AMAYA'S POV By now everyone was on their feet, gasping and mumbling different theories of what they thought was going on. The man staggered forward aiming his sword at Damian, gnashing his teeth. But just before he mounted the stairs of the podium, two guards subdued him. “Let me go! Let me kill this bastard of an Alpha. Let me kill the murderer of my poor sister!”Poor sister? A prickling fear crept over me. It must be his sister's bones behind the brown door. Damian rose in his seat. “Allow him.” “I said let him go!” he roared when the guards hesitated. Everyone thought he was crazy including me. This man was here for his head and he wanted them to let him through? The guards freed the man. He snarled. Clenching, he surged up the podium. He struck his sword at Damian who swiftly dodged and with his bare hands grabbed the edges of the sword. Blood gushed. My mind left me. Shocking gasps echoed in the room.“You are a monster! You murdered your own mate. You deserve to die! Die!
“Fucking bastards! Old bastards! What do they know about being an Alpha! Can any of them wear my shoes! None!” Lucius slammed angrily. Ever since he encountered his so-called mate, everything has gone from bad to worse. He shouldn't have listened to the seer. He should have paid deaf ears about finding his mate or not. Here he was still trying to figure out how to get back his darn mate that supposedly held the lock to the perfect life he wanted and these foolish elders of his were being bitches biting his ass. “All they do is sit on their high horses and make demands!” He added thumping at the empty seat beside him. Facing Jaxon, he questioned, “Why isn't Tommy here?”“I just spoke to him and he is already on his way,” Jaxon replied. “And, the chief elder is demanding you fix a meeting with him as soon as possible?”Lucius' face thickened with irritation. “What is it this time? Another of his complaints? Or does he want yet another plot of land?!”“He is complaining of disrespect fr
AMAYA'S POV “You…” he started, his voice hoarse and anguished. His fingers trailed down my face as he gazed fixedly at me. “Why did you stop me?”Funny that I myself couldn't answer this question. While everyone saw the murderous part of him, deep within him lurked pain and hurt. When I saw him grabbing onto the edges of the sword while it cut through him, I couldn't say, but something inside me felt differently drawn to his hidden pain. “Are you alright?” I asked, swiftly ignoring his question. His eyes squinted at me. I stepped back glancing around. “Your hand needs to be treated. Is there a first aid kit somewhere?”As I turned to search for one, he grabbed my hand unexpectedly, swirling me, causing my body to slam into his own. His arms reached and circled around me and his intense gaze on me deepened, piercing right through me. He leaned in. “I am Alpha Damian. I don't need first aid treatments.” His breath sent shudders down my spine. For a split second, a razz idea came upo
“What is the seer of Balus Pack doing in Westwood Pack?” Tommy questioned, scornfully. He revelled in the sharpness of his memory. What would he have done if the Seer had gone straight to Lucius? His whole plan would have been if not completely ruined but jeopardised. He cannot allow Lucius to be even an inch step ahead of him. “What do you want from me?” the seer gritted. She was sprawled on the ground and her arms tied to a chair. After Tommy's threat, she had to obediently follow his orders. “I do the questioning here, woman.” Tommy sneered. “The goddess shall not forgive you for this!” “Where was your goddess when I brought you here?” He mocked. This really infuriated the seer as she clenched and squirmed with the ropes she was tied with. Tommy laughed hastily. “That should be the least of your problems right now. I can kill you here without traces.”The seer laughed. “You cannot harm the mouthpiece of the goddess.”“Oh, But the mouthpiece is allowed to deceive his Alpha? I’
CRAVEN PACK EMPEROR MANSION Tommy strapped himself to the pillar and waited until the two guards walked past before he proceeded forward. “Behind the flower bed,” he reminded himself of his destination as he stopped briefly to locate the building adjacent to the third building after the main building just as the letter had said. Confirming that he was in the right direction, he continued walking. A few more walks and he arrived at the flower bed. Behind the flower, he sighted a white rock which happened to be what happened to be what exactly he wanted. Glancing around for any danger, he ducked beside the flowers and lifted the rock up. Beneath it lay a white paper which he took and snuck into safety again. He read the paper and chewed it up. Then he approached a servant. “You there, excuse me. I am one of the guests of your Alpha. How do I locate the training center building?”The maid pointed him to the direction. He thanked her politely and walked on. Nelo stood up when she sa
Damian chuckled softly. Why was her lips red and tiny? Why did she shut her eyes? He had been busy staring at her beautiful features and missed a chance to taste those sumptuous lips. He sighed briefly, shutting his eyes as if trying to relive the moment. The memories still lingered in his head. He almost did it. He almost kissed her. How would she have tasted? All through the night he had wondered. “Pretty," he mumbled, grinning. “What is cute?” Raze asked as he and Oliver walked in. “What is it?” Damian questioned squinting his eyes open but not moving in his position. “We are supposed to be on our way already. Remember? The visit to Balus Pack.”“You both should take care of it,” Damian waved dismissively. “Tell the guards I do not want to be disturbed.”He reclined the seat and relaxed in it. His eyes drifted towards the huge picture frame mounted on the wall. The picture of his father. A sense of awareness fell upon him and he wondered if his father was proud of him or if he
AMAYA’S POV My mate. The one that rejected me. The one that made my wolf ache for days. He was standing before me and my heart still ripped apart from those hurtful words of rejection he said to me. I never expected to run into him ever again.Nelo had told me he came to visit Damian with his Beta and I really thought he already left. It was so hard to believe I was standing face to face with him again. My wolf made a whine sound. “Amaya,” he called softly. My fist tightened. How dare he call my name with his filthy mouth. “Don't say my name…” I was going to slam back at him but on a second thought, paused. Maybe meeting him again was for the best. I could get to ask him the one question I have always wanted to ask. “Amaya…” he called again. “Why did you do it? Why did you never give me a chance? Why did you never hesitate before selling me to the highest bidder? Well, it’s useless trying to know now.”“I'm sorry, Amaya. I am still ashamed of myself. Ever since that day, I have r
Behind the window of his hotel room, Lucius stood. The town was beautiful, no doubt. He had specifically asked that his room be the one that overlooked the outstretch of Craven. The thought that he could own it all if he worked hard enough to overthrow Damian crossed his mind. But after what happened today…He took a large gulp of his drink, enjoying the stinging burn in his throat as it travelled down. Some minutes later, he withdrew briefly from the window and refilled his glass before he returned to his position behind the window again. The gathering of the cloud reminded him of his appointment that evening. He chuckled softly. It still felt like magic to him. He had worried for nothing. Maybe he should quit being an Alpha and go into acting instead. How didn't he think of it? He scoffed. She was still naive. But then her gullibility, his gain. And he really needed her to be swimming in a pool of it at the moment. His jaw tightened. If only Damian hadn't interrupted his plan… if
CRAVEN PACK DUNGEON “Please make sure to eat your meal, my Alpha.”Those were the exact words the guard that brought in his meal that very morning had said and for some very odd reason Damian couldn't say, both the food and the manner with which the guard had spoken kept on bothering him. Unable to wave off the bother, he decided to see for himself. Sighing, he lifted the plate and looked at the food. Nothing special. Same horrible choice of food as it had been. Since he got captured, he had tasted nothing that was given. As an Alpha that had fought wars and suffered a lot, his body was no stranger to torture and not getting food for days. As he made to drop the plate back, something white caught his eye. He stopped and glanced around to see if he was being watched–Lucius leaned on the cell rods with eyes shut and none of the guards seemed to be paying attention. He stuck his hand in and carefully drew out a folded piece of paper. He unfolded it and read: “Nelo is a spy. She spied
“My love, what's wrong?” Jungo asked softly. The frustration and helplessness etched in his face.“I know, the whole takeovers is toiling with everyone–”“I'm sorry, Jungo but we can't continue this,” Nelo muttered, throwing her face away. What was the need? Tommy now ruled Craven and Damian was in jail. The only reason she needed him in the first place was to spy on Damian. Jungo blinked, the confusion arching deeper in his forehead. “What do you mean, my love? Have I made you upset again?” He came closer to take her hand. Just like he had always done each time she got angry at him and always mellowed when he apologized but was roughly pushed away instead. Nelo flared up. She was tired of acting indifferent and yet his dumb self wouldn’t get it. “What part of my words do you not understand? When I said we can't continue whatever this bullshit is, I mean I am done with you! Don't you get it? You are not my type and everything that happened between us was a mistake! How can I possibl
Lyra headed towards the building the guards had pointed her to. They told her Tommy was in the private chambers. However, they allowed her to go see him there. Very much to her surprise. A few minutes later, she knocked once and entered the house. Again, to her surprise, the entrance door was unlocked. As if her visit was expected. She looked around, vaguely recognizing the house. Damian never let her enter. Although she could see the changes Tommy had made, there wasn't much difference when Damian used it. She swallowed hard, feeling a jolt of guilt at the remembrance of Damian but she shrugged it off and proceeded inside. “Alpha Tommy?” She called, meeting the empty cushions and room. She heard a sound coming from the bedroom and approached it. At the door, her heart skipped. She imagined Tommy getting furious at her unannounced visit. What if he gets furious at her and rejects her advances? She bit her lip and hoped it didn't come to that. She had asked the guards if he was on
CRAVEN PACK HOLDING ROOM Amaya’s eyes scanned the room they put her in. It had only one door. Aside from this one door, there was also the main gate to pass through. Her hands were firmly tied to the chair and three unfriendly eyes remained on her. It was obvious there was no way out. She ground her teeth and pressed back a frustrated sigh. A moment later Tommy strode in. “Bring the man out,” he immediately ordered. A hulk, over six feet tall with splitting muscles tracing all over his body lumbered in. Amaya’s chest tightened with alarm as the beast stomped towards her. He towered over her, the facial lines in his face burrowing deeply into his fat face. Awe looked at Tommy. “What are you going to do to me?” She questioned as she sucked in air, trembling with fear. “They don't like you enough, too bad,” Tommy muttered. “They won't give me what I want and you will have to suffer for it.”“I have nothing that you want! Let me go now!” Amaya gritted. “Oh yes, you do…your screams
CRAVEN PACK DUNGEON A guard carrying two trays containing two plates of dried bread and another small plate half filled with water stood before Damian’s cell. He looked at Damian sadly. “You will always be the only Alpha I will bow to,” he said, the veins in his neck surged with determination. “Don't feel bad. I am the one that has failed to protect you,” Damian told him. The guard placed the tray on the ground and pushed one of the plates towards Lucius' cell. Lucius gave him a look. “You will share the water but Alpha Damian will have the first drink,” the guard said and placed the water such that only Damian could reach it. Lucius hissed and kicked the plate of bread away. “I need no food or water. I don't deserve it,” Damian mumbled and pressed his jaw miserably. He then signalled the guard to come closer. “Did you check what I asked you to check?” he asked. The guard glanced around cautiously. “I am still on it. Tommy is very cautious and goes around with all sorts of bu
AMAYA'S POV “This is Nelo’s bracelet…how is it here?” Several thoughts had bombarded my head at that moment. When my eyes fell upon Lucius, goosebumps climbed my body and as he had tried to approach me, I drew back. “Yes, it is,” Lucius had agreed and further said Nelo must have mistakenly dropped it on her way out. He said he had called her out to ask her for ways to make me happy and come back to him as she was my best friend and knew me best. His story made sense but Nelo never told me she was out to meet him. The beeping of the clock sounded abruptly, reminding me of my environment. I shook my head as if shaking it would push the many thoughts and questions flooding into them away. This wasn't the time to doubt. If anything, I was the worst of all. I betrayed Damian. I let Lucius use me to bring him down. How could I ever forgive myself for it? My chest tightened with resentment for myself. But I didn't want to keep feeling self pity and doing nothing. Damian's eyes as he w
As the men tore the brown file apart, Alpha Lucius laughed maniacally. Their eyes registered shocking disappointment at the discovery of the blank white paper in the brown file. Tommy sneered and slammed the file on the ground. “Tell us where the deed is or else you will be dead,” he demanded furiously. Alpha Lucius continued to laugh. Now it was their turn to be filled with anger. “Traitors!” he sneered. “I will kill you!” Tommy grabbed his throat and choked. Alpha Lucius did not stop laughing even as Tommy's grip tightened around his neck and the pain traveled through him. He knew they would not kill him until they found the deed. They needed the deed badly. Alpha Kael pulled Tommy away, reminding him they needed Lucius alive if they were to get everything they needed. “Tell us where the deed is and your life will be spared,” he demanded, bending to match Lucius' height. Lucius heaped his saliva and spat at his face. “I don't know where it is,” he said with a clenched jaw. This
Early the next day, Alpha Lucius was ready to go show the Alphas the land as agreed. He was dressed in a fitted leather jacket atop dark distressed jeans. His combat boots were sturdy, especially functional and enhanced his commanding presence. Despite the oozing confidence his dressing emanated, he still felt down inside. As he stared at the bedroom door, he swallowed painfully. Normally he should be losing his patience but he couldn't bring himself to. He was going to slowly warm his way into her heart. She may be angry with him for a few days but not forever. Not when he would be making her his Luna and wife officially tomorrow. Yet it ached his heart that she would rather stay away from him than accept his love. “Please open the door, Amaya,” he begged. For another minute not one sound came from the door. “I just want to say something to you before I leave. I'm about to leave with Tommy and the other Alphas. Please open the door. Just this once.”To his surprise, the sound of
While the big meeting hall echoed and shook from the booming laughter of men, Alpha Lucius had his beauty sleep. He may be an Alpha but he knew he still needed rest and had specifically warned to not be awoken unless for an emergency. Now that he had conquered his worst enemy and Amaya was with him, well, partly, he might as well sleep the sleep he had deprived himself of for many years. As soon as he woke up, all he thought about was Amaya. When he brought her into the Alpha’s quarters, she had run into the bedroom and locked the room. All his efforts to get her to open the door failed. Sighing , he pushed aside the duvet he’d borrowed from Raze and strode to the bedroom door.“Amaya, open the door. You need to eat something at least,” he called. A knock sounded on the main door halting him. It turned out to be one of the guards who had come to inform him of the ongoing jubilation in the meeting hall. Lucius frowned. “Party in the hall? Who authorized such a party?” “Beta Tommy