyes, relishing in the anger she was feeling due to my words despite all that was happening. “Do you really think I want my brother to die? Do you even know how much all of this is te
AnselI swallowed hard. “What do you want?” I asked her, my voice filled with caution because I knew she could ask for the most precious thing to me. She didn’t answer, instead her smile became even bigger as she stared down at me. Kaden stirred and I quickly made to go to him, holding him against me as his body kept shaking, worse than before. His breathing that was uneven was now shallow too and it felt like he was using the little amount of strength him in to breathe. I could take it anymore, I was panicking and I needed to know what she wanted. I needed to save Kaden before it was too late. “Kaden… please, find it in you to stay strong,” I said as I pressed one of my hands against his sweaty skin. “Please, stay with me.”His eyes opened and I could see nothing but pain in his blood shot eyes, I had never seen my brother like this and now he was such in a vulnerable state that I fear for the worst. “It… hurts, answer,” he choked out, his voice barely audible and sounding nothin
Ansel I watched as Grey took off the only piece of clothing he had on just to save Kaden from dying. Ramona had wanted him to beg, to suffer, to see him crumble and he had done all of that just to save Kaden from dying. I watched in silence even though every fiber of my body wanted me to go forward and do something, but, it was impossible. Not only was I being held down by the guards, I also had no power against the two witches that toyed with out life like it got them off.“Take them away,” Coral ordered the guards, looking at us like we were nothing more than dirts. “Both Kaden and Ansel. To the dungeon.”“Don’t you dare touch him!” I yelled through gritted teeth, my voice a low growl. “I’ll hold him myself.”The guards looked at her for permission and she nodded, they released me and I got up as fast as I could I made my way to Kaden who was laying still on the ground, he had gone though so much pain in just a short time. I leaned forward, hauled him up and started to walk away,
ScottWhen Grey has asked me to go get Elara, I had taken the back door and quickly escaped, not waiting an extra minute or watching what was going to happen. I had hurriedly made my way back to the palace with a sleeping Elara. I was still in the castle when Kaden had mind linked with the guards and told them of the situation of things. I knew the guards would be powerless against both Ramona and Coral. I mean if they had defeated all four alphas- Skylar included- what could they possibly do?Not wanting to find out if my theory was true or not, I had stayed hidden in the castle with both Elara and Dennis. I had watched through clenched teeth as Coral had put everyone under mind control and did just had she wanted. I watched as she humiliated the three alphas, how she had turned Valerie into nothing more than a pet and I also watched as she treated my Skylar and I wanted to so badly go there and rip her head off. But, I knew that was a stupid move and that wasn’t what I needed to
Skylar “Take her away,” Coral commanded the guards, her voice clipped and worry etched on her face.She and tried to break me just to get answer and even though I was in pain, I was happy that she didn’t succeed. The guards moved closer to me, roughly grabbing onto my hands before they pulled me away from the field. I tried fighting against them even I knew it was pointless. I could hear Coral dismissing the crowd and saying something to Ramona but I couldn’t make out what it was. I also saw Grey standing silently beside Ramona and I wondered what that was about. The cold stone of the dungeon came in contact with my skin as I was finally dragged back there. My body was still aching from the way Coral had tormented me but, my soul was on fire and I was burning hotter than I was before. I was helpless and that alone was the reason why I was angry. I was mad at myself for not knowing how to save Valerie or even get rid of Coral and Ramona. If it were to be Valerie, she would have a
GreyI watched in silence as Coral and Skylar exchanged words. I badly wanted to go there and stop Coral from hurting Skylar, tell her that Skylar really knew nothing about Elara’s whereabouts.But, I couldn’t do that. I was now Ramona’s slave and it was whatever she asked me to do that I could do. After torturing Skylar for a bit more and seeing that she knew nothing, Carol stopped and sighed in anger. Skylar was still running her mouth when coral ordered for her to be taken away. She fought against the guards and tried to break free but their hold on her was to tight. Coral dismissed the pack and asked them to go back to their various houses, saying she’ll call on them whenever she needed them. And with that, the ceremony came to an end. I expected the worst for myself. When Coral walked away, I was dragged by the guards as we filled behind Ramona. I steeled my mind, bracing myself for whatever she was going to do to me. I had expected her to humiliate me, torture me and even ma
CoralBeing in control felt so good and I was enjoying every bit of my newly acquired power. The smell of blood wafted mixed with the smell of the fire and wood wafted though the air. Everyone present was silent after they had watched Grey surrender and proclaimed himself as Ramona’s slave. Not like they could say anything anyways, they were under my- our control Valerie was curled up like a dog by my feet and I smiled at myself, proudly. Not only had we taken Valerie’s powers, we had always stripped the Alphas of any remaining pride they had. My legs were crossed and I watched as Kaden struggled to regain himself while the vein on Ansel forehead popped as he struggled to break free from the guards that were holding him back. I was bored of it and I wanted them out of my sight as fast as possible. “Take them away,” I ordered, looking at the guards that were standing around them. “Both Kaden and Ansel. To the dungeon.”One of the guards made to move closer to Kaden but Ansel let o
Grey“Come,” Ramona said, beckoning for me to come closer to her. I was standing with my hands twisted behind my back. My body was aching, my muscles were tense from the beating and struggles I had suffered against my brothers when we had been ordered to fight. The crowd looked at us with empty eyes and the light that had been set on for to illuminate the field casted eerie shadows all around us. I had agreed to being Ramona’s slave all because of Valerie. They had found a way to always made sure we bent and danced to their tune using the one person we cared about. She was unmoving, a cut on skin from Ramona’s dagger as he stared into space. She was empty and soulless, and it was all because of me. I wanted to ruin everything, kill everyone and behead whoever came in my way but I knew I was powerless against them. Kaden and Ansel were forced to be on their knees beside me, their faces were battered and bloodied. Ansel’s was worse because he had offered himself as the one to die t
Ansel“STOP!” Coral’s voice rang out like a whip, sharp and commanding.Blood was dripping down from my lips to my cheek and all the way to my neck. The taste of my blood was overwhelming and I felt sick but I didn’t let it bother me because, I was confused as to what Coral was up to.I could tel that Kaden and Grey were just as confused as me because we all turned to there both her and Ramona were seated. They had a malicious smile plastered on their face and their eyes glinted with mischief, making me all the more worried. We were bloodied and battered form the fight, me worse than the others because I had chosen to sacrifice myself and had made sure they had hit me hard enough so that they would believe we were really going against each other. I waited with my heart in my stomach, wanting to know what they were going to say next. What they would tel us to do just to save Valerie. Ramona got up, tugging on the leash that was wrapped around Valerie’s neck and making her walk close