*Astrid's POV*
“How's she? Isn't she supposed to be awake now? She's been out for two days.”
“There's nothing for you to worry about Alpha, she's fine and besides, she wasn't in a good state when you brought her in, plus let's not forget the fact that she's with child too, she needs all the rest she can get and her reports states that everything is fine, and she's stable, so there's nothing for you to worry about.”
“Why are you bothering yourself about someone you don't even know! And why bring a pregnant woman into this pack! I do not approve of this, Lucas.”
“You have no say in this matter, Crystal. I am the Alpha and you have no right to tell me who I can help or not help. It'll be best if you leave, since your presence is not needed here.”
This was the conversation I heard, and I slowly opened my eyes but closed them immediately due to the brightness of the light.
I waited a while for my eyes to adjust to the lights before opening them again, I looked around to see myself in a hospital and I saw a man and the doctor still having a conversation about me.
I tried to recall what happened and how I ended up here, but my head was simply blank and I couldn't remember anything. The last thing I remember was seeing a man and then passing out, after that, I had no idea what took place next.
The doctor suddenly looked at me and when our eyes met, she gasped. “Alpha! She's awake.” She said, and they both rushed to me.
“Hey, how are you feeling? Do you feel pain anywhere? Is there anything you need?” The man she referred to as Alpha questioned in one breath.
I recognized him to be the man who had saved me earlier.
“She just regained consciousness, Alpha, don't you think she needs the breathing space first before blasting her with questions.” The doctor chuckled.
“You, you were the one who saved me.” I said to the man and he smiled.
“I'm Lucas Falcon, Alpha of the Wild Crest Pack, and this is Tory, the pack doctor.” He introduced.
“My name is Astrid, thank you so much, thank you for saving me.'' I said, and then I took notice of the other lady standing behind the Alpha.
The look she gave me made me wonder if I had done anything to offend her because I could tell that she didn't like me one bit.
When Lucas noticed where I was staring at, he instantly introduced her to me.
“This is Crystal, a friend of mine.” He said, and Crystal scoffed loudly.
“So I'm now a friend, huh? How pathetic!” She spat, she gave me a look filled with hate and disgust, then she left.
Lucas sighed deeply. “I want to apologize for that, please pardon her.” He pleaded and I shook my head negatively.
“You don't have to apologize, I guess she's just upset.”
“That still doesn't give her the right to behave so rudely to our guest, I'll see to it that it doesn't happen again.''
“Oh please, don't scold her because of me, I wouldn't want her being even more mad at me than she already is.”
“She's right Alpha, you know Crystal, she'll come around soon.” Dr. Tory added.
“Fine then, if you two insist.” Lucas said in surrender.
Dr. Tory carried one last check up on me and after confirming that everything was okay and my baby too, she then left, leaving just me and Lucas alone.
“You must be hungry, I'll go get you something to eat.” Lucas said, and before I had the chance to say thank you, he stood up and left.
When Lucas left, I spent some time talking to my baby and even apologized once more for what happened.
It didn't take long for Lucas to arrive with a bag containing food, I thanked him, and then I immediately opened the bag and took out the food, the aroma only made me realize how hungry I was.
I instantly began doing justice to the food, since I was starving.
Lucas said nothing, he simply watched me eat, a lovely smile plastered on his face.
When I was done, he helped me clean up, and I was so surprised that a stranger would do so much for me, someone I had just met, but all the same, I was grateful for his help.
Lucas never left my side throughout that day and when he asked me about myself, I couldn't speak at first due to how much pain I was still in.
“You don't have to say anything if you don't want to, Astrid, I'm sorry I asked.” He immediately apologized when he saw me crying.
“No it's fine, after all, you did save my life, and it's only right I tell you about myself.” I wiped off my tears and forced a smile. “It's just…things have been very difficult for me, and that's the reason I left my pack.” I then explained everything that happened to him.
By the time I was done, Lucas couldn't hide the anger he felt.
“I must say that your mate is a very foolish man for letting you go, he's a coward that doesn't deserve you one bit!” He spat.
''I just hope you'll be able to relax now, nothing bad is going to happen to you, not while I'm here."
I looked into his eyes and saw he meant every single word he said.
“Trust me, I will protect you, and I'll assist you in raising your baby, I'll take them as my own and make sure you both get the peaceful and amazing life you deserve, you have nothing to worry about, I'm here for you Astrid, trust me.” He added.
I didn't even realize that I was in tears until he wiped off my tears with his fingertips.
“You must have gone through a lot.” He stated. “Well you need not worry anymore, here in the wild crest pack, you should fear nothing, no one can hurt you now, I'm right here, and I'm going to protect you.” He promised.
His voice was so soothing to my ears, the words he said brought me peace.
For the first time in a while, I felt at peace.
No one has ever said those words to me, but here's this stranger who knows nothing about me but is willing to protect me.
I blessed the moon goddess for bringing me to a man like Lucas and true to his word, he did protect me and eventually…
Lucas became a huge part of me.
7 YEARS LATER*Astrid's POV*It's been 7 years since Lucas took me under his wings and also the birth of my sons, Jayden, Kayden, and Braden and I must admit that my kids were the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I was so proud to be the mother of three lovely angels.After the triplets' birth, things took a huge turn for the better and thanks to Lucas, I was able to achieve so much in life and eventually became a successful businesswoman. My life couldn't be any better and I couldn't be more happy than I am.The kids were so fond of Lucas, and they all called him dad. At first, I had thought Lucas would have a problem with that, and I tried making them stop calling him dad, but when Lucas found out about it, he cautioned me and made me stop trying to make them stop calling him dad. Lucas insisted that he had no issue with that, and I eventually gave up on trying to stop them from doing that.Lucas has been a great father figure to my kids and for all he's done, I am deepl
*Kai's POV*It's been seven years since Astrid's disappearance. A few months after her disappearance, I tried looking for her but due to my foolishness, I couldn't continue the search.Every single day that passed, I continued to hate and blame myself for listening to Kathryn in the first place. I shouldn't have listened to her when she told me Astrid was barren, and they had to remove her womb since she had done numerous abortions due to her promiscuous lifestyle.I believed her then and gave up on the search, but months continued to go by and still Kathryn was yet to conceive.I had to visit the pack's priestess due to how worried I was and that was when she revealed to me that Kathryn wasn't my mate, so she can't carry my child, only my destined mate can. Astrid.I became so devastated on hearing the news, and I soon started to regret ever rejecting Astrid in the first place.I couldn't help but to miss her so much, Astrid has always been the one who understood me and no matter how
*Kai's POV*Dan instantly gave me the magazine he was holding and what I saw made me stumble back in shock.Astrid's name was on the front page and it wasn't just that, she was among the top 10 successful business women and she was the first."I is this real?" I stuttered, still staring at the paper in utter disbelief and shock.It wasn't just about her being successful, it was about her being alive, a great feeling of relief coursed through me as I continued staring at her picture on the front page, she's changed so much that it was almost so hard to recognize her."She's alive Dan, she's alive!" I said with a bright smile on my face."Of course Alpha, I told you she's still alive, this is such a wonderful news for us.""Where is she? I need to meet her, can you track down her location?" I asked impatiently.The happiness on Dan's face instantly vanished and it made me wonder what went wrong."What's wrong? Why do you have that look on your face?" I asked and he sighed deeply."The t
*Astrid's POV*I and Lucas were having some business discussions in his study when a guard called our attention that someone wanted to see me."Me?" I questioned with a confused frown on my face."Yes ma'am.""Alright, I'll be there." I replied, the guard then bowed before leaving."Were you expecting a visitor?" Lucas asked."No, I'm not, in fact I'm equally surprised as to who that is." "Then we better go see them." Lucas stood up and I followed suit.As we went to the throne room, I had no idea I would be faced with the biggest shock of my life.When we finally arrived at the throne room, the guard guarding outside instantly opened the door and when we walked in, I stopped dead in my track.The person's back was turned to us, but no matter how long it's been, I could still identify that person when I see them."Kai!" I muttered in shock.My heart was literally pounding in my chest, perspiration broke out from everywhere in my body and when he finally turned around to face us, I st
*Astrid's POV*"What nonsense are you talking about! Astrid will never marry you." Kai seethed.Lucas scoffed. "Think again, after all you were the one who threw away a diamond while picking up stones, you have no say in this matter, you lost all rights to her the day you rejected her!" "So go back home to the woman you left her for, as you can see, my Astrid is doing well and she doesn't need a man like you in her life." Kai looked at me, he was literally pleading with me through his eyes, although I have no idea why Lucas will say a word like that, but to get Kai away, I was willing to play along."You don't know what kind of man he is Astrid, don't let him fool you, he's not a good person, please listen to me." He said."And you do?" I questioned sarcastically. "Don't make me raise my hand to you Kai because I won't hesitate to do that, I won't hear a single word against the man who saved my life when you threw me away, I am alive today because of Lucas, he made me what I am toda
Author's note : Hi readers, this book will now be written in third's pov due to some issues. Thanks and I hope you understand.***Kai angrily walked inside with Dan right on his tail."I told you this was going to happen didn't I, I told you not to rush things, it wouldn't get you anywhere, but you didn't listen to me." Dan said and Kai ruffled his hair in frustration."I just needed to see her Dan, don't you get, all I needed was to meet with her and I found her in that crazy man's arms!" He raged.Dan sighed deeply, he didn't get the chance to see Astrid since he didn't go in with Kai, but waited for him outside, so he has no idea what took place, but from Kai's reaction when he came back, he could tell things didn't go as planned."What happened exactly?" He asked and Kai turned to face him."Astrid wouldn't forgive me, but I won't give up on her and I'm not letting her get married to Lucas!" He seethed.Dan frowned. "Get married? What are you talking about?""Lucas said they were
It was late at night, Astrid already managed to put the kids to sleep, she was just leaving their room when she bumped into Crystal."Watch it!" Crystal spat.Knowing how much Crystal hates her, Astrid wasn't ready for her troubles."I'm sorry." She said, but before she could leave, Crystal said something that made her stop right in her track."I heard the father of your kids dropped by to see you and not just that, he also happens to be our rival, how ironic!" She chuckled. "You know you've over stayed your welcome here, since your ex mate wants you back, don't you think you should go because I think you should."Astrid heaved a deep breath as she tried calming her anger. "I don't have time for your nonsense Crystal, if you want a fight then look for it else where because I'm not interested in your rubbish." She made to leave, but Crystal stopped her with her words."The triplets." She said and she turned to face Astrid. "Does he know about them?" She smirked. "You know, as their fat
Kai was getting ready for the day in his room when a knock sounded on the door."Come in." He said and Dan came in."Alpha, goodnews." He said excitedly."Tell me." Kai replied, turning to face him."I was able to get one of the shareholders in Astrid's company to sell his shares to us." He announced and a bright smile spread across Kai's lips."That was fast." "Of course, I made sure to go for the easy target, he's a man filled with so much greed, so it wasn't difficult getting him to sell his shares to us, all I had to do was offer him times two of the money and he caved in." "That's good, what's next on the schedule.""There's a meeting at the company today, so it's best you attend and introduce yourself as the new shareholder in the company.""I'm all set, just get the car ready and I'll be there soon.""Yes Alpha." Dan replied before leaving."I'm one step closer to you Astrid.'' Kai smirked.***Astrid's car pulled up in front of the company and a guard hurriedly opened the do
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