Gemma Stone is an assassin with a mission. She had run away from home when she found out that her mate— Alpha Brook of Willow Tree Pack— was cheating on her with her best friend. He rejected her and almost killed her for uncovering the secret that night. Gemma had nowhere else to go until she was recruited by a dangerous faction of rogues— the Akari League. Now the Akari League have their eyes on one thing alone: the Wolf throne of the Suro Kingdom. However, the lycan ascending the throne was rumored to be a god with extraordinary powers. It would be impossible to bring him down. But they know his weakness and plan to exploit it. To do this, Gemma is put on the mission. The plan was simple— gain the king's trust and slay him at his lowest. However, there was a slight issue: this Alpha king was Gemma's second chance mate.
View MoreHe was still asleep when I left early the next morning.What gave me the nerve to go was the realisation that he didn't even know that the woman in the room with him was not Karen. How would he know that he was even in the room with somebody before going to bed?I return to the harem-to the condemnation of solitude that Alpha Grey has imposed on women for his pleasure- and the moment I walk in, all eyes turn in my direction. It does not help that many of them follow me so much that I feel them watching my back as I walk through the spaces in the room.My bed- unattended for two nights and left alone- is the only thing waiting to welcome me and I sit on it, pulling the cover over myself. No one says a word to me, and I say nothing to no one until Dara comes to talk to me."Gemma... where have you been?" She asks, sitting on the edge of my bed.I sit up to talk to her, grateful to have someone who I can speak with, at least to take my mind off Alpha Grey's theatrics. So I sit up and tal
His sister comes to see me as she promised.And she encourages me to rest, and follow her brother's orders.He doesn't return for the whole of the day, and leaving his room without saying goodbye and thanking him for his care feels disrespectful, so I remain inside, waiting for him to arrive. When at last, the heavy footfalls that signify his advent reach my ears, I sit up on the edge of the bed, alert. He throws open the door, and I stand up to greet him when the sight that meets my eyes instantly keeps me quiet.There is a woman with him, familiar, and one I've seen somewhere.She has half her clothes off, and the love bites on her neck and right above her breasts are red and fresh. I immediately turn around at the sight, feeling second-hand embarrassment and to my chagrin, a bit of envy."Are you still here?" He asks, his words slurring.It instantly occurs to me.He's drunk.For the first time since I first saw him, he doesn't give off the aura of a king-powerful and intriguing. R
His voice rings in my ears, and while everything is fading into oblivion, I can still see him, although as though I'm looking through a blurry lens. He has two of his fingers pointed towards his face, and I can see that he's in a panic.A voice, one I can vaguely recognise as mine, is speaking:"I can't breathe."I truly can't breathe...My chest feels heavy, and this feeling makes breathing a chore for me.All of a sudden, his hands grab my head, and he puts his lips to mine and breathes down my mouth, only stopping to inhale and then do it again. This helps me start to breathe again, and when everything becomes steady again, he picks me up and moves me to his bed."Gemma? Are you listening?"I nod weakly, still struggling to breathe even though it feels easier than before. "You're going to be fine. I think you have bled all of his venom out. Your wound has stopped bleeding..."I watch as he holds up my bandage-now soaked in blood, and his bloodied sword-which I find strange. "Go t
Before I can figure out what is going on, five soldiers rush at me, forming a circle around me and holding weapons, their torches burning brightly."Where do you think you are going?" Their leader asks, a big man with one eye. The eye stares at me as if it can look past my skin and into the inner parts of my body.My heart thumps wildly within my chest, and I raise my hands in surrender. "I was only walking around, and I decided to take this path."The man with the one eye stares around at his men, who exchange glances with him. Then he turns to look at me again.I wonder if I can make it if I decide to fight them, bring their leader down and kill the rest, and this feels like an incredibly horrible idea. They are soldiers who outnumber me and who will be difficult to force an escape past. "Do you not know the law of this kingdom?" The one-eyed soldier asks me."What law? I have only been here for a few days.""Everybody knows that no one is allowed to walk the King's Way in Suro Kin
The Pack Hospital is brimming with the bodies of the injured and the deceased.And all of these, regardless of who they are, immediately show spirit when they see the king. When word spreads of his presence, everyone moves aside for him as he marches with his sister in his arms, and I follow timidly, my head bowed low to avoid the eyes that are following us.One of the pack healers arrives with two assistants to take her away from him, and he eventually gives her up to someone else. They work so cautiously that I am not sure which scares them more: hurting the patient or upsetting the king or both.They are on their way out when he calls:"And do not forget her, either."When I look up, his outstretched hand points at me, and they nod as I consider what he has just said. It was in the way he addressed me as her. When he referred to me, his tone was slight, almost derisive, as if he wanted nothing to do with me, and the sting it left in my chest was undeniable.You are useless.You've
The serene scene has become a haven of chaos.Yet, I have my thoughts on one thing. To gain the king's trust. I know I've failed woefully with him once, but I cannot afford to fail again. Not this time. Not with a chance as good as now. Everything is so confusing. It looks as though everybody is fighting everybody, and I find it hard to even know who is a friend and who is the foe. I take one step forward with my Omega, half-formed paw, step back because I'm still so confused, and try to look for a target. Looking for one allows me to find him, the king, commanding so much power without even trying to. He is still in his human form with a mighty sword in his hand, swinging it at any rogue that dares to rush towards him with graceful, lithe movements. There is blood on his sword and red on his dark, matte robe, but he doesn't seem to notice it as his sword drops rogue after rogue to the floor, leaving them lifeless in a pile around his feet.That doesn't deter them from attacking h
Before I get the chance to understand his words, Alpha Grey violently draws me off the bed."Get out," he says coldly. I'm looking at him in disbelief. My skin still feels tingly from his touch. I stand there in confusion and he moves closer to me."You are an omega right?" I know where this is going and I don't like it. Memories of my best friend's laughter and Alpha Brook's betrayal taunt me.Grey doesn't wait for an answer. He laughs; letting his pearly whites gleam in the soft light."Of course you are. Your movements are too loud, heartbeats too obvious and your scent...your scent..." He leans into me and inhales.I just stand there, unsure whether to be afraid or not."Someone as weak as you can never stand by my side as queen. Sure, your place as concubine seems-""Stop it..." my voice has gone sour. All my courage, all the motivation I had coming here- everything was gone.At this moment, my eyes burn from forming tears. My voice is shaking as I step back away from him."D-d
The very word I detest most. Mate.Why is the goddess playing silly games? As if my first mate wasn't shitty enough...I'm standing outside the king's chambers now, in the middle of the night, clenching my hands in distaste. Mate.This entire thing just became a lot more complicated than it should have. Could my wolf bear the brunt of his death- or worse, my betrayal?Did it matter? Of course not.I think back to the day I was presented to the king. A week ago. Not long after our eyes locked, he recovered from the momentary shock. I didn't know what I expected him to do but it had made me feel bitter.He had crouched to the ground where I was knelt and leaned close to my ear. Close enough that I felt his abnormally cool breath on my skin."You shall not speak a word of this."He didn't say more. He didn't say less.That was all he had told me and then retreated to his throne. I had been baffled; stung a little.This was not rejection but it definitely felt like one.It brought back
The journey to the capital made me want to vomit.As the days flew by, the girls started getting familiar. The all couldn't stop talking about how wonderful this was. Who wouldn't want the protection from the most powerful man in Suro Kingdom?Being in his harem was everything omega girls like them could wish for.It's horrible listening to all this. Why did they feel like they couldn't be anything without some stupid Alpha's protection?I wanted to slap them in their faces. Look at me, I had an alpha for a mate. Where did that lead me?I ended up becoming a killer to stay alive. I pity them all; they're just too innocent to understand. The most part of the journey is sickening because of all the chatter. I zone out many times to save myself from the horror of listening to them.It takes five days to reach the capital. The capital of Suro is the most beautiful place I have ever seen.Unlike the forests where I grew up in Willo Tree, this was just magnificent.Strangely shaped buildi
One Year AgoI finally did it...I shifted...As the weakest omega in Willow Tree Pack, I have always been bullied. I had no parents, my wolf was practically useless and I was just a weakling overall.But then when I found out that Alpha Brook was my mate, everything changed. I became determined- I could not afford to be weak. Since the mating ritual, I vowed to myself to get stronger. Now, I'm standing in the middle of the pack fields, claws drawn.I shifted...Even though it is just a bit. Progress!My heart skips with joy and my mind flutters to my mate at this moment. Brook would be so happy. He was such a supportive partner. Even when the elders outrightly rejected me to be Luna of the pack, he stood by me. He believed in me.Something is tickling me from the inside so I laugh. This is what it felt to be happy?I can feel the weak presence of my wolf for the first time in years. "I have to tell Brook!" I turn on my heels and sprint through the tall grass field. Some pack war...
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