Is Alpha King Xalen possessed? Cause what! Thank you for reading. Love, Kiki.
HAYLEE~~“I’m glad you gave me a chance. You gave us a chance, Haylee.” Alpha King Xalen’s rich voice echoed, hitting my eardrums and sending sweet vibrations through my body. His smile was even brighter than the day. "I promise you, Haylee. I won't let you down.”This was happening?I was giving him a chance.Heck! I would give him a chance because I could tell my life was about to take a new turn.Of course, I still couldn’t believe that the cruel Alpha King was mine. Not just my destined mate but a destined mate who had accepted our bond and vowed to never hurt me. At least not again.So why wouldn’t I smile when he took my hands and stared deep into my eyes? Why wouldn’t my heart flutter with joy and the kind of warmth I had never felt before? That has to be love, right?Was this what love felt like?“Yes, Haylee. This is love. This is our love story, and we have begun the sweet journey of love against all odds.”Alpha King Xalen replied, making it known that he was in my head
HAYLEE~~“Please don’t kill me.” I whimpered again before reaching deep within me to find Liya and saying to her, “Wake me up, Liya, please.”Before Liya could respond, I caught Alpha King Xalen stepping closer to me from my peripheral. Instinctively, I crouched, holding my bent knees to my chest and hiding my face like a scared puny.“Why would I do that, Haylee?” Alpha King Xalen asked, his voice soft and kind, which was the opposite of what I heard when he said he should have killed me the minute he met me.I stuttered, my body shaking as if the temperature of the room were at its lowest, but heck, beads of sweat streamed down my body as well. “Because your mate said so. Your Queen and you would do anything she said.”My mind made things worse as it took me back to the past when my dad used to corner me like this and do whatever he deemed appropriate for me. My mind took me back to the days I used to live in the dark basement of my dad’s house.“This is not a dream, Hay. C’mon,
ALPHA KING XALEN~~I didn’t have to be told that whatever she saw in her dream was bad and devastating. She was shaken up so badly, and as much as I understood that she had just woken up from a nightmare that somehow involved Laura and me, I wondered what could have riled her up to this extent.Her experience with Alpha Jett or with me? Could it be because of the betrayal she had suffered many times at the hands of her loved ones?Could that also be why she shook her head and voiced without thinking twice, “No.”My brows furrowed, and my hand frozen between us both. “What do you mean by no?”“I can’t go to bed with you, Alpha King Xalen. I’m not ready for that. I’m not even sure I want to accept the bond, so why should I let you take me to bed?” She ranted, getting all those words out in one breath.At first, I didn’t understand what she was saying, but when the meaning of her words and her reason for rejecting me dawned on me, I laughed. It started as a low rumble in my belly. Then
HAYLEE~~Gosh, he was delicious.I know those thoughts sound sexual, but he wasn't lying when he said he was a tasty man. I sucked his finger hungrily, oblivious to what was happening within my soul.Even Liya didn’t realize what was happening within me, or maybe she did, and assumed it was the link Alpha King Xalen was creating between me and the Pack. Usually, the mate of the Alphas gets a ceremony to open a link between them and the pack, but once again, mine was different.“I can’t believe the first time I’m tasting blood, I do it through you,” Liya whined within me, reminding me of her own struggles, which were mine as well.Liya’s sadness brought me back to my senses, and I took my mouth off Alpha King Xalen, who had a wide smirk plastered on his face. If I wasn’t focused on my wolf, I would have heard him say, “I told you so.”And maybe respond by bickering with him again.However, Liya needed me right now. I said to my wolf, “We can always try shifting again when you are re
ALPHA KING XALEN~~This was the first time in a while that I would be joining my men for morning training, and despite that, I seemed to still be in shape.I effortlessly took on not just one but two of my strongest—Wyatt and Evan. I wouldn't say I was friends with my Royal Gamma and Royal Beta. I wouldn't say I have any friends, in fact.My cousin, Roy, would have been the best friend I ever had if he didn't try to steal what was mine. Roy and I would never be friends again after Laura, even though she has left us both in a world where she no longer exists.Before her death, Laura was my best friend, among other things. She used to be the best thing that happened to me until I apologized to Haylee this morning.It was the best feeling ever, and I couldn't stop reeling at that moment even though I had two bulky men throwing punches from both sides.“You have been smiling since you stepped into the training ground hours ago, Alpha King,” Evan pointed out as he dodged my balled fist,
Alpha Prince Roy~~“If it isn't the cousin I was on my way to visit.”I had to hold back the urge to scoff, and somehow he knew I was doing that because we had both sworn to be enemies despite my dad's effort to mend our relationship.“Can we not do this today, Roy?” He said to me, his nose high in the air and his ego almost choking me as I inhaled deeply.Oh, I despised him.One thing to be known about me is that I will never take this clown seriously. He was a clown to me; as far as I know, he was no king. Some might be scared of him, but I honestly wanted to screw with him just like he did with me and eventually did to Laura.He killed her.I don't care if she died at his hands or not, but as far as I was concerned, he killed her.Because of him, Laura, the woman who was meant to be mine, died.“Do what? I came to check on you. It's been so long since I have seen you or been around my family. Being in the human world is fun, but you know, there is nothing like home.” I chimed, fo
HAYLEE~~The day started intense for me, but after Alpha King Xalen left my room this morning, the day went back to normal despite the thoughts flashing through my mind. I took care of the royal babies, and they all had breakfast with me in the kitchen since Alpha King Xalen wasn’t available to have breakfast with them.Also, Princess Sophia and Prince Asher didn’t want to eat with Princess Allison, who had to eat breakfast alone in the dining hall.Despite the fact that she loved tormenting the poor kids, Princess Allison wasn’t okay with eating alone, and as soon as she was done eating, she came in search of the kids. She found us leaving the kitchen, giggling and chatting happily.“What’s funny? Why are you all laughing?” she snapped immediately, starting another unnecessary drama.As soon as Prince Asher heard her voice, he moved closer to me, holding the hem of my gown. Unlike Princess Sophia, he didn’t enjoy being confronted.“You wouldn’t understand the joke even if we shared
ALPHA KING XALEN~~Nobody has the right to touch even a strand of my kids' hair, not to talk of hitting them because of whatever.That was common knowledge, but of course, Allison lacked that too.Yes, Sophia can be very rude, but that is simply her defense mechanism. She would never disrespect someone who doesn't deserve it unless she is hurt.And if I knew anything about Allison, she deserved whatever Sophia said to her.This was why I already had the perfect response for Allison when she said, “You will send me back to my pack if I hit them?”Before she could add Haylee to the list, I confirmed without blinking, "Yes, and that's not the worst I can do to you. Touch my kids again or try to harm them, and you will see just how crazy I can be.”She was bold. I mean, everyone knew better than to hit my kids. What if Haylee wasn't there to intervene? Would she have hit Sophia?“If she had done that, she would be dead by now. The only reason I'm not tearing her apart is because of the
HAYLEE~~Amidst the chaos that erupted in the hall after Xalen’s announcement, Allison’s explosion was the loudest.“That can’t be. She has bewitched the King!” she exclaimed. “I am to be the next queen. I am to be his mate because I carry his child in my womb.”Allison’s exclamation didn’t fail to get reactions from the pack members who had gathered in the hall for this meeting. Once again, she was a snake, and I believed she saw Xalen’s announcement coming and was fully prepared to oppose him publicly.From where I was standing, I could hear people murmuring, “She is pregnant?”“He can’t tarnish her honor like that, even though he is the king.”“He has to marry her and make her queen.”“But the other woman is his true mate. We need a true mate to become the Queen so we can have peace in the realm.” It was only a few murmurs that were in support of me, but I didn’t let that break me.In fact, I heard someone question, “How can we be sure she is his true mate? Wasn’t Queen Laura hi
HAYLEE~~One minute I was thinking about going to Gladys for help and more training that could help me reach my supposed mother, but the next minute, Xalen and Roy returned home, and we all began to prepare for the general pack meeting in the throne room.When I asked Xalen what the meeting was about, he answered before kissing me chastely, “You will see, Hay.”He also made me wear the prettiest dress that I owned before he left to get a few documents in his home office. I left his bedroom and joined Flavia and the kids downstairs, waiting for Roy and Xalen to join us.However, Allison showed up before both men, and she grumbled, “Prepare to be shoved right back to where you belong, slave.”While Flavia growled at her and stepped forward to show Allison that she wouldn’t hesitate to smack her, I ignored her completely because she was the least of my problems right now. Although I had been trying to explain the power Allison somehow possessed, I didn’t let her words get to me.“She
ALPHA KING XALEN~~It wasn't surprising when Gladys confirmed that, truly, Uncle Calvin's death happened over two months ago, and neither was I stunned when she announced that he was poisoned with loads of poisonous silver.“Whoever fake Calvin was, he helped us figure out a lot even though he was trying to do the opposite,” Theo told me as Roy and I walked towards my pack office, where I planned to meet with Evan and Wyatt.I couldn't disagree because Theo was completely right.Thanks to fake Calvin, I discovered that Laura and I had a fake bond, made up with Roy, and found my way to Haylee without having to feel guilty.Thanks to fake Calvin, I understand that I had to be careful because even though I had lost so much, I still had so much more to lose.“It's unbelievable, My King,” Wyatt breathed after we all settled down in my Pack office. “The healers explained the result of the examination to us, but I can’t believe such a thing happened, and we didn’t know until now.”Evan no
HAYLEE~~“She didn’t show up.”My wolf, who heard every thought that crossed my mind throughout the night, said this as soon as my eyes fluttered open for the hundredth time that morning.I had been slipping in and out of consciousness all through the night, hoping and longing to be sucked into the realm that allowed me to communicate with a woman I knew nothing about but who had proven to be valuable after Elder Calvin was found where she said he would be, even though she didn’t mention that he was dead.A realm where I could be Nerina.But even though I tried, I didn’t get to meet with my supposed mother.“Or I failed to connect with her.” I sighed, pushing myself off Xalen’s bed, which we both fell into last night after we hit a dead end with the red wolf theory, but he wasn’t here at the moment. “I remember she said something about how I brought her to that realm the last time we were there.”“That’s accurate, and the two times you were able to reach her, you and Xalen connecte
Princess Allison’s POV~~It’s been a crazy, humiliating day for me.I still hadn’t gotten over the marks Haylee and Alpha King Xalen had given themselves overnight, yet I was getting accused of murder. Not that I cared that Elder Calvin was dead, but it kinda worried me to think he was gone.I mean, wasn’t he the same man I had been talking to over the phone? I thought he had been helping me, or should I say I had been led to believe he was the mystery ally I thought could help me.After the news of what he did spread, I simply assumed he was working with my dad, and while that would be a conflict of interest, I believed my dad had found a way to tie Elder Calvin down just like he did to the red wolf in our basement.“We have to reach out to him, Allie. I know you are terrified, but now that Elder Calvin is dead, you need to know what’s going on,” Nala said, urging me to drop my fears and call my dad.My dad had tried to reach me this morning. In fact, I missed several calls from h
HAYLEE~~I had never seen Roy so out of control. Even when he was mad at Xalen, his anger was contained, and he meticulously planned his next move. But the second he saw Allison, who could easily be his dad’s killer, he lost it all.Some of the curse words that slipped past his lips had never been heard before now, and Allison looked frightened because she could sense that the man approaching her wasn’t the same one she had overlooked many times since he returned to the pack.He was angry.He was a ferocious alpha male whose anger had driven him to the point of violence.Fortunately for Allison, Flavia caught up to Roy before he could get to her. She wrapped her arms around his midsection and skillfully twisted around him, standing between him and Allison within a second.“No, Roy,” Flavia uttered, holding his gaze while he shook visibly.“She is one of them, babe! She is Richard’s daughter, and she could have easily carried out his evil work. She could be the killer and I have to—
ALPHA KING XALEN~~“This doesn't make any sense,” Roy blurted before I could, shaking his head, and I assumed he was thinking back to the last time we saw and heard his dad. “He shot me about ten days ago. He spoke to me, so you are mistaken.”Flavia immediately understood Roy's emotional turmoil. She removed her healer’s coat and walked up to her mate, holding him so her scent could calm him down.“I think we should take this to a more private place. Something is off, and now everyone should be a suspect,” Flavia murmured, looking around as a few of my men and healers moved around to do their thing.Gladys muttered, “I will stay here to keep an eye on the body and cross-examine the results, my king. But I have to say that I don’t expect anything to change. This man has been dead almost since the time the queen passed away.”My heart tightened not just because it killed me to hear that but also because I was confused. How could that be?I recall having many deep moments with Uncle
ALPHA KING XALEN~~Goddess, I was driven by undiluted rage.I mean, how dare he point fingers at my woman? My Haylee!Yes, Evan didn’t know who gave me the information, nor did he know that Haylee had become my mate. My marked mate, in fact. Evan’s explanation was also logical, but who cares about logic?He definitely wouldn’t care when he discovered the whole truth.“This is why we should tell the pack about the bond as soon as possible. I am not sure I can stand any more of these disrespects and accusations that are getting thrown at Haylee,” Theo gritted within me, coming to Haylee’s defense.I agreed with my wolf and made the decision to introduce Haylee to the entire pack the next day. I had to spend the entire day away from her because of my uncle, and when I leave here, I will have to go to the healers’ examination room to get updates.Being away from Haylee was hard—harder than finding my uncle’s dead body in a well.Evan, whose oblivion to my state of mind would soon get hi
Alpha Prince Roy’s POV~~He did deserve to die.After everything he had done to me, to Xalen, and to the family, he deserved to die the most painful death.Falling into a well and breaking his neck on impact seemed like an excruciating way to die, and yes, my betrayer of a father deserved it. I fully agree with this perspective, but why the hell was I burning with anger?Why did my eyes sting as I watched warriors pull his decaying body out of the well after hours of discussing the best possible way to do that? Why did I feel the need to punch someone, anyone, just because I found out that my father was dead?I didn’t understand this feeling, but I tried to explain it and convince myself that I was this angry because I didn’t get to torture my dad before he died. The initial plan after he shot Xalen and me and escaped was to find him and make him pay, but how do we make a dead, rotting man pay for his crimes?Jax chimed within me, his anger merging with mine as we both watched my da