TYLER'S POV
My mind is not at rest at all, but I can't show my weakness to my subjects. I claimed to be calm and unbothered, I am the only one that knew I had a lot going on in my mind.
What if the kidnappers had taken them far away so that we couldn't find any traces again? Maybe they will call Selena to inform of the place she will come for her baby. I just wish the moon goddess would revive her and make her strong enough to fight this battle ahead.
As I quietly did these things outside the ward, my phone started ringing, but I didn't want to pay attention to that.
"Hope she is going to survive? Please save her!!!" Susan kept on crying and rolling on the floor. Since the doctor asked us out of the room, because the situation was getting worse than expected, the two siblings haven't been themselves. I don't really care about them, all I want is my triplets, I don't really care about their mother. Still, I wish her to be safe.
As I stood there, Pete walked up to me and started throwing some stupid questions to me. "Does it mean you can't plead with the moon goddess to save her? Or just want to stand here for nothing? What even makes you a king?"
I looked at him and looked away, that wasn't the time to say anything to a common man like him. He didn't give up, I kept on ignoring him, thinking of the next move to take.
"I know you have nothing to say, because you are nothing but a coward under the lion's clothing." Pete's insulting words were getting me angry, but I chose not to react to it.
Susan stood up from the floor and started dragging her brother back to let me be, but would he listen?
"You better go back there and continue crying peacefully before I make it more painful than it is now." Pete threatened Susan, but she didn't subscribe to that.
I couldn't hold it back any more as I decided to ask him one question. "Where were you when all this started? Where were you when she came back and started looking for you? Do you know you caused everything she is going through now? If she dies, you killed her." I said to Pete, causing him to start reacting and making noise.
My phone started ringing again, I decided to pick and distract myself from this ordinary man making noise in front of me. As I brought the phone out, it was my wife.
"How are you doing, my queen?" I romantically asked, but she didn't reply to me for some seconds.
"I hope you have got married to her, that's why you decide not to come back again. Taking my call will even take time. Well, maybe she asked you not to pick the foolish woman's call, because I have turned into a fool that you can use as you want." I kept quiet and listened to all Georgia's rants and complaints. Only if she understands the gravity of the situation.
"My love, I will be with you soon, you just have to be patient."
"That was the same thing you said before leaving this house, cancelling all the programs we had going on, just to be with a woman who deceived you that she has triplets for you."
"She didn't deceive me, I confirmed from her mate." I softly said.
"Her mate?* Georgia surprisingly asked, and I answered, "yes!"
"What makes you think you are the owner of those babies? What if all this is a trick to pay you back for sending her out of your pack?"
I laughed, she raised her voice higher than it was. "You are fucking laughing at me? I have turned into an object of caricature to you, right?" Georgia queried.
"You have to calm, my love. The person you are talking about is right here in the hospital, battling for her life."
"Is it not better if she dies and leaves us alone?"
"What are you saying? We have to end this conversation now. I will be back soon." I said with a harsh tone.
"End the call? Okay! Before you do that, you have to choose between me and that low life urchin. You have to choose between coming back to me, or I go back to my parents." Georgia made a very big statement that can destroy many things. What she seeks for might not be given to her this time.
"Have you turned deaf or dumb?" She questioned, not showing any atom of respect. But I didn't want to worsen the matter.
"You have to forget all these for now, I will come back to you soon. Let me handle things with care here." I lowered my voice so low to please her, but hell no!! I fuelled her anger in every attempt to calm her down.
"Just make your choice, so that I can let you live your life." She said, and I took a heavy breath.
"I will be with you any moment from now on, my love."
"That is not the answer to the question. Why is it so hard for you to make a choice? Does it mean you are silently taking her side and pretending to be by my side? How do I even know that you are telling the truth? Gosh!!!!! My brain is messed up right now." She exclaimed.
"Yes! Your brain is truly messed up." I said in my mind.
"Georgia, I am coming back home right now." I assured her and she changed her intonation.
Her voice calm and sweet like a riddim to my ears, she said; "I have heard you, and I am expecting you." She ended the call before I could say the next word.
I went back inside to inform the doctor I was leaving.
"Hope you are going to be back soon?" The doctor asked.
"He shouldn't return here, his presence isn't needed at all. What is even the significance of him being here?" Pete angrily asked. I can see pain, jealousy, and insecurity in his eyes.
"Save your fears for something worth fearing for. I can't have your woman, all I want is my kids to be saved." I said to him with my hands on his shoulder, which he removed immediately.
"No matter what you do, I can never be afraid of you, and you can never have a place in her life again." Pete bragged. I laughed, because the little power he has is deceiving him.
He because he is an alpha, he thinks he can control everything. Only if he knows that without royal blood, he will continue being an ordinary warrior for his pack.
"I will leave half of my men here for some safety. But, for now, save your tears for the days you will realise that you are nothing." I said to Pete and left.
TYLER'S POVAs I got back home, the atmosphere was unusual, but I wasn't so bothered. I saw Liam coming out from my room, he looked very suspicious. "Where is my wife?" I asked Liam."She is inside." He answered, avoiding our gaze to meet. I left him and rushed inside.Georgia was laying on the bed, she didn't even stand up to come greet me, but I didn't care. Maybe she is still angry with me. "Are you okay?" I asked her as I touched her forehead. She doesn't have a fever, the room temperature was quite cool, but I can't tell why she was sweating seriously. "I thought you were not going to come back." She finally said something to me with a smile on her face. "I told you I was coming. Do you think I would lie to you? I can't do that to the most important person in my life." I said, and it seemed like I made the wrong statement that fuelled her anger. "Your most important person indeed!" She smirked and sat at the edge of the bed. Positioning herself very well for an argument, bec
TYLER'S POV Pete said, panting like someone had run for over a hundred kilometers. "Omg!!! You saw them?" Selena jumped out of bed in surprise and held Pete in a very romantic way, but that's none of my business at the moment. That moment seemed like a moment of unity as I stood up to shake Pete. I stretched my hand, he looked at me and smiled then looked away. "We have to get to work now." I declared. Selena was ready to be part of us, but that won't happen in my presence. "You still need more rest, please," I advised her as I helped her to sit on the bed. I could see Pete was looking at me in a very disgusting manner, but I care less. "I can't stay here, or I will return home, please!!!" Selena pleaded which made her boyfriend consider taking her to his place. "What made you think that she would be safe there?" Pete's sister questioned him, leaving him speechless. "The best way we can handle all of this is by taking her to my pack where the guards will look after her," I sug
SELENA'S POV"Yes, it's a very conducive environment to be in, but how would I sleep when my children are not with me? And I am very sure that they are not safe. Who will breastfeed them? They would cry all day." Overwhelmed by my emotions, tears filled my eyes, but I tried to hold myself. Pete helped me to wipe my years and rested my head on his chest as Tyler cleared his throat. "Let's start moving, because I have to return to my Luna. She is lonely." Tyler declared, Pete refused. "We can't move tonight, she can't go anywhere tonight. I suggest you go back to your lonely wife, while we stay here. We will leave very early tomorrow morning." Pete said, and moved from the place we were standing, taking me with him so that I could sit down. I could see the anger in Tyler's face, he doesn't mind dragging everyone along, by the way, does he even wish me to be alive? No! He has wanted me dead since he met that witch. Do I even care? I mean, why will I care now, I have my children and m
TYLER'S POV"What do you think you are doing, Tyler?" Selena questioned, I claimed not to hear her. My men hesitated before slowly moving towards Pete. "So, you all are afraid of him? Just because of the little record he has? I am giving you guys a few seconds to bundle him to the prison. It's time for him to know that this is not his pack where he has the power to do anything." "Hey!!! You guys should better not go closer to him, you might not live to regret it." Selena said as she walked up to me. "He is a man like you, if you really want to prove to him, settle it as men without your men," Selena said and left with Pete. I followed them with a few of my men, the rest was meant to guide Selena, but since she didn't want to, I let them stay back. "You are fighting someone who wants to help me find my children? What do you think you are doing?" I heard Selena asking Pete. "Protecting you. I am protecting you." "Protecting me? Is this protection or obsession?" Selena asked with a
TYLER'S POVThe figure before me was nothing to write home about. I couldn't believe my eyes. "Is this a goddess?" I silently asked myself.Her golden hair and deep blue eyes made it somehow difficult to look directly into her eyes. I freeze, unable to believe that such a beautiful creature lives underground. I turned my gaze back; it was all dark.I couldn't stand it anymore; she had been in that position since I was dragged into the hole. There was no atom of noise; I wondered who she could be.No longer interested in waiting for her to speak, I broke the silence. "Who are you? And what the hell are you doing in my pack?" I asked aggressively, getting ready for any attack.The first time someone made a fool of me, she remained silent when I asked her to speak. "I hope you know who you are standing before. You better speak; I have more important things to attend to. Maybe I will leave you with my men."A hand touched my feet. I was shocked, and I kicked it off. "Why not be polite? Ma
SELENA'S POV"I shouldn't have come with you. What am I doing here? Just to watch you and your foolish ex-lover make fun of me Maybe I should retreat from here." Pete said, trying to convey emotions that I wasn't in the mood for.I raised my head to look at him as he stood up. "You can do whatever you wish, whatever pleases you; it's all in your heart and body." I shifted my gaze towards the hole as I looked away."That's all you could say, right? Well, I wish you all the best. When the time comes, you will definitely come looking for me." Pete started walking away. I felt betrayed, used, and shattered."Am I losing him? Is this the question I am supposed to ask? No! Is he betraying me and leaving me halfway? After sacrificing the safety of my children just to make sure he is alive, I wish my phone never rang. I wish I let him die." I kept battling in my mind, and tears slowly dropped from my eyes as I watched him walk away.I was left with two of Tyler's men; I couldn't control mysel
SELENA'S POVI opened my eyes and noticed I was on the bed Pete warned me not to sleep on. "Who brought me here?" I silently questioned myself as I tried to turn around. I felt a sharp pain on my ankle and head, then I relaxed back.Not only that, but I was shocked to see my clothes changed. In fact, my body felt like someone had bathed and taken proper care of me. "Maybe Pete came back," I thought to myself, but he wouldn't bring me back to Tyler's pack; he would have taken me to his pack.I heard a step coming towards the room, and with force and pain, I stood up from the bed as I was almost naked. I ran towards the bathroom and hid at the back of the door.As the door slowly opened, I peered through the small opening, and lo and behold, it was the enigmatic figure of Tyler, which left me speechless. "Tyler saw my nakedness. What had he done to me?" The thought of it sent shivers down my spine."Selena!! Selena!! Selena!!" Tyler called out to me as he moved from one end of the room
PETE'S POV"You see this? This action will gain you nothing but loss. You are watching a precious gift slip out of your hand." My sister said it, and her words were like nothing to my ears."Maybe you have also joined them. How can you be supporting shit? Ever since she met him again, her character has totally changed.""No, Pete, her character never changed; what changed was your mentality and insecurity. Or maybe you don't consider yourself man enough to compete with your fellow man." She said this, averting her gaze."Oh! It has turned into a competition. She is my mate; what competition are you talking about?" I angrily asked."The more you stay here, the more your chances of having her get smaller. You are here; do you know if she survived out of that wood? Do you know if she is in his hands because you are not there to console her? Pete, don't forget all this happened because she decided to save you." She reminded me. I looked at her with so much anger in my heart, and I guess s
SELENA'S POVMy face was in another shape, and the visuals were blurry because of the heavy tears in my eyes. All our efforts met a dead end. The reality that my kids weren't with me haunted my soul. Deep down, nothing seemed to be interesting to me, but I had to keep pushing till I got what I was looking for."Yes! I will be going with some extra men to find a seer who will lead us. It's getting late, and we might end up losing what we so much cherish." Tyler tried to encourage me as he squeezed me in his embrace. I sobbed uncontrollably till the door slowly cracked open. I didn't pay attention to it at first, but when I observed Tyler's silence, I had to raise my head to see who it was."Pete!!" I called him, but he ignored me and didn't bother to answer as he went to sit down. He wasn't looking good; something must have happened to him. I went to help him clean up, but he stopped me."I will be fine." Pete said that and dropped my hand. I felt so bad and pitied him, even though I k
PETE'S POVOn my arrival at the strange building, there was no sign of any living thing, but I didn't care because my grandma was more important to me than the observation. With confidence, ready to take down the bastard, I walked into the building."Stop right there!" A voice reverberated from behind. I turned in confusion because I saw nobody when I passed, though it was dark. All of a sudden, there was a light spark, but before then, I had already been apprehended and tied down after struggling to stand my ground."What do you guys and my family want?" I asked in a very strong and active voice. None of them said a word to me. All night, I thought about who might have sent them, what the person wanted, and if my sister was safe at home.In the process of trying to figure out the bad egg that would take an old woman hostage, my mind went to Selena. "Could it be Selena? Is she trying to get back at me with this? I won't leave her alive; she will suffer, cry, and die if I find out that
PETE'S POVI felt so embarrassed and emotional in the hospital. The emotional trauma she caused me still had the nerve to appear, telling me about her kids. What is my take on that when their father is right beside her? "Is she emotionally trying to blackmail me? After using me? After making me see the spirits and the living beings, she must be a living witch. A thorn on my flesh, but I must set it ablaze." I lamented all alone beside my haven as I managed to sneak out from the fake emotions of Selena.As I openly talked to myself, I observed a presence but didn't talk before she broke the silence. "I can see your reasons; well, they are valid, but not when it concerns me. Pete, I love you." She confessed and sat beside me.I clenched my fist and wished it was someone to whom I could give a refined blow and whose hair and brain would go under reformation. "Do you know this is turning into stalking?" I questioned her as I shifted away from her."No, it's not. It's called love. Get out
SELENA'S POVLiving in a world so lonely and filled with pain, I couldn't focus on anything other than to think about the life I wanted for my kids, whom my eyes hadn't seen for a long time. I only see them crying in my dreams, and I wish I had superpowers.I picked up my phone and dialed Pete's number; it wasn't reachable, and I stood up to get ready so that I could see him and talk things out with him. After all, it wasn't my fault; he left me all alone in another man's domain. Something inside me kept telling me Tyler wouldn't be able to archive everything alone; he needed to get Pete on board to make things work out. I decided to visit him.As I stepped outside, I was stopped by Tyler's men. "You can't go out. That's the instruction given to us." He stipulated, squeezing his face like a soldier on the warfront."I have something very important to attend to. Why would Tyler give you such an order? To restrict me from going out? That can't be possible. If you wish to keep eyes on me
PETE'S POV"What about the patient?" I asked the nurse as I was about to leave work."She is better now, but she asked everyone to leave the ward.""And you did that?" I asked in a hasty manner and ran to check on her.Getting to the ward, my heart melted. Her sitting position tells it all—the loneliness and pain. My brain went back to the good times Selena and I had together.I thought of what to tell her, but I was still living in grievance. The wound in my heart is still fresh and might not heal anytime soon. I knew she didn't need only medication; psychological support might go a long way in the condition I saw in her.I moved, and as I got to where she was and sat on the bed, she gave me a deadly look. I was shocked because that wasn't ordinary. It looks like a bloody witch who has been cast out of their world."You know, sometimes fate doesn't work in favor of the good ones. Sometimes it is betrayal, sometimes it is heartbreak, and sometimes it is rejection and loneliness." I pa
SELENA'S POV"How can this mission be successful without him? That can never be possible, you know that." I aggressively said to Tyler that he tried to calm me down, but I wasn't having it."You have to calm down while we figure it out," Tyler said. I gave him a bombastic side-eye."Don't tell me to calm down. How do you expect me to calm down when my hope is gone? I warned you about this; the first time it happened, we promised that it was never going to happen again. Now we are at it again, and this time, it resulted in something else. I couldn't sleep all night. You want me to keep calm? When are my children nowhere to be found? The only person who knows a little is gone. I know you don't want these kids because of fatherly love; rather, you want them because of your fortune. I need you out of my life." My voice was very loud, but at a point I started shaking.Tyler forcefully held my hand, and our lips jammed. We kissed for a few seconds; I remembered and pushed him away."You hav
GEORGIA'S POV"I have to do this before he returns. Everything has been made easy for us. You are truly a hero; I love you so much." Liam smiled as I praised him for finding out who the kidnapper was through a great witch.I didn't want him to leave the pack house because it might be suspicious. I wanted to do it myself, and that way, we would bypass so many dangers.He placed his hand on my shoulder and said, "You know this is not just any game; you have to be very careful. Under no circumstances should you fight any of Dante's men. Play your role well and see everything work out for our good." Liam advised, sounding like the great king that he will soon become.I got dressed up, and Liam kissed my forehead and escorted me outside. As we got outside, my driver ran to open the car, but I stopped him. "You don't have to bother yourself; I got this. I would love to drive myself." I said that to him, but he didn't give in to that. He persisted, provoking my impatience, and I dragged the
PETE'S POV"This wasn't the plan; this is far from betrayal. I wish I had listened to my spirit—those signs that I kept receiving but ignored. Who knows if this is their first time; they might have been doing this, and I have been defending Selena in the presence of Georgia. Someone that I called the reason I live wants me to stop breathing. Maybe love is not meant for everyone; maybe some people are meant to be single forever without them knowing," I thought to myself as I sat under the tree. My heart was filled with pain and hatred at that moment.I didn't want to go home; I wanted to keep myself away from anyone at that moment because it might be dangerous. As I sat there, there was a thunderbolt. Immediately, it started raining."Oh, the moon goddess has seen my pain." I tried to stay calm, but my heart was bleeding. I screamed, ran from the tree to another tree, and fell to the ground. My heart wasn't only broken; it was poisoned.I continued screaming, but nobody answered. Tears
PETE'S POV"Selena, I have to go now. My sister might be so worried, but I will be here soon. Just give me a call when Tyler arrives." I said this to Selena as my hand gently brushed her beautiful face.She smiled, looked at me, and said, "I love you."I smiled, kissed her on the forehead, and started walking out of the room."Pete!" Selena called, and I stopped and turned back. "I will be waiting for you. Here I will be so lonely without you, and be careful, my joy." She said that and smiled."I want this to last forever," I said and left the room.Getting home, I quickly put some things in order before going to meet my sister and grandmother. The joy on their faces as they set their eyes on me was epic."I have been imagining a lot. I saw you in my dream crying for help because you were stabbed with a long sword in your chest. I guess that came. I was worried about your safety because, from the smile on your face, I can say the kids are back home." My sister said that and giggled.I