Aegis's P.O.V."I Am Not Going." Brianna crosses her arms, giving me that look-the one that says she’s already won. But not on this. I don't want to go and I won't. Especially not with that overgrown Ape. "Sit down Aegis", she noted. She took a sip of the tea in front of her slowly peering at me over the rim of the cup. Soon enough, she was smiling presumably at the stubbornness in my eyes and putting the cup back down on the brown oak table of her office. She watched me seat before she continued, "Now let's seal this. You will go with the king to that pack and do fantastic job."" Hell no."" You're being unreasonable Aegis and also when did you start cussing.""See, it's not even being a day with him and I'm already cussing. Who knows what'll happen after a month." " It's not going to be a month, Aegis. It's just a week. A week Aegis."" You can't leave me alone with him. He's insane and therefore he'll drive me insane." I reasoned petulantly."Perfect.The two of you have someth
(Aegis's Point Of View).Never ever let your outgoing sister plan you a birthday party because chances were You would be alone. She would be nowhere to be found.You would be alone.There was nothing wrong with the party except for one giant fact-- it was a PARTY. The black speakers in the corner blasted a pop song I had never heard before leaving in it wake a reverberating thud. The stench of alcohol and musty scent horny teenagers was thickened the air . A tall lanky boy stood on a table , shirtless and attempting to do a remake of magic mike except this version by himself. It was horrible but his audience of drunk teenage fan girls didn’t seem to mind, their delightful shrieks going on and beyond to give me an headache. And Vela was still nowhere to be found.And here I was, the birthday girl, standing right in the middle of the chaos in my obviously borrowed pink dress, sporting a cup of chocolate and a tense smile. My mother stood across the hall beside the scattered food platte
(Aegis's Point Of View).One good thing came out from this night. Okay that was a lie, this night was a disaster. i had an headache and it was killing me.But it did get me out of the birthday dinner early so It is a good thing. I came to a giant revelation today. Vela had a very annoying voice.I knew her vice was uncomfortable to the ears but hearing her yap on and on with her french manicured hand holding my mate; I barely made it through the party without my wolf shifting and killing her. She just kept yapping on on about everything.. Changing my dress into a sweatpants and matching crop_top, I sighed in satisfaction. My phone pinged repeatedly but right now I could care less. It was probably some of my followers on Tiktok wishing me a happy birthday. I downed a couple of painkillers and padded to the bathroom in my yellow and black Winnie the pooh slippers to wash my face. No point taking a shower, I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.Angel ran across the room c
(Aegis's Point Of View).Three hours into dinner and I was already planning murder. I was planning the murder of my dearly beloved sister. But that was besides the point.He was ignoring me. After last night I assumed that we would be closer. If I didn’t know better I would have thought all that happened last night just a dream.The pain and roughness between my legs that accompanied every step I took as I walked assured me otherwise.We were having dinner with the Alpha's family.The unusual absence of the Alpha and Luna made the already horrible day take an even depressing turn.We’d been attending this dinner since we were children.The dinner was a customary tradition between the Alphas family and their Betas. As little children, whenever the dinner began to lose our interest we would always sneak outside to play. We were a formidable force, all three of us, Elias the prankster, I the tomboy and Vela the princess and baby of the group. We were a close knit group forced together by
Tears built in my eyes and I took a shaky breath in. This can't be true. It couldn't be. They were just friends. Sure Shelia had a crush on him but he didn't return her feelings . He couldn't. He was my mate. He was mine and I was his. Why would they go through with knowing they had not yet met their mated. Why would Elias agree to this?I lifted my gaze from the box and to Shelia's expectant smile. I trailed my gaze from her face to Elias's ,he avoided looking back to me. His jaw clenched so tight, he could have cracked his teeth as he looked to the side. Why?He couldn't really be going through with this. He couldn't be doing this to me. My wolf howled painfully within me showing her rage and heartache at the way things were unfolding.My parents oblivious to what was going on, got up from their seats to look at what my sister had gifted me. Once they saw the words inscribed on the envelope, they smiled at each other and joyfully hugged my sister. They bombarded her with words I co
(Aegis's Point Of View)."Aegis"My head whipped around instantly locking with green eyes.All the air me knocked out of me just at the sight of him, his built muscular body tense from emotions. I straightened up immediately. No matter how horrible or awkward I felt right now, it was better to be composed.“ We need to talk"I nodded my head. All sorts of thoughts ran through my mind. He took in a deep breath, released it before moving away from the door way to let my parents and Shelia into the room. I turned to Elias in question “What was going on here? Had he told her?.His focus was on my sister who slipped her hand into his, unable to meet my eyes. She bit her bottom lip staring at the floor.Mother and Father entered with grim expressions on their faces glaring at me in.... Contempt?Finally Elias looked up at me. Jaw twitching and muscles taut he tightened his hold on Velma.The tighter he held on to her, the tighter my lungs felt and the harder it was to breathe." This i
(Aegis's Point Of View).A loud powerful growl ripped across the room successfully cutting her off. A mug sitting on the table shattered. The dining table in he next room caved in and all of our attention turned to Elias. His lips were still tugged up and slightly apart to expose his large drooping canines. His wolf didn’t like the idea of me finding someone else. My wolf growled in disapproval of his hypocrisy. He didn't want me but he also doesn't want me to find someone else."It doesn't work like that Velma and you know that. The mate bond will always exist between us no matter how little"."It doesn't matter".Elias replied finally regaining control over his wolf. "We've come up with a solution".My eyebrows shot up. "Solution?" Elias looked over to Velma. She gives him a brief nod."My wolf he wants you as a mate. He won't settle for anyone else". He looked over at my parents grimly."But if we were to separate, the bond would weaken"I felt my jaw go slack. He couldn't be sug
(Aegis's Point Of View).Hollowness greeted me like an old friend opening my eyes up with a gasp. I was in an hospital room empty of patients but filled with people. Six nurses in varying height and coordinated uniform tended to the only patient in the room.The room in all its glory smelt like death.The walls appeared so white, it nearly blinded me. A single dull blue light hung in the corner of the room adding to the gloomy atmosphere of the room.“ Where am I?”A tall blonde willowy nurse in a blue apron exchange a look to a woman on my far right before answering me.“In the hospital ma’am.”“But this is not the hospital, I work in the hospital ” I replied looking around the room of new faces in confusion.“Where’s mama Priscilla and Sister Thalia?”.Exchanging another desperate look with other nurses in the room, the same woman answered me.“Erm, This is not your pack hospital ma’am. I’m afraid you’re no longer in your pack . This is the Night-wisp pack”“The Night-wisp pack. What
Aegis's P.O.V."I Am Not Going." Brianna crosses her arms, giving me that look-the one that says she’s already won. But not on this. I don't want to go and I won't. Especially not with that overgrown Ape. "Sit down Aegis", she noted. She took a sip of the tea in front of her slowly peering at me over the rim of the cup. Soon enough, she was smiling presumably at the stubbornness in my eyes and putting the cup back down on the brown oak table of her office. She watched me seat before she continued, "Now let's seal this. You will go with the king to that pack and do fantastic job."" Hell no."" You're being unreasonable Aegis and also when did you start cussing.""See, it's not even being a day with him and I'm already cussing. Who knows what'll happen after a month." " It's not going to be a month, Aegis. It's just a week. A week Aegis."" You can't leave me alone with him. He's insane and therefore he'll drive me insane." I reasoned petulantly."Perfect.The two of you have someth
Aegis's First person P.O.V"The security here is lacking," he remarks dripping with disdain. "Even a child could slip past your borders."Brianna, ever the picture of patience, keeps her voice level. "We handle our security just fine your Highness." "Are you?" He raises a brow, scanning the room. "Because from where I’m standing, it looks like a disaster waiting to happen." That’s it. I step forward. "Then why don’t you leave if we’re such a mess? I mean surely you have better places to be than bothering us at 3 in the morning."He turns around at my voice and sure enough, there's a big smirk on his face. The guys shift uncomfortably under his gaze looking everywhere but at him. But I look at him just fine. He surveys all of us and our outfits with cold, critical eyes. His lips pulled up in distaste at what I was wearing but I really don't care. Fuck him.I plant my feet firmly."If you don’t like what you see, Your Royal Highness, you’re free to leave." His head snaps toward me. The
Aegis's P.o.v"A FAE??” I nod grimly more to myself than anyone else. Noah leans back in his chair, rubbing his jaw. “Fae don’t just show up, Aegis.” “Exactly,” Emery agrees. “They only appear when something big in history is about to happen.” I scowl. “Great. Just what we need. More complications.” But there’s no time for this now. The elder rogue is rotting in our basement, waiting for his turn. Talia is recovering in the hospital. We need to run some errands and get some things done for the pack. There are too many things that need handling. Answers will come later. “We'll find out what it means later. But for now...” I say with a smile. "Let's go." They know what I mean. We all rise from our seats and headed to the basement. He looks miserable, tied to a steel chair with his arms strapped down so tightly his skin is turning purple. His face is already swollen from the first few rounds, his breath shallow and uneven. The metallic scent of his wretched blood is thick in
Aegis's P.O.V"We need a way in."The Boardroom is tense. Noah, Emery, and Zach are hunched over the map marking the the elder rogue’s location in red. I'm seated in my roller chair as we brainstormed on what to do.We've been searching for this particular rogue for 6 months now. He's an expert at hiding in plain sight and being able to bypass all of our attempts to capture him. From rape, kidnap and trafficking, this guy was the Lord of all of them. Pulling him down would sever a lot of thing for the trafficking and inhumane experiments business. It'll put them in chaos and we all know chaos makes people do very stupid things.That's phase one of my revenge plan. "We know he’s a womanizer," Noah says. "Always surrounded by prostitutes. That’s our best bet at getting to him." Zach nods. "We send a woman in, someone he won’t recognize or someone he wouldn't suspect at all." A pause. We all look at each other. No one speaks. Then Noah sighs. "This won’t work unless we have the right
Aegis's P.o.v I hate paperwork. I mean, I really, really hate paperwork. If I’d known being Alpha involved signing my soul away to endless reports, requests, and financial breakdowns, I would have let Brianna keep the damn title. I tapped my half chewed pen as I glare at the towering stack of documents. Yes I chewed the to part off but you can't exactly blame me. I tried to focus. I really did. But after five minutes, my brain starts to feel like it’s melting.I groan, dragging my hands down my face. "This is actual torture." With a dramatic sigh, I slam my head onto the desk. Maybe if I knock myself unconscious, I can get out of this. Or…A slow grin spreads across my face. I mind-link Noah. Hi, lovely Beta Noah. A pause.Then, "Yesss?""I need some help." "No."I gasp. "Noo? But I didn’t even say with what!" "You don’t have to. If it’s paperwork, the answer is no." I whine. "Noah, please. It’s so much. My brain is rotting." "Nope." "But..." The mind-link cuts off. I b
AEGIS'S P.O.V"Ahhhhhvggvvgvg""Please I'm begging you please it hurts.""It hurts plea..se.se.. Just let me die. Just..ju.ju.st let me d..iiii...e..Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."I don’t know whose voice it is anymore. It all got blurred together at the end. Maybe it’s mine. Maybe it’s one of the kids begging them to spare me, for mercy that won’t come.But their screams were what made me do it. The scent of blood around us is thick. It clung to my skin and seeped into my clothes to join my bleeding body. The damp, rotting walls of the Hunters’ prison press in, trapping me in the hell I was. "Bring them," the Hunter leader orders in a smooth, sickly sweet, rotten honey voice. The guards drag Clara and Mike into the room. Clara fights back and so she's pulled in by the hair. kicking and screaming, but Mike is silent. His eyes find mine and he nodded in acceptance .No it can't be."You know what I want, Aegis," the leader murmurs, stepping toward me. "And you also know what happens if you refu
The children shouldn't have been there. The girl knew it. The Boy knew it too. And yet here they were.Their mother had warned them never to wander into the deep forest. Yet here they were, standing in the middle of a vast clearing, their tiny figures swallowed by towering trees and the endless shadows of the terrifying rogue forest. "I'm telling Mom," the girl hissed, gripping her brother’s sleeve as some unfortunate animal raced beside nearly tripping her. "Scaredy-cat." The boy smirked and shook her off. He pointed to the ball lying a few feet away, its bright red surface standing out against the grass."Beta said he saw it here. It’s fine.""It’s not fine! Mom said...." "And the Beta said it was safe." He crossed his arms and glared, daring her to argue. "Who’s right? Mom or him?"She glared back. With a loud huff, he sprinted forward and grabbed the ball before she could protest. When he returned, triumphant, she huffed back. "There. Now let’s go." "Not yet," he said, toss
Aegis's P.O.VI felt him before I saw him. It's weird. Really weird.There was a shift in the air. A ripple of something. Something that my body recognizes. And Loves.What the hell?King Damien is moving through the crowd mingling like a man who doesn’t detest the very wolves he rules over. But I know better. He hates them. The same way I do. I clench my fists and forced myself to focus on Brianna who just got here."Hi Everyone.. How's our evening going?"“You’re late.” Brianna smirks and tilted her head.“Missed me that much huh?” I narrow my eyes.“What were you doing?” Brianna sighs.“I’ll tell you later.” Before I can press her, the air around us thickens. A large and very suffocating presence loomed over us.King Damien. He stops beside Brianna with a master poker face. “Hello Brianna,” he greets.Brianna raises a brow before slightly bowing, “Your Majesty.”Damien’s gaze slides over to Noah, and something in his sharp eyes softens with amusement. “And you must be the Poison Ro
King Damien's P.O.V“She’s deadly, no doubt.” “But he is insanity itself.” The voices murmured in the corners of the grand ballroom, just beyond the golden-lit chandeliers and polished marble floors. They spoke in hushed tones, stolen whispers exchanged like secrets laced with fear. King Damien. The Insanity. The man who had bathed the throne in blood. And now--The Poison Rose. A woman just as ruthless, just as untouchable. Some said she had been carved from the same darkness as him. “They say she wiped out an entire rogue faction by herself.” “They say he crushed an Alpha’s skull with his bare hands.” Silence. Then, softer... “If they ever stood against each other…” A pause. “No one would survive.” Damien heard them. Every word. He didn’t slow his steps. Didn’t even glance in their direction as he passed, his heavy black cloak trailing behind him. He hated this place. The wolves. The way they bowed, the way their voices dripped with false loyalty. They feared him, as they shoul