Stella's povI stood behind my father as we both waited for Devon to arrive. I have been following him ever since we left Lucien's place and I have listened to every one of his commands.I knew that my father was a bad man but I didn't care, he was the last family I had and I would do anything for him. The man I had loved had rejected me and now I only have love for my family.We had been with Devon for a while now and although I don't know what my father was planning, I knew it was grand. My father was cumming and sneaky but he loved a grand entrance, especially in situations like this.He was planning to ruin the competition or at least make sure that Devon won. He had attempted quite a few times and one such instance was the fool that got killed by Lucien. I couldn't even remember his name. He was supposed to disrupt the meeting yet the folk acted as he pleased and now he was dead.Though if I was being honest no one would have expected Lucien to react the way he did. He had been s
Isabella's POVI opened my eyes and looked beside me, roan was gone, probably to go do his duties. He usually woke me up when he was leaving but he must have thought I was too tired. I stretched and yawned, I didn't want to get out of bed but I had to.I stood up and walked into the bathroom, I washed my face and brushed my teeth before changing into my training suit. I wore a pair of black tights and a pair of grey shorts. I decided to wear an off-shoulder shirt; it was free and it didn't hinder my movements.I picked up my sword and I walked out of the room towards the training ground. When I arrived, Avery was already there doing stretches. She was wearing a pair of tight shorts and a black singlet.“Good morning, You look like a mess.” She greeted and I smiled,“How can you be so energetic after yesterday? I'm so drained.”“I don't know… I guess I'm used to waking up early from past times. A light warm-up session should get you up to speed.” She said,Yesterday, we visited a lot o
Avery's povI got out of the bathtub and I groaned, I was sore all over and it felt like I was hit by a truck. I cleaned the mirror and I stared at my reflection, my hair was wet and warm water dripped down my face.I was tired and it wasn't even evening yet. I stared at my reflection for a while before I left the bathroom and walked into my room. I put in a comfortable dress and climbed into my bed to sleep.My eyes twitched and I looked at the mirror, then I stared at the curtain.“So you also creep around in the afternoon?”“No,... Maybe. I heard about your training, I wanted to see how you were doing.”I watched as Lucien walked out the back of the curtain, my eyes narrowed at him. It was like he had never been behind the curtain at all and it was a bit unnerving. How long had he been there?“I just arrived, I waited for five minutes after you came out of the bathroom before I came in.” He hurriedly said and I smirked,“Well, as you can see, I'm tired and I'm heading to bed so…”“
Lucien's POVI walked to my quarters to the hall, I had a meeting now with the pack members. It has been a few weeks since the competition began and I've been on my toes. The guardian, aasimar, was a very elusive person.With the help of Esme though, I was getting close to finally finding his location. He was always on the move with the jade box and that was why it was so hard to find him. Today though, I was going to make a big change to my pack. A lot of young betas have awakened and now it was time for the younger generation to take charge. They are a lot of very talented werewolves that had just been in my pack wasting away their potential.I already had one expert in Esme and I might get one or two more, but the utter reason why this was important was because of Donovan. I had to get rid of his influence on my pack. I knew he still had hidden cards everywhere, he was Donovan and that was how he worked.He already had his claws in the older generations and today I was going to er
Lucien's POVI watched as Edgar walked forward without hesitation and stood before the elders. I might not like this hall due to its structure but right now, it was the perfect place to have a duel. The utter betas stood up and began clearing the centre of the hall while the leaders protested,“This is insane and it's a stain to our years of heritage and service to the pack!!”“This is ridiculous, you really think a bunch of new generation babies can beat us in a fair fight?”“That's why I'm giving you a chance to prove me wrong. Win this fight and not only will I give you back your position, I'll also apologize.”“Fine then.”“Good, the rules are simple. Last five minutes against an elder and you win.” I said to the betas and they all nodded in approval. At least some of them did. I made mental notes of all of them, those who were scared and those who were brave.Edgar took center stage and he pointed to an elder. He looked at the elder with so much hate and my eyes narrowed at the e
Devon's povI sat in the dining hall as I listened to what the scout had to say, he was sent by Donovan. I don't bother asking where Donovan was, the old bastard seems to be up to something and I don't really care what it was as long as it didn't affect my plans.I nodded when he was fine and he left in a hurry. I stood up and walked back to the gym, I loaded the dumbbell and began to lift. Twenty, forty, sixty, and soon I lost count. I was deep in thought.Lucien seemed to have made a big move, he removed all of the elders in his pack and placed in the younger generation. I was sure he had no intention of hiding it in the first place, in fact, he seemed to have wanted us to know about the changes he made. He wanted to throw us off our game.He was smart, smarter than I gave him credit for and he used this one move to kill multiple birds with one stone. He paved the way for the new generation, granting his pack a new set of strength that is totally unknown to his enemies.Secondly, he
Lucien's POVI sat at the table along with the other members of the council, there were only twelve seats and Esme decided to stand beside me. We were using the dining room because I preferred the settings better to that of the hall.I faced the council, I knew they had questions and I was going to answer them all but I had to get something off my mind first.“Bernard, make sure to renovate the hall, divide it into two sections, one for events and the other for meetings such as this. the former should look modern while the latter should be in the form of a large round table with fifteen seats in case we have special guests.”Bernard nodded and I looked towards the new generation members. I took all of them in, their facial features, their expressions and their aura. They were all recently awakened and it was obvious that they were the strongest amongst their peers.“I'll be answering any questions you have for me now,” I said to them and as usual, Edgar took the lead,“Bernard? The sa
Avery's povI stood by the window as I gazed out into the garden, I was worried about Isabella. It had been three days now and there were still no signs of roan anywhere. We didn't know why Donovan had taken roan or when, for all we knew he could have had nothing to do with it.But I found that hard to believe, we might not know why but it's just a matter of time. I wasn't worried about Roan, for an ordinary beta he was exceptionally skilled in fighting but I was worried about Isabella.Isabella wouldn't be thinking that he was good at fighting, she would be thinking that the love of life was in mortal danger and that he was probably already dead.I sighed as I looked out the window, we had another meeting today. I messaged my waist and shoulder, and even with what happened, my mother continued our training. Isabella had been consuming herself in the fights, it was obvious she was trying very hard to get her mind off it.I walked to the bathroom and I turned in the shower. The warm wa