KAYA “Do you want to keep staying here? With them?” I looked at Adrian who was now on his feet, just a few meters away from me. I'd have to be foolish to agree to that. These people had made my life a living hell and I had looked forward to the day I'd get away from them. For the years following my mother's death, I'd lived at their mercy like some slave looking up to her master just to see the next moment. My father was looking at me with wide eyes, like he hoped I'd say yes. He had always been delusional. Always refusing to see the big picture. That was why my mother died. When she was sick, he was the one who refused to take her to the hospital because according to him, werewolves never got sick. I had a bad feeling about her illness and I begged him to get the pack doctor but he refused. Now, he wanted me to stay back so that he and his golden daughter and her boyfriend would continue to mistreat me. No way. “No. Over my dead body.” That finally got a reaction from Jackson
ADRIAN “How do you know that when you haven't spoken to her yet?”Did I really have to speak to her? If she had something to say, she would have talked since. “Besides, I need to determine if she's worth it. If she's worth loving. I can't just jump right into it again.”I'd made a mistake before and I wanted to avoid making it again. “So, what are you going to do with her?" I looked at her and she was still in that position. What was going through her mind? “She’ll stay with us for now. Since her wolf is hidden, it gives us time to get to know her very well and I'll need to see how she is with Milo.”Milo didn’t like a lot of people. It took time before he got used to Nora and that was one of my greatest fears when thinking about a mother for him. What if he didn't like Kaya? What would I do then? “What the hell, Addy-”“Don’t call me Addy!" I hated it when he called me Addy. Both he and Nora did it to piss me off and it worked every time. “Just admit that she has been everythi
Kaya The lady who I'd come to know as Nora led me into the house, walking ahead of me, giving me time to take in the sight in front of me. Right from the moment I stepped into the house, my mouth had fallen open. This wasn’t a house, it was a palace. It was purely magical, like a place right out of a fairytale. The ceiling was far above us, giving the large chandelier enough space to shine. The ground floor was big, big enough to accommodate the large steps in the middle of it. There weren’t any couches but there were vases and ancient decorations. All these looked very expensive.I’ve never seen any place like this before in the Wolf Kingdom, it’s no wonder they were trying earnestly to take over their kingdom. ‘C’mon. Your room is upstairs.” I looked back at Nora and nodded slightly. “My name is Nora, I’m Adrian’s Beta. I also train the military. I hope we can be friends.” My mouth almost dropped. The Beta wanted to be friends with me…a slave?The fact that she was a Beta was
ADRIAN I went in after them, going straight for the office. During my unfortunate arrest, a couple of incidents had taken place and I needed to attend to them immediately. Allister who was my gamma was already in my office waiting. Actually, he was on the office chair, spinning around and he didn't even notice when I walked in.“I’m so glad I'm back.”He jumped up as soon as he heard my voice.“Alpha, welcome back. The pack was not left unattended while you were away."We both laughed. I need to find a better Gamma. Actually, Allister was the best there was. He was the only guy I was ever close to and he helped me a lot when I needed him to be there. He was also the only one who managed to make me laugh. “Report.”His smile fell.“The Nakashi Cult. We just got word that they have attacked Stormborn Clan and our informant says that before daybreak, Bloodhound would be gone too.”I was shocked to say the least. How was that possible?“How is that possible?" He pulled in the chair
KayaI sat on the floor in utter confusion at Adrian's actions. I rubbed my aching elbow that had broken my fall and prevented me from hitting my face on the floor when he pushed me. ‘What the hell do you think you’re doing to my son?” He was hiding the boy away from me like I had done something wrong. “What do you mean? I wasn’t doing anything, I-” ‘Save it! I knew it was a mistake bringing you here. How dare you touch him?” What was he talking about? I wasn't even doing anything. I was only trying to help. He probably thought I was trying to hurt him. I wanted to explain to him what actually happened but he turned away from me and faced his son who had placed his head on his father’s shoulder. ‘Are you okay? Did she hurt you? Milo?”Milo didn’t say anything but he looked at me with tears in his eyes then looked back at his father. Even though I knew I didn't do anything to him, I couldn’t help but feel scared at what he was going to say.I hadn’t been here for up to half a day
KAYA By the time my eyes jolted awake, the sun was already very high in the sky and I jumped up from the bed, putting on my clothes in a hurry. I was surely done for this time. Serena was asking to have my head on a platter since her plan to kill me last time didn't work. And my father was going to be there for the whole show. I tripped over my own feet and fell face first into the rug. My room didn't have a rug… so where was this coming from? I raised my head and looked around me, realizing where I was. “I’m so stupid.”Serena and all of her bullshit were miles away, rotting away in that damned pack. I didn't have to be scared of them anymore because they couldn't hurt me here even if they tried. Sighing in relief, I got up from the floor and walked into the shower. I was still deciding whether the bathroom, the closet or the bed was my favorite part of this room. My bathroom had everything a girl could ever wish for. All the toiletries, it was decorated so beautifully and it
Kaya I watched others spar before us and I had to say. Most of these girls didn't look as strong as they were. The way they easily threw each other on the ground made me wonder if the women were like this, how would the men be? It finally got to my turn with Naya. Her eyes were on me like a hunter waiting to kill a prey. She looked confident that she would crush me just like that girl said. “You would regret embarrassing me this morning.”I wasn't even the one who had said anything to her. I had simply wanted to introduce myself and she took the opportunity to introduce me as a wet dog to everyone. Why didn't she take her anger out on Allister? Nora was right. I was no longer in Red Moon where I had to ensure every treatment. Now, I had to fight for myself or else, I would be treated like trash. Whether she was the former Beta's sister or the Beta himself, I had to stand up for myself. I know I had made an enemy and there was only one way to fight an enemy. “I did nothing to
Kaya I guess there were perks to being Alpha. Like being able to stop your wolf from gravely injuring another at the nick of time. As Naya lunged at me, I fell back, not having anywhere to run to so I ended up folding up and using my hands to cover my face. My hands and legs could take the hit but if my face got scratched, the scar may remain forever. I waited for it to come, praying that the scratch wouldn't be too deep so that I'd just walk it off. I was even lost in my thoughts that I didn't realize that I was waiting for Naya to scratch me. By the time I opened my eyes, I was looking in between two long legs. I wondered what was going on. “What do you think you're doing?!” Adrian shouted through the gym.The gym had fallen quiet and the stupid murmur and laughing had died down, leaving an awkward silence. “Alpha, we're fighting. She pushed me too hard and I lost control.” I pushed her too hard? More like she lost it because she's a coward and a psycho. “You should have k
KAYAI didn't know what was happening at first. When the guard came back to tell me that Adrian Said we should leave, I was against it because I didn't see any reason why we couldn't leave together.“Where is he and what's he doing?”“Who, my Queen?”“The King. What's he doing that he's saying I should go home early?”I should have known that there was something wrong from his facial expressions and the way he hesitated to answer my question but I didn't just want to think too much about it. Maybe if I had, I would have known that he was hiding something. He snapped his fingers. “Oh yes! He's taking pictures with the prince and princess and there are a lot of people there and he knows that you wouldn't want to wait so he says he'll bring them to you.” Well, he was right in saying I wouldn't want to wait because I didn't want to but then…“Okay, come on boys. Let's go home.”I loaded them into the car and went back home. I expected a text from him but when I didn't get one, I figu
KAYA It was like a breath of fresh air. Waking up with Nora breathing down my neck and telling me that the elders were already waiting for me or there were some issues that needed my attention. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed being busy with something other than my kids and all the work I'd done made me know that I liked being involved in the court and all but then, it was never my duty. It felt like I was on a vacation. “Damien arrived safely. Nancy and the boys send their greetings.”He had settled for a home close to the wolves. Adrian didn't like it all that much because he was the King of the Lycans and not the wolves but he decided to go along with it. “I hope he's happy and can start afresh.”It finally felt like things were going fine. Adrian was finally awake. There were no threats so far. I was happy. The kingdom was happy. The kids were happy. Even though I knew that there was a chance that it won't last forever because that's the way things were programmed to happe
VALFREDWe eventually stopped walking. It seemed like it was a different part of the kingdom because despite the fact that it was still quite cold and there was snow, there was another color besides white and black.It was quite a small pack and Borge had already said that we wouldn't have difficulty in raiding the place. They did have an Alpha but they also had a small army which meant that by the time they brought their men, it wouldn't mean anything if they wanted to invade them.“We can't get all the information we need from out here. We're sending two of you in. You'll have to blend in and find out what you can.”I didn't want to do that. I think staying out here was safer for me.“Reagen! Clyde! You'll go”.Screw my life. Why did I have to go?“You guys look like the leash suspicious people here.”When I looked at the pool of people to choose from, I realized Borge was right. It'll be obvious that they weren't part of them.“You are to find out how close they are to the Lycan K
ADRIAN I didn't even know which I enjoyed more. Being unconscious or being awake. At least when I was unconscious, I didn't have anyone telling me my schedule and breathing down my neck to make decisions. But then again, I was limited to a spot so…everything has its pros and cons. Kaya was against the idea of me taking over so early but I didn't have a choice. Her life had been disrupted for several months and I wanted her to have her time back. I'd promised her an easy life, and that's what I wanted to give her. I couldn't thank her enough for what she has done the past few months. I'd heard from the elders everything that had happened even though she told me first. She was always a leader. Always ready to do the best for her people. That's why I wanted to take the burden off her. I'd slept enough for a decade and I was ready to work for another. “You need to rest. You just woke up.” She'd often say. Rest? If I close my eyes any more, I might as well be dead. ”The fact that
KAYADamien and Nancy wanted the kids. Kyle, Conner and Miller, I mean. “Since we can't have kids of our own, what's wrong with taking someone else's?”I mean, I was hoping to track down some of their family but this works even better. I knew that Nancy and Damien would take very good care of the boys. Adrian didn't have an issue with it. What he had an issue with was the fact that Damien didn't want to stay in the pack anymore. “I don't get it though. Everybody knows you're innocent. Why do you have to leave?”I didn't want to be here while they were having this conversation but Adrian walked in while Damien was here. It seemed like he had just heard that Damien wanted to leave. “Adrian, please don't see it as a way to revolt. I just don't want to be here. Everyone here knows that I'm the illegitimate son and I don't nwag to live by that title.”“No one would dare to address you as such. Report anyone who does. I just found you and you're about to leave again? What was the whole
KAYAHaving Adrian back into the house seemed surreal. Seeing him walking along the hallways or hearing his voice with the kids when I walked into the room still seemed new. Damien had been able to track Thomas down and he dragged him in by the hair and dropped him on the floor. “Did anyone order one scumbag? Found him trying to cross the border.”I had nothing to say to him. I called for the guards to take him out. “Put him in the same cell as Damon. I'm sure they'll keep each other company. Damon has a lot he needs to say to him.”I could see the fear in his eyes as he heard his name. I knew it. He was a coward who hid behind his mind games. “As for the boys, they're okay. All three of them are downstairs.”That's good. I was beginning to fear that he would go too far because he was desperate. “Wait, all three of them? Kyle isn't dead?” I brushed past him and almost ran downstairs, trying to make sure that he wasn't playing with me. True to his word, Kyle was standing there
KAYAAdrian and I walked behind him, making sure that he didn't do anything stupid.The reason why I believed his bomb threat was because if he could bug the house without me knowing just so that he could find out info about what was going on, then he'll surely do all he can so that he'll get what he wants. And I wasn't going to gamble with anyone's life.“When are you going to drop the remote? You don't want to leave with it, do you?”Thomas turned around.“What do you want to do with it?”“That has nothing to do with you. You get to leave so I get the remote. I can't trust you.”“You know I can change my mind and press the button. Then, you'll lose everything.”That was a threat.“As long as you go down with me.
KAYAWhat were the odds, what were the odds of Adrian waking up today?If he wasn't standing behind me, I would have said there were a million to one. But those odds didn't seem so anymore.My husband who had been out for seven months had suddenly woken up.My heart was racing fast and the arm pointing the gun at Thomas was shaking because I wanted to put it down and hug my husband.But that's what got us in this mess in the first place, one moment of weakness.Just then, I felt his voice in his ear and it sent shivers down my spine.“Kaya, listen you can put it down. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere. The guards are going to arrest him now.”I saw him speaking to Magda, telling her to drop the gun if she didn't want it used on her. My brain was sti
ADRIANThere was something heavy on my hand. I could hear voices around me but this time around, it was hard for me to make them out. Even though I wasn't awake, I could hear everything that was going on around me and I could feel everything too. I just couldn't move or open my eyes. But not this time. This time, I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling, breathing heavily and finally feeling less trapped in my own body. I looked around the room and my kids were there. I heard the cooing of a baby and I knew that it was Lana that was by my arm. I wanted to move so that they'd know I was awake but for a moment, I could. Milo was speaking to the twins about something but I could make out what he was saying. My body was sore, which was expected. I didn't even want to know how long I'd been out. It was hard for me to move but I had to. All my joints cracked like I was a mummy just rising up from the dead. And Milo sure as hell looked at me like that. “Dad!” The way he crashed