“I have something to tell him. Please let me through!” Nelo screamed at the guards that were blocking her from entering the building. “What is the fuss all about!” Raze snarled, stepping out. “Greetings my Beta,” Nelo greeted quickly, breaking free from the guards. Raze regarded her. Recognizing Nelo as Amaya's friend, he frowned. He never liked Amaya right from the moment Damian forfeited a better gain to acquire her. “The Alpha might have allowed you to stay here because of your friend but shouldn't you know your place…”“Please…allow me an audience with the Alpha. That is all I ask…”“Whatever you have to tell him must wait till morning.” Raze scowled. “Return to your room. You cannot see the Alpha right now,” he added as he turned around to walk back inside. Nelo slided to her knee and grabbed his leg. “Please, it's important that I see him now…”Damian heard the ruckus and came out. He seemed irritated at the scene. “Who are those disturbing my peace at this hour?” He thundere
AMAYA'S POV I was hearing noises outside my room but it felt distant and because I had been trying to force myself to sleep and was finally drifting off, I wanted to allow it to die down. But instead of the noise dying down, I heard something like a foot stomping on my door. Jarring awake, I started to drag myself out of bed to see what was going on only for the door to break open and Damian and familiar faces charged in. Damian stopped in his tracks the moment he saw me. I didn't understand what was going on and asked. But my question only earned me a yell from Nelly. Now I was even more confused why they broke into my room. Damian’s gaze was on me. Cold and dark. Lyra yelled at Nelo for disturbing the peace of the house and as Nelo apologised, it dawned on me what exactly had happened. Nelo must have entered my room the brief moment I stepped out and met it empty. True, at exactly 6:50pm, I had tiptoed out of my room. I was determined to see it to the end. If Lucius truly meant
AMAYA'S POV I could feel Nelly and Lyra’s glare on me as I followed Damian to his room which was on the ground floor. I wondered if Nelo was alright. I couldn't insist on seeing her knowing Damian was probably still furious at her for her horrible mistake. Why did she have to go into my room at the exact time I snuck out. But that aside, the fact that I could have probably been out meeting with Lucius at the time they entered my room.What could have happened had I not been in the room at that moment? What could have happened if the guards were not mounted in the route I was going to take?Damian might have forgiven me for trying to run but would he forgive me if I secretly met Lucius? I bit my lips to stop myself from releasing a sigh and was lucky to look up right in time to see that we had reached Damian's room, missing bumping into his back by an inch. He pushed the door open and I walked into one of the most dark aura yet alluring decor I had ever seen. Dimly lit with deep shado
It had been over an hour since Nelo was banished to her room. She still couldn't believe what had happened–how on earth Amaya was in the room..She was sure she saw her leaving. Just how… She sighed exasperatedly and started towards the door. She had to speak with Amaya. But at the door she stalled, Damian’s glare flashing in her head. She was lucky to still be here, alive. Any other misstep from her and he'd really be sending her parking. She groaned and turned back into the room. Tommy was in prison and she hoped he would rot there for as long as she cared. One nightmare dealt with. She breathed in satisfaction as she reminisced over it. How she had tipped the guards of his whereabouts and lied that she'd seen him sneaking into the main building. She didn't think it would be enough to kill him but she knew it would be enough to keep him away for the meantime. An idea occurred to her. She rose up from the bed and walked to the telephone but on a second thought left it and hurried
BALUS PACK Alpha Balus Landrinth marched into the meeting hall where his council elders were already gathered, their arguing voices booming over the hall.As soon as he settled into his seat, the head of the elders, elder Mamont, got up. “My Alpha, this is unacceptable. Very unacceptable! We may not be as powerful as other Packs but this is a disrespect to us! To you and to us the elders and the entire Balus clan!”“Yes! Very unacceptable!” The other elders roared together in support. “How long must we act dumb, pretending not to see the insults? My Alpha, you must make a decision. We call for war upon Westwood Pack!”“Yes! They have been asking for war for a long time and it's time we gave it to them!” An elder roared. Alpha Balus' jaw tightened. He glared at the elders. “War? War? You want war?”“Yes, we want war!” the elders barked back. Dalus locked his jaw and his fist tightened. How ddre they they try to rope him into war. How dare they…“Keep silent, all of you!” He slammed
“Let's go out. Aren't you tired of being cooped up here all week?” Nelo said to Amaya after they had breakfast. Amaya exhaled wistfully. “I’m going out of my mind here already.”“Going out of your mind? why? What happened?” Amaya jerked, snapping out of her dream world. “Well, nothing really…”Nelo frowned. “Have you been listening to me at all?” “Sorry, what did you say?”Nelo peered at Amaya's face closely and shook her head. “Hmm. What are you thinking ?”“Nothing,” Amaya whispered. But the flush in her face suggested otherwise and Nelo wasn't about to stop inquiring. “Really nothing? Your face is so red right now. You are thinking of him right?” Amaya blinked, face flushing even more. “Him? What are you talking about?” She gave a dry laugh and glanced away. Then she looked towards Laura to check if she was watching them. As usual, Laura's eyes seemed to be elsewhere. Nelo adjusted in her seat. Amaya’s indirect speech was annoying her inside. She needed to know who exactly she
AMAYA'S POV Nelo and I wandered the town from one street to another. There were just many things to see and walking with Nelo reminded me of the old times back at Westwood. The times we scurried the busy markets together; either running errands for those geezer elders or getting things done for the quarters. “I miss Selene,” I said feeling a bit sad. “I wish she was here with us. Then it'll be the three of us again.”“Me too,” Nelo mumbled. Well, the first hour was all fun and lovely but the sun soon came up high in the sky and I was beginning to feel damn hot. Nelo suggested we make a stop in one of the stores and grab water but it turned out neither of us had cash on us. Laura had all the money. “Oh shit!”Helplessly we turned around to return back. That was when we realised we had missed the roads. “Tired, hungry, no money and now we are lost…” “I think we have a bigger problem–”I heard Nelo say but I was too tired to listen as I just squatted down. “Amaya…look!”I heard gr
Lucius ambled in his hotel room. He was set to return to Westwood but his last meeting with Amaya kept on bothering him. After his meeting with Amaya, he'd been feeling strange. His plan had always been to act nice and kind to make her come back to him. However , those words he had said to her– when he had grabbed her hands as she was leaving. They were not words he could fake. It was words that could only come from deep within him. He took in a breath and felt his chest. Were those words genuinely his? Was he liking his rejected mate? With Jason's arrival, he had to abandon his thoughts. “I have bad news,” Jaxon started. “Tommy will be tortured today.”“He knew the risks. If he's weak enough to get caught, he should be brave enough to take some beating,” Lucius remarked indifferently. He grabbed his button up jacket. “There’s also something else…a problem,” Jaxon began. Lucius frowned, resisting the urge to snap. He was tired of hearing problems. When was he going to finally he
Balus stiffened. Tommy was the last man he was expecting in his house. He shot Luman a look as if to fault him for having weak guards man his gates. But since it had already happened, he would find a way to quickly discard him. It was already enough trouble that he joined hands with him, what would Damian do if he found him hanging in his pack. He cleared his throat. “What a surprise visit. You did not give me a notice.”Tommy walked past him and lowered himself into the nearest cushion. “Well, I figured coming with my two legs would be the best. Get me a drink. Sweet wine preferably,” he said casually as he rested his arms around the seat. “Sure I will have the guards do that. Guards!” Alpha Balus bellowed. “They are probably deep asleep at the moment,” Tommy drawled. He looked at Luman. Then sat up. “Forget the drink. I will have lots of it to drink soon. Balus, let's talk somewhere private.”The way he was very relaxed made Balus coil inside. Did he think he was still some hot s
“Catch him! Don't let him escape!”“Shit!” Tommy dived into the nearest thickest portion of the bush. Leaves slapped across his face and his leg scraped and bumped against dry stumps that stuck out of place. As he ran, his eyes scanned for a place to hide. He'd always known losing his chasers was better than having them keep chasing him behind. Who knew if they had with him one of those silver arrows.He found one. One at a perfert spot. He broke a thick stem from a plant, flung it and diverted the direction of his chasers. Then he crawled into a hole big enough to cover his body but not his head.Quickly he gathered dried leaves nearby and covered his upper body. The men growled past and from where he hid, he could feel their strength and determination. If they had used the same energy and served him he would not be in this situation. “Bastards!” He should have killed them all. They were useless. He had never ran the way he did. Just some hours ago he was the most powerful man in t
“Greetings, my Alpha,” Jaxon greeted Lucius. “Forgive me for being a lacking servant and friend.”Lucius regarded him, along with the parked boxes beside him. Once the chaos died down, Jaxon was the first person he’d asked of. He still didn't understand how he never visited him in the dungeon the entire time despite needing no connections. He wanted to believe he was now fully on the side of Tommy. Until he heard of everything that happened. “How’s the situation of things?” He asked. Jaxon lifted his face. “Are you asking about the situation at Westwood?” When Lucius said nothing, he took the cue to go ahead. “Westwood Pack now under Craven Pack. Tommy made it so,” he explained quietly. Tommy flared up.”What? That bastard…” he gnashed. “Are you saying I just lost my pack?!”Jaxon hesitated. “The elders permitted it and Tommy had probably thought he would lead forever. He was afraid other Alphas would try to make a move.”Lucius fumed. Frustration latched onto him as much as the ange
“Amaya!” Damian called as he barged into the holding cell. But the room was empty at his entrance. His heart skipped one beat at the possibility that Amaya could have gotten hurt. Casting another glance at the empty table and seats, he panted out. He'd breezed out when an equally panting voice echoed his name from behind. He turned sharply. “Nelly?”“My Alpha…” Nelly muffled, her voice breaking. She scurried over to him. “Are you hurt anywhere? And your strength? Are you fully back?” Her eyes roamed over him with deep concern. “It’s all good now,” Damian said calmly. “Are you alright—”She fell into his arms and released a huge sigh. “Thank the goddess…thank the goddess…I thought I wouldn't see you again…” he voice shook with emotions. “What happened? Why are you here?”“That jerk brought me here. Jay’s brow arched. “Wasn't Amaya the one captured?” Then his eyes narrowed in sheer surprise. “Was it you? Did you send the key to me?*Nelly sighed softly. “The key. It wasn't me. I hat
The two threw one last glance at themselves before they each zoomed off. While Lucius proceeded further into the dungeon, Damian exited the dungeon and ran into his first obstacle soon after. A guard. He was a block away from the holding cell. “You are from the dungeon. Where are you going? Who's holding the forte over there?” the guard questioned. “The forte is good over there, boss. I will just grab a cup of water and be on my way back,” Damian replied calmly. His head tilted slightly down. “Make sure to be quick about it,” the guard said after a brief moment. “Wait,” his face crumpled and he turned around. The voice was strange. “Turn around!” he commanded. Damian stopped with a sigh. Why would nothing ever go the way he envisioned? As the guard approached him, his ears stood erect. One…two…three.He rotated rapidly, taking the guard unawares. He hooked his throat and slammed him hard on the wall. Letting his body drop heavily to the ground he advanced forward. He was about t
The eerie silence outside the dungeon matched the thick darkness inside. In his cell, Damian sat at a corner. His usual spot. He opened his palm and although it was thick dark, he was able to outline the shiny key that glinted despite the impenetrable darkness. Amaya had risked her life to bring this in. He must make no mistakes. It crushed him to know she'd go that length to help him. He heard Lucius stir in his cell and a moment later he'd crawled to the demarcation. “Isn't it time you accepted me as your only hope and comrade in this place?”Damian couldn't see him clearly through the dark but he still glanced his way. “Where do you think he would be holding the intruder captured earlier?” he asked in a low voice. “Intruder?” Lucius shot up. “So I was right!” His voice squeaked. “Keep your fucking voice down!” Damain warned. Lucius shrugged. “Well, if he was a man he'd be here with us in one of the cells somewhere. Wouldn't he?”“And if it were a woman?”“A woman? What woman…w
“You think he cares about you? Have you ever wondered how your parents died?”As Damian sprawled in his cell, Tommy's words echoed in his head. Those were the words he had said to him when he made him fight his uncle. He still couldn't believe he'd make him fight his uncle.What did Tommy mean by he knew nothing about his uncle? Tommy was nothing but a traitor and a cunny bastard. He didn't expect him to get that low. He already had him in chains and taken his Pack, what would he gain trying to create a rift between him and his uncle? He wanted to disregard Tommy's words but his eyes kept flashing in his head. Those were not the eyes of a man trying to con someone.While he was dragged to the fighting cage, he had seen someone with a striking resemblance to Amaya. A guard. It couldn't be her. He wasn't sure. Yes, Amaya was very daring and stubborn but would she step foot into Emperor Mansion days after escaping? Tommy would skin her alive. She knew that. She wouldn't dare. And so he h
“Argh!” Jaxon let out a sharp grunt as another strong hand pressed him down. Three guards in total gripped him until he couldn't move a finger. Tommy seethed forward. First thing he did was kick Jaxon repeatedly. “You traitor! How dare you! I treated you like you were worth something but this is what I get!” His widened eyes were swollen from the adrenaline rush. He stopped abruptly, panting. He swirled and his robe swirled with him. Fury latched deep within him. He shook his head and his clenched fist trembled. Jaxon shouldn't betray him. Jaxon shouldn't….He wheeled around again. “How long have you been planning this?”Blood gushed through Jaxon's mouth. A part of his right eyes was swollen from the punches. He struggled to keep the slit open. “You probably know better than me… how long you planned on betraying Lucius?” He smirked. Tommy snarled.“Fool. Take him to the dungeon! No! Kill him! He is worthless to me.”“Kill him?” The guard, first in command, queried. Tommy coiled, ann
AMAYA It wasn't just the bloke but I was already noticing the nosy eyes thrown my way. Most probably due to the guard’s uniform I was putting on and being in the crowd. I left the crowd and lurked around the path back to the dungeon where a couple of other guards were. Luckily they didn't notice anything as I joined them. Although the heavy thudding of my heart would have given me out faster. As the men dragged Damian and his uncle with Lucius back into the dungeon. I lingered for about five seconds. “Stop right there! Who are you? Show your face!” a voice roared behind me the instant I tried to move. Stay calm. They won't notice. Show the pass Jaxon gave you. “Turn around!” the voice came again. I obeyed. “What? Is there a problem.” I tried to sound as natural as I could. The guard approached me. I bent my face. I wasn't sure how effective Jaxon's tanning cream would be. Through my lashes I saw his face wrinkled into a frown. “Your uniform has no name tag. Are you one of the n