CHRISAs I got close to Lothar's quarters, I had my doubts about telling him what Cade had told me. It was top secret and should remain the same until I was sure of who to trust. Not that I didn't trust Lothar in any way, as a matter of fact, I did. I trusted Lothar not because he had stood by me but because he was my father's beta and best friend. But things at the pack were getting overboard and I didn't know what to do.Since Lucy had suggested that I told him, why shouldn't I? I arrived at his door and found it unusually open. So unlike Lothar, I must say, he kept to himself most times and kept his door shut at all times. I peeped into the dark room and found a shirtless figure standing in the room, his chest was bare and his muscles were taut in tension. At first, I couldn't tell if it was Lothar or someone else."Lothar," I said, my voice filled with uncertainty.The shirtless man turned and it turned out to be Lothar as I expected. "You're finally here," he said. I didn't u
CHRISI, Chris Parker, the vibrant leader and alpha of the hallowed manes pack was now subjected to a life of misery. My guards who were once my loyal subordinates were now against me, torturing the hell out of me.I endured the torment of the dungeon with only one motive in mind, vengeance. The pain of the wolfsbane coursing my veins only served as fuel to my determination. I gritted my teeth in agony as the wolfsbane began to take its toll on me. But I refused to give my captors the satisfaction of seeing my falter.After much torture, Lothar decided to pay me a visit. The scorn on his face infuriated me, causing me to curse under my breath. "You look a mess, Chris. I didn't reckon that my boys would be this harsh to their Alpha," he mocked."You bloody traitor. I should give it to you. You played your game so well, betraying both father and son," I said."Oh please don't flatter me. I was just one step ahead of you folks in everything. You know, I wasn't originally from here. Yo
LUCYFew days had passed since Lothar was killed. Normalcy returned in the pack and everything seemed to be going peacefully. With Lothar's tyranny finally vanquished, the pack could begin to heal from the wounds of betrayal and deceit. My mother had returned to the pack after much persuasion from I and Chris. Though she preferred to be away from the pack considering how they had treated her and my father in the past. Her eyes filled up with tears as she recalled the past events. "You did it, Lucy. You brought us back home," my mother said, her tears flowing freely down her cheek."No, mother. We did. Without you, I wouldn't have had the courage to fight back," I said, my voice shaky as I fought the tears. Chris' mother approached us, her expression pained as she apologised for the sins of her family. "I'm greatly sorry, Lucy, for all that my family put you through. We should have done better in finding the truth.""None of this is your fault, anyone would do the same if they wer
LUCYI had always thought of what it would be like when I finally met my mate, I had the perfect scenario played out in my head but our meeting turned out to be totally different from how I imagined it to be. Who would have thought I would meet my mate in such an awkward situation? My home was being attacked by our rivals from the hallowed manes pack, a pack I hated the most. I was taken aback as the pheromones of my mate filled the air, how could my mate be found amid this chaos? That wasn’t the issue right now, I needed to find him before he gets hurt. I was happy that I finally got to meet him, with a smile on my face I followed his scent till I got to the open field where he was.I stood and watched as he slew other rogues like me with his sword, he fought with vigor and his movement was swift. I moved closer to know who he was, lo and behold, it was the newly coronated alpha of the hallowed manes pack, Chris Parker, my sworn enemy and an enemy to my family, my smile turned into
LUCYIt was the flowers, I always thought, that kept me sane. When I tended to my flowers, they never talked back, never told me I didn’t understand as my mum did, never yanked up their roots, and stalked away in a huff.I would prune away the wild parts, those sudden growth sprigs that thought they could go their own way until the plant was shaped as I intended for it to be shaped.After tendering my flowers, I took my sword and headed to the field to practice. I did so every morning while others were still asleep. I preferred to train on my own, it was less distracting. I was still training when Nathan came at me from behind. I jolted and almost hurt him before I quickly regained myself. “NATHAN! You almost got yourself killed again! Stop coming at me like that, you startled me” I yelled, he laughed and took my sword away from me. returning it to its sheath.“what are you doing so early in the morning?” he asked as we both sat on the floor“Practicing of course” I scoffed at him,“
LUCY"Stop right there intruders," said the strange husky voice behind us.We turned to see who it was, I was thrown aback by who I saw. It was Lothar, a friend of my father. He was a member of the hallowed manes pack, and always visited my father frequently. He told me the reason why my family had to leave the pack. He was easily welcomed to our rogue pack because of his great sense of humor. He took care of me after the demise of my father and had been a father to me, and he taught me most of the things I know.We all thought he was dead after the attack launched against him in the woods while he went hunting, we found no trace of him after searching rigorously for him which turned out to be abortive. "It can't be, how is he alive?" I thought"Lothar? You are alive!!" Nathan said "Lothar!" I screamed in excitement and rushed to hug him but he moved away from me before I could get to him."What are you doing here? Do you not fear for your life Lucy?" He yelled at me "and you Natha
CHRISPreparations had begun for my coronation, everyone seemed to be busy except me. I tried to help but they kept turning my offer down, they all gave me this special treatment as their alpha-to-be.I went back to bed to lie down since no one needed my help, but I couldn't find It in myself to sleep while others were working their ass off to make my coronation a success. They all seemed to be more excited than I was, everyone was chatting about it including the palace workers."He'll make a fine leader," they all said.How were they so sure? I could barely take care of myself, I'd had to rely on my mother several times in making critical decisions about my well-being and here I was, being praised by everyone in the city. So no, they were all wrong, I'll never make a fine leader, I'll lead them to their doom, I am not capable of being a good leader. I can't make critical decisions on my own. I stood by the window and watched as everyone was busy decorating the city, my mother was b
CHRISI tossed and turned on the bed, I was too afraid to go back to sleep. The nightmare felt so real, I could still feel the sword pierce through my chest. I got up to check the door if it was locked, I wasn't going to take any chances in case my dream becomes a reality. I also needed to know if my guards were safe. I held onto the doorknob and held my breath, opening the door slowly to check, only to find them sleeping on the bare floor. They were snoring and it looked like they had too much to drink.I was disappointed by what I saw, how could the guards be sleeping on duty? I kicked both of them and they quickly got up, they were startled by my presence. I shook my head and stormed into the room."I'm going to skin you two alive after my coronation!!" I yelled.I couldn't find it in myself to go back to bed, I paced around the room as I pondered on the nightmare I had. Why would Lothar's relatives want me dead? What did she mean by what she said? I couldn't find the right answer