Lenora's POV “Let's take a walk around the pack, my Luna.” Laura said as soon as she walked into my room. I was seated before the vanity in my room, with Mara, Karl's mate, standing behind me, as she helped me to comb my locs. With a smile on my face, I turned around to face the little girl. “You want to take a walk around the pack?” “Yes, Luna. I'll also give you a tour around the pack. How does that sound?” She asked as she came to stand in front of me. I reached out and palmed her face in my hands and I gave her cheeks a gentle pinch. “That'll be great, Laura. Let's go,” “Thank you so much, Luna.” She giggled as she laid on the bed. I turned to face Mara. “Will you like to come with me please?” Her face creased into a smile, her eyes crinkling at the corners. “Of course, my Luna. I'll love to.” “Come on, Mara, you should address me as Lenora. I want to be your friend.” Her smile deepened. “It's gonna be hard, Luna, but I'll try.” “Okay, Mara, take your time!” I winked a
Lenora's POV To say I was dumbfounded would be an understatement. Did those women just apologize to me, or am I dreaming? The same women that had addressed me as barren and damaged goods? Did they just apologize? “I think you are!” Zoey let out a soft chuckle and I couldn't help but shake my head. “You are right, Zoey. I am dreaming, because there is no way they'd appear in front of me, just to apologise.” I pinched myself mentally to be sure if I was dreaming or not. “You are not dreaming, Lenora. They are right in front of you. They are actually standing in front of you!” Zoey said in a stern voice and now it dawned on me that I wasn't dreaming. “We are sorry, Luna. We know that we acted out of character and we shouldn't have said such words to you. We are sorry.” This time around, they spoke in unison. They must have memorized those words, to be able to say it together and at the same time. “No matter how you want us to be punished, we were ready to accept it. We are real
Lenora's POV “We are really grateful to you for your forgiveness and we promise that it's never gonna happen again.” Sarah said this time and I nodded. “I hope you keep to your words, Sarah.” I said to her, “Now you can leave .” Almost immediately, they rose up from the floor and strode away. Now that they were out of sight, I took a deep breath to calm my raging nerves. No, I wasn't mad at them anymore. I was mad at Melissa and I wish I could get the chance to meet her again and make her pay for everything. Although I'm glad that I left Axel already, I'm still sad about the fact that I won't be able to give Alpha Zade any children. “Come on, Lenora. Didn't Alpha Zade ask you not to worry about anything, anymore?” Zoey's voice cut through my thoughts and I could only sigh. “Yes, Zoey. He asked me not to worry about giving him a child, but that doesn't mean that I'll just sit back and relent. Besides, I feel like he is only saying those words to console me.” “When will you ever
Zade's POV A blush crept its way to her face at my words and I couldn't help but watch her with a smile. I watched her intently, my gaze lingering on her as she stood there. I couldn't believe what I had just witnessed a while ago. She had forgiven them. She had forgiven the same women who said those harsh words to her, the same women who had called her barren, damaged goods and garbage unworthy of being a part of the pack. She had forgiven them despite those words? I felt my jaw tightened at the memory of their cruel words, my wolf stirring angrily within me. How could she let them go easily? How could she look past the pain they had caused her like it was nothing? But that was Lenora! Her heart was unlike any I had ever known. It was vast, and forgiving, unlike Talia's. I'm sure as hell that if Talia was in Lenora's shoes, she'd have asked me to cut off their tongues, but Lenora didn't do any of those and I couldn't help but admire her strength, her ability to rise above th
Lenora's POV Even though I was sad that Zade wasn't taking me with him to the upcoming annual ball, I was glad that he cared about my safety and didn't want to take me with him, so he wouldn't lose me. Of course I was no stranger to the ugly events that take place in the annual ball. I was suddenly reminded of when Alpha Ryan, one of Axel's allies, lost his mate right before his eyes and he couldn't do anything to save her. He didn't try to save her. He just sat there and watched her get killed by King Zach the lunatic and now it got me wondering if he ever loved her or she was just a means to an end for him. I mean how would he sit back and watch his mate killed right before his eyes just because she refused to pleasure King Zach? If it were Axel, he wouldn't mind taking me there with him. After Ryan's mate lost her life right before my eyes, I had pleaded with Axel to get me out of the room, especially as I'd seen the way King Zach, the host of the annual ball was staring
Lenora's POV “Axel threatened me that he was going to cut the mate bond if I didn't get King Zach to forgive him. You know, when a lady is in love, she'd do anything to please her man, she'd do anything to keep him and that's what I did. I was stupidly in love with Axel and didn't want to lose him.” I paused to take a deep breath. I noticed the way Zade was watching me intently. He must be eager to know if I did it or not. “Therefore I went to meet King Zach in the hotel that Axel had chosen. When I got there, he didn't only want me to pleasure him with my mouth. He wanted me to have sex with him. At first, I wanted to do it, but at the end of the day, I realised that I couldn't let Axel define my worth. That day, I was ready to lose Axel. I didn't care anymore if he wanted to break the mate bond or not.” I paused again. He was still staring at me. It was as if with each passing minute, his anger deepened. This was the kind of reaction I expected from Axel when I told him tha
Lenora's POV I sat before the vanity in my room, gazing at my image in the mirror, holding the test results on my lap as tears streamed down my face. My hands shook as I gripped the test results, the words “negative” and “barren” piercing my thoughts like a branding iron. As the Luna of the Pack, my responsibility was to bear an heir, yet here am I - infertile. I will never be able to bear children of my own. I have never considered myself a believer in miracles, but at this moment, I hope a miracle occurs and the test results reveal ‘positive’. The weight had been bearing down on me for years, and with every month that went by, the Pack's demands became more intense. I can't help but feel that very soon I'll be sent away from the Pack and the Pack would force my mate to take another woman that can give him an heir. “Our mate loves us and he won't hurt us that way” My wolf whispered to me and I smiled sadly. If only that was the truth. He has fallen out of love with me just
Lenora I was still lost in my thoughts when a knock came. My heart sank thinking that it might be Axel, returning to demand my presence at the ceremony. I opened the door and I was shocked to see my step mother and Melissa. Anger washed over me as I glared at their faces. Matilda knew that her daughter was having an affair with my mate and she didn't scold her. Why was I even surprised? That was what she did to my mother. She was once my mother's best friend. My late mother was my father's mate, but he cheated on her with Matilda. My mother who couldn't bear the news about her mate's betrayal, committed suicide. My father blamed himself for his beloved mate's death. He couldn't live with the fact that he made my mother lose her life. Thus he killed himself too. I was only eight years old at the time and I was made to live with Matilda. Those times of my life were the worst. At some point, I wanted to leave, but I couldn't. I had nowhere to stay. Thus I just stayed in the hous
Lenora's POV “Axel threatened me that he was going to cut the mate bond if I didn't get King Zach to forgive him. You know, when a lady is in love, she'd do anything to please her man, she'd do anything to keep him and that's what I did. I was stupidly in love with Axel and didn't want to lose him.” I paused to take a deep breath. I noticed the way Zade was watching me intently. He must be eager to know if I did it or not. “Therefore I went to meet King Zach in the hotel that Axel had chosen. When I got there, he didn't only want me to pleasure him with my mouth. He wanted me to have sex with him. At first, I wanted to do it, but at the end of the day, I realised that I couldn't let Axel define my worth. That day, I was ready to lose Axel. I didn't care anymore if he wanted to break the mate bond or not.” I paused again. He was still staring at me. It was as if with each passing minute, his anger deepened. This was the kind of reaction I expected from Axel when I told him tha
Lenora's POV Even though I was sad that Zade wasn't taking me with him to the upcoming annual ball, I was glad that he cared about my safety and didn't want to take me with him, so he wouldn't lose me. Of course I was no stranger to the ugly events that take place in the annual ball. I was suddenly reminded of when Alpha Ryan, one of Axel's allies, lost his mate right before his eyes and he couldn't do anything to save her. He didn't try to save her. He just sat there and watched her get killed by King Zach the lunatic and now it got me wondering if he ever loved her or she was just a means to an end for him. I mean how would he sit back and watch his mate killed right before his eyes just because she refused to pleasure King Zach? If it were Axel, he wouldn't mind taking me there with him. After Ryan's mate lost her life right before my eyes, I had pleaded with Axel to get me out of the room, especially as I'd seen the way King Zach, the host of the annual ball was staring
Zade's POV A blush crept its way to her face at my words and I couldn't help but watch her with a smile. I watched her intently, my gaze lingering on her as she stood there. I couldn't believe what I had just witnessed a while ago. She had forgiven them. She had forgiven the same women who said those harsh words to her, the same women who had called her barren, damaged goods and garbage unworthy of being a part of the pack. She had forgiven them despite those words? I felt my jaw tightened at the memory of their cruel words, my wolf stirring angrily within me. How could she let them go easily? How could she look past the pain they had caused her like it was nothing? But that was Lenora! Her heart was unlike any I had ever known. It was vast, and forgiving, unlike Talia's. I'm sure as hell that if Talia was in Lenora's shoes, she'd have asked me to cut off their tongues, but Lenora didn't do any of those and I couldn't help but admire her strength, her ability to rise above th
Lenora's POV “We are really grateful to you for your forgiveness and we promise that it's never gonna happen again.” Sarah said this time and I nodded. “I hope you keep to your words, Sarah.” I said to her, “Now you can leave .” Almost immediately, they rose up from the floor and strode away. Now that they were out of sight, I took a deep breath to calm my raging nerves. No, I wasn't mad at them anymore. I was mad at Melissa and I wish I could get the chance to meet her again and make her pay for everything. Although I'm glad that I left Axel already, I'm still sad about the fact that I won't be able to give Alpha Zade any children. “Come on, Lenora. Didn't Alpha Zade ask you not to worry about anything, anymore?” Zoey's voice cut through my thoughts and I could only sigh. “Yes, Zoey. He asked me not to worry about giving him a child, but that doesn't mean that I'll just sit back and relent. Besides, I feel like he is only saying those words to console me.” “When will you ever
Lenora's POV To say I was dumbfounded would be an understatement. Did those women just apologize to me, or am I dreaming? The same women that had addressed me as barren and damaged goods? Did they just apologize? “I think you are!” Zoey let out a soft chuckle and I couldn't help but shake my head. “You are right, Zoey. I am dreaming, because there is no way they'd appear in front of me, just to apologise.” I pinched myself mentally to be sure if I was dreaming or not. “You are not dreaming, Lenora. They are right in front of you. They are actually standing in front of you!” Zoey said in a stern voice and now it dawned on me that I wasn't dreaming. “We are sorry, Luna. We know that we acted out of character and we shouldn't have said such words to you. We are sorry.” This time around, they spoke in unison. They must have memorized those words, to be able to say it together and at the same time. “No matter how you want us to be punished, we were ready to accept it. We are real
Lenora's POV “Let's take a walk around the pack, my Luna.” Laura said as soon as she walked into my room. I was seated before the vanity in my room, with Mara, Karl's mate, standing behind me, as she helped me to comb my locs. With a smile on my face, I turned around to face the little girl. “You want to take a walk around the pack?” “Yes, Luna. I'll also give you a tour around the pack. How does that sound?” She asked as she came to stand in front of me. I reached out and palmed her face in my hands and I gave her cheeks a gentle pinch. “That'll be great, Laura. Let's go,” “Thank you so much, Luna.” She giggled as she laid on the bed. I turned to face Mara. “Will you like to come with me please?” Her face creased into a smile, her eyes crinkling at the corners. “Of course, my Luna. I'll love to.” “Come on, Mara, you should address me as Lenora. I want to be your friend.” Her smile deepened. “It's gonna be hard, Luna, but I'll try.” “Okay, Mara, take your time!” I winked a
Axel's POV “She is dead to me.” I repeated when it seemed like my wolf wasn't getting what I was saying to him. “Come on…..” He started, but I cut him off. “Enough.” I snapped. “I won't have this conversation again.” Now I turned around to face the woman who was still kneeling before me. “What are you still doing here? Shouldn't you be out of here by now?” “Please son…..” “Alpha Axel.” I cut her off and she hesitated before answering. “Alpha Axel,” she started. I was suddenly filled with an unexplainable joy to hear her addressing me like that. “So tell me, Astrid, how can I help you?” I asked, my eyebrows raising slightly. “I….I want you to forgive me for everything that happened many years ago….” “Care to tell me what happened?” To say I was enjoying everything that was happening would be an understatement. She exhaled slowly, but she didn't answer. “I'm still waiting, Astrid. Care to tell me what happened or get the hell out of here” This time, she opened her
Axel's POV “Who did you say is here to see me?” I asked my Beta as soon as I got to the courtroom. “It's a strange woman. I don't know who she is, but she didn't want to leave. She was adamant to meet you. Plus she kept addressing you as her son.” Felix answered. Her son? Who could she be? “Where is she?” “She's currently at the gates. I asked the guards to keep her there until you are ready to meet her.” He explained. A small smile tugged at the corners of my lips. I must say this little time that I'd spent with Felix, working with him as his Alpha, it's the best time. He was way different from Derek, who would never respect me. I don't think I miss Derek one bit, ever since he resigned from working as my Beta. He laid his bed, thus he should lie on it. If it were Derek in this case, he'd have let the woman inside without even asking me if he should let her inside or not. “You've done well, Felix.” I said to the twenty-two year old man standing before me. His face creased
Melissa's POV A shiver worked its way down my spine and I felt really scared, but I quickly collected myself. “Mother!!” I called out in shock. Who would have thought that my mother would have such a thought running through her head? I expected to see some traces of laughter on her face, to let me know that she didn't mean what she just said and was just kidding, but there was none. Her expression remained serious, like she was just discussing the weather. Only then did I realize that she meant what she was saying. I swallowed hard, my throat bobbing as I tore my gaze away from her face. Then, as if sensing the turmoil brewing within me, her face creased into a soft smile and she took my hands into hers. “Did I scare you, my dear?” She asked, her voice dripping with false sweetness. What a dumb question! It was clear that she scared the living hell out of me and now she's asking me if she did. I scoffed, as I pulled my hands away. “Scare me? That's an understatement, m