Bruno’s P.O.VI left the mansion with Marcel, the rogue, and a few guards, heading towards the first hideout of the rogues.Once we arrived there, we parked our vehicles and rubbed sage on ourselves to mask our scents. We walked into the forest where the hideout was located. The forest housed the abandoned warehouse where the rogues sought refuge. We positioned ourselves in different hiding spots to avoid being detected while staying close enough to eavesdrop on conversations."Steve, it's Mark. I'm here," Mark's voice echoed.He came out from the warehouse, shaking his head, "They're not here. Looks like they abandoned the place."I signaled to one of the guards to go in and search the warehouse, but they found no one inside. However, one of the guards handed me a gold chain necklace with a half-moon pendant. I looked at the necklace and it felt familiar, but I couldn't recall where I'd seen it before. I pocketed it and said, "Let's go to the second hideout."As we drove to the secon
Linda’s P.O.VMy eyes shot open as I felt a jolt of pain in my bum. Before I could process what was happening, my mother’s loud angry voice pierced the air, “Linda! Wake up you lazy child,” she said as she threw the blanket off my body. I turned my bleary eyes towards her, her face was full of fury.“Mom, it’s too early to be awake,” I mumbled, struggling to pull the blanket over me.She hissed as she said, “Too early? Did you check the time? Get up right now and go make breakfast. Do you expect me to do everything for you?”“Ask the maid to do that mom, why do I have to prepare breakfast when we have a maid,” I asked, already annoyed at her sudden outburst.“Then you should have brought your own maid when you came here. I want you in the kitchen in fifteen minutes,” she ordered, glaring at me daring me to argue. My father stepped in, "Let her be, love. She's still tired. Let her rest a bit more. Go back to sleep, baby."“Do not test me, Linda. Be in the kitchen in fifteen minutes,”
Bruno’s p.o.vMy blood boiled at the mention of Lucas's name. Anger surged through me, and I couldn't control my fists as they landed punches on his face for daring to lie to me.“You filthy mutt, you expect me to believe such jargon. How dare you play these silly games with me,” I bellowed, my voice echoing through the forest with rage.I looked at Marcel and said, “Kill her.”“I swear alpha, I’m not lying. Alpha Lucas is the one behind the attacks. He personally came with his guards in search of rogues in the forest. When he found me, he spoke about how your father refused to give his father a piece of land to enlarge his pack despite being close friends and how he wants to take everything from you instead because your father was a heartless and wicked man who didn’t deserve anything good. He told me to gather more rogues and form an army, he promised us a place and positions in the new bigger pack he would form when he claims your pack. I have proof please, I have proof,” he said d
Bruno’s p.o.vAs we drove back home through the thick forest, it felt as if I was being suffocated by the trees. My mind was a whirlwind of emotions—anger, confusion, and hurt mixing inside me."What went wrong? How did our friendship come to this?" I thought to myself, clenching my fists tightly. "Or was it part of his plan to get close to me to have easy access?" My anger burned even more.When we got to the mansion, I turned to Marcel and said, "Get Daniel, I need you both in my study in ten minutes."I went inside and straight to my study. As I waited for my beta and gamma, I tried to think of ways to hurt the one who betrayed me, but my mind drew a blank for the first time.I heard a knock at the door, and said, "Come in." Marcel and Daniel entered, and I could see a subtle hint of anger in Daniel’s eyes."Your sister is safe, so you should be happy. Why do you still have a look of anger on your face?" I asked."She could have died, your highness," he said through clenched teeth.
Linda’s P.O.VMy insides froze as those words reached my ears: "If I were the woman who birthed her." Everything started spinning, and my stomach churned with sickness. I rushed to the bathroom, tears blurring my vision. "No, no, not again," I said, feeling broken and unable to handle any more pain.How could my mother not be my birth mother? How was that even possible?"Who is my birth mother then? What happened to her?" I wondered, sobbing loudly."Oh, moon goddess, please stop messing with me already," I pleaded, my hands clasped together as I looked up at the ceiling.I curled up on the floor and cried my eyes out until I eventually fell asleep.The next morning, I felt someone shaking me, but I couldn't move. My body ached all over. I heard distant shouting, but it sounded faint and far away. I tried to open my eyes, but the harsh sunlight stung, so I closed them again.Moments later, I felt myself being lifted from the floor and placed on the bed. The sheets covered me, and a we
Linda’s P.O.VThe next day, I went about my day and decided to confront Marcel about why he ignored me regarding Camille. I linked him and asked where he was. He said he was at the stables, and I headed there.I found him tending to a horse. "Marcel," I said, trying to appear angry."Luna," he greeted, bowing slightly. "How have you been? You seem upset."I rolled my eyes and said, "Of course, I'm upset, Marcel. I confided in you about my suspicions regarding Camille and you just brushed them aside dismissing them."He smiled and explained, "I didn't dismiss them, Luna. We investigated and found out she's innocent."I was shocked and asked, "Innocent? How?" "It turns out the dead maid was a spy planted in the mansion by the rogue leader. Camille found her diary that morning, exposing her as a spy. There was a confrontation in the kitchen, and Camille slapped her, leading to a quarrel. She had the maid's scent because of that. She rushed out of the scene because maids are prohibited f
Linda’s p.o.vI woke up to Bruno's naked body standing before me hurriedly wearing his clothes. Memories of last night flooded my mind. Panicking, I closed my eyes, hoping he wouldn't notice I was awake."My breathing became uneven, and my heart raced as I tried to calm down, hoping it was all just a dream."What have I done?" I panicked, tears threatening to fall. "Please, let this be a dream."I heard him curse as he left the room, and once I heard the door shut, I got up and went to the mirror. I checked my neck, desperately hoping it was all a dream. My heart sank as I saw his mark, and tears escaped my eyes. This can't be happening. How did I let this happen?Kiara's voice purred in my head, "Last night was epic. You should be feeling happy and fulfilled."Before I could reply to her, my stomach rumbled in hunger and I made my way to the kitchen.On my way to the kitchen, I ran into Marcel, “Luna, how are you today?" he asked. "I see you have the alpha's mark now," he said a sly
Bruno’s p.o.vI left Linda’s room, filled with anger and frustration. The events of the previous day kept replaying in my mind. That bitch! She tricked me into sleeping with her.Why did I apologize to her? I did nothing wrong. I slammed my fist on the table, frustration coursing through me."You need to calm down, she didn't do anything wrong. The heat caused this, and she's our mate. Why are you so upset? Don't ever treat her that way again," Blake growled angrily in my head.I ignored him; knowing arguing about Linda with him was pointless.I needed to let out my frustration, and the only way I could do that was through training.I went to my training room and trained so hard that I felt my frustration fading away, leaving me physically exhausted.Lying on the floor, I pondered on how to lessen the pull and effect of the mate's bond. Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my chest, and I doubled over in pain. Squeezing my eyes shut tightly, I tried to control my breathing.The pain stopp
Linda’s p.o.vWhen I first opened my eyes, I tried remembering what had happened and why I was feeling this intense pain in my head. My eyes darted around the room and fell on Ruby who was with a syringe. Fear gripped me and all I could do was cry, I couldn’t move any part of my body as I felt very weak.I had tried mind-linking Bruno but I was too weak for it to pull through. I tried to plead with her with my eyes as my tears flowed seamlessly but instead, she laughed manically. I pleaded frantically with the moon goddess to send someone to rescue me. As if she heard my cry for help. She sent Bruno.Relief flooded through me as my eyes landed on him but I couldn’t help the fear that gnawed inside of me at the thought of what Ruby had almost done to me.As I lay cuddled up against Bruno’s chest I couldn’t help but wonder if he had forgiven me now. The look in his eyes and his words filled me with hope that we could work everything out.I wanted to talk to him, to ask him if he wante
Bruno’s p.o.vMarcel rushed in at the sound of my voice and he tried getting my hand off Ruby’s neck but I didn’t budge.“Alpha, please you need to calm down,” he pleaded.Rage coursed through me as the thought of what could have happened if I had not returned back home flooded my mind. I wanted to squeeze the life out of her the same way she had planned on doing to Linda.How dare she try to harm my mate? How dare she!She held onto my arm, fighting, struggling, and kicking around for her life but I didn’t release my grip on her neck, instead, I tightened it and watched as her face began to turn pale due to lack of air.Marcel left my arm and ran towards Linda's bed. “Alpha, it’s the Luna. Her eyes are opened and she just made a sound,” he said.My rage subsided and I immediately released my grip from Ruby’s neck. In my anger, I had not seen that she had opened her eyes nor did I hear the sound she made.I rushed towards her and took her hand in mine. Peering intently at her.“Linda,
Bruno’s P.O.VA week had passed since Linda had fallen from the stairs. She had been brought back home from the pack’s clinic after Allen had said she and the baby were out of danger. But she wasn’t opening her eyes, she wasn’t coming back to me and it frustrated me to no end.Allen had said to give her time and to keep monitoring her progress but I was getting more and more worried with each passing day. What if she never returns?A sigh left my lips as I stood up from the chair I had been sitting close to her. I was about to mind-link Camille to come take care of her as I had a meeting to attend in another pack when I heard a knock on the door.“Who is it?” I asked, even though I could tell who it was.“It is Ruby, alpha,” she replied.“Come in,” I said, ushering her in.She pushed the door open and came in. She took long strides towards me and stopped beside me.“Is something wrong?” I asked calmly, wondering what her visit was about.A smile crossed her lips. “No, alpha. I just wa
Bruno’s P.O.VI bolted upright from the bed at Camille's words, my heart pounding with fear and dread. Linda had fallen down the stairs? The thought sent a chill down my spine, and without another word, I dashed out of the room, my mind racing with worry.When I reached the bottom of the stairs, I found Linda lying on the floor, with her eyes glazed over, and surrounded by a few maids. Blood stained the steps, and I felt a wave of nausea wash over me at the sight. I crouched down beside her and held her head in my arms."Linda!" I called out, rushing to her side. "Linda!”I tapped her face gently but she didn’t move an inch. I turned towards the maids, who looked confused and worried. Lifting her up, I mind-linked Allen to come to the mansion immediately. I headed to my bedroom and on getting there, I placed her on the bed. Slowly, I took off her blood-stained clothes and a gasp escaped my lips, as I saw dried blood on the thigh. Shutting my eyes tight, I prayed to the moon goddess t
Bruno’s P.O.VI watched as Linda threw the tray of food on the floor with her eyes shooting daggers at Ruby. I had not wanted to eat the food as I wasn’t hungry but I didn’t want Ruby to pester me so much and I didn’t want to be rude by sending her out of my bedroom.Linda stood in front of Ruby and sized her up and down with anger in her eyes. “Get out of my mate’s room you wench!” She yelled while pointing to the door.I stared at her in surprise wondering why she was calling Ruby a wench, they were as close as blood sisters the last time I checked. What changed? Or did she find out Ruby was the one who told me about her affair with Daniel?Ruby's eyes darted towards me, she stared at me as if waiting for me to counter Linda’s orders.“You can leave Ruby,” I told her and she looked at me in surprise.“But… but alpha, she shouldn’t be here,” she countered, her eyes beaming with malice.“Leave Ruby,” I said again, dismissing her with my hands.She bowed slightly and glared at Linda b
Ruby’s P.O.VI stared at Linda with a sly smile on my lips as she gazed at me with disbelief in her eyes.Taking slow, steady steps, I paced around her in circles. “What is it, Linda? Why are you acting so shocked?”She swallowed visibly and let out an awkward laugh. “Ru..Ruby, I don’t think you understood my question. I think you are mistaken. I was asking if….”I interrupted her before she could complete her words. “I understood your question perfectly Linda. You asked for the truth and I told you nothing but the truth. It’s not my fault if you are too dumb to process it.”Before I could tell what was happening, a slap landed on my cheek and I stared at her in surprise, holding my cheek in anger.“How dare you speak to me this way? I am still your Luna and you would show me respect!” She thundered, her eyes reflecting her wolf.“I took you in when no one wanted to. I cleaned you up and accepted you as a sister I never had, I told you secrets I didn’t tell anyone. I trusted and loved
Linda’s p.o.vI got to Daniel’s house and knocked angrily on the door. His sister, Emily opened the door with tears in her eyes.“Haven't my brother suffered enough for loving you?” Emily asked, her eyes filled with a mix of hate and anger.I stared at her in confusion, wondering what she was on about. “Em, what’s wrong? Did something happen? Where’s Daniel?”She wiped her tears. “All Daniel has ever done is to love you wholeheartedly and this is how you repay him? This is how you thank him for the love he showered on you even when your mate didn’t even want someone useless like you.”I gasped in shock, still confused. “Em, please tell me what’s wrong. I… I do not understand what you are trying to say.”“Your mighty mate sent his gamma and guards to come pick up Daniel a few hours ago,” she replied, her tears streaming down her face once more.“What? Why? Did something happen?”She stared at me, her eyes shooting daggers at my face. “It’s all because of you! How can you be a Luna and
Linda’s p.o.vMy whole body trembled at his question. How did he find out? Oh moon goddess, what was I going to do now? How do I explain to him that we ended things before we decided to give the mate bond a chance?His voice broke my line of thought, making my heart palpitate in fear. “Answer me!” he growled angrily.I stood up from the bed and made my way towards him, hoping my touch would help calm him and make him listen to me with a cool head but he took a few steps backward, avoiding my touch.Tears welled up in my eyes at his action and I stared at him in pain. “Bruno, please calm down. It’s not what you think, I don’t know what you heard and where you heard it but please let me explain everything in detail,” I pleaded earnestly.He just stared at me without a word, his face dark with rage.I hung my head low as i tried to hold back my tears. “Daniel and I have been in a relationship even before I met you. I thought he would be my mate but it turned out that the moon goddess ha
Linda’s p.o.vThe next few days went by so fast. It was filled with so much happiness I couldn’t contain. I was finally having a child, and creating a family with my mate. It felt like a dream come true, one I had dreamt of for years.I woke up today intending to go to see my parents. It’s been a long time since I saw them and I missed them very much, I didn’t know how I was going to tell Bruno that because he has been very protective of me ever since I got pregnant.“Good morning Hazel,” Bruno said, pulling me close.“Hmmmn, morning,” I replied, wrapping my hands around him.He grunted, rolling off of the bed. “I need to leave soon. I have got a lot to do today.”I sat up straight, looking in his direction. “Oh alright. Bruno.”“Yes love,” he replied, as he took off his pyjamas. “I miss my parents,” I began. “So I was thinking I would go visit them later today and spend a few days with them.”He remained silent and continued dressing.“Bruno,” I called out.He turned around and met