The meeting area was different from the kind of place I thought in my head.The council meeting room had enough space for thirty people. The walls of the room were painted with gray and the ceiling was black. Dim lights illuminated the place, bright enough for us to see each other. Gloomy and dark. A perfect atmosphere to talk about peace and war. There was one long old wooden table in the middle of the room and the elders were already settled on their seats, patiently waiting for their newlywed Alpha.Every face I saw among the council members was unfriendly. Unhappy. And whatever it was that made them look unsatisfied with my husband’s ruling in the Blackwood Pack, I knew that it was not because my mate was not good at his job. But because he didn’t listen to their advice not to choose me as the Luna of their pack.The distaste was clear to some of them. Some scanned me from head to foot with their mouths curved downward and with judging eyes, still not knowing that the woman who
“You look pale…” Sheiyan’s gaze made me a little uncomfortable as she sat beside me, eyes studying my face, “Tell me you already went to the doctor, Holly!”I couldn’t look straight in her eyes as I bit my lower lip with guilt before I spoke, “Evan and I have been busy lately and it must have slipped in our mind. But I am doing fine, Shei. I just need to get a little rest before I go to a gathering where mothers in the pack expect me to attend.”Her brows deepened, “Gathering? You are already assigned to do tasks when you are pregnant?!”I got a little worried when I saw anger in She’s eyes as she groaned, cursing her brother, “Ugh! I want to kick his *ss right now! Doesn’t he know it could be dangerous for you to work when you’re already—”‘Hey, Shei! It’s fine,” I smiled at her, grabbed both of her shoulders and forced her to look at me. "Your brother didn’t like the idea as well but I have to do something. I need to do something to help him. I can’t just sit around and wait for him
Evander panted as he lay on my side.I blinked my eyes. Once, twice, while staring at the white ceiling with a wide smile on my face. Our breath was shallow and fast, and our bodies were coated with sweat as he pulled me closer to him. We cuddled in the middle of his king-sized bed. In the middle of darkness—the four corners of the room were the only witnesses to how amazing Evander was when he claimed me—not once but three times that night.He was panting when I lifted my chin to gaze into his sultry green eyes. I was still high from the bliss we just shared and moaned on his chest as I buried my face against him. I felt his lips kiss the top of my head and his fingers started playing on my hair, caressing them gently down my back.“You are amazing,” he whispered to me hoarsely. His fingers traced circles on my back, “So soft and gorgeous…”I gazed at his face and smiled at him. “I just went to visit the orphanage, Evan. We were just away from each other for ten hours.” then I chuckl
[ALPHA EVANDER’S Point of View]“Evan!”I was startled when Kian’s voice echoed in my ear.My brows deepened into a frown, “I’m sorry I was spacing out. What is it again?”Kian sighed and then dragged his fingers through his sleek blonde hair. “You are not in the mood to talk about anything. I get it. But you have to focus now.”“Yeah. I just…” I shook my head and dragged my hands down my face as I exhaled heavily. “Maybe I just need a little rest from it.”I couldn’t focus. It was Monday, the usual day when I had to deal with lots of paperwork piled on my office desk, with Kian telling me what those papers were all about. Normally, they were just requests or complaints from the people living on my turf, while some were about funding that needed my signature to be released. Kian knew I hated paperwork more than anything and that was why he had to muster all the patience he had to get my attention to every issue and detail.“Is it about that rumor?” Kian asked with worry. He put the fo
[ALPHA EVANDER’s Point of View]Three days. It took three days for me to have the courage to tell Charlie about my plans and he was beaming from ear to ear after I told him he could keep Holly for two weeks.Kian hated that Holly had to leave the pack, despite the fact that the idea came from him. No matter how it would hurt me, what he said made sense. Holly would be safe in his father’s turf while I hunted the Ambroses down. I would never have a peaceful night or sleep while those two could roam freely from place to place. I would never wait for them to have a chance to get into my pack manor and hurt my pup and my mate.Goddess, forgive me. I would rip the world apart if Irina ever touched my wife!“Evander!” Holly met me in the main hall with worried eyes. Two huge sentinels were behind her, guarding her, making sure there was no threat around their Luna within a thirty-meter radius.As I approached her, I planted a kiss on her lips, my body stiff and my face tensed. “What’s going
[HOLLY’s Point of View]I didn’t know why it happened.All I knew was that I couldn’t breathe. It was as if my throat closed as it swelled. There was a boulder in my chest—a thing that was too heavy to carry.“Holly…” Sheiyan grabbed both of my shoulders and forced me to look at her terrified face. “Pull yourself together. Think about your pup.”But I was too devastated I didn’t know how to stop from crying my eyes out and scream in pure anger. “I have to go there, Shei! I have to make sure they are safe!”Shei held me tight as she helped me sit on the edge of the bed, “Evander is already on his way to the orphanage.” her throat bobbed as she explained. Tears streamed down her face but he kept her voice from shaking despite her quivering lips. “If Randalf or his men did this, then it could be a trap for you to go to that place! We can’t risk you getting out of the manor when our enemies are inside our borders, Holly!”Goddess, this pain... those children... it was killing me!My body
[DAD!]I could sense the struggle and pain in his voice as he yelled back at me. [No! Stay there, Holly! I can’t let you fight in your condition! Let me handle this!]The he-wolf that grabbed my neck was stronger and younger than my dad. Perhaps it was my dad’s age that made him slower. Or maybe he was also distracted by his fear that if he failed to stop the assassin sent by Randalf, then I would be the next to die here.No matter how much i wanted to fight, I knew it would only make my dad upset and more worried if something happened to me and my pup. I was dying slowly as I watched the assassin have the upper hand since my dad was getting slower because of his injuries.The mouth of the assassin pulled into a mocking grin as his eyes glinted red. Dad’s white fur was already stained with crimson as his fur matted with it.Evander where are you?!I shrieked when Dad flew against the wall as the assassin rammed against it. I heard a few cracks I suspected were his ribs and I thought I
I couldn’t believe he made me go to my dad’s palace.Evander refused to look me in the eyes as my maids and I went downstairs and they carried my things straight to my father’s convoy. Five black, expensive cars lined up in front of the Blackwood manor and my dad was already in one of them without bothering to wait with my husband in the main hall of the house.There was also guilt on Sheiyan’s pale face as she approached me and embraced me tight.“I-I’m so sorry this happened, Holly.” Shei murmured to me and bit her lower lip to stop herself from sobbing. “Please understand that my brother doesn’t want this. It kills him that you will be away from the manor. But he has to, after what happened today. And Charlie—your dad—we can’t defy his orders.”I was still mad at my mate. But I love Sheiyan and I never wanted her to blame herself for what happened. Just like Evan and Kian, she also had duties to fulfill for the pack and this place was steaming with soldiers, ready to kill in sight