~Kira~"Oh my goodness Kira, why are you crying? Don't tell me that you are feeling pain anywhere. What can I do to help you? You are really scaring me. I thought you said that you are okay. Should I get the Pack doctor to come back? Please say something." I chuckled slowly at the panicked voice of Alianna. "I'm not in pain, these are just tears of joy, Ali. You have no idea how scared I was. I thought that I wouldn't make it or maybe complications would arise. My nightmares tormented me every single day of my pregnancy and I was so sure that Xavier was going to choose me over the baby if things went haywire.""When the contraction hit me and the doctor wasn't around, I panicked. I thought that was going to be the end for me. I had no idea how I held on till the doctor got here. I am so happy that I got to hold my son in my arms. Just look at the way he is sleeping, so peacefully." Alianna smiled and touched my son's cheek.As soon as I woke up, the first thing I did was to ask of h
~Jake~"What?! Are you certain of what you just said right now or is this just another rumor that is going on in the Pack? You know we have a lot of those."I stood up, hastily walking towards the councilman."Yes, I am certain Alpha Jake. This isn't just a minor rumor. I am one hundred percent sure. I have people all around there and they are giving me the information that I need. The Luna of Crescent Pack has given birth. Alpha Xavier now has an heir who will take over the Pack when the time is right."I glanced at Aiden who was looking at the Councilman with obvious distaste on his face."And why do you have people in Crescent Pack? Why are you spying on Kira and Alpha Xavier? What exactly is your motive Councilman Martinez? There has to be a valuable reason why you took such drastic measures without telling your Alpha. Am I invincible or don't I have any authority anymore?" I growled lowly.He backed away in fear.The way he was darting his eyes around, I knew he was trying to com
~Kira~"How is my beautiful queen and my prince doing? I have always wanted to say that. I couldn't believe a day would come when I would utter that statement. This feels like a dream come true Kira. You don't know how excited I am to start a family with you. You can feel my heartbeat."I giggled at his words. Xavier tickled me a little bit, earning more laughter from me."Yes, I can actually.” I said “You seem more excited than me and I am happy about that. I just don't understand why you insist on throwing a party for me Xavier, it isn't a big deal. I just gave birth, it's not as if I gave birth to the moon goddess spokesman.""You're making a big deal out of this, I don't want to be the center of attention. I know a lot of people are not happy about my childbirth and the last thing I want to do is to have a party. This will give them room to belittle me more. Can't we just have a small gathering among the household? There is no need for the whole Pack to come or even those outside
~Kira~It has been a few days since the birth of my son. Everything seems to be going smoothly for me. It felt as if my life was finally taking shape. Somehow, I was no longer feeling downhearted but rather I felt victorious.When I remembered my conversation with Xavier a few days ago and how he was so adamant about throwing a party for Sawyer, my heart was filled with joy. There was no day that Xavier would not play with my son despite him being a little child and constantly sleeping, he didn't mind it.He would stare at him for hours, a very gentle smile on his face, one that could light up the entire room. I couldn't wait to give birth to his child. If he could treat another man's son like this, then I wonder how he would pamper his children.Just the thought of that made me all flustered inside which in turn was helping me in overcoming my insecurities little by little.A lot of people have come to visit me ever since I gave birth and not all of them had something nice to say. Ev
~Kira~I felt really sick. The urge to vomit was there. I can feel the bile building up in my throat.The last time I felt this way was when I was kidnapped and taken to Blood Moon Pack and had wolfsbane and silver injected into my system. I felt the same way I do now, but I think I will take back the torture to what I was seeing right now. This was just creepy and inhumane. Who will do something like this? I thought this only happened in the movies and in books that I have read at the library but I never thought that I would stumble upon something like this. No wonder the basement was off-limits. Did Xavier know what was in here or was it someone else who did this? How many years had they been left here? How couldn't anyone sense the awful smell that had been coming from the basement?I knew that the basement was offskirts from the main building but that does not mean that no one ever comes here. It doesn't look as if it has been cleaned for years, so dusty and moldy. There was no
~Xavier~"What is she still doing with you? You promised that after giving birth, you would discard her but what is she still doing here? Don't tell me that you are having second thoughts. Remember that you are doing this for your benefit and her safety."I ran my hands through my hair in frustration, glaring at the woman speaking to me."The more you grow selfish, the more people are bound to get hurt! How hard is that for you to understand, Alpha Xavier?"I looked away feeling angry with myself. I knew she would never have anything positive to say."What do you want me to do, kick her out?” I asked. “She just gave birth! How heartless can you be? Or don't tell me that you don't have a conscience. Where exactly is she supposed to go? I am meant to protect her, not push her away. We have to look for another way to solve this. I can't imagine life without Kira, you have to understand this. She is my mate. She is all I have.”She let out a humorless laugh. She was mocking me and I know
~Kira~Despite the party being for my son, I couldn't focus. The smile on my face was fake. I was so distracted. My attention was mainly on Jayden. He was having such a good time dancing with Alianna, mingling with different people from various Packs. I still can't get the smile he gave me when I discovered such a horrendous thing in that basement off my mind. I have never felt scared of Jayden in my life. I have never seen him as a threat. He always stood up for me. He always comforted me when I was feeling down and scared of anything. But why was I now looking at him as if he was the killer?How did Jayden find me so easily? I’d been at the most secluded part of the building. No one could have ever thought of me being there. I never told Alianna that I was going towards the basement. All I told her was just that I was taking a little tour of the house.I didn't believe Jayden's story, not even a bit. He was lying. If he was the killer, why would he kill her? And who was the girl d
~Jake~I have been waiting for days, expecting some sort of news from her, but nothing has come through yet and I don't think it would even come through but I am still waiting, hoping that within her, she will have a little bit of pity for me and tell me what is going on.I know that I deserve this punishment. This was my instant karma and I deserve every bit of it. But the curiosity was killing me. The agonizing wait was draining everything in my body.When I found out that Crescent Pack was having a party in honor of my son and my mate, I completely lost it.When Aiden told me that Crescent Pack didn't invite HalfMoon Pack to this party, I extended my invitation to that arrogant bastard and he couldn't even reciprocate the same gesture.Why was the moon goddess punishing me this way? This was the only way that I could see my son. My son whom I rejected and called a bastard. Whenever I remember that day, I am filled with so much regret and hatred for myself.If only I could turn back
~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