Water was slowly breaking into her lungs, making it impossible to breathe. She was fighting against the ones holding her under the water, but she had no hope of winning it. Rejection and striping of the title were too much to handle. Her wolf, Lucy, was long gone, broken after what her mate did to them. Maybe it was better like that. At least she was not feeling what was happening. The vision became a blur because of the lack of air. Yet, she was still able to see his face. The one which she loved, touched, and kissed for years. Right now, it was contorted in a grimace while he held her tight, not to comfort her, but to kill. And the other one, but it doesn't matter anymore. She only wants to look at him. The one who betrayed her the most. Her mate. There is no more strength left. Her hands are slowly losing their grip and slipping down. The lungs are full of water. There is no air in them. When did her life fall apart? Why did she miss all those signals? They took everything, no
Katherine slept for most of the day. It looked like her body needed rest to regain strength after returning from the other side. She did not complain, as the sleep released her from all the thoughts invading her mind. She finally felt energized in the evening, ready to plan her next moves. If she was going to save her life, position, and pack, she always had to be one step ahead. Katherine underestimated her enemies, and this mistake couldn't be repeated. Soon, her husband returned to their bedroom, bringing food for them both. - I can't wait for tomorrow's visit. - Sean said when they sat at the table, enjoying a meal. His wife remained silent, focusing on her plate. - What is going on, honey?- He asked, touching her hand. The sparks shot up her arm, and she looked at it surprised. The woman forgot how it was to feel those sensations a long time ago. They were getting weaker and weaker as they parted from each other. One day, they disappeared completely. - Nothing, I am just th
There she was. Slender viper, which slowly crawled into their lives. Camilla. She stood beside her father, offering them her sweetest, welcoming smile. Only Katherine could notice it was not reaching her eyes. They were cold and calculating. - Welcome to our pack. - She spoke softly, stretching her hand. Sean quickly took it, kissing it gently, making Camilla blush. Katherine stood next to her husband, feeling like her blood had started to boil. ~Was it that early when he got interested in her?- She wondered. Seeing her husband could not take his eyes off the woman before him was painful. - It is nice to meet you, Katherine.- Camilla finally looked at her. - Luna Katherine. - She corrected the woman in front of her. Katherine would never do it to anyone, as she did not care about the titles, but she wanted to set the boundaries here. They were not equal. - Apologies, Luna, you are right. We do not know each other well enough to skip formalities. But I hope soon we will become
Camilla closed the door to her room and sat in her favorite chair, facing the window. She was watching like the dark clouds were slowly covering the night sky. It was getting darker and darker with every passing minute. The storm was coming, and you could hear the thunder in the distance. In an hour, the battery will be in full swing. Perfect weather, actually describing what was happening in her soul right now. The woman sitting in the dark was livid. The first part of her plan didn't go as planned. The Alpha and Luna of the Red Moon Pack left her pack, even if she did everything for them to stay. Camilla prepared herself for this meeting a long time ago. She has chosen her targets very carefully. The young leaders of the big pack are wise but without years of experience. Alpha was craving for the allies, as the times were tough recently. Many more miniature packs were long gone, thanks to the constant attacks of the rouges, vampires, and other bloodthirsty species. Life is brutal,
When they returned home, Sean spent his whole time in the office. Undoubtedly, he was still angry at his wife for her behavior.Katherine was unfazed by that as she was happy that her plan worked. In the opposite to what happened before, they didn't stay at the Full Moon Pack, so her husband wasn't exposed to Camilla's charm for too long. The young Luna was trying to remember what it looked like the last time.If she was right, they stayed for the night on their first visit, as she was, in fact, tired after the whole day. The next morning, she found her mate in the packhouse kitchen listening to Camilla like her words were water, and he was dying from thirst in the middle of the desert. He almost missed her coming in. That was the first red flag she had ignored.She explained his behavior in trying to achieve his goal about the alliance as that was mostly a subject of their conversation since Cammila's Pack had much to offer as an ally. They spent half of the day there, and when they
Camilla was watching young Luna, who was almost boiling with anger. She was masking it quite well with her politeness, but it was obvious to the witch that they would never be friends. Not that she wanted that. Her main target was standing beside her, watching her with puppy eyes. His wife was just a little obstruction that had to be moved to make everything go smoothly.Alpha Sean was quick to offer her help.- Please come inside. The weather is terrible outside. What made you travel in such a condition? - He asked, taking her wet coat.- My father couldn't forgive himself that we had no more time to discuss the potential alliance. - Camilla accentuated the word ~ potential~ as she had already figured out how important it was for this Alpha, and he was ready to do anything to make it happen.- That is so thoughtful of him. - Luna replied.Camilla almost busted into laughter, hearing the young woman gritting her teeth while she said that.~ She had intuition. ~ The witch thought to he
Camilla unpacked her luggage, which was delivered to her room by some of the pack's omegas. She could still not believe how some of them had the audacity to look at her. The witch despised the whole werewolf kind, and the lowest rank meant less than dirt on her shoes. In her pack, they knew its place and would never dare to speak in her presence nor look at her. This place was savage. The omegas showed no respect to her, and Camilla promised to teach them a lesson as soon as she was in charge. They will pay a high price for disrespecting her.At least the room was decent, nothing like the one she was used to, but she was ready to bear with that for now. She hoped to get into Alpha's suite soon. When all her stuff was out, she reached into the hidden pocket in her suitcase, where she kept a tiny bottle. It was the same potion she had already applied to Sean's wine during his first visit. Camille prepared a dozen of tiny flasks, good enough for one application and easy to hide. All she
Katherine stood at the top of the stairs, looking at the scene downstairs. She woke up not long ago and decided to have a glass of water. Sean had not returned to their room yet. He was probably still working in his office. As there was no need to bother him, she decided to go and have a drink. It wouldn't be the first time he spent most of the night working. Katherine took her nightrobe and left their bedroom. She reached the stairs when some sounds came to her ears, but it didn't faze her, as someone was probably not sleeping, just like her. Yet when she checked who was making those noises, her heart stopped for a minute. Down the hall, her husband sauntered with Camille, obviously very interested in whatever she had to say. Katherine's blood boiled as their ~quest~ was wearing a nightgown, which left almost nothing for imagination. But it had not made her mad. It was her husband's, her mate's sight, sliding over Camille's body without shame. He was eating her with his eyes. -