Maureen's POVI watched as soldiers joined hands together to pack the dead wolves into a heap afar off from the field. They would be buried or burnt later, depending on what the High Moon generals deem fit. I stood up from where I had been sitting on a tree trunk for over thirty minutes. I didn't feel the pain in my chest anymore but I still felt sad. I didn't see Dominus and Lance at first where they stood with their faces looking grim. I frowned because of the look on their faces. I walked up to them and Dominus was startled as if he had been lost in thought. Lance hissed under his breath. I knew that frustrated gesture. He did that whenever he was hiding something that he thought you shouldn't find out for your good. Asher ran back from helping the soldiers and stopped where we were standing. He fidgeted for a while before he tried to excuse Lance. I looked at Dad and the Alpha to see they were in deep conversation. They were whispering but it was obvious that the subject was a
Maureen's POVI could see that the golden wolf soldiers were restless as the fake golden wolf and I faced each other with eyes blazing.'I usually do not like killing females, but you are giving me no other option,' the fake golden wolf said, making me roll my eyes. His continuous talking was making me feel as if he was stalling. 'And why don't you like killing females, weakling?' I asked frowning deeply.'Females are nothing but weak, feeble things,' he said chuckling alone.'Now I know why they decided to pick you and experiment on you. Your arrogance must have triggered their conclusion. Nitwit,' I hissed loudly.'How dare you call me a nitwit?' He screamed in anger and before I could decipher what he wanted to do, he sent a ball of fire out of his hands straight at me. The fire got to me and engulfed me. I heard Lance shout my name in agony as the golden wolf soldiers growled out loud. I felt no pain so I knew the fire had nothing on me. The fire surrounded me and even danced on
Maureen's POVIt was my brother's eighteenth birthday. My parents, for the first time, have been home all day. It seemed strange seeing them around because they were never around. The Alpha of our pack was also present. My name is Maureen. I am the only daughter and second child of the High Moon Pack's Beta male and female. My brother Lancelot is three years and some months older than I am. And that day my brother was turning eighteen, I was so filled with joy.The pack men took my brother outside to wait for the time to strike midnight. The women and the Alpha all waited in the living room. I could see the anxiety on my mother's face. Everybody patiently waited for my brother to get his wolf. My parents were the Beta male and female of our pack. So it is expected that my brother will take over from them one day.My best friend, Lucia, and I silently sneaked from the crowd of women. We sneaked upstairs to the guestroom to catch a glimpse of what was happening outside.My best frien
Maureen's POVThe day after my brother's birthday, I woke up very tired. Lucia was still sleeping soundlessly beside me. We had discussed late into the night. Our discussion was about everyone looking so confused, about Lancelot coming to me after he got his wolf.I didn't see anything wrong with it. He was the closest person to me. Before I had Lucia as my best friend, he was my best friend.We played hide and seek often, we played tag, and we chased each other around the house and even the compound. So I saw nothing wrong with what happened. To me, he was just playing with me as usual. But there was doubt in my heart. My mum and the Luna acted weird yesterday after the incident. They left for Mum's room and didn't come out for a long time. I forgot to mention that my mum and the Luna were best friends and as luck would have it they were both mated to two friends, my dad and the Alpha.The previous night when Lancelot finally came downstairs in his bright green shirt and black trous
Maureen's POV'Should I wait with you till he arrives?' Lucia asked me after one hour of waiting for Lance. It was our routine. He came to my school to take me home every day and any day he couldn't come he would call me. I have tried calling him several times but he would not pick up.'Will you try to call him again?' Lucia asked. I knew she was impatient to get home. Her father was off duty that day and she wanted to spend time with him. 'I have called him several times but he wouldn't pick, what makes you think he would pick now?' I snapped at Lucia.'Hey, don't take it out on me, Maureen. I am only trying to show concern,' Lucia said surprised at my behaviour.I realized what I had just done and apologized,' I am sorry, Lucia, it's just that he has been acting weird since his birthday,' I sighed sadly.Something suddenly occurred to me.' You know what Lucia, give me your phone.''What are you going to do with it?' Lucia asked looking at me suspiciously.Despite her reservation,
Maureen's POVI woke up with a start. Something woke me up or more like a person woke me up. I could smell Lance's scent in the air. I wondered for a while if he came into my room.Since our talk Monday afternoon in the kitchen, he had been avoiding me like I had leprosy. At my most desperate moment, I kicked against his warning and went into his room. He was not in the room when I got there so I sat on his bed and waited for him.I waited for a long time and when I started feeling sleepy, I laid my head on his pillow and fell asleep.A loud growl woke me from my sleep. I woke up with fright so I started shaking from the impact. Lance did not look at me twice. He banged the door almost removing it from the hinges. Since that day for the whole week, I had not laid my eyes on him.Sensing his scent in my room was the last thing I expected. I had always liked the way he smelled. He smelled like the forest after a heavy rain. Since he got his wolf, his smell has seemed more intense.I loo
Lance's POVI was going crazy and I knew it but I couldn't help it. The moon goddess must be playing tricks on me. It was my eighteenth birthday but it was my saddest.My wolf had happily tackled my sister to the ground in happiness in the presence of all that were there to celebrate my eighteenth birthday.As the future Beta of the park, it would have been disappointing if I didn't get my wolf. It had happened before in our lineage and this had made my parents especially my mum very anxious.My grandfather was not the direct bloodline of the Beta post but according to history his elder brother who ought to take over from their father never got his wolf.At first, they had thought his wolf was only delayed for a particular reason but when he didn't get his wolf at the age of twenty-five, my grandfather who was twenty years then was asked to start training.According to my grandfather, the training was difficult and draining and he nearly gave up. It wasn't easy to train to become a Be
Lance's POVI heard a soft knock on my door but I ignored it. I was sure it was one of the kitchen hands coming to wake me, probably on Mum's instruction.I had turned all night trying to sleep. I had gone through my own birthday party like a zombie. The idea that the moon goddess gave me a crazy wolf was enough to keep me awake all night. So I wasn't ready to get up that morning.The knock came again and I ignored it, thinking the person would go away when I refused to answer. I waited for another three seconds and dosed off to sleep.My sister's smell was all I smelled in the house now so I wasn't ready to strain myself to get who was at the door specifically.I was drifting off to sleep when suddenly somebody jumped into my bed. The instance the person's body touched mine I knew who it was. My wolf became too alert for my liking.'Shit, Maureen what are you doing here so early?' I shouted at my sister the instance I got on my feet.'Lance, I have always done this in the morning,' s
Maureen's POVI could see that the golden wolf soldiers were restless as the fake golden wolf and I faced each other with eyes blazing.'I usually do not like killing females, but you are giving me no other option,' the fake golden wolf said, making me roll my eyes. His continuous talking was making me feel as if he was stalling. 'And why don't you like killing females, weakling?' I asked frowning deeply.'Females are nothing but weak, feeble things,' he said chuckling alone.'Now I know why they decided to pick you and experiment on you. Your arrogance must have triggered their conclusion. Nitwit,' I hissed loudly.'How dare you call me a nitwit?' He screamed in anger and before I could decipher what he wanted to do, he sent a ball of fire out of his hands straight at me. The fire got to me and engulfed me. I heard Lance shout my name in agony as the golden wolf soldiers growled out loud. I felt no pain so I knew the fire had nothing on me. The fire surrounded me and even danced on
Maureen's POVI watched as soldiers joined hands together to pack the dead wolves into a heap afar off from the field. They would be buried or burnt later, depending on what the High Moon generals deem fit. I stood up from where I had been sitting on a tree trunk for over thirty minutes. I didn't feel the pain in my chest anymore but I still felt sad. I didn't see Dominus and Lance at first where they stood with their faces looking grim. I frowned because of the look on their faces. I walked up to them and Dominus was startled as if he had been lost in thought. Lance hissed under his breath. I knew that frustrated gesture. He did that whenever he was hiding something that he thought you shouldn't find out for your good. Asher ran back from helping the soldiers and stopped where we were standing. He fidgeted for a while before he tried to excuse Lance. I looked at Dad and the Alpha to see they were in deep conversation. They were whispering but it was obvious that the subject was a
Ian's POVAll through the wait for the council's president and his minions to arrive, I was restless. There was a feeling of immense sadness that settled over my heart. Shanty's face kept flashing into my mind. I just couldn't place my hand on what was wrong. 'Are you okay?' Rocha asked me. He must have noticed the way I kept sighing and wincing. 'I don't know. It seems as if something is wrong with Shanty,' I whispered back to him.'How can you tell?' Rocha asked making sure he was talking as low as he could to avoid bringing attention to us. 'Her face keeps flashing in my head and I have this overwhelming feeling of sadness,' I replied.'What do you intend to do?' Rocha asked. 'I will not be needed here once the battle starts. I will run to the Alpha house, check on her, and be back as soon as I can,' I answered, and Rocha nodded in understanding. We were all surprised when Rocha's mate showed up at the site of the battle. I felt a little relieved that I would not be leaving Ro
Maureen's POV'They are fifteen minutes away from us,' Ian said, sweating profusely. He had run back to us from spying on the approaching council entourage. 'Who are those leading the war?' Dad asked. Dad and the Alpha had refused to back down from the battle. The Alpha had insisted saying it was his pack and he must fight to protect it. I understood his points so none of us argued with him. The traitors had declared war on his pack and he had to defend his honour. 'Rogues are leading the battle,' Ian snorted.'That is very manly of the new president. Rogues are leading the battle for the wolf council,' Lucia said bitterly.'Since he isn't a mere male, why is he not leading the battle against a mere female?' Dawn said hissing.'It is good that he will be eating his words soon enough. Get everyone ready general. They will soon be on us,' the Alpha said, addressing one of the High Moon's generals. All the golden wolf soldiers were ready. They had been standing since we got to the pl
Maureen's POV'We should choose the ground for the war not them,' the General of the High Moon army said as we all sat in the pack's conference hall for a meeting. It was three days after their imposed and fake president declared war on High Moon. We had to let the High Moon soldiers in on our plans since the war was declared on the pack they were meant to protect. Every member of the golden wolf team was present at the meeting. Dad and the Alpha were also there. The two generals of the High Moon army were there as well with some of their high-ranking soldiers.'How do you think we should go about that general?' I asked him not because I didn't know what he was talking about but I wanted him and the others to know that contributions are important as well.'We need to move the fight away from High Moon. Give the spot of the fight and High Moon a reasonable distance,' the general explained.'Where do you suggest we stay to welcome them?' I asked sarcastically.The general nodded at on
Maureen's POVThe moment I saw the way Rocha stood glued beside the president's older daughter, I knew he found his mate. I was elated for him. He had been through a rough patch in life protecting what he didn't know was real or not. He deserved all the happiness. 'I know we are not safe yet but I want to thank you so much for deeming it fit to be gracious my family Alpha,' the president said to the Alpha as we entered the house prepared specifically for the president's family. They were all drenched from the rain except the younger daughter. 'It is a pleasure, Your Excellency. Feel at home and you can banish the thought that you are not safe. I have soldiers on standby to parade this house to keep you and your family safe. 'It is obvious that your older daughter is mated to my team member so a threat to you is a threat to me. I take care of my own, Your Excellency,' I said looking at Rocha and Torrent's joined hands with a smile on my face. 'Your Majesty, please don't call me tha
Asher's POVIt took me three minutes to realize that the rain was getting heavier and wasn't going to stop anytime soon. Torrent was crying happily in Rocha's hands as they hugged each other as if their lives depended on it. It was as if they had forgotten that we existed. The door of the car conveying the president and his mate which I was driving opened and the president's mate was out of it in a flash running towards me. Realizing what she was doing I quickly walked towards her to stop her from going any further. 'She is going to drown us. She has to stop crying. Else there will be a flood,' the president's mate shouted as I got to her. The rain was getting heavier.'What do you mean?' I asked frowning. I had to shout so loud for her to hear me because the rain was getting heavier by the minute.'Torrent has to stop crying, else there will be flooding,' she shouted.'You mean she is the cause of the heavy rain?' I asked.'Yes. The worse her tears, the worse the rain and it could
Asher's POV'Be careful out there Asher,' Dawn said that morning as I left the Alpha house to meet the golden wolf soldiers that would be going with me to the council to escort the president and his mate to High Moon. 'I will be fine Dawn. Take care of yourself. I will be back soon,' I said kissing her on the head. When I got to the former Alpha house, the other golden wolf soldiers were already waiting for me so we set out immediately. I hand-picked fifteen golden wolf soldiers to make sixteen of us. Our journey to the council was uneventful and we saw nothing suspicious on the way so I reported back to Maureen. Maureen told me to seek out the president's mate when I get to the council. She also told me where she would be.When we got to the council, I went straight to the president's mate to inform her that we were ready whenever they were. I was stopped by a soldier when I wanted to enter the room but the moment I mentioned that I was from High Moon, I was let into the room.She
Maureen's POV'Mara,' Dawn shouted making me raise my head to see Mara standing by the door and smiling happily at us. She looked so contented.Dawn stood up and hugged Mara. They developed a bond when they met and after Mara and her sister Adelia came to High Moon. Lucia was by their side by the time Dawn was done hugging Mara. Lucia hugged her tightly too smiling happily at Mara 'You look so contented,' Lucia said to her.'I wouldn't deny the fact that I am indeed happy Lucia,' Mara said happily then looked at me without her smile missing a beat and then said, 'Your Majesty.''You don't have to be like that Mara,' I said smiling at her. I dropped the book in my hands, walked up to her, and hugged her. I held her hand and led her to sit down on the couch.'Alan explained who you are to me after we left High Moon. I was very surprised at first but then the way you carried yourself and the way you act around people shows the fact that you have always been different,' Mara said. We we