Allyssa's POV.My heart drops into my stomach as we walk to the room, I am more than shocked at this turn of events, who exactly is this woman that claims to be my aunt.The Alpha's words replay in my head and I feel so ashamed that I had started doubting my mom and her intentions as soon as I heard that there was someone claiming to be my aunt, I did not have such little faith in my mom, whatever she did, she had to have her reasons and since she is no longer here, I will have to look at everything from another perspective.This woman could be an imposter for all I knew, I know that my mother had never slipped up and mentioned an aunty before, never had she said anything about having a sister, so who is this woman that claims she is my aunt?The question rolls around in my mind but I have no reply, I am in the dark as much as any other person, and I want to find out who this person is.Maybe the Alpha is right, because there is something fishy about a relative suddenly showing up, no
Allyssa's Pov.My mouth drops open, as I look at the contents of the manila folder, there is no reason for me to doubt this woman anymore.She has proven herself innocent and truthful beyond any reasonable doubt,because the contents of the folder wipe all doubts from my mind.I look at the picture I'm currently holding, my vision turns glossy and blurry and I wipe away tears, here, my mom is smiling, holding me.I commit the image to memory, because as much as I tried, my mom's image was starting to fade from my memory, the sound of her voice, her scent.So I take in everything as much as I can, absorbing the way her lips used to tilt when she smiled, her contagious laughter, the way her eyes closed when she laughed.The woman, my aunty, must see how much all these are touching me, because she places a hand on my shoulder, and I lean in, rubbing my cheek against the back of her hand.The next photo is one of my mom and dad, and I must stare at it too long because she pats my back and
Allyssa's Pov.After reminiscing on my feelings and coming to the conclusion that I am actually happy at this turn of events, I stand up from the bench, it's getting very dark and I don't like being in this place when it's dark.The image of Talia's body flashes before my eyes and I squeeze them shut, I can't let bad memories surface, not now anyway, that I am happy and excited about something after all that has transpired.I need to meet the Alpha, to tell him what I think, just like I promised him, I am going to tell him about the evidence she provided and why I believe her.I walk back in the direction of the room I had coke out from, but then I stop midway, remembering that in my rush to leave the room, I had noticed that the Alpha was not standing there, it had just been two guards that were posted outside the door.I turn around and head to the Alpha's chambers, if he is not there, then at least I can as well wait for him there.I walk steadily towards the Alpha's room, the hai
Lance's POV.I pace the room, my mind is whirling, Allyssa seems to be so happy that she has a family member now, she is so excited to get to know her.But why do I feel so restless, like there is something missing, why do I feel like I have to do something… more.I pick up my phone and call Dylan, he picks up on the second ring, "Hey, what's up?" He asks."Do you think I'm not doing something right, you know, in my relationship with Allyssa?" I ask.There is a beat of silence, " what do you mean?" He asks after a while."I mean to say, I am feeling like I am missing something, like I'm not doing enough for her, it's tugging at the back of my mind but I just can't place my finger in it" I reply.He let out a huge sigh," What do you want for her then?" He asks."Well, I want her to be happy, always happy like she is right now, happier if possible, I want her to stay in my arms, to come to me for solace and comfort, to always be safe" I reply." Then, what do you think will make her ha
Lance's POV.I open the door to the room, carrying my mate princes style into the room. This time around, there are flower petals on the bed and the soft glow of the moon is the only source of illumination.The room had been prepared while I was giving the announcement, and while everyone is happy about this turn of events, I really couldn't care less about how they feel about me and my mate, tonight is all about her, and me, and our bond.I set her down, and she turns to me shyly, unsure of what to do.I tip her head towards me, and grab her by the waist, placing a soft tentative kiss on her lips.Then another, and then I grab the back of her head, and crush our lips together.Her back arches as our lips dance together in a hurried frenzy.She nips my lower lip and I chuckle, her tongue darts into my mouth and she unravels me, her tongue ravishing the insides of my mouth, exploring and tasting.She moans as I lift her into the air, her legs wrapping around my middle, my arms are rest
Lance's POV.I follow Dylan as we rush in the direction of the east border. I have no idea what could have gone wrong yesterday, how did all these happen, Dylan is saying a body was found at the pack border, but how could that be possible.We come to a stop at the very end of the border, "Over here" Dylan points at a figure on the ground, "this is where the guard found him yesterday" I look at the man on the ground, and then turn to Dylan, " Did the guard check yesterday, was he still alive when he was found?" I ask, then continue, "He could have been alive at the time he was found, did the guard check to make sure that he was dead?" I ask.Dylan, shakes his head, "I don't know, he only reported to me that a dead body was found" he replies, looking regretful." Shit!" I curse, the expletive coming out of my mouth with compunction."Why did he not check?" I ask, although I know, it wasn't his fault, "Look at the body first, according to what he said, the man was badly injured, he h
Allyssa's POV.I wake up feeling tired, my body is sore from last night's activities, and I am not sorry, it was the best sex I've ever had, mainly because I did it with my mate and finally got bonded.Now, I am the Luna of the pack. I am Lance and he is mine. A smile plasters itself on my face and I cannot wipe it away no matter how I try. Things are just falling into place in my life and I am so happy with the way everything is going.Now, I have someone to call my family and also someone to call my mate, and that is enough for me.I swing my legs from the bed and make my way to the bathroom to brush my teeth and freshen up.Wrapping a towel around myself after thirty minutes of soaking in the shower and just enjoying the feel of it, I look at the bite marks on my neck in the mirror, where Lance claimed me and made me his bonded mate, touching it, I feel ecstatic.Chuckling to myself, I wonder where Lance is, he is probably out carrying out his duties.My stomach chose this time to
Lance's POV.Long after Dylan left to sort out some issues, I'm still searching. Allyssa must be up and looking for me by now, but I cannot stop.Someone just got killed under my nose, my subordinate just got killed right under my nose and I had no idea and did nothing to help the situation.There are footsteps around the shrubs near the place where the body was found, but when I follow it, it leads me right back to where I started.It's either the killer had circled his victim and killed him, or he had circled the crime scene just to mock me, show me that whatever I do, my efforts are not going anywhere, and I'm still stuck in the same cycle of failure.Frustration pumps through my bloodstream and in my veins, ringing loud in my ears as I pace the length of ghd crime scene, trying to make heads or tails if whatever is going on here, the powers at play are way too powerful.I know now that whoever is doing this is meticulous and calculative and also confident, if they dared to kill a
Allyssa's Pov. I wake up in my bed, the bed I and the Alpha share, I don't even remember dozing off, I just remember the Beta dropping me off here and me going inside, worried sick about my mate. Who is currently leaning over the bed, looking at me, his breath fanning my face and a smile grazing his lips."You are beautiful" He murmurs and nuzzles my neck. I smile and then when my eyes trail to his arms my breath catches in my throat." And you're hurt" I whisper, alarmed, he straightens and I jump up, getting the first aid box." You're adorable, it's okay though, I don't need that, I'm going to heal on my own anyway" He mutters and I glare at him. Applying some antiseptic cream to my thumb and forefinger, then opening my palms, I mutter, " Bring it here" He looks at me and sighs, " It's really okay"" Those cuts are so fucking deep, please let me treat your wounds, please " my voice cracks at the end, buy I try very hard to keep my composure, and fail miserably. There scratch
Allyssa's POV. Belinda leaves my jaw, examining her nails to see if any damage was done to the new manicure, then she orders Adrian to untie my hands, and he does so, keeping his hands on my shoulders to keep my from escaping, I almost roll my eyes, there's no way in hell that I'd be able to escape, I don't even know there the hell I am. I am so angry and also, so scared at the same time. Belinda, this bitch, came in and started gloating about my predicament, and considering the fact that she is the one that put me in it, I think my murderous thoughts are justified. "How does it feel huh, answer me" She screams at my face and I look up at her, then spit on her feet. "How dare you?" She shrieks, "hold her" she commands Adrian and he does just that.He yanks my head back so that my throat is bare, Allyssa's sharp pointed nails trail in my neck, and I hold my breath. If she sinks her nails in my flesh, she might hit a vein or major artery and I may die from blood loss. Pak. The sla
Lance's POV. I'm on a searching spree, my wolf is beyond angry at this point, there is no word in the vocabulary that can describe the intense feeling of fury and rage that I am feeling at this point, it's red hot and blinding, searing me from the inside out. I'm still waiting for Dylan and pacing the clearing, clutching her hair to my chest and trying to use the mate bond to lead her to me, I call out to her using the mate bond, but it's either the mate bond has been weakened or the distance between she and I, is too far for the mating pull to reach. I still feel like it's all my fault that all these happened, I am the one that got angry and left while she was still in her feelings, had I behaved like a sensible person and tried to calm her down, we would not be in this position, she would be in my arms now and not missing. Had I taken the time to explain everything to her then maybe things would be different right now, but I had let my emotions cloud my judgment, I had acted base
Allyssa's POV. I open my eyes, my head hurts, and I sway to the side, my head lolling, I'm tied up, that's the first thing I notice, and I'm alone in a very nondescript room. I turn my head around, my head feels heavy on my shoulder and I feel like it is going to fall off and roll down but my hands are tied and there is nothing I can do. I look around the room, there is a single light bulb that produces smoky illumination which hurts my eyes, the chair I'm chained to is made of iron, there is an iron table with all sorts of torture items sprawled on top of it. The room is bleak, and my heart jumps in my throat as I realize that this may be the end for me. I am going to die without even seeing Lance, I am going to die with the image of my aunt's dead body crawling through my mind. I squeeze my eyes shut, hoping this is just an hallucination, a dream, but when I open my eyes, the rope is still fighting into my wrist, the table with the torture instruments still looks as menacing a
Lance's POV. The sweat drips down my back as I head back to the room, I needed to clear my head and figure out exactly what is going on around me, and what better way to do it than to pour all my rage on the punching bag, which now lays in pieces on the gym floor by the way. Now that I have had some time to think about my actions and cool off, I find that I actually have done some things wrong, first and foremost my approach. That slap was well deserved because when Allyssa had talked about her aunt, no, Elaine, I had laughed in her face, with Elaine's dead body a few meters from me and her blood on my hands. That had been a completely unacceptable approach to the issue, in my defense, I didn't want to laugh, it just bubbled out of me without control, but it was still wrong. And I also get the reason she would have to doubt me, she witnessed me crouching over Elaine's body, her blood on my hands, face and clothes, telling her immediately that I was not wrong would have been like
Allyssa's POV. My emotions are all over the place, I can't believe anything that happened in the last twenty four hours, I cannot believe that my aunt that talked to me some hours ago is no more, and that my mate killed her. I moved into a blank room, with only a bed and a chair, the room seems empty, and lacks life, just like my life at this moment. I wanted to move to Elaine's old room, but that would hurt too much, it's like I am relieving my mother's death over again, I cannot even believe that I am back to square one. The Alpha had been so enraged when we had our last conversation, but he had no right to be, I saw it very well with my own eyes, the blood splattered on his hands, his face, his clothes. He could not convince me that someone else had killed her and splattered the blood on his hands, his face and his clothes. I just need space, I need a place to retreat to and cool my head, a place to nurse my wounded heart. I also cannot believe that Belinda had come immediate
Belinda's POV.HappinessHow long does it last? Because mine suddenly seems to last forever.When last did I smile and treat myself to a bottle of wine and a pedicure? I think I'll do that right now, I'm so happy I feel like I'm going to combust, I am so happy that I persevered, I am finally getting very close to my goal.This is the happiest I have been in ages, I'm not even lying.The look on the Alpha's face when Allyssa told him that she did not want to be his mate anymore, and the broken look on Allyssa's face as she flung baseless accusations at the Alpha.Their relationship is at rock bottom and I am so very happy about it, I cannot believe that idiot Allyssa.I'm convinced at this point that her brain is only for decoration and she does not use it to think at all, it's all for fancy.I laugh out loud and pick a bottle of champagne that I iced in a bucket, pouring the sparkling white wine in a glass, the paper brownish-gold color excites me.I lift it to my lips and taste the b
Lance's POV.I'm angry and frustrated, Allyssa has succeeded in making me utterly enraged, she is not even giving me the chance to speak for myself, she just up and assumed that I was at fault, and I guess in a way I am, but I wasn't the one that killed the woman and she is not allowing me to clear myself.And I am even more angry when she just threatens to end our relationship, like it's some superficial bond, like the mating bond means nothing to her, it makes me so angry that my wolf growls. I'm so angry, rage fills my head, my vision turning red and dangerous.I look at as she speaks, barely registering her words, my head feels like it's about to burst, she is shaking, from whatever emotions are rocking her body, her eyes are red and bloodshot, the tears still falling in torrents like it's not going to end.When she says that she wants to end our relationship, I laugh in her face, the laughter just erupts from the pit of my stomach, bubbling it's way out of my mouth with an intens
Allyssa's POV.The shock on my face must show because he is taken aback, I feel a lot of emotions at this point, disgust, rage, anger, sadness, I feel betrayed.I think I'm going to vomit, I look at him like he is sick, deranged, unstable, and honestly, he is.She warned me, she came to me and begged me to save her from him, but I denied, maybe if I had not denied all the facts she told me, if I had not brushed all of it off as hysterics, she would still be alive.When I look at her again, her body mangled on the floor, I bend over and vomit in one of the shrubs.When I turn back to look at the Alpha, the blood on his hands, on his face and his clothes tells me everything I need to know, tells me who exactly is responsible for this crime.I watch his face closely, wondering why the hell he had to do this, a tear gleams on his face and I am taken aback, I feel the urge to laugh at him.Why is he crying? The almighty Alpha? Why is he showing this emotion? He fucking killed my aunt! My o