Blake's POV I saw myself walking in a haste down the corridor that led to Nora's room as I was filled with a mixed expression of concern and worry and curiosity and frustration. How could two women that I cared for and loved be involved at the same time in a hot water accident? It still seems too coincidental for it to have happened but nothing was too strange for the world I live in. My thoughts were still with Gwen who was still recovering in the infirmary. All this just felt odd. I got to Nora's door and something struck me. Why was Nora still in her room when she could be receiving treatment at the infirmary just like Gwen? I know she was just an attention-seeking baby but this was her health at stake. I knocked on the door and there was no response, I knocked again and again but yet no answer. I took a deep breath before pushing the door open. I peered my head into the room first to see Nora laying on the bed, maybe asleep. I then walked into the room slowly and quietly. I wal
Gwen's POV The door slowly opened as Blake walked into the room, his eyes searching for me immediately as he stepped inside. I was still still on the bed but I was not fine. My inside was in turmoil as it was beyond words shattered. My eyes lit up as Blake’s eyes met mine, at least he was here now. “Blake," I called out to him softly as I tried to hide the sadness in my voice. I allowed a smile to spread across my face. He immediately crossed the room in a few long strides to my side then took my hand in his. “Are you okay? How do you feel now?" He asked me. “I think I am okay, just the sting from the pain, that's all!” I explained to him, trying so hard not to burst into tears before him. "How is Nora? You came back much faster than I had expected!” I said to him. "Yeah, she was just lying and playing around!” Ge simply said, trying to brush the topic away. "What do you mean by that?” I pressed on, curiosity all over me."It was a pretense! She has been warned not to do such a
Gwen's POV There was a knock on the door after a while and Blake turned to the door after pecking me in the forehead. “Yes, come in!" He called out to the person and the door opened to reveal Bera Felix who bowed at the two of us. “What is it?" Blake asked him."It's time for the meeting with the cabinet and council of elders! There is an urgent matter to be deliberated on!” He informed him as Blake looked at his wristwatch and opened his mouth at the rate at which the time had gone. “Okay, I will be there after a while. Just gather everyone for the meeting, I will meet you there!" He said to Vera Felix, dismissing him. “What is the meeting about?" I asked him after Beta Felix had left the room. “It is just on the issues of the pack and that needs to be addressed!” He said to me. "As much as I don't want to go, I have to go as the Alpha of the pack!” He said, getting up from where he sat on the bed beside me. He gently leaned in and kissed me on the forehead before giving me a
Blake’s POVI barely had time to catch my breath when my Beta, Felix burst into my chamber, his face a mask of concern. "Alpha Blake, we have a situation," he said, his voice steady but urgent.I looked up, my brows furrowing and my eyes narrowing. "What is it now?"I said"The guards have just reported another strange movement at the pack gate. This time, it seems more serious," my Beta Felix replied, handing me a hastily written report.My eyes skimmed the paper, my expression darkening further with every word I read. "Summon the elders immediately," I ordered. "We must rectify this before things get worse.My Beta Felix nodded and left to go do as I had ordered. I stood to my feet, the weight of leadership settling heavily on me. My eyes turned toward the chamber where Gwen lay, still recovering from the recent attack. The memory of her scalded skin burned brightly in my mind once more. I would do whatever it took to protect my pack, my Luna.A few minutes later, I entered the c
Gwen’s POVI could sense the tension, right from the time Alpha Blake entered my room, despite his effort to appear composed. I noticed the subtle signs that all was not alright, the subtle tightening of the edges of his eyes, the slight hunch in his shoulders, and the forced calm in his voice when he spoke."How did it go? The meeting?" I asked, trying to sound casual and lighten up the room.Alpha Blake smiled, but I noticed it didn't reach his eyes. "It went fine. Just the usual discussions about security and patrols."He said sighing a bit too loud. I raised an eyebrow, not buying his nonchalant response. "Alpha Blake, I can tell something's bothering you. You don't have to hide it from me."Alpha Blake sighed again, running a hand through his hair. "I don't want to burden you with pack matters, Gwen. You're still recovering."I'm stronger than I look," I said, my voice firm. "And I want to help. Please, just tell me what's going on."I watched Alpha Blake closely. I could see
Gwen’s POVMy mind was a whirlwind of doubts, resolution, and determination. I knew I had to inform Alpha Blake about my suspicions regarding Nora. The safety of the pack depended on transparency, even if it would mean creating tension between us. At last, I summoned up enough nerve and courage to face Alpha Blake.Scenarios of how Alpha Blake would react raced through my mind. Yes, I knew Alpha Blake was a man who valued loyalty and honesty above anything else, but this was about his close friend Nora. The relationship and bond between Alpha Blake and Nora were complicated, and I feared the repercussions of my revelation, but I had to say something because not saying anything kept making me feel uneasy.I glanced towards Alpha Blake where he sat at the window, he seemed lost in thought. His eyes were distant, portraying clearly the commotion and turmoil within him. I took a deep breath and coughed slightly to bring back his mind and announce my presence because I felt like he
Gwen’s POVI finally wrenched myself free from Alpha Blake's grasp. My patience was finally boiling over. "You know what, Alpha Blake? I really don't care whether you believe me or not. But you need to keep a closer eye on the friend you believe so much."Alpha Blake's eyes widened at my harsh tone. "Gwen, it's not that I don't trust you—""Isn't it?" I cut him off, shaking as I spoke. "You're more willing to believe that I'm wrong or I'm seeing things than to consider that Nora might not be who she says she is."Alpha Blake sighed, running a hand through his hair. "It's not about believing or not believing. It is about needing proof before I can act. If you accuse Nora of this crap without evidence, it could bring chaos within the pack. You really need to be sure."I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself. "I don’t understand that. But while you're waiting for proof, she could be plotting something terrible. Can't you at least promise me you'll keep an eye on her?" the person yo
Blake’s POVI paced back and forth across my chamber as my mind rebelled with thoughts racing within me. I kept replaying the conversation I had with Gwen, her words echoing in the quiet room. She had been so sure, so adamant about what she had seen. Yet, I found myself grappling with doubt. Could Nora, someone I had known and trusted for so long, be involved in something so sinister?I stopped at the window, looking out over the moonlit grounds. The pack grounds were quiet, but I didn't feel anything in the serenity. My mind couldn't seem to rid itself of the image of Gwen's serious expression and the pain in her eyes when I dismissed her concerns. I hadn't intended to hurt her, but the accusation against Nora seemed just so outlandish, so unlike her.My thoughts strayed back to the past, my times with Nora. We had practically grown up together, we had fought through endless battles together. She had always been there for him, a solid friend, a strong and true friend. The thought
BLAKE'S POVThe fear in the eyes of the midwife made me want to rush to the delivery room and bring out my wife. At this point, I did not mind not having to have our baby for now. All I wanted was to have my wife back in one piece.“What…what's the problem? " What's going on?” I yelled at her, losing the last ounce of self-control I had left in me. The midwife instantly transformed with fear and my heart started beating fast. “She…uhm, Luna is having issues breathing, and she keeps crying even after the baby.” She said and my heart dropped. I instantly returned Nathan to her and ran into the delivery room when Gwen was screaming her head off.“Don't let her take me, Blake. " Don't let her take me, please.” She was crying and writhing in pain. So much that our mate bond began to hurt me as well. I rushed to her and held her hands, Then I noticed the midwife returning to the room with our baby in her hands and I got an idea.“Give me the baby,” I instructed the midwife and she passed h
GWEN’S POVAs the days got closer to my due date, my body felt the stress of carrying another life apart from the one that it was used to carrying. My back hurt, my knees hurt, my feet ached, and even my stomach wasn’t left out as the sensations in there felt very uncomfortable. My baby was kicking so hard that I was convinced he wanted to become a footballer or an athlete and was ready to get straight into the field once he was out in the world.Every night before I went to bed, I had to get a massage of my waist and my swollen legs because they just ached so badly. Even Blake had gotten to apologizing for making me go through all that I was going through because of his big-headed baby. I knew that pregnancy was supposed to be a glorious time and mine used to be but it was fast losing its sparkle and becoming a trying time.As if all of that wasn’t enough, the heartburn I was suffering had me staying away from foods I craved so much all because they set the heartburn off so much. So
GWEN’S POV“Bring the other box for me”I had been buying a lot of things in preparation for the baby’s arrival and I just knew that I was going too crazy with my purchases. The baby wasn’t here yet but if I didn’t want to buy any clothes for the next year, we were still going fo be alright.The box was brought to me and opened to reveal a blue jumper that looked like the best thing ever created in the world. We awwwed and ahhed at it before setting it aside to look at the contents of the next box.“Woah, I wasn’t informed that we were opening a supermarket in our room”I flew off the bed I was sitting on and into the arms of Blake, who was at the door as he had only just come in. It was lunchtime, so I wasn’t surprised to see him. We shared a kiss and then, I dragged him to bed with me to look through my purchases with me.“You got all these in blue? Why not pink?”Blake was adamant that we were going to be having a girl but I was still stuck on the hill that it was going to be a boy
GWEN’S POV“Trances are only a gateway between the past and the future. There is but a thin line which separates both time parts and the wielder of gifts should be careful to recognize that. Sometimes, the present may even get interwoven at certain points because of the emotional attachment of the wielded powers to events happening around. Trances may come as flashes in the eye of the mind and may be triggered by the five senses. The sense of touch and smell are the strongest triggers of this. Hence why a wielder should be careful what is touched because then the curtain may be shifted and what lays beyond glimpsed”I was so invested in the book I was reading that I didn’t even realize that the sun was now setting. I had picked up the book I took from Nora’s room which I had been unable to glance through for so long after lunch ane had been reading voraciously.From what I had read so far, I was coming to understand that the moon goddess had blessed me with a gift so rare that many eo
BLAKE’S POV“Could it be true?”Seated in my office alone, I pondered on the events of the previous day. I was over the moon that Gwen was now speaking to me after I explained that all the times Nora and I had met up had been for the baby we were expecting. She had been extremely skeptical and withdrew her belief in my explanations, not until my personal guards confirmed what I said.Embarrassed didn’t cut how I felt that Gwen couldn’t take my word for it but instead, had to rely on the words of my staff who served me. I understood why she wasn’t giving me her trust freely but that still didn’t take away the sting. When that case was resolved and I apologized for once again, making her feel like she was coming second in my life, I brought up the drawing.She had tried to deflect by apologizing about intending to move out but I quickly redirected her attention back to it because I knew I hadn’t hallucinated the slight sense of alarm in her voice when she asked me what I was doing with
BLAKE’S POV“So what do we do about it now?”The table broke out in murmurs as people spoke with themselves, trying to come up with a solution to the matter at hand. Things were spiraling out of control so fast that I worried if we didn’t do anything quickly, we were going to be at the mercy of our enemies.I knew that I wasn’t the only one who recognized that there was a bigger issue, far bigger than the one we were being faced with because it was clear that everyone at the table with me was worried. The meeting didn’t seem to be yielding any progress and we had been at it for a few hours already.“I’m not hearing any suggestions”When there were still no profitable suggestions more than 30 minutes later, I adjourned the meeting to two days later so that everyone had enough time to come up with something tangible that we could use to protect ourselves while we tried to understand what was going on with the strange breaking-ins we had been having around the pack.“How is she doing tod
GWEN’S POVMoving back and forth in the room, I slammed my clothes in the open suitcase on the bed, all the while muttering angrily to myself. He hadn’t even bothered to come after me, which just meant that he was okay with me leaving. He didn’t mind that I was about to walk away from our marriage and his life with our baby. Perhaps this was something I should have done a long time ago.So annoyed was I that I didn’t even bother to get everything that was mine in the drawers, deciding instead to come back for it when I was a bit more settled in where I was going to be staying till I finally left the pack as a whole. No, I had a change of mind. If I stayed, he was still going to have access to me. It was best I just left, so I could put everything behind me and start a new life altogether somewhere else.My suitcase beside me and a small messenger bag slung over my shoulder, I started making my way towards the door. I didn’t look at anyone as I walked out with the intention of leaving.
GWEN’S POVThe longer I stayed there holding my bleeding toe, the angrier I became. At a point, I turned around and started marching back toward the pack house, one destination in mind. Without thinking twice, I went straight to Blake’s room to wait for him.The fight I had been putting up to give him as much distance as I could was the last thing on my mind. I didn’t even remember that I was supposed to give him a hard time in having my attention. I just wanted to get to the bottom of the matter at hand once and for all so we all knew what was going on for goodness' sakeWhen I got there, as expected, he wasn’t there because he was too busy gallivanting the whole arena with Nora at his side. I slumped onto the chair there, full of restless energy. My foot tapping on the floor and my eyes trained on the door, I planned what I was going to say to him in my head.After what felt like centuries of waiting, the door finally opened and Blake walked in. When he did so, he stopped startled a
GWEN’S POV“Luna Gwen, can I ask a question?”I stopped sipping from the glass that held chilled orange juice that one of the maids had brought to me. I was seated outside on the patio, enjoying the afternoon as much as I could because being cooped up in my room was starting to take a toll on my mental health and making me feel cranky all the time. Snapping at others wasn’t my forte so I thought it best to have some fresh air.“You’ve already asked one but go ahead”Aurelia blushed and adjusted in her seat opposite me which I practically forced her into. She was adamant about remaining standing, as if she were some soldier on guard duty or something like that.“Why didn’t you confront Alpha Blake and Healer Nora when you saw them yesterday?”Her question brought back the annoying memory of the day before when I saw Blake and Nora sharing a moment or several moments together. I didn’t care to know what they were up to so I didn’t ask.“What good would have come of that?”My tone sounde