Chapter Fifty-FourLaila Pov“What are you doing here?” I asked, staring down at him with my eyes narrowed at him. He didn't budge, only stared back at me and watched me. It was an intense staring competition to which I failed and blinked away and moved away from him.I turned around where I tried to keep a straight face, how long had he been here?“You seemed to be quite lost in your meditation.” He said instead and rose to his feet. I turned back to him again and brushed the sides of my leggings. I opened my mouth to ask him again but refrained myself from doing so, Ares made it clear days back that we weren’t supposed to talk to each other like friends or acquaintances.I nodded and turned to leave when he grabbed my wrist making me turn back to him.“You’re giving me the cold shoulder.” He said firmly and I tugged my hands but he wouldn’t let his grip slip up. I laughed and smacked my lips together.“I am not.” “Then why aren’t you talking to me?” his brows narrowed, he was not
Chapter Fifty-FiveAres POVI didn’t expect her to reach for the bowl at the same time i did and when she recoiled it angered me that she pulled back, it was like she was avoiding me and when she rose from where she sat without looking at me i knew that she was. I watched her disappear and the door closed behind her.“Ares, give her some slack.” Atlas said and i turned to him, he was picking out the pieces in the bowl in front of him.“I’m not doing anything.” I grumbled and dropped my fork down. He was right, i was trying to throw a fit for what happened.“Ares-” I ignored him and rose to my feet and walked towards the door.“Go easy on her.” The rest of his words died away when i closed the door behind me.It was clear that i didn’t want to go easy on her, not now not ever. With her pressed against me as i held her against the walls, i could perceive her, that scent that made her to stand out in the crowd, hte same that made me want he rlike no other. It was captivating, enchanting,
Chapter Fifty-sixLaila POVSome part of me had thought he was going to bring both Ares and Atlas but to my surprise it was just Ayesha that was here and Derek didn’t seem to be happy that she was there.“What are you doing here?” He fired away showing his disdain for her presence. Ayesha on the other hand doesn’t hide back on his harsh words.“I’m here because i was asked to stop asking like you can change anything about it.” She hissed and i watched Derek close his eyes and rubbed his forehead in pure irritation. Whatever had happened between these two in the past caused a major drifting off, I was curious but it would be insane to ask right in the heat of the moment.“You said you were out on a special assignment, you’re not supposed to be here.” He started with his hands on his hips.“For someone who spends most of his time in the field the term flexibility seems far from your vocab. There was a bit of changes and I'm here now.” The underlying tone was ‘I am here now, deal with it
Chapter Fifty-SevenLaila POVAtlas words ringed in my head as the lady assigned to me opened the door to one of the rooms, she ushered me inside and followed right after. The room was relatively large with a single large window in the middle right, the round bed had been fixed against the wall, the covers were red and the duvet white. The room smelled like wood and fresh lilies, there was a desk opposite the wall which had candles in glass casing, they were already lit and the fragrance spread through out the room. The painitng was of chocolate brown and had a bit of wood on the wall to decor, there was several linning of animal horns on the walls, it looked like something a hunter would fancy, apart from that, the room didn’t have much inside and was bare. I stood in teh middle of the room, not sure what they want me to do.“This ‘s we’re you’be staying.” This was the first time i heard the girl speak, she had a weird intonation but i could hear her clearly. She came to the bed and
Chapter Fifty-EigthLaila povWhat was he doing here? I sinked further into the water to hide my body.“Alpha-” Aurora stammered and fell backwards as her eyes widened at the sight of her Alpha.“She’s keeping me company.” I said and stared at Alpha Zick who had his eyes on me, he was shirtless and even when normal girls would swoon at his chiseled chest and toned body, i didn’t have that giddy feeling, instead i wanted to puke at the sight of him. “Is she? She seems a bit chatty.” He said while his eyes held mine. His hooded eyes skimmed over my face and if the waters weren’t covering my upperbody i was sure he was staring at my breasts. “Not at all, i asked her to stay. Besides we’re just having girl talk.” I answered making sure my vocie didn’t give off the lie. “If you say so- “ He looked at Aurora. “Then leave us-”“No.” My word came out rushed. “No, i’ll like her to stay with me.”“But i need privacy with you-” he said firmly, he reminded me of a child who was being persisten
Chapter Fifty-NineAtlas povThat dress. Why was she in that dress? My mouth turned dried when she entered and her eyes skimmed over the table, my hands clutched under the table as she walked towards me. My eyes were on her face but i itched to see the rest of her, when she settled down next to me my hands found way to her bare thighs, her skin was a bit cold under my hot touch, even though she shifted she made no move to take my hands away.When i found out that i wasn’t the only one who was moved by what she saw my blood raged within and so i set out the warning right after Zick made the bold statement.“Great, anyone that dares to look at her like she’s some form of entertainment will have no eyes to see for the rest of their lives.” I had walked past the doors and waited for her, the sound of her heels echoed and when the doors closed behind her, i turned to face her.“At-” the rest of her words died down when i grabbed her hands and pushed her against the wall.“What were you t
Chapter SixtyLaila POV“Atlas-” I pleaded and surprisingly he relaxed against my touch. He was mad that Alpha Zick had crossed the line but the way he looked showed that he wouldn’t hold back on making him regret doing something so travail.“Fine. I won’t do anything rash, i will not-” it sounded like he was chanting a mantra to himself. He sighed and turned to me, he eyed me carefully before they met with my eyes. He still had that hooded look, the same as the one he had in his eyes when he teased me.I was still recovering from the high and it was difficult with him looking at me like that. In that moment i inspected his room, it was different from mine, the same size but it had not much of the homely feel to it, there was no scented candles or bed with red covering- bed- there was just a single bed. I swallowed, if i was going to stay here with him that means we were going to share the bed.It shouldn’t be that hard Laila, it’s just a small bed. I told myself. Hands wrapped itsel
Chapter Sixty-OneAtlas PovI was already irritated with everything that was happening before me and this wasn’t added to what Laila said to me the day before, if it was left to me i wanted to rip his eyes out and made sure Alpha zick had no form of staring at Laila again. I tapped my palms on my thighs, counting, trying to keep myself at bay. He had made a move on Laila, our Laila, and i wasn’t going to let it slide even when she pleaded with me. Her doe eyes were enchanting to make anyone forget there name but it wasn’t enough to get me to forget the atrocity he tried commiting. “Beta Atlas, we would like to hear your take on the proposition.” I turned my head to the guy who had brought me back to the present. He had short black hair and dark eyes, with a mustache on the top of his lips. I didn’t have anything more to say about there proposition, nothing else but to make sure that Zick didn’t have the idea of coming closer to Laila.I found everyone at the table with their attenti
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@#”