Anita's POV"Isn't this ring lovely?" Diana inquired. She was over the moon for joy that Conan gave it to her. How daft was she? Did she think that getting a ring equated to love?The wedding was drawing closer, and everything in order. Conan was quite compliant, following my every order to the t. I knew that something was wrong, and I couldn't shake away anxiety from my mind." I think it's beautiful." I replied. It was truly beautiful, but knowing my brother, it was a trap."Let me see it." I told her, and she drew closer to me.It was made from the gold chain that was supposed to be kept safe."Did he tell you where he got it from?" I asked, and she shrugged. "I didn't ask." She said, and I shook my head. " Is there anything wrong with it?" She asked ignorantly."No, absolutely not." I replied, giving her a small smile." What did your father say about the merger?" I asked. Her father was yest to reply me. He demanded for a fixed date for the wedding and I gave him one." He will
AUTHOR'S POV" Don't attempt to run away!" Anita screamed at Conan.I don't know what they were arguing about, but I was sure that it was certainly about the wedding."What can you do to stop me?" Conan asked. " You know too well." Anita replied." I have agreed to go on with the marriage not because I don't know what to do, I only do not want you to get hurt." He said." That's so kind of you." She replied. Amara continued eavesdropping to hear where this conversation was heading to." Why don't you state what you truly want?" Anita asked. "And quit the pretence." She said."Is that so?" Conan replied. "What is the assurance that I'll get my request?" He replied, and I listened. Whatever they were saying wasn't making sense because Amara was not informed that they had a bargain." Let's hear it. As long as it doesn't concern that Amara." She replied." I want the wedding to be small. A minimum of a hundred guests." Conan said, and Anita went silent." Is that it?" She asked, notic
AUTHOR'S POV"Oh my god!" Nancy screamed before a hand covered her mouth.The sounds of struggling and muffling had Nolan coming out of the kitchen. Nancy had gone to open the door."Nancy?" He called as he got into the living room. He noticed the door was widely open, like someone was in a hurry to go somewhere, which was unusual, especially at night.Nancy never forgot to lock the door. She was highly security-conscious.He heard a faint sound coming from outside."Nancy?" He called out, feeling a sense of dread wash over him. The crickets chirped loudly.Before he knew it, a handkerchief laced with chloroform was placed on his nose. He struggled with his assailant but wasn't able to prevail.After a few minutes, he slept off.Nancy cried when she heard him slump like a sack of potatoes. She bit the guard covering her mouth and tried to escape.The guard hissed in pain. She was almost out of the shack when another guard landed her a hot slap, which sent her unconscious.Nolan snappe
Nolan's POVI kept on running, though my legs were killing me. I couldn't stop running. Adrenaline pumped through me as I focused.I sustained injuries from the blades of the grass. But I continued running. If Anita catches me, I will be minced meat. There is no way of escape anymore. I ran until I passed out.A drum of water dumped on my head caused me to jolt upright.When I opened my eyes, I saw myself in unfamiliar territory."Who are you?" A fierce guard asked me. I was scared. Had Anita's minions gotten a hold of me?"My name is Nolan." I didn't add that I came from the Blood Moon pack. Who knows if they knew Anita or have been looking for ways to trap her?"I was kidnapped by some bandits." I added."This man looks familiar." Another guard said, trying to place my face.I hoped that it was a good recognition."What pack are you from?" He inquired, and I stalled."What pack are you from?" He repeated, and I refused to answer."He looks like a rogue." The second guard picked me u
Anita's POV"What do you mean that you don't know?" I barked at him. He stuttered, and I knew that he was about to give an excuse."We lost him." He muttered, bowing slightly. He was unable to meet my eyes."You were supposed to find him! How could you allow Nolan to outsmart you?""Go back, scout the area; I don't know what you have to do. Just find him!" I screamed at him."Get out of my sight!" He muttered and rushed off."What rubbish?" I muttered. If I catch you, Nolan, I'll make sure you never leave me again.I paced around the room; Nolan could not be far away. That place was dangerous. Either he was killed or someone helped him.The nearest pack was ten miles away.*******"Thanks for coming right away." I told Jamal."The northern protectorates say that they are ready to join forces with you." He said so, and I was glad. Finally!I made them an offer that they couldn't resist." But..." "What again?" "They need assurance that you will not betray them." He continued.I signe
AUTHOR'S POVAnita let out a little nervous laughter at his statement."That's very correct. It's not easy to forget anyone who is after your life." I replied."I think your party is great." Damini said, and he gulped down his drink.Anita stared at him; he wouldn't know what hit him."Thank you." She replied and went on to interact with other Alphas, making small talk here and there.Diana walked up to her father. "Why are you behaving strangely?" He asked."Nothing," she replied."Were you able to get the dress that Anita said you were waiting for?" He asked."Which dress?" She inquired, and she was very surprised."Anita said that you postponed the wedding because you had not gotten the perfect dress for your big day." Her father continued. He felt something was off about her."I assure you that nothing of the sort happened. I have been in the hospital for the longest time I can remember." She said that, and he was shaken.Diana saw the surprise on her father's face when she told h
Amara's POV I made sure that I wasn't seen a lot of times by Anita. A lot of things occupied her time that she forgot to ask about Sylvia. This gave me the time to meet with the team on how to defeat Anita.Sylvia has been trying to talk to me for so long but I didn't grant her audience. I was about to serve Anita on this day when I heard her scream at some man. From the look of things, it was as if he didn't fulfill his mission. It was there and then I heard a sword slash something, and a thud followed. I turned back quietly with a tray in hand and life intact. My heart beat loud and fast against my chest. I summoned courage and I returned to her room, not to arouse her suspicion." You sent for me ma'am," I asked." Why did you take so long to return here?" she inquired." I heard you were a bit busy ma'am, and I didn't want to interrupt," I replied. "Hmm. Stop that plan against Sylvia," she said, and. I blurted " What?" She stared at me."Stop that plan," she repeated. I paused
AUTHOR'S POV Amara hid all the pieces of evidence she had. Diana had been arriving and leaving frequently, and Anita noticed her indifference whenever marriage was mentioned."Don't you want to get married anymore?" Anita asked her on one of her visits."I want to," Diana answered back."II can't wait for you to be baroness," Anita said, noticing that she wasn't geared up. The light had gone out of her eyes."What is wrong with you?" She asked."Nothing, your highness. The doctor said I have to recover fully before thinking about anything." She said. Anita couldn't say anything about it.Diana has been rumored not to eat anything in the pack house."You haven't been eating. I hope you're alright?" Anita asked, and Diana regarded her coolly. "I have been asked to be careful about poisoning." She replied, and Anita knew she was referring to her."Why don't you come out straight? You spent more than six months here; why is poisoning coming up now?" She asked."You drugged me and expect
AUTHOR'S POVTears streamed down Anita's eyes. Even when her mother died, she didn't cry. Aiden wasn't supposed to die. People up were surprised to see her bawling her eyes out. It seemed like it was in a movie.Magnus watched as Anita became despondent and it caused him to wonder what sort of relationship was between them.Without ni further ado, he signalled to the other guard, and she was also taken to the podium."As it stands now, it is time to receive your punishment." Magnus announced happily. This has gone on for the longest time and it was finally time to see her end." Can I say something?" Anita piped up. Her voice ringing over the pack. Curiosity filled the eyes of the listeners.Magnus considered her statement. He could bet that she was about to come up with something probably insane and wanted to buy sympathy. Also
AUTHOR'S POV "Well that's what everyone who has something to say, says." Aiden said. " This is not the way I envisaged my life to be." She said. "Well, most of us didn't envisage that our lives will turn out the way it did." He replied, watching her and she bowed her head. "Can you be honest with me?" Anita asked." Let's hear it." He said, and went to shut the windows." You still haven't spoken about the real reason I am here." She said, because she was surprised to see him fussing over her." I have made myself explicitly clear." He said, starting at her weirdly." Well, where have you been since?";She asked. She had never seen him before in his life." Do you want me to tell you the real reason?" He asked." I would like that." she said, really interested, for she was at wits end." I have loved you for a very long time. I just didn't think that there would be a need to see you because you were married. However, now that I know that you're fair game, I promise I can't let you
AUTHOR'S POV Looking up reluctantly at the guard, " What happened?" Conan asked. He was getting a little bit frustrated because whenever things were getting good, something always came upthat will jeopardize the pack or he and Amara's relationship.The guard looked at the Conan, not knowing how to break the news to him.Now, Conan was beginning to get very pissed. This boy just came here to interrupt him. " Yes?" He asked." There has been a breach in security and rogues have infiltrated the land. A lot of lands were set on fire, and almost to the hospital.""So, what did you guys do?" Conan asked. It was their job to deal with the rogues. " I rushed to tell you sir. He replied. " How many lives were lost?" He inquired." None. We managed to put off the fire before it escalated." " Okay, I'll be there in few minutes." Conan replied and rushed towards Amara's room. He didn't want to be caught unaware. This must be Anita's handiwork. He rushed down to Amara's room." Hey, there w
AUTHOR'S POV The men barely spoke a word to Anita, and it pissed her off. For someone who wanted her to be his wife, he was doing an awful job at connecting with his spouse. Not like she wanted to marry him or anything. She just felt that he she would be able to use him and get away with it like other men in the past." Where are we going?" She asked Aiden. He turned towards her, while the driver watched through the rearview mirror. "To my house." Confusion fitted on her face and she stared at the boy in front of her. " Where might this be?" She inquired. " You'll know when we arrive." He replied turning to the front. The car was thrown into silence and she sought for a way to leave the car. Aiden seemed a bit crazy and she couldn't stomach any craziness from anybody. " Will any one speak? What is really going on?" She asked from the back. Unbeknownst to them, she was with a spoon which she sharpened against a stone when she went to pee in the bush. She could slice their necks o
AUTHOR'S POV " You are selfish, and wicked." Celia said and Damini kept staring at her, wondering what kind of effontery she had to speak to him in that manner. A lot of people will never dare to do what she did. Well, that was one of the reasons why the moon goddess chose her for him. He was grateful for her spitfireattitude. She didn't take nonsense from anybody no matter who the person was and what position the person occupied, and that was a very good characteristic of a Luna. The heart of the pack. A lot of people underestimated the Luna. They didn't know that they were equally as strong as the alpha.She wanted to say a lot but held he tongue. Instead, she exited the room with her head held up high. She would not plead with him about this issue again.Damini could not sleep that night. He tried to drown himself in work, yet it didn't suffice. He knew that he hurt his mate. He was not a bastard. One of the major things they were taught right from childhood was to cherish their
AUTHOR'S POV There was no where that Magnus' guard didn't comb when they were looking for Anita, and Magnus was very furious when they didn't catch her." Who is not here?" He asked and the guards looked at one another in confusion." Which guard is missing?" He repeated, and there was a silence. He didn't mind wasting anybody who decided to be a nuisance to the pack and an accomplice to Anita and all of her evils.The guards continued looking at one another, and he called for an emergency meeting."Call all the guards for me." He said.The guards got assembled after 20 minutes, and he counted each and every one of them.Aiden was missing!"Now I need anybody to tell me the truth, who saw him when he was leaving?!" he asked very angrily. The guards stared at one another, and he slammed his fist up on a table they were trying to take him for a fool. What insolence?How did he manage to leave under their watch? what were they watching? That meant that they were not even watching when
AUTHOR'S POV " What is your name?" Anita said when they crossed the border, she was baffled at the ease in which they used to get out of the Magnus' pack. " We need to get to our destination first." He replied, and her eyes widened in surprise, oh really? She thought. A car drove towards them, and they quickly entered. This was fast. Both men spoke in Italian, and she became suspicious. "What are the both of you talking about?" She asked, didn't they know that it was rude to speak in a language that the other person didn't understand?The men turned towards her as if just noticing her presence." We were speaking about how to leave this place." He replied, as the other man watched our interaction. " English would have sufficed." Anita said, and they stared at moronically. " We have to leave now." The guard told the man and they rushed off. "Where are we going to?" Anita asked, the silence was deafening and the boy in front of her was not saying anything. The routes they took wa
"What the hell?" Amara thought inwardly. Things wee moving from bad to worse and was getting really annoying. " What do you mean by that?" She asked, and he smiled again, yet creepily this time. " You are mine. Ever since I laid my eyes on you." He replied with so much emotion in his eyes. " Really?" She replied. There was no other explanation save that this man was crazy, but he didn't know it. " Where am I?" She inquired, at least if she had an idea of where she was, it would be easier for her to escape. " That's not for you to know. We are getting married soon." He replied with confidence, and she rolled her eyes. He was full on delusional. Now she could see it." I have a mate." She replied, two in fact but she kept the latter information to herself." That's none of my business. You are the one for me." She replied, and Amara stared at him. " You need to eat something." He said bringing a spoonful of food close to her. Yuck! It was the same spoon he put in his mouth earlier
AUTHOR'S POV " Wake up." Magnus shouted and Anita woke up immediately, not expecting him to take that tone with her. " What?" She asked, she felt a headache. " It's time to eat." She had not eaten since last night and that caused her to be very weak. Did he not have work to do?" And you woke me up in thus manner?" She asked. " Your royal highness, I'm sorry that I didn't serve it on a gold platter." He replied dryly. " Thank you." She replied, as he passed the food under the door to her. She was being treated like a prisoner, a dog." How are you feeling?" He inquired, once she is well, the next thing is to appear before the council. She squinted at him, " My leg still hurts." She replied, and he clicked his tongue. He didn't believe her. Watching her through the cell gates, he noticed her countenance. She was wearing that contrite expression again which didn't fool him, try as she might. If there is anyone that he was afraid of, it was Anita. She had a way of making sure that