~Kira~Almost like I had predicted, he was in our room in less than two minutes. I wondered what he wanted to talk to me about. I’d wanted to tell him to fudge himself after he said that he wanted to talk to me, but I held myself back. Seeing him talk to Lola in the manner that he did just a few minutes ago, made me almost have a change of mind and think that he cares about me, but all that might also be a show. So, trusting what I saw was out of the equation.When the door swung open slowly and Xavier emerged, I turned to face him, leaning by the window. His face was drawn and he looked tired. I mean, I should be the tired one. He has been the tormentor for a very long time, so why was he the one with the tired face?“I don’t have all the time in the world, Xavier. What did you want to talk about?”He took a step forward and then stopped as if he was rethinking what he said. What could possibly be so hard that he couldn’t even just spit it out? I’m tired of moving around in circles,
~Kira~The next few days after Xavier and I settled our differences, he started to suffocate me with apology gifts. Each morning brought a new sunrise, and with it, a new gift from Xavier. His apologies took the form of thoughtful gestures, each carefully selected to show me just how much he cared.It started with small tokens- a bouquet of flowers picked from the woods, a handwritten letter expressing his love and remorse, and a necklace adorned with a moonstone pendant. I received each gift with a mixture of surprise and gratitude, my heart slowly thawing as his gestures of remorse continued.But this morning, I woke up to something different on the bedside table. I hadn’t even noticed when he snuck out of bed and went out to get these packages. He would have gone deep into the town to be able to get these because they were not things that were readily available. My eye went to the wall clock, and I saw that it was not as early as I thought. It was already past eleven in the morning
~Kira~He stepped closer tentatively, nodding his head. “Yes. I wanted to show you that I’m committed to us, to this family that we’re about to build” he explained, his voice rough with emotion. “I know that I can never erase what I’ve done to you, but I want to be there for you, every step of the way”“You mean, you’ve finally accepted this baby? Even though you’re not the father? You’ve accepted to take care of me all through this period?” I asked, the start of tears starting to prick my eyes.Xavier smiled, his eyes telling more than his lips were about to tell.“I spent hours researching which brochures would be the most helpful, wanting to show you that I have not only accepted our future together, but I’ve also embraced it with open arms. Of course, I already love this tiny wolf as if he’s mine. We’ll love him unconditionally and give him the best family. One filled with love and happiness”Tears shimmered in my eyes as I set the brochures down and reached for him. Xavier crossed
~Xavier~“So, is there any other solution that we can render to this problem that has entered into the werewolf community?” I asked the high-ranking wolves who were present in the meeting.Jayden and I had gone to address some pressing issues that had been challenging the health of my pack members, and the other pack members of other alphas. There were only alphas and Betas in this meeting, and no one from the lower hierarchy.Personally, I wouldn’t have gone, because I didn’t want to leave Kira behind, but when she said that she needed to see the doctor and also do some routine exercise and checkup, I figured that I could also make good use of my time by attending to the concerns of these people.But so far, none of the alpha, or their beta substitutes, have been able to raise any attainable solution to what we were facing economically. All I had asked was how possible it is to infiltrate the human world without giving our secret away. Maybe get into government circles, and have a go
~Xavier~The drive to the pack house was silent, with only the sound of our breathing between us, and Jayden occasionally dropping updates whenever he got one, even though I wasn’t really paying attention to whatever he was saying.We got to the packhouse and I got down, heading straight to the doctor’s office to see Kira. I’d missed her, and all I wanted to do was pull her into my arms, and inhale her scent to make my brain calmer. “Let me see my mate immediately,” I said to the doctor as I got to her office. ‘She told me that she would come here for an examination”The doctor frowned, and shook her head. “But Kira hasn’t been here. I’ve been waiting for her since morning to come for a routine check, but she hasn’t shown up yet. I just assumed that she might be too weak to come out today. So I was planning to come over to the house to see her”What was she saying?I left Kira alone at ten in the morning, and it was roughly four hours later after I came back, and she hadn’t come for
~Kira~I slowly regained consciousness, my head throbbing and my body aching. I groaned as I tried to move my head, but all I got was a serious skull-cracking headache that threatened to snap my neck if I tried to move my head again. There was something covering my face, and when I realized that it was a plastic bag, I panicked and forgot the threats that my neck had dished out to me. I swung my head to and fro until the bag was flown away from my head and I was able to breathe properly.I opened my eyes and was met with full darkness.Where was I?I couldn’t make sense of this.I didn’t know how I had ended up in this place that didn’t even feel like the dungeon in Alpha Xavier’s pack. I tried to make a sound but all that came out was a croak. My throat was dry and hurting. I needed some water, and urgently.As I licked my already dry lips and tried to make sense of where I was and how I got here, it slowly started to click piece by piece. The last thing that I remembered was the fie
~Xavier~As the news of Kira’s disappearance spread through the Pack, everyone started to walk on tiptoes around me, including my beta. I was in the worst mood possible, and couldn’t think straight. Somehow, I thought that I might have an idea of what might have happened to her and the people responsible, but I wanted to make sure that I had exhausted all options before chasing that thought.I paced around restlessly as I waited for the return of the warriors who I sent out to comb the entire Packs around and within us, to make sure that she wasn’t there. It’s been one full day since I sent them out, and nothing has been heard from them.What sort of useless warriors were they?Maybe it’s time for me to look into the warrior selection process again. The recent ones on the team look like a bunch of Christmas decorations on the tree that were mainly there for only one thing-To make the tree look good.Jayden was the first person to return, and with the look on his face, I knew that he d
~Xavier~I have never been in such a predicament. Was this a punishment from the moon goddess for my wrongdoings in the past or was it because I killed my former mate and my unborn child? Is that why she has decided to vent her anger towards me by using Kira, my second mate and the woman that I love? I have been feeling so depressed ever since Kira’s disappearance. I couldn't get my mind off the kind of torture that she might be going through just because of me.But the fact that she was still alive gave me a little hope. They may have blocked our connection, but that does not mean I still couldn’t feel her. I don’t know how long I can keep up though.My wolf has been quiet ever since Kira got kidnapped and it was affecting me badly. My hallucinations seem to have gotten worse, and my subject has been bearing the brunt of it.The worst of them all was constantly seeing my dead mate holding a child as she stretched out her hands to me, begging me to save her. Then whenever I reached o
~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