AVA:Tears I didn't know were there, streamed down my cheeks and I was forced to clean them, so I could see well.I staggered to my feet and stormed out of Damien's chamber.I decided that I was going to get my mother to a state of reasonableness, then battle with how to clean up Damien's mess without it affecting my mental health.On my way to one of the guest rooms, where I was going to look for my mother or rather, my parents because I needed to ask my father to convince his greedy wife. That's if they were not both greedy. I saw Aria and I hid behind a door.I didn't want to pour my sorrow and aggression on the poor child who would obviously be demanding that I make her a dessert.I quickly rasped a knock on the door of a particular room and immediately it was opened, I rushed in and went down on my knees."Mother, father. I beg of you both to exercise a little patience. I will get the gold by next week. You don't have to stay here to get it. All you have to do is go home and I'll
ALPHA KING LEO:The moment Ava came to me with a tear-stained face, I had wanted to destroy whoever did that to her.After I heard her side of the story, I had smiled because this was nothing I couldn't handle.Being an Alpha King wasn't as easy as it looked. I've had cases of people either trying to frame me up or trying to blackmail and I had made sure to shut them up forever.There was always two sides of the coin and I didn't fail to use that fact to my advantage.I used only one method which was to find a speck of equal dirt on that individual and use it against them.But Ava, I wasn't sure how to go about her challenge yet..."Please help me. Damien wants me to get him on your good side and I certainly don't know how that's possible." She cried. Women when under pressure usually cried and Ava wasn't an exception.Somewhere deep in my heart, I suspected that this was a trap Damien wanted to use in knowing how close I was to his mate.If he had sent her here, then it meant that he
AUTHOR'S POV:Audrey clung to Damien like a second cloth."Come on. I'll be back to finish off where I started. I just have to go for a while. Ava has already secured the victory, there's nothing to fear." Damien whispered in Audrey's ear. They had just finished having a steamy intimate session and now Audrey wanted more."I can't wait to be Luna. I can't wait to do all this for you and more." Audrey whispered back and then went ahead to kiss him."Please make haste and achieve all you can with her. I can't wait for you to kick her out while I step in." Audrey continued."Yes, yes. She has but a little while before she gets kicked out. I wonder why the Moon goddess had to mate me with someone like her. She's fat, ugly and to top it all, she's got no womb." Damien made a disgusted face and chuckled when his eyes met Audrey's.They both chuckled at the thought of it."We don't have to talk about her all the time, do we? You've got to get prepared for the panel, and this time, don't forg
AVA:I must have looked so good in my garments because, even Damien commented that I had dressed too sharp and nice for the occasion.It wasn't my fault. I was celebrating while he was mourning.The panel in this place consisted of Alphas from the east, west, north, and south. They sat according to their level of education and knowledge of the pack's law.Everything and everyone was so organized, except for one person who was not present. Alpha Leo was not there and I wondered why.He was so enthusiastic about coming here yesterday that we had celebrated our victory over a glass of wine, and now, he wasn't here. Something was definitely wrong somewhere."Looking for the Alpha King?" Damien sneaked up on me and I almost jerked up.Within seconds, I relaxed and reclined back into my seat."You scared me for a moment. Yes, I was searching with my eyes. He is the person to give the verdict." I said, trying to sound reasonable at the same time, unsuspicious."Sometimes, things don't just g
AVA:Panting, I arrived at Leo's place, only to be informed that he had been admitted to the Blood Crescent pack clinic."Where is Alpha King Leonard?" I questioned, my heart beating as fast as a racing cheetah.No one answered me. The servants seemed to be too busy to care. They were busy with their schedules and work.Seeing that no one paid me any attention I went ahead to grab a basin filled with water, with which a servant was using to clean a surface and then I poured it all over the place.That way, everyone turned to face me."I am the Luna of Blue Crest pack. I am fucking royalty and you all should treat me as such!" I screamed at the top of my voice and every one of them within my space trembled.I sense that Alpha King Leo might not be here or worst still, Ethan, his beta might not be here or one of them would have shown up while I threw a tantrum."Now, someone who knows where the Alpha King is, should kindly tell me, okay?" I was finally getting back my senses.What made
AVA:I woke up to the sound of birds chirping and some singing sweet melodies to my ear. Everything around me screamed beautiful nature.I didn't bother jerking up. All I wanted to do was live in the moment and take in the beautiful pieces nature was trying to put together.I shut my eyes and inhaled deeply. This could be nothing but a dream because my life hasn't been so peaceful for years now."Oh, you're awake." I heard that one voice I was dying to hear. It was him, Leo. I could recognize that voice even from the land of the dead. I knew his voice by heart."Where am I?" I questioned, gently sitting up. When Leo observed that I was sitting, he held my hands in a form of aid."Where we are right now isn't important. All you have to know is that we are away from our respective packs." I smiled at his words.Those two packs were filled with core struggles and Leo just gave me what I needed - a breath of fresh air."But you were in the pack clinic. How do you feel? What happened to yo
AVA:I slightly pushed Diana aside and went in to run outside. My legs carried me to where there was a commotion.I couldn't help but come down on my knees when I saw the lifeless body of the little girl I loved so much.I regretted that I wasn't there when Aria died. I could have simply protected that adorable girl I loved and treated like my daughter.But how could I have known that something like this would happen and to say that it happened while I was away was quite pathetic.Tears filled my eyes and I let them pour in torrents. I cried and cried and couldn't be consoled.I went closer to my Aria and bent towards her. I caressed her cheeks as I stared at her blood flowing fresh from her head and almost all parts of her body."She fell to her death. I've always known that the Alpha's place might not be the safest for a little girl like her." A woman made a comment that caught my attention and I geared my head a little to the right to be able to hear more.The woman was with her fe
AUTHOR'S POV:Audrey walked around her room, feeling all cramped around her spaceShe didn't mean to kill Aria but it had just happened.Audrey could remember the painful expression on Aria's face as Audrey put her head in the air. It must have been so difficult for Aria back then because Aria must have seen her life flashing before her eyes.Audrey regretted what she did, just this once. Something that she would do to mourn the dead. Audrey was sorry but not remorseful. If Aria had not died, then, the little girl might probably be blabbing to Ava and so e other members of the family. Audrey didn't want that, so she made sure that she shut up the leaking tap so that it wouldn't spill forever.Audrey rubbed her arm. She felt so cold but this time, she didn't have a care in the world. She wanted to be Luna and so, she was going to eliminate anything and anyone that stood in the way."I'm so sorry, Ariana. May your soul rest in peace." Audrey bade farewell to the little girl, her eyes i
AUTHOR'S POV:Leo got out of the car and he headed straight in a particular direction. Some of the men who were with Leo were already Safari's ex-men before they got hired by Discord, so they easily knew the hideout and the place where Safari's captives were kept.Leo gave an express command. "Seize the keys and free everyone." After entering the place, Leo began looking for Ethan and Billie. He tried using their scents to catch up with them but it their scents only lingered in the atmosphere. Wherever their, scents led, he went there but he would not see them.Worried, he began looking for them. Apart from. The stench of dead rotting bodies also filled the place and he was forced to cover his nose.Some people had been chained for a long time here and some were even chained to their deaths.Leo dialed a number as his right hand held it to his right ear."Drake, I think you need to contact the police on this one. Human trafficking is going on and we need to trap these bad guts and mak
AUTHOR'S POV:"Hello. Who the fuck are you?" Safari asked, reminding himself that he was the indomitable guy who had been fearless since age ten."I am Leonard and you must be Safari." Leo hoped that he was right because this same number was the last Discord answered."Listen to me," Safari bellowed, his voice sounded threatening."I need you to release the flash drive, hand it over to Discord, or else..."Safari drawled."Or what?""I kill the werewolves. I'll eliminate your stupid kind!" He yelled, trying to scare Leo."Why don't you hold on because I have a present for you?" Leo grinned smugly.Safari's face twisted in anger, his anger simmering below the surface, as he asked, "What present, what present you fu -" before he could complete his sentence, the line had already gone dead."That bastard!" Safari growled while standing up to his feet and downing the glass of alcohol in his hand."Who does that bastard think he is, huh?" Safari was angry that Leo had cut the call on him.A
CHAPTER 183AUTHOR'S POV:30 minutes earlier...Thirty minutes earlier, Discord had just shot a gun at Leo but he successfully dodged.This had angered Leo so much because he had not intended to harm Discord. He had planned to stay through to the word of his bargain. If Discord made them release his friends he would hand over the flash drive as well as clean up the mess created by the media.Leo frowned hard. He hated the fact that Discord had taken him for a fool just now this made him remember what he had done to Ava. Discord had shot Ava with the gun containing wolfsbane poison and now, he was doing this. Everything just kept aggravating the situation.Something snapped in Leo and his eyes changed color.He collected the gun from him in a fit of rage and watched him collapse to the floor."If wolfsbane is good, why don't you get your dose of it." Leo looked around at Discord's men and they only appeared feeble to him. He could finish them all in seconds but he only wanted to do thi
CHAPTER 182AUTHOR'S POV:The Grandmasters...Safari walked around the safety of his room, a glass of whiskey in his hand. He was simply in a dilemma as to what to do with the information Discord had just passed across.The problem was not in sending armed men to the place. The problem was simply the fact that those bastards could expose him too if he made the wrong move. One wrong move and everything he had worked for as a human trafficker, would just like a castle built in the air, crumble like a pack of sand.Who was going to save him now? He pondered and turned his wrist from time to time to check the time. Yet, time was passing and nothing was coming to his muscled mind.Another thought also crossed his mind. Could he afford to bear the loss that came with losing an entire day's work which didn't begin that night?Oftentimes, he'd always strategize and restrategize before he got the number of people he needed. Just when he thought he would actualize the number and finally pay for
CHAPTER 181AUTHOR'S POV:"Anything? By anything, do you mean anything?" Leo asked him again just so he could be sure."Don't be a dumbass, I've got no time on my hands. Spit out" Discord turned his wrist to check his wristwatch."In exchange for that flash drive, I need you to convince Safari to release everyone he held captive on the 30th of last month. In addition to doing that, I'll make sure to retrieve the news and make a public announcement that it was a fake mix-up. That would be a valid argument. Not only will you be free. Your family will be able to trust in you again."It was a tempting offer and Leo expected Discord to take the bait. After all, he had learned that each member of the Grandmasters was proportionally selfishUnexpectedly, Discird was fast to recognize the trick Leo was trying to play. The trick was to set him up with the rest of the Grandmasters!'Does this bastard want to set me up?' Discord asked in his mind. He couldn't believe that Leo took him for a fool
CHAPTER 180AUTHOR'S POV:Discord had the place surrounded by his men. There were over 500 men in the vicinity. Their guns and other ammunition stood in front of them, scaring others and onlookers away.Discord marched in front as their leader. Hen entered the place and went to sit on one of the king-sized seats he saw in the place.Pomposity and pride were usually the first weapons he used to surrender his enemies when the need arose. Many a time, when his opponents saw his heavy firearms and squad, they would usually surrender without him firing a single shot. But was he going to win in this mission?"I'm fucking speaking to everyone in this place. There's no need to hide. Come out and let's fight. You know how to run your goddamn mouths to the news but you can't fight, is that it? Hmm?" Using a lighter, Discord lit up a pipe and began smoking.Meanwhile...Drake noiselessly found his way to where Leo was. "Do you think we should call the police? There's a shortage of our men from t
CHAPTER 179AVA'S POV:Drake and other Equators had suggested the exposing of the illegal activities done by Discord stored in that flash drive. The Flash drive also contained the illegal activities done by the notorious Safari and Red Saint's gang respectively.I wonder why Discord kept such a record when he appeared to be discreet enough. Perhaps, he wanted to use it to his advantage in the future.Of course, we had done as planned but we only revealed Discord's misdeed, meaning that we were putting them in a great apprehension of harm to their reputation. Discord was already in danger but as soon as the rest of the group knew about this, they would come running to us in order to cover the truth. The Equators had a media house that they operated discreetly, but even I knew that those miscreants would blow the cover and find us in no time.Picking up a remote, I switched to Channel News. "News Headlines: A man named Discord is the head drug baron in the country. Corruption has eate
CHAPTER 178AUTHOR'S POV:Drake stood behind Leo all through the time he nursed his wife back to health.That meant that he stood behind Leo for the whole day, watching as he touched her lips, cleaned her face, or put her hair in order.Perhaps it was because he was loyal too that he stayed. He stayed to watch the definition of true love as it wowed him speechless.Leo had given his blood and Ava was halfway through the recovery process but he never left her for even an hour to go attend to his needs. His tired eyes were always on her as though she would die if she shut his eyes.Once or twice, Ava had protested, telling him to rest in the night and Leo had pretended to sleep and when he was sure that Ava had slept off, he awoke and continued keeping watch over her."I...I came with your breakfast but I haven't moved from here ever since then. It has pretty much turned cold and I know you won't take it, so, please excuse me. I'll go get dinner." Drake was able to stand for that long b
CHAPTER 177AUTHOR'S POV:"Safari, I've figured out a way to kill those creatures." Discord dropped the bombshell."What way?" Safari enthused. His heart leaped a thousand times as his head swelled with joy. What could that be that could destroy those scrawny creatures that wouldn't just die?Safari watched Discord's lips as they moved to make a speech...Discord couldn't help but make a flashback of what he had said to Safari. He had given a full lecture on how to bring an end to these creatures with the things he had discovered."You could kill them with wolfsbane. Wolfsbane is made from the plant aconitum. The patients allegedly diagnosed with wolfsbane poisoning, usually have a bitter taste in their mouths, followed by numbness and tingling in their faces and bodies, extreme nausea and vomiting, and cardiac arrhythmias and hypotension. Several required critical care has to be taken and if within five minutes, they are not resuscitated, the patients do one thing," Discord waited fo