CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREEBURKE'S POV I wore blue suit pants and jackets because that's Catherine's favorite color. The only thing I could think of was Jack, who would have been my best man on my wedding day, but now I'm stuck with Diago, who is my right-hand man and acting second in command till Jack's son comes of age to take his rightful position. I stared at the mirror, admiring myself and how the suit jacket clung to my well-defined shoulders. “Have cold feet?" Diago, who had been sitting in the empty chair in my room, finally spoke up; he is a man of few words, meaning he rarely talks. “No, I'm just nervous," I said, adjusting my suit jacket. The kids were already at the garden where our wedding ceremony was supposed to be held. They are overly excited about our union but not as excited as I am. "What about your sister?” Diago asked, noticing he had not seen Ava since he came here. Diago has always had a soft spot for Ava, but she doesn't see it, or rather, she doesn't wa
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOURBURKE'S POV It fell silent for some minutes, my sister's words were still settling down in my head. Catherine can't be dead, I saw her this morning. “What happened Ava?" Diago asked, seeing that I had lost the ability to form any word. Ava was crying too much, that we could barely hear her explanation. "What happened to my bride Ava? Speak the fuck up,” I thundered, feeling all the hairs in my body begin to stand; I was slowly losing consciousness, and my wolf was getting the better of me. "You have to calm down, Alpha; we can't handle this if your wolf is out of control; look at your kids; they are getting frightened of you,” Diago whispered. I turned to look at my kids and they were hiding behind a chair, crying with fear in their eyes. It hurt me to see them like that. Immediately I calmed down and gestured for them to come to me, but they initially refused. "Come on, daddy's not gonna hurt you,” I said, and they ran towards him and hugged me tightly
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVEBURKE'S POV It's been two days since Catherine's death and our proposed wedding day. I haven't left my room since that day. I ordered a search party to look for Susan, but there has not been any positive outcome, which is making me angry, but I have to keep my cool. Several board members have been trying to talk to me, but it has been impossible because I ordered guards not to let anyone in; I needed time to get over Catherine's death. “Alpha Burke, your bath is ready," The maid said before leaving the room. I kept her quiet, as that had been our daily routine since Catherine's death. As the maid opened the door, Diago entered my room pushing her out of the way. “We tried to stop him," The guards said, as they stood at his back. “It's okay," I waved my hands at them, and they all left my room, except for Diago, who took a comfortable seat beside my bed. “The Almighty Alpha Burke had fallen drastically," Diago mocked, but I ignored him, he is an asshole so
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIXAVA'S POV I have been thinking of a way to present Harley to Burke so she could get married to him, although nothing was coming to my head. Burke wouldn't marry Harley, except there is a necessary reason to do so, he hated Harley because she killed Jack, although she didn't work alone. “We can't think of a way baby, just hop back on me and ride me," Jaxon said, trying to kiss me, but I pushed him away. I was already getting exhausted from Jaxon; he is bad in bed and always acts like a pussy in front of Harley. I will soon send Jaxon away. The only problem I have is that he knows too much and might want to expose us if I break his heart. “Jaxon, I am thinking, if you can't contribute to this, then shut the fuck up, let me think," I said, getting off the bed, with my naked body. I searched around for my robe, and when I found it, I slipped on it to cover my naked body. “Harley can go there and explain to Burke that she killed Jack only because she loved him,"
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVENBURKE'S POVI lay on my bed, still thinking of the last time Catherine and I kissed, at our supposed wedding day; if I knew I wouldn't be seeing her again, I would have never let her go that day. Today was another board meeting that I needed to go to because I had been absent for over three weeks. The last person I talked to was Emma, about the fact that I am still feeling the mate bond with a dead person. “The moon goddess has gone crazy," I said to myself, rubbing my chest gently. “Your bath is ready," A maid said, coming out of my bathroom; I nodded my head at her before she left. I haven't seen the kids since Catherine's burial, because I have chosen to lock myself up in my room, but they are in good hands, that I'm sure of. “Another day to be Alpha," I said to myself, getting off my bed. I walked to the bathroom to take a quick shower, trying to forget about my heartache, but it was to no avail. Soon, I was done with bathing; I tied a towel around my
CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHTBURKE'S POV I didn't know what to say at the moment; the realization dawned on me that my pack wanted me to get married again when I hadn't been able to move on. “That can't be the only way; I just lost my wife-to-be; I can't get married immediately," I yelled; the truth is that I am not even planning on getting married again; if it's not Catherine, then I'll stay single till death. “You can't put people's lives at risk because of one person, Alpha; they are your people, remember?" Diago said, but it fell on deaf ears. The thought of getting married again was something I didn't even want to think of. Besides, it has been two weeks, and I still feel a mate bond with Catherine, something stronger than ever, and I don't even know why. “We know you are going through a lot and would not be in the right senses to find a wife, so we found some for you,” My Adviser said, and soon, ladies of different skin colors and sizes started entering the board room. I coul
CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINEAVA'S POV “I give you two minutes to get that murderer out of my room, or else I'll take drastic action," Burke threatened, giving Harley a death stare. “Burke, you need to calm down, It's funny how Harley did all those things because she loves you. I respect the dead, but Catherine would never go to different extents for you the way Harley would,” I said, trying to convince him. I thought hard about this before coming here. I know Burke would object at first, but I don't know when he would come around. Infecting the pack with that syndrome the witches created for us was a way to force Burke to get married, but it looks like that would not even work. "Can you listen to yourself, you kidnapped Catherine, tried to kill my son Ricky, tried to kidnap my daughter Nikky, she killed Jack, and rumor has it that she killed our father too and you bring her here as a bride for me to marry, what do you think the pack would say?” Burke asked, before resting his body on
CHAPTER NINETYCATHERINE'S POV I opened my eyes, and my vision was hazy, my head was pounding, and my body arch was arched badly. The environment I was in was not familiar a bit; there were a lot of charms everywhere, and my best guess was that I was in a coven. “Ouch," I yelled, holding my head because of how much it hurt. I tried sitting up, but I realized there was a drip connected to my hand. “You are awake, I thought you would never wake up," I heard an elderly woman's voice. Her voice didn't sound familiar, so I turned to look at her immediately. She was seated in a chair opposite my bed; she was old, and she looked like a witch. “Are you a …,” “Yes, I am a witch and you are in a coven," The woman said, smiling at me. She barely had teeth and there was a dimple at the left side of her cheeks. “How did I get here?" I asked her, as I managed to sit up, resting my back on the wall. “A man brought you here; he claimed to be one of your guards; he says you are in tr
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHTBURKE’S POV I stood there perplexed and surprised, the whole event was immediately turned upside down, members of the pack began to mumble amongst themselves because it is a bad omen to lose a corpse, my body froze immediately, what on earth is going on here, I could barely even explain the circumstances of things happening around me, the eldest man had left in a hurry because of the incident I could barely move my arms, my eyes searched around and it fell on Catherine, she immediately turned away from me “Oooh Catherine, how could you do this to me,” I said to myself. It was as if she knew what was happening as she remained unmoved, without any form of regret, my eyes immediately fell on Hayley and it was the same thing, at this point I couldn't pinpoint who to blame for this misdoings.I knew I had to do something, I immediately forced my feet out of the ground, I am the Alpha I shouldn't be caught weak and unable to speak, I walked to where
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVENBURKE’S POV I stood at the bedside for over ten minutes and Catherine refused to notice me or even acknowledge me. I fear for a fact that she might be angry with me over the discussion we had about Hayley.“Cat, cat please can we talk", I said after getting tired of her not noticing me.“Burke I'm all worked up and tired I'm not in the mood for a conversation", she shoved the conversation off before it began.“Why does it feel like you're angry for something that is not even important Catherine, it makes no sense getting angry over the fact that I don't support you killing your sister". I said. " Burke please let me be”, leave me alone I do not want to argue about you and your mistress's affairs with you”, she groaned at me." Mistress? Mistress? Like when did we get her for real?”, I asked surprised." When you got her pregnant, when you refused to be by my side every step of the way since this befell on me when you let her win and let me lose ev
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXHARLEY’S POV After being caught by Burke, I knew I wouldn't be able to go anywhere without raising any suspicion, all eyes were on me, I knew that was a sneaky and wrong move I made there, on the other hand, I needed to talk to Jaxon as fast as possible because I am so scared and I don't want Jaxon going and spilling our little secret, especially with the fact that I haven't been able to raise the money he asked for.“Send me a reputable Person who is not Diago and is in no way close to him", I said to my maid who was washing my feet.“Okay, my lady," she replied.Immediately she was out of the room. I picked up my ink and paper and wrote down a little bit of information that I needed to pass to Jaxon.In a matter of time, a guard and my handmaiden were standing in front of me.“Leave us", I said to my maid.I watched her leave and reached out for the paperwork I had just sealed with the royal seal.“I want you to help me give this letter to Jaxon.
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND fOURTY-FIVEHARLEY’S POV After that confrontation with Catherine, I knew I had to watch my back, how could she ever think I killed Grandma El, it's is quite unbelievable, because I am here trying to figure out what to do to get Jaxon to shut his mouth and Catherine would think I killed grandma El, I know I am capable of a lot of things but I sure didn't kill grandma El. “Damn, it's Ava, the death of Grandma has Ava written all over it”, I said to myself." No no no Ava you can't be doing this”, I rushed out to take my bath and I quickly dressed up I knew I had to be in Ava's dungeon as soon as possible, Ava has always been a smart and intelligent mobster, till today I wonder how she can pull off her dirty jobs even when held custody. In no distant time, I was in her cell, there she was facing the wall, it was like she had something written on it, I could hear her murmuring to herself.“Ava", I called, in sudden realization.“Well well well, another special
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURCATHERINE’S POVI woke up feeling really weak and tired, my body still aches from the tears of yesterday but I couldn't care less, my attention was focused on making Hayley pay for what she has done to my family ,my mind was so glued to what Nikky said yesterday that I couldn't care less if I felt pain all over my body.I quietly got up from the bed and wore my slippers. I opened the door quietly so as not to wake Burke.I wanted to discuss getting the poison with Nikky and I was sure in a hurry to put an end to Harley's nuisance in my home .As I walked through the corridors of the room my eyes met with that of Hayley's , immediately she tried moving away to avoid any conversation with me but I definitely wasn't having it, I knew I had to put the monster in her place .“Hayley”, I called.“Catherine I do not have you time, please you can as well go to where you're going and let me mind the business that concerns me". She replied fiercely.“You shou
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREEBURKE’S POV I felt really tired on this particular day so I decided to remain in bed after a series of meetings and events from the previous day. I had asked Diago to stay with me after Catherine had gone downstairs .“Diago I really do need to get Hayley out of my life. She is constituting a nuisance to my family and I and I can't just throw her out because she is carrying my blood and such a bad image is not good for an Alpha", I lamented .“Alpha Burke, this kind of thing takes patience. I know she has cost you a lot, however what we need is calculative planning". He replied, disgusted by the idea of Harley carrying my child." Well, if you have any idea I think this is the time you spill because I am tired”. I lamented further, remembering the death of my unborn child that she caused."I am thinking of something, Alpha Burke , we will definitely strike when she least expects”.Before I could utter another word, Nikky walked in “I'm sorry dadd
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY TWOCATHERINE POV I felt it in my guts that something was not right with Hayley is definitely up to no good and I need to find out what she is up to especially after what she has done to the baby, my instincts are always right. I searched through my thoughts as to what to do, but I couldn't find any, “damn it Hayley I am not going to let you win", I cursed.I stood up from the couch and went over to the fridge to get a glass of water and then a thought flashed through me, and I know just the right person for this job.“ Please reach out to Hazel, I need to see her urgently I said that stood beside me ",“Yes ma'am ", he replied.Hazel had worked with me at the hospital in Chicago and she had always been of immense help. I knew she was the right person for the job because since she relocated back to the pack with me, she has been doing nothing but touring around the crescent pack.It didn't take long for the guard to fetch Hazel and in no distant time
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONEHARLEY’S POV My heart raced immediately after I got Jaxon’s message. “How could he threaten me that he was going to tell Burke about my pregnancy and the fact that Burke isn't the father of my baby, that's impossible a secret I've tried so long to keep, this child is going to secure a place in Burke's life not that good for nothing Jaxon”, I said to myself as I quickly wore my very comfortable maternity gown and left the house,In no distant time, I was at Jaxon’s apartment, and we were sitting on his couch drunk, I knew he had been wasted, but I didn't care I walked up to him, “Jaxon, Jaxon, what the hell is the meaning of that message you sent to me, why would you threaten me that way I have come to warn you not to ever do that in your life again”, I yelled.Jaxon slowly got up from his couch, he moved towards my direction in his drunken state, I could smell the stench that came from his breath, it was worse than that of a dead rat, before I co
CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTYCATHERINE’S POV I ran out of the dining room and went to my room quickly, I rushed into the toilet to wash my face and I started vomiting blood. I checked in between my legs and I noticed I was bleeding, profusely.“My baby,” I murmured, rushing out of the toilet in tears. I grabbed my car keys and rushed myself to the hospital. “Fuck, I can't feel myself,” I groaned as I increased the speed of the car, within minutes, I was at the hospital. I rushed out of the car, still bleeding from my nose and pussy.“Call in an emergency,” I heard a girl say before I slumped to the ground and lost consciousness. “How is she?” I heard Burke’s voice in my subconsciousness. I tried opening my eyes, and my head pounded heavily, I saw Burke standing by my bed looking worried.“She is fine but the baby…”“My baby,” I yelled, interrupting the doctor. I held my stomach in terror as tears clouded my vision.“You need to calm down, Catherine, please, do that for m