I stare at Ace curiously, wondering why he looks so tense over a simple question the Alpha asked him, or was there more to it? He has been acting weirdly ever since yesterday after he spaced out.“It's nothing brother, you know Deren he was just asking when I would visit his pack,” Ace finally replies.“Really? He really wants you to mate with his sister,” Alpha Kai answers.“You should really consider getting married to his sister, Ace,” Alpha Kai continues.“I'm not considering marriage, at least not right now, I have to go now. I've got work to do,” he replies and leaves, leaving me amid the Alpha and Amelie. Judging from the way he is staring at me, I'm very certain that he's still angry over the incident that happened at dinner. Maybe I should apologize again. It might help pacify his anger.“I'm so sorry I….,” I begin to apologize, but he ignores me and walks away. Amelie follows right behind him, giving me a smug smile. I sigh deeply. Who am I kidding, thinking that I could pac
Chapter 53Amelie's POVI sit happily close to the pool. All my plans have been so successful so far. Alexa was humiliated during dinner like I had planned and executed. “Amelie,” I suddenly hear my name being called. I squinted my eyes and looked in the direction of the voice. I see Alexa walking towards me angrily. I smirk, wondering why she was here.“How dare you,” she growls, glaring at me. I was a little taken aback. I'd never seen her this mad, but I stared at her calmly.“What do you want this time around?” I asked smirking but frowned when she pulled out a chair and sat in front of me. “What do you think you are doing?” I ask uncomfortably. She leans back on her chair and crosses her legs in front of me.“I'm curious, you made the decision to be with the Alpha and you already have his care and support. Why do you keep pestering me?” her tone is calm and icy, which made me frown, this isn't the Alexa I know, I thought she would come here and scream as usual, so I could use t
Alpha Kai's POVI was in my office, but I thought I heard the door open, so I walked out to check. Only Amelie and Ace have the right to enter my chambers without permission, but I'm sure it's not Ace. Thinking about Ace, I feel like we are drifting apart. We have not been conversing much like we used to. I will have to talk to him, so we can sort out any differences between us later.“Amelie, Is that you?” I called out, opening the door to my chamber. I knew it was her, but I still asked anyway. I fling the door open to meet her sitting on the bed smiling at me.“Kai,” she calls, smiling widely.I can sniff out a certain scent in the air, but I just could not figure out what exactly it was.“Are you alright?” I ask worriedly. She is sweating and panting slightly.“I'm fine. I just took a run before coming here. Were you busy? Did I disturb you?” she inquires.“No, you didn't. I needed to take a break anyway,” I reply, placing my hands on her waist. She wraps her hands behind my neck.
Alexa's POVI stare dazedly at the outside through my window. The pack was bustling with people that were chattering happily. I had come to know that the crescent pack always performed such a ceremony during the first full moon of the year. I was surprised because this is the first time I'm heard of such a thing. We never did this in my own pack. Only such a huge pack like the crescent pack would do such a ceremony anyway, and it is beautiful. I like it. This will help the pack members get along more with themselves. Whoever brought this ceremony is truly very intelligent.But all I can do is stare at the beauty through my window. It's not like anybody needed me there or even missed my presence anyway. I was reading my swordsmanship books when I heard a knock on the door, I was trying to hide and arrange everything properly before opening the door. My hand paused on the doorknob when I heard Carol speaking to the Alpha. Carol had come to inform me about this ceremony, but my heart cl
Chapter 56 Alpha Kai's POV I got ready and headed outside for the commencement of the ceremony. I was walking when I saw Alexa running from a very far distance. I frowned, wondering who was chasing her when I suddenly saw Amelie walking at a fast pace right behind her. I didn't know what was going on, but my instincts told me I had to save Alexa from being caught. Immediately I saw Amelie getting distracted, I hurriedly pulled Alexa towards the room I had hidden. It was very dark, and she could not see my face, so she panicked and tried to scream, but I quickly covered her mouth and held her hands which she was using to thrash and scratch me behind her back. “Shhhh, calm down. It's me,” I whispered in her ear, and she froze. Her body is flushed against mine, and with each pant, I can feel the rise and fall of her breasts. “Alexa, where did you go?” Amelie asks, getting really close to where we are. “Alpha, you…,” Alexa starts, but I cut her off by placing a finger on her lips.
Chapter 57 Amelie's POV I froze when I heard this spoiled brat's words. I try really hard to control my anger and smack his little head. “Why would you say things like that?” the Alpha asks him. “I just don't like how I feel when I'm with her. I really dislike the feeling,” he replies. I scoff in my head. Same here little brat, I don't like you or your smart mouth either. You should have just drowned that day. But I calm myself down and speak calmly. “Why would you say that? I've always been good to you. Did someone tell you to say all this?” I ask pitifully, hinting at the fact that Alexa must have asked him to say all this. “Alexa did not tell me anything. I'm just saying what I observed,” he said, still looking at the Alpha. All this while not even taking a glance at me. I am taken aback by how quick-witted he is. I never even mentioned Alexa's name, but he already knows I was speaking about her. “Come on, let's go get some snacks,” he said, changing the subject and dragg
Chapter 58Alexa's POVLast night was so hectic for me. I could not come out of my room or go anywhere because, apparently, the Alpha told everyone I was sick and could not make it to the ceremony. I had stayed in my room all night, reading and trying to get my mind off everything that was going on outside.I woke up this morning trying to push through and overcome all odds because that's what I have always done, and it's nothing new. I got ready on my own and headed outside. When I got outside my room, I noticed the way people were staring at me and murmuring to each other. It's making me feel quite uncomfortable. Different thoughts start running through my mind.Why are they staring at me this way? Is it because I didn't hold the ceremony together with the Alpha yesterday? Although not hosting the ceremony should not cause this much unrest since the Alpha already told them I was sick. Were they not supposed to greet me and ask about my health?I noticed that when I got to a tight co
Chapter 59Alpha Kai's POVAlexa gazes at me with a shocked expression. Did she expect me to say that I didn't know about it? Even if I hate her, I will never put all the blame on her when I was also a part of it.“W…what? You did?” Amelie stutters in a shocked tone.“Of course,” I reply, and the whispering continues.I had been in my office when Rebecca ran in and informed me about what was happening. I wondered how the rumors got out. I hurried out of my office and met with this situation. Alexa stood with her head bowed, not saying anything while everyone else pointed accusing fingers at her.“You are lying, right? Stop trying to protect her. Everyone knows exactly who she really is now,” Amelie insists, holding onto my arm. Alexa walks away towards her room hurriedly.“Hey, where do you think you are going? You have to give us answers,” Amelie screams after Alexa.“Let her go,” I said to her. “Everyone, you can all leave now,” I ordered and they all reluctantly left. I guess I wil
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