ALEXIS' POV I take a deep inhale and exhale before dialing the cell phone number and waiting quite impatiently for the receiver to pick the call while I brace myseld and revise the lines I had practiced to say on the phone."Hi. I am calling to apologize about what happened last night at the party. I misunderstood the whole situation with you and Lori and thought I had seen you having sex with her in Randall's bathroom. Which was why I got jealous and decided to pay you back by kissing your best friend."No. Too detailed. I can do better."Hi. I'm sorry about happened last night. I was too dumb to have fallen for Lori's tricks. I know I shouldn't have kissed Randall..."No. I shouldn't admit my faults this way."Hello. Donovan Alken speaking. How may I help you?"My heart beats wildly both in panic and excitement as this deep, yet calm and composed male voice that I have gotten used to for the past month cuts me off guard. I take a few seconds to brace myself together and try to rea
ALEXIS' POV "Ran...Randall?" I stammer his name and blink at him repeatedly as if my eyes are not seeing things correctly. Why does it seem as if the ghosts of my past is catching up with me?"Is this your stall?" He asks, feigning oblivion at how surprised I look at his presence. His eyes scan the stall behind me and I quickly look back to see if Aurora is standing there and I confirm she is. But this time, she only watches on from a corner and doesn't jump in to save my ass. "Yes." I face him again and answer but I immediately shake my head and correct myself. "I mean, no. It's Aurora parents.'"I hear him stifle back a laugh at how confusing my answers come off as. He then licks his slightly chapped lips and says;"Right." Then, he gives me a long analysing stare before adding again. "Can we talk now?""Uh..." I glance around me again and my eyes land on Aurora again, who immediately pretends to busy herself with dusting the shelves and hangers as soon as our eyes meet.After Ra
I have never felt this nervous being in the same environment with someone who is practically ignoring the life out of me. On the pitch, Domican doesn't even space me the littlest glance and our eyes never meet, no matter the number of times I try to lock eye contact with him. I take that he has completely wiped every memories of me from his head and getting him to give me his attention again would be the same as pouring water into an empty basket.When it is time for our sit up excercise, the guys divide themselves into a group of twos and as I make to rush in and use the opportunity to pair myself with Donovan, Lewis closes in on him, overtaking me and then the two boys set to carry out their excercises. Feeling disappointed, I slouch my shoulders and Randall's voice comes behind me."Need help?"I turn to face him, feeling both grateful th at there is someone out there who is willing to stick by me and help but also at the same time, disappointed that it didnt get to be with the same
ALEXIS' POV"Don't fall for him, Alex. He is only going to break your heart."Randall's words ring ceaselessly in my head as I walk back home. As much as a part of me want a to disbelief him and say it's all lie, this other part or me knows he is telling the truth. Because, first and foremost, Donovan is the Alpha of the pack. The next lycan king of Red Wood. Believing that a common omega like myself can ever end up with him is a complete pie in the skies dream. He will reject me and find someone better. Sticking to him and trying to fix things between us is clearly useless because at the end of the day, we will never be. He will never be mine. So, yes. Randall was right. Falling in love with Donovan is only going to break my heart.The problem though, is that....I have already fallen in love with him.When I finally arrive home and push the door open, a frown automatically creases upon my forehead as I take in the sight of no one else but Ms Bell and Paisley seated in the living room
ALEXIS' POV I hear the cheers from the crowd as the match starts and the ball gets tossed around the field, every player's legs moving expertly towards the ball while my own leg does not feel the ball even for once. It is as if I am in an entirely different planet, completely exposed and vulnerable, my legs feeling as frozen as my brain."Yo, Alex!" Lewis yells at me as he passes a ball smoothly my way but before I can unfreeze my legs and reach for the ball, an opponent comes behind me and gets control of the ball. At the end of the first half, none of the teams scored a goal and it ends in zero to nil. As we take our fifteen minutes half-time break, coach Ryder scold us, visibly angry and disappointed at our performance on the field. I think his anger should be directed at me alone. Everyone else had done their best back there except me. I was completely numb and did nothing like I was a rookey in the game."And Alex?" Coach Ryder finally calls my name before he finishes his prep t
ALEXIS' POV As I pack my bagpack to leave for home, my eyes meets Aurora's locker and my heart breaks again at the thought of her. I cannot believe she would miss school of all days like this. Somehow, I feared something might be wrong with her. What if she's got a cold or running a fever. I should probably stop judging her and plan to visit her at her parents house as soon as I am off work. My fingers pause to the door of my own locker as a lean feminine frame walks behind me and stops at the locker I had just finished staring at. She opens it and ignores my presence while I just stand there and watch, my heart breaking to a million pieces. My fucking best friend has been around in school all these while and still has the nerves to show up in my face, a total snob. I am going to rip this bitch's head off."You fucking bitch." I hiss at her, stressing every word for emphasis. Aurora whips her head around to face me, her face devoid of all emotions. Instead, there is a rude sneer on
ALEXIS' POV I sit on my desk, trying my best to concentrate and have my assignment done. But as always, my thoughts are all over the place and as a result, I growl lowly in frustration and bury my head under my books on the table. I wish I never had to deal with the dramas going on in my life right now. The sound of stone hitting against my closed windows jerks my brain back to reality and I immediately raise my head and stare at the direction of the window, wondering what could be the source of the noise. Again, another stone hits the window and a small pebble rolls inside my room. As I stare at the pebble lying innocently by my feet, I clench my fist in a tight ball. I am sure it is the neighboring kids that are the culprits. I have warned them a countless number of times to stop stoning my window and for a while, they went silent and I was grateful they had resigned from their evil works. But now again?I pick the pebble and hurry to the window, prepared to send the pebble back to
ALEXIS' POVHis lips feel cold and yet, felt eccentric at the same time. At first, his whole body tenses and freezes at my action as shock overtakes him and just when I am about to pull back, he reaches for my waist and pulls me closer to him, sealing his lips to mine again. This time, his lips feel warm and his gentle breath fans over my face. My lashes flutter close as my entire being enjoys the taste of mouth. It tastes of mint and a bit of coffee. Pulling even closer till our bodies are almost entwined as one, I deepened the kiss even more. He plays with my bottom lip, nibbling on them gently with his teeth and I subconsciously moan in pleasure.After a few seconds, he slowly comes to a halt and pulls his head away a bit. It takes me a few more seconds to open my own eyes and when I finally do, I can see his beautiful sea green eyes staring at me unbelievably. I gulp down the pleasure that only lasted a few seconds and the look he is giving me causes me to feel an instant wash of e
VERA'S POVFor years, I have kept watch over him. I have nurtured him and treated him. Even though he didn't stir, I did not give up yet. This is not his end. He is not destined to die this way.It has been six years now and I have kept his body from decaying. No one knows he is in my possession either and I do not intend to disclose to anyone that I have him with me…yet. Today, after I return from the castle where the Alpha and Luna's daughter; Abbey, just celebrated her one year birthday, I head straight to my cavern to be greeted by the greatest surprise of my life.He is standing by the mouth of the cavern, looking lost and forlorn. He stares at me as I take a step closer to him and he moves a few steps away again when he sees that I have gotten closer to him."Who…are you and what am I doing here?" He asks, staring suspiciously at me. "Can you remember your name?" I ignore his question and ask him mine instead. At first, he looks dazed by my question and keeps looking at me as
ALEXIS' POVFIVE YEARS LATERI sit in the garden, watching from a distance as Randall plays with the butterflies, jumping and throwing himself to the grass excitedly. His pure white furs gleam beautifully under the sunlight. As I watch him play, I rub a hand softly over the large bulge on my belly. I am in my third trimester of pregnancy and I am more than eager to see the second product of me and Donovan's love. With my eyes still on my son playing in the field, I get a flashback of Randall and I smile at his memory. The loyal friend who had lost his life trying to protect his best friend. Trying to protect the girl he loved and who never reciprocated his affection. Sometimes, I hate that life was unfair to him and he had gotten what he did not deserve. Other times like now, I imagine him enjoying eternal bliss in paradise like he deserves. At least, he never has to experience the chaos of this world ever again. Donovan and I had chosen to name our son after him to honor him and pre
ALEXIS' POV"With the power vested on us by the mercy of the gods, we hereby declare and crown Donovan Alken and Alexis Micah as Alpha and Luna of Redwood pack and lycan rulers of Wolfville."Donovan takes my hand gently as we bow together and the crowns are finally placed on our heads. The crowd goes crazy, whistling and applauding and we straighten our frame again. There is a big smile on my face as I watch everyone celebrate the coronation of Donovan and I. Donovan gently brings me closer to his body and plants a small kiss on my lips. The crowd goes wild again and I laugh and blush at the same time. I wrap my arms around him in a hug, trying my best not to shed tears of joy. If anyone had told me this day would be mine again, I would have called them a liar. But I guess the gods always have their own plans. One of which is my fate to become Donovan's Luna and rule beside him forever. "Congratulations, my queen." Luna Genevieve walks up to me, a broad congratulatory smile on her
ALEXIS' POVMy eyes flicker open as I awake and my eyes observe my surroundings as soon as my eyes are properly opened. The room is large and looks familiar with the physician's ward at Redwood castle. I do not get up and instead, I remain in my lying position on the bed. I do not even think about where I am or how I got here. My mind is completely blank save for the image of a dead Donovan replaying over and over again in my head. I feel dead and emotionless without Donovan by my side. If life was a fairytale story and I had one wish, I would wish that life gives us a second chance and my mate be brought back to me alive. The door gently creaks open and a pair of footsteps walk into the room. I lift my eyes uninteresting to catch a glimpse of whoever is walking in and my entire being pauses as Donovan's face smiles back me. He is dressed in his regalia and he has a small tray of tea and herbs in his grips. His messy hair is styled in a different style, slightly wavy and breathtakin
ALEXIS' POVThe war stops and everyone pauses as they see me walk out of the castle, carrying Donovan and Randall's body on my back. The white mares of my wolf form are smeared with their blood but I did not care. There is nothing I care about anymore. I get on my knees and drop their bodies gently beside me on the ground before shifting back to my human form. The men remain in stiled silence at the sight before them. "Brother! Brother!" Rachel screams in horror and hurries to her brother's body, flinging herself to the ground beside him. She takes his lifeless body into her arm and shakes him vigorously in a lame attempt to wake him up."Randall! Randall, please wake up!" She begins to cry now. I only watch her do so. I cannot cry anymore. I cannot feel anymore. I am too broken, too dead inside to show any emotions anymore. In fact, I feel so empty and dead inside that I could pass on for a walking dead. I died the very moment Donovan died too. "What did they do to you?! What hav
ALEXIS' POVVera is one person who keeps coming up with a lot of surprises everyday. Her air of mystique and creepy personality and the fact that she is hundreds of years old in such a youthful body. Not to forget that she is the one whom the gods had allegedly revealed the prophecy of the white wolf to. And now, it amazes me to find out that she is a healer wolf too. How much cooler can a person be?"For how long have you been pregnant?" She asks me as she tends to my almost fading wound. The crazy pain I had felt on my shoulder is no longer there. Only a tad little bit of the pain is left, all thanks to Vera. Even the wound is barely even there anymore. "Almost a month now." I answer her, refusing to meet with her piercing creepy blue eyes."Were you a maiden when the Alpha marked you?"Her question causes me to get a little uncomfortable and I shift a little. "Yes." I answer regardless. "Then, the child must be his." She says in a quieter tone, more to herself than to me. "I am
DONOVAN'S POVEverywhere is in chaos as the war goes on. Everyone is shifting from man to wolf form and back to human form again. There is bloodshed everywhere. This is what Alpha Crane wants and it is exactly what he is getting. While I fight with my armies against the Corals, I keep my eyes down for the Alpha and his betrayal children but I do not sight any of them. Seeing the way some of the guards are preventing us from venturing into the castle, I conclude that the family of the Alpha are hiding inside the castle.Those fucking cowards. "Aim for the castle!" I howl to my army and they howl back in response. The war continues and as we fight and struggle to find our way into the interiors of the castle my thoughts keep drifting back to Alexis and my heart boils even more in rage at the fact that Alpha Crane had tried to kill her right before my eyes. I will make sure he pays for hurting her. Now, I shift back to my human form and pick a sword from the ground, running behind my
DONOVAN'S POV"Do you think it's wiser to go in now and attack when they are unguarded or would you rather we keep waiting till they're alerted?" Vera asks. She is standing behind me, as tall and elegant as always and with a sword held in her hand. I glance at our troop. Our armies of wolves are gathered beside us, waiting eagerly for my command to attack. Looking back at Vera again, I wonder for the hundredth time why she had agreed to come with me to this rebellious quest, knowing fully well that I could die and my father would kill her for letting that happen. She notices my stare and looks at me with a raised brow."I have mentioned this many times since yesterday but I am going to go ahead and mention this again. I am not doing this for your mate, dear Alpha. I know that you are hard headed and would go ahead to get her yourself anyway. I wouldn't sit back and let you kill yourself. The least I can do is protect your stubborn ass."A small smile subconsciously plays on my lips
ALEXIS' POVI am drowning deep into the water, holding my hands out for someone to help me. Anyone. I sink deeper and deeper and just as my eyes are beginning to shut close, he reaches for my hand and starts to pull me away again. I look into my savior's eyes and his gaze holds mine.Donovan.………My eyes slowly flutter open as I regain consciousness. I am lying on the bare floors of my room and my head aches badly as I try to raise my head from the ground. A flashback of last night rushes through my head and I panic at the thought of Randall being caught trying to help me. Where is he? What if they have done something to him? My panic skyrockets but I console myself again and I remind myself that Randall is the Alpha's son. He wouldn't be so malicious and cruel enough to kill his own son. It is myself that I should be worried about. I doubt that I would be able to get out of this situation alive this time around. I decide to take the risk and try to escape one last time. I might get