Antonella looked so innocent and it made me feel like she was being sincere. I knew however that it was all a game. She was trying so hard to get me to believe her lies but it was not going to work. My wolf however had other ideas as he continued to defend her even when the truth was glaring. “She is innocent!” My wolf grunted. I was not interested in listening to him however. I could not trust a descendant of the bastard that had killed my parents when I was just a little boy. I could not take any chances.“Freya came to your pack yesterday” She repeated.I was shocked to say the least as that was not what I had expected her to say.“What do you mean?” I questioned as I wanted to be sure I had heard her right.“Freya came. She came to your pack” She repeated, confirming her initial claim. I took few steps away from her. I let out a loud laughter as I could not believe what she had said. It could be in her head.“I believe you are not in your proper state of mind. Perhaps, you need
DEMONTES' POV"Do not touch me woman!"Freya must have been shocked by my growl because her hand didn't go below my waist anymore."You don't need to be so grumpy," she muttered. "I have already promised you that I would find your daughter."I turned and glared at her. Did she think I was joking? My last living heir had been missing and the only thing she could think about was sex?"I mean it," Freya muttered. "I would find her."I sighed and turned to face the other side of the bed. I had always known Antonella was a rebel. She hated me and my lover, Freya, but I had never expected that she would be bold enough to run away from my pack. What if she got into trouble with the enemy?As the thought flew into my head, I jumped from the bed and walked to the drawer."Are you okay, my king?" Freya asked, her eyes fixed on me.I ignored her and rummaged through the drawer in search of something to wear. I was done with sitting down and waiting for my guards to bring me the same old news th
DEMONTES' POVIt was not everyday that the Alpha of one of the most respected packs in the world got kidnapped by a sixteen year old.I could see the looks of uncertainty in the eyes of the guards as the boy dragged me into the dark alley and I barely smiled in a bid to ease their nerves.I could have snapped his neck without him even knowing what was happening if I wanted to, but for some reason, I didn't. I wanted to hear him out. I wanted to know what he had to say.Under the cover of darkness, he led me on, making sure to keep the sharp blade close to my neck to dissuade any attempt of running away from my mind.We had covered a great distance in the alley and I was getting bored playing the abduction game with him, so I broke free from his grip."Who are you and what do you want from me?" I growled.The only light in the alley was the one coming from my glowing red eyes and even in the darkness, he didn't back away."Don't bother running," I warned. "I would tear you apart faster
DEMONTES' POVThe pack square was filled to the brim with werewolves of the pack waiting to hear my announcement.As I walked in, I caught sight of my chief guard, Diego, with two other guards. They were having an intense conversation and immediately they saw me, they ended their little meeting. Diego grunted some inaudible commands at them and they nodded and started off, while he walked up to me."Alpha Demontes," He said and bowed slightly.I nodded in acknowledgement of his greeting and led him away from the watchful eyes of the rest of the pack. Once we were out of hearing distance, I asked him the question that had been bothering me for a long time."Any news about my daughter yet?" Diego heaved a deep breath before shaking his head in the negative. "My men have not yet been able to pick up her scent," He replied. "She must have gone very far." I gritted my teeth, annoyed by the news and Diego waited on for my next command."How did you let this happen?" I asked, taking him b
DEMONTES' POVI stared at the witch as her words resounded over and over again in my ears."I know where your daughter is..."She had to be joking. And the very fact that she still had time for jokes when I was in such a critical situation irked me. Why was she being so difficult?I ignored her and started walking away from the pack square but she held me back and dragged me closer to herself."I said I know where Antonella is!" She repeated.This time, she didn't sound like she was joking. Her voice was cool, yet unsettling. Her eyes burned bright as they stared into mine and something within me told me that she actually meant the words she said this time."Freya," I started. "We do not have the time to keep going back and forth. You know how crucial times are now, especially after I have plundered other packs. My daughter would be in a lot of trouble if some other Alpha gets to her so if you know anything, please tell me now.""That is what I have been trying to tell you all along,"
12 HOURS EARLIER...SALVADOR'S POVMartinez didn't seem to be happy about my plan to send a letter to the rogues and the frown on his face said it."You have a problem with my decision?" I asked."Not at all," He muttered and turned around, ready to leave."So I thought." I nodded and dismissed him at once and he walked out while my Beta, Dan strolled in.He stared at the piece of paper on the table before me and our eyes met briefly."I've decided to call a meeting with all the Alphas in the West," I explained to him. "I'm drafting the letters I want to send them now.""A meeting?" He stared at me. "Why are we calling a meeting with them?""I want everyone to be present," I replied, standing up. "I want all the Alphas in the West to be present when I kill the bastard.""The bastard?" Dan stared at me. "Who are we killing this time, my Alpha? Fill me in on what I've missed."I frowned at his ignorance of the situation."Alpha Demontes of course," I grunted finally. "He would be at the
12 HOURS EARLIER (CONTINUED...)SALVADOR'S POVAntonella's sad eyes bored into mine and as much as I wanted to growl at her for eavesdropping on our conversation, I knew that I couldn't. She had heard all that we said and now she knew that I was planning to use her as a bait for her father."Alpha Xavier," she smiled at me. "I know you want to have a meeting with my father and you're banking on me to remain here when he offers to take me back home."She paused for a minute and glanced across at Dan who now stood beside me, a frown creased on his face."And I also know that your Beta does not like or trust me," she continued. "I don't expect him to. I don't expect you to as well. My father has done a lot of evil all over the West and I know he has gathered many enemies."Dan smiled and nodded at her. "It's a good thing you realize how evil the blood that flows through your veins is."Antonella paused for a moment and walked up to Dan slowly. She stopped right in front of him."Only one
DEMONTES’ POVAll the way to the Silver Moon Pack, I barely said a word to Freya. My mind was racing and my thoughts were scattered as I considered the possibility of what she had said. What if it was actually true? What if Salvador had survived the jump from the window that day? After all, his body was never found. As quickly as the thought entered my head, I drove it out. I couldn’t bring myself to think about such a thing at a critical moment like that. It was not possible in any way. An eight year old would never survive such a jump. Salvador and the rest of his family were surely dead. They had died a long time ago. What I needed to find out now was who the bastard Alpha Xavier was, and what business he had with my only daughter, Antonella.I dared to imagine the many things he could have done to her and my heart skipped a few beats. I knew what I had done to the daughters of the Alphas of other packs that I had plundered. What if the same was being done to mine at that exact mo
ANTONELLA’S POVI thought it was all over when he appeared. Suddenly my life didn’t seem like a mess anymore. The mere glimpse of him had my heart filled with hope again and I felt home in his arms. He was it for me.We were hand in hand when he suddenly stopped and I was made to turn my head around. A supposed dead witch was behind him with a sword she had driven into him.When I rushed to him, I felt like my world was crumbling down. The walls of hope that sprouted in my heart suddenly crashed grinding itself into a fine grain. With the snap of a finger she took it away again.My mind was ringing with pain, I could feel his pain. My heart raced and I could feel an anger I was sure was not mine but his that he was projecting.I waited a while for his wounds to start to heal but nothing happened. I was so focused on him that I had zoned out from everything else going on around me. Like I didn’t have a witch who was hell bent on making a sacrifice out of me.“Don’t bother. He’s not goi
SALVADOR’S POVI spent the whole day searching for the items I needed. It became frustrating by the minute when I couldn’t find the herbs but when I was eventually able too, I pulled it out from its root without thinking too much about it.Danny was dead so I was left to do everything without him. There was no doubt that from the way I was feeling, a hole had been left deep in my heart. I should have been able to take his body with me, to give him a proper burial. I also wanted more than anything to grieve him but time was running out.I was lucky enough to have found the herbs the time that I did. Then I found my way to a safe house the guys and I used to hide in whenever we needed to take a break from a mission. The house didn’t feel like it used to. This time it was unusually colder than normal like the house too knew that Danny was gone.I set the herb and mountain ash aside and searched for my gun. This time I didn’t want to give her any room to escape or even survive. I didn’t a
ANTONELLA’S POVMy hands and feet were bound and so was my father’s. We have had to take a long walk and were brought to the Eastern Province. The land looked dead, like it had been cursed or something.The moment we crossed over into the border, I felt disconnected to my wolf which made me look at my father with questionable eyes.Freya didn’t seem to need her guards anymore since she had us both right where she wanted up – to be weak and have no means of escape whatsoever.The grass that should have been green like the ones close to it were dried to their roots and they were covered in ash. Thankfully my feet weren’t bare.Freya had my father tied a wooden pole where he would have no means to run off or even try to help me.She then walked towards with and pulled on my arm. She walked up to a place on the field that had this massive hole in it.I didn’t know why there was a hole there but I didn’t really care, I just wanted her to let us go. When we got to the edge, I stared at her
SALVADOR’S POVI was sure I looked lifeless. Two days had passed and I held on to my decision about not making Red my Luna. She could take it however she wanted but I didn’t want her in the least of ways. My love for Antonella has hit a point where it was impossible for me to want someone else even if it was just for business which I was sure this was going to be.Red didn’t bother showing up but her men did. For two days she had sent them over to ask of my decision and for two days I sent them back with the same answer refusing. I didn’t know how she planned on keeping us but I was sure I wanted to get out of the holding cell.Danny was in chains to which I was guilty for. It was her way of punishing me for refusing her by letting me watch my best friend in pain.On the third supposed day that Antonella was going to be killed, Red showed up with an angry expression. “I’m surprised that your defiance to make me your Luna doesn’t match one bit with your proclaimed love for Antonella. I
SALVADOR’S POVI hadn’t realised that I had passed out. My eyes fluttered open and I looked around where I was. Beside me was a chained Danny who seemed to be in pain. I looked at my own hands to find that I too was chained to the wall.In front of me with the most annoying smile was Red. She looked as calm as a child about to get a candy from his parent. I hated it.“Oh you’re awake” she chirped with that sickly smile of hers.I yanked at the chain and barred my teeth at her, a growl rumbling in my chest. She was startled for a second even placing a hand on her chest.“Ooh feisty, just the way I like it.” She purred almost making me gag. She pointed at me, and spoke to one of the guards standing with her. “Cut him loose.”He obeyed and did was he was told. I stayed calm as he did even though I was tempted to snap his neck and hers. I wanted to make sure that both Danny and I were lose first before doing anything but she didn’t ask for him to be cut loose.“I’m not going anywhere wit
ANTONELLA’S POVFreya was no longer in the room. She left right after my father agreed and gave her permission for the province. I didn’t know nor understand why she was hell bent on getting on that land but judging from the lengths she was going for it, her plans were no good.I had questions for my father, but my body felt too weak to move much less my mouth forming words. There were also a lot I wanted to say to him. I wanted to read him the, I told you so line just so he could remember that I had warned him about her.There were only three of us left. Myself, bleeding badly and my wounds pulsing, then my father and a guard. The other left with her to goddess knows where. Not that I cared or anything.I could feel my body healing but slower than they should. Maybe it was because I was too weak and so was my wolf.I raised my head with much difficulty and saw my father sharing a look with the guard that was in the same room as we were. It was as though they were communicating and my
SALVADOR’S POV“I’m sorry you want me to what now?” I asked unbelief etching my face. What the fuck kind of crazy was she blabbing about?“I want you to make me your Luna, Alpha King. Agree to that and I won’t just tell you about everything you want to know, I will also help you defeat the witch.” Red answered seductively.If I was any other man, I would have agreed to it since she was a very pretty woman. But the whole reason why I came to her was to save the woman I wanted to make my Luna.“Yeah, that’s not going to happen. I already have someone I want as my Luna, in fact, she’s the reason I need the information from you. You’ll have to think of something else because this isn’t going to work.”To say I was shocked was an understatement. What would make her say such a thing knowing I came here for the woman I loved?“That’s the only way I can help you though. Or don’t you want to kill the wicked witch anymore?”She had a sickly smile that I wanted to smack off her face. I glanced o
ANTONELLA’S POVI was curled on the ground with my head on my knees. My hands were still pressed against my ears trying so hard to shut the voices out. Freya was still humming, a song that she knew I hated.The room had gone back to being dark and I had nowhere to run to.“Poor little Antonella. Look at you, all pathetic now without the help of your father and friends.” Freya sang between hums. This time her voice went back to bouncing on the walls and not in my head.I felt like I could breathe a little bit even though for the most of it, I still needed more air in my lungs. I was still on the floor when I felt things, with tiny legs start to crawl on my skin. I jerked up from that position to a standing one and started to swat around my body. I didn’t know what it was, I couldn’t touch anything, couldn’t feel anything either.“Please make it stop. Please.” I begged with fresh tears streaming down my face. I was certain my face looked swollen from how much I had been crying because m
SALVADOR’S POVBefore Danny and I stood a woman dressed and accessorised in the brightest red I had ever seen. It was everywhere that it was hurtful to the eyes to see. But I couldn’t deny that she had a pretty face and a sexy body. Except for the red she had everywhere, in normal clothes she would be regarded as gorgeous. Red lips, Red Hair, Red everything.“Your King is a woman?” I asked and the man didn’t answer. The whole area became pin drop silent and every one of them bowed.“You said there were two men here to see me.” I heard her say like she didn’t notice the men on her floor.The rogue pointed at us, “These are the Alpha King and his Beta. They requested an audience with you.”He sounded nonchalant and her eyes snapped at him. “You made the fucking Alpha King knee on the ground? Are you dense?” she shrieked. He grabbed onto his neck, her claws prodding out and she looked ready to kill.I winced at how loud she was. How did she even go from being calm to crazy in a second?S