AlanI had to destroy him.There was no other way to deal with Zachary being Melissa’s mate than to destroy him, because after what I saw yesterday, I already knew I did not stand a chance against him in combat.He was a lycan. I kept reminding myself even while driving to the warrior recruitment event alpha Alexander had ordered me to attend. Memories from my days at school came flooding my mind and I began to understand why Zachary had lived a very mysterious life back then. He had no friends, no family and always seemed to disappear during the night of the full moon. No one had ever seen him shift into his wolf, or even seen him threaten anyone with his wolf abilities, which made everyone in school give him his space. He used to be a lone wolf who didn’t know how to live pack life and thinking about it now, I finally understood why he had lived that way.It was because he was a lycan alpha wolf and needed to hide his identity.“So, I have to destroy him.” I whispered even though I
MelissaI couldn’t tell whether Alan was trying to spite me, or if he was just angry but for the next two days, he had said not more than three words to me. It was infuriating enough that Zachary was avoiding me like a plague in school especially after finding out something had happened between Alan and I, and now, I had to also deal with the silent treatment Alan was now showing to me. Standing at the entrance of the house with my back against the already opened door, I watched Alan flirt with a girl I didn’t think I had ever seen before, someone I imagined he knew from his home pack. He had told my father that he suspected the girl to be his mate, so my father had said nothing when he invited her to the house. Freya, who seemed to also know the girl welcomed her specially and so did the luna, but only I knew Alan was only flirting with her because he was angry with me. I was his only mate, and he was trying to get me jealous.I shook my head in anger, frustrated that I was standing
MelissaI walked into the house of beta Alphonso like I owned the place, and the two servants at the door bowed their heads in respect. I turned to look at the one nearest to me with inquisitive eyes and she pointed towards the stairway to Chloe’s room, alerting me that she was there. Without thanking her, I took the stairs two at a time, ignoring another servant who was walking down the hallway and pushed open Chloe’s door.“Oh goddess!!” I exclaimed, turning away immediately when I saw she and her mate in a compromising situation, similar to the one I caught my father and the luna in. “Bad day for me, I guess.” I said to myself as I waited outside Chloe’s door, grateful that the tears from my eyes were all dried up.“You should knock, Melissa.” Chloe called to me from inside the room and from the sound of her voice, I could immediately tell she was helping her mate put himself together. Justin came out of the room few seconds later with a ruffled hair and his shoes in his hands, and
MelissaAfter successfully calling me a child, Alan went back to avoiding me like I didn’t exist, which now meant I was being ignored by my two mates. At school the next day, I sat quietly in the cafeteria after closing hours, still thinking about Zachary and Alan. Things were now worse with Zachary ever since he found out I had sex with Alan, and I had no idea what to do. I looked around the empty space, taking note of the scattered chairs and tables and also the stall which was already locked since everyone had gone home.Why aren’t we leaving, Melissa? I asked myself because I had no idea why I was still seated in school when everyone had long been gone. A deep sigh escaped my lips, and I placed my head on the table to calm my nerves. The situation with my father suddenly came crashing down on me again, forcing me to remember that we were also not in talking terms. Another reason why I was seated alone in school instead of going home“What a way to live your life, Melissa.” I murmu
Melissa.My heart skipped a beat seeing Chloe standing there with her hand folded on her chest and a dangerous look on her face. I couldn’t tell whether she was smiling or not, but I knew I wasn’t pleased with the fact that she was there.Chloe took careful steps towards me, giving me the opportunity to see the real look on her face but when she opened her mouth to speak, I took hold of her hand and pulled her out of the school with me. We walked in silence even when we got outside and when I was sure we were now at a distance where Zachary wouldn’t see us, turned to look at her.“What were you doing there?” I demanded, staring at her with angry eyes. She scoffed silently at me, before looking down at my body to remind me I was still in my uniform.“I am supposed to be asking you that, Melissa,” She answered. “What were you still doing in school and in your uniform for that matter?”“I was…” I stammered, trying to think of what to say but the look in her eyes told me there was no need
MelissaAlthough it was a difficult thing to do, I accepted to talk to Alan about Chloe. It was still hard to believe that she was only willing to keep my secret if I did what she wanted, but with my current predicament, I had no other choice but to play along. Even though she was my best friend who I never thought would do such thing.I walked home alone when Chloe and I separated with lots of thoughts in my mind. First thing that bothered me was how Chloe reacted to the professor being my mate. She had been ready to swear that the moongoddess had nothing to do with the mating bond, but I had managed to convince her otherwise. Now with the way she reacted, I couldn’t tell how she was going to react if she ever found out about Alan, not only because he was my stepbrother, but because she also had a crush on him. Was my best friend going to turn on me because of a man when that time came? Or would she forget every feeling she had for him and stand by me?The second thought that continu
MelissaAfter training class the next day in school, Zachary asked for me to stay back while others were leaving the hall. I turned to look at Freya first to see if she would be suspicious, but she only kept her face straight and walked out of the gym. Chloe, on the other hand, waited for everyone to be gone before winking at me with a big smile on her face.“Take it easy, will you?” she teased. “You don’t want anyone to see you both.”“I am not stupid enough to do anything with him while it’s still school hours, Chloe.” I replied, using all the restraint in the world not to snap at her. Also, what you saw yesterday doesn’t always happen. That was a first.”“Okay.” She said, rolling her eyes at me. “Why don’t you go and see him before he loses his mind?” She teased. A sigh escaped my lips, but instead of responding like I would have loved to, I turned and walked to Zachary’s table. The clicking sound from the door showed that Chloe was already out but I didn’t turn again to confirm it
AlanI tried to pretend that I hadn’t heard what she had said by moving my ears closer and making a confused face, but I did hear what she said, and it sounded ridiculous enough for me to want her to repeat it.“What did you say?” I asked, still wearing the look of confusion on my face, and an exasperated sigh escaped her lips. I couldn’t believe she was the one sighing after making such a ridiculous statement, but I was still able to remain calm and patient.“I want you to take Chloe out on a date.” She repeated.“And why would I do that? Does it make sense for you to just come into my room and demand me to do such a thing?” I had to ask, folding my arms on my chest in anger.“Okay, look Alan,” she called shutting the door quietly behind her to come towards me, but I took two steps back to show her we were not in the close contact situation yet. “Chloe found out about Zachary and I today, and the only way to keep her mouth shut for now, is if you go out on a date with her.”My eyes n
MelissaIt was Alan’s coronation ceremony, and we were all gathered in the shifting square to witness the occasion. I stood sandwiched between Freya and Chloe, who looked at the podium Alan stood with love in their eyes. It was difficult for me to concentrate on the event though, because I kept thinking of Zachary even though it had been two weeks since his death, but I stood there, looking on like everyone else.The sorceress performed her incantations on Alan and after putting on the alpha robe on his body, she invited the spirit of all alphas before him to dwell on him. At that moment, he shifted into his wolf form, to show that the process was now complete, and everyone bowed their heads in respect to him. Alan’s wolf howled into the sky, his sound the only thing being heard in the shifting square, and I closed my eyes, already feeling the impact of his strength around me. When he was done, he shifted back into his human form and the warriors gathered around him to cover his naked
MelissaAfter twenty minutes of crying and holding Zachary in my arms, I finally found the courage to crawl to my father’s table and press the button underneath it for the servants. Zachary still laid on the floor in his pool of blood and as for his heart, I kept holding it in my hands because it reminded me of the fact that I was the one who killed him. It didn’t take up to twenty minutes for Jackie and one of the servants to appear in the room and they both froze at the sight in front of them. “Melissa?” Jackie called softly as she came forward to kneel beside me, ignoring the blood and Zachary’s body. “What happened here?”“I did what I had to.” I responded, allowing my gaze to settle on Zachary again. This time around, I felt no more pain because I had stayed long enough with him in that state.“Is this why the sorceress came today?” Jackie asked. “She wanted you to kill him?”I nodded my head in response, before looking up to the other servant who was still shaken up by the whol
MelissaLike a ghost, I walked weakly into the house, surprised that my legs could carry me despite how weak they were. I wanted to scream at the moongoddess, wanted to bawl my eyes out, but the more I thought about killing one of my mates with my own hands, the weaker I felt to even do any of those things.The maids watched me with intrigue as I walked, but I ignored them as if they were not even present. While taking the stairs one at a time, Jackie rushed to meet me and with her right hand, turned me to face her. I forced myself to focus on her face, seeing that she had on an expression of worry and concern, so in order to ease it, I offered her a genuine smile.“What did she want?” Jackie asked, her eyes scanning the entire house to make sure Zachary wasn’t anywhere close. I took her hand off my arms and shrugged my shoulders in response to her question.“Tell me, Melissa.”“She just wanted to confirm something from me. it is not a big deal.”“I heard her say something about you h
MelissaI shuddered at his words and the meaning behind them, just realizing for the first time that he had indeed lost his mind. He really wanted to make love to me? I wondered, thankful that I didn’t say the words out loud. Zachary wanted me to have sex with him, despite the turmoil going on in the pack and the many atrocities that he had committed. He wanted me to give myself to him and forget the fact that he had killed so many people in the pack and was still holding my stepbrother and sister hostage. Was he crazy?Don’t you want me to make love to you? his voice came crashing through my mind, forcing me to blink away my thoughts and focus my attention back on him. there was something in his eyes as I looked into them, something that told me I wouldn’t like his next action if I were to say no to him. with a little hesitation, I linked my arm around his nek, and pressed my lips against his.The kiss was slow, and very calculating, as if he was trying to make sure we were on the sa
MelissaAfter convincing Zachary to allow me to move freely outside the house, I walked into the cell where Freya and Alan were supposedly kept. I froze at once after seeing the pack and mansion warriors occupying different prison houses, with Marcus being one of them. The guards all stood up from the floor they were sitting on and bowed their heads in respect when they saw me, their simple gesture forcing me to bow back.“What the hell happened?” I asked, looking at Marcus alone as he walked closer to stand in front of me. Even though the railings demarcated him from me, I could still see his injured face properly.“Zachary has lost his mind, Melissa.” He spoke, using his hand to massage his swollen lips. “He came here with rogues and disrupted the coronation process.”“I know that.” I responded, looking around to be sure the rogues standing as guards weren’t paying attention to our conversation. “He has occupied my father’s bedroom and as it stands, I do not think he plans to let yo
ZacharyI knew Melissa hated me. It was in her eyes and also in the tone of her voice. I might look like a monster to her because I had done a terrible thing to take back what was supposed to be rightfully mine, but I knew she would grow to forgive me one day. Afterall, she had no other choice because we were both going to spend the rest of our lives together.The rogues I had put in charge of the cell bowed to me as soon as I approached and i nodded my head to acknowledge them. The cell housed four separate prisons, each large enough to accommodate more than twenty people at once. So, we put the mansion warriors in one cell, placed the pack warriors in another, and kept Alan and Freya in the third. The warriors were all pleading for their lives when the cell door opened but I ignored them completely and headed over to where Freya and Alan were kept.Both Alan and his sister were awake now, but while Freya remained seated on the hard ground, Alan walked round the cell, probably thinki
MelissaI woke up with a faint headache and the smell of coffee filling my nostrils. I tried to open my eyes, to understand what was going on around me but it was quite difficult to. Last night had been weird, and the only thing I could remember was preparing to leave the mansion for Alan’s coronation ceremony. A lot of things happened after that, but I still couldn’t remember what it was or how I ended up lying on a soft mattress which I could feel behind my back. This wasn’t my room. I knew it wasn’t my room because after sleeping on a particular bed for more than ten years, I should know how my sheets felt and how they smelt. The sound of footsteps approaching me got me back to my senses and I used the whole of my will to snap my eyes open.The view I met in front of me was quite deceiving, so I had to blink three times to be sure I was seeing right and not just imagining things. Zachary smiled at me as he lowered himself on the bed, making sure the cup of coffee in his hand didn’
AlanAfter a successful burial ceremony and mourning period for the alpha, I stood in the garden of the house, thinking about the responsibilities that were about to befall me. The beta and gamma of the pack had prepared me for the coronation ceremony which was to happen in few minutes’ times, and I couldn’t wait for the whole thing to be over and done with. The sounds of footstep from behind had me turning at once to see Freya walking towards me. I offered her a genuine smile, just realizing that since the banishment of Zachary from the pack, she and I hadn’t said a word to eachother. But she didn’t return my smile. Instead, she stopped few meters away from where I stood and stared deeply into my eyes.“Do you feel ready?” She asked in one of her serious voices. I looked at her in confusion and it wasn’t until she tilted her head to the side did I understand what she was asking.“I do not know…”“You are supposed to know, Alan, you are about to be made the alpha of two great packs.”
MelissaI walked into school the next day with all eyes on me. Some of the students murmured as they walked past me and from their discussion, I knew they were talking about the subject of Zachary’s banishment. So many of them believed I had something to do with it, but I ignored their murmurs since none of them had the guts to come ask me about it.As soon as I walked into the classroom, all speech stopped, and everyone focused their gazes on me. I scanned the class for Freya who seemed to have left the house before me and she was seated on her desk, hands folded with Chloe bending down over her, probably asking explanation for what had happened the previous day. Ignoring the silent class, I turned to the direction of my seat only to see Jake waiting for me with hands tucked into his pockets.“What is this that I hear about marriage, Melissa?” He asked. I closed my eyes in distress, realizing that the last thing I wanted to talk about was my sudden betrothal to him.“You will have to