Alexander opened his eyes with a gasp and found out that he was all alone in the old, abandoned building. He was tied up to the chair he had sat on. There was not a single soul around, and it seemed everyone had left since, with Vanessa. He looked towards the corner and found his phone close to the wall. The phone was ringing, and he stretched himself to look closer and he found that it was Elliott calling. He shifted into his wolf form, ripping off his clothes and the rope tied around him.He shifted back to his human form, and stumbled on his feet as he tried to reach out to his phone, he stood up back and picked up his phone. He answered the call and placed the phone on his ear."Come to the old, abandoned building in the woods, at the outskirts of the pack. Bring clothes and water along with you," Alexander said. His breath was shaky, and Elliott was about to say something, but Alexander was not interested in hearing it and cut the call.Alexander stood there, running his fingers
Alexander sat alone in the living room, his head bowed low and his fingers clenched when a familiar scent filled his nostrils. He looked up in confusion and followed the scent, trying to find where it was coming from. He could never mistake that scent– the scent of his beloved.He quickly got out of the living room and then to the courtyard outside. He tracked the scent out to the side of the mansion and found Zoey. She looked quite disheveled and out of breath as she kept panting uncontrollably. Alexander wondered what she was doing in his pack, but that's not what caught his attention. Standing next to Zoey was Vanessa. She was also panting, as though they had run for way too long."Alexander," Vanessa quickly rushed over to his side and hugged him lovingly. "I've missed you so much," she said, whining like a little child."I missed you too, but how did you come back? Why is Zoey here too?" Alexander asked as he got out of her embrace."Well, I found out that Lynx had captured Vanes
Vanessa lay motionless on the bed, her face pale and her breath fading away. Alexander sat down beside her and held her hand, it was cold, way too cold and he rubbed it in an attempt to generate some heat.Zoey watched them from the doorway, her face a mask of fret. She fidgeted with her hand and her phone, and would occasionally glance at Alexander's direction.It felt like forever before Alexander heard the sound of a car pulling up outside the mansion. He rushed to the window, and saw an older woman in doctor's attire getting out of the car. Margaret was here.He let out a sigh of relief, feeling a little bit of tension leave his body. He turned to Zoey still standing on the doorway waiting for the next thing to do."Go usher her in," Alexander said quickly.Zoey nodded and quickly ran down the stairs. Alexander moved back to Vanessa, squeezing her hand gently. "Help is here, Vanessa. Just hang on a little bit," he whispered, hoping she could hear him. As he waited for Zoey to esc
Alexander turned back to Margaret, his eyes wide in disbelief. "Why didn't we shift? What's happening?"Margaret's expression was grave as she spoke. "Alpha Alexander, when you called me, I was on my way to the altar where everybody was awaiting your presence. I found out that all wolves are in their human form, and I wasn't the only one who didn't shift," she explained.Alexander then realized that that was the reason why there were no guards and no maids around. "Are they still there," he asked."Yes. But, Alpha Alexander, there are way too many mysteries surrounding your unborn pup. I've had my doubts, but after thinking carefully, I'm sure this has a connection to the pup," Margaret said.Alexander tried to understand the gravity of Margaret's words. The idea that his pup was the only wolf to shift even inside the womb on the night of the full moon in the pack was both thrilling and confusing to him.Alexander leaned in closer to Margaret, his voice barely above a whisper. "What d
"Nooo!" In the midst of her torment, Vanessa jolted awake, drenched in sweat, her heart racing and pounding in her chest. Alexander was there, kneeling beside her on the bed, his face filled with worry. He had been shaking her, calling out her name, and trying to bring her back to reality."Vanessa, I'm here," he said urgently, his voice etched with concern. "Wake up, please. It was just a nightmare."Tears streamed down Vanessa's face as she clung to Alexander, her body trembling. "I didn't sin, Alexander. I didn't betray anybody," she sobbed, her voice filled with anguish. "He's wrong. I'm not a whore."Alexander held her tightly, his hand providing solace and reassurance. "It's okay, Vanessa. It was just a nightmare," he said under his breath. "You didn't sin, and you didn't betray anyone. I'm right here with you," he said, his voice soothing.As Vanessa gradually calm down. Alexander's concern shifted to her physical well-being. He touched her forehead gently, and his eyes showed
Zoey woke up with a smile on her face, feeling refreshed and ready for the day ahead. The sunlight peeped through the window, casting a warm, yellowish-brown light onto the room's floor.She couldn't wait to explore the mansion and see what the day had in store for her. Her mind still find it's way back to Lynx, but she convinced herself that it would be better if she didn't think of him at all.She stretched her hand above her head and yawned, then hopped out of the bed and move to the washroom.The tiled floor felt cool under her feet as she turned on the faucet, letting the water flow and fill the tub. She then carefully stepped into the bathtub, feeling the warm water envelope her body and enjoying the soothing sensation it brought.She washed her hair with the sweet-smelling shampoo, massaging her scalp gently. After a leisurely bath, she grabbed the towel, and stepped out of the bathtub. Feeling contented, she left the washroom, ready to start her day. Her first plan was to go
After walking down the corridors of the top floor, she finally located Vanessa's chamber. She knocked a few times but there was no response, just as she was about to leave. A voice came from inside, "come in."Zoey gently pushed the door open, and found Vanessa sitting on the bed."Hey, Zoey," Vanessa greeted her, her voice filled with warmth."Hi, Vanessa," Zoey greeted back as she walked to sit beside her."This mansion is so enormous that I feel lost until I saw a maid that directed me to your chamber. How are you? Are you okay? You look somehow down," Zoey asked.Vanessa sighed and turned to face Zoey fully. "I'm good, Zoey. It's just that I sometimes feel overwhelmed by everything. Alexander is very caring, and I feel secure around him. Like I could face any sort of challenge knowing that I have him by my side. But then, it's hard to believe that he truly care about me. What if he is doing all this just for his child's sake? What if he doesn't truly care about me?"Zoey reached o
Zoey was in her room, she had heard about the upcoming conference and she couldn't help but feel a mix of curiosity and nervousness about it.Her mind drifted to Elliott and wondered why her path kept intertwining with him whether she liked it or not. And she found it quite annoying.She plopped down on her bed, throwing a fit and letting out all the frustration she had pent up inside. She cursed under her breath, calling Elliott all sorts of names. "That darn bully! What does he think of himself," she muttered angrily. Feeling suffocated by her own anger, she realized she needed some fresh air. She swung open the door of her room, only to find Elliott standing there, looking at her with a raised eyebrow as though asking why she looked that disheveled."Urgh, my goodness. What are you doing here now?" Zoey snapped, her anger bubbling to the surface again. "Were you peeping and eavesdropping on me?" she asked while glaring at him.Elliott shook his head, a bemused smile playing on hi
Lynx immediately tore the weak rope that had been used to tie him, and headed for the nearest soldier to him. He instantly grabbed his throat and pulled out his windpipe from his neck, causing blood to fly all around him. He then went for the next soldier, slicing his head clean off with a clean sweep of his claws.He was about to turn to kill another of Uncle Toni's men when he looked and saw that Uncle Toni and Elliott were sorting themselves. He wanted to continue with his killing, but the anger that he had felt within him the moment his eyes landed on his uncle took hold of him.“UNCLE TONI!!!” He screamed loudly as he rushed towards him. Uncle Toni looked over, and after seeing that Lynx was coming, he hit Elliott hard on the chest. The hit was so strong that it sent Elliott flying across the place.“Come here,” Uncle Toni mumbled with his crooked smile as he stood in a fighting stance.Lynx growled loudly and launched himself into the air towards Uncle Toni. It was halfway that
“Does he have to come with you?” Lynx overheard Vanessa ask Alexander as she stared at him. “I don't think you should trust him.”“He has a score to settle with his uncle,” Alexander replied to Vanessa. “This war is happening because of him, so I think it's reasonable that he goes with us.”“But what if–”“No what ifs Vanessa,” Alexander said softly as he placed his hands under Vanessa's chin. He lifted her face to meet his, and planted a kiss on her lips. “We will go and come back victorious.”Vanessa nodded, “I trust you, love.”After Alexander was done talking with Vanessa, he turned and began leading Lynx and the army out of the pack's barrack which was just beside the pack house mansion.They headed towards the battlefield where Uncle Toni had gathered with his warriors. Lynx had caught sight of Zoey on the way out, but he turned his face away just when she was about to meet his eyes.As they drove towards the battlefield, Lynx noticed Elliott kept on moving his car closer to his
Lynx expected Elliott to show up in the cell, but he didn't. He thought Elliott was probably busy with Zoey, too busy to come take his share of payback. He couldn't decide if he could take that as a good or bad thing.He brought his head in between his legs and sighed slowly. Some of his wounds had healed, but his face still hurt. The parts of his face that were swollen had still not gone down, and his head pounded hard. He leaned to one side and closed his eyes, trying his best to summon sleep so that he could take a temporary escape from the pain that he was feeling.Just as his eyes were about to close, he heard the loud creaking sound of the gate of the dungeon. He shot his eyes open and groaned loudly. He thought Elliott had finally come to take his share.With a grunt, he placed his hands on the ground and slowly lifted himself up to a sitting position. He then remained that way as the door swung open. He looked up with his one good eye and was a bit surprised to see that it was
Blackwood Pack…Uncle Toni sat in his chamber wondering what to do next. He had seen the decayed corpse, and it wasn't Lynx's. He could tell because the body structure didn't match that of Lynx, and did not have the aura of an Alpha.He sat there in deep thought when a guard knocked at his door. “What is it?” Uncle Toni asked blankly. “One of the commanders under the former Alpha's rule says he has information on Lynx's whereabouts,” the guard announced from the outside.Uncle Toni immediately got up to his feet upon hearing that. He rushed to the door and pushed it open. “Where is he?” He asked immediately.“He is currently in the receiving room with Beta George,” the guard reported.Uncle Toni hurried through the hallway as he headed to the grand meeting room.The two guards standing on each side of the grand meeting room doors opened it as Uncle Toni approached. Uncle Toni walked in to find one of the former commanders standing there, hopefully looking at him. When Uncle Toni got
Alexander collected the rag from one of the dungeon guards and cleaned his bloody hands. After cleaning every single trail of blood off, he handed the rag back to the guard and headed for his chamber.He knew Vanessa would have still been waiting for him. The thought of that caused a smile to form on his lips– there would be some good for today.When he finally arrived at his chamber, he paused at the door after hearing some sounds coming from within. He placed his ears on the door and smiled softly after hearing that it was Vanessa crying.He pushed open the door and walked in, he met Vanessa on the bed, her face filled with tears. Alexander walked over to her and knelt down beside her as she cried harder.“Why are you crying, darling?” Alexander asked as he ran his fingers through her soft, silky hair. “What is the matter?”“Zoey,” Vanessa replied with a small sniff. “I heard Lynx has got her, he's killed her, hasn't he?”“No, my love,” Alexander said as he wrapped his hands around
Upon getting back to the white phoenix pack house mansion, Alexander immediately got down from the car and went inside the mansion. Lynx's eyes fluttered open as the sounds of footsteps shuffling around reached his ears. He turned to his side with a growl but stopped sharply after he felt a sharp pain at his side. He paused for a few seconds before laying back.“Where in the hell am I?” He asked no one in particular as he coughed loudly. He moved to his side to try standing up again, ignoring the pain that was stabbing at him, and after many trials and errors, he was finally able to sit up straight. He placed his back against the wall behind him and hissed loudly as his aching side came into contact with the moist wall. Closing his eyes, he let out a loud sigh.Slowly, he opened his eyes again, and steadily this time. He turned his head to take a look at his new and strange environment.The only door in the room stood a few feet away from him, but he knew that it would be a real str
Scholes moved Zoey away and looked at Lynx as though scrutinizing every feature of his body. Lynx tightened his fist into a ball, ready to attack Scholes, so that when he was distracted, Zoey could escape.“Next!” Scholes voiced out. Lynx looked up, confused as Scholes stared at him a little longer before quickly moving forward.Lynx and Zoey moved along, and just when they were a bit far from the checkpoint, a few guards hurried towards them. “Alpha Lynx, commander Scholes has ordered us to escort you through a shortcut so you wouldn't get caught by your uncle's men.”Lynx looked up at the one who spoke and searched his gaze in curiosity. “You have to trust us, Alpha Lynx. Since your disappearance, we've been treated nothing less than wrong by the new vicious Alpha. We are ready to help you return to your position,” one of the guards explained.Lynx saw a million and one questions in Zoey's eyes, but the guard gave her a reassuring smile. Lynx could understand why they chose to he
It's been two weeks since Lynx disappeared into the world, and Uncle Toni declared him wanted and ordered the Blackwood force to kill him on sight.Zoey hadn't been a quiet one for the past week where Lynx abducted Zoey to. She had been yelling, and trying to convince Lynx to go and apologize to Sophia's parents for his atrocity.Lynx thought Zoey was only doing all of that so she could get out of there and be with Elliott. He got so mad at her last night when she began yelling at him again that it took all of him not to slap her right across the face.He instead got up in anger and impaled her against a chair inside the hut. He found a few things he could use as a rope and binders, and even a seal tape. He used the binder to cage her hands and legs to the chair, then he went back to her mouth with the tape. Zoey was trying her best to move away and even caught the tape in her hair a few times.Lynx grabbed her head, holding her still, and placed the tape over her talkative mouth. He
Zoey sat down on the small stony bench next to Lynx as Lynx told her about his first love, Sophia. “Why did you kill her if you truly love her then?” Zoey asked.“I felt betrayed, she once professed so much love to me. We didn't start out as lovers, we were just friends. Finally, I agreed to be with her to make her happy because I genuinely cared for her,” Lynx replied.This was the first time Zoey could actually see that much genuineness and care in Lynx's eyes. She could see the sadness and regret, but there was also pain.“After she found that guy, she let go of me; I was no longer a lover or friend. And that's only because that mate of hers told her how insecure he is that we are still friends. One day, I heard they were mated, and I got mad and violent. That might have been the first time Aunt Genevieve and Uncle Toni had seen me so mad and fierce,” Lynx said and his eyes turned darker as he spoke of his uncle.“Well, I got to their shared home with a gun loaded with silver bulle