XANDER.“Are you fucking nuts? Why would I run as Council Head?” Maddox chuckled and shook his head after Gray said that they could file a candidacy for him. “I can assure you, I have people who will support you. If Dad was not in a bad place, I would nominate myself.”“Still a no.”“Are you afraid of Jacob?” Alpha Gray asked.“Fuck, no. But I’m not stupid enough to run, so all attention will shift to me when I'm trying to lie low at the moment. I made the mistake of showing Catherine the big warehouse. Running against her father for that election meant they would campaign against me. I cannot afford them using her against me.”“Then you’re afraid of him.”“I don’t care what you think, but I’m not going to put my ass on the problem that you started.”“I need help! Or we will both rot in hell!”“Just you. You and your father made a big mess on the Council. I’m not part of that.”“We gave you a permit to transport…”“Stop your fucking mouth from talking!” Maddox growled as his coiled ha
XANDER.It was almost dinner time, and I remained seated in my chair inside my office at the training building, facing the window adjacent to the security building entrance. I’d been watching this view for many hours already, waiting to see if Maddox would visit Nadine so I could go there as well. I needed to sort out a lot of paperwork, but I couldn’t concentrate. All I could think of was my conversation with Carlotta earlier. **FLASHBACK TO A FEW HOURS AGO.After lunch, I headed to the training building to start working on the paperwork that I’d been ignoring for the past couple of days. I used it as an excuse to get away from Maddox while thinking of a diversion that I needed to do tomorrow night to make sure Nadine would be safe.I was not even in my office for ten minutes when a knock came through the door.Carlotta. She followed me here as she ate lunch with us at the packhouse. “Come in,” I told her as I closed the folder that I was holding and secured all the documents on my
XANDER.It had been over an hour since my mindlink conversation with Kenzo, and he still wasn’t doing anything. I expected him to take action right away, not when everyone was asleep.I only have 24 hours before the full moon. Everything needed to take place tonight, or tomorrow night will end up in chaos.I saw Carter enter the security building earlier, but Rico didn’t leave. He was still inside. And then, a few minutes ago, Carter left the building. I wondered if he told Rico to connect with me once Kenzo was inside.I hope he did. I could surely see Kenzo if he entered through the entrance, but there was also the exit on the other side, which I couldn’t see.I was still contemplating if I should connect with Rico when a figure appeared in the middle of the grounds. My heart thudded loudly as I finally recognized the form. Kenzo. And he was heading for the security building, where Nadine was. I closed my hands into tight fists and closed my eyes. I talked to my wolf and told him
NADINE. “Was he the one you were on the phone with last time?” Xander’s cold voice came, and my whole body froze. Kenzo’s body became rigid, too, before we slowly loosened our arms around each other and let go of our hug.I felt like I had done something wrong when I had done nothing wrong, like when he caught me talking to Jace on the phone.“No! No!” I repeated this while shaking my head. “It was Jace! I was talking to Jace! Jace is my nephew, Xander!”But it seemed Xander wasn’t hearing it. Before I could explain more, he had already grabbed Kenzo by his collar and threw him out of my cell. Kenzo flew and hit his body somewhere I couldn’t see, but the loud thud that erupted in the air indicated that Xander had thrown him far and hard.He then shifted his attention to me, his eyes dilating while Rico stood outside my cell, color draining out of his face as he watched Xander strode toward me.I stepped back as he stepped forward until I had no more space to move, and my back hit the
NADINE.“Fuck me, Xander,” I told him, my eyes boring deep into his. “No. This is not…” He shook his head.“It’s not rape if they don’t smell you on me or if there were no cum down my thighs..”“Nadine… No.”“I want you to. I’m giving you consent.” His eyes dilated as his jaw tightened. He was controlling himself.“Let us both out of the misery of missing each other,” I added.And that did it.Xander’s mouth crushed into mine as he cupped my ass, scooping me off the floor and slamming my back against the wall, making me whimper in pain.He was kissing me bruisingly hard. My body was tired, but the harsh way he was holding and kissing me gave me strength and energy. Or maybe his blood in my veins did the trick. But whatever was giving me strength didn’t matter. I was just happy to be in his arms.I forgot where I was and what was happening in my life the moment Xander ripped my pants and inserted his hand in my panties, reaching for my aching core and massaging it. It didn’t take lon
GAMMA KENZO.My heart was gripped in pain. Everything I believed about Xander was a lie.The man in front of me was a devil. I thought he was different from Maddox, but he was just like the rest of the Trevinos. They were spawns from hell.But at least Maddox tried to hide his wicked ways behind closed doors, but Xander was doing it out in the open.“Enough… Please…” Nadine’s voice broke, and my heart shattered. She was screaming earlier, but she was losing her strength. Xander succeeded in breaking her.“Enough…” I murmured to myself as I rattled the bars again, my whole body shaking from my cries. This was my fault. I shouldn’t have taken Xander’s bait to mark her. He surely was finding ways to punish her, and I was fool enough to believe that he would just let me mark her. “Stop that, you fucker! Come here and face me!” I bellowed, using all my strength to rattle the bars one more time. I had connected to my second in command to find the extra key to the basement floor, but he sa
MINDY.I prepared Nadine’s dinner later than usual, so it would be easier to give her the dagger that I slipped inside my pants. But just as I was nearing the building where she was, I could hear loud commotions, and then I saw Alpha Maddox’s car parked outside of it.My heart thundered, and I was terrified he would have me searched before letting me in, so I discarded the dagger in the nearby bushes. It was better to be safe than sorry.I doubled my steps, wanting to know what the noises were about. The lights on the ground were on full beam, and in the middle was a man with his hands tied at his back. There were three men around him, and one was carrying a big bucket of water, dumping it onto his head. A loud growl erupted from the man’s throat, and I almost fainted. Kenzo. That was Kenzo’s growl.I tucked the food box tightly under my arm and sprang forward as my heart continued to thunder. I wondered if the Alpha found out he was against him incarcerating Nadine, as most of hi
MINDY.Anica pleaded as she kneeled in front of the Alpha. “Forgive my son whatever he did. We have always been loyal to you…” She was not able to finish her words when the Alpha cupped her cheeks harshly. “Are you, Anica? Do not play me for a fool. Leave my sight before I order the same fate for you!” He spat those words angrily before shoving her, and her body slumped to the ground. I couldn’t stand still and rushed to her, dropping Nadine’s food in the process as I threw my arms around her, cradling her. I saw her eyes flecked with white, but she closed them instantly and rested her head on my chest as she continued with her cries. I rubbed her back as more females approached us, consoling her, but she remained with her eyes closed. My gaze drifted to the Alpha as he took a cigarette from Carter.‘Alpha…’ I mindlinked him, something I had never done first in my whole life. He was the one who would connect with me all the time. He didn’t reply, but his mind was open. ‘What did Ga
TEN YEARS AFTER THE BIRTH OF XAVIER.XANDER.“Are you ready, Alpha?” Xavier asked, and once I nodded my head, he turned to his side and nodded at his seven-year-old brother, Nexus. Without any more words, they hurried off into the forest for my wolf, Orion, to track them. I always give them a fifteen-minute head start before I start looking for them.Fifteen minutes—enough time for myself to soak in all the things my eyes could see and think of all that happened in my life over the last ten years.Three years after we gave birth to Xavier, Nadine fell pregnant again. This time, she extended an offer to me for the Alpha position. Like she said, I’d been doing the Alpha work whenever she couldn’t attend to it due to the nature of her pregnancy. She was going through a difficult time with Nexus. There were days she couldn’t get up from our bed and would vomit from time to time. Although our son was healthy, Nadine would always end up drained of energy. I, of course, could continue doing
NADINE.Dad and Mom arrived just a couple of hours after I gave birth. Nadia called them right away when my waterbag broke, so they were already traveling while I was in labor. Xavier’s birth came early, yet we and the whole pack had always been ready for him.With the approval of the midwives who assisted me, we began our journey home at midnight. I couldn’t wait to introduce our son to his pack and welcome Jillian as our Gamma Female. We arrived by dawn, and I expected the packhouse to be quiet as everyone should be asleep, but the sight that welcomed us was indeed overwhelming to a mother’s heart.The house was bright with lights, and the packhouse ground was decorated with lanterns and banners—both for our son and our Gamma Female—as if they had days to prepare for this and not just hours. The whole area was alive, and even without hearing anything from the outside, I was sure there was music playing as there were people dancing.But the moment Kenzo’s door opened, the whole pl
NADINE.I had just finished fixing my hair and was ready to drive to the Midnight Pack for Jillian’s debut. I came out of our room and went downstairs to find Xander. He was ready many minutes ago, and I asked him to leave me alone in our room so I could continue preparing because he kept distracting me with hugs and kisses. I found him at the bar, drinking alone. I wasn’t sure if he noticed my presence as he remained standing by the large window, gazing outside while sipping his drink.He must be thinking about Carlotta and her pup, as this had been the only thing keeping him quiet lately. Xander was determined to find Maddox’s child and give it a good life. But Carlotta had been dodging us for almost a year.But today, we got more information. We finally had a name and gender. Maddox and Carlotta had a daughter, Maxine Charlotte Trevino. Carlotta named her after her father. But we were still clueless about where they were staying. All we knew was that the child had a fever, and C
GAMMA KENZO.I unclasped her bra and tossed it aside before pulling away from kissing her, letting my eyes savor the perfect breasts that were made for me. Jillian had a petite frame, but her breasts were bigger than her size, and burying my head in between them was a fantasy I wanted to fulfill. She bit her bottom lip before her hands cupped the sides of her breasts and gently kneaded them; all the while, her eyes were swirling with lust. “Do you like them?”My eyes were surely twinkling as I nodded my head, like a boy on Christmas Day. “I fucking love them!”I didn’t need an invite as I bent over and captured one of her breasts, and a grunt filled my throat as I savored her bosom, one after the other, letting my tongue and hand play with them and her nipples while my sultry mate was fumbling with my shirt and my pants, helping in taking them off my body. After I had my fill, my lips pressed against her firm stomach. I trailed my mouth down to her inner thigh where my hand was, par
FUTURE GAMMA FEMALE JILLIAN.“Have you played hide-and-seek?” I asked him in a soft voice after he sent a message to Beta Xander. First, he asked them if Alpha Nadine had given birth and told them to call him anytime. He also informed him that “he got the girl and that he was blessed tenfold tonight.” Even though it was just a text message, I could see the pride in him as he puffed his chest while he was typing those words. Kenzo, even without him knowing, really knew how to melt my heart.“Hmmm... what are you planning to do?” He asked, his forehead creasing. We were already in the hotel lobby where I was staying. The party was already over, but my family was still there to make sure all the guests were sent off nicely and out of the border, but they let us leave ahead. I stood in front of Kenzo, walking backward as he walked forward at my pace. I placed my hand on his chest, a playful grin etched on my face. “Catch me if you can, lover boy.”I pushed him playfully before running
FUTURE GAMMA FEMALE JILLIAN.I watched in awe as my father, Alpha Lucas, took the center stage together with my mother, Luna Katarina. Unlike other parents, Dad and Mom were actually happy that I found out who my mate was as soon as I turned eighteen. Dad was glad he turned out to be the same man I was in love with. He didn’t want me to have any doubts about the man I would be in a relationship with, knowing that my mate was just out there somewhere. Although he was sad I had to leave them sooner, he knew I would be in good hands.“We would like to thank everyone for gracing us with your presence for our daughter’s coming-of-age celebration.” My father began, and the crowd gave him a round of applause. I couldn’t help but smile and playfully roll my eyes upon seeing my mother looking at him as if he held the whole universe in his hands. But then I realized it must be the same way I looked at Kenzo whenever he wasn’t looking at me, and I got to study his features. Dad looked at Mom
GAMMA KENZO.I had never driven so fast as I did tonight. Good thing that I only needed to drive along the forest road, so there were no cameras and traffic police lurking around. If I had my way, I would have run on my paws so I’d be faster, but I needed to look presentable, and I couldn’t just rip my clothes off. I was stopped at their border, and it seemed the one in there had no idea who I was. He denied me entry because I didn’t have the invitation with me. In my rush to get help for the Alpha, I might have dropped it somewhere in the packhouse. Only when I instructed him to reach out to Alpha Ledger and we conversed over the phone did I receive permission to enter.The drive to the hotel where her party was ongoing was plain torture. I was happy that I was here, but the thought of missing her dance and her not being my fated mate kept seeping into my mind. “Judgment time.” I reminded myself of this as I picked up the bouquet of red roses from the backseat of my car and made m
LADY JILLIAN.“Mine!!” The growl was so loud it vibrated through my whole body. I shoved Wes’ hand off me and abruptly turned my body around to face the direction of the voice.And my heart stopped as I stared at the man at the far end of the corridor. My eyes locked with Alonso, Alpha Aeon’s son, the next Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack. My mouth parted as a shriek passed my lips, something I was not able to control. “No!”Until I realized something.I was older than Alonso. Even with him having a wolf, it was impossible that I scented him. He was not eighteen yet. —----------------------GAMMA KENZO.I ran my comb through my hair one more time, perfecting my hairstyle before pointing at myself through my reflection in the mirror. To say that I was excited was an understatement. I was beyond ecstatic.Tonight, whatever fate had in store for me and Jillian, we would finally take our relationship to the next level. I could officially claim her as my girlfriend, and we would take it fro
A YEAR AFTER MADDOX’S DEATH. LADY JILLIAN of the Midnight Pack. I couldn’t erase the smile off my face as I looked at my reflection in the mirror. My hair was tied up tightly in a bun, and I was dressed in a swan-like ballerina dress. The only jewelry I had was one pair of crescent moon earrings that I had never taken off. Finally eighteen. My family was throwing a grand ball for me, and I would start the night with a ballet dance that I’d been practicing for many months. The dance was about a female coming of age and spreading her wings. I was excited, not only because I would be turning eighteen and would finally be able to do many things, but because I could officially say YES to Kenzo as my boyfriend. We could make it official. Kenzo and I started dating after he was re-inducted as the Gamma of the Dark Forest Pack. He asked me if he could court me, and I said he could, or he could come back once I turned eighteen, as I was not allowed to have a boyfriend until then. Not that