Leah POVI ran back into my room. Thomas was right about one thing, I had been running all my life. I was still running and I didn't know when I’d finally stop running.I felt my chest slowly tighten. It was like a knot was forming in my chest. It all felt so surreal and I felt like I was slowly losing the air inside my lungs. Nothing could have felt any worse than this except Thomas finding out about me.How did he know? Who told him? I was sure I'd been careful not to reveal it to anyone, so how was it possible that he knew about my true identity?I couldn't help the tears that formed in my eyes. I had fought all these while to be strong enough, to be able to withstand any of my enemy’s advances but it looked like I was still weak. I thought that helpless and hopeless Leah was finally dead and a new strong and resilient Princess had been born but I guess that dead Leah would always prevail.Thomas had fou
Damian POV “You seem quite lost in thought Damian, is anything the matter?” I looked back to see Connor standing behind me. He was looking intently at me. I grunted, “A lot of things have been playing in my mind and I don’t know what to do about them,” I replied. He placed a hand on top of my shoulder, “Does it have to do with Anne?” He questioned. I looked at him. He could see right through me. “What else could bother me this much?” I retorted. He gave a small nod, and took his hand off me, placing them on his waist, “I won’t lie, I have noticed she has been acting pretty strangely lately,” He said. “Yeah, we all have and what makes me even more worried is the fact that she has refused to open up to anyone about it,” I chipped in. “I think she’s going through a lot mentally and I believe it started with the arrival of Thomas and his Luna, Lucia,” Connor adde
Leah POV I freaked out when I saw Damian talking with Thomas. I couldn't let Thomas come within as much as three feet of Damian. He was a bad egg and I would root him out. I woke up this morning frantically searching for Damian around the mansion. I couldn’t find him at the mines either and so I came to check the factory and I found him with that snake. He was looking intently at me when I finally arrived in our room and exhaled heavily. “What is the matter, Damian?” I asked him. “I should be asking you that, Anne,” He spat.Something was wrong with his countenance. The way he just spoke to me caused my eyes to widen. Could Thomas have told him anything??I didn’t want to think that. If Thomas had tatted me out, I would be on my way to the dungeon waiting for the time I’d be killed, by now.Something else was bothering him. He sighed and rubbed his thumb and index on his temple, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to snap at you,” He said and turned his back to me. I looped my arms aroun
Leah POV I could feel it fighting to wake up. It badly wanted to be seen. It felt very suffocated and all my emptiness and emotions of late haven’t been helping matters. I held my chest and I tried to control it. I was losing air. It seemed to be more energetic but the fortifying illusion spell I cast some weeks back didn’t make it very easy for her to reveal herself. “Anne, what’s wrong? Somebody call the healer or something,” I heard Damian roar but it sounded so far away like it was from a distant place where I could not get to. He held me in his arms and I could see his eyes had changed color to a very bright amber. He was livid. The one who had stolen those gems would definitely not find it very easy to escape anymore. Everything seemed very blurry and I silently prayed for my wolf to go back to sleep. The longer she kept up with this the faster I would turn to my normal self, Leah. “Dam...Ian,” I tried to call his name. “Where is the damn healer?” He roared. My eyes wer
Leah POV Stephanie immediately stopped in her tracks the moment she heard Damian's voice from the doorway. Plastering a fake smile on her face, she began to soothingly rub her hands against my shoulders while giving it a gentle squeeze. “Please, do take care of yourself more. We all get worried when something bad happens to you, especially Damian. Try to be more careful for his sake,” She cautioned. I could tell she was very irritated and was probably using all the strength she had inside her to utter the filthy lies that were coming out of her mouth. Damian came to stand beside me, placing a small affectionate kiss on the top of my head. I could only imagine how Stephanie was steaming on the inside. She loathed me so much and it was all because of Damian. “She’s right honey, I can’t bear to see you in this condition,” He said. I gave him a small smile without replying and watched as she kept her fake smile in place before walking out of the room. I didn’t know when it happened
Leah POV My eyes were stinging from the tears that were welling up inside them. I trembled in anger, a lump growing in my throat. I couldn't let him use me in such a way. Thomas was really a scum who would do anything and everything just to rule all the werewolf territories, to be the ultimate Alpha King. He planned to do that by slowly taking their lands and territories. Alpha Elijah was one of the most powerful that allied with Damian. If he found out about who I really was, things would get really messy as he would think it was all a plot by Damian and that would only spell war with Thomas, spectating. I wondered why my nails hadn’t already dug open my skin with how fiercely I was clenching my fists. “I will never let you use me in such a way,” I spat through gritted teeth. He smiled, “Ohh, but you will,” He paused. “I am sure that you've done the math in that tiny head of yours, Leah. You know the consequences of your actions. This is a more easier way than the latter I hav
Connor POV No. I didn't want to imagine that, I didn't want to think about that. I thought silently to myself as I covered my eyes to try to ingest everything I heard a few hours ago. I could be wrong and perhaps he meant someone else. There was no way Stephanie would be capable of doing such a thing. “You have seen her try to kill Anne,” A voice in my head spoke. “No!” I yelled and tossed the steel cup sitting on the wooden table where my hands were currently placed.“Connor, are you alright?” Evelyn placed a hand on my shoulder. I shrugged it off involuntarily, then looked back at her to see the horrid look on her face. She must not have expected it but I was in no mood at the moment to speak with anyone. My mind was still wandering deeply. I had seen the worker walk away with fear, shivering as he left through that same path. I was right about it being a different route, it was far from the factory but a little close to the pack house. He was muttering as he was leaving an
Connor POVI stormed back into my room and banged my fist on the wall. Hearing a gasp, I turned to see a very shocked Anne. She placed her palm over her mouth. “I’m sorry,” I apologized quickly, equally shocked to see her. I didn’t know what she was doing in my room. “I’m so sorry you saw that,” I said, more composed now. She walked up to me with careful steps, “No, it’s fine. I’m just curious to know why you’re so frustrated,” She said calmly, then took a seat on the edge of my bed. Her face looked so forlorn and sad. “What’s the matter with you, Princess Anne? You don't look so good,” I couldn't help but say.She smiled weakly, “I could say the same thing about you,” If only she knew. “How are you feeling now?” I asked her. She had been going through a lot and we hadn't spoken in a while. “I feel a lot better, Connor. Thanks a lot,” “You don’t seem okay, are you sure that you’re okay?” I needed to make sure. It felt like she had so much unshed tears already welled up in h
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