Beta Lyra's tears flowed even after she released her hug from me.Alaric looked at us in confusion. Then Beta Caleb, Gamma Gabriel, and Delta Vanessa played with him again.Alaric smiled as Delta Vanessa put hand puppets on each of her fingers, and one by one, the puppets kissed Alaric's cheeks.I didn't want to show my face to Alaric, worried that Alaric would remember me. How pathetic I was."Stop crying, Beta Lyra." I held her hand.“I apologize. I regret that day I couldn’t defend you.” Beta Lyra looked at me with tears that wouldn’t stop flowing down her cheeks as she tried to speak clearly.“I was so sad when I got back to the pack. I couldn’t find you, and then I got the news from my mate that Alpha had rejected you. I should have been there to defend you!” Beta Lyra wiped the tears on her cheeks with her T-shirt sleeve.“I can’t believe you betrayed Alpha. I know you and Warrior Johan aren’t what Alpha thinks. I know you love Alpha very much.” Beta Lyra expressed everything in
Andrew’s POV“We’ve attacked the River Octagon Pack. Are they going to attack us back or not?” I tilted my head with a raised eyebrow.I leaned back in my office chair, my elbows on the arms of the chair and my chin resting on my palms.I was alone in my workspace. I was enjoying the success of my wolf and thousands of our warrior wolves in attacking one of our pack’s enemies.‘Alpha Eduardo and his wolf rarely counterattack. Their elders forbid them from fighting, but as an Alpha, Alpha Eduardo can fight those elderly men,’ my wolf said.‘But it seems like Alpha Eduardo and his wolf are too lazy to fight. That’s why they rarely attack their pack’s enemies.’ My wolf gave his opinion. He mocked Alpha Eduardo and his cowardly wolf.‘You’re right. Alpha Eduardo only uses the ban to keep himself and his wolf away from the war. Besides, it’s not just the elders of the River Octagon Pack who disagree with the war; all the elders in the packs are strongly against it,’ I said.‘Our elders are
Auretta’s POV"Let's wait for your dad. His wolf is done fighting the enemy," I told my son after I breastfed him.The mating mark on my neck only throbbed three times. I never worried when Andrew fought the enemy because he wouldn’t let anyone win against him.“The sun is going down.” I stood on the terrace, hugging my son tighter as the cold air bit into my skin.My eyes stared at the orange sky in amazement, and I could see the moon, which was still too shy to show itself.The street lights turned on simultaneously to welcome the night. My son's eyes widened as the terrace light, turned on by the omega, shone on us."You can't see far now, but don't worry, you'll be able to soon," I said to my son, who looked at me intensely as if he understood what I said.I kissed my son's cheek. I pouted, not getting his smile.“You have a cold face like your dad. You must learn to express your face and smile.” I advised my 10-day-old son.I smelled Andrew’s intoxicating scent, a broad smile spr
‘He’s crazy!’ My wolf growled.“Don’t pretend, Auretta.” Andrew stared at me even more sharply as if his gaze could bore a hole through my head.“I know what you’ve been doing with your warrior!” Andrew raised his voice as his chest heaved with emotion.“Why are you accusing me of betraying you?” I asked in confusion. I didn’t understand why he suddenly said such a ridiculous thing.“I have proof.” His voice was as cold as his gaze.“I swear to the Moon Goddess, I did not betray you.”“Don’t lie!” Andrew growled.Trembling, I put my hand on my chest, trying to gain his trust. “Ask my wolf. She wouldn’t lie.”I struggled to stand on my shaking legs as I hugged Alaric tightly. I swallowed hard several times.Andrew was terrifying. I summoned Beta Duncan via mind link to protect me from Andrew, who could go on a rampage anytime.“Your wolf could have covered up your lie.” Andrew hissed sharply.“I know I’m rarely home. My wolf is often busy training and attacking enemies.” I could see a
I pinched my hands and cheeks until they were red.I wasn't dreaming. What happened to me that morning was real.The pain was worse than when I first switched bodies with my wolf.My heart was as broken as when I saw my parents lying stiff in coffins and buried.I was so weak, as if I had no bones until I had to lean my body against the wall.I covered my mouth tightly with my hand to prevent my sobbing from waking Alaric, who was taking a nap.‘When you caught him kissing Tabitha, and you found out that they had a special relationship all this time, we forgave him and gave him a chance to prove to us that he would forget his love for Tabitha and love you, but what is he doing to us now?’My wolf emotions flared up, making my body hot and challenging to control.I did not want my wolf to take over my body and harm Andrew or Warrior Johan.I needed to maintain a good relationship with Andrew because we had a son. Andrew might have forbidden me from meeting my son simply because he was
The man covered my mouth with a handkerchief. I struggled as hard as I could in his arms. He took me to a forest on the right side of the river.I winced when he threw me to the ground.'Let's switch bodies!' My wolf shouted.Trembling, I stood up and clutched myself firmly. I took a hesitant step back, and a tree root nearly forced me to sit down on the ground.My breath caught; my heart was racing so fast I could hear it, and my eyeballs shook as I watched the man tilt his head and narrow his eyes, smiling behind his black mask. Calm down, Auretta. I told myself.No. I couldn't calm down!The man was a rogue assassin, and someone paid him to kill me.My breath hitched as if the air around me had stopped blowing when, in the flash of an eye, the man was standing behind me again, bringing his knife to my neck. My wolf growled. The man prevented my wolf from taking over my body.“W-who paid you guys?” In this situation, I asked that. At least I know who wanted me dead.“Are you serio
My nose had gotten used to the scent of rogue assassins, but I couldn't shake my wariness of them.I never tire of reminding myself that they were people who earned money by killing.They have killed many pack leaders and business people.We had the same goal: to destroy Alpha Andrew, and then I would reclaim all that my ex-mate had taken.Our partnership benefited both of us.But I knew about them. My life was in their hands. They would never stop watching me until I died, ensuring that their secrets were safe with me.“Your movements are slow.”“You give your opponent a lot of openings to attack you.”“You’re too fast and in a hurry that you can’t focus on your opponent’s movements.”“You have to stab his chest properly.”“Rest. Give him vitamins to speed up his body’s regeneration.”I shivered with fear every time I saw those rogue assassins training.Watching them fight was much more terrifying than when I watched wolves fight.They were just training, but they were using real swo
Maya, the omega who was carrying Alaric when I arrived at the house, took me to Alaric's room.Nothing had changed or increased. Even the arrangement of the items in the room remained the same as the previous time I left the house, as I was the one who made my son's room."Don't change the layout of the things in this room," Maya said as I looked at the photo of Alaric as a newborn on the wall. I blinked my eyes to get rid of the tears that were ready to fall."I understand," I said to Maya after I was sure there was no sadness in my eyes."If you clean the dust off the photos, you have to put them back in their original positions," Maya remarked, pointing to the ones on the nightstand. "Alpha can detect it. He remembers the layout of every object in this room."“I will remember. I will not make a mistake,” I said confidently.Maya looked at me deeply and seemed hesitant to speak, but because she was a good woman, she told me even though her voice was shaking. “Don’t make Alpha angry.
Andrew’s POV“We’ve attacked the River Octagon Pack. Are they going to attack us back or not?” I tilted my head with a raised eyebrow.I leaned back in my office chair, my elbows on the arms of the chair and my chin resting on my palms.I was alone in my workspace. I was enjoying the success of my wolf and thousands of our warrior wolves in attacking one of our pack’s enemies.‘Alpha Eduardo and his wolf rarely counterattack. Their elders forbid them from fighting, but as an Alpha, Alpha Eduardo can fight those elderly men,’ my wolf said.‘But it seems like Alpha Eduardo and his wolf are too lazy to fight. That’s why they rarely attack their pack’s enemies.’ My wolf gave his opinion. He mocked Alpha Eduardo and his cowardly wolf.‘You’re right. Alpha Eduardo only uses the ban to keep himself and his wolf away from the war. Besides, it’s not just the elders of the River Octagon Pack who disagree with the war; all the elders in the packs are strongly against it,’ I said.‘Our elders are
Beta Lyra's tears flowed even after she released her hug from me.Alaric looked at us in confusion. Then Beta Caleb, Gamma Gabriel, and Delta Vanessa played with him again.Alaric smiled as Delta Vanessa put hand puppets on each of her fingers, and one by one, the puppets kissed Alaric's cheeks.I didn't want to show my face to Alaric, worried that Alaric would remember me. How pathetic I was."Stop crying, Beta Lyra." I held her hand.“I apologize. I regret that day I couldn’t defend you.” Beta Lyra looked at me with tears that wouldn’t stop flowing down her cheeks as she tried to speak clearly.“I was so sad when I got back to the pack. I couldn’t find you, and then I got the news from my mate that Alpha had rejected you. I should have been there to defend you!” Beta Lyra wiped the tears on her cheeks with her T-shirt sleeve.“I can’t believe you betrayed Alpha. I know you and Warrior Johan aren’t what Alpha thinks. I know you love Alpha very much.” Beta Lyra expressed everything in
An hour after breakfast, we headed to the burial for Alphas and their family. The grave we went directly to had a tombstone with Auretta Dawson's name and the date of her death.Beta Lyra placed a red rose on the grave. She sat with her knees on the ground. She could no longer hold back the tears she had held back since yesterday.Beta Lyra sobbed as if the person she was crying over had just died this morning. Her left hand touched her chest, and her right hand stroked the tombstone.“Luna. I, I, I miss you.”Beta Lyra still called me Luna.“This is your mother’s grave.” Alaric looked around in confusion. “Your mother is happy in heaven.” I was so great that I could say that without my voice shaking.I had one knee on the ground a few steps in front of the tombstone. My heart felt like it was being torn apart. I tried hard to hold back my anger.I closed my eyes to calm myself. My wolf spoke words of wisdom softly to help me calm down.The sixteen warriors Alpha Andrew sent to protec
We arrived at the Mountain Pack Clan border office. We had to pass through the gate to visit one of the eight packs located there.The warriors checked our identities, belongings, and cars. They made sure we were not carrying any weapons or bombs.Even though we had been checked by them, when we arrived at our destination pack, the warriors there would still check us. That was the security protocol implemented by all packs to keep their packs safe from danger.However, rogues, rogue assassins, and spy warriors from enemy packs were still able to enter a pack without being detected. Only they knew how they could outsmart the super-tight security system.The border office of each clan never checked the Alphas and their thousands of wolf warriors who were about to attack their enemies. The border office staff were well aware that they would not be able to deal with wolves who were driven by their killing lust.“You are welcome to enter,” a male warrior from the Mountain Mist Pack said to
Auretta’s POV“I told you Alpha would let us. He agreed with your idea of bringing the future Alpha to the Mountain Volcano Pack!” Beta Lyra said happily.We were in Alaric’s room. A few minutes ago, we had just gone to Alpha Andrew’s workspace to express our desire to bring Alaric to the Mountain Volcano Pack, to visit his mother’s grave, and to show Alaric to the people there.Luckily, Beta Lyra didn’t say it was my idea. I was worried that Alpha Andrew would be suspicious of me or he would feel uncomfortable because I interfered in Alaric’s life.“Future Alpha.” Beta Lyra poked Alaric's cheeks, who was sitting on my lap.“This afternoon, we are going to your mother’s pack. The last time you were there was to attend your mother’s funeral.” Beta Lyra said with a sad face, and then she smiled widely. “Tomorrow, you will meet your mother. You have to show her that you can talk!”Beta Lyra held Alaric’s tiny hand. “I believe your mother is always watching over you. You should believe
Andrew’s POVI closed my eyes, enjoying the cold night air blowing hard against my body.When I opened my eyes, I saw the night sky, the moon, and one star.Happiness was filling my chest.A few hours ago, my wolf and our warrior troop fought with Alpha Henry’s wolf and the warrior troop from the River Hexagon Pack.My wolf and Alpha Henry’s wolf injured each other. We weren’t severely injured because both wolves knew when to rest. Our body regeneration would slow down if we got a lot of injuries.The war lasted for more than five hours. No warriors from my pack or Alpha Henry’s pack died. They were only lightly injured and badly injured, which was a common thing we got during the war.I sat on a wooden chair on my balcony. I wanted to take a short break. Then I would go to Alaric’s room at 10. I didn’t want to disturb Rebecca’s sleep.“Alpha.”I frowned. Tabitha called me through the mind link.“Yes?”Tabitha hadn’t done that for so long that I forgot we could communicate through a m
Jeol’s POV (Andrew’s wolf)That afternoon, I brought two thousand warriors to the River Hexagon Pack. Two days ago, they attacked us. We wasted no time retaliating against them.Two days ago, Beta Duncan’s wolf fought Alpha Henry’s wolf because Andrew’s right leg was swollen.The damn poison that came from who knows what plant had forced Andrew to hide from the public, not meet Alaric, and I couldn’t switch bodies with him to fight the bastard Alpha Henry’s wolf.Thousands of my warrior troops and I ran fast towards the west, not caring about the people who pulled over their vehicles and stopped walking to give us the way or were afraid of us.River Oval Pack and River Hexagon Pack were quite close. We have been enemies for thousands of years. Back then, our ancestors fought over a forest that caused thousands of our warriors to die, and then we never had the desire to make peace.That forest did not belong to anyone. We cannot have it. Therefore, we would not let another pack claim i
Andrew’s POV I smiled in satisfaction. My right leg was healed. The antidote from the Gray Sea Pack was very effective in removing the poison in my leg. I could walk and run without having to drag my right leg anymore, and the most important thing was that I could switch bodies with my wolf. My wolf and I couldn’t wait to carry out the mission to bring our warrior troops to attack all of our pack’s enemies, especially the River Hexagon Pack, who attacked us yesterday. Aside from being happy because the poison had disappeared 100 percent from my body, I was also happy because a few minutes ago, I was holding and talking to my son. I looked at Alaric and heard him speak his language. I was relieved that my son had not forgotten me. Alaric didn't cry in my arms and often answered my words in a language only he, his wolf, and the Moon Goddess understood. I vowed to be more careful when I stepped foot in that forest again and other forests because many mines were found in the fores
That morning, Alpha Andrew carried Alaric after he had breakfast. Before that, he made sure Alaric had drunk his formula.Alpha Andrew came to Alaric's room when I was about to take Alaric to sunbathe. I tried to hide my surprise when I handed Alaric to him.I didn't expect him to do that. It was like he was making amends to Alaric because he hadn't seen our son for four days and kept his promise to Alaric to carry him often.Alpha Andrew tried to fix the broken promise to Alaric.I looked at Alpha Andrew and Alaric standing by the pool. I stood far from them.I couldn’t hear what he was saying to Alaric, but judging by his bright face and slight smile, he seemed to be having a lively conversation with Alaric. He smiled even wider when Alaric responded to him in his baby talk.I stood in front of the sliding glass doors. I gave Alpha Andrew space and time to deepen his relationship with Alaric.I didn’t know why I did that. Maybe I was so absorbed in my role as a nanny.I could have t