Mima’s POV“You’re taking him with you?” Rake said as he stared at me. His voice was calm as he spoke, and it helped to calm my racing heart, expecting his refusal.I met his stare, my arms tightening protectively around Kia. “Yes.”Beck shifted beside him, looking ready to intervene, but Rake didn’t break eye contact with me. Then, to everyone’s shock, he exhaled and nodded. “Alright.”A beat passed.Zahra let out a loud, exaggerated gasp. “It’s the kiss, isn’t it?” Heat shot up my neck. “Zahra—”She burst out laughing, and Beck followed suit, clapping a hand to Rake's back dramatically. Even Daria snickered behind her hand.Rake arched a brow, then smirked. “Maybe.” I gaped at him.Zahra collapsed onto the bed, gasping with laughter. “Oh, this is the best day of my life. Who would have thought I'd see a day like this? The big bad lycan king and my sweet childhood best friend”I scowled, picking up a pillow and chucking it at her head. “Pack faster before I leave you behind.”She on
Mima’s POVKia’s small fingers gripped my arm tightly as he shook, his wide eyes locked on Stephanie.His breath hitched as his tiny chest rose and fell too fast.“Kia?” My voice was soft but all he did was flinch when I spoke.His lips trembled, his fingers twitching as he stammered something under his breath. I leaned closer, trying to catch it. His voice was barely a whisper.“Witch.”The word sent a shiver down my spine.He pointed a trembling finger at Stephanie, his breaths ragged. His entire body shook as if his bones were vibrating under his skin.The room had gone silent. Eyes darted between Kia and Stephanie, murmurs breaking out.Stephanie’s expression twisted into shock and something I couldn't place my finger on. She raised a perfectly arched brow at me and then trailed her eyes to Kia.What did he mean by calling her a witch?I didn’t have time to analyze it. I wrapped my arms around Kia, pulling him into my chest. “I’m sorry,” I said to the table, my voice steady despit
Mima's POV“What do you want to tell me? Spill it out.” I turned to Dylan to hear him out. I felt Zahra’s hand on my wrist as she tried to tug me out of the room but I didn't want to leave.“Well, glad you made the right choice.” He smirked and walked over to his desk and sat on it.“There's this maid... what's her name again?” He placed his hand on his chin, faking trying to remember.My heart sped up because I knew who he was referring to, but maybe she wasn't the one.“Oh yes! Julia. That's her name. Wasn't she your friend while you were here? Have you seen her around lately?” He stared me in the eye, his smirk growing wider.“What did you do to Julia!” I screamed at him in anger. He couldn't have possibly killed her, would he?Zahra tried her best to hold me back but I tugged my hands away and stomped towards him.All colour drained from his face when I grip his shirt and pull him towards me.“What did you do to Julia? Speak this instant before I gorge your eyes out with my bare h
Mima's POVI saw Stephanie standing in the distance with two guards beside her looking all put together like she always had. She still had that evil aura around her and I was sure I wasn't the only one that could feel it.The guards kept a reasonable distance from her and you could see the fear in their eyes.“Mima, oh my. You look beautiful.” She gushed when she spotted me.Oh please. I rolled my eyes at her and I saw her left eye twitch at my reaction. She can't possibly be expecting us to act all buddy- buddy after all she had done to me.She held onto my hand and pulled me really close to her into a hug. I felt really uncomfortable.I pulled away immediately and kept my distance between us.“Your maid has already told me why you wanted to meet with me.”“Oh, has she?” Stephanie looked at the maid with anger visible in her eyes. “Did I ask you to tell her?”The maid began to shake and tremble at how Stephanie was staring at her.“I... I...”“It's not her fault; Rake wouldn't let me
Mima's POV“The rules, the first person to leave the oyer incapable of moving on their own, wins. No shifting and no claws or teeth. It's going to be a pure fist match.” The moderator said as he looked between the both of us. I nodded at him, accepting the rules of the match.I looked at my people once more giving them a small smile before looking back at Stephanie and her condensing smile.The moderator left the circle and a whistle was blown.Stephanie didn't waste a second as she rushed to me with so much force that I was tackled to the ground. I raised my hands to block my face just like it was taught to reduce damage.She didn't waste a moment before throwing punches at me.She kept on hitting me, not giving me space to gather myself and the roars of the crowd got louder. They were shouting her name so loudly cheering her on.She took a second to hit me and I used that opportunity to push her off me and put her in a headlock.The crowd booed at me and Stephanie was trying to pry
Chapter 47THE AFTERMATHMima's POV“Mima.”Julia smiled at me as she limped toward me.I had forgotten to ask her why she looked so injured when I saw her at the brawl. Purple and black bruises littered her skin, dark against her complexion, and her right hand was wrapped in heavy bandages.Why... What did they do to her?Zahra seemed to notice my shift in expression because she gently took Kia’s hand and stood. “Come on, Kia, let's take a walk.”I barely registered Kia’s little voice asking, Why is Julia hurt? Before the door clicked shut, leaving us alone.The moment the sound of their footsteps faded, I rushed to Julia’s side and grabbed her uninjured hand. She flinched as I grabbed her, but immediately she noticed what she had done. She turned and tried to smile, but it didn't reach her eyes.“What happened to you?” I muttered.The moment the door closed, the strength she had been holding onto shattered. Her face crumpled, and she broke into quiet sobs.I couldn’t hold back. I pu
Mima's POVRake's smile fell and his brows furrowed slightly, his lips pressing into a thin line as he stared at Julia, looking directly at her wounds.Julia squirmed in her seat, shifting uncomfortably under the scrutiny. Her fingers fidgeted with the hem of her dress, and she cast a nervous glance my way as if silently asking for help.I elbowed Rake in the ribs. He flinched and looked down at me with his brow raised and I mouthed later.He gave a subtle nod and looked away from Julia.I sighed, turning my attention back to her. “I was thinking... when I go back home, I want you to come with me.”Julia blinked. “Come with you?”Rake’s brow arched slightly at my words, but he remained silent.I nodded. “Yes. I don’t think you should stay here. It’s not safe, and you don’t owe them anything.”Julia hesitated.Rake finally spoke. “That might be a little complicated.” I frowned at him. “Why?”He leaned back to the wall and crossed his arms. “Because Julia is still a member of Dylan’s pa
Mima's POVI shifted slightly, brushing strands of hair from his forehead. “Kia,” I whispered.The room was quiet except for Kia’s steady breathing beside me. His small arms were still wrapped around my waist, his body warm against mine.His eyelids fluttered open, as he looked around, probably trying to remember how he got here.“Morning,” he mumbled.I hesitated before speaking. “You stayed with me the whole night. Thank you.”He shrugged. “You needed it.”I smiled faintly. “I really appreciate what you did but don't leave Zahra alone without telling anyone. This isn't our pack, we might not be safe.”“I told Zahra you were sad and she let me come here,” he grumbled. He didn't like to get scolded. That's one thing I had noticed about him.Kia turned his head slightly, staring at the ceiling as he ignored me.Sheesh.I should change the topic then. “Kia… Can you tell me about your past?”His whole body tensed.I had expected that reaction. Kia never talked about where he came from or
You might think that things aren't just going well for now in your pack, but that's not it. They're in every sector and so far, we caught them in the most important sectors in our pack. The farm, the lab and the soldiers.”The room mumbled, each person looking more concerned than the last, except those two.“How can we believe what you are saying?” One of the Alphas ask.“I knew one of you would ask. I mean, you can't simply believe something this huge and serious without wanting proof.” Rake chuckled.He signalled to Beck and Beck walked out. He dragged in Ria.Stephanie's eyes went wide when she saw her but no one else noticed. Do they know each other?Dylan glanced at her and there is no form of recognition in his eyes.So Dylan is oblivious to the whole thing but Stephanie knows?“This here, is a woman that almost tricked us. We had other prisoners of these but they died before today for some weird reason that we are yet to figure out but my best bet is that they get killed when t
Mima's POVThe room went back into discussing with one another and seconds later the man stepped in with a smile on his face. Sheesh, he must really love his daughter. I thought to myself because this brooding man just freaking smiled. I turned to see Brent fidgeting where he stood. He looked like he was uneasy as if something was bothering him.I thought back to last night and maybe being in a room filled with couples was doing so well for him.I sighed as I called out to him."Brent? Are you okay?" His eyes turned to mine sharply and he visibly inhaled. His eyes darted around the room and he seemed to fidget the more. This made me ore worried. "Brent? Is everything alright?" My voice is slightly raised now and it alarms Rake. Rake turned to face us and raised his brow."What's wrong?" He asked me."I don't know. Brent is acting weird." The brooding man was still walking in with his daughter and she hasn't really fully entered the room yet so she wasn't noticeable to us. They w
Mima’s POVI was in my room, petting Kia's head as he laid on my lap. He wasn't too happy that we were busy all day and he had to spend the day at the farm during the meeting with Eve. I thought he wouldn't mind but apparently he prefers to be joined at my hip. Three knocks sounded at the door. "Come in." I called out and Beck walked in. "Hey." He said, guilty rubbing the back of his head as he approached me. I turned my face away from him. "Have all the guests gotten a room to stay in?" I asked."Yes, they have." "Good, you can leave." I told him, still angry at how he had been reacting for the past few days. He's either always angry at something and takes it out on others."I'm sorry... That's what I came here to say. I know I have been acting out of line. My anger has been really bad and..." He takes in a sharp breath. "I just wanted to apologize. I know how much you didn't like that." I turned to face him and looked away. I placed Kia on the bed and walked towards Beck with
Mima's POV “Maybe we should just make lines in front of Rake and I? Men to him. Women to me. Is that fine with everyone?” I asked and they nodded. Stephanie still looked so uncomfortable sitting there. Plus, I found that black pendant in the place she kidnapped me. So she probably knows something about them right? Let's not forget the suspicious people she wanted to sell Zahra to and why Kia was afraid of her.What are you hiding. Stephanie?” I thought as I stared intently at her.“Okay, Alpha's to me. Luna's to my Luna.” Rake repeated and they all got up walking towards the both of us.I seeped my powers into the gloves and got ready to attend to them.“Stephanie.” I called out to her and she flinched. Even Dylan was looking at her weirdly. “Ye–yes?” She replied, trying to look as normal as possible but faking it to that extent isn't fooling anybody. “Why don't you come up first?” “No, no. Let everyone else go first.” She pushed on but I just shook my head laughing.“ If you hav
Mima's POV "Beck!" I yelled out to him, storming into the room with Rake and Zahra close behind.Beck didn’t even flinch. He held Dylan by the collar, lifting him slightly off the floor, his canines bared and his eyes glowing with rage. Dylan, to his credit, didn’t look scared, just annoyed and slightly amused?"Let. Him. Go." I repeated, louder this time, stepping between the two.Beck looked at me and sighed before slowly letting Dylan go and stepping back.“What is wrong with you?” I yelled at Beck but he scrunched up his face and turned away from me.In the corner of my eyes, I see Stephanie running up to Dylan and touching him as a form of comfort but Dylan shrugged her off. Stephanie tried to hide the embarrassment she felt but I was pretty sure that everyone in the room had already seen it. “Can someone explain what the hell is going on or was going on?” Rake asked and one of the men that was part of those trying to separate them spoke up.“Alpha Dylan here thought it was wr
Mima's POV As Zahra closed the door behind us, I gently placed my hands on the woman's chest. My powers stirred, responding to the urgency of the situation. I focused my energy, and a soft, golden glow emanated from my palms as I closed my eyes to concentrate. The woman's wounds began to heal and she stopped coughing.Good, it's working. I focused more and I could feel myself getting weaker. We need information and I had already promised her husband that she'll be healed. I needed to honour that at least. After a while, I could feel that she was better so I stepped back and opened my eyes.The woman's breathing was even now and she looked better."Thank goddess," Zahra whispered, letting out a breath, her eyes fixed on the woman. She must have felt just as burdened as I was.I nodded, my gaze still on our patient. "We need to find out more about her involvement with the Shadows. See if we can extract any information before..."The woman's eyes fluttered open, and she gazed up at u
Mima's POV Maybe it's just me reading into it. So I decided to ignore them.“Now, we have discovered that extreme heat can reveal these people to us. You would never have guessed how many packs that they have infiltrated or how they're ruining your system.” “You might think that things aren't just going well for now in your pack, but that's not it. They're in every sector and so far, we caught them in the most important sectors in our pack. The farm, the lab and the soldiers.” The room mumbled, each person looking more concerned than the last, except those two.“How can we believe what you are saying?” One of the Alphas ask.“I knew one of you would ask. I mean, you can't simply believe something this huge and serious without wanting proof.” Rake chuckled. He signalled to Beck and Beck walked out. He dragged in Ria. Stephanie's eyes went wide when she saw her but no one else noticed. Do they know each other? Dylan glanced at her and there is no form of recognition in his eyes.
Mima's POV I laughed a little, tryongt o lighten the mood but she just looked down on me the more.“Are you sure you are really the Luna? I'm not getting that vibe from you.” She continued.Her husband doesn't do anything to stop his wife's running mouth and extremely terrible attitude. Instead, he just stood there licking his lips, still while staring at me.I opened my mouth to speak when I felt a presence behind me.“Is anything going on here?” Rake asked. Pinning the man with his eyes in place.The wife blushed? What the hell?Why is she blushing while staring at my mate? My wolf surfaced and I let out a low growl making all eyes turn to me.The woman covered her mouth and widened her eyes like she met with a filthy animal.“Oh my. What uncouth behaviour. Am I right?” She leaned away from her husband and closer to Take touching his arm.I touched her arm and squeezed and she flinched. I let my nails dig into her flesh and she pulled her hand back so fast like she got stung. “Ex
Mima's POV I watched her turn the corner and I did too.“Ria, stop. Now!” I yelled at her but she doesn't stop. Instead. She increased her speed. She ran out of the dungeons Andi's almost out when I'm close and grab her hair in my hands and pulling her back.She stumbled backwards falling on to me as we both fell down the stairs. “Fuck.” I quickly caught my footing and stabilised myself, pulling her towards me and stoping our fall.“Well, well, well. Look who it is.” I said, staring down at her while trying to catch my breath. “I am not saying anything.” She blurted out, trying to escape from the strong grip that I had her in.“We'll see about that.” I spat and she turned her face away from mine.“Where is Kian?” I asked her and I noticednher expression shifting as her eyes glazes over. Is she pulling an act in front of me? She refused to answer my question as she just stood there with sad eyes and not bothering to struggle anymore against my hold. What has gotten into her? Zah