CHRIS Over the past few days, I found myself clinging to her. I couldn't wait for the next time to visit her again, all I could think of was her. I was no longer concerned about her being a rogue, all I wanted was her by my side as my mate. I bottled up my emotions whenever I was around her, that was the only way to not push her away from me but deep inside me, I wanted to tell her how I felt, how I wanted her close to me. As usual, I tried to sneak out of the pack when I was caught by my mother. She walked up to me with a frown on her face “Where is the alpha of this pack sneaking out at this time? she said. "Sneaking out," I scoffed. "Come off it, mother, I'm only taking a walk, I'll be back soon." "I've been observing you for days now, is there something going on that I need to know, son?" she asked. I huffed a sigh and wrapped my arms around her. "Nothing is going on mother, I am only going out into the woods for a walk. I have a lot to think of lately. I haven't found my ma
CHRIS I stood there as I watched her leave, I didn’t know if going after her was a good idea so I stayed back. I blamed myself for not controlling my emotions around her. Now I wondered if I was ever going to see her again.I stayed a while longer hoping that she might return but she didn’t and going to the rogue's pack wasn’t the best idea so I decided to return home. As I made my way down to the park, I felt I was being followed. but whenever I turned to see who it was, I found no one. The scent of this person was so familiar, I could tell who it was even in my sleep. “Kayla, I know it’s you. You can come out now,” I said.She creeped out of the woods with a smug on her face. “How did you know it was me? Here I was thinking I was doing a good job by watching you,” she chuckled.“What are you doing here? Do you know how dangerous it is to be out here alone?” I frowned. “I should say the same about you, what were you doing out here alone?” she asked, staring at me with those curio
LUCYI didn't know why I ran away from him, I wanted it to continue but it felt like I was betraying my father and breaking the promise of having my revenge on Chris' family. As much as I hated to admit it, I was beginning to develop strong feelings for him, feelings I never expected myself to feel especially for someone like him, someone I've always hated so much.My eyes were teary as I buried my head in my bed sobbing and wishing that it would all be a dream."It's unusual to see you here by this time, are you alright, darling?" my mother asked as she sat on my bed. I quickly wiped the tears off my face but she was quick to notice."Why are you crying? Did anything happen to you?" she asked again, concern written all over her face."I'm not crying, mother. Something flew into my eyes, that's all," I lied. I readjusted myself so she wouldn't see how much I'd cried."Do I look like a child to you, Lucy? You can always talk to me, I'm your mother and I'll do anything to see a smile o
LUCY“Lure the Alpha to the pack and I’ll take it from there,” Cade’s words kept lingering in my head as I paced around the woods seeking a solution.Chris and I hadn’t been on the best of terms but he was my mate and I had to admit, I was drawn to him already. Whatever he was using to capture my attention was working very well.There has to be another way, I thought. I also had to warn him of the dangers ahead and for him to stop visiting until I found a way out of this. There was no means of communicating with him and going to the pack to see him was suicidal, I had only been lucky the last time.I was in this mess because the moon goddess had chosen my ene,y and the enemy of the rogues as my mate, one that had never happened before. I wondered how everyone would feel when they learned I was mated t the Alpha. They would hate me for sure and would put me and my mum in harm's way.“There you are,” Nathan said from behind bringing me back from my oblivion. “I’ve been looking everywhe
LUCYDays passed by and I still hadn’t thought of what to do. Maverick hovered around, repeating the exact words he had said before about history repeating itself. No matter how I tried to make him spill the truth, he wouldn’t succumb. All he kept saying was time would reveal itself. When was time going to reveal itself? When Chris dies or what?There was no way I would stand and watch anyone hurt my mate, not even Cade. I chose to see him in his pack, though it was risky. I had done it before so I could do it again.That evening, I sneaked out of the pack to avoid the prying eyes of Cade and his men, whom I knew had been keeping close tabs on everything I’d been doing. Another person I tried to avoid was Maverick, who continuously gave me the creeps anytime we met. He was gradually becoming a psychopath, and everyone could attest to it. As I journeyed to the pack, I noticed some unusual movement around me. The crunchy sounds from the leaves gave it away. I knew immediately that I wa
CHRIS "Chris..."I heard the whispers of Lucy's voice as she called from a distance. Lucy had chased after one of them that had tried to escape. I searched for her but I couldn't find her, all I could hear was her voice in the woods. Not like she was shouting out my name, I could hear her voice in my head. She was hurt and needed me."Chris, run away," her voice said. "it's the only way to keep you safe," it kept saying.There was no way I would leave her in the woods alone with that dreadful man, it was my duty to protect her even though she didn't want it.I continued my search for her and immediately picked a familiar scent nearby. It was her scent, Lucy's scent. As I got closer, I felt my body tremble. My heart squeezed up in fright.I drew even closer and soon saw her lying on the floor, looking lifeless and covered in her blood. My face turned red as I glared at the man who had done this to my Lucy. He grinned as he held his hand to his face covering the cut Lucy had given h
LUCY "You traitor!" Those words jolted me back to life.I felt a sharp pain on my side as I lifted myself from the bed, the environment was unfamiliar to me. The last thing I remembered was passing out in the woods after I was injured by Cade's men."Shit!!” I exclaimed. Cade's men must've reported the situation to him and my mother was probably in trouble right now. "Where was I?" I asked myself as I looked around. A familiar figure was asleep close to me, it was a shirtless masculine figure whose head was buried on the bed. I tried to get out of bed without waking him up but I failed. He woke up at the slightest sound and held me down before I got off the bed."Stay, you're still hurt," he said. It was Chris and I was in his chambers. "What am I doing here? How did I get here?" I asked."I brought you here, you were injured and needed to be taken care of," he explained."Thank you," I said, my gaze fixed on his bare chest. I swallowed hard as I fought the urge growing inside m
LUCY Weeks after my return from the hallowed manes packs, my mother made sure she kept her eyes on me always. She prohibited me from leaving the pack and from having any secret meetings with Cade after she heard all that had happened to me.It was exhausting being by my mother's side all the time, I had things to do but she wouldn't let me. How was I supposed to win the trust of Cade again if I was stuck by her side like a child?Nathan and I had reconciled and returned to being best of friends but things had changed. I kept my secrets from him even though he tried to get them out of my mouth. He was his father's son and not to be trusted. you wouldn't blame me for being so careful around him. "A penny for your thoughts," Nathan said, drifting my thoughts away. "I'm tired of being stuck here, I need a break from my mother," I complained."Go out then, I'll cover for you," he winked.Daring my mother wasn't new but I didn't want to get her worried again. "I'll pass."He looked at