It was evening but not close to the time when Alpha Carl would come back from work.Ethel was in the living room, staring blankly at a book. She was missing her mother, she wanted to hear her mother's voice. It was then that Ethel regretted her choice not to own a phone. She had not needed it in the past anyways since she was always at home, with the only people she knew but now that she was away, a phone seemed so important. And though she didn't like her father, she still wanted to hear her mother tell her that her father was doing fine. She sighed noticeably. "Bet you aren't even reading that book" She looked up, a little startled by the voice."Friend" she smiled as she stared at Tyler who was now approaching her.Tyler got to her and gently patted her hair. "Calling me friend instead of my real name is really cute" he smiled at her. "I... I did not mean to call you that, beta. I am so disrespectful" she lowered her head. "C'mon. I loved it. Knowing that you regard me as a
Ethel walked towards her room and found Tyler waiting by her door."Are you okay? Did Alpha Carl scold you or do anything to you? He sounded pissed off" "He didn't do anything to me and he said nothing to me either" Ethel replied. "Alright, you've not had dinner yet, right?" He asked."I will have it later" she replied. "Alright then, you should go into your...." His phone rang interrupting him. Tyler picked the phone out of his pocket and seeing the call from one of the men he had asked to watch Hayley, reminded him that he had called earlier in the morning. "You should go into your room" he finished his words and walked two steps away before picking up the call. "What's going on?""Beta Tyler, there is bad news""What bad news?""Miss Hayley found Dan out and she.... She eliminated him""Hayley killed Dan?" Tyler's eyes squinted. Ethel stopped and darted her face backwards to look at Tyler. 'Hayley killed Dan?' the words repeated in her head. She gulped down hard. "Alright
"Alpha Carl" Tyler called, walking towards Alpha Carl who was in the garden, gazing over the beautiful flowers of the garden. "There is news on Hayley already" "What is it?" Alpha Carl asked in a mind link, unwilling to talk out loud. "She killed one of our men already. He is one of the men I asked to watch her movement"Alpha Carl brought his right hand to his temple and rubbed on its temple. "What should I do next, Alpha?""Send three of our finest to watch over her. And also, find out what Hayley had been doing during the time she was away. More specifically, find out if she had anything to do with the......... Pack during that period""As you wish, Alpha. But don't you think we should capture Hayley? I never thought that she would commit another murder when she came back but she is proving to be more dangerous than before. She needs to be locked up""No, not yet. Locking her up would be the same as locking up information that might be vital to us""Alright, Alpha Carl" "Tyler
"Hello, Miss Hayley" A feminine voice spoke over the phone. "Hey, is there anything going on?" Hayley asked. "This morning, the Alpha went out with his mate but I have no idea where they are going to" the voice replied. "Alright. Just let me know when they do come back, okay?" Hayley asked."Okay, Miss Hayley""Good"Hayley ended the call and dropped the phone on the table. She took her hands to her waist and sighed softly. "Alpha Carl just has to be mine. I don't care about the other things. I only want him and I don't care about what things I have to do to make him mine "*"We are here" Tyler announced as he brought the car to a halt. "Ethel, you should go in now" Tyler added, twisting his neck backwards to look at her as he spoke. "Y... Yes" Ethel looked at the Alpha whose face was held in a deep frown but he wasn't looking at her. "I am really sorry about earlier, Alpha" she apologized and bowed her head repeatedly. "Just get down" Alpha Carl groaned. Ethel quickly got
The next day was a Sunday and there was, of course, no working on a Sunday.Alpha Carl woke up, feeling regret. He could have waited a little bit and chose three working days in a row but he had to start the three days on a weekend and now he had to stay home with her all day. But though he felt regret, a part of him was glad that he would be at home all day with Ethel. He tried burying that glad and excited part of him but he could not as that excited part was taking over his entirety faster than his regret could ever.Alpha Carl got out of bed, took a long bath and got dressed up casually for the day. After taking care of himself and surfing the internet for some time, Alpha Carl decided to go downstairs and see what was going on. He had not heard anything from Ethel all morning and there had been no noise to indicate that she was doing something too. "She isn't going to cook breakfast?" Alpha Carl asked himself. He could not deny that he loved her food and it was better than
Ethel's eyes slowly closed in anticipation for the kiss from Alpha Carl. But only a second after closing her eyes, she opened her eyes right back. "He is not mine. He is Lucy's mate" she reminded herself and quickly got out of his grip just before his lips would touch hers. Alpha Carl's eyes opened as she pushed out of his grip. "A... Alpha Carl" Ethel breathed out his name. "I am sorry but I cannot do this" She shook her head. "You are my twin sister's mate. I might look like Lucy but I am not Lucy"Alpha Carl ran his left hand through his hair and let out a hot breath from his mouth. "Leave" he ordered. Ethel thought he was annoyed that she had not allowed him to kiss her and so she quickly left the room but Alpha Carl was actually grateful and glad that she had stopped him from kissing her. She had done what he was unable to do. He heard the door shutting behind him. Alpha Carl turned slightly to look at the door. He let out another groan. "I think I'd better stay in my r
"Miss Hayley" The feminine voice called over the line. "What do you have for me?" Hayley asked. "Alpha Carl has not been coming home. He and Miss Lucy have not been home since they left that morning. And today, this evening, someone came visiting and I heard Beta Tyler telling the person to check on Alpha Carl at his mansion in Sky estate""So he is there, with her?""That should be right ma'am" the feminine voice responded. "Good. You have done well. I will send you some money to get by" Hayley smiled. "I will be expecting. Thank you Miss Hayley"The call ended. *The next dayAlpha Carl woke up quite early and had finished preparing for work early. He would have left home as soon as he was done to minimize the time he would be spending home with Ethel but the words of Cardia held him back home. He glanced at his wristwatch repeatedly, checking the time to ensure that he left home at the usual time. Once it struck 8am, he stepped out of his room, all dressed up in a black shir
Alpha Carl was feeling uneasy ever since the call had ended. He had tried calling back but it wasn't going through and it was making him worry a lot. He could remember the first gasp and then the second gasp that he knew had to be out of pains but he could not think that Ethel would be going through any sort of pains in the house. That was unless, someone had come to meet her at home. Alpha Carl pushed the files in front of him away.He closed his eyes, recalling every moment of the call. He had spoken and as he had done the same but was cut short by a small noise. This time, Alpha Carl recognised the noise to be the huge front door opening and then a small gasp had followed. That gasp had to be that of shock, whoever had walked in the door was someone who struck fear into get heart. And then, there was a louder gasp. The person had definitely done something. Alpha Carl opened his eyes and shot out of his seat. If there was nothing going on, the line should have been going throu
"Do you, Carl Hillard, the Alpha of the River Alley Pack take Ethel Adams as your wife and Luna, to stand by her and be with her all the remaining days of your lives, in good and bad health, in good and bad situations, to offer her strength when she needs it, to be her husband?" The priest asked. This time, Alpha Carl was much more at peace knowing that no one would barge in to inform them of an attack on their Pack. "I do" Alpha Carl replied all smiles. The priest gave a small nod and turned towards Ethel. "Do you, Ethel Adams take Carl Hillard, the Alpha of the River Alley Pack as your husband, to stand by him and be with him all the remaining days of your lives, in good and bad health, in good and bad situations, to offer him strength when he needs it, to be his wife?""I do" Ethel replied, almost too quickly. Alpha Carl chuckled at how ecstatic she was. Like they had planned, there were very few people at this wedding. They put on the rings and Alpha Carl had his chance to
A week later"You know I still can't push away the fact that our wedding wasn't perfect. We didn't even get any wedding shots or even get to dance" Alpha Carl pointed out, his arms wrapped around her waist in a back hug while his face was buried in her neck. "Yes, that's right" Ethel pouted and ran her fingers down to his own fingers, feeling the moon ring on his fingers.It was still shining, even after Lucy had survived. "I was thinking...." He turned her to face him and kept his hands on her waist. "How about we retake our vows? I am sure our pup would love that" he bent down and kissed her stomach.Ethel smiled as he stood up straight. "We already did the vows...." She started. "But you are right. I was planning on dancing and taking loads of pictures but none of that happened and our rings too...." She raised her hands up. "We could only find yours when we returned to where we dropped it" she grumbled with a cute pout. Alpha Carl ruffled her hair fondly "That's that. I wo
Ethel let her body drop into the nearest sofa as soon as she was in the living room. Tears filled her eyes again. The Pack members were cheering at their success but she was crying at her loss. She could not even tell her mother yet. She did not know how to break the news to the poor woman, how to tell her that barely a month after her husband died, her daughter had also died. They had confirmed that she snuck out of the house and they had no idea where her body was."Ethel" Alpha Carl whispered her name and scooped her into his arms. "It's going to be fine" he whispered and kissed her forehead while she sobbed into his chest. Suddenly the telephone rang but the two in the living room were in no mood to pick it up until Alpha Carl raised his hand to pay Ethel's hair and realized that the moon ring's light was flickering. "Flickering...." He mumbled the word and Ethel's eyes widened, seeing that. "Lucy.... She is probably not dead" the both of them shot up from their seat. Ethe
Surprise, shock and yet relief ran through Alpha Carl's body as he realized that the moon ring's powers was now with him. But it meant one thing, Lucy was dead.... Someone had killed her or she had killed herself to save the entire Pack. With his paw raised up and the moon ring's light shining brightly, everyone froze. The enemies froze because they knew they were doomed, the River Alley Pack members froze because they were relieved, Ethel and Tyler froze because they were breaking apart. Lucy was dead! They had lost her!Crumbling to the floor, Ethel shifted back to her human form. "Noooooooooooo!!" Ethel screamed out loud, breaking the silent freeze the moon ring's light had caused. "Lucy!" She cried out as her heart wrecked with pains. Her twin sister was dead. This was a nightmare she hated! She didn't want Lucy dead, she wanted her alive. Tyler's eyes filled with tears. He had asked her not to harm herself, he had told her not to die as long as he was alive but she went ah
Lucy was seated at the edge of the bed in her room, her feet shaking badly and sweats pouring down from her forehead. Suddenly, the door opened and beta Tyler walked in. Lucy was shocked to see him. They were in the middle of a war, how could the beta leave the war?"Beta... Beta Tyler?" Her voice was shaky and she could hardly speak in one breath. Was he here to eliminate her on behalf of the Pack? She was willing to do so now, anyways. "Are you here to get rid of me?" She asked, her voice still shaky. "Very much the contrary. Ethel was worried about you trying something stupid. She wanted me to come check on you and assure you that things are going fine" he replied, sitting on the sofa inside of the room. "Are.... Are things going fine?" She stuttered out. "Not at all. Things are going from bad to worse. We are losing men. Though we have managed to get rid of a lot, we are still very much behind" he replied. "Then why are you here? You... You should be there, fighting for t
Lucy's lips parted in a whimper. The bouquet of flowers in her hands fell to the floor. With another pack onto them, she knew they could not win, unless they brought the moon ring to shine, unless they killed her. She trembled with fear and her eyes filled up with tears. "N.... No" she shook her head in disbelief. She wanted what was happening right now to be just one nightmare of hers that stemmed from her fears but it wasn't a nightmare, this was reality. Just when she thought that her life could be good, just when she thought life could be peaceful for her, everything had come crashing down upon her. She wished she had never said yes to being the fake mate of the Alpha. Now, their fake manipulated bond was too strained to even work. Even if Alpha Carl slept with her and marked her right now, the moon ring still would not shine. Everything was on to her life. Her death was the only thing that could save everyone but death scared her, she didn't want to die yet. Ethel, see
"Do you, Carl Hillard, the Alpha of the River Alley Pack take Ethel Adams as your wife and Luna, to stand by her and be with her all the remaining days of your lives, in good and bad health, in good and bad situations, to offer her strength when she needs it, to be her husband?""I do" Alpha Carl replied, more than willingly. "Do you, Ethel Adams take Carl Hillard, the Alpha of the River Alley Pack as your husband, to stand by him and be with him all the remaining days of your lives, in good and bad health, in good and bad situations, to offer him strength when he needs it, to be his wife?"With a huge smile on her face and her hands clutching tightly the flowers, Ethel said the words. "I do"Loud cheering erupted amongst the guests as the vows were made The rings were brought forward and Alpha Carl slipped the ring into Ethel's fingers, his heart racing as he did so. She was finally his woman!Ethel equally slipped the wedding ring into his finger and the both of them raised thei
The Wedding Day"Are you sure I look good?" Ethel asked for the hundredth time after dressing up. "You look perfect, Ethel. Trust me" Lucy assured her and turned to their mother. "Doesn't she look perfect, mum?" She asked. The three of them were in a huge room that had been earlier filled with the people doing the perfect makeover for Ethel. "She does, she looks more beautiful than I looked on my wedding day with your father" their mother replied and the atmosphere of the room turned slightly sour. "You did not have to mention father" Lucy pointed out. "I am sorry. I... I just spoke, I did not think about it""It's okay. It's a happy day" Ethel lightened the air with a huge smile on her face. "That's right" Lucy affirmed. Lucy equally looked beautiful in her pink gown, her hair was styled beautifully and her makeup complimented her beauty. Lucy walked close to Ethel and adjusted the dress. "Is there anything wrong?" Ethel asked. "Not at all. And don't be nervous, Ethel. Eve
"I think this one looks really good" Ethel said, standing in front of a wedding gown. "No, no and no. You are becoming the Luna. This..." She pointed at the gown. "Is not good enough" she shook her head. "There is no such thing as you being a simple, beautiful bride. You are going to be a sophisticated beautiful bride" she added and Ethel chuckled. "Alright then. Why don't you choose cause I really do not know what to pick?" she responded. "Alright then" Lucy mumbled and looked around at the wedding gowns. "What about this one?" Lucy asked, standing in front of a sophisticated wedding gown. The wedding gown was decorated with tiny gems that caught the light of the room. It was a gown that would definitely catch the attention of even thousands of people. Lucy was sure Ethel would look elegant, beautiful and expensive in the dress. It was perfect."You have to pick this, Ethel.""It's really beautiful. You made a better choice""Leave things like this to me. I will make sure yo