Chapter SixteenLaila Pov“Again!” Ayesha yelled at me and I stumbled forward with sweat dotted around my face. I adjusted my posture and stared at her. Ayesha was dressed in a black two piece gym wear, she was bare footed and had no weapon in hand. “You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?” I charged again and this time she hit my spine knocking me to the ground.“Of course I am,” she remarked and charged again towards me. I got off the ground in a back tumble, I moved away from her just in time. She struck her hands again and I ducked out of the way and hit her legs. she groaned and moved backwards.“I didn’t think I'd see the day you’ll get hit.” I turned at the sound of Atlas' voice, a smile broke out on my lips at the sight of him. He was dressed in jeans and a plain shirt but his hair was ruffled and his shirt crinkled which means he was out on a mission.“Hey Lai-” the rest of his words died out as my body tipped over with Ayesha hovering over me. “Ugh- what the hell?” I groaned at
Chapter SeventeenAtlas Pov“Atlas-” a soft voice whispered next to me and I stirred in my sleep. My head hurt a ton and my eyes were too heavy to open, but without seeing who it was I could perceive the scent and it belonged to only Laila.“Lai-” her fingers traced over my face, stroking my face gently with her thin soft fingers. I leaned into her touch and sighed when she played with my lobes.“Atlas!” my eyes just opened and i stared at Laila who had a worried expression on her face as she stared down at me, she wasn’t alone. Beside her stood my brother who had his hands crossed over his chest. “s**T, What happened?'' I asked as I adjusted on the bed and leaned my back on the headboard. I groaned as the pounding headache came back and held my head between my palms. “you don’t remember anything from last night?” Laila asked with furrowed brows. When I didn't reply she turned to Ares who sighed and raked his hands through his hair. “What happened last night?” I finally asked.“Wel
Chapter EighteenLaila PovWith what happened earlier in the morning with Atlas, it was difficult to focus when knowing that i had the thought of Atlas kissing me in my head. I left the house when Ares and Atlas went up to the office to finish up some things. I was grateful for being away from them, after I tugged on my ash hoodie and some running shoes I was ready to go out by myself.It was cold and the cold air whipped against my face. I rubbed my hands together as I walked down the trail towards the garden. It had been a while since I last dropped by and I was curious to see what it looked like.I passed by some older men who paid no attention to me as i walked past, they looked like guards and walked like i wasn't there. I stopped by the green house and smiled in relief when i noticed that the door to the enclosure was opened. I turned to the flowers outside which seemed to flourish better under the cold weather. “They are very pretty, don’t you think?” My head snapped up to the
Chapter NineteenLAILA POVKevin stayed by my side while we passed through the people in the hallway, most of the younger girls giggled when their eyes landed on Kevin who didn’t seem in the bit fazed by the attention.“Hey Kevin,” One of the girls stopped in front of him to greet us, she looked no older than fourteen and had pink streaks in her black hair. Her eyes were large blue orbs that stared dreamingly at Kevin like an angel from heaven.“Hey Beatrice,” Kevin replied clearly not interested but remained polite.“You went out to the gardens again?” she asked. “I would’ve come with you-”“You’re allergic to the yellow sop.” Kevin pointed out and Beatrice's eyes widened in awe, like she wasn’t aware of her own allergies, This girl clearly was losing it.“You remembered- but”“But nothing, you could get hurt and I'm not sure I want your sister breathing down my neck for being inconsiderate.” he reprimanded and she recoiled. Kevin sighed.“Besides I had a friend around-” I raised my
Chapter TwentyLaila POVThe boy's eyes widened and his entire body tensed up. “What do you think you’re doing?” Ares asked the kid who looked like he could shit his pants any minute.“Uh-Alpha -” The kid stuttered and Ares' hands tightened around the boy’s arms and he winced at the pain.“What do you think you’re doing? You were going to hit her.” Ares said angrily. “No-n-” the kid was too frightened to finish his sentence.“Ar- Alpha Ares, please let him go.” i said softly in hope that Ares would listen and the boy would listen to me. Ares eyes found mine and the narrowed slits softened a bit and as requested he let the boy go. The boy nursed the red bruise around his wrist.“Desmond- where are you? did you find-” Two boys who looked older than the kid stopped when they caught sight of me and Ares with the boy between us.“Oh s-”“Alpha Ares, we didn't know you were visiting.” One of them with freckles on his face said he had slicked back hair, and a small tattoo at the base of hi
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Lailai Pov The man in front of me had a scar on his eye which had sealed it closed. He was bulky and hairy with a mean snarl, the sleeves of his flannel shirt had rolled up to his elbow showing a band of tattoo. I remember him, he was there when I got initiated to the pack. I almost missed the fact but i could remember the face, it was caught on from a brief glance but he was there. “U-I was just asking hi-” he snarled at me interrupting my line of speech. “That didn’t seem like you were asking him any questions, you were harassing him for answers he doesn’t have to give.” The man responded. My eye narrowed and my lips formed in a thin line. “I wasn’t bullying him,” I answered again. “In fact, i’
Chapter Twenty-TwoLaila POVIt was bigger than expected. In fact, i had no solid expectation but this surpassed it. The single tower stood tall and i tilted my head backwards to see all of it. There was a slight whooshing from beside me and i turned in time to see a half naked Ares beside me.“Geez, warn me next time.” i hissed using my hands to block the side of face. “You should know that every time a wolf transforms they end up naked, you should get used to it.” He said. “You can look now.” he had his short on this time and i glared at his bare chest. He raked his hands through his hair and glanced up at the castle, he sniffed the place and as if he could tell, he frowned.“What is it?” i asked and watched as he stalked towards the entrance.“Someone’s here.” he said and walked inside, i followed and paid attention to how cold the insides were. My fingers traced the insides to find my way in the darkness, just a considerate amount of the moon light washed into the place. It had
Chapter Twenty-threeAtlas POVShe slumped in my arms as I carried her back to the house. I was on my way back to the main house when the sudden rush of danger crawled over my skin. It had led me to the castle where i saw Ares leaving but someone else was there and by the time I reached inside and found her crouched down in the corner with her breathing shallow. Now I was at the door which I kicked open with my feet, Ares was pacing around with his hands raking through his hair. He stopped when he noticed me in the room, there was a slight discomfort in his eyes which was replaced with disdain. His eyes moved to the person cradled in my arms. He turned to retreat, he had chosen to ignore the fact that something was back there and move on like it wasn’t a problem. It was nothing new, Ares had a way of hiding away from his problems rather than facing them head on, he might be the Alpha but his response to emotions are off the charts. Maybe that’s why he is the one leading the pack an
Chapter 100- The final mark(updated version)Laila POV“Ayeesha?” her name rolled off my tongue and I turned to her with my brows creased, her dark brows were no longer knitted and were more relaxed and she stared at the device in her arm ignoring the shocked look on my face.“You two were supposed to take care of them since, what was the hold up for?” she said casually and Andrea popped a mint in her mouth while Calum stared at me, he was the only one paying attention to my reaction and the other two didnt mind my break.“Ayeesha- how? No, this has to be a lie, there is no way this is- this is- is true.” I muttered words stuck in my throat, Ayeesha finally turned to me and placed her hands on her hips, i retraced my steps, my legs moving on its own accord. My eyes narrowed in anger.“Why? How-”“You probably didn’t hear it, you were passed out on the slab and you missed it,”“Missed out? missed out? How much of a traitor you are?-”“Oh please, you had the nudge that something was off
Chapter 99- The Third Strike- Part 2Ares POV“Thats enough Morgana,” Atlas stated, he was at the top of the elevation she had just climbed down from. Morgana’s face turned into a deep frown and then her eyes met with the three who were next to her, they exchanged a look that made me uncomfortable. Instead of dispersing as i expected they didn’t move, they remained in their spot like they weren’t aware of the intruder in their midst.“What is? The disrespect that you have for us, then yes, i agree. It is enough.” Morgana replied, “Where is your brother? I’m exoecting two peas in a pod, not one.” As if sensing where i was, she turned and our eyes met, her face which was blank stirred into a smile. It was impecable that she could find me through the crowd- i have sure blended in and far away but she could sense me out of the majority.“Come on, I think this would make a perfect reunion,” she opened her arms wide and then like metal to a magnet, the blade which had been tossed away from
Chapter 98- The Third strike- Part one of the ending.Maya POVThis was it. I was going to get my revenge on Laila for what she did to me. As I left the room, I stared at her one last time before I closed the door behind me. She didn't bother to spare me a glance nor did her eyes plead with me like i wanted, they were hard to read.“You two are done already?” I turned to the guy who was leaning by the wall, he had probably been there for a while. Malcolm, was it?“There’s not so much to talk about, our last meeting was not memorable,” I answered and glanced down at my watch, we had six hours until the main mission commenced.“I thought Morgana was the queen of holding grudges but you-” he pushed off the wall and walked closer to me. Something about Malcolm bothered me, it wasn’t the fact the Morgana blindly trusted him with her all or maybe it was the emotions bridled in his eyes, there was something he was hiding and I just couldn’t figure out what but it bothered me.“You are the qu
Chapter 97 Laila POV“Maya.” Her name tasted like ash on my tongue and my eyes fell on the woman I didn’t think of seeing soon, not here, not with the woman who was going to cause chaos. She stared down at me with her hands crossed over my chest, her hair was packed in a high ponytail. She was dressed in her signature black outfit, the turtle neck covering up her neck leaving her head as the only available skin showing. “Wait, you two want to know each other?” Andrea asked and for a moment I turned to the girl and watched her mouth drop open.“You didn’t know? Laila and Maya are sisters.” Another voice came from behind me, it wasn’t intended but the hair on my neck rose as the aura of the new person in the room clouded the place.“Wait- they are? You are kidding me right?” Andrea said but my blood rushed as i wanted to see the woman behind me, she stayed there driving me to the wall in suspense, i inhaled deeply.“Come on, cheer up Maya. You’re being reunited with your sister after
Chapter 96Atlas PovMy black uniform fit into my body and i brush the imaginary crease off my shoulders then i straightened my back, my face stirred in the mirror and i noticed the black eyes underneath my eyes and the hollow around. I looked like a dead man, there was nothing to tell me that would make me look more alive. I didn’t want to look more alive when she was missing, right under my nose.“You got this Atlas-” I said and opened my door at the same time another door opened. It had been more than twelve hours since i last saw Ares and now that the both of us stood at the empty hallway, we had no choice but to face ourselves.He didnt look any much better than i did, from his hair which were tousled and his eyes which were a bit hollow, his face was darker than usual and it wasnt the color, just his countenance.“Morning.” I greeted but he only nodded and walked down the stairs with his hands by his side. I sighed and followed after him, we made a beeline for the front door. De
Chapter 95Ayeesha POV“....thats all i remember.” I started and rubbed my forehead, another pain was coming on. I resisted the urge to grab the glass of water from the counter, there were so many people around me and they all wanted answers, especially those of the council. Ares isnt here yet neither was Atlas, Just Derek, Estelle and Kevin were the faces that didnt make me want to hide away. I know that i am the chief commander but sometimes i want to step out of my position and just be, but i know that it cant happen.“Thats enough for today.” Derek said and walked up to my bed side, he faced the rest of the council members. “She has clearly not fully recovered from the poisoning and need to gather her thoughts together.”“Its been three hours, our chances of finding the girl is very low.”“We all know that, but rushing without a proper plan isnt going to be helpful either is it?” he asked and they murmured between themself. I glanced down at my palms and rubbed them together.“I’l
Chapter 94Laila POV“You love, are coming with us to see Morgana.” Andrea said as she disappeared with Sam. My brows creased and I fussed in the rope which was holding me bound, i can’t go there. I need to escape from here and get back to the pack house.“Relax Laila, there’s no need for making a fuss, just remain still because you cant leave this place. The ropes wont easily come off and with Andrea here, you will be down in no time if you break free.” Malcom said and i swallowed. There was some kind of softness that was in his voice and a confidence in what he had said. Ofcourse, they had made sure that i would be bound and made plans even if i tried to escape.‘You should stop thinking about escaping and just let things happen as they should.”“You mean take me to that psychopath? No thank you-” i said through tight lips. Malcom didnt seem bothered that i called Morgana is Psychopath and he raked his hands through his hair. His hands moved to his jaw where he rubbed it subtly and
Chapter 93Laila POVThe first thing that hits me is the pungent smell of blood, my brain had been wired to perceive the disturbing scent from far away and even with my eyes closed and the slight thudding from beneath me that made my body ache didnt take away the mess buried in my head.“What do you think she’ll look like in her transformed state? I’ve never seen a white wolf before.” A high pitched voice said from next to me. Slowly, my eyes peered opened but not wide enough to give off the fact that i was awake. Sand.Flowing water.Large heavy footsteps accompanied with several others. I was not in the garden, i was being carried and the footsteps didnt sound liek naythign i’ve heard.“She’s pretty normal and hyped up if you asked me, there is nothing special to the girl.” The person carrying me said, my body vibrated with his husky tone.“You’re just being a hater Sam, i’m sure she’ll look great.” the feminine voice from earlier said and then their was a light pause on my right.
Chapter 92ATLAS POVThe cut went through deep in my left hand and Daniel’s teeth made sure to leave a mark, i was currenlty in my room after being stitched up by one of the nurses. I was alone going through some old pictures when a knock came on the door.“Come on in.” I said and the door was pushed opened, the scent made me recognize who it was and i dropped the pictures and turned to her.“Hey,” she started with her eyes on my shoulders. “Quite a stupid thing you did down there.” Ayeesha didn’t hold back on her harsh words, she stared at my shoulders and then at my face.“Nice way to rub it in.” I muttered and turned to lean back on the chair but a sharp pains seeped through me. `“He got you good, didn’t he?” she asked and folded her hands around her chest. “You think, but i’m fine. It’s nothing you know. I can handle-” i didn’t realize that she was walking in my direction until she placed her hands on the spot and with a knowing look she pressed hard on my shoulders.“F- Arg@#”