Chapter 24Alexa's POVI stare at him confused. He must have noticed my confused expression, so he had to repeat himself.“Do you want to ride me?” he asked again.“W…what?” I stutter. What does he mean by that? My heart starts racing as lewd thoughts and images start coming into my mind. The room suddenly got a lot hotter. I can feel myself sweating.“What are you thinking so hard about?” he asks curiously. His eyes suddenly widened in realization.“Oh no! That was not what I meant, it came out the wrong way. What I mean is, do you want to ride on my wolf,” he explains hurriedly.“Really,” I replied dumbly, letting out a shaky breath.“Yes, what sort of thoughts is running through your mind?” he asks in amusement.My cheeks flushed bright red in embarrassment. What the hell was I thinking about?“I never knew my friend had such naughty thoughts, this is new,” he says, smiling at me mischievously.I used the book I was reading to cover my embarrassed face from his view, hoping the gro
Chapter 25Alpha Kai's POVI am taking a walk outside with the Chief and discussing my plans for the selection process. I had already decided I would have the ball on the same day as my birthday. I had also chosen the girl I wanted from the files the chief sent to my office. I decided the best woman suited to be by my side was Luna. The ball is only still being held just for formalities to host the people who had already been invited. I was looking at the Chief and explaining everything I wanted to happen at the ball with him when I suddenly felt someone bump into me, stopping me abruptly from what I'm saying. I looked down at the floor to see who it was that was blind enough not to see me coming.Alexa again! I glare at her, irritated. Was she deaf when I asked her to stay far away from me? Or is she just too dumb to comprehend what I said? I look down at her pathetically laying on her back. I take in her appearance. Her white gown is dirty and muddy, and her hair looks ruffled and
Chapter 26Alexa's POV“My lady,” Kira gasped immediately as I walked into my room. “My lady, what happened? You look......,” she trailed, looking at my soiled clothes.“I'm fine Kira, I just fell somewhere,” I say taking a seat on my bed but standing up immediately, not wanting to soil the neatly made bed with my dirty and wet clothes.“You fell? Are you okay? Did you get hurt?” she fusses. Her eyes worriedly searched my body for any sign of injuries.“There's no need to fuss, Kira, I'm perfectly fine,” I replied amused. “All I need right now is a warm bath,” I told her, taking a look at my dirty clothes.“I will get it ready right away,” she replies and rushes to the bathroom. I stand, pacing all over the room. I walked to the window to see that the pack was as lively as usual. Children were sitting under the moonlight with their families, playing and chatting happily. A smile curved on my lips watching the heart-warming sight.“My lady, your warm bath is ready,” she informs me.“
Chapter 27Alexa's POV“Just say it already,” I say impatiently, scaring Kira. This is probably the first time she has seen me like this. I have always been calm and patient with her, but not right now. I don't have the patience to just sit around and wait for her to talk when she's ready. She has already made me anxious by just calling the Alpha's name. Any news that has to do with the Alpha always turns out to be bad news for me."M..my lady, when I went into the kitchen to get your food, I heard some maids saying some things about the Alpha that he...... I'm uncertain if it's in my place to tell you something like this,” she started to speak but changed the subject all of a sudden.“Who do you serve?” I mutter slowly.“Y…you, my lady,” she stutters.“And what are your duties?” I ask impatiently.“I'm to take care of you, serve you and answer only to you….,”“Exactly, you answer to me,” I say, cutting her off. “And when I say speak, you speak up,” I probe, my patience starting to we
Chapter 28Alexa's POV“Luna, you've not left your room for three days now, don't you feel suffocated?” Kira asks worriedly.I turned my back to her and pulled the blanket that was covering my body all the way to my head.“Luna, at least eat something, if you continue like this, you are going to fall sick,” she says worriedly, moving over to the other side of the bed where I am facing.I turned my back and ignored her again. I am not in the mood to talk to anyone, not when today is the day the Alpha is getting a mistress. I had cried for the past three days and I no longer have any tears left. I didn't have the appetite to eat anything or the strength to go anywhere. I just want to lay down in bed all day and cry thinking about my miserable life.“Luna, the ball is in twenty minutes, you have to get ready now else we will be late, the Alpha hates lateness, people that don't stick to time,” she said nervously. The poor girl was having a hard time dealing with my rebellious behavior but
Chapter 29Alexa's POVU…uncle Gaius.Why the hell is he here? Did he find me? Cold sweat broke out all over my body just with that thought. “Alpha Gaius, you made it,” the Alpha says as he turned around to face him.“A…alpha Gaius?” I mutter, pure dread coursing through my veins. So, he is the Alpha of the Grey wood pack now. After framing me and making my brother hate me. He cunningly neglected my brother and made himself the Alpha. I should have known that was his plan all along. He got rid of me because he knew with me around it will be very hard, almost impossible for him to become Alpha. I feel myself seething with anger. I want to turn around and slap him hard right across his face. But I can't do that now, I can't let him see me like this, not when I don't have enough power to defend myself. Not when I'm still labeled as a traitor to the Grey Wood pack, and they all want my head. If I make any slight mistake, and he notices me, he might lie to the Alpha that I'm a traitor wh
Chapter 30Ace's POV“What?” I stared at Alexa surprised, wondering if I really heard her right.“I said teach me the art of swordsmanship,” she repeats confidently.“Why do you want to learn how to fight all of a sudden?” I asked, staring at her skeptically and trying to figure out what was going on.“Are you going to teach me or not?” She replies impatiently.“Not until you tell me where this is coming from?” I answer.She looks towards the stage, where Kai and his new wife were standing.“I'm tired of being weak and useless, even if I can't shift, I want to learn something new,” she replies, staring at me with determination.“So are you going to teach me or not?” She asks again.“Are you sure about this? It's not as easy and simple as it looks. If you are doing this because of someone else, then you should stop. It requires a lot of strength, focuses….,”“I know all that, and I'm doing this for myself, not for anyone else,” she says, cutting me off.“Don't be like that Ace, agree a
Chapter 31Alpha Kai's POVIt's finally done. My long-lost dream has finally come through. I beam happily at Amelie.Amelie.The result of my careful selection. Not only is she beautiful, she's also strong, brave, and brilliant. I heard from her father that she helped out with their war strategies and was also a powerful she-wolf in charge of her packs' security. To top it all, she's beautiful and polite. A complete package. My kind of woman. This is the happiest birthday of my entire life. I feel fulfilled. I can now have children that will take on the Xander name and lead the pack to greater heights. I felt so excited and extremely proud to have her by my side that I introduced her to everyone in a grand way. She deserves it. My eyes locked with Alexa's. She looks hurt and disappointed, but I don't care. It isn't my fault that she's weak or wolfless.The ball came to an end and everyone left to go back to their various packs.“Alpha Kai,” I heard Alpha Gaius of the Grey wood pack
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