Xerxes immediately dashed towards the door and flung it open to find a maid hurriedly walking down the hallway, towards the grand staircase that led up to the Alpha's room."F*ck!" Xerxes exclaimed, and chased after her.—------------------------------The damage the fire had caused to the pack was near distratous, and some were even injured.Alexander felt that if it was really Lynx's doing, then he had taken more than he could chew. Alexander wanted to also attack him unaware in retaliation.Alexander hadn't told anyone about it, but ever since Vanessa delivered their pup, he had been feeling a weird surge of power emanating from within him. All his senses have been quite hyper, and his thirst to be on the battlefield had nearly tripled.He decided to speak to Vanessa about it first. He thought of speaking to the pack members, but he do not need them investigating him and finding out anything about Arthur. So he decided Vanessa would be the perfect person to confide in. He got into
Zoey decided to stay in bed for a while longer, then she went into the bathroom and took a bath. A few minutes later, she was already dressed and out the door in search of Vanessa. She initially wanted to check up on Veronica, but on a second thought, she decided not to because she felt Veronica probably doesn't need her around.She stood at Vanessa's door and knocked twice. Soon she heard a go-ahead to come in, and she opened the door. She walked into the room to find Vanessa already dressed and smiling brightly with little Arthur in her arms."Vanessa," she called out as she noticed Alexander seemed to be getting overly dressed; it seemed they were getting ready for a gathering."We are ready to introduce Arthur to the pack," Vanessa said with a bright, infectious smile."Where is Elliott?" Alexander asked."Well, there is a situation with Veronica. I don't know what happened but she called, and Elliott had to run on over," Zoey explained."Is she okay?" Vanessa asked frantically."
"Zoey, it's not what you are thinking. I can…" Before Elliott could explain, Zoey walked out the door, slamming the door behind her.Elliott glared at Veronica, and she looked frightened at that moment.Elliott shut his eyes, trying to control his emotions and then rushed into the closet to get dressed. He quickly put on a black trouser and a blue long-sleeved shirt. A few minutes later, he was already out of his room and headed for Zoey's room.He wanted to find her and explain everything. He opened Zoey's door but she wasn't in her room. He walked out and saw a maid in the hallway and asked about Zoey, but the maid said she went out earlier this morning and hadn't returned to her room. He went to the convocation hall and saw the crowd, and it occurred to him that he had missed the whole gathering and announcement. He saw Alexander gesturing for him to come over but he ignored him, knowing fully well that he would be questioned later on why he was absent for the gathering.He could
Alexander noticed a lady in a black cloak, and he could sense how nervous she was. He wondered why she had a black cloak on. He immediately began approaching her. He scurried through the crowd to get to her, but then, she noticed Alexander's presence and turned. She began to run frantically away from the crowd.Elliott immediately took the other exit, and appeared in front of the lady at the hallway. Alexander also made his way into the hallway and found Elliott and the lady at the foot of the staircase."Who are you?" Alexander asked. The lady then pulled the cloak away from her head, and Alexander immediately recognised her. "Xena?" He voiced out."I'm sorry, Alpha Alexander. He threatened me and my grandmother's life, so I had no choice. My grandmother is sick and I–" she blabbed non-stop."Who threatened your grandmother's life?" Elliott asked immediately."The Alpha of Blackwood pack," she replied.Alexander felt his blood boil as she said that. "Where are they?" He asked, try
It's been days since the incident happened. Zoey had told Vanessa what happened between Elliott and Veronica, and Vanessa have been avoiding Veronica ever since. She was not angry with Veronica, she just felt guilty.Alexander on the other hand had been so busy with pack-related matters that it turned out that Xena was the spy they were looking for, and now that she has been discovered, Vanessa had thought that all should be well from now on.However, it only caused an uproar within the pack. Most of the pack elders and members are beginning to turn against Alexander. They were claiming among themselves that Vanessa's presence only brought trouble to the pack. Not only Vanessa, but also Zoey as well. There were rumors that Vanessa and Zoey only came to destroy the pack by seducing the Alpha and the Beta. The pack members now believe they are fighting for a lost cause, and that they were in the wrong, not the Blackwood pack.Things are going downhill, and Vanessa felt unhappy for bein
Present Day…"Hello, Alpha Lynx," Xerxes greeted."Did your plan work?" Lynx asked, his voice serious and resolute."Of course, the pack members are starting to against their Alpha, and Alexander is having a hard time calming them down. Not just Alexander, but Elliott too," Xerxes said with pride."That's good, hope they aren't suspecting you?" Xerxes asked."A few days ago, I gave them a suspect, and they have already dealt with her," Xerxes said. He told Lynx all that happened with the maid and how he managed to turn the situation in his favor. Especially because her grandmother is a distant relative to a family in the Blackwood pack. "So, what's the next plan?" He asked."Stay on the low for a while, if you make moves at the moment, they will surely suspect that they have been tricked. But while laying low, I will need you to gather as much information as you can about the white phoenix pack. They will be distracted by me as I attack their borders again, but as they are distracted,
Vanessa sat with Veronica on the small chair in the garden. She had gone in and gotten Veronica an ice pack earlier, and she now had it pressed to her face to soothe the pain. Veronica was crying profusely, and Vanessa did her best to console her.Vanessa couldn't believe Elliott did that to Veronica. Her thoughts was that no matter what Veronica had said or did, a slap right across the face is extreme. "Thank you Vanessa," Veronica said gratefully after her tears had subsided."It's okay, and… I'm sorry, I never knew Elliott could get so violent with a lady. What happened?" Vanessa asked, feeling really confused about the whole situation.Vanessa looked at Veronica, awaiting an answer, but Veronica looked away, unwilling to share. "Tell me Veronica, what happened between you guys. Why did Elliott did that?" Vanessa asked more seriously this time. "W–well… after you left. I had a talk with Zoey. I told her she shouldn't get so comfortable in your chamber that she would try to sleep
Blackwood Pack…Uncle Toni walked into Lynx's chamber to find him seated on his couch, thinking deeply about something. Uncle Toni could tell he was planning something in his mind.Lynx noticed Uncle Toni's presence and he approached him. "Any news?" He asked."Yes. I have spoken to the pack leader of the Nightshade pack, Alpha Scott, and he has agreed to form an alliance if he gets a share of land from the white walker's empire," Uncle Toni explained."That's good, then the rest?" Lynx asked almost immediately. Uncle Toni knew this war had nothing to do with him expanding his empire; the past wars have been for that purpose, but this one was just for his ego, which was why Uncle Toni thought it was perfect for his own ambition."I have also spoken to the other packs, but one pack is not willing to join," Uncle Toni explained."Which pack is that?" Lynx asked."Silver Fang Pack."Lynx groaned as Uncle Toni said that. Of course, the Silver Fang Pack is not easy to convince, and that's
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