~Rhys’ POV~The air was getting chilly outside, and It was getting darker as well. The day was slowly coming to an end, but I couldn't get Lisa's kiss off my mind. The scene kept on replaying like a movie, seizing my breath and filling my heart with guilt. I pushed the door open, taking slow strides into the room. Shuffling sounds filled my ears, telling me that someone else was in the room. Felza turned the shower off and stepped out in a small towel, “You're back.” she smiled, staring at me like nothing's ever happened within the past few days. I swallowed hard, returning the not so fake smile, “Yeah, had a few meetings with the generals. I'm exhausted.” I walked towards the bed and sat down calmly, “Where have you been?” “With Kiera.” she walked towards the closet, picking a few clothes to wear, “she's my companion lately.” she added, before returning back into the bathroom. I weaved my hands through my hair and sighed, “You know you can always dress in front of me, I mean, you d
Felza’s POVThe sun shone brilliantly the next day, more like it could tell my bright mood. Rhys, my mate and husband, chose me over his destined mate. After discussing with Kiera for hours, I still couldn't get over the fact that Rhys chose me. It was something I never expected, something I never imagined. I'd thought Rhys would plead with me to accept her into our pack, but he was willing to take her away for my sake. Nothing in this world could explain how happy I was. I woke up without Rhys by my side. I'd thought he went for his usual morning meetings, but as I walked across the hall, I was surprised to hear small groans coming from Lisa's room. My mouth fell open, my eyes widening as I tried to process what I'd just heard. There was a man in there; soon, Lisa's small moans filled my ears, followed by familiar groans.I wrapped my fingers around the door knob, hesitant, but I pushed the door open, wanting to know why Lisa was cheating on Rhys. However, upon getting in, I was al
~Rhys’ POV~Felza has never looked so hurt, so broken and so devastated. She stared at me, her eyes filled with so much pain and misery. Her expression made my heart ache, my whole system fighting so hard to ignore her tears. Earlier that day, I'd barged into Lisa's room to claim her as my mate.Seeing the smile on her face made me cringe, but at least, Felza would be safe from her clutches. Chasing Felza away didn't gladen my heart, but it was the only way to keep her safe. I flipped my attention to her and hardened my heart, “Felza, stop pleading with me.” “Rhys, what you're doing is wrong.” She sucked in a breath, closing her eyes as tears streamed down her cheeks. Hell, that expression of hers could drive me insane. I badly wanted to hold her, comfort her, tell her it was all a lie, but Lisa and Sebastian's plans would proceed. I swallowed hard, averting my gaze, “What I'm doing is right. My mate deserves to stay with me. I can't reject her for you.” “So you want me out of here?
~Felza’s POV~In the most humiliating way ever, I was forced to accept Rhys' decision. For the past hour, I've tried to believe he had a reason for sending me away, to believe it wasn't his intention to make love to Lisa, but after his judgment in the throne room? I could tell every feeling he had for me had disappeared into thin air. After the morning meeting, I retired to my room and cried out loud, sobbing as I packed through my things. Staring at my ring one last time, I took a sharp intake of breath before placing it beside our mirror.While I walked across the hallway with a small bag, I stumbled into Kiera whose eyes were tear rimmed as well. “Felza, oh my God” she whimpered, enveloping me in a tight hug, “I can't believe he would do this to you.” Her scent enveloped me, giving me the warmth my body desperately craved for. Dropping my bags to the ground, I wrapped my arms around her waist and sobbed quietly, “I don't know, Kiera.” Rhys had told me something extremely differen
~Felza’s POV~With every step, I could tell the rogue was getting closer, nearer, I could feel it in my bones. Placing my dagger forward, I walked in circles, scanning the forest, but I saw nothing. The growls became louder, but there was nothing in sight. Just when I was about to leave, I sighted four rouges walking towards me, their canines dripping with blood. I swallowed hard, taking a few steps backwards, frightened for my life. Taking a rogue or two isn't a problem, but taking on four would kill me. I stood no chance against them. I tightened my grip on my dagger and ran with everything in me, and if I was running in circles again, I desperately prayed to the moon goddess to give me another chance at life. As I sprinted through the forest, panting hard, the growls and snarls became louder, their heavy paws snapping twigs as they kept on chasing me. I increased my pace, running as fast as I could to survive this trial. It wouldn't speak well to be killed in the forest by rouge
Rhys' POVWithout Felza in the pack, our room became empty. The memories we've had here played before me like a movie, and as I walked further, my heart broke when I saw a familiar ring right next to our mirror.I picked it up and tightened my grip around it, blinking back the tears that threatened to spill. At this point, I was starting to regret chasing Felza away. My heart longs for her, my soul as well, I badly want to see her, just to check if she is alright. I placed the ring in my pocket before leaving the room. It was almost midnight. Maids were returning to bed, generals to their respective homes, but Lisa was making a meal in the pack's kitchen. I strolled inside, covering my nose due to the distasteful scent in the air, “Lisa, what on earth are you doing?” I frowned, pulling her away from the pot, “Everyone is retiring to bed. Why are you cooking so late and why are you even here?” My gaze landed on Kiera who stood a few meters away, her gaze fixed on a book in her hand
~Felza’s POV~My eyes fluttered open, but a gasp escaped my lips as soon as I tried to stand. A sharp pain coursed through my body, seizing my breath, and slowing my heartbeat. I bit my lips, letting out a groan, as I tightened my grip on the comforter, the silky clothing caressing my skin.Realization dawned on me immediately I saw a figure standing a few meters away, the sun casting his shadow on the marble floor. I swallowed hard, my eyes darting around the whole room, “Where am I?” I asked, and the figure moved, his gaze landing on me, “Shadow gray pack” was his curt reply as he strode towards me, his steps slow and commanding, “Do you feel better? Remember anything?” He was near me now, his scent filling my nostrils.I averted my gaze, guilt weighing heavily on my shoulders, “I remember everything.” my voice trembled with emotion, pain clawing at my heart, “You shouldn't have helped me, Chris.” I couldn't bear staring at him. My heart was heavy with guilt, it was eating me up, an
Rhys’ POVIt's been said that villains have a reason for becoming dark and cruel. They have a reason for letting their souls become corrupted, their pain eating their souls up until they're left with nothing but hate. Everyone has a reason for a particular action, I want to understand Lisa, know why she's been meeting with Sebastian, but as the days passed by, my hate for her becomes stronger. It's weird to hate and despise one's mate, but with Felza's absence, Lisa was eating me up. Secretly, I'd sent my pack warriors on a patrol to search for Felza, just a clue to know she was still alive, but after days, they returned with nothing. Each morning meeting passed by with grief in my heart; she's not dead, I know it, but sometimes, only her scent would do. Perhaps her laughter or the sound of her voice. Not being with her was eating me up, but I guess I would have to make do with Lisa. She snuggled closer, wrapping her arms around my waist, “You look worried.” she said, fluttering her
FELZA’s POVAxel had a mate? He met his mate? I still couldn't get that revelation off my head as I fought some rouges. Axel had surprised me greatly; coming to fight for my pack even when we humiliated him was a great sign of strength. A rouge charged towards me, his teeth bared, as he tried to slash his sword through my neck. I ducked and cut off his legs instead. He screamed out loud and I chuckled at how beautiful that sounded. Earlier, I couldn't handle the picture of Rhys getting tortured that way. I'd killed Lisa in the blink of an eye, and I was quite surprised I felt satisfied by it. I ran towards Rhys to give him a helping hand, “You need to rest.” “Not when I have the chance to finish this up forever.” He smiled, slashing the rouge's throat. At the same time, our gaze landed on Sebastian who was guarded with a few rouges. In just a few minutes, thousands of rouges lay dead on the ground, and I even sighted a few of Rhys' pack warriors. Axel must have freed them from the
RHYS’ POVI thought I'd experienced pain several times, but nothing could be compared to what I felt now. Sebastian had chained Felza to a chair, forcing her to watch me get tortured. In the same position, my hands were chained to the ceiling, while my legs dangled freely like I was about to get executed. Even though I couldn't see them, about two rouges continued slashing my back with a leather whip with thorns, while Lisa focused on piercing my nails with needles, serving me exactly what my men had done to her. Another slash on my back and I wondered if I could really take this anymore. “Leave him alone, please.” Felza whimpered, crying out loud, as she trembled in the chair. She'd tried closing her eyes, but each time she heard me groan, her eyes fluttered open as tears spilled down her cheeks. I'd pressed my lips together, swallowing down my groans, but when Lisa pierced my thumb, a loud groan escaped my lips, “When are you going to stop, huh?” I whispered breathlessly, closing
AXEL’S POVActing on Chris' words might as well be the most stupid thing I'd ever done. Alright, alright, his idea was the best thing that's ever happened to me. I held a banquet, the most talked about in my pack and I found a woman, a stark contrast to Felza, but she enchanted me almost immediately—my mate. I was struck by her beauty, her elegance and her kind heart. Within the last few weeks, our bond grew, and I kept thanking the moon goddess for making me find her. Every night we prepared dinner together and talked about our whole day while having our meal filled with love. Diana made sure she painted my world with beautiful colors, her smile, her laughter and her encouraging words. In just a few weeks, my life changed in ways I couldn't imagine. My aggressive nature was all gone and I couldn't thank Chris more for his perfect and slightly insane idea. “Let's serve dinner since Chris is coming over with his girlfriend.” Diana's voice settled in my ears and I smiled, turning to
LISA’S POVThe plan went extremely well. Better than I could have ever imagined. While the whole pack was asleep, hundreds of rouges—which I lead, infiltrated the Bluemoon pack. We killed a few pack warriors and kept the others chained in the dungeon, and that was just the beginning of their nightmare. Rhys had no idea what's gotten to him when he saw me. He looked shocked, perhaps by my sword dripping with blood, or with the fact that I was back to take what truly belonged to me. A day like this was perfect, perhaps the most perfect day I'd had in a few years.It felt like being on a rollercoaster, listening to the screams of the same pack warriors who made my life miserable. Picking between Rhys and his family wasn't actually a problem. I knew my rouges would get them captured before they got any far and so, I spent my time with Rhys in the dungeon. I had him chained on the wall, his legs and hands set aside like he were hung on a cross. I picked up a dagger, my favorite dagger, a
FELZA’S POV“We shouldn't have left him behind.” I whispered, as we walked through the woods. We'd managed to leave the library, but I could still feel someone on our tail. I tightened my hold on Halo, as we made our way foward, “I wonder what they're going to do to him. We have to go ba—”“No!” Eric snapped, turning to face me. His brows were furrowed deeply as he said, “I care for the Alpha, but your safety matters as well. As soon as we get to Vanessa's, we'll think of a plan to get him out of there.” He seemed sincere, but there was a chilling glint in his eyes when he gazed at me. I swallowed hard and nodded, hoping the moon goddess would keep my husband safe. Halo tightened her hold around my neck, sniffing as a few drops of her tears caressed my skin, “would father be fine? We still have a memories to fill, to make. He's coming back right?” Unsure of the answer, I nodded slowly, “He will come back.” I assured Halo, or maybe I was assuring myself as well. We walked for a few mo
RHYS’ POV“Rouges” “Rouges” They were definitely behind Nora's death. Eric took slow strides towards me, “they must have used the secret entrance to sneak in at night.” And only Nora could have given them the exact spot of the secret entrance; it explained why Sebastian tortured her to death. I balled my hands into fists, anger surging through my veins. I weaved my hands through my hair, gritting out, “we have to kill them all.” “Or you have to get your family to safety. They're taking over the entire pack house. They've killed almost all our men. They infiltrated the pack at night. If we fight against them, we would lose our lives.” For the first time, I felt the urge to punch Eric in the face for being a coward. “You expect me to leave the pack house in ruins? Fleed just because I want to be safe?” “You have a daughter. She's only four; do you want her to live without a father?!” Eric yelled back, his eyes glistening with tears. He ran towards the door, locked it up and faced me
FELZA’S POVIn the last few days, I'd never seen Rhys in such a dejected shape. For hours he kept staring at Nora's room, perhaps wishing she would open up the door and jump in his arms—but she didn't. He did it continuously, walking across the hallway to come to a stop in front of her room. It's been a few days, but Rhys couldn't take the news of Nora's death. Even her parents. Vanessa had refused to bury her, hoping she would sneeze and yell “momma” Her body was still preserved, but Rhys stood on having her buried. He was meant to be at his morning meeting, but here he was, staring at Nora's door with longing in his eyes. It hurt me to see him that way, but I knew how much Nora meant to him. Even with the few moments my daughter and I spent here, I could tell he loved her as much as he loved Halo. Perhaps even more. I cleared my throat and placed my hand on his shoulder, “you should be having your meeting, Rhys.” “The pack is fine.” His hoarse voice rang out, clenching my heart. I
RHYS’ POV“This is for you.” I placed some meatball on Halo's plate, watching as her cheeks flushed red, “thanks, dad.” she smiled, slowly reaching for her fork to begin eating breakfast. Felza had volunteered to prepare breakfast for everyone today, stunning Vanessa for a few seconds. Her gaze lingered on Felza for a while, “I'm yet to have a taste, but I'm sure this would taste heavenly.” She commented, and Felza smiled brightly, “then I hope everyone enjoys it.” I picked up my fork, but I noticed the absence of my second daughter, Nora. Her space was vacant, and Vanessa seemed to be aware of it. I frowned slightly and flipped my attention to her, “where's Nora? It's unlike her to be late for breakfast.” I said, watching as Vanessa slowly placed a meatball in her mouth. She wiped her mouth and leaned backwards, “we had an episode last night. She still refused to tell me about her supposed mate.” “And?” “She's probably sulking, still upset from what happened last night.” She conti
LISA’S POVDragging witches to Sebastian's presence seemed to be my job today. Sebastian kept killing them to satisfy his bloodthirsty urge, snapping their necks just because they enraged him. I hate to admit it, but I felt some kind of pity for them. He was just about to kill another because she refused to speak to him. And when she did, Sebastian smiled brightly at the gem he'd just found. He walked around her, circling her like a desperate predator, “I've been capturing your kind for the last few years, but no one's ever given me the answer and the solution I truly desired. With you, I can tell that my victory is near.” he raised her chin to gaze into her eyes and she smirked, “Since it's nearly midnight, we should proceed now.” Her voice was soft, but the chilling glint in her eyes couldn't be compared to another. She was just like me, slightly different in her own ways. I leaned against the soft cushion and tapped my feets on the ground, watching the interaction between Sebasti