“Alpha Tommy, do you think we are here to stuff our faces with food and then go back to our Packs as if everything is alright?” Alpha Kael questioned with burning eyes. “We are not at ease. We cannot be at ease with no insurance. You promised to get the deed and it's how many weeks now?” Alpha Balus started. “Exactly!” Alpha Blackridge uttered in agreement. “You must get the deed as soon as possible otherwise we all will be dead if–”“If something goes wrong—” Tommy interjected. “What would go wrong, Alpha Balus? Or… are you hoping for something to go wrong?”“What are you saying?” Alpha Balus asked, frowning. “You know exactly what I'm talking about.” You are the one aiming for my throat.“Look, Alpha Tommy, I am only saying this for the benefit of all of us. You know what it means for us. We have claimed ownership of a land without the particulars. When the original owner–”“And who the fuck is the original owner! Balus, are you planning to betray me?”“Don't be ridiculous! Wh
PRESENT Tommy grinned. His eyes held cruel amusement as Lucius and Damian were dragged into the fighting cage. “You are wrong. My enemies will be defeated. I will not suffer a terrible fate,” he mumbled, the wicked glint in his eyes deepening. The seer was wrong. These are his enemies and he would break them. He would make them beg for their death and they would never make a comeback. He would make sure even the thought of trying to come back for revenge will be impossible. The deed? He doesn't need it anymore. Once Damian and Lucius were dead, he would make a new one. Who would challenge its authenticity? Beaming, he rose from his seat. “Listen fighters! No rules. Fight to death!”There were booming cheers from only one part of the crowd. As if the crowd was divided. Damian looked at the crowd. He couldn't recognize anyone but in his mind, he wondered who were the ones glamorizing fighting when they had at one time desperately wanted a new world where brutality would be erased.
AMAYA'S POV When I opened my eyes, the darkness had disappeared. First thing I did was confirm my belongings. Rogues Robbery and mugging was common in places like that. I had fallen asleep while waiting for the men to completely get off my tail. It had taken a while. I never intended to sleep off. Confirming the safety of my belongings and I sighed in relief. I could hear the birds chirping, the tree branches swinging lightly, the sun setting in the clouds and for a moment, I felt a sort of peace I hadn't felt in the last weeks since Tommy took over. But I felt guilty feeling this peace alone when the people I cared about were in the reign of that tyrant. Glancing at Raze's letter once more, I continued my journey. I moved cautiously, dreading being recognized. Even to stop and ask directions feared me. I knew Tommy must have assigned men to find me. Luckily the address Raze gave me was one I could locate without too much hassle. It was a house with a red gate. Raze clearly desc
“Is he becoming senile as the day goes by or he is just being a cunning bastard,” Alpha Kael slammed stalking in. Alpha Blackridge and Alpha Balus were already present. After what happened at the gathering, they decided to hold a secret meeting between the three of them behind Tommy.“That bastard. He is suspecting us now after everything,” Blackridge fumed. Kael sat on the sofa and began to serve himself a drink. “Since he is suspecting us, we shouldn't sit idle too. Who knows what he is planning.”“What do you think, Alpha Balus? Don't you think we need some contingency plan or something?” The two Alphas turned towards Alpha Balus. Alpha Balus who had been standing quietly behind the window since he arrived finally turned. “Moping down all day won't do anything. We have to think of something fast. He betrayed his Alpha. What do you think someone like him can do to us? He doesn't even see us as his allies. He thinks he can control us now after we made him what he thinks he is.”“W
AMAYAFinally, I would be taking a huge step of kicking start my plan to save the people I care about from Tommy's cruelty. It was under 40° but I could feel my hands clammy. Emperor Mansion was still many miles away but my whole self was already a nervous mess. What if I messed up everything?“Here, wear this.” Joy offered me a cute mitten with a warm smile.“Thank you,” I smiled as I accepted it. “I'm so sad to see you leave already,” Happy whispered gloomily. Happy is sad, my brain mulled and I couldn't help a wry smile. “Me too,” Smile and Love joined. Honestly I was sad I was leaving so soon too and was sure to miss them. They were fun and cute to be around. Seeing them brought back memories I thought had gone extinct in my brain. Watching how their mother doted on them and how they understood each other warmed my heart and made me miss my mother. “Sweethearts, it's for a good course so your brother will come back safely, okay?” Raze's mother told them softly. “Thank you so
AMAYA Jaxon said Tommy was away hunting yet there were so many guards. Damian never had this many. I was sure Lucius didn't either. Tommy's distrust was really so severe as Jaxon said. I clutched the pass card he'd given me in my palms very tight. I could hear my wristwatch continuous movement reminding me I had limited time. I hid behind the pillar in the guard's rest room and waited for yet another batch of guards to roll past before I finally walked out. “Freeze! Who are you?”Fuck. I have been made. That voice… I wanted to take a quick glance to confirm the face my mind was telling me. “Don't move,” the voice ordered again. Nelly. It finally registered. Worst timing. I turned around and acted surprised. “Nelly—” “You…” she clenched, “what are you doing here? You dare show your face here after what you have done? Gua–”I stretched and covered her mouth. “You can't call the guards–”She slapped my hand and gave an irritated scoff.“I am here to save him. Damian.”Her eyes dime
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
“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
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