Chapter 39Federico sat behind his desk, deep in thought as he reviewed the security protocols for the upcoming ball. He knew it wasn’t going to be an ordinary event. With the political tension between the packs and the presence of rogues lurking in the shadows, nothing needed to go wrong. His thoughts were interrupted when Gabe and Jake walked in.“Everything is set for the ball, Alpha,” Gabe said, standing tall before the desk. “But we wanted to check in to see if there were any last-minute orders.”Federico looked up at them, his brow furrowed. “Make sure to check the halls thoroughly. I don’t want any mistakes. Rogues or worse, Lycans, could try to sneak in, and I won’t tolerate any threats. I want every inch of this place covered.”Jake nodded. “We’ll sweep the halls and make sure everything’s in order.”As they turned to leave, the door creaked open, and Maya made her way into the office, a soft smile on her face. Federico’s mood lightened instantly at the sight of her, and he r
Chapter 40Azalea and Maya walked back to the grand hall, the tension between them hanging in the air like a storm cloud. Maya hadn’t said much after their time in the garden, and Azalea could tell something was bothering her. As they reached the doorway, Maya’s phone rang, and she instinctively glanced at the screen.It was Bennett again.Maya’s expression changed instantly, her face tightening in frustration and fear. Azalea noticed and stopped in her tracks, looking at Maya with concern.“Is everything alright?” Azalea asked gently, her voice carrying a note of curiosity.Maya snapped her head toward Azalea, her expression sharp. “Mind your own business, Azalea,” she spat out, her voice laced with irritation.Azalea raised an eyebrow, surprised by the venom in Maya’s tone, but she didn’t press further. Maya turned on her heel and stormed away, her phone clutched tightly in her hand. As she disappeared down a side corridor, Vick, who had been standing nearby, stepped closer to Azale
Chapter 41Ophelia and Mack arrived at the Red Moon Pack in their sleek black car, the engine purring softly as they pulled up to the entrance. Ophelia glanced at the grand structure of the pack house, her eyes narrowing slightly. She had been here before, but today felt different. Today, she had a plan. As the car came to a stop, Mack turned to her, his expression neutral but his eyes betraying the tension he felt. “Are you ready for this?” he asked quietly.Ophelia gave him a tight smile. “Of course. Just follow my lead.”They stepped out of the car, the chilly morning air brushing against their skin as they approached the entrance. Inside, Azalea was preparing herself, her heart racing with mixed emotions. She knew Ophelia and Mack would be arriving soon, and she wanted to make sure they saw that she wasn’t the weak, suffering woman they thought she was.Dressed in a beautiful deep red gown, her hair perfectly styled, Azalea looked every bit the Luna she was. As she glanced at her
Chapter 42Maya sat in the dimly lit room, her thoughts racing. She had been toying with the idea of helping Bennett, but something about it felt wrong. She wasn't sure if it was the fear of getting caught or the guilt that came with betraying Federico and the pack. But the truth was, she owed Bennett more than she cared to admit. He had leverage on her, and she couldn't ignore that.As she sat staring at her phone, it buzzed, making her jump. She glanced at the screen. Bennett.She hesitated before answering, her heart pounding. "What is it?" she said, her voice low and sharp.Bennett’s voice was smooth and calm on the other end of the line. “Maya, darling. I’ll be at the pack’s border soon. I need you to let me in.”Maya’s breath hitched. “Bennett, you’re insane. I can't do this. There are too many guards, and if anyone finds out—”“They won’t,” he interrupted, his tone unwavering. “You’re smart enough to make sure they don’t. I know you're capable of getting me in. You owe me, Maya
Chapter 43Azalea stood in front of the mirror, her fingers trembling slightly as she fastened the last clasp on her gown. The tension in the air was suffocating, her mind racing with everything that had happened in the last few hours. She looked at her reflection, her face carefully composed, though inside, she felt like she was unravelling. Tonight had to be perfect, and yet, all she could think about was how many eyes would be watching her, waiting for her to slip up.The door opened quietly, and Federico stepped inside, already dressed in his formal attire. He gave her a brief smile, the kind they had both perfected in the months they had spent pretending to be in love. It was a smile that reached their lips but never their eyes."You look stunning," he said, his tone devoid of emotion, but the compliment was necessary for the show they had to put on.Azalea turned to face him, forcing a smile of her own. "Thank you. You’re not so bad yourself." She smoothed down her gown, her han
Chapter 44Azalea’s heart pounded in her chest as Bennett strode into the grand hall, his presence sending a ripple of shock through the room. His eyes locked onto hers, and in that instant, all the memories she had tried to bury came rushing back. The last time she saw him was the day she called the cops on him, the day everything changed between them.Her stomach twisted with nausea. She couldn’t be here. She had to get out. But as she turned to leave, Ophelia’s sharp voice cut through the air.“Leaving so soon, Azalea?” Ophelia’s smile was ice-cold. “I think it’s only fair that we hear why our guest has decided to grace us with his presence.”Azalea froze, her pulse racing. She glanced at Federico, who was now staring intently at Bennett, his posture stiff and alert. Everyone in the room could sense something was off, and the tension was palpable.Federico narrowed his eyes at Bennett, his voice low but commanding. “How did you get in here? You’re a rogue Lycan. This place is secur
Chapter 45Bennett’s dark eyes locked onto Azalea, a twisted smirk curling his lips. “I’m here for you, Azalea,” he said, his voice dripping with venom. “You ruined my life, and now, I’m going to make sure you never live peacefully again. You’ll feel the pain you inflicted on me, every single bit of it.”Azalea’s heart pounded in her chest as his words sank in. She glanced at Federico, who stood rigid beside her, his jaw clenched and his eyes blazing with fury. Without hesitation, Federico turned to Gabe and Jake, his voice firm and commanding.“Take him to the dungeon,” he ordered.Gabe and Jake stepped forward, ready to drag Bennett out, but before they could lay a hand on him, King Marcos’s voice boomed across the hall.“Stop!”Everyone froze, their eyes shifting to the king, who had risen from his seat, his expression unreadable. Bennett’s smirk only widened as he crossed his arms over his chest, clearly pleased with the king’s intervention. Azalea’s breath caught in her throat, h
Chapter 46Azalea's hands were trembling as the ball came to an end. The chatter and laughter of the guests felt distant, muffled by the weight of Bennett's words. Every step she took away from the grand hall felt heavier than the last, her mind spinning with confusion and fear. Federico was by her side, his strong presence giving her a sense of safety, but the silence between them was thick, filled with unspoken questions.Federico led her down the long corridors of the castle, his hand resting gently on the small of her back. Azalea glanced at him from the corner of her eye, his face stern, jaw clenched. He hadn’t said much after Bennett’s dramatic entrance, but she could tell he was processing everything. The tension in his shoulders was palpable, and she could feel his anger simmering just beneath the surface.As they reached their chambers, Federico opened the door for her and followed her inside. Azalea felt the overwhelming need to collapse, her legs weak from the emotional str
Alpha Federico I paced around in my study room and I couldn’t stop reminiscing on what Isabelle said, I didn’t want any of that to happen, Azalea mate can’t come back…he can’t claim what already belongs to me.If only she could just suddenly feel her inner wolf and get pulled to her mate, then I could use that as a chance to kill her mate but it’s fucking locked!!I angrily threw the cup in my hand to the wall and shattered into pieces and I couldn’t help but yell in anger.“She is mine!!!!” I yelled as my hand couldn’t even stay in one place and I didn’t know when I had gone for something else and threw everything around just when I was going for the vases when the door opened and Lucy walked in.“Alpha Federico !!” She exclaimed while staring around in surprise at how I had just ruined my study room, I still couldn’t stop myself from shouting out loud.Lucy noticed more things were about to get destroyed by me and rushed up to me, pulling me in for a tight hug.“Stop it, Alpha Fede
Azalea’s povAfter Isabelle walked away, I turned my attention to Luther who was still angry, “What did she mean by I tried to steal Kade from her and I am going to have to fight her for Alpha Federico’s attention?” I said to Luther who was silent.I moved closer to Luther but he stepped back. “The palace is in a Cold War and you are the main character,” Luther said, still avoiding my gaze, I knew he wasn’t telling me all and I didn’t want to force him as I didn’t want to ruin the mood we had already begun with.“You don’t have to explain it to me anymore, I already know the kind of person Isabelle is so you don’t have to even tell me anything,” I muttered before walking up to him with my hands widely opened, and that, he hugged me tightly but it didn’t last for long as he pulled away.“I wouldn’t want my father to find us here, it won’t be a good boast if Isabelle sees Alpha Federico locking you up, you know how crazy my father can be,” Luther said before grabbing my hands and taking
Luther’s povI couldn’t believe I had just almost spilled the only secret I had, how could I have been so dumb to think of telling Kade I was Azalea’s real second chance mate, But keeping it a secret was also really tiring and I could only hope that things would change from now on because I wasn’t going to for any reason give up on Azalea, I would fight my father to the end just to make her mine again and I knew just where to begin.I walked into the garden and Azalea was alone there reading her novels as usual while I stood still and quietly watched her as she seemed to be smiling to herself.“You must really love the novel?” I questioned before taking a seat beside her.I stared at her from head to toe and I couldn’t help but be more determined, she belonged to me yet my father deflowered her but I couldn’t say anything. All I did was feel jealous over something that belonged to me but I couldn’t do anything.He continued to maltreat and beat up my own mate as if she belonged to hi
Kade pov“Why do you care, are you that in love with her that you are now blinded…for your information I am still her mate because your father bought her from us and you are it’s his son protecting the Luna …she is still mine and I can take her back as mine whenever I want,” I whispered.“She belongs to me and no one else, it’s not like her mate is somewhere ready to claim her as his,” I added ready for his rage, ready for him to spill his secrets.He stared at me with so much rage as he was clearly trying to hold in his anger.“How dare you!! How dare you claim her just because her mate isn’t acknowledging her yet.” He muttered but that made me chuckle even more as I moved closer to him.“Do you know who my mate is? Do you know where he is now or why he abandoned her?” I whispered to him and I could see him flinch a little like he had something to say.His grip on me slowly released and before I knew it he pushed me away angrily.“You all are so wicked, now I know why Azalea doesn’t
Alpha KadeI knew that Isabelle was always right to me but something about the way Azalea sis felt these things made me doubt my feelings for Isabelle. Did I really love her back then or did I only do it for power? And now I still didn’t have the power I had yearned so badly for. Alpha Rozan also played a trick on me and only gave Isabelle to me just to secure more names amongst the packs of Alphas.But looking at Azalea I had so much regret. “Why do you continue to say she stole me from you Azalea when we never belonged to each other to begin with?” I questioned,“You were my mate first but you never listened to me, you neglected me and because of you, my wolf is weak and unable to identify my second mate!!! all because of you!!” She yelled before sitting back angrily.“So you were the reason why her inner wolf was locked? Stopping her from finding her mate.” Luther said and looking back at him and then back at Azalea I could see the rage in his eyes, something was wrong somewhere.
Azalea’s pov“How else would you be able to find my mate mostly in this situation where my inner wolf is very weak,” I said to Lady Rosa who smiled before taking my hand in hers and we walked towards my chamber and when she was sure no one followed us, she locked the door and sat me down on the bed.“You have always been so ignorant about your inner wolf and the more you neglect and forget about her the weaker she becomes.” Lady Rosa said to me very silently and I realized what she meant.“So all I have to do now is train my inner wolf or what?” I questioned.“More like that, you have to train her and prepare her for whatever is coming, if you are ready enough we will be able to pull her out just enough for you to find your second chance mate.”“But I don’t want to find him, lady Rosa.” I stuttered, I already have Alpha Federico and even though I have to hate him with seven other women I was still content and didn’t need a man who couldn’t search for me.“That can’t be, have you ever
Azalea pov I turned back to Kade who chuckled loudly, “are you scared?” he muttered but I still stood straight trying to act like the words didn't get to me.“Who said I would ever need my mate, as long as I have Alpha Federico as a mate means nothing to me,” I said boldly trying my best to hide the drought in me.“You are something, you are a witch that Isabelle calls you,” Kade muttered,“What can my mate provide for me that Alpha Federico hasn't given me, even if I meet my mate at this hour I still won't care so there you have it,” I exclaimed before turning around only to see Luther standing there in utter shock as it seemed my words had gotten to him and he was being very sad about it.“Luther,” I called out softly but instead he matched up to me angrily as he held me tightly with my hands.“How can you be that cruel!!? How can you reject your mate even before meeting him!!” Luther yelled but his grip on me hurt even more than the words he uttered.“Why couldn't he find me when
Azalea’s povI woke up the next morning to see Lady Rosa standing in front of me with a towel and other maids in her back.“Good Morning my queen.” Lady Rosa and in fright, I stood and made sure to clean my eyes more than once just to be sure that nothing was wrong with me and neither was I seeing double.“Why are you all here? I told you I could take care of myself and Lady Rosa. Why are you even here, do you want to threaten more on how to do things?!!” I yelled but Lady Rosa still stood a bit calm.“We apologize and would like to still take perfect care of you.” Lady Rosa said not even sparing me a glance.“Huh, you apologize? Do you know I can sack you at this rate and with the kind of authority I have!” I said to Lady Rosa who immediately fell to her knees throwing the towel to the ground and putting her hands together to plead with me.“I am truly sorry my Luna, I shouldn’t have acted the way I did to you so please forgive me.” Lady Rosa said and that confused me even more beca
Isabelle povI turned my full attention to Lucy who still seemed bold despite all that I just said and I knew immediately that she had heard something and that’s why she was here.“Aren’t you scared? Are you not scared of what she can do to your family or should I say to your whole pack when she is a fully fledged Luna?” Lucy whispered to me as she continued her pace towards me with the same blunt smirk she had from earlier in the throne room.“She cannot do anything because she is only the queen of this pack and not mine,” I said to Lucy who chuckled loudly.“She can do so many things and that includes things you don’t expect.” Lucy continued and that made me confused as I kept quiet and silently waited for her to say all the things she had to say before I started claiming Azalea couldn’t do anything to me because at this rate I also don’t know what she can do to me.“Alpha Federico has initiated for a while thousands of bloodthirsty werewolf armies to be under Azalea’s command and w