MICHAEL'S POVFor Fuck sake, why do I have to be faced with such amount of crisis every passing day? Why can't something just go right for once and allow me to figure out things my way without any form of stress? I have been on the path to find the fucking woman housing the heir, and I wasn't opportune to do that. And now that I had her friend who knew something about her whereabouts, I woke up to the news of her escape. How do I deal with this situation now, was I going to quit with the search for the mate to find her friend or vice versa?Fuelled by sheer anger, I marched forward toward the basement, with an upset-looking Steve behind me. I was getting ready to retire back to my room for the day when he arrived at the throne room with urgency, explaining how he went to check up on her and found the cell door opened and the room empty. I made sure she was fed less just to prevent such from happening cause only when she had the energy to stand would she be able to escape. He said the
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
MICHEAL'S POVMy gaze moved from one elder to the other as speak, uttering words I knew I was going to put down at the end of everything. They have been trying to get me to have a meeting with them for ages and this was the first meeting we are having in a while, if not I could have dismissed them and left the room.I shouldn't be here when I have far more troubles to deal with and as I followed them with my eyes, I was wondering if there was any way at all that I could follow to ease all of these positions. It has been a tradition for every pack to have an elder whereas I see no point in it. They help in no way. All they do is bring up problems that will stress you even more even when you think you are managing the pack really well. There might be no way to get rid of them but I know for a fact that I am not going to tolerate them in any way. If they were tolerated by the past rulers then they should get ready for a change."I think reducing the rate of the tax at this point will b
DAMIEN'S POVMy gaze flickered from Lucas to Leo, still not believing that they were even thinking about doing that. This just confirmed to me that they do not know the gravity of the situation we are in."We can get into the pack, grab her, and then leave the pack all in one day. We can take as much time as we desire to bring her back to this place" That was Lucas, speaking wholeheartedly to Leo."And if we can even consider this in a broader sense, we can continue living there with her instead of coming back all the way here you know" Leo added his delusions all the while I observed them with wide unbelieving eyes."That will be a wise thing to do if we can be able to pull that out smoothly," Lucas remarked."Alright, alright, you all should slow down" Having heard enough of their bullshit, I chimed in immediately.They both turned to look toward me at the same time. They were so deep in their conversation that they had forgotten that I was still in their presence."I hope you two r
NATALIA'S POVI was happy.That is the word, happiness. You can never tell just how much loneliness has affected you until you are opportune to be in the presence of people again. It just so happens to be the best feeling and almost everything you think was a problem would end up being not an actual problem and was just created by your mind overthinking because you have no other person to share your thoughts with. I have been that way for the past months, just thinking and thinking my life away. The only time I had the chance to interact with anyone was when I paid a visit to the palace or when I was off to get my food supplies in the market. It has always been a routine. Stay at home for up to a week, go out to the market and the palace, and then come back to the loom of loneliness and silence. I had no idea that it was affecting me until now that I was blessed with the presence of other living beings."What do you desire to eat today?" Cole asked after he knocked on my door and I
LUCAS'S POV"What?" I asked Leo who was suddenly looking at me like I had managed to develop a second head in three seconds.He didn't budge, and I wasn't even sure if he heard my statement. He seems to be in a haze, deep in thought. "Leo? What the hell is wrong with you?" Damien, who was more closer to him asked while tapping him on the shoulder. This seems to have made him snap out of whatever hex that had suddenly befell him. "What?" I asked again, eager to know what was on his mind. "I think I know...." He slowly muttered, still falling back in thought."You know what?" It turns out I wasn't the only one eager to hear what he wanted to say because both Damien and I spoke at the same time, this time around."I think I know where Natalia is hiding" After some painful seconds of waiting, he finally spoke again, emphasizing any word he muttered."What do you mean by that? How did you know where she was hiding? Is that even possible?" I remarked, a deep frown playing on my face. I c
LEO'S POVI do not despise her. I just don't trust her. I am still failing to believe she ended up just finding herself with no motives. Let's face it, I am a very practical person. For us to find ourselves here, we spend days on end running. The keyword there has been running. We never stopped once, encountered numerous dangers on the way and because we are warriors, we aced it. So imagine just a defenseless lady going through all of these. I see no chance of her survival. Except if she was escorted here by someone experienced, who stays hidden behind the shadows. So it makes no sense to me that Damien blindly believed her and even allowed her to stay with us. I have tried multiple times to talk him out of it but he just wouldn't budge. He kept telling me he knew Micheal and in her explanation, there was no form of deception. It's frustrating that he can't just listen to me for once and agree that there is more to what she was saying than meet the eye. It doesn't help that he has
DAMIEN’S POV“And you think everything is going to be as we left it?” Lucas inquired, looking amusingly at me.“Of course not, things are going to change drastically, and above all, your personal items are going to be used by another set of people” I clarified.“Damn man, I will hate to rearrange. It is going to take painful weeks of working” Leo winced, slumping his shoulder against the rocky wall. “You can simply just move to another wing you know, there are numerous parts in the palace and it is enormous enough for you to change wing each week for two months so there is no reason to throw a tantrum” I proclaimed with a shrug.We were currently having a casual discussion on how things were going to be when we returned back to the palace after everything died down. We haven’t really brought forth who is supposed to role but I think we have now learned our lesson and are going to cross that bridge successfully when we get to it.“Not man, I choose to stay in that part of the palace f
STEVE’S POVI sat down at the single desk and chair in my room after I was done with my duty for the day. Making sure to lock my door first, I brought the pen and paper I was going to use to write the letter and placed it in front of me on the table.I wasn't sure what to write but I knew I had to write something very convincing if I really wanted them to believe my words were genuine and not just some created tales to come between them. Micheal is wise and would definitely deny anything of that nature has been plotted if they decide to approach him so I will need to come up with words convincing enough to make them just act and not go about asking.I twirled the pen in my hand multiple times for minutes on end, staring at the blank sheet in front of me and not knowing what to write.After additional minutes of silence and thinking, I finally came up with enough words to start up with. There won't be any need to greet so as they would know it was coming from someone from a higher leve
NATALIA’S POV“I thought you were dead at first and then news began to spread around the pack that the new leader was searching vehemently for you which was so confusing at that time. We searched too, hoping to reach you before any of them. We never gave up on our search and that faithful day we got you, it was purely coincidentally and you were just at the wrong place at the wrong time. The news got to us that guards would be surveying this part of the pack today and we were out to keep watch so we caught you thinking it was a guard. It doesn't help that you were dressed in men’s attire” Kyle explained with the others sitting at each side of him.I, on the other hand, was sitting on the opposite side of them and listening attentively.“I don't understand, I thought you went out with them that night?” I asked, referring to my mates. Confusion setting in.“No, we didn't. No one did because they informed no one that they were going anywhere. It was all a work of Micheal to get them corn
NATALIA’S POVWas I okay? I wasn’t even sure. I was so consumed by an immersed amount of shock that I had no idea whether I was okay or not. I was clueless as to how I was feeling. I swallowed loudly, the feeling so foreign to me after days of not being able to do that. My eyes trailed from one of their figures to another, trying to wrap my head around the fact that they were real and in front of me. Instinctively, I reached out to touch Kyle who was the one kneeling in front of me.My hand fell on his shoulder, a more confirmation that he was alive and in front of me. I wasn't hallucinating. Damn even if I was, why will I be seeing them of all the amount of people I missed.They were real. They were frankly genuine and were standing right in front of me. But the question that was stuck in my head was how did I not think about them all this while? How did I not remember and enquire about them? Now that my mates were no more, they should be the closest thing to a parent my kid would h