Annabel’s POV“Pretty Liza, up for a challenge?” I instantly looked back to be met by the view of a grinning Chris. If there’s one thing I like about this park, it’s surely Chris. I still feel unsafe with people, but there is this peace I can’t place my hands on around him.“Sure! Why not? I replied with a subtle smile on my face.We chatted as we walked down to the arena that is situated in the middle of the park. The arena has so many segments, ranging from adult warriors, kids, the Alpha family, the Beta family, and the general arena for members of the park.My gaze drifted to the kids' arena and it caught sight of a little boy fighting with all his might, he kept standing after every pull-down. His actions made me stop in my tracks.“Isn’t it funny how these kids have such great dreams at such tender ages?” Chris asked as I stopped walking.“I find it amusing Chris,” my mind flashed back to the dream I used to have as a kid, and nostalgia settled on my face for a second. “I’m gla
Leonard’s POVDerek shot me a deadly glare once he entered my study running his gaze up and down like a detective. “Don’t tell me…” he trailed off. “Drop the topic, Derek,” I said as I picked up the last document on the floor.Truth be told, no one would have noticed anything off about my study if not for Derek.Asking a maid to do the cleaning would have been a nice idea, but that would mean one thing, my parents knowing I was around and bombarding me with questions about when I’d be settling down with my own Luna. A conversation I so much detest at the moment. “You did again?” his voice came to a little above whisper with an annoying smirk playing his cheeks.Sometimes I wonder how he’s my best friend and my future Beta. Being the future Alpha of the most dreaded Pack in the North comes with so many burdens and responsibilities, hence the need to have loyal subjects.Derek has been one of those people that can be trusted and if not for his loyalty and how he has grown to be the bro
Annabel’s POVThe warmth of the morning sunlight sent me a warm kiss as I opened my eyes. Soft, golden rays peeked through the curtains, enveloping me with an uplifting energy. I feel better with each passing day. The ballet lessons with the girls have been nothing short of amazing. I was a bad dancer in my past life, but now I dance effortlessly and even teach.I had always wanted to learn ballet as a child and was mum was ready to teach me how to dance. Unfortunately, I had lost her before we could hold any lesson on ballet.“Once mini Anny is here, mum is going to teach big Anny ballet.” those were her words, the promise she didn’t get to keep.For a second, I clung to my sheets, I miss her so much. I wish she hadn’t left, I wouldn’t be in this mess. Dad wouldn’t have married that evil woman and Alex wouldn’t have cheated on me with Zoe.I checked the time and it was past eight, I stood up to have a warm bath. As the water cascaded down my body washing away the night’s slumber, I
Zoe’s POV“No, that isn’t fair,” the maid beside Sarah mumbled, “No one knows what happened.” “We were all there, Zoe exposed her,” Sarah retorted while rolling her eyes.“She was a disgrace to the pack, the mind to poison her stepmother?” she scoffed.“You can’t just conclude that way… what if?Sarah cut the other girl of, “What if what? What if she wasn’t sleeping around disgracing the Alpha? Or what if there was no secret? What if she didn’t reject her mate a day before their wedding?”“Exactly Sarah! The ‘what ifs’ are many and we shouldn’t slander a dead girl when we don’t even know the truth,” she said shaking her head out of pity.“She was a nice girl who would not tarnish the image of her father unlike…” she paused to look around, “unlike that bitch that one has to walk on edges around,” her cheeks curved up in a dry smirk.I couldn’t believe my ears. Did a maid just call me ‘bitch?’ Since the duo couldn’t see me or sense me, I decided to lean closer to the kitchen door and l
**********----------**********“Hey love,” he called out seductively. “Where have you been leaving this gorgeous man all alone?”I walked closer to him, pulling off the jacket and biting my lower lips softly, “Hmmm… How much does this gorgeous man miss me?” I said, sitting on his lap, and running my fingers through his hair.“So much to make you rush down here upon hearing my voice,” he said, tickling me with his firm fingers.“You literally scared me, you know,” I said, placing a kiss on his temple and continuing to run my fingers down his neck.“You left me all day long, I needed to draw your attention,” his coarse voice was making my garden jolt in excitement.“What do you desire?” I kissed his plum lips which he returned as he drew me closer. “You… You are my desire,” he mumbled as he ran his fingers down my spine, sending jitters through my body.“She never made you feel this way right?” I muttered as I pushed him to the bed while taking off my dress revealing my body. I made su
Leonard’s POV“Help me. Keep my secret. I would do anything you want,” her eyes pleading as desperation etched into every line of her face.The memories of that night won’t stop playing in my head. I had felt the urge to reveal her true identity, to tell the world that the woman is not who they all think she is.“I didn’t ask for this. I’ve been trying to make a sense of it ever since,” she had said with so much confusion in her voice. Yet, her words made no sense to me.The more I think about that night, the more hatred I feel towards her. What if all she told me were lies? A part of me desperately wished it was all a scheme or prank.She’s responsible for all the mess happening to me now, yet a part of me wants to know the truth. What truth lies behind her story?As much as I hate to admit it, I know she had said the truth about being a different soul in the body of my Liza, but it’s so much confusing that my wolf still draws me to her.“They are gone!” Derek’s voice streamed throu
Annabel’s POV“Happy birthday Dad,” I giggled as I wrapped him in the most warm embrace you can imagine. He reciprocated by pulling me closer and grinned like a baby.The hallway was filled with members of the Glassland pack, and different members of other packs who had come to felicitate with Dad. Blazing music was at its pitch, people chatting, laughing, and vibing to the music. Everyone seemed so happy.The party had begun and the servers were everywhere making sure everyone had what they wanted. Whoever walked into the hallway would know that the party was well-planned and anticipated.People came bearing gifts for Dad, a gesture that I found so kind and nice. Unlike many packs, the members would come to dine, whine, and leave without any present to their Alpha.“She looks so hot…” “She is so pretty…”“I love her dress…”I couldn’t help but hear the different comments splashing from different angles of the hall about me. As much as I enjoy the compliment and all, I wish they’d
**********----------**********“No, Liza!” “Liza No!!!”A wave of confusion plagued my face as I tugged myself under the duvet. The next moment, I threw the duvet away out of frustration.“Not again!” I gasped, pausing for a second as I stared at the ceiling, confusion written all over me. I stretched forth my hands to the pillow and clung to it as if my life depended on it, blocking the ray of dawn that shimmered through the window.“What do I call this?” I asked no one in particular. The look on his face was taunting and I foolishly wished I knew what happened next.Sluggishly, I sat up on my bed, taking a deep breath to stabilize myself. “It’s nothing serious right?” I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to convince myself this meant nothing.The same dream that keeps plaguing my sleep means nothing. The fact that I keep seeing Leo in my dreams and seeing myself as Liza means nothing. And Amma?Who the heck is Amma? Where do I go in search of answers to my numerous answers? A wave of
Liza's POVIt's been a long week trying to decipher what is really going on. First, I was attacked twice, and now it's Oriel.I wonder how he could have sneaked into the party because everyone at the wedding had to come in using their invitation card. I was so deep in my state of reverie that I didn't notice when Oriel came in. There is so much to think about: the attacks, Leonard, Amma, Artemis. At this point, I'm going to blow up.“Are you still thinking about the attack?” Oriel's hand on my shoulder made me jerk out of my thoughts.” I batted my eyes, trying to compose myself. “What did you say?” I asked. She looked at me with a ‘Are you kidding me right now’ face and then I replayed what she had said.“I thought we promised not to let your Dad or Fiona find out about this, but look at you, you are going to spoil all of that,” she came close and took the empty space by my side.“I know Oriel, but look at what happened. You couldn't find your mate because of that assailant. I'm wor
Zoe's POV To say I'm confident in my plan to get rid of that scallywag is an understatement. I'm always proud to boast in my abilities to achieve whatever I want to.I stopped bugging Alex about the nitwit, cos honestly, she's not worth it, rather than stress myself and allow her to mess with my head, I'd mess with her instead.Behold our Alpha,” I teased immediately as Alex came into the living room. He was a bit surprised due to how I've been reacting for a while now. But he shook it off and smiled. And with a whooping smile on my face, I probed him a little, “Where have you been?” I withdrew a bit and stretched my hands to remove imaginary dirt from my shirt. Truth is, I wanted to just touch him and he seemed to like that.“Babe, who asks an Alpha where he's been?” he giggled, “I've been out running errands for your father and being in meetings that are for the betterment of this Pack… so, cut this busy man some slack,”For starters, that is a lie and I know he's been hanging out
Alex’s POVI have never made this mistake and I'm not going to start now. To underestimate Zoe? Don't even dare it.I know she won't back off concerning Tammy -the sick maid. Zoe has been hanging out more with Rita and I'm sure it can't be good.Just yesterday, I discovered Tammy who was gradually relapsing again and that can't be by natural course.She was really looking promising the last time I was there, it's painful she can't write well, this whole thing would have been over by now.“I heard the maid is getting better and you are almost getting to the root of what happened on your wedding day. I knew I could count on you Alex. Make sure you get to the root of this,”Those were Zoe's father's words to me when he summoned me. He must think I'm doing this because I want to know what really happened or because I'm trying to keep up to being an Alpha.But the truth? It's the fact that I'm using this to distract him. I do not trust this man a bit, but I know for sure he isn't really ov
Zoe's POVI can't believe Alex could do such a thing on our swearing in ceremony of all days. First, it was our wedding day and now this big event that tells the world I'm a Luna?With a fake smile plastered all over my face, I walked past those miscreants who kept congratulating me, giggling like sl**s. Then I found Rita, “Thank goodness… I was looking for you,” “Are you sure you are looking for me or for your man?” She winked at me and I couldn't help but just relax a bit.“Yeah… I couldn't see you where you were standing and then he was also gone. How would you two decide to bail on me on a day like this?”“Baby girl… I'm sure he went to take care of something important…” She looked like she was keeping some important information from me.“Spill it girl… right this moment, let it out,” she sighed and urged me to come closer, whispering into my ears “I might have seen him go towards the Park's clinic”That information rang a weird bell in my head. Clinic? Why? Who's sick? And then
Leonard's POV I badly wanted to stop him. The pull became stronger the more I tried.“She f******* doesn't have a wolf. Why this insatiable pull?” I winched out of confusion.I haven't seen her since I came to the party. And right now, I have to search for her.I need to be sure whatever is happening is supposed to be. I need to find Oriel. She can help me know the truth. I need her to move past this phase.“Is she with a wolf now? Is our mate bond getting stronger or is it wearing off?”This pull can mean any of the options and I need to find out. That's the only way out of this ordeal.I couldn't talk to Lucil, he wasn't having it easy too. I know how much he has always wanted to reunite with her wolf.If she's back, then I doubt if there's a way out for me. Lucil comes first to me.I started walking up the stairs. I didn't know where I was going, but I just had to.The packed house has been renovated and is now different from how I left it.I held my chest slightly and continued
Leonard's POV Alpha Nicholas is a good friend of my father, saying no to his invitation to his party wouldn't sit well with my parents.If I say I wouldn't make it, no one would force me. But what's there to lose? I have a business to take care of here in Glassland. It was perfect timing, so why not?I looked at the paperwork on my table and sighed. Who goes to a party when having loads of work to do?“Don't be a boring f****! Unwind, relax and chill. It's better than sticking your stuff into that ugly thing,”Lucil drooled after his last word and I couldn't help but shake my head.Far from enjoyment, this party is business for me. I need to meet up with a few people and confirm some of my suspicions.I hibernated my laptop and got out of the suite where I'd been staying for a few days now. The party started hours ago. But yes, what's the fun of getting there early?According to plan, I only have to show up, congratulate Alpha Nicholas and his Luna, present my gift, do my business
Annabel's POV I looked around carefully and the only thing I could see was brightness.Where on earth is this place? I thought in my head.“This is a realm different from the world that you know,” I flinched as the brightness provided an answer to the question running through my head.It just answered my question. A question that I didn't ask. How possible is that?What is this? A brightness that reads the mind? “My child, you have no cause to be alarmed,” and for some unknown reasons, I felt calm, cool and collected.For the first time in a long while I felt like I was in a haven. From the brightness, a being emerged. Her face shone and I couldn't look her straight in the eyes.But far from terror and fear, I felt peace and tranquility. Each of her steps was enshrined in grace.She exuded authority, power and dominance. A thought clipped in my head, whoever I saw in the past isn't the same person in the void.But why? Why must I have encounters with different mystical beings? I k
Annabel's POV Confusion gripped me once I looked to my right and I couldn't find Oriel. Where could she be?With immediate effect, I stood from my seat and started walking down the stairs.I felt drawn to the room on the left before the first staircase. Trusting my instincts, I decided to go in and confirm why I would be drawn.Just then, the event of following my instincts and seeing what I shouldn't see struck me like lightning.I shouldn't repeat my mistake, but here I am torn between writing a different script and repeating the previous one.“It's just a few minutes left to the full moon, you can't possibly allow her to be just anywhere by this time,”I know Oriel is a strong girl, but she still has a lot to learn. I see her like the little sis I never had. Plus, she's a sweet soul. I couldn't love her less.I pushed open the door and to my shock. An unidentified man was on Oriel trying to strangle her with a throw pillow.Her words were muffled which was the reason why I couldn
Annabel's POV I stood in front of the mirror, admiring the icy blue dress that I got from the store a few weeks ago. Dad had announced the date of his wedding with Fiona, and myself and Oriel had gone to get a dress each for the occasion.The dress matched my eyes and went well with my silver-dyed hair. The fabric hugged my curves seamlessly. Oriel's dress was the same as mine, but amber in color. A match for her eyes.“Hurry guys, we are going to be late,” Chris' voice echoed through the door.“Yes sir!” We both replied in unison. Oriel looked fantastic and I wish this event would be more amazing.I've been learning to trust Fiona again. After our last confrontation, she had been trying to make amends and the truth is, her efforts cannot be unnoticed.Chris had pointed out how close we used to be before the whole saga happened and I hope we can one day take off from where we left.“Okay, ladies! It's not your wedding day for Goddess's sake… I'm coming in,”Before we could protest,