Lucas’s POV “Hey,” she smiled at me. “You came back.”“I did,” I said while looking at her. If we weren’t in a public place, I would have gripped her butt and kissed her with my tongue going far down her throat, but I had to keep myself under control.This was not the place for that.“What do you want me to get for you… beta,” she said which told me that she knew who I was.I sighed and looked away to distract myself from how stupid I felt for not telling her the truth.“Listen, I can explain…”“It’s okay. I’m over it. I just don’t know why you would not tell me anything.”“Can we talk?”“I’m busy. And I doubt my boss would let me go off work.”I smiled. “I am the beta of this pack. Your boss can’t let you go off work if I asked?”That was an authority move I pulled there but I didn’t want her to see me as weak. “Can we… talk?”She agreed and took a break from work as we walked to the table at a secluded balcony.There, we sat down and stared at each other for a few seconds.“You’re
Zach’s POVI stood alone on the balcony, my thoughts consumed by the complexities of my relationship with women as a whole.Why did they have to be so complicated? I had done nothing to deserve this kind of torture.I was sure Lucas or Mateo didn’t have this kind of problem.Why me?As the alpha, the weight of my responsibilities often overshadowed my personal life, leaving little room for emotional vulnerability. It was a lonely existence, one that even my own father struggled to breach.But I was sure my father didn’t go through this kind of pain.Lost in my contemplation, I was startled when my father joined me, his presence both comforting and unsettling. We had always had a strained relationship, our roles as current alpha and former alpha creating an unspoken wall between us. We rarely communicated like a typical father and son, and our interactions were often laced with tension.He looked at me, his eyes filled with a mix of concern and understanding. "Zach, I can see that so
Zach’s POV“Zach please…” she started to say and approach me as I held up my hand to halt her in her steps.“I had a rethink of everything that had happened and as much as I commend your efforts to destroy my relationship with my mate, I hate you for it.”She looked to the ground crying.“On my wedding day, I left my mate for you. I broke my wife’s heart because of a fleeting moment with you. Something I thought was real that wasn’t. I doubted myself every day and not once did you say anything concerning the moment. You hurt me and you hurt Kayla.”“I didn’t mean to hurt you.”“Well you did! And I hate you for it!”She looked away, her eyes welling up as I held back my words.I didn’t want to say anymore to her as I was too mad and I didn’t care what she did with her life.I tried to keep my rage under control but it was too hard especially when I was thinking of a way to apologize all over again to Kayla.Now I regretted having multiple women in my life.Suddenly, I saw her crouching
Zach’s POVThis was the closest I was coming to a wolf that had gone rogue without killing it. I usually didn’t try to subdue rogue wolves. They were rogue and needed to be put down. But this was Mara. She was different.In a gentle yet firm voice, I spoke to her, pouring my emotions and memories into my words. "Remember who we are, remember the pack. We are connected, bound by loyalty and love.”But my words seem to piss her off even more asshe roared and tossed me away from her.I tossed midair and landed a few feet away from her while she snarled at me in rage.In her eyes I could see that she had gone mad. She was no longer the Mara I had grown up with. No, this was a different creature.Mara was not here. But I knew she was in there somewhere and I has to try.I believed that I could reason with her, bring her back from the brink of madness. Violence was not my first resort; I wanted to subdue her without causing harm. But as I would soon discover, not all battles could be won
Zach’s POVShe had severed her ties with the pack, embracing her rogue nature and disappearing into the wilderness. That was what this was.There was no way a normal wolf would be this crazy.Why would she do such a thing like this?Was I too harsh on her? Had I may be pushed her to the wall?Everyone back at the pack would expect me to bring her back safely, I had to show them that as their alpha I was capable of ensuring their safety.The stars above seemed to mock my efforts, their distant twinkling a reminder of the vastness of the world and the magnitude of my task. I knew that finding her in one night was a daunting challenge, but I couldn't bear the thought of giving up. I couldn't accept the notion that I had failed as an alpha, that I had let her down.No, I needed to bring her back to answer for what she had done.If possible she would have to lead me to the witch so I would confirm the story.With each step forward, I called out her name, my voice carried by the wind, echo
Zach’s POVWhen I was done, I watched her expression go from shock to a calm one in seconds.It was almost like she had expected it as she paced around the room while I got comfortable on her bed.“I’m not mad at them,” she said with a tone which had me worried.“What do you mean by that?” I asked. “They clearly ruined our relationship. If they had not used magic to confuse my wolf I would not be in this mess right now and you and I would have been married.”“But it’s already happened,” she smiled. “I don’t see any reason to keep on holding onto a time when things could be done but it wasn’t. I hate that it’s happened but here we are.”“It ruined our chances at getting married.”I was mad at that, but since she didn’t care about any of that, I would let it go.She sat beside me, our eyes clashing with each other as I suddenly felt my heart beating like a racing horse.“As much as I’m pissed at what they did, it only brought us closer. I’m not worried about them anymore. I’m only conce
Zach’s POVIn that moment, we made a silent pact to embrace the love that had blossomed between us. We knew that it wouldn't be easy, that there would be obstacles and challenges along the way. But we were willing to face it all, hand in hand, knowing that the connection we shared was worth fighting for.Our eyes locked as she stood up and got rid of her clothes while I locked the door and did the same thing.We didn’t need an external body to tell us what was going to happen.It was clear we both needed it. We both laid in bed, our bodies entwined with her head resting on my chest as I gently played with her hair. I could feel her breath against my skin, and I knew she was already half-asleep. But I wasn't ready for the day to end just yet.It had been a while since we had laid in this position. Maybe too long.I was happy living in this moment with her.I leaned down and pressed my lips to hers, deepening the kiss as I felt her stir. My hands slowly began to wander, tracing a pat
Zach’s POVI walked about with my beta, wondering how I was going to get the elders to approve of my decision.“I mean, he tried to destroy my marriage. Can’t I say least get his head or something?” I asked Lucas who chomped on a steak with a happy look on his face.“Alpha, you need to relax,” Lucas smiled. “You can’t go about blaming people for this kind of crime even if he was found guilty of it by you. It is against the law by the werewolf council. They could decide to have you removed from the throne.”I sighed. He was right. But I still needed to at least try.“I’m going to the council of wolves to report this.”My statement brought a horrific look to the man who dropped the remaining steak to the ground.“No,” he said with fear. “You do that and you are letting your pack be open.”“The damage has been done to me and my pack, I will not let it stand.”“But you are saying he performed witchcraft which is totally illegal and you also say he’s performing a crime against another alph