~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
~Xavier~Even though the party was a success and Kira was happy, I felt a change in her mood and attitude. She still smiled a lot and cracked jokes with me but I felt as if something was off with her. She seemed tense whenever she was near me.I couldn't understand the reason why she was scared of me. Maybe I was just reading too much meaning into it. She was no longer pregnant so I am sure it wasn't the hormones, or was there another type of hormones that disturbed women after giving birth that I wasn't aware of?Was she disappointed about the fact that I didn't invite Alpha Jake to his son's party or was there something else that was making her sad that I wasn't aware about? I was tempted to ask Alianna, but I knew that she wouldn't be of any help to me.She would pretend as if she didn't know what was going on and would even go as far as making me look like a fool. I know she would lie and tell me that she hasn't noticed anything strange about Kira.I tried so much not to dwell on
~Xavier~"Are you trying to give me a concussion?” Jayden asked as I threw a dish at him which he dodged. Did he really think that I was joking when I told him that I wouldn't spare him if he misbehaved again? My patience was growing thin. I was sick and tired of making up excuses for him. He was a grown-ass man, it was high time he started acting like one, not making mistakes up and down"I don't care if you get a concussion or not. You had one job but you blew it. How incompetent can you be? You are really disappointing me as the Beta of this Pack. I am ashamed of you. I am embarrassed to call you my friend and Beta. You better tell me the reason why Kira is acting so strange and why she wants to go on a little trip or else I am going to bash your head open.”I just hope the moon goddess would give me enough patience to relate more to his stupidity because I don't know how much of this I can take.Whenever I see him, the only thing that I can think about is how to rip him apart. Th
~Kira~I’ve been living a lie. I used to see the world as colorful but now, everything is just black and white.I was just too blind to see that the world was only in black and white. I thought that things were finally looking up for me but whenever something good happens in my life, there must be a twist that follows.Why can't the moon goddess give me that little happiness that I am asking for? What did I ever do to deserve such a life? Am I truly cursed or is this just another test?The Xavier that I knew was gone and now replaced with this total stranger.Maybe he was even saying all those things to the seer, to spook me. He may have known I was hiding behind the wall the whole time.No matter how hard I tried to twist the whole thing and try to make him look good or even make sense of what I heard, I just couldn't help it.I could no longer tell him about what I found in the basement. I have no idea who to trust anymore. What if Xavier and Jayden had a hand in the body I discover
~Jayden~I waited for her under the pine tree. I was getting restless as seconds turned into minutes and minutes into hours.I was worried. We were supposed to meet here but she was late. What could be the problem? This is so unlike her. She always liked to be punctual in everything. She hated being late.She would always hassle me whenever I came to an appointment late which was why I knew something was wrong.I hope Xavier didn't intercept her. He was getting quite cocky. He no longer had that fear in his eyes or that look of guilt whenever he talked about doing something bad instead, it looks as if he was taking joy in it.He promised me that he had buried that personality a long time ago. He told me that nothing would make him go back.He was truly crazy and I was scared of what he was going to do to Kira if I didn't find a way to intercept their relationship.He was becoming too obsessed with her, too possessive. Always watching her like a hawk.Kira may see it as love but I foun
~Kira~I look like stress itself. I haven't been getting enough sleep ever since I discovered how dubious Xavier was. I have basically been sleeping with one eye open.I was scared that he was going to smother me in my sleep, and I didn't want to take any chances. Paranoia has become my name lately. I didn't even share my worries with anyone. I don't even know who to trust.He was the Alpha and I was his Luna. People would look at me as if I was crazy if I were to tell them that their Alpha was nothing but a vicious cold-blooded killer who didn't have any remorse whatsoever for what he did, but instead took pride and joy in it. They will think that I was looking for attention all day and will even run straight to Xavier to tell himNot even Jayden and Alianna could know what I was going through. I no longer trusted anyone.Alianna proved me right when I asked her the other day about the basement. Could the three of them have known what was inside there and have been making a fool out
~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