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~Gaston~What am I doing? I'm failing my late parents. They entrusted my brothers under my care. And I'm trying to mess everything up. Clifton is catching up on it, and I know very well that all Declan needs is a little time to piece things together, and his suspicion will be full-blown. So much that he'll have lots of questions to ask. I'm supposed to keep the family together. That's my job. With Alpha Zegulf of the Crimson werewolf pack hellbent on wedging war against my pack, my brothers and I ought to be solid, and on the same page. Not divided and emotionally unstable. But here we are. And it's all my fault. I'm the reason we all seem to be drifting apart. All because of this stupid connection I feel towards my brothers' mate.I need help, I need to speak to someone, I need answers. And the only person that can offer me the help and answers I sought is Rhen. But I know I can't go to her. Of course, Callum can arrange a meeting with her since she's now hiding away in his pack
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~Gaston~Clifton is the first to rush at the pack guard. Dion follows suit. Declan and I turned out to be the only sane ones among us. So we do what we ought to; block them off, preventing them from hurting an innocent man. “Stop this madness!” I yell at both of them and turn to the guard. "Did they say exactly why they are here?" I query as my eyes dart towards the hall entrance where a couple of my men are already packing up the gifts from the Black-haw emissaries. The poor pack guard standing before us is already shaking with fear. But he manages to let out a "no Alpha" reply to the question I asked him earlier."It's fine," I tell him. "You can go." Turning to Declan who is already awaiting my command, I tell him, "Go ahead." And he steps outside the hall to carry out his job.As he's working through a couple of mind-links with his men, Dion does the same with the Tech team. And Clifton reaches out to my chauffeur, Killian to have him arrange an emergency exit for the Alpha if p
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~Xyana~Pacing the room doesn't help calm me down. My whole senses are in hyper alert. What exactly is going on? It's been almost five hours since Gaston sent me to my room.My thoughts are still all over the place when I feel the doorknob to my room twist, and my door gets pushed open.Even though there were guards positioned in front of my door, it didn't stop me from wanting to scream my lungs out until I saw Dion step in. He closes the door and stops right there, staring at me like I'm some rare specie of human that just landed on the planet Earth, while resting his body on the door frame."Dion..." I breathed out when he doesn't say a word after a couple of seconds of silence.He squeezes his brows and walks up to me. "My Sunshine," he calls me. "Are you okay, Honey?" His palms locate my cheeks and he rubs them gently. "Tell me you're okay."I swallow hard at the intensity of his gaze forgetting for a split second that I'm meant to offer him a reply. "Xy-Sunshine." He calls me,
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~Xyana~"How do you like your food?" Dion asks me, wearing a quizzical look.Gulping down the bite of croissant I just took, I smile happily at him. "It tastes delicious. I'm shocked to see so many people in your pack. While at the pack house, I used to think the whole pack was too quiet, and I wondered if your pack truly had a lot of population as the others rumor it to.""Glad you like your food." He says. "As for the people, our pack is very populated and we have vast land. But the pack house isn't someplace everyone has free access to. You can't come there unless you have an invite. Gaston keeps it that way." He explains."Oh, nice.""Does the large number of people bother you? If that's the case, I can take you somewhere else with fewer people. I brought you here because I thought you needed to see more people.""Yes please, I love it here. It's perfect.""I know they're staring, aren't they?" He smiles and I blush and shrug. "Not to worry, they will stop staring as soon as they
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~Xyana~After finishing our lunch, we drive back to the pack house. On our way, Dion gives me a detailed explanation about the pack, how most of its lands were acquired, and how the pack was borne through his ancestors.Their lineage is a pure Alpha lineage with no adulteration of any sort.He keeps showing me various paths that lead to prominent facilities in the pack, like the hospital, library, fire station, train station, airport, etc. The Gurreo-Valley pack was indeed a sight for sore eyes. Everything is super cute. I listen to him intently as he goes on reciting more and more historical facts as we drive along. He also gives me a little intel about the pack members and how every one of them comes together to form a solid pack that is like a big family because they all have each other's back. This is one of the reasons people from other packs have no idea of what really happens within the walls of their pack.At a point, he stops and chuckles. "Now that you've made your first o
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~Xyana~I wake up to a sudden brightness in my room. This is unlike what I'm used to. Usually, I wake up before Adina gets in. On rare occasions, she comes in while I'm still asleep and helps wake me calmly after running me a bath. She has never opened the curtains, letting so much brightness into my room before I get off the bed?I blink into the light streaming into the room as an unfamiliar figure stands right in front of me. More blinks and eye rubs, I finally get a clearer view of the person standing there; she's indeed unfamiliar.Once she notices that my eyes are open, she starts blabbering at the top of her voice, almost getting me scared with her high-pitched tone.Turning in my bed, I finally succeed in blinking sleep out of my eyes. I can’t see Adina or anyone else in the room. Just the unfamiliar lady. When I turn back to look at her, she's smiling and stretching out a hand to help me up.Well, I'd thought I was hallucinating and wouldn't se
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~Xyana~"Ah, here you are," Declan calls me, flashing a fat smile as I join him in the dining room. "You missed Oona, she just left for school. And she asked about you.""Aww, I've been missing breakfasts with her for a while now," I replied, making a face."Yeah," Declan replies. "How are you, Pretty?" I shrug, "I'm perfect, Bones."The sound of the door behind us announced the presence of the other Howling men."Alpha." Declan greets rising to his feet. I did the same and when Gaston takes his seat, we all follow suit.Clifton is wearing an icy mask today. A mask I'm now officially used to; 'Fire and Ice' a perfect description of Clifton Howling. You just never know the version of him you'll meet today or the day after."Keeping her all to yourself, eh, Bones?" Dion teases."Ah, look at kettle calling dark names. Who spent twenty years with her yesterday." Declan asks. "Did you have fun with Diony, my Love?" He turns to me."Yes," I wh
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~Xyana~Once we get into Gaston's SUV. I shut my eyes and let out a breath I had no idea I was holding back all along.When I reopen it, I lean back into my seat and settle my eyes over the beautiful landscapes that I find slightly familiar after yesterday's outing with Dion.Gaston is absorbed with his phone again. Whatever it is he's doing with his phone these days must be quite important and inevitable. Suddenly, he rubs his forehead and sighs deeply like he's completely exhausted. “Are you alright, Xyana?”I turn to him with a smile. "Oh, I'm so eager to meet the pack members. I've been looking forward to this day for a while now. Thank you so much for this opportunity."Lifting his gaze to me, he frowns. “That’s not what I'm asking. Is there something you want to tell me?”I shake my head instantly, feigning ignorance, but I guess my shaky fingers blow my cover. “I don’t know what you mean, Alpha.”He shot me a very serious glare that made
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~Xyana~"That doesn't make sense." I refused to accept that the video I just watched was real. "Is that video doctored, Alpha Zegulf?" The man's right eyebrow shot up. Then his mouth curved in a smile. "Your defence is that the video was probably doctored?" He asks, pinning me with his gaze."So what do you want me to believe? You suddenly found a hidden camera, and luckily, the camera caught everything that happened. Are you kidding me?"Alpha Zegulf shakes his head, "you look so cute when you try to make your point known.""You've not answered any of my questions yet." I remind him, and he takes a deep calming breath before he replies in his usual jovial tone."The video is not doctored, Firefly. And it didn't miraculously fly into my hands. I sought for it. I needed the proof too."I slide him a cautious glare and he reciprocates with a sweet smile. "So what are you trying to prove with all of this then? That Gideon wanted to have me killed?"
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~Xyana~Nobody came to my room again after Alpha Zegulf left. Within that brief moment of being alone, I checked for the possibility of escaping the room, and as I'd suspected, it was nil.The windows are barricaded with protective bars, the door was locked from outside and even the bathroom window was barricaded.I'm so confused and speechless. Juno's absence makes it worse. Why in the goddess's name can't I feel her? What's wrong?I'm still battling internally when a knock comes on the door and a few seconds later, Alpha Zegulf pushes the door open. His presence makes me feel unsettled.I quickly adjust and sink into the bed more. He waves his hands, shaking his head. "Don't do that, Xyana. I would never hurt you." He tells me. "Don't run away from me."I simply stare blankly at him while still squeezing my frame away from him. He brings a tablet forward. "Can I sit?" He asks, pointing to the space on the bed.I shrug, "this is your house.""An
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~Gaston~It's stupid to leave my pack in pursuit of my brothers' mate. But a lot of things aren't adding up and I seriously wish to get to the root of everything as soon as possible. So Rhen, Clifton, and I left the pack in pursuit of the vision Rhen and I saw of Xyana. A vision I can feel its faintness within me, one that doesn't feel like Xyana was there anymore.But that is not something I think I should share with anyone just yet. Not until I'm certain of what exactly is happening. The vision Rhenat and I had pointed us to Xyana's location which was in the outskirts of Gurreo-Valley. I let Clifton drive us while typing out messages to one of my most trusted allies. Getting to my pack's border is a long journey of its own unless the individual shifts to their wolf form and runs the distance.Most times I wonder why werewolves stress themselves so much with cars and motorbikes when an average werewolf can run faster than both.I guess civilizat
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~Xyana~The next morning or afternoon, 'I've lost track of time,' but the next time I wake, it is already bright. I'm greeted by an influx of maids who explain that they're here to literally help me settle in. 'Settle in, how?' Shouldn't the Alpha be talking about sending words to Gurreo-Valley? At least he knows the pack I come from. So why is he sending Maids to help me settle in?I don't miss the fact that my wounds are barely painful anymore and the one on my arm looks dried up. The doctor must have done a lot with all the Intravenous injections from yesterday.And that reminds me that the healer didn't come again. I try to feel Juno again, but still nothing. Now I'm extremely worried. But I'm not sure it's wise to bring up my worries with Alpha Zegulf. It's bad enough that my wounds aren't healing as they ought out considering the fact that I'm a werewolf.So complaining about my wolf will only make my savior question my existence. Firstly, t
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~Clifton~Rhenat the witch got smuggled into the pack house by my brothers and me, while Gaston made sure to create enough distraction to keep the guards occupied.Rhen was the last witch to leave our pack after our parents' death. There was a great war between the vampires and the witches while we were still babies. The witches were killed and slaughtered. A few of them who managed to seek help from our pack were kept safe and hidden away until the war came to an end.Lots of them left after showing great gratitude to my parents by helping them around the pack. But Rhenat stayed back. She made friends with my mother while she was still hiding away, and she was the only witch amongst the others who found out what my mother was, and the fact that Gaston had gotten my mother's rare gift, as we chose to call it back then.However, things later went south after our parents' death. The battle of the supernatural is a never-ending one. Each day, various supe
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~Zegulf~I made sure Xyana was properly covered before inviting the Witch and the Alpha's Cabal into my room.I'm certain she won't wake up until the Witch is done because of the sleeping spell that would be cast on her. Ezra, Roldolf, and Thaddeus are standing close to the door while Kadila, the Witch, sits on the floor, and I take a seat on the bed beside Xyana, my fingers entwined with hers as we wait to hear from Kadila.She takes her time to attend to Xyana's wounds first as I ordered, before starting on the other reasons she came. It takes a couple of minutes before she smiles. "Her Wolf is simply hiding away. She doesn't want to take part in any of this." Kadila tells us."Her wolf is a coward?" Ezra asks from his position close to the entrance."Shh," Roldolf scolds him. "Don't speak about the Moon-made like that. Her wolf must have a reason for hiding away."Thaddeus is about to join in their conversation when I lift my hand and s
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~Xyana~"You're an Alpha?" I ask the Alpha as he steps into the car."Yes."His expression softens, and then he grabs my face and shifts closer like he's studying a particular spot on my face. "I'll help you clean up when we get home." He says simply, his gaze pinned on me."You mean your pack house?" I croak out."Yes." "I can clean up by myself."His mouth curves into a smile as he leans back onto the car seat. "You and I know that's not even possible. You're hurt, I'll help you. I'm only offering help. Nothing out of the ordinary." I dart my eyes around, determined to look at anyone but him. Settling my gaze on my hospital gown, I nod at him. "As long as you'll help with just my hands, face, and legs.""Oh, I'll help with everywhere." He tells me and I freeze, slipping him a curious glare as well. He laughs tenderly, "Just kidding." He says. "I'll take your cue, always."There is something about the way he stressed the last word that
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~Zegulf~Once the meeting with the Cabal is over, I head back to the hospital, moving straight to Xyana's ward. I get there just in time to see the Doctor administering a dose of IV injections via her IV lines."Alpha!" He bows to show his respect."How is she?""She seems way better than when she got here." He replies simply."Any improvements on her wounds?"He shakes his head. "It's healing at the rate humans heal.""Thank you for the hard work," I tell him and earn another bow before he matches out of the room, leaving me alone with my unconscious Moon-made.As soon as it is just the two of us, I take a seat beside the bed and sniff in the air until her scent hits me hard in the nostrils. Eric, my wolf, unfurls beautifully and drags forward in appreciation as the beautiful scent engulfs us. Is this what Gaston Howling experiences every single day? If it is, then why would he let her out of his sight? If I were him, nothing in this world
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~Zegulf~ It's exhausting waiting behind to hear from the doctor. I shouldn't even be seated here. I should be having a meeting with a few of the pack elders I nominated into the Alpha's Cabal. They need to know that I have the Moon-made. It should be a thing of celebration and a big blessing to our Pack. But somehow, Xyana's health and welfare seem to matter most to me right now. 'Why isn't she healing? Does Moon-mades not have functioning wolves?' "We have to meet with the Cabal." My Beta, Xavier, reminds me via mind-link, and I frown at him. "Alpha–" "Stop it, Xavier." I cut him off. "I'll go once I'm certain she's okay," I respond via mind-link. Thankfully the doctor chose that moment to step in. "So?" I snapped at the innocent man. "Her wounds have been disinfected and treated–" "Are you going to tell me, or do you need me to rip it out of your throat?!" I bark at him. "Alpha," he b
