-Adonai-I was very impressed with the analysis Jasmine made and was quite surprised she could come up with that in a space of minutes. Somehow, I knew I could trust her judgments. I should give her a chance to prove I could let her have a say in the matters of the pack.“I will give you some of my men as you have requested and I will be expecting some feedback in the next few days. I will need it to be as fast as possible because the council of elders of this pack and Moonbeam is waiting for a reply from the proposal,” I told her and she nodded.“I will do my best and make it fast as well,” she said and I stood up from the stool.“Well it is getting late,” I said. “I should let you rest.”“Alright, my Lord. Good night.”“You can call me by my name,” I told her even though I did not mind that she called me that. But somehow, I wanted her to feel she had a special place of honor and recognition with me.“Good night, Adonai,” she said. Now that sounded different and pleasant in a unique
-Dante-I walked into Jasmine’s room to find her all dressed and prepared to go out.“You did not tell me you were going somewhere,” I said and she looked up at me uninterestingly.“You did not knock before coming into my room,” she said blankly, looking away.“Do I need permission before coming into your room?“It is not about getting permission, Dante. This is a simple courtesy. I might be putting on my clothes or in here with someone and you just barge in,” she said and I wondered about her bluntness.“Why are you in such a mood Jasmine?” I asked but decided not to dwell on it. “Anyway, I heard you were ill yesterday and you did not tell me a word about it.”“Maybe if you had cared enough you would know,” she turned away from me, adjusting the robe she was wearing.“Of course, I care. But I wouldn’t know everything especially if you don’t think it is necessary to tell me. You should have sent someone to tell me at least.”She did not say a word and continued her business as if I wa
-Prisca-I strolled casually into the palace and walked straight to Jasmine’s room. Most times, I would spend days at her place and did not have to worry about going back to my house to get anything because we shared everything she had while I was with her.But now, I had to keep going home to give her some space and time to figure out whatever she needed to get sorted out. However, she was still my friend and until she told me to stay away permanently, I would still come around. Just not as often as before. I respect her need for boundaries when the need arises, though there have been very rare occasions where that happens.I understand my friend is at a crossroads in her life where she needs to make some decisions and come to terms with the reality that had befallen her and the fact that she was divided between two men who were brothers.So I was mad at the way she acted towards me. All I wished was that she felt better soon and everything was solved so I could have my friend back.
-Adonai-I sat in the courtroom listening to all the complaints of the council of elders in regard to the recent proposal that had been brought to the pack. I was already tired and fed up with incessant complaints and naggings. They were always complaining. I rubbed my forehead lightly.“You have asked us to give you some time to come up with something and it is already two days now you have not said a thing,” Kim, one of the elders said. “Very soon, Moonbeam would send their messengers to get our response. I am sure they are expectant already.”“I understand all you have said my council of elders but I do not still have an answer ready yet,” I told them and there was a low murmur of disapproval around the room.“And why, if I may ask? I do not want to think that perhaps the alpha had been cold about this matter and has not given it a thought and that is why he had not been able to come up with an answer to give this great council.” It was Dante who had asked and I shot him a glare. H
-Aria-There was a proud look on Adonai’s face and the corners of my lips twitched into a smile which dissolved immediately when I saw Dante looking towards me through the corners of my eyes and I quickly shook out of my reverie.“But how are we going to believe what this lady,” one of the elders scowled at me from head to toe and continued, “Is saying? What proofs or evidence does she have to present to us?”“I have taken it upon myself to investigate and not only have I discovered Moonbeam’s deceit but have also spoken to the packs I had mentioned which Asher had gone to. If you do not believe me, you can go to these packs and find out for yourselves. Asher cannot deny this.”It was obvious the council members were unwilling to accept what I had said and began to argue about it until Adonai stepped in.“Enough!” he said with a hard tone and everywhere went silent. “We are not going to sit here and argue. Instead, based on what had been presented before us, we would have to find evid
-Dante-I was so restless, restless because I did not understand what was going on right before my eyes. I did not understand what Jasmine was up and it was like I am now standing on a line in between, ignorant of everything.When had Jasmine begun to be concerned about matters that concerned the pack? Why does it seem like she had been trying so hard to impress Adonai and he was also buying her acts? It had better not been what I think it is.I waited for her at her door after the meeting with the council, boiling within me because I could not stand that she was left there with Adonai, discussing what I did not understand. She finally came and walked past me with the very expression of disgust I have been noticing from her recently. I followed her into her room but she did not say a word to me.“Jasmine I am talking to you,” I said as she turned round to look at me.“What do you want me to tell you?” she shot back.“So this is what you have been up to huh? You did not tell me you wer
-Adonai-I was combing my hair in my room when I passed by the mirror and noticed it was looking a bit rough. I had been lying on my bed for a few hours now and the ruffled contact of my head with the sheets made it scatter so I grabbed the comb and ran it through my head.Someone busted into my room and I did not have to look before knowing who did. There was only one person in the whole of this pack who had the effrontery to do such a thing and that person was Dante.He walked into the room and stood in the middle, looking at me without a word. I could see him through the mirror.“Do you mind telling me why you walked into my room like you own it?” I asked him without turning away from the mirror.“I am your brother,” he said and I sorted. The sibling card, it annoys me. I would have had Dante’s head a long time ago but him being my brother only offered him some kind of immunity.“What do you want?” I asked him.“What do you think you are doing listening to Jasmine’s talks about not
-Asher-It was a bright morning, reflecting what a glorious day it would be. I, alpha of the Moonbeam pack would soon be the greatest alpha alive. I have made strategic plans and put them into action. By the time I can achieve all of it, I will have every pack to my subjection including the Moonwalker pack.Adonai and his stupid council of elders do not know that my proposal was a bait to get them. It did not seem likely that I was going to get through that pack, but one of the strategies I had known would work was getting a traitor from within. The biggest enemy is one who has his ambitions over others.Just like I had speculated, I knew Adonai’s brother, Dante would be my target. I had suspected he had his desires to be alpha, to overthrow his brother and I had gone through him. I had promised that with the alliance, I would support him when he needed to fight against his brother and he had agreed to work with me.After trying to get other packs to join me to bring Adonai down and i
- Dante -I looked around at the faces of everyone present and all I could see was pity. Yet no one could stop Adonai, not even Damon.I did not hold it against my brother as I understood his feelings. He has been pushed to the wall and forced to retaliate.I take this as a punishment for all I have done to him and every other person. My only pain is that Sierra would have to die along with me for my crimes."You don't have to do this," She said, looking me straight in the eyes. "You don't have to die with me. I will face it alone.""You don't understand Sierra," I shook my head at her. "You did nothing wrong but loved. I have committed so many atrocities, and I believe I am paying for them. I thought it had all passed, but I was wrong. Just like I feared, I couldn't run away forever. So I should be the one, apologising for putting you in this.""Before we die, I want you to know that I love you," she smiled sadly. "I have never experienced this kind of love before. I grew up with a m
- Aria -"Are you sure about what you just said?" I asked her and she nodded."I did not see her face, but I am very sure she was the one dressed like that," before the maid could finish the statement, Adonai had bolted out of the room.Good thing Damon and his men had not set out. Adonai went straight to the guest building and almost broke the doors open."What's happened?" Damon asked."Where is your sister?" Adonai asked him icily."Is anything the matter?" Damon inquired."I have no time and patience, just answer the damn question. Where the hell is your sister?" Adonai shouted and by now, the entire royal house was awakened.Sierra appeared behind her brother and Adonai dragged her fully out."Where is my child?" He asked her and she looked puzzled."I don't know what you are talking about," she said with what seemed to be a feigned ignorance."Are you insane?" Adonai growled violently. "You came to my wife's room when she was not there, attacked the maid and took my baby away an
- Damon -Damn it! Damn it!!I hit my fist on the wall severally until blood gushed out of it."Brother!" Sierra called in alarm and tried to move towards me but I held out my hands to stop her."This is fucked. Fucked!" I half yelled. "I was humiliated and almost killed and those bloody warriors did not fucking show up.""Something must have happened, brother," Sierra said in a bit to calm me down but that angered me the more."What could happen on a day like this? "And you," I walked to her menacingly and she moved back. "I asked you to drug Adonai, didn't I?"I grabbed her by the neck with the last sentence and she choked."I did," she coughed, trying to get out of my grip. "That was the reason he was weak from the beginning of the fight.""Then what happened at the end, huh? Where'd he got that sudden burst of energy from?" I shook her violently."I don't know," she said. "But I did according to what you said. Madin was with me you can ask him."I loosened my grip on her and turne
- Aria -The entire pack was gathered outside for the fight, and my heart beat along with the drums that played. Damon walked to me just before the fight began."So you choose to do this the hard way," He said into my ears."You will not have the better of me," I replied. "I believe in my husband."He smirked and walked away."Did you keep the warriors at hand?" I turned to Zafa and Loveth who stood behind me."All set and ready," they affirmed. I had asked them to prepare the army in case something went wrong. I cannot risk it. They had advised me against it as that would be cheating, but if Damon wanted Adonai dead, then I would bypass every traditional rule to save him.I did not sleep all through the night and I was sure Adonai didn't either. In the early hours of the morning, he had crept up behind me and spoken into my ears."I hate to admit that I fear as much as you do. But I wouldn't hide my face from this. Even if I die, I would die trying to preserve our love. I need you to
- Adonai - Damon took his time before answering that, and I knew his every move was intentional and to get me upset as well. "It means that she would have been my wife," he finally said and I charged at him. His men were immediately alert and stood before him to counter my attack. My men also stood ready, but Dante and Zafa held me back. "You watch your mouth you demon," I warned angrily. "Don't you dare sit to my face and tell me shit! You don't speak about my wife in that manner while I am here." Damon did not even move a limb, and his eyes remained on me steadily. "I'm not going to forcefully take your wife," he said, raising his hands in mid-air and throwing them back. But she is going to have to choose between me or you. And the prophecy speaks of us ruling together. I don't see how that is going to be possible if she doesn't get married to me." I was fuming with anger but had to remain calm. I sat back on my chair. I was pissed more at Aria, who just sat there and li
Aria -I sucked in a deep breath after Damon was done talking."I cannot leave my husband for you," I told him."And you cannot bear to have him dead. Look, either way, I would still have you. That is the only reason I am killing Adonai, to be with you. You will be a widow after his death and you cannot be alone. You see, I'm a very open person. I would have harboured this in mind and done it, but I am telling you now so you can have a choice of saving him or not."He waited for an answer, which I did not have."I think your husband is coming," he said, his voice low. "You have the whole of this night to decide that. Goodnight pretty."He walked away and Adonai appeared behind my back. He held my waist."What was he telling you?" He spoke into my ears gently."He wants to convince me to willingly give in to him so he doesn't have to fight and kill you. He intends to kill you if we insist you fight with him.""And what did you tell him?""I did not give him a reply...yet," I told him.
Zafa -I lurked around the guest's building, hiding in the dark corners and looking for someone I would like to have a conversation with.Luckily, not long after, I saw him and approached him just before he made a turn into the open."We meet again," I said and his eyes widened."Zafa," he called my name."Madin," I called back with an unsmiling face. "Beats me what you are doing here.""The same goes for you," he threw back and I scoffed."You cannot say that because you are the traitor," I told him. "So this is where you have been all this while. You ran away to be with them.""No I did not run away," he corrected with some traits of pride in his voice. "They came for me.""So you knew about them all these while and did not say anything to anyone," I was boiling with anger."Now why would I tell you when you kept associating yourself with the other packs and not sticking to your assignment? You know more than everyone else what the other werewolves did to us. Their bitter hearts di
- Adonai -"And then what would happen to me?" I asked as I walked in on the conversation and they all turned to look at me. I knew there was more to this visit than what they had spoken out there in the courtroom and this just confirmed it. "So you knew more than you were saying in the courtroom?""Alpha please don't get this wrong," Zafa said pleadingly. "We never planned for all of this to happen. "Just like I told the Luna, this came as a surprise to me.""Adonai, we'll handle it," Aria said."So what do you expect me to do? We are still in the dark about everything that's to happen. I need you all to come out clean about these people and what they are doing here," I said impatiently."Please be calm," Aria placed her hand on my shoulders. There was always a way her touches had effects on me. "We'll find out everything but we need to take things slow to be able to do that.""Now you tell me what we are to do," I demanded, but my voice was softer than it was before."They are our v
- Aria -I had just put the baby to sleep with the help of Diane when Loveth walked in with a long face. I sighed wearily because I thought this was a usual bicker with Diane. Ever since I had my baby, the two had been acting like cat and rat."Something's wrong," she said before I asked."What may it be this time around?" I asked."You have visitors," she told me and I stopped what I was doing."What visitors," I wondered aloud."Visitors from Moonfill," she said and I raised my brow questioningly."Never heard that name before," I said with a frown, but Loveth did not look like she was going to give me more information, so I assumed that was all she knew about them."So where are they now?" I wanted to know."Adonai was attending to them, I came here to tell you," she said. "But they are here specifically for you.""Oh," I mouthed and turned to Diane. "Please watch over the baby. I will be right back.""Sure Luna," she said hurriedly. She was listening to the conversation between me