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Pop! The cork of a champagne bottle flies off and Amara claps excitedly. “Yay!” “Today was a good day,” Kelvin says, holding up the wine bottle, “I know you probably think it’s too early to celebrate but I’ve learnt to celebrate the small wins to better take the losses.” “Oh we are not going to lose,” Leila adds with a smile, passing her mother a wine glass and holding up two to Kelvin. After Kelvin’s counter, the judge agreed for Trent to be put on the stand as a key witness to the case. Justin was going to counter it but the letter written by Alpha Darren, Tatum’s father, granting Trent permission to join Leila’s parents on the journey was presented by Kelvin and there was no way for Justin to rebut. After making his decree, the judge adjourned the next hearing to four days’ time, giving them enough time to prepare their witnesses and evidence. Kelvin fills the two glasses in Leila’s hands and when he’s about to pour the glass in Liana’s hands, he sees she is not as enthusiasti
“I’m sorry about your dad’s illness but seeing me won’t heal him. Excuse me,” Leila says coldly, turning away.Tatum blocks her path, looking straight into her beautiful blue eyes, wishing they didn’t have such coldness and hatred in them towards him but he knows he deserves it, he deserves more than it.His sins against her are grave and he doesn’t know the first way to redeem himself. He cost a mother her child. Is there even redemption for that? Even though it was never part of his plan, it is still his fault that their child is dead, his child, his heir. He cannot imagine the pain Leila must have gone through when it happened, the agony and anguish she must have been in and it crushes his heart.All he wanted was to keep her safe, to protect her from Trent and Carmela, it’s why he never wanted to tell her anything he was up to back then, why he repeatedly told her not to speak or antagonise Carmela so Carmela can drop her guard and he can nail them with proof but Leila was adama
It comforted and shattered his heart at the same time but it also made him glad that the sacrifices he made to bring Leila back were at least worth something, even if they have cost him the only thing he truly desires, a life with her. What he felt that day was nothing compared to whatever sorcery Carmela had tried to trick him with. Leila’s smell was the only thing that filled his nostrils, his desire for her was the strongest it had ever been. His wolf howled in joy like never before, his own joy knew no bounds and so did his hatred for Carmela. He had to act like he did not feel a thing in front of Leila when he wanted nothing more that day than to claim her right there and then but giving her the revenge she deserves is more important than whatever feelings he or his wolf has. If only there was something he could do to show her how sorry he is that he cost her their child, anything to pacify this hatred that she has for him. He would give everything to just see her smile at hi
Leila holds the door knob and then turns to him.“Congratulations on your Luna’s pregnancy by the way but since you didn’t spare mine, her pregnancy is not going to stop me from coming after her and when I’m done with her, it’s your turn.”Tatum jerks his head back, his eyes flashing with shock and curiosity. “What pregnancy?”Leila scoffs. “Don’t play dumb, I know.”“I don’t know what you’re fucking talking about,” Tatum replies, a feeling of annoyance growing in his chest as a sense of realisation dawns upon him. “Did she tell you she’s pregnant?”“Is she not?”“If she is, it isn’t mine,” Tatum replies coldly.How can Carmela be pregnant for him when he has never touched her, they don’t even live together.Leila scoffs cum chuckle and she shrugs. “Your fiance's infidelity is none of my business.”Tatum grits his teeth, clenching his fist by his side. The very sound of the word sends worms crawling all over his skin and twists his gut.If only he could tell Leila the engagement is a
After leaving her rented Condo where she just had sex with Matt, Carmela makes her way to the old Alpha’s house where Tatum has been staying when he is not in the packhouse. “Luna,” one of the omegas cleaning in the living room bows as she enters. “And when did she become your Luna?” Adaline’s curt voice fills the air as she appears with a cold face. “Mother,” Carmela says in a cheery tone with a half smile. “Your mother is dead. I am not her and why the hell are you here?” Adaline replies coldly, eyes narrow in palpable annoyance. Carmela gulps and the cheer vanishes from her face. This has been her lot for a couple of years now. In the beginning Adaline supported her but after it became clear that Tatum has no interest in her, the woman turned into an iceberg. “I’m here to see Tatum,” Carmela replies in a wry tone, avoiding Adaline’s harsh gaze. Adaline scoffs, an angry pout on her lips. “Leila is back, is she not? That girl was going to give me an heir, I should have chosen
“Are you deaf? I asked you a question,” Tatum reprimands when Carmela is unable to answer and she just stares at him with her mouth open.Thank the goddess she is not yet pregnant, how would she have been able to explain it to Tatum? That bitch Leila really told him that? She really has it coming for her.How much time do they even spend together? Now that Leila has her wolf back, does Tatum’s wolf feel the matebond? That should not be possible, right?She has to see Lithoha about this, she cannot risk their wolves bonding.“Fine, don't answer,” Tatum says, “tomorrow, you and I are going for a pregnancy test and if you don’t have a pup in you, well, let’s just say you are going to suffer, severely. And if you do have a pup in you,” Tatum stands up, closes the distance between them, their faces barely inches apart, his eyes cold and dead, his voice dropping to a spine chilling whisper.“You are still going to suffer because the pack will know that their,” he draws quotations with his f
“Do you Liana Rodgers solemnly swear that the testimony you will give to this court will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth under the all seeing eye of the goddess?” Kelvin asks Liana with both their right hands up as he stands by the podium. It is the day of the second hearing and Justin has called her to the stand to prove that she was indeed on the scene of Henry’s murder and the first discoverer. “I solemnly swear,” Liana replies. Kelvin nods and they both take their seat before Justin steps forward. “You just took an oath before everyone present here in the name of the goddess and I hope you can honour that oath,” he says, “tell us, according to you, what happened that day?” Liana glances at Leila who gives her a reassuring nod despite the way Leila’s own heart hammers with a nervous fear. Kelvin has prepared Liana for this, he has told her how to answer the questions, prepped her on how Justin would go low and try to rile up her emotions, twist his que
Kelvin grits his teeth in annoyance as Justin smirks at him, returning to his seat. Justin currently has one up on them. Liana never mentioned that she was carrying a weapon that day, maybe she didn't think it was relevant but as long as he can prove she wasn’t on the scene, things would still go well for them.“It’s going to be okay, you did great,” He says calmly to Liana, patting her shoulders as she takes her seat beside him.“Is the defence ready to call its witness?” Judge Bruce asks.“Yes,” Kelvin replies and stands up. “Defence calls Beta Trent Easton.”The door to the courtroom opens and Trent saunters down the aisle with a smug look on his face, his shoulders held high in pride, his steps pompous and full of confidence.He stops in front of Liana and looks at her for some seconds before he scoffs, shakes his head and proceeds to the witness box.After Justin gets him to take the oath of truth, Kelvin steps forward.“You were with Henry and his wife on the day of the murder,
Later that evening, after deciding on the date and time to execute Trent, Leila goes to visit her mother and is surprised to see an even larger crowd than the one that gathered at the packhouse outside her mother’s house.She steps out of her car and immediately she is approached by a group.“What’s going on?” She asks, scanning the crowd and seeing her mother in the middle with tears falling from her eyes. Leila’s heart immediately races, fearing the worst. She dashes towards the crowd, not waiting for a reply to her initial question, ignoring the greetings of people until she gets to her mother.“Mom, what’s wrong? What’s going on?”Her mom sweeps her into a tight hug, sobbing hard, “thank you Leila, thank you.”The tension in Leila’s heart deflates but the confusion in it lingers even though she hugs her mom back.“We are so happy that the truth came out Luna. For so long, many believed the lies of that traitor Trent that your mother killed your father, we can’t imagine how hard it
Leila’s men drag Trent out of the house, two of them holding him tight. Another one immediately lodges two syringes full of wolfsbane into his neck, both to weaken him and to stop him from mindlinking anyone. The fourth one opens the car door but one of them holding Trent frowns, “we should parade him round the pack before throwing his ass in jail.” “Sounds like a good idea to me,” the other replies, slamming handcuffs on Trent’s hand behind his back before he kicks him down. “You imbeciles, you’ll pay for this,” Trent says, groaning in pain, the wolfsbane having immediate effect on him. “Shut up,” one of the men throws a hard fist at Trent's face and splits his lip open and blood gushes. Another one yanks Trent up by his collar and gives him a cold stare, “if anyone is going to pay for anything, it’s you who will pay for your crimes,” he drives his fist into Trent’s torso making Trent squirm in pain before pushing him forward, leading away from the old Alpha house. A crowd start
“How is this possible?” Trent asks in shock, unwilling to believe what his eyes just witnessed. Adaline has been laying in a pool of her own blood with wounds all over. How is she fucking healed? And Darren has him pinned to the floor. Did he suddenly recover from his illness? He looks sharply at Leila, getting a thought as the blue aura emanating from her slowly starts to dim. Is she the one behind this? Does she have some kind of healing power? “Are you okay, Father?” Leila asks Darren, slowly walking towards him, her heart full of relief and gratitude. She has no idea what happened or why that powerful aura burst forth from her but something tells her that it has something to do with Trent’s recovery. “Never been better,” Darren applies more pressure to keeping Trent in place, “I think whatever happened with you just now healed me, I feel so young and strong.” Leila blinks and tears roll down the corner of her eyes. She immediately mindlinks some of her trusted warriors and fo
“No…” Trent’s voice is filled with terror upon seeing Leila, “you shouldn’t be here, you should be dead.” Leila sneers at him, “you think you’re one step ahead of me with your plotting and scheming to have me sent to the palace so you could get rid of me but the problem with being a step ahead is that you leave steps behind and you never know what’s going on behind you.” “Bullshit!” Trent growls, his eyes red and full of murderous intent as he stares at Leila. “You made a very foolish decision coming back here, your plan should have included you running for your dear life just like your cowardly husband because now I’m going to kill you myself, then I’ll kill this old fool and his wife. Nothing will stop me from my destiny.” Leila grinds her teeth, feeling so much anger inside of her from Trent’s words but she manages to keep the anger away from her eyes and her voice becomes sullen like someone riddled with fear from Trent’s threat. “Why? Why are you doing all of this?” She backs
Trent quickly tries to move out of the way but he’s not fast enough and her claws tear into his cheek, making him yell in pain. She’s been behind the door the whole time listening to the conversation between him and her husband and the more Trent revealed the depth and treachery of his schemes, the more she hated herself. She was Carmela’s number one supporter. All those things she did to Leila, all the many times that she made the poor girl’s life hell, it was because of this man and his evil deeds. “You bastard,” Adaline growls, charging at him again, taking another swipe at his face but this time, Trent blocks her attack and shoves her back. He wipes the speck of blood on his already healing face and rubs it on his finger. “I’d ask your husband to put you under control but seeing as he is not fit to carry out his manly duties, I’ll do it myself.” He throws a punch at Adaline but she ducks underneath it and kicks the back of his leg, making him stagger forward. “You don’t dese
Darren already knows this so it does not come as much of a surprise to him but he never thought Trent would openly admit his atrocity, which makes him gaze at Trent with a bit of surprise in his eyes. Trent scoffs, reading the look on Darren’s face and he smirks. “I’ll admit that I had a little bit of luck with the drunk old witch, finding out what the phoenix mark was going to look like from the prophecy before anyone else. After consulting with my own witch, it wasn’t hard to discover who was most likely to be the real phoenix Luna. Imagine my anger when I found out it could be Henry’s daughter. I was livid. “I wanted to wipe out the entire family that day when I killed him but he wounded my wolf before I could take his life. Leila wasn’t even there and I was too weak to take out his wife but I figured I’d spare them and let his family watch as I stole their destiny, just like he stole mine. All I had to do was put the beautiful mark on my daughter and present her to you all. Oh,
Trent watches from a distance as Leila’s car drives out of the pack and he picks up his phone and dials a number. “She’s enroute, make it look like an accident.” He ends the call and licks his lips, still staring as the car becomes as tiny as a dot in the distance and an evil smirk adorns his lips. It’s time to take what should have belonged to him all these years. “Take me to the old Alpha’s house,” he instructs his driver, cracking his knuckles and his neck like a fighter getting ready for some action. “How art the mighty fallen,” Trent mocks Darren who is lying in bed, shivering and covered with two thick blankets, his eyes pale and as red as blood and he can even barely keep them open. “The once great Alpha Darren the ruthless,” he shakes his head pitifully, “look at how pathetic you have become. This is what you get from deciding to surround yourself with weaklings!” He yanks the top blanket of Darren’s body. “No Trent, stop…” Darren weakly reaches out to grab the blanket b
“Darren told me the king summoned you?” Adaline sobs, wiping her face with the back of her hand. Leila squints at her, confused at why she’s crying. “Yes,I’ll be leaving at dawn. Is everything okay?” “Yeah…” Adaline sniffs, “I just wanted to thank you Leila, for everything. Since you became Luna, even if it’s only been a short while, the pack has prospered.” Leila keeps the look on her face blank. She’s always put her best into being Luna no matter what and made sure things progressed. She can even say she did more back then when everyone treated her terribly than she is doing right now. It only seems like a lot because she is wrestling with an opposing tyrannical power and this time, instead of seeing her as an usurper, the people are seeing her as a Saviour. “We all have duties we have to carry out, you don’t have to thank me for doing what I have to do,” Leila replies, glancing through the mess of things she has scattered on her bed. Her mind is continually hassled by what th
Leila’s newfound revelation of Tatum’s long lasting love for her somehow just happened to be the boost that her mind and spirit needed. Rather than spend time wallowing in worry and fear, she now catches herself fantasizing about her future with him. Knowing that he has always loved her and seeing how they have been through so much together, she believes their love can only grow stronger. She takes a day off from her Luna duties for the first time in a while to have a spa date with Amanda and some other women that were pivotal in helping her stabilize the pack. Things are running more smoothly now, Trent has been quiet, not stirring up much trouble with more and more people offering her their support over him. She doesn’t worry but she also cannot wait to be reunited with her family. Whatever Tatum is planning, she hopes it works out soon because she is sure that his plan includes them being together, she just has to be patient and make sure that he returns back to the pack better