KAYLA'S POVWhen it was morning, I had no idea. I slept all through the night. I could not help myself yesterday. I could not bring myself to believe that I had been fooled again by my stepmom and stepsister. The two were playing with my emotions. I thought I was now a tough girl. It didn't even take Adire much time to break through my walls and ruin my day. It only cost her fake tears. I had been deceived, totally fooled by the tears I saw escaping her eyes yesterday. Chloe tried to warn me. But I acted as if I was smart enough. It ended up landing me in a bigger mess. If I had listened to Elena, I would not have had to suffer the hurt I went through. After the incident with my stepmom and stepsister, I had to stop by a roadside joint and drink a couple of bottles. They were enough to get me to forget my sorrows, even if it lasted for just a night. I turned on the bed and dragged the bedspread over me. I slowly opened my eyes to be welcomed to reality by a head-splitting ache. It
ALPHA ZEUS' POVI had a very stern glare that passed a proper message to Maxwell. Kayla was off-limits. He had no right to look at her sexually. Maybe I was being too protective of her. I found myself always worrying about her. I cared about her well-being more than any other person. Could this be love? Was I growing a soft spot for her in my heart? That would not be possible."I am sorry, Alpha Zeus," Maxwell apologized to me. "You should not be directing that to me," I said curtly and returned to my seat. "I believe you know better who to direct your apology to." I threw a glance at Kayla. She had a very cold expression on her face. Did she hate me that much? The thought of what the First Lady said last night flashed to me. "Kayla isn't a fan of yours..""Uhm. Ma'am Kayla, I sincerely apologize for—" "Mtcheew!!" Kayla drew a long sigh in the air and disappeared from the living room. "Oh, that didn't go as planned," I said and reclined. "She disappeared. Did you guys fight?" M
KAYLA'S POVI was transfixed at a spot. I could not even move a muscle. It felt as if I had been injected with a paralysis poison. My world was crushing so heavily on me. Three days? How could he have said that? What would I be able to do within a space of just three days? It made no sense. He was obviously trying to get back at me for stating the truth to his face. I was sure of that. But why was he so mean and wicked? The worst of it all was the fact he had referred to me as a slave right in the open. Even if he wanted to do that, he could have at least turned his voice down. There was no need to shout it. An Alpha princess turned to a slave. People were around. A couple of my colleagues were out there. My heart was burning. I felt a crushing weight grinding so hard against me. Why did it hurt so much? I just found it hard to understand the Alpha. He acted like he cared a whole lot about me. But in the actual sense, he did not. What exactly did he want from me? He definitely didn'
KAYLAI turned immediately and saw her standing at the entrance. Was she referring to me? Definitely not me. I looked around. But there was no one else she could have been talking to. I could not even recall the last time someone addressed me as an Alpha princess. "I think she is calling you," Chloe said to me. I eyed her. "Me? I don't think so," I said in protest. There was no way she would call me that. It was strange. "There is no other Alpha princess here, Elena," Chloe persisted. "It has to be you. Go and answer her." I was still reluctant. She never called me that. Why would she do that now? It was out of the blue. "Alpha princess!!" She called out again. I was looking at her. But I could not even make a move. I was still trying to confirm if she was referring to me. Eyes were already watching. The people looked around to know who the Alpha princess was. If I made a move and it turned out to not be me, it would really be another shameful thing to add to the archive. I woul
ALPHA ZEUS' POVIt was the moment I was crowned as Alpha king of the darkest moon pack. The moon was very full and bright. The sky had no stars. Right in the presence of everyone, I went down on my knees to receive the crown of glory. My father, the then Alpha king, sat on the throne. I could see the look in his eyes. It was that of fulfillment and joy. I never really thought that a day like that would come. Even when Maicon was beginning to show the traits of one who would be a tyrant on the throne, I still could not imagine myself as the Alpha king of the most dreaded pack. I had tried to warn him a couple of times. But that was when we still had a relationship that allowed us to have a talk as brothers, right before the rift began to form. My father got up from his throne. "Tonight marks the end of a great cycle. However, it is the beginning of a reign that would be more glorious." My face was without any sort of expression on it. It was a very serious moment for me. Being the on
Alpha Zeus"Alpha Zeus," he finally said, "are you alright? What happened to you?" I said nothing in response to the question. I was still trying to get myself in order. I looked at my hands. The claws were still out. I withdrew them to their place. Then, I drew in a deep breath which I slowly let out. "Alpha Zeus, what happened to you? I was scared to death just now." "Mtcheew!" I let out a sigh of relief. I was glad I didn't lay a finger on Maxwell. If I had done that, it would have been more terrible. "I'm fine, Maxwell." "No, you are not," he said in protest. "Do you really expect me to believe what you just said?" Of course, I was not stupid enough to think he would believe there was nothing wrong with me. But I could not bring myself to say anything about my fears. I would not dare to say I was scared. But was I really scared of Maicon? "Give me a couple of minutes, Maxwell. I will be with you downstairs." "You mean I should let you be for now," he said. "Alpha Zeus, is t
KAYLA'S POVThe third day had already come. It was a dream to me. It appeared time had slipped off my fingers. In a twinkle of an eye, three days had passed so easily. Well, it was yet to pass completely. After today, I will be forced to move my things into the house of Alpha Zeus Ludendorff. I hated the thought of it. It was strange. After the talk I had with First Lady two days ago, I was without fear of anything. It seemed my dear was wiped out. I had it in my plans to go and see Diego. He would probably have an answer to the question about the bracelet. His place was the last I visited before the decision to fully become a stripper. But somehow, I seemed to have knocked the thought out for two days. That felt strange. But all of a sudden, all my worries returned toe at a go. Everything I was once scared of came to me again. "Kayla,you are making us weak again," my wolf whispered into my head. I rolled in my bed. "But it is not something I can help. Elena, you know better than
KAYLA A couple of hours later, I was walking to Diego's office. He was usually there around this time. When I got there, I waited for his secretary to tell me to go in. There were other people waiting in line. They arrived just after me. Diego was supposedly attending to a client in his office. But it was taking so long. Who was he attending to? And what sort of business did they have to discuss? It was taking longer than necessary. After an hour, he was still not done. Time was slipping right through my fingers. It took thirty more minutes before the door slid open and a young lady walked out. Damn him! It was obvious that the moron was having sex right in his office when people were lined up, waiting to be attended to. When the lady raised her head, I recognized her immediately. "Kayla," she called me with a look of surprise on her face. I stood and walked to her. Her lipstick alignment had been broken. A part was partly wiped and I could see the touches of the colors on