Ella’s POVMy heart was bleeding as I stared into their faces, and the myriads of emotions that swam within them tore me further. Selena had a long look that made clear that she was only waiting for an opportunity to switch positions.Michael, on the other hand, dared to carry sagged eyes with wobbly lips as if he was broken. I knew they were all liars even before the incident with David. I found out that Michael was only trying to help me because he wanted money and the power that came with it.But Andrew. I never thought in a million years that he would betray me like this. He was always so kind when everyone had agendas. I never knew that he was the mastermind.My eyes moved over their faces once more to people who didn’t know what was happening, they looked innocent. They looked like the perfect family that couldn’t wait to have their child back. But it was all fake, yet they did it so perfectly, especially Andrew…Ryker had told me to ignore them and let him handle them, but I co
Ryker’s POVI broke into a deep chuckle as my foolishness came into my face to mock me. Willow was one of them.Ella had warned me, but I refused to listen to her. I didn’t want to believe that the one I wanted to keep loving was the enemy I was searching for. I didn’t want to believe that I had been protecting the wrong person.I thought Ella was just being childish when she made those accusations. I thought she was maybe trying to get back at Willow for the way Willow treated her the first time, but as Willow stood in front of making those silly comments, it became clear.The dark veil in my eyes fell off, and I saw her for who she truly was.She wasn’t the angel I had painted her to be. She wasn’t the perfect Luna, my heart needed. She was a fraud and a liar. She was cruel and cold-hearted.“You are their accomplice in all this,” I whispered in a tone that might have sounded like a question, but it was nowhere near a question. She was the knight who went around making the moves to
Michael’s POVMy brain was working at an impossible speed. I was trying hard to think of a quick way out of this.We couldn’t kill Ella. It meant she was going to return to lay claim on her inheritance, and then there was Andrew —it was a good thing that Ella thought he worked with us. But this couldn’t last for long.It was only a matter of time before she realized that her father was never her enemy. And when this happened, I was going to go down the drain with David and Selena. I couldn’t let this happen.As I drove across the roads back to Crystal Pack, I ignored the two women in the car with me. Their conversation was baseless. They were worried about Ella’s new attitude when they should have been thinking of ways to vindicate themselves.For Willow, it was a lot easier for her to just beg for forgiveness and get it. All she had to do was pretend to be remorseful, and Ryker might even take her back, for I could see it in his eyes that he still cared about her wellbeing at least.
Michael’s POVThe look of shock and defeat in Andrew’s eyes fueled my insides as I sat on the throne and spread my arms comfortably like the king I was born to be.For a second, I couldn’t believe it. It was like living a dream that you had fantasized about for so long. Ever since the Crystal Pack rejected my father and left my mother to live with crumbs as if she was way beneath any of them, I made a promise that the throne was going to be mine.I fought hard. I planned harder and today; it was finally happening. I couldn’t wait to see the look on my mother’s face when she saw me on the throne of her father's.My fingers sizzled with excitement as I moved my eyes slowly around the room, watching the guards as they diligently dragged their supposed Alpha. The silly man who had sent my mother into exile.He was lucky I wasn’t given him the same punishment.“Michael!” David’s gruff voice cut through my moment of victory, and I turned my eyes lazily to him. His eyes flashed as he realiz
Michael’s POVI got up from the throne and walked to where my mother was with a grin on my face. I could feel their pale stares and shocked assembles staring down at me in disbelief, and it fueled my victorious walk.“How?” David whispered, the shock dripping out of him in buckets.I got to my mother and passed a hand across her shoulders. “Emily, here is my mother. Why is that so hard to believe?”“But Aunt Emily…” Selena started and then stopped to turn to her father. “You said you made sure that she wouldn’t have any children of her own… How is this possible?”David’s eyes expanded, and he started shaking his head. “No, this can’t be possible.” He got to his feet and walked to the council members who were present. “This is a trick to steal the throne from the ruling family. And you know what happens when a bastard sits on the crystal pack throne! Stop this madness you are about to do at once!”“David, you don’t have to fear. Michael is my son,” my mother said from beside me, and
Ella’s POVWeeks passed since the Crystal Pack royal family returned to their pack in shame. I knew they were not done. I knew that deep down they were planning an attack or a sort of revenge but so far, we haven’t heard any news from them since.It was almost like they had sealed the palace from other people. No news left the four walls of the palace and as time went by, I stopped worrying about them.I started preparing and the first thing I had to do was to go see Ryker.I changed from my silk wear into a pair of jeans and a shirt, then letting my hair fall freely down my shoulders, I walked out of my room and went to his study. I knocked on the door, acknowledging the guards at the door, before inviting myself inside.“Hey,” I said as I got in. Ryker was on his desk going through the files. I hadn’t seen him in days. I knew that he was worried about Willow and didn’t entirely know what to do with me. But as our eyes met, I could see through the wall of seriousness he had built.
Ella’s POV“Are you sure about this dress?” I asked as Esther swayed it before me. She nodded her head and flashed me a smile. Then she placed it on the bed and walked to the dresser where the line of beauty products sat. “I am not sure about the dress,” she said, and I frowned. “But I would be once it’s on you. Come on, get up. We don’t want to keep the Alpha waiting…” she urged.I moved from my position at the bathroom door and joined her at the vanity table. She prepped my skin, my hair, and my face. Dusting and blotting products till I was certain I looked like a clown.“don’t worry, as soon as you see yourself, you are going to be blown away!” she giggled but I could only glare at her.She got a sick idea to cover the dressing mirror for the duration of her work. I had no choice but to imagine the products she was placing on my face, turning me into a clown with the barely there dress she had on the bed. I was surely going to fit the role.“I am done with your face, now. let’s m
Ryker’s POVThe moment my eyes set on her, I knew I was doomed to love her forever.The red dress she chose to wear was painfully attractive. It hugged every perfect place on her body, causing mine to be painfully aware of her. I tried to concentrate on the food, I tried to focus on any other thing around us but I couldn’t.‘Mine’, my wolf groaned over and over again. I tried ignoring but it was hopeless.When she asked that we move to the fountain, it was a huge relief. But standing in front of the fountain did nothing to distract my eyes from the beautiful woman before me. If anything, it made it worse. I couldn’t deny it anymore.I was attracted to Ella in everywhere, but I had been suppressing it for Willow’s sake. But tonight, I couldn’t hold back anymore. My eyes settled on her lips, and I knew that if I didn’t taste them tonight, I might not see the next day.“May I kiss you, Ella?” I blurted out before the more rational part of my brain could stop me.She raised those green ey