Alpha Derek’s POVLily was not "rejecting it because she liked being poor." She was "rejecting me because she was slowly losing feelings for me." This was clearly all Darius's fault. It made me so angry that I rolled my hand into a fist, hiding it behind me so she would not see it and thinking maybe I am angry at her thinking about everything. I felt so angry at Darius I just wanted to crush his head into pieces. But I can't do that. Instead, I'm going to get to Luna Nora. I would make sure that Nora lets go of that position as Luna. She's going to give it to Lily no matter what. There is nothing Lily will tell me. I guess for me to do this and for my plan to work out, I don't need to tell Lily anymore. Instead, I just need to put it into action. I looked at Lily with a smile and placed my hand on her shoulder. "You don't have to worry, Lily. I won't stress you too much anymore and I won't bother you. I see that you don't want it and I don't plan on forcing it on you. I don't want to
Luna Nora’s POVOnce the meeting was already about to commence, I couldn't help but anticipate waiting for Alpha Derek to make that one mistake that would make Darius finally side with me. And he did it. He cleared his throat and stood up from the throne as everyone bowed to him. He looked so angry, but his gaze was still on Lily. As his gaze on Lily seemed a bit softened, I knew that something was definitely about to happen. I could not wait. Despite the fact that I was going to lose my Luna position anytime soon, I still could not wait and was anticipating what he was going to do to me. How he was going to betray his brother by taking away the one thing that makes me a royal in this palace. I stood. I sat down and watched as he began his speech. “Thank you everyone for showing up here. I am really grateful that you guys came here at this time and the fact that you guys have been patient with me enough despite the fact that I never wanted to have another mate because of what has al
Darius’s POVStanding up against Alpha Derek. I know it was a really bad thing now, something I'm not supposed to do. But I know that I have to do it because I have to at least show it to my mother that I'm ready to protect her and I'm ready to stand by her. But if I am not able to stand up for her, then she would continue to see me as somebody who is weak for my brother. And I am really not like that. I turned my attention back to Alpha Derek and made sure that my frown was deep enough for him to realize that I was really angry with him. “You cannot just take away my mother's position like that. I know that that's what you wanted to do since everyone was whispering about it, everyone was literally talking about it. Even the maids were already pointing out that you don't want my mother to be Luna anymore. And I would not just accept that. At least think of it. Lily is not even ready to become a Luna. If you ask her a million times, she doesn't want it,” I said to Alpha Derek, hoping
Lily’s POVWatching them all argue together, I couldn't help but feel so sad and heartbroken. I never wanted it to turn out like this. I never wanted Darius and Alpha Derek to end up fighting each other no matter what, because I just wanted them to be at peace with each other. But none of that was happening. I just had to sit there like a stone and watch them argue and hate each other. And I know that this was all the plan of Luna Nora. It was more than obvious that Luna Nora was the one doing all this. I could see it in the way she smiled when she looked at me. It was like she was signaling me that her plans were working out just the way she wanted it to. And I could not do anything about it. Even Darius looked at me with pity. But I was not able to even make a move because I don't want to offend Alpha Derek in any way. And the only way to be on his good side is by silently sitting down there and watching. “Give me that position. I did not want that position no matter what.” It w
Luna Nora’s POVAfter Alpha, Derek had finally succeeded in “humiliating me and doing exactly what he wanted.” Darius could not even do anything. All those things “pissed me off so badly.” But I could not say a word and instead just pretended and kept silent. Of course, I cannot say a word yet because I have no right. “Again.” He literally stripped me of all my rights right there in my presence. I cannot even say anything or even do anything. Even when I tried to talk to him, the council members immediately signaled for me to sit down. “Want to be in the palace and if I still want to be respected, I had no choice but to accept what he wants.” I felt so angry. I felt like I was about to run mad. This was not how I planned it, but definitely, I know that one thing. “I’d actually succeeded.” Darius had finally made everything so obvious to me. He had finally made everything work perfectly for me. Because I know that he looked very angry and vengeful the last time we were having a discu
Luna Nora’s POVIt is a bit hard to get close to “Lily because she actually hates me for an unknown reason.” I don't know why she hates me, but she just hates me. But I will not let her go so easily. “I am going to her room now and I will try to strike up a discussion with her.” If it is not successful, then you can come in and do whatever you want to do to her. “While I try to support her, you can actually try to throw some kind of anger towards her.” And while I try to help her, she will get to know that I care for her and just want the best for her. She said to me as I laughed. For one thing, I liked Maya. “She seemed so wise and it will make all my plans work perfectly.” After she said those words to me, she left only me sitting there as I sat down patiently waiting for the time to pass so I could come there and try to harass her. Just then I heard another knock on my door. “I thought it was. I thought it was Darius and it really was him.” He entered and looked angry at me. “Mo
I think I need to go back and see Adam, he needs to give me a new spell, I guess words aren’t enough anymore for him.”Very best to take that man down from that throne but he's just so stubborn and thinks maybe he knows everything about politics and can always ride us. Well we have our own plans now and we know it is going to work out for us. We are more than sure that this time around we will be able to eliminate him totally.” The person said to me. Even though I tried my best to see if I could recognize the voice, I could not recognize anything so I just nodded and faked the smile as I looked away and then back. Ethan. He was the only one who was not wearing a mask which seemed like he was publicly telling everyone that he was a bad person and there is nothing they can do about it. “Well I am not really shocked.” He clearly is a bad person. Everyone hates him. Even Lily hates him. He treated Lily like hell and for that I can't like him wholly even if he favors me and the fact that
Lily’s POVSitting down alone in the room, I couldn't help but think and process everything from the way it happened, from how I fell into that deep pit. I was able to escape, then even come all the way to where Alpha Derek saw me. All those things are more than enough for me to believe and realize in myself that I have powers that I cannot speak of and powers that my mom had always told me about. As I sat on the bed, I couldn't help but reminisce on all the things she told me. How she told me she was sure my powers were going to come back. And the fact that she gave me tips on how to take care of myself so that I can be able to use those powers very well. I can't believe I never actually believed her. And I never really did any of the things she wanted me to do. It made me a bit frustrated. “Well, in any case I was glad.” Mostly I was glad that I listened to her and was patient. I guess all the patience is finally paying off. Now that I am finally seeing changes in me and seeing th
Author's POVOn the verge of giving his judgment on Derek's case, the elders immediately stopped Tobias and said, “You can't judge his case. You have to be crowned as the king first before you judge the case.” And Tobias immediately agreed with them and said, “Okay, I'll judge this case after my coronation.”“So have you picked the dates for the coronation?” he asked the council members, but they replied, “We can't coronate you without you having a Luna yet. We don't want you to be a cause of trouble like them,” the council members said to Tobias. Tobias immediately stood up and walked straight to Lily. He held her hand and said, “She will be my Luna.” The council members looked at each other in surprise and said, “How far? She can't be your mate.”Tobias was shocked and asked, “Why? Why can't she be my mate?” Cassie stood up immediately and said, “Because you have a mate already. I'm your first mate, and as long as I'm alive and I'm not dead, Lily can't be your mate. I am your first
Author's POVSitting on the throne was Tobias, as his face displayed a mix of emotions. The elder members were discussing how to crown Tobias as the new king of the pack. But Tobias said to them, “You don't necessarily have to crown me as the king. Derek can also be the king, and besides he has been the one there since all these years. I don't really know about the affairs of being a king in a pack.” He said to the elders but the elders did not agree to what he said. “No. Derek has been acting crazy these past few months. He has been acting mad on the throne. The power given to him has been misused. He has not been serving the people well,” the elder member said. “We were even planning to dethrone him not quite long before you showed up, Tobias,” they added. Tobias looked at them in shock and was surprised that the council members were planning to dethrone Derek. It was shocking as to why they would do that. They explained that he was acting paranoid and crazy. Derek was shocked tha
Author's POVOut of happiness, Cassie hugged him tighter than before. And before she knew it, Tobias pushed her away. But Lily did not see Tobias pushing her away. Cassie was shocked as to why Tobias would push her away. But she composed herself. She didn't want others to notice that she was pushed away by Tobias. Lily started walking. “I’m going to Tobias. I want to go to him like I missed. I have missed him. Now to go and hug him very tight and never let go,” she said to Alpha Derek. But Alpha Derek was shocked and said, “How could you, Lily? I thought we saved our relationship already. Do you want to betray me? Do you want to betray me with Tobias just like you did with Darius? Isn’t it enough? I thought you said our relationship was important. I thought you loved me now. I thought you promised me that you would love only me and nobody else.” He said to Lily, but Lily was not buying any of it. “No, Alpha Derek, I was sold to you. You forced me to love you. You forced me to be in
Author's POV“You are welcome, Tobias. We've been expecting you. Okay, I'll be back shortly. I need to sort some things out inside.” Alpha Derek stormed inside the house angrily and went into his room immediately. He took his phone and dialed Alpha Ethan's number right away. He dialed Alpha Ethan's number, and he picked up the call after two rings.“Alpha Ethan!” “What? How dare you? You told me Tobias was dead. You told me you punished him to a place of no return. You told me that there was no way he's going to survive there? Where you punished him to. How come he's alive? How come he's standing before me? You confirmed he was dead to me. You…. You confirmed that there is no way he's going to come back to life. You said there was no way he's going to come out of that place alive. How come he's alive? Standing ill and healthy right here in front of me? What did you do? You said he was not going to come back alive. Now how come he's alive and healthy? He did not just come back alive.
Author's POVAlpha Derek was sitting on his throne inside the throne room and he was very perplexed. He was wondering, ‘Who could these people be? Who could this wealthy billionaire be that came into my park without me knowing? How could they come into this park without my knowledge?’” He wondered. He immediately called his Beta and said, “Get me Lily right now. I want her by my side when I'm receiving these visitors,” he said to them. He said to his Beta, but he told him, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Alpha, but Lily is not. Lily is not around right now. She's not in the palace.” He said to him, and Alpha Derek stood up in anger. “What? What do you mean Lily is not in the palace? Where could she have gone? Why didn't she tell me where she was going?” Alpha Derek shouted in anger, but his Beta told him that he didn’t know where Lily went, but she was not in the palace right now. Alpha Derek started pacing up and down inside his throne room and he was wondering, ‘Where could Lily be?’ He
Author's POV“Why the hell are you? Why the hell do you care about me now? I thought you were acting indifferent before. I thought you didn’t like me and you didn’t want me to be your mate. Why now? Why do you have to claim me now?” Tobias shouted at Cassie, frustration evident in his tone.Cassie immediately interrupted him. “I did not leave you! It was because we weren’t in our pack back then. Now that we are back here, in the palace, I have to claim you now, and I can’t leave you for Lily. You can never be with Lily Blackthorn,” she insisted.Tobias, visibly angry, looked at her with annoyance. “You don’t have to claim me. I can never love you. I can only love Lily and Lily alone. Lily is the one I love, not you. Even if you try to claim me, I am not going to fall in love with you,” he muttered angrily.Cassie was equally annoyed. She stood up in frustration and declared, “Whatever you do, Tobias, you will never leave me alone. I am your true mate, and there is nothing you can do a
Author's POV“Are you sure that you are ready to do this?” Catherine asked Tobias, and Tobias looked in that direction.“Yes, I’m very ready to do this, and I’m sure of what I’m doing right now,” he replied.Catherine looked in Cassie's direction and saw her putting on headphones. She turned back to Tobias and said, “You don’t have to worry about her. I know that very soon she’s going to come around, and she’s going to like you just like she liked you before.”Tobias responded, “I don’t really care about her. It doesn’t really matter if she comes around. I like Lily. As long as I have Lily there waiting for me, I am fine. I am okay with Lily alone. I don’t really care if she comes around and likes me again. Sincerely, I don’t want her to like me because I already like Lily, and I would like only Lily as my mate.”Meanwhile, Cassie was not really listening to her headphones. She thought to herself, ‘I don’t really have to say anything or act like I heard what they are saying. I have a
Maya’s POVI decided that even though I had already gotten to realize Darius's actual plan, I would still try my best to divert it and make him quit his plan. So I thought of the perfect words to use, and it finally came to me."Why do you want to kidnap her when you know that she still shares a very strong mate-bond with Alpha Derek? Her inner wolf can easily connect to him and tell him exactly where she is or where she thinks she is, or he could actually even sniff her out. It might take a while, but he would definitely find her. That's just the thing about meatballs that you know nothing about," I said to him as he laughed and began to knock his hand on the wheel like he was being frustrated and thinking of a way out. He turned to me swiftly and smacked at me before looking away."Who said I did not prepare for this? I have already prepared for all this in advance. I knew that something like this might cause a problem and he would be able to find out, but I am going to stop it, an
Maya’s POVI stood beside the door, eavesdropping on everything Luna Nora, and Alpha Darius were talking about. I was in total shock. Darius had gotten to the very edge, and I knew that he was going to start pouring all his punishment on everybody as quickly as possible. I didn't even think Lily would be able to last as long as I predicted. She might not even reach that extent. From the way I was seeing everything, it was just going to get worse and worse. I covered my mouth because it felt like I was about to scream in utter shock. So I made sure to stay hidden so that even if a maid or any guard passed, they would not easily notice me. And luckily for me, her door was inside in a way that it still had boulders blocking it so that anybody who passed would not easily notice someone was actually standing there. That was just one thing I was gaining from as I stood there listening to everything. After I had heard everything and was about to leave, I suddenly heard her telling Darius to