~Aiden~I kicked the door open without knocking. I wanted to make an entrance and gain everyone's attention, and that is exactly what I did.All heads turned towards me. I grinned mischievously making my way towards them. Each of them watched me with skeptical looks. I sat down on the chair reserved for their leader. He was running a little bit late so I know he wouldn't mind. Even if he were to arrive right now, he should take a seat at the far corner of the table. I'm sure that is where he belonged.I placed my bow and arrow on the table. Turning to Jason's father, I waved at him enthusiastically. He averted his sight, clearing his throat. I smirked at his discomfort. The only reason why I was with these backstabbing bastards was to bring chaos upon their heads. If they wanted to play a dirty game, then I could also do the same.Jake won't be able to do that, so I am helping him out. I'm sure he would thank me later.None of them were willing to speak up and ask me what I was doi
~Jake~"Are you out of your fucking mind? What the hell is wrong with you? Were you even thinking at all or were you going crazy when you decided to act on an impulse? Was the hit on your head so hard that it moved the part of your brain?" When I was told that Aiden shot an arrow at an Elder of the council, I didn't know if I should laugh or scold him. It was really funny that the cool, calm, and collected Aiden would do something like that. It was so out of character.The council of Elders was demanding that I get rid of Aiden as the Beta of the Halfmoon Pack. They kept on blabbing about how he was unfit for the position. The Elders of the council viewed themselves as untouchable. They think that every decision they made would be carried out, forgetting that I was the Alpha. They have no respect for me, so why should I listen to their problems or what they have to say?If I wasn't the Alpha, I would have given Aiden a big hug. He did something that I should have done years ago. Th
~Kira~"Till when are you going to keep ignoring me, Kira? Aren't you tired of this cat and mouse game?”I ignored Xavier's rants and walked into the garden, hoping that he wouldn't follow me there.“I don't know what else you want me to do. I have been apologizing for some days now, but you have still been ignoring me. I am your mate and your husband, stop treating me as if I am some stranger or some servant who is trying to please you. Talk to me so that we can resolve whatever issues we are having." He followed me all the way to the garden, destroying my plans of having some peace. I had to tell Alianna to give us some good distance. Xavier wanted her to leave us entirely but I refused. She was my friend, and I was not in the mood to see Xavier. He was suffocating me. "An apology.” I spat. “You call that an apology Xavier? Now you know that I am your wife and mate. Did you think of that when you kept secrets from me? You always talk about communication while you are the one who i
~Alianna~His cold eyes bore into me. They were just empty, void of any emotion. I was trying so hard not to shake in fear. I felt as if I was staring into the eyes of the devil. I’ve had so many encounters with different people, but none of them scared me how he did. There was always something about him that I didn't like. Maybe it was the way he always acted nice but behind that nice facade, he was a beast and a monster.Some people may not see him like I do. I have known him for so long in my life. I looked up to him in some things but not lately anymore. I have been finding him repulsive sometimes. I wonder how the moon goddess pairs up mates. Did she scrutinize everyone, or did she just draw out cards with names on it and just matched them up? I have always wondered what Kira saw in Alpha Xavier. Was it his looks, his strength, or his wealth? Or was it just because he paid attention to her when Alpha Jake rejected her and her baby? I just don't understand how Kira couldn't see
~Jayden~"What the hell do you think you are doing Xavier?! Let her go. Are you trying to kill her or what?" I called out to Xavier.But he didn't budge. Instead, there was a crazy look in his eyes."Stay out of this Jayden. She’s trying to take Kira away from me, and I won't let that happen. Kira belongs to me, not to someone else." I rushed to him, pushing him off Alianna who was already on the brink of passing out. Her eyes were droopy as if she was heavily sedated."Hey! Alianna! Wake up! Please say something."I tapped her cheeks. Her lips were pale. I was getting anxious. What if she was dead? I can't live with myself if something was to happen to her."She is just pretending, Jayden. I didn't even choke her that hard. I wasn't planning on killing her. I just wanted to scare her a little bit. She was keeping secrets from me. They are keeping secrets from me. Let her go! She has to tell me what she knows about Kira." He pushed me off, shaking Alianna aggressively. “You'd better
~Jake~The murmuring was getting too loud for me. It was as if bees were buzzing in my ears and no matter how hard I tried to ignore it, I couldn't. They were relentless.I didn't know how to shut them up. I wish I had married a good Luna then she would know a way to calm me down. Ella was very useless. She had been spending time planning the party that I was hosting even though there wasn't much of anything to do. As long as it kept her busy though and far away from me, then she was free to do anything she wanted. I have also noticed that she always sneaks out, and whenever she comes back, she has another scent clinging all over her. I wouldn't be too surprised if she was cheating on me. Not that I cared, but if she was doing that, she should avoid getting caught. The last thing I needed was someone asking me useless questions about my annoying Luna because there was no way I was going to vouch for her. I already have a lot on my plate. The Elders of the council were asking me to
~Kira~I flipped through the books, smiling as I read through the pages. I really needed this solitude. Everything in my life has been hectic, and I just needed a moment of quietness.Xavier has been trying to make amends with me ever since he indirectly threatened me at the garden, but I was having none of it. How could he say that to me? Whenever I thought about his words, shivers ran up my spine. I don't even want to imagine how Xavier would look like if he got extremely angry.A mere misunderstanding between us was enough to make me skeptical of him. Whenever I brought up the topic of his ex-mate, he always acted as if he wanted to strangle me. I was beginning to doubt his story. I don't even know what to think anymore. I always remembered the person in the garden who warned me to stay away from Xavier. Whenever I think about that, I can't help my paranoia.What if what they said was true? I have never been this curious in my life before, not even when I was dating Jake and he
~Xavier~"Where are you off to in a hurry?” I said to Kira as she breezed past me. “I have always told you to be careful or have you forgotten that you are pregnant? Any harm can come to your baby if you stress yourself too much." I accosted her and held her arm gently. She had that skeptical look on her face."I heard that something happened to Alianna,” she replied, “I have been looking for her all through the day, but I couldn't find out where she was. She told me she was going to do something but hasn't returned. Even when I was at the library she didn't come. I was getting worried and when I asked one of the servants, they told me that she was sick. They saw Jayden carrying her to her room. I'm just going to check on her." I didn't let go of her because I knew that once she saw Alianna, that little brat would tell her what I did.I had to get to her first to warn her not to open her loud mouth to Kira. I don't want to appear as a villain in front of my mate. I needed Kira to co
~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