Chapter SixtyLeila's POVI sat down on the steps staring into space. I felt someone close to me, I looked up and when I saw it was Ellie, I rolled my eyes. She motioned for me to shift a little which I did. " It's you." " Ouch Leila. It looks like you weren't expecting me." " You wouldn't blame me will you? I was expecting someone else maybe..." " Lilly." She finished off for me with a smile. " If you are here to rant on how I kept my mate away from you, I think that there is no need for that. I've had enough already." " I'm not here to rant, Lei, I just want to show my support." I glanced at her. " Seriously? The last time I checked, you've been the number one person on my neck since I got back." She chuckled softly. " Yeah, I've been a bit more of a bitch since you came back but I now understand why you didn't tell anyone about him." " You do?" " Yeah. If I were in your shoes, I would have done the same knowing how the two kinds hate each other, especially if Mr. Roberts w
Leila's POV " Have you talked to your father since..." " No, I can't." She cut me instantly and I faced her with pure curiosity on my face. " Why is that?" She closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. " My father's mate told me that she didn't trust him, my father also told me but I got angry and left them. I thought they didn't want me to be happy. I thought she always hated me. I didn't know they were trying to stop me from jumping into a huge mistake but I didn't listen to them, I just wanted to be an independent lady." Her voice was laced with regret and I rubbed her back. " I still think you should talk to them." " Why? So they can deafen my ears with I told you so?" She placed her fingers in the air forming a quote. " And here you are telling me to face my problems." She shook her head. " I think your father would still take you back because that is what family do. Take me for example, I was always thinking of what my family would do wh
Chapter Sixty-two Leila's POV I tossed about in my bed. Sleep refused to take me. I glanced at the table clock, it was almost two in the morning. I still had three hours to make up my mind. Maybe I need this just like Cassidy said. I wasn't running right? 'You're going without telling anyone so you are' I groaned. If I told anyone, they wouldn't let me sleep alone. I watched the clock. I need this. I need a moment away from the tense environment. I thought that when I returned from Ellie's house that everyone would be cool but the tension in the house increased during dinner. It could be sliced with a knife. No one uttered a word. Everyone was up in their heads. I guess this would be best for everyone. I need somewhere away from all the weird vibes. I would be back. I watched the clock hit four. I had made up my mind, I was going. I stood up from my bed and went to the bathroom to wash myself up . I started a little longer at my reflection in the mirror. I knew that
Chapter Sixty-threeLeila's POV I woke up with a banging headache and a freezing body. It took me three seconds to realize that I was on the bare ground. My memories came flooding back without warning and I winced a little. I tried to sit up but I felt my limbs being restricted and looked down to see that my hands were being tied behind my back explaining why I was feeling uncomfortable and my legs were tied one forcefully above the other. I groaned. There was a creaking sound, and a shift of energy in the room and I knew instantly that the door had opened and someone had entered the room. I let my eyes get used to the darkness and manage the poor light allowed into the room through a small window that a newborn could hardly stick its head out without being crushed. I tried to move again and I am being reminded that I am being tied up like a sack when the pain in my limbs increased. I cursed myself for being too weak. I felt the person advance to me and I decided to say something t
Chapter Sixty-fourXavier's POV I stared at the traitor's daughter sitting down on the bare ground looking confused. I should have known that her father was a traitor. " Xavier, what's going on?" She asked fearfully but her fears meant nothing to me. She dared me and was going to face the full consequences. Family or not. I unbuttoned the first two buttons of my shirt and rolled my sleeves getting into a better position. " Who sent you?" A simple question I asked and she played dumb as expected. " I don't know what you are talking about." She said playing confused and I nodded. The hard way then. " Stop playing games with me Dora. Where do they have her?" Confusion spread all over her face. " I don't know what you are talking about." I slammed my fist on the wall behind her and she jerked. " I'm going to ask you for the last time. Where is my mate!" " I swear I don't know where she is." She said moving away from me. Her hand covered her abdomen. I ignored her actions. She was t
Chapter Sixty-fiveMoonstone pack. " Keep trying, maybe she will eventually pick it up." Lara said even though she knew the answer would be silence. " She sent me a message earlier and I'm just seeing it now." Kenny said and Lara rushed to his side and grabbed the phone from him. Her daughter was safe, she hadn't run away, she only needed to be away from them for a moment. She burst into tears as she held the phone to her chest crying in relief. Her mate placed his hand on top of her shoulders but she pulled them off and glared at him. " This is all your fault Robert, if only you were a little calm about everything, she wouldn't have felt the need to stay away. You chased her away." She spat angrily. " What would you have had me do? He is our arch enemy Lara." " And her mate!" She retorted. Kenny felt uncomfortable. It was the first time his parents were openly arguing in front of him and it was uncomfortable as hell, especially with the fact that they were also ar
Chapter Sixty-sixLeila's POV I was forced awake when someone jammed my shoulders with some kind of metal. Hot tears filled my eyes but I blinked them away refusing to show the man how hurt I was. I was glad that it was a dream. He slid another plate towards me and I looked beside me to see that the other plate was gone. " Eat." I rolled my eyes. Was that the oy thing they could say? " I'm not going to eat until you tell me where my friend is and who the hell sent you to kidnap me!" I yelled at him but he didn't flinch. Instead, he turned around and walked out of the room leaving me alone. My stomach growled in protest and I stared at the meal which was just a few feet away but I turned away from it. It could be poison. I force myself to stay awake and I watch as another masked man comes into the room. He takes away the other plate and slides the new one to me. I tried to talk to him but just like the others, he ignores me completely and leaves the room. The door opens again and I
Chapter Sixty-sevenThey sat in silence as they all waited for the Alpha to speak. The silence was threatening. Everyone was up in their head thinking of what possible reason it could be to warrant the sudden meeting. Mr. Roberts wished the Alpha would be over with the meeting. He wished that he could be excused from the meeting but he was the beta. It would be considered treason if he tried to. He also had to warn the Alpha of the devices of the Lycan king. Finally, the Alpha cleared his throat, slicing the deafening silence and everyone turned their attention to him. " I received heartbreaking news today but I would like us all to hear from the horse's mouth before we conclude on anything." It was obvious that he was trying to contain his temper. Everyone wondered what it was that would keep him on the edge. A warrior was ushered into the room and everyone turned to the hazard looking man, accessing him. He looked like someone who was thoroughly beaten. He was one of the g
Chapter Seventy-three Leila's POV My heart thundered beneath my chest. There was a war going on outside because of me and I can't do anything. I stared at the two guards that stood at the doorpost watching my every movement. I felt like a liability with each second passing by. The one closest to the door fell down with a thud and the other one turned to shoot at the intruder but he wasn't fast enough. His head was blown about before he had the chance to cock his gun. " Cassidy?" She placed a finger above her lips and walked towards me. She carefully untied me. " What is going on?" " Look, I'm sorry about everything. I didn't know that it would lead to a full blown war. There's not enough time on our side. I need you to move fast and be as discreet as you can be. I don't have many arms in me. Follow my lead." She said in one breath as she finally loosened the rope on my leg. She brought her hand forward and I placed mine in hers. " Thank you." I whispered. " Thank me after we h
Chapter Seventy-twoLeila's POV I was getting weaker everyday. I don't know what they were feeding me but my body was rejecting it. The room I was kept in was filled with the stench smell of dried vomit. At this rate, I didn't know if I was breathing in oxygen or not. My hands rubbed my stomach subconsciously. An act I was getting addicted to. There were times were I would feel as though something was moving in my stomach and it scared me. The door opened. It was probably Lorenzo or his crazy lover. I was too tired to lift my head up. " You should prepare yourself. It's almost time." Someone said and my heart skipped a beat. They have been preparing for this day for the past four weeks. I didn't realize that it was going to be today. When Lorenzo had told me that Xavier had agreed to step down to have me back, his eyes twitching in delight. I felt my heart squeeze. I knew what they were planning. They were going to make him surrender and kill me in his front. Every da
Chapter Seventy-oneXavier's POV " The fight is getting bloodier." " I didn't expect less. It is not a childish fight. You should know that. " I replied not lifting my head from the pile of papers set before me. Lorenzo hasn't asked for anything and finding out his location was tougher than it seems. " You should stop the attack on the Embermoon pack." She said and I raised my head to look at the old hag. " You don't have a say on this matter, old hag. Go be useful with your voodoo and all that shit somewhere else." She sniffed. " Fighting would lead you nowhere." " They sent a message and I replied. I don't see how that is my fault." " You could end the fight if you want." I shook my head at her. " If I want. They have opened healing wounds and have added salt to them. My warriors are bloodthirsty and are ready to vent their anger and revenge for what happened twenty years ago. I don't plan on stopping them." " You should think of your mate. She wouldn't be happy to know that
Chapter SeventyLeila's POV I stared at her figure. I couldn't believe that she would do this to me. Wasn't she the one who had saved me? Was it all a lie? I find it hard to believe that the person who had taken me in without a question and had almost ended up dead for my sake would be part of this madness. Was this all planned out from the beginning? Was she planted in Xavier's pack to bring him down? But if that were the case, Xavier would have smelt her out. Then I recalled that she was a witch. Maybe she was using some kind of protection spell to hide her true decisive nature. I watched her as she rubbed the arm of Lorenzo in a sensual manner and it irritated me. I noticed something, they both were looking younger than their age. Something was going on here. She turned to me. I felt Cassidy shiver and I took note of that. She nodded at Cassidy then when she looked at me, she smiled in a kind of way that would have your heart drop to the pit of your stomach. " Viviana.
Chapter Sixty-nineXavier's POV I could feel it. She was in pain. I needed to find her quickly. Liam watched my movements with curiosity in his eyes. " I take it that you know where she is." He voiced and I shrugged. His eyes widened. " Your uncle?" " Who else would have taken her?" " He is using her to get to you." " Yes. That's the only way he could successfully get to me without facing me. How ridiculous." " You know where he is." He wasn't asking, he was stating a fact and I nodded. He cursed under his breath. " So why don't we attack him and rescue her already. Why are we sitting down here doing nothing when she is in a lot of pain. Who knows what that crazy uncle of yours is doing to her." " Patience Liam. It isn't time yet. He knows that I know that he is the one who took her. We can't attack now because it will be futile." " But we can try." " It will be a suicide mission for the rest of you. He has a witch by his side." " We al
Chapter Sixty-eightLeila's POV I woke up coughing so hard that I felt that as though I would cough out my lungs. My hands were tied together with my legs so it was hard for me to move. I stared at the room I was currently imprisoned in. It was nothing like the room I had been since I was brought here. The lights were on and it was a lot bigger than the other room. There was a big bed and a bedside table. A cup of coffee and a plate of untouched biscuit was on the table. This was someone else's room. And the big question was, who the person was. I hoped it doesn't belong to Cassidy because I don't think I am ready to face her yet but the dressing table proved otherwise unles there was another female. I should have escaped when I had the chance but stupid me decided to go on a rescue mission. Cassidy's betrayal still stings. I was wrong to have thought that she had changed. Just because I change doesn't mean that everyone else also did. As I think of it, I realized that I was easily s
Chapter Sixty-sevenThey sat in silence as they all waited for the Alpha to speak. The silence was threatening. Everyone was up in their head thinking of what possible reason it could be to warrant the sudden meeting. Mr. Roberts wished the Alpha would be over with the meeting. He wished that he could be excused from the meeting but he was the beta. It would be considered treason if he tried to. He also had to warn the Alpha of the devices of the Lycan king. Finally, the Alpha cleared his throat, slicing the deafening silence and everyone turned their attention to him. " I received heartbreaking news today but I would like us all to hear from the horse's mouth before we conclude on anything." It was obvious that he was trying to contain his temper. Everyone wondered what it was that would keep him on the edge. A warrior was ushered into the room and everyone turned to the hazard looking man, accessing him. He looked like someone who was thoroughly beaten. He was one of the g
Chapter Sixty-sixLeila's POV I was forced awake when someone jammed my shoulders with some kind of metal. Hot tears filled my eyes but I blinked them away refusing to show the man how hurt I was. I was glad that it was a dream. He slid another plate towards me and I looked beside me to see that the other plate was gone. " Eat." I rolled my eyes. Was that the oy thing they could say? " I'm not going to eat until you tell me where my friend is and who the hell sent you to kidnap me!" I yelled at him but he didn't flinch. Instead, he turned around and walked out of the room leaving me alone. My stomach growled in protest and I stared at the meal which was just a few feet away but I turned away from it. It could be poison. I force myself to stay awake and I watch as another masked man comes into the room. He takes away the other plate and slides the new one to me. I tried to talk to him but just like the others, he ignores me completely and leaves the room. The door opens again and I
Chapter Sixty-fiveMoonstone pack. " Keep trying, maybe she will eventually pick it up." Lara said even though she knew the answer would be silence. " She sent me a message earlier and I'm just seeing it now." Kenny said and Lara rushed to his side and grabbed the phone from him. Her daughter was safe, she hadn't run away, she only needed to be away from them for a moment. She burst into tears as she held the phone to her chest crying in relief. Her mate placed his hand on top of her shoulders but she pulled them off and glared at him. " This is all your fault Robert, if only you were a little calm about everything, she wouldn't have felt the need to stay away. You chased her away." She spat angrily. " What would you have had me do? He is our arch enemy Lara." " And her mate!" She retorted. Kenny felt uncomfortable. It was the first time his parents were openly arguing in front of him and it was uncomfortable as hell, especially with the fact that they were also ar