Lillian's POV:
I stood at the far end corner of the hall that was lavishly decorated. Everyone was busy chatting while some were eating and drinking happily.
I was the only one who stood alone and looked out of place. I couldn't keep my gaze up for more than a few minutes because I didn't want to be accused of something or threatened by another pack member.
Although whenever I looked up, I stole a few glances at the Alpha who stood in front of us whispering sweet words into Leah's ear while she blushed.
The party had begun, at least that's what I thought, yet they weren't saying anything and half an hour had gone by of us witnessing their flirting.
Leah wore a beautiful blue strapless short dress that matched her heels. Her hair was straightened like silk that fell perfectly to her back.
Her face was covered in beautiful makeup and red lipstick.Whenever she laughed, she raised her hand to cover her mouth, showing off a diamond ring that the Alpha had gifted her not so long ago on her twentieth birthday.
Although she looked good, the Alpha stole the attention of everyone.
His medium curly brunette hair was kind of shining, even from afar, and whenever he smiled, showing off his beautiful white teeth and dimples, my heart fluttered.
His ear and lip piercings only added to how sexy he was. He wore a dark blue shirt to match Leah's dress, leaving the first three buttons undone. His black trousers only showed off his amazing long legs and great build.
All the she-wolves' eyes were on him, and I was positive he was aware of it.
I lowered my eyes and looked at myself sadly.
For years, I felt insecure about my body, even now. My back had skin folds, and my stomach was like that of a pregnant woman.
I also had stretch marks on my stomach, breasts, and thighs. One would think that it was impossible for a she-wolf to have, yet here I was.
Although I had taken a bath, I still didn't look good, that I knew, and the baggy pink dress I was putting on didn't match my white hair or my light brown eyes.
"Ugly," I muttered to myself and then looked up and met the Gamma's gaze.
He stood with a few warriors and the Beta, looking my way. He smirked and then muttered something into one of the warriors' ears.
The warrior chuckled softly before he gave a bow and went to where the Alpha was standing.
"Excuse me, Alpha, I apologize for interrupting your conversation," he said with a bow.
The Alpha looked at him in annoyance, then sighed softly.
"What is it?" He asked coldly.
"I and the other warriors want to praise you for all your achievements and how amazing you are with Miss Leah," he said in a respectful tone and continued.
"I do understand that you have an important announcement coming up, but the Gamma and a few other warriors were wondering if you could allow us to make one of the weak Omegas our fun bait for our entertainment," he said as my heart picked up.
For a second, the Alpha looked bored, but when Leah tip-toed and whispered something in his ear, his face lit up.
"Fine, but I'll expect you to be back in an hour. Now if you will excuse me, I have something to do," he answered and then wrapped his arm around Leah's back and walked away with her, leaving everyone laughing at how horny he was.
My heart was hurting at their words, yet I forced myself to smile even when my wolf was whimpering.
I looked down and sniffed, trying so hard to push back the tears.
When I felt the atmosphere around me change, I quickly looked up and noticed how the warriors were approaching me. I desperately wanted to run away, yet their aura scared me enough to freeze in one place.
"What do we have here?" The warrior who had spoken to the Alpha asked.
I was able to ask them what they wanted when I was grabbed on each side of my arms and dragged.
I was about to scream when a loud, threatening growl silenced me. It was the Beta's and a warning to keep quiet. If I was to go against him, my punishment would be severe. I didn't want to be put in the dark room for nearly a month like they did one time in the past.
Not only was I starving to death and only allowed half a glass of water every two days, I was only taken to the toilet every three days with a blindfold.
It was so bad that I vowed to be on my best behavior since then because I nearly died from starvation.
"Please, I apologize for whatever I did," I pleaded.
"Shut up," came the Gamma's orders.
My wolf instantly submitted, but I couldn't shut up.
"Please," I sobbed.
A few minutes had gone by, yet they were still dragging me into the forest. I knew that even if I were to scream at the top of my voice, no one could come and save me.
They all hated me. The only thing I could think of was to prepare myself for anything.
"Is this far enough, Beta?" The warrior on my left side asked.
"Yup," came his reluctant response.
The warrior instantly let me go and pushed me forward with laughter.
"Listen up, you little worthless omega bitch. Right now, we are bored as well as pissed over the news we heard from Leah. So we will make this clear to you. In order for you to entertain us, we are going to give you a five-minute head start to run, and then we will take off after you," the Gamma said.
"If you manage to stay away from us and cross the river in time using a boat which is there, then we promise to leave you alone. But if you don't make it, then we will get to do anything we want to you. Now the time starts ticking," he said, and that was enough to send me off running.
If there was one thing we all knew in the pack, it was that the Gamma was very mischievous, and he never meant what he said because he enjoyed making pack members suffer.
Whenever he gave orders and someone failed to follow them, he literally found a way of killing them or making them disappear from the pack.
Me standing still would have only angered him enough to hurt me like I had witnessed before. I needed to cross that river as soon as possible.
My breath was labored, and my throat was dry. I felt weak due to overworking, and I was terrified for my life.
My wolf had a problem as well; she was so weak that she couldn't fully take over or allow us to shift. Even at a crucial time when we were being hit, all she could do was growl.
I couldn't understand what was wrong with her. But because she was still a great part of me, I embraced her very being.
"Little fat pig, here we come," I heard the Gamma say in our pack's mind link.
"Stay away from the open field," my wolf ordered as I instantly made a turn running towards a lot of trees. In my life, there was never a day I went to the border or river despite hearing about them.
I felt so confused as everything was new to me, and I had no idea where I was running to.
"River ahead," my wolf yelped, and I could smell it too.
I picked up my pace and rushed there. When the river came into view, I began looking around and slowed down.
I stood still, breathing heavily for a few minutes to catch a breath. After feeling much better, I began searching for the boat the Gamma had talked about.
"Move," my wolf ordered in a loud growl.
"Stop growling at me! You know how scared we are of the river!" I yelled back, then looked at the river.
"You know that we don't know how to swim. If we dive in, something might make us its food or worse, we could drown," I whispered huskily, then quickly turned when the growls sounded near.
The warriors, Gamma and Beta, appeared in their wolf form.
The more they moved closer, the more I moved backwards, shaking my head and pleading to them in fear.
The Beta growled louder, making the place slightly shake. I quickly moved backwards and lost my balance, falling into the river.
The first thing I felt was my nose and throat hurt as I tried to swim. I was swallowing water and trying to scream at the same time; my eyes were hurting, and my heart was hurting as the warriors' laughter filled my ears.
My throat felt like it was burning as the force felt like I was choking. I was terrified, yet I was losing my strength to swim up.
Harvey's POVWe stood laughing so hard after shifting into our human form.We all watched with interest as she faked her inability to swim."She sure knows how to fake it, she is a drama queen," Paul said then sighed heavily."Anyway, it was all for fun, Paul, but the Alpha gave us only an hour. I'm sure by now he must have already gone back to the hall. Let's leave the Omega; she will soon join us," I said seriously."You are right, Beta. Warriors, you go ahead and prepare some clothes for us; we will be right there," Paul instructed."Yes, Gamma," they answered together and then shifted into their wolf form and dashed away."Was it worth torturing the poor Omega?" I asked playfully."You know that you love it, Harvey, after all, she was a pain to look at," he answered as I laughed softly.He knew me a little too well.We both couldn't stand the fat Omega bitch. Not because she was fat and weak, but because someone as unworthy as her was mated to our Alpha, who was the very definitio
Jace's POV"What is it? Talk to me, please," I pleaded with my wolf while trying so hard to breathe.Hours had gone by, and he couldn't stop howling in pain. I, too, was in pain physically; I felt like my heart was being slightly squeezed, and my body was trembling.Whiskey mixed with a dose of wolfsbane couldn't work, no matter how I overdosed, because I threw up instantly before I could even swallow the content. My eyes were hurting from the tears that were running down, and my head was aching.I could hear the sound of birds chirping and a few voices outside. It was already morning, and in just a few hours, my Beta was going to come here to check up on me.I needed to force myself on my feet because I never wanted to show anyone my weak side.I groaned in pain as I got to my feet from the ground and moved to the bathroom naked, stumbling a bit. I approached the shower and quickly turned it on. As water began pouring on me, I moved my hand to my aching head."Ridge, please talk to m
Harvey's POVI wasn't a fool not to notice how the Alpha was struggling to concentrate. He looked very agitated and made a lot of mistakes with the pack files he was handling.He actually looked like he was in pain and trying so hard not to show it, and it was all because of that Omega.A few hours had gone by, and she was not yet back. I felt very guilty, and fear was filling my heart.If he could act like this when she wasn't around, how would he act seeing her drenched in water and shivering? Yes, he didn't care about her a few days ago, but right now, it looked like he did."Harvey, is there a problem?" Paul asked softly behind me.I turned and looked at him seriously, then at the few warriors who were standing beside him."That Omega we used as bait yesterday hasn't been seen for hours, and the Alpha looks irritated. I might be wrong, but he seems like a man in love, desperately waiting for his lover," I replied."Are you kidding me? He doesn't care about that bitch," he spat."I
Jace's POVI quickly shifted into my human form and began looking around."Lillian!" I called out in a cracked voice as I walked further at the edge, with labored breath.She couldn't swim, that I knew because I overheard her talk to an elderly woman about one of her fears. Back then, I thought it was something foolish and weak a she-wolf would say, but now I was terrified by that thought."Lillian, please answer me! If you do, I swear to the moon goddess I won't harm you in any way. I just want to see that you are safe, please," I begged, then tensed when her scent reached my nose.I quickly rushed ahead and saw her body lying near the edge where a huge cut tree had fallen a few days ago. Half of her body was resting in the water while the other half was resting on the side of the tree."No," I whispered and ran ahead, instantly jumping into the river and grabbing her body, pulling it into my arms.I was sniffing and trying to hold back my tears while I swam back to land. Once she wa
Harvey's POVDoomed.We were all doomed!I looked at the Alpha who was lying unconscious in one of our guest rooms then sighed sadly."Beta, what do we do with that Omega's dead body?" Light asked softly behind me.I turned and faced him seriously."We all witnessed a few hours ago how he walked into the pack house. Although he was dripping wet, he was badly crying and just by his pheromones, no one could approach him. He was emitting a death threat. So what do you think would happen if we touched his mate's body?" I asked bitterly.This was the first time I referred to that Omega as his mate because the actions he had portrayed were those of a male in love who had greatly suffered from loss and heartache.I was feeling devastated and very scared for our lives. We were his childhood friends, but at the same time, we were also the very ones who had taken away his mate. Although he acted like that towards her, it was so clear to us now that he was bonded to her."But she's dead," he whi
Paul's POVWe rushed into the guest bedroom quickly.The healer was already at the Alpha's side, taking care of him.After she had gone to see Lillian's dead body, she bowed down and apologized because there was nothing she could do to resurrect her.I knew it wasn't going to take long before the body would begin to smell and rot, so I asked her to please do something about it, which she agreed to.She went out and came back with a large box.She asked me to step out, which I complied.I went to my room and found the door open. I knew who it was before I could even walk in.Light was sitting on my bed, reluctantly going through my diary.I quickly moved to grab it when he stood up at a quick pace and grabbed a handful of pages."Stop!" I exclaimed, but he ignored me and ripped them apart.There and then, my wolf took over in anger. Light laughed loudly, surprising him as he threw the diary on the ground."You call yourself a Gamma, don't you, sir?" He asked as my wolf growled low."Yo
Jace's POV"I am here," I whispered softly to Lillian as I slowly sat at the edge of the bed, looking at her with a smile."I want to apologize from the bottom of my heart for taking time to come here. For some reason, I passed out. I'm assuming it's due to exhaustion," I said softly, then raised my hand to touch her cheek when I stopped myself halfway."Oh, you don't like to be touched, do you?" I asked, then frowned deeply when I felt a slight headache.I groaned and then touched my forehead with a heavy sigh.No matter how I was feeling, I wasn't going to leave her side. She needed me as much as I needed her.A knock that came through forced me to get to my feet and walk to the door, opening it.An elderly omega had a tray of food in her hands, and she was slightly trembling with her gaze lowered to the ground."Alpha, the Beta asked me to serve you food and to prepare a bath for you," she said, making me growl.She quickly took a few steps back and went down on her knees."That re
Flora's POVI felt powerless as I looked at the corpse in front of us. We all could tell that the she-wolf was already dead. How could we relay such words to our Alpha and still keep our necks intact?"Elder," Brenda called in a cracked voice, snapping me out of my thoughts."Yes, dear," I answered in a husky voice, then cleared my throat."How are we supposed to clean a dead body? I'm so scared because I have never done it before," she asked as I glared at her.Did she want to die? What if the Alpha was close by? Hearing her words would make him act up in just a second."If you value your damn life, you will shut your mouth and work. By the way, watch your mouth," I said loudly and then looked at Sylvia, who was looking at the body intensely."Sylvia," I called softly.She looked at me and then patted her chest a few times."Elder, I know I shouldn't say this, but I'm uncomfortable. Lillian is way gone and there is nothing our Alpha can do about it. I heard from a few warriors that t
Edith's POV"Sir, I will do everything in my power to help you, so please do tell me what is wrong," I said seriously.When he called me back to the pack, I was busy celebrating with the rest of my family over Lillian's pregnancy.I wanted to tell him how busy I was, but then it clicked that my Alpha really liked Alpha Sky a lot. Helping him out would only strengthen the bond between the two packs; that's why I agreed to meet him."There was a witch who did a favor for me in the past. She used to reside in this broken castle we are seeing. I wanted her to help out again, but as you can see, it seems she has moved," he said as I looked at the castle.It was so obvious that the owner of the castle was dead. I could feel it because of the powers I had."I'm sorry, but I'm certain the owner of this castle is dead. I don't know if she died or was killed, but I can't seem to sense her soul," I said seriously as his expression turned cold."Damn it," he whispered softly."Sir, you know I can
Marshall's POVI looked furiously at the abandoned castle that stood in front of me while brushing my hand through my hair.I knew a lot of years had gone by, but a part of me hoped the witch could still be around."Shit," I whispered coldly and then pulled my cell phone from my pocket."What do we do?" I asked my wolf."Tracking down that witch would take a lot of weeks or months, if not years. Also, what if she is dead?" I asked my wolf bitterly."Then how about we look for another witch who is very good at dark magic?" he asked as I kept quiet, thinking back to whether I knew of any witch.When it clicked, I smirked proudly.News of an ancient witch related to Berta's son was everywhere in the news. Not only was she ancient, but she was also diverse in dark magic.If there was one thing I came to understand, it was that those who practiced dark magic were very selfish and greedy.They never said no when asked for something, and in exchange, they got something of value for themselve
Marshall's POV"What to do, what to fucking do?" I asked myself furiously.This time, I couldn't see a way out, and that pissed me off badly."What do we do?" I asked my wolf silently as he huffed."We have to revisit that place," he answered seriously as I sighed heavily.A lot of years had gone by; obviously, things had changed on that side. Moreover, what if we found no one there? What were we supposed to do?But then again, I was feeling very desperate."It's worth a try, I guess," I whispered and then looked at the pack house.I could tell how that damn moron was happy to see Berta from his facial expression, and it was so obvious that he was still in love with her by how possessive he was towards her.He dared to even growl at me!"Fuck him, I feel like ripping his throat out," I whispered in a low voice and then marched to the pack house.I needed to see Berta for just a few minutes to calm myself down because I felt so damn furious."Careful," my wolf warned.We both knew the
Glen's POV I stood at the door with a smile, looking at my mother talking to Harley in her bedroom.Harley looked very happy, and I could feel it just by looking at her face."What is it?" Sky asked beside me."I never thought I could ever see our mate this happy," I whispered softly."Well, brother, we made that possible," he answered and then walked to them, sitting on the bed and wrapping his arms around her waist.She quickly looked at him with a shocked expression and then back at our mother, who laughed softly."You don’t need to feel shy, Harley. Our kind tends to be possessive and occasionally handsy," my mother said, causing her to blush."Anyway, I'm sorry for disturbing your sleep; I just wanted to greet you," she said as she stood up."You don't have to apologize, Mother. I feel so happy to see you here. Actually, I am the one who should apologize for not welcoming you when you arrived," Harley answered as she quickly moved from the bed and stood up.She couldn't hide the
Paul's POV Instantly, we parked the car and found the whole family waiting for us outside."Well, what a good welcome," I said when I stepped out of the car."You guys sure missed me, didn't you?" I asked as I walked to the other side to open the door for Molly.She stepped out with a smile and grabbed my hand, which I had extended to her."We did!" Edith answered loudly.I chuckled softly and then approached them.When I stood in front of Jace, he moved his hand to my shoulder with a smile, then looked at Edith, who quickly moved and hugged Molly."You are late," he said playfully, making me chuckle again."I am sorry," I answered simply.I let go of Molly's hand and hugged Lillian lightly, who stood next to him."Congratulations, Luna, on your pregnancy," I said as I pulled back."Thank you, Paul," she answered and then moved to give Molly a hug after Edith had pulled back.I looked at Harvey and then at Light, who were looking back at me coldly."I'm here now, so stop looking at m
Sophie's POV"You really are something else, aren't you?" I asked Riff seriously."Yes, I am your mate," he answered simply, making me laugh softly."I didn't mean that; I meant how stubborn you are," I pointed out.No matter what I said or how I reacted, he was right there by my side, acting like he wasn't phased. He even went as far as to lend me a hand with the office files whenever I was tired or in a bad mood.The most shocking part was when he helped me with the clients who were very hard to please. He stepped in and talked to them in a way that made them happy. I was supposed to hate him for interfering with my work, but my wolf and I were so happy, and we began to always look forward to having him by our side.He walked to my seat behind the desk and grabbed the chair, trapping me between his arms."Do you hate it?" he asked when he looked me in the eyes.I was about to shift my gaze down when he let out a low growl that made me stay still."Do you?" he asked huskily as my
Berta's POV As I walked out of the pack house, I could hear Glen and Sky's voices clearly. I stopped walking to listen to their conversation."You can honestly tell me, brother; you don't have to hide anything from me. I will protect you no matter what," Sky said."I am telling you the truth, Sky. He did nothing wrong. He actually said the words I wanted to hear," he answered as I sighed in relief and approached them."Hey, you two," I said playfully.They both turned and looked at me with angry expressions on their faces."Mother, were you crying?" Glen asked seriously."No," I quickly denied."You were crying; that's an obvious thing," Sky growled."Honestly, no, I wasn't," I said loudly.He looked at Glen, then back at me."You both are terrible at lying," he whispered, then walked past me."Son, he didn't do anything bad!" I exclaimed loudly, then turned and faced Glen."Stop him; your father did nothing wrong. He just said the words I would have liked to hear back then before I
Berta's POV "Mother, things have changed a bit, haven't they?" Sky asked as I laughed softly."No, everything is still the same," I answered with a smile, then laughed loudly when he frowned with a low sigh.Did he want me to praise him or lie?"It wouldn't hurt," Lorin whispered to me silently."To be honest, although most of the things are the same here, I must admit that there are a few impressive things that are different," I said as he smiled with an expression that was asking me to point out the impressive things."You know, like the training field. Who could have guessed there would be a big building next to it, with very clean bathrooms, toilets, and gym equipment?" I said as he smiled widely."I was the one who came up with that idea. You see, our warriors usually want to take a bath after training, and some want to train more but with gym equipment. That's why I had to come up with a plan," he answered while we walked into the pack house."I'm so happy to see how you have h
Glen's POV "I'm the worst, aren't I?" I asked Dominic seriously as I walked outside the pack house.He kept quiet, refusing to answer because he knew how I felt.When our father asked me to play along and make our mother comfortable, I felt terrible and angry with him!Why couldn't he just be genuine and love us for who we are?I was supposed to hate him completely, yet I couldn't.A huge part of me was so happy to have him talk to me without criticism or sarcasm."Dominic," I called softly.He wasn't saying a thing, but I could feel his emotions. He really wanted to be acknowledged by our father's wolf as well."Shouldn't we take this moment and use it to our advantage? He could end up liking us for real, you know," I said loudly and then turned to look back."Talk to me," I whispered silently.His silence was making me feel worse than I already felt."He will never be proud of us," he answered in a low tone.I could feel the hurt and anger from his tone in just those few words.I c