Chapter 76Amelie's POVMy mouth becomes dry, and I pale greedily gulping down a glass of water to calm myself. What is that bitch talking about? Does she know about the maid? Or about my feelings for Ace? Or is it about my addiction? I shake my head. No. She doesn't know anything. She's just bluffing so I can feel anxious. I'm going to teach her an excellent lesson tomorrow for daring to threaten me. She will cry her eyes out and hide away in shame, or better still run back to the hole she crawled out from after I am done with her.She looked so confident for a slave who doesn't even know anything about pieces of jewelry. I, on the other hand, have been using pieces of jewelry since I was a little girl. I will make her regret ever suggesting coming with us.Right now, all I want is to speak to the love of my life. I walked towards Ace's office with a smile on my face. I knocked but there was no response, so I gently pushed the door open and it opened. “Ace,” I called out when I did
Chapter 77Alpha Kai's POVI glanced at Alexa, who was staring intently at the pieces of jewelry. I wonder what she wants to say.“Is something wrong? Speak up,” Amelie urges her.“What is your name?” Alexa asks the jewelry seller. “Peter,” he replies. She nods.“Peter, how long have you been selling pieces of jewelry?” she asks again. I frown. Why is she asking these types of questions?“Alexa, what sort of questions is this? Do you think we have all day to sit around and chit-chat,” Amelie said to her, but she ignored her and stared at the jeweler expecting an answer.“I've been buying and selling pieces of jewelry for the past 13 years,” he replies proudly.“Then you should be able to differentiate original from artificial?” she inquires, giving nothing away with her facial expressions. I just can't seem to decipher what she's thinking about.“Absolutely my lady,” he said confidently.“Then Peter, how dare you show us artificial pieces of jewelry?” she asks calmly. I glanced at he
Chapter 78Alexa's POVMy expression changed when I heard his question, but I quickly masked it. What should I say now? I can't possibly tell him the truth.I learned about jewelry from my pack. Growing up, I didn't have a mother, so I was groomed properly to be a good Luna for my pack while my dad was the Alpha. I took care of the pack alongside my father when I came of age. I used to be the one who picked out gifts that include jewelry to be gifted to the Luna of other packs during a special occasion. I can select original from artificial easily. Maybe that was where the problem was.I was groomed more like a Luna than the one who will take over the rule of a pack. I wasn't taught how to fight, and I was not allowed to go to war. “Do you also think a slave doesn't know anything?” I reply calmly.“I never said anything like that. But I am curious, though. How do you know so much about jewelry, even more than the jeweler that has been in business for 13 years?” he asks curiously.“I
Chapter 79Alpha Kai's POVI was fighting with the Greenland pack men, but I was still casting glances at Alexa. I didn't think she would be able to fight so many wolves on her own with just a dagger. But she proved me wrong. Again.Alexa looks like a ferocious warrior right now. Slaying a wolf repeatedly with her dagger. I noticed a wolf slowly going towards her from behind, she didn't notice because she was fighting with another. I growl angrily. That coward, trying to attack a woman from behind. I kill the one in front of me quickly and lounge toward the one behind Alexa.Alexa's eyes widen in surprise. Did she think I was going to kill her? I jumped past her towards the wolf behind her and tore him into pieces with my claws. He deserves it for acting so cowardly. I glance at Alexa, and she looks shocked, but she quickly recovers and starts to fight again. The clearing that uses to be filled with fresh growing green grasses is now flowing with blood and the dead bodies of the enem
Chapter 80Amelie's POVI storm into my room, feeling enraged. The maids cleaning my chambers get startled."M..my lady,” they stutter, bowing their head.“Get lost,” I mutter, and they all scurry away. I pace around the room angrily. I noticed they had put some fresh flowers in a vase. I knock it over angrily, and it shatters on the floor, water spilling over the whole room.I walked towards the neatly made bed and scattered everything. “Ahhhh,” I scream loudly in anger. Rebecca hurriedly rushes in. She looks shocked when she sees the state my chamber is in.“Are you alright, my lady? I heard you scream,” she said nervously.“Do I look sick to you? Did I ask you to check up on me? Get out!” I yell, throwing the dampened flowers from the floor at her. She hurriedly leaves. This pack is filled with a number of nosy people.Alexa, that wench. She managed to escape from my plans again. I had wanted to humiliate her so badly at the jewelry shop in front of everyone present that she hides
Chapter 81Alexa's POVI walked out of Amelie's room angrily. I could deduce from her expression that she really made the Alpha leave the pack house on purpose. I wondered why she would want the Alpha dead. Me, I understand she loathes me but the Alpha, what has he done to her? Amelie isn't going to stop. I will have to take it upon myself to stop her.I sent Kira to send out my invitation for a meeting. When it got to the time for the meeting, I walked outside and took a seat. I had already asked a maid to arrange the chairs in the large living room downstairs.The Alpha and everyone else arrived.“What is this, Alexa? Why have you called a meeting?” the Alpha asks curiously.“You should all have a seat. The main reason for this meeting isn't here yet. When she arrives, you all will know why I have called you here,” I reply. They all glance at each other, looking confused.Amelie finally arrived looking like a mess.“I can see Alexa also called you all. Why have you called us here?”
Chapter 82Alexa's POVHer expression turns really ugly, her face twists in anger. I turn towards the man.“Please continue,” I said, and he nods.“Maya and I got married three years ago, we kept it a secret and didn't tell anyone because our parents were against the marriage. We lived together happily until Maya became pregnant and I lost my job. We had to borrow to be able to feed. We borrowed until we were buried in debt. After she gave birth, she told me she found a job here and she started to work. But after a few days, our little girl got kidnapped by the people we were owing. We tried really hard, but we could not find enough money to pay it off. She cried day and night, but we were unable to do anything. Maya and I continued to work hard in order to pay off our debts and get back our baby,” he pauses. The baby was crying loudly, so he tried to console her. I walk towards him and gently collect the baby. I rock her back and forth until she stops crying.He thanks me and continu
Chapter 83Amelie's POVMy heart is beating widely and my head throbs painfully. The lack of opium not making it any easier for me. How did Alexa find that maid's husband and plan all this without me knowing? I have truly underestimated her. She isn't a gullible, naive little slave I thought I would be able to deal with without stress.The woman I'm currently staring at is cold, smart, and dangerous. I can't afford to make any mistakes. My body is beginning to feel itchy. If I had known this would take so long, I would have taken my opium before coming. I need to end this fast and leave before anyone notices anything.“Embezzlement? Looting? Why would I do anything like that? My father has enough money to last me for a lifetime and, besides, Kai had given me that responsibility. I would never try to loot this pack. It's my home now,” I replied sorrowfully. Anyone who listens to me would believe me no doubt, but Alexa keeps on bringing more evidence. I wonder when she found the time to
EpilogueOnce there was a prosperous and flourishing pack led by two brothers. Brothers were so powerful that they were feared and envied by many. Envy, jealousy, and betrayal got in between these two brothers that they both died, leaving this once thriving and envied pack in nothing but utter darkness.Alexa watches with cold and determined eyes as Ace's blood slowly drains out of his body and he breathed his last. She falls on the bed, mentally exhausted as she stares at her bloody and trembling hands. She takes a look at his limp and unmoving body. The amount of damage he had done to her and the sins he had committed against her in the name of love was just too much. She felt like a shackled slave whenever she was with him. His love was obsessive and toxic, Draining her of every ounce of strength she once had. She had no peace of mind, whenever she slept, she would keep getting haunted by the faces of everyone he had killed because of her.She fought as best as she could to get a
Chapter 126Ace's POVAlexa's painful screams echoed across the corridor. I paced around, running my hands through my hair out of frustration. Alexa has been in labor for the past one hour. I had brought the best midwives from different packs hoping that would help her deliver faster and easier, but her cries and screams told me otherwise.A midwife runs out of the room with her hands covered in blood. I started to panic out of fear.“Alpha, we need more hot water and towels,” she said hurriedly. I quickly turn around to the maids behind me.“You heard what she said, get it right away!” I bark at them and they scurry away. The midwife tries to go back in, but I step in front of her.“What is going on? Is she okay?” I asked worriedly.“We can't say for now Alpha, the matter is complicated, but we will try our best to make sure the mother and child are okay,” she said.“Ahhhhhhhh!” Alexa screams out in pain again. “Let me in. I want to see her,” I said to her. She shakes her head.“I'm
Chapter 125Alexa's POVEight months laterI sit close to the window, staring into space as I gently rub my now obvious baby bump. My life passed by like a blur, so much time has passed, yet I feel like I'm still stuck in the same place. This is my life now, a life full of misery and pain.I wipe the tears that are falling down my cheeks with my hands as I sniffle. I can't remember the last time I smiled or laughed. To me, laughing is a luxury I just can't afford anymore. And it's not just me, everyone in the pack house moves around like living corpses. The pack house is now nothing but a shadow of its former self. We are all just pushing and fighting our way forward. There's something missing- a huge gap in everyone's heart that I'm not sure can be filled any longer. His name is still on the lips of everyone, but nobody dared to say it out loud for fear of what might happen to them.When I walk in the corridor, nobody dared to look at me or talk to me anymore for fear of incurring Ac
Chapter 124Two years later,Ace's POVTerror, dread, and fearThat is all I could see in the faces and actions of the pack members I met on the corridor. They all bow their heads, shivering from fright, as I walk down the corridor. The sound of my heels clicking on the floor as I walk is the only sound that can be heard. My expression is cold, hard, and stoic as I walk. They didn't dare raise their faces to meet mine.It's been two years since I helped Alexa take back her pack from her uncle, yet she hasn't spoken much to me since then. I thought that would make her happy and clear up all these misunderstandings between us, but it turned out to be the exact opposite.She's now a shadow of her former self. She doesn't speak or eat much anymore. She just stays in our chambers and cries all day. I tried everything to make her happy. I bought her a gift, and I took her out. I did everything, but she still does not look happy.But it's fine. As long as she's with me, we will be fine togeth
Chapter 123Alexa's POVStaring back at the house that has given me so many memories. I don't know what to feel or how to react. Memories edged deep within me that I will never be able to forget. Greywood pack house. The place where I was born and raised. A place filled with love, laughter, pain, misery and the worst of all- betrayal. "Shall we?" Ace asks trying to take my hand. I grab my dress instead and walk away from him towards the house. He follows behind me with his guards. We all walk in and waited in the living room. My hands gently touch the sofa and the walls. I hardly recognize this place, it looks totally different from how it used to be. Uncle Gaius had totally changed the whole place."Alpha Ace," I hear the voice of the man that his betrayal is deeply rooted within me. The start of my miseries and misfortunes."And who might this young lady be?" he asks. My back is turned towards him so he could not see my face."Nice renovation uncle," I said turning towards him. His
Chapter 122Ace's POVIt is dark in my office, and that is what I want—darkness. I revel in it. I find it soothing. It held nothing, just silence and the occasional swirling of my glass. Closing my eyes, I lean back into my chair with a sigh.Immediately, the face of my love flashes before my eyes, and a smile tugs at my lips."Alexa, my sweet Lexa," I mumble, feeling so happy. I won, and she is officially mine now in every sense. Her body, her soul, and her heart Everything belongs to me now.I never thought I could love someone to this extent and get married someday. I always thought I would live my life with one purpose: pleasure. But then Alexa came along and turned my world and everything I believed in upside down. I feel complete whenever I'm around her.I don't feel remorse, guilt, or empathy for any reason. I don't regret any single thing I've done or how I did it to get where I am today. I and Alexa are going to live together forever as a family, and anyone who tries to get i
Chapter 121Alexa's POV“I will never be your Luna, no matter what you do to me. I am a free person and I have the right to make my own decisions. I will never accept this!” I shriek expecting him to yell or scream at me but to my horror, he bursts into a fit of laughter. I gazed at him skeptically, wondering if he didn't hear me very well.“My sweet sweet Lexa,” he smiles, cupping my chin. “You became mine, the second I laid my eyes on you. You don't know how elated I felt when I saw you for the first time standing in the garden as the wind whipped your hair around. My fingers twitched to run my hands through your hair,” he asserts, touching my hair. I swat his hand away.“Do not touch me or else…,” I threaten, my eyes blazing with fury.“I fucking love the fire burning like embers in your hazel eyes right now,” he smirks, coming within close proximity to me. Before I could move, he pulls me closer to him and whispers in my ear, “I can't wait for every part of you to become mine comp
Chapter 120Alexa's POV“You know me very well, Ace, and I will never side with you,” the Chief replies angrily.Ace lets out a bone-chilling, creepy laugh. “I knew you would say that, and you are far too useful to end up dead. I won't kill you, but by the time I'm done with you, you will pray for death instead,” he threatens.“What is that supposed to mean?” the Chief asks incredulously.“Carol and Leon. Maybe I should go play with them a bit. What do you think?” he asks, tilting his head thoughtfully. The Chief's face fell.“You are going to use my family as leverage just to make sure I agree to your demands?” he mutters in disbelief.“You left me no other choice. Either you accept to continue being the Chief and your family lives, or you reject, your family dies, and you will continue being Chief,” he shrugs nonchalantly.“You are a psychopath!” he utters with disdain.“I hear that often. So, what is it going to be? Answer me quickly. I don't have all day,” he said impatiently. I
Chapter 119Alexa's POV“A…alpha who?” I stutter nervously.“Alpha Ace,” she repeats.“How? Since when?” I croak out, confused. The last time I remembered, I was on the battlefield. How did I get here and when did Ace become the new Alpha?She stares at my confused state, pitifully.“He was crowned a week ago, while you were unconscious,” she said.I gulped and forced myself to ask the question I'd been dreading the answer to since I woke up. “W…hat about Alpha Kai?” I ask, holding my breath in anticipation. Please tell me that he is alive, and I was just having a bad dream.She sighs. “Alpha Kai died on the battlefield. He has been buried,” she replies. I grip my dress tightly, letting out a shaky breath that I've been holding. My throat clogs and throbs painfully as reality dawns on me. My eyes brim with tears. “He's dead. He's really gone forever,” I mumble as I burst into tears. I can literally see my life crashing before me like a pack of cards. I placed my head on my thighs and