**************************Lena's POV I opened my eyes to see Ethan lying lifeless beside me, almost dead. He was standing in between me and Zane as if he was trying to wait till I had woken up so I could continue from where he stopped. I looked at the place where Adrian was. He still lay down lifeless and almost dead. "Ethan, what are you doing facing Zane" but he couldn't hear me. The next thing I saw was an almost lifeless body lying in front, eyes wide open and staring at me. I felt a rage inside. I looked at both men, and the rage to protect those I loved just sparked in me.All of a sudden, light began to shine out from every part of my body. I was still wrapped by the tendrils, but as my light began to shine from my body, little by little, I started to feel the grip of the tendrils loosen up little by little until It loosened up completely."Oh I see you are finally awake, your boyfriend tried to delay me so you could wake up I will give him a plus for that but one thing I kn
Lena's Pov"Lena! Get down here this instant!" I heard the voice of my Uncle's wife calling me.My heart began to beat irrationally as I started to think what I must have done wrong this time around. I began to make a mental note of all the things that I was supposed to do and check them in my mind.(I had washed the clothes, fetched water, scrubbed and cleaned the bathroom, I had mopped the floor and was in the kitchen making breakfast.) It came as a surprise to me to hear my Uncle's wife calling me in such a manner.With haste and without thinking about anything else, I quickly dropped the spoon that was in my hand that I was using to stir the pot of stew on the fire and dashed out of the Kitchen. The sight that greeted me when I got to where my Uncle's wife was made me gasped in horror. All the clothes that I had just finished washing and hanging on the line were lying on the floor, wet and dirty. It was as if someone had deliberately dragged them out of the rope and threw them o
Lena's PovThe guards dragged me to the pack's dungeon amidst the mocking stares of the people. The people booed and mocked me as the guards dragged me towards the dungeon. While some of the people hurled awful words at me, some hissed and so even went as far as telling the guards to release me a bit so they can pour dirty water on me, but thankfully, the guards were under strict orders of my uncle not to stop until I have been thrown into the dungeon. "Wait!" Came a loud shout from behind us and we stopped. It was my Uncle's wife and my cousin. "My father had ordered that she should be wiped fifty times before she is taken to the dungeon!" My cousins said."But...." the guards tried to disagree but my Uncle's wife cut them short. "But what? Are you trying to say my daughter is lying or are you planning to go against my husband's command?" She asked. "No ma, we are sorry ma." The guards apologized and took me to the flogging arena. The people cheered as they followed us from behi
Lena's Pov I quickly stood up from the floor and followed the head of the palace maids. When I came outside, I was shocked to see that it was morning already, not just early morning but I saw that the sun was already overhead. The dungeon had been a dark and gloomy place that I did not know how bright it was outside. It was not only the brightness of the day that struck me. It was the festive mood of the pack. I could see different decorations already going on at the pack's Square. It was in sharp contrast to the ordinariness of the day before. It was as if a massive change had occurred overnight. Everywhere was bustling with people as everyone was very happy. In addition to the fact that today was the mating ceremony, it was not just an ordinary mating ceremony. Today's mating ceremony was special because the Alpha's son was also going to choose his mate today.Everyone was happy and eager to see who will become the mate of the Alpha's son for she will also be the future Luna. The
Lena's Pov “I, Ethan, the future Alpha, reject you, Lena Liam as my mate and choose Lauren Liam as my mate!!”The pain of rejection was worse than any pain I had ever felt in my life. I had always been told stories of how painful it was when a mate is being rejected but nothing could prepare me for it. I looked around and saw Lauren walking majestically with pride as towards Ethan. She got to where Ethan was and held his hands. "I, Lauren Liam accepted your proposal." She said and everyone cheered. I could see my uncle and his wife beaming with pride. They had suddenly become the in-laws to the Alpha of our Pack. It was a great honor indeed. The people began to congratulate Ethan and Lauren and their parents and I was soon forgotten. The pain was much and with tears filled eyes, I ran away. I did not know where I was running to, but I just wanted to run away from everything. From the pack, from Ethan, from Lauren, from my uncle and his wife, from the Alpha and the Luna, in f
The mating ceremony's bustlings were finally over with everyone going back to his normal life.Lauren had been all over the place with her newly acquired position as the soon-to-be Luna of the pack. She even flaunted it at me but I just looked at her expressionlessly with only me knowing what I was actually thinking.My mind had been so occupied with the stranger of that night. I finally remembered everything that happened that night and had been replaying it in mind and it seemed like memories of that night would never leave me.“Lena!!!.... Lena!!!” My uncle's wife called all over the house but I was still lost in my fantasies that I didn't even hear her or even my name.I felt something hit me on my head. I wanted to start refuting but I looked up to see a woman holding a long rod. I cried out in pain“Aunty good morning… afternoon…. Sorry good morning ma”. I didn't even know when I started stuttering“So you have been here and I've been calling your name since without receiving
Adrian's PovIt was obvious that the woman in front of me didn't recognize me as her one-night stand.There was no way I was ever going to forget her after that special night we shared.During this past month, my wolf has been wrestling and I was worse.Ever since that time we spent together her scent has been implanted in my nostrils so there was no way I was ever going to miss it.The moment I moved closer to her she shifted back uncomfortably.Her body was shaken up with fear.She looked even leaner than the last time I saw her."Who are you people? what do you want?" She said as tears began to roll down her eyes.I felt something burn in my heart when I saw those tears.My curiosity perked up as I wondered what could have happened that forced her into this state.She looked too fragile and sickly not to mention the scent of fresh wounds I was getting from her."Who hurt you?" I groaned staring at her with an intense gaze."Please let me go I promise not to ever show up in your fac
Adrian's povI closed my eyes before I turned to her gaze.She had a frown on her face with her hands on her hips."What do you want?" I asked harshly."Is this how you speak to your mate," she said with a straight face."I'll come back and check on the patient. Good day, lady Claire." The healer bowed before she disappeared into the hallway."So are you ready to talk? Who is she? why is she here?" Claire grumbled."You're asking too many questions. How do you expect me to answer everything at once." I said to her."Stop trying to change the subject." She fired back."Why are you being so noisy? We both agreed that we are not going to interfere in each other's life." I reminded her.I was beginning to be tired from all her rambling.This arrangement was because the elders wanted me to breed an heir so that they could have their own become the Luna.They claim that it is because they are worried about my bloodline but I know they are just a bunch of greedy people hungry for power.Alt
**************************Lena's POV I opened my eyes to see Ethan lying lifeless beside me, almost dead. He was standing in between me and Zane as if he was trying to wait till I had woken up so I could continue from where he stopped. I looked at the place where Adrian was. He still lay down lifeless and almost dead. "Ethan, what are you doing facing Zane" but he couldn't hear me. The next thing I saw was an almost lifeless body lying in front, eyes wide open and staring at me. I felt a rage inside. I looked at both men, and the rage to protect those I loved just sparked in me.All of a sudden, light began to shine out from every part of my body. I was still wrapped by the tendrils, but as my light began to shine from my body, little by little, I started to feel the grip of the tendrils loosen up little by little until It loosened up completely."Oh I see you are finally awake, your boyfriend tried to delay me so you could wake up I will give him a plus for that but one thing I kn
**************************Lena's POV I was very angry about the whole thing, angry about how Ethan tried to convince me to go with him and leave Adrian. I couldn't believe he asked me to do something like that. Running through the tunnels, fueled by anger and desperation, I made up my mind to destroy Zane and make sure I saved Adrian. Ethan continued to beg me and try to change my mind, but I waivedamantm a. NT I listen to. All I could think of was saving Adrian no matter what. I wasn't going to do this; I was going to allow myself to be deceived by his selfishness. 'I don't care what Ethan says but I won't abandon Adrian and I will make sure I make Zane pay for what he has done' I said to myself I continued to move deeper into tunnels, meetings, and staircases. Everywhere I passed through, I came across Zane's minion. These dar,k evil creatures blocked my pain, and I showed them no mercy. I used every bit of anger I felt inside of me, channelling my growing rage into my attacks.
*********************Ethan's POV The sight of what I saw dreaded Me I could see the life being sniffed out from Lyla I controlled the urge to run into the middle of everything and just try to save her but I needed a plan I wouldn't want to go there and then I ended up being caught in the Web of what was going on without being able to save Lena. I tried to see if I could get signs of her alive, and I decided to use my hearing to check for a heartbeat. I was glad when I heard her heartbeat. Though it was slow, I was glad it was still beating. Leba was unconscious, with dark magic swirling around her as Zane kept on draining the power and life inside of her. Adrian was barely unconscious, chained and weakened. My heart pounded as I accessed the situation. I knew the time was running out, and I must act quickly to save both lena and Adrian. 'There's no way to win this fight outright. I need to overhang him,' I said to myself. I began to analyse and observe Zane's movement and powers.
*********************Adrian's POVI woke up to see a bunch of rocks lying on my body; I awakened my alpha strength and then used it to push off the rocks that had fallen on me. I was angry at myself for what I had done. The last thing I remember was Lena lashing out at me, sending me flying. The thoughts of that scenario just made me more angry at myself it made me feel so stupid. I didn't know how long that was.'She couldn't have gone far' I said to myself I moved the last rock on my leg and started moving forward. As I moved further, I began to see packs of Zane's minions dead on the floor. I checked for their pulses, and it seemed like they had been dead for a while. I was shocked; I wondered, how long they had died for. I left them and moved forward down the tunnel. Nel, I met more and more minions that appeared to be dead along the line bu, but I didn't see a sign of Lena. I decided to follow the trail of dead bodies and continued going further and further until I came close
*********************ETHAN'S POV we had come so far, but we finally got to where Lebs felt Adrian was, but we didn't find him there. Zane outsmarted us. He had beaten us to it. In a way, he was able to see through Lena's scanning to find Adrian too, and now Lena wants to go save Adrian.I wasn't going to allow them to face Zane unprepared; she had not learned enough to be able to defeat Zane. It was a dangerous thing. I was not also going to slow the risk of her life because of Adrian. She means more to me than the life of Adrian.Yes, call me selfish if you want, but I don't mind being selfish when it comes to the matters of Lena. Besides, I already listed her once; I wasn't going to lose her again to Zane, and this felt like a good way to eliminate my competition. I know that deep down in that innocent heart of yours, you are judging me, saying I am wicked, and seriously... I don't mind at all. You can think whatever you want to. All I was trying to do was just to make sure I did
***********************Lena's POV I signalled to him to hurry so we coukd go find Adrian. He ran fast enough but what he did I wasn't expecting it he kissed me. It was a very brief one but I wondered how he was still able to think about doing something like that in this present situation we were in. A situation of life abd death, I actually liked the way he did it, it brought a quick smile on my face but It was immediately changed to an angry face when zabe spoke out again. "Fool you think you would win because you have this little trick" he said "I will come for you when I am done saving Adrian" I said angrily I forgot again that he was talking to me telepathically and ethsn wouldn't hear what we were saying but I ended up saying my reply our angrily. "No you are not facing him today you are not ready to do that lena" ye said worriedly.I ignored him, I kept walking down to the place where I saw Adrian while scanning through the tunnels. On reaching there I couldn't find him a
*********************Lena's POV As we navigated our way through the forest, trying to locate where I had seen Adrian while I was scanning the maze with my powers, the fortress became serious and dead quiet. It was a dangerous sign that we were entering a heavily guarded area, but I was slightly confused. I didn't see this place where I was scanning. Getting closer, I got to understand that it was because the dark magic covering this particular area was a very thick and strong one that my light couldn't penetrate through, probably because I didn't tap into the right amount of light magic. I just felt like I didn't need much of it to scan through it's why I didn't tap into much light. But I then understood that I was supposed to tap into as much as I could. We were fixed to confront a smaller group of minions in a very brief but intense fight.Ethan was the one who handled most of the combat combining his wolf strength with his skills of handling a weapon. I used my magical powers t
****************************Lena's POV I and Ethan carefully moved through the darkness, sticking to the shadows to avoid detection. The tension became more heightened as we began to hear the sound of footsteps and the constant growling of Zaes minions. My heart pounded, and I tried to keep myself composed, knowing Adrian was somewhere nearby. There was a serious debate in my mind. I was wondering if I could use my magic to cloak my presence, but I feared I might alert Zane if I couldn't get it right. I knew that every step we took brought us closer to the danger we would eventually have to face. I still had a deep contemplation of the matter, wondering if there was a way I could avoid Zane and not fight him. The whole fortress seemed to be fortified with his dark magic. I could feel the weight of its presence weighing strongly on me.As we continued deeper into the fortress, we began to see more groups of Zane's minions. Now it was really obvious that Zane had already felt my pre
***************************Adrian's POV I tried removing my hands, but he held on tight his grip was strong. He twisted my hands. I groaned in pain. I could hear my bones crack and the sound of my muscles tearing. He used his other hand to give me a hard blow on my belle. It sent me flying over and falling to the ground. He rushed at me on the ground with his vamp speed, hitting me on the ground and brushing me against the wall of the tunnel. I could sense my soul almost slipping away from my body I felt like I was going to die but my mind flashed back to LenaImmediately I felt a sudden wave of strength flow through me it was like the thought of Lena had just sparked new strength within me as I was being dragged around the walls of the tunnel in a circle I managed to bring out my claws using then them to forcefully hit the vampire making sure my claws passed through his skin.The pain he felt made him throw me down forcefully. But he was a vampire. They heal faster than werewolves