Steel could smell Godivas' insecurities and it stunk. "I wasn't there, so I don't know," he casually responded, turned around and shut the door behind him. He needed to rest too. He checked everywhere, ensuring the bodyguards were on alert, and the doors securely closed before he ate his supper and retired to bed.Godiva was confused. She saw the change in Steels' demeanour. Was she wrong to ask? She felt helpless but most importantly, she felt guilty. Now she wondered how Rock was doing. Why was it difficult to trust him and why does Amanda give her such a scare? Was it because she had Rocks' mark which she now wanted so badly?The strange woman wasn't ready to let it go, as she deduced from their verbal exchange this morning. But how did Amanda know about her sisters and why did Steel say that she was dangerous? Since it was getting cold, she lit the fire and sat beside it. She missed her dad so much.******Alpha Jax was furious. He was just about to sleep after an exhausting night
"Who are Godivas' sisters?" Rock asked as soon as he opened the dungeon gate. The girls carried their unique beauty and there wasn't much of a resemblance between them.Lifting themselves from the cold floor, they stepped back when Rock approached. After witnessing what just happened, they trembled, despite knowing that he did it for them. His countenance was naturally cold so there wasn't much he could do about it and neither was he offended by their reaction. He did get that a lot. "We all are," Theresa responded while Brick approached her. "Where is she?" She asked while smiling at Brick."With me," Rock responded, stunning all of them. If Godiva was with this cold man, then she must be in danger. Theresa paled instantly."I'm Alpha Brick are you alright?" Brick introduced himself to her. It was time to set things straight but he couldn't help noticing the fear in Theresa's eyes."Yes, thank you for saving us. Can we see our sister?"
It was obvious that the sisters felt the same way Godiva felt about Amanda. She carried that darkness around her. Godiva didn't know if it was because of the all-black Amanda wore with nail polish and black lipstick but it was scary."Having a party without inviting me?" She was smiling but her eyes were cold. Steel met her at the entrance of the stairs."You are not allowed to come out," he raged, wondering how she was able to come out despite the wolfsbane spray. Amanda was calm. It was obvious that she wanted to win the sympathy of the guests around her."Not even to cook?" She asked softly but the ice in her eyes refused to melt."I will make your food," Steel volunteered. It wasn't the first time he cooked for her or anyone else but Amanda wasn't happy. She needed a little freedom to help her escape. When she woke up and heard voices, she got curious. If there was some kind of chaos, she could capitalize on it and run away but here was Steel
Xena paused. As much as she wanted to get out of his tight grip, she couldn't. She looked at him strangely with a mocking glare."Are you still pretending that you don't know what I'm talking about?" Her tone was disrespectful and bitter. She couldn't believe that the man she adored because of his flawless principles would do something so disgusting. Her respect for him faltered."Be careful Xena, you are overstepping your boundaries, "Steel growled at her. To him, Xena was going insane. She was babbling nonsense and being disrespectful, he couldn't take it anymore.However, Rock was feeling strange. Xena had never spoken to him like that before. He needed to know her reason before deciding on a suitable punishment for her. "Xena, what is the problem?" He asked calmly, his demeanour confused her, as he looked all righteous. Did Godiva lie to her? But she seemed upset. She couldn't have lied. She looked hurt."Rock, are you saying that you didn't k
Godiva's eyes were still blurred. She kept running without a destination and did not know where she was going. She saw a cab and stopped it, sliding in while she panted uncontrollably from running so much."Where to Miss?" The can driver asked politely."Keep driving. Just keep driving." The cab driver stepped on the accelerator, just when her vision began to clear up. She recalled leaving Rock in the room and going to the swing but couldn't recall anymore. She didn't know what she was doing in the cab and where she was going. Before she could give the cab driver directions back to the pack, five identical cars, all jeeps, were speeding behind them. Her instinct told her that she was being chased. Just like before, she imagined how Rock used to appear from nowhere to rescue her but it didn't seem so today. Moisture formed on her forehead as a result of panic."Can you drive faster?" She asked the driver nervously while thinking of what got her this far and
The dining room was so extravagant, that Godiva felt lost. It seemed to her that Jax only cared about himself. He sat at the head of the table like a King, an evil smirk appearing on the corner of his lips. The white gown Godiva wore made her look as pure as her soul. How could Rock destroy his mate with his mark and have this angel? He wasn't going to allow it. He would give him terms that would make him give up.Godiva sat at the extreme end of the table, facing Jax. The distance between them was quite huge and she succeeded in making him angry. She knew it wasn't the right place to sit but she just wanted to prove that she wasn't his Luna. "Were you this stubborn when you were with him?" He sounded sarcastic, making Godiva overly joyful. She knew that Jax would never be able to handle her."Much much stubborn. I see you haven't handled my kind before. Do you wish to die before you wake up?" She responded in an equally sarcastic tone. Jax understood tha
Godiva must have fallen asleep as she was startled awake by the chief maid. "Sorry to wake you but security is on high alert today. I heard one of the guards saying Alpha Rock might attack our pack tonight. Is it because of you?" Godiva was still groggy from sleep, not making head or tail of what the woman was insinuating. "What did you say?" The woman paused and took a deep breath. "I heard the guards saying that Alpha Rock was going to attack our pack tonight. Is it because of you?" "Yes," Godiva responded. It was no use hiding it. One way or the other, everyone would know soon. "Oh my, I hope there won't be war. The last time Alpha Rock attacked us, I lost my mate. He was among the guards. The women are afraid. Can you tell him not to kill any more men? The only one who deserves to die is the ruthless Alpha," the maid pleaded. Godivas' heart sunk. She knew the maid was talking about the time Rock rescued her sisters. She didn't know that people died because of them but she coul
Jax received a message as well. 'She is at the airport.' Instantly, he got into his car, speeding to the airport. He never knew that a time would come when he would need the mate he rejected.Reaching the airport with information from his informant, he quickly made his way to the terminal where Amanda was about to board the plane. Her luggage had already passed through the checking point and she was about to cross when she heard a familiar voice behind her, "mate." She turned to face the source of the voice, a frown lining her face while she stood unmoved in the queue."What do you want?" Her face carried no emotions. She had only been used and despised by the men who claimed to want her in the past. She was no longer the Amanda they knew."Are you going to reject me?" Jax asked seriously. He knew better than to not upset her because he needed her now, more than she needed him."It doesn't answer my question but I Amanda Bray, accept your rejection," she said with determination. She d
Godiva wanted to run when she bumped into Rock. "What are you doing here?" He asked her. "I...I saw a white wolf." Rock was curious to know what the moon goddess told her after all that she had been through, only hoping that it wouldn’t be another warning. "What did it say?" Rock asked, careful to not use a pronoun for her to be suspicious. Godiva realized that her burdens had been lifted and no matter how she tried, she couldn’t feel sad anymore."One chance, double reward." "What does it mean?" Rock was clueless this time. Godiva was dismayed, thinking Rock could break down the puzzle, which didn’t seem so."I should be asking you." "I don't know," Rock said honestly. Seeing that she was doubtful, he added,"Let's go inside." When they got to the room, Godiva began to feel strange, a heated desire overtaking her. "Are you alright?" Rock was surprised that she wasn’t moody anymore and asked her. "Yes," Godiva smiled, biting her lower lip, as she stared at him seductively.Rock f
"She keeps her wolf," Rock countered but Godiva thought differently and pulled him to the side, after Rocks' judgement sparked murmurs among the pack members. "Rock, it's the right thing to do." "You'll be completely human,” Rock explained the best he could. It wasn’t easy for him to live without his wolf so how could he let Godiva to reject hers?"It doesn't matter. You have your wolf back and will always protect me,” Godiva’s words moved Rock, assuring him of her trust in his abilities but there was just something else she didn’t know and Rock knew it might just break her if he told her."No," he disagreed. Godiva understood the importance of her wolf but was certain that since she had her mate, she could survive without her wolf. "I love you Rock, and I love my pack too. I can't allow you to be a tyrant to your members because of me. All this wouldn't have happened if I hadn't run out of the pack and been kidnapped by Jax." "It wasn't your fault,” Rock assured her, his deep dark
Pack doctors in the Blue Moon Pack were specially gifted healers. If they were helpless, then there couldn’t be a way but after checking Rieka’s eyes color and reaching out to her wolf which he had the power to? The doctor was glazed with a confused expression. “You weren’t gifted from birth with any special powers but your endurance to your sufferings gave you special favour in the sight of the moon goddess. She gave you the gift of fire.”“Can she save Godiva?” Steel asked eagerly. The theory seemed unnecessary to him. The doctor paused for a while. “Yes, but..”“But what?” Rock asked seriously. If something would go wrong, then he’d rather prepare to find other means.“She’s already weak from losing so much power,” the doctor pressed Rieka’s wrist and said.“So she can’t save Godiva?” Xena asked with disappointment. Since there was hope before, her perception had changed. The doctor looked at Xena and said,“She can, but she will sleep for a long time.”“How long?” Rock was curiou
Rock halted at Steel's words and faced the chief warrior? Rieka wasn’t a warrior so how did she end up on the battlefield? How could Steel allow it? Godiva’s weight was like paper in his arms, as fury emanated from his eyes. "What did you say?" The chief warrior was afraid of Rock’s sudden coldness. A little earlier, Rock was nothing like his old self and spoke normally. Now, he was the old Alpha again and the chief warrior lacked understanding of the cause of the changes. He said carefully, "we lost fifty-nine warriors including Rieka." After confirming what the chief warrior has said, Rock turned to Steel, his voice gnawing in annoyance and regret,"Why did you allow her…" He paused and Steel realized that Rock's speech impediment had returned just as his wolf but since he wasn't in his right mind, he waited for Rock to complete the question himself. Steel couldn't do so at the moment. "to fight without training?" Steel understood why Rock was angry with him. At the Blue Rock
The Blue Rock pack was in chaos. Thousands of rogues emerged from the woods, and the warriors from Alpha Jax and Bricks’ pack came in at the warriors of the Blue Rock Pack who seemed to be prepared.Steel was slaying ruthlessly in wolf form but when his warriors began to fall without the attacker being seen, he felt that their end was near. Some of his warriors threatened to give up.‘Alpha Rock is attacking his own pack. We have to surrender,’ a mindlink came through from their chief warrior.‘It’s not him, continue to fight,’ Steel countered.‘No one else has an invisible wolf,’ the mindlink came through again. Steel blocked him instantly since he couldn't tell them the truth about what was happening after yelling in a Beta tone, ‘just fight!’The warriors had a mind of their own. They didn’t know what the Alpha and beta were planning but couldn’t die a foolish death. It would be useless to try fighting what could not be seen.They were about to surrender. They almost did when somet
At the pack house, Steel saw Rock and Godiva off before he went to make breakfast while Rieka rested with Xena by her side. When Steel returned, Rieka ate like a hungry lion and didn’t seem like a sick person. Xena was amazed but held it in, afraid to be chastised by Steel for criticizing Rieka.When they were done, Rieka fell into a deep sleep so Xena went to watch TV in the living room. Steel stared keenly at Rieka and asked, “do you want to see a doctor?”“No, I will be fine,” she responded lazily, in a sleep-muffled tone.“I will check a few things in the pack and come back,” Steel said. During the weekend, they rested but he still had to make his rounds to see if everything was okay. As soon as he took a step, a mindlink invaded him,‘Attack, we are under attack. Alpha Jax, Alpha Blaze, rogues and some others.’His eyes turned pitch black with fury. He turned to Rieka and it softened a little but she had seen how furious it was a second ago, “stay here and don't come out.”Rieka
Two Weeks LaterRieka has been homeschooling with Godiva and Xena’s school was on break. Rock and Steel had been training tirelessly but what was happening to Rieka, no one knew. She was afraid of telling anyone that her eyes could turn red and she would feel magic in her hands. Her wolf, Red had assured her that it was her way of making it up to her for deserting her all this while to face the abuse alone. It was a power granted by the moon goddess.However, Rieka was afraid that should anyone get to know about it, she might be cast out of the pack, thereby keeping it secret while Red continued to teach her what she could or could not do with it.It was wonderful traveling to another pack for the coronation of Lunas. Godiva especially was extremely happy because it was her sister Theresa and her mate, Alpha Bricks’ coronation and Theresa was going to be the Luna of the Moon Stone Pack. Best of all, she was going to see all her sisters again. “You look so handsome,” Godiva complimen
“What is the third option?” Steel’s hope returned and he felt guilty for how he judged Rock earlier. Rock went on to explain.“If you mate and mark her tonight, the bond between her and Blaze will automatically be broken.”If that happened, then Blaze would no longer be able to claim her. Steel’s eyes lit with gratitude but,“That will be cheating and he can attack our pack or join our enemies to get revenge.” He was torn between his mate and his responsibility of protecting their pack. Rock had already thought it through. His physical strength wasn’t all he had but also courage. At that, he was fearless.“And we shall be prepared. You can be selfless with anything or anyone but for your mate, you have to be selfish,” Rock patted him on the shoulder and walked up the stairs. He had understood from everything Godiva had narrated that selfishness was inevitable if one had to choose between their mate and pack.Steel’s heart warmed greatly. He could feel Rocks’ love for him, so strong. I
The atmosphere tensed and the silence was deafening. The excited air from Alpha Blaze was a direct contrast to the furious aura released by Steel. Godiva felt uncomfortable as the meaning of the teenager's words sank in. Xena wanted to leave the table to avoid any fight. She witnessed Rock and Steel train before and even that seemed like they were enemies and she thought they were going to kill each other. From the way Steel looked like a storm, things might get deadly. Alpha Blaze stood up proudly, a possessive smile lining the corner of his lips.“You see Alpha Rock, she’s mine.”“No!” Steel roared, “she’s mine,” he countered. Fury laced his tone, as he locked eyes with Alpha Blaze.“She can’t be yours. Didn’t you hear her response?” Alpha Blaze couldn’t discern any problem and said. She realized it and turned to Rieka. She was like a statue at the moment. “You are mine,” Steel said in an obsessed tone. Again, Rieka responded, “Mate.”Alpha Blaze was no longer amused. He must have