Damian POV We got to the mansion while I sent a message to Connor. We needed all hands if this plan was going to work. Stephanie was already waiting for me when we arrived. I had told her the message I got through the mind link the minute I got it. “What's the plan?” She walked up to me. “Let's go inside,” I grumbled, going into the house. “What is she doing with you?” She hissed in annoyance. Without turning, I knew who she was talking about. “Not now,” I told her, going straight into my office. They joined me, including Anne, which I was not expecting. Marcus gave me a look and I ignored him. “Where the hell is Connor?” I grumbled. Just then, he entered the office, looking disheveled and smelling of a female. Was he… I lost the train of thought and gave Anne a sharp look. She glanced at him but turned away after seeing how he looked. Her sense of smell might be dull but I was sure she could smell the foreign fragrance on him. Why was I even thinking about that? It wa
Leah POVToday started awfully but it ended in a good way. I couldn't tell if it was because Damian had given me the factory to manage or because of the acceptance I got from his men earlier, but I was happy. As I walked to my room, humming a sweet song, I remembered Stephanie's face when Damian had called my name. She looked so pissed off, I was shocked she did not blow up out of anger. I giggled just by thinking about it. It's been a long time since I played a trick on her and I felt like doing so again just to get a reaction out of her. From the corner of my eyes, I saw Evelyn looking at me with a worried expression. I could tell she was being concerned by my outbursts. My stomach rumbled and I remembered that I was a little hungry after everything that happened today. I turned to Evelyn. “Can you get me a plate of food from the kitchen?” I implored. She nodded and left immediately without hesitation.Evelyn was still wary of me. She did exactly what I told her to do and was al
Leah POV Evelyn sniffed the air, after a while she stopped. “I don't think anyone has been here today. Why don't we go to the pack house?” She suggested. “Alright,” I agreed and we left for the pack house. I was planning on spending my time in the pack house anyways later on. I didn't want to see Damian and Stephanie. We reached the pack house, passing through Tessa's house. I noticed she was also not at home. Was there something going on that I didn't know about? On entering the pack house, I saw Marcus speaking to a group of people. “What is going on there?” I whispered to Evelyn. She shrugged and got closer. Marcus was addressing the group about the factory. I noticed Damian took the gem making business very seriously. Why would he give it to Stephanie to take care of if he knew she would not be able to take care of it? I shook my head. Now, I'm designated to take care of it till he comes back. I aimed to do a good job and make him speechless. There was also a part of me
Damian POV“We received a message from Connor,” one of my men announced. It's been two days since Connor left and we have been waiting for a message from him. “That was fast,” I murmured. I was thinking it would take at least a week for them to make their move. “He said the wolves have started moving and they are heading this way,” the man continued. I sat straight in my seat. “Why are they coming this way?” I asked him, surprised. For the last few weeks, they have been hovering in the woods and close to the Risenmoon Pack. Why were they changing directions? Did they find out our plans? So many questions were going through my head. I didn't want to lose the mined lead to anyone and could not afford to. Alpha Elijah would not be mining another lead anytime soon. “I do not know, Alpha,” he answered. “He said they should be getting closer by now and asked that we go to the borders and wait for them,” the man stood up after giving the message. “Thank you,” I told him. He bowed and l
Leah POV We were outside taking a stroll. The mansion and its surroundings were too quiet. There were very few men left. I wondered how the plan was going. I sat down on a log of wood with a dramatic sigh. Evelyn had told me they would be back soon and nothing would happen to any of them but I couldn't help but worry. I was worried about Connor and maybe a little bit about Damian. He was the Alpha after all. It was already dark, with the wind getting colder by the minute. For some reason I felt like waiting for them. Damian had gone to the borders so we should be expecting him soon. As I sat there, musing about a man that didn't care about me, I saw two men coming our way and I tensed up, standing and running towards them. “What happened?” I gasped, a lump forming in my throat. One of them was perfectly fine but the other one was badly injured and bleeding profusely. “We got attacked when we went to spy on the wolves. Please help him, Luna,” the young wolf said, looking at
Leah POVI woke up feeling flustered, worry gnawing in my mind. The room was too quiet. Stifling a yawn, I stood up from the chair I was seated on and went to check up on Damian. He was still unconscious. I checked his pulse. It was beating wildly. My neck was sore from constantly watching him the whole night. It reminded me of when I had saved Anne. Saving her was what brought me here in the first place. What would happen this time when Damian woke up? The door flew open unexpectedly and I heard her before I saw her. “Why is he still asleep?” As usual it was Stephanie and her impatient self. Taking a look at her, I noticed her eyes were red and she looked deranged. Marcus was behind her. He also was not faring any better. Why were they both looking so unkept when I was the one taking care of him all through the night? I wanted to ask.“Why is he still not awake?” She asked angrily, glaring at my hand. I was holding his wrist and she was not happy about that. “It is wolfsbane, S
Leah POV We spoke at the same time, not expecting to see him. Damian looked at the both of us with a grim expression. His face was as white as a sheet. When did he wake up? He was not supposed to be out of bed! “What are you doing here? You should be lying down,” I glared, going to hold his arms. I started pulling him back into the room and surprisingly there was no resistance from him. Amelia and Evelyn were just standing by the sides, unable to speak. He sat on the bed, looking at me strangely. “What were you doing with Connor?” He asked quietly. I pursed my lips, not ready to answer his questions. I knew he was thinking I had feelings for Connor. Stupid Alpha. I pushed him flat on the bed. He kept looking at me. “I think the first thing you should be asking is where is the mined lead since you almost died because of it,” I grumbled. “Were you scared for me?” He asked, groaning when he tried to move. “Stop moving!” I yelled in annoyance. He paused, eyes wide as he stared
Damian POVI watched her lips contour into a huge smile and she shyly tucked a strand of her hair behind her ears. She looked very pretty, like a shy teenager as she did that. Stephanie cleared her voice, glaring at me. I ignored her glare. The woman before me was the prettiest person I had ever seen. Sprinkles of green passed through her eyes, drawing me in. “Well, I guess you can find something more appropriate for me,” she said shyly. “You do not need anything else. A thank you would suffice,” Stephanie interrupted the conversation. Anne rolled her eyes. I also resisted the urge to roll my eyes. Stephanie was doing too much and it was tiring. “Why don't you go and check on the mined lead Connor brought,” I suggested, wanting to be alone with Anne. Connor was also by the door watching us without a word. “But…” she tried to speak. “I have some things to discuss with her,” I told her, dismissing her. Reluctantly she stood up from her seat, threw Anne a glare before walking away
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