Rex's POV Clark looked at me, his eyes widened in either fear and surprise, I didn't know which. "What are you going to do, Rex?"I clenched my fists. "I'm going to teach that man a valid lesson he should learn. Never to mess with a King, no matter what."Clark held my hand, but I let go instantly, giving him an accusatory stare. "Whatever you do or say isn't going to stop me, Clark. They need to be taught a valuable lesson, that Collins Morgan needs to be put in his place!"With those words, I began to head towards their table, amidst being cheered by Marie who looked as if she had been waiting her whole life for this showdown. It was high time I took matters into my hands, just like she had been staying since. Elena'S POV I ran a hand through my hair in worry. I wasn't supposed to do so, but I was worried. Marie was talking to Rex, and with every passing minute, Rex looked like a fish that had swallowed the bait. "Anything the matter, Elena?" Collins muttered, then turned. A
Elena's POVCollins spoke first, his brows narrowed into slits. "You're right. I won't stoop so low as to engage this low life in a fight. Let's go, Elena. Waiter! How much is the bill?"Straightening his shirt, I saw Rex King stare at me with a kind of pain I had never seen in his eyes before."Get home on time. Take care of the kids. They deserve that."And with those words, he finally left us. I let out a sigh of relief. That was close. Way too close. LOGAN'S POV "Benjamin, this is Logan Bohen. Remember I called to tell you about him. It's a surprise, brother. This is our huge puzzle. This is the answer to our struggle. Through him, we can achieve that."Benjamin Bell, the owner of The Bell guesthouse stared at me with scrutiny, a cigarette in one hand. He looked as if he hadn't shaved in days, and his hair looked unkempt. When he shook my hand, it was stiff and dry. "Welcome to The Bell, young man. You're Alphonso Bohen's son, aren't you? Well, I'd be damned. I never thought
KINGSLEY'S POV I talked to Alphonso Bohen, my words as serious as the stoic expression on my face. "You're about to become a governor, Alphonso Bohen. There will be no time for that. Either you're focused on your election process and controlling the difficult people of New Kingston or you'd lose that throne. Now come on. We're checking into the Airdrop hotel. And we have just twenty four hours to find Terry and his mother if we're going to bring down Christian Tucker."We entered an Uber that we had ordered, and the two men that had also come with us serving as security detail boarded taxis. The purpose for coming to Nashville, Tennessee was very simple. To bring down Christian Tucker by using his abandoned child and wife against him. Revealing it via tape to the press, and gaining firm ground against him. "Why are we going back in such a hurry?" It was Alphonso Bohen, and I shook my head, irritated by such a question. Sometimes, he made me wonder if I had made the wrong choice
LOGAN'S POV I widened my eyes in surprise. Was George Owen a villain in everybody's story now?"Hello everyone. You all know me. My name is Dylan Benedict. And Alphonso Bohen cleared the entire staff during the time I worked for him in order to accommodate his favorites. It was a hard time for my family and I, and even though I've managed to recover, I will never forget it."The two women stood simultaneously. It was at that moment that I saw the resemblance between the two of them. The blonde hair was the same, and so were the eyes. Green, huge eyes. "We're sisters. She's Sonia and I'm Sarah. Our father died when he heard the news. About the fact that he was cleared from his office in order to accommodate other workers. Our family went through a hard time then. And even though we're barely surviving and struggling to send ourselves to school, we want to show the world and the entire city the disadvantage of letting this man rule us."Sonia paused, while Sarah was the one that nodde
KINGSLEY'S POV As soon as the sun was up in the sky, I ordered room service. Coffee, donuts and cookies. There was also special gingerbread toast, and I made do with that as well. As a bonus, the man in charge of the room service brought cereal.Brushing my teeth, I slipped into the shower. I was whistling in excitement and pure happiness. Today was the day Christian Tucker would regret messing with me and calling me names.And it was just perfect. The sun was up but not too hot, and it was bright and fair. I wasn't going to bury the hatchet until I buried the handler of the hatchet as well. Alphonso Bohen was awake, and he flashed me a grin."Early bird today?"I rolled my eyes. Did he think we were here on a vacation?"Early bird because we have quite a lot to achieve, Alphonso. You can use the bathroom. I ordered room service, so you can join me after eating."Wrapping the bathrobe on my body, I stared out of the window at the wonderful view of Nashville. A wonderful city, I had
KINGSLEY'S POV I shook my head in anger, shoving the phone in Alphonso's face even though I knew he was hearing everything."What is this, man? Care to explain? All these things make it harder to reach our goal. Why will you have a group that calls itself an Anti Alphonso Bohen Movement? What in heaven's name does that mean?"Alphonso Bohen looked less worried than I expected him to be. "Zachary Evans? If I remember clearly, I fired him because he didn't take permission before leaving work during working hours. It's my company and I think I have the right to do that. Look, he's just hurt. He's looking for attention. I've never oppressed any of them there. Take the matter to court, and I still win."I nodded. Well, that was good, at least. If Alphonso had no problems and wasn't afraid, then why was I scared?"Better. That's good to hear. However, these things make it difficult to promote you in the eyes of the people. As soon as we enter New Kingston, we'll find a way to deal with it
KINGSLEY'S POV I stared at Terry Tucker, and at that moment, I confirmed my suspicions. Indeed, the child standing before me was Christian Tucker's son. He had the same lips, the same skin, and even the hair was slicked in the same fashion as well. "Hello, young man. You are Terry? Terry Tucker, yes?"The little boy looked at me with wide eyes. He squinted, then glanced at the men that stood with me, Alphonso and the other two guards that had come along. I could see the fear in his eyes. "No, you're not in any trouble, little one. We are here for good purposes. Something that will do a lot of good for you and your mother..."I had barely finished speaking when the voice of Debra Tucker reverberated throughout the house. "Terry? Who is it at the door? What have I told you about talking to strangers without reporting to me first?"Terry rolled his eyes, and I could see that he already had the confidence of his father. He was a mini Christian Tucker standing before me. "I'm sorry
KINGSLEY'S POV I glared at Alphonso. "She's trying to cook. You interrupt her process, then also add to her stress? Not cool, man. Not cool at all."Alphonso grinned. "I am thirsty, I'm sorry. I couldn't help it."The next minute, the door opened, and revealed the young Terry Tucker with two glasses in a tray. They both held iced tea. He smiled at us. "I also love my mum's iced tea, you know. She prepares the best. It's one of a kind. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.""Why, thank you, young man. I appreciate this a lot."He nodded, then went on to lift the remote from the table, putting on the television. He plopped onto the chair, patting his hair. I sipped the tea, starting to get impatient. But I knew that if I wanted information that was going to ruin a good and respectable young man like Christian Tucker, then I was going to have to dig deep. Digging deep meant leaving my comfortable hotel, and finding myself in the apartment of a single mother, whose home smelt like cinnamon rol
Elena's POV The early morning light filtered through the pack house windows and casted a golden glow over the kitchen, while I busied myself with preparing breakfast. It was a calm morning, but I could feel tension in the air. While the battle went on yesterday, Alphonso got captured and what was going to be done with him hadn't been decided yet, but whatever decision was going to be taken will define the pack's future.I stood by the counter, stirring a pot of oatmeal while Kanu and Kiana bickered playfully over the cereal I had given them earlier. Something about their laughter and noise felt comforting and reminded me of the simple life that we almost lost. It was hard to imagine that we managed to pull through, but as I glanced at the family photo, the realisation that we had survived set in.Then, Rex walked in, looking as if he had just woken up, his dark hair a bit ruffled. "It sure smells good in here," he said groggily.I smiled at him. "I'm preparing breakfast obviously, bu
Elena's POV The energy was electric in the pack house. Wolves in human and shifted forms moved around the courtyard with their voices conveying relief and celebration. Despite the tension everyone felt from the battle we endured, everyone felt hopeful and personally, I can't remember the last time I felt that way.Standing near the edge of the crowd while watching as pack members approached Rex to congratulate him, I noticed that he moved slowly as a result of his injuries but his presence was still as commanding as ever. He cemented his role as a leader with each nod of his head and each word he exchanged with them. "Are you okay?" A voice said from my side, breaking me out of my thoughts. Turning sideways, I see that it's Logan."I think so," I replied, my gaze shifting back to Rex."You give off this feeling of someone that's getting ready to run." Logan said with a mischievous smile, though his tone was gentle.That caused a short laugh to escape my lips, "it's just a lot. All o
Elena's POVI woke up to the morning light filtering through the blinds of the hospital room with its soft rays washing over Rex's face. He was still asleep with his chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm. Despite how pale he looked with the bandages wrapped around his chest, he looked like a warrior at rest after fighting a long battle.Leaning back against the chair by his bed with my body still aching from dozing off in an uncomfortable position with my hands still resting on his, unwilling to let go I closed my eyes slightly but the image of Logan walking towards me with some of Rex's blood on his body replayed in my head. The door opened behind me and I turned to see Logan walk in with clean clothes and a smile on his face while carrying two cups of coffee. He smiled at me softly as he approached before placing one of the cups on the small table beside me. "I thought you would need this," he said as he sat down on the other side of Rex's bed."Thanks," I replied gratefully
Elena's POV I was in a room, praying that the battle goes in like favour when a wolf rushed in agitation."What's going on in the battlefield?" I asked hurriedly."We were able to defeat Kingsley but..". "But what?!" I asked impatiently."The Alpha was wounded in battle and is being rushed to the hospital right now." As I heard that, I felt dread overcome me and without a second thought, I grabbed my keys."Marie!" I called out, my voice shaking. "Watch the kids for me. I have to go."Maria frowned in concern, "Elena, hold on!"But I was already out the door, my heart pounding as I drove towards the hospital.The drive to the hospital was a blur with my mind focused on getting to the hospital as fast as I could. The sounds of the radio faded into the background as my thoughts consumed me with the words of the wolf being played over and over again in my mind."What if he doesn't make it?"The very thought of that happening struck me hard at my chest like a punch. I had spent so much
Elena's pov"What if you don't have to?" Alicia asked, "you don't really have to go back to how things were between you two and honestly, I don't think it's a good idea since things were pretty toxic between you two.""That is true." I said with a gentle nod of my head. "So I suggest that you both build something new." She replied.Hearing that, it was as if a door opened up in my mind as I began to seriously consider her opinion.The following morning, the Pack gathered at an open field which was the site of the meeting with every wolf on high alert.Standing before us was Rex with his commanding presence as he addressed the crowd. "Today we are here to fight for the future of our packs. Kingsley and Alphonso have both been controlling us for so long using just fear and manipulation and it's time to put an end to it."In response, everyone cheered in approval with some of them howling. I stood at the edge of the gathering with the women and children while looking for signs of troubl
Elena's POV I, my twins, Marie and Alicia had moved to Rex's pack away from New Kingston. He had figured out that if we remained in New Kingston we'd be easily attacked by Kingsley and his cohorts.His mother was so filled with joy to see us finally return to the pack.Standing at the edge of Rex's pack grounds, I felt the cool air against my skin. All around me were werewolves shifting into their forms and patrolling the perimeter with their scouts running back and forth with one update after the other. Turning sideways, my eyes rested on Rex who was barking orders with authority which was expected since he was an Alpha and knew the weight of his responsibilities.Anyone else standing on the spot I stood would have felt nervous or utterly terrified but I felt oddly calm. I knew what was happening right now wasn't just about survival anymore but about standing for something and protecting the people that matter the most.As I busied myself with my thoughts, a voice broke me out of it
Logan's POVThe air in the safe house was heavy with tension with Zachary pacing the small room with his footsteps creaking rhythmically on the wooden floor. On a table situated by the side, I sat with a map spread out before me as I observed the marked locations which represented Kingsley's growing influence across the packs.Suddenly, the footsteps stopped in front of me which prompted me to raise my head only to see Zachary staring at me. "We don't have much time." He said silently. "Kingsley's plan is already in motion and Alphonso's political might will protect him if we don't act now."Do you think I do not know that?" I asked with a quirked eyebrow. "Of course I do but if we move too soon, we risk exposing our hands too early. We need to hit them where it'll hurt the most-where they least expect us to hit."Zachary folded his arms in response, he didn't look too convinced by my reasoning. "And how do you think we should do that? Kingsley has access to Alphonso's resources, the
Elena's POV Sitting down by the kitchen table, my hands trembled slightly as I stirred my cup of tea with the clanking generated from my spoon hitting the sides of the cup grounding me. It was late in the afternoon and the sun had cast long shadows with golden patterns around the kitchen. As I did that, my mind went to the words Collins uttered the previous night with each word echoing in my head. "Rex won't see it coming. Once he's out of the way, we'll have complete control. Are you worried about Elena? You shouldn't be, She's loyal for now."I couldn't believe what I had just heard. The man I had trusted my life and the life of my kids with, the same man I let into my life had been scheming all along? I could not believe it but the weight of his betrayal pressed heavily against my chest. How could I be so blind"? Gripping the edge of my table to steady myself, I took in deep breaths and I didn't notice one of my kids come close to me. "Mom!"Kanu called, startling me, which ca
Elena's POV.Hearing the faint hum of the coffee machine in the background alongside the sound of the TV and the sound of laughter from Kiana and Kanu should have brought me a sense of peace and comfort but in the particular situation I'm in, it only brought me unease with my hand tightening around my cellphone while I stared at it.I had sent Collins a text a while ago which he had left unanswered and that made me extremely anxious. "Mom!" Kiana shouted, his voice interrupting my thoughts. "Kanu is cheating again and I do not like it!"With a sigh of exhaustion, I dropped the phone into my pocket before turning around and walking into the living room and there stood Kanu on the sofa, triumphantly holding the game controller in his hand and high over his head with Kiana by the side glaring at him with her little hands balled into fists."I am not cheating!" Kanu yelled back, while jumping away as Kiana tried to snatch the controller from him."Okay, that's enough." I said, stepping b