Scott’s Pov:I was still livid about what happened yesterday. My mom still decided to go on with the plans even after I told her not to go on with her for the sake of Emma’s health. My night was filled with thoughts of Emma abandoning our child and then eloping with another man. The thought of it made me unhappy and jealous.I decided to accept the invitation to the Luna trials not because of my mom but because I wanted to see Emma’s Wolf. I wondered if it was beautiful, just like she was beautiful in her human form.I was accompanied to the venue by my Beta Liam, the priest, the Gamma, and the elders. I was supposed to go to the border, but I couldn't go anymore because of Emma. Liam and the Gamma had to leave for the border in the company of the Gamma.I was stunned when I heard Ashley was Emma’s challenger. My mother had her way and managed to get Ashley in. I was used to seeing her wolf, but he had grown over the years; it was still impressive.I was proud when I saw Emma’s wolf;
Scott’s Pov:“What happened? Who attacked the border?” Anna panicked.“The witches attacked the border, and Liam was affected,” I explained painfully.“Oh my goodness!” Anna tried to suppress her sob so it wouldn't come out loud. “So they've been the people spying on us at the border. But how did they penetrate through such a heavy presence of men at the border to get to us? They are not even that much."Anna, I don't have answers to that question. Let's just pray to the goddess that there's not much damage and everything will be okay. I don't even know the kind of pain Liam is going through now.” I paced up and down the room.I was so agitated; my best friend and Luna were hurt on the same day. Tell me if this day is not cursed and has a bad omen. What was wrong with some priests these days? How could they have picked this day for a great event such as Luna Rite trials and failed to notice the sad happenings that the day would produce?Anna was sobbing quietly at one corner; I didn't
Chapter 55Emma’s Pov:I grinned for a moment when Scott agreed to feed me. It was another highlight of me waking up after I saw the pure bliss that sparked within Scott when he felt our baby in my womb kick. I watched as he tried to watch over and take care of me. I was happy, but I knew all these feelings were just going to stay for something. In less than a minute, he would be back to being cold toward me.He carefully fed me, clearing away any spill that was threatening to drop from my mouth. I sat down lazily; all I had to do was open and close my mouth, then chew. Anna was behind us.A knock on the door startled me. Scott paused and turned to the door. "Continue; I will get the door."Anna stood at the door, talking in hushed tones, then she veered around. “Scott, Anna called out quietly. Scott turned to face her. “The priest is done. Your presence is needed outside.'' She looked uncomfortably at Scott.Scott spun to look at me sadly. He dropped the spoon he was with and said, “
Emma’s Pov:I quickly cleaned my tears so he wouldn't see me crying, then I went over to his bed and sat beside him. Liam opened his eyes a bit. “Hey Luna,” he said with a cocky smile. "Hi, handsome,” I reciprocated with a warm smile. How could he still be playful and flirty in his state?He was sweaty and burning up, even under the effect of an air conditioning set. His state was too bad to be left alone. I could see traces of dark magic clustered on his chest; the more he didn't get healed, the more the dark magic kept moving around in his body.“You came to see me? I am blessed to have the most beautiful pregnant woman come to me in my sick bed,” she grinned weakly. “Stop talking and save your strength, please." The tears I was trying so hard to hide from him began to pour uncontrollably.“Don’t cry; I'm going to bounce back soon enough. You are wasting your precious tears for nothing, please.” He attempted to clean my tears, but his strength failed him.“Do you even know the condit
Scott PovThe recent events happening in the pack house was starting to get to me. On one hand was my mate's trials, slight weakness-even if she will not admit it and in the other hand was my Beta who was seriously injured. And all these appeared to happening all at once as if it was all a scheme.That was why I didn't want to be alone. Why I was here. Well, apart from desiring to be close to my mate. She didn't know it, but she was slowly starting to crawl into my skin."Emma. wait!" I reached the door on time and grabbed her hand before she would shut the door. "Fine, I will be civil," I said, lifting my hands in the air. "Liam needs to be alone. To rest," I added to sway her when I noticed she was not having it. "Oh, c'mon Emma... Okay, you need to rest too... because of the baby."She rolled her eyes and snatched her hand away, turned, and came back into the room."I- I am just not ready for your mood swings now, Scott. I don't need you acting all sweet to me now and then becoming
Scott PovMy eyes searched as I watched all the elders in deep thought while the rest were murmuring. To think we were a powerful pack to reckon with. The witches had no regard for us, but yet I couldn't do anything bad to them to avoid war.War was not a good thing considering the fact that I was expecting my heir soon. I didn't want to bring him into a world of pain and anguish because that was all war brought, irrespective of who finally won the battle."Alpha Scott, Beta Liam is convulsing seriously; your presence is needed urgently because it is critical and we don't know what to do yet." Kendrick cried out in despair from the mind link.My heartbeat raced, and I was puzzled about the next step to take. “Try to stabilize him and get the healer; I’m on my way,” I answered back through the mind link.I bolted from my seat, and this startled the elders; they all glanced up at me.“The Beta is in serious condition right now. I need to head over there. Please, my elders, think of what
Emma’s POV:Beta Liam’s deteriorating health scared me a lot; it was as if he was dying in front of me when he started his episodes. The healer was still yet to be found; if only I could heal him, then I wouldn't have to cry all through. The stress that came with staying beside Beta Liam was telling on me and my child. I took my medication religiously, but it wasn't enough, and my whole body needed rest.Scott was out in the dead of night, and he said he wasn't going to come back until he found the healer by himself since the people he asked to do the job didn't come back with good reports.I was itching to be beside Beta Liam, but the healer said no one should enter until the whole candle was burned out.I peered through the window; he was lying down calmly, but he was in bad shape. His whole skin looked like crude oil was running through his veins. It has spread throughout his whole body except for his face. According to the healer, he could die anytime soon; it was the candlelights
Scott’s Pov:Pain was an understatement of how I was feeling now; I was severely hurt and frustrated. I moved around like a mad person with no destination at all.Technically, I was following a map that would lead me to the ancestral home of the powerful healers. It was so many kilometers away. I was opportune to discover the map in an ancient library that the healer led me to.My body was screaming for rest; these past few days had been grueling. Since I was faced with the option of finding the healer or watching my best friend and Beta die, I had to choose the former, despite the distress it came with.Emma’s cry through the mind link was breaking my heart. Liam was coughing out blood and dying slowly, and I was still thousands of miles away from seeking help. My head was spinning, and I didn't even know how to act anymore.Maybe I should have listened to my mother and allowed Liam to just go over to the underworld, which would give me enough room to go about the witch's attack inst
The wedding day.I have imagined several ways that my wedding was going to take place. Fairytales that was what I called them. The pink lilies lined up the walks, I even imagined my dog walking down the aisle with me bearing the rings with the revered flower crown adorning his or her furry head. It was going to be a white wedding where everyone wore white same as the decorations.But never in Gods green earth did I imagine that I was going to have a double wedding with the man of my heart and sister from another mother. But more importantly, that Theresa was going to walk beside my mother as they accompany my son and I down the aisle to handle me over to Scott as his wife and Luna.It was my dream come true with a touch of radical goodness. I could never stop my face from gleaming with joy merely looking at Scott standing there in his white tuxedo his face a mask of angelic warmth. And on the other side was Liam and his newly-wedded bride, Aan, their hands entangled as they welcomed
We raced down the hall, our lies having been perfectly constructed. We had all agreed to tell Theresa that I woke up with a terrible headache and was only coming down for the training out of respect for her. It was a lot getting Liam to flow with the lies but he had agreed anyway. However as we neared the stairs, a loud scream tore through the house from down the stairs. "What's that?" Anna asked, increasing her step that soon turned to a run. We joined in, taking the stairs two at a time. The loud voices was coming from the direction of the Omegas quarters, the men's quarters precisely. We arrived in time to encounter Theresa deliver a well-aimed slap on Ashley's face who bent over bawling her eyes out."Mom!" Anna went to block her as she lifted her hand to give her another slap. "What is going on here?"Theresa covered her face with her right hand, her left in her waist. Her very schooled elegance was gone to be replaced by an infuriated expression. She wagged her forefinger at A
Wandering aimlessly helped me to learn a lot in one night, particularly the vastness of the mansion. I strode to the back of the house where the training ground was located, bending a few corners before I saw it stretched endlessly over the grassy field, with different objects constructed at diverse positions for training. I was stupefied for once, all the anger in me dissipating to be replaced by awe. I went to the Wolf leaper standing at the crossbar and touched it, taking note of the rough exterior. My eyes caught the flicker of the power tester that is used to train young pups to discover their inner strength. It sent jolts of longing wafting through me, wishing I had this chance growing up. Maybe it's not too late. I just need to learn now. For myself, not for anyone or anything. This is just me now against the world, whether I like it or not. It has always been. No one cares about me and if I am waiting for someone to, I might end up dying faster than I had anticipated. The wo
He cocked his brow to the top of his head, picked up the glass containing a brown substance on the table I hadn't noticed till now, and took a long swig as if I hadn't just dropped a bombshell on him. Is that how he is going to react? No fret, no fury? Nothing? My heart broke. So he truly wanted it? He brought me from my pack to this place for nothing. Just to mock our bond and destroy something so sanctified that the goddess has ordered. The tears that has been threatening were trying to force their way out, but I quickly looked down and willed it back. I am not going to cry for any man anymore. I had already thought about this and know it's for the best. I would rather be without a mate than with one who didn't want me for me but because I might have managed to win a competition to become his trophy Luna.Squaring my shoulders I looked up, expecting him to reject me immediately so I can go on to ask him for a favor concerning my housing, but he wasn't upcoming with it. He was stil
It was raining heavily when we came back from the training camp. Just as I envisaged, Nathan dropped me off in front of the house and told me he was going back to the border to see how things were going there.I wanted to beg him not to leave but knowing he has a duty to uphold which would be unfair of me to stop him, I simply nodded and accepted my ugly fate before sneaking my way into the house. I rushed upstairs two at a time, aiming to reach my room on time and hide away, hoping the Alpha doesn't figure out that I have returned from my outing. I succeeded, went to take my bath, and changed into the evening gown that I found hanging on the vanity chair_ meaning Anna had come to my room to check on me. I felt bad I haven’t spent much time with her recently and wished I could. But I needed this training so badly. I needed to become better. I needed to focus on something else that didn’t have to do with Scott or his mother’s stupid idea of competing for the Luna position. I was ab
"A proper Luna is always mindful of the time, especially one that wishes to have the keep up and running effectively with avoidable hitchbacks..." The statement from Theresa was cut to the chase and aimed at me. I flinched back, still dawdling by the door. What in moon's name possessed me to wake up this late? It was one thing that I wasn't favored much in this crowd, then I have to pull off this stunt of bringing the attention to myself. Now Theresa would think I was being deviant and irresponsible while Ashley is the serious one. "Get seated, Emma. I won't tolerate this foolhardy behavior next time. Be warned," she warned and I walked to the nearest couch to plop down."Luna, I thought she would be punished? Why should she be here__""Keep quiet, Ashley..." I caught the cold regard she gave Ashley who blanched in her couch and quickly recovered, and when theresa looked away, gave me a condescending bird's eye.l only returned her gaze, with a soft one, within me having a good lau
I stayed with my son for a while plying with him while the party went on downstairs. Part of me bought Scott was going to come after me due to the manner I left the party. That was part of me, but the other part knew he wouldn’t. After all I asked him to give me time. It was disappointing he wasn’t fighting for me. Taylor soon fell asleep and I kissed his forehead and decided to go to my room and pick my planning book. I still had a lot to do. When I was walking down the hall, something got my attention. A man.Like a drop-dead gorgeous man got my attention. He stepped into the hall, the automatic doors sliding close as he came in, his eyes washing over me in a sinful way. A very sinful way.I stood there one of my feet on the stairwell, the other one down as I stared at the man as he drew close, my eyes taking in every one of his adorable features His shoulders were broad, more like herculean massive_ fitted into a three-piece dark suit, his face stretched in what I would term a
“I thought you said you forgave me?” Those were his words the last time we met after the fight. “Yes, but I need time,” I had replied. “You don’t expect me to just believe you when you said the child she carries is not yours. I need time, Scott.” I didn’t look him in the eyes because I didn’t want to fall for his charm. “How much time,” he’s asked.“As much time as possible.” “I will be away the .” I looked up at him. He shrugged. “I can’t bear living under the same roof with you and not being able to come close to you, Emma. I can’t.”I nodded and looked away. “And our son?”“He would be fine. He is an Alpha.” the words nudged at my heart. Tears pulled in my eyes which I forced myself to keep in. I had to do this for me. “Thank you.”“For what?” He queried.“For allowing your sister and Liam to be together.”“I did it for you.”“I know,” I nearly went to him then. “Which is why I am grateful . They’re meant to be.”Those were our last words. And since then, all I want now is to be
"Did you hear anything I just said?" I jolted back from my thought and blinked up at the fair-haired woman, realizing I had drifted while she was still talking, "Huh?" the words flew out before I could stop them. My eyes dilated in chagrin, one of my hands flew to my mouth before rapidly flapping down on my lap, my eyes scooting between her and Ashley who had a repellent look on her face at me.Somehow since the horrendous announcement, the packhouse has become her second home. Urgh!To be honest ever since she dropped the bombshell about the pregnancy and knowing that that would determine the Luna position, I lost concentration. I have been raking my head what in the world this is about. Maybe their own sophisticated method of depriving me of something that the kind goddess has so naturally handed to me.Who competes to be with their mate? And even if you have to compete, it now has to be against someone that come the next life, you ain't likely to win against. Great! What did I te