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CHAPTER: ONEARYA WAYNEAll alone in the forest, I was reading my favorite book after my evening class. My mind wandered back to the day my life turned on a new leaf and everything changed suddenly and without caution.I recalled how I once had a perfect life, a perfect family, and parents who loved me. My father was an alpha, and I was the alpha's daughter. We lived a perfect life until the day we lost our pack, the Silver Moon pack, when I was around fourteen years old.My father was the Alpha of our pack until another hostile pack raided us and stripped us of everything, including our home and friends, and we lost the meaning of life after the tragic incident.We were forced to move to another town. Life wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be, but at least my expectations weren’t high because we were moving to a town that belonged to humans.My parents were my biggest support system, but my life wasn’t so interesting, and I guess since I wasn’t a full werewolf, my growth was slow;
CHAPTER: TWOALPHA LEO LANCE*Flashback*“Stop it, Dad, I have had enough of this. I have told you countless times that my mate will come when the time is right, and I am not in a hurry to get my mate yet.""I just turned eighteen, and there is no rush in anything. Despite having a girlfriend, Thea is a good girl, and I love her and she loves me. I think that is all that matters.” I angrily told my dad and stood up, ready to leave, but he stopped me.“Stop right there, Leo; you might be eighteen and with a girlfriend, but I am still your father, and I deserve some respect, especially from you.” He echoed through the room, and I sighed.I was eighteen and I still hadn’t found my mate yet. I wasn’t in a hurry though, but my father thought otherwise.I ran my fingers through my hair in frustration and rested back on the couch. He stared at me with an irritated look before he finally spoke up, “You know you can’t be the alpha of this pack without a mate, right?”“Yeah, I also thought so to
CHAPTER: THREEARYA WAYNE I only had one week to prepare for my 19th birthday party, and I had no idea how I was going to do it. I finally gained enough courage to talk to my friend Emily about my situation; she was connected, and I was sure she would help me organize my birthday party.“You called me; I thought something happened to you; you know, I heard what happened the other day, and I thought something happened to you; I was worried about you,” Emily said as we had a conversation a few days after the forest ordeal.“What happened?” I asked obliviously, and she chuckled.“You are acting like you don’t know what I am talking about; you forget I am a beta wolf and I can sense if you are lying to me, and by the way, I know you have been lying to me all this time; how long have we been friends, Arya?” She asked with a disappointed look, and I sighed."I know lying isn’t good but I was doing it to protect myself. With just my father and mother killed by humans and the fact that I had
CHAPTER: FOUR 3RD PERSON’S POVLeo was not happy to see Kai around; he was enjoying the party until he showed up, and that was not part of his plans. All he wanted was some time alone to get to know her, Arya Wayne; he was sure she was his mate, and as much as he hated how weak and timid she was.All he wanted was to confront him and ask him what he was doing at his pack house; he was the Alpha of the pack and had every right to know why he would show up at his pack house without his permission.He knew Kai was stalking her and he had not told his mom about it; he wanted to solve it by himself as the leader, but Kai was giving him a hard time, showing up every time he pleased and even having the guts to stalk her. Even though he had someone onto Arya, it was for her good; he wanted no harm done to her, and that was his aim.Leo walked stealthily to where Kai and his group of friends were seated and demanded to talk to him.“What are you doing here? Was my warning not enough for you to
CHAPTER: FIVEARYA WAYNEThe loud beeping of my phone alarm woke me up from my beauty sleep. I opened my eyes, trying to adjust to the light in my room, but shut them immediately.The rays of the sun shone brightly in the room, reflecting on my face. My body was weak, but I still managed to drag myself to the bathroom. I needed to brush my teeth and wash my face before I could go on my morning run.I quickly walked to the bathroom, washed my face and brushed my teeth, then threw on a tank top and a pair of gym tights, some sneakers, and picked up my headphones, then headed downstairs.“Good morning, honey, How was your night?”“Great dad, thanks for asking; I am just going for a run and I will be back in like forty-five minutes,” I said, and I kissed him on his cheeks and grabbed a piece of apple from the plate on the kitchen counter and ran outside.I knew he wanted to ask me about my birthday party, and I was pretty sure he already knew what happened, but I was still not ready for th
CHAPTER: SIX3RD PERSON’S POVArya’s father was suffering from Carcinoid Syndrome, and since the cancer was already widespread when they found out, the doctor recommended a treatment to shrink the tumors, and that was what kept Mr. Wayne going a few months after he lost his wife.The bills and responsibilities were piling up, and he was stressed, so he passed out while at work and had to be rushed to the hospital again for the third time that month.“Dad, have you been drinking again?” Arya asked her father after she was allowed to see him, as that was also a reason why he would have passed out.“No, why would I go drinking when bills are piling up plus, I know my health; there is no way I would do that, but don’t worry, I just passed out and they rushed me here; otherwise, I am good; I think I was just stressed.” He told her, reassuring her that everything was fine.“You know when I got that call, I thought maybe something bad had happened to you. I was worried.” She said so, and her
CHAPTER: SEVENALPHA LEO LANCE“I can’t believe she took the job; why didn’t she just come to me?" Leo ranted as he paced around the living room; it was a day after Arya started working at Kai’s restaurant, and he was losing his cool.“Why would she refuse to take the job, Leo? You do know that you are just overreacting, and there is no need for this, right?” His mom was trying to calm him down, but Leo was having none of that; he was mad at everyone, at himself for relaxing, and at Kai for taking advantage of Arya’s situation to manipulate her by trying to get back at him.She was just not a pawn in his game; she was in his pack, and he was the one that found her and brought her to their pack and begged his father to let them stay, but all Kai wanted was to piss him off; he wanted a war! And he was going to give him one for as long as he stayed away from her.“You don’t understand, Mom, this is a war between Kai and me; he asked for it, and I am going to give it to him.”“I don’t thin
CHAPTER: EIGHTARYA'S POVI took the job because I needed it and because the pay was good, no lie; I had to help my father, but when I met with Emily the following day, I was shocked to learn that Leo knew about it and that he was mad. The question is, why was he mad at me for taking the job?I wanted to call him, but I was skeptical about it. What if I gave him a bad impression of me? So, I focused on reading for my final exams and waiting for him to call. I hadn’t heard from him for two days, and it kind of felt weird that I hadn’t. I was highly hoping he would call after the moment we shared, the gift, and everything that happened since my birthday.“Are you okay, honey?” My father asked that evening as we watched TV together.“Yes, I am a good dad; why would you think otherwise?” I asked obliviously.“I don’t know, the look on your face and that frown say it all; you know you can always talk to me about anything, you know that, right?”"Yes, Dad, except I am good; I am just exhaust
ARYA WAYNE LANCE If someone told me once in my life that I was going to be the Luna of the Red Crescent pack, I would say a big no, my life wasn’t always flowers and roses even though my family was royal and my father was an Alpha, no one liked me and when I say no one, I mean everyone from school and my pack. That is not even the problem because I didn’t care about that, what worried me was the fact that my life came to a halt when I didn’t get the normal changes on my body like other wolves in my pack and when I turned nineteen, I thought things were going to work for me finally but that is not how things turned out for me. And when my family lost their pack and everything, I knew there was nothing else left for me, I felt like my life was already tangled and I just wanted to grow up and get a life of my own but when my mother was ‘killed’ I knew life was over for me, I had lost my brother already and losing my mom was a big blow to me, my father was there for me the whole time a
THE MEMORIAL AFTER PARTY The plan for Leo’s memorial went on well, Sophia was able to pull up the whole invitation list and a lot of people attended, he was perhaps loved by a lot of people.“Leo was my great friend and he was loved by many, I included. He went too soon when we had just started becoming great partners on a business project we were working on but his legacy shall always live amongst us, I owe him one and it is not only that but I wish one day when we meet, I would tell him how his life has inspired most of us, just like in the famous show I watched some years back, a great man once said, ‘Los modales hacen al hombre’ until we meet again." Ryder said and everyone clapped, he wanted to say something during the memorial service and Arya let him, the two had become great friends and had been working on a project together before he died. “My son was good, just like his father, he always knew what to do and always put his family first, to him family was all about those who
When Arya got home that evening, she was busy with Rowena, she had started spending most of the time with her daughter ever since she lost her husband. “I didn’t think you would come so early today, how was work?” Sophia asked as soon as she walked into the house, she was carrying a bag in her other hand. “Yeah, I didn’t think I would come off early too but here I am, what have you got for us today, man I am starving and I didn’t want to bother the maids so?” she said as she walked up to her and took the bag from her. “I got your favourite, I figured out you don’t like cooking when you get back from work and all that, so I brought your favourite, how is she?” “She is okay, the flu is gone and I think she is okay, she is starting to get walk on her own and I can’t wait for her to grow up, she reminds me of Leo.” She said in a low tone and Sophia nodded, talking about her son was something she didn’t feel comfortable disusing especially after his death. “I know he is watching over h
Death is not something you would wish for your worst enemy, it strikes and reaps off our loved ones, a permanent thing with no reversal. Arya was in mourning for over one week and when they lay her husband to rest, she knew she had to partake in the duty of becoming the Alpha and continue serving her people just like Leo had always done before. “Things are not easy as they were, people have lost faith and they are still mourning their dead Alpha, I think we should give them time to recuperate and you know get back on their feet.” Beta Max reported to Arya week after the burial session was over. “No, I am the one grieving but I am here, can’t you see that, Max?” She shot back and Max sighed, he didn’t know what to say next so he just let her continue talking. “I know we are all grieving but I am here working for you guys, working for this pack because that is how much I love you guys, I lost a husband, the love of my life, the father to my baby, and my best friend but I am here at wor
The death of the alpha of the Red Crescent pack had spread fast across the basin, and many came in to console Arya who could barely hold herself together, she had cried the whole morning, and not even Emily was able to restore her faith that everything was going to be okay, her eyes were sore red and every time she looked at Leo’s body, the more tears streamed down her cheeks. “It is going to be okay; I don’t know how well I can put this, or how I can console you or make you feel better but I am going to be here for as long as you want, Leo is gone, I know it is the hard truth to say but that is the reality,” Emily said to her and Arya just nodded amidst tears, she was sobbing uncontrollably but Emily was there for her, calming her down.“You don’t understand Em, we just spoke this morning, had a long chat with him and he even asked to hold Rowena and you know…when he said he was dying…I thought he was overreacting and I assumed, I went to the bathroom and on coming back, he was gone…
The following morning Arya woke up earlier than usual, she breastfed Rowena at around five in the morning and went back to sleep, she was feeling tired and since Leo was still sleeping soundly next to her, she didn’t want to wake him up, she just pulled the duvet covers over them and went back to sleep. She was woken up a few minutes later by a groaning Leo, he seemed like he was in pain, she was suddenly alarmed and got up to check on him. “Babe, are you sure you are, okay? What is going on?” She asked worriedly and Leo just shook his head and moved to the other side of the bed, he was struggling to breathe and was constantly stopping to catch his breath. “I don’t think I have much time left, I am…I am dying my love…and…I don’t know what to say to you… right now but…it…is…time.” He said as struggled to breathe and Arya’s heart skipped a beat, they had just shared a great moment the previous night and didn’t think it was the last time they spent the night together and now he was try
Days after the deep discussion with her mother, Arya had a hard time thinking over what her mom had suggested, she didn’t know if it was the right thing to do. She contemplated talking to her husband Leo about it but every time she summoned enough courage to ask him about it, she backed out and decided not to.She was currently in her force going through the week’s schedule when she got a call from Miranda, the project they were working on was doing well.“Hey, I was passing by and I thought it would be best if we discussed something on what we are working on, I will be a bit busy next week. So, I didn’t want to be an inconvenience to you in case my schedule doesn’t match out.” She said over the phone.“Oh yeah, you can come I am just around going through some files over here but I can create some time for you, where are you?”“On my way over to you now.” She responded.“Just come to
It had been one week since Katie moved back to French Basin; she stayed in the hotel for a few days but Alfred suggested she moves in with them. Katie met with Penelope during the same week, they had a lot to discuss concerning performing magic and other issues related to the coven.“You know when Miranda’s mom told me about the impossibility of bringing my mom back, I felt bad. I felt like maybe she just didn’t want to help perform the spell and all that, so, I decided to go behind her back and bring my mom back on my own and I almost fucked things up. My mom isn’t ready to come or she just doesn’t want to come.” Penelope said to Katie one evening as they were hanging out in a café just across the street.“I know how that feels and honestly if there was a way, I could bring back everyone I have lost in my life, I would have done so a long time ago but that is not how things work my dear. Your mom is a well-respected anc
Katie ended up spending the whole evening at her daughter’s place, she even met Luna Sophia who was more than happy to see her, she recalled the conversation and smiled intently.“I have head cases where someone is thought to be dead but just jumped into another body, how does it feel having the mandate to choose when you want to die or not?” Sophia found it amusing spending time with her asked, it was like she had finally met her match and they vibed well.“It doesn’t work like that, there are rules governing us and we have to follow them, I was doing it for the coven, it is not like I chose to leave my family like that, I wanted to be there with them but I had to make a sacrifice and choose what was best for my family and my coven but things didn’t turn out the way I had hoped and that is why I stayed much longer than I had anticipated.” She replied and Sophie shook her head.“Wow and here I thought I was lucky to be born into an alpha family, to be honest, I have always wanted to b