Mark’s POV“Utter woke nonsense! I will not support this foolishness and I want to warn all of you here to desist from raising this issue with our Alpha!” I slammed my fist on the table, making the men sitting around it flinch.They were making no sense with this idea of theirs and I wasn’t going to let it stand. I’d been quite silent on pack matters because I’d been busy with several things but after clearing my schedule to be present here today, everything felt foreign, much to my disgust.“You’re overreacting, Mark. There’s nothing foolish about this decision and you know it.” Elder John said, wagging his finger in my face. “Humor me, John. Tell me why you think this decision that you’ve all decided to go with isn’t a stupid one. I’ll wait for you to give me one credible reason.” I said, leaning into my chair and waiting for him to speak. “The only reason you’re against this idea is because of the rift your daughter has with the person in question. If it were to be anyone else, y
Aubrey’s POVAs the clock ticked, so did every hope I held unto slip away.I was stupid enough to think that a mere letter could stop something I had heard him sing about the last few weeks and honestly speaking, even If I were standing right in front of him words wouldn't be able to express what I feel.Aiden was indeed going to get married tomorrow!The thought of it caused the frown on my face to deepen. Before the news of his coronation and marriage ritual spread like wildfire, I had nurtured hopes and expectations for years and had helped nurture them by making sweet promises every night under the stars.He had told me stories of the human world and how much he longed to reside there with me beside him, He made life worth living.I hoped that when I finally turned 18, which was in a few months, he would be my mate because what I felt for him was more than a crush, and he had also assured me that it was far much stronger than the desire soaring through our bones.Having grown up w
Audrey’s POV“Aubrey, you can’t spend the whole day in bed,” I heard someone say, making me stir and before my thoughts, I didn’t feel the comfort of his arms around me, causing me to jerk up.The sight of my room caused a guttural moan to escape my lips, and my bunk mate couldn’t help but laugh upon seeing my funny expression.“You look like one that woke up in the wrong room? Or in another person’s body, today is Alpha Prince Aiden’s wedding,” Alicia told before adding, “We don’t have the luxury to refuse attending.”“What were we thinking?” I heard Ines, my wolf, mock.Memories of last night flooded me, and I might have misunderstood him when he had mentioned he was going to make me see reason.The only thing my brain was processing right now was I am such a fool to think that just a mere night of pleasure could stop it. I had expected to wake up with his arms wrapped around me, but who was I kidding?Today was the day I had dreaded, and it made me wonder if at all what I thought
Aubrey’s POVI required no soothsayer to tell me I was in trouble as my eyes found Aiden’s distant ones. Worse still, the video was still playing in the background.All I could see in them was hate and disgust, making it seem like he wasn’t the one I had spent the night with, or maybe this was all a façade to protect his status.“What is this, Aubrey!” he yelled out, almost like he hadn’t watched it alongside others.“I don’t know, Aiden…” I whispered and tried reaching out to touch and remind him he wasn’t the only victim there. My nakedness lay bare in front of everyone’s eyes, and the only dignity I had left was gone.“Bree, what have you done?” he asked in a whisper, this time in a broken voice that made my heart clench in pain.The people in the congregation soon drowned his questions with their side talks, and all I could do was cry; I could almost hear Lynn in the corner, mocking and laughing at my sorry self.Amidst the confusion and murmurs, my eyes meet the masked man, only
Aubrey's POV I was dead! And alone! My footsteps left a ripple upon every step I took, the child in me wanted to scream ‘Hello!’ but I needed no soothsayer to tell me that I was all alone. ‘Where am I?’ I couldn't help but wonder as I continued walking aimlessly. The last thing I remembered before the light had slowly faded away from my view was myself lounging down into the water upon missing my footing. Funny how my last thought was that I would make Aiden pay while I was floating around in the dark space…restless and alone. I could hear a faint voice talk to me but it was inaudible and the more I strained to hear the more the voice became faint. Was this one of Aiden's plans? To kidnap me and place me here so he could mess up with my thinking and give me the punishment she sees fit? Staying here seemed like an option as it was peaceful and maybe when my spirit was restless, I'd move over to the other side. “It's not yet your time” I heard a voice echo all around the dark
Author’s POVHayden felt the need to pull her into a hug when he had seen her burst into tears, he knew and could understand what it meant to feel empty and alone. He was once there and it was just a few months back, he still felt empty and alone but seeing her filled him with a rush of positive energy.A sad smile flashed on his face and an unspoken memory filled his subconscious…for some reason helping the beautiful lady seemed to lift the heavy burden he had carried for a while.It was obvious that she had her guard kept up and he didn't blame her, he knew he was acting a little bit too friendly and nice…almost like a stalker.He laughed at the joke he knew wouldn't have sounded funny if she had heard him say it. She was beautiful no doubt and the urge to keep her filled him up.He removed the microwaved food and placed it on a tray.Hayden knew how toxic it looked but he couldn't stop himself from imagining her clothed in his shirts while making breakfast with the kids keeping him
Aubrey's POV (Three years later) “Breakfast!” “Nooo" They yelled simultaneously with their eyes still stuck on the TV, “Oh mummy just one hour more”. I chuckled at Shannon's sharp wits, I had earlier told her that daycare was starting in an hour so she was throwing my words back at me. “Common, it's breakfast guys…you asked for pancakes”. “Pancakes and eggs mummy!” Rory yelled and upon raising my head I could see that they were still stuck on the TV with no plans of joining me at the dining. “Shannon, Rory, Jayden!” I drawled as I flipped the pancakes into their respective plates. I checked the time and frowned, there was no way I was going to make it to the office in time, these kids wouldn't even let it happen. “But baby shark…” Shannon cooed trying to patronize me but it wasn't going to work now.“Baby shark can wait, Shannon, mummy has to go and so do you” I pleaded before moving next to the TV.“Uh oh,” Rory said tugging Shannon, as though he was urging her sharp
Aubrey's POV I nodded at the greetings the hospital staff threw my way. “You are late!” Layla stated the obvious, causing me to chuckle, but she added, “Well, Hayden and the shareholders are in the boardroom and have been waiting for you.” “He didn't call me though and why!, I thought he claimed he wasn't coming home soon?” I protested while fastening our steps into the boardroom. “The first thing he should have done was call me”, this time I couldn't hide the outrage from my voice, causing Layla to start her usual teasing. They both learned someone had hurt me from my past, and felt there was a tendency I remembered my past but chose not to pester me. Layla believed my past was the reason I seemed less trusting and found it challenging to express my heart to another. Hayden was the perfect guy for me. She would always sing and make sure she notes how much he loves and cares for my kids. She was human, nevertheless, so I don't blame her for thinking that I could just open my he
Mark’s POV“Utter woke nonsense! I will not support this foolishness and I want to warn all of you here to desist from raising this issue with our Alpha!” I slammed my fist on the table, making the men sitting around it flinch.They were making no sense with this idea of theirs and I wasn’t going to let it stand. I’d been quite silent on pack matters because I’d been busy with several things but after clearing my schedule to be present here today, everything felt foreign, much to my disgust.“You’re overreacting, Mark. There’s nothing foolish about this decision and you know it.” Elder John said, wagging his finger in my face. “Humor me, John. Tell me why you think this decision that you’ve all decided to go with isn’t a stupid one. I’ll wait for you to give me one credible reason.” I said, leaning into my chair and waiting for him to speak. “The only reason you’re against this idea is because of the rift your daughter has with the person in question. If it were to be anyone else, y
Aiden’s POVI may not like Hayden but at that point, we needed every available wolf or man, in his case. I shared a nod with Damon and he backed down from being aggressive with Hayden. “You’ll listen to me at all times. Do not do anything without my permission, do you understand me, Hayden?” I asked. “Yes,” Hayden nodded. That was all I needed as we all hurried out of the room and rushed downstairs. “Is everyone ready to leave?” I asked Damon as I made my way into the car, held open by one of the guards. “Yes, our best fighters are ready and waiting for your command, Aiden,” Damon answered as he joined me in the car. Hayden decided to join a couple of my wolves at the back of the truck and I urged them to keep an eye on him. I hit the roof of the car twice and the engine roared to life, the driver stepped on the accelerator and the car raced out of the parking lot. My fears hadn’t toned down yet but for the first time, I was optimistic about finding Aubrey and bringing her ho
Aiden’s POV I got into my car and stepped on the accelerator as hard as I could. My ears weren’t deceiving me and I knew I heard Aubrey call out my name but I had to be certain that I wasn’t hallucinating and if there was one person who could prove that I’d heard correctly, it was Damon.I tried calling him earlier but it went straight to voicemail. He often put his phone on airplane mode wherever he was busy or engaged in something serious. As soon as I parked in front of the mansion, I jumped out of the car and scaled the stairs, two at a time, yelling and pushing everyone out of my way as they all shot me a bemused look but I didn’t.Aubrey’s life hung in the balance and that was all that mattered to me at this point. I pushed the door to our study open and found Damon staring intently at the screen in front of him. He shot me a look that demanded an explanation. I closed the door behind me and sat on the empty seat opposite him. “I heard her calling my name, Damon,” I said. “It
Aiden’s POV I got into my car and stepped on the accelerator as hard as I could. My ears weren’t deceiving me and I knew I heard Aubrey call out my name but I had to be certain that I wasn’t hallucinating and if there was one person who could prove that I’d heard correctly, it was Damon.I tried calling him earlier but it went straight to voicemail. He often put his phone on airplane mode wherever he was busy or engaged in something serious. As soon as I parked in front of the mansion, I jumped out of the car and scaled the stairs, two at a time, yelling and pushing everyone out of my way as they all shot me a bemused look but I didn’t.Aubrey’s life hung in the balance and that was all that mattered to me at this point. I pushed the door to our study open and found Damon staring intently at the screen in front of him. He shot me a look that demanded an explanation. I closed the door behind me and sat on the empty seat opposite him. “I heard her calling my name, Damon,” I said. “It
Aiden’s POVIt had been confirmed. Aubrey was officially declared missing and the news threw the pack into disarray as everyone wondered who could be behind this kidnapping.I’d been asking questions on how this could’ve happened and I finally had a lead. I sat behind the screen, waiting for the suspect as he walked across the street without any care in the world. I wondered how he had gotten past the security at the front door. Sam's Kitchen was one of the best food restaurants in the pack and it was exclusively for the rich and successful. A meal here cost more than what some people earned in a month and I had dinner here anytime I needed to put in a night shift at the office. From my observation, men like him weren't welcomed here, it was bad for business. And knowing how strict the employees were, there was no way he would have gotten past the security guards. Except, if he had gotten in through the back door.Someone had tipped him off about where I would be. There was no need t
Hayden’s POVI wasn’t on the best terms with Aubrey right now but I still cared about her because we’d been through a lot together and I knew that once we left this hellish place, we were going to come back to what we once were. It’s been 24 hours since I saw her last and I knew that she was fond of locking herself in the laboratory for days to remain focused on her desire to find a cure but I’d managed to hear Aiden and Damon discussing Aubrey’s success in creating a vaccine that can mutate the virus. It wasn’t the cure they hoped she’d create but the vaccine would go a long way in ensuring that people in the pack don’t fall sick and lose their lives in the process altogether. I’d just come out of her son’s room. They were extremely worried and albeit very upset with her, she’d promised to spend the whole day with them and she was nowhere to be found. Aubrey was a lot of things but one thing I could swear on my life that she wouldn’t do was break her promise to her sons, she loved
Aubrey’s POVMy mind was racing with different possibilities about who could be behind my kidnap. I’d crossed Ellie off my list so there had to be someone else behind this. My head was pounding, I could feel the migraine threatening to split my skull open.Suddenly, it hit me. There was only reason why I would be kept here and if there was anyone who could’ve engineered this whole thing, it was Aiden and his twin, Damon. I felt betrayed and hurt. They’d said they wanted me to leave of my own volition and they went behind my back to do this to me. I looked around the room. It was made of metal and it had a horrible smell. The man had been nice enough to remove the blindfold and the gag before leaving me here. The door opened and I turned around to see the man that left me here walking towards me with a menacing look on his face. “Did he put you up to this?” I asked fearfully as I scurried away. The man remained silent as he walked towards me. I took a close look at him as he app
Mark’s POVI drummed my fingers on the table as I waited for the call to come in. This was going to be the call that would change everything and tilt the balance in my favor. Aiden had openly disrespected me and he had forgotten how much I helped him when he wanted to assume control of the pack. I spared no expenses and no wolf under my employ during the internal war that lasted for months before we were victorious. I willingly let him get married to my daughter after he promised to treat me in the same manner as I’ve done since she was born and as soon as Aubrey came back into the pack, Ellie was treated as trash. She was now being gossiped and ridiculed by everyone in the pack—and by extension, I was also being dragged in the mud as well. My phone rang and glanced at the caller ID before picking up the call. “She’s been spotted.” A voice said. I nodded. “Is everyone in position? We have only one chance to make this work and I don’t want it to be botched or else, I’m going to l
Aubrey’s POVI decided to make my way back to the laboratory to produce more vaccines that would be sufficient for the entire pack before leaving the pack. I was still sad about the whole episode and I didn’t see the car tailing us at first. “We’re being followed, ma’am.” My driver, Mr. Gerald said, forcing me to break out of my train of thought. “What did you say?” I asked.“Look behind, ma’am.” I did as he instructed and that was when I saw it. The black car, a sleek and powerful machine accelerated towards us, darting past the unsuspecting drivers, leaving a number of them startled as the car drove past them. “Hold on, ma’am.” Mr. Gerald said, gripping the steering with his white knuckles, as his face squeezed with determination focused on the road ahead. He stepped down hard on the accelerator, the engine roaring to life as he weaved through the cars ahead, eager to outrun the predator chasing them. The chase entered a whole new dimension as they raced into the Ss, both d