Maureen's POVI was too disturbed to listen to the conversation going on around me. Katrina was going through a lot already so the idea that her former tormentor took her again didn't sit well with me. 'There is no way to prove that he took her. Beside, there is no way he would have done it. He was with us all through,' the Alpha said.'What if one of his minions did it for him?' the Luna asked. There was a possibility of that because soldiers had reported that three of the Vice President's entourage were sniffing around the house when we were inside welcoming him. The soldiers had been told to keep an eye on them. What if one of them had sneaked away to do the Vice President's dirty job at that moment. 'We need a clear thought here. So please I need everyone to calm down,' the Alpha said.By everyone, he meant everyone. The sitting room was filled with everyone that had connection with Katrina. Adelia and Mara were there trying desperately to calm down. Even Ian that disappeared
Lance's POVI sat down on Maureen's other side on the bed holding her hand as she explained everything she saw in the dream. The room was silent as everyone patiently listened. I had almost gone mad when she didn't wake up after I started shaking her to wake up. I knew she was dreaming because she kept calling Katrina's name over and over again. My thought was that she was dreaming about her because that was the last thing she must have thought about before going to sleep. I had thought that I only had to shake her awake. I shook her several times but she didn't wake up. She just kept mumbling and squeezing her hands so hard that they became red from the effort. I had wanted to raise alarm about it but she beat me to it and started screaming so loud that the entire neighborhood could hear. Everybody ran into our room and tried waking her to no avail. When she finally opened her eyes, I felt as if a heavy load was lifted off my head. I never wanted to go through what I went throug
Lance's POVI watched quietly as Ian explained everything to everyone. I couldn't believe that he had gone in there just once and knew the details of the place that much. 'I thought you said you had only gone in there once,' I said to him when he was done with his explanation.'Yes. I went in and spent the whole day,' Ian responded.'From what Mara told me, Katrina might be in danger of molestation and humiliation but I doubt that he will kill her so we will have to strategize carefully how to go in there wipe out the entire place and leave without allowing anyone know that we were the ones who did it,' the Alpha said.'We can't call attention to ourselves right now. There is a lot going to happen in the future, I want you guys to be fully prepared before we unveil the fact that the golden wolf is here to stay,' dad said.'We are prepared,' Dominus said.'Yes, we know. But your team is not in one place. Asher needs to be done and ready. Alan needs to clean his mess and put his life i
Lance's POVAll afternoon and a great part of the evening we made plans. We strategized on how best to do the clean out of the Spot without raising suspicion to us or that we were connected in any way and at the same time expose the deceit of the Vice President. Plans were made and dropped several times before we reached a conclusion. Everyone on the team was going to be part of the raid.'We will take our cars for most part and park them at a reasonable distance and then travel the rest of the road in wolf form,' the Alpha had said after we had finalised our plans.'We need to bring extra clothes then. Will Maureen be traveling in wolf form too?' Dad asked.'I think it will be better if she doesn't. Incase we are seen by someone, they will simply think we are wolves migrating but if we have a golden wolf in our midst we will be suspected,' the Alpha said.'I can carry her all the way if need be,' I offered and Maureen blushed.'I can run fast if my wolf is on the surface,' Maureen h
Lance's POV'We do not have time to stay here to discuss whether he comes with us or not,' I said as Dawn looked pleadingly at everyone to spare Diego.'I was taken and brought here. They ran some test on my blood and deemed me useless. So they made me do odd jobs around here,' Diego said pleading as well. 'We have less than five minutes in here. Let's take this outside so that Rocha can finish up,' Dominus said and allowed Diego stand up. The guards have successfully tied The Vice President to a post outside the building. He was trying hard to unchain himself. For such a high ranking wolf, he looked disgusting tied down and growling. A building that was supposedly dilapidated had been kept in good shape just to torment others. I thought bitterly.'You will all regret this. I promise you,' he threatened as he saw us coming out of the building.We had appointed a soldier to tell him what his fate would be. We didn't want to use any of us that he was already familiar with because we
Dawn's POVI was fuming as I banged the door to my room. Why was everyone not seeing things the way I was. Diego was kidnapped and made to work against his wish. He didn't have to be locked up just because they didn't trust him. I was sure that Rocha hated Diego and I didn't know why. Asher too who was supposed to back me up was behaving as if he didn't care if I was affected or not. I just couldn't erase the fact that everyone was being mean to Diego despite the fact that they knew how important he was to me. My door opened without a knock and Maureen walked in. She had her usual 'I am not here to scold you look' but I knew she was in my room to tell me that what I did out there was wrong.'If you are here to tell me that what I did out there was wrong, you can save it. I am not interested,: I said to her.'For a very quiet person I know, you are actually very vocal now,' Maureen said smiling sheepishly.'I was quiet because I had no option than to be quiet,' I said.'It is good t
Lance's POVI was sure one of my hands was broken from trying to stop Maureen from going outside the house. I was holding her wolf down with every strength in me. While Katrina was crying and saying things about Diego, I felt a powerful anger in the mind link. A type I had never felt before. I knew it was Maureen, so I looked up in her direction, and before I could blink, her eyes changed color, and she was out of the door.She took the steps three at a time but before she could get to the door, I reached her and pulled at her hand. It was as if she was waiting for my touch; she shifted immediately, and my hand touched her. I could feel in the mind link that she intended to go out of the door and kill Diego. I held onto her wolf at first, but it was becoming increasingly difficult, so I shouted for help.The first person that reached me was Asher. He looked confused at first but he joined me when he understood what was happening. Soon everyone started filing into the sitting room w
Lance's POV 'There is something you must see before we go to question Diego,' Asher said as he entered the Alpha's office. We all turned to look at him as he dropped a phone on the table. He had bags under his eyes which meant he probably didn't sleep all night. 'You look tired Asher,' I said stating the obvious. 'I didn't sleep all night. I couldn't. Dawn's emotions were all over the place. Diego is affecting her more than I envisaged,' Asher said shrugging. 'Whose phone is this?' Dad asked. 'It is Diego's phone. I picked it when he was knocked out cold,' Asher answered. I had gone to his room to summon him that morning to the Alpha's office but Dawn had told me that Asher had gone to the Beta house. I guess the phone was what he went for. Dad picked up the phone and opened it. I stood from my seat to stand behind dad and so did Dominus. The phone was not locked because it was in gallery when dad opened it. There were pictures upon pictures of nude girls in different
Maureen's POVI walked into the garden behind the citadel with a smile on my face. It was dark outside but the moon was so bright. It would have been mistaken for early morning if not for the dark clouds and the bright shining stars. I discovered the garden three days after I got to the citadel. It was almost as beautiful as the garden in my dreams. I had made inquiries about who had been taking care of the garden. An elderly woman about the age of Grandma Gina had been brought to me. She did a wonderful job taking care of the garden.As I walked in the garden, touching one delicate flower after another, I couldn't help but reminisce on the events of the past week and the event of that day in particular. I had finally reinstalled the president to his rightful place. It had been a big occasion with wolves from every part of the kingdom there to witness the occasion. I was not one hundred percent sure of all the elders in the council, but I was sure I had over ninety-five percent of t
Ian's POVI couldn't sit and watch Shanty's conviction. A girl I have loved for the longest time. She was the only one I allowed into my space for the very first time. I was on a mission that I didn't want to be distracted from so I had no friends, no confidant, nothing until I met Shanty. Shanty betrayed me in the worst way ever, but my heart was still reluctant to let go of every memory we shared. I left the panel in the middle of a hearing. No one stopped me and I didn't look back either. I was in the bush all alone for two days eating whatever I could get. I was used to that anyway. I stopped being a loner after I met Maureen and the whole team. I shook my head to dispel the thought that I would never be invisible again. It was painful, but at the same time, it was a relief. I sought Grandma Gina and the leader of the waiters out the very minute I got to the council from High Moon. I wanted to know why I could no longer be invisible. I discovered that I lost my ability after
Maureen's POV 'Everything is all set in your pack. You and your children can go back to Eagle Moon now,' I said to Talon. We were in the pack main hall. It had not been easy to get Eagles pack up again but I had to. Talon needed his home, and the children, too, needed a balance. One of those that were used as his breeders said she couldn't stay with him, she wanted to go back to her pack. I didn't stop her. She needed her people to heal. The other female decided to stay, she said she couldn't leave her children in the care of another. 'Thank you, Your Majesty,' Talon said. 'I have told you to call me Maureen. You are my biological father, there is no way of writing that off,' I said.'I know what you said, and I understand, but I can't call you by name. I was just a vessel used to bring you to life. You and your wolf are far above me. So I will accord you the due respect,' Talon insisted. Dawn, Lance, Asher, and Leila were with me in the council's main hall while I addressed Tal
Maureen's POV'Asher you need to let the doctors examine her,' I said for the umpteenth time as the doctor tried to get to Dawn to no avail.We were at the council hospital. After so much shouting and noise, we got the Luna and Dawn to the clinic on time. The Luna was taken into the labor room while Dawn was placed in a ward, and a doctor was immediately allocated to her, but Asher wouldn't let the doctor access her. 'You need to let go of her Asher. You might be choking her as it is,' Lance said, making Asher let go of Dawn instantly.I had thought that we might have to bring Lucia in to make him sleep so that the doctor could attend to Dawn without his interference. When Asher lifted his face to us, I saw that his wolf was in control because his eyes were completely those of his wolf. 'Mate will be okay right?' Asher asked looking at me pitifully.'Yes. Your mate will be fine, but you need to step away from her,' I said, looking at him in the eyes.He eventually agreed to step b
Maureen's POV A Month and One Week Later 'Go ahead and explain yourself,' I said, then sat back on the chair to listen to what the Luna of Rolling Hills had to say. I had set up a panel that consisted of different people to look into evidence against those who wanted to seize the power of the golden wolf soldiers so that they could control the entire wolf kingdom. The panel consisted of faithful elders who had gone through a rigorous search into their minds by Dawn, the entire golden wolf team, and Alpha representatives from different packs, including the Alpha of High Moon and the waiters. I also made sure that the proceedings were adequately covered by the press. We were charging them with felony but not without allowing every one of them to say one or two things for themselves. There was a lot of evidence against them already, but that didn't stop me from asking them to say one or two things. It was the standard procedure. 'I have nothing to say. You have already found me
Maureen's POVLance and I walked hand in hand back to the citadel alongside Dad. My mind was on Asher but it was also with Dawn. She would be going crazy with worry. Mum met us at the door when we got to the citadel. She hugged me passionately. I wondered how many times while growing up why she never treated me like a mother would treat her only daughter but now that I knew why she was like that, I didn't blame her at all. 'How are you doing Your Majesty?' Mum asked holding my hand.'Not you too, mum, please,' I said, stepping away from her.'You are who you are now Maureen. We all must accept that,' Mum said smiling at me.'How is Asher?' I asked, intentionally changing the topic.'He is asleep,' Mum said.'He slept all through the journey back to the council. I am worried,' I said frowning lightly.'Let us go and see him,' Lance said putting his hand on my shoulder to turn me towards the stairs to the room Dawn and Asher share. 'How is the Luna mum?' I asked as we walked to Asher
Maureen's POVIt was quite easy to flood the pods with water. The fake soldiers melted into nothing as the water entered their pods. I knew that there must have been a place where the soldiers were made in large numbers. I just didn't expect it to be that close to the council.After we were sure the room was rid of all the soldiers, Asher advised that we rig the room so that it would blow up and destroy the pods in the process.'I think we should free Talon's breeders first before we do that. This whole place might blow up,' the doctor said as soon as Lance suggested it. I asked three soldiers and Dominus to follow the doctor while the rest of us stayed in the room to await them. Asher started working on the electricity connection in the room. Dominus and the soldiers returned shortly after with Talon's breeders. They were both holding their babies in their hands.'I knew you would come for us,' one of Talon's breeders said immediately she set her eyes on me. I remembered that she w
Maureen's POVFour Days Later'I wish to see your birth mother so that I can apologize for what I did to her,' Talon said to me. It was four days after I entered the citadel and I was crowned. It had been the four most hectic days of my life. It had been crazy sorting through a lot of things. The mess the power-drunk and hungry few had created was so huge. I had sent some of the golden wolf soldiers after girls who were kept at the council's border. One of the girls kept in the citadel had told us how she was brought in from the border. I was so busy that the last time I saw Talon after he came out of the hidden wall at the citadel was the following morning after the crowning when I had tried to heal him. It had worked but the doctor said he was malnourished and he needed a lot of rest. I had insisted on seeing Talon at that moment because I didn't know when next I would see him. He was at the council's main hospital, a stone's throw from the citadel. Dominus and Asher had been in
Maureen's POV'We will go to the citadel after I am sure that Lance is okay,' I said, looking from one waiter to the other. 'I am fine Reen. Asher dug the bullet out already,' Lance said before he stepped into the circle the waiters had made around me. 'Are you sure?' I asked looking into his face.'Yes. I am sure. It will heal soon once the blood coming out of it washes away the silver contamination,' Lance said looking down at the hand he was clutching with the other hand.'No pains?' I asked worriedly.'No serious pain. Let's proceed, I will tie it up when I am sure it is ready to be tied so that it can heal,' Lance said shrugging as if he wasn't in pain.'I can just heal you,' I protested.'Yes, you can but not now. Let's go,' Lance said. The waiters led the way to the citadel. They knew the way there and I didn't know how. I glanced sideways several times at Lance to be sure he was really not in pain. We stopped at some point while walking to the citadel as some females ran t