Lying on the floor with her hand on her chest, Moon struggled to breathe, but Joana was having none of it. Dragging her by her hair, she forced Moon back into a kneeling position. “What did you just say!?” Her eyes were stern and direct. “I – I…”“Speak!” Steve thundered, his eyes were narrowed and dark. “I know where… it is. I will go bring… it.” Moon drew in the air with difficulty, her shoulder slumped; she was having a panic attack. Joana’s right hand extended. Knowing what was coming, Moon closed her eyes in anticipation and as expected, it landed on her left cheek, making her feel a stinging pain and the metallic taste of blood in her lips. Gasps of shock followed.“You unfilial daughter!” Joana yelled, her pointed index fingers shaking at Moon’s face. “Would you ever do one thing right without having to drag our name through the mud?” came her father’s gruff voice. Moon looked up at him, wanting to explain, but he wasn’t even looking at her; his eyes had this faraway loo
Moon woke up in the sick bay, surrounded by the Alpha himself, the Beta, Diana’s stoic face, and Lillan’s bored face. “You are up?” Beta Stone asked, his face showing his displeasure as he stood up to walk toward her. Moon looked at them in a daze; she could not understand why they were gathered around her, and neither could she remember why she was in the sick bay. “Beta?” She called out softly, a look of confusion on her face. Diana whispered something to Lilian who nodded and looked back at Moon, a look of displeasure. “You?” She started, pointing towards Moon. “I want order and silence.” The Alpha ordered and Lilian shut her mouth. “Why did you steal knowing it is clearly against the rules?” The Alpha started by asking.Moon looked up at him from her bed with a blank look on her face, she didn’t understand what he was on about.“Steal?” She asked slowly.Diana looked at the Alpha in disgust. What was wrong with him taking a gentle approach when he didn’t do the same years a
Lilian, who had this suspicious look on her face, studied Diana’s movement.“What were you up to back there?” Lilian’s eyes narrowed at Diana as whispered her question to her.“What do you think?” Diana asked back, her head inched forward, blowing the hair out of her face; her eyes had this determined look in them.Looking back at the just-closed door with a look of alarm on her face, Lilian’s eyes widened and she hurriedly covered Diana’s mouth with her palm, dragging her towards the hidden comer of the hallway. Forcing Lilian’s hand from her lips, she glared at her. “What’s with you?” “I should be asking you that. What’s with you? You are shouting?” Lilian’s voice went a little high, still in a whisper, glaring back at Diana.“Oh!” “Oh.” Lilian mimicked, leaning her back against the wall.“So dear sister, what are you up to?” Lilian said without a whisper, and it was Diana’s turn to rush towards her and cover her lips. “What are you doing?” Lilian’s eyes went wide, her voice alm
Moon’s POVI kept going in and out of consciousness with the kind-hearted nurse who kept answering all my questions and attending to me till I was fit. I finally remembered what happened.“But I didn’t steal it.” I jerked up on remembering the unpleasant memory right in the middle of being attended to. “The elders will decide.” She smiled at me before continuing. “Nobody is here yet?”“They were ordered not to.” She said simply and avoided my eyes. I got the message, she didn’t want to talk much.Soon, I was fit but I had gotten used to staying in the sick bay without having to face their faces or do things I didn’t want to do.“You are fit enough to leave Moon.” The motherly care in her voice endeared me to her; I just wanted to stay and do whatever she wanted, even to my detriment. “I can run errands for you.” I pleaded as hard as I could, but she just paused and gave me a knowing smile before continuing her arrangement.“Some other time, now off you go.” My welcome back was s
“You are here to help her again right?” My door shut with a bang that made me jump, I feared for my life. “Undo whatever you are doing to her now!” “You shall not use such voice on me! She is wasted by the way, so you can have it.”Moon heaved in relief when she felt like her head got lighter and her body returned to normal. “She is wasted?” Now she could see clearly, Aiden questioning the smug Diana. “The King’s guard came to her in his wolf form.” “What!?” Aiden thundered and Moon scrambled away. Moving towards her as if his life depended on it, Aiden made to take the letter, but Moon shifted away from him, the confusion still lingering in her eyes. Not understanding what they were saying. How was Diana related to her state of confusion and imbalance? How did Aiden know she was the one behind it? Why were they in her room? “Just hand it over.” He ordered. He didn’t look gentle, he didn’t act nice, he smelled like something awful and she scrunched up her nose. He has eye b
“My head.” Moon whimpered weakly as she resisted Diana’s strong hold on her hair.“Die you Idiot!” Diana said in a voice that didn’t just belong to her; her wolf was out, too.In this state, Moon felt helpless. She tried looking around to see if she could see anyone who wasn’t looking, but she couldn’t. Nobody was close. She tried calling up her wolf but she felt empty. Slowly, she began to lose the little strength she had in her, only tightly holding onto Diana’s hand because her life depended on it.‘I am tired, I should just give up.’ Moon thought as she stopped struggling.Seeing she had already given up fighting, Diana pushed Moon into the pool, but Moon’s grip on her hand was so strong that she could not loosen it in time, so she also fell in.Not being able to breathe in air awakened Moon’s need for survival. ‘No! I need, I need to live. I need to live!’ She began to struggle in the water, but Diana still had the upper hand.Amid her struggle, Moon tried her best to keep the
Aiden’s POVI knocked on Moon’s door with unease, I felt like I was being watched. The plan had to change; I didn’t bring the food to her room, I hid the plate of food around the Pack’s forest, and I was sure no one would watch her go there. On the third knock on her door without a response, I assumed she still didn’t want to talk to me and twisted the doorknob, but it turned out it wasn’t even close. It opened with a little push. Her room was empty, just the way I left, with the difference in the position of the letter.“Moon?” I had called her softly just in case she was in the bathroom. “Moon?” I knocked on the bathroom door but it just gave way to an empty bathroom without Moon. On the thought of Diana causing another round of havoc, I rushed out of her room as if in a daze. I wanted to ask about the whereabouts of Moon to the pack members I came across, but I knew it would come off as weird, so I kept quiet, allowing my eyes to roam around in search of Moon. I finally saw on
Moon’s POVI was shaking badly; my teeth wouldn’t stop chattering, too, and I couldn’t even stand on my feet. Everything felt surreal, but I knew I needed to leave; I didn’t mind being tagged a rogue wolf. It isn’t like I am wanted here anyway.My wet hair clung to my face and my neck and raising my hand to squeeze the remaining water in my hair made me shiver. I looked around for anything to cover myself with but I found none. I was supposed to start cleaning and thinking about it already made me feel fatigued.“Here?” A meek voice said and turning towards the direction of the voice, I saw Becky. “Becky?” I didn’t realize how shaky and little I could sound. “Here, take. You are cold.” She told me, stretching the thick white towel towards me while looking at the floor like she was extremely guilty facing me.I was skeptical about this act of kindness; she was still among The Queen’s groups, after all. “Why?” I looked at her bowed head covered by her hair.“Just take it, you are co
Moon opened her eyes to see Victor on his knees with his hand on his open stomach. A gory sight to behold. She looked at her hands soaked with blood and her eyes widened. She wanted to feel fear but she only felt disgust. “I can’t believe I have your disgusting blood on my hands.” That was what she said. Moon almost bit her tongue to stop herself from talking but still talked anyway. She felt afraid yet courageous, she felt alone yet with company. Alpha Victor looked at her but he wasn’t surprised.“I knew this day would come.” He has his hands trying to stop the blood gushing from his belly. “You did? I doubt.” Moon walked closer to him and Liam almost shouted her name to stop her. “I didn’t kill you on purpose.” She sneered at him. “The next time you’d teleport in here again to cause havoc will be your last.”Victor looked at her before smiling, his teeth were bloodied. “I don’t need to. I have seen your future. You’d be worse than me.” “I will never be you.” She spat. “How
Moon POV. My face burned when I heard his words. Alpha Victor, the devil behind my misfortunes. I feel my teeth gritted on their own; I struggle to control my anger, the pains from my past, and the trauma I have been through. What was he doing here? Did he come to get his daughter? Did he come for Liam? “Alpha Victor?” I asked the man who looked up at me from his bent posture and he nodded, coughing in-between. I bit my lips till I tasted blood, the pain and misfortunes riling up my anger even more. I felt powerful; the angrier I felt, my eyes felt hot, my nose itched, my breath harbored, and my entire body trembled. My fingers would have dug into my palms and drawn out blood if I hadn’t bitten them off due to nervousness. “What does he think he is doing here?” I felt my lips tremble. If I looked scary, I don’t know, but I saw everyone shift away from me except Liam, who struggled to stand to his feet and covered my palm with his. “Moon, you have got me.” His voice penetrated
Placing a hand on Moon’s hand, a soft glow enveloped both Moon and Harper, healing them all at once. It was risky but Liam found it more risky if anything happened to Moon. He felt weakened; his shoulders sagged as he groaned but still held on till Moon pulled out and held on to him, but his weight was much on her. Her hands gave way and he fell to the floor. “Liam?”“Alpha?” “Liam!?” The rest called in panic and concern but Alpha Rex only got startled before looking on.“Liam?” She called, wanting to touch his face but Liam held her hand mid-way and shook his head at her. “Don’t.” He shook his head, smiling weakly at her. ***Appearing right in front of the pack house, which had a group of gossiping females, Alpha Victor startled them, and they began to scream at the sudden appearance of a handsome, elderly-looking stranger in their midst. Looking straight into one of their eyes, he manipulated their mind. “Take me to Liam.” Just like a fool, she walked ahead without a stop
“Kia?” Olivia entered the sick bay to see a back full of blood. “Kia!” She called with more urgency as she rushed towards him. He turned to look at her before melting into her trembling arms. “Aunty?” He whimpered. When Olivia’s eyes met Harper’s body on the bed with her uneven breathing she tried to understand what happened. “What is it?” She looked into his eyes. “My Baby.” Kia pushed his lips to the side, his eyes staring into the distance. Olivia disengaged from the hug completely. “The baby is yours!?” She didn’t know if she should be happy at the news or disgusted at the lady who chose to make herself an object of shame. “Yes, but…” Kia stopped to get a hang of himself. “But?” Olivia left him and walked towards Harper. “It is in danger.” “She tried killing it off?” She stared at Harper on the bed and refused to touch her. “She tried killing its father.” Serenity exposed. “What?” Olivia snapped her head towards Kia whose eyes snapped shut, refusing to look anyone in t
“I reject…” “Wait!” Serenity had screamed at him, the painful ripping of her heart was overwhelming. She could not bear to hear him say it all out. “Please don’t.” She found herself pleading. “I can’t do this anymore. We can’t do this.” He said robotically. “Aiden.” She called him, holding onto the sticky bar, not minding the stench and the severity of the situation. “Leave.” Aiden looked away. “I can’t. We are mated.” Serenity found herself saying. “I killed her,” Aiden confessed, putting her off. “What!?” She would admit, she was shocked. He smirked at her shocked expression as if that had been his expectation all along. “Serenity!” Someone called her from the entrance. “Please leave if you are in.” Another ordered. She knew she wasn’t supposed to be there, it was the rule but she didn’t mind violating this rule. “We will come in two minutes, and we request you leave, or else we won’t be responsible for whatever reaction you get.” The head prison guard said this time.
Alpha Rex sat with his shoulders sagged on Olivia’s high bed. He couldn’t and didn’t look at her face, he only listened. “Alpha Victor, he made me a clean slate.” She sniffled, her shoulders shook. She went ahead to recount what happened up until the day she met Liam. “He was a lonely and depressed little boy.” She sniffed again, before blowing her nose into her handkerchief. “He poisoned me. He…he used his abilities on me.” Alpha Rex’s face was in a frown as he stared at the floor. He hadn’t still forgiven Liam for what he did to him years ago; he would have almost died if Victor, his Gamma, hadn’t saved him. But even that was a ploy too. Olivia looked up at her Mate, standing up, she came and sat beside him, putting a hand on his shoulder. “Would you believe me if I told you he didn’t do it because he wanted to?” She asked him. Alpha Rex looked at his long-lost Mate with shaky eyes. “What do you mean?” “Rex.” Olivia sighed. “He would have refused if he didn’t want to do
Kia looked down on the kneeling Harper who held his kneels like her life depended on it. “Please, Kia.” Harper was on her knees, her hands holding his legs tightly. “Is the baby mine or not?” He looked ahead after asking her the question. “Please.” She repeated and he banged his hand on the wall. “That is no answer to my question!” His lips were trembling as he looked at the woman he once loved with every fiber of his being. Harper swallowed; she knew she had no chance with Liam anymore, so she wanted to do anything to get Kia to take her back. Yes, she was pregnant for real, and no, the child wasn’t Liam’s; she just wanted to be the Luna of the pack. But seeing her competitor had an Alpha for a father already put her off track, there was no way in hell she could compete with that. “The baby…” She held her stomach, tears rolling down her eyes. “Yes? What happens to the baby?” He questioned. “The baby, it is…yours.” She whispered the last word. “It is mine?” Kia bit his lower
Serenity walked absentmindedly down the stairs to the underground dungeons. She didn’t know what she was doing; she didn’t know why she was walking down here. Maybe she knew, she just could not stop herself. “Hey, whatcha doing going down in there?” A prison guard held her hand to stop her from advancing. “Let go of me, I need to get something confirmed.” Her voice was cold, she did not bother looking back either. “Haven’t you considered my proposal yet?” He asked, still holding onto her arm. “I won’t repeat myself.” She just added, her eyes looking through the metal bars of the closed dungeon. “See Babes. I like you and would do whatever it is you want, just…” Serenity made a swift turn, hooked her hand under his armpit, locked her legs with his, and within a couple of seconds, he was thrown to the hard floor. “Ooowwfff! What the hell man!” The prison guard was almost in tears as he tried to roll off the floor to get to his feet. “Learn to stay off when told.” Serenity warned
Joana, whose breath almost eluded her ran as fast as she could towards the rogue pack and ended up unconscious by the gate. She was picked up and brought into the Alpha’s court. “What is this?” Alpha Victor, who got down to chain smoking to calm his sudden wrecked nerves, asked, his head pointing towards the now transformed Joana on the floor. “We found her by the gate.” One of the burly-looking men with a long mustache replied, gently kicking Joana on her stomach. “Wake her.” He looked away, smoking off the cigar in her hand. Taking a bottle of water, a tomboyish-looking woman sprinkled it on Joana’s face till her eyes fluttered open. Coughing with her hands flying towards her nose to stop her from inhaling the nauseating smoke, Joana tried to understand her environment. She thought back to what happened before now but her brain went blank. “What brings you to my pack woman?” Alpha Victor’s deep voice asked. Joana straightened up immediately upon hearing Alpha Victor’s voice