Edwina's POV...Discussing with Sonia wasn't all that gratifying. I had to face the truth and lies all in my head, what we get to face every day we sleep and wake up because we can't come to face our truth.The ambiance of this high-end restaurant brought a different kind of peace to me, the serene environment and the shallow waters at the back of the restaurant, which had an overview of the mountainside directly bordering the night howlers and sizzlers territory.The blue flowers rarely grew in the winter but somehow found a way to preserve themselves in the summer. The green grasses and the sound of crickets roaming around them, they screech and search, maybe for the clarity we all do.The birds fly around trying to build nests in the tallest trees in harmony, the back and forth movement they make, and how they occasionally settle on the ground to pick up a piece of stick and fly back up.The wooden table in front of me with a cup of cappuccino. I know I was thirty minutes early, bu
Edwina's POV..."That was way too funny," he replied, and I smiled."I needed to make that joke. I saw you were being overly guarded with me, and I understand why. You are the Beta, and I am the Luna, and based on history, those combinations are bad news,""Yes, they are, and I was just trying to keep my respectful distance," he explained and to which I understood perfectly well what he meant by that."I get you, but I brought you out here to talk, and Alpha Alex is aware of me being here with you. Although he made a similar joke you can't blame us being too cautious around you for, Beta wolf, "He laughed again, and I realized he wasn't as uptight and stoic as I had thought him to be."I understand one man had spoilt our reputation, it would take a lot to build it back again," he said with a smile on his face."Yes, it would, but you being here with me in this friendly brunch is the right step, I think," I teased again."Then I will try my best for the honor of all Betas before the l
Ben's POV...I get to sit down here with this bunch of buffoons and plan every day. I think the reason why the sizzlers have not captured the night howlers' territory isn't because of the strength or infuse of Alpha Alex but rather because of the incompetence of their shameless leader, Alpha Bethel.I am not shading Alpha Bethel because of the fact I am trying to find the adequate reason to kick him in the ass and stab him in the back after all is said and done, but rather because he is purely shameless and lacks the skills to be a great leader.I find the system unfavorable when it comes to picking a leader. A leader should be picked based on their ability and capabilities. They should be able to call all the shots and make hard decisions when necessary in order not to put the realm in harm's way.But since they were being picked through lineage, we get people as worthless as Alpha Bethel, who invited me to his private room yesterday, I was expecting that we would be there to discuss
Ben's POV...Loyalty is sacred and hard, I would know, because I was never loyal, not to my Alpha, not to my wife, and not even to my pack."Yes, exactly," I finally said, throwing myself back to the conversation." and also when the news of me escaping got out, I am sure the tension increased in the air,""Yes, in fact, that was more when people who were not able to make the right decision to join us did.I chuckled under my breath. I hope he doesn't get to face the consequences of his foolishness soon. It can happen to him but not before I have executed and fully accomplished my plans."So with all indications, the right time to act is now. They are outnumbered and underprepared, and even though they are aware of our intention and possibly have a glimpse of our plan in regards to me joining the sizzlers, I am sure they are still very much clueless about our approach and how to tackle it, therefore putting us at an advantage when it comes to numbers and tactics," I outlined and I coul
Alexander's POV...I peeped through the window to see the thousands of people who gathered outside waiting for my speech. Truly I don't know if I was in the right frame of mind to give out a speech. I didn't even know exactly what I was expected to tell them.A lot had been going on that I had no control over. A lot had been going on, which made me feel weak and helpless.At this point in my reign as Alpha, I am not so sure about the decisions I am making, if it is for the best of the pack or mine.Like for instance, the decision I made to still pretend to be crippled when I can walk just fine. At first, I thought I was doing it because of the bigger plan and the element of surprise. When the Sizzlers first attacked us, they had the element of surprise waiting for us down that tunnel and, of course, a cheating ass Beta as their accomplice who betrayed us at the slightest opportunity he had.If it was not for Caleb and some group of Omega who felt something was wrong when the Gamma wol
Alexander's POV...I still felt all the adrenaline rushing through my body as I reached the top of the stage. It wasn't easy to know that this crowd had been gathered for you, just to hear you make some sort of profound speech, and you truly know that you had nothing for them in your heart. There was no atom of false hope they were going to get from me. No glimpse of wildflowers ready for battle.They were still adjusting the microphone to fit down to my level, where the wheelchair height stopped. If I am to be honest, there is this part of me that just wants to stand up from this wheelchair. Everyone kept glaring at me, still muttering things underneath their breaths. I had never thought the day would come when I would be this afraid to talk to my people, and not just the fear but a justifiable belief of hopelessness.I hope I don't die of anxiety when all is done. Caleb then whispered to me."You will do just fine," he said, and that was not the exact encouragement I needed, but it
Alexander's POV..."I am Carlos, the representative of the omega clan, I have heard all you say, great Alpha, and like you have always known, the omega are the warriors and had always stood solidly behind you. We wanted to know, for the threatening battle, what your plans of getting more recruits to join us were because clearly, we know we are outnumbered, and I am not sure even by magic we could win," he said in a bit of an increased octave. At this point, I truly miss Caleb as the head omega wolf. He would have never asked me such a question. He wouldn't do that to me. He is my friend."Thank you, and I understand your worries and truly, it is valid. I had reached out to some of the clans and packs in the realm in which we have a strong relationship to join forces with us, and I am hoping for a positive response from them all because in the past, I can count for quite a several time when we had lent them also helping hands."So I had lied. At this point, I had not reached out to any
Edwina's POVI gazed upon the man to which I had married proudly, how he had managed to salvage all the situation that presented itself yesterday as a true leader. If I wasn't aware of his struggles beforehand, I would have assumed he had a speech memorized somewhere in the back of his head and also prepared a lot of possible questions and found answers to them, but there was nothing like that. He had been scared shitless to address his people beforehand. He had even dropped the speech which we had rehearsed that gave some politically correct answers but still didn't visit most of the key areas in which we faced.He was able to let out his vulnerable side and amplify his strengths more than his weaknesses. He had been able to gain the trust of most of the pack members, at least to a very large extent, and that was a win.We had come back that day, and I had fucked him so well last night. It wasn't a gratitude fuck. It was more like an "I am proud of you fuck," I didn't say it, but I