BETH'S POVI felt my heartbeat double if that was even possible. Sweat bathed all over my body, wetting the shirt I was currently wearing. I dare not turn around. I dared not turn to see who had held my hand. Heck, there was no need for me to, I already knew that I had been caught and all that was left was for me to face my punishment.After days of trying to stay off course as Steve advised, after everything he had sacrificed Just to see me escape, I would be returned to the palace as an escaped prison and I know how damn well it was going to hurt him to see his mate hanged to death.I expected my brain to react almost immediately, putting the survival instinct into action but I was calm, too calm for someone who just got caught after escaping prison. I rummaged through my brain for any survival instinct but nothing came forth, after numerous attempts, I just knew I had no other choice but to turn around and face my greatest fear.I did.And I knew instantly why my brain was failing
THIRD PERSON’S POVThe whistle of wind as it glided through trees was accompanied by the chirping of birds which echoed chorally in the large midst of woodland. Apart from this background sound, the whole place was engulfed in utter silence. The sun was on the horizon, threatening to disappear at any second.Another worth mentioning thing about this forest was the exceptional mountain, with running water from the very top of it, running down and splashing on the moderately large pool that had formed at the mouth of the mountain. The niche could pass as heaven on earth with the amount of calmness and serenity it brought to a chaotic heart. But despite all these naturally created glamour, the scenery did nothing in helping to heal the wounded hearts of the triplets. They were impaired, the emotional despair even hitting harder than the physical pain. Since that dreadful day, they have all been trying to nurse both their emotional and physical pain. It wasn't an easy task, especially f
STEVE'S POV Never have I thought for once in my life, that I would be in such a situation that would require me to sacrifice my time with my mate just for him. I had sacrificed a lot, and done a lot of horrible things I never want to even think of. But I have grown past them, the scar is still very much evident in my heart but they have healed. And all these for what? You might want to ask. Just to get his approval. I have done all of these just to become close to him, especially when I find out about his desire to take over the pack. I was hoping to be under his mercy just in case he does that and now that he has finally fulfilled his dream, I could say I was still struggling to be under his mercy. There have been many flaws I should have allowed myself to be warned by but I was so blinded by my selfish reasons. For one, I was a sole believer in mates and the bond between them but he wasn't. He believed women were nothing but nausea and distraction and letting one into your life
STEVE'S POVThe forces followed behind me as I made my way into the palace's large entrance. As much as I wanted to, I knew I couldn't stay away from him forever. It was either I report back to him or he came looking for him himself and with the experience I had after living with him for ages, The latter would not be a pretty encounter so I better report myself back to him.He wasn't going to fancy what was going to come out of my mouth. He wasn't going to be pleased in any way but do I have any other way of handling this? No. This was just it and he will have to deal with it. I couldn't forsake my mate and brought her to him and neither could I do any other thing to avoid facing his wreck. I got myself into this, I will have to struggle to find a way out of it alone."Do you need any help reporting to the Alpha? A backup speaker of some sort. I have a feeling he isn't going to be pleased with our finding or rather I should say the lack of it" The guard walking beside me spoke in a no
JAMES'S POVI have been taking my time to observe every bit of activity going on within the palace. The newly found home was indeed a home to stay but there are a series of things that needed to be corrected here and there. My brother himself needed some amendments to the way he operates. He has to understand that it doesn't work that way. It's okay to lose your shit once in a while but losing your shit in front of servants, guards, and especially elders, is not something that I would want him to be doing. It portrays weakness. A lot of it. And instead of things to be solved, he might end up subjecting himself to disrespect from them. As it is now, they are not necessarily respecting him because they want to, but this is something they have to do, and have no other way about it. I would say they are leaning more toward being scared of him than actually seeing him as an Alpha, a leader.Now that is in no way a bad thing. At least it isn't for now. But the vision I have is for him to
JAMES'S POV I have a goal and I have set to get it done no matter the circumstance. I have no problem with the heir and Micheal wasn't taking my advice if not he wouldn't have been this worried about some heir that is yet to be born when the grown fathers are still breathing and lurking in the corners. It might take them years to return but I had an idling feeling that was refusing to go away no matter how much I tried that they were going to return someday. And the main thing we should focus on should be that by the time they return, we have already gained the favor of most if not all of the elders and the pack members, such that they are going to be given little to no regard in case they returned. But no matter how much I was trying to make my brother see this, he was failing to see the wisdom in my thinking so I decided to help him find the heir, and maybe only then would his mind open up to other kinds of suggestions. In other to find said heir, I will need to discover where h
STEVE'S POVI knew James. A lot of people might see Micheal as the more devilish one but James is the mastermind behind most if not all of their operations. While Micheal was always all bark no bite, James was the entire opposite. He doesn't bark and would move silently while having all the attention focused on Micheal.There is this pleasure he finds in taking people by surprise. He stirs in stillness and just when you are expecting no form of trouble whatsoever from them, he strikes and you will be left with no plan to work with. That was how exactly they were able to deal with every single person they had an interest in. In other words, I would say, if not for James, nothing would have been possible.James is dangerous and should be avoided at all costs.Where I was able to fathom how Micheal would react to news, and know what he would say before he could even say them, I couldn't do that with James. He was one heck of a complex ball that rolled in the direction that pleased him an
NATALIA'S POVSince my return from the palace the other day after I met up with Beth, my heart hasn't been at rest till now. I tried to engage myself in different activities just so I could get my head to focus on other parts of my life other than that but no matter what I did, no matter how engrossed I got in a particular, my heart just never stop to think about that and the fact that it has been feeding off my curiosity slowly was maddening.I want to go back there and discover what on earth was going on, I want to figure out the whole new change system, and above all I want to know why and how James managed to find himself a spot and not just any mere spot but that of a beta. Something was going on and the reality that I was sitting here clueless of whatever it may be was irking me to no end.I have done everything. Everything I could engage in just to keep myself occupied before it was the right time for my return but nothing did work and in the end, I was forced by my instinct to