Exalia’s POVTatiana was still in my presence, and she was starting to disgust me. I hated her more with every passing moment, minute after minute, day after day.How could she just show up and act like she owned the place? Worst of all, how dare she try to steal my supposed mate?If only I were wicked—if only I were mean, rude, and cruel like others—I would have done terrible things to her. But that wasn’t who I was.Nevertheless, I was still going to deal with her, just to make her understand that she should stop encroaching on other people’s property.“Hey, Exalia,” she called out in her usual happy tone. I turned and looked at her, faking a smile as I replied.“Yes, Princess Tatiana,” I said, walking toward her.“Oh, nothing serious, dear. I just wanted to know if you have a mate. I’ve been thinking about Alex lately, and I love him so much.”“Oh,” I said, pausing for a moment to let her words fully sink in.“No, I don’t have a mate. My mate is gone,” I replied, pretending to be s
Exalia’s pov Days passed and Tatiana continued to irritate and annoy me the more. She got closer and more intimate with Alpha Alex and they seemed to be getting along just fine. I spent my days sulking and grumbling in my chambers, I would sit on my window and stare outside into the meadows. Sometimes, I could even see two of them playing and chatting from afar. It was obvious that Tatiana wanted him for something more than just childhood friends, she had even confessed it to me that she wanted him to ask her to be his mate. The problem was is, would Alpha Alex fall for her? Would he agree and forget about me? Or maybe he had even forgotten about me, because ever since we came back from the north, it was always Tatiana all day long. What could I do to get my supposed mate back? This crazy princess was up to no good and she was already succeeding in snatching Alpha Alex from me. I needed to think fast and act fast. I was sitting all alone on my bed, sulking and moody as usual wh
Alex’s povI had been listening to Exalia’s complaints all evening, she was rather bitter and annoyed at my recent behavior and i didn’t even know.If she hadn’t confronted me and told me, I would never have known. Exalia was on us jealous, she thought I was going to leave her and face Tatiana, mainly because of the way she had seen us close and intimate. What Exalia didn’t know was that Tatiana and I had been very close since childhood. She was more than a friend and far more than a sister to me, she was one of the few people who understood me and loved me for who I was. I loved Tatiana, i knew her since birth, and that was way before I knew Exalia. If only she could calm down and have a simple mind, she would see that we were just close siblings and she wouldn’t have to feel so jealous.But then I reasoned that Exalia was a woman afterall, it’s normal for women to get jealous when they perceive a competitor.If it was me, I would get jealous too. “Hey my dear, you have nothin
Alex’s POVI was born ready—for a fight, for defense, for attacks. I was born ready for any act of valor.My Beta and Gamma were with me, happy and smiling. I asked them if they had had breakfast.They seemed eager to eat, so I suggested we instruct the palace chefs to bring some food, and we ate briefly.“Oliver!” I called to a standby guard.“Sir!” He replied, running towards me immediately.“Go to the kitchen and call the local chefs. Just three of them,” I instructed. He saluted and ran off to carry out my orders.“Today is going to be epic!” My Beta said, polishing his black boots.I looked at him and smiled. “Coming from a female chicken who would freak out the moment he sees a wild boar.” I said sarcastically, and the two men burst into laughter immediately.Truly, it was going to be an epic day.Minutes later, three chefs entered the room and bowed their heads.“Good morning, Alpha,” they greeted simultaneously.“Gentlemen,” I turned to my two most important soldiers, “what wo
Alex’s Pov;Soon, everyone mounted their horses and we all moved towards the gates. My Beta blew the royal horns and sirens and it made deafening noises all through the kingdom. My Gamma beat the gong and the palace gates and drew bridges flung open immensely. We all rode out of the palace at top speed.“The person with the biggest catch gets an honorary price!” My Gamma yelled and the others laughed so hard that they nearly fell off their horses.Tatiana and Exalia rode behind me, their horses on full energy. It was not my intention to carry them along as this was a male exercise but since they had both insisted, I had no choice but to agree. My Gamma led us ahead, he was the one with the map and I had the compass. After riding deep into the forests for up to thirty minutes, he called for us to stop. “What now?” I murmured to myself, obviously not trusting his decision. After all these years, I still felt he was inexperienced at such activities but he always insisted. “I hear
On a normal day, there’s no way I could ever dream of joining the soldiers for hunting. I considered it a male activity and it wasn’t even interesting to me. After eating, I said thank you to Tatiana and she smiled. She was glad that she could be of help. “Oh don’t mention my dear,” she replied, smiling and exposing her white set of teeth. She liked to smile a lot, maybe that was what made Alex like her. I kept on thinking and imagining crazy ideas till Alpha Alex patted me on the back and I came back to my senses. “Hey dear, hope you good now?” He asked with a genuine and warm smile. His sudden touch startled me as I had been lost in thoughts.“Yeah sure thanks,” I replied, returning the smile.Alpha Alex shook his head and asked us to continue the hunting. “Okay ladies, now that we’re all physically fit, let’s continue our hunting shall we?” He asked with a tone of enthusiasm. I replied to him saying that I was ready and Tatiana did the same. The food was so filling and satis
Exalia’s POV.We continued to hunt and it was getting more and more interesting, Alpha Alex soo started teaching Tatiana and I how to hunt.He seemed to have calmed down but we could only be grateful for it. Minutes later, I caught sight of a hare in the distance and I pointed to Alex and showed it to him. He smiled and brought out his arrows and then he handed them to Tatiana. “Here, take this.” He muttered. Tatiana looked at him in surprise.“What do I do with these?” She asked, unsure of what to even do with herself.Alpha Alex smiled at her and gave her a thumbs up sign with his finger. Then he took a deep breath and started his explanation. “You see that animal?” He asked, pointing to the direction of the hare I had shown him minutes ago. Tatiana turned and faced the direction he was pointing at, then she nodded her head in agreement. “Okay great,” replied Alpba Alex and then he took a deep breath. “So I want you to aim carefully at it and strike it dead.” He said, being a
Exalia’s POVAs the last attacker dropped dead, the rest of the soldiers ran into the scene immediately, they were fully charged and on high alert but they had missed the whole fight, they came pretty late.“Alpha! Alpha!” Alex’s Beta and Gamma yelled as they rushed to meet him where he stood lost in thoughts and obviously angry.“Alpha, we came as soon as we felt it, we could feel their prescence from afar.” His Gamma said with some much passion.Alpha Alex raised his brow and stared at him like he was going to say something then I cut in. “What kind of prescence did you feel?” I asked, wanting to make sure that it was exactly what I felt.Alex looked at me and then looked back at his Gamma who started explaining the kind of prescence they felt immediately.It was like an otherworldly prescence, the atmosphere became suddenly dense and we could catch a strange scent in the air but we weren’t sure what it was.” “Hmmm,” Alpha Alex said, his countenance low and worrisome.“Other world
Alex’s POV I stood in front of the White Tribe Elders, keeping my voice steady. “If Exalia is going to be your Lunari, you’ll have to accept my terms.” One of the Elders frowned. “And what are these terms, Alpha Alex?” I didn’t hesitate. “You’ll let her stay here for a week. During that time, she will become my legal wife and the Luna of this pack. After that, she can return to your White Tribe pack, but only if this condition is met.” The Elders looked at one another, their discontent clear. “Ridiculous,” one of them snapped. “The Lunari must mate with a White Tribe wolf if she is to return. This is the only acceptable path.” “Then no one is taking her from me,” I replied firmly. Another Elder shook his head. “This is absurd. Tradition dictates that she must choose one of us.” Exalia, standing beside me, spoke up. “I won’t reject Alex. You all know this. He’s my mate, and I won’t go against that bond.” I gripped her hand, feeling the strength in her words. “And I won’t reje
Exalia Pov That night, I spoke with Alex. “If I go with them, will you come with me?” I asked. He looked conflicted. “I can’t leave the pack,” he said. “But I won’t let them hurt you.” I realized I couldn’t ask Alex to choose between me and his responsibilities. The decision had to be mine alone. The next morning, I met with the pack council. “I’ll go with the Lunari,” I said, my voice steady. “But on one condition—they leave the pack alone.” Alex’s eyes burned with anger. “You’re not going anywhere without me,” he said. “You have to stay,” I replied. “The pack needs you.” “And I need you.” He said, holding out my hands. I shook out my head, moving backwards. “This isn't right. “ I muttered and held my cheeks, looking straight until my eyes. “I love you okay…and I'm doing everything in my power to keep our love bond.” “I understand you. But you can't stop me from being who I'm supposed to be. For the moon goddess sake. I'm supposed to be a Lunari. No one in the pack acknow
Exalia’s pov.Our elders murmured and spoke amongst themselves and I could sense that there was already division going on within. I could see that some of them seemed to agree with Eldric’s approach to the issue, meanwhile others seemed to look at me with an expression I could call skepticism.Alex took my hands in his hands and his grip upon me was very very firm and reassuring. “If Exalia is going then I’m going with her, I go too and that’s on period. It’s either we stand together, or we gladly stand against you.”Eldric’s gaze finally for the first time moved from me to Alex, and he seemed to be appraising him. “Very well, Alpha, no problem at all since that’s your decision. Then we shall see if unity can truly be forged from this division. But you people should be warned, because I must say that the path ahead will definitely come with trials. These trials will test the bonds of pack and lineage too, and I’m very serious about it.”Alpha Alex stared at Eldridge, but he didn’
Exalia’s pov The rest of the night, no one slept at all, we spent it in preparation and training and this training was not only physical, it was also mental training. I learned from Isolde about the lore of the white wolf, i learned about the legend and the power that dwelled within me that I had just started to understand.As the dawn drew nearer and nearer I stood by myself and I watched as the first ray of sunlight touched the land. There were a lot of emotions in my heart and it pounded and pounderd.Emotions like fear, determination, insecurity and curiosity. I was at the brink of stepping into the unknown and this wasn’t just about confrontation of a tribe but uncovering truths about myself , fate and Destiny.As the day broke, i spoke positive words to myself and told myself I was going to conquer.The kingdom soon became a fortess of tension and uncertainty as the sun rose high in the sky.Alpha Alex had called for an emergency meeting as the tribe’s elders were visiting our
Exalia’s povIn could feel the solidarity and the love and care in Alex’s words, I could feel the bond of a united pack, a united family and I smiled, holding back tears. “Yeah sure, we’ll face it all together,” I said with a strong voice and hugged Alex tightly. I loved him so much . Isolde came in and joined us, her face was stiff with strength and determination and she advised us. “See, we need to set up a plan at once, this was not an attack but it was a message. These people know exactly what they’re doing. They want to test how we can withstand what they just did and we need to now show them we are better and stronger and we can destroy them.” The next few days was spent in hard training and preparation. We didn't just train for combat, we also trained for diplomacy. Isolde started to teach me about the ancient rites of the forefathers, she taught me about the lore of our kind and this wasn’t just for me to fight, but for me to become a great leader in future. Now, me chal
Exalia’s pov. The weird old woman smiled, it was kind of like a knowing and sad smile, her face became sober as if she was losing all hope. “Exalia child, something is coming, and that something will require you to be fully prepared and be able to make use of your powers in ways that you yourself have not even thought about.” She looked at us before continuing, “all I offer is to teach you, I’m an old woman and I have no intention of watching a kingdom get destroyed because a little girl couldn’t use her powers.” Alpha Alex kept on being unsure and his skepticism was very very obvious. “Give us a reason why we believe you won’t betray us immediately you get what you want?” He asked, a sign of authority and responsibility in his thick voice. Isolde’s eyes became calm and softened up a bit, and I felt it was in acknowledgement of his duty as an Alpha. “Well, let me tell you that I have a lot more to lose if this child falls to the great evil that is coming. And I’m not lik
Exalia’s pov.The next morning came very fast, and life definitely went on as usual. I got up from my bed and started my normal early morning routine which included saying my prayers, after that I would proceed to brushing my teeth, and then taking my bath. There was always something about Fridays, maybe something special I wouldn't say for sure but I lived Fridays. I didn’t like Fridays because of anything in particular at all, It’s just that it was the closest day to the weekend and all work would close earlier on Fridays. The sun had not fully risen, but the skies were getting bright and it was almost dawn. I stepped out of my room into the crisp air of the morning. “Good morning My lady,” dear Mabel greeted me and bowed politely. Her voice was so sweet and beautiful, as If it carried the warmth of the approaching early morning sun. “Hey Mabel dear,” I’m so happy to see you this morning.” I said with a smile on my face and I gave her a friendly pat on her chest.“My la
Tension had started to rise in the pack as news had spread that there was an attack and Alpha Alex and some of his scouts had successfully eliminated a large number of the intruders.They even talked about the letter that the enemies had left, asking Alex to release the “white wolf” or the next attack was going to be bloody. All of these news started to fly around, even rumors were flying around, both true and untrue. That morning, I decided to take a stroll to the garden. My intention was to take some time to myself and meditate. I wanted to do yoga and connect spiritually. As I walked through the palace compound, I noticed the way a few people stared at me and murmured to themselves.It was obvious that they were not saying nice things at all. I heard one person tell the other that I was the weird lady that had bewitched the Alpha into loving me and I wanted to destroy the pack and the whole kingdom.The things they said were so painful that it could tear me apart but I was al
Exalia’s Pov.That evening, Alpha Alex came back tired and a little sober. His face was pale and he looked very stressed out. “Alex.” I called his name, moving forward to meet him, he looked at me and sighed.“Exalia my love.” He said, a weary but smiling face. I looked at him and examined his body.He had minor injuries but they were already healing. Nevertheless, his body was dirty and he needed a shower. “How did it go?” I asked with genuine concern and Alex looked at me and smiled.It was obvious that it went but I still wanted to ask and hear the good news from the horse’s mouth.“It went well, but it was not easy at all. We were able to eliminate most of the intruders but a couple of them escaped and I’m not really happy about that.” He murmured, and hissed.I stared at him with so much admiration as my brain prepared what to say in reply to his statement. Despite the fact that he was battered, bruised and looked very dirty. He was very cute and handsome and had the gaet and