Damian POV
“I would like to see the girl,” Anne said later into the night. We were on the bed. I was supposed to go and check up on her but since Stephanie had given me her word, I decided to wait.
She was the Beta and despite her hatred for Anne, I wanted to give her the opportunity to act like one. Besides, Marcus was there too.
“Why? Is there any need?” I asked her. She shrugged like she knew something I didn't. I moved over, so we were looking at each other properly.
“There is something on your mind and I know it. What is it?”
“I think she might speak more to less violence. Stephanie might be too hard on her. She is still a little girl,” she explained, making me frown.
This was the person that wanted to kill her a few hours ago. How could she be compassionate at this moment? Unless she had an idea on how to make her speak.
“So, you want to go to he
Leah POVThe little girl had something to say, it was obvious and I had a hunch on who it was that might have shot the arrow at me. It was a near hit so that person had to be good in weaponry.“Anne,” Stephanie raised her voice.I heard Damian growl at her immediately.Then he moved to me and picked me up by my arm, “Let’s leave it to Stephanie, I believe that she knows how to handle this,” He said.I sighed in frustration and allowed him to take me out of the dungeon.When we got back to the room, I could not contain my anger.“I was almost there, she was about to say something,” I muttered to myself as I kept pacing about.Damian sighed and came to hold me by my shoulders. He used his index finger to move the strands of my hair that had covered a part of my face, his gaze, affectionate and soothing.“It’s alright Anne, you don’t n
Stephanie POVThat small brat would have said something to Anne. I thought angrily and ran my hands through my hair. Pacing around, I decided I had to tell Damian first before she did and so I went to find him. I was walking through the corridor when I heard someone say something from Anne’s room. I placed my ear to listen more carefully because I thought that I was starting to hear things. She was muttering some incoherent words. “Spells?” I asked myself. Something was wrong and I was going to find out. I walked past her door and met him just coming back. “Damian,” I called him. He turned to look at me. He was still mine, and I would make sure I got rid of her for trying to take what was mine.“The girl, she died,” I said. His eyes went wide in shock. “Yes, she tried to escape and ended up killing herself in the woods because I was after her,” “Why would she do such a thing? She was just a child,” He said a bit sorrowfully. “Anne, she witnessed her die,” I said to him. I
Leah POV“Have we been able to meet up the number of the stolen gems?” I asked Evelyn.I was very exhausted. I had been working my butt off but there was more to it than just being dedicated. I needed to get my mind off a lot of things that were bothering me, among which was the way my wolf was awakening.“Princess...” Evelyn called out my name.I blinked a few times before looking at her.“I lost you there for some minutes. Are you sure that you don’t want to rest?” She asked.I sighed, “No, we have to get this done,”She nodded, turned back to resume her work then looked back at me, “The gems are still a little far behind but we hope to get it completed as soon as possible. With how much work we are putting in, of course, it will work out.” She piped in.“And one more thing,”I looked at her wit
Thomas POVI knocked over all the containers and bottles on my bedside table.“How dare she? Who does she think that she is?” I asked no one in particular.“There is nothing so special about her. She just wants to ruin all that I have worked for. It’s not like Damian is a recognized Alpha. He is just the Alpha of rebels, to be more profoundly stated, outlaws,” I ranted.My chest heaved up and down as I spoke. That Anne was really riling me up. She was getting on my nerves.“What is the matter?” Lucia asked.“It’s Anne or whatever she calls herself,”“What has she done?” Lucia asked further.Lucia was the only one I could lean on to some extent.“She has done quite a lot. She wants to make sure that the Alliance doesn’t hold. I heard her say that to Damian and I don't like it at all. She is s
Leah POV I got to my room, feeling very angry at myself. I trashed everything that was placed on my table. That bastard! He hasn’t changed at all. All he cared about was power. He looked down on us and talked down about Damian but he was still here trying to land a deal with him. I sincerely hoped Damian had finally come to a conclusion about what he wanted to do about Thomas. It was really a bad idea leaving him to roam freely about in the territory and the mansion. I didn’t need a priest to tell me what he actually wanted from us. It was the mined lead and Damian’s ideas for the weapons. I closed my eyes and took deep breaths to try to calm my nerves. My room door opened and Evelyn walked in. “Princess, you seem to be very angry at Alpha Thomas,” She stated. “I have every reason to be, Evelyn,” “But you speak to him like you have known him for a very long time and I find that rather intriguing,” She commented. That’s because I do. I wanted to say but then I held myself.“Y
Stephanie POVI could not get what I heard out of my head the day I walked past Anne’s room. It sounded very incoherent but then it also sounded ancient. I was no fool. I’ve been taking my classes very seriously as a child before I became a rogue and I knew when a witch was casting a spell, what it sounded like.I also could not get the look of her eyes the day I just barged into her room after her little table squabble with Thomas out of my mind either.It looked so clear to me that it seemed like the two of them knew each other but what really baffled me was the confusion on Thomas’ whenever she talked.He might not know her but he recognized something significantly familiar in her especially in how she spoke to him. Her constant squabble with him also didn't go unnoticed by me. They were so glaring.I had walked by the factory today too and I heard her get into an argument with him. There was something h
Stephanie POVI gasped and quickly looked away so she wouldn't notice she was being watched. I was panting heavily from the shock, my heart could break through my skin with how hard I was breathing.Oh my! What did I just see? I thought to myself.I looked once again from behind the tree and saw that she had bent down once again to put on her clothes. She stood up, looked around, and then made her way through the other path. It must lead to the mansion.It wasn’t Anne who I had just seen. It was someone else but all of a sudden, she looked like Anne.“What is going on?” I gasped."Who is that? An imposter pretending to be Anne, using black magic?” I questioned myselfI ran my hands through my head because of how crazy everything seemed, then looked at the direction she went once again. She had disappeared into the forest.I gently walked down the cliff side and back to
Thomas POV“What could you possibly offer me, Rogue?” I asked her.“A lot. A chance for you to finally get your revenge on Leah or whoever she is,” Stephanie replied.I wouldn't lie, I was very shocked when she said that my suspicions were correct but then again, I couldn’t jump to any conclusions yet.I looked skeptically at her, “First, tell me, how do you know for sure that she is Leah? You have never seen her before. So how can you jump to such a conclusion? I believe you don’t think that I am naive,” I said to her while watching her intently.I couldn't believe any of them. They were all Rogues. A pack of freaking Rogues. Goddess knew what crime they might have committed to be denounced to become Rogues. I had to play them if they thought they were smart.“I did not jump to any conclusions and I don’t need to see her to know what she looks like. Green ey
Leah POV Everything seemed to happen so fast. I saw my father claw at Thomas’s chest and I saw a very angry Damian on top of him. “Damian!” I yelled and tried to run to him to stop him but I was too late. He tore out Thomas’ throat. It was so deep that his bone was visible and I watched as he bled out, leaving me scared out of my senses. It felt like everything happened only yesterday but it’s been three months now.Damian professed his love to me once again, Lucia left without a trace, and Evelyn, Connor, and I finally went back to being friends. I apologized to Connor and he also apologized for seeing all that Steph did and keeping quiet about it.Today was a day to celebrate. I had on my head a crown made with beautiful wild flowers and my dress was very beautiful as well.There was going to be another mating ceremony, my first real mating ceremony as Leah Grey Ortega who would now become Luna Leah Ortega Leroy; The Luna of the Silverback pack, which began to progress again aft
Thomas POV My guards, both betas and omegas were already prepared for the war. All I needed was to get Alpha Elijah’s full support so we could finally take Damian down, and then I'd end the King's life as well.There was no time for sentiments. All that mattered to me was to end all this soon. I stepped outside. Damian and Anne have been away since yesterday already. Well, I didn't care. Nothing would change. Stephanie told me she had taken care of Anne, so there was no need to worry. I realized after a while that Lucia was not around. “Where could she have gone?” I thought but then later dismissed it. I went by my day doing every other thing and trying to get my head together. I was supposed to be in a meeting with the head of my werewolf troupes. Just then, the door to the room opened and Lucia walked in. “Where have you been?” I asked her. The sun had risen in the sky and was hot on all our skin.“You’re late,” I chastised.“I’m sorry, I just had somewhere to be,” She said
Leah POV My head hurt so much and my eyes stung from the light that penetrated the room. Everywhere ached so badly. I could still feel the stinging sensation on my cheeks as a result of the hard slaps the Alpha King landed on my face during his interrogation. I didn't blame him entirely though, he was just scared and was only acting like a father. The only one to be blamed was Thomas. He was the two-time conniving schemer that made all this happen.I winced as I tried to sit properly. I felt a hand on my shoulder. “It’s alright darling, you can go lie back down,” I looked sideways to see a female omega dressed in white.She was definitely one of those weird ones who stuck that sharp thing in my arm. I flinched from her touch. “An Alpha was here to see you earlier. You didn't wake up when you were supposed to but the moment he stepped in, you moved. But he has gone back outside now,” She added. “An Alpha?” I tried to think.Could it be Damian? Just then, the door burst open, and
Alpha Elijah POVI went back to my study and just lowered myself on the seat. My hands were shaking a lot. I had a secret I had kept for a long time and looking into her eyes now, it seemed like that secret was about to be exposed. I never thought that in my wildest dreams I’d ever be able to see her again or hear of her again but now, everything was about to change. John came into my study, “Alpha Elijah, why did you suddenly call for the doctors?” He asked. I looked at him not knowing what to say.He had stayed in the pack the longest and though there were times when we had our squabbles and all, I still thought very highly of him and he's been with me through the toughest of times. It was why I entrusted Anne to him and sent him off to the Silverback pack in case something were to happen to her because of Damian’s reputation. “She might be the child I've been looking for all these while,” I said to him. The look on his face said it all. He was so shocked. “That can’t be. We
Leah POV When I woke up, my whole body hurt from being moved around a lot and my head was basically splitting. I tried to stand up and move but my hands and legs were chained.“Silver chains!” I exclaimed. It basically weakened a werewolf and left them defenseless. How was the Alpha able to get something like this unless he didn’t just mine lead alone? I thought.Looking around, it was so dark and the floor was so solid that its sharp rocky parts pierced my skin. I also felt very different. My wolf was more active which only meant one thing, I was back to being Leah.“Oh no!” I exclaimed. Just then I heard the screeching sounds of a gate being moved over a very hard floor. “Who is there?” I asked. Just then, two male wolves walked in. One of them wore a large flowing garment on his body and walked majestically. Alpha Elijah. There was also someone I knew next to him. “John the blacksmith.” My brows creased in confusion. I was not at the Silverback pack but at the Risenmoon
Stephanie POV I walked angrily and banged the door to his room. Damian was a lost cause now. Thomas was right, I should just punish them both. Damian would never again love me like he used to. He just said it himself and I would never forget it or forgive him. I decided to go for a run. As I walked out of the main gates, ready to sprint forward, my eyes caught the movement of something in the dark or rather, someone. The silhouette was running fast towards the gates. I felt anger course through me. It must be Leah. I ran towards her and then tackled her to the ground.“Please, don’t kill me,” She shouted.“What?” I couldn't understand that. Leah would have definitely fought back and why would she run back if she knew that her life was in danger? This couldn't be right. I was sitting over her, so I moved back and really looked her in the face. She looked like Anne, the daughter of Alpha Elijah but didn’t behave like Leah. “Who are you?” I asked her still sitting on top of her.
Damian POV“But Alpha Damian, how could you have let this happen to us? An imposter right under our noses and you have been having an affair with her!” One of the council of werewolf members shouted. My blood was hot with anger. They had no right to talk about her in that manner. She had been nothing but kind to them and if she had any ulterior motive, she wouldn't have stayed for as long as she stayed despite knowing the kind of danger she would be in once the truth came out about her real identity. “You have forgotten so easily everything she put in to make us what we are. We owe her some of our wealth because of her intricate designs on the gems that helped us make very good deals with neighboring territories,” I pointed out. “Those gems were stolen.” One spat. “But now, they have been recovered,” I threw at him. I watched Connor from the corner of my eyes. He was silent. He did not utter a word or say anything and it annoyed me so much. They all weren’t seeing things from my
Leah POV My heart was pounding heavily and my eyes were misty and blinded by the tears that were glistening in them. I heard those words from his mouth directly that the imposter must be killed. I had waited all these days for his return so that I could tell him the truth, but I was too late. I used my hands to cover the sobs that threatened to escape my mouth. I had to leave immediately because I knew that if I didn’t, then I would be caught and killed.The wolf criers all began to howl. It was a signal that a general meeting was to be held and every werewolf had to be available and present for the meeting. No one was excluded.“It would be dangerous if I attended the meeting because they would find out about me and have me killed.” I thought. I ran back to my room and packed only a few things. My potions, since the book was stolen, and a few of my clothes. Just two sets, then I packed my hair to a tight up-do and then I sneaked out of the room. While everyone would be busy and
Thomas POV “I have done what needs to be done,” Alpha Elijah said to me, a solemn expression on his face. “It’s all good, your majesty. It’s all for the best. War and death is the only way we can punish such a crime. He wants to usurp your power and you must not turn a blind eye to it,” I said. “Well, that is indeed true, but what now do I do about my daughter?” He asked.That was what worried him the most at the moment. Where his daughter Anne was and what could have happened to her? I could sense it. I also had a plan for that of course. I place my hands on his shoulder, “Do not worry about that now, it is a piece of cake. I promise to help you in this war and also to help return your daughter to you, safe and sound,” I promised him.He looked a bit relieved after my reassurances, but I knew he was definitely not going to sit still and wait for me to return his daughter to him. So I changed tactics. “You don't need to worry too much about anything except your daughter. You can