CHAPTER SEVENTEEN ELLA I lay in my bed, recounting my encounter with Elara. I hated her at first sight. I didn't want to believe that my brother would be mated to a lowlife, she-wolf, who didn't have any strong political or wealthy background. I made up my mind the instant I met her, that I was going to force their mate bond to break. While I thought about it. I remembered my friend. It would be easier to use her since she always had a crush on River. All along, I wanted to introduce her to my brother, but he was always busy with one thing or another. It was finally time for the long-awaited introduction. I picked up my phone from the table and immediately dialed Lisa's number. Just like I thought, she picked up just when her phone began to ring. "Like you were expecting my calls," I teased her. "I always have my phone in my palm," she responded. I chuckled lightly. I knew her too well. "Well, how are you?" I asked her. "I am not fine, Ella, " she res
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN ELARAI and River jumped out of bed at the same pace. I knew that his sister was up to something, but I didn't know exactly what. My eyes quickly darted to Lisa, and the frown on my face deepened when I saw how she was ogling River. I moved close to River and held his arms. I knew that I wasn't being protective because I was falling for River. But because I didn't want the whole stay to end with things like, 'The new Luna got rejected just after a few weeks, she was made one.'It would be a very big slap on my face. "What is going on, Ella?" River asked his sister. "Uhm_" she scratched her head. "My friend didn't have where to sleep."Her response was amazing. River and I exchanged glances. And, before we could react to what she had just said, she continued speaking. "The other rooms already have some guests in them, and my room is too small to be shared. You know how much I hate sharing my bed."The excuse was so silly that I almost let out a scoff. So, what was she
CHAPTER NINETEEN ELARAI walked at a fast pace to where River stood. Luckily, he hadn't noticed Lisa yet. I stood by his side and held his hand, blocking the place Lisa was coming from intentionally. "You just disappeared?" I asked River in a low tone. The guard who was with him bowed and walked away. I and River was about to turn around and walk in the opposite direction when we heard someone call River. I rolled my eyes because it was Lisa. "Alpha River..."She walked up to us, shaking her boobs intentionally from the dress that exposed so much cleavage. I stared at the bouncing boobs as she approached us. She was doing all of it intentionally to get River's attention. I swallowed hard as I watched her. "You look really good today," she complimented. "And you are also doing a very good job as an alpha. "River smiled at Lisa. "Thank you so much," he replied.I held his hands even more tightly as we both turned around and began walking along the hallway. I was glad that River didn't
CHAPTER TWENTY ELARAIt's been a week since Harrison had told me about the great alpha. And, since then, it seemed as though I have been the one preparing for it the most. I also learnt from Harrison that a few activities like Pack Run, Pack feast, stage performance, and a few others would be done during the ceremony. As the Luna, I took it upon myself to train dancers for the upcoming event. We had been training seriously, and I wasn't joking with any of the preparations. I was seated on a bench in the training ground. Harrison was seated by my side. After he gave me lectures about the event, we became quite close. River was always so busy, but Harrison was always available to keep me company, so I didn't usually feel all alone. I was grateful for his presence and his support. At least, I had someone by my side while River was away. We watched the dancers as they replayed what I had displayed for them earlier. Plus, there was a large projector in front of them. It also helped us wi
CHAPTER TWENTY ONEELARA"I can't wait for this stuff to be done and dusted tomorrow, " I said to Harry. I called him that now because the festival had brought us a bit close to each other, and it was more informal to address him as that. "It's been a huge stress since the day one of planning for this festival," Harry replied. I agreed with him, with a nod of the head. We had bot overheaded the whole stuff and the organising of facilities required. It was the eve of the festival, we were almost done with all we needed to do, so we decided to drink to our success. "We deserve this treat, Harry," I told him. "After all the stress, a few bottles of wine wouldn't be bad at all."Harry nodded. He picked up the fourth bottle and opened it. He turned a few contents into his cup. "Do you want some more?" He asked me. I nodded in affirmation. "Yes, please," I backed it up. Harry poured in some content from the wine into my cup. I sighed as I picked up my glass and began to drink from it. "T
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO ELLA Once the guard left us in front of the pack's bar, I and Lisa began to wipe our hands off. "Argh!" Lisa groaned, growing her claws as her eyes turned yellow. "Calm down," I told her. "It wasn't like you did anything to help in there." She rolled her eyes and folded her arm under her breast. I gritted my teeth and tilted my head backwards as a smirk appeared on my face. I couldn't believe that thing had the effrontery to behave in that manner. She ordered me out of the bar in my pack house. "Elara would pay dearly for this," I said, in a tone that was barely above a whisper. "How dare a commoner who has no background ask the guards to lay their filthy hands on me?" Lisa nagged. "We have to think of a plan first," I said to her. "Let's get back to the room." I and Lisa walked back to my room. All my life, I had never been so disrespected. I had to do everything within my power to make sure that I didn't burst out of anger. I was
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREEELARAI stood outside the door and decided to listen to them. I wanted to know what was going on between the two. "What is your wolf like?" She asked, her voice lifted. "I am curious to know.""If you are interested in knowing," River began in a cold tone. "Then, you shouldn't be asking so casually. It's something you would love to see. You know, they say seeing is better than explaining. What you see is better than what was told to you."I heard Lisa giggle. She sounded really excited when she spoke with him. The sound of her voice and the way she giggled at every second was evident that she was really excited. "When were you crowned the alpha of the red breeder pack?" She asked. "When I turned eighteen. I became fully in power when I became twenty.""Wow!" She exclaimed and chuckled. ""What does it feel like to be an alpha? Especially since you are not married yet," she said, pretending to be sad. There was a moment of awkward silence between the both of t
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURLISAI and Ella rushed into her room, panting really hard. Ella shut the door and leaned on it immediately after she got in. I heard her heave a deep sigh of relief. I also breathed heavily, for it was a narrow escape for us. "Who the fuck was that?" Ella asked me. "Well, I don't know either," I replied and wiped my face. Ella leaned off the door and walked towards me. "That was so close," I said. "Someone would have seen us. And whoever it wouldn't keep his or her mouth shut."Ella kissed her teeth and shook her head. "I only decided to run because you did. If not, I would make sure the person isn't able to say what he saw."Ella walked to the bed and sat there. I sat down beside her, and the two of us stayed there for a while, sitting quietly and staring into space. I felt awkward. I wondered if she would still want me to marry her brother, knowing I'm sleeping with someone else. I didn't like the oddness in the room, and I didn't want to leave without clea
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE RIVER I walked behind the soldiers with Elara in my arms. She had a glowing smile all over her face. I was smiling, too, because I was proud of Elara. She carried out her plans within a very short while, and it was successful. Constance and Edwin were moved to the pack field where they would be stoned to death. "Do you want to watch them die?" I asked her. She shook her head. "I'll only watch them get burnt," she replied. "At least, I wouldn't have to hear them screaming and calling me to forgive." I nodded in agreement with what Elara had said. "Where's Harrison?" She asked me. I turned to her. I wondered why she asked me about Harrison. "He told me what happened," she said to me. "Why didn't you let him explain?" "He stole from the pack," I informed her. "What is there to explain?" Elara slapped her forehead. "I was secretly replacing it from here," she whispered. My eyes widened. "I bet he didn't tell you t
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR CONSTANCEI was shocked about the fact that Oma called me sister, but of course, that wasn't the main issue. I shoved it aside and hurried to meet Edwin, who was still seated in his chair. "What happened here?" I asked him. He stared at me for a while. He was rolling his eyes continuously. I suspected that he was going to lose consciousness if nothing was done. I walked over to him and placed my hand around his head."Why did she call me sister? What is going on?" Edwin began to narrate his conversation with Oma to me. He told me how she was Annalise and that was why she called me sister. I scoffed. "You and I know that this is impossible, right?" I asked him. "We killed Annalise. There's no way she would be alive."Edwin was about to speak again when he finally lost consciousness. I rushed outside and called the guards to carry him to the room. I placed a wet towel on his forehead and massaged his feet until he was finally well. "Where is O
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREEELARAIt's been up to two days since the plan. I decided to begin the execution. I walked towards the court lady. She was standing in the garden and giving out instructions to the gardeners. "Greetings to you," I greeted her. She turned around and pushed her nose when she saw me. I was aware of the fact that she disliked me. A lot of maids seemed not to like me. They had this unexplainable hatred for me. "What do you want?" She demanded. "I need to get something from the closest supermarket, " I informed her. She looked at me from my head to my toe and up to my heart again. "You can go," she replied grudgingly. "Thank you," I appreciated and walked away from her. I walked towards the gate, and everyone seemed to be keeping tabs on me. I knew I needed to act as fast as I could. I didn't want to get blown up before I even knew it. I walked out of the gate and took a cab to a pharmacy far from the pack house. I looked around the place, ma
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE RED BREEDER PACK ELLA"You have to force yourself and eat something," I told River. "Punishing yourself like this would not work."He didn't respond. He just kept staring into space. I didn't see Harrison this morning, and it seemed like River was worried about scenting. I shoved it aside. He was probably worried about the pack. The maids had come to report to me earlier that River had refused to eat, so I came all the way to force him. Although, I already had plans to check on my elder brother and know how he was doing. My phone began to vibrate. I dipped my hand in my pocket and brought out my phone. It was the guard I sent after Elara. I turned to River, who was still staring into space. He didn't seem to notice that I got a call, so I was relieved."I will be right back," I told River. I stood up and walked away from the room. I stood in the hallway and picked up the call. "Anything new?" I asked the guy. "Elara has a mission in this pa
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTYELARA After all the talking and hugging and all. It was finally time for Lucy and I to dress the bed and get some rest.I pulled out the blanket, and a note fell off the bed. I immediately bent down to pick up the note, and an envelope was with it. I was a little surprised. I turned to Lucy, and she raised and lifted her hands in a questioning manner. I picked up the envelope and note and placed the note on the bed first. I opened the envelope. It was a picture of Edwin and Constance pushing me into the river.I scoffed. How did this picture get here? It was a picture of when I was murdered as Annalise, and whoever took this picture and placed it on this bed today knows my true identity.Lucy moved closer to me, and I handed the picture over to her. She breathed in heavily and took it from me. She gasped when she saw the content. I picked up the paper on the bed and decided to see for myself what was written in the note. I opened it up, and my han
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINEEDWIN I let out a smirk after the maid walked out of my office. There was something fishy about her, and she was foolish to think that I wouldn't know. Maybe I appeared dumb to her. An alpha of a whole pack. "You can leave," I waved off my servants, and they all walked away from my office. I placed both legs on my table and leaned backward with my finger on my chin. "That stupid little rat would think that she outsmarted me."I scoffed. I knew she was hiding something. She was only using her mom's illness as an excuse to perpetrate evil, and I would expose her soon. Whatever she was planning, although I didn't know it yet I was sure that she was up to some mischief. I would kill her very soon. I'd do that before she accomplishes whatever her mission was in this pack. The door opened, and Clinton walked in with a smile all over his face. "We were victorious this time," he announced excitedly. My eyes went wide in shock. "How do you mean?"
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTRIVERIt wasn't long after Elara walked out of the room, and Ella walked in. "You are awake!" She exclaimed and gasped. She rushed to me and hugged me tightly. She stayed with me for a while before pulling away from the hug. "I'll get the doctor," she told me. "The nurse already came to check on me," I stopped her. She sighed and sat on the chair in front of me. "How are you feeling right now?" She asked me.I nodded. "I feel better."She smiled. Ella held my hands and stared at me for a while. I haven't been like that with her in a while now. I wasn't too close with Ella. I missed her when she was away, and I only got to love her from afar. We never really showed or told each other how much we loved each other. But I knew deep down that the love was there. I was also aware of the fact that Ella loved me too and that she always meant well to me. She suddenly paused and sniffed. She looked around the room and continued to sniff in. "Are y
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENELARABefore I could say or do anything, the guards dragged me and began pulling me away. My heart skipped, but I tried to stay calm. I didn't want to show any signs of weakness or panic, or else they'd say I did something wrong. I had to play smart and pretend to be innocent. "What have I done?" I asked them. "Why are you seizing me, and where are you taking me?"None of them gave me any replies. They kept pulling me forcefully. I noticed that we were headed towards Edwin's office. My heartbeat increased, but I tried to control it. I didn't want to be overly nervous. "I didn't do anything wrong, let me go."They formed deaf ears to everything I said. I struggled with them for a while and stopped struggling when I realized that I wouldn't be able to free myself from their grip. They carried me into Edwin's office and released me once I was standing in front of him. I quickly began to rehearse in my heart, what I would say to Edwin. "Where ar
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX ELARAI watched River as he slowly opened his eyes. I gasped for joy and hugged him. I wrapped my arm around his neck. He quickly grabbed my hands and pulled me off gently. "I'm so sorry," I apologized. "I was just too excited that you are awake."My heart beat fast for joy. I couldn't explain the excitement I felt about the fact that River was awake. "I'm so happy that you're awake!" I told him. "I can not die easily," River told me with a smile. "It would take a lifetime to kill me."I smiled. I stood up to my feet and wiped my knees. "I would get the doctor to check on you," I told River. I didn't wait for him to respond or react, I just began to run towards the door. I stopped abruptly when I got to the door and turned around. I shouldn't let anyone know that I was here. Not even the doctors of the red breeder pack. I turned to River, and he gave me the "see?" Look. I smiled. I didn't think about that earlier. I was completely carried a