CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIXRIVER I couldn't sleep throughout the night. I was watching Elara. I knew she wasn't asleep either. I could tell how hurt Elara felt at that moment. I stayed put in bed watching Elara struggling to sleep, and it broke my heart. I finally slept off but couldn't sleep for too long. I woke up before Elara did. Elara continued with her attitude the next morning.When she left the room angrily without even sparing me a glance or giving me the chance to explain myself. I hurried out of my room, heading for Lisa's. There was no way she wouldn't have returned to the pack house by now. When I got there, I met Lisa walking out of her room with a proud smile on her face. I grabbed her by the neck and pushed her back into the room. Lisa began to scream as she grabbed my hand with both of her hands. She grew her claws and tried to tear my skin with them. She kept struggling to pull my hands from her neck. I didn't stop, I was choking Lisa recklessly. She tried to speak,
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVEN ELARA I sat in the garden sobbing silently. I couldn't believe that River could do this to me. That was the reason he always supported Lisa, even when she was wrong. It was heartbreaking to know that River would choose Lisa of all people to cheat with. Someone that I hated so much. River was aware of the rift between Lisa and I. It would have been better if he had done it with someone else. I didn't think I would be able to forgive him after what he had done. He claimed that u was his mate, yet he did this to me. I soon heard footsteps approaching the garden. I could hear giggling and murmuring. My heart broke, and I thought it was the maids gossiping about what happened.I would be a laughing stock if the news ever got to them. "You needed to see the way he was groaning loudly while I was giving him my best ride."It was Lisa's voice. My heart sank, and I quickly found a spot to hide. The two walked into the garden and sat on the bench there. "I told you i
CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHT ELARA The next morning, I told River about what I discovered and the missing record. He brought his system, and we checked them together. "Thank you so much for opening my eyes, Elara," River appreciated. He called Harrison, who walked into the room after about five minutes. River showed him the missing record. He was shocked but didn't hesitate to sing praises of me. He also asked why I kept it from them all along. I brought up the issue of the strange document, and the two exchanged suspicious glances. "Story for another day," Harrison said. I decided to focus on this for now. Even though I was eager to know what was going on with the strange files, I still didn't want to ruin what we were already trying to find out. At least, we should take one at a time. Harrison scrolled through the documents with me and River watching him. "Here," he said, pointing to one of the figures. "This one also has issues."I looked closely and turned it to River who also st
CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINEELARA My jaw dropped, and my eyes went wide open. I turned to River, who also stared at me in utter shock.None of us said a word to each other. The room was dead silent for a few seconds before Ella broke the silence. "Are you coming to see for yourself or not?" Ella asked us. My heart sank into my stomach as River and I stood up to our feet. We followed Ella to Lisa's room. My feet grew cold, and I could barely walk without dragging my feet. When we entered Lisa's room, River held my hand tightly and began to squeeze my fingers. Carla and Adonis were already in Lisa's room when we walked into the room. She wore a pityy face, but I still knew that she was pretending. River and I stood at the corner of the room watching the doctor check Lisa. He soon faced us, and we stared at him expectantly. My heart was beating very fast, and I hoped that it wasn't true. I felt as though I was going to explode. "Lisa is truly pregnant," the doctor informed us. River tig
CHAPTER NINETY RIVERI sank into my chair immediately when I got to my office. I buried myself in my thoughts. It was still a shock to me that Lisa was pregnant. It was difficult for me to believe. I would have just denied the pregnancy, but there was no way I could. Lisa and I were intimate, and it wasn't completely impossible that she got pregnant after the sex. It was my child, after all. I wouldn't just kick my child away. Although I was conflicted, I still knew that I would never let go of Elara just because Lisa was carrying my child. I knew it would be very difficult, and it was giving me even more reason to worry. I saw the look on Elara's face when Ella broke the news to us. The look on her face when the doctor confirmed the news was even worse. Even though Elara tried to hide her pain, I still saw it. Before leaving the room, the sadness in her eyes was something else. It was hard for me, but there was nothing that I could do about it at this moment.I heard a knock on
CHAPTER NINETY ONERIVERI fought swiftly. My soldiers too wouldn't back down. They didn't let the rogues get at me. We kept fighting until they began to retreat. My soldiers had already surrounded them. Although a few were able to escape, we were still able to capture the majority. We tied up their hands and packed them into our van. Harrison and I were driven in another car back to the pack house, while the rest of the soldiers went with the van and a supporting vehicle. When we got back to the pack. I asked that the rogues be lined up in circles in the main field, and in no time, my request was met. Harrison and I strolled around the rogues as they sat in circles around the open field. "Who sent you?" I asked them. They were all quiet. I knew they had a new leader who must have organized and planned this coup. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to attack us with so much accuracy and brilliance."I will ask you for the last time, and if I don't get a response," I threatened and p
CHAPTER NINETY-TWOELARA"I need a DNA test result to be carried out on Lisa right away. I hope to get the result of the test as soon as possible. "The doctor breathed out heavily after I finished dishing out my instructions. "A DNA test can only be conducted after some weeks into the pregnancy. Give it time, Elara. We will conduct the test when the pregnancy is Mature enough."I bit my lip and nodded my head."It's fine," I said. "Just let me know when it would be possible."I hung up and relaxed in bed as I bit my lower finger. I tried to convince myself that in as much as Lisa could get pregnant on her first night with River. It was also possible that the child didn't belong to River. I decided not to bother my head too much about Lisa and her baby until the DNA was done. I stood up and walked into the bathroom, so I could dress up and go for a walk. After bathing, I walked out of the bathroom to hear my phone ringing. I picked up the phone from the table and saw Lucy's name di
CHAPTER NINETY-THREERIVERElara and I were having breakfast together. We were eating happily, talking, and laughing out loudly. A knock was heard on the door, and Elara walked towards the door and opened it. I paused eating and began to stare at Elara intensely. She spoke in whispers for a while before she returned to the room. "The doctor is here and wants to see us," she told me. "Did he say the reason he wanted to see us?" I asked her. "Nothing was said.""And, you didn't ask to see him or book an appointment with him?" I asked Elara. She sighed deeply and shook her head. I hope that all is well. Why would the doctor want to see us suddenly?I covered the rest of the food, and the both of us walked out of the room together. We got to the throne room and met the doctor seated on the couch over a glass of drink. He stood up and shook hands with River. We exchanged pleasantries shortly before taking our seats. I didn't know what the doctor had to say, but I had an idea that it
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