Dan was sleeping in his room when he suddenly felt the presence of someone in his room. His eyes flew open and he saw a man who had a mask on holding a dagger above him.Seeing that Dan was awake, the man was about stabbing him with the dagger, but Dan hurriedly grabbed his pillow and blocked the hit. The dagger ended up piercing into the pillow.Dan instantly kicked the man hard, which made him stumble backwards. Dan used the opportunity to get up."Who sent you!?" He asked in rage.The man didn't reply, instead he stood up to attack him.Dan and the masked man engaged in a fierce brawl, fists and feet flying as they each struggled to gain the upper hand. The masked man was swift and agile, but Dan was strong and determined. They moved around the room, knocking over furniture and breaking vases, until finally the masked man tripped and fell to the ground.Dan stood over him, panting and bruised. "Why are you here? Who sent you!?" He demanded again. But the masked man just glared at h
By the next day, the news of what happened to Dan already spread through out the pack like wildfire and this news will eventually get to Kathryn.She was walking down the hallway when she overheard two maids gossiping while doing their chores, she stood behind a wall to listen to their conversation.As they talked about what happened, she was expecting to hear them talk about his death too, but that didn't happen, she was able to find out that he got injected with wolfsbane and is at the pack's hospital, she also overheard them say he managed to kill his attacker and they went on to talk about his bravery.This news didn't sit well with her, she knows this man won't rat her out too because she has something on him, something he's willing to protect with his life.Although he failed to get the job done and that was to kill Dan, but he still managed to inject him with the wolfsbane she had given to him. Now she'll have to go to the hospital to see how he's doing and find out if there's
WILD CREST PACK...Crystal was on her way to her room when she overheard the triplets asking a maid for a snack. The maid asked them to go to their room while she gets it for them."The little devils wants a snack." She smirked. This has just given her an idea on what to do to them, she still hasn't gotten over what they did to her and she's now found a way to punish them and not just their mother.She rushed to her room to grab something and then she came back downstairs and went to the kitchen.She saw the maid arranging some cookies for the triplets on a tray and she smiled brightly. Now all she needs to do is get the maid to leave so she can do her job."Hey you." She called and the maid flinched due to how startled she was.When she turned to see Crystal, her whole body went cold with fear. Yes, a lot of maids here were terrified of her."M..Ma'am?" "I need a drink, go get me a bottle of my favorite wine." She ordered."Err... Sure Ma'am, I'll take this cookies up to the triplet
Astrid and the maid were seated at the reception waiting for Doctor Tori and when they finally saw her coming their way, they both stood up."How are they Doctor?" Astrid asked worriedly."They're fine now, don't worry, I've given them a drug to help with the pain." She replied and both ladies sighed in relief. "What happened? They must have had something bad, what was the last thing you gave to them?" Doctor Tori asked."Err... The last thing they ate was the cookies I made and I swear I didn't add anything to their cookies, I would never try to hurt the triplets, I swear on the goddess." The maid replied in tears.Astrid placed a hand on her shoulder. "I believe you, but can you can tell me what happened while you were getting them the cookies, was anyone else there at all?""No I was...." The maid trailed when she suddenly remembered something. "I remember now, Ma'am Crystal was there, while I was getting the cookies for the kids she came to me and asked me to get a bottle of wine
Astrid and the maid were seated on a chair in the kid's ward, the triplets were fast asleep and thankfully their stomach pain stopped already, she was only waiting for them to wake up so they can leave.Astrid looked to her side to see the maid dozing off already and she smiled, she had asked her to leave the moment she returned to the hospital, but the lady refused to move an inch and insisted on staying with the kids.She was about tapping her and maybe try to convince her to leave since she didn't know when the kids will wake up, but that was when her phone rang. The maid got startled and woke up in freight.Astrid winced, then she apologized to her, she hurriedly fetched her phone from her pocket to see that it was Lucas who was calling and she instantly picked the call."Hey." She said softly."Astrid, I've just returned home but I can't find you and the kids anywhere." Astrid could literally note the worry in his voice. "There's nothing for you to worry about Lucas, we're fine.
Kai has been carried to his car and Beta Drake will be the one driving them to his pack, the people had wanted to call an ambulance, but Lucas didn't let that happen otherwise the whole truth about their existence will be out, causing a huge problem.Astrid was about getting in the car when Lucas held her hand."I don't think you should go with them Astrid, Beta Drake will be able to handle it alone, it's not safe for you right now.""I don't care about that Lucas." She replied in tears. "He literally just saved my life, I'm going with them, I'll be fine."Lucas saw that nothing he says will change her mind, so he finally agreed to let her go. "I'll stay back and take care of things here, I'll also see if they were able to get the attacker, but be careful Astrid, if they failed to get the gunman, then he's still out there.""I'll be fine." Astrid replied, then she hurriedly got into the back seat where Kai laid unconscious. She placed his head on her lap and after they were set, Beta
Crystal's car pulled up in front of a really old looking house and the minute she stepped out of her car, she scrunched her nose in disgust."I can't believe I have to visit this slump!" She spat.She stared at a particular building and she sighed before making her way to the house, she didn't even bother to knock, she simply opened the door and went in.When she got in, she was welcomed with the sight of a shirtless man tending to the wound on his arm.When the man turned to see her, he smiled nervously, he knows why she's here and he also knows she's going to be pissed when he gives her the news."What happened to you?" She asked with a frown on her face."Oh, got this while getting away from the guards, it's nothing serious, the bullet just grazed my arm." He replied, then he finished bandaging his arm."So? Is the job done?" She asked and he fell silent."You did get the job done right!?" Her voice sounded so pissed this time.The man sighed deeply. "Someone got in the way." "Wha
Dan released Astrid's arm from Kathryn's grip."W....What are you doing here? You were unconscious." She stuttered, still in shock.If Dan is still alive, then this only means one thing. Her plan has failed again and the idiot she sent to kill him is either dead or thrown into the dungeon already, but one thing is for sure, he didn't rat her out."I was unconscious and now I'm awake." He replied."Dan, what happened to you?" Astrid asked worriedly and Kathryn rolled her eyes at her."Rather than asking what happened to him, shouldn't you just leave here instead." Kathryn snapped."The one who should leave is you and I wasn't talking to you in this first place!" Astrid fired."Is this what's important right now? I heard Kai is in the operating room and is literally fighting for his life right now, but you two are still arguing with each other." Dan said in annoyance. "Astrid won't be going anywhere Kathryn, she has every right to be here." He stated."No she doesn't!" Kathryn rudely re
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