QUEEN SHIBAReturning from Horace's study room, I wondered where all of this mess started from and where it was leading.I knew this wasn't the end, because more was going to come.I wondered what audacity Horace had to send my son out of the pack just because his mate is close to Gavner.As for Shiba, she betrayed me by having an affair with Leonard, my mate.FLASHBACK"Ophelia, can you send this over to Alpha Leonard? He needs it urgently, and I am not feeling well enough to go there myself," I said to Ophelia as she nodded, carrying the box I handed over to her.She glimmered as she carried it.I wondered why she wasn't back yet... It's been more than two hours since I sent her to the Alpha.A few minutes later, she returned, her face all flushed up. "You wasted time, why?" I asked.Bowing her head slightly, she said, "I'm sorry, my lady, Alpha Leonard was in a meeting, so I had to wait till he was through. I handed it over to him in person because I thought that is what you would
QUEEN SHIBA"My queen, you sent for me," Angelica said as she stood by the lampstand beside my bed.I finally decided to use her to get what I wanted. She might be useless to my son, but she will never be useless to me."Yes, I did."I could see her shivering in fear, and I loved that she was scared of me. I had promised her that I would ruin her family if my son didn't get what I wanted for him in the end."Where were you all this time?" I asked as my lips curled up.I had not seen her around the castle for a while, and I wondered what she was up to."I was with my family... they needed my help with something."It pissed me off to see that she still had guts and to have the audacity to tell me that her family needed her help.Meanwhile, she made herself stuck with my son and isn't helping him in any way.Standing up from my bed, I walked up to her as she took some steps backward. I closed the little space between us as my hand flew directly to her face.She gasped as she propped her
Marcel stepped out of his car as he paced by the roadside. Placing his hand on his head, he looked devastated. Looking around as he waited for someone, it was already thirty minutes, yet there was no one going in his direction. "I'm sorry for the delay... something came up," a lady voiced out as Marcel turned around. He groaned, walking up to her and closing the space between them. "Why were you not time conscious?" "I hate it when a person doesn't keep to time... you should know that!" "I'm sorry," Candra apologized as she took steps backward, avoiding his feisty gaze. Stretching his hand towards her, he grabbed her neck, turned around quickly with the help of the vampire's speed, and pinned her to his car. "Why did you do otherwise? Why didn't you work according to plan?" he yelled as Candra held his hand, trying to pull it away. "Let me down... Let me down now!" she ordered, squinting her eyes and gasping for air, ignoring his questions. He had met Candra the night she was
EARLIERStanding head straight in front of Rodriguez's chamber door, Candra knocked a couple of times.After a whole lot of contemplation, she decided to get what she wanted by any means.When she heard from the mouths of the members of the pack that a maiden who was assumed to be dead returned with her two sons, claiming they were the sons of the Alpha, and the eldest wanted Horace to step down from his position,She found it amusing that she would have been the one with Horace, and if a situation like this came, she would have stood by him and made sure his position was not stripped from him.But now he has abandoned her for a low and classless girl who knows nothing about royalty.Though she found Rodriguez's demand daring, she still needed to give it a shot.'He must be waiting for me right now,' she said to herself as she raised her arm, staring at her wrist as she checked the time.She didn't want her only backup plan to be Marcel, though she had no idea how she said yes to him—
MATTEO"Matteo, we still can't get anything," Thorin reported. "There is no silver."After Thorin finally got to realize how much pain he caused me after the training, he felt deeply remorseful as he made up his mind to assist him in seizing all the items made of silver.Searching every nook and cranny in the pack without causing a rampage, I and the warriors went through every door.But to our utmost surprise, we couldn't find anything, not even a sword. We were utterly devastated. I was so tired and had no idea what to report to Horace.I had already told him that I was wounded with silver, and he gave his order, but now there is nothing to use as evidence, not even one."What do we do now?" Thorin asked as he stood by my side."We should wait for the rest... they might find something," I responded, still wondering how we couldn't find anything.Shortly after, a group of warriors walked up to us, looking tired and devastated as their faces wrinkled."What's the situation?" Thorin as
MATTEOI stood by the edge of the truck as I watched Lilith supervise the warriors while they gathered the silver weapons. I couldn't believe these weapons were all in the pack, while we wasted our time searching for them.I was grateful. Lilith decided to help, even though what I asked was something she wouldn't have done.Turning around, she gazed at me for a while before walking up. "I think someone is playing some kind of game," she said as she stood in front of me.I had thought as much because if it weren't for her magical energy, we wouldn't have gotten to know about it, and I would have been dead.I still owe her my life."Why do you say so?" I asked.I had my assumptions, but I wanted to hear what she had in mind as well. I felt she had more experience than I do because of how close Nora is with her.There is something about her."Is there an event coming up?" She asked, cocking my head. I tried to remember if there was something like that.I was so messed up and my brain was
NORAI just had lunch with Horace... it had been a while since we ate together, so I arranged that we try again today.Horace seemed to be in a hurry to leave as he rushed his lunch, picked up a wiper, cleaned his mouth, and stood up."I'm leaving," he said as I looked up at him, wondering why he wanted to leave so fast.It was unlike him... unless he was scared, I'd try to sink my canines into his flesh again.I nodded my head, picking up a glass of water. I gulped it down as I stood up and walked up to him.He looked surprised as he stared at me while I closed the distance between us. "Where are you going?" he asked."I'm leaving with you," I responded.He hesitated for a while. Turning around, I stared at some of the maids, ordering them to clear up the table."Lead the way," I said to Horace as he finally turned around, walking out of the door.I wasn't going to allow him to do whatever it was that he had in mind to do... I wouldn't let him stay away from me or avoid me.We are on
HORACEI couldn't believe what Matteo was speaking to me about right now—someone was bewitching things in my pack.And a witch helped him discover it... it was all so crazy."It might be connected to the upcoming fight between yourself and your brother," Matteo said as he scratched his head.All he was laying out was the point that Lilith had made to him. Matteo hopes I wasn't suspecting Lilith because she definitely wasn't the one."I've been trying my best to know what exactly is going on in this pack, yet I still do not know a thing," I said, shoving my hand into my hair."I have a suggestion," Matteo said as he closed the distance between us, turning around as he stared at the flowers.I wondered what it was he wanted to tell me. I have known Matteo for a very long time now, and I know that sound. When he sounds like that, I just know he wants to stop me from doing something."Go on, I'm all ears," I responded, my voice thinking with authority.I didn't want to sound harsh, but I