Dorian's Point of View
It was the third pack I searched, looking for her. As I packed up my things to leave the pack and head to the nearest pack, the alpha's daughter came in.
I had stayed in the crest filled pack for a week and it seemed that the alpha's only daughter had taken a particular liking to me. I did not encourage this of course.
She did not stop even though I told her the main purpose of my being there was to look for my mate who was is missing.
She had not relented, always throwing sultry looks and randomly touching me. It was all uncomfortable for me, but I felt there was no harm done as long as I did not reciprocate. After all, the crest filled pack was a very powerful pack, and making an enemy of the pack would be a disastrous thing to do.
That was until she came into my room in only a robe.
As I heard the door open, I immediately turned around. No one had ever walked into the room, especially without knocking. The alpha had graciously given me enough of my space and time to keep to myself and conduct the search effectively.
When I saw her, my breath slowed down. At least she was not a threat.
She waved shyly, her hair bouncing as she did. She walked up to me, taking her time, foot before foot until she reached where I stood.
" You are leaving so soon? That's a bit sad honestly" she purred, lying on the bed. I tried to ignore her in the most polite way possible, avoiding eye contact and stuffing my bags even faster.
" What's the hurry? Come on, come lie down here and tell me all about it" she said, patting the space next to her on the bed.
My wolf growled in my head. How could she be so shameless? Did she not care about finding her own mate? I shoved my anger and unanswered questions down, focusing instead on getting out of there as fast as I could.
When she noticed I had no plan on coming close to her, she got up, hugging me from behind.
I froze. I did not like this one bit. Amelia is probably cold and scared out of her mind, but here I am, in the company of another woman. The guilt was eating away at my soul and I began to feel like the air was suffocating me the longer I stayed in her grasp.
I pulled her hands off me forcefully.
" Please, restrain yourself. I told you I have a mate. The least you can do is respect her and let me go on my search peacefully. Why are you doing this?" I asked, trying to talk reason into her.
Her expression did not change, like every word I was saying went into one ear and exited the other.
" Well, you can always have a bit of fun. She is not here Dorian..I really like you and I know you don't want anything permanent, and that's cool by me. I just want to have a taste of you" she said, her hands were on my chest now, making gentle circular motions.
My wolf was pissed at me, urging me to grab her by the hair and tear her limb for limb. Anyone who would hinder his search was considered the enemy. But I still had more reason than him. It was better to just talk to her and make her understand.
" I don't want to. Please respect my decision, you are a very beautiful girl and I'm sure your mate is out there somewhere " I said to her, pulling away her hands like it was made of fire that burned my skin.
As I did this, I saw her express finally change to a scowl.
" I don't know why you keep going on about this mate of yours. All week and you can't even see how head over heels I am over you, your mate is probably dead anyways, and the sooner you accept that, the better" she said, her words ringing around the room and haunting me.
I could not hold my wolf back any longer after she said that. He came to the surface, grabbing her neck and slamming her body into the wall.
I tried to rein him in back but a small part of me wanted him to harm her, or at least scare her out of her wits in such a manner that she would never even look at me should I ever come back to this pack for whatsoever reasons.
And my wolf did just that. She looked surprised, but most of all scared. His claws were out now, digging into the sides of her neck as he pressed down.
" Don't you ever say that. My mate is alive and well and I would get her back. And I won't have any one like you stand in the way of me getting her back." He growled in her face, his eyes deadly.
She whimpered, eyes closed in fear as she waited for the inevitable death that was to come.
" I would have killed you, but my human seems to care about what the alpha of this pack sees him as. Now I will release you, and the goddess help you if any soul hears about what happened in this room. You went for a run and got scratched by some trees. What did I say?" He asked. I was enjoying this, this violent side of him.
She whimpered again, trying to form sentences as tears dropped from her eyes.
" I went for a run in the woods and got scratched by some trees" she repeated, voice filled with fear. I'm
Finally, I took control of my body back. I had a smug smile on my face, seeing her face was so worth it all. It felt nice to teach her a lesson.
She ran out, crying and brawling her eyes out.
I picked up my bags and made to leave the room.
I had no particular pack in mind, but I knew that I would start with the nearest pack around the crest-filled pack.
As I exited the room, heading towards where my car was packed, I could see the alpha examining his daughter's neck as he questioned her.
She made eye contact with me and froze. I could hear what she said next.
" It's nothing serious, I promise. just went for a run in the woods and got scratched by some trees" she replied.
I nodded in agreement. That was what I expected and i moved to continue my search.
Dorian's Point of ViewFlashback from days back before I began the search for AmeliaI was just healing from being poisoned in the bush where I went in search of Amelia who went missing. She had allegedly missed her way after being sent on an errand by his beta. I found her only after i fell on a tree branch that was laced with poison by who God knows.I didn't know why I was feeling restless this particular day, maybe it was because of boredom, but I felt really restless and i was just staring at my ceiling all dayI needed to stand up from this bed and do something.Preferably talk to Amelia.I was slowly getting obsessed with her, I was very much aware of the fact that I was supposed to distance myself from her. That she was right and that the relationship we shared had a very dark past, but I was like a moth being drawn to a flame.The circumstances surrounding our past was not so bright and I intend to take it slow and gain her complete trust. She was going to be my second chance
Martha Point of ViewThe passage of thirty agonizing minutes felt like an eternity as I prepared for the pivotal moment of my scheme. It was the icing of the cake indeed.Clutching a jar filled with gasoline, I moved with stealth and purpose towards the gym, where Amelia unsuspectingly occupied herself. My plan had formed the day I overheard the Healer advising her to exercise regularly, I just had to refine it a bit, make it more elaborate. The weight of the jar felt heavy in my hands, symbolizing the impending chaos I was about to unleash. I couldn't wait to see hell unleashed in the mansion.As I approached the gym, a mix of nerves and determination coursed through me. Many would call me the bad, but even the bad has his fun filled moment.I wouldn't back down now, there was no one around, now was the right time to do what I had to do. With meticulous precision, I began pouring the gasoline around the perimeter, ensuring every inch was coated in the flammable liquid. The pungent s
Martha Point of ViewThe passage of thirty agonizing minutes felt like an eternity as I prepared for the pivotal moment of my scheme. It was the icing of the cake indeed.Clutching a jar filled with gasoline, I moved with stealth and purpose towards the gym, where Amelia unsuspectingly occupied herself. My plan had formed the day I overheard the Healer advising her to exercise regularly, I just had to refine it a bit, make it more elaborate. The weight of the jar felt heavy in my hands, symbolizing the impending chaos I was about to unleash. I couldn't wait to see hell unleashed in the mansion.As I approached the gym, a mix of nerves and determination coursed through me. Many would call me the bad, but even the bad has his fun filled moment.I wouldn't back down now, there was no one around, now was the right time to do what I had to do. With meticulous precision, I began pouring the gasoline around the perimeter, ensuring every inch was coated in the flammable liquid. The pungent s
Amelia's Point of viewWhen I was still in the pack, the beta had to be part of the top five people I disliked.He was a sneaky, perverted man who took delightful pleasure in watching me beg him to leave me alone.The assaults happened all of a sudden. I clearly remember the first time.he touched me. I was around sixteen, I was bruised and battered up from the series of beatings that the pack members had inflicted on me.As I laid there, trying to regain enough strength to get up, he had walked up to me, a smirk on his face." You little murderer, what are you crying about? You should be glad we are merciful enough to let you live" he snarled at me.I just laid there, too tired to defend myself and explain to them that I was still mourning the loss of both my parents." You can't talk huh? I will teach you to respond when I talk to you" he said, walking towards me menacingly.No one was around me then, the whole pack house was silent. Everyone had gone to the festival happening outsid
Amelia's Point of ViewI just knew I was in trouble as I got back into the room. The sleeping beauty was awake, staring at the ground in anger as she sat on the bed.All the maids were lined up, heads bowed as they looked at me in fright, their eyes telling me to hurry up and join them.I swallowed. What was the matter now?None of them dared to explain anything to me, their heads still bowed as they waited whatever punishment she had in mind for their sins." I wake up, expecting to see my maids all lined up and ready for the day. You have one job but you can't even do it right. I'm not asking for the moon, I'm just asking for you to be here when I wake up. And yet, little miss here decided that gallivanting around the mansion owned by MY mate was the best thing to do. Honestly the disrespect is appaling. You don't even respect me enough to obey me?" She asked.It was then I figure out I was the cause of all this.I looked up. That was my second mistake." Luna, I just went to give t
Erica's Point of View I sat on the plush sofa, gently sipping the bloody Mary that I ordered. The best place to meet for every shady business was at a club house packed full with sweaty teens and guys that just wanted a good time.I love this particular club a little too much. Perhaps it was because they made one hell of a sumptuous Mary or probably because there was always a sweaty teenager to take out my anger on. It was the plus side of every club in the human world. It amazed me sometimes, just how gullible these people were. They were so powerless, no molecule of strength in them, yet they lived life so frivolously like they have nine lives.It was none of my business anyways. They were a bunch of no gooders and I was just a very pissed off werewolf.If there was anything I upheld, it was punctuality. I hated the concept of arriving just in time for a meeting of five minutes after a meeting already began.But obviously, Derek did not share the same ideas and thoughts with me b
Derek's Point of ViewAs she stood up to leave, I finally felt free from the burden of having to deal with her. She was too much, always prancing about the place like she was Lord over me.If only she knew that the only reason she was still alive was because I just have not figured out yet who she was and why she disliked Dorian so much.I did not care much though, any one who dislikes Dorian enough to destroy him and his stupid ego was my friend. But somehow, her motives being unknown to me made me feel on edge for some reasons.Not many girls dislikws Dorian. To them, he was the perfect man. I had my guys look into her but everything drew up flat. It was like she never had a record.Evelyn wolverine seemed not to exist. But I knew there was just something about her I could not place. I had been in the company of Dorian ever since he was a child and I knew and kept account of every single woman he knew. But not her...The thought alone upset me, making me feel like punching a hole in
Amelia's Point of ViewI was not sure how long I was out, but I do know I had slept for a long while.The pain made me delusional, I kept drifting in and out of sleep as I tried to hold my consciousness enough to hear and understand what was going on around me.I remember Natasha being by my side for a while, before she left, then the room was just...cold. No one stayed with me.When I woke up, my head was banging in ways that I could not fathom. I was lying down on the strawberry covered linens with the duvet tossed around.At first, it all felt blurry and distant, like I was looking in to someone else's life and not mine. I remembered the whipping. I remembered the pain and struggle to stay awake.But that was all, after the whipping every memory seemed to have been wiped out even though I drifted in and out of consciousness over time.I nearly felt bad for my wolf, all my life she had just been a mechanism to help my body heal faster. She deserves better than all this. I made a men
"What do you want to know?" She asked stuffing the money in the pockets of her gown.I smirked and asked "Where's your Alpha?"She looked around before whispering "Everything I say is from hearsay. I heard he left with his friend to find a lady in his dreams."I wanted to laugh and send her off because Derek could get any lady he wants. Why would one whom he couldn't get approach appear in his dreams?"Okay, did any weird thing happen before that?" I asked. I needed to gather as much information as possible."I heard that some witch visited him but no one really talks about who or why. Then he came back some days later and was asking weird questions to the guards. Like if they saw someone come into his room. Then he held a meeting telling us he's trying to solve a problem that could probably bring danger to us all."I looked at her "Bring danger?""Yes. He even handed over power to the Beta and went on his search.""Nothing else happened?"She thought for a while before shaking her he
I stared at Mateo like he had gone crazy. My next move?... as if this were some kind of game I was supposed to be winning. I wanted to argue, to demand that Mateo take me to Chris immediately, but deep down, I knew he was right: Gina was dangerous, and if she suspected I knew more than I was letting on, things would get worse-fast.I looked away, my eyes straying to the garden as I struggled to steady my mind. The flowers seemed lined up in a neat parody of the storm raging inside my skull. "Fine," I said finally. "But I want your word that Chris won't be harmed.""Do you think I'm a monster?" He asked me.I glared at him."You have my word, ma'am" he replied curtly.We stood for a moment in silence, everything weighing down on us as if it were a physical force. Finally, I turned back to him. "What's the next step, then? What do we do about Gina?"Mateo's eyes darkened. "We watch. We wait. And when the time comes, we strike."His words sent a shiver down my spine, but I nodded. The fu
A knot of dread began to twist in my chest. I could no longer turn a blind eye to this; there was something darker at work here. I thought of Cida, who was probably poring over documents long buried, trying to find out where he went wrong. And I thought of Elder Kato, if he was so wise, why wasn't he able to identify that she was not right for the pack?The pieces were not falling into place.Lucinda's voice cut through my reflections. "Be careful, Amelia. Digging too deep has consequences.""I know," I whispered. "But we need the truth."And truth, I knew, would change everything. Was this what the seer was talking about?Lucinda's voice brought me back to earth "Earth to Aurora!""Yeahh??""Don't you want to know what happened to Chris?"I opened my eyes wildly "you know what happened to him?"She shook her head "ofcourse not! I just thought you could find a way to find out. After all, he doesn't deserve to suffer, he's just a pawn."I sighed agreeing with her, but even though he's
I frowned. "And what do you think I should do?"Investigate in silence. Gina is to be kept bound, but alive. Her use is not at an end just yet. And Lucinda." He paused in search of exactly the right words. "She is to be watched carefully. It is often behind the mask of loyalty that the sharpest daggers are hidden."His words sent a run of ice through my veins, but I nodded. A man didn't reject the experience of the Elder Kato.Lucinda's POVI watched him go, Elder Kato taking his leave from Cida's chambers, a flutter of unease dancing across my chest. The old man was perceptively astute, far too much so for my taste, and the minute he started digging deeper, he might find threads leading back to me.I couldn't allow that to happen but if things comes to the worst, I'd tell them the truth. I had made up my mind.Chris' POVThe dusty floor of the cabin was my seat, in an excruciating pain in my wrists-the ropes were too tightly laced-but at least my kidnapper had given me a little water
I started pacing, taking slow, measured steps, rubbing my temples. How did this blow up so badly? The cut from Gina runs deep -at least, I gave her a chance and I allowed my title to ride on her, only to see her standing here entangled in deceptions and schemes that sink every piece of what I'm trying to build.Lucinda's POVIt was almost too sweet to mask this satisfaction as she was being dragged away. She had played and lost. I didn't know how exactly this all worked out. I wasn't the one who arranged for her study to be open. I knew she was a terrible person but I never had evidence.But something inside me knew this was a short-lived victory only. Gina was a rabid dog, dangerous even when cornered, and unless I finished what I had started, she might still claw her way out of it and expose me.I said nothing, but my mind raced with every step of my plan: Chris, already out of the picture-the loyal guard she had tried to use as a scapegoat-his absence had served its purpose well, a
As Gina mouthed those words to me, I didn't react but I think Cida noticed cause he squinted his eyes before starting to walk away.As the surprised guards dragged Gina, she suddenly screamed and said out loud "I'm innocent. Ask Chris. It's definitely him. He's the person put in charge of that study."Everyone stared at her but the Gamma spoke first "Chris? The guard?"Her eyes widened "Yes, it's him. I hardly use the study. He's the only one who opens it and locks it when the maids need to clean it."I couldn't believe this witch, she was playing the blame game!Boris looked at Cida who looked at her skeptically before ordering someone to find Chris.As a guard went to find Chris, Gina shook the hands of the guards off her body but they didn't let go until Cida gave them permission to.The atmosphere was somewhat tense. I looked at Lucinda from the corner of my eye, she seemed to be seething with anger. This wasn't good.We all waited for Chris to come, I bet he'd have peed his pants
Who could be knocking at this hour? I held a little knife in my hand and walked slowly towards the door. I mean, many people don't like me, what if someone decided to attack me? "Who's there?" I asked."It's Lucinda, open up please." Her voice sounded croaked. I quickly dropped the knife and opened the door."What happened to you? You don't look well" I said looking at her face.It was not until she raised her head that I saw the hand prints and marks on her neck. It was a very terrible looking bruise. "Who did this to you?!"Shee looked at me with anger in her eyes "Who else?"That witch! "What in the actual hell?! What exactly happened?"***After the banquet, in Gina's room."Get me Lucinda! Now!"The maid scurried away to call Lucinda who was packing away some plates."The Luna requests your presence."Lucinda smirked and walked to Gina's chambers "Luna, you wanted to see me"Gina was so furious she rose her hand to slap Lucinda but to her surprise Lucinda slipped down with ease.
What was going on? I moved aside to pour water from a jug to offer the Elder. At least, till the effects of the sourdrop wore off.As I walked up to him, Gina leaped up off the floor as her voice cut through the room in whiplash sharpness. "Aurora! What have you done? Stay away from him!" she shrieked, loud and clear, while her long, thin, accusing finger pointed my way. In a second, all was silent in the big hall, all eyes turned to me in shock, confusion and suspicion.I froze, my mind racing. This was it, her trap, so intricately laid out. The room seemed to shrink as my brain fumbled for the right words. Before I could utter a word, Lucinda stepped forward, her face masked in concern." Luna," Lucinda began, her voice shaking just enough to make it appear sincere, "we mustn't jump to conclusions. Perhaps the Elder merely had a reaction to the drink. Let us first ensure his safety before assigning blame."Gina's eyes flashed in anger but then immediately smoothed out. "Of course, y
I sighed and made up my mind not to take her words seriously but then the words of the woman in the garden rang a bell in my head.'That's for you to find out. Just know that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.'Maybe she was the book? Why did her words have to be unclear?! Urghhh! I threw a little tantrum in the room before straightening my gown and walking out.Immediately I stepped out, I went to my room to search my things. I searched and searched but found nothing. Was she deceiving me? After a fruitless search, I was walking out of my room when as something under my bed caught my attention.It was an old dusty box, I blew the dust off it and opened it. It contained a roughly squeezed piece of clothing. What was this doing here? I brought out the cloth and a vial fell out. She wasn't lying!I smiled to myself, giving the vial to Mateo to dispose of. As I was walking back, Gina was screaming her lungs out asking them to find me. Seems the Elder had come. I was even curious to