ZADOK“Are you just going to stand there and watch all day?” Azriel said a few meters away from me. We were on training grounds. The air reeked with sweat, determination and blood. Just the way I liked it. “You are doing a good job,” I commented, examining the wolves as they sparred. “However, there is room for improvement. I taught you better than this.” “This is just the first round, Alpha. I promise it gets rough with time.” Azriel said, now standing beside me. “All I hear is excuses.” I tutted, “take a look at the female wolf's end. Athaliah is doing a better job. Perhaps I should watch them instead?” Athaliah was the strongest female wolf in the bloodMoon pack, she was capable of training other females. Ths was as a result of the alpha blood that flowed through her veins, and the impressive skills she's built over the years.I hear excited screams from the other end where the females trained and I realize they were all listening in on our conversation. I turned to Azriel wi
ZADOKThe lot was drawn and the fight began! This time around, Azriel was calm and calculated, successfully hiding his next moves, and catching me unaware more often than not. “I see you know what you are doing,” I complimented after getting into a draw with him. One would think that with how weak he was, he'll be a bit easier to finish off, but Azriel always put that fact to shame. Despite being badly wounded by yours truly, he was still brimming with strength as though we just started. A worthy opponent indeed. “I told you, Alpha. There's a first time for everything.” He started, spitting out blood. Again, I went at him, determined to force him to submission. We closed in a headlock and I rammed my fist ceaselessly into his stomach while he did the same. By now, the entire training ground was engulfed in silence, everyone watching with rapt attention to see who would give up. With a spin kick, and uppercut, Azriel fell to his knees, barely able to stand. “You should know yo
ZADOKPick her up! Pick her up! My mind yelled at me, and like a possessed person, I walked towards Ithra with that goal in mind. Probably scared by what happened, she leans into her person but I wasn't deterred. I picked her up like a pack of cards and immediately made my way out, leaving behind a pack of bowed wolves in my wake. As I stepped through the people, carrying her bridal style, my eyes caught an unconscious wolf by the corner with a knife to the chest. My blood boiled, knowing exactly who had perpetuated that act. My eyes connected with Ithra's and my hold around her tightened. With clenched jaws, I walked past the body, sending a note to Azriel to take the impaled wolf to the pack doctor while I led Ithra to the prison till I knew exactly what to do with her. We got to the prison and I dumped her on the floor. “Lock her up. No food or water until I say otherwise.” I ordered one of the guards who immediately dragged her away with a snarl. I watched Ithra struggle to
ITHRAI couldn't forget the look in his eyes when he dropped me off. Disappointment, frustration and something I couldn't quite lay my hands on. For the past three days, I've been here. Locked up in the dark and starved of food or water. For some reason, despite being badly wounded and empty, I was still alive and breathing through it all. Did I regret what I did? Not the littlest bit. If Zadok was anything like Sollel described him to be, he would agree with me too. I doubt he was anything like the poor girl described, seeing I was still here, serving punishment for something that was not my fault. “I can hear your brain wheels turning, what on god's name are you thinking, witch?” I heard the voice of my prison mate and nearly let out a sigh. As if getting locked up and starved wasn't enough, I ended up with a talkative wolf roommate. “I wonder why you are not dead yet.” he continued, “Has Alpha Zadok gone slack on his life's goal to eradicate every witch on earth or is he ta
ZADOK“I’ll give you another chance to tell me who you are, Ithra.” I said into her ears, enjoying the look of horror in her eyes.“Not that I do not know, but I'd like to hear you say it…” I spun the witch band in my pinkie finger. “Who are you and what is your real motive for entering my territory?” Ithra gulped and it was the most attractive thing I've ever seen in my life. Focus, Zadok. Focus. I shook my head, trying to get the odd thoughts away. Ithra remained silent, an act that didn't go down well with me. I thought that by now, she would have learned her lesson about crossing me.“You must feel very confident.” She croaked, surprising me.Her voice wasn't the sweet and sultry one I'd come to know her for. It sounded parched, broken and overused. Why did she sound like that? “Unlocking that band has got to be the stupidest thing you've done since the beginning of your existence, Zadok” She said, eyeing me warily. I saw through her act. Behind the tough girl persona, was
ITHRAI could count the ribs on my stomach. That's about how much I lost weight since my sentence one week ago. “Keep moving, witch!” A guard said from behind me, harshly poking me with a stick, “we don't have all day.”What he meant to say was that he didn't have all day. Because I clearly wasn't in a hurry to return to that godforsaken farm.I moved my feet faster, ready to return to the farmland I had been working for the past one week. Every day since the last time Zadok visited me, I was escorted by a wolf guard to the pack farm where I laboured all day, picking out weeds in the hot sun.For a pack that eats a lot of meat, I wondered why they had a farm. And a very big one at that. Everyday, people came from the kitchen to pick out their produce for the day, not forgetting to send me a nasty snarl every single time. When we got to the farm, the guard left me to the hands of another, who immediately urged me to begin my duty, while keeping an eye on me. I proceeded to my job,
ITHRA Not a day passed without a dream about the dark forest. Ever since the caped lady visited the farm, every waking moment was spent with thoughts of the dark forest.So much so that I felt a part of me was there, waiting for me to come. With the alarming increase of my dreams about the dark forest, I became a shadow of myself. If I was looking bad before, then I looked terrible at the moment. Dragging myself to the farm, I contemplated how to get to the dark forest. I didn't know where it was located, neither did I know how to leave this place. I didn't even have powers to help myself out there if peradventure, I left on my own. It was an impossible mission. I toiled on the farm, calculating my odds if I was to get an opportunity to leave this deserted place. The dark forest didn't scare me anymore. Infact, I was certain nothing would happen if I stepped foot in the forest. Call it an intuition, but I was convinced that the dark forest wouldn't harm me. Infact, I develope
ITHRA Her smile widened and my eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. “Enchantress Sarai!” I got on my knees, and she placed a palm on my shoulder, urging me up. “Get up, Ithra. You have a long journey ahead of you.” She said, and I got up. Sarai was the most powerful enchantress to have crossed the earth. She was the witch who created the Celts forcefield and according to legend, she wasn't found after she conjured the spell.Some said she was defeated by the powerful spell while others said she was cast into abyss for conjuring such great magic.I couldn't believe I was seeing her.“Sarai, what happened? How are you here? Have you been here all along?”“Listen to me,” her voice was desperate. “ I don't have much time. You must not allow them to win. You must stay true to who you are.”Her voice faded as she spoke, as well as her body.“Sarai! What is going on?” I panicked, I couldn't see her anymore.“Just LISTEN!” Her voice echoed. “No matter what, you must go to the dark for
ITHRA’S POV I woke up with a moan. Zadok was between my legs. This has been the case since I was declared ready and fit to go home. I couldn’t believe I survived. And that with Logan intact - my little fighter. When I woke up, I was unable to use my body or legs properly, I remembered the relief I felt when the news broke that my baby had survived the poison given to me by Cole. They said he had a will to fight and three months down the line, he was still kicking and ready to come out - our hybrid baby. Zadok licked me and I let out a soft moan, “Baby...” “Good morning, Amore.” He said with his face between my legs. His breath caused a vibrating feeling down my cooch and I bit my lips in ecstasy. “Zadok,” I muttered, and his finger slipped into my core. A shiver passed through my body and I felt my baby kick. “I want you.” He said, “I want you in all the way possible.” I closed my eyes, enjoying the feel of his hands on my body. His fingers went in and out of me, increa
ZADOK’S POV I held Ithra’s hand while they attended to her. “How is she? And my baby?” I stuttered, unable to swallow. She looked too thin. Our baby bump was showing but she was yet to wake up. It’s been three days already. “Her body is weak, and the baby has been poisoned. We are trying to save their lives but the odds are not in our favour.” I got on my feet and held the shirt of the doctor. “You will save both their lives!” I roared in his face and he looked scared out of his wits. “You will save them both or I will have your head.” Azriel stepped in front of me, holding me back. “Alpha. You need to let them do their job. Staying here and scaring them out of their wits will only hinder the smooth operation and speed recovery of the Luna.” “What am I supposed to do?” I asked, breathing heavily. “What am I supposed to do when my mate is lying lifeless and I risk losing her and my baby?!” Azriel maintained silence. He knew I was at my wit's end and was capable of doing a
AZRIEL’S POV I figured out the best way to rescue the Luna that night. You can imagine my shock when I came to share my progress with the Alpha and found him gone with a note that he was taking a head-start. My shock grew when my spies in the Moon Light pack informed me of Zadok’s arrest and his close execution. I was already on my way with the warriors when Athaliah’s message of Zadok’s impending death was delivered. We got to the pack at midnight, and according to my three-month-old plan, we infiltrated the borders, clearing the guards while keeping a low profile. The heavens must have smiled at us because the entire pack was gathered for an announcement, making our entrance, swift and painless. By the time they were done crowning Athaliah Luna, we were mixed in the crowd, and brushing the dungeons for signs of the Alpha and Luna. Soon enough, news of our arrival spread and warriors were dispatched to the dungeons, seeking us out. It soon became a warzone, and I killed ever
ATHALIAH’S POV I was one step closer to my goal. I walked down the aisle with a faux smile, while Cole stood in the portal with an impatient look on his face. He couldn’t wait to get his hands on the prisoners and I could understand that. A sudden assembly had been called to welcome me as the new Luna of the Moon Light pack. I heard the whispers. They couldn’t believe that I had climbed my way up to snagging the position of Luna. Thanks to Ithra’s sudden pregnancy, Cole decided she had been tainted and could not serve as his luna. However, he had every intention of making her his slave after killing the bastard that grew in her stomach. But of course, his crazy obsessive mind couldn’t deal with the thought of killing Ithra with her baby, so he sought ways to kill the growing child while keeping its mother’s life. Hence, her imprisonment in the dungeons, coupled with the timely administration of abortive potions. Live long enough and you will see a lot of things. In the thic
ZADOK’S POV “This is useless!” I banged my fist on my office desk. “I need to leave. I need to get her out.” Azriel, the ever voice of reason spoke first. “I understand your reasons. But we need to cover all bases before we rescue her from Cole’s hold. It’s one thing to sneak you into the pack, but It’s another to take her out in one clean try.” “I don’t care! I don’t care anymore.” I said, getting up on my feet. “If it will take a war to get her out, then rally the warriors. Because I’m done with this shit!” “We can’t go to war.” Azriel's tone was levelled. “That would be us sending people to their deaths with the risk of coming up empty.” “I don’t care what you think. I need to go back and retrieve her. If you are unable to come up with a plan, then rally up the warriors, we move in three days.” “We can’t go to war.” He said and I saw red. “And why the hell not?!” “Athaliah.” He said and my anger rose to an all-time high. “She is the new beta of the Moon Light pack and
ITHRA’S POV It’s been three months. Three months since he visited me, promising to return and save me from this insanity. Every day I woke up with hope, waiting for him to save me like he promised - only to be disappointed when night fell and there was no appearance of him in my room or the Moonlight pack. A lot happened this past few months. After my sizzling night with him, I decided to prepare. I woke up that morning, wore my clothes and pretended I couldn’t feel the ache or hollow between my legs that yearned to be filled by him. I went about my life like a docile bride, doing everything within reason to convince Cole I had submitted to him. The first few weeks were tricky, seeing he didn’t believe my act and thought I had something planned. However, as we approached the third month, Cole was convinced of my acts and took every opportunity to show me off as one whom he managed to bend to his standards. Kissing up to Cole had its ups and downs. For starters, I was no long
ITHRA’S POV I returned to my room from dinner with Cole, escorted by two guards. Dinner with Cole was painful. Listening to him yap about how I needed to be good to enjoy more of these ‘privileges’ with him made my stomach churn. I sat there like a moron while he fussed over me like he didn’t beat me a while ago. I could feel my sanity dwindling the more I remained here. Much more than anything, I craved freedom. Freedom that Cole has vowed never to give me. I was trapped in an insane nightmare that was my life. One would think I have suffered enough to experience peace but whoever wrote my story thought otherwise. We arrived in front of my door and they opened it, silently urging me inside the dark room. I walked in and the door was shut and locked. I sighed and felt the walls around me, looking for a light switch. Soon enough, light flooded my room, or should I say - my prison and the first thing I saw was a dark shadow standing by my window. Startled, I blinked, grabbing
AZRIEL’S POVThis madness ends today.I thought as I marched to Zadok’s office with proof of why we must rescue Ithra.Yes, I was beyond convinced she was the one. My instinct had once again been proved right and if the Alpha refused to take action this time, I would do so myself.She was my half-sister after all.I knocked on the door and Zadok ordered me in. His face was a wreck as always. I didn’t care. I was done doing things on his terms. If there would be any further proceeding with us, then he needed to get out of that self-depreciating slum or I would yank him out myself.Damn the consequences.
ITHRA’S POVThe sound of the metal door opening stirred me awake.“Rise and shine, Luna,” Athaliah said with a smile.I felt weak. Too weak to say a word to her.“Thankfully, your mate is better and he has ordered to have you out of here.” She said with a clasp and some men entered my cell. “Seeing you can’t help yourself, I thought to bring some guards to speed the transfer.” She added with a smirk and the guards picked me up roughly.I felt pathetic. I couldn’t even fight back as they roughly dragged me through the concrete floor, leaving me with bruises and scratches.By the time I returned to my room