KylieIt was almost dusk when we got back to the packhouse from the supermarket. Since I had nothing to do to keep myself busy, I offered to help along with the other Pack members with cooking dinner. It would also be a good start to be friends with them. And after finding out my plans, Bianca didn't hesitate to join me as well.Most of them warmly welcomed me, and I was having a good time chatting with them when our topic somewhat drifted to Jacob’s girlfriend, Dianna.“Oh, that woman was a bitch. Believe me, Kylie, you won’t ever find someone here that loves that woman,” Lydia, one of the Omegas, chuckled as she diced onions and garlic.“If you do, that person was for sure bluffing.” another laughs. “Or maybe out of respect to Alpha Jacob.”“I think Dianna only has a week or two before Alpha Jacob replaces her,” Bianca added, grinning from ear to ear, making everyone in the kitchen end up in laughter aside from me. “What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked out of curiosity about bei
Kylie“W-why? What is it?” I couldn’t hide my concern and fear about how Jacob was acting after Bianca left.The nothingness in his usual curious and soft eyes was driving me nuts. Jacob is not like this. It feels like I did something terrible.“I thought you said you were feeling alright.”“I-I am okay. I just fainted, maybe because I am tired, but I am okay, Jacob, really.”“Well,” he cleared his throat once again before turning his back on me. “I had the Pack doctor checked up on you,” I overheard him blowing out a deep sigh, walking back and forth.“And?”“Turns out you're pregnant, Kylie.”My jaw dropped processing the information.No, no. There was no other thing I was having at the very moment aside from fear. I can’t be pregnant…I was certain I heard what Jacob said, but my mind was trying to believe otherwise. Beads of sweat began to form on my forehead and in my hands with the uneasiness I was feeling.“Is that what you’ve been dying to tell me? You wanted to tell me you k
Kylie“Jacob had mentioned that you came here bleeding and being chased by rogues with the intention of sexually harassing you.” Larry continued, the concern audible in his stiff voice catching me off guard.“Y-yes. T-that’s right,” I stuttered, moving my eyes away from his.“That’s the reason why you’re pregnant,” he announced without any hint of hesitation.The same guilt and frustration I'd felt having this conversation with Jacob was once again present. Having everyone believing me when I was lying was the worst feeling I could have.Hiding my shaking hand below the table, I took a deep breath and tried to force myself to calm down. It looks like I would never get used to talking about this. Knowing damn well, I was lying to them.My eyes were pinned onto my trembling hands until I heard Larry’s utensils creating a loud sharp noise as he placed them down.“It’s alright, Kylie—”The heaviness of my pounding chest was getting too much and, without letting Larry finish his words, I h
KylieIt was already late at night when Jacob and I made it to the packhouse. And even though I was fully aware that Larry wanted to see me to apologize, I still couldn’t help but to feel the doubt along with nervousness.Perhaps because I do not have the capacity to easily believe Larry will even think of regretting his harsh attitude towards me.Opening the car door for me, Jacob offered his hand to help me hop out of his car.“I’m sure he’s on the training grounds, training a few warriors,” Jacob began, leading the way. “He’s a very strict mentor,” he continued, chuckling. I followed his every trace, playing with my fingers, hoping it would ease my pounding chest.We made it to the training grounds and as soon as we entered, the heavy atmosphere filled with painful screams and groans welcomed us.Jacob was right, his father was having hand-to-hand combat with two other men. While some of them were seated on the bench, looking extremely exhausted.“How come you are still a fucking w
KylieMoving my gaze away from the man's lifeless body, my heart began to pound loudly and fast. My mind was blank and all I could think of was how Larry did it so effortlessly, as if he was doing it on a daily basis.I had yet to move on from the first death when Larry grabbed a sword that was hanging at my side. He played with the blade with his fingers for a few moments, giving the other guy a scornful look. Thinking he would stab it into one of the two men left, I almost threw up when he used it to behead one of them instead.Blood splattered everywhere and it even reached across my face. I watched his head roll along the rough floor before Larry jeered, blocking it from moving further with his feet.With one wipe of my forehead, I was scared to death seeing hints of blood on my hands.Even how badly I wanted to just leave, my glued feet wouldn’t allow me to do so. My breathing instantly became rapid as I unconsciously placed both my hands on my abdomen with the thinking that it w
KylieGuilt and regret might consume me, hence it won’t change the fact that those three men were already dead. For me, it’s not about accepting what has happened, but accepting that it was my mistake.Both Larry and Jacob had no idea that I was lying about that the whole time. But they were ready to kill and have blood on their hands for me.Isn’t that enough to at least let them know whom they are defending?“So you don’t trust me this whole time?” Jacob chuckled.Moreover, letting Jacob into my life won’t be a bad idea. After all, I knew almost everything about him, and he didn’t even know any piece of truth about me.“I joined your Pack without knowing anyone here. You have all the means to kill me; helpless and no one would even look for me. Don’t you think I trusted you enough to put my life at that risk?” I asked him back with a faint smile on my lips. “I would like to say that you joined my Pack because you were about to be dead that night.” The smile I had, formed wider be
KylieThe next day, I woke up with my stomach rumbling with hunger. I decided to go downstairs to cook myself breakfast. I shouldn’t skip any meals, given that I have another life to feed inside me.The first thing I did was brew myself a cup of coffee before toasting two pieces from one loaf of bread. I was just waiting for it to finish when a knock outside my door surprised me.I wasn’t expecting any visitors today, so if it was not Bianca, then it was probably Jacob, but I highly doubt that. So, to clear my thoughts out, while holding my cup of coffee, I opened the door, but I was more than surprised to see it was Jacob!“I thought you were going to be busy the whole day, right? Because your father will be leaving today?” I questioned, my eyes squinting in confusion.He even reasoned through his text messages that he was not going to be able to see me for the whole day today as he had a lot of tasks and responsibilities on his hands right now.“Yes, that’s right,” Jacob shortly sai
LoganKylie, being the Lycan King’s daughter, isn’t something that I can easily believe just because it came from her adoptive mother, Mila. Without any tangible proof, all of her words would remain nothing but a lie to me.“How come? How sure are you about that? And what makes you think we will immediately believe you after saying these things just now?”“Shut up, Logan,” Lucas warned through our mind link. “Have some sympathy towards Mila. She’s longing for her daughter.” His eyes were fixed, glaring at me.Ignoring those, as if I heard nothing, I kept my attention on Mila, who was still crying.“How can we be sure you’re not saying this just so we can find Kylie and bring her back here for your own benefit?” I continued to interrogate her.Desperate people will require desperate decisions and actions just to have whatever they think they need. And I myself was one of them. I was so desperate to save our pack that I decided to banish my mate.“I have no other motive to lie about thi
Logan“When do I even turn my back on you? I have trusted you with the throne, Logan, isn’t that enough to prove how much I see your potential?” his voice was braided with pleas.My father’s lips were downward, with his eyes filled with disappointment.Every single day, I’ve strived not to give him a chance to feel that. I never wanted to disappoint him. But today’s different.If he was wrecked when Mom left us, then how about Lucas and me?We knew nothing about the world at that age! He had us believe Mom had gone on a special vacation without us. Lucas and I always spend the night in the Pack’s lobby, peeking through the windows, waiting for her; hoping that we were the first thing she’s going to be seeing as soon as she comes back home.But no Mom had come back.We’ve never gotten tired of waiting, but as we grew up, we realized there was no Mom that would come back because she was slaughtered by that Lycan King Larry.So, anyone who might convince me to just forgive them without a
LoganMy brain failed to grasp what Hanna said, staring at her wet face with tears, while I was completely stunned.“Lucas will replace you, Logan.”I’ve never thought of nor even seen Lucas as my rival for the throne. Since we were kids, I had always been transparent with him about how much I dreamed of leading the Pack, even to my parents, especially to my father. Because, unlike every other Pack wherein if the Alpha’s son ends up twins, they both can be the Alphas to lead the Pack, this doesn't apply to our pack.In contrast, the very first Pack elders and officials believed having two Alphas to lead a Pack would only result in disruption in the Pack's governance. Although Lucas and I were both addressed as Alphas, seen as Alphas, and respected like Alphas, only one can step up and actually lead the Pack.And that’s me. That's why I can never lose my place. Not on my watch.Seated on my throne, which I had no idea how long would last to be mine, I watched the Pack elders and a few
LoganI woke up with Lucas standing beside the bed I was lying on, while a Pack doctor was seated on my left side. Raising my left arm, the Pack doctor examined my left elbow, which was wounded by Kylie’s dagger.“It’s fully healed, isn’t it?”“Yes, Alpha.”“I think I’m good,” I said, sitting upright, seeing him digging into his briefcase where tools and medication were placed.The heavy feeling I was having back in the mountains was now nothing and I felt so much better.“We need to take out the remaining wolfsbane before it can cause further damage to your wolf, Alpha,” the Pack doctor announced.Without even waiting for my response, he took out a six-inch syringe. I could only respond with a nod. The Pack doctor then inserted the syringe right into my healed wound.My jaw clenched with the pain I managed to encounter. This kind of pain isn’t even comparable to what Kylie had brought me when she stabbed me her dagger tied with wolfsbane.Just after making sure there was no wolfsbane
LoganSeeing her standing beside Jacob Williams right in front of me, on the battlefield, made my chest ache with a feeling I would forever deny.All this time, I convinced myself to believe I had no affection left for her. But witnessing her standing full of pride and confidence beside another man to support my biggest enemy made me rot in jealousy.I couldn’t help but think that she was supposed to be on my side, the one supporting me in taking the Lycan Pack down, but what happened was most likely the contrary.The war had begun with a single flick of my fingers. I can already sense victory coming our way because beating the Lycan Pack was my only goal and why I wanted to save our Pack in the first place. Because how would we be able to take them down if we cannot even stand against them?All the pain and remorse I’ve endured should pay off by crushing them down.With the scream of anger along with the squeal of pain filling everyone’s ear, my eyes locked with Kylie watching her st
KylieWatching the corner of his lips twitching, the sound of Larry's hand as he clapped caused the wide smirk I had to vanish completely. He kept on clapping until my brows furrowed in confusion.“Hurting their Alpha? I’m impressed, Kylie. Really,” Larry sarcastically convinced, continuously nodding. “But how would you explain what Carlo said? It’s not about what you contributed.” He shrugged. “Because here in our Pack, no one did enough until we won.”I stood still in my place, biting my lower lip that almost bled with shame, replacing the victory I had just felt a while ago. Larry managed to make me feel ashamed of the things I said in just a snap of a second. It was like he knew how to manipulate people really well.“Your courage and strength to hurt their Alpha is nothing if you’re crying towards the death of an enemy.”Larry’s last statement was pinned onto my head the whole day after the meeting. I couldn’t function nor even pay my daughter a visit.I was ashamed of myself.Th
KylieI was hesitant to give Jacob an answer. My mind was contemplating why he would warn me about this.Although Larry’s personality and character are already clear to me—he’s ruthless and merciless. And now, knowing that he cannot accept defeat just adds up. He’s the Lycan King for a reason. Of course, he’s used to nothing but victory.However, I know something about him for sure. He somehow looks out for important people in his life. Just like how he punished those rogues for me, even though violence was still present, it won’t change the fact that he cares.“Do you understand?”I wasn’t able to answer Jacob’s question.“I know you do. You may be confused right now, but trust me and remember this when we get there,” Jacob added.And because of that I was feeling anxious, my stomach twisting in nervousness as we made our way to where Larry requested an immediate meeting.Jacob was the one who opened the door for us and let me enter first. Everyone was shut, and the deafening silence
KylieI was hesitant to give Jacob an answer. My mind was contemplating why he would warn me about this.Although Larry’s personality and character are already clear to me—he’s ruthless and merciless. And now, knowing that he cannot accept defeat just adds up. He’s the Lycan King for a reason. Of course, he’s used to nothing but victory.However, I know something about him for sure. He somehow looks out for important people in his life. Just like how he punished those rogues for me, even though violence was still present, it won’t change the fact that he cares.“Do you understand?”I wasn’t able to answer Jacob’s question.“I know you do. You may be confused right now, but trust me and remember this when we get there,” Jacob added.And because of that I was feeling anxious, my stomach twisting in nervousness as we made our way to where Larry requested an immediate meeting.Jacob was the one who opened the door for us and let me enter first. Everyone was shut, and the deafening silence
KylieJacob only stopped sprinting upon reaching the opening of a small cave. He gently placed me down, and before I could even ask what we were doing here, he had his right hand on my wrist while his left hand was on my waist, pulling me with him inside, giving me no other option but to step in.There, I saw our Pack members. Some were hurt while the majority weren't. I scanned my eyes through each one of them to see if anyone had been badly injured. The good thing is that they only got minor injuries.I went on to check on Bianca, Allan, and even Carlo. I was getting paranoid every minute that passed with the fear of losing other loved ones, destructing me.Walking back to Jacob to inform him that everyone seemed fine, my brows furrowed with fright that quickly began to crawl into my chest, seeing blood flowing down Jacob’s chest.“You’re bleeding!” I shrieked in panic.I traced it with my index finger from his chest down to his abdomen to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating.“It’s blo
KylieI was miserably shaking that my breathing began to hitch.The black wolf’s eyes glistened with tears before it turned around. My dagger that was still stabbed into its flesh didn’t hinder him from fleeing as fast as he could be away from me.I was left with remorse and dread, not because of what I did, but because I knew how dangerous it would be for Logan. That dagger was laced with wolfsbane and Jacob made sure it had enough amount to make sure any werewolves would undergo severe pain or, worse case, death.But it has already been done. He left, and I couldn’t do anything to take it back anymore.Realizing I could not stay thunderstruck, thinking about Logan while our Pack was in the middle of a battle, I rolled myself up. But as if the heavy burden on my chest wasn’t enough, I caught Bianca not far from my place fighting in her human form.Just a minute later, Bianca flew into the air before her body weightlessly dropped. It was a good thing that she fell on her back and she