I tossed and turned in bed throughout the night due to a series of nightmares. Just before dawn, I started dreaming again and found myself deep in the forest. It was an unfamiliar territory.
I was walking in my nightgown when I heard someone call my name behind me. I stopped in my tracks and slowly turned my head to see Luther walking toward me.
To my surprise, he was wearing a soldier's uniform. I waited for him as he walked up to me.
"Luther, why are you wearing a soldier's uniform? Have you become a soldier?" I asked with surprise.
He looked at me with a smirk and said, "I am not a soldier, I am just wearing it because of you," he replied.
"Because of me?"
"Yes, because of you," he reiterated.
"Why because of me?" I asked as my brows creased with a confused expression.
"Because I will always be with you to protect you," he replied.
"Protect me? Do I look like I need protection let alone you protecting me? I am not your wife or girlfriend, so, stop being delusional! Before you think of protecting me or anyone else, I will strongly advise you to focus on yourself and work on yourself to be a better person!" I snapped.
"Why should I work on myself? I am the first son of Alpha Don. I will soon take over the leadership of the Shadow Pack as the Alpha when I turn eighteen. I am perfect the way I am," he said with a smile as I rolled my eyes.
"I have been well trained for my leadership role, so, I am perfect to be the Alpha of the pack. I certainly don't need to work on myself, so, stop talking trash!" he said with an angry tone of voice.
"Well, even though you may be well trained and qualified as the Alpha of the pack, you need to still work on yourself, especially your attitude which is very awful," I replied.
"What is wrong with my attitude? I am brave and strong and everyone respects me. No one dares challenge me!" he bragged.
"That is the problem you have, and that is one of the reasons I told you to work on yourself. You are so rude, arrogant, bad-tempered, conceited, and bossy. You are just so full of yourself, and I must say that I detest such attributes with a passion," I said with anger.
"You must be delusional. I don't think that I have any of the attributes you have mentioned except being bossy which I think is a very important attribute since I am going to succeed my father," he said with a grin.
"If I am not bossy how would my subjects respect me when I become the Alpha? So, stop talking trash if you have nothing reasonable to say!" he snapped. I was silent for a moment as I gazed at him with disgust.
"I should have known you can never change! I wonder why you stopped me. If you have nothing better to say, I am leaving," I said as I turned and started walking away.
Luther suddenly grabbed me by the wrist and drew me back which made me stumble. I turned around to face him and glared at him.
"How dare you pull me like that? Have you lost your manners?" I said angrily.
"And how dare you try to walk out on the future Alpha?" he retorted with an angry expression.
"Don't be stupid! You are not yet the Alpha, and even if you are, you have no right whatsoever to drag me like that!" I fumed with anger.
"I am 17 years old, and in a couple of months, I will turn eighteen and become the Alpha. You little brat, you have the temerity to insult the future Alpha?" he asked with an incredulous expression as he grabbed my arm and twisted it back.
"You are just a year older than me. Stop talking like a fool. You are hurting me, let go of my arm!" I yelled in pain.
"No, I will not let go of you till I make love to you. Although you are a very stubborn girl, I must admit you are very pretty and I find you very attractive," he said as he gazed at me.
"You are unarguably the most beautiful girl in the pack and when I become the Alpha, I intend to make you my Luna," he said with a smirk as he twisted my arm again causing me excruciating pain.
"Luther, you are hurting me! Leave my arm! Even if it turns out that we are mates, I will reject you! I hate you with a passion and I can never be your Luna!" I seethed with anger as he looked at me with amusement.
"If you think I will ever accept you as my mate, then, I must say that you are hallucinating cos I can never be yours. You cruel conceited fool!" I snapped.
Luther's face flushed as his brows creased in anger. He suddenly pushed me and I fell to the ground. He quickly lay on top of me and started tearing my dress.
"No, Luther, please, don't do this!" I cried as tears streamed down my face.
"Shut up! You are mine and you will always be mine. I will make sweet love to you and I promise you that you will enjoy every bit of it!" he said as he began to laugh maniacally.
I felt him tug at my panties and tore them with a swift movement. Suddenly, I felt him penetrating me and let out a scream which reverberated in the forest. Luther's face was just an inch from mine as he gazed at me lustfully.
"You belong to me alone! You are mine forever! You will be my Luna and no one else will have you cos if you reject me and try to leave me for somehow else, I will kill you!" he yelled.
Suddenly, his eyes turned red, fangs shot out of his mouth and two horns shot out of the sides of his head. He looked like a monster and I was petrified as my eyes widened in horror.
All of a sudden, he let out a loud growl and sunk his teeth into my neck, and bit me hard. I let out a scream as I woke up with a start.
I felt a hand tap my shoulder and turned my head to see my elder brother, Martin sitting on the bed beside me with a confused and worried expression on his face.
"Whitney, what happened to you? Your head is swollen and you have bruises all over your body. I have been watching you turn and toss in your sleep, and I have been trying to wake you but you were fast asleep. What happened to you? Why all these bruises on your body?" he asked with concern.
I was silent for a moment as my eyes swept over him from his ginger hair, grey eyes, plumb lips on a broad face, down to his muscular shoulders and broad chest. He was wearing blue pajamas with black stripes.
"I had an accident," I replied feebly.
"An accident? What sort of accident could make you look like this?" he asked in disbelief.
"You know it rained last night. I got caught in the rain when I was on my way back to the house and I started running. Unfortunately, I hit my leg against a stone and tripped," I paused as I was overwhelmed with guilt for lying to him. I saw a deep sadness in his eyes.
"I fell and hit my head against a stone which is the reason why my head is swollen," I lied as my brother stared at me in bewilderment.
"You mean you got all these injuries from a fall?" Martin asked in disbelief. "Yes," I replied guilt-ridden. *********** Martin's POV For some reasons I could not fathom, I sensed that she was lying. Perhaps, it was true that she got the swollen head from hitting her head against a stone but I couldn't understand why she has the bruises. Aside from that, there was a kind of deep sadness in her eyes. "Whitney, I will be honest with you. I don't believe you. I perceive something bad must have happened to you, nonetheless, I will not coax you to tell me," I paused as I gazed at her. "Whenever you are ready to talk, I am always here for you. I have got your back anytime. You have to get up now and go and start your morning chores. You are way past your waking time," I said as I got up from the bed. *********** Whitney's POV "What is the time?" I asked. "It is a couple of minutes after six." "Oh, my goodness!" I exclaimed as I flung from my body the bed sheet which I
I stumbled into Luther's room as my eyes widened with shock. I watched as he turned the key and locked the door. He then put the key in the pocket of his pajamas. In a split second, the shock on my face disappeared and was replaced by intense anger. "How dare you drag me into your room and lock the door? Are you out of your freaking mind?" I yelled with rage."Well, it's better and safer for us to talk inside my room, especially as regards what happened yesterday," he said with a smirk."You must be very stupid to say that! I have nothing to discuss with you! Will you open the door and let me out this minute before I start yelling?""Hahaha...you can yell for all I care but I will not open the door. I must tell you that you are at my mercy cos the door is soundproof so even if you yell or scream, no one will hear you, not even my mother in the room before mine or my younger brother in the next room," he said smiling sheepishly as I looked at him with horror. "My parents doors and th
After a couple of minutes of mopping the floor, and as I mopped past Lilian, Luther's sister's door, her door suddenly swung open. I turned to look at her and we gazed at each other for a moment. My eyes swept from her curly blonde hair, thin lips, big eyeballs that seemingly look too far apart, and a somewhat crooked nose down to the beautiful expensive looking pink linen lingerie that she was wearing. My eyes finally rested on her beautiful long legs for a moment before sweeping back to her face. Overall, she was just plain looking and can't be called pretty. I think her most beautiful features are her hair and legs. Although she is 15 years old and I'm a year older than her, she was slightly taller than me. I saw the look of surprise on her face before her lips twisted in a smirk. I knew that she was going to ask me about what happened to my face, so, I quickly averted my eyes to the floor and continued cleaning. Suddenly, Lilian roared into hysterical laughte
Lilian looked horrified as she stared at me. What just happened seemed like a dream to her which made her blink her eyes several times to be sure she was not dreaming. Reality stared at her in the face as she watched my back as I mopped the floor. She seemingly couldn't believe that I could talk to her like that. She has always taunted me right from our childhood and I have never talked back at her. Today was the first time I would challenge her and even went to the extent of grabbing her by the chin. *********Lilian's POVOn impulse my hand went to my chin. I touched it and winced in pain. The bitch has injured me. What could have happened to her that gave her the nerve to challenge and grab me? I wondered. She has always been scared of me and I know how she always avoid me like a plague. I think something terrible must have happened to her to give her that effontery to confront and physically assault me. I need to be careful with her before she does something worse to me,
After I had finished my morning chores, I went to do Lilian's laundry. After that, I went to my room to shower and changed into a flowery blue gown. I felt very tired and weak. My body was still aching and the headache had intensified. I need to take some medication and have bed rest but I don't have any medication. I sat on the bed and put my hand on my head. I began to rub my forehead as I groaned in pain. Suddenly, I remembered that my brother told me to come to see him for some medication.I was feeling too sick and weak to go and see my brother. Besides, I didn't want to run into Luther. I have not seen him since I escaped from his room. The best thing was to call my brother on the phone. I picked up my dumbphone from my reading table and dialed his number. I listened to the phone ring and after a couple of seconds, he answered my call. "Hello, Whitney, are you done with your morning chores?" Martin asked."Yes, I am done.""Okay. How are you feeling now?" he asked with concer
For a moment, Luther stared at Martin and was seemingly speechless. Luther glanced at me and I had a wry smile playing across my face."Luther, have you suddenly gone dumb? I just asked you a question. What are you doing in my sister's room?" Martin asked as he dropped the first aid kit on the bed, walked up to him, and stood before him. He glared at Luther who was visibly jittery. I couldn't help comparing the two of them. Martin's short ginger straight hair was a sharp contrast to Luther's dark curly hair. Martin was slightly taller than him and a bit more muscular. He was 18 years old, just a year older than Luther. I did not doubt that if they should fight, my brother would beat the living daylights out of him. Nonetheless, I believed that he would not fight him cos of the consequences he is bound to face in the hands of the Alpha and Luna. They doted on their son as well as their other children and Martin knows that."I saw her this mor
I slept like a log till late in the evening before I woke up. I immediately realized that I felt much better as the headache had stopped and my high body temperature had gone down.As I lay on my bed staring at the ceiling, I started thinking about my life. I have been abused by Luther in the most violent way I could never have imagined. I never liked him before and now that he has defiled me, I hate him with so much passion. I wish with all my heart that I never set my eyes on him again for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, that is impossible as I and my family are members of his father's pack and even worse we are all servants in his house. For how long will I and my family remain servants in this house? I pray it won't be for a lifetime cos I deserve some happiness as well as members of my family. I and my family members have suffered too much. I need to do something to change our situation but what can I do? I am just a poor young girl without anything to my name. For
For six days I was under the weather, and I didn't leave my room. My father told me he had spoken to the Alpha on phone concerning my condition cos he traveled, and he accepted his request for me to have bed rest and not work till I fully recover. My parents came to see me every morning for the six days I was on bed rest. On the second after the first day, they came with my brother, my father brought some herbs and gave me to apply to my injuries but I refused to take them.I told him that the antibiotic ointment that my brother gave me is working fine and my injuries are healing fast therefore, no need for the herbs. He complained that the herbs are better but I remained adamant. When he realized that he couldn't convince me, he reluctantly accepted.However, he gave me some concoction drink in a bottle made from herbs. He told me to drink it every night before going to bed. According to him, the concoction was to heal and strengthen me faster. As for my brother, he was always th
WHITNEY'S POV As soon as I returned to Luther's father's house, I sent my brother to Luther's house to bring Jason to me. When he returned with my son, I carefully examined him to be sure that Jaya had not done any harm to him. After a thorough examination, I didn't find any reason to be worried and I was relieved. I was so emotional and exhausted and couldn't go back the following day after the battle with Luther and his warriors. When Alpha Vicker called me on the phone, I narrated all that happened to him and he was shocked. He was happy that I survived and Jason is safe, however, he was elated that Luther is dead. Alpha Vicker told me to stay as long as I want in Montgomery since Luther is dead and I have had my revenge against all those that hurt me. My parents and my brother told me they were among the crowd during the battle. They said they saw me levitating and they were gobsmacked. They couldn't come to plead on my behalf because they were scared Lu
After some minutes, Luther ordered his warriors to ceasefire until the sorcerers subdue Whitney's power in order not to waste the bullets. Meanwhile, Jaya, Luther's Luna was among the crowd and has been watching Whitney. From where she stood, she tried to use her power to subdue Whitney's power and kill her but it did not affect her. She made several attempts but it was futile. It dawned on her that Whitney was so powerful and her power was no match for hers.As she realized that there was nothing she could do to Whitney, she decided to go after Jason and kill him. She turned around and started walking briskly to Luther's father's house. She got to the gate and told the security guard to open the gate. He greeted her respectfully as Luther's Luna and quickly opened the gate. Jaya walked through the gate and stood in front of the mansion. She started reciting incantations and commanded everyone in the house to fall into a deep sleep. Then, she turned around and saw t
Whitney was filled with rage as she stared at Luther and his warriors. After some seconds, she commanded a wall of fire to surround her for protection. Instantly, a circle of fire surrounded her. Her feet left the ground and she started levitating. Luther and his warriors stopped laughing abruptly. They raised their heads and stared at Whitney with a mixture of shock and awe as she hovered in the air. The sorcerers were also taken aback and they gazed at Whitney with disbelief. Whitney stretched her arm toward Luther's father's house and commanded the spell cast on everyone in the house to be broken. Then, she averted her gaze to look at Luther, his warriors, and the sorcerers who were all beneath her as she hovered above them. For some seconds, she glared at them as her eyes burned with anger. "Luther, I could have killed you some months ago when you attacked me and tried to take away my son but I felt sorry for you and spared your life despite all the pains and trauma you cau
Before Whitney went to bed at night on the day she arrived at Montgomery, she spoke with Alpha Vicker several times on the phone and he told her to be very careful for the one week she will be staying in Montgomery. The following day, Whitney gave her family the things she bought for them and they were elated. She got acquainted with Venus, her brother's mate, and her two kids loved her. Whitney's kids also loved Martin and her parents and they all doted on her kids. The fact that Jason was Luther's biological son coupled with his uncanny resemblance to him didn't make Whitney's family treat him differently from her other kids. He was loved by all of Whitney's family. Since Whitney's battle with Luther and his warriors, she spoke to her brother and parents several times on the phone but didn't tell them about her supernatural power and how she used it to deal with Luther and his warriors. Whitney felt it was time she let them know about her supernatural power and al
WHITNEY'S POV I was drifting in and out of sleep as we drove to Montgomery. From time to time, we stopped and I bought snacks and drinks for my kids and everyone in the car as well as for the people in the Mercedes Benz. I spoke a few times throughout the journey cos I was lost in thoughts. I thought about how my family lived in poverty right from when I was a child and all the significant things that happened during my childhood. I thought of when Luther raped me and the series of events that happened after that to when I ran from Nashville and met Alpha Vicker. Although most parts of my life were turbulent, I am grateful that my life has changed significantly and I'm now happy and at peace. As I'm now living a blissful life, I also want my parents and brother with his family to live comfortably and happily. One of my main plans is to buy a house for them in Nashville and take them from Montgomery. I intend to also set up any business of their choice for them. After a
SIX MONTHS AFTER WHITNEY'S POV On a weekend, six months after sparing Luther's life and a month after Jason turned seven, and had a grand birthday party, I was sitting on my bed in the room and I was packing my bags and my kids' bags. The time was 8:30 am. I was going back to Montgomery with my three kids after seven years of living in Nashville without seeing my parents and my brother. Rachel, my kids' nanny was dressing my kids up in their room and Alpha Vicker went to the parkhouse very early in the morning to resolve an issue. I decided to return to Montgomery after much pleading from my parents and brother soon after the battle with Luther and his warriors. I felt I have been on self-exile from Montgomery for too long and it was time for me to visit my family. After so much pressure from my family to come to Montgomery, I made up my mind to go. However, when I told Alpha Vicker that I want to go to Montgomery with the kids to see my family, he vehemently refused.
WHITNEY'S POV The full moon and stars in the sky illuminated the whole place and the pole lights on both sides of the highway shone brightly making me see everything clearly. The smell of charred bodies filled the air as I watched Luther's car burn with fury in my eyes. I thought Luther was in the burning car and didn't know that he fell out of the car into the ditch and lost consciousness. After a couple of minutes of gazing at the burning car as I was still levitating, I turned around to look at the charred bodies and bones of the warriors burnt to different degrees. All of them were dead. As I gazed at the horrific scene, tears welled up in my eyes and I became very emotional. With all the strength I could muster, I banished my emotions. I descended till my feet touched the ground and walked slowly to Luther's burning car. I stretched my arm toward it and commanded the fire to go off. Instantly, the fire went off and everywhere was filled with smoke. I
Whitney was filled with rage as she sped down the well-lit highway due to the pole light. Aside from that, the full moon's pale light illuminated the whole place. She drove past a few cars that had parked by the side of the highway due to the storm and the thick fog which had worsened. Considering how severe the storm and fog were, there was no way anyone could drive in the weather which made Whitney to be a little bit relaxed cos she believed Luther must have parked by the side of the road. As Whitney drove, she saw various items on the highway such as shrubs, grasses, cans, and other things blown by the wind, and on both sides of the highway, there were fallen trees that had been uprooted by the fierce wind. After driving for about thirty minutes, it struck her that she doesn't know Luther's car and she became worried and confused. Just then, she looked ahead of her and saw the convoy of four SUVs that followed Luther's car. The cars were all parked by the sid
For some seconds, Whitney and Alpha Vicker cuddled before they disengaged. "Why were you unconscious?" Whitney asked with curiosity. "Luther and I fought fiercely and he hit me with that sculpture on the floor, and I fainted," he said as he pointed at the sculpture. "Oh my goodness! He could have killed you. Luther is such an evil man. He wants Jason by all means. Unfortunately, he will never have him as long as I live," Whitney said with anger in her eyes."Thank goodness that he didn't kill me. I'm okay. I don't feel any pain," he said as he touched the part of his head that was bleeding. "You don't feel any pain because I healed you before reviving you," Whitney said. "Wow...I didn't know that. Anyway, thank you," he said with a smile as he patted her cheek. "You are welcome," she said as she smiled back at him. "My Luna, hurry up now and revive all my injured warriors and go after Luther and bring my son," he said. "I will but I can only revive those that are still alive.