~Jayden~I grasped her tightly, feeling her cold palms. She was lying lifeless. Everyone was crying beside me, but I just stood there watching her lifeless body. I felt like a failure. She was my friend. In fact, she was more than a friend and I couldn't even do anything to protect her. I knew that Xavier was unhinged, but I kept on making excuses for him and now someone I cared about got hurt. I tried everything to save her but I was too late. Xavier had already choked her to death. I was holding onto a lifeless body by the time I arrived there. I thought that giving her CPR would revive her but I was so wrong. I wish I was in some kind of nightmare and someone would slap me awake. I wish this was all just a fantasy to me and I'm not in my reality. How could I live with myself knowing that I could have protected Alianna and yet did nothing about it? I should have warned her to stay away from Xavier if she had told me she was going to see him.I swear I will make him pay for this.
~Kira~I had such a blissful afternoon. Xavier was so gentle with me. He has never been this way before. Even when I told him to be a little aggressive, he refused. He was scared of hurting the baby. I can't believe that it has been such a long time since we got intimate, but he still knew how to make me happy and I have been in a very blissful mood ever since. There was nothing that could bring me down, not even Loren Hemsworth.Anyone who saw me right now would definitely notice the glow on my face and the bright smile. I haven't felt like this in a long while.I was glad that Xavier and I settled our differences. Even though he was busy, he still insisted on following me to see Alianna, who Jayden told me was wide awake and well.I was happy to hear that. Immediately I was done with Xavier, I wasted no time in going to see Alianna. Xavier thought that we shouldn't go empty-handed since she was recovering from an accident, and insisted on getting her a basket of fruit which he was
~Xavier~That little brat had the audacity to smirk directly in my face. What was going on? She was looking so arrogant. I have never felt so insulted in my life, not even when our Alpha Jake came here with his unreasonable demand and mate entitlement that I hand over Kira to him. I found his arrogance very amusing but with Alianna, I found hers to be very insulting.I have known her for years now. I knew her as a quiet person, but now she was showing her true colors. To me, it was as if she was indirectly telling me that I could not harm her. The arrogance on her face said it all as she said those words. They were still imprinted in my head.It wouldn't leave me. Her taunting voice was as if they whispering in my ears. I wanted to kill her more than anything else but I knew that if I did anything to her now, Jayden would point accusing fingers at me and he would tell Kira too.He has a soft spot for Alianna. I hope she got the message loud and clear and doesn't say anything to Kira b
~Kira~Something was definitely wrong with Alianna and Xavier. They were indirectly throwing shades at each other which was so weird. I have never seen Alianna talk back to anyone before. This was the first time. It was really shocking that of all the people, it had to be Xavier. I thought they were civil with each other. Why would they be antagonistic with each other? Xavier was the one who made Alianna my handmaid, so why would he get rid of her when he was the one who recommended her in the first place? It was through him that I became friends with Alianna and I was happy for that.I felt as if I was kept in the dark constantly. No one ever told me what was going on in this house. I didn't even feel like a Luna. I felt like a fraud. Xavier may love me but I get the feeling that he didn't trust me enough to share some secrets with me. Jayden was loyal to his Alpha. He always had a limit of what to say to me, but somehow the story of Aliann@a passing out in the hallway did not si
~Ella~"Is there a reason you wanted us to meet at this secluded place when I could just come to your house or you come to mine? It's not as if we are doing something atrocious." He looked around the deserted house that had no inhabitants for a very long time. I didn't mind as long as no one found out what I was doing."I don't see any problem with it. Don't tell me that you are scared. Besides, coming to your house would be a risky move. There are too many eyes watching. Somehow the news would get to Jake that I came to your house and he would interrogate me. What lie could I possibly come up with?"I scoffed as I looked at the person in front of me. "You have to be smart if you want to have a say in this Pack one day. You are too weak, that is your problem. I heard that you were humiliated in front of everyone in the council. That must have hurt a lot. The Alpha does not value your loyalty to him; instead he lets his Beta move pieces on his chess board. You were nothing but a pawn
~Kira~"Shut your damn mouth and get the hell out of here, no one asked for your opinion. Don't listen to her Kira, she is just trying to bring chaos. That is the only thing Miss Hemsworth is good at," Alianna turned to me."How do you know that Alianna? He told me that you don't have any interactions with her. You barely even know her. How would you know that she likes to bring chaos? Please don't tell me that you are also lying to me? What is she talking about? What secrets do I not know? I know you are not hiding anything from me, right?" "Oh Kira, innocent little Kira who views the world as filled with roses and dandelions. Do you honestly think that Alianna is being truthful to you all this while with her pretentious innocent and pretty face. People like her are all always snakes and have the biggest secrets. She has known Xavier for so many years and yet she could not tell you a single thing about him. Don't you find that extremely suspicious?""Do you think that Xavier is not
~Jake~The weather was perfect and I couldn't miss going for a run in my wolf form. I felt so invigorated. That was a good feeling for me. Running in my wolf form was exactly what I needed.It has been so long since I did that. Being an Alpha was certainly not easy, it was taking all of my whole time that I even forgot the way to get rid of stress from my body. I felt like taking a month-long holiday far away from Halfmoon Pack and far away from all these toxic companions that were sapping all the energy I had but I knew that if I did that, the Pack would be in chaos and shambles. There was no one else to lead it the way that I would.Aiden would do a good job but he might not perfect it because he has a short temper. I just wanted to avoid all Elders of the council. They are the ones who were giving me a migraine and I was not in the mood to entertain any of them.They called for a meeting but I was not going to attend. They could sort out their problem by themselves. I have other
~Jake~It felt exhilarating to see him bowing so deeply. It seems as if the moon goddess was humiliating my enemies one by one.Who would have thought that Councilman Martinez would ever beg for forgiveness from me? He was so full of himself and that is exactly how his son Jason behaved. He ran his mouth that he would leave the council if I didn't remove Aiden as my Beta, yet here he was, begging to be taken back.Did he think it would come easy? I don't know what made him apologize to me but I didn't have a good feeling about it, and from the look on Aiden's face, I can tell that he wasn't too thrilled about his apology.If it was up to him, he would tell the guards to throw him out of his sight. I wouldn't let my guard down where he was. I didn't trust him. There was something off about him, but I couldn't quite place my finger on it yet. His apology looked forced, as if someone was putting him up to it. The apology sounded so insincere that he must have rehearsed it and for a whil
~Kira~It has been one hell of a week. I knew it wasn't going to be roses and unicorns. I knew that once I stepped foot into Crescent Pack, they would want to have my head. If it wasn't for Alpha Jake who was beside me, and all the warriors that he took from Half Moon Pack, then I would have been dead by now. It took some time to quiet everything down. They didn't trust me until I recounted the story that the witch told me and where my heritage came from. I wanted nothing more than for everyone to live in peace. I proposed a merger with Half Moon Pack which at first they all refused since both Packs had long been sworn enemies but since the Pack had no alpha, and Jayden was the one who was running everything, he decided for the elders of the council to conclude on what they wanted.Both Pack elders went into a meeting. The elders from Half Moon Pack and the elders from Crescent Pack all came together. It took a lot of convincing for them to finally agree to a merger. Jayden was sh
~Kira~"Don't worry my love, you don't have to be nervous about it. She isn't harmful, even though she may appear intimidating.” Jake said, rubbing my shoulders in reassurance. I gulped down my nervousness especially when the witch walked in.I was expecting to see a grouchy old lady, but she was quite young. I removed the hood from my head. I had insisted on it so that no one would recognize us. I am glad that Beta Aiden decided to look after Sawyer.She sat down in front of us. Her eyes widened when she made eye contact with me."I can say that I am quite surprised to see you, Alpha Jake. The last time you were here was to make an inquiry about how your late Luna couldn't give birth to your child. Now you are here with a much different wolf. A very powerful one at that. I never thought that you were still alive. I thought you had died." My hold on Jake tightened. She didn't mean it in a scary way but I still felt shivers run down my spine."What do you mean by that? Do you know w
~Kira~To say that I was surprised was an understatement. I always knew that Ella was all kinds of evil, but I never knew that she would go to the extent of trying to lace my drink with poison.I don't know how she drank the poison, but I am grateful to whoever swapped the drink. I have had a taste of what consuming wolfsbane felt like and it wasn't a good feeling. I was still astonished at how I survived that torture. Maybe because I wasn't forced to drink it but Ella wanted to kill me on the spot. She wanted to give me a humiliating death just the way she gave to that Councilman.It has been days since her funeral and the execution of the bodyguard who was her accomplice. I don't even know the man and yet he had so much grudge against me.Things were beginning to quiet down in the Pack. Even though people still talked about Ella's sudden death, all these things that had been going on made me realize something and I didn't want to waste any more time. I decided to accept Jake back
~Jake~When I heard the loud thud and saw Ella passed out on the floor, I thought it was one of her little pranks for seeking attention. I was going to commend her for staying drama-free at this party, but I guess I was too quick to speak.When I noticed that it wasn't a prank, and something was really wrong with her, I rushed towards her but Aiden was already there. With the help of some guests, Ella was moved into her room where the Pack doctor examined her.I thought that maybe she was sick or wasn't feeling well, but when he told me that Ella had consumed a large amount of wolfsbane, I was shocked.wolfsbane was banned from the Pack ages ago, so where the hell did that come from? And of all places, it had to be the party that I was throwing for Kira. Was someone trying to sabotage me purposely?He said there was no way to save her and that the poison was already spreading to her heart. I watched as Ella convulsed to death, the look of anguish on her face. I knew that she didn't w
~Ella~This party was a colossal waste of time. The bitch has rarely stood up from her seat. She was supposed to be up and about so that she would take the poisoned drink that I'd arranged, from the server close to her.I couldn't take my eyes off her because I didn't want to miss the death show that was about to happen. All I needed her to do was take that glass of wine.She mingled with just a few people, but everyone wanted to talk to her. They were treating her as if she was some sort of celebrity and I know that she was loving the attention even though she pretended not to do so.What a sneaky little snake. Girls like Kira were so easy to predict. I knew that she had sex with Alpha Jake. Even though she pretended to hate him, she wouldn't waste any time spreading her legs for that jerk.I couldn't wait for the highlight of this party. Kira would soon be taken out as a corpse. In her next miserable life, she would wish that she had never met Alpha Jake or been his mate. Kira did
~Kira~I never thought that I would ever have sex with Alpha Jake again but I can't say that I regretted it. There was this burning desire in me that I have been pushing away ever since I came back to Half Moon Pack, but yesterday I decided to give in to it and I can say that it was one of the best nights of my life.I knew that I had been lying to myself all this while, that somewhere within me I still had feelings for him.Well, since the moon goddess loves to play with me a lot, I decided that I have had enough of pushing Alpha Jake away. I was going to embrace my feelings for him.I accepted the idea of having a party for me and Sawyer. I just didn't expect a lot of people to turn up. I was hoping that not a lot of people would show up for the party but it seems as if everyone wanted to get a glimpse of Luna Kira, Alpha Jake's former mate whom he rejected.I know they were all waiting for some kind of drama. Maybe they were hoping for Alpha Jake to call all this a prank.I could
~Ella~When I remembered the conversation I overheard, I felt like killing Kira and melting her body in acid. She was truly a snake. From afar, you would think she was so docile but she was nothing but a serpent, and she has succeeded in slithering her way into my husband's life.All he ever talks about now is Kira this, and Kira that. It was really starting to get irritating hearing that name constantly.I knew that killing Kira would not be easy but I wanted to give her a more painful and humiliating death than Councilman Martinez. Only a few wolves knew how he died. Jake didn't give full disclosure to people who were curious about his death and what was the cause of it, but with Kira, I would make sure that everyone would see her.When I found out that Jake was having a party in honor of her return, I felt as if a thousand needles were being pricked into my heart and skin. He kept on giving me excuses whenever I asked for something, but with Kira, he was ready to move mountains. An
~Jake~Something doesn't feel right. No matter how much I tried to ignore it, I knew that Councilman Martinez's death wasn't suicide. That guard knows something. He was protecting someone. He wouldn't give up who the criminal was.Whoever killed him took their precious time killing him. The poison ivy was just to make him go through pain. The itching and swelling were nasty to even look at.I wonder what his thoughts were as he died. What was the motive of the killer? I know that Councilman Martinez was a very dirty man. He wasn't straightforward. His death wasn't a surprise to me nor am I going to mourn for him, that was for his wife and son who had also suddenly gone missing. I decided to take a break from catching the mysterious killer and focus on Kira who has been acting strange ever since I came back with Sawyer. She didn't give me her usual gentle smile, instead, she snatched Sawyer from me, slamming the door in my face. I stood there in utter shock and when I raised my hand
~Kira~A loud knock interrupted my reading session. I thought it was Alpha Jake or his annoying Beta. I haven't seen him ever since he said he was taking Sawyer for a walk.I wasn't worried though. I knew Jake wouldn't allow anything to happen to our son. I opened the door only to see Ella standing before me.I hardened my look. What the hell did she want now? Hasn't she made my life a living hell enough? I always avoided being in the same room with Ella. I knew that she wanted nothing but trouble and I was not in the mood for her drama. She was a manipulative liar and I didn't want to be caught in her web of lies.I almost closed the door in her face but she put out a hand, pushing it wide open, inviting herself into my room.When she walked past me, I caught a whiff of a very familiar smell. I scrunched up my nose. It wasn't pleasant to the nose. I couldn't really pinpoint what kind of smell it was since it was covered by her usual minty scent, but it was as if she combined her