Chapter 89Alpha Kai's POVI woke up this morning beside Alexa. I didn't get much sleep last night. Her scent and presence kept giving me sleepless nights and I don't know why. I've tried really hard to suppress these feelings, but lately, it keeps getting harder to suppress them any longer. I had carried her from the edge of the bed, afraid she might fall and hurt herself. I stared at her face for a while, tracing her eyebrows, nose, and soft lips with my finger. I leaned down to feel her soft lips against mine but restrained myself. I got up from the bed quickly like I had just been burnt. What the hell is happening to me and who keeps calling my name like that?“Kai!” Deren calls, shaking my arm. I jolt out of my reverie. “What happened? I've been calling you for a while now,” he said. Right. I was waiting for Deren in his office, and somehow my thoughts managed to find their way back to Alexa.“Nothing,” I reply.“You are lying. I've never seen you so unfocused before. Tell me w
Chapter 90Alexa's POVI exchanged pleasantries with Klara. I wonder why Ace never liked her. She looks beautiful and is also polite. Everyone at the table is in an awkward silence after what just happened. I feel someone's eyes on me. I glanced at everyone until my gaze met with the Alpha. He quickly looks away. Has he been staring at me?We finished our breakfast, and we were all about to leave when the twins stopped us.“Wait, everyone. We have something to say,” Mason said, and we all turned around to look at him. “Firstly, we want to say happy birthday to the best and most loving mummy in the world,” Manie said with a smile.“Thank you so much, babies,” Darcey replies happily.“Mum, we are not babies anymore. Stop calling us that,” Mason whines, and we all laugh.“You will always be my babies forever,” Darcey answers, and they sigh.“To the second part, we have a gift for you. It's from the both of us, even though daddy helped out a little,” Mason said.“A gift?” Darcey asks, su
Chapter 91Alexa's POV“Alexa, come join me and the girls for tea,” Darcey said to me. I was coming back from the training field when I met with her.“Sure,” I reply. We both walked upstairs to the balcony where two ladies and Klara were sitting.“Hello ladies,” Darcey said, and they exchanged pleasantries. We both take a seat.“Hello everyone,” I said politely and they replied.“Alexa, this is Keela and Hyacinth, ladies, this is Alexa Alpha Kai's wife,” Darcey introduces us.“Nice to meet you,” they both said, and I replied.“Happy birthday once again Darcey,” Hyacinth said.“Thank you,” she replies with a smile. The maids come in with some tea and cake.“I was just telling Keela here to show us some sexy moves,” Hyacinth giggles.“Sexy moves?” Darcey asks.“Yes, you know, Keela knows more than enough about sexy moves,” Hyacinth replies.“I have no idea how to dance,” Darcey replies. I wonder what types of moves they are talking about.“You don't need it anyway. Deren is always going
Chapter 92Alexa's POVHe continues to stare at me in a daze for a while. I clear my throat.“Is everything okay?” I ask curiously.“Yes, everything is completely fine,” he replies and I nod.“You look beautiful, by the way,” he said and hurries to the bathroom. I blinked trying to comprehend what just happened. Did he compliment me? Is he really okay? Or is he sick? Because the Alpha I know will never ever say that. I brush my hair and leave it straight, flowing behind my back. I'm currently wearing a black ball gown, the sleeves, and some parts of the front are lacy, showing my cleavage a little. It has a long slit, showing off my legs whenever I take a step. He comes out of the closet after getting dressed.“Let's go?” he said. I pick up our gift and we head outside. The party is being held in their large living room. They are a lot of people present, but not that many because I've heard Darcey really likes her privacy. She only sent out invites to people she's close to. I barely
Chapter 93Alpha Kai's POVI didn't think. I didn't want to think. All I felt at that was the urge to get a taste of those lips that have been tormenting my thoughts. I kiss her soft plump lips deeply and passionately. I am thirsty for her. She's like a drug that I'm addicted to. She tensed for a while, obviously shocked. She would be, after all, I caught her off guard. I could tell from her restrained movements that she is inexperienced. I take control, delving my tongue into her mouth, kissing and sucking her tongue. She pulls away after some time, out of breath. Her lips are swollen and red. “I…I need to…,” she gasps when I pull her towards me again. I turn her back towards my front and garner her long silky hair with my hands to the other side of her neck in order to gain better access. I can see the mate mark I had given her. It's completely healed, but I could still see a little scar in the same spot. I kiss and suck her neck repeatedly while rubbing my erection on her butt.
Chapter 94Crescent packAmelie's POVI crouch on the floor, rocking my body back and forth. It's been three days. Three days since I've been locked in here like a common animal. I take a look around the room. It's a mess. There are broken vases on the floor, broken plates, thorn flowers, different types of wasted food, and disorganized paintings and sheets. The bed doesn't look like a bed anymore. I had clawed it out with my claws out of anger.I see my image in the broken mirror in front of me. I haven't slept for the past three days, so I have heavy bags under my eyes. My hair is like a bird's nest on top of my head. My face looks pale, and my cheekbones are hollow. I had refused to eat or drink anything.“Alexa,” I chuckle, biting into my nails. I had chewed my nails so much that there were no nails left to chew anymore.“Alexa,” I mutter again, sniffing, scratching my neck and hair. The only name that has been on my mind and lips for the past three days.“Alexaa!” I scream, shatt
Chapter 95New dawn PackAlexa's POVI inhale deeply, waking up from my slumber. I try to move my legs, but I wince when I feel a sore ache between my thighs. I notice I'm laying on something hard or is it someone, because I can feel his chest rise and down and his breath on my face. I gently looked up to see him sleeping peacefully.He does not look like an intimidating Alpha when he sleeps. He looks…serene. His long lashes frame his cheeks and his soft lips. I remember what those lips of his did to my body last night. His hair is messy. The same hair I had tangled up my finger in…“Good morning,” his deep husky voice rumbles, vibrating in my chest. I stared at him in shock. Has he been awake all this while?“Are you done staring at me?” he asks, and I quickly turn my back towards him, embarrassed. He chuckles.“Are you feeling okay?” he asks in a concerned voice. He must be inquiring about last night.“I guess,” I mutter. I gasp when he suddenly pulls my back towards him. We were st
Chapter 96Alexa's POV“We will miss you, Aunt Alexa," the twin clutched my legs tightly, not willing to let go. They've finished painting the portrait of us and it's beautiful. Our carriage is here, and it's time for us to go back to the crescent pack. I crouch to their height.“I will miss you too. Be good children and don't bicker, okay?” I said, patting their head lovingly.“Mason is always picking a fight with me, not the other way around,” Manie replies, and the bickering starts once again. I chuckle remembering how my brother and I used to bicker as well. Soon enough, they hold hands, chatting and laughing together, completely forgetting that they were arguing just a while ago. Deren comes to stand beside me.“You've got a really beautiful family,” I said, watching the twins with a smile on my face.“I know, I would not wish for anything more,” he answers. I could see the happy and contented look on his face.“I wish the same for you and Kai, he adores you,” he said, and the s
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