In the hallway, Joana and Steve faced each other, their shoulders sagged, their head bowed dejectedly but on their faces were wide smiles. “I heard of the kidnap of your daughter.” The head guard said, approaching them. “No, it’s fine.” Joana sniffed in the non-existent liquid in her nose. “We would want to be left alone for a while,” Steve said grimly and the guard bowed.“The Alpha and the council of elders await you in the Alpha’s court.” He said before turning away. “We will respond in a bit.” “Are our packages ready?” Steve whispered to his mate, after responding to the guard. “Yes, they are.” Joana’s head bobbed in response so it looked like she was getting consoled by her mate.“Good, we move tonight.” He showed her his hand and she held on to it. “Let’s go see what they have to say.”On entering the solemn courtroom, Joana and Steve picked their place at the front and sat on the empty stool.Not quite long after, the double doors were opened again by the doormen; Beta R
“I will go first.” Diana opted, adjusting her band-aided hand. Beta Stones nodded at her, the rest had their ears open to listen. Taking hold of Lilian’s hand, Diana stared straight at Aiden. “Since you already know my identity, you might as well know that Lilian here is my cousin.” Aiden’s head ached badly again, “I am not surprised.” “And to everyone here, I have an ability.” She paused.“An ability of mind manipulation.” She declared, expecting to see a look of surprise on their faces, but they gave out none. “What’s yours?” Beta Stone turned to his son who had his eyes closed and was panting, his face full of sweat. Aiden opened his already red eyes and looked at his father. “Mine?” He smiled, showcasing his now blackened teeth from blood. “I slept with a lady.” He declared proudly. Everyone had the same confused and irritated expression except Diana. Seeing her anger rising, he chuckled and kept quiet. “How is your personal life our concern?” Lilian asked, her face squee
The temperature of the room dropped as the face of Alpha Victor went cold. “What did you just say?” He asked, his hands gripping the arms of his throne-like chair.“Your son got mated to the daughter of Alpha Rex.” Beta Stones repeated and before anyone could blink, Alpha Victor’s hand was already gripping his neck.“What the hell were you doing this happened!?” His eyes were glaring at the half-opened one of Stones.Ria and Nova screamed and were now trembling at the extraordinary speed of the Alpha and the strength he possessed. A group of rough-looking men with tattoos and shabby beards barged in, but Alpha Victor raised his free hand, and they bowed, stepping away. Stone’s face was red at this point, he had veins popping out of his face as his mouth struggled to form words.“What was your good-for-nothing son doing!?” Alpha Victor pushed Stones to the wall, producing a loud thud at the impact; the women screamed at that, too. “He…” “He tried his best Victor! You can’t blame t
The past i“Victor, this isn’t right. We aren’t mated.” Her eyes were shaky as she looked around them, her back to the wall as she looked up at him.“What are you so afraid of? Who cares about being mated when I love you and no one else?” Victor stepped closer, his yellow eye looking into her black ones, his left hand on the wall, trapping her.“But our status is different.” “Who cares about our statuses when we love each other?” “I am a lowly maidservant and you…” She faltered when he stepped closer to her, taking her hand on his chest. “I, what?” He gave a charming smile. “You are the Gamma.” A blush crept up her cheek as she felt his beating heart beneath the tattooed skin.“Look at me, Moon.” His index finger went beneath her chin, raising her head to look at him.“I love you, I want you and only you.” He brought his lips closer to hers, she got breathy. “I don’t care about the dumb status when I am an Alpha of a powerful pack.” He said into her ears. His breathy voice sen
The past i“Victor, this isn’t right. We aren’t mated.” Her eyes were shaky as she looked around them, her back to the wall as she looked up at him.“What are you so afraid of? Who cares about being mated when I love you and no one else?” Victor stepped closer, his yellow eye looking into her black ones, his left hand on the wall, trapping her.“But our status is different.” “Who cares about our statuses when we love each other?” “I am a lowly maidservant and you…” She faltered when he stepped closer to her, taking her hand on his chest. “I, what?” He gave a charming smile. “You are the Gamma.” A blush crept up her cheek as she felt his beating heart beneath the tattooed skin.“Look at me, Moon.” His index finger went beneath her chin, raising her head to look at him.“I love you, I want you and only you.” He brought his lips closer to hers, she got breathy. “I don’t care about the dumb status when I am an Alpha of a powerful pack.” He said into her ears. His breathy voice sen
The past iiiVictor dived his face into her middle and Moon squirmed, but he held her in place. When he raised his face to look at her, his eyes were lidded and his face looked dreamy. “You smell heavenly. You are wet and ready too.” ***“Why do you look troubled?” Victor still sat on his seat after Moon walked into his room.“You look troubled yourself.” She told him.“Go first.” He hardly spared her a glance. “I think I missed my period.” Her eyes were tightly shut waiting for his reaction.There, she said it. There was nothing else to hide. “You think?” “No, I know.”“Hmm.” He nodded.“Victor?” She stepped closer and made to touch him, but he just disappeared, and she ended up touching the air. “Victor?” She bit her lips. “Leave.” She looked at the bed to see him half sitting on it.“Victor?” “I’ll summon you when it’s time.” His eyes were closed.She left his room hunched and sad. She avoided looking into anyone’s eyes, sticking close to the shadows in the hallway when s
The past ivHe held her eyes, she looked deep into his with strong resolve, her hands fisting tightly on her dress. He nodded slowly, his head hardly moving. She stood firm, before stepping closer to him but not close enough to touch him. “I don’t need your nods Alpha Victor of an unknown pack and a Gamma to Alpha Rex, I need your words”“Do you love me!?” Her head was raised slightly to look into his eyes. “If I didn’t, I wouldn’t allow you to escape.” He responded, trying to shake his eyes off hers. “If I didn’t, I would have had you abort it.” He pointed to her womb, a subtle frown settling on his face. “That doesn’t answer my question, Victor.” She was getting worked up as time passed by. “Yes!” He yelled, holding his hair, he was losing it. “Then fulfill your promise.” She came closer.“Claim me publicly.” She bent her head to look at his averted eyes. “Reject her! I am with your child.”He smiled like a mad man, his yellow orbs were blazing now as he took a predatory ste
The past vMoon would have almost lost her pregnancy if Victor hadn’t used his power on her. To save her the pain, he deposited some of his power in her, enough for her body to adapt to. “Take care of her.” He had his eyes still looking at her pale sweaty face. Zell, who just stepped in, nodded, standing in attention, his eyes completely on Moon. Victor had his buttons completely unbuttoned, his jaw ticked, and he needed to leave. Looking at her longingly for a while, he bent down and gave her a peck on her forehead but she held his hand tightly even with her eyes closed, a streak of tears leaving her eyes. “Don’t … go.” She mouthed, her lips were chapped. “Water.” He ordered instead. “Yes, Alpha.” Zell was by his side soon enough with a bottle of water in his hand. He handed it over to the Alpha, his eyes still on Moon, he had removed his mask, revealing the whole of his face. Victor uncorked the cover and took a long swig before placing the cover back. Zell watched him bend
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