~Aiden~"What did you just say? Did you threaten my mate indirectly just now, Luna Ella? Do you think you can scare me? I was trying to be nice but you are really pushing my buttons. I am this close to telling Alpha Jake what you did to me." She took a book from the shelf, and sat down across from me."You are so funny Aiden. Do you really think that Jake would believe you? Tell me, what is my motive for trying to kill you? I know that is the first question he would ask you because as far as I know, both of us are civil with each other. I have never had a problem with you, so why don't you rethink your statement. Besides, you told him that you have no idea who whacked you in the head. Are you lying to your Alpha, Aiden?" She opened up a page in the book, crossing her legs, one over the other. She looked confident with herself. I glared at her as I replied."Jake will believe me because he knows what kind of a twisted, sadistic woman he got married to, which was the biggest mistake
~Kira~I know I might seem crazy, asking about Xavier's dead mate. I kept on having this feeling that I had a connection to her, even though I had never met her or seen any portrait of her hanging around the house. I always wondered why Xavier didn't have a single picture of his dead mate around the house. For someone whom he claimed to love till death, It would at least mean he was regretful of being the reason for her demise.Or did he think that having her pictures around would make me jealous? I wouldn't be jealous of that. I would understand that he might be feeling guilty, hence the picture. What was he even so afraid of? No matter how hard I tried to ignore it, something was telling me that I should dig deeper. I just need to know her name, and maybe see a picture of her. We must have some connection, or else how could I explain this curiosity? "Do...do you want me to get killed? It is forbidden to talk about her. If Alpha Xavier hears about this, I am sure both of us will
~Jake~Betrayal and anger flowed through my blood. I didn't know what to think anymore. I don't know if I should believe Aiden or Ella or who was lying among themThe condition that I found Aiden in was very compromising. He kept on saying that it was all a misunderstanding.If anyone else had seen Aiden, there would have been a much bigger ruckus than this.He had been trying to kill the Luna for crying out loud! I don't know if the person that hit him on his head damaged part of his brain. I asked the doctor countless times if Aiden would have complications, but he told me that nothing was wrong with him. So what was the problem ? It wasn't like Aiden to behave so violently.The look in his eyes as he choked Ella was really unlike him. It was vicious, as if he was possessed by something. If I wasn't an Alpha and I have not seen a lot of things, I would be really scared of him. I wanted to hear his own side of the story. I already heard Ella's part, even though I know she had exag
~Ella~"Are you certain that no one followed you here? I cannot have any slip-ups. I heard you are really good at your job and that is the reason I am in desperate need of your services." I stood by the waterfall, the perfect spot for secret meetings, as I spoke to my meet-up.No one ever comes here anymore, not after a young boy slipped, hit his head so hard on one of the rocks, and died right on the spot.Everyone thought that it was a bad omen and avoided the place like the plague, but I have always been a dare-devil. I have a thing for breaking the rules a lot. Not that anyone would ever know about that."No one follows me unless the person is asking for a death wish,” she responded, smiling mischievously. “I must say it is quite surprising that the Luna is in dire need of my services. Don't your people have enough warriors to do the dirty work for you? I eyed her, calming myself down and telling myself not to react negatively to his words because it took me a lot of time before
~Xavier~Holding the envelope in between my fingers, I stared at it, glaring at the seal. This was not how I expected my morning to start. Not with this stupid invitation on my desk. I should have asked who brought it in and then have them punished. It seems as if the warriors who are always at the borders are getting too lax. If not, how would little rats easily drop invitations for me as if they were picking up pebbles?I was tempted to burn it, but I had to wait for Jayden. I wanted to get his input. He always knew what to say and what to do. That was one of the reasons why I still retain him as my Beta and friend despite us having our differences and me behaving like a jealous freak. I was glad I had both him and Kira in my life. I don't know what I would have done if I was all alone with no parents and no mate. Maybe I would have killed myself because I don't think I can handle the loneliness. That was why it was harder to let Kira go. Even though her child wasn't mine, I had
~Aiden~"You are making a mistake. If we were caught by Alpha Jake, he wouldn't even wait for an explanation. He would just jump to conclusions. This is a very risky business you are trying to engage in. I have already told you no and nothing is going to change my decision. This has been a total waste of time." I released the arrow that I'd drawn, watching it miss the bull's eye. I sighed in frustration.Today wasn't my lucky day."Just hear me out first, Beta Aiden. This is for the good of everyone. My Father sent me here to persuade you. Just think about it before you kick against the whole idea. You will not be seen as the villain but as the hero." I cocked my eyebrows, the most bemused expression on my face. "Can you hear yourself right now? Alpha Jake is our friend and what do you want me to do? You expect me to betray my friend? Have you gone insane, Jason? You want me to kill Alpha Jake?" Jason, the son of one of the elders of the Pack Council, was someone whom I took as a
~Aiden~When Jason saw that I was serious about ending his life, even though an arrow through the heart would probably not kill him, he put his hand up."You don't have to do this, Beta Aiden. I was completely out of line. I never should have called you a coward. l crossed the line. Please spare me." He tried getting up but I kicked him down."Even if you survive, with the arrow that is sticking out your ribs right now, you wouldn't be able to survive this one. Do you know why? Not only will I allow it to pierce your heart, but it is a silver-tipped arrow. I carved it specially for myself. Can you imagine the look of shock on your father's face when he finds his son dead?"Do you think you are better than me just because your father is among the elders of the council? You are nothing but a spoiled brat, Jason. The only reason why we were friends was because of Alpha Jake. He is well acquainted with your father. If only he knew that the sleek old bastard was trying to stab him in the
~Ella~Jake has been anxious ever since he printed the invitation for the party. He was celebrating the new moon and he wanted every Pack to be present.I don't know if he was trying to show off his wealth, or power, but he has been hassling all the domestic staff to make sure that everything was perfect. The party was not even yet here and he was acting as if it was the most important thing in his life. I didn't know the reason at first until I found out that he had invited Crescent Pack, and inviting them meant that Alpha Xavier and Kira would be present with her bastard child.We had an argument about that, but he said that he was not going to change it and that they were going to be present there.I felt so angry. Why won't he listen to me? I know the only reason he invited them was not because they were the strongest Pack, or because Alpha Xavier was the strongest Alpha in the werewolf region, but because of Kira.I don't know what Jake is planning, but I have a very bad feeling
~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