Where are you heading to?" Alpha Jasper halted me in my tracks. His voice was behind me, and I froze at a spot. I squeezed my hand to the hem of my gown. My breathing accelerated while my heart raced like a moving car. How was I going to explain it to him? The scent became distant, and I couldn't see the blackness of the person anymore. He disappeared into the thin air.I knew deep down that person had the answers to all my questions. Questions that arched my heart. I took a deep breath, and my body trembled as Alpha Jasper approached further.Alpha Jasper's footsteps approached closer to me. I turned around to face him with my face down. I knew I wasn't going to run away from all these questions. There weren't any hiding places, and Selene's kindness momentarily distracted me.He looked at me with so much disgust in his eyes that it made my heart bleed with so much pain. He had never given me that look since I came to the pack. I guess he wasn't going to trust me anymore. Selena sho
Selene pov"She killed Dave; he is lifeless," Selene lamented to Beta Josh, who was beside him at the abandoned old house in the middle of the woods."What should we do?" She asked with a cracked voice; she didn't want to be caught up in her games.Dave, one of his assassins who does dirty jobs for her, was already dead. Selene feared that his death would be linked to her. She couldn't risk it."You know his mate knows. How was I going to explain to her that her husband is dead?" Selene moved her eyes to the dead body lying helplessly on the floor, his head ripped out of his body. She had quietly sneaked out of the pack house without anyone's notice to see the person she held captive, but what she saw befall her sent goosebumps to her skin.She had already escaped, and the man she put over him was already dead."What I am going to do right now—I can't risk being caught, and the Alpha will look down on me.The people will be disappointed in me."Selene's face was already pale, and she
Arya pov"Arya, my child." I lay in one corner of a dark room with my head buried in between my knees while I used my hand to clutch my knees together.I raised my face when I heard my name. Why does she keep coming to me? This was the second time she was coming.The dress she wore shone brightly on the floor of the room, giving it a bright light. She had long hair that stopped at her bum and freely fell on her shoulder. Its strand was properly taken care of and evenly combed down without any tangles. Her face was glowing. She should be in her late thirties, but she looked young, like a twenty-year-old girl. What does she want from me?"You have to protect that necklace; it's your family heirloom," she continued. Who is she? How does she know about my family?"You know about my family; you know about my father and my mother," I asked with my eyes wide open at her. She only nodded at me. I stood up to my feet, coming close to her."Your mother was a great woman and a caring Luna; too
Alpha JasperI looked through my window at my champers; Arya was out. It seems a spark in the room was missing. I miss those giggles that she makes whenever we stand at the window with my hands wrapped around her waist. Those giggles fill the walls of my room.We usually hum to my favorite song under each other's embrace while we watch the sun hide under the clouds. It felt peaceful and fun. Even when we had pillow fights, I missed all those. I didn't just find a mate. I found my best friend. Selene didn't give me as much joy as Arya does, and it pains me like a sword pierced through my chest when I hear her moan under the arms of another man. Just that one day brought out the worst in me.What about her partner? He should have been castrated, but he was fast enough to sneak out of the room while my anger was directed at my mate.What an order for someone to enter my chambers to touch my mate! It would have been better if the person had never been born. I wasn't just thinking when I
Arya's PovI dressed all up, with my face panned. I did some extra work. I didn't know why, but I just did it.I looked at my face one last time, smiling down at the reflection that gazed down on me. My heir was carefully strenched down, each strand smooth and slick. I have done so much extra work for tonight.My eyebrows were carefully arced the same way as my eyeshadows, giving it a smokey look. My lips were draped in red lipstick. My eyebrows were carefully arced the same way as my eyeshadows, giving them a smokey look. I still wonder why I love red. The last time I waxed up to this extent was doing the pack anniversaries, but I didn't put in much extra work than I did before.The butterfly in my tummy keeps flapping its wings down my belly. Why do I really feel this way? I never felt this way before. It seems like it's just for dinner. What if it was just a walk? What if it was just an introduction to some wolf ranks? Many what-ifs ran through my head."Don't spoil the fun, Arya.
Selena povLooking at the picture, anger boiled within me. From the restaurant, they even moved to the secret stream, which only I and the Alpha are aware of. She is stealing him away from me; I could feel it. I need to do something, or else all my hard work will result in nothing.She is slowly winning the Alpha heart, and I can't let that happen. I can't lose after all my sacrifices."This is so bad." "What is that?" Beta Josh, who lay on the bed, asked, and he came forward to where Selene was breathing in and out heavily, still wondering what could be so urgent that she left him on the bed to attend to.He peeked through her shoulder and gasped."Why are you so in pain when I'm here with you? Let him breathe and allow him to enjoy himself with his mate while I enjoy mine with you." "This is serious, not a joke to make out of it," Selena said with a cold voice."Leave my room if you have nothing to contribute," he sighed before leaving the room to herself.Selene placed her hand o
Alpha Jasper…Her eyes became dim the moment I questioned where she was coming from. It was odd to see a Luna sneaking in like that into a Packhouse she should call her own. "You know you can always walk in here and around here freely right? Is something wrong?" I hated to repeat myself, but I did, seeing how confused she looked. "Uhm, nothing is wrong, I went out for a little walk, I needed fresh air for a bit, this place is suffocating." I didn't quite understand what she meant by the Pack House being suffocating, for a moment I made a gesture to ask her what she meant, but then again I thought about it, what use is it? I just had a wonderful time with Arya and I am in serious doubt as to why I am playing these two women, but it still felt like something I would munch on for a long time. I took one fruitless look at her and I could barely imagine that she could be up with anything extremely evil, so I made my way to leave. "You're walking away from me?" Her words struck me in t
Selene povMy heart was racing terribly within me. It felt like it was going to pop out for my body anytime soon as my thoughts wandered around who was at the door. Josh had already run to hide himself in the cupboard, but was it safe at all? I prayed silently within me for it not to be the Alpha or we would be in so much trouble. I walked slowly to the door and held the knob. The knock came again, and it sounded just like how the Alpha would knock. I opened the door and tried to keep a straight face, and when I looked, it was a guard, the Alpha's guard. "Sorry to disturb you by this time, my lady. Is the Alpha in?" "Is there a problem? Because he is not in the room at the moment." I stuttered a bit but managed to hold my ground and speak confidently." "There is a fire outbreak at the quarters I would love for him to take a look, the fire seems to be coming from the midst of the Pack and he needs to give an order for the guards to Check if the pack members are all alright or if i
Arya stood before the tomb, her body shaking with sobs as she gazed upon the final resting place of her son, Akira. The tomb, reserved for descendants of the alpha lineage, was a poignant reminder of the legacy that had once belonged to her family, but now rested with Damian.Luna Seraphine's gentle touch and soothing words offered little comfort as Arya's grief consumed her. The pain was suffocating, and the realization that she would never see her vibrant, full-of-life son again was a constant, crushing blow.Arya's heart seethed with anger towards Alice and Leo, her cousins who had orchestrated the palace attack. If not for them, Akira would still be alive, safe in her arms. The thought fueled her anguish, and she whispered into the wind, searching for the essence of her deceased parents, who had promised to always be with her.But their spirits seemed distant, and Arya felt only despair. The warmth and love she once knew were now replaced with an unrelenting sorrow. Even with Luna
The priest ran his hand through his thinning hair and let out an exasperated sigh. "Arya, I really wish there was something we could do. But the laws of our order expressly state that we must not interfere in conflict between brothers of the same kind. The consequences are dire. I'm sorry Arya, but our hands are tied," the man said somberly with his eyes closed.Arya thought to herself and knew there was no use trying to convince the order to go against their traditions. But there had to be a way to salvage the situation and stop her cousins from visiting evil upon the pack and perhaps, the whole earth. Just then, an idea flashed across her mind and she gave it no time to settle well before voicing it out."How about you train me to harness my magic and become powerful enough to stop the enemy. That's not something you cannot do, right?" Arya asked, hiding the pain and anxiety in her voice as she spoke.The priest squinted his eyes, deep in contemplation. He focused on a particular gr
Damian approached the house with a plastic bag containing their dinner, his eyes scanning the surroundings with a mix of caution and confusion. He had parked the van a few poles back, just as he'd done when he was with Anika, and walked the rest of the way, his senses on high alert. As he moved through the night, he swept his gaze from side to side, high on alert to spot any strange movements, his ears perked up to catch the slightest sound. Not that he expected danger to be lurking around, but one could never be too careful.A sense of foreboding and dread sat in his stomach, and he suddenly felt goosebumps on his skin, a rare occurrence for a Vis Wood like himself. His heart raced slightly faster, and his hand instinctively went to the pocket where he kept his dagger, a habitual gesture that had become second nature to him. These were odd behaviors for his wolf, and he could only wonder what was wrong. The house came into view now, and he looked to the side, ready to cross over th
The Blood Sisterhood were a secret sect of elite female warriors who paid allegiance to the Luna alone. They were part of the hidden tradition of the pack, a secret passed down from one generation of Luna to the next.Luna Seraphine took a deep breath, gathering her strength. "Sisters, I need you to go and ask for help from the Order of the Sun, the coven Arya's father belonged to during his lifetime. Tell them a daughter of theirs is faced with the threat of death at the hands of wicked people."The forewoman spoke up with a hint of hesitation in her voice. "This thing you ask of us, it totally goes against all that we represent. It is against our ethos to seek help from the witches." She stated gently but firmly.Luna Seraphine's voice came barely audible above a whisper. "Unless you're up for a battle against hell itself, I suggest you do as I have just requested."The woman argued, "We shall fight till death then. Our pride as a group supersedes the need to ask for help from the l
"There's no chance that would ever work!" the witch cried immediately after Leo told her what he needed her to do. She gently extracted herself from underneath his piercing gaze and walked over to the other side of the room."And why is that?" Leo asked, his voice cold and impatient."You see, the only reason why your sister could call you back up from the underworld was because she had at least a part of your dead corpse. And the head especially, makes things easier. If you don't have her body with you, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do to help," the old witch explained, feigning confidence and busying herself with arranging spices on a shelf in the corner.Leo flashed to her side using his heightened reflexes and hoisted her up in the air by her neck. "I'll go get her body. If you are not here when I return, I will find you, and I will kill you," he threatened through gritted teeth."I'd also have to wait for a full moon," the woman's desperate voice pleaded."I don't care! You'll
Damian consoled Arya over the loss of her child, but he couldn't seem to comfort her enough. She was a wrecking ball of sobs as she held baby Akira's dead form in her hands, even as Damian held her to his chest. What the bastards they had just killed did to the baby was heartless. Even in death, Akira looked like a beam of peace, his lips and skin now taking on the grayish pallor of death."I wish I had the words, my love," Damian found himself saying into the air, even though he was addressing Arya. It hurt him to see the woman he loved in such a state.Tristan and the other men from the elite command that had come with Damian to rescue his mate stood akimbo around them, at a loss for how to console both their alpha and his mate.Suddenly, Arya let out a loud gasp and began crumbling to the ground, struggling to breathe. Everyone was too stunned to do anything at first, until Damian snapped out of his shock and held her up firmly, struggling to contain both her weight and that of the
Damian sat in the backseat of the van, lost in thought. He was confident that after asserting his dominance in the Silver Crescent pack, Jasper and his followers wouldn't dare trespass again. He adjusted his new jacket, provided by Tristan, knowing his previous clothes would be ruined after his transformation.As they approached the Ember Moon pack, Damian's keen sense of smell detected something strange. He exchanged a concerned glance with Tristan, who nodded in agreement. "Kill the engines," Damian ordered, and the driver complied without question.Damian jumped out and crept behind the wall, motioning to Tristan to follow. "Break the men into groups," he whispered. "Take the secret side gates scattered around the fence. We need the advantage of surprise." Tristan nodded and relayed the orders to the men, dividing them into four groups to cover the North, East, West, and South wings of the premises.Damian led his group of six, including Tristan, towards the West wing. As they appr
Arya and Luna Seraphine sat on their seats, their senses on high alert. The sounds were getting closer, and Luna's voice was laced with urgency as she turned to Arya and said, "Quick, go to Akira. I don't like these sounds."Arya's heart sank into her stomach as she remembered her dream and recalled that Akira went missing in the dream. She never found him. If that were to happen now, she'd kill herself. She was sure of it.She ran as fast as her legs could go, her pace fueled by adrenaline. She turned into a side door to climb into a corridor when a body was tossed out of the corridor, and she stopped dead in her tracks. Her wolf instincts, though rarely active, screamed danger. The corpse was dressed in palace guard attire, partially shifted into its wolf form, badly disfigured, with a gaping hole where the left eye should have been and another in the chest.Slowly, she lifted her eyes to look into the corridor where the body was flung from. Her skin crawled at the sight before her.
Damian strolled into the garden, his eyes scanning the area for his mother and Arya. He recalled his mother inviting Arya to tea the previous night and smiled, remembering the closeness they shared. He had finally made up his mind to sire Jasper's child, and his thoughts were filled with Arya.As he approached the umbrella-shaded table, he beamed with a wide smile. "Top of the morning to you two, beautiful ladies." He kissed his mother's forehead and took Arya's hand, lifting it to his lips. His eyes locked onto hers, and he heard her subtle gasp."Hello, Arya. I trust you slept well?" Arya replied shyly, "Yes, alpha. Thank you."Luna Seraphine playfully rolled her eyes. "Yes, I slept well too, thank you." Damian chuckled and said, "I was going to ask you that, mother." He turned to Arya, his smile lingering.He noticed the tea on the table and teased, "I see you've both decided to have tea without me, then." He picked up his mother's cup, and she protested, "Put that back down, sil