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
Kaden Ansel was quiet all through the drive to Patrica’s place, ignoring both Grey and I’s conversations and poorly thought through jokes, but the second we got down from the car, and Patrica came out of her home to welcome us, his game face was on.Patrica was a beautiful witch, with eyes filled with mischief. She was a short curvy girl with a body to die for and if Ansel didn’t already have her, I would certainly want to have her. Although sharing wasn’t bad, but I have a feeling Patricia had feelings for Ansel. And now we had to use those feelings to get the answers we needed to find that mystery woman. “Hey Patty,” Ansel’s voice lowered to a rumble, his face transforming with a charming smile I’ve seen him use a million times, and it always worked. Patricia rolled her eyes but I could see the hint of a blush on her face. “Don’t even try it, Ansel.” She sighed, but unconvincingly turned her back to him as she gave Grey and I a smile. “Welcome to my home Alphas.”I nodded respec
Scott and Skylar were back from their weekend away, and I was happy to see them. They were the only good part of waking up this morning, given that I had cried myself to sleep the night before. But my pretense didn’t take me far, as Skylar immediately figured out something was wrong the minute she saw me.“What did my stupid cousins do now?” she groaned, pulling me into a tight hug. Scott shot me a sympathetic look as he brought their things out of the car, handing them to a maid who then took them to their suite.I let out a sigh, reveling in the embrace I had with Skylar. “Nothing I can't handle. I'll be fine.”Skylar pulled away, her caring eyes studying my face. “You are too good for those assholes. What unhealed part of you is attached to them?”“All of me, unfortunately. Now, off to resume being assistants to them. I have to join Grey on the training grounds, and I'm already five minutes late.” I didn’t want to give Grey the satisfaction of making me seem incompetent, especially
Ansel groaned into my mouth as he deepened the kiss, hungry, like his life depended on it. I opened my mouth a bit more, giving him all the access he needed. My palms pressed against his chest, feeling his heart pounding wildly under them.My hands slid from his chest into his hair, gripping the long, dirty blonde strands and tugging, pulling him closer. I could barely breathe. How I missed him—his taste, his touch, his scent. My head felt light as he moaned into my mouth, his hands roaming my body, his fingers leaving sparks in their wake. Heat pooled in my core as he bit my lip before pulling back, brushing my hair behind my neck. His warm mouth and hot breath on my skin sent a moan tumbling from my lips.“Fuck, Valerie. You make me lose control,” he groaned against my neck, his hands reaching the hem of my top.My hands mirrored his, pulling his shirt off. I didn’t want to rip it like he always liked.I took a moment to admire his beautiful chest, my fingers teasing one of his nipp
AnselIts been two days since i last saw Valerie, but everytime i closed my eyes, i saw her. It made no sense. Was this Sorcery? I just met this woman ans she was all i could think of! My wolf didnt even majke it easier for me as he wanted her more than anything. It made no sense to me.But i couldnt stop. I wnated her. I needed her. But i couldnt have her so i decided to distract myself.And what better way than doing the one thing i knew i was good at?I could hear the screams of the rogues as i approached the dungeons. The criminals and monsters in the cages shivered as they saw me walk in, terrified to their limbs at what i was capable of. The king of death, they called me.Which was beffiting, because everytime i walked in here, people died. Most times they deserved to.The man responsible for the dungeons and the criminals, Dean, bowed as i entered the dungeons, noting the whole place.“Your highness.” He gruffly greeted, his huge form bigger and taller than mine, but i was stil
ValerieAll stares were on us because of Kaden and Elara, the Alpha with a baby, and a woman beside him was sure to bring in stares. The pack members shot different glances our way, different expressions crossing their faces. Some of curiosity, some of shock, Kaden almost never comes here, and even few of jealousy.But Kaden did not spare them even a single glance as he put Elara on his chiselled chest, and ate his fries silently, while i wondered how this stoic man, loved me more than life before this all happened. This whole experience makes me realise how lucky i was because they worshipped the ground i walked on.I had to get that back. Elara, awake again, cooed at him, and he flashed her one of his rare dimpled smiles. I was suddenly jealous of my own daughter.Kaden caught my gaze and his flickered to my plate which was practically untouched. His eyes met mine again. “Why aren't you eating?”I blinked once, and my face reddened as i realize he caught me staring, again. “Uhm…” I
ValerieThe week flew by faster than i could imagine, after all the drama, it was nice to have this day off to just be with my baby, and a break from her dads who had no idea that they were living lies.That was my fault. Butr people are allowed to make mistakes now, arent they?Skylar, Scott and dennis went back to Scott’s mansion for the weekend, leaving just Elara and i , and i decided to run errands today. Elara ws lacking some baby clothes and food, and even though i knew i could send a maid to get these items, i just wanted to leave the pack house. I needed to feel like I could live a little, even if it was just for a few hours.I placed Elara in her carrier and secured her snugly as I made my way to the car. She looked up at me with those wide, innocent eyes, and for a second, I could almost forget about the complicated mess my life had become. I had a baby to care for, and that was the one thing that kept me grounded. She was my world.The sun was shining, and it seemed like a
ValerieGrey mostly worked on the training grounds, so settled for something fitting for that. I wore a tank top, with shorts, and trainers. I packed my hair into a high ponytail and headed to the pack’s training grounds. I didnt want to overthink this. This verson of Grey hated me and liked Ramona, it was that simple.I just need to make him realise there was something under the hatred. Something, anything at all. Now i knew where i stood with Ansel and Kaden, alhough blurry.But all i knew was that Ramona had a claws in him. And i had to ply those claws out no matter what.The sounds of sparring and sharp commands greeted me as I approached the training grounds. Grey’s voice, authoritative rang out above the noise. The sight of him gave me pause—shirtless, sweat glistening on his skin as he demonstrated a series of combat moves to a group of warriors. His sharp gaze and controlled movements were a reminder of the Grey I had once known, the one who had been my fiercest protector an
ValerieMy heart thumped in my chest as I stared up at Kaden who’s eyes were boring into my soul, thinking of a million ways to answer the question. How did he know his memories were cleared? How did he even know enough to suspect me? How do I reply to him?“I’m not hiding anything, Kaden… i didn't realise you couldn't remember anything. I'm just meeting you… i’m so lost.” i lied through my teeth, hoping he couldn't hear my heart rattling harshly against my ribcage.He narrowed his gaze, studying me intently, boring holes into my face as he searched for the truth. I schooled my emotions, hoping i gave nothing away. After moments that felt like an eternity, he pulled away, his jaw clenched hard as he glared out of the window.I held my breath, my mind reeling from this discovery. How much did he know? Kaden’s silence was more unnerving than the question. His jaw tightened, the veins in his neck standing out like they did when he was livid. My breath hitched, but I refused to let the
ValerieI couldn't stop thinking about how Ansel’s body reacted to me, but that stopped when I realized i forgot my watch in his room.“Ugh you just had to forget your watch didnt you?” I chastised myself. It was already ten minutes since i left the room, and the last thing I wanted now was to be near him. I may love him, but he wasn't the Ansel i knew right now.I headed back to his room, steeling myself against any harsh insults or hated gaze he may throw my way, but as i approached his door, i was stopped in my tracks.Ramona was leaving his room, and she cleaned the corner of her lips as her gaze landed on mine.“Hey you,” She gave a sly smirk as she walked towards me. I bit my tongue from asking her what she was looking for in Ansel’s room, and i just kept walking past her.But her next words caused me to freeze in my steps.“Those Alphas actually taste the way they look.” she whispered to me. “Delicious.” she winked.My heart sank, the words hitting me like a punch to the gut. D
Ansel“Fuck!” I roared, slamming my fist into the mirror. Glass shards flew, tinkling as they hit the floor. My knuckles bled, but I didn’t care. The pain was a welcome distraction from the chaos swirling inside me.Why did she have to look at me like that? Like she wasn’t afraid. Like she didn’t care that she was standing on the edge of a knife, with me ready to push her off. That defiance in her eyes—it was maddening.I stared at the broken mirror, my fractured reflection glaring back at me. My chest heaved as I tried to steady my breathing, but it was no use. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her. That smirk. That fucking skirt. The way she had the audacity to clean my tools, my sanctuary, like she belonged there. Like she knew me.She didn’t.She couldn’t.I ran a hand through my hair, pacing the room like a caged animal. She wasn’t supposed to be here, wasn’t supposed to worm her way back into my head But now, everywhere I turned, she was there, pulling at the parts of me I thou