GAMMA KENZO“I’m Gamma Austin. Did Alpha Maddox send you here?” He asked directly, slipping his hands into his pockets. I shook my head. “If he finds out I’m here, I’ll be dead. Well, actually, he thought I was dead. It was the only way I could run away from his pack.”His forehead creased. Probably confused.“I can explain everything, but I would rather explain it to Beta Catherine or Alpha Jace. You can bind me, tie my hands, anything.”More of his men came out of their cars, and he cocked his head to the side. Soon, his men scattered and walked in every direction, passing me and going through the forest, while one car drove forward to where I came from. “I’ll take you with me, but if we find any of your men around, you will regret lying to me.” He said as he took the shorts that were handed to him together with a handcuff.He then threw the shorts at me, which I caught and immediately put on. I saw him approaching me alone, carrying the handcuffs, and I immediately raised my hand
GAMMA KENZO.“Why are your hands tied?” Lady Jillian asked, her eyes rounding in disbelief. When I didn’t respond, she tilted her head to look at Gamma Austin.“Pack protocol, Jill. Don’t look at me as if I killed him. He’s still breathing.” The Gamma replied. “He’s also a Gamma. You can’t do that.”I wanted to explain to her, but I didn’t want to disrespect Austin, so I kept my mouth shut.“I actually don’t smell a pack scent on him.” He said casually, but his eyes went to me. I knew it was time to speak up. “I denounced the Dark Forest pack. It was the only way I could break the bond between me and Alpha Maddox.”“What? So you’re a lone wolf now?” Jillian’s head snapped to look at me. “Let’s not discuss it here.” Gamma Austin said. “I need to take him now. And you…” He pointed at his sister and then at Jillian. “Return to the packhouse. Let Jillian drive the car.”Davina rolled her eyes at him but did as she was told and walked to the other side of the car. Meanwhile, Jillian re
GAMMA KENZO. FLASHBACK. Three years ago. Jillian - 14 years oldKenzo - 17 years old I was at the Gamma Camp in Midnight Pack territory. It was the weekend, and there were no scheduled activities or gatherings. I went around to the forest area, where we were allowed to trek. I didn’t have a wolf then, so I always went for physical activities, even during rest days, to keep up with all the other Gammas and warriors at the Camp. I was already nearing the area we were allowed to visit when I heard someone shouting from afar. It was a female’s voice. I couldn’t understand her words, but it looked like she was asking for help. I was not supposed to cross that area, but I couldn’t just turn around and ignore the voice. So I followed my instinct and found a river with raging water. On the other side, on the bank, was a young female. Her clothes and hair were dripping with water, and I was right. She had been crying and couldn’t talk clearly.“What are you doing there?” I asked, shouting.
GAMMA KENZO. Continuation of the FLASHBACK.Carrying Jillian on my back was not a problem. She was light as a feather, and she knew how to secure her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist. But the water current was no joke. I was holding on to the vines tightly, but from time to time, I would reach for her back to make sure she was still secured. The fact that she was screaming every time the water hit us made everything even more intense. But it surely did help me focus because I knew she was safe and the water hadn’t drowned her yet. Her voice, even if it was deafening, was a better sound than the rage of nature and kept me entertained—as if I had my own cheering squad.I had no idea how long it took us before we were able to cross the river. My hands turned red from gripping the vines tightly, and I was sure my neck, too, from being strangled and grabbed by this girl. But instead of teasing her, I swiftly moved her around, placing her on my front and hugging her. Befor
LADY JILLIAN. “So, are you mated?” I asked. I’d been wanting to ask that since I saw him. I couldn’t see any mark on his neck, but then some people wanted to wait before they marked each other. “What do you think?” He asked back, a coy smile playing on his lips, and it was making me feel giddy. Kenzo’s adorable smile remained the same. It was the very reason I trusted him so easily when I was fourteen. I was just lucky he didn’t turn out to be the bad guy my father feared when he found out I spent time with the Gamma of the Dark Forest Pack. He heard things about his pack Alpha, and he never liked him, but he couldn’t do anything when Kenzo was accepted to be part of the camp in our territory as he was qualified to join. “Hmmm… I don’t see marks.” I replied.“Good observation.” He chuckled before pushing his food inside his mouth. I giggled as I watched him. I was seated in the corridor outside his cell, my back leaning against the bars of the adjacent cell to his. “But I see man
XANDER.“Can you hand this to the female in black?” I asked, pointing in Lady Catherine’s direction.The server tilted her head, following where my finger was pointed. “Is she the one beside the female with the midnight blue dress?” She asked.“Yes, that one. And make sure you do it now.” I let my Alpha aura out. With too many Alpha pheromones in the room, I was not afraid to let out mine at this instance. I wanted the server to know I was not just an ordinary guest so she would do my request right away.I watched as she walked toward Lady Catherine while I made my way to where Beta Julian was. I engaged in a conversation with him but was constantly watching as Catherine read the note.Her expression changed. The smile faded on her face, and then our eyes met for a brief second. I was the first one who let go and left the ballroom. I grabbed a glass of rum on the way out before heading to the other ballroom, where Maddox and Carlotta were. “What took you so long?” Maddox asked as I h
BETA ARLO Silver Moon Pack Beta—Nadine’s original packThe call and confirmation that Alpha Jace and I were dreading finally came. Catherine approached the Alpha with a note she said that came from Xander, and then he got a call from Austin stating that Gamma Kenzo was in their territory.As much as we didn’t want to think of the worst, Alpha Maddox’s action after Alpha Jacob was announced the winner of the election was a blatant confirmation that Xander was not lying. Alpha Maddox was anticipating Alpha Jacob’s win so he could continue with his next plan—to serve the Montrell with Nadine’s head. We were running out of time, and we couldn’t be careless with our actions. Kenzo confirmed that Maddox had his own set of men who were not pack warriors, and they were more ruthless because they worked for money. They were never really part of the pack, so one command from Maddox and they could cut anyone’s life. Additionally, the Alpha instructed all men at their border not to allow anyo
MINDY.I waited until I found a ride that would take me to the border where I needed to be. After walking over a hundred meters, I could already see where I was headed. My heart thudded loudly, and my wolf began pancing inside my head. My wolf, Tala, had always been a submissive wolf, and most of the time, she was quiet in my head. But she was getting more agitated than I was. ‘Are we in danger?’ I asked.‘We’re always in danger.’ She replied. ‘But I can’t understand what I am feeling at the moment. It feels like I want to know what will happen next and don’t want to know as well.’I didn’t say anything and just hurried forward. She was right. We were always in danger, and I shouldn’t be meeting anyone I didn’t know, but a part of me was curious if this was Arlo. I wanted to meet him. I only heard his voice, and it already piqued my interest. I bit my bottom lip, suppressing a smile. I was so pathetic. I never went through the teenage stage where I got to appreciate boys, and it mig
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