REX’S POVTrying not to dwell much on the topic of the attack, I tried to get the discussion to be about something else,taking into account the creation of the new market place which have been destroyed and putting more effort in training out guards to be more experience in the combat department. For centuries, there was no sign of war whatsoever so it will be understandable when very few among the guards are very skilful when it comes to handling of sword.But most of the council members are trying very hard to make my decision an impossible one. They just downright refused to drop the topic of the attack and wouldn’t trust in my words. I was frustrated but I totally understood that they were coming from a good place.I haven’t been myself for weeks and they have been handling almost all the affairs of the pack without finding out a single information about who was in charge of the attack. It’s understandable that they were finding it hard to believe me when I told them no one will a
REX’S POVMy first instinct was to protect her at any cause after everything that unfolded a few weeks ago. I dashed toward the door in alarm, turning the knot and shoving it upon with an equal amount of strength.I made a move to enter into the room but I froze at the sight before me. At that instead I realised I had made a huge mistake of not knocking at the door first. Joan stood frozen in front of the floor length mirror, clad in nothing but a piece of towel and another covering her hair. By all indications she had just had her bath and was getting ready for bed when I interrupted.“Uhh…… I thought, never mind” I stuttered. Any other person would have get out after saying that and close the door behind them but even after I uttered those words, I was still hanging by the door, my eyes never leaving her form even to blink.“Can I help you with something” she uttered after wearing off from her shock.“Actually….yes. I wanted a glass of water” I requested just to cover up and not ma
REX’S POVI told her everything. Every bit of thing that I have never told anyone, not even my mother. One single reassuring look at her I was pouring my hate out to her. It was surprising cause I never really did this with anyone, even my own mother had to press in multiple times before I tell her anything that was worrying me but here I was, telling my mate voluntary after just asking once.For years I have been battling in silence, not been able to sleep have really taken a toll on me than I care to admit. It have affected most part of my life. “And you made no attempt to correct that. Why?” Joan asked, her eyes solely focus on me, not wanting to miss any of my expression I guess.We have been deeply conversing for hours on end, with she asking most of the question while I answer them the best way I could without coming off as not enthusiastic. The night have long gone and we are roughly approaching the early hours of the morning. I was really tempted to tell her to go to bed but
JOAN’S POVI blinked then slowly opened my eyes, letting light through it. Something on the tip of my heart was really pushing me to get up, like there was something important, very much so that I was forgetting but I just couldn’t. I was too damn tired to even move my hand and my eyelids began to close back on their own accord.God I felt awfully tired, like I just blinked and then it was morning. I was uncomfortably laying down my my hand so I made a move to shift it away from under the weight that is my body but something else from above was pressing me down. A really having thing at that, made me wondered if pillows have suddenly decided to become heavy overnight.That she probably be alarming enough to get me on my feet but I shrugged it off and continued sleeping, hoping to catch a few hours of peaceful doze before someone would wake me. At least that was what I hoped for until the weight of my upper body moved. I could really accommodate the fact that pillows had decided to gai
REX’S POVI slept. I have sleep through out the night without awaken by a single nightmare. All she did was lay close to me and that’s it. She took away every bit of sorrow and burden that came with my sleep. Was that really how the bond of mates is? Going just beyond the facade and even deep into one’s emotional journey?.For the first time in what seemed like forever, I felt well rested and refreshed. Almost like a new person. When I first woke up on my bed. It took me a few seconds to realised what had just happened. To realised that I have slept and wake up on my own accord not by a nightmare. I looked around the room for any sign of her but realized she had left and judging by the coldness on the side of her bed, she has left a while ago but her scent lingers around the room showing that she have been in here.I slowly slid out of the bed, still yet to wrap my head around the fact that I had actually just slept. A peaceful and nightmare free sleep. Something I haven’t done in yea
JOAN’S POVI have honestly forgotten the last time I have felt this immersed amount of joy. He told me “thank you”. For what? I wasn’t sure but I felt like it was meant to gratify every single thing I had ever done right to him. Just that single word from him managed to be the source of my happiness for the entire day. It has even managed to get me out of the hip of embarrassment I felt after interrupting their conversation with Tyler.If the smile clad on my face as I moved toward the kitchen with the breakfast tray was not an indication of my happy mood then I surely don’t know what is. It’s crazy how just a single word from a person could make you feel all these giddy and amount of warmth inside. The entire mating stuff is crazy really but I am not complaining, especially not now.Absolutely nothing could turn my mood foul, not even Stephen and her overdramatic gestures. Just thinking about her reminded me I was supposed to meet with her today. Apparently, Iris was down to earth on
JOAN’S POVNothing made sense. A hundred and one thoughts were rummaging through my mind trying to make sense to what have just happened. No matter how much I tried, how much I dig through my head, it just didn’t make sense. The Queen is dead and nothing could have brought her back here. I have watched with my own eyes as she was lowered to the ground. I was a living witness.For as long as I could not even remember, I stood there for no particular reason. Too shocked to make a move, heck what was I even doing here in the first place. When I finally gathered enough courage to turn my head toward her retreating back, she has rounded the corner and was no where in sight. My eyes falling to the floor, just to follow the trail of blood she had just left but to my outmost surprise, nothing was on the floor. Not even a single tiniest drop of red liquid. My shock was doubled and for a moment I began to wonder if maybe I had just imagined it. Beside, nothing around me proved that a strange w
JOAN’S POV“Alpha Rex is seeking your presence right away” he announced, looking at me.“Duty calls, I guess this mark the end of our discussion” I was beyond relief for his interruption cause I knew one way or the other, Stephen was going to convince me that I saw the dead queen if I did not find a way to leave the place.“We are far from done. I will stop by your room tonight when I am done with my duties. This need to be gone through and discussed thoroughly, understood?” She arched her brow at me while pointing her finger at my forehead.I swallowed hard. And here I was thinking I had finally found a way to rid myself of her. “Yeah” I replied or more like mumbled before following behind the guard while she get back down on the bench and continue to go through the flowers. Seemed like she had found a favorite place.Wordlessly, I followed behind the guard until we are in front of Rex’s room. I had be wondering why he was looking for me. For all I could remember, I had done every bit
*Rex's POV*I stared at the other person who appeared to be a man. He noticed I was curious about who he was and finally spoke up. “you don't remember me do you” He asked. It didn't take too much of thinking to realize who he was. He was the one who attempted to kill me at the Bridge. “So this is the one that really owns the baby. He's quite pathetic for someone with a child ” I said to Gwen.Martin fumed up. “Who are you calling a pathetic person. Do you have a death wish?. Even if you don't, I am finally going to make sure I kill you properly This time” He said and brought out his gun Wich he aimed at me again. I sighed and shook my head in disappointment. “So you're going to take the cowardice way out again. You are really pathetic, no doubt about that” I said mockingly. Martin paused for a while pondering on what to say. Gwen noticed what was going on and tried to stop him. “What are you doing Martin. Shoot him now and end this finally ” She said. Martin took a deep breath and
*Beta Ryder's POV*I have gotten the answer I've been searching for. There was finally enough evidence I could use this to get Joan out of prison. “Why did you get your hands on such dirty deeds when you also had your own child” i asked Collins who didn't say anything in return. I sighed and brought out my phone to stop recording the conversation. “What is your own aim trying to help your old lover. You must be after something too” Collins suddenly asked. I was shocked to see he knows about I and Joan too. He must know me from somewhere.He smirked when he saw the look on my face. “ You're shocked I know about that. You must not really remember who I am..” he said and chuckled. I could now remember who he was. Gwen and I had visited him long ago when we were still working together. “I don't care what you have to say now. I finally have what I've been searching for. There's nothing else to worry about anymore” I said and turned to leave. Collins quickly stopped me. “Where is my da
*Gwen's POV*I had returned back home from the inn and was heading to my room to grab a few things. Everything seemed to be finally over now and Everyone that could get in my way was out of the picture. Rex's mother won't pose a threath anymore as she'll only shed endless tears on her son's death. I reached my doorstep to see the door was slightly left open. “Huh, did I forget to shut this before leaving..” I thought to myself. I ignored it and pushed the door open. The sight I saw next made move back in shock. Rex was standing and holding something that I hadn't identified yet. “what is. Going on, am I seeing a ghost or just hallucinating?” I asked myself. Rex turned to me and I could see despise on his face. It was now I realized what he was holding. He had unfortunately found the File which had the real DNA test results. “Rex..are you okay” I asked softly. He turned to me and still wasn't saying anything. My whole body was quivering in fear as he moved closer to me. He threw t
*Gwen's POV*I was in a inn with my secret lover, Martin. after taking an excuse that I had some things to sought out, I had left my bay with Rex's mother. We had fun and was relaxing on the bed. “will things go on like this forever. You And I deserve to be with each other officially ” Martin stated. I rose up and stared at him. I asked him what he means. “Rex Is clearly in our way. We need to get rid of him first and then I can claim my rightful place by your side” He stated. He was right, Rex wasn't even the real father of our baby and if I let things stay like that forever, he might find out someday. But I was scared. After everything I've done. I am scared to harm another person. “I don't know if it's a good idea. He isn't one to go down easily. I've heard of how he defeated Alpha Jerome with ease. He's too strong to defy” I stated. “Do not worry about that. I will personally take care of Rex myself. With your approval ” Martin stated. I saw it as a good opportunity to finall
*Eleanor's POV*Beta Ryder had suddenly showed up again but this time, He came with a child. It was a little girl and it made no sense she was here with him. He seemed pretty determined to find an evidence but now, he's with a child. I turned to the little girl to ask who she was. “ I'm Nia, This Mister abducted me..Those are the answers to the questions you wanted to ask aren't they?” She asked. I Petrified by her boldness and the fact she said she was abducted scared me more.“Why did you abduct a girl and decided to bring her here. Do you want to get me in more troubles again!?” I yelled angrily. Ryder was scared to see me angry. He tried calming me down saying everything was going to be okay. “I went to the address you gave me and it turns out The person that sold the cake to Gwen is her father. Left with no choice, I had to abduct her. He has agreed to meet and I'll return the girl once we get what we're searching for” He said. I Finally calmed down. A way to avenge my friend
*Collins's POV*My heart almost flew out through my mouth when I heard my little girl's voice on the phone. It dawned on me when I realized that she had been abducted. “What I this, what do you think you're doing. Why did you abduct my daughter you Psychopath!” i Yelled angrily. “You left me with no choice Collins. We'll meet and you'll tell me everything I want to know or else..you know what will happen. And do not bother trying to contact the police, you'll regret doing so” The man stated. I was so frustrated with the way he was been so commanding. “ I'll give you Two hours to return my daughter. If you don't, I'll unleash hell on your feeble soul” I yelled angrily. He had already ended the call and I was just talking to myself the whole time. I threw the phone away angrily. “What does he want. Who in the world is this lowlife daring to disturb my peace!” I said angrily. “was he here to find out something about one of the people I've once worked for!?” I asked myself. It was the
*Beta Ryder's POV*I left back for my inn. The paper given to me by the maid had the name of a shop written on it. I wasn't sure it would be easy finding the shop but was sure I will after asking around. The shop was located a little far from the main town. I set out the next morning to find the shop. After driving to the address on the paper, I Reached there and the shop was no longer there. I already expected that too. That was why I knew this was going to be hardInstead of a cake shop, there was a different type of shop now. It was now a pawn shop. I decided to walk into the shop and ask the owner some few questions. Entering the shop, the first room was empty but there was another door. I walked to it and knocked. Footsteps approached the door and it finally swung open. “Come in. a man, that looked much older than me said ” I took a deep breath and walked in.He offered me a seat and I sat down. “So, how much are you loaning ” He asked as he brought out some papers for me to fi
Over 9 months had passed and Beta Ryder was still yet to find a way to get Joan out. He visited her frequently to make her feel reassured. *Beta Ryder's POV*It's been so long since I infiltrated Rex's house. I was never able to meet the maid again. She told me there was a way to find a tangible evidence but I couldn't get it from her before the guards drove me away. The security at his house was thightened after that time and it was almost impossible to get In. But still, I found my way In without been noticed. I came in as a delivery man and thankfully, they fell for it. I searched around for the maid but no one realized who I was talking about. After a long search, I asked one of the staffs about the night the house was infiltrated by a man and she told me the maid was fired that same night. For months, I have been waiting for a Moment to meet someone who wasn't where I thought they were!. I asked if she knows her whereabouts but she told me she doesn't know much anymore. I wa
A week later. Joan was taking to court where she was to be judged. The whole pack was present so as many other people from the town.The evidences were provided and the judge gave his judgement. Joan was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. The evidence provided is enough to proof she really did it and Joan could not provide anything to prove her innocence.Joan was taking away and locked behind bars. Gwen was so happy this finally happened. She could now claim her place in Rex's heart without having anyone ruin her sweet life. *Beta Ryder's POV*I had arrived in the town days ago to find Joan, my ex lover after my wife and I got divorced. My motive intially was to get married to her so I can become the new Alpha and take the pack from Joan's cousin. It all didn't look too good when I arrived and met Everything in a turmoil. Joan had been accused of murdering someone and was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. I had to get her out of at all cost.Days after she got locked up,