DanielI could see the fury in my father’s eyes. I could see him weighing out his options. If he challenged me and accidentally won, he would no longer have an heir, but he would have his title and power back. If he lost, he wouldn’t just be humiliated, but he would also be dead.“Fine! I will leave the girl alone for now.” His eyes were filled with hatred, but I knew that he hated Ava and the situation I had put myself in, and not me.“Dad. You have to stay away. We all know she will probably die from childbirth. So, there is no need for you to put any of us in any further danger. Please, I’m only going to ask this one more time. Don’t do something we will all regret.” I let go of my father, but I could see that he was not going to listen. He stormed off and at the end of the passage I saw Harper glaring at me.“I know you, Daniel.” Alex gripped my arm. “Don’t let dad draw you in to his drama like he always did when we were children.”“Shut up Alex! This is not the time to pretend t
AvaI was surprised when Alex walked in an hour later with a salad instead of the normal meal they had been bringing me. I was even more surprised when Alex said we could go for a walk after I had finished my salad.“I thought it was too dangerous to leave my room?” I glared at Alex.“It is, but Daniel has made sure that nobody will bother us?” After everything I had been through in this place, I wasn’t sure if I could trust Alex, but I really wanted fresh air. It felt eerie as we walked down the empty passage and made our way outside. The porch looked comfortable with its rocking chairs and homemade cushions.I could not see anyone in what seemed to be their “town square.” There was a beautiful fountain in the middle of the square, just like the one in my hometown. There were fragrant roses planted on the edges, and there was a huge tree in one corner, with a lush green lawn, and a wooden bench underneath it.“I know you’re probably not going to tell me, but I’m going to ask anyway.
DanielOver the coming months, I watched and feared as Ava’s belly grew. I was constantly on edge, not only because my father did not listen, and kept trying to get to Ava, but also, because I knew that she would soon be gone. With each passing day, I was getting closer to meeting my pup, but also to losing Ava.I was madly in love with her, and the more I saw her relationship with Alex grow, the more it pained me to watch. I could tell that Harper was up to something, I just wasn’t able to figure out what. The tension within our pack was growing, and there was nothing I could do to stop the divide.HarperI was not in love with Daniel. Everybody knew that. But, as the future Luna, I deserved more respect from Daniel. This was our way. It was decided long ago. Why couldn’t he just have done the right thing from the start, and rejected the girl, the moment he found out?She had been there for months, and I could feel Daniel pulling away from me more and more each day. Daniel’s father h
AvaHarper ran so fast that some of the branches were hitting me in the face, and I could feel one of them cutting into my cheek. We reached the main road, and I was stunned at the speed with which we had covered such an enormous distance. Harper kneeled, and got off, after which she shifted back into her human form. I couldn’t understand how Daniel could be engaged to such a stunning woman, and still sleep with me.“Ava, you can never come back. You can never speak to Daniel again. He is mine. I’m setting you free only because you are carrying his child. I know that a lot of people see me as a monster, but even I won’t take an innocent life of a baby.” It was the first time that I saw one of them up close, and it was frightening.“But what if he follows me?” I was completely out of breath even though I wasn’t the one running. “I have nowhere to go. He knows where I stay. What if he hurts my grandmother?”“Don’t you worry about Daniel. I will make sure that he is well taken care of. I
AvaIt felt strange to wake up in my own bed the next morning. It felt even stranger to remember the things my grandmother told me. After she explained everything, we realized how late it was, and we decided to continue our conversation in the morning.As I opened my cupboard, I realized that I had nothing to wear. All the maternity clothes were still in that damned room in Daniel’s home. I found a pair of old sweatpants that barely fit over my enormous stomach and a t-shirt that made me look like a homeless person, but at least the clothes were clean, and I was dressed. I made my way downstairs and found my grandmother in the kitchen making breakfast.“How are you feeling this morning?” She hesitated and I frowned.“It’s weird. I thought I would feel a lot worse. I mean, I must have walked about thirty or so kilometers to get here.” I poured myself some juice and watched as she put our plates on the dining table. I hadn’t even realized I was starving until the smell of the food caugh
DanielOf course, I would never kill my father, but at that moment I couldn’t believe that anybody else would have gone against my wishes. It was infuriating that nobody had seen anything, or heard anything, and if they did, they weren’t talking. I questioned all the guards using my Alpha tone, and in the end, I had to accept that none of them knew anything.I knew where she was, and it was clear that she was not going anywhere. I couldn’t imagine Ava or her grandmother harming Liam. Which meant that his sudden disappearance remained a mystery. Nothing of what was happening made any sense, but the fact that Ava left as soon as she saw the chance.It was incredibly painful to think that she had gone to such extremes just to get away from me. I was standing at the window looking out at the pack going about their daily business, when I felt Harper slipping her arms around my waist.“What the hell do you think you are doing?!” I whipped around so fast, and pushed her so hard that she land
Ava“I suspect that Daniel’s pack is one of those that broke the bloodline spell, since they can all shift at will. I know that all of this is overwhelming, but I need you to try and process it as fast as possible. Your parents were the Alpha and Luna of our pack. Before then, your grandfather and I had that honor. To this day, we don’t know who killed your parents, or what exactly happened that night.” Grandma had a sad look in her eyes for a moment.“The pack and I believed that it was best to hide you in the human world, and you and I left. I haven’t been back to see them since then, but over the years I kept them informed about you. The pack decided to go into hiding as well, and your father’s beta took over control, but nobody claimed your birth right.” Grandma took a deep breath as though what she had to tell me next would be difficult.“As you may have guessed, you are the Alpha. From the moment we arrive, the pack will automatically become loyal to you, and their future heir t
DanielSince there was no sign of Ava, and one of the Alpha family members died, I was forced to turn my attention from searching for her, to the funeral of my brother. I could feel my father’s resentment radiating from him. He believed that Ava and her grandmother were to blame for him losing his son.It was raining the day of the funeral, which meant we had to bury my brother beside my mother, and we were not able to say goodbye in the traditional way. It didn’t matter anyway, since the days of believing that people could come back, as the undead were long gone.“I don’t care what happens on the day of my funeral. If you put my body in the ground, instead of showing me the right respect, by burning what is left, I will return, and haunt you, and all the generations of your bloodline to come. I swear Daniel, this is the last time I will accept this kind of behaviour from you.” My father growled before storming away.There was no use in trying to explain anything. I knew my father wel