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
Chapter 47Maya sat in front of her vanity, brushing her hair absentmindedly. Her mind was elsewhere, racing with thoughts of Bennett and what had happened at the ball. She had hoped that this day would never come, that the secrets she had buried so deep would stay hidden. But seeing Bennett again—his cold, knowing smile—had sent a shiver of dread through her entire being. The guilt and fear that had lingered on the edge of her conscience for years now threatened to consume her.The knock on her door startled her out of her thoughts. She jumped, the brush slipping from her fingers and clattering to the floor. Her heart raced as she called out, “Come in.”The door creaked open, and her mother, Margaret, stepped inside. Dressed in an elegant silk robe, her face held a look of concern, her sharp eyes scanning Maya’s face.“Maya,” she began, her voice soft but probing, “you seemed… unsettled tonight. I couldn’t help but notice how pale you looked when that man—Bennett—was speaking.”Maya
Chapter 48Azalea stirred in her bed as the early morning light crept through the curtains. Her body ached from the tension of the previous days, but there was little time to rest. A soft knock at the door startled her awake. She sat up, blinking away the remnants of sleep as she heard the door creak open."My lady?" Vick's familiar voice called softly from the doorway. He stepped inside, his eyes scanning the room before they settled on her. He smiled faintly, though there was an edge of concern in his expression. "Good morning. I’ve come to help you get ready."Azalea let out a small sigh of relief, grateful for his presence. She swung her legs over the side of the bed, the cold floor sending a shiver up her spine.“Vick,” she greeted him, her voice still groggy from sleep. “What’s going on?”Vick walked over to the wardrobe, pulling out a deep emerald gown that complemented Azalea’s pale complexion. “The king has summoned everyone for breakfast in the grand dining hall. Gabe will b
Chapter 49Azalea’s heart hammered in her chest as she entered the grand dining hall with Federico by her side. The atmosphere was tense, everyone was seated around the long table, their expressions carefully guarded. The memory from last night was still too fresh, too raw. And now, here they were, seated at the same table, forced to pretend that everything was normal.Federico, beside her, was tense as well. She could feel it in the way his hand hovered near hers, the way his eyes kept drifting toward Maya. His attention wasn’t solely on her, though. No, it was split between Maya and Bennett, who had just entered the room, his presence like a storm cloud sweeping in.Bennett made his way to his seat, his steps slow and deliberate. As he passed by, Azalea caught his eye for a brief moment, and the intensity of his gaze sent a shiver down her spine. She wasn’t the only one affected; she could see the unease in Maya’s eyes, the way she averted her gaze and shifted in her seat.Federico
Chapter 50The air in the grand hall was thick with anticipation. Azalea’s heart raced as she clutched Federico’s arm, trying to draw strength from his unwavering presence. It was time for the meeting, and though she tried to keep her mind clear, unease gnawed at her. With each step forward, she felt like she was inching closer to some dark revelation.Federico led her into the room where members of the court were already seated, their gazes piercing. At the head of the table sat the king, his expression as unreadable as ever. As Azalea and Federico took their seats, she noticed Maya seated nearby, her hands twisting nervously in her lap. Bennett was present too, looking annoyingly calm, as if he hadn’t a care in the world.The king cleared his throat, demanding the attention of the room. "Azalea, Maya," he began in a voice that commanded authority, "please stand."Azalea felt her heart skip a beat as she and Maya rose to their feet. The king's cold gaze flickered between them, studyi
Chapter 51The morning sun slipped through the curtains, casting a warm glow over the room. Azalea stirred, feeling the comforting weight of Federico’s arm wrapped around her. A faint smile touched her lips as she settled closer to him, savoring this rare moment of peace. But her contentment was soon interrupted by a sharp knock at the door.Federico let out a sigh, reluctantly loosening his hold on her. “Stay here,” he murmured, pressing a quick kiss to her forehead before rising to answer the door.He opened it just a crack, revealing two guards from his father’s quarters. The stern expressions on their faces instantly told him this wasn’t a casual visit.“The king has sent for Azalea,” one of the guards announced, his tone formal.Federico’s jaw clenched. He stepped in front of the door, blocking their view of Azalea. “Return to my father and tell him that Azalea won’t be going anywhere. If he has something to say to her, he can say it to me.”The guards exchanged glances but didn’
Chapter 52Ophelia sat patiently in the examination room at the hospital, glancing around with her usual air of detachment. Vick stood beside her, arms folded, her face an impassive mask as she waited. Ophelia had insisted on Vick’s company, using the checkup as an excuse, but Vick knew better—Ophelia was never one for random small talk.The nurse stepped in to take Ophelia’s blood pressure, and Ophelia shot Vick a pointed look, a silent command for her to speak up. “I’m fine,” Vick murmured, recognizing Ophelia’s questioning gaze. “Just thinking about Azalea.”Ophelia raised a brow, her lips curling into a faint smirk. “Azalea? And Federico?” she inquired with thinly veiled curiosity.Vick hesitated, choosing her words carefully. “They’re... getting along, from what I’ve seen.”Ophelia’s smirk deepened, clearly pleased. “Interesting. They’ve had their challenges,” she remarked as if testing Vick’s knowledge of the couple. “But I can’t help but feel there’s more happening behind close
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