Chapter Forty-ThreeLaila POVI stared at myself in the mirror one last time with my lips sucked in between my teeth, my sweaty palms was the least way to tell that I was nervous. My forehead was dotted with sweat and my hands were cold even with how much I had layered. I swiped my palms on the back of my plaid skirt, i had managed to dress as my usual self today. Plaid skirt, turtle neck top and panty hose alongside my boots, I had packed my hair in a high ponytail, the only thing i do to my face is hide the bags underneath my eyes, It was difficult to sleep last night even with Atlas reassurance.The knock on my door brought me back to the present and Atlas' head peeped through the door, his slightly damp hair accompanied the small smile on his face.“Can i come in?” He asked and I nodded, turning back to the mirror. Atlas came and stood behind me, he was dressed in a simple black shirt and dark blue jeans, his cologne swept through me as he came closer. Even with my eeys focused on
Chapter Forty-fourLaila POVI didn’t have to turn around to look at her, goosebumps raked through my skin as her warmth radiated from behind. I swallowed and sucked in my breath. Her heels echoed, her scent mild and captivating. The boldness from earlier had seeped away from me and when she sat down on the seat next to me. “Hello Laila, or should i call you sister?” Her voice was soft yet had the lacing of confidence all around. There was a moment of truth when my eyes moved up until I glanced at the woman in front of me. She had bright honey eyes that stood out alongside her bright blonde which was between, champagne and buttery. Her nose was slightly crooked, almost unnoticeable but it was there, her lips were in a small smile and when I gazed into her eyes again, she was already accessing me.“Seems like you are quite the looker, don’t worry. I am just the same.” She assured me leaning back to her seat. “Wow- i never thought it would be like this.” She stated again, I could catch
Chapter Forty-fiveLaila PovMy eyes widened at her request and the first thing i did out of instinct was to pull aawy from her hands, i felt the loss of her warmth but then it also brough me something, it brought me back to my senses.“What?”“Come back with me, back toAunty Jeiel. She wants to see you and have you around as much as I do. It's going to what you need, to be around family.” she said with enthusiasm but the tone didn't bother me. She wanted me to leave here. That would mean to leave the problem, the person responsible, to leave the pack, to leave both Atlas and Ares.“I'm not sure I can do that.” I answered without meeting her gaze. “Laila,” she said smoothly. “I know it's a difficult thing for you to do, you lived most your life here and the memories- look I promise you that it's going to be different at Aunty Jeiel. Everything would be different, we would get over this together and start fresh. Just us.” Her words sounded nice to my ears, it would've been everything
Chapter Forty-sixLaila POVKevin had been right about one thing, and wrong about the other. Yes, i was disturbed about Maya’s offer but he was wrong about me letting loose. It was enough trouble that i had left the house without any of the twins knowing, it was bad enough that i followed Kevin to step out of the pack to go and ‘let loose’.We made out way to the pub were Maya and I meet few days back, my stomach churred as the memroies of our conversation ran through my mind, there was no way i could let loose, let alone in this place. I hugged my side and inspected the place, it was fuller than the amount of people here i met the other day. Did all these people live by this time of the night? or where they all letting loose? “Come on, let’s get something to eat.” Kevin pulled me with him as we shuffled through the crowd to the counter where a girl who looked our age stood, she had deep red hair and bright green eyes which were protected by glasses. She had a small tattoo on her rig
Chapter Forty-SevenAres PovThe pounding on my door brought me out of my slumber, i had been up most of the nights and today my body broke down right when i was going through some paper works. I ended up falling asleep on the chair and now my neck was sore because of my terrible posture. The knock came again and i tried my best to grit out at whoever it was.“Open the door Ares,” It was my brother Atlas, i stepped out and walked towards the door while i rubbed the back of my neck. I yanked the door open, ready to yell out at him but the expression on his face was not in any way playful.“What is it?” I asked and my eye slid to the door just at the far end. “She’s gone.” “what do you mean she’s gone.” We had left the house and stood outside, the moon was out to the fullest and then cold air danced in sharp turns on my skin.“She’s not in her room and no where around,” he said and shuffled with his phone. “Her scent is off the radar, i don’t think she’s in our territory Ares.” I coul
Chapter Forty-EightAtlas PovPlease be okay. Please be okay. These words echoed in my mind as we raced through the forest grounds. Ares was right next to me, as we raced through. We need to get there on time, even with Ayesha going on ahead, it was never enough assurance for us to hold unto. We reached the main road leading to the town when we heard the sound in the distance, we halted and turned to yourself, there was something going on far off. We had to get there and fast.Gunshots. That's the sound we heard. No one was allowed to use gunshots, the only set of people that could boldly use guns were the very same people who could harm our type. Hunters.The chaos found us as we found ourselves further deep into the town, most of the people rushed at us as they ran for their safety. One of the girls i recognized from the pack house slowed down when she saw us and came to me. Her face was wet in sweat and her eyes wide as she tried to catch her breath.“Alpha Ares, Beta Atlas. They
Chapter Forty-NineLaila POVMaya was much more agressive, there was the hatred brimming of her as she flicked her wrist at me, my movement had gotten faster and it was easier to dodge Maya, she wasn’t so thrilled that i managed to evade her attack and landed several punches at her. She grabbed my hands and pulled at it tightly, she raised her other hand with the ax, ready to strike when someone else grabbed her. It was Ares. His eyes were burning and full with electricity, the axe in Maya’s hand loosened and she let go. Her face which had a small smile turned into a scowl while she winced at his grip on her.“Let go.” Those two words sent Maya’s grip on my wrist loose, she let me go like i was on fire and then skipped backwards while she faced Ares. He easily towered over her and his aura rose as he brooded over her. My vision blurred for a while as i stared at them, my mouth was dried and so was my throat but it wasn’t enough to get me to pass out, not yet.“Hey-” It was Atlas, he
Chapter FiftySpicy content- Third person pov (This did not not happen in the timeline of the story, it is just a little something for readers who have come this far!!)Her fingers skimmed down the strained muscles of his chest, followed by the low growl which vibrated through him as her fingers worked its way up to his neck, his strong arms around her held her securely in place. “Laila- we have to stop.” He said to her while she left her neck exposed, just for him to see, just for him to devor. He stared at the lush clean skin and watched his resolve dissolve at her movement. The tank top she wore covered just as much but it also left not much to his imagination.“Why?” She asked in a husky voice, her eyes found his and he found the same thing buried in his own. Lust. Want. Need. Desire.“We-” his words were cut off when she grind against him. The little boy shorts she wore that clad her thighs were not much helpful. He hissed as his body responded eagerly even when he knew better t
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@#”