Lucien’s POVI had been watching her for a few hours now. Since the moment she transformed and I saw her wolf form for the first time, Shadow was restless. It felt like the pull we had was more. We only locked eyes for a few minutes before she ran off for what was needed.I understood that because everyone did this, but it felt like it was a new thing now that she was the one to run off. I wanted to speak with her and be with her. I knew I loved her and I also knew it had nothing to do with the white wolf.It took me a while, but I have realized my feelings for her. It started from the very moment I saw her. I felt the pull. I felt my heart act out, but I stopped myself from understanding this feeling because I did not want to get married to a human.I thought she was going to weaken the pack with her blood. All the while my heart and Shadow kept stopping me from making stupid decisions and then I realised that she was not ordinary after all. I knew it was wrong to suddenly want her,
Aimee’s POVIt took us an hour long drive to get to the Moon Goddess’ shrine. Once I stepped down, the car drove off leaving me at the entrance of a small house with a large compound. There were so many trees around. In fact, it stood in the middle of the forest.This was not really what I had imagined when I was headed here. I had imagined white houses, a wolf mark here and there, but it was normal. It looked normal, as though it was just a random person living in this place.Slowly, I approached the small house, my eyes darting around as I did so. I could feel the energy and aura around the place. It was scary, but also soothing at the same time. No one needed to tell me that this was truly the place. I had not gotten to the door when an elderly lady stepped out of the house with a smile. She did not look old, but I could tell she had seen a lot of things. Her hair was so long it passed her knee. Unlike most old women I have seen, she was strong and could stand erect, with rarely a
Aimee’s POVI stared at her for a couple of minutes after she spoke without saying a word. “How did his parents die? I know they died, but no one has said anything else about their death,” I told her“Not many had healed from what happened, but that’s not my story to tell,” she told meShe stared at me for a couple of minutes, then smiled. “Don’t think about it, child,” she said. “It’s not about trust. The only person that can tell you is your mate. He is still trying to tell you. Give him time and he will come around. Don’t judge him through his actions sometimes. If you want to know what he truly feels, watch his eyes”After that, she stood. “Go and get some sleep. Tomorrow will be your last training session, so you should be prepared for it”I nodded, and she walked away. The Oracle gave me another thing to think about as I went to bed for the night. It made me view a few things from a different perspective. I was calmer, but it did not change my uncertainty about some issues.I wa
Aimee’s POVMy head ached as I turned to the side. It felt like I had strained myself, but the only thing I did was a little practice. The memory of meeting the Moon goddess flashed in my head, making me snap my eyes open and sit up almost immediately.I regretted doing that because it felt as though my brain had moved. I brought my hand to my head and almost immediately, the Oracle stepped into the room with a tray in hand. “You’re awake,” she said as she took position beside the bed“How do you feel?” she added“My head hurts,” I informed herShe nodded in understanding. “It’s normal. Here” she picked up a glass from the tray she held and passed it to meI glanced from her to the glass before taking it. The contents looked juice like but the smell, “Ugh” I squeezed my face as I brought it closer to my nose and threw my face to the sideThe Oracle chuckled. “It has to smell like that to work, child”“Can’t I get some painkillers instead of… this?” I asked her and she shook her headI
Lucien’s POVThe moment I set my eyes on her after so long, Shadow and I could not contain ourselves. It had been weeks since we saw her. I was almost losing my cool when the Oracle informed us of her being ready to come back home.It was everything and I was happy about this. I wanted to come then and there to take her but the Oracle informed us that it had to be today. Throughout the night I could not sleep. Each time I shut my eyes, I saw her smiling at me with the warmest smile she had.It made it difficult for me to relax. The moment it clocked dawn, I flew out of my bed and into the bathroom where I had taken my bath and rushed out to meet my mate after so long. Once I was done dressing, I stood in the mirror for some time trying to practice how to smile at her.Reine had been teaching me with Alec, but it was tough. Some of my smiles seemed as though I was forcing it and not true. I did not want to smile at her and she felt as though I was only pretending to her when genuinely
Aimee’s POV“Wake up, sleepyhead,” I heard Reine’s voice say, making me groan in frustrationI turned to the other side as I muttered, “A few more minutes”I heard her chuckle. “Should I call Lucien here? I’m sure he can easily get you out of bed,” she joked, and I fluttered my eyes open and then turned my head to the other side“What? Is a girl not meant to sleep anymore?” I sounded frustrated“You need to check out your dress. The designers are already lined up”My eyes widened and the sleep that I had almost a few minutes ago disappeared. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I threw the covers to the side and jumped out of bed, putting my legs into my slippers and hurriedly heading for the bathroom“Well, I just told you now,” Reine said before I shut the doorI quickly took my bath and did my daily routine before stepping out fully dressed. Reine was still there, a book in hand, waiting for me to arrive. “Let’s go,” I told her, already heading for the door“Fine, lover girl. You didn’t want
Aimee’s POVI looked around the room with smiles, wines, dancing and laughter scattered around. It warmed my heart seeing all this happening before me. I wanted to keep this in my heart till the end of my days. I thought I would be upset that I would be getting married to Lucien but it was the best feeling ever.My gaze went to him as he stood speaking to some of the elders. He was so handsome I never thought I would be staring at him so lustfully. “You seem to be thinking what I am thinking” his voice echoed at the back of my mind bringing me out of my thoughtsI was thinking about him so much I did not know when he left the gathering he was with and walked over to me. When he realized that I had noticed him before me, he gave me his hand which I took and he helped me stand.We exited the hall leaving the guests to enjoy themselves. Then he led me to his room and shut the door behind us. He moved quickly towards me, grabbed me by my waist, pulled me closer, locking eyes with me then
Cassandra's POVI sat at the garden, twirling my glass of wine as I glared at the leaves in front of me. I was barely able to contain the anger boiling inside of me. I was more than upset and all I wanted to do was vent it out. Unfortunately, I had no one to vent it out to.Lucien who was my bedrock and the only person I ever loved was gone. He was married to his white wolf. Worse, they consummated their marriage not long after the reception. To add to it, I had to listen to every detail of them doing it in their rooms.Not like they forced me to but I wanted to know if truly Lucien had left me for a lowly wolf. She was nothing but a human before he found out she was the white wolf. I thought maybe the wedding was only a formality, an act in the eyes of the entire pack but I was mistaken. Lucien left me for her. An ugly bitch! I sneered, emptying my glass of wine in my mouth. “Cassandra” I heard Lucien's angry voice call to meI expected him to do this. He must have smelled me a mile
Lucien's POV I knew she was scared for our well-being. I too was scared as to what might be waiting for us when he got close to the pack. With each step we took, I could feel the dark aura of the dark forces all around the forest.It was thanks to the moon goddess that it did not spread to where we were able to camp. I knew what we were about to do was risky and we could not bring everyone with us so we did not gather much attention from anyone if any attack ensued, it meant we would not be able to protect ourselves very well.We walked a distance before we finally decided to stop. Our present location was at the peak of the aura of the dark forces. The aura was sucking up most of our energy. We had not worked for a while but it felt like we did and that was not good.So this was the plan. This was a way to weaken us so we would not be able to attack and defeat them. The dark Lord knows that he is no match for us. Our wolves were strong and with just a single bite they would die. Th
Aimee's POV A part of me told me I had made a mistake by using my powers to heal him when I was down but another part of me questioned why I would sit and watch my mate die. I could not sit and watch Lucien die.He was my life. Even if I died, he needed to live for his people, for Reine. With me, I doubted we would be able to save them. Lucien was the alpha. He had trained most of his life for this so if I could save him I took that chance.For two days, my entire body felt like I was hit and was under a truck. I could not move nor could I open my eyes. I was conscious but still, I could not do anything. I could still remember what I did last before falling unconscious and wanted to see him. I wanted to be sure that it worked but I could not do that.When I finally opened my eyes, I jumped out of bed and instantly regretted it. I still felt really weak. When I was finally able to move and taken to him, he was still unconscious. I waited for days for him to wake up but he was growing
Lucien's POV The moment that sword went through me, I lost every bit of strength I had. I knew the sword was not an ordinary sword. It was laced in wolf's bane. If it were ordinary swords, I would have been able to get back to my feet, but with the wolf's bane, it paralyzed me. I tried to get back on my feet and fight but I knocked to the ground. I tried to fight it and get back up but my body shook with my pain replaying in my mind again. I pushed it aside but still, I could not. No matter how much I tried to fight this, it felt like I was only pulling myself down. I could sense that we were losing. My people needed me. They needed their alpha. I kept telling myself to stand and to join in the fight until my body could no longer take it. Wolf's bane knew how to travel fast and knew how to paralyze every avenue for wolves to heal themselves. It was dangerous for us, as that was our vantage point. Something was not right in this attack. I had so many questions as to how the dark Lo
Aimee's POV I was frozen in that spot, my hand behind my back as the other covered my mouth. My heart was so close to thudding out of my chest, killing me before this general did. My stomach was turning into so much anxiety. I felt twigs snap, indicating the general was walking closer to me. No, no, no. I yelled in my head as I shut my eyes and felt the general get closer to me. “We need to meet the dark Lord now,” the leader of the generals yelled and I heard the general close to me sigh. I felt another whoosh of air and the general was no longer close to me. I heaved a sigh of relief, placing my hand on my chest as I slowly took another peek at them. They all walked into the castle, shutting the main door behind them as they did so. I sighed again, as our only refuge had been taken over. Slowly, I backed away from there, heading back towards the direction I had come from. Not long after running back, I spotted Lucien and his betas coming towards me. Lucien was barely able
Aimee's POVAll that happened so fast that I was not given the opportunity to even call out to him. The words got stuck in my throat as I watched them drive the sword into him, making sure the tip of the blade came forth from his stomach.Lucien flew his hand to the stomach as he paused. His eyes locked on mine for only a minute before he dropped to the ground and Alec took the head of the dark force that did that to Lucien. I was rooted to where I stood, unable to move.Everything happening around me felt like it was being slowed down and I could barely hear or concentrate. My soul felt like it was being crushed. Lucien stood in all fours, then placed his hand on the injured part of his stomach.His face was very red, with his veins popping out at both sides of his head. He clenched his teeth together. My heart rate accelerated just looking at him. I wanted to move. I tried to move but it felt like I was no longer in control of my own body.There was fire, chaos, blood stains, and de
Aimee's POVWe rushed forward to stop them from getting close to the room. The men looked nothing like I had imagined. They looked just like normal werewolves, but what made them different was the aura that emanated from them and the dark eyes they had.We transformed into our wolf form and louged at them, scattering as they were everywhere. We needed to eliminate them before they got close to Reine and the women. It was of utmost importance that we kept them safe. I clawed at their faces, disfiguring them as I took their eyes and lips.I clawed and swung at each and everyone of them as I moved. I eliminated most of the ones that crowded me and looked around. Lucien and his betas were busy with the dark forces that gathered them.Then I noticed five others running towards the guest room. I tried to speak but since Lucien and his betas were busy, it was up to me to stop them from getting close. Quickly, I ran towards them at full speed. Once I was close enough to one, I clawed his back
Aimee's POVEveryone in the pack is moving helter-skelter, trying to gather as many things as possible, as we only have a day left before the dark forces get into the pack and attack. Unfortunately, due to the outbreak of the illness, not much can be done.I and Lucien went down to the basement. He got to the side of the room, counting each step as he did so and on the twentieth step, he bent over and pushed the door down. A secret room came into view. Gradually, Lucien went in and on the second step, he gave me his hand to take.I did and we got into the room. It was a large space with a lot of food items but we needed more to be added to the stash. “I don't think this will be enough,” I saidThe pack was large. All the men would be at the battle field but the mother and children were still a lot and would not fit in here at once. Lucien nodded, still holding my hand. “Yes but we have somewhere larger and that is where they would stay,” he said, then led me out of the secret room.He
Aimee's POV Lucien got to his feet almost immediately and headed out without saying a word. I trailed behind him as he was fast with his feet. Since this incident, he does not walk slowly but as though he was headed for war. I did not have an issue with it because it was needed for swift action to be taken at all times. I expected a lot of things. Maybe a letter from the border or a letter from the Oracle but I did not expect what I saw. When we got to the living room, Alec and Reine were already there staring at the man I had not seen for a while now. This should be more than three months since he was banished and thrown out of the pack. He looked thinner than what he was three months ago. The veins around his fingers were more visible but even though people could mistake his thin figure as weakness I could also tell he was stronger than when he left. Isaac, who was no longer dressed in his royal attire, stood there and bowed as Lucien got closer to him. Lucien did not spare him
Aimee's POVA week went by with the dark clouds still hovering around the realm and pack. It stopped snowing two days ago, but it was still not good enough. Most of the pack members had fallen so sick that they could barely move a step without the help of someone.Both the pack hospital and the realm's biggest hospital have been flooded with lots of sick warewolves, and there is little manpower to attend to all of them. Some pack members have opted to go to the Oracle, but she was unable to help them.The pack was in chaos and disarray, as there were a lot of things that needed to be done but none had been done yet. The soldiers were dropping each day, and it was not helping the security of the pack. Masks and gloves had become a general way to prevent direct contact with the snow from the dark clouds to prevent falling sick, but not staying out long was still advised as that could create an avenue for them to fall sick.However, Reine and I have stayed indoors, only looking out throu