Astrid groaned as she slowly opened her eyes, at first she was confused about everything until it all came rushing back to her. The man she almost hit with her car, how she had gone to check if he was okay and that same man injecting her with something that made her unconscious."Oh no." She muttered. She tried getting up, but that was when she realized she's been tied to a chair, she looked around the room she was in and the whole place was so empty and it reeks of alcohol and smoke."I have to get out of here." She panicked. She struggled to free herself, but it was useless and the more she struggled, the more pain she felt since the chain she's been tied with was silver and it was burning her pretty badly, struggling only made it worse."I have to get home, I have to get home to my kids." She cried. She looked down at herself and saw she was now putting on the singlet she had inside her shirt, her shirt was nowhere to be found.She couldn't tell who was behind this, but all she kno
Astrid was fast asleep when a bucket of ice cold water was poured on her, causing her to wake up with a start. She coughed loudly, while gasping for air at the same time."Wakey wakey sleepy beauty." The man taunted.Astrid glared daggers at him. "What do you want with me!?" She half yelled."It's time." He replied and she furrowed her brow."T...Time for what?" She stuttered, but the man's eyes were fixed elsewhere.She looked down at herself and noticed her singlet was very transparent and he was staring at her boobs The man then smirked. "Time to say goodbye to this world, apparently your demise will have to be done as soon as possible, we don't want you alive for too long.""W...What? What do you mean?" She stuttered, her voice quivering in fear.The man brought out a syringe from his pocket and used his teeth to take out the cap. When Astrid saw this, her eyes widen in shock and she began struggling to free herself."What is that? What are you going to do to me? What is that?" S
Kai and Dan were having a conversation when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, the pain slowly became too intense and he dropped to his knees, groaning in pain.Dan rushed to his side, inquiring what was wrong. "What's wrong with you Kai? What's happening?" He panicked."I don't know, I just...." He trailed when he realized what was wrong."It's Astrid, something's happened to her." He said, breathing heavily. "Something's happened to Astrid." He repeated."W...what do you mean by that?" Dan stuttered.They've been trying to locate her but it has all been fruitless, ever since she's gone missing, Kai hasn't stopped searching for her, but they still can't find her."I don't know Dan, I can just feel it, something isn't right." He panicked. "We have to find her, there's got to be a way to locate where she is, I just hope we're not too late, if anything bad happens to her, I don't think I'll—''"Nothing is going to happen to her, nothing bad will happen." Dan cut him off before
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Dan asked.They just arrived at the place Sabrina had told them to come look for Astrid, but the place was filled with nothing but trees and there was only one old looking cottage not too far from where they stood. The cottage was looking so old that Dan was having doubts about anyone living in it."Sabrina can't be wrong, let's go." Kai replied. He made to leave, but Dan stopped him immediately."Are you sure someone lives there, the cottage is looking so old, I don't think anyone lives in it."Kai sighed deeply. "Concentrate Dan. Smell, hear, there's someone in there, so let's go." He replied and they both walked to the cottage.Kai was the one to place a knock on the door and they had to wait for what feels like eternity to Kai before a woman came to answer the door.When the woman saw them, she instantly became afraid."Y...Yes, W...who are you?" She stuttered."Please Ma'am, relax, we mean you no arm." Kai said softly. "And I'm Alpha Kai."
When they returned to the pack, the first place Kai and Dan went to was the pack's hospital so Astrid could get a better checkup.They rushed her inside and sent for the Doctor.Doctor May showed at Astrid's ward almost immediately and began the checkup, when she was done, she sighed in relief."How's she Doctor?" Kai asked."She's fine Alpha, I'm also going to run some tests on her to be show everything is perfectly okay internally and if I may ask, what happened to her?" "We don't know the full story, she went missing for sometime, but with Sabrina's help we were able to locate her whereabout. The people who found her say they saw her body lying ashore, so its obvious that whoever took her must have tried to kill her by drowning her, it's a miracle she survived." Kai replied."Oh goddess, the Luna has been through so much already." Doctor May said sadly. "I thank the goddess that nothing bad happened to her, I'll carry out the test soon and hopefully everything will be fine." "Tha
"How's this your business Kai?'' Lucas fired, glaring dangerously at Kai. "Let's not forget that Astrid is no longer mated to you, so stay in your limits and don't try bossing me around. I'm also going to be taking her back with me, back to her home where she belongs.""Not on my watch Lucas, she won't be going anywhere until she regains consciousness." Kai refused vehemently."And who are you to stop me?" Lucas questioned with an annoyed smirk."Don't forget that you're in my territory Lucas, you should be the one who should stay within your limit, this isn't your pack, now don't start something you can't finish." Kai warned."Is that a threat?""I don't care how you see it as, but if you see that as a threat, then it is a threat."Lucas was about saying something when Doctor May came in and she was surprised to see two unfamiliar men in the room.She gave them her greetings before focusing her attention on Kai."The tests results are out Alpha." She informed."I'm listening.""She's
Astrid was muttering some inaudible words in her sleep, it appears that she was having a nightmare and soon, she began to hyperventilate and the heart monitor started beeping loudly.Her heavy breathing and the loud beeping of the monitor woke Kai and Lucas who had refused to leave her side."Astrid? Astrid?" Kai called worriedly."Get the Doctor!" Lucas yelled.Kai hurriedly pressed a button which was beside her bed and soon, Doctor May rushed in with some nurses, they had to send Kai and Lucas outside while she examine Astrid.When they got out, both men couldn't stop pacing around, they were both worried about her and could only pray and hope that nothing bad happens to her. It felt like ages to them until Doctor May finally came out with the nurses."How's she Doctor?" Kai asked, worry written all over his face.Doctor kept a straight face which made them worry even more, but then she suddenly broke into smile."She's fine Alpha." She replied and both men were able to heave a dee
Lucas glared at Kai before repeating his question."If you ever see him again, will you be able to recognize him?" He asked. Astrid nodded."I will, I remember his face so well." Lucas took her hand in his. "You've been through so much already, I'm really sorry you had to go through all that. From now on, you can't leave the house without having a guard by your side and I'm not going to hear any of your protest, you're going to do as I say this time." He said sternly.Astrid couldn't help but laugh, she wondered how he knew she was going to protest, the thought of having a guard move around with her 247 doesn't sit well with her, but she can't go against Lucas this time, after all, he's doing this for her sake."Yes Sir, as you wish." She agreed with a little bow."You play too much." Lucas rolled his eyes at her dramatic behavior."I'm just glad to be alive and now I just want to hold my boys, they've been on my mind ever since." She sighed. "I miss them so much, it feels like I hav
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