GREY“We need to get to the Car, immediately.” Ansel said immediately he saw Octavia.My mind flashed back to the arrow running towards me and me being in a different position.“Grey, we need to move.” Ansel shot at me.“Of course.” I brought myself up from the trance.“We need to move in a way that the arrow doesn't change in the slightest positions.”“How can we do that?” Valerie asked.“First you need to get down.” I said to her.“I'm not leaving her.” She cried out.“No, no. That's not what I'm asking you to do.” Ansel held her, she still had her hands around Octavia's chest.“I just need you to let her go for a while, until we get her in the car.”“But I need to keep trying to heal her.’ she says.“I know that, but for it to be less worse. You need to let her go.” “Okay.” She said, crying. “I will let her go.” “Okay, just do it gently. Don't try to shake her.”“Oh my goddess. My Lady.” Lisa, her Lady in waiting ran into the room.“Do not move.” I command her.“Yes, Alpha.” An
GREY“Fuck!” I held my back, trying to figure out where the claws came from.All of a sudden a huge figure bounced on me. It was a really big wolf.I fought it with everything in me including my pain. I almost had it when another came from behind, tearing me again in this same party as earlier.I fell to the floor with blood gushing out of my back and my face.The wolf made me stand, he growled. He gave me a huge punch in the face, breaking my nose.I staggered, almost falling but was caught by another wolf.But he didn't catch me because he cared. The wolf in front of me came forward and gave me multiple punches on my stomach.“Hmm!” I growled falling to the ground.I couldn't beat them, they were huge and a lot more were coming out of the mountain surrounding the path.I looked around, no one seems to have white hair.I really hope Octavia hasn't lied to us or taken us through the wrong place.Another blow landed on my face, breaking my jaw. I cried out in pain and I heard the soun
ANSELI looked around as we drove deep into the forest. How could someone leave here?How do they survive here?The only reason I could come up with is , “they definitely have something to hide.”The road down to wherever we were going didn't seem smooth but jumpy. A lot of potholes.I could hear my men trying to keep it together, I could smell their fear.“Keep it together, Men. We are here on a mission. We are supposed to be strong. Is that clear?”“Yes sir.” The chorus. Finally the car in front of me stopped.I got down to take a look at my surroundings.I could see the mountains from the spot where I stood. I looked down and forward, a group of people were running towards us.“A hidden location inside the woods, to hurt for food and I bet that mountain has a stream by its side.” I thought, “not bad for a hide out.”The woman with the white hair rushes out of the car, so did Grey.She was about to pull Octavia out when Grey held her arm.“Let me go.” She struggled with him.“What's
KADENThe palace has had a bit of quietness since Valerie and Octavia left with Ansel and Grey.But my mind was full, my head kept playing everything that happened the day they left.But I wasn't really there when the arrow went into her but something in me tells me she doesn't have true intentions for everyone in this park most especially Valerie.But Valerie doesn't understand. Or she doesn't want to hear it. I can't risk anything happening to my brothers but I can't change their minds, especially Grey. He seem smitted that she saved his life.But I don't think that she did. I think when the arrow was close to him, she changed her mind. Maybe she thought Valerie would be more sympathetic with her. I guess she was right, because Valerie didn't want to hear what I had to say.Since they left I have been up in the library. Skylar seems to have taken up responsibility but she seems weird lately but then everyone is behaving weird.Most especially Ansel, who I thought would take my pos
VALERIE After much cleaning by the healers it was time to remove the arrow. To me that was the scary part but to Silvia she was just getting started. The healers used a lot of potions and leaves, some of the potions they made on the spot, some of them came from a huge box. I tried looking into it but Silvia stopped me. She has been stopping me from doing a lot of things. But I brought Octavia here, because she is my only family. I kept her alive till we got here but that isn't what Silvia wants to hear. “It's time.” One of the healers said. Silvia moves into position to remove the arrow. “Stop!” One of the healers said to her, “let her do it.” She pointed at me. “What?!” Myself and Silvia said at the same time. “She doesn't have any experience.” Silvia said. “She's right. Let her do it. She definitely knows what she is doing, I don't.” I said to them “She couldn't heal Octavia from the onset, what makes you think she can do this.” “What makes you think you can question my
VALERIE I could feel the anger raging inside of me, I thought I made myself clear to Kaden, that I don't want to hear more of his theories about Octavia. Octavia is my family, she is the only relation I have in a long time. I can't honestly believe Kaden could do this to me. After everything we have been through, why doesn't want me to have this happiness, not that I'm happy. My aunt is lying in the door across from me lifeless. An arrow was just removed from her. What more could he possibly want from her, she saved his brother. “You need to start minding your busy Kaden!” I shot at him “Valerie.” Grey called my name, I guess he was surprised at my outburst. “What will it take you to stop snooping around for things that aren't there.” My anger was getting the better part of me. “I haven't been this happy in a long time. You know how I wish I had a happy, now I have one and you want to take that away from me.” “Valerie, that's not what I'm doing.” He tried explaining but I'm not
KADEN “Do you trust them?” I asks Scott. He looks at me and looks at the old woman lying on what looks like a big hospital bed. “I trust with the money I have given to them and the fear you have already instilled in them, they should keep their mouths shut.” He says. His Liberian, Kiera came forward. Kiera is also a vampire, but she is royalty but doesn't like it to define her that why she is with Scott, as his Liberian. “The guards are outside.” She says. “Is there anyone with a yellow stripe on his uniform?” I ask her. “Yes, he seems to be the leader.” She says. “Yes, he is.” I said and walked out of the room. When the arrow fled right through the window and into the old woman's chest, I knew I had stumbled onto something much deadly, maybe more deadly than Egnar. I remember her choking on her own blood, we couldn't move because we didn't know if the paperator was still out there. Scott had to call in some renforcement, they came with some doctors and nurses. The paperator
SKYLAR“Find me.” I heard a voice say to me in the darkness.“Where am I?” I cried out softly.“Find me!” The voice screamed again“Where am I?” I screamed and rose up from the bed.I had it again, the dream that has been keeping me up for most of my night. It was the same nightmare over and over again and it's getting difficult to sleep and let's not talk about the zoning out.And the nightmares don't seem to be slower, they are fast and strong. And most times I'm in a really dark place.I got down from the bed and walked towards the window. It was a little bit bright outside. I picked up my phone on the table. It was seven o'clock.I rushed to the bathroom, not because I'm late to a meeting or anything but because I needed to feel cool, my body temperature was on the rise.I got out of the bathroom to see a food tray on my table. It had a note,it read “from Miles.I sigh and put the note down, things haven't been easy for us since my nightmare because it's more frequent.I stopped h
ValerieWas I that easy to replace?That question kept ringing in my mind as I stared at the woman who sat on my bed, with my mate, with my deck of cards that I spent a whole summer teaching Grey, making him into the unbeatable monster he was now. Now she was playing and winning.It felt like my world came crashing down as I stared at them, and her question felt like a huge punch in my gut.“What is she doing in my room?” she asked, her eyes raking my body in disgust. My hand flew to my mouth as I felt physically sick at the sight before me. It was my room, bitch! I roared in my head, but what did it matter?My hand instinctively clenched at my side, but I forced it to relax, trying to regain control of myself and my wolf. This wasn’t the time to lose my composure, not with so much at stake. Yet, the sight before me—the casual intimacy between Grey and the woman he used to replace me—had stripped away the little composure I tried to have.The room felt suffocating as I tried to steady
GreyRamona rambled on beside me, but I couldn’t get my mind off the stranger—Skylar’s friend—and the fact that she was the reason Skylar had been at the border. Anger simmered within me as I wondered what would’ve happened if Ramona hadn’t been there in time, hadn’t helped me against that rogue.Goddess. There’s no imagining what I would have done. A hand on my chest brought me back to the present. Ramona looked at me with sympathy in her eyes.“Grey, you have to snap out of it. Sky’s fine, Dennis is fine. There’s no need to be mad at that stranger’s carelessness. It’s not important in my opinion. I’m just glad I was there to help. Now, can I have untrusting but cool Grey back and send scary, angry Grey away?”The warmth from her hand seeped through the thin material of my shirt, but I ignored it out of instinct."Untrusting but cool Grey, huh?" I muttered, forcing a bitter smile as I stepped away from her touch. My fists clenched at my sides, and I turned my gaze back toward the w
ValerieI ran out of the room, unable to bear the way they all looked at me, especially Kaden with the hatred in his eyes. These men were the men who would have killed anyone who spoke to me in that manner, but because they lost their memories, i was nothing but a stranger who killed tried to kill their cousin. I even thought Ansel wouldn't be so hard on me because of the moment we had the last time, but it seemed like that meant little to nothing to him now. I meant nothing now. How was i supposed to accomplish my mission and stop doom if on my first day, they hated me? I almost caused harm to Dennis. I could have gotten that little angel injured because i was stupid enough to request for Skylar to do something that risky.I finally stopped in an emoty hallway, and cried into my hands. Maybe it was a good thing i already placed Elara in Sky’s room with the spare key I have. All the tears and frustration i felt came pourig down, and i couldnt keep it in. i was such a failure,and i ha
Valerie's POVThe first thing I saw when I stepped through the pack’s border was chaos. Blood stained the earth, and the metallic tang of it filled the air. Wolves fought viciously, claws tearing into flesh as the sounds of snarls and cries filled the forest. I froze for a moment, the intensity of it all overwhelming me. This was not the kind of welcome I’d anticipated.Then I saw her—Skylar—her usually vibrant energy now subdued as she cradled her son in her arms. My heart clenched at the sight of her cowering near a fallen tree, a rogue looming over her with deadly intent. Before I could move to help, a flash of fur blurred past me, and I saw Grey—his wolf form tearing into the rogues with feral determination..When Grey reached Skylar, she was already bleeding, her abdomen slashed open by the rogue’s claws. My stomach churned as I watched the strange woman step in, her magic weaving a protective barrier and then healing Skylar with her spellIt wasn’t long before the battle subsid
GreyAfter we left the office, Ramona let out a loud sigh. “Gosh i dont think ive ever felt that intimidated before. You alphas are sexy but damn.”I let out a chuckle, knowing that she was right, but they werent always bad. But now was a time where we had to be cautious. We were alreadfy under a lot of pressure. This wasnt the time to trust foolishly like Kaden may think i currently am doing. Yes i attracted to her but that dudnt mean i trusted her with my life. I already made up my mind to put her under survelliance. “Butr you arent like that are you? Yes sexy, but not that intimidating? Or you are more of a sneaky type?”Flirty little Ramona batted her eyelashes at me, and i rolled my eyes in response, a smirk tugging at the corner of my lips. “Sneaky isn’t my style. I’d rather people know exactly where they stand with me,” I said, my tone even. “And right now, you’re somewhere between mildly useful and highly suspicious.”Ramona feigned a gasp, pressing a hand to her chest drama
KadenI sat at the desk in the pack's office, flipping through reports with little interest. The usual mess of figures and documents had all but blurred together, but my mind wasn’t on the pack's business. It wasn’t on anything at all, really, except the pit in my stomach that hadn’t left since Patricia had slipped through our fingers and since i saw that cloaked Sky’s friend."Another dead end?" Ansel's voice broke through the silence, making me glance up. He was leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed, his expression a mirror of my own frustration."Yeah," I muttered, tossing the report aside. "Nothing. No one’s seen her for days, and the trail’s gone cold."He gave a sharp nod. "I don’t like it. Feels like we’re being played."I rubbed my eyes, feeling the weight of the situation pressing down on me. I wasn’t used to feeling like this—helpless, like I was chasing shadows. It hadn’t even crossed my mind until now, but the way Ansel had said it… we’re being played."Any luck wit
GreyPatricia has been unavailable for a few days since we went on that date, and we lost the only lead we had. Kaden refused to let me live that down, blaming me for letting her slip away and also blaming Ansel for treating her badly in the past. How were we supposed to know she was going to slip away? I did feel a good vibe from her that day, and although I felt bad for trying to use her, I believed we had reached a head way in our plan.This just confirmed she was hiding something and I was on edge trying to figure it out.The young soldiers trained hard as the assistant general, Hans, trained them while I texted Patricia for the tenth time, and still got no reply.“Fucking hell.” I grunted as I refrained from slamming my phone against the training dummy at the opposite side of the field. “At ease, Soldiers. You have ten minutes to rest. Regroup immediately after the break is over.” Hans commanded and the young soldiers bolted away, wanting to use their break well.Hans walked tow
alerie“How could you give up your powers just like that? You are the strongest being under the Moon Goddess, and you would just give that up for some witch with a vendetta? What the hell were you thinking?”Coral screeched at me the minute I got up from the spell circle, and I sighed in anger.I could feel a migraine coming on, and I knew Coral wouldn’t let this go. She was the right hand. If I lost my powers, there wouldn’t be a shrine for them.But that's nothing compared to letting that prophecy come to pass. And I do not regret my sacrifice. But one month? My spell was supposed to be strong because of their will to find me, but now I realized that was going to be a big problem. I had to trigger their memories.I rubbed my temples, trying to ease the pounding in my head as Coral’s words cut through the air, her worry mingling with her anger. She had every right to be upset, and yet I couldn’t afford to dwell on my regret or second-guess my choice.“Coral,” I said, my voice resolut
Valerie My heart thundered against my ribcage as i hurriedly left the presence of Ansel, Kaden and Grey, who stared me down as i left Skylar’s room. I could swear i saw Kaden glaring at me, which made it harder for me to make my decision. There was a way i could get us all out of this, and it may even ruin everything. But i wasn't going to give up without trying my best to have my mates back, our life back. So i left the pack with Elara, and headed back to my cottage where Coral was livid as she kept calling my line. Patricia was busy with a spell and I peeled my eyes off her, clearing my throat so that they could know i was in front of them. “Hey guys.” Coral’s eyes widened as she took me in, and she let out a sigh, which instantly turned to anger as she stormed towards me. “What the hell were you thinking, Val? Why would you leave without letting me know? I was worried sick something happened to you and Elara and Patricia couldn't locate you with a locator spell..” She took a