Michael’s POVMusic was in full blast as people walked around in the games arena. Nothing major was going on.The racing game of the Wolf Fest was about to begin. I could spot some wolves from other packs. Oh Jake. He sure went the extra mile to bring spectators to his own downfall.I stood watching the crowd go wild as Hercules did some practice stunts. I was sure of him. It was Zen that was quite rusty with the wheels. Though Hercules rarely drove, he was indeed an excellent driver.Meanwhile, Zen was the opposite. He was good; as of the time, we were still street racing. I just don’t know about his skills. I looked across and watched Zen stare at the car's staring wheels. He narrowed his eyes at the dashboard, as if to read something. I walked across to him.“You know if you can’t do it, Hercules can,” he startled at my intrusion, but he quickly comported himself.He chuckled. “Don't worry about me, your highness; I can take care of myself.”I looked into his eyes, and I could see
Michael’s POV“Michael!” I heard Hercules call out to me, but I didn’t stop to answer.“Nora!”I banged on her door, but all I could hear were crickets. When Hercules caught up with me, he was panting. And so did others. Mia, Zen, and Mila."Damn, has he ever taught of entering into the running game?” Mila whispered to Mia as she put her hands on her knee while breathing through her mouth."Agnar, she’s with the Pack doctor and—” Hercules began.“Excuse me," I said as I walked straight to the pack doctor’s room. I left a raspy knock on the door, and I was immediately ushered in.“Your highness, we have been waiting for you,” she said as she stood up. I immediately rushed to Nora’s side.“Tell me the truth; do you think she would survive it?” I stared at Nora. She looked peaceful. I would be happy if I were honest.“Your highness, we don’t know yet; we just have to watch her,” she said. I sighed as I nodded. What must have happened?Who poisoned Nora? Who is that unfortunate person? I wo
Nora’s POVAs I slowly opened my eyes, the harsh white light of the room pierced through the haze in my mind.Everything felt fuzzy, like trying to grasp at a memory just beyond my reach. I struggled to piece together what had happened, my thoughts swirling like a whirlpool in my head. It was like the more I tried to recall the previous happenings, the more foggy my head became. Where was I? When I looked around, I saw that the walls were painted white. Did Michael request room paint? I mean, I just moved into this room. Everything is still new. Speaking of Michael, where was he? I tried to move around, but then there was an excruciating pain in my belly. What happened? I groaned, and that seemed to attract someone who was standing outside."Nora? Oh my god, you're awake!" A familiar voice broke through the fog, and I turned my head to see Mia standing by my bedside, her eyes filled with concern. She had bags under her eyes, and I wondered how long she must have been here with me. "M
Nora’s POVThe sun filtered into the room, as if it were peeping in. I began to sit up when I felt hands on my body. It was Michael.“You never left?” I croaked. He helped me sit up and gave me water from the sippy cup."No,” he said."Oh, baby,” I said, giving him a weak smile.As I lay still on the sterile patient bed in the pack doctor’s quarters, the stark whiteness of the room contrasted with the chaos swirling in my mind. Michael sat beside her, his worried gaze never leaving me.“I am fine,” I smiled.“Funny you.” He said. I turned to the other side of the bed as he busied himself with sighing some papers when a nurse came in.I couldn’t understand what had happened. The words echoed in my mind like a haunting refrain: “Because it was Mila who poisoned you.”How could it be? I had trusted it so well. I confided in her my deepest fears and secrets. She knows everything with regards to Jake and Dylan. Even she had saved me from being raped by Jake. Made me meet my son after weeks
Nora’s POVMichael nudged me slightly by putting his hands on my waist. “What are you doing? They are beginning to look in our direction,” he whispered into my ear. I didn’t know that I had been staring for too long."Babe, I need to get into that VIP lounge,” I said.“Huh?”"Please, I need to do that. Please, can you make it possible?" Michael looked at me like I was going crazy. “Trust me, baby. I will tell you everything later.” If I tell Michael that I think Mila is innocent, he will try to talk me out of my actions. He always said that I had a beautiful heart and did not deserve to be treated with betrayal. So on until things begin to make sense, I will keep all this to myself.He stared at me longer before he took my hands. He began to walk towards the VIP lounge. As we got closer to the lounge, the utter look of disregard on the faces of Claire and Lara was so palpable.“Hello Jake,” Michael said wickedly as we got in. Jake raised an eyebrow. He had been shooting daggers our w
Nora’s POVSo Mila was released, and Claire, Lara, and the maids took her place.The following morning was their trial. Everyone gathered at the court as Claire, Lara, and the maids stood on the guilty stand. I looked around. As we waited for Jake to arrive, I couldn’t help but remember some things. The last time I was here, I was living in fear. I looked strong on the inside, but I shook like a leaf at what Jake would do to me. I turned and made eye contact with Mila.“Memories huh?” she smiled. I chuckled. “Yeah”Just then, Jake arrived, and everyone stood up. And then the session began. Michael stood and walked to Jake. He smirked.“Your highness,” Michael said while rolling his eyes. I and Mia snickered. I turned around to stare at her and saw that most people had a ghostly smile on their faces.“I will not waste your time or mine. Let us cut to the chase. These women—he gestured towards Claire and co—have tried to take a life, and as per your commands, you have said that their pu
Jake’s POVI watched keenly as the animals were being counted. This was not meant to be. How did he get all those animals? I gave my Beta a death glare as he evaded my eyes. Michael and his pack were not meant to see those. I clenched and unclenched my palms.The announcer took the microphone. He cleared his throat. “Now we will count the animals,” he said to the public."Shit,” I muttered. I instantly knew that we were not winning this.“Thirteen! Fourteen! Fifteen!” The announcer smiled. “There we have it. The Nexton pack has won this year’s Wolf Fest.”The crowd erupted in applause, and cheers came mostly from Michael’s pack. Right now, all I wanted to do was grab my beta and strangle him. Michael smirked as we exchanged looks. I smirked back. This is not the end of it. I was about to walk away when my eyes caught sight of someone.Claire? What was Claire doing in the Nexton pack? That traitor. I knew I shouldn’t have trusted her. But then I turned and saw Mila hugging Claire. What
Mila’s POVYesterdayThe announcer called the result of the wolf festival, and I leaped up. My lips spread out in a smile that could reach my ears as I was casually hugged by someone I knew next to nothing about. I hugged some more people as the audience drowned us with their clapping.Finally, Nora would be away from that monster. The happiness in the Nexton pack washed away the questions of why and where Zen had gotten his wounds. What mattered now was that they had won.Nora slammed her body into mine as she helped me tightly. She squeezed me as I fell over with laughter. I sensed that she was about to cry when she put her head on my chest."No, no, we will not do that here. Now is not the right time to do that,” I threatened. She sniffed and chuckled."But,” she began."Sshh, don’t speak,” I say into her hair."Nora,” Michael beckoned for her to come. She stared at me and sniffed.“Go to him. Get a room if the both of you can’t handle it,” I said, and she laughed. As I stood there