82Maximus POV.As Felicity turned to head inside, I watched her go, stunned once again by how lucky I was to have her as my mate , when i was close to her i felt fulfilled. I have recently discovered that she was my mate, but I didn't know how to tell her I didn't know if she knew, but hey, the time will come when I will tell her. She was beautiful, kind, and loving, and I couldn't imagine anyone else in the world who could make me feel as complete as she did. Confiding in felicity about my disastrous story with my ex Celine did me the greatest good. I had never told this story to anyone, except Titus who already knew it.I lingered outside for a few more moments, taking in the cool night air and the gentle rustling of the trees. It was moments like this that made me grateful for the small moments of peace and tranquility in life.Eventually, I made my way back inside, slipping into the nursery to watch as Felicity gently laid our son down into his crib. He was already fast asleep,
Chapitre 83.Felicity POV.To our great relief, the hefty man wasn't actually calling out to us. We saw three people pass in front of us and approach him. They had walked straight up to the gangster. "Yo, boss. What's good?" one of them said.The man gave them a nod. "You guys got what I asked for?""Yeah, right here," another one replied, holding up a small black bag.The man gestured for them to come closer. "Let me see."As they spoke with him, we realized that they were the ones who had caught his attention.A small wave of relief washed over me as I realized we could slip away without anyone noticing. But before we could take a step, one of the men called out to us."Hey you there! What do you think you're doing?" His voice was laced with venom, and I felt a knot form in my stomach."We were just... um.. looking for something," I stammered, hoping the lie sounded plausible.The three men looked at us skeptically, but their attention was quickly diverted as another of their group
Chapter 84Felicity POV.Kyle took a vote, and 15 people chose to return to the subsidiary with him and Adrian, while only 7, including me and Maximus, chose to continue the journey with him towards his castle.But then, something unexpected happened . When the 4 people out of 5 who had voted to continue the journey with Maximus saw they were few, they sided with Kyle and Adrian. Suddenly, Maximus, me and our baby were left with just Ava.Adrian was the first to speak up, a smug smile on his face. "Descartes always said, common sense is the best shared thing in the world," he said, looking over at Kyle. "And it seems the majority of our friends have chosen us."Kyle then turned to me, a concerned look on his face. "Are you sure you want to continue with Maximus, Felicity?" he asked.I didn't hesitate for a second. "Yes, I'm sure," I replied firmly.Ava looked at me with pity in her eyes, and I couldn't help but feel a twinge of sadness. She had been my best friend for a year now, but
Chapter 85Felicity POVI stood there, clutching my baby to my chest. Maximus had just transformed into his wolf form and had taken down a few of the attacking group. But now there was silence and I didn't know what had happened."What's going on?" I whispered, afraid to move.Suddenly, I heard Maximus calling my name. I cautiously stepped out of my hiding place and approached him. He had returned to his human form and was surrounded by Kyle, Adrian, and Ava.As I looked at them standing in front of me, I struggled to wrap my head around the fact that they had decided to come back after leaving us stranded in the middle of nowhere. "What are you doing here?" I asked them with a coldness in my voice.Ava spoke up first, her eyes darting around nervously, "We were being hunted," she said."Hunted?" I repeated, not quite understanding what she was saying."Yes," Kyle spoke up, looking as scared as Ava did. "Our heads were put on a bounty, just like Maximus'."I couldn't help but burst ou
Chapter 86Felicity POV.Just as he was about to strike, a loud roar filled the air, and a massive dragon appeared out of nowhere. It swooped down, its claws grabbing Zephyr and lifting him high into the air. And then, with a final roar, it dropped him off the cliff, his screams echoing into the abyss.We all stood there, stunned, as the dragon disappeared into the clouds. We had survived, but at a terrible cost. Two of our companions were dead, and we were left to continue our journey with heavy hearts and a newfound sense of danger." Ooh my God what just happened?" Agent Brown exclaimed still in shock.we were all still in shock, I personally could not believe it, I pinched myself to check if I was not dreaming, and it was the case, all this had really happened." It was a dragon," whispered Ava, her eyes wide with wonder and fear."A dragon? But those don't exist, do they?" asked Agent Collins skeptically."They do now," replied Kyle solemnly. "We have to be more careful from now
Chapter 87Maximus POVI slowly started to regain consciousness, my head pounding with each passing moment. I could hear Felicity's voice screaming my name and crying on my chest. I coughed, my throat feeling dry and coarse. Felicity lifted her head in disbelief."Maximus, is it really you?" she asked, her eyes wide in shock.I looked at her, confused for a moment before my memory rushed back. "Felicity," I managed to say, relieved to see her alive.Tears streamed down her face as she hugged me tightly, her embrace causing me to wince in pain as she hugged my shoulder wound. But I didn't care, as long as I was alive and with her. She kissed me for a long time before we separated, both of us out of breath."Oh my God, Maximus, you're alive!" she exclaimed, still holding me tightly.Suddenly, Ava appeared beside us, with our baby in her arms."Whoa, hey guys, hold on!" Ava coughed, suddenly appearing beside them. "Let's give the guy some space to breathe." Felicity pulled away from me
Chapter 88Felicity POV."We need to find a place to spend the night," Maximus said, scanning the dark woods."Yeah, I don't want to be out here after dark," Kyle added.Adrian nodded in agreement. "But where do we go?"I spotted an abandoned cabin in the distance. "What about over there?"Maximus squinted. "Good eye. Let's check it out."As we approached the cabin, Kyle exclaimed, "We can make a fire inside to keep us warm!"Adrian raised an eyebrow. "You want to risk burning the place down?""No, no, no," Kyle defended himself. "We'll make it outside."Once we settled in, the boys, Kyle, Adrian and Maximus bickered over who had the best technique for making a fire.At first, it was amusing to watch them go back and forth, but after a while, their behavior began to irritate me. "I'm telling you, the teepee style is the best," Maximus insisted."Nah, the log cabin method is way better," Kyle argued."I don't think we're going to be able to start a fire in this weather," Adrian, frust
Chapter 89Felicity POV.The group was stunned into silence at Maximus' accusation. No one wanted to believe that one of their own had betrayed them to the enemy, Alpha Melezo.Ava spoke up first. "Maximus, I don't think that's necessarily true. There could be other explanations.""Like what?" Maximus asked, his voice low and dangerous."Like maybe someone followed us, or overheard us talking about our plans," Kyle offered."But how did they get our photos and names?" Maximus countered. "That's not something anyone could just overhear.""I agree with Maximus," I added. "It seems too coincidental that Melezo knew exactly who we were and what we looked like."The group fell into a tense silence, each of us casting suspicious glances at the others.Finally, agent Brown spoke up. "Look, I know none of us wants to believe that one of our own would betray us, but we have to consider the possibility. We need to figure out who it could be and deal with them before they can cause any more harm
Epilogue:Eight years later, The room erupted in applause as Maximus announced the newly voted members of League of Justice. I couldn't help but feel proud of him as he confidently named each member.After the ceremony, Ava and Kim approached me, their cheeks were flushed with excitement and their smiles wide."Ava, tell me, how did Maximus do?" I asked, eager to hear their thoughts."He did an amazing job!" Ava answered, her voice brimming with enthusiasm. "I'm so proud of him.""I agree," added Kim. "He really isn't a dictator like some people thought he would be. He's smart, he chose to only have 50% of the power as king and left the other 50% to the League of Justice."Maximus really had outdone himself, building a new center for LOJ and bringing all the territories of the other alphas and his own together in one, calling it Bloodwood MaFe. As Ava left to attend to her fiancé Kyle, whom she had been through a lot with but still remained by his side, two years engaged and five ye
109Maximus POV.I stood there, adrenaline pumping through my veins as I stared at Melezo and Felicity lying on the bed. Melezo, the man who had almost killed me, and Felicity, the woman he had taken from me by force.Indeed I was not dead, have you ever seen the main actor die in his own film? No isn't it? So why was I dead? Marcus had the idea that I lie about my death, that I fake it , after the explosion, I had been seriously injured and Marcus had treated me alone , all this , so that i'll be able to kill Melezo, the real one and not a copy as usual. We had stubbornly left the coffin empty, Marcus had taken care of everything, no one had to know for the plan to work well, not even Felicity .I approached closer to the bed and I watched as Felicity's eyes widened in shock at the sight of me, clearly thinking I was dead. I gestured for her to be quiet, not wanting to alert Melezo to my presence just yet.As I moved closer, I could see the fear in Melezo's eyes when he finally rea
108Felicity POV.One week later,We were staying at the Melezo's apartment. He had me called by his guards." What do you want?" I asked my voice frozen like an iceberg. " It's all thanks to you that I spared your friends."I raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?""Don't play ignorant with me," he said.I pretended not to know what he was talking about. "What are you saying?""Don't play ignorant with me," he said, his voice low. "You know exactly what I'm talking about. Remember when I asked you to be my wife?"I shrugged, pretending not to understand. "I'm sorry, I don't recall. Could you remind me?"He let out a frustrated sigh. "Stop playing games with me. You said no. And despite the death of Maximus," he paused, glancing away for a moment before meeting my eyes once again. "Give me your answer now!."I felt a lump form in my throat and my heart raced in my chest. "Maximus is dead because of you," I said, my voice shaking. "And no matter what you say, my answer is still no."He
107Felicity POV."I can't see anything clearly, everything is blurry," I said in a muffled voice."Can you hear me?" a distant voice asked.I strained to listen, but it was too faint.Suddenly, my mother appeared in front of me. "Mom!" I cried out with relief.She turned around, and as I laid eyes on her, I was overwhelmed by her beauty. She was dressed in a light flowery dress, barefoot, and her blonde hair cascaded over her shoulders. "M-mom?" I called out, my voice shaky."You're doing great, just hang in there," a distant voice said.I started running towards my mother.But as I got closer, she said, "Stop walking, don't follow me."My mom whispered.But I couldn't help myself. I wanted to touch her, to feel her presence.Tears streamed down my face as I desperately pleaded, "But I want to touch you, I've missed you so much!"As I ran towards her again, the distant voices became louder and more urgent and my mother faded away."Can you hear us?" They called out.I blinked, and su
106Felicity POV.One week later,As I sat in front of the mirror, Ava carefully applied my make-up, and we chatted about her relationship with my brother Kyle. "I just don't know what to do," she said, her voice heavy with emotion. "I love him so much, but I don't know where I stand with him."I reached out to take her hand. "Ava, Kyle loves you. I'm sure of it. And I'm going to talk to him tonight and make sure he knows he needs to step up."Ava wiped her tears and gave me a small smile. "Thank you, Feli. I don't know how you always manage to make things better."I winked at her. "It's what friends are for."As Ava finished up my make-up, I surveyed myself in the mirror. It was a stunning transformation - she had somehow managed to make me look even more beautiful. My hair was carefully styled, and my dress was magnificent.It was a flowing, white gown, with intricate lace detailing and a stunning train. It made me feel like a queen. As Ava helped me into the dress, I couldn't help
105Maximus POV.As we walked back to our camp in silence, all dismayed by this death, felicity was the most affected, and I had to be there for her. Despite our past differences and our rivalry, Adrian was my comrade.When we arrived at the camp, the others rushed towards us. "What happened?" one of them asked, looking at Adrian's lifeless body."He's gone," Kyle said, his voice heavy. "We need to bury him."There was a moment of stunned silence before everyone sprang into action, gathering supplies and digging a grave. As we lowered Adrian into the ground, I felt a sense of closure, but also a deep sorrow for the loss of someone so young and full of promise. "Rest in peace, Adrian," I whispered, as we said our final goodbyes. I couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt wash over me. Adrian had been my enemy, but he had also been a fighter, a warrior just like me. And in that moment, I realized that perhaps if things had been different, he could have been a true ally, a friend maybe.
104Felicity POV.I sat there, feeling helpless and hopeless. I feared that Adrian would never let me go, that I was doomed to be trapped in this forsaken place forever. My heart ached for Maximus, and I could only pray that he was searching for me.Time seemed to drag on endlessly until suddenly, the door burst open with a loud crash. In the doorway stood Maximus wolf, my hero, my love, he quickly detransformed and resumed his human form. My heart leaped with joy at the sight of him, and I felt a wave of relief wash over me.Maximus quickly freed me from the ropes that bound me and removed the gag from my mouth. I threw my arms around him, feeling the weight of everything that had happened to me lift from my shoulders.As we held each other tightly, our lips met in a kiss that was filled with emotion. Desperation, relief, and love all mingled together, and I felt that nothing could come between us.Breaking the kiss, we remained entwined, not wanting to let go of each other. "I love
103Maximus POV.As I opened my eyes little by little, I felt a throbbing headache and realized it was already nighttime. Ava was standing over me, holding my baby and Felicity's in her arms. "What happened?" I asked groggily, feeling confused and disoriented.It all came flooding back to me - Adrian had given me the tainted meat, causing me to feel weak and drowsy.I shot up, suddenly remembering what had happened. "Where's Felicity?" I demanded."That's actually why I woke you up," Ava said hesitantly. "Adrian took her to talk and she hasn't come back yet."I jumped up, feeling the pain in my head intensify."If that bastard had even laid a finger on Felicity, I was going to make him pay." I shouted.My sudden outburst woke everyone up from their sleep. Kyle shot me a murderous look, "I can't believe you woke me up," Kyle glared at me."I had to," I replied, "Something happened with Felicity.""What happened?" Kyle's tone softened as he turned to Ava.As Ava explained the situation
102Felicity POV.Once we were a safe distance away, Adrian started speaking in a hushed tone. "So, I wanted to talk to you about Maximus."I furrowed my brow, not sure where he was going with this. "Okay, what about him?"Adrian's voice dropped even lower, "He's not a good man for you."I stopped walking and turned to face him, "What do you mean?""He's dangerous, he's made enemies, and he's not the right fit for you," Adrian explained.I furrowed my brow, "I appreciate your concern, but I'm capable of making my own choices."Adrian hesitated for a moment before saying, "I understand. I just worry about you.""Thank you, but I've got this," I reassured him.As we continued our walk, Adrian spoke up again, " Feli, I still love , I tried to forget you but I can't!" I stopped walking and turned to face him. "Look, we've already talked about this. I don't share the same feelings for you. I just love him you a big brother, like I love my brother Kyle. You need to understand this once and