"Your guard assaulted me!" Kathryn half yelled."What!?" Kai and Dan blurted out at the same time."What nonsense are you talking about Kathryn!? I don't believe you!" Kai replied.Kathryn scoffed bitterly, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Why? Because of a little mistake or because you hate me? I just told you the truth! Why would I want to kill him for no reason, he did something and that resulted to his death!" She seethed. "Weren't you the one who asked for me to be locked up and your useless guard tried to take advantage of me in my weak state. What kind of an Alpha are you if you can't stand up for your own people! Do you really think I would lie about something this grave?" She asked in disbelief."We can't tell if you're saying the truth Kathryn, you already killed the guard and there's no way he can defend himself and give his own side of the story." Dan said and she sharply turned to glare at him."I'm sure you won't be saying this if it were to be your sister in this posit
"So what do you say Mommy, call him now." Kayden urged."Welcome home Kayden." Crystal said as she came to meet them. "It's good to see you all better now.""Thank you aunt Crystal.""And Astrid, the little boy is right, since you made a promise, I think you should keep it, you know, more like setting a good example for them." Crystal smiled.Astrid wanted to yell at her to go to hell, but since the kids are here, she managed to control herself."Crystal is right, we already made a promise to Kayden and I feel it's right to keep that promise. Invite him over, I've also got a good reason to meet him today, there's a huge surprise waiting for everyone." Lucas said, a mischievous smirk plastered on his lips."What do you mean Lucas? What surprise are you talking about?" Astrid curiously asked."Don't worry Astrid, you'll get to see it later, let's just give him a call now, the only thing is that I don't have his number.''"I..I do." Astrid sighed."Oh wow, isn't that a surprise." Crystal
When they were finally done having dinner, Lucas finally decided to push through with his plan, the moment he's been waiting for was finally here."Alpha Kai. It's a good thing that you are here today, at least I'll have the privilege of giving this to you in person." He smirked.Kai frowned as he wondered what the hell Lucas was talking about."Beta Drake." Lucas called with his palm outstretched.Beta Drake hurriedly went to him and gave him an envelope, then he slowly pushed it forward to Kai.Kai slowly took the envelope and unwrapped it, what he saw made his eyes widen with shock. "What is this!? What letter is this?" He asked, tightly gripping onto the letter."Isn't it stated there? It's an invitation letter, to our wedding, I and Astrid's wedding which will be held in two days.''"What!!" Astrid, Dan and Crystal yelled at the same time."W...what are you talking about? A wedding!?" Crystal questioned in shock."Yes, I and Astrid are getting married." He replied, then he looked
When Kai and Dan left, Astrid went to Lucas office to speak to him. She didn't bother knocking, she simply opened the door and went in."What was that Lucas? A marriage? You never told me anything about getting married." She said, her anger evident in her voice.Lucas was already expecting her to be here, but he was already prepared for this, he stood up and walked to her."I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I was planning on doing so today, but I didn't get the chance to.""You had every chance Lucas, and something tells me you've been planning this for sometime now, you can't just tell me you suddenly came up with this today and also had the wedding card made today." She stated. Lucas sighed."Fine you caught me." He raised his hands in surrender. "Yes I've been planning this for days now and I've also had the card prepared before, I didn't tell you because I thought you wouldn't accept and besides we're only doing this to keep Kai away from you and the kids, don't think too much about it
Two days later...The palace was so busy with maids running around trying to get things done as fast as they could, the wedding was announced on such a short noticed but they still can't afford to get the Alpha angry, he had strictly warned them about making sure everything is set and nothing goes wrong.Meanwhile, Astrid has already been dressed in a beautiful wedding gown, the makeup artist only needed to add a final touch to her makeup and she's all set.When everything was done, Astrid was shocked by her appearance, she looked so different, but she still loves it. A small part of her wasn't too okay about this, but she told herself that this is only for a short while and they'll be getting divorced soon.With that thought in mind, she managed to push all her worries aside and simply go with the flow of things."I'll take my leave now Luna," The makeup artist said and Astrid chuckled."But I'm not the Luna." "You're getting married to the Alpha, that automatically makes you our Lu
Astrid's eyes slowly opened, she winced when she got a bad headache, after recalling what happened, she tried getting up and that was when she realized her hands and legs has been tied, even her mouth has been sealed with a tape.She struggled to free herself, but she was still feeling a bit weak and dizzy."Oh no, I must be too late already. Crystal would have gotten married to Lucas in my place." She panicked."We can't be so sure about that Astrid, let's get out of here fast!'' Her wolf said."I'm trying, but that bitch tied me up so tight!" She mentally groaned."Let me." Sage replied and then she took control.She sat up and pulled her hands apart with all her strength, in just a few seconds, the rope broke and her hands were free. Sage then gave the control back to Astrid.She hurriedly pulled the tape off her mouth and then freed her legs. When Astrid stood up, she staggered and almost fell, but she managed to maintain her balance. She shook her head, trying to clear off her di
Astrid paced around her room, thinking hard about what to do. Luckily, she managed to come up with a lie about Crystal's disappearance from the wedding and since the whole thing already got ruined, the wedding couldn't take place.A part of her keeps on telling her that Kai is behind this, after all, he did say he wouldn't let her get married to Lucas, so maybe he was the one who took Crystal. She felt like going there but she knew Crystal will be safe and Kai will definitely send her back when he realizes the mistake.This was a serious matter, but she couldn't help but laugh since the whole did sound funny to her.She went back to bed and the minute her head hit the pillow, she fell asleep.***Crystal was just waking up, she slowly sat up and frowned when she found herself in an unfamiliar room. She tried to recall what happened, but the last thing she remembers was the hall getting covered in smoke and she being taking away, she tried fighting the person off and even screaming for
"Who are you?" Crystal asked as she roughly pulled her hand from Kathryn's hold."That doesn't matter. The question is why were you at the alter instead of Astrid?" She asked. Crystal rolled her eyes at her."Why does everyone keeps asking me that? It's none of y'all business, so just mind your own business woman." She rudely replied."Oh please, I'm just curious cause it seems we both share the same goal in some kind of way. You know I can literally tell the reason you were at that alter instead of Astrid, you clearly look like a woman who's fighting to get what she wants and what you want is Lucas isn't it." She smirked. When Kathryn saw the surprise look on Crystal's face, she chuckled. "Don't be so shocked, I would have done the same if I were you. I want Kai for myself and I'm willing to do anything to keep him, even if it means getting blood on my hands." "And as for you, I can tell you feel the same way."Crystal smiled. "You're smart, but not too smart I must say." She repli
A few days has passed and things seems to be more stable, Astrid was now living her best life in the shadow claw pack with her mate and kids. She already introduced Kai to the triplets and told them that he was their real father, not Lucas. Obviously, the kids had a lot of questions to ask, she and Kai did their best in explaining to their understanding, although the kids would never fully get the story until they are all grown up, but they loved Kai so much already and accepted him with open arms. Crystal and Kieran had also come to pay them a visit. The kids reaction on seeing Kieran was priceless, they mistook him for Lucas and everyone couldn't resist laughing that day, but then they made them understand that Kieran wasn't Lucas, but his identical twin brother, they also used them as an example, since they were also identical, and that cleared up their confusion. Currently, Astrid was in bed sleeping, but her sleep got interrupted when she perceived the aroma of the food Kai had
Astrid had just arrived at the location Kathryn sent to her, she got down from the car and looked around, but there was no sight of Kathryn or her kids anywhere. She was about calling her with the same phone from earlier when she finally saw her.Astrid didn't wait for Kathryn to get to her, she ran to her instead."Where are my kids Kathryn?'' She asked.Kathryn rolled her eyes at her. "First thing first, did you come alone?" She asked while looking around."Of course I did." Astrid replied with a straight face."Good, now come with me." Kathryn ordered."Where are my kids!?" Astrid impatiently asked."If you want to see them then you'll come with me." Kathryn replied with gritted teeth, already feeling extremely pissed.Astrid didn't say anything else after that, she quietly went with Kathryn. Kathryn took her to where the kids were."Mommy!!" The triplets screamed on seeing her.Astrid immediately ran to them and hugged them tightly. "Oh goodness, thank the goddess you three are al
Everyone is already back at the pack and Kai and Dan are back to their human form and now putting on clothes. Astrid wanted to see the triplets immediately before doing anything else, so the trio went upstairs to the room they had kept the triplets and a maid to watch over them.When they got to the room, the sight that met them was something they never expected.The maid they had left in charge of the triplets was lying dead on the floor, drowning in a pool of her own blood and the triplets were nowhere to be found."K...Kai." Astrid stuttered, staring at the dead maid in shock.There was a note lying beside the maid and she hurriedly went to pick it up, she opened it up and it was note written to her, telling her that the triplets were going to die if she didn't leave Kai alone.Astrid covered her mouth as hot tears streamed down her cheeks, she could clearly recognize the owner of that writing.Kai and Dan rushed to her side, he took the paper from her and when he read it, his face
When they arrived at the wild crest pack, it wasn't easy getting inside the palace since the guards wouldn't let them in, so they had to fight their way in, leading to so much death and bloodshed.When they've successful won over the guards and went inside, they searched everywhere for Astrid and Lucas, but they were nowhere to be found in the palace."Damn it!" Kai screamed in rage."Calm down Kai, we'll find her, that's for sure." Dan comforted."There's no time to waste, I should have known that damn man would switch locations." Kai spat."What do we do next?" Crystal asked.They all had blood stains on their clothes and face."I know Astrid scent so well, I can find her by tracking down her scent." Kai replied, then he ran outside while the others trailed behind him.They all dashed into the woods, following Kai's lead.Meanwhile, Lucas had successfully gotten Astrid to shift into her wolf form, she was a huge and lovely wolf with golden fur and silver streaks on her fur.He had a
Lucas went to grab a chair that was in the room, then he carried it to where Astrid was seated on the floor, he kept the chair in front of her before taking a seat."So, you want to know why I haven't gotten rid of you all these while and kept you close to me for many years?" "What the hell are you talking about!?" Astrid seethed, breathing heavily.Lucas chuckled softly. "You really have no idea of what you truly are and the kind of power you hold." He replied, causing a huge frown to appear on Astrid's face."Let me tell you about what you really are....''"I never knew you were a lucky wolf until the day you had your first shift and I saw the color of your fur, a wolf like you is truly rare Astrid and if words gets out about you, many people will come for you and it's not going to be for good." He started. "Have you ever wondered why your wolf's coat is golden and has silver streak?" He asked, but Astrid said nothing because she's never really thought about why her wolf's color wa
The next day, Astrid decides to confront Lucas, so when he returned from work, she went straight to his office at home to see him, but before going to Lucas, she had reached out to Crystal and informed her about everything, and against Crystal's warnings, Astrid still decides to go see Lucas. When she got to his office, she knocked on his door."Who's there?" Lucas questioned from inside."It's me Astrid, I need to speak to you." "I have nothing to say to you, so leave!""Well I have something to say and I'm coming in." She fiercely replied and without saying anything else, she opened the door and walked in.Lucas raised his head from the documents on his table, from the look on his face, one could tell he was annoyed."What do you want Astrid?" "What's with you Lucas? I don't understand you these days and it clearly looks to me like there's more than just me exacting revenge on Kai so tell me what it is?" Astrid questioned daringly.At first, Lucas had no expression on his face, bu
After that day and after having that conversation with Lucas, Astrid began noticing a lot of changes in him, even after a few days has passed, he became so cold towards her and yelled at for any slight mistakes. He hardly pays any attention to the triplets and they didn't fail to notice the change since he now scolds them a lot and this was something he never does before. Everything just changed and turned for the worse.Each time she tries to leave, even if it was to go get some groceries, Lucas would never agree to let her leave the house and even if he was going to let her go, she isn't allowed to leave the house alone and he'll make sure she goes with a guard or two and sometimes it's Beta Drake who goes with her, it's more like she's now a prisoner in the palace and her every move is being monitored.Everything was just so weird and she couldn't even understand anything that's happening, he's even stopped the triplets from going to school and when she confronted him about it, he
The triplets ran to hug Astrid, still holding some of the gifts Lucas bought for them, after excitedly telling their mother about the many gifts Lucas brought with him, they then went to hug Kai.Astrid looked at Lucas and from the look on his face, she could tell he was so upset to see her with Kai.Lucas didn't even bother saying anything because if he were to talk, then he's going to seriously loose it and he wouldn't want the triplets to see that side of him, so he simply went upstairs to his room, silently boiling with rage.Astrid sighed deeply, she's going to need to speak to him. She turned to Kai and saw him playing with the triplets who were so excited about their new toys, the beautiful sight before her brought so much joy to her heart and she couldn't even resist smiling as she watched them with so much love and admiration in her eyes. Soon, she's going to have to tell the kids about Kai being their real father, she can't continue keeping the truth from them, she couldn't
The guards escorted Kathryn out of the pack, while Dan took the Doctor away, everyone left, leaving just Astrid and Kai.Kai looked at Astrid, she only met his eyes for a second before looking away, it's so obvious that she must be feeling so bad right now and Kai wanted to use that to his advantage.He felt the strong urge to talk to her but he managed to control himself, he didn't say a single word to her but turned around to leave.When Astrid noticed he wanted to leave, she ran to stand in front of him and grabbed his hand."Kai wait!'' She said. Kai paused, then he turned his back to her, not wanting to look at her face."I...I'm so sorry for doubting you and saying those mean words to you, I know you're probably upset with me right now and maybe even hate me but—"Kai sharply turned around and placed his index finger on her lips to keep her from speaking."Upset, not really, but hate, how can you even say that? How can you even think for one second that I will hate you Astrid? T