Light in darkness Chapter 8 Alexa's POV I still wonder how my trembling legs managed to support and carry me out of the Alpha's chambers. If Ace had not come in, I wonder if I would still be able to leave the Alpha's chamber in one piece or unscathed. He looked extremely frightening. How did he change so much? The same eyes that had looked at me with adoration, passion, and want now looked at me like I was the most disgusting being ever. His eyes were ablaze with fury, his voice filled with resentment, disappointment, and anger. His words cut deep into my soul like I am being stabbed again and again with a dagger. I had always heard how brutal, cold, and feared he was as an Alpha and I just witnessed it, he is the perfect description of a handsome face and a stone-cold heart. I walked with no sense of direction as I used my hands to scale the wall for support. He does not recognize me as his mate. He does not want me as his mate. But then, it's not my fault that I don't have a wol
Chapter 10Alexa's POVWhat the hell was I thinking? I had just wanted him to stop calling me sister-in-law all the time, since in the true sense I am not his sister-in-law, his brother didn't acknowledge or want me, so what is the use? I didn't mean to cut him off and sound so..... rude? arrogant?, ungrateful? He looked at me with a surprised look on his face. “I'm sorry, I thought since you are married to my elder brother, I should address you with respect, hence me always calling you sister-in-law,” he explains meekly.“You don't have to always call me sister-in-law to show respect, call me by my name, after all, you are older than me,” I mutter.“You are right, I didn't know it made you uncomfortable, my apologies. But are you sure this has nothing to do with the fight you had with my brother?” he asks, staring at me intently.Just the mention of the Alpha made me scared and brought back the anguish and fear I felt before. I swallowed nothing in particular as I tried to calm myse
Chapter 11Alpha Kai's POVAfter Ace left, the guard allowed the important members of the pack in. I appointed three of them to deal with some matters regarding the pack and outside the pack, since Ace already has so much work to do and I as the Alpha, can't possibly handle everything on my own.“Alpha,” they all greet and bow in respect.I respond to their greeting and lead them toward another room where my office is. I sat behind my huge mahogany desk as they all sat in front of me. “What do you have for me?” I command in my authoritative voice.“Some men we've identified as part of the green land pack attacked the southern territory and ransacked the warehouses there. Our guards tried to stop them, but members of the green land pack were more in numbers, and they came completely prepared, we lost all the goods and supplies there and a total of ten guards were lost, the rest injured,” one of the men explained.“What!,” I shouted feeling livid as my fist met with the desk causing a l
Chapter 12Ace's POV“W…what?” I asked stunned.“Exactly what you heard,” he replies, sipping his whiskey, which he had just served himself.“What do you mean by she does not have a wolf? Is she human?” I ask because that is the only reasonable explanation right now.“She's not human, she's a werewolf who's wolfless,” he says.I took a seat in front of him, trying to absorb the information I just heard. “Is that even possible? How can there be a werewolf who doesn't have a wolf, I mean a wolf is what makes a person a werewolf, right?” I asked baffled.“Well, you just met someone who doesn't have a wolf, your innocent sister-in-law Lexa, so it's very possible,” he mutters sarcastically.“Is that why you've refused to accept her, and you are treating her badly?” I ask.“Should there be a bigger reason than this? She lied to me, she knew about her state all this while, yet she deceived me into performing the mating ceremony, should I be buying her flowers every day and worshiping her aft
Chapter 13Alexa's POV“Why did you lie to me?” That one question drained all the blood on my face. My heart is beating so fast that I can hear it. Which lie? Is it the one about my parents? Or did he find out about my wolfless state?Ace had helped me after the Alpha mercilessly slapped me. He brought me to the doctor's place and even treated my wounds. Did his brother tell him? Does he hate me now too? I looked into his blue eyes that were filled with questions, I couldn't bare to keep looking at him, so I stared at my fiddling fingers instead. He's going to leave me too, after all, who would want to stay with a burden like me? I will be all alone again.“I…I'm so sorry I lied, I didn't know how to tell you or if it was my place to say anything, I do apologize for deceiving you, I don't even know what to say or how to make you forg...,” I don't even know when I start crying, my swollen cheeks adding to the pain I'm currently feeling. I suddenly see him sit in front of me, “Lexa, I
Chapter 14Alexa's POVFriends? Does he want to be friends with me? But why? I thought he had only been nice to me out of pity. Why is he suggesting friendship all of a sudden? Is this a trap? Is he going to make me like and depend on him, only to leave me hanging in the end? I have trust issues now, you can't blame me, not after all that has happened to me. Good looks won't fool me this time. I have learned my lesson the hard way. I peer into his eyes, trying to find out if he has any other ulterior motive.“Lexa? What are you thinking about?” he asks me, still smiling.“Why do you want to be friends with me?” I questioned him curiously.“Should there be a reason?” he asks meekly, brushing some strands of hair that have fallen on his face away, looking all cute.Nice try, but I won't fall for that easily.I nod my head vigorously, “There should be a reason, you've been very nice and accommodating since you met me,”. He was nice to me even before finding out I was wolfless, so it woul
Chapter 15Alpha Kai's POVI sit in my office staring at the door Ace just walked out off. He actually dared to walk out on me. Ace has never raised his voice at me before, ever, in his life. I picked out the shards of glass on my skin without flinching, blood pooled on my table, but I didn't care. I didn't feel the pain, since it will heal soon enough.Ace and I had an argument all because of that bitch. Why would he take her side? He should agree with me, taking my side like he always had. Only me! I'm his brother. He even walked out on me. I can't believe this. This is all that girl's fault. She's the reason we argued, she's going to pay for this. I will punish her so badly that she would wish she was never born. Here I was thinking I'd finally found my fated mate, what a joke! The moon goddess must be having the time of her life, laughing at my expense.“Kai!” Ralph, my wolf, growls.“What?” I reply dejectedly.“Why is our mate so weak? She passed out after we marked her yesterda
Chapter 16Ace's POVI leave Alexa's room thinking about everything that has happened. I was taken aback when she asked me why I wanted to be friends with her. I wasn't expecting that question and to be honest, I didn't understand why I wanted to be close to her too. I looked into her bright hazel eyes, the most beautiful shade I'd ever seen, and I felt enchanted. She was having difficulty trusting me, which made my heart break, but I can understand how she feels.She has built a wall around her heart to prevent herself from being hurt again, and I'm going to slowly break down that wall until she learns to start trusting again. And when she said all those things about herself, It felt like I was getting hurt also. I know about self-pity and loathing and if she continued, it would consume her until she loses herself completely. I had to reassure her to make her have confidence in herself again. She has been through a lot, and Kai was not helping matters at all.He is her mate who was 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