Lydia Richmond's POVI slept now in the arms of my loving mate, Quinn. I loved him so much and this reminded me once more that he was always there to protect me. I slept there for hours before I finally woke up._________When I woke up, Quinn wasn't beside me. I knew it was quite late in the morning so I didn't care about this too much. I had other things to do. I stood up and got my robe. After I did this, I called out for my maids and Kayla entered the room. “Good morning, milady…” Kayla greeted. “I believe you had a nice night rest and a beautiful morning.”“It was really beautiful…” I replied. I knew Kayla was teasing me slyly. I didn't mind at all since we happened to be quite close. “I have a lot of things today and I have a lot of people to see as well!” I told her carefully. Kayla positioned herself properly as she heard this. “I will take note and get things ready. Can you give me a list of what you have to do?” Kayla asked carefully now. She brought her a notepad and a
Lydia Richmond's POVThis was too much for me to bear. I couldn't understand why Jojo kept on appearing and reappearing in my life. He was everywhere and this was making me crazy. I had to do something about this. If he was affiliated with Kayla, he could gain access to me in no time.Kayla didn't know that he was one of the red lions and I was probably the only one who knew this in the mansion. I didn't plan this beforehand but because of what I heard, I would make sure to meet Jojo today. I had to settle things with him.“Look into my eyes, Kayla!” I told her carefully. I watched as she did what I wanted. I had to say the truth to her face. “You need to stay…” I stopped talking now. I was going to tell Kayla to stay away from Jojo but it didn't make much sense. She would want to know the reason behind this and if I couldn't provide an answer, she could stop relating so well with me. She seemed to be fully bombarded with useful information and I would need her by my side because of
Lydia Richmond's POV I wanted to see what Gabby would do after I slapped him. I didn't expect much from him and he didn't do much either. All he did was to hold his cheek and gaze at me.Alpha Quinn was so surprised by what I did. I knew he would want to question me and I was ready for everything. However, I knew Alpha Quinn would never choose Gabby over me. I would always come first in his life. “What are you doing? How dare you slap a full grown man as a lady? Don't you know that he is a commander in the army? You need to watch it, young lady!” Alpha Quinn told me. From the way he said this, he was quite angry. He haven't asked the question which I wanted so I had to prompt him.“You didn't ask the reason why I did this. If you know the reason, you would agree that he needs to be slapped more…” I told Alpha Quinn angrily. I was so annoyed at this point. “You don't need to worry about me, my Lord…” Gabby said slowly. “I will be fine. It's only a single slap. She is the Luna and sh
Lydia Richmond's POV“Greetings, my Lord. Greetings, milady…” Smith bowed. He looked around and clutched his sword like it mattered most. “I guess you have something to say. I was just about to send someone to call you. It's good that you are here!” Alpha Quinn told him. I watched this scene with interest.“I wanted to tell you something important, my Lord, but I don't think I would be able to do that now. Once you're done with Commander Gabby, I will come back and do that!” Smith said slowly. He bowed and started to leave. I didn't like this and I was about to call him back but Alpha Quinn did it before I could.“Stop!” Alpha Quinn shouted. “Turn around and give me the report. Isn't this disrespectful? I should approve before you leave or have you forgotten the rule?” “Forgive me, Sire,” Smith started. “I can't say it because it pertains to Commander Gabby. I need to say it when he is not there so I can be free!”“What are you even saying?” Gabby asked angrily. “If there's somethin
Lydia Richmond's POV“What do you mean?” Alpha Quinn asked me slowly. “I thought he had something to do with the poisoning. We should work on this. Do you know the risk this has?”I turned to Gabby and met his stern eyes. I smiled and decided to speak to him.“Are you involved in the poisoning of my little son, Dan?” I asked carefully.“No!” Gabby replied. I was expecting him to deny this and this was exactly what I planned for.“I trust you and now, you have gotten yourself into trouble by helping the wrong person at the wrong time. You have lost the trust of many but I will speak to the Alpha to give you another chance…” I told him slowly.“Thank you for that, milady!” Gabby told me. He bowed and looked up to me. “But why would you do this?”I smiled. I looked at Alpha Quinn and discovered that he was lost for words here. I guess he knew that I had a plan. “You are a great man, Gabby, but like I told you earlier, you have done something so wrong and you will need to rewrite your na
Lydia Richmond's POVI smiled. This was well delivered and I knew it would penetrate into his heart.“Also, please know that Smith is ready to take up your position. Your performance in the next twenty-four hours will determine!” I told him sternly. I knew he would want to prove a point here. Gabby looked at Smith sternly. I loved the atmosphere and if it continued, Gabby would eventually expose himself. “I would make sure that he doesn't get promoted!” Gabby said boldly. “If it pleases you, I will leave right now.” “Go ahead!” Alpha Quinn approved. Now, we watched as Gabby took his leave. I was tired of standing up and I had to go to Alpha Quinn's chair. He understood and let me sit down instead.I was alone with only Alpha Quinn and Smith. I knew I was quite free with both of them. Smith was in active competition with Gabby so he was on our side. I had to talk to both of them. “Smith, I need you to go after Gabby. I don't want to hear stories…” Alpha Quinn said to Smith. I had a
Lydia Richmond's POV“Jojo!” Alpha Quinn exclaimed. “Why do you want him? He is my personal bodyguard and I can't move without him.”“You can take Smith as your bodyguard for now. Let me have Jojo. I think that would be better. I can't go with any guard that is associated with the elite force,” I replied slowly. I thought this would work out and it did. “That would be great. However, what should I do? I can't sit without doing nothing!” Alpha Quinn said urgently. I took in these words. It made sense truly and I was eager to give him a reply.“We need to prepare for the future…” I told him sharply. “Please, have a meeting with Smith and determin the strategies to keep the mansion safe. Also, let's make some necessary arrangements so this won't catch us unaware!” “I understand…” Alpha Quinn stood up. I did the same and went to him. Slowly, we kissed and Smith took his eyes away from us. It was wrong for him to watch us as we kissed.Alpha Quinn was so obsessed with my lower lip. We ha
Lydia Richmond's POVJojo looked quite indisposed. I knew that he was being dealt with by conscience and this was what I loved to see. I smiled more and watched him digress. “I don't understand what you mean!” Jojo finally sprung up in defense. This got me laughing hard. I had to stop since I had more important things to handle. I removed the medal which Morgan had given me and I showed it to Jojo. He took a look and gazed at me in surprise. He looked around to confirm if we were being watched and then, he knelt on one knee in respect. “Greetings!” Jojo said sharply. “I never thought you would be the new leader of the red lions. It's nice to have you onboard. My name is Captain Jojo and I am one of the primary officers of the banditry organization.” I smiled. “You make it sound like it's an honorable thing to be bandits…” I told him slowly.“It is, when we are doing the right thing!” Jojo replied. “We do not steal from the commoners or rich people who do good things. The people w
Lydia Richmond’s POVFrom the facial expressions on the soldiers’ faces, I knew I had triggered them to take a bold step. They exchanged glances and I knew what they needed. They seemed to trust me now and I had more to say to solidify these trust.“I believe you can still come together to build this pack. Leave the traitor and cleave to your Alpha. If you do this, I promise that things will be better!” I told them. I teared up now and this triggered the soldiers more.“Don’t believe her! If you believe her, it will be at your own peril…” Beatrice tried to convince the men. “She would do nothing good after you help her. Your generals would be arrested and executed for treason while the partial treatment for common soldiers would continue. It won’t stop and you should even get prepared to face more if you accept it here. It won’t be the same if you continue with this mission. Let’s take Alpha Quinn down and the whole pack would be at peace!”“Says a woman who is sleeping with multiple
Lydia Richmond’s POV“If we don’t come back safely, do not come looking for us!” I told Roman carefully.“No!” Wilbert shouted. “That is impossible, my lady. I will make sure that you live and while I do this, I will do it with everything I have in me. If we are imprisoned, we need to be saved. Think about this again!”I nodded.“I think you have a point!” I told Wilbert carefully. Now, I turned to Roman to give him my order. “Our mission is to take down Beatrice, Gabby, and Kayla. Beatrice and Gabby are the ringleaders and if they die, their followers won’t be able to survive for too long!”“But you mentioned three names. Why is Kayla involved if she isn’t one of the ringleaders?” Roman asked carefully.“I have a grudge to settle with her. I watched her put a sword through…” I was saying before Wilbert touched my shoulder.“Let’s leave that for another day. The lives of our men in the mansion are ticking. We need to go now!” Wilbert told me. I nodded and started to live now. At the d
Lydia Richmond’s POVI was still sitting where I was before when Wilbert ran inside. He was the lead general of the red lions and I sent him to do some tasks for me before. He had a hurtful expression and I could tell that all was not well.“There is fire on the mountain, my lady,” Wilbert told me carefully. “One of our spies has confirmed that Gabby and his people have put the triplet’s abode under close surveillance. Since Chris and his men have gone, they are literally in trouble. The mission would have started by now!”I stood up.“I will accept everything but Chris and my triplets won’t die when I can use my life in exchange for theirs!” I told Wilbert confidently. “I believe that the needed elite squad is ready?”“Sure, it is. It is a voluntary squad and all we need is their willingness to contribute to this,” Wilbert said carefully. He sounded quite convinced. “I have pulled this off already and we will do it according to what you have in mind. Do me a favour and tell me you ha
Chris’s POV“All I have to do is to get the triplets out, huh?” I asked carefully. This was a rhetorical question. “I will take some men with me and I will have them kidnapped. You should have no reason to worry because I will do what I have to do in a diligent manner.”Lady Lydia looked at me and smiled. She seemed to be comfortable with giving me this mission. Looking at her deeply, she was worried but she was trying her best not to look like what she was going through. I appreciated her perseverance as this couldn’t be pulled off by anyone. She was a very special person to be able to do something like this.“If you check the map…” Lydia replied indefinitely. “I know you would be able to find your way around. All I want you to know is the fact that the triplets are always together. The moment you find one of them, the others are not far away. They will stick together no matter what happens!”I sighed.“I know very well that the triplets would be under close watch by Lady Beatrice’s
Lydia Richmond's POV “What!” Chris shouted. “Impossible!” Wilbert shouted. “I think you need to tell us more about all that transpired between both of you!”I sighed and began to explain all that had happened before. I took it one step at a time and narrated all that happened including the fact that I was behind the poisoning of Beatrice's guests.“This is deep!” Chris exclaimed after I had told my story. “How was Jojo killed? Did you watch them do it?” Tears flowed down my cheeks. “My maid betrayed me. Her name is Kayla and when I got out of the tunnel with Jojo, she was the only one left and she had a sword. Jojo used to like her but when he blocked her from accessing me, she put a sword through him!” I gasped. “It was so deep and I could tell what would happen finally. She didn't stop there as she sent two men after me. I had to kill those men before I was free!” “The lady wasn't there? I mean she didn't chase after you!” Chris said carefully. Now, I thought about this properl
Lydia Richmond's POVAfter this was raised, I knew a lot of people would not trust me. I had to do something here or else, their minds would be polluted and I would have no clue on what had to be done. “I hate to say this but he has a point!” Wilbert told me carefully. “The only one who knows the real leader is Jojo and as it stands now, we will have to wait for him to confirm if you are the one!” I sighed. “Jojo is probably dead by now…” I said carefully. As I said this, the men exchanged glances and grabbed a hold on their swords. “I didn't say I killed him. In fact, I was kidnapped alongside him. If there is anyone affiliated with the Alpha's mansion, such a person should come outside and confirm what I am saying!” I could hear the men murmuring. I looked at Wilbert in a bid to tell him to control his men.“No noise, gentlemen!” Wilbert told them. “If you are an insider in the Alpha's mansion, please come out and confirm her story. It is essential, please!” I watched as differ
Lydia Richmond's POVI knew I couldn't bear to be too emotional here. I ran away as fast as I could. Jojo must have died by now so I had only myself. I had to get to Sansa restaurant and meet with the red lions. The medal was with me. I tied it somehow on my hair. No one could see it there. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me. When I thought I was safe, I began to hear the sounds of horses coming at me. I didn't need to be told that Kayla's men were still after me. I knew they would be only two and I decided to take them out and take their horses as well. I ran into a bush and hid myself. I was waiting for them to pass by before I struck. Soon, one of them passed. I let him go free but when the next one came, I threw a stone at him. It hit him on his head and he fell. This was enough to alert the other man who rode before. I rushed to him, removed his sword and stabbed him. I got on his horse and rode to escape. As I moved, I could see the other man waiting for me. He had his s
Lydia Richmond's POV“It makes sense! I am unhappy to hear this but it actually makes a whole world of sense!” I told him carefully. “If you didn't raise this issue, I would have never imagined that this is the scheme which Beatrice is planning!”Jojo smiled. “Well, I am not on her side so I can't be sure about anything. This is what I think but it could be wrong. She says she wants to conquer the world. I don't think being an Alpha alone would conquer the whole place. Apart from our pack, there are still six other packs and the Lycan King…” Jojo raised. I thought about this and I gained a lead. “I think I know why she wants the red lions. Obviously, it's not because of our pack alone. The red lions won't revolt under her command…” I said slowly. “She wants to use them to assassinate the Alphas' and possibly the Lycan King…” Jojo said carefully. “Right!” I told him. “I know she can't do it alone without the support of some insiders in the packs but you see, it is very possible to
Jojo’s POVAt this point, I couldn’t watch this execution take place. Lydia was my lady and I was meant to protect her. I dived with the chair and pushed the guard. His sword cut my back a bit but the ropes were cut as well. It led to struggle as I fought with the guards. I had to defend myself with the chair and I was able to do much. I took the first and second guards down while I protected Lydia. By this time, I had taken a sword and I was standing down with the remaining two guards.“Are you okay? I thought I was gonna die!” Lydia told me. She was holding my shoulder with her left hand with a sword in her right hand.“I’m fine but I should be the one asking that question, right?” I replied. I never lost concentration on those guards around us. I watched their every move.One of the guards took out a whistle and blew. I knew this meant more men. I looked around for an escape route instantly. I could see a window that was made of wood. There was black tarpaulin that covered it.“Cut