Jessie’s POVJessie was perplexed by this woman, but she allowed her to enter her palace and step into her sitting room. She has an odd look to her; her curly blonde hair hung wildly around her features. Her eyes were so dark that they were nearly black, and yet there was a glimmer of gold around her pupils. Her skin was fair and yet so flawless like a porcelain doll. She wore a light purple blouse and a short skirt that hugged her perfectly formed thighs. Her clothing left no mystery of her figure.She isn’t sure what friend would refer this woman to her, but she’s holding a makeup bag and assumed she’s here to sell her makeup product. The woman sat properly on Jessie’s couch, placing her leg over the other one, and set her makeup bag on the table.“I’m sorry to be so forward and to just stop by like this, your highness,” she says in an accent that Jessie can’t put together. “My name is Elise; I run a small boutique in the city. It’s a new boutique and it doesn’t get a lot of busines
Bernice’s POVEven I must admit, the evening was very nice.Landry took me to a fancy restaurant, and I couldn’t help but notice how everyone stared at us. I felt a little uncomfortable, but as all the food arrived, I found myself not paying attention to anything going on around us.Everything was so delicious, and I was fully aware that I was eating like a pig.Landry doesn’t seem to mind it though; he looked at me fondly and occasionally I would catch him smiling.I didn’t think the evening could get any more fun, but after dinner, we took a walk in the city. This is something I had never done before; I have driven through the city in the past. But I was never able to take a small stroll through the busy streets and admire everything going on around me.It’s so lifelike and gorgeous this time of night.He took me to the edge of the bay so I can get a closer look at the glistening water under the rays of the moon. I didn’t think the moon could be any more beautiful, but watching it b
Bernice’s POVI wasn’t shot.But maybe it was an underlying heart condition that was causing me to feel like this.That had to be it.It was because of my Alpha medication; I didn’t have long to live. I could feel it. The strange fluttering in my heart was proof of that. I was starting to feel sick to my stomach; maybe even a little lightheaded.Landry pulled himself away from his sister and she wiped the remaining tears out of her eyes. She was still trembling uncontrollably, and she bit onto her bottom lip to keep herself from sobbing again. I knew this was a lot for her to handle. I couldn’t imagine that this happened to her a lot.“Denise… you saved my life,” she said in a mere whisper as she rushed toward me. Now it was my turn to receive a hug. I stood still, trying to calm my rapid heartbeat as she wrapped her arms around me. She was oddly stronger than she looked. She wrapped me in a tight hug, and I almost couldn’t breathe. “I don’t know what to say… how did you get so brave?
Tina’s POVTina longed for the day that she would marry Landry. She was born and bred to be the next luna queen.Her father always said so.It wasn’t long ago that Tina had pressed herself against the wall of her home, hiding in the shadows, out of sight. Her father was on the phone with somebody, talking about bringing a peace offering to the bears.The bears? Tina thought to herself. What kind of peace offering would he want with the bears? And why? Tina found herself pacing her room; she couldn’t get that conversation out of her mind. She needed to confront her father about what it was he was planning on doing. She opened her door and headed into the halls when she heard the murmurs of a couple of maids from around the corner.“She’s safe now, but she’s probably traumatized,” one of them said.“And the spy has been caught?” The other asked.“She’s in custody at the Alpha King’s holding cell. He’s going to interrogate her and find out whom she’s working for.”“Poor, princess Jessie
Bernice’s POVVomit came out of my mouth so quickly that I hardly had the time to shut the door. I suddenly felt so sick that I couldn’t keep it in anymore. Not only was my heart weighing heavily in my chest, but my stomach was completely turned around.What the hell just happened? “It’s because you are hurt after what you heard,” Julie whispered in my ear. “It’s jealousy…”Jealousy? I had never felt jealousy ever in my entire life.I shook my head, refusing that was what that feeling was. Another wave of nausea surfaced, and I felt a bit lightheaded.“It’s okay to admit that you like him,” Julia laughed. “Why are you being so stubborn about this?” “I’m not being stubborn,” I shot back to her. “I don’t have feelings for him… I wouldn’t know it even if I did.” “And you are to tell me you didn’t have fun on your date with him?” Julia teased. “You can lie to yourself, but my dear Bernice… you can’t lie to me.” …Landry’s POVLandry hears Bernice’s door shutting softly just as he bru
Bernice’s POV“Love?” I gasp, shaking my head quickly. “No, that’s not it at all. I’ve already told you that…”“I know; that you wouldn’t know what love feels like. That is what love feels like, silly,” she chuckled. “It’s not always pleasant. Sometimes it makes you feel sick to your stomach. But if this only happens when Landry is around, then that’s what I’m assuming it is.”I suddenly felt like there wasn’t enough air to breathe in this room.I didn’t want to believe what she was saying could be true. Landry and I had an agreement that we would be sex partners and nothing more. Then again, I did agree to go with him on that date and we did have a nice time.I felt my cheeks grow warm at the memory. He made me laugh harder than I laughed in a long time. We ate a ton of food, and he didn’t seem to judge me for how much I ate. He even took me to see his father’s statue.Not to mention we shared the same bed last night and we didn’t even have sex.What was that about? “Do you really h
Jessie’s POVIt was true.The female Alpha was the omega, Denise.Denise was actually Bernice.She wore an Alpha uniform, and her aura appeared different. Stronger, confident, and brave. But it was clearly the face of the omega she had come to know and love so dearly.Jessie had been deceived; she had been lied to.There was an ache in her chest as she swallowed down a cry. Her lip started to quiver and she blinked away the tears that had formed in her eyes.She couldn’t believe the one she thought was her friend, had been lying to her. Even her own brother had been lying to her. It was clear in this picture that everything said has been a lie.She could hardly get her thoughts in order before the door to the study opened and Landry stood before her.Jessie didn’t even feel him approaching, but she didn’t care that he had caught her. She was furious at him for keeping such a secret and she demanded answers.“Why are you in here when I’m not present?” Landry asked, shutting the door be
Bernice’s POVIt’s been hours since Jessie had left. She was so upset at first when she found out that I was the female Alpha, but it seemed she understood by the end of my explanation.Landry had gone back to interrogate the vampire spy. She was being held in the dungeon holding cell. He didn’t want me anywhere near her, but I couldn’t help myself. I wanted to find out answers for myself.I went down the long corridor until I reached a set of stairs, leading down into the dungeon. I was surprised that there wasn’t anyone guarding the door that led into the dungeon, but I realized why as soon as I made it down the stairs.Landry was leaving the holding cell area; he sealed the door behind him with a couple of guards trailing after him. They all looked so serious and wary. Landry had blood splattered on what was once nice clothing, and blood stained his flesh as well. I frowned, staring around his disturbed face.He didn’t notice me at first, but once he did, he paused on the stairs.“
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