***Alpha Xavier's POV***“What? A silver dagger, you mean?”“Exactly. What do you think Jasmine plans to do with a silver dagger?”“There are quite a few things she can actually do with a dagger, but the most important of them all is for killing. Wait a minute, it can't be that she plans to end her existence?”“Think out of the box, Drake. You think someone like Jasmine would give up just like that and prefer to die?”“Well, I really don't know about her temperament or what she's capable of doing.”“You should put all of those things into consideration if you really are eager to work with me. It's obvious that what Jasmine is planning to do is murder. And in this case, only one person is the target.”“You mean, miss Melissa?”“You're at least smart here.”"Shit! How bold of her. She dares to plot the death of your mate right in front of you.”Not because she's my mate, but the fact that Jasmine had the guts to plot to kill my mate knowing I'm close to her every minute of the day shows
****Melissa's POV***I was locked in my room these past few days. Even though I felt terribly bored, I dared not complain. This was because I already know they are doing this for my own good. But strangely today, I noticed that more guards were stationed outside the door. This got me a little scared. I wonder if it was because of the trail tomorrow. I still haven't gotten any evidence. I mean, how I am supposed to find evidence when I'm not allowed to leave my room. To make things worse, I haven't seen Alpha Xavier for two days now. I couldn't help but wonder what he was up to these past few Days that he didn't drop by like he used to in the past. Could it be that he is busy because of tomorrow's trial? I mean, he agreed to the trial which is to take place on the 7th day. Could that have been the reason I have not seen him?While I was thinking about all these, my Rolf suddenly became restless, and then, a familiar scent wafted through my nostrils. At that moment, my heart began to
***Jasmine's POV***I paced from one end of the patio to the other. I was waiting patiently for Melissa to show up. There's no way she wouldn't show up when I tell her that it's important. Presently, only a fool wouldn't want to find out what their nemesis wanted to talk about. For this reason, I believed she would come. But when the guard arrived, I was informed that Melissa didn't want to see me. At first, I wanted to get mad, but then, I realized that it's no use getting mad. Tomorrow is the last day. If I truly want to save my head, then I must put in more effort to have my plans succeed. I can't just give up now. I've gone so far to make sure that this turns out to be a success, regardless of what happens. I made the guard go back to her. I put more pressure on wanting to see her. Isn't she desperate at all to find out what I wanted to tell her? This cannot go wrong at all. Just as I was contemplating on what to do, Melissa suddenly showed up. I lit up in excitement when I
***Melissa's POV***Finally, it was morning and the day of the trial. At this point, I was perplexed. All those I regarded as family members loved me. Jasmine only faked forgiveness, all, so she could kill me. What offense did I really commit for them to trust me this way? Didn't I try my best to be good to them? Why do they hate me so much? What did I ever do? All of these questions played in my head as I stood right in front of the crowd for my trail. Jasmine was dragged towards where I stood by Alpha Xavier's men. “Alpha Xavier, may I know why you decided to humiliate my daughter this way?” My dad asked. Did he really know what Jasmine plotted? Could it be that he was just pretending not to know? “Exactly. Why do you have her in chains like some criminal? May I remind you that you are in my pack, and you ought to report certain things to me before you decide?”“You're right about that. However, in front of this crowd, I have two questions for the both of you.”“Beta Kyle, are
***Melissa's POV***“Everyone present, I suppose this is all the evidence you all needed.”I took my gaze downwards, years ran down my cheeks uncontrollably. I had only known that Alpha Xavier would help me defend myself. Little did I know that he was going to go through such a tedious process just to prove my innocence to everyone. “So, Alpha Caspian, what do you have to say? Do you agree that your so-called future Luna used the spell from the same witches you call abomination, on you?”Caspian was utterly speechless. He must still be in shock, just like I was. Though he was also a victim of what Jasmine did, but as my mate, he never did anything to help me, rather he moved the motion of having me killed. “Now that the truth has been revealed, we must carry out the punishment as due,” Caspian announced.“After all the evidence gathered, Miss. Jasmine is found guilty of sorcery, bringing shame and disgrace to the Lockwood pack. And lastly, attempting to take her sister's life on s
**Melissa's POV***I have been in the Vulcan pack for a month now. And in this month, I've never laid eyes on my mate. I have no idea what to call this. Why is it so impossible to see him? It was as though he planned to abandon me the moment we arrived at his Pack because this is how I feel. I heard a sharp knock on my door. I slowly got out of bed to open the door, and there stood Hana, the maid who also brought me breakfast. “Hana, how may I help you?”“The Alpha wishes to see you in his study room.”“Huh? The Alpha is finally back?” I asked wide-eyed, but the maid refused to answer me. She never answered my questions whenever I asked. It's not just her. All the other maids in the mansion do not care about me. To them, I was a special slave, which their alpha took with him from the Lockwood pack. Who am I to complain? A month since I left the Lockwood pack, I have never met troubles in the Vulcan pack. I preferred staying indoors because I enjoyed the comfort of being on my own.
***Alpha Xavier's POV***Ever since I came back from the Lockwood pack. I buried myself into work and hunting vampires at night. I literally went back to the kind of life I knew. This was the only thing that kept me going. It was better to live my life this way than think of something romantic. The only Woman I've ever loved is dead. And now. I don't have a heart to love another. I won't love another no matter what. That was my promise to Ariana.“Alpha Xavier, are you in?”“Come in, Drake.”Drake quickly walked into my study room. “How's it going? New vampires?”“Well, I didn't get any today. They seemed to be wary of our territory now.”“Well, If they are wary of our territory, we should go to theirs then.”“I intend to do that tomorrow. It's getting dark, and you know we would be advantaged if we decided to chase them now.”He's right. No matter how desperate I am to get vampires, I have to understand that my men's lives are important to me. I can't lose them to those beasts. “
***Melissa's POV***A week has passed ever since Xavier told me that I can't be his Luna. I've been in doors mostly and even when I come out of my room, I only go to one particular spot to watch the din, the moon, or the clouds. Since I can't be a Luna like I had thought I would, I think it's best to just live my life, watching the sun, the moon, and stars until the goddess days otherwise. What's more important to me right now is the peace I have. I can't lose that peace for anything in the world. As long as I have peace, I don't think there's anything for me to be worried about. I walked out of my room as usual to go see the night sky, since it was getting dark. But just as I headed there, I suddenly heard footsteps behind me. I paused and quickly turned around. “Miss Melissa, I'm sorry if I startled you. I thought you were about to go to your usual spot, and so I wanted to keep you company,” the maid I rarely saw said to me. “Huh?” “I'm the maid who brought you breakfast today.
***Melissa's POV***Arnold staggered backwards as he was stabbed. The knife she used was purely made of dark magic. That very instant, I noticed Arnold going pale. “No!” I screamed out in anger at what happened right in front of me. Just then, I force pulled me up from the floor and I couldn't tell how I did it but the next thing I knew, I was standing right in front of the witch whose hands had become bloody with my mate's blood. I gripped her on the neck and pulled her up. “How dare you put a finger on my mate! I swear, I'll never forgive you. You must pay with your life for what you've done to my mate!”That's all it took for me to snap her neck. When I realized the witch had finally been killed, I tossed her to the ground and turned around towards my mate, who was now lying helplessly on the floor with Xavier by his side. Seeing my mate struggling for his life made my heart ache terribly. I felt like I was going to die from the pain. I managed to carry myself to his side. “
***Melissa's POV***“Argh!” I screamed out in pain as the young witch continued to cast her spell. Presently, I had shifted back into my human form as I couldn't bear the immense pain from the burning I felt on my back. Just then, I heard my child scream out. I quickly turned around to see my child who was crying non-stop. If it were to be in another situation, I would have been annoyed at the fact that my child was crying so hard. But currently, I felt relieved that my child was crying because it was an indication that he was alive. The cries of my child suddenly gave me the strength I thought had been drained by the witch. “You think I'm going to let you win? Never!”I struggled to stand up on my feet while the Witch continued to cast her incantations. I wasn't concerned about what she was doing at that moment. Rather, what I was more concerned about was the fact that I had to escape from this coven after finishing off their witch. With the little power left in me, I shit my ey
***Alpha Xavier's POV***Just as I was about to join them to cast the spell, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my heart, which made me stagger backwards. “Argh!” I heard someone scream, to my shock, it was Arnold. He held on to his chest just like I did. “Arnold, Xavier, what's going on. Why do you both feel the same pain at once?” Emilia asked, confused. “I have no idea, Emilia.”They probably do not know since we are of different tribes, but I know very well what this means. “We need to hurry with whatever spell week is about to carry out. Melissa is in danger. She must have been hurt,” I said in panic. I sat next to Arnold. At this point, I can't afford to hold whatever grudge I have against since we both have one common goal, and that is to find Melissa as soon as possible.I shut my eyes and let Emilia cast the spell, just as she had said she would. In no time, I found myself in the woods. I looked around, but I was alone. Where were Emilia and Arnold? Just then, I realized
**Alpha Xavier's POV***I've searched the woods for two days, yet there was no sign of a single witch. I was beginning to doubt whether what Badmos gave me was effective or not. Of course, it has to be effective. I had to find my child, but I don't even know where to search anymore. “Alpha, Xavier, I'm not sure if we'll be able to find your son this way. I think what we need is a powerful watch who knows the terrain. The orb is probably broken or ineffective.”“I thought so too,” I muttered. “Why don't we go back to the coven to see how things were in the coven?”“No, I can't!”“What? Why not?” Drake asked in surprise. “Listen, I promised my Luna that I was never coming back until I could bring my child with me.”"Of course I was there when you said that, but at this point, you also know that there's no way we can find your son. He's an Infant, where do we even begin to search for an infant.”“My child isn't whom I'm looking for, but the bitch who took my son.”“But there's no such
***Melissa's POV***I stood in front of two ladies. One looked as old as Emilia while the other was as young as I am, though I could tell that she's not as young as I think she is. To worsen it, she's the one carried my child who is now quiet. I wonder if he's doing okay by being silent, or if they used some kind of dark spell to keep him shut. “I'm here now, please give me back my child.”The ladies both looked at one another and laughed out hysterically. “Mother, she's such a naive one. Who would have thought that she'll really come to us so easily.”“Don't talk like that child. She's a mother, so it's only natural that she would do everything to save her child, and this is one thing we lack.”“You're right now. And that is why we must break this goddess forsaken curse!”The moment they mentioned the curse, I was reminded of what Emilia had told me earlier about the curse my grandmother had laid on them. “The curse, huh? I know about this curse. But then, my child has got nothing
**Badmos POV**While in bed, I couldn't sleep because I realized that this wasn't the best way to protect Melissa. I promised Xavier that I was going to watch over her, and the best way I could actually do that is by staying by her side if I have to. This is the only way for her me to fully keep an eye on her. I quickly rolled out of bed and headed to her room. But before then, I stopped at Emilia's. I knocked light in Emilia's door and in a few seconds, Emilia got the door. “Badmos, you're still awake.”“Couldn't sleep. With my grandson missing and Melissa in the terrible state she's in, I can't leave her in such a state, you know.”“You're right. I checked on her a few minutes ago. I think we should both check on her again, just to be certain she's okay.”Emilia and I both went to her door. But then, Emilia both noticed something strange, and that was the lack of a presence in the room. We could both feel it from where she stood. Emilia and I both exchanged quick glances before
**Melissa's POV***Even though I saw no wisps on the way, that didn't stop me from forging her head. I had the belief that no matter what, I'll find my child. After walking for almost an hour without knowing where I was headed, I suddenly noticed a bright light ahead of me. What is that? I increased my walking speed. I couldn't shift into my wolf, as I was too weak to do so. And since I'll be meeting a witch, then I'll have to retain my human form to fight if I have to. My wolf cannot save me from her spell, and I cannot carry out the spell I know as well. The more I walked over to the lights, the farther it looked. This is confusing. How can there be a bright light in the woods that is unattainable . Still, I didn't give up. The will to save my child is way stronger than any thought about giving up. I definitely cannot give up now, I don't care where my child is right now. All I know is that I must save my child as soon as possible.After walking for what seemed like hours, I fina
***Melissa's POV***I could hardly sleep when nightfall came. I worry about my child and my mates. I wonder whether they were doing okay or not. What if something bad had happened to them? Worst still, what if the Witches are more powerful than Xavier and Arnold? Doesn't this mean I'll lose everyone?I tossed in my bed with so much worry in my heart. The door to my room flew open and Emilia showed up. “It's as if I knew you wouldn't be sleeping by this time. “I can't sleep. I'm just too worried, we've tried all the tracking spells we know, but we still can't find them. Doesn't this mean they are more powerful than we are?”“Not at all. They are not as powerful as we are. The only reason it looks difficult to get them is their possession of dark magic. If not for the dark magic they possess, I can assure you that you'll surely get to them. They know they'll be caught, that's why they used the dark spell.”“Can't we use the dark spell too. I mean, since it has come to this point, don'
***Alpha Xavier's POV***“Your child is missing. I have seen it in my visions since three days ago.”That made me stagger backwards. “Wait a minute, I don't think I heard you correctly. What do you mean by my child has gone missing? “ How can he go missing just like that?“I'm sorry, this is hard for you to accept, but I can't lie to you about something like this, you know.”“I still don't get it. Why is my child missing? What happened to my child?” I demanded in rage. “Xavier, calm down. Your child is not dead yet. He's only missing. Presently, your Luna needs you most. Please hurry over to her side.”As soon as Alana said the last words, I bolted out of her room and headed straight to the witch's coven. “Alpha, where are you headed in such a hurry?”Drake asked as he saw me heading out of the pack house. I quickly turned around to face him. “Drake, you must take care of pack matters until my return. I need to attend to something pretty urgent.”“Why do you look panicked? Why don