ALEXIS' POVWhen I get home, I meet grandma Rivera ill and wrapped under her bedsheets. Fear overtakes me at the sight and I immediately rush to her. "Grandma!" I call out in panic and I place my palm over her forehead to feel her temperature. She is burning hot. "Hello, gorgeous." Grandma Rivera smiles weakly at me and takes my hand gently into hers. She looks calm and settled, unlike me and I wonder how she is able to handle all these so perfectly while just a mild headache of hers is enough to make me go insane. "Don't worry about her too much." A voice comes from behind me and I turn my head to see Paisley walking into grandma Rivera's bedroom. She has a small tray in her hand and a dish on it. When she sits beside me by grandma Rivera's bedside, I see that it is a mixture of herbs she has brought. Seeing that I am staring at her with curiosity, Paisley adds."I thought you would've been home already. So, I stopped by to check up on you and found her sick. She is getting better,
ALEXIS' POVAs the chauffeur escorts me into the castle, the nervousness in me only grows. I had not imagined I would visit the castle again, just as soon as I visited the first time. And most ridiculously, that I would be invited exclusively to have dinner with the Luna. I wonder if Donovan has any idea of this. As soon as the chauffeur walks me into the entrance of the magnificent building, a small group of young maids hurry over to us and I grip the edge of my dress nervously as they give small curt bows of their head. A respect to…me. If anyone had told me I would ever get to experience a day like this, I would have laughed at their face, pointed at them and called them foolish liars. But this is no lie. Neither is it a fantasy. Or a dream. It is the reality. "Welcome, mi lady." The eldest of the maids greet me. She looks like she would be the head maid here. "Please, allow us to escort you to the dining room. The Luna is waiting patiently for you.""I…" Just as I open my mouth
ALEXIS' POV"Hello, Alexis." Donovan's mother gets up from her seat on the dining table as soon as Donovan and I step into the large dining room. The nervousness in me returns as the woman walks towards us, a wide good-natured smile on her suddenly. That instant, I get conscious of Donovan's hand interlocked in mine and I am even more embarrassed than ever."Good day, Luna." I bow in respect and the woman takes my hand and gently straightens me again. Her hold is soft and gentle against me. I can feel the fear in me lessening as her softness greets me. "Thank you for honoring my invitation." She is smiling and looking at me like I am some kind of personality that she didn't expect to come across and yet, intrigues her. "It is my greatest pleasure, my Luna. Thank you for having me." I reply to her with a forced smile that I hope would appear a bit more genuine than it truly is. "Come. Come." She leads me to the dining and Donovan tags along. He pulls out a seat for me and I smile bri
ALEXIS' POVA man with long snowy white hair is running and being pursued by the army. As they gain closer, he transforms into a white wolf and runs in full speed while the other men shift into their wolf forms too and follow him. When they finally surround him, he tries to attack the army wolves but he is outnumbered. As his eyes search for an escape route, an arrow suddenly comes from nowhere and pierces him in the head. It is a blue flame arrow. The white wolf falls down to the ground, weak and lifeless. And then, a few seconds later, after the poison from the arrow entirely penetrates his whole body, the white wolf bursts in specks of blue dust and vanishes into thin air. Someone jumps from one of the trees in the forest. He is covered in a black cloak and has on a face mask that hides his entire face. "Find the rest." He commands the army and they obey immediately, running into the forest to carry out his order. After the army leaves, he slowly brings down the face mask to unvei
ALEXIS' POVFor the rest of the day, I am simply numb and lost in my thoughts. Sometimes caught off guard even. I could not bring myself to engage in any activities except my thoughts. The words of the creepy lady from my dream keeps repeating itself in my head. I would bring chaos to the world. My very existence is dangerous to the pack. They had to keep me to stop the white wolf from carrying out the prophecy. What was all of that about?And Donovan. He was there too. He had killed the white wolf with the blue flames arrow. For the first time in my life, I question my own existence. For the first time in my life, I question who I am. Who I could possibly be. It feels as though there is something about me I am yet to know about. Like my relation to the white wolf and why these women grew suspicious when they noticed my white hair. I am tempted to ask grandma Rivera about all these questions that bother me but I keep my mouth sealed instead. She is still ill and hasn't recovered ye
ALEXIS' POVToday is the final day of school before summer break. Everyone is excited and chattering about happily while I keep myself some distance away from them. In the cafeteria, as we have lunch, I am lost in my thoughts to pay attention to Lori and her friends who are glaring at me. Aurora isn't sitting with them today. Just like me, she is sitting alone this time. But it doesn't bother me and I couldn't care less. My thoughts are occupied by matters far more important than Aurora's petty hate. My father was a white wolf and had been killed because of that. My mother too. I had lived in lies my entire life and blamed my parents for things they never did. I had accused them. Hated them. Cursed them. I want to hate grandma Rivera for feeding me with these lies just to hide the truth from me. But no matter how hard I try to spite her, I cannot. But that doesn't mean I think she is completely innocent either. I want to yell at her. Smash things. Accuse her of lying to me about my
ALEXIS' POVAfter school hours ends, I return to my locker and organize it. While other students are hugging their friends rather tearfully and expressing how much they would miss each other during the break, I am all alone and no one bothers to tell me they would miss me. I try to put my eyes on alert for Aurora and probably have a final word with her but unfortunately, I did not catch even the faintest grip of her. As I shut my closet close, I sigh, a part of me already missing the school. I turn my back against my locker to leave again but my body freezes instantly and my pupils dilate in surprise to see Randall standing right before me. His shoulders are slightly slouched and his back, hunched. His confidence posture is not in sight anymore. He has eye bags underneath his eyes and he looks like he hasn't had a night of sleep. He looks forlorn and sad. I fear to think that I could be the reason he appears this way. "Hi." He clears his voice and says to me,"Hi." I reply too, nerv
ALEXIS' POVGrandma Rivera's health worsens today as well and I cannot think straight as I prepare her herbs and medicines in the kitchen. Her health has deteriorated with every passing day and I am beginning to fear that if I don't take her to see a uu on time, she might die from her illness. The fact that I am cashless and cannot sponsor her treatment makes me even more weak and bound to the torture of seeing her suffer in pain. I scan through my head to come up with any idea of raising funds for grandma Rivera's health. Perhaps I could ask Ms Bell for a part payment of the work I have done for this month. I already know it is a vile effort. My wages are too poor and cannot even afford to buy her complete medications. Maybe I should get a loan from Ms. Bell. She wouldn't turn me down, seeing that grandma Rivera's health is involved. The door of the living room turns open and I turn my head to see Ian walk in. Our eyes meet and his lips lift in a sinister smile. He walks towards my
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