~RichardAt his words, everyone's gaze was keenly fixed on him.I cleared my throat, hiding the slight fear in my voice as I asked, "What news?""Alpha Frederick finally replied. He sent a recorded video of himself speaking…" his voice trailed off, and I knew he must have watched a part if not all of the video. That was probably why he was looking scared."What does it say?" Athena asked, and he swallowed, his pleading eyes darting quickly over to me from her. He didn't want to say what the video entails. In fact, it was wrong for him to have snooped into the content of a message delivered to his king, and he knew that damn well, but considering the situation of things right now, I would let that slide."Let's go see for ourselves," I replied Athena as I rose abruptly to my feet, abandoning my food. Everyone at the dining table did the same, strolling behind me.Upon getting to the secretary's office, we all went behind his desk. I pushed his chair aside so there would be enough room
~FrederickI had just finished making a video of me decapitating someone's head just the way I would do that of that cock sucking king after weakening him with a silver bullet.What he doesn't know, though, is that the video would be sent to him on the same day I would attack his pack. I am so ready for Richard. I bet he wouldn't know what hit him when I finally attack."Clean up this mess!" I ordered my men."Yes, Alpha!"I walked out of the small room in my basement where I had just performed the gory act and went up the stairs and to my room to have a quick shower."Federick, where have you been? I have searched every…?" Katrina started but swallowed the remaining of her words as soon as I flashed her a fierce look. She knows better than to utter another word after that look. In my world, women are playthings, only to be seen and not heard. She was my mate, though; we have been married for about 8 years yet we do not have kids yet, and that is by choice, my choice.Ignoring her, I
~FrederickI rose to my feet with my drink in hand and paced around waiting for the visitor to be brought in. When a light tap came at the entrance door, I gestured at one of my guards inside to open the door.As soon as he did, one of my men ushered the person in; it turned out to be an old, haggard-looking woman.Give or take, she would be in her early or late 60s.I watched her walk in with an air of pride and something else I couldn't place my hand on.My jaw steeled, "Who are you, and what brings you to my pack?" I asked curiously as I looked her up from head to toe."Alpha Federick, first of all, I am sorry for the loss of your brother."I narrowed my eyes. What arrogance! Had she just ignored the two questions I asked and only said what she felt like saying? Come to think of it, how did she know of my brother's death? I hadn't made it public in my pack yet. Only a few people knew about it, people I trusted which include my lead warriors and my firearms manufacturers. I had tol
~FederickAs soon as I said those words, she raised her hand in the air and swirled it, causing the gun to float in the air as the man struggled to get a hold of it. It felt like the gun had some form of magnetic field around it, keeping it afloat and keeping everyone away from it. The act was almost immediate, making it appear as though she was in sync with what was happening around her.My jaw tightened as I watched her use her power to intimidate us."You can't kill me, Alpha Frederick. I am a witch, remember? A lycan witch at that."That irritating pride again. She would always use every little chance she got to remind me of her origin."Let me help you, Alpha Frederick. I am not your enemy but your ally," she said subtly.I would lie if I said I wasn't a bit scared, but that didn't deter me from standing my ground."You are my enemy! None of this would have happened if you had not led that woman to my brother!" I groaned.Her eyes widened, and she retorted angrily through gritt
~FrederickThe D-day has finally arrived, the day when my warriors and I would set out for the black knight pack with all our weapons, but we won't be going alone; we would have company too, a very large one at that. I smiled as I stood at the balcony of my room still in my night robe with a drink in one hand and my cellphone in the other, looking down at everyone already dressed up and ready for the journey.The good thing about this war is that we would take Richard and his people unaware.They are probably still waiting for a reply from me, and I bet they would expect it to be a good one…I mean, it is the Lycan pack, filled with very strong people no werewolf pack would want to go up against but in this case, things were different.I had joined forces with two of my alpha friends who were prepared to go to war with me. They each have their personal vendetta against the lycan king's family. It was high time that pack got wiped out. Werewolves have lived in fear of them for too long
~RichardI was still feeling a little bit rattled by the video we had just watched at the secretary's office; it was really gnawing at my skin."You need to calm down, Richard! Getting angry wouldn't solve anything. He did that on purpose to get under your skin, and he just succeeded in doing so," James reasoned.I tilted my head to the side without looking at him and took a ragged breath, "If he wants to go to war, James, we will give him exactly what he wants!" I growled lowly.I heard a soft whimper and turned in its direction. Of course, it was Athena, and I wasn't surprised. I could feel her anxiety within me. In fact, all night she has been anxious, for good reason though. The white unicorn we had run over on our way home, now this reply from Frederick! I gritted my teeth to control my anger at the thought of him.I walked to where Athena, who had crumbled to the floor, was. Her mother, who wasn't in a good shape either, was by her side, giving her a comforting hug. Jessica was
~RichardEvery single person in the room was in a state of shock at what we had just heard before the line went dead.I didn't know how to grapple with the revelation. An explosion on my land? Shooting of firearms sporadically?Just as I was about to make sense of the whole scenario, the same phone buzzed again, causing my heart to race. I immediately answered the call and put it on speaker."Hello?" a voice whispered."Hello, which station are you calling from, and what do you want to report?" I said eagerly. The secretary has five landlines in his office; I had given his number to all the men positioned at different places on my land. They were to call and report anything they noticed to the number."Your Majesty?" the person answered in shock."Yes, it is me."His voice suddenly became a little bit more alive than the whisper he had dealt me seconds ago, "Your Majesty, we are at the Greenville area. There has been an explosion a few miles from where we are just a few seconds after
~AthenaWe all heard that loud explosion from a distance. It could only mean one thing: they were close. I was scared to my bones. Tiny beads of sweat formed on my forehead."They are here, Richard, they are here," I panicked."What are we going to do now?" my mother asked. She was as scared as I was. But the other three, I couldn't really tell. If they were scared, they were doing a pretty good job of hiding it.Turning to James, Richard ordered, "Let's go to the penthouse and see how far away they are from here.""What penthouse? Where are you going to?" I called after him." I know where they are going," Jessica said as James and Richard disappeared up the stairs."Please take us to them at once," I pleaded."Follow me, Luna."I ran up the stairs with Jessica and my mum; she was so fast we were trying to keep up the pace with her."Please, slow down," my mum called out, cowering with a hand on her knee, as she tried to catch her breath.After a few seconds, we continued; Jessica an
~AthenaA feast was being held at the mansion with the whole pack in attendance. The gardens were filled with people from the resettlement area while the king, his dignitaries, and elders were in the great hall dining. There was plenty of food and drinks for everyone.It has been one month since I gave birth to my three little warriors. On the day i gave birth to them, my life changed completely. I felt a kind of inner peace that I had never felt before as they were laid beside me on the bed. All the pain I experienced while birthing them suddenly disappeared and was replaced with an unspeakable kind of joy.I had thought I was going to have just one kid. Throughout my pregnancy, I never went for an antenatal checkup even though Richard had suggested it a few times. I was very healthy and strong, so I didn't feel the need to go…maybe if I had, the doctor would have found out I was going to have triplets.My father and stepmother arrived a day after hearing the news, and my stepmother
~RichardSitting at the head of the dining table, I looked to my right and left at the two most important people to me in the world... One was heavily pregnant, looking like she was about to pop any minute, and the other was infectiously cheerful tonight because he had made a bold move, disregarding his fears, and it paid off big time.A few months ago, per my advice, James had told Nuella about his strong feelings for her. To his utter shock, she had revealed she fell head over heels for him from the first moment she set eyes on him in that dungeon. Their relationship blossomed quickly. I saw my best friend become the best version of himself. Nuella completely changed him and made him so much happier than I had seen him in years. I was eternally grateful to her. Fast forward months down the line, James told me he was finally ready to make that big move. I was so happy for him, and here we are now.He asked her to marry him, and she accepted his proposal. Two young bloods specially
~AthenaIt was a Monday morning. Richard drove me to the hospital after I complained about being sick. He left me in the care of the doctor as he had an important errand to run with James."I will be back in two hours, love," he said as he kissed my forehead.After he left, the doctor asked me what exactly was wrong with me, and I told him the symptoms I had been having for the past few days. I had kept them to myself as I didn't want to trouble Richard or anyone else. Today was quite different, unfortunately. I felt very lightheaded and weak and was unable to get out of bed until Richard came to my rescue and insisted on taking me to the hospital himself.The doctor took a sample of my blood and left.After a few minutes, he came back, a bubbly smile stretching his lips.I sat upright on the bed where I was resting, wondering why he was looking happy."Queen Athena, I bring you good news," he said cheerfully. I narrowed my eyes at him in surprise, as I thought of what good news he c
~RichardThe effects of the war have taken their toll on my kingdom these past few weeks. It will really take a long time to get over all that has happened, all because one silly man thought it was wise to avenge the death of his wicked, soulless brother.All the men who surrendered during the war have been put to good use rebuilding my pack, which they helped destroy. They have been allotted different duties in the pack. Some were sent to farms to become laborers and help the people in rural areas till the lands, plant crops, and harvest them. Others were sent to labor in building infrastructures, some of which were destroyed during their attacks with explosives, and so on.As for Alpha Gerald, after keeping him locked up for a week, I set him free, along with his men. He cried in appreciation, and we signed a peace treaty to seal the fact that we had now become allies.Today was the day of the scheduled meeting with the elders, and I still had no clue what they wanted to discuss, a
~AthenaToday, my father and his Luna will come to Black Knight Pack for my mother's burial, which is tomorrow. When he called and told me he would be coming with his Luna because she wanted to see me, I didn't know how to react to the news.All I said was, "Oh… Great.""She is a good woman, Athena. You will love her," my father had said.She was supposed to be my stepmother, but I was feeling quite nervous about seeing her.It has already been two weeks since the war was fought. Nothing is the same anymore. There is great grief all over the pack, in the resettlement area, and even in the mansion. Scores of people had lost their lives. I heard Richard and James discussing the other day, and they mentioned that the death toll had risen to 600 as bodies were still being found in different places. The only good thing about this fight was the fact that more people from the enemy pack had died. For every one lycan that was killed, four werewolves were killed too. So the ratio was 1:4, wh
~AthenaI was so tired but also excited about the fact that I had finally been saved by the two most important men in my life. If only my mother were alive to witness this moment, then my joy would be complete.It seemed as though the war had come to an end. Everywhere was a bit too serene. I didn't ask any questions on our way home as I was too tired to do so.When we got to the mansion, I was surprised to see a whole lot of people in front of it. They were scattered everywhere, sitting on grass and from the way they were being loomed over by some men wielding guns, I just knew they had to be from our enemy pack. We were about to make our way inside when three men from the crowd spoke one after the other.They were begging Richard to set them free. When the first had spoken, I felt a familiar dread curl up at the pit of my stomach. I brushed it off. No way! It just can't be.The second person spoke, and I still brushed it off. However, when the third person spoke, I felt that famil
~RichardI rose to my feet and ran a hand through my hair in frustration. Where has Athena gone? Why wasn't she in the cave as she was supposed to be?"No! She has to be there! I told her to stay there until I come," Alpha Kendrick bellowed in denial as he got to his knees, peering into the cave."Athena!" he screamed, his voice laced with pain. I could imagine how he felt as a father, and that was because I felt even worse. I didn't want to give in to my fears, though."Athena is safe, wherever she is," I internalized, trying to be positive.I checked the ground for fresh footprints that might belong to her, footprints I could trail to her new location, but I didn't find any."Athena!" Alpha Kendrick called out in shock. I immediately spun around."Come to me, my child," he added, extending his hands.With my heart in my mouth, I rushed towards him and went on my knees, peering into the small cave.There she was!She looked so frail as she staggered. I immediately rushed into the cav
~RichardHearing that Rebecca was dead was a very hard pill to swallow. Her death was especially painful because she had just made peace with her daughter, and they both needed time to create long-lasting, happy bonds. The moon goddess should have allowed her some more time, for Athena's sake! I sighed.I was looking out the window as we drove through the woods when my eyes suddenly latched onto something…someone…No! It can't be!I ordered the driver to stop the car, which he immediately did."Richard, what's the problem?" James asked, and I ignored him, rushing out of the car and towards the body lying on the ground, my heart racing rapidly.It was her! It was Jessica!"Fuck!!!" I screamed into the air, raking my hand through my hair in frustration as I sank to my knees, clamping my hand over my mouth as my body surged with emotion and pain, finding expression through the hot tears streaming down my face.I hardly ever cried, but for some reason, I couldn't help but do so at the go
~KendrickI was almost at the territory of the Black Knight pack when I got a call from Alpha Scott. My heart had been very heavy since receiving the second call from Athena informing me of her mother's death.All through the night, I had relived the years we shared, recalling pleasant memories from our past that I haven't seemed to let go of after several years. She was the first woman I ever truly loved, and I have never loved any woman as much as I loved her. Now she was gone. She didn't deserve to die.I answered the call from Alpha Scott and found out that King Richard was there with him. From his questions, I realized that he didn't know anything about Athena's whereabouts nor what had happened there.I told him I had some bad news, and his first inquiry, as expected, was about his wife. He wanted to know if she was okay.I paused, trying to find the best way possible to break the news about Rebecca's death to him."Alpha Frederick! Are you there?" he called out at my silence.