-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
-Aria-Some days come like they were forced to because they just happen and go by from morning till evening uneventfully. Those kinds of days were boring and even nature seemed to be uninterested and the sun shone weakly.There wouldn’t be much to do and I would spend the rest of the day reminiscing on my life. Back then in Moonbeam, I would find myself thinking of how horrible the life I lived was and how I just wanted it to end.Well, not until the fateful day my unfortunate self, came across Asher and I thought my life was about to get better. It was just like all those fairy tales we heard as kids. When the people who had not lived a very pleasant life finally get out of it in one eventful turn like what seems to be mine.I should have known all those were just stories and I had realized late and only when reality happened to me and not only was the case, but it was worse than what I had previously.Faced with death, even one of a burning furnace had drawn the line of reality. Bu
-Adonai-I am going to have a date with Jasmine and it is going to be a surprise. I did not tell her anything about it while I prepared for it.I decided I was going to tell her about it, instead of sending the maids. I did not know why I had thought of doing that, but maybe because I knew she was going to love it.From the conversations we have had so far, I have gotten to know what kind of a woman she is and the kind of things she would appreciate and to show my gratitude to her for being so marvelous and exposing Asher, I want her to feel special.My sub-consciousness questioned the reasons behind my act but I was quick to convince myself that it was nothing more than that.I dressed up, looking at myself for the umpteenth time in the mirror to check if I was looking breathtaking and if Jasmine would like it. I caught and paused. Was I checking to impress her? When did I even start to care about how I looked at anyone?I hissed and moved away from the mirror while I made some final
-Aria-I swallowed down the awkwardness I felt like a lump in my throat while I tried hard to maintain my composure. There was something about the presence of Adonai’s person standing behind me that made my body burn with what I could not tell.As his hands worked effortlessly but slowly on the dress, I could not help but wonder how many dresses he had adjusted on women’s bodies for him to understand the art of it. However, I did not want the moment to end.The very act of that made him look a perfect gentleman and even for the few minutes it lasted, I wanted to enjoy that side of him for as long as it did. I closed my eyes, trying to concentrate and not give way to the fantasies in my head.I felt a hot breeze on my neck.“Stop dreaming when I am right in front of you.”I flashed my eyes open and he was really before me. I had not realized he was done already. I cleared my throat and looked away. He moved from the mirror in front of me so I would I see my reflection and the gown look
-Aria-That was a very tricky question and I did not know how to answer it.“Why do you ask?” I asked, trying to sound casual while buying time to think of the perfect thing to say to him.“Well I have seen you a couple of times with him,” he said and I might have thought he sounded casual as well except for the way he looked me straight in the eyes as if daring me to say otherwise.“Dante is my brother-in-law-to-be,” I said guardedly. “And somehow, I am in a way related to him through his brother. I do not understand what you mean by if I like him.”I watched his expression for any signs. He smirked at me and I swallowed hard silently.“Dante is my brother alright,” he said. “But I want to be sure I am not sharing my woman with another man, and any man at that, my brother included.”“Huh?” I was not sure I got that, especially what he meant by ‘his woman.’“You are my mistress,” he explained, pointing his spoon towards me. “And you must know you belong to me and me alone.”I chuckled
-Dante-I kept pacing around, trying to think of what to do but Asher would not quit talking.“Dante, you have not said anything since, what is going on? You told me you will make sure everything goes according to plan but look at what’s happened,” he kept ranting and I tried to ignore him.“Dante I am talking to you.”I paused and turned to look at him with a glare.“What is wrong with you?” I asked with a frown on my face. “I am trying to think.”“Well you have been thinking for too long now and I need to know what is going on.”I sighed and leaned on one of the old rugged tables in the old building which served as our secret meeting place in the heart of the forest. I don’t know what had interested Jasmine so much to have gone to make findings about Asher and brought out all these. But now I knew that not only was she a threat to him, but me as well, because we were in it together and she had yet again, ruined my plans to becoming the alpha of my pack.The plan I had that concerned
-Dante-I cleared my throat lightly in amusement, squinted my eyes, and cocked my head in one direction. It was all I could do to maintain my composure. "And who the hell do you think you are to ask me such a question?" I asked, glaring at her. She folded her arms across her chest defiantly. "I do not have to think I am something before I can confront a man who sneaks in and out of a building I live in," she shot back. I took a few paces towards her. "What the hell do you mean?" I asked in a low tone, between gritted teeth. "You know damn well what I mean, Dante." "Have you been stalking me?" I asked her in a fierce whisper, and she scoffed. "Why would I do that? You are not even worth stalking. I would rather sit up all day picking seeds of the imp tree than stalk you. And why do you look like you have something to hide? Why are you so worried about that?" "I am not worried about anything, and I am not answerable to you," I scowled at her. "Listen, Jasmine, do not think
-Aria-I gathered up the sheets to cover myself not because I was cold but because I needed something to express my mixed feelings to or on. Above all, I was more excited about my last night with Adonai. It had been blissful, more than I expected. It was more than a sexual act. There was a connection, one which I could not quite fathom.But I was quick enough to remind myself not to get carried away by that. I had a purpose and I must keep in mind my drive. I was getting somewhere and it seemed Adonai was beginning to have a soft spot for me.Yet, I was not too relaxed to know that my plan was moving rather slowly while I was heaping up more enemies on my heels. I knew Dante was not happy about the recent developments and the look in his eyes suggested he was up to something. Of course, he had been on my list to watch out for but even more now. He was as cunning as a serpent and he had something up his sleeves.I knew I had to be way ahead of the game to be able to get what I wanted b