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
Astrid was just coming out of the restroom and she got startled when she saw a Doctor in her ward. She was surprised to see him since it hasn't been quite long since she got checked by one of the nurses and was confirmed to be okay."Doctor?" She called and the man sharply turned to face her. He had a nose mask on, so she couldn't make out his face."Is something wrong?" She asked and the Doctor raised up a bag of drip."Oh." She muttered in understanding when she saw the bag and then she went to sit on her bed. "But I was told I was fine and it hasn't been too long since I got checked by one of the nurses. I don't think I need this if I'm okay."The Doctor shook his head. "You do need it." He replied, then he proceeded to fix the drip.Astrid was about saying something else when his voice echoed in her ears again. "You do need it."She looked at the man suspiciously, but each time he turns and sees her looking at him, he avoided her gaze. His voice sounds awfully familiar and that's
When Lucas and his Beta finally returned to Astrid's ward, Lucas wasn't pleased to see Kai with her."Everything alright?" He asked as he walked to where Astrid was seated on her bed and he gave her the food she requested for."He was here Lucas." Astrid replied. Lucas frowned."Who? Who was here?" He grabbed a chair and sat on it, Beta Drake also went to sit on the couch in her ward.Astrid then explained all that happened to him and what the man had also called and told her."Seriously?" Lucas asked by the time she was done and she nodded in reply."I'm so sorry Astrid, I shouldn't have left you in the first place." "It's not your fault Lucas, there's nothing for you to apologize for, I was the one asked you to get me something to eat otherwise you wouldn't have left me. But I'm fine aren't I, so we're good." She managed to smile."Here isn't safe for you either, are you well enough now, we'll have to head back to the pack as soon as possible. The kids will also start to worry." He
When Kai got out of Astrid's ward, he met Lucas standing right outside her door. On seeing Kai, a smirk graced Lucas lips."I see you got rejected again." He taunted."Why don't you just shut up and mind your own goddamn business." Kai snapped."Oops, guess I pressed the wrong button there." He mocked. "You should just give up already Kai, Astrid is never going back to you, the sooner you accept it the better. Take my advice and stay away from her, the one you cheated on her with and also rejected her for, what's her name again?" He tapped two of his finger tips on his jaw as he tried to recall her name."Ah!" He exclaimed when he finally remembered her name. "Kathryn." The look of anger on Kai's face was giving him so much joy."Why don't you continue sticking to her and move on with you life. Astrid is with me now and it's going to stay that way for a very long time, you wanna know why?" He asked as he took a step closer to him."I'm not going to be like you who's going to betray he
The moment Lucas car drove into the palace and they all got down, the triplets were the first to run out and greet them, but the one they ran to was their mother.Astrid got down on one knee and hugged the three of them, as she held her kids, she couldn't stop her tears from falling, she had thought she was never going to see them again."We've missed you so much mommy." Braden said."I've missed you three so much, I've missed you so so much." She pulled out of the hug and kissed the triplets on their forehead, just one kiss wasn't enough, she continued to kiss them until the triplets giggled loudly since they found it so funny."Wow. I guess I'm the invisible man then." Lucas chipped in, a pleasant smile gracing his lips.Astrid couldn't help but chuckle, although she didn't want to let go of her kids, she had to let them say hi to Lucas too. She stood up and the kids went to hug Lucas next."We're sorry daddy." The trio said, hugging his legs tightly.Lucas was only teasing them, he
When the kids retired to their room, Astrid took the opportunity to go take a shower. She was just coming out of the bathroom when her phone rang.Still towel drying her hair, she hurriedly went to the table where she kept it, seeing it was Kai who was calling, she frowned, but then she remembered him telling her he was going to give her a feedback on what she asked him about the people who saved her.She took the phone and answered the call right before it could end."Hello." She said, but got no response. "Hello. Kai? Are you there?" She asked."I am." He replied and for some reasons, her heart skipped a beat when she heard his voice."I err....Penelope and Ian already arrived, I told them about what you said and they'll be glad to come over for dinner, it's just....when is it?" "That's great, how's tonight? I can't wait to thank them." She replied excitedly."Sure, that should be fine, I'll have Dan inform them.""Thank you." She replied. She was about to hang up when Kai called h
Everyone sat at the dining having dinner, and so far, everything has been going well, but one thing Kai was finding difficult to do was keep his eyes off Astrid. She could literally feel his gaze on her the whole time, but she tried her best to ignore him, despite the fact that it kind of made her a bit uncomfortable and too cautious of herself."Penelope. Ian....in order to show my appreciation for saving Astrid's life, I'll love to know if there's anything at all we can do for you two. Just say the word and it'll be done." Lucas said.Both couples put down their cutlery and used a napkin to wipe their lips before responding to Lucas question."I do appreciate your kind gesture Alpha Lucas, but I'm afraid we have no request." Ian started. "Ever since we lost our pack, the only thing we ever wanted was to have a place to call home and a new pack to belong to, all this...Alpha Kai already provided and gave us even more than we expected, what more could we possibly ask for." He replied
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