Axel's POV“Alpha Axel, what do you think about this new plan to strengthen the border of our pack?” “Although rogues have been calm for the past few years, we still have to prepare ahead of them, right, Alpha?” “The pack has been in a good shape, so you don't have to worry about the welfare of our people. Most of them have been paying the taxes quite well.” Announcements flew from every direction, and I was sure If I didn't raise my hands, they might as well go on. With my hands in the air, the generals paused, staring at me with eager eyes, “Is anything wrong?” “Did you increase the taxes?” I asked, reacting to the very last statement a general made. The same general turned to stare at me, his scarred cheeks making a strange impression in my mind. A few of my generals retired, so I had to elect new ones, but one of them has already crossed the line. I leaned closer, maintaining eye contact, “You're not answering me General Hilton.” “I increased the taxes for the pack members.” H
Felza's POV “Now where's that chocolate cake?” Axel’s soothing voice rang out and my lips curled into a smile. He sauntered into the kitchen, his wide smile brightening up the whole place. His arms were firmly wrapped around Halo, and he had this fatherly aura around him. His eyes were filled with warmth and love when he gazed at her. Halo's smile looked different as well and I wondered if she truly loved him that much. He placed her on an empty table before he flipped his attention to me, “Felza, you look dazzling as always.” My cheeks heated up and Sapphire pouted, “brother, don't tell me you're forgetting about me again.” she sat around the table, her cheeks slightly pink. If I didn't know Sapphire personally, I would have said she went for a plastic surgery. Aging looked so good on her. She looked like a brand new person. Her lips lifted up slightly as she gazed at a flustered Axel. He rubbed the back of his neck, giving a cheeky smile, “Sapphire, I was just coming to you.” “Wh
Rhys' POV“Alpha Rhys, it's been years and I think I've kept the secret long enough. Felza has a stable life in the shadow gray pack now and she's quite happy.” I read the letter continuously for a few days, and I wondered if Felza would accept me with open arms. What if she ignores me, slams the door upon my face and storms away? What if she denies me? Even worse, what if she found herself another man? What if she was married with a child? I mean, it's been four years already and I still couldn't move on. The generals stopped searching, my pack warriors included and Kiera became my only hope. I leaned back in my chair and pinched the bridge of my nose. The shadow gray pack was miles away. I wondered how long Felza had to travel in the woods before she got to the pack. Rather than wasting one more day on my thoughts, I decided to take an action, to bring my Luna back to my pack, the blue moon pack. She's been away for years, out of touch and in hiding. Letting her go this time mig
Axel's POVNever had I imagined that Felza's ex husband, Rhys, would return to claim her. It rendered me completely speechless and even made me breathless. Here I was, still trying to create an opportunity, tell Felza to lean on me, but he had to show up to destroy everything. My hard work for the past five years has been destroyed. Felza might never open up to me again, and Halo would never get to be my daughter. The rage that coursed through my veins couldn't be compared to anything. The sight of him standing before me fueled up my anger. Why was he here? What was he trying to prove? Due to the rage and the anger I felt, the only words I could blurt out was “leave” he's done enough, he's damaged her enough. I had to give her hope, make her at home, watch her change into the beautiful woman she was now, and he had to just return to take my place? It was never going to happen. I was the Alpha of the shadow gray pack. If I said his presence wasn't needed, then my men might as well t
Felza's POVI just woke up from a nightmare, but it wasn't a nightmare. It was so real, I felt it in my bones. My pain resurfaced and my bottled up feelings blew up at once. My chest tightened and the air became so suffocating. I found it hard to breathe, to stand and to even speak. I loved Rhys as hell, but I couldn't bring myself to accept him. He left me all alone for five years, but now he's back to claim something he was never there for? Hell no. Even though it pained me to see him fight with his emotions, I maintained my stand and chose Axel Instead. He could probably see it through my eyes that it was all a plan, but who cared? As long as Rhys got to leave my presence, I was willing to do anything. “He's going to leave eventually” I added softly and Rhys' expression darkened further. Hell, I missed watching his cheeky expressions, the twitch of his brows and how his seductive lips curl up. He still looked the same, hadn't changed in five years, but he looked slightly muscular.
Rhys' POV“So you're officially staying here for a few months?” “Yes” I replied slowly, wrapping my fingers around the mug of coffee. Felza has asked me to leave her alone, to get the fuck away from her, but I did the opposite. Rather than returning back to my shit hole, I booked down for a week at a nearby hotel close to the pack house. Even Axel doesn't have the balls to kick me out of his pack. I wasn't a criminal, neither did I do anything to warrant his anger. He could only watch me and try to contain his anger. I'd lost Felza's contact a few years ago. I cherished it with my whole life, but I knew she might have blocked me from all her social media handles. I couldn't get to her, I couldn't see her updates and I couldn't follow up with her. It was the most agonizing time of my life and now that I found her, I was never letting go again.Eric's lips twitched, “You know your pack members need you.” he pointed out, obviously finding my whole plan ridiculous. However, I didn't giv
Felza's POVAfter putting Halo to bed, I kissed her forehead and stepped out for a while, suddenly craving the chilly breeze of the wind on my skin. I wrapped my arms around myself, staring at the single star in the sky. I was a few meters away from the pack house; It was where I became used to sitting all these years. It was like a small clearing filled with grasses and flowers. “It's beautiful, just like you.” A familiar voice pulled a string in my heart, but I knew Rhys was gone. I ignored it and continued staring at the sky, hoping It was really a hallucination, but I felt his touch on my shoulders before he slowly wrapped his arms around my waist like it was meant to be there.A shiver ran down my spine, “Rhys?” I whispered, just to be sure, but his mouth watering scent enveloped me, giving me answers for my hanging questions. I pulled his hands away and stepped backwards, facing him now, “what on earth are you doing here? Axel asked you to leave!” I snapped, trying to keep my e
Felza's POVI'd asked him to leave and he disappeared without a trace. My life returned back to the way it was, the way it's always been and it pained me to realize Rhys never loved me. He never cared when he banished me, he never cared when I was forced to accept the truth about his mate. Why was it so hard to move on now? Why was it so hard to move on without him? He returned like the wind, but now he was gone without a trace. Like a tornado, he returned to mess up my already perfect life, leaving it in shambles and breaking me over and over again. For a few days, every night, I cried myself to sleep, hoping this horrible nightmare would come to an end. Heavens know how much I craved to be with Rhys, and even the moon goddess could testify that I was still deeply in love with him. However, he gave up on having me back simply because of a single rejection. It was my fault, all mine, but I chose to blame him instead. Halo's teacher was returning today and it was my duty to get her a
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