DAISY'S POV"You're thanking me? What for?" Zordon asked, wrapping his arms around my waist as he leaned into the hug. "For believing in me and saying you are proud of me. No one has ever said that to me before," I rested my head in the crook of his neck. "Well, Miss Daisy, I'm gonna tell you again. I am so proud of you for how strong and determined you are,” he recited and my heart filled with warmth. How could people say this man was anything less than wonderful? How could people say he was a savage, when he was so sweet and charming? “You are amazing Daisy, always remember that.”"Do you really, really think I’m amazing?" I asked him in a baby voice, and he chuckled before spinning me around in his arms. "You know I do. I think you’re the most amazing woman I’ve ever met,” he confessed.I moved my head from his neck so I could look into his eyes. I wondered if he knew how beautiful they were. Somehow, I ended up devouring his lips without thinking. He was saying all the things I
KENDRA'S POV"I have decided to send a letter to Daisy to get her to come back to me, but I cannot just send it through the post like that. I heard Zordon is looking for a new maid, perhaps I could send a spy to pretend to be the maid and pass on my letter to Daisy." I overheard Dexter tell his beta, and I gritted my teeth together in frustration.I had to get him to forget her. Otherwise, my new plan would crumble, too.Nowadays, he seemed okay with having sex with me, even though I was still not over him calling out her name when he ejaculated. I made my way to the Luna quarters to get myself prepared for the meeting. I hated pack meetings. I had to sit there while they discussed politics and border protection and other shit I cared zero about.After my shower, I went to the closet to get dressed and by the time I was done, I heard the vase breaking and falling to the ground with a loud thud.I gasped when I realized Dexter was here destroying things. I was about to stop him when he
DAISY'S POVI stood up from my chair and moved closer to admire my beautiful garden. I ran my hands through the mixture of flowers and smiled to myself. This place was a perfect getaway from my everyday life. A secluded little place built just for me. It was located in a quiet corner of the palace, and it was also filled with vibrant flower beds of roses, daisies, and tulips, their petals glistening with dew under the morning sun.A table stood in the middle of the garden, surrounded by some chairs in a warm arena, under a blooming cherry tree, where it was easy for cool breeze to find it.Everything was just perfect. I had always wanted a little space of mine to read peacefully and meditate, and all I had to do was let the Zordon know. Within days, he provided this, even without instructions from me on how it should look. He knew me so well. It had been a few months since I became his wife.Thinking about being married to Zordon made me feel a funny sensation roam about in my stomac
DAISY'S POV"What — what does that mean?" I asked, my eyes almost popping out of their sockets. "You said 'were' as in the past tense."I did not want to believe the worst. I prayed that Zordon would tell me I am pregnant, and the baby is alright, but the look on his face told me otherwise."You were pregnant, Daisy. But the baby — it's—it's gone," he stuttered. I forced myself to laugh. This must be a joke. "You're—you're joking, right? There's no way—there's just no way —," I said, still shaking my head in disbelief. It didn't make sense. For years after so many failed fertility drugs, I had believed that I simply could not have a child, and Dexter had also made me feel as if it were my fault. Like I wasn’t woman enough and I was flawed. But how could this be? How could I have been pregnant just like that without even trying?I looked at Zordon, and there was a pained look on his face. "You really didn't know?" He asked me again. I shook my head with the tears rolling down my
DEXTER'S POVMy phone was on the table, and I kept staring at the blank screen, not daring to move my eyes away from it. I was expecting a call from Daisy any time soon. I knew that as long as I told her the truth, she would come back to her senses and she would come crawling back to me, begging for my help and for me to take her back as my Luna. All the dreams that I had been having were just proof that I had been right about that bastard Zordon all along. He was as evil as they come. Daisy's life was in danger as long as she was in that place, and my dreams were her way of reaching out to me for help. I smiled as I thought about it. Although she was now someone else's mate, we had a bond no one else could ever come between. That was why she was reaching out to me through my dreams, right? That was the only logical explanation I could think of.My eyes never left the blank screen of my phone as I continued to wait for her call. She should have got my letter by now, and if Daisy
ZORDON'S POV"What the fuck is this?” I shouted as I read the headlines in the paper. “I thought I made it clear that I didn't want anyone to know about this. Why has it gained the media’s attention? I need this to disappear by the end of the day! I cannot bear to see such intimate information about me and my wife in the public like this!" I shoved the paper into my Gamma’s hands before he scurried away so he could get on this. Isla had already gone to the TV and Radio stations to pay them off so they didn’t run the story. As I waited outside Daisy's hospital room, I caught the sound of her yelling and making a scene. I truly wanted to go in there and comfort her, but I really didn't know how I was supposed to do that. Mainly because I held onto my anger for her.I understood deep down that she wasn't to blame for none of this, yet the idea of her still communicating with Dexter filled me with rage and jealousy. I didn't like the idea of her conversing with that motherfucker. I de
DEXTER'S POV"Yes Dexter. I have seen the morning papers," Xavier answered. His voice was filled with excitement, and I could tell that he was proud of whatever he had done. "So, were you impressed?" "With what?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. What the hell did he do?I had a bad feeling about this. "So you saw what happened to Daisy then?" Xavier asked me, still sounding excited. "I read she suffered a miscarriage, but what does it have to do with — wait, don't tell me that you are the one behind this?" My face went pale as I made the connection. The newspaper that Kendra had given me did not mention how Daisy lost the baby. Clearly, it had something to do with Xavier! "Of course. You should be happy that I did this for you. Don't tell me that you were planning to let her have the cub of another man? If Zordon and Daisy had a child together, then their bond would be even stronger, and it would be impossible for you to come in between them. You should really thank me for all tha
DAISY'S POVI looked at Zordon expectantly, but the expectation died when he didn't say anything even after a few seconds. I snorted in disbelief. "You didn't find them, did you? It seems like finding the person responsible for our baby's death isn't on your radar. I thought you were the powerful Alpha Zordon. The ruthless leader who could do anything, so why is it so hard for you to do this one thing?!" I shouted. Going through so many breakdowns in one day made me not give a damn about my appearance anymore. My main goal was to find the person who killed my child, but the one person who I was seeking help from wasn't willing to assist me.“I've got Isla handling this, and if someone really did this to you, I promise they'll regret it. Just believe that my beta won’t stop until she catches them,” he stated calmly. It bugged me that he was still so relaxed with everything that was going on. It made me feel as if I were the only one who was mourning the death of our baby. As if it
DEXTER'S POVI stepped out of the bathroom and saw Xavier sitting on my bed. What the fuck was he doing here?He was getting even more annoying by the day.The only reason I still tolerated him was because I needed him. That was the unfortunate truth.He closed the book in his hand and looked me over."Good to see you're done with your self-isolation and your not-so-subtle drinking problem," he said."I don’t have a drinking problem. I just needed space to clear my head. Ever heard of knocking?""I knocked. You were too busy scrubbing off your shame to hear it," he grinned, making my stomach churn. I rolled my eyes, grabbed the book from him, and set it on the nightstand."What do you want, Xavier?""I arranged a meeting tonight — with Zordon. I asked him to come alone. I think he will. Once he's there, we end it. With him gone, the Deathlcaw pack crumbles. This will all be over before it truly begins.""You really think Zordon is dumb enough to fall for your trap?""Yes. I've played
ZORDON'S POV This bitch was mad if she really thought that this was not such a big deal. She wanted me to give up my next child to her. Just like that? What? Was she going to eat the fetus? Or use it for some sick ritual? This was preposterous. "No. This is not a small price to pay. What am I supposed to tell her? 'Sorry babe, but I made a deal to give our unborn child to a witch?' No, I cannot do that!" I huffed. "There won't be any gruesome removal, if that's what you're thinking. I will take the child before your mate even knows it was inside her. She'll just think it's another miscarriage," she said simply. "Take the bracelet, and I'll handle the rest." "And if I change my mind?" "You can't," she said, her voice chilling with mischief. "You don't have to take the deal. But know that it's either her life or the life of a child you haven't even created yet." "Are you saying that there's a chance Daisy might die?" I gulped. "There's a strong possibility," the witch cackled.
ZORDON'S POV I glanced at her, unsure of what exactly drew me in. Was it her stubbornness? Or maybe it was the way she made me feel like the only man alive? I turned the steering wheel, guiding the car onto a quieter road. "Where are we going?" she asked. "I told you we have a couple of stops along the way. This is one of them," I said, keeping my eyes on the road. "When we get there, I need you to stay in the car. I'll go in alone. No matter what happens, do not follow me. Lock the doors and wait. I'll knock twice when I return. Not once. Not three times. Twice. If you don't hear that, drive away. Don't think. Don't hesitate. Just drive." "This sounds bad. Tell me, where exactly are you going?" "Somewhere we don't visit on ordinary days," I replied. "And I need you to keep this between us. If Dexter's pack is really working with dark witches, then we need to consult our own and fight fire with fire." "You mean we have to work with witches too?" she asked, her voice risi
DAISY'S POVWe ate our meal in silence after that. I hadn't understood the gravity of what we were doing until now. He was right. It felt like the weight of the world rested on our shoulders. And my was it heavy. I looked at him, and he seemed as calm as he did on a regular day. I didn't know how that was possible. It was almost like he wasn't bothered by any of it. He was so used to this tension that it looked like he wasn't affected by it. I ate slowly, and then he got up. He peered at me, his countenance cold as ice."We need to go now," he muttered.All I did was nod like a dummy. I grabbed my phone and headed out with him. This was one of the few times that I had seen him drive. I got into the front seat and stared at him. He reached for my seatbelt, buckling it before I had the chance to object. I rested in my seat and closed my eyes. I felt the car move out of the compound. I rarely left the compound, and I should have been enthusiastic about having to explore the outside wo
DAISY'S POV I dropped onto my bed and decided that it wasn't worth it to hold all of these emotions in. I closed my eyes and let the tears break loose. I was so tired of acting like I was strong and unaffected by everything that was going on around me. I cried until I fell asleep. I woke up to feeling a warm hand on my bare skin, and I opened my eyes. My blurry vision needed a second or two. I blinked continuously. I rolled my eyes when I saw him. I dropped back on my pillow, but he dragged the pillow away from me. "Were you crying? Daisy, c'mon, you don't need this. Why would you cry yourself to sleep?" he urged me."I don't want to talk about it. What do you want?" I challenged him, grabbing my pillow from him and turning away."I was harsh earlier and some of the things you said were true. I was being selfish, and I know that now, but I need your help, maybe your advice even," he suggested to me. I decided to give him a li
ZORDON'S POVI watched her walk away, and I ran my fist into the wall. Her words replayed in my head. I knew she was right, but what choice was I left with? Stefan was offering to be the scapegoat. I wasn't going to send someone else when I already had him volunteering to do it. I looked around to ensure nobody had witnessed what had just happened between us. She said that I was doing it for myself. Oh, how wrong she was. I was doing everything to ensure the danger stayed away from her. I didn't want to put her in a situation where she would have to fight and get hurt. She didn't deserve that. She was too precious to me to get hurt. She needed to be protected. Maybe she was right, or perhaps I was a coward, but I had finally found something that made me want to live again; she brought so much colour to my life. I would not risk losing her again. She meant the world to me, and I was going to do everything to keep her safe. My phone beeped, and I looked at it. It was a text from Xav
DAISY'S POVI couldn't sit at the table with Isla anymore. She was comfortable offering up my cousin as her sacrificial lamb. I wasn't down for that. I couldn't believe that Zordon was on her side in all of this, even though he knew Stefan was my only family. I didn't even know that I had any left until now, and they were already planning on slaughtering him and offering him as a sacrifice. I didn't know what got over me, but I wanted to tear Isla's throat out. "YOU WILL NOT TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!" I roared, and she cowered away from me. "I AM THE LUNA OF THIS PACK AND I DEMAND YOUR RESPECT!"Before I knew it, my claws were out and going for her neck, but Zordon caught my wrist before I could do anything. "Daisy! Don't," she spoke, clearly shocked by my action. So was I. I'd never felt this kind of rage before. Like an insatiable need for blood. I dropped my hand and looked at Isla. She had her eyes wide open, staring at me. "I'm leaving. I've had enough of this dinner." I didn't
ZORDON'S POVI heard a knock at my door and opened my eyes. I looked at my wristwatch and noticed it was lunchtime. I groaned and rolled out of bed. As I swung open the door, the maidservant cleared a path and greeted me with a bow. I gave her a nod before making my way to the dining room. I opened the door and saw Isla sitting there alone. I observed my surroundings and realized that Daisy was missing. She was late again. It was as if Isla tapped into my thoughts because her response came so quickly."She is running late. But she'll be here," Isla let out. Daisy stepped inside shortly after. I took one good look at her and caught myself falling for her all over again. She styled her hair in a ponytail. She wore a white dress that accentuated the brilliance of her dark blue eyes. The dress clung to her body, hugging her every curve. I traced her curves with my eyes. I watched as her breast gently jiggled when she lowered herself into the seat. I lifted my gaze and encountered her
DEXTER'S POVIt had been three days since I last saw the sun. I had locked myself in my quarters, waiting for some miracle to happen. I had questioned every decision that I had made since that gala. Furthermore, I had allowed Xavier to mess with my head so much that I didn't see the wrong in what we were doing. My plans didn't seem wrong at the time. Although my wolf had constantly told me to let go of Daisy and just try to be happy with Kendra, but there was no way I could do that. I loved Daisy more than I was letting on. She was the reason I wanted to live and now that she was with another man; I didn't see any reason to live anymore. My entire world had crashed overnight. Kendra had ruined my life, and I was going to have to deal with. A knock came on the door for the millionth time since I had barricaded myself in this room. I knew it was Kendra, trying to get me to open up and let her inside, but there was no way that was happening. I sighed, and I raised the bottle of spir