As the large ancient door opened, a Man seated on a throne-like couch is revealed. His eyes shone in anger and bitterness. The air thickened with the foul, metalic smell of blood. The dark cozy room felt cold but as soon as he voiced, the atmosphere was filled with authority and power. “Why haven't they returned?" He questioned Ryder—his right-hand man, his voice laced with power which caused the other two in the room to tremble. “I don't know, my Lord. We've sent some warriors across the mountain, my Lord" the one who answered, trembled. “Make sure they return with her, alive”He instructed before leaving the throne. He was the King of the Rogues. The owner of the dreadful name " Manga”-- the one who reduced packs to nothing, the great werewolf slayer. He never gave up on a target without getting what he really wanted. As he walked, his footsteps echoed in the room. All those around him shivered in fear whenever he spoke. His dreadful name and appearance terrified pack
Annatoria's POV I got up early this morning, feeling different. For the first time in a long time, I smiled. “Good morning" I heard Radolf's voice. Oh no! It was just in my head. I scoffed, as memories of him flashed in my head. I felt like I was being alive for the first time ever. I realized I'm too young to live my entire life in sadness and pain. The goal was to be happy. “Annatoria" Someone called my name from behind as soon as I stepped on the training ground. Back in Radolf's pack, I would join the trainees in their training. It was more than joy whenever I practiced among them. I was strong enough and in no time, I had my abilities … ..the abilities everyone in the pack envied. “Good morning, Ash”I smiled with my eyes. "What was last night about?”He asked. What! Last night? I didn't even understand what he meant. "I was in my room, all night. As a matter of fact, I slept all night” I responded, walking towards the COMBAT ARENA. My sharp eyes sc
It was the official program day. The Member Acceptance Program. It was indeed a big event, often held by The Pack. It was a celebration thrown for the people who were newly brought into the pack. The rogues who really wanted a change, would apply for this program to any available pack and after the pack evaluated and processes their information, they would be accepted and be shown love. “Annatoria," Asher waved at Annatoria who was lost in watching the whole scenery. The decoration of the main hall, the walkway, the chairs and colors were top-notch. They had the best designers and decorators do that…… “Alph" She smiled, waving back as soon as she sighted him. He was assisting the decorators in fixing the Chandelier lights. “Where were you?" Asher asked, as he fixed up the light, then got down to walk with Annatoria. “I was taking a nap, so I decided to check out the progress. The ceremony would take place by 9pm, right?" " Let's go then’ As Annatoria took a step for
“Hi, Layla” Asher smiled back. They'd known each other since high school too. She's been crushing on him since then but, she's nothing compared to the girls that were vying around him. He gave her a side hug which he almost rejected, he instantly remembered Annatoria. Layla was being clingy, Dave saw it too.No pack leader really liked her. They only looked like they did like her but……deep down, many said a lot of nasty things about her. He stylishly pulled away from her hug but as he was about to make a move out of the hall, his name was called on the stage. He was to give his speech to the seated guests and the new members.Even though he wanted to check on Annatoria, he had no option than to give his speech l on the stage and act as a responsible Alpha who wouldn't keep everyone waiting. After that, he could go back to the house.As he walked towards the stage, cheerings, clapping, and gasps escaped the lips of the guest.“Good day, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you, to the 8
“How did it go?" Loreen tiptoed out of the room, fearing Radolf's awake as she whispered over the phone. “It went quite well. The exact story you gave, was what we told and just as you said, we did it" Jessica muttered, while Gaius stared at her. The plan was to get into the pack, and share a story that'll touch Annatoria's heart. Of course, it did. As soon as the party ended, Annatoria was taken in by her friend, Asher. The party ended not long after she began to get tipsy. “Hold on! Your leg" He recalled;that she had an injured leg earlier. “Yes, it healed up" He listened as she said her words one after the other. “How?" He asked, trying to wrap his head around the fact that a injury could heal that fast. “Do you care that much about me?" His eyes widened a bit as those words proceeded her mouth. “We'll talk when you're sober. Good night" He hurriedly stood up, intending to leave the room. He didn't want to be tempted by what seemed to be his feelings for her.
The cool evening air was calm, and Annatoria and Asher strolled side by side, their steps steady on the forest trail. The silence between them wasn’t heavy; it was companionable, but Annatoria eventually broke it. It was already getting awkward. For minutes, not even a word, proceeded their lips. "I want to start over," she said, her voice low but firm. "I don’t want to carry the weight of sadness anymore." She paused, then fixed her eyes on Asher. Asher turned his head slightly, surprised but pleased. "Now that’s a change no one expected. Go on, Annatoria," he teased, a sly grin playing on his lips. She rolled her eyes and gave him a playful shove. "There you go, making jokes again." It'd always been a habit of Asher. He'd make jokes even at the serious moments. "Alright, no more jokes," he promised, raising his hands in mock surrender. "So, what’s your plan?" "I’ve been thinking about resuming work," she admitted, slightly raising her shoulders. "Work?" Asher repeated,
“Gaius?" Annatoria muttered, throwing her glance on Asher. Annatoria was worried if he had heard about what she was talking about. ……No one apart from her late Father knew. What was he doing there? Spying on them?“It's me, Alpha" He admitted, bowing to the ground. He had already been caught. Nothing apart from lies could rescue him. “For how long have you been there?" She asked, taking a deep sigh, her face becoming fierce. “I've been there since some morning. I was here, making research on what herbs could treat wounds of ferals” He lied, his heart racing. "Soo?” She scoffed, as she watched him kneeling down.All the while she interrogated him, Asher stood beside her, admiring her pretty face. Everytime he looked at her, something about her beauty kept calling him but, it wasn't as easy. He had become so obsessed with staring at her for so long.“Hold on, what did you study at University ?" Asher interrupted the interrogation, noticing he was already saying something different f
Two years later……….Annatoria sat in her office, waiting for the right time to sign out. No one knows she's the owner but regardless, she has her special seat there.“Ma, the driver is ready," Jessica walked in to inform her.“Oh, that's right. How about grabbing ice cream with Gaius?" Annatoria asked, walking towards the door.Jessica nodded and a smile lit up her face. Gaius and Jessica awkwardly exchanged glances.“By the way, a letter dropped in the wolf mailbox," Gaius added, closing the magazine he was checking."Did you check what it was?” Annatoria asked."No, ma. It's yours, not mine," Gaius smiled.They handed the letter over to her. Too tired to even read any note, she threw it into her bag.As soon as Annatoria settled her butt on the new leather seat of the car, her phone buzzed. The other two had already settled in the back space in the car.“Oh, Asher!" she beamed.It was Asher. He was probably calling to check on her. The driver paused, realizing she was about to make
Chapter 57: The Return Of An Old Villain. Annatoria had locked herself indoors since they got back from the meeting with the Alpha King. Locking in seemed to be a healing method for her but, Asher was being considerate. Locking in wasn't going to help, compared to true healing if someone helped her heal. She realized that a year wasn't going to take longer anymore. All she needed was to wait till the normal time and when it was time, she would claim her son from the wuss she called a husband. She could imagine the smirk on Radolf's face if he ever heard of what the outcome of her meeting with King Corrion was. Embarassment flushed through her for a minute, as her eyes closed and she finally drifted into a peaceful sleep. This morning, she woke up feeling brand new. Over the last three years, she'd grown into a woman who could solve her problems by herself without brooding on it for too long even though those problems would still return and she had to solve them again. Since t
Chapter 56: A Villain?“Then, why are you here?” He asked in a more serious tone, Annatoria could see evil glistening in his eyes. She tried all she could, to avoid her eyes locking with his. “Your majesty_" Annatoria tried to speak but, he cut her off. “Straight to the explanation,” He grunted, flicking his index finger. “I have lived for almost three years without my son. My ex husband, Radolf who is Alpha of Ember Wolves Pack, banished me without letting me go with my son. Besides, my son is the main reason I am everything I am.” She paused to regulate her breath. “I see," The King crooned, his lips curving into a terrible, mocking smirk. "Please, your Highness, hear me out_" Annatoria tried to beg but soon, she was cut off. “Guards!" King Corrion called on his guards and they all came running in. “Your majesty, please hear us out" Asher pleaded with the stern-faced man. King Corrion had his guards drive them out of the palace in the most embarrassing manner ever. “That's
Chapter 55: Unhealed Scars. “Father Greyman,” Nyx called his name in disbelief. He told her that she was going to be due for delivery in exactly 6 months. "Yes. It's not my first time, I know how shocked you are too” The old man giggled, as he boasted. "Who was the last person you told?” Nyx asked him, her voice mewling. “My daughter," The man responded sharply, his smile slowly vanishing. “I'm sorry, I didn't mean to _" Nyx tried to apologize but, he interrupted “No. Let me tell you about me family. I want to" The man smiled again. The fact that he was able to smile after losing his first smile, marvelled Nyx. She read a heavy and big meaning to his action. “My family and I, were members of The Blood Moon Pack." He stopped, then, grinned before he continued his story. “I used to be the pack's doctor, back in the 80s. Everything was going so well and fine until one day, the Alpha banished my wife and only daughter who got pregnant for his son—the current Alpha Kiel" He sighe
Chapter 54: Not Letting Go. “Jessica!" Loreen ran after the lady who had the same stature, same physical features and skin color as Jessica. Without seeing the lady's face, she was already convinced that it was Jessica. The T-Shirt she'd taken from Mario's spare clothes was what she had on her and her short boxers. “Jessica!!" Loreen called her name again, while running amidst crowd. The pain from the bruises on her thighs was unbearable but, she had to bear.Finally, the lady whom she was running after, stopped to looked behind. “Y.. you're not Jessica?" Loreen slowly questioned in embarassment after seeing her face clearly.“Excuse me, do I know you?"The lady asked, almost rough. “I'm sorry, I made a mistake" Loreen spluttered, she felt like the ground was pulled from beneath her. Of all the times she was embarassed, the embarassment she faced today was greater. Eyes disgustingly dragged after her and she wished she could yell at them to take their eyes off her. “That's wh
Chapter 53: “Snap Into Your New Personality" Annatoria's phone rang again. It rang the first time but, she wasn't close. It was an unknown number again—similar to the last number that called her..When she picked up the call, the caller spoke. “Hi, Annatoria." The unknown person began. “Who's this? Why do you keep calling me?" Annatoria questioned, walking as fast as she could, over to her meeting room. She'd summoned her elders because she wanted to have a meeting concerning the pack. She was on her way when her phone rang again.“Won't you, at least, be respectful?" The man said over the phone. "I don't even know who you are. I promise to hang up and never pick any calls from this number,” She said in her sternest voice. "Fine, accept your duty and be the descendant you are.” Him—Manga said again. "What do you mean by me being a descendant?” Annatoria flared, making sure her voice wasn't loud. Asher had just arrived that morning from his pack. He met her walking to the me
Chapter 52: The Escape II2 weeks after…Manga had been carefully watching the Ember Wolves Pack closely. He made sure that no news about the pack was new to him. He followed up every detail and single news about every single happening in the happening.He finally decided to disguise into the pack as a lady, letting his long hair down and dressing in a perfect oversized robe that would make them think he was being traditional instead of the normal civilized wears. “Where can I find Luna Loreen?" He asked a certain young lady who was passing the front of the pack house. “Don't you dare….call her Luna. You might be beheaded for that” The lady answered him, her voice was like a whisper when she talked. "What? What do you mean by that?” Manga asked, leaning in closer to hear more. "You mean you haven't heard of what she did to become Luna?” The woman questioned him, shocked. Her facial expression telling that she was shocked as well. "I was outside the pack. What happened?” He asked
Chapter 51: Wills Of The Heart “Where are we going?" Annatoria muttered, her eyes fixed on the road as she raised her legs to the dashboard. The air conditioner was turned on but, the silence in the car was uncomfortable as Asher still insisted on taking her to a place she didn't know about. “I know I might just have to accept you as a man of his own mind" Annatoria smirked. Asher was loaded enough to sponsor anything….anything whatsoever that it was. As their car pulled up in front of the restaurant, Annatoria lips slightly parted as she sighted the expensive view of the restaurant. “Selena!" She exclaimed, her eyes beholfing how beauty the exterior was. “Asking me to go on a date would've been better" She playfully snickered, snapping out of it. "I'll take you on many dates because of your appealing and gorgeous face" Asher grinned, getting down from the car. He made sure he did everything right and he was a real green flag. A man every woman in the pack wanted. Even human
Chapter 50: Intentions. Exactly two days since Loreen was forced into the brutal sex by Mario— the man who looked like a helper, she could no longer stand it. He was her mate but, she could not find a mole of pity within him. He treated her like he'd always wanted the chance to treat her like that. He seemed to have had such plan for a long time. Her pussy was mercilessly bruised as she begged for peace and rest. She never thought sex could make her cry that hard but, there she was, begging to be free.Her coochie had expanded due to consistent thrust and fingering. She had to moan even when she felt pain. Mario wanted to hear her moan…he said she sounded like his favorite pornstar. She was chained and hungry by Mario, her very own mate. “I trusted you, Mario" She said weakly, her voice was weak and her mouth hardly opened. She tried to mumble her words but, there were bruises and swellings all over her mouth. He punched her hard when she refused to suck his p3nis and only the
Chapter 49: Thing of the Past. “Have I become so invisible?" Candace muttered as soon as Radolf went out of his room and headed straight to the dining room for breakfast. She'd waited for hours outside the door since he brought the new rule of no one except the cleaners going into his room. She had to stand outside, holding his breakfast tea. Ever since Loreen escaped, he no longer spared a glance at her. No matter how seductive and sexy she dressed, he passed like she was some mere commodity. He behaved like a blind man whenever she was around him…..even though her cleavage was fully exposed. Her cleavage was the part that always made him crazy but, it was no longer enticing him. “It's Espresso, Alpha" She smiled, stretching forward the tea tray to him while she bowed her head as low as she could, just to make sure she revealed her cleavage. “I don't want it," Radolf scoffed, then, made his way to the dining room. What exactly didn't he want? Was it her or the tea? On a norm