Tina’s POV“What is it you were saying moments ago?” Tina asks the maid who was just speaking about the omega being the same as the female alpha. The other maid, the one she was talking to, has walked away to complete some other tasks Jessie has ordered of her.The maid looks surprised when Tina approaches. It was clear Tina was never supposed to hear that conversation.“Oh, I’m sorry, mistress. It was unfair of me to speak like that toward the Alpha King’s omega…” she bows her head in shame.“Never mind that,” Tina says, waving her hand in dismissal. “Just tell me what you were saying, maid. About the omega and the female alpha being the same. Are you sure of this?”She stays quiet for a moment as she tries to figure out what to say in response.“Well…” she begins hesitantly. “I’m almost certain. But not 100%. I just feel their resemblance is uncanny. Nobody has heard from the female alpha in some time and now this omega shows up with a similar face. I just find it odd is all.”That
Bernice’s POVI’m shocked that this maid figured out my secret. Remembering what happened with Jessie’s last maid and how she ended up being an assassin spy, I am wary of this maid. It must have shown on my face because she gave me a small and shy smile.“Your identity is safe with me,” she says, bowing her head. “But I would also like to help you escape.”“I’m afraid you’ve been mistaken. I’m not whom you think I am.”“I remember your face so vividly. You have the same face as the female alpha. You don’t need to hide it from me. I want to help you. I’m not the only one who wishes to help. If you let us, we can get you out of here.”My heart stops in my chest at her words as I narrow my eyes.“Who else wishes to help?”“The Alpha King’s cousin, Tina,” the maid says with wide eyes.Something isn’t adding up.“What else did Tina say, exactly?”…I brush the conversation with the maid out of my mind as she leaves for the evening. Landry came to retrieve me and bring me to Jessie’s palace
LandryBernice mentioned at one point that she’s never danced before, but she moves so delicately in his arms. She has a smile on her face that he’s never seen before. She’s genuinely having a good time. This pleases Landry. Everybody else also seems to notice because they are surrounding them and clapping.Bernice looks gorgeous in her gown; unfortunately, she must wear a mask to hide her identity. She doesn’t want anyone to recognize her as being the female alpha. By the time they finish with a couple of dances, she grew breathless.“I haven’t laughed like that in a long time,” she admits as they search for an empty table.“I’m glad you’re having fun.”“Have you seen Jessie? We should thank her for the invite,” she says as she glances around the ballroom.He rose his brows at her; he knows that Bernice and Jessie are on rocky terms ever since Jessie accused her of using Landry without the intent to marry. Even after he spoke to Jessie, knowing his sister, she is not going to drop it
Bernice’s POVIt was a long shot, but I knew if I didn’t take drastic measures, it could have been me. I knew something was going on when the maid confronted me as I was getting dressed. She told me she knew my secret and that Tina wanted to help me escape. Based on that, I knew Tina was up to something.Then, I saw Tina speaking to a servant near the door of the ballroom. They slipped into the hallway, trying not to be seen and I grew even more suspicious. So, when Tina set up a couple of glasses of wine at a nearby table, I had a feeling she might have slipped something into one of them.I noticed her speaking with Landry at the food table, so while they were distracted, I switched the wine glasses. I was right to do so. She handed me the glasses just as they were making a toast.She must have slipped aphrodisiac into one of the glasses because the next thing we all knew, she was going into severe heat. Going into heat like this would have blown my cover. I would have ripped everyth
Landry’s POVBernice stares at him with a shocked expression for a moment as she quickly sits up. She narrows her eyes at him, focusing her attention on only him. A small act that would have made his heart race in his chest, but in this case, he could tell what she was thinking wasn’t good. It was obvious that she played that trick on Tina because she was jealous of her and wanted Landry to herself without any other, she-wolves getting in the way.She saw Tina talking to him and batting her long lashes, not to mention swaying her hips flirtatiously, and it caused her to drug Tina’s drink so she can make a fool of herself. Of course, he’s not sure how she got aphrodisiac. Maybe she found another aphrodisiac flower and brought it with her just in case.Landry didn’t want Bernice to feel ashamed by that trick; he honestly found it quite funny. Nobody got harmed. Tina’s family was able to bring her home and allow her to rest. Maybe Bernice was upset that Landry caught her and is outing he
Bernice’s POV“Jessie? What are you doing here?” I ask, staring at Jessie who stood before me at my doorway.She stared down at her feet sheepishly for a moment before bringing her gaze back to me. She’s still in her ball gown, so I know she came here directly from the ball.“Can I come in, so we can talk?” Jessie asks again, meeting my eyes.I step aside for her to enter. She hurries into my room, and I shut the door behind us. She sprawls out onto my bed as she used to, curling up and peering up at me with sad eyes. I sit beside her and keep my eyes steadily on hers. I thought back to her accusations against me; she accused me of using her brother for my own selfish gain. As if Landry isn’t aware of our arrangement. I was hurt that Jessie thought so little of me and that Landry didn’t bother to correct her until it was too late.“Oh, Denise,” she cries the fake name I had given her. “I’m so sorry for being so cruel to you. I shouldn’t have said what I said.”No. She shouldn’t have.
Landry’s POV Landry didn’t return to Bernice all night. He stayed away to give her the space she needs. He needed the space too. He can’t help but feel hurt over what she had said to him. That this was nothing more than a sexual arrangement. Of course, he knew that they did one another a favor and it was an agreement they both had, but it still bothered him that she was still claiming that she doesn’t harvest any feelings for him.He went to his office early this morning to get some paperwork done before his day began. As he walks by Bernice’s door, he could hear nothing but silence. He figures she’s sleeping soundly and continues down the narrow halls until he reaches his study door.Hours have gone by since he’s gone to his study. He was deep in his work when he received a mindlink from his beta.“Alpha, we have a problem.” “What is it, beta?” “There’s a rogue attack in the northern region. We are going to need all hands on deck for this one. Gammas are already on their way there
Landry’s POVAt first, he saw how red her face was getting once the fighting ceased, but then he could smell the sweet scent of strawberry milk. Her breathing was growing heavy and through the fabrics of her shirt, her nipples hardened. He knows she’s going into heat. The problem is, they aren’t alone. If she goes into heat as Bernice the female alpha, they will know she’s definitely not an alpha.They will have her figured out that she’s actually an omega. A small whimper escaped from her lips as she pressed her back against the large nearby tree. She rubbed her back against the tree, panting as the sensation stimulates her irritated body. Her eyes pleaded with him to help release some of this tension, but they can’t do anything about it right then and there.He takes a hold of her hand and pulls her through the forest. She follows closely behind him, tightening her fingers around his grip. He knows just how much she loves his touch during this time. Her body trembles slightly from t
Bernice’s POV6 months later“Oh, my goddess, Bernice!! You look gorgeous!!” Jessie squealed as she ran into my room.I stood in front of my mirror wearing the most beautiful wedding gown I had ever seen. It was designed by the best designers around the kingdom. Jessie wouldn’t let me get my dress from anyone different.I couldn’t believe that today was the day that I was marrying Landry. I never thought this day would come. I kept my long hair up and away from my neck; I wanted my mark to be seen by all eyes as I walked down the aisle to my love. My wedding dress was strapless and hugged my curves perfectly, expanding around my waists and flowing in smooth and delicate fabrics around my feet, expanding outward. There were white flowers decaling the fabrics and a couple of white flowers entwined in the curly locks of my hair.I felt like a princess; this must be how Jessie feels all of the time.Jessie, of course, looked gorgeous in her light pink dress.“I’m honored you chose me to b
Bernice’s POVI couldn’t get back to the palace fast enough. As soon as I got through the front doors, I could smell the scent of my pup. He was in the living room with Caleb.Caleb sat on the couch with my pup in his arms; he was laughing and speaking in the baby which made me smile. Caleb looked up and gave me a wide grin.“We were just bonding,” Caleb said fondly.I chuckled as I made my way over to them; Landry stepped beside me to get a better look at our son and I could feel his breathing out in relief. I knew Landry would be pleased that he looked exactly like him. I could feel his heart growing in size as he stared down at the small pup.“He’s incredible…” Landry breathed; he reached out to touch the pup’s cheek, running his hand down the side of his face. “He’s beautiful.”Tears were welling in Landry’s eyes; my heart was feeling so full at that moment. I was so happy to be with my family once again.“He needs a name still,” I tell him. “I wanted to wait for you.”Landry thou
Bernice’s POVI could already hear the music from the ceremony booming through the city. This wasn’t a place to take a baby. I turned to Caleb and handed him my pup.“Can you take him to the palace?” I asked. “I need to find Landry and congratulate Jessie, and then we will come home.”“Of course,” Caleb said with a fond smile as he gladly took my pup from me. “See you soon,” he said, turning away and heading in the direction of the palace.I smiled fondly as I watched him walk away. After a moment, I turned back in the direction of the ceremony and went toward the music.I had to admit that it was incredibly overwhelming. There was no way I would ever get used to this many people in one place; there had to be hundreds of people at the ceremony. Not many noticed me as I shoved my way through them. A couple of them gasped as they got a glimpse of my face, and I heard some murmurs that I was Landry’s Omega.I certainly didn’t like being called Landry’s anything. I wasn’t his property. Bu
Bernice’s POVI can’t remember the last time I slept that well; it’s been ages. As I opened my eyes, the sun shining through the window nearly blinded me. I winced, feeling a small headache brewing in my temple. I sat up in bed, staring around the fairly plane room. This was another smaller pack so the packhouse was also on the smaller side.I could smell coffee brewing from downstairs, causing my mouth to water. I hadn’t had coffee since before I was pregnant.Wait.Oh, my goddess!I look down at my bed and saw that it was empty.My pup was gone.With a racing heart, I slid out of bed quickly and ran out of the room. I couldn’t get downstairs fast enough. Someone had taken my pup and they were going to pay for this.I didn’t give anybody permission to…“Caleb?” I gasped as I entered the kitchen.Caleb sat at the kitchen with a plate of breakfast, coffee, and my pup in his arms. I stared at him with such disbelief that he broke out into a grin.“I didn’t want to wake you,” he said. “I
Landry’s POVIt’s been 24 hours since Alaric has been killed. It took a few hours for his men to clean the mess of the vampires and go through all of Alaric’s stuff in the layer. There wasn’t much to find other than Alaric’s plans to take over the werewolf territory and eventually work his way to the bear territory.He knew that not all his vampire issues were solved, there will still be vampires that want to defeat the wolves, and there will also be bears that would want to defeat the wolves as well. But at least his biggest problem was done for right now.He could finally breathe; except for the fact that Bernice still couldn’t be found. His Beta had reported moments ago that they have checked 4 packs so far and Bernice wasn’t in any of them. She still had him blocked from their mindlink, so he couldn’t reach out to her.A nasty feeling formed in the pit of Landry’s stomach. What if she doesn’t want to return home?“Don’t be stupid,” his wolf hissed. “Of course, she wants to return
Landry’s POVCaleb stood trembling with blood splattered across his body, standing over Alaric’s dead body. Landry was amazed that Caleb had that much courage and managed to kill Alaric.Caleb looked utterly defeated, and yet he also looked relieved.Landry knew this was a lot for a 15-year-old to take in.He placed his hand on Caleb’s shoulder, reassuring him that he was there and that he was going to be okay.“We still don’t know where Bernice is,” Caleb cried. “She has all of us blocked. She won’t know that Alaric is dead.”He was right and Landry would be lying if he said he wasn’t also worried about that. But for right now, they needed to clean this mess. There will be other vampires after them once they realize their lord was taken from them.“Alpha King!” His Beta shouted in a mindlink. Caleb also looked up, indicating that he could also hear the Beta speaking. “You need to come out here… something is happening!”Caleb and Landry exchanged wary looks before departing from the l
Third Person POVAt a young age, Caleb had learned from his father how to break into safes. He wasn’t sure why that was a skill his father had taught him, or how his father even knew how to do such a thing. He never thought that type of skill would ever come in handy; until now.It didn’t take him long to get into Alaric’s safe; once he had it opened, there was only one thing inside. It was wrapped in this maroon, silk cloth. As soon as Caleb touched it, he knew whatever was inside was incredibly sharp. He could also feel the dark magic consuming it. It gave him an uneasy feeling.He didn’t think this was something he should be holding; but somehow, he knew that this was the key to defeating Alaric.He unwrapped the object to uncover a dagger. It was an interesting dagger made entirely of silver. The handle was maroon with golden swirls, just like everything else in this room.Caleb was sensing a theme.This was what was going to kill Alaric once and for all.“You thought you were cle
Third Person POVThe layer was dark; Caleb had to squint his eyes in order to see properly. Even with his wolf’s eyes, it was difficult to navigate through the dark halls that to what felt like nowhere. There were no sounds that indicated any life within the layer, and he wasn’t sure where the halls ended, but he found what seemed to be an elevator in one of the darkest corners.His heart was pounding violently against his chest as he stepped into the elevator. He knew already it was going to lead him down to the layer where Alaric has kept his sister for torture. He doesn’t think he was going to find Bernice down there, but he feared for what he was about to find.As the elevator doors opened, he stepped into a dimly lit room. The walls were lit with candlelight; everything seemed to be made of concrete and smelled of mildew and rotting flesh. He nearly gagged at the stench.Still, there were no sounds indicating that there was anybody down there. Could Alaric really have left his la
Bernice’s POV“Talia…?” I said again, forcing myself to sit up and ignore the dizzy feeling that washed over me. “What… what are…” I couldn’t even get the words out of my voice.She continued to cradle my crying pup in her arms while staring at me with a grin spreading across her face.“You didn’t honestly think that Alaric would let you go that easily… did you?” She asked with a fake pout. “You are pathetic to think otherwise. I’m just glad I don’t have to pretend to be your friend anymore.”“It was you the entire time?” I asked, my word quivering. I could hardly believe what was seen before me.How had I not known that it was Talia this entire time? I have lived in her house for almost a month; she showed me kindness and helped take care of me. But it was only so she can get my baby.“Sorry to disappoint you,” she said. “But I must be leaving now.”She turned away as I started to feel my wolf growing furious from within me. She was no longer going to be quiet; she was about to lose