The only mistake Lily made was that she never really believed Beatrice. When Beatrice said, “Derek was not a nice person and he was actually very cruel,” she did not believe it and refused to accept the fact that Derek would be like that. She saw him as a nice person, so she was going to use that to her advantage. She did not know she was about to face an even much more hectic situation. Because actually, Derek was not nice at all. Instead, Derek was known for being cruel. Even more cruel than even his father, who was a very stiff tyrant during his own reign as the Alpha before he was taken away. Some people did not even pity the Alpha when they found that he was taken away with his son. The only person who they had sympathy for was his son. Because even from a very young age, it was obvious that Toby was different from Derek which people wanted to be back, but they could not find him. They never wanted the Alpha back because he was a very cruel person. And it was also one of the reas
Soon Lily was bathed for and dressed for as she was all set and ready. But even though she felt happy and like she was in so much wealth, something just felt wrong. Everything about the palace was wrong. Even the way it was quiet was so annoying despite the fact that there were excessive guards. “It feels as though even if you tried your best to escape all these guards, you won't be able to do it,” she thought to herself. She stared out at the window and watched as traders came in and out. “I think today was a special day. Oh, she had just arrived and of course they would try to bring precious gifts to her as a welcome to their new Luna,” she thought. There was soon a knock on the door as she rushed to it. She opened the door and it was the same maid who had faced her when she entered the palace newly. She couldn't help but hiss as she opened the door wide. “What else do you need? I don't need any assistance from anyone insulting me,” she said to her as she laughed. “I am not he
Instead of Tobias being actually scared and trying to restrain himself from whoever this mystery lady is that called herself Cassie, he was even more curious because she looked like someone familiar to him. “So how were you able to know that I was banished?” He questioned as Cassie started laughing out loud like a maniac. “Of course, it is more than obvious. Even from the way you dress, from the way you act, from how irritated you behave. It's more than obvious that you were either an Alpha who was banished for a weird reason or you are actually close to an Alpha or royalty,” Cassie said as she continued to eat her dinner. It made Tobias even more surprised. He never in his life thought he could meet someone as smart as this and so free-minded. He was even more surprised that she was actually working in a factory. Back in the back, no one was ever allowed, mostly a woman, to work in a factory. It was more like an abomination. But yet she was looking all tattered but yet strong and
Back to Lily. She was already at the dinner table and was actually the first person to arrive as she stayed in the quiet and silent room. As it was, Beatrice walked in, also dressed elegantly. It seemed as if she and Beatrice were actually competing for who would dress nicer. She was surprised how everyone was even competing with dresses. Nobody did that in her park. She decided to wave that aside as the maids began to serve the dinner. Soon Derek's mother joined, and soon Derek also joined. But he looked like he was busy as his beta was by his side, giving him a list of things. And he was still signing even when he was sitting down and the maids were already serving dinner. She noticed how grand all the dinner was. And at the corner were gifts piled up to a particular height. She was amazed at it, as it was more than obvious that those gifts would belong to her. She was also happy because she would get to unbox a lot of things. She patiently watched as everybody acted all busy at th
Meanwhile, Tobias had become very curious and wanted to know more about this city and why he was brought here. Mostly, why nobody could escape. And the only way he could know all that is if he gets close to Cassie. He quickly sprinted up and packed up his dinner as he rushed behind her, only to know which room she entered. He waited patiently in the hall, waiting for her to come out, and in no time, she stepped out, still chewing on her dinner as she realized he was standing there. "Why are you still here? I told you to go home and take a rest and come back tomorrow to continue suffering for the rest of your life," Cassie joked as she walked away, but Tobias was not ready to give up as he chased after her. "You please wait for me, Cassie. You need to explain to me. You know I am in movies, and I know nothing, and you are the only one who can put me through. I want you to put me through. Tell me everything, and I promise I will listen to you. If possible, I will abide by everythi
She looked at Tobias for a while, being amazed at his figure. Of course, Tobias was not just any type of merry-looking wolf. He had one of the best figures. Not just that, he was also very handsome. Lily did not just fall in love with the wrong man. And of course, this human was seeing that in him. "You are new here, and I never agreed or saw your letter of employment. How did you get employed here?" she questioned. Tobias suddenly became speechless, unable to speak. This was the first time he was actually encountering a human who had so much power. She looked at him with keen interest, wanting him to reply as he was lost for words, unable to say anything. "I got to work here through connections, and I was told that you would test me today to see if I am worthy to work in your factory," he said quickly as she laughed. "You look scared. Are you scared of me? You are a wolf. Why are you scared of a human?" she questioned, as Tobias immediately looked at Cassie. The lady's eye
Meanwhile, Tobias was still very confused, but he wanted to know more. He was more curious than he was confused. He was soon taken with Catherine and Cassie in an expensive car back to the mansion that Catherine had already talked about. He was surprised when Catherine literally said he owned the car. It seemed as though Catherine kept one particular vehicle for Tobias, or she was already expecting him a long time ago. They soon got to the mansion, and oh my God, Tobias had never seen anything as huge and exquisite as this. He ignored it for a while as Cassie tapped him on the shoulder, making him flinch in fright. He was too scared of Cassie because he could not believe she was able to easily trick him into believing that she was actually one of the factory workers. That alone was enough to make him scared to the very core. After that, he could not help but smile back at her in pretense as she tapped him on the shoulder even more aggressively. "Stop pretending. I know you a
Meanwhile, Lily, who thought she could easily get past everything and act smart to find out everything, was finding it quite difficult to even know what was really going on amongst everyone. Even Beatrice, who was always so nice and chit-chatting with her, had become secretive. She had already stayed in the palace for four days, and yet she had not seen Beatrice ever since that dinner. Yes, they had dinner together, but talking to each other was impossible. It seemed as though they just vanished into thin air. Anyway, Lily had become so bored that she couldn't help but yawn multiple times, feeling so frustrated with everything. She could not understand why it was so boring in the pack. Yet everybody but her was now determined to find out and investigate more. She wanted to know everything. Most especially, she wanted to know why no one was talking about the matter and why Derek just abandoned her. Yes, she had always heard from other Lunas how they would get to bond with the
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