ALIYAH’S POV
The roaring thunder woke me up. Blinking, I realized that my body was trembling due to the cold breeze that was entering through the small open window. It was raining heavily outside, which made the night sadder and emptier.
The room was engulfed by darkness. Only the moonlight pouring through the window lit the tiny space of the attic. My gaze surveyed the place, and I did not understand why this room that became my cage for most of my life was giving me a strange feeling. It was just the same as far as I recalled before I escaped the last time, but now it felt so foreign, too different.
My body had not recovered from Samarra’s attack earlier. It felt so heavy that I could not move properly. I could still feel the trauma lingering in every part of me, particularly from my lower abdomen, which she purposely clutched using her magic. In an instant, my eyes welled up.
Because of my poor attempt to kill that devious witch, I put the
ALIYAH’S POVEveryone who was fed up with darkness and cruelty would find a way to escape. I’ve done that before. My unwanted past pushed me to run away from my own family, and I decided to face my death outside the boarders.I could feel that my wolf wanted me to do the same thing right now; to escape the hell of a house I was serving again and pray to the Moon Goddess that I’d be able to come back to the Jewel Pack territory in a complete state.Yes, it's easier said than done. The question was, could I possibly do it right now? My life was different now that I was pregnant. As much as I wanted to flee and return to where I truly belonged, I was afraid Samarra and Shawn would make things worse for my baby.The next day, Samarra was so happy regarding the great news that Shawn announced in the house. He was able to convince the council to support his decision to marry Samarra. The unification would be held two weeks from now, and right
ALIYAH’S POVMy hand formed a fist. I could feel the rage burning inside my chest. It was so extreme, and it made me desperate to shift, fight her, and win.Why did she have to include Reid’s name in this conversation? How dare she speak his name like she never did anything wrong with the man I loved?I clearly remembered how she killed him... and yet there was no remorse in her eyes. All I could see in her was pure evil, and she was hungry for a fight.Biting my lower lip, I wished that I could lean into my wolf side. I hoped I was powerful enough to seek revenge for what she did, and that I wouldn’t force myself to be submissive to her. But here I was, sucking it all in. This whole thing caught me off guard."You better stop ruining my mood, Aliyah." She shot me a deadly glare as her eyes narrowed. "Let’s go!"She stormed out of the boutique like a spoiled teenager. I turned to the cashier, who seemed to have awaken
ALIYAH’S POVI swallowed hard, trying to clear my mind and think. Because of the fear that was rising under my skin, I was battling to keep my breathing under control. My legs trembled as I feared Samarra would locate me and kill me at any minute."Miss..."My gaze was drawn to the market place's exit. As I swallowed once more, my breath became faster. This wasn’t good. My anxiety was becoming stronger with each passing second."C—Can I trust you?" I looked back at the werewolf in front of me, whose worried gaze was locked on my face.I didn't feel threatened in his presence. Even my wolf didn't seem bothered by him offering his help, but I couldn't stop myself from asking because I was anxious how he'd respond. I wanted to see it in his eyes that he had no intention of hurting me...."Try me. I’m not as bad as you might think." His eyes dropped to my knees. "You can’t run fast in that state. Your wounds aren&rs
ALIYAH’S POVMy wolf swirled inside. It was like she wanted me to trust this werewolf sitting across from my seat, despite the fact that we’d only met an hour ago. I remembered that day when I first escaped from this territory, Reid interrogated me too. While I didn’t feel any regret that I escaped for the second time around, I could not help but feel so pissed that I had to go through interrogation again.If only Reid was the one who was questioning me, I would not mind answering all his questions even if it took us forever to get done. But in front of me was the Gamma of the Silver Moon pack, whose dangerous, impatient eyes were darted on me and seemingly wanted to pin me down at any moment. I swore I thought he was kind, but the moment he heard me talking about Samarra, his behaviour changed, and I did not understand why.I wiped my tears away as I sucked in a breath. I guess I had no other choice but to somehow trust my wolf about her gut f
ALIYAH’S POVIt was already dark outside when the rain stopped pouring. All I could feel was the intense emptiness that built up in me as I sat on the bed that Jaxon lent me to rest on. It had been days since I returned to this land, yet my heart was still hoping that this was just a nightmare, and I’d wake up the next morning in Reid’s arm.I wished desperately that this wasn’t true and that when I came back to my senses, I would see Reid’s face, and he would smile at me like the way he used to. He was supposed to stay with me and look after me while I carried our child inside my womb. I knew he’d become a great father and that he’d shower us with the greatest love.But he was gone... He left me alone for good.I wondered how Jaxon could act so brave after the death of his mate. He looked so tough, someone who was in control and could still think straight even though we both knew that Samarra was breathing the sa
ALIYAH’S POVI wasn’t able to sleep that night, visualizing how our plan would turn out to be a success. The next few hours passed in a blur. Before I realized it, the next day had finally come.It was the time for me to escape. Although my body seemed very heavy because I was feeling under the weather, I reminded myself that I must find the strength in me to carry out the plan. Otherwise, there might not be another chance like this again in the future."The meeting time will be at one o’clock in the afternoon. You should be near the gate before one, but far enough for the guards not to see and smell you," Jaxon reminded me as we had our breakfast. "Remember, you have to sprint in your wolf form and never look back once you cross the gates."I kept nodding my head while Jaxon made a couple of reminders, as I didn’t want to make any mistakes. If I made one, there would be a high chance that Shawn and Samarra would be suspicious of J
ALIYAH’S POVTo say that I was angry would be an understatement. I was consumed with fury, hatred, and anguish. The hope that I once felt for a few seconds had vanished into the air. I thought it was Reid who came back to me... but this witch, Samarra, only imitated his physical form to lure me. Not only had she killed him mercilessly, but she had disrespected him in the most unimaginable way."How dare you!" I shouted through my gritted teeth.I pushed her away as I stepped back, giving her a deadly glare as my fury rekindled all over again. She used Reid... and I would never forgive her for what she did."What?" she replied dryly, checking her long, filthy nails as if the situation bored her to death.With tears streaming down my face, I snarled at her. My fangs grew out, and I’d never hesitate to kill her right now. That was the only thing I had in mind—to kill her, as I had enough of her wickedness."You used Reid&rsquo
SAMARRA’S POV"Damn it!" I groaned as I struggled to stand up after being thrown against a big rock. It felt as though my bones had been damaged, and my legs wobbled because of the trauma.What did she do?How did she do that?I coughed a little amount of blood. Breathing heavily, I gathered my strength to walk towards Aliyah, who had already passed out after screaming so loudly. What had just happened left me absolutely bewildered.The outburst of rage that she let out with a scream was followed by a change in the wind's direction, which resulted in my being carried away by a powerful gust of wind. It was a blow that I was not prepared for, coming from a feeble she-wolf who was going through tremendous pain due to the fact that she was having a miscarriage.As soon as I stood up in front of her, I looked down at her with my forehead creased. I could tell because I was completely enthralled by the powerful force she had jus
REID’S POVThe moment I heard the bell rung, I hurriedly opened the door to let the doctor in. Because of his presence, I breathed a sigh of relief."She's inside, severely injured, and she's already lost consciousness," I told him, acting calm despite the fact that my insides were already churning with fear.When I saw that he was scrutinizing the area before approaching where Aliyah was, I growled, "Start moving!"I didn't have time for foolishness. He only needed to make sure that he would treat my wife; that was all I asked of him."Please pardon my rudeness, Alpha."I aggressively moved my jaw as I followed him as he moved toward the unconscious Aliyah who was lying on the sofa.He set the equipment he was carrying to the side and began by taking her pulse. He was moving too slowly, and I was growing frustrated with him, but I also realized that I had no knowledge of what he was doing, so I needed to calm the fuck down.I silently howled when he attempted to remove the white clot
REID’S POVAnger, groans, howls, and pain were felt and heard all over the hotel. Many were crying in fear of getting slashed and bitten, and many were courageous enough to defend those who were innocent.But I and my wolf were already preoccupied with Aliyah's bleeding body so I made sure no one on my way would win over me.I bit their tails, and their neck, made them bleed, and slashed their bodies. Everything I saw became the enemy in my eyes."We'll take over," howled the other wolves that helped me with the fight.But it did not stop me; I made sure I slaughter each of them. No one would get away from hurting Aliyah.Some of them fearfully pawed the ground as a result of my vicious snarl. I glided on the other wolf's side, causing an incision that resulted in an audible yelp of pain.The second white wolf growled and made an effort to shrug me off as I leaped upon him and nipped his leg. However, I was able to easily injure him since his wolf was too weak—far weaker than mine.I
REID ‘S POVWe were supposed to be taking pleasure in this vacation. It was our time for peace, it was our time to be together, to enjoy. And yet, as a group of rogues attacked the east coast, I realized it would not be an ordinary time for leisure at all.Inside the hotel where the unwanted visitors took place, I growled in annoyance."Reid, it's dangerous," Aliyah mumbled behind me while holding my arm. I could feel her trembling with that hold. I knew she was feeling fear for my life again.I craned my neck and looked at her. "They are mere weaklings. Don't worry."I saw how she sighed with worry filling her stunning orbs. "Just please be careful, okay?"The innocent people who were left inside the hotel were cowering in fear as they saw how the rogues surrounded the place. Quickly, my eyes locked on Aliyah who seemed scared about what would happen."Run away from here, I'll take care of everyone," I said in a hoarse voice. But my little wolf was stubborn as ever! I knew there was
REID’S POVWhen I made the decision to stop taking her repeatedly, it was already late and deep in the evening. I was so ravenous for her that I almost lost control of my desire.My arms were tightly encircling her waist as I leaned back against the headboard with her wedged between my thighs.Aliyah played with my fingers and became completely engrossed with it while I was gazing at her, fully enjoying that she was finally in my arms, not mad, but tired of how many times I pleasured her."What are you thinking so deeply?" I asked her.She tilted her head and looked at me for a bit and smiled. "Well, I'm wondering if it's possible to have a vacation with you. Uh, but never mind, I know you have a lot of obligations to fulfill and—" I cut her off and buried my face in the side of her neck. She smelled like me.I closed my eyes tightly and inhaled sharply."We can do that."Since I brought her back, I had already been considering taking her someplace. However, as everything flipped upsi
ALIYAH’S POVGuilt crept into my system. It had been days since I realized that my Alpha left and ever since, I failed to function normally.I did not even have the strength to eat and socialize. /"We should have talked to him properly last time,"/ Kae mumbled, also saddened because of not having the presence of Reid around.I gulped and did not answer. Slowly, I regretted fighting with him that day. If only I was a little wiser, if only I could control my emotions, if only I tried to listen.Tucking in my bed, totally displeased with everything that had transpired, I let the lone tears drop.I was in the middle of those when all of the sudden, I heard a constant knocking on the door of the room.Annoyed, I deliberately stood up and opened it only to see Klaus, the Beta of the pack.I lazily eyed him. "What is it?""Our Alpha is injured after fighting against the panther in the forest. He's in Charlotte's clinic and—"Without further ado, I pushed him aside and run toward the clinic.
Reid's POVIt was as if there was something hard to swallow after hearing how she yelled at me. Seeing my mate, my Aliyah looking like a mess, as if she no longer knew what to do made it even more painful."I-I need some space, Reid. I need time to think and breathe, so, please... I'm so suffocated. Just leave me alone."Suffocated. Was it really hard to deal with me? Was she that angry to the point that she felt suffocated when I was near? My jaw moved aggressively as I tried to contain the overwhelming misery I could feel deep inside."Is that what you want?" I asked with my hoarse voice, hoping that she would tell me the opposite, that she did not mean those words, that she was just tired so she spat those words without thinking.I was about to take a step nearer but I stopped when I heard her answer."Yes... I don't want to see you in the meantime. I just need time for everything."She needed time. Something I had to accept, something I had to give her.I shook my head and bit my
ALIYAH’S POVDays and I finally had the motivation and strength to be outside with my friends who kept on asking for me.When I went out of my room and went downstairs, I saw Alice and Liana who were eyeing me as I walked toward them.Alice hugged me all of the sudden, my eyes widened because of that but after a few seconds, I smiled and let myself feel her warmth.My wolf, Kae, was delighted that I finally would spend time with other people aside from Jaxon."Oh goodness, we missed you!" That time around, it was Liana who talked, I saw tears brimming in her expressive eyes.Being with them made me feel guilty about how many times I brushed them off. They had been trying to get a hold of me but I was too in the depth of grievance to even think of anything. Not even them."We are so worried, Luna Aliyah," Alice told her after she loosened the hug.I gave a thin smile and glanced at the two of them. Ever since I came back, I neglected a lot of people and until now, I was not in the righ
REID’S POVAs days passed, the more my rage grew harsher. I clenched my jaw repeatedly while looking at Aliyah and Reid from afar, under a tree near the forest. They were talking again and I swear to the Moon Goddess, I was so near exploding in so much anger and jealousy.I had no idea why he was still here, in the pack I was leading, completely ignoring my murderous gazes on him.Indeed, I was beyond bothered seeing them together. If it was a normal occasion, I could probably stomach my mate talking continuously to another wolf. But not this time, not when there was a rift between us. Definitely not when she was obviously mad at me for reasons I knew was not right! She kept on believing that I already moved on when fuck it! I was not! I knew being the Alpha of a pack like this was hard. I had responsibilities and I needed to act right, not driven by emotions at all. Yet I also knew she was in so much pain to understand any of that.I could understand her but I would always fail to c
ALIYAH’S POV"Your brother, Shawn Harper died, Aliyah. Unfortunately, even though he's an Alpha and he has capabilities for fast healing, his body cannot keep up with the blood loss. Some of his organs are ruptured as well. That led him to death."My eyes widened hearing what Jaxon disclosed. Of course, I was surprised. Knowing him and knowing what he could do, I always saw him as someone formidable. He looked undefeatable to the point that hearing his death felt like a nightmare in the middle of nowhere.If I would be truthful to myself, despite everything that had happened, despite what he did, I could not help but feel sad. He was still a brother, a family at that. Yet again, those signs of grieving disappeared totally when I remembered how he hurt me the past. How he made me suffer, how he connived with that witch. He was allied to her, to Samarra who was the reason why my baby died! Anger crept into my system after remembering how miserable I had become because of them. Why wou