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
Chapter 32Alexa's POV“Swordsmanship isn't all about just swinging your sword around, there are skills and….,”I yawn cutting Ace off.“There are skills and techniques for…,”I yawn again.“You have to know your…,”I yawn for the third time. “Did you wake me up this early just to lure me back to sleep,” I ask, giving him a disapproving stare?“You have to know the basics first,” he insists.“If I want to know that, I can look it up in the library,” I insist.“Fine,” he grumbles.“Now, let's get to the exciting part,” I said, staring at the sword in his hand.“This?” he asks, pointing to his sword. I nod my head vigorously.“Not so fast, first you will have to unsheathe it,” he says, smirking at me.“Why are you making it sound as if it's hard? Give it here,” I say, stretching my hand for him to hand it over. But he tossed it over to me, and it landed on my feet.“What are you staring at? Pick it up,” he orders.I sighed and bent down to pick the sword up. “Why didn't you just hand…,”
Chapter 33Alexa's POVMy eyes dart across the hallway, wondering if she was indeed talking to me. She stares at me icily.“Me?” I ask, pointing towards myself. Why will she want to talk to me when we don't even know each other?“Is there anyone else here?” she snaps.I am taken aback by how she speaks. She had been so polite and calm at the ball that I was even beginning to feel bad that I was rude to her.“You look plain, completely normal. I thought the Alpha's mate would be extraordinary, turns out I was wrong,” she sneers, circling me as she spoke. I'm completely speechless by her attitude. I just stared at her in disbelief, unable to say anything.“When are you going to give up your position and leave? After all, you are not wanted here,” she says icily.“Excuse me,” I mutter, still not able to wrap my head around what is going on and why she's picking on me.“You heard me or coupled with being useless, are you also deaf too, isn't that why the Alpha married me? Because you are
Chapter 34Alpha Kai's POVI was heading outside with some guests when I heard voices. I could clearly hear Alexa's voice angrily calling someone a mistress. I walk towards where the voices are coming from and stop where I know they could not see me. Amelie was crying and begging Alexa, while Alexa coldly pushed her onto the floor. I feel myself getting enraged at the sight.“What is going on here?” I growl startling Alexa who looks at me with wide eyes. She thought she could bully Amelie and I wouldn't know about it.Amelie gets up from the floor and dusts her body, still crying.“I said, what the hell is going on here!” I yell.“Amelie, why were you on the floor, did someone push you?” I ask even though I noticed when Alexa pushed her off guard.“I was talking to Alexa, but I suddenly lost my footing and fell. Alexa didn't push me,” she says, still trying to control her sobs.“Then why are you crying?” I ask in concern.“Maybe I shouldn't have married you Alpha, Alexa won't forgive
Chapter 35Ace's POVI sit on my swiveling chair. My face was frosty, my countenance radiating a murderous aura. The men at my feet, shivering and silent. No one dares to speak up. I suddenly stop swiveling and their breath hitches. I can hear every single breath they take and the pounding of their hearts. I turn and face my study desk. My claws tapped the table, every tap caused them to tremble in fear.“So… What you are saying is that the intruders I caught, and brought to the pack suddenly vanished into thin air,” I stared at them as I interrogated them.“Yes beta,” they respond, their voices trembling.“How?” I ask, my claws dragging along the table making a screeching noise.One of the men daps his brows with his shirt and gulps, “We were about to put them in the dungeon. We didn't know that they managed to slip out of their silver chains, and they attacked us unexpectedly and ran away,” he explains nervously.“Mmmmm, are you fools that useless” I mutter calmly, resting my head o
Chapter 36Alexa's POV“Ace?” I called out to him. But he doesn't respond. It's like he's no longer here. He just stares at my face in a daze. I am laying on his chest and his hands are on my waist.“Ace!” I exclaim loudly, which snaps him out of his reverie. He quickly let go of me, and I rolled over to the soft grass beside him.“What were you thinking so intently about?” I ask curiously, laying on my side and using my elbow to prop my head up. He looks shocked like he just got caught doing what he's not supposed to be doing.“Nothing,” he mutters, looking straight ahead.“It didn't look like anything,” I mutter, not believing him.“You are right, I was thinking of something,” he replies with his eyes closed.“What?” I ask curiously.“When you will get up and get back to training,” he simply replies. I stare at him dumbfounded.“What are you still waiting for? Go on,” he urges. I huffed and got back to training, disgruntled. I train unfocused, so I trip and fall on the floor.“Ahhhh
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