(Ten year ago)
My knees grew weak, and I knew he was going to make me watch as he killed my mate. My tears would not stop falling. “Alpha please, don’t do this. I will do anything you want but please, don’t kill my mate.” I pleaded with him. Dear Goddess, I could not watch my mate being killed. It would kill me; I would never rest in peace knowing I let something like that happen to her and did nothing to prevent it.
“If you want to stop me then there is only one way.” Hope returned to me when he said that. I was willing to do anything to save her. Even if he killed me first so I don’t have to see it. “Anything, you name it, and I will do it.” I said eagerly. I couldn’t save my pack but if there was anything I could do to save my mate, then I was going to do it with an open heart.
“Fight me and win. Or better yet, fight one of my warriors, you choose which one and win. Then I will
(Ten year ago)AIDENI remember that day like it was yesterday, the day my parents were brutally murdered with me listening to everything while hiding in a compartment on the floor. I remember sitting in there keeping very quiet like my mother told me to. I sat there for the longest time waiting for the silence. Their blood had gone from the dining room table and gathered on top of the carpet right on top of the compartment door.It dripped right into my head, and I couldn’t move away as space was limited. I closed my eyes and let it drip on me. Mother told me to be still and not make any kind of noise and that was what I was doing. I had cried and by the time they were murdered, my tears had dried up. I remember I was covered in their blood by the time I got out from there.But the blood was the last thing I cared about when I saw their bodies. Mother’s body laid on the table, I couldn’t even reco
TINAI went to the alpha’s office wanting to ask Zion if I could join his warriors and train with them. Father never wanted me to train, he told me that he would protect me and my mother and that nothing would ever happen to me. He said when I felt the pack with my mate, he was the one who was going to protect me.But it didn’t seem that way. But when I got to Zion’s office he was talking to Aiden and asking him about what actually happened the night his parents died. I wanted to turn around and leave but curiosity got the better of me. I stood by the door listening in and I couldn’t believe what I heard. I couldn’t stop crying. I remembered that day, I asked my father not to go.Ten years ago“Father, please don’t go! Not today, please!” í begged my father who was about to go on a raid with his warriors to blow off steam. As usual. Tears streamed down my face looking at him with pitiful eyes. At that age, I didn’t know what blowing off steam meant for my father. The great Alpha Harol
TINAThe resentment I felt for my father I was sure was nothing close to what Aiden was feeling. The man ruined me, and I asked him not to. Somehow, I knew that day was going to change my life forever and yet he didn’t listen. He went to that damn raid killing innocent people and costing me my mate’s love and affection.Slowly I stood from that hallway and walked back to my room. When I got there, I took out my phone from my bag and sad down on the bed then dialled my mother’s number. She answered almost immediately. “Tina, sweety, how are you doing, is he treating you well. I didn’t like how that young man spoke to me when he was here.”Mother went on about Aiden’s disrespect while I sniffed and cried on the other end. “Tina, baby, why are you not saying anything, is everything alright?” she asked now sounding worried. “Harold! Harold, come here. It’s Tina, I think something is wrong. I told you we should have never let her go with that boy.” My mother continued.She put me on speak
ALPHA HAROLD“Harold, where are you going?” I ignored my mate; how could she even ask that question when our ungrateful daughter just called only to tell me that I was dead to her. For what? For going on a raid and leaving her behind when she was eight? What nonsense was that?“Harold?” she was also giving me a headache busy screaming at me for no reason. “What is it?” I snapped and I saw pain in her eyes. I didn’t have time to deal with her as well. I had Tina to deal with. “I am going to see our daughter.” She sighed. “No good will come out of you going there now. You are both angry and will say things you will both regret.”I chuckled, what was there for me to regret? I did everything for that child, and she leaves home for one day and call to tell me that nonsense? No! “She started this whole thing, what should I have done? She was eight years old! I wasn’t about to take her on a raid. Tell me, is that cause to say what she said to me?”“Something must have happened; do you rememb
TINAI was laying in bed with a terrible headache. I cried a lot after Jake left. I could not get over what my father did, I didn’t blame Aiden for hating me. On top of what my father did, I stood in front of him and defended the man. Who does that?A knock came to my door, and I wondered who it was. I invited the person in any way. An omega walked in with a tray of food for me. “Thank you, but I am not hungry.” She only nodded and walked out with the food. I was left wondering who cared enough to ask them to send food for me.While I was laying there, I head rushing footstep passing by my room. I got curious and got out to see. I only saw Aiden turning and going down the stairs, I went back into the room and wore my gown and sleepers. Then followed to see what was going on. He might not want me, but he was still my mate and I wanted him to be safe.I got out there at the moment when my father asked who invited him there. No one did, but I knew he came because of what I said to him ov
AIDENI didn’t know what changed her mind about her father but the way she was behaving told me she knew something. But it didn’t matter, her turning against her father meant nothing to me. Destroying their relationship was never part of my plan but it was good too. It worked for me. The man was finally starting to pay for what he did.I was curious to hear what his answer would be when his daughter asked him where he got the necklace from. But the man would not give a straight answer and that just pissed me off. I wanted him to admit what he did. “What did you say?” he asked advancing towards his daughter once again.I folded my arms and watched. “You heard me, did you get this necklace off a dead woman’s body after you killed her?” she glared at him. “Yes, I did. So, what of it!” I fumed in anger when he said it like that. It showed he didn’t care at all, and he felt no remorse for what he did.She shook her head as if she could not believe what she was hearing. Tears streaming like
HAROLDI looked back at Aiden and that was when I saw the resemblance. He was Tom’s son, but how did he survive, where was he and how did we miss him? I looked back at my daughter; she looked hurt and disappointed in me. Not only that, but she also had hatred in her eyes, for me. I glanced at Aiden, all those sly remarks he kept making, back at my pack.He wasn’t being brave and standing up to me. He was angry at the man who killed his father and angry that the Moon Goddess mated him to my daughter. He must have told her what I did to his father and who that necklace belonged to.Which meant that he was there that night, but where? We searched the place and there was no one. “I am sure you are wondering how I survived, right?” That was when I recognised the look on his face for what it was, hatred and anger. I ignored him, there was only one person who mattered and that was my daughter.So, I turned to her, the look she gave me, hurt. I could not bear her looking at me that way. “Tina
TINAI thought we were going to argue, and my father would go home to my mother, and I would spend many years hating him for what he did. I didn’t know there was going to be a battle and I didn’t know it was going to end with him dying.I watched in horror as my father’s most trusted warriors attacked when they saw their alpha on the ground. When the whole thing started it looked like they had the upper hand until Jake showed up out of nowhere with so many warriors and they pounced on my father’s warriors.They took them down quickly killing them and ripping them to shreds. I had never seen so much blood before in my life and I had never seen a battle. It was gruesome and I feared for my life. I had so much fear that it rendered me paralyzed as I stood there watching.When the Blood Moon warriors were done with my father’s warriors they stood there watching as Aiden tore my father apart. “Should we stop him?” Jake asked his alpha Zion and I hoped he would say yes for my sake, but he s
ZIONWe stood there glaring at each other then she turned and walked away. I released a breath I didn’t know I was holding. “You are letting her go, just like that? wow!” I didn’t know when Brook got there or how much she heard. But when I turned to look at her and explain. She was already closing the door to her car.I got into mine then sped to the gate and blocked her way. I couldn’t let her go without explaining myself. I have already disappointed her enough and I couldn’t afford to disappoint her again. She hasn’t even officially told me about her pregnancy yet and I didn’t want to miss the chance to be there for her.She got out of the car looking pissed, I regretted making her angry, but I was not about to let her go without explaining to her what happened. I needed her to hear me out and understand. I didn’t want her to have the wrong idea about that woman and I. If I let her leave right now, then that was exactly what was going to happened.“Move out of my way Zion.” She was
ZIONI have been working like a dog the past week. I asked to be released from the hospital because I couldn’t do some of the things while laying on the hospital bed. I needed to go to the Blood Moon pack so the builders could come and assess the situation before sending be quotes for everything.When I got to the Blood Moon pack, or shall I say, what used to be my home. My heart broke. The damage was greater than I anticipated. I thought only a few houses, the packhouse and hospital burnt. But I was wrong, the fire had no mercy, it destroyed almost everything. My home was now nothing, but ruins and I did that.Sitting there waiting for those people I tried to think of a reason why I was so blinded and stupid. Aiden was never blind when it came to her, he saw her for who she really was and kept his distance. I, on the other hand, thought he was being cruel, and I felt sorry for her.I don’t know when I started developing feelings for her and wanting to protect her. I got injured and a
ZIONIt broke my heart that my brother didn’t even come into my ward to see me. I know I have wronged him, in so many ways and I regretted everything I did to him. I wanted to apologize to him, I wanted to tell him that I was wrong. But I guess he was so angry that he didn’t even want to talk to me. it hurt.Not more than my mate cringing and standing at a distant from me as if I was a monster. I wanted to talk to her too. To tell her that I heard what she said, I wanted to confirm that she was pregnant, but she too didn’t come into my ward after the doctor removed the tubes.My heart broke, I have been a fool who thought he was in love and look where that got me. I almost died protecting her and where was she now? Thinking about it made me angry, not at anyone but myself. I let this happen to me all in the name of love.The door opened and I opened my eyes thinking it was Brook. Only to find the doctor. “I am sorry to wake you alpha, I am only here to check on you.” I just nodded and
BROOKI have been by his side for over a week now. Talking to him and telling him about my pregnancy and how I didn’t want him to die. I was losing hope of him ever waking up and it hurt to think about my child not meeting him. He has done so many hurtful things to me, but my child deserved to know him.He is a good man who followed his heart. How can I blame him for that? it hurt, yes, but how can I fault him when he was doing what I would have done myself if I was in his shoes? I understood that but it didn’t mean I was not hurt.I was and deeply. He is my mate, and he was supposed to love me and only me. forsaking all others and focusing on me alone. That is the point of having a mate, but mine didn’t. he fell in love with his brother’s mate. What was that? it brought shame to me and made me feel like I am not enough.That thought alone scared me. I was talking to him about going to my father’s pack for a while, that I needed a break when his eyelashes flattered, and he opened his
AIDENHe looked at me with so much hatred, if he had his way, I would be dead by now. But he knew that he didn’t stand a chance, not alone at least. He glared at me intensely and I looked at him with a smirk on my face. He was nothing to me and I am going to show him and his buddies not to mess with this alpha.He saw I was not budging, and my warriors were about to disappear. “Wait! Call them back, I will call everyone and tell them to come here like you want.” I smiled, good boy. “You can call them, but I will not stop them from bringing your sister. Let’s just say she is my insurance policy in case you decide to double cross me.”The hatred in his eyes was too much, I am sure he was wishing I was dead. “Don’t lay a finger on her, even after you kill me. Promise me that.” I laughed. The boy still thinks he has a say on what I do and don’t do. He doesn’t tell me what to do in my own pack.“You are in no position to ask me for anything. But, if you behave, I will think about it. She i
AIDENThere is nothing I hate more than being looked down upon. I am not weak like my father was and people looking down on me and underestimating me just drives me insane. That woman had the audacity to send someone into my pack because she thought I was not going to be here.Why does it matter if I am here or not? My pack should not be a place where anyone can just come into. The mention of Moon pack should strike fear into people’s hearts. They should think twice about coming here for any reason. But she dared send someone here and he agreed because of the amount of money he was paid?That is a joke, I am a joke. No amount of money should influence anyone to dare try anything in this pack, but it did with that man, that means they don’t fear me enough. “Where is that man?” I sent a mind link to my warriors now feeling more pissed than before. Thinking about it now, it made me angry.“He is still here, alpha. But we are sending him out now.”“Don’t send him out, bring him to me.” he
AIDENA week has passed since the incident. Brook looked like the shadow of herself. She literally lived in the hospital, showing and eating there. She didn’t want to leave Zion’s side. My search for that vile, evil woman continues. My warriors promised that they have left word on the streets about her mother, but she still had not shown.I was busy running the biggest pack in the region and I didn’t have time for anything else. I last saw Zion three days ago. I didn’t have time; I was too busy trying to rebuild the Blood Moon pack and run the Moon Pack at the same time. It was too much. I woke up in the early hours of the morning and slept late at night.“Alpha, we caught someone at the border, we are bringing him there.” A mind link came through from one of my warriors. “Take him to the dungeons and tell me when you get there.” I wondered who could that person be and what the hell was he doing trespassing in Moon Pack lands.My mind went to that woman, could she have heard what I di
AIDENShe lifted her head high and looked me in the eyes. I squinted my eyes hoping to the goddess she has the sense not to repeat what she said. But I was fooling myself because she opened her mouth and spoke. “They have done it to us, they made fools of us and had an affair right under our noses. Why can’t we do the same? But unlike them, we don’t have to hide it.”I looked at the woman trying to see if I could ever do something like that, but nothing happened. I was not attracted to her in anyway. Maybe because I was not Zion, and I didn’t want what was not mine.“Listen here and listen well. Just because my brother could open his zipper for my mate, doesn’t mean I should do the same. We are not the same and I could never do something like that with you. so, don’t you ever mention something like this to me again.” I was harsh and my words cold.I didn’t want for her to respond
AIDENI watched as the doctors wheeled my brother away and I could not help but feel helpless. I blamed myself as well for what happened to him. If I had just given him my blessing to be with that woman. Maybe none of this would have happened. He would have been safe and happy. But I had to be stubborn about everything.“Why didn’t you stop it?” asked Brook who was walking beside me, making sure that I was going to the hospital to get checked out. I didn’t know why she wanted to do that when she knew that I would be healed by now. Even though I would be left with nasty scars from the fire.“What are you talking about?” I felt sorry for her, it must feel really bad being mated to a man whose heart belonged to another. Let alone being pregnant for him and finding out that he was grieving the loss of his first child.I admired her strength and courage. If I was the one going through what she was going through, I don’t think I would have been able to help. I would have gone crazy and watc