SOPHIA POV. We arrived there and so far things were going just as planned. I was able to kill five out of the ten guards before the rest could come and before they were alerted. Taking my assistant with me I entered the palace to find the alpha. With his help, I was able to locate him and I made him stand outside and watch guard, to prevent people from disturbing me. "Who is there?" He asked, slowly turning to his wolf form. I step into the light, letting him see me. "Remember me," I asked, swinging my swords at him. He dodge it but found himself on the floor. "You, how is it that you are alive? Xylah promised to make you die, I assume when the video stopped coming, you were dead," he muttered. "Video," I repeated. "Since we couldn't watch your torture firsthand, she sent us a video, we watched you get stripped naked," "We watched you scream and when you couldn't, we watched your weak body fall to the ground," he mocked. "You were so weak, we made a bet of how long you can last,
ROMAN POV.I returned to the palace to the awaiting arm of both Xylah and Bryce. "You took so long, why was it so?" She questioned. "Since when did you start watching my movement?" I questioned. "I don't understand," she muttered"I know you send your people after me and I don't like being followed,” I said. “I won't do that again, I only did so because I was worried," She defended. "Is anything the problem?" Bryce asked. “I am reopening the Sophia investigation," I announced, seeing the disbelief on their faces. "But why, she betrayed you, you saw it," Xylah retorted“I only saw what you needed me to see," I said "We will give her a proper investigation," I went on. "What is the cause of this sudden news?" Bryce asked "Because there are now possibilities that Sophia could be innocent," I answered. "I asked you not to torture her, why did you do so?" I asked facing Xylah. "Because she was a criminal," She groaned “I get to decide whether she was a criminal to be tortured or n
SOPHIA POV. "Show yourself," I ordered again and soon Jared stepped out. "What are you doing here?" I questioned. "I came here for two things," he replied. “Go on and hurry up," I urged. “I want her to stay here," he says, bringing out his mate. "Please, she is carrying my child and I don't want any harm on them," he pleaded. “What are you up to?" I asked suspiciously "Something private, I can't tell you, I swore secrecy," he replied. “Then I can't help you," I said. "But I help you without asking what was wrong, can't you do the same for me," he pleaded. I look at his mate one more time and then accept. "Fine, I will help her but she won't be staying in my chambers, if I go out for war she won't be protected," I explained as he sighed in relief. "What about the second?" I questioned. "The second is that I beg you don't kill Jackson, the alpha," he replied. "When you go there, if you eventually reach there, he will surrender," he informed. "You said you want to repay me fu
That night, my men were well rested and they gathered around them. I only told them the formation and I made Gemma wait here, telling him it was important he watch over the pack while we are away. As my team rode halfway, Dante blocked me with the twenty prisoner's. "You know what to do," I tell them as they nod. I separate my men into two, with Dante leading one. The next thing my men knew was following a different route, to a different pack."Take your formation," I ordered, watching them arrange themselves. "Now we attack and we aim for nothing but victory," I yelled, leading them to attack a pack that wasn't guarded and we raided it. As they fought, I went to find the alpha, going to meet him in his chambers, seated on his throne."You,"he called. "I was wondering who would have the nerve to attack my kingdom," he cursed."The so-called female beta is about to take control of your Kingdom," I muttered, walking to him with my spear."So you plan on killing us one by one?" He que
ROMAN POV. "He played us," Xylah yelled at the front of her door. "They outsmart us and I will make him pay," she continued. "There is nothing we can do, we just have to make sure we prepare for the coming war," Kai said. "I bet Sophia is behind his strength but I can't imagine why he would switch sides," Xylah muttered. "You need to rest and restrict your movement, your father and I will handle thing's, we don't want anything happening to you, we don't want you stress," Kai softly said."I will inform you of the necessary update," he assured her and she seemed to buy the idea as she entered the room shutting the door.I was happy that Sophia was giving them a heartache, I wanted her to do more than just that. "Hey baby," she called in a sweet tone. "I am exhausted today, why don't you just cuddle me tonight," she stated, going to the bed as I too went to her bed.She rested her head on my chest, mumbling something before she slowly began to fall asleep.I got to miss Sophia on m
We were already out of the forest when one of his servants came running to him. "What's wrong?" He questioned as the servant whispered something in his ear.There were a lot of emotions on his face, from plainly listening to a frown and then rage.When they were done, he looked at me and gave me a sweet smile, as if nothing happened. "Sophia, I will be gone for a few days, maybe a month," he stated. "I will be putting you in charge of running this pack and the other packs," he informed me."That's so sudden, where are you going?" I questioned. "There is something I must settle, a debt needs to be collected but I will try to hasten the process," he replied. "Tell everyone I put Sophia in charge and if anybody wants to challenge her, then they have committed treason," he ordered the servant before storming off.Both of us were left shocked as it wasn't something we were expecting. "What did you tell him?" I questioned the servant. "I don't know, a man had come earlier and he put so
SOPHIA POV These alpha word's had me confused and I tried not to act affected by it. He told me that my trust has affected me to the point my eyes can't tell what I am. When I killed him, he died smiling, just like he had promised and his words troubled me. Was this a plot for Xylah to mess with my head or was this real, I couldn't tell. It only increased my determination to want to win by all means. Then I will confirm this from Xylah myself and if it is true and indeed sought help from the person who killed my parents, then that person would pay for it dearly. I was currently with Jared mate, checking in on her. When I entered, I saw her rubbing her stomach with a smile on her face. "This wasn't how I thought raising a child with Jared would be," she muttered“What do you mean?" I asked"I wanted Jared to be a part of this process. Now I am stuck here wondering whether he would live to see my child's face or not," she replied. "Relax, Jared is going to be safe, he is working fo
ROMAN POV."What's news do you have Xylah?" I asked her. “The poison did touch her it's only a matter of time for me to hear more amazing news," Xylah boasted."Another news is that you won't be staying here any longer.," She replied. "You will be staying back at your former room, the one you shared with Sophia," she went on."Why would you do that?" I questioned, I thought you always wanted me here," I said. "Well things change, you will spend misery in your room, till I show you my grand plan to have power," she snap at me. The next thing I know was guard's escorting me outside. My room was heavily guarded at the down, by guarded I meant both the window side and the door but I only smirk.She thinks locking me here was a favorable thing for her, she doesn't know she did herself more harm than good.I just need to plan the timing of the visiting hours and for some reason, my meal was reduced to once daily and that was in the evening. I had also monitor the night shift, planning the