ALEXA'S POVTHE NEXT MORNING:The car dropped me off in front of a magnificent building. I assume this is the pack house. I was told I could find my brother here.“This is your stop.“ The driver muttered. I carried my things and alighted. As expected, I was greeted with stares. I am a beautiful woman and I pride myself on that fact.“Hey, you.“ I pointed to one of the omegas cleaning up leaves in the compound. He rushed over quickly. “Where is Alpha Jaxon?““I'll take you to him.“ He bowed and offered to carry my bag, but I'd rather my arms fall off than let his dirty paws near my bag.“Just take me to him.““He's in here.“ I nodded and shooed him off. I knocked and heard a gruff response. That was not my brother. I sashayed in, and I was immediately arrested by a pair of curious gray eyes watching me. For a moment, I lost my hearing and forgot to speak.Luckily, my brother came to my rescue.“Alex!“ He stood up from opposite the delicious man and hugged him. I robotically hugged hi
AUDREY'S POV. After the conversation I overheard, I locked myself in my room until I could think of a plan. Another part of me was hoping Magnus would send for me and explain himself, but he didn't.That night, I made a decision. I was going to leave Magnus. I won't ever stop loving him, but I am done being his doormat. I sought out Jaxon. He's the only person that can get me out of this hellhole. He's an Alpha too, so I'm sure he has somewhere I can stay hidden. “Audrey ? What are you doing here?“ He was visibly surprised to see me.“Can I talk to you?““Sure.“ There was no hesitation in his voice. I suspected he had feelings for me but this just confirmed it. He was the only one that actively made an effort to speak to me. “Come in.““I need your help,“ I said bluntly.“Anything. What do you need?““I need to leave this place.“ He went still for a few minutes.“What…what do you mean?““I mean I need your help with running away from this place. You're the only one that has enough r
AUDREY'S POV.“Magnus? Why is he calling you?“ I instantly went into panic mode.“Relax.““No.““Audrey, calm down. There's no way he's found out already.““Yeah?“He quickly parked the car before receiving his call.“Magnus, what's up?“I couldn't hear what he said, but he relaxed, letting me know that it was not what I was thinking.“No, she's okay with it. Yeah.“He dropped the call.“So?““It was just some pack business. He wanted to know if Alex was okay with the whole marriage shenanigan.“Oh, I shouldn't have asked. “Are you okay with it?“ I asked.“Yeah. I mean, they're both unmated, and they'll figure it out if they both ever meet their mates.““I see.“ “Plus, having a Luna would help solidify the alliance and let other packs know that he's not alone. It's a win-win for everyone.““Nice.“ Luckily, he stopped talking about it.*****Roughly 20 minutes later, we got to the house, and it could easily be missed if you weren't looking for it. “Here we are.“ He parked and retrie
MAGNUS' POV“It will be done soon. You can rest assured.“ I escorted one of the elders of the pack out of my office.“Thank you.“He came to remind me that I still don't have a Luna or a Beta.That was the wake-up call. I needed to stop thinking about Audrey. I buried myself in work instead. I sorted the affairs of the pack and made changes when necessary.The next thing to do now is to choose a Beta.That morning, I sent out a message to the people that a contest was going to be held in the evening to choose the Beta.Evening rolled in fast, and I could feel the excitement palpable in the air. I could see the different families prepping their candidates for the contest.They bowed as I took my seat and I could see them eyeing Alexa curiously as she took her seat beside me.“Aren't you going to introduce me?“ Alexa whispered.“I'm only going to introduce them to their Luna, and you're not the Luna.““Yet,“ She added. “I'm not the Luna yet.“ “Let's get this started, shall we? Let all
THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY“Such a great party, Alpha Magnus.““Thank you for inviting us.“ I recognized some of the people who came over to where I was standing with Alexa in my arms.“Magnus !“ A sweet old woman from The Blue Moon pack came over. “Mrs T. I didn't know you would make it.“ The delight was evident in my voice.“And you, dear, congratulations.“ She turned to Alexa. “Snatching the eligible Magnus before anyone. Good for you. I don't see your brother anywhere.““Oh. He had some things to take care of in the pack house.“ Alexa said, as politely as she could.“Hmm. Well, I'll see you later.““Speaking of your brother, he didn't tell me he had things to do. He just sort of disappeared into thin air.““Well, that's my brother for you. Always doing as he pleases.““Weird.“I want this party to be over soon, but werewolves will party until the last drop of alcohol and I don't see the alcohol finishing anytime soon. I paraded Alexa around and introduced her to everyone who looked imp
AUDREY'S POV“Good evening, Jaxon.““Hi, Audrey.“ He was exhausted, and he sounded like it.“Do you want to eat? I can throw something together.““No.“ He yawned. “Just sit with me a bit.““OK.“ I put something on the TV, so the silence wouldn't be uncomfortable. He scooted closer, so he was resting his head on my shoulder.“Do you want to talk about it?““It's nothing. Just the monotony is getting to me. Doing the same thing every day can be very tiring.““Tell me about it.“ I sighed.“What do you use to entertain yourself?““In the middle of nowhere?“ I teased.“Do you want to come live in the pack house then? We can lord it over people together.“ It was a subtle invitation, but I dodged it.“I don't know the first thing about lording it over people. I'd cry if they didn't do as I said. I don't think that's a good quality in a leader.““It isn't.“ He laughed. Our position was intimate, and we were speaking in low tones. Magnus' gray eyes flashed in my mind and I suddenly felt guilty
AUDREY'S POV. “Audrey?!“ I thought I heard Jaxon's voice. “Jaxon? What are you doing here?“ I was happy to see him because I was dreading having to walk back by myself. “I stopped by the house, and I saw that you weren't back, so I thought I'd come walk you back.“ “Thank you.“ “Let's go.“ “Oh, lest I forget.“ I dragged Paul to Jaxon. “This is Paul. He was incredibly supportive today.“ I gushed. “Alpha Jaxon.“ Paul bowed respectfully. Jaxon didn't say anything. I noticed what caught his attention—me and Paul hand in hand. I quickly dropped his hand. “Paul. Thank your grandfather for me when you see him, yes." “Yes, Alpha.“ “Now be a good little boy and be on your way.“ I frowned at his demeaning tone, but I said nothing about it.I couldn't take it, so I said, What's on my mind? “You didn't have to speak to him that way.““What?“ I could tell I caught him off guard. “Paul. I wanted to introduce you to him because he was so supportive today when he didn't have to be, but the
ALEXA'S POV. If asked to recount the details of that afternoon, I wouldn't be able to give an accurate response because one minute I was whipping an insolent maid, and the next minute, it was as if a wolf leapt at me. It was not a wolf, however. It was Magnus. I tried tapping and wriggling out of his hand, but I was no match for his gigantic hand. His gray eyes had turned black, and I was seeing spots. I tried to turn, but my wolf suddenly seemed to be in a coma. “Alpha, please, you'll kill her.“ Words filtered into my ears, admonishing him on my behalf. “My Alpha, her death would cause more trouble than she's worth. It would cause war, and you just barely established your reign.“ His beta said: That was when he eventually dropped me. I took a much-needed breath of air, and I coughed violently. The maids made no move to help me. Only looking at me makes me gasp for breath in amusement. “Consider this your last warning.“ Magnus said it as if he just didn't try to kill me. “Mane's