Just one for now. The next part is challenging to write, but please TRUST THE PROCESS. We can get through this and heal beautifully together. 💖
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
GAMMA KENZO“Help me save, Nadine. You’re my only hope.” Xander spoke, and I could hear the pain in his voice.My hands froze before I lowered them to the ground.“You can talk now.” He said, but his hand remained around my throat.“Why would I believe you?” I asked.“I’ve been helping people around here since I got here and have not asked for anything in return.”“She’s a Montrell.”“Luna Catherine is a Montrell too. Who do you think allowed her to cross the border so she could leave the territory? Who do you think spearheaded the manhunt to track her down and come home empty-handed? I saved a Montrell from Maddox’s hands—someone who has nothing to do with me. Why would I not save my own mate?”I didn’t say anything. “You can choose what to believe in. But if you only need to believe one thing, believe that I love Nadine. I don’t care if she’s a Montrell. I love her, and I will do everything to take her out of that cell. I will make sure she won’t suffer the same fate my mother suffe
XANDER.“Come back for us,” I told Kenzo as I hugged him. I was giving him all the blessings and faith I had left of me. He was my only hope. I could feel my wolf getting stronger, but Maddox’s devious ways made me a no-match for him. After I left Nadine’s cell to follow them outside when they dragged Kenzo out of the building, he told Rico he couldn’t wait to have his own people kill him. Maddox was obsessed with his Alpha command and what he could do with it. I knew he must be planning to use it against Nadine or me—order his own people to attack—in case I turned out to be on his bad side.And I couldn’t counter that. I knew he was about to give the order when nobody from his personal security volunteered to kill Kenzo. Although I was already planning to implement my plan, it wasn’t easy. I must admit that I was terrified that he would order the people to attack Kenzo, even if I had already told him I would do it. So I was really pissed off when I asked Kenzo to run, and he didn
MINDY.I didn’t know how to tell her about Kenzo’s death and how it was Xander who killed him. I had lost my faith in him, but Nadine had never said anything bad about him through all of this. But then I remember the dagger. I had to secure it first. Nadine watched me as I took it out of my pants and moved away from her, slipping it inside the pile of dirty clothes at the side of her cell before facing her again. “Mindy…” Her eyes were pleading.“They killed him…” I said in a cold voice. I had to, or I would break down and cry.Her hand flew to her mouth as she stifled the cry that came out of her. “No! No!” “And Xander didn’t do anything to save him?”It was then that my tears fell. “Xander killed him.”Her mouth hung open as she kept shaking her head. “No. Don’t say that.”My teeth chattered as my lips quivered. I didn’t want to cry, but I didn’t know where to channel the pain. Kenzo and I knew the stakes when we decided to help Nadine, but it was only tonight that everything sta
ALPHA JACE. It was already late, but my work was far from over. I had to finish all my tasks because, in less than a week, it would be the Council Election. My father, Alpha Jacob, ran as Council Head. We were hoping he’d win, and along with that win was the goal to take down the Claiming and make Maddox pay for all the things he did to my sister, Catherine.It was not that we intended to abuse the Council's power, but with Dad as the head, we knew Maddox wouldn’t have any advantage or upper hand in the case we would file against him, something he had when Alpha Grant was the head. I also wanted to finish all of my deliverables before that day so I could relax before the actual election. Our Alpha friends and families will be here a day or two before, not to party or celebrate, but more to support and protect my old man. On Election Day, we plan to do a convoy from here to the Council territory. We didn’t want to take any risk, and even if Grant and his allies were not showing any
NADINE. “Good to hear. By the way, Arlo called...” Jace began talking.I saw Maddox’s ears perk up, and so did Xander. I saw curiosity in Maddox, but I couldn’t read Xander’s expression, but his forehead creased.“Tell Arlo I’m okay. I will call you again as soon as I can. I hear someone coming.” I cut him off immediately before he could say something about Mindy, and all the while, I was doing my best not to sound nervous. I didn’t want Maddox to have even a slight doubt about me and endanger Chelsea. Better me than her. I dropped the call and walked toward the table, placing the phone on his desk. “Let her go,” I said in a firm voice. “Who’s Arlo?” Maddox said as his hand brushed the girl’s hair. “Isn’t he the Beta of your pack?”He knew. And if I say Arlo knew I was here, he might assume my whole pack knew as well.“He’s my boyfriend,” I said, meeting Maddox’s eyes. I didn’t want to look at Xander.“So he knows you’re here.”“No. If he knew, he wouldn’t have allowed me to come
XANDER.I didn’t expect she would spit on me. Yet she did.It wasn’t many, just spittles, and if this was not a serious and dangerous situation, I would have laughed. “The fuck!” I growled as I wiped my face with my forearm.“If it were me, I would hit her. She did it to Maddox, too, and she got away. Hit her so she wouldn’t do it again.” Carter said as our eyes met in the rearview mirror.My chest was heaving, but I was glad the car stopped. I didn’t say anything and pushed the door open before dragging her out of the car and into the building. I was grateful the quadrangle was empty, as the last thing I wanted was for any of our people to see me doing this to her. We were almost by the stairs when Ron, one of Kenzo’s men, ran down the stairs from the security floor. He looked at me and Nadine, before he opened his mouth. “We need to talk.”“Later!” I snapped at him before dragging Nadine to step on the stairs going down the basement and locking the gates so no one could follow us.
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