SCARLETTI was fuming as I left the lycan Alpha's house. I almost charged at me but my wolf kept holding me back. I forced my legs to a stop outside the Alpha's house. What? So one had to give up something to be able to have a life in this shit hole?He had the mind to say those disgraceful words to me as the lycan Alpha. He knew the werewolf girls were facing such humiliation and troubles and he kept shut. He knew about the evils of his elders and he had been ignoring them. Little wonder they call him the puppet Lycan Alpha. It was getting clearer, the rumours. It was the Lycan elders that controlled him and it was clear he didn't have a mind of his own. How could I have given my virginity to such a coward. I had almost forgotten about my anger until strange things started to happen. And it didn't even take long. Some rough looking men came and took the girls away. One today, two the next day. The girls came back battered in the body with swollen faces and others came back bod
SCARLETTElder Conor was undressing when one of his men barged into the room. “My lord! The alpha is here!”“What? Asher is here?”“Yes.”“Why will he suddenly be here?”“We have no idea sir. He just arrived with his men and he is demanding to see you right now.”“Make him go away. Tell him anything. Just make him go away. Don't you see I’m busy?” elder Conor said angrily. Almost at the same time, another of his men dashed in. “My lord, the Lycan Alpha is on his way into the house.”“Fuvk!” Elder Conor cussed and hastily began to put his robe back on. He shot me a look and heaved with frustration. The guards were still standing at the door.He smacked their faces cussing as he dashed past the door. A big heavy sigh left me. The Lycan Alpha is here? Why? I stood up and began to find my way out. When I peered through the door, it turned out one of Elder Conor's men was mounted there to watch me. Even if I escaped, I was never returning to werewolf quarters. I knew my punishment
WRITER'S POVELDER CONOR'S HOUSE AFTER SCARLETT LEFT WITH ASHER“Damn it!” Elder Conor growled. He got up and slapped hard across the face of one of his men. “Fools! Bloody fools!”The men bowed their heads and apologized in unison. He shoved another one, clenching. “Now get out! Get your useless selves out!”“They can't do anything! They can't get anything done! Hopeless idiots.” He continued to bark even after his men had left How on earth had Asher known he brought in one of the werewolf girls?Asher had never had interest in the werewolf women, they all knew. And that made it more strange and suspicious that he had left his high horse of a house and brought himself to his house just to clarify his claim on the lady. “Get my car ready!” he bellowed. One of his men rushed into the place. “My elder, you…”“I said get my car ready morons!”The man dashed out again. Once his car was ready, Elder Conor climbed in and gave his driver the location. After minutes of driving, his ca
Asher had had many things happen to him but he had never had a woman, a werewolf woman confront him. The most surprising thing about it was that he was not angry about it. Perhaps because everything she said was the truth or because she was the one doing the confrontation. Moments later, Ethan strode in. “My Alpha, you sent for me.”Asher looked at him head to toe. He looked like he had been dug out from mud. “Where in Howling did they dig you out from?”“Somewhere nice and warm,” Ethan said grinning. “So what is it? I was told it is urgent. By the way, Lucas isn't back yet,” Ethan asked looking around. “You think he is alright?” He added, concerned. Asher dragged in a long breath. “I'm sure he is doing alright.” Lucas wasn't just the Gamma but one of the strongest Gamma alive. Asher trusted he could take care of himself. But what he didn't know was if his mission would be successful. Pushing that aside, he focused back on Ethan. “It's time to act. It is long overdue. I need y
Just as Asher ordered, Ethan took charge of the werewolf quarters’ affairs and began to act. Taking some of the Lycan Alpha guards, he trotted over to the werewolf quarters. Mamie saw him coming through the window that overlooked the quarters and hurried out of her office. “Welcome Beta Ethan,” she greeted meeting him halfway. “Follow me.” Ethan ordered without stopping. “My Beta, you did not inform me you were coming. Does the Alpha have a message for the werewolf women? Is there a woman he wishes to bring to him?” Mamie walked behind Ethan barely able to match his stride. Ethan did not speak until he entered her office. “Bring the other heads,” he ordered. Mamie hurried out and a few minutes later returned with the other heads. “I see you all are here now,” Ethan started when they had all arrived. “What brought you here, my Beta?”“Your sins.”Startled, the women looked at themselves with fear. “Your sins brought me here and I am here to punish you on the orders of…” he
SILVER FANG PACK“Baby, what is your father saying? Is he still being adamant?” Rose said as she slowly caressed Noah Campbell’s hair. “Don't worry Rose, I will make my father change his mind soon,” Noah said with determination. “How?”“Just wait. I am thinking of something. I will surely make him change his mind.”Rose stopped what she was doing and let out a sigh. “He has fooled you. Don't you see it? He promised to make you his successor if you find your mate but now he is planning on handing it over to your brother.”Noah raised his face to look at Rose. ”What makes you think so? My father would not do that. I have been by his side and I am his trusted son.”Rose chuckled, shaking her head. She couldn't believe Noah could still afford to not have sense and insight to see through his father's trick. But she was not going to let it happen. She will open his blind eyes to see just what he was supposed to see She turned him to face her. “Listen to me, Noah, you must make the first
SCARLETT“Girls! Girls! Did you hear? The Beta came to the quarter with guards and now they are trying to drag the heads away!” Camie announced gasping for air as she dashed into the room. “Really? Why?” Louisa jumped up to look through the window. “Who knows, although the Beta just left now but the guards remained and they are mounted everywhere in the quarter. You think something is about to happen?”Camie asked almost in fear. “They deserve it. They should be thrown into the Alpha’s dungeon. They deserve to be punished.” Joy said with a deep hiss. She was slowly getting better from that day. Me and the others were grateful for that. While she was not as cheerful as she used to be, she was slowly beginning to smile again. “You know anything Scarlett?” Louisa asked me quietly. I looked at her wondering why she would have the impression that I knew why the Beta would visit the werewolf quarters with the Alpha's guards.Thankfully the bell sounded, stopping her from starting anoth
SCARLETTOutside the lycan Alpha’s office, I closed the door behind me and leaned against it. I shut my eyes and dragged in a long and deep breath. I wasn't supposed to feel that way. Yet I couldn't help it. My chest tightened with frustration.How could he dismiss that night in that manner?Even when I never mentioned it, it was a very special night to me. It was my first night with any man, werewolf or lycan. I gave it to him and yet for him it was nothing but a mistake and a dead memory. And why did he keep staring into a damn photo. My wolf was almost as vexed as I was.My fist clenched and I almost released it at the wall but stopped myself at the last minute. It was a long long walk back to the quarters. Hoping to get the tightening feeling off my chest, I took the longer way back to the quarters. It was the first time since we entered Howling Moon I ever got to enter the town on my own. For our daily duties, we had been assigned to do many things including coming into
WRITER'S POV “Where are you off to?” Freya called out to Asher storming out. She felt insulted by Asher storming out on her entrance and then ignoring her. To hide her embarrassment, she ticked her tongue playfully and laughed. “He must be shy. Don't worry I will get him as soon as we are done here.”“Yes ma..my Luna.” Scarlett responded and took out her measuring tapes. “Wait…” Freya stopped her as she was about to wrap the tape around her arm. “What did you two discuss while I was out?”Something sank into Scarlett. She gulped hard a flash of her conversation with Asher flooding her head. “Well, of course he refused to say a word to you, right?” Freya asked before he would speak. Scarlett blinked. Freya sighed softly. “The Alpha is like that. He does not care about any woman except one.” She sounded sad. Scarlett felt a daring moment. “Why do you say it that way? Who is the woman if not you.”“Ah,” she laughed awkwardly. “Of course it's me. It just…it just feels surreal to kno
SCARLETT'S POV “Are you ready now? May I come—” I asked, pushing the door open. Freya was latched onto Asher. As soon as she saw me, she pretended to be shocked. Freya invited me over. The opportunity I was looking for—a way to be close to Asher legally, was brought to me on a platter. The perfect one at that. The guard told me to wait behind on her orders. I glanced around. I recognized where I was standing. I had once stood there. Asher’s office. I heard them arguing. Freya’s desperation clawed through my chest and when I couldn't bear it, u bursted through the door. Asher froze at my sight. As expected. I knew. I knew I was going to run into him. I also knew that he was in there with her. It was even the reason I had boldly opened the door when the guard hadn't given me the go ahead to enter. Meeting him again was bound to happen. But why did it have to be in this manner…shit. I had prepared for this moment. I had imagined it. But it only made me want to shrink into a shell
ASHER I didn't think it would be this day but I saw her again. Why did it have to be today…why did it have to be this moment. “Scar…” my lips had already begun to move but I quickly called myself to order. A feeling of awareness overcame me causing me to finally push Freya away. “Oh, the designer is here,” Freya said, smirking. “Come on in.”My jaw clenched. This was all her plan—making her come in right at this second to witness this. I frowned as my heart skipped. I looked at Freya, dreading the impossible. Did Freya know she was Scarlett? “Hope you are ready? And you came prepared with everything you'd be needing? Like I said, what matters is how good you are. Have I made myself clear?”“Yes, ma’am.”“Here, I am referred to as ‘my Luna’ and you should too,” Freya told her. “Noted, my Luna. Would you like me to measure you first or show you the materials you requested?” She asked, unhanging the bag I could feel its heaviness from where I stood from her shoulder. I was watching
“Get ready. Someone is coming here today to take our measurements,” Freya said to Asher who was focused on the documents before him. Asher wasn't paying attention and it took a few seconds for Freya's words to fully register in his brain. He pushed the document close and looked up. “What did you just say?”“I have booked a designer. She'd design our outfits and she will be here any moment soon.” Freya was in front of the square-shaped mirror in Asher's office and giving her make-up finishing touches. She didn't need a glam look to take measurements for her wedding outfits. However she'd sworn to always appear perfect before Asher. It didn't matter for how long or for what reason and so far she was living up to it. She patted her index finger on her lower lip and smashed her lips together to create a full red lips. Asher scowled. “Designer? Who authorized?”“I spoke to my father–”“Your father is not the Alpha of this Pack nor the leader of this pack!” Before she would finish, Asher
SCARLETT The instant she walked in, something in me chilled. I recognized her immediately. Asher's wife and Luna to be of the Pack. It would be stupid if I studied everyone else but missed her. She was the arrow Silas Darkthorn was using to pin Asher down after all. There were so many mysteries around her. So much of her life before she left the pack was wiped off. Of course, it had to be no one else but Silas Darkthorn's handwork. Old geezer tried really hard to keep her record clean and eliminate any suspicions regarding the fact they weren't related at all. Where she lived prior to returning was another mystery I couldn't uncover. As I saw her walk in, I realized that perhaps it was finally time. Time to meet the pawn in this game. An important pawn. I had waited for her to show up since the day I opened. Had even chirped in to some of the younger women stylishly hoping the news would reach her someday. Had no idea it would take this short while. Few times that I snuck in to wat
Asher received another letter. He stared long and hard at it. Now he was really curious where these letters were coming from. Damian and Lucas thought it was an ally of his that preferred to stay unknown. But he couldn't understand it. Why was this person helping him? He'd thought of every single possibility of it turning out to be someone he knew or had encountered but that didn't make sense either. If it wasn't Damian or Lucas, then he definitely didn't know who it was. A name suddenly occurred to him. “Samuel Wolfe? This could be him. He has a grudge on Silas,” he muttered skimming through the letters again. “No way. I doubt it. He refused your visit the other time,” Damain said. Asher shrugged. Damian was right. Samuel Wolfe had refused his visit once he heard he wanted his help to take down Silas Darkthorn. He didn't blame him. Who'd want to go head to head against Silas after suffering what Samuel had suffered. It wasn't just about losing to Silas Darkthorn, he had lost his
SCARLETT’S POV “Did she tell you she will be here today?” one of the women asked impatiently. They were waiting for Mae Darkthorn and it had been over thirty minutes already. “Yes. You know she never goes back on her words.” the other one assured. Almost at the same time, Mae Darkthorn stormed in.“Madam Chief, is there any problem? You don't look so well,” the woman expressed concern as they arranged her a seat and relieved her of her handbag. They gathered around her and begged her to tell them who had upset her so they'd fight for her. “The puppet Alpha is challenging my husband,” Mae started, fuming. My ears stood. I was sitting on the sewing machine adjacent to where they were. “Asher did? Isn't he afraid of death?” “How dare he challenge the chief elder?”“He is only a puppet!”The women sneered. It was an unbelievable sight to behold. One that would make anyone gather a lump of saliva and spit out. If an outsider was there, one that knew absolutely nothing about the id
Silas was very furious after his meeting with Asher. He could not believe what he'd sat through. He could not believe the words that had come out of Asher’s mouth. The worse was those words were directed at him. Saying he was maddened was probably an understatement. His entire body vibrated with rage. He wanted to kill Asher immediately. But even with his authority, he knew killing an Alpha openly was going to bring nothing but his own downfall. He stopped on the walkway abruptly as a thought flashed before him. Asher knew Campbell was going to be there that night. How? Had Campbell tried to play him? “No…” He shook his head. If Campbell had tried to play him, then Asher wouldn't have captured him and he wouldn't have tortured him to get the truth out of him. Was it someone else? Who could it be?He shrugged and kept walking. Soon he arrived were his car was and the door held open.He may have been disrespected in this meeting but he took solace in the fact that he got to see Ash
“You must meet him this time. You can't keep avoiding a meeting with him,” Ethan said to Asher. They just got notified of Silas Darkthorn impromptu visit demanding to meet Asher privately. “I disagree. He doesn't have to meet him. Silas will only try to rile him up,” Lucas countered. Asher huffed out air. He stroked his chin. Then he leapt up after a moment. “Take him to the meeting room.”“Let him in?” Lucas questioned wide-eyed. He still didn't believe why Asher wanted to risk this. Asher shot him a look and he comported. “I will speak with him alone. You both stay behind,” Asher told them and advanced to the meeting room. “My Alpha, you must feel troubled,” Silas began slowly after the two had settled into their seats in the meeting room. He picked his words one after the other, his eyes watchful of every reaction Asher should make. “A man you captured suddenly is found dead in your prison. It must be a cause of concern for you. However, my Alpha, I wonder if I have been mista