~August~I was still unable to get over Azalea's flight from the packhouse. It was as though my bond towards her suddenly increased as soon as she was gone.Now there was obviously no way to get her back because she was in the hands of the Alpha King.I still wonder what he had seen in her that made him decide to harbor her and even fight for her like his whole life depended on it.No matter what, I had to find a way to bring her back. She belongs to me and no one is going to stop that from happening, not even the almighty Alpha King who thinks himself a Lord over us.Following Zoe's suggestion, I came to the conclusion to go into the king's palace secretly and capture her without his knowledge.But while we were still at it, thinking of the best way to go about the plan, I began to notice a growing sense of attraction between Zoe and Gray.At first, I overlooked it, seeing it as a friendly bond between two people who get to meet themselves through me, but soon I realized it was way m
~August~At that instance, I was both dumbfounded and scared, my head spinning from the sound of his voice.Before finally summoning the courage to look up at him, I took a shaky breath, feeling his hard gaze on me.“Alpha I—” I began, my voice trembling. “I…I really do not know how else to make you believe me, but you really need to believe me on this. I know absolutely nothing about Azalea, her whereabouts or whatsoever. I know nothing, I promise.” He roared in laughter, his face twisted in a menacing smile. “Oh really? You really do not know anything about her whereabouts, huh?” I nodded, not knowing what to expect next. But something within me kept telling me that King Bruce was not here for jokes. I couldn't get over this voice which kept urging me to just give in already.But what if I did? Will that make Azalea come out of her hiding place? Will that finally convince Bruce that I was innocent after all? Of course not! Doing that would only cause more harm than good, as Bruce
~August~“Come on. Quit pretending already. You should have grown past this by now. Why are you doing this to yourself?” Gray repeated his exact words, shocking me even more.Amidst the argument between the both of us, Bruce remained mute, his eyes unwavering and his anger boiling with intense anger.I could feel it from his gaze, how furious and upset he was at this point. I bet I'm as good as dead already. If Gray could be bold enough to do the same thing Zoe had done to me, then it only means one thing—Bruce would never spare me, not for any reason.The only intervention I could get at this point to stop him from unleashing mayhem on me is if Azalea could show up in the middle of this heat.But clearly, that's not possible. Azalea had left and left for good, and I doubt if she's going to return, especially when it's clear that she had left for her sanity.So apparently, all hope seems lost already. I suddenly gave up trying to prove myself right as it was no use anymore. Bruce tur
~Azalea~My eyes widened as I saw people approaching the house. They looked exactly like the palace guards. What could they be here for? My curiosity piqued when I saw August in their midst.I was enveloped with fear knowing that they were obviously here to search for me. I stayed still for a while, staring in their direction to confirm my suspicion.It was indeed August and those guards worked for Bruce. My stomach churned. There was obviously no need to waste more time further. These men were certainly up to no good, and I wouldn't sit back and let them capture me—one more time. I guess I had suffered enough. I couldn't even imagine myself returning back there to cohabit with them.Before they could get any closer to the door, I quickly made my way to father's special hideout—the underground which looked exactly like a marble floor.I bet no one would ever find out there's an opening there, let alone a hideout, unless they had seen it being opened before them.As soon as I climbed t
~Bruce~Azalea was smarter than I had ever imagined. How was it possible that she made it out of the house before our arrival? How else was I supposed to explain that she had some mysterious powers within her?I shot a glare at August, feeling my anger return back with its full force. Somehow, I still believed that he had a hand in whatever was happening. I was so sure that he had an idea where Azalea was, and that's the exact reason why I had made up my mind to come with him to this same place when he had mentioned it to be her house.But after a thorough search in the large building, it was confirmed that she wasn't anywhere around the building.Somehow, I could still perceive her scent, and that only meant she was close by, probably even watching us.Unfortunately, I wasn't in for any more searching at that point. The nighttime was quickly falling upon us, and if we eventually got caught up in the woods, it would only mean disaster as we might blindly step into some hidden traps si
~Azalea~I maintained a stoic gaze, leaning back in my seat as I fought back the sting of tears welling up in my eyes. Bruce's words had only ended up getting me emotional, but I couldn't afford to let out my emotions before him.Though in doubt, I still had this weird feeling that he was here for good. Everything about his presence got me suddenly drawn to him once again.But I wanted to be sure I wasn't making a mistake by returning back to him. I just hope I won't end up in regrets once again.A lump formed in my throat as I braced myself to face him. His warm hands holding deeply onto mine, was just the reassurance I needed to reconsider him.I guess this is the point where I have to tell him everything that had transpired between us—August and I. I wanted him to know every single thing, so that he would understand why I was being skeptical all this while. There was just something odd about him that made me choose to trust him once again, even though I had been betrayed by werewol
~August~Bruce returned to the palace, somewhat excited than he was when he had left earlier. It was strange and at the same time questionable because I could still remember how he had yelled at me, furious and troubled by Azalea's disappearance. What could be the reason for his sudden excitement this time?I had been turned into his personal slave, pending when Azalea finally returned. As he marched into the palace excitedly, I dropped the items I was cleaning with, approaching him to receive his bags as usual.But to my surprise, he hesitated, pushing me away from his side. His once excited face suddenly switched into a full-blown aggressive look.“Don't you dare!” He roared, shooting me a sidelong glare. He hissed and continued on his way towards his room, leaving me lost in thoughts.My eyes fluttered, my mind wandering off in thoughts. This was really strange of him. He was excited at first, but then everything suddenly turned sour when I offered to help with his bag.I soon wave
~Azalea~August let out a tight frown as soon as he saw me, but I paid no attention to him. He's obviously blaming himself right now, so there's obviously no point stretching things further.I wrapped my hands firmly around Bruce's, heading with him into the palace when August's voice brought us to an abrupt stop.I cringed when I heard him ask Bruce to fulfill his own part of the bargain by letting him out of the dungeon. That alone made me understand why he had visited my home earlier. No wonder he was so particular about finding me at all costs. My heart not only bled for the second time, I was also deeply disappointed in him.Hearing him speak, I just knew he was never interested in finding me for his own personal reasons, but that of the King instead. How could he?I shot him a sidelong glance as we approached the manor. I was certain he surely understood what that look meant, judging from the way he rolled his eyes and lowered his head. Guilt was written boldly all over his fa
Isabella's POVI shivered as I hid at the back of the tree,I couldn't shake the sight of Logan's men that were ripped apart by those wolves. I couldn't believe that my dream was going to come to pass,I heard the snap of twigs and I stiffened.They were close.I shouldn't have volunteered to go to the animal house. I didn't know the area would be deserted,I should have just gone straight home. I heard snarling and sniffing. If my calculations were right, wolves had a peculiar sense of smell and they would be able to fish me out in some minutes.I looked right and left when I saw that they were still sniffing the ground.I ran as fast as my legs could take me but I was too slow compared to them. Four wolves were now charging at me.I screamed for help and increased my speed but my legs tripped and I fell,and rolled on the thorn plants.I whimpered as the plants tore my skin,my breathing increased when I heard growling. I screamed when I saw that I was now surrounded by the three of them.
Logan's POVAfter receiving the report that Isabella refused to come back,I told my men to keep an eye on her,stay behind the shadows and make sure she is safe. I guess I just have to give her time to accept and trust me but I must say she was different,far different from all the women I've met with. They would easily jump and accept me. There was a time they were fighting because of the position of Luna, each of the wolves came with different techniques to get me to claim them but there was Isabella, one who doesn't even want me.“What's going on here!” I thundered when I saw Vanessa choking one of the maids.I shut the door behind me, Vanessa released her hand and the maid fell to the ground and coughed trying hard to catch her breath.“What are you doing here?” My question was directed to Vanessa.I looked at the girl on the ground.I knew she was one of the maids in charge of cleaning my room. What I still don't get is why Vanessa was in my bedroom?“Alpha I caught her snooping ar
Isabella's POVI dragged my feet on the ground skeptical about going to class,I was embarrassed to go inside. There were rumours going around about me being involved with the Mafia. I adjusted my hoodie so my face wouldn't show and walked inside the hall,Mandy had kept a seat for me and I went ahead to sit.“Look who we have here.” She dragged her chair closer.“I need help Mandy.” I whispered and she chuckled.“I'm serious.” I glared at her.“If I were you,I would gladly submit to Mr Logan,do you even know who he is?” “That's not helping Mandy.”“Okay, I'm sorry.” She raised her hands in surrender.I told Mandy how Logan told me that I was his soul mate and the sooner I accept the better it will be for me.I must say Logan was a man to kill for but something kept screaming danger about him and the way he acts, like he is above everyone.“Do you know that Richardo is still in the hospital?” Mandy Informed.“Please don't tell me.” I shut my eyes,guilt washed over me. I was drunk that
Logan's POVIt took all the efforts I could muster not to tear the stupid guy apart, if I wasn't surrounded by humans I would have broken his skull. After getting paranoid and almost killing my men for negligence I was able to track down Isabella to a night party of all places when I was scared to death that the rogues might have caught up with her. “You are coming with me!” I carried her and threw her on my shoulder.I signalled to Fraa k stop the students from taking videos and to get me her things. “You are…. making me dizzy…freak.” She blabbed as she hit my back.“Stop it!” I gritted my teeth in anger.She didn't stop hitting me and when I thought that was all,I felt something hot on my back and I froze when I caught the scent. I shut my eyes trying to contain the anger that was building up and not to growl in a public place.“Oops…I vomited.” She giggled and I lost it.I spanked her butt and she cried out.I opened the door of the car and threw her in before strapping her to the
Isabella's POV“Are you sure they aren't following us again?” I whispered to Mandy.“I think the coast is clear.” She whispered back.After Logan dropped me off and I went through a series of questions from Mandy about what happened, I got to know that some were following me. So we came up with a plan and we are able to shake them off me.“Are they from Mr Logan?” Mandy asked.“I don't know.” I answered.Although he said something about his rivals that are after me,he didn't say anything about sending his men to watch me.“What should we do now? We can't keep hiding in a corner?’ I signed,my legs were already aching due to too much bending.“Should we go to Felix for help?” Mandy asked.“That's the first place Logan would look for me.” I dismissed.“Yeah . that too.” She pouted.Mandy suddenly gasped and I looked at ten front in fear, thinking the men had caught up until she tapped my shoulder and smiled.“I have an idea but might not sit well with you.” She told me.“Hit me.” I respo
Logan's POVI have never seen someone as stubborn as Isabella,she kept ranting about how I got her life messed up and wanted to go home after I had clearly explained that she was in danger. Funny enough how my wolf loves everything about her,I had to keep him in check when he kept on hammering to mark her and claim her as his.I opened the door to the room slowly,I wanted to wake Isabella up but noticed that she was up already and was dressing. I couldn't peel my eyes off her body,my eyes trailed up her spine until it landed on a mark on her left shoulder.It was a crescent moon mark.“Heyyyyyy!!” Isabella threw her clothes at me.I looked away from her,but still pondered on what I had seen. I cleared my throat when Isabella stomped her feet on the ground.“I'll drop you off at school.” I told her before walking out.“Pervert!!” She yelled at me as I left.She came out after she was fully dressed and prepared,I caught her stealing glances at me when our eyes met she hissed.“So have
Isabella's POVMandy paced around fuming furiously,my eyes followed her movement almost making me dizzy. She paused and held her head with force like she was feeling a pang on her head.“But you know it's actually a tricky offer.” She bit her finger.“I know right.” I sighed. “He offered to pay your tuition also.” I told her and she gasped.I didn't know what came over that made me snap at Logan like that,I know I'm not rich but I just felt threatened when he said those words it made me look cheap like he could just buy me.“Why don't we give it a second thought?” Mandy teased and I glared at her.“I already made things clear to him,I still don't get why he wanted me,there are tons of girls that would gladly do more than that for him regardless of what he's offering.”“That's true…it's kind of suspicious though.”“Hey, that reminds me! we are going to Richardo's birthday party right?” “I'll pass.” I shook my head.Mandy was about to retort when we heard a knock on the door,we looked
Logan's POVI paused and picked the telephone that was ringing.“Yes?” “There is a woman here Isabella, said you asked her to come up.”My secretary asked.“Let her in.” I ordered.After a while there was a knock on the door,the door opened revealing Isabella,she was putting on a Jean and a shuivon blouse,her dark hair parked in a ponytail. I must say she is beautiful.I stood up since she refused to take further steps,I took her hands in mine and led her to sit on the couch.“Hi.” She greeted sadly,her hands fiddling with each other.“You didn't reply to me.” I sat down.She didn't answer so that clarifies that she did it intentionally. “You said you wanted to see me.” She said quickly and I could tell she wanted nothing more than to leave.“Have you eaten? There's a restaurant close by, let's eat there.” I stood up and went to take my keys.Isabella stared at me,her mouth parted in surprise. She stood up and we left the office. When we got to the restaurant,I was indeed hungry so
Isabella's POVI had no idea where I was, but I was surrounded by tall trees. I was not alone. I could hear strange noises but that wasn't all,I could feel someone was watching me and I wasn't safe. Following my instinct I made a beeline and as I did I heard growling and the sound of footsteps.I peered at the back and saw a pack of wolves chasing after me, gnawing their teeth. I ran as fast as my leg could take me, the fear that they would get to me made me run faster.But I was unlucky. I tripped on something and fell, making me roll over a log of wood. Before I knew it I was surrounded by them and they each took a bit of my flesh. My scream echoed in the woods and I snapped back to reality.I sat upright panting heavily that wasn't all o was covered in sweat and I could still feel the pain in my body.“Mandy,do you understand dreams?” I asked Mandy as we were heading to the gross laboratory.The dream feels so real that I was frightened that it might happen for real. Unable to keep