ALEXAKIS The day of the coronation finally came. It came exactly three days after Luna Lisa had that talk with the new Elders I chose. When she announced to everyone that the crowning was going to take place in three days, everyone, including myself, looked at her like she was crazy.That was the only plausible justification for her action. How else should it be explained that the entire pack had to prepare for something as huge as taking in a new Alpha in less than three days?But the people had done it. Everyone had worked their butts off to make sure that everything was ready according to plan, and no stone was left unturned. The three people I chose and Claire especially worked extra hard to make sure everything went on smoothly. Of course, Luna Lisa used her power to pressure some people into acting and getting things done quicker than even the speed of lightning."Now, let's welcome the man who is the reason we have all gathered here." The voice of the Elder in charge of the co
ALEXAKIS "Finally! The hour we all have been waiting for is finally here!" The Elders announced. Everyone in the room kept mute and immediately veered around in my direction.My apprehension grew as I realized that those words could only mean one thing - it was time for me to wear my loyalty to these people and take possession of the Alpha's title. I sighed as the Elder signaled for me to walk up to the pandemonium to begin my swear-in. I had barely taken three footsteps forward when a large commotion ensured, snatching everyone's attention and fear."Luna Lisa! Claire! Hide!" I yelled when the sound came again.It was the sound of bullets hitting the arena where there were metals. The arena was very close to the hall, so that could only mean that we were under an attack, and these attackers were so close to us already.I watched as everyone began to run helter-skelter, finding sheds and security to protect themselves from being hit by either direct or stray bullets. I left where I
ALEXAKIS "By the moon goddess!""Jesus Christ!"With the two sounds came the realization that the two stubborn women in my life had done the complete opposite of what I asked them to do. They had successfully gone ahead to defy my order of going to their respective rooms where there were enough guards to protect them, and instead came over to my study to make alarming sounds.That was exactly what I was trying to avoid when I had the guard pick them up instead of doing so myself. I knew they would make a mole out of the mountain hill once they saw what was going on. I didn't bother to hide the injury since I knew that they must have seen the blood that was flowing from it. I winced as they both rushed into the study, flagging me at the side each."What happened?" Luna Lisa cried."Why is there a lot of blood?!" Claire cried next."Gosh!" I let out a frustrated groan. I looked at the guard I left in charge of taking care of them, and he gave me an apologetic bow. "It was just a graze,
Claire's POV The moment I got back to the room, I collapsed on the bed from being tired. After all my attempts to put Alex to sleep, I was glad when he finally began to snore lightly. I left him there so as not to disturb him. Now that I was alone, where no eyes could see me, I felt like slapping myself multiple times for even daring to believe Nathaniel and his lies one single bit. I should have known that all he was after when he began to lie about not remembering or knowing anything was because he was planning something as evil as what happened today."Why are you such a fool, Claire?" I berated myself. If only I didn't feel sympathetic toward the man and thought that he might not have lied about not remembering anything, then I might have been able to pick up his lies and maybe pick up his plans of escaping also. But no, I allowed my kind heart to lead me astray again. Because of that, I almost lost Alex today.I changed my position on the bed, swapping from right to left, then f
Claire's POV After I managed to calm Alex down, we both returned to the mansion. By then, the guards who were meant to watch over me were already going around, looking for me everywhere. They had gotten so worried when they didn't see either me or Alex that they had done ahead to inform Luna Lisa about our disappearance.Now, as we walked inside, the first person we met face to face with was the older woman who was already looking like she was going to faint at any moment if no result came in. The moment she saw us, she rushed over to Alex."Where did you go?" She asked, her worry echoing in her voice. Then she gave me a weird look. "You said that you were going to make him rest, but you went ahead to drag him out instead?" Her voice was accusatory."I'm sorry," I said simply. The woman went on to ignore me like I didn't even exist and merely just hugged her son like he went to the pit of hell and just barely returned in one piece. I chose to leave both mother and son so that they ca
Evie's POV Finally!After two weeks of the hunters deliberately amongst themselves what their answers should be and who it was that they should give their loyalties, they finally came up with an answer. Malkholm, who led the hunters, had called for a meeting that morning, involving every hunter that there was.Now, we were all sitting in the living room. My heart was beating fast in my chest as I didn't know what the answer would be from these people and if they were going to accept me as the leader or if they were going to completely disregard me. In that aspect, they had all kept their lips tight and refrained from saying anything to me. They all kept insisting that I would know what was to be my fate when they announced it at the meeting.I knew, without a doubt, that Malkholm was the one who asked them not to tell me anything. With the amount of secrecy that was going on with these people, I wouldn't be so shocked to hear that I was no longer even the heir to the leadership posit
ALEXAKIS "Didn't you say that you saw him around here?! How many days has it been now?!" I yelled into the phone. I had been searching the vicinity where the informant allegedly claimed that he last saw Nathaniel. After hours of endless and fruitless searching, I was not so sure that the person had not played any trick on me."Yes, he was last spotted there before he went under the radar." The informant told me.I was pissed off by the fact that he kept repeating the same thing no matter how many times I asked. But then again, I couldn't entirely claim that he was lying, seeing as my brother was one man who was clever. If he somehow managed to find a way of breaking free from the dungeon despite the protective wolfsbane bars that were supposed to keep him in place, then hiding away would not be a hard task for him."Forget it," I muttered to the man. "Good job." That said, I clicked the phone off. I slowly made my way back to the house. I met Claire sitting on the sofa, waiting for
Claire's POV "Claire! Claire!"I paused and turned around as I heard somebody call my name. When I saw that it was Luna Lisa, I backtracked and went over to meet her."Luna Lisa," I called when I got to where she was. With the determined posture that she aimed for, I knew that she was about to say something that I readily wouldn't agree to - something that she had been doing on a steady these past few days."I want to talk to you about something, Claire." She said to me. The way she was hesitating to say whatever she wanted to say was only succeeding in convincing me that I was going to be spellbound when she finally let it out. I gestured for her to go on. Still, she paused for close to a minute before she continued."Can you convince Alex to let us push forward with the coronation?" She let out when she gained her confidence. I sighed, seeing that I was right when I thought that whatever she wanted to say was something I would not readily agree with. What was it with her and rushi