Zack’s POVBut to me it was. In fact, I felt like it was a sword which had two pointing edges but the edges were all on me, stabbing me slowly until my body hurt from what I was going through.Maybe I wasn’t meant to fall in love. Maybe this was how it would always go.“So you believe not everyone was meant to fall in love?” I asked Mateo who chuckled.“I don’t know what you want to believe alpha,” he sighed. “Now you can believe that you were not meant to fall in love which is true and false at the same time. Or you can believe that you were meant to have your happily ever after. It’s your choice. “But don’t forget that happily ever after comes from the conscious choices we choose to make. If you want peace then you have to strive to make peace. You’re an alpha, this should be very easy for you to do. “And if you want war, then war you shall get. It’s not like I woke up and chose to not be loved. I do want to love and feel loved. I do want to feel that warmth from my mate from time
Kayla’s POVWillow laughed out loud. “You ask that question like you expect me to magically know the answer. He’s an alpha and he likes you from the gifts he’s giving you. I think you should try to find peace with it.”I laughed. “You do know he killed our mother.”“Didn’t you say it was accidental?”“I know what I said but it doesn’t make the whole thing any less annoying. I’d prefer we burn the flowers and use them for cooking gas.”She laughed at my level of savagery just as a knock on the door had us looking to see our father standing there.“What?” I laughed. “Did he send a horse filled with chocolates and more roses?”The man didn’t say anything as my eyes opened up widely.“No, you can’t be serious.”I ran out of the room and down the stairs to see the front door open. There were two white horses with two palace guards on them. They had, strapped to their loins, a dozen packets of high chocolates.I had seen these in stores and adverts while in the hospital. The television adve
Kayla’s POVShe squealed excitedly as we zipped around the room while someone stood at the door looking at us. It was the old man.“You know you could join us,” I said before looking up to see him smiling. “Standing there is creepy if you're not gonna join us.”“I do want to join you. I’m only concerned with how you’re doing now.”“I’m okay.” All Willow said to me haunted my insides. I wanted to make up for it. “Are you doing anything today?”“Well, I’ve got to get to work and get into the…” he stopped talking and shook his head. “Actually, I’m not doing anything today. We can go ahead to do whatever you want.”I smiled, standing to my feet to meet him as we hugged.“Let’s go out and spend some time outside. Just the three of us.”“Where do you want us to go?” “I was thinking you guys would show me around.”Willow jumped to her feet.“I’ve got a few places I know we can visit.”She was really excited as she ran out of the room.“Don’t you say the arcade house!” The man yelled out as
Zack’s POVNow I was here in front of her, alone in the gaming space, I didn’t know what to say to her.Everything I had rehearsed to say went out of my head while she sat there frowning at me.“It’s gotta be important,” she said in anger as I sighed before looking around.“Like I said earlier, it is,” but it wasn’t. It was the same old thing I was doing. I was trying to get with her so that we would have a conversation about the past and she would get that it wasn’t fault but she was proving to be too difficult.Her family had taken the news harshly but they had still come out without causing a scene about the incident.Yes I understood that it was her mother, but this was something that happened years ago. This was not to be a problem. “I’ve apologized multiple times but you seem to still hate me,” I finally found the words to show how I felt.“I’m sorry for not bowing to the person who killed my mother,” she said before looking at the door where the guards stood. “I’m sorry,” she
Kayla’s POVI was skeptical about shaking him but he didn’t look like a threat. Besides, he had saved me. There was no need for me to be scared of anything.We were in a public place. If anything went wrong, I would kick him in the nuts and rip out his heart. I had to be careful these days because anyone could be an attacker.“You don’t look like you’re from around here,” he retracted his hand as I smiled awkwardly.“Apologies for not being friendly,” I muttered. “I don’t talk to strangers.”“A stranger saved you from getting hit by a truck. I believe I’m not a threat anymore.”I sighed, falling into his tricks.“I'm sorry.” I stretched out my hand to shake him as he did so. “Amanda.”I gave off a fake name. I already had a crazy alpha after me, I didn’t want to add another maniac to the list.“Care to explain why you wanted to cross without being sure you were safe first?”His question was right. I should have checked for my safety before deciding to cross, instead I had ignored the
Kayla’s POV“Goodness,” I sighed. “This was going to be a very long day.“I’m sorry I’m dropping all of this on you but I’m so mad right now I can’t even breathe properly.”I got up to embrace her, taking her to the bench with me.“Relax. You’ll be fine,” I said to her. “Now tell me all you did.”“I didn’t do anything. I mean, apart from turning on the tap and using the hose to spray him and the girl with the hot water there.”“Oh,” I shrugged. “I understand that part. I mean, you’re mad at him so it’s understandable.”“I also got him fired by telling his boss what he had been doing in the bathroom so there’s that.”“That was crazy but I admire that. No one should treat you that way.”“Thank you so much,” she laid on my shoulder while I stroked her hair. She had gone through a lot of pain to come to this point. I felt for her. “What do you think I should have done? Should I have done something worse to show I was angry? Do you think I did great?”“You were awesome,” I smiled at her. “
Kayla’s POVI looked at the number to see it was an ordinary one and not a palace number. At first I had fears that it would be him, but now I was convinced it wasn’t.“Hello,” I answered, trying to be polite to the caller.“Kayla?” his voice came on the line catching me by surprise. This was not why I had expected to hear.“How did you get my number?”“I’ve had it for a long time.”“And you haven’t called?” I couldn’t believe my ears. “There was no need to. You were always close by.”This would be when I worked at the palace. “Did you get the gifts I sent you?”My eyes fell upon the letter on the bed. “Yes. Thank you. But you didn’t have to.”“It’s a little gesture of my…”“No, seriously, alpha, you didn’t need to do this.”He was silent for a while before responding.“My driver will drive around to pick you up. I want us to go to the mountains.”“I just got home.”“Just get ready,” were his last words before he switched off the call.I zipped around looking for what to wear, howe
Kayla’s POV“How about we just enjoy the moment?” I noted, clinking my water glass with his before drinking it. It was serene and peaceful here. It was a far cry from the gaming center I had been in. There was nothing I wanted more than to be here in this place with no attachment to the world below.I didn’t like him but this place was a beautiful choice by him.He knew good taste.“I’m guessing you have hobbies?”I laughed at his question. “Of course everyone has hobbies.”We stayed silent before I looked at him with a smile.“What are your hobbies?”“Reading.”I scoffed. “Reading? Not killing people’s mothers, but actual reading?”That got him mad as he punched the ground.“That’s enough, Kayla,” he sighed. “Okay. I’ve apologized like a thousand times. I’ve done what many alphas out there would never do. I’ve been able to apologize and ask for your forgiveness and give you gifts and do so much but you still hold it against me.“What did you want me to do? Strangle my father when he
Kayla’s POVOn the day of my wedding, I had more people show up and congratulate me for being the next Luna.It was a fun situation to be in if I was being honest.Being pregnant and having people come up to me with happy faces… it had been a while since thy had happened to me.At least I was done with Jackson and Fiona as well as Mara. I was finally free. I could live again.Adriana and her mother who were present at my wedding came to beg for forgiveness.Since I was in a happy mood, I accepted their apology and waved them off, but they wanted to talk more.“I know who your real father is,” Adriana said as her mother explained everything to me.Apparently, my mother and Adriana’s mother had been friends so of course the woman would know.I called Zach and he was present when the woman said everything she could say to us.Zach decided to launch an investigation and he set up a team for finding my real father.While on my wedding day, I smiled from a distance while watching Willow go
Zach’s POVI looked at Mara, my heart heavy with anger and forgiveness. "Your punishment will be different," I said, my voice filled with a mix of determination and grief. "You will be sent to a faraway county, where you will serve your punishment for sixty years. It is my hope that during this time, you will reflect upon your actions and find peace. I made sure to tell the council of this, so worry not."Mara bowed her head, her eyes filled with tears. "Thank you," she murmured. "I will spend every moment of those sixty years atoning for my mistakes."Just then, the council called Mara forward and gave her her own punishment as I smiled at her being led away.With the sentencing complete, the council turned their attention to Felix, the man who had stolen pack secrets and framed his own wife, resulting in her untimely death. His actions had caused immense pain and suffering within Kayla’s family."Felix," the council leader addressed him, his voice stern. "For your crimes of treacher
Zach’s POVOur ride home from Jackson’s pack was silent as no one had ever seen me unleash such strength before.When we reached the council's pack that night, we headed for the meeting hall to discuss.“Tomorrow is the day we meet with the council,” I said. “We have enough evidence to put Jackson in the ground.”“What about Fiona?” Father asked.“Oh he’ll comply,” I smiled. “I also saw Adriana who promised to show up at the court alongside her husband like she would support him but when she is brought up to talk, she would speak against him because he had been physically assaulting her.”They all nodded with my plans. It would be a matter of time before we would win this case but I was very sure there was nothing Jackson could do against us. We were definitely winning this case.When Mateo and Lucas had gone to bed, I stayed back with my father.In his eyes were proud eyes.“I have never seen anyone fight through wolfsbane like you did before.”I chuckled. “I can still feel the poiso
Zach’s POV "Last time, I spared your life. Perhaps this time, I shall not be so merciful,” the fire in his hands got higher and higher as I gave a deep gasp of pain, the poison still coursing through my body.My failing strength was trying to keep up but was failing.A roar erupted from deep within me, a primal challenge that echoed through the entire pack. "I have grown stronger," I declared, my voice filled with my never give up spirit. "No barriers or spells can stand against the might of my otherworldly strength. Prepare to be defeated, wolf."With lightning speed, I lunged forward, my fist aimed at his head. But the alpha wolf was no ordinary opponent. He moved his body with effortless ease, his magical barriers shimmering to life, deflecting my blows effortlessly. He retaliated with a blast of energy, sending me hurtling backward with a force that would have shattered the bones of a lesser being.But I was no ordinary being.“Be careful!” My father yelled as I nodded and prep
Zach’s POVMy wolf’s eyes glowed with a red glow, a flame of strength. He regarded me with concern, his voice speaking deep within my soul. "Do not give up," he urged, his words echoing through me. “As a werewolf, we are born warriors, fighters. We do not yield to defeat."I struggled to find the words, my voice hoarse and weak. "But I have been defeated," I whispered, the weight of my failure heavy upon my shoulders. "I am broken, beaten. He has magical strength which is unheard of and to top it off he also has magic. Only the moon goddess knows what he has hidden within his body that gives him such power. “I gave him everything I had. My punches shattered the walls and the entire training halls. That should have knocked him out unconscious but he was standing long enough to stab me with wolfsbane. How am I going to beat my own weakness and his magic when I am limited."My wolf shook his head, his fur glistening under the dim light. "Defeat is not the end," he replied, his voice st
Zach’s POVThe searing pain of the wolfsbane coursing through my veins was unbearable. I could feel its toxic strain spreading like wildfire, devouring my strength, my vitality. Every fiber of my being screamed out in agony, my wolf howling in despair. This was too much to bear and I tried to stay calm by fighting it but the werewolf body was not created to handle wolfsbane.It was called wolfsbane for a reason. It was the weakness of every wolf.I was too weak to do anything. My senses were destroyed.I could hear my father screaming warnings at Jackson who laughed and fought against my beta and general, beating them away like they were nothing.I wished I could help but I was battling with inner demons at the moment.With everything going on, I refused to succumb. I fought against the darkness, desperately clinging to consciousness, as the person who had caused my pain laughed at my suffering.His laughter filled the air, a cruel reminder of what I was going through. "Look at you
Zach’s POV“I don’t need this,” he said tossing aside his sword as he hit his fists up. “I can handle you like a wolf.”Now that was his biggest mistake. Fist fights were my thing. “You should stick to weapons,” I said. “Trust me. You’ll need them.”“Oh I’ll use weapons,” he smirked. “When I’m done destroying you with my fists.”What a child. He was in for a surprise visit.The atmosphere brimmed with electricity as I lunged forward with the force of a charging beast. My werewolf strength pushed me towards the other alpha, who stood ready in the center of the ring to receive me. This was a battle of dominance, a fight that would determine the fate of our packs.I was confident in my strength and speed and I was ready no matter what to win.I would not let this alpha who had almost destroyed my pack multiple times win.I was fighting for my family, I was fighting for my pack. My honor, my friends who had been affected. I was fighting for them all and I was ready to have my revenge a
Zach’s POV I wanted so badly to tear him apart after that little stunt he played, but with my father trying to keep me away from the fight, and Lucas as well as Mateo holding me back, I could only obey their wishes.“You should be careful what you do next alpha,” Jackson said with a laugh. “This pack is mine and you could be killed for anything.”“Are you threatening me?” My wolf was beginning to push forward through the glow in my eyes.“If I am then you probably deserve it. Otherwise, shut up and get out. I don’t need a child to tell me what to do or whatnot. Alphas who don’t honor other alphas duel are children who should not be allowed to the throne. Even your father knows that. “And that is why he’s keeping you in check so you won’t lose face in front of your people. Oh don’t worry. I’ll make sure to take it easy on the next person I duel with. However now that we are done with our problems, you can get off from my pack and scurry off to the council’s pack to cry. I don’t deal
Jackson’s POVI really wanted him to fight with me and I ached for it for a very good reason.Prior to him showing up to the pack, I had planned everything I would do to the alpha.I remembered everything I had done before the alpha showed up and I lived in it for the moment.***Of course when I had told Fiona my plans she had been skeptical about it.“What do you mean you’ll get the alpha to spar with you?” She asked in anger. “How are you even going to do that? He’s a very trained fighter. He’ll kill you. He isn’t here for jokes. I didn’t run away from his pack and come all this way to be found out. Please review your thoughts and focus on making me live.”“I need him to fear me. He doesn’t fear anyone.”“And for good reason,” she sighed. “When you’re that strong you don’t need to. Look, how about we focus on keeping me away from his eyes and you win that court case by not going there. The council might force him to come get you in the beginning but when you show up to the council'