Lance's POVI had stopped Alpha Asher from following Dawn for two reasons. One I knew from experience that she would not want him to follow her like that and there was every possibility that she would not talk to him.Two I thought it was best to let her confide her worries to someone who could calm her down first before he went to her.I actually pity him. I was once in a situation like his and I knew it wasn't easy to feel helpless and your mate unreachable.'You need to sit down Alpha. I believe things will fall into place. Just give her some time,' Dominus said sympathetically as Alpha Asher paced back and forth looking up the stairs.He came back to sit down looking agitated. None of us could eat. Even Lisa looked confused but she asked no questions.After about thirty minutes we heard footsteps on the stairs and we looked up to see Maureen leading Dawn down the stairs.Alpha Asher quickly stood up. He was gazing at Dawn's face as if he could somehow see what was going through he
Lance's POV'We might have to call Grandma Gina to confirm what he said,' Maureen said as we explained everything Alpha Asher has said. 'We need to be sure he is saying the truth. He might be lying for all we know,' Lucia said and Dawn growled at her.'I am sorry. I didn't mean to do that,' Dawn apologized as a slight blush tinted her cheeks.'He is your mate Dawn, it is natural for you to defend him. I should not have called him a liar. I am sorry. I am just confused,' Lucia apologized to Dawn.'I understand you perfectly. There is no need to apologize,' Dawn said calmly.Dominus picked his phone and called Grandma Gina. 'Hello my boy,' Grandma Gina said happily. 'It's so good of you to call this tired old lady after calling everyone and exempting me.' Dominus rolled his eyes but he still couldn't hide the smile that pulled at his lips. 'Dawn called you grandma,' Dominus said.'Of course that is because she is my only grandchild,' Grandma Gina said sarcastically.'I am sorry gran
Lance's POV'Somebody should wake me up. Am I dreaming?' Alpha Asher said as we all sat in his study after Maureen had declared that Alpha Asher was a part of her mission.Dawn covered the light projecting from Alpha Asher's torso with her hands when it became obvious that the light wasn't dulling off anytime soon. Maureen had slumped and I had to catch her before she got the ground. 'You are not dreaming Alpha Asher. She is the golden wolf,' Lucia said. Maureen was still leaning against me as it seemed as if the experience had sapped her of her strength.'You mean the golden wolf is a female?'Alpha Asher asked.'You have a problem with that?' Maureen asked sitting straight.'No. I don't have a problem with it. The thing is we had always thought the golden wolf would be a male. He was a male the last time going by the record,' Alpha Asher answered still looking surprised.'I guess the golden wolf decided to choose the perfect sex. Don't you think Alpha?' Lucia asked.'It sure did,'
Dawn's POVTo say I was nervous would be an understatement. I woke up feeling nervous. I had a mate! It was such a novelty for me. I had hoped for a life that would involve other people while I roamed the forests and bushes of unclaimed lands. But at a point I had given up on that dream.I had brushed my teeth and had my bath rather early. Despite the fact that I didn't sleep early, I still couldn't wake up late. I was looking forward to the discussion I was to have with Asher. I tied the bathrobe and wrapped my wet hair in a towel before stepping out of the bathroom. I had a major scare as the door to my room suddenly burst open. Maureen and Lucia walked in without the courtesy of knocking first. 'What are you two doing here? It is rather too early,' I said looking at them in surprise.'We know, right. We were thinking that just maybe we might find Alpha Asher here,' Lucia said sounding overly dramatic.I rolled my eyes at her. I had noticed that Lucia liked blowing things out of
Maureen's POVI stood still for the second time in five minutes. 'Why do I feel as if we are being followed?' I asked no one in particular. I just wanted to know if anyone else felt what I was feelingWe had set out on the journey for the search very early. As early as six o'clock am. We didn't eat breakfast but we packed sandwiches and juices in our back packs courtesy of Asher's house keeper. 'You might be feeling like that because Ian had implied in your discussion that he was at Amman's pack with you,' Lucia said shrugging,'The feeling is so strong. I felt it two days ago when we went out on Dawn's insistence to have a look at Royal Touch,' I said.'If I tell you something, promise me you wouldn't freak out,' Lance said and we all stopped walking to look at him.'What is it Lance?' I asked looking at him nervously.'I think Ian is actually following us. I have seen him briefly once or twice,' Lance said and we all gaped at him in pure disbelief.'Are you trying to spook us,' Lu
Maureen's POV'Maureen,' Asher shouted my name before he flew at me and we both fell on the ground as an arrow flew over our heads.Lance and Dominus immediately jumped into action as they ran towards the direction the arrow came from. As they ran towards the direction, another arrow flew right towards Lance and he threw it off with his sword. Dominus became invisible at that point and the arrows kept coming for Lance aggressively. I quickly got up from the ground as I gazed after my mate in worry.'Thank you Alpha,' I said to Asher and he simply nodded his acknowledgement.The arrows stopped and Dominus appeared with his hand firmly holding a male wolf by his clothes. We walked towards them quickly as Dominus made the male wolf kiss the ground in front of Lance.'Who are you?' Lance asked in a booming voice that clearly belonged to his wolf.'You are trespassing,' the male wolf answered.'This is an unclaimed land. I believe it should have a free passage,' Dominus said.'It belongs
Maureen's POV'Tell me that all this is unreal and we are just caught up in very bad dream,' Lance said looking as surprised as I was about what was in front of us.There were a lot of torture instruments on the table and some hung on the wall. It had different types of silver chains hanging from the wall. I felt cold from inside out.'These people keep a torture chamber?. I thought I had seen everything at Amman's house,' Dominus said as he peeked at the room above Lance's shoulder.'We will attend to this later. Let us attend to these people first,' Lance said and we stepped back and closed the door. We released the people from chains and made them sit on the floor while Dawn and Asher gave them water and fruits they found in the hut at the back.There was nothing much in the room. Just a giant bed obviously made for the giant and chairs that looked as if they belonged to a dump site. We looked around the house to find two other rooms. One of the rooms was empty while the other ro
Maureen's POV'Why are you all looking at me like that?' Lance asked.We were all staring at him because of what he had said about a house on the hill when we could not see anything anywhere except the hill covered in snow and the plane ground.'Your face didn't have it's usual seriousness when you said it,' Lucia answered. 'I am serious there is a hut on the hill,' Lance insisted.Asher didn't waste time anymore as he began to approach the hill in fast strides. Suddenly the bright and sunny sky changed colour and it began to rain. Before we knew it, we were drenched.'Hold hands,' Lance shouted in order to be heard above the angry wind.He held my hand and we held hands till the last person which was Ian. When Lance was sure that everybody was holding hands, he started moving up the hill.When we were on the hill properly and the wind was blowing powerfully, he shouted again. 'Whatever happens do not remove your hand from the other person.' The wind was loud. If not for our wolf e
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