Chapter fourteen: Fear and death Dane's POVI blinked countless times to make sure this was all a dream. Shanna strangling Gianna?Never in my life did I imagine Shanna to be capable of murder, in my head, she's still that little girl that forced me to play hide and seek with her or begged me to sneak in chocolates to her room when she was sick.How did this slip by me and I didn't notice?My wolf Hunter was so livid right now and I was ten times more livid than my wolf. To think Shanna was the reason for my restlessness all night, without warning I charged towards her and grabbed her by the neck in a death grip and lifted her above the ground like she weighed nothing.She struggled to pry her hands off but that was impossible because I was determined to kill her right here and now and feed her body to the rogues thereafter if she didn't give me a reasonable answer."How dare you, how dare you touch her!" I yell, my eyes blazing red with anger and she struggles to talk as hot tears
Chapter fifteen: PromisesDane's POV"Please don't die on me, I beg you"I say repeatedly as I open the door to my bedroom, I can't describe this fear or was it guilt, guilt of being the reason for her pain.I can't just describe how I felt right now. I felt a thousand emotions at once seeing her that vulnerable and helpless.Oh moon goddess, help me now.I place her comfortably on the bed and peel her clothes off her body for air and proper blood flow to the brain, left in her undies. I rush to the bathroom grab a bowl and a towel.I sat beside her and dipped the towel in the water. I checked her temperature which had risen considerably in a few minutes. I was so scared but I had faith that she would overcome this and I would have the chance to apologize properly for my behavior.I place the wet towel on her head and she shivers, but I do not stop, I continue because mother says it always works. I try to mind link my beta to give him instructions but he is mute.How incompetent.God
Chapter sixteen: Love and tantrums Beta Miles POVShanna's wails and tears wouldn't stop ringing in my ears no matter how hard I tried. I felt goosebumps watching Dane manhandle my sister all because of that stupid rogue.Does it mean she is really Dane's mate?I mean it's mysterious that Dane loses his mate and finds his second chance mate the same day, thinking about it alone gave me a headache. There's nothing more I wanted right now than peace of mind it's like everything's just falling apart.For a second, I wanted everything to be a lie. Shanna trying to murder an innocent person. How did things get so extreme without my notice? I mean, I knew she adored Dane to a high extent that sometimes I get jealous but never in my wildest dreams did I think of her being in love with the Alpha in such a manner.Dane would definitely be embarrassed when he hears something like this and he definitely wouldn't take it lightly with her. I want to help my sister by all means, fuck, I couldn'
Chapter seventeen: Guilt Dane's POVThe healer arrived an hour later looking a little bit pale, sincerely I cared less about her I only wanted Gianna to be fine and nothing else.Whatever happened to her in the closet is none of my business. She is the cause of all this mess in this first place. If she had stayed by her side, none of this would have happened."I'm so sorry Alpha, I had a running stomach, it just started suddenly, I think I was poisoned" She complained. She was a shivering mess and was afraid to meet my eyes.Poisoned?How, I mean this pack house was heavily guarded with guards and so for something like that to happen without the knowledge of the guards, it must definitely be an inside attack.I raked my head for a possible explanation to the healer's predicament but none was forthcoming until it finally clicked, Shanna. Shanna poisoned the healer so she could have access to Gianna, all for what exactly?I mean, she has everything that Gianna would ever want. If it wa
Chapter Eighteen: Rogue over Alpha Melissa's POV If anyone had told me I would choose a rogue over an Alpha I would have cussed the living day out of that person, but I guess love happens in the weirdest and most unconventional way.I sincerely didn't wish for it to happen, I mean I was so happy and in love with Dane. He treated me like a queen and always made sure my needs were sorted out before I even asked, but there was something missing between us and I couldn't just place my hands on it no matter how hard I tried.Meeting Osbert was a complete coincidence. I stumbled on the rogue pack during one of my fruitless wanderings with Shanna and we were almost killed. Out of the blues, the rogue leader appeared and I discovered we had a connection and I knew he felt it too with the way he couldn't stop staring at me.He let us go after a few questions and especially when he discovered we were royals from the supreme wolf pack, but he didn't just leave my head and I found myself blus
Chapter nineteen: Endless woesMika's POVI thought getting rid of Gianna would be the end to my woes, but who was I kidding? Tristan was still hopelessly in love with the bitch.All my life, Gianna had always had everything I wanted. A perfect family and a perfect relationship. Her parents adored her and treated her like a precious gem that shouldn't be tampered with, while my mother on the other hand loathed my existence.She wanted a male child and got a girl instead, so she transferred all aggression and frustration on me. The constant love of my father kept me going but still I wanted Gianna's perfect life. I craved the kind of family time and bond she had with her parents, something I knew I could never get.I was still trying to get used to her being the Alpha female, her perfect family, beauty and style and then Tristan came along.Tristan met us the same day, at the same time, yet he chose her over me. I mean why am I so unlucky in everything.Everything I've ever wanted goe
Chapter twenty: Blood and Bruises Melissa's POV "Harder!" I scream as Osbert pounds into me with reckless abandon, we were just eating and watching a movie, things took a different thing in seconds and in a twinkle of an eye, we were stark naked pleasuring each other like nothing else mattered in the world except us."Ah... Yes baby, that's it" I say, pushing him closer to the edge, and he pulls out before he could empty his seeds in me.There we go again."Making love to you gets better every time" Osbert says, chest heaving up and down as he draws me closer and kisses me fondly on the lips.But, this was not what I wanted, I wanted to have Osbert pups, that was certainly not too much to ask. I mean we've been in a relationship for many months now and it's ideal we start talking about starting a family."What's wrong baby, you don't look happy" He says and I smile, Osbert always notices the slightest change in my demeanor, even when I don't sometimes and he ensures he does everyth
Chapter twenty one: Pain and guilt. Dane's POVIt's been three days, Three days of watching the woman I caused pain fight for her life. It was almost as if Dayna was incompetent and I had plans of firing her after several failed attempts of reviving Gianna.She was barely breathing and it was one bad news to another, I did not want her to die and I certainly did not want to be the reason for her death. It will threaten my reign as Alpha and I did not want any bad name for myself.Worse still, my conscience kept pricking me and my wolf sought out ways to punish me at any given opportunity. I was so tired, nothing made sense to me anymore and everything seemed to be falling apart."My lord, I beg to take my leave now, I... ""Save me the explanation Dayna and get the fuck out, you keep coming here everyday administering drugs and herbs of all kinds, still no improvement, if I didn't know better I'd have said you're incompetent" I yell in rage and she takes two steps back in fear."My
Gianna's POVI felt a mix of emotions; Guilt, anger, and confusion. I couldn't believe I allowed Eriella to get under my skin, and now I had inadvertently caused tension in the family.“Babe, I'm sorry”“I should be the one apologizing Gianna, I should have told you beforehand, but I didn't know how to”Dane's Godmother, Zachary and Tania were all staring at me with concern in their eyes.“Don't dare to apologize to us Luna, you did nothing wrong, you were only just trying to figure out the truth which is entirely normal, Eriella just has a way of manipulating situations to her advantage, she's been doing it
Gianna's POVTania brought dessert. It was creamy and adorned with cocoa powder and chocolate shavings.On a normal day, I was supposed to start digging in on how delicious it looked, but I suddenly lost my appetite, I wanted to know what Dane was hiding from me.“You don't have to worry Gianna, I assure you she's nobody important, just enjoy your dessert” Tania assured with a soft smile and I looked back at my mate for answers, only to see him clenching his jaw and tapping his foot repeatedly on the ground, making me frown.His attitude was making my curiosity grow. I am supposed to let things slide, but as a woman, my jealousy would not allow me. If my mate has had this intense history with any o
Gianna's POVShe pulled me into a warm hug the moment she got to me, engulfing my petite figure with her lavender scent flooding my nostrils immediately made me snuggle into her warm embrace.“You look lovely mom,” I commented while we pulled away after the long hug.“And you, my dear, you're so beautiful. I hope Dane hasn't been giving you too much trouble?” She said, shooting a look at Dane who rolled his eyes, clearly embarrassed and I chuckled.I loved the way he acted around his family, like he wouldn't want to get in their bad books. I initially thought they would be ill-mannered like he made me believe, but against his initial stance, they were actually sweet.“No mom, Dane is the sweetest husband in the entire universe”“I want to find my mate already, you both make love so sweet” Tania said, eyeing me w
Gianna's POVThe Blackwood family mansion was paradise.It was more exquisite than the way Dane described it, trust him to make everything seem so normal, but trust me this was far from normal.“You never told me we were taking a trip to paradise?” I gushed as my eyes twinkled in amusement as I admired the structure of the house, it had a unique blend of ancient and modern.“Well, if you think this is paradise, wait until you see mine” He mumbled while parking the car and undoing my belt.“Do you mean your house is bigger than this?”I asked as he retrieved the k
Gianna's POV“Do you think they'd like me?” I asked for the umpteenth time since we got into the car. I was nervous as hell, rejection was one of my biggest fears and I sincerely do not know how I would handle being rejected by my mate's family.Surprises were not really my thing and I expected Dane to understand this and at least give me a heads-up on issues, but as usual, he was a dominant and preferred doing things his own way.I was willing to understand him, it was so much work, but I was ready to give it a try.I didn't want things to go wrong, that'd be another disaster combined with the one I was going through right now.Aside from the fact that they were royalty, Dane made me understand that they were extreme perfectionists, so you can understand how much pressure was on me to impress them.Meanwhile, Dane was chuckling at my discom
Gianna POV“You know you're hurting my feelings by ignoring me, Mrs. Blackwood” His hands were going dangerously lower, teasing me and main my breath hitch in my throat.He gently made me turn to him, my mouth remained slightly open at the amount of pleasure coursing through my body and going straight to my core, making heat pull at my center.“I clearly apologized, I don't even know why you're pissed, you ignore me and have the nerves to look this sexy, look at those sweet melons begging me to suck them and your perfectly rounded ass, don't you know my wolf wants to claim you, and I'm dying to have my creamy rod buried inside of you?”He whispered as I breathed heavily, my core twitchi
Gianna's POVMy eyes widened in horror as I processed the news. “No…no…no, this can't be happening” I whispered, my voice trembling, I felt like I was going to be sick, the weight of my guilt was crushing me.“Dane, this is all my fault” I said, my voice cracking. “If only I had…if only I hadn't…”Dane's expression softened and he pulled me close. “ No babe, you can't blame yourself, whatever happened was on the pack members not you, you did nothing wrong, and for the people who died, they should have expected something like this to happen when they crossed the line” he said as he rolled his eyes.“Dane! What are you even saying, they were guests at my coronation, not minding whatsoever they did to me in the past, they have pups who are waiting for their arrival. How would they feel when they hear their parents have been killed?” I asked as I began to feel a pang of guilt.“You're a Luna now baby, and you've to learn to exercise your authority by removing sentiments in your dealings,
Chapter 148Gianna's POVMy head was banging, feeling the aftermath of crying non-stop, my eyes were itching badly, and it seemed like my head would split open any moment from now.Though Dane forced me to eat and take painkillers, the pain wouldn't just go away.Dane was the most generous man I've ever encountered, making sure I felt so warm in his arms and making sure the blanket kept me cozy. His arms and legs were wrapped around me making my movements immobile, not like I was complaining, I enjoyed every bit of it.Dane was an early riser and for once, he didn't prioritize pack duties over me, he made sure he informed his Gamma t
Gianna's POV“Do you mind telling me about this mate and tribrid thing?” He asked and I nodded.I was tired of keeping secrets from a man who has done nothing but love and support me, and the cat was finally out of the bag and there is no need to defend my lies anymore.“Uh, my father is a werewolf and my mother is a hybrid, that's where I got my powers from. Along the line, I was forcefully mated to a vampire in exchange for war. The vampires actually trespassed on our land, they were stronger and more battle inclined, they were killing everyone and at that moment my eyes locked with the leader of the vampire warriors which was a wrong move because he immediately announced to everyone that he would have me in exchange for the war”.