Leah POV It was a bright and sunny day. I was in a good mood for some strange reasons. Well, technically there were various reasons why I should be in a good mood but I was not going to dwell on them. Taking a deep breath to calm my nerves, I opened my door which has become like the gate to my life. When I was in my room I could do whatever I liked but once I took a step outside my doors, I had to mind my words and actions. Today, I would be going to pick some herbs and also check on the maintenance guy in the factory. Yesterday I could not go there due to all the events that happened. Besides, I later heard Marcus had gone there so it gave me a little bit of comfort. As usual, Evelyn was already standing there waiting for me. She looked as vibrant as always. I had the urge to compliment her for all she had been doing but I decided to wait a little bit more, just to observe. “Good morning, Luna. Will you be having breakfast?” She asked when she saw me. I didn't feel like eati
Damian POV“Who gave you the authority to do that without his permission?” Stephanie yelled at Marcus who was standing by the side of my office.I could understand why she was angry and bothered about the announcement he had made in our absence. It was uncalled for. He might have had good intentions for doing that but it made me go against my word. After promising Stephanie that I would not introduce Anne to the pack, I should have commanded them not to do it either. There would be no mess now. “Say something Damian,” she whined like a petulant child. “Let's not dwell on it, Steph,” I told her weakly. My shoulders were still sore. I didn't have the energy for this. “Not dwell on it?” She screamed, her face turning red with anger. Her eyes narrowed and looked at me suspiciously. “Leave, Marcus,” I dismissed him before she continued ranting. He bowed and left the room. “You do not tell him to leave when I'm still speaking Damian. It makes me look weak,” she admonished me. “Give i
Leah POV “Luna!” Tessa yelled as I was walking to the pack house. It felt like the day Marcus had introduced me there to everyone. Was there something going on in the pack house that I did not know about? On my way, I saw a group of men coming closer to me. They bowed immediately when they saw me. “We have been ordered to bring you to the pack house, Luna,” they said in unison. “Alright, let's go,” I accepted as that was my destination. Together we walked to the pack house. As I entered, the first person I saw was Connor, who had a hard expression on his face. He saw me and I saw him visibly relax and heave a sigh of relief. Did something happen? “Luna,” Amelia called out, coming towards me with her son in her arms. I had noticed she did not let her baby stop her from doing her work as the healer in the pack and I loved that for her. “What is going on?” I blurted out immediately. I could sense that something was wrong without being told. She wanted to speak but glanced at C
Damian POVI could see her fidgeting, like she was unsure of herself. Did something really happen to her when she went out? There was no scratch on her except her dirty hands. “That's a strange question, don't you think?” She asked back, going to sit on the sofa by the side. I walked up to her and touched her hair, removing the piece of leaf I had seen earlier. For some reason, I found her messy hair adorable. My hands were itching to play with them. She was looking at me with a confused expression, I almost smiled. I was also confused. One minute I wanted her, the next I was trying to convince myself that I didn't want her, thereby making her confused. Clearing my throat, I stood up. “How is the factory?” I asked, like I did not know anything about it. Meanwhile the technician had come to me to receive his pay. “He is done with the work. That was also one of the reasons I had come. Will you like to join me? I would like to ask Tessa to get me some men and women who are experienc
Leah POV Damian had changed. He had suddenly become an understanding man because tell me why I was standing here in a small spot in the clinic doing a little bit of mixing with the herbs I had brought yet no one cared. He had actually given me the permission to leave if I was going to get herbs for the pack. It felt like he was suddenly seeing my usefulness. Evelyn had tried to convince me to tell Damian about the attack with the wolf, but I refused. I believe we had wandered about and mistakenly woken him up. His arrogant nature and wildness of his beast showed he was not an ordinary wolf. Although Evelyn didn't like it, she refused to say anything about it for my sake. Right now I was in the clinic, trying to create a healing potion. I could feel Amelia's judging eyes on me. She had been acting strange ever since that day too. Stephanie was also nowhere to be found. It seemed they were having relationship issues. At least it made Damian to be a little bit soft towards me so
Leah POVI turned and turned till the cock crowed and I saw the sun rising. Finally, I pulled the covers away, stood up and went to take my bath. I came out feeling refreshed. The tiredness from lack of sleep was gone and in its place was anticipation for what would happen today. Since we were going to the market, I wore a very pretty dress, not wanting to look tacky or make Damian lose face. After choosing what to wear, I left the room. It was still a little bit early and Evelyn was not yet at my door. I ran down the stairs, in a good mood. The house was still very quiet and peaceful, a quality that happened only once in a while. Just then, I saw Evelyn coming out of her room. I thought she stayed in one of the rooms close to my room, I never knew she stayed downstairs. “Good morning, Luna,” she said with a smile when she saw me, then walked to the kitchen while I followed her. “Morning. I didn't know you stayed here. I always thought you were in the room next to mine since you
Leah POV Damian kicked the wolf away from me and they continued fighting. Who were they and where did they come from? My hands were trembling. “You need to shift if you want to be able to fight them all,” I told him and he grunted. They were giving Damian a tough time and I noticed it was because they were in their wolf form. Damian still wore his trousers so I guess that was why he did not want to shift. He twisted the neck of the wolf and shifted into his wolf form. He howled loudly in the sky and then all the wolves forgot about me and gave him all their attention. Damian was so strong. He fought all of them without pausing. I could not believe it. After a few minutes, the wolves started running away in fear, whimpering as they left. I ran to Damian and held onto his fur. It was coated with blood. His wolf gestured at me and I climbed him, gripping his fur with all my strength and we started running. I could not remember the last time I had run in my wolf form. Damian'
Leah POVTwo men started yelling at each other. The merchant was yelling at a buyer to leave but the buyer refused to leave. They went on and on until people gathered. “Come on,” Connor told me and pulled me from the seat. Damian came at that moment, pulling my hand away from Connor. He glared at Connor for a moment. “Here, have this,” he grumbled, handing me a piece of chocolate cake. It was carefully wrapped in a star shaped bag, looking very cute. “Thank you,” I murmured as I took it. The little argument taking place ended and everyone acted like nothing happened moments ago. “We need to see someone, will you be okay with Evelyn?” Damian asked me. I frowned.“Wait, you and Connor? Can't I come?” I asked him and he shook his head. “Can I ask who it is?” “It's someone I need to assist me with the mined lead. He is very skeptical about who sees him so I do not want him to be wary of me,” he explained. “You could walk around. When we get back I'll mindlink Evelyn and you'll both
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