Leah's POVMy eyes were closed yet I could feel someone around me. I did not know if it was because of the magic I was practicing or my dormant wolf but I could feel his presence. I opened my eyes and immediately I saw a very huge wolf on my window, sleeping peacefully and a scream erupted from my throat. My scream woke him up and I scrambled out of the bed, ready to defend myself. The wolf stared at me for a few seconds before it jumped and ran away from my window. I quickly ran to my window to make sure it was locked. Indeed, it was. Who knew what would have happened if I had forgotten to close it. Who the hell was that and why was he sleeping at my window? He was too huge to be just a member of the pack. This place was weird, I concluded. Just then, a knock came at my door and I ran to open it. Standing outside was Evelyn and she was looking at me strangely. "I heard a scream, are you okay Princess?" She asked, trying to see inside my room. I suddenly felt conscious and I pull
Leah's POVConnor came a few minutes later and we left my room. He started by taking me round the house. It was a big mansion draped with expensive linen and arts. I felt like Damien was trying to show how wealthy he was although the interior did not seem like his taste. It was more of Stephanie's. "This side of the house is for the maids so whenever you need Evelyn, you can search for her here," Connor explained as we passed the east wing. If I was not sure about Damien's money, I was now. Anne had been telling me the truth. "Okay, who does Evelyn work for?" I asked him, looking uninterested in the conversation. Connor stoped walking and turned to me. "The Alpha, of course. Why do you ask?" He looked at me quizzingly.I shrugged. "Just because. She seemed to be taking note of everything I did and looked at me weirdly." He hummed, said nothing and continued walking. We got out of the house and immediately he pulled my to his chest and turned around. "Shit!" I heard a group of b
Leah's POV"Do not make me ask again, what the hell is going on here?" He growled, his eyes glowing as he stared at us. Connor cleared his throat, turning Damian's attention to himself. "Nothing, Alpha. I was just taking the Princess around," he explained. Damien glanced at me, giving me a suspicious look. "She is no longer a Princess so there is no need to call her that. She has a name." I groaned, not wanting to be called another name. It could mess up with my mind. "I'm fine with being called a Princess," I told him. "After all that is who I am." "You are no longer a Princess, Anne," he hissed. Damian didn't look pleased to see me which I understood but what baffled me was the way his eyes kept on roaming down my body. He seemed angry but I could tell there was something more to his anger. "You are my Luna now and should be assessed as such." It took a lot of my resilience not to roll my eyes at his possessive words. "Well then treat me like one," I glared at him. I heard C
Damien's POVI could not understand why I was getting so pissed off at Connor but I was. He kept glancing everywhere except me and it irked me. "Spar with me," I finally broke the silence, looking at my men sparring with each other. The young wolves were getting better by the day. Both the male and female wolves were warriors in my pack. I made sure to include everyone as a strong pack required strong wolves. "But I have to be on patrol," he answered, looking confused. I was also confused. My wolf was growling within me. He was itching to come out and I wanted to release this pent up anger. He wanted to teach Connor a lesson and I was going to oblige him."You can go later, come on," I ordered and walked to the middle of the field, cracking my neck and folding my hands into fists. Connor looked skeptical and it appeased me at that moment. He knew whenever I was in this mood, I tended to beat the shit out of him. "Don't make me repeat myself Conner," I warned. He sighed dramatic
Damien's POVI blinked in surprise at her tone. "What do you mean? Anne needs someone to protect her." Stephanie scoffed. "What I want to know is why! She is not a child, Damian and I am sure she can defend herself although I do not see the reason to have Connor protecting her when no one is going to attack her." And that was my fear. Until I got the mined lead, I did not want anyone or anything to hurt Anne. She was Alpha Elijah's prized princess although a part of me told me I was doing it for my own selfish interest. I ignored the voice. "I know you do not trust her but trust me at least. Your jealousy is evident on your face," I teased her and she rolled her eyes. "Well you tend to make me overly jealous. You need Connor tomorrow. No one is going to hurt Anne, I promise. I'll take care of her for you," she said with a smile. I observed her expression, not really trusting her words. Stephanie was a very territorial and jealous woman. I would not be at peace leaving Anne in her
Leah's POV The next morning, I stood at the door, watching Stephanie rub her hands all over Damian and I wanted to peel her hands off. She was being so obvious with her desperate attempt to keep him to herself. It was too much to watch. Damian lifted his eyes and they found mine. At that moment it felt like we were having a conversation but I was not sure what it was all about. I could tell he would have sent me a message through mindlink if I had my wolf but I did not so it was not possible. No one told me where he was going to or why he was leaving. Damien pulled his eyes away after staring at me like he wanted to suck my soul. His eyes contradicted his every action whenever I saw him. He gaze so intense and the way he made me feel. My heart started beating loudly as he walked into the woods with his men. Connor turned around around and started coming back. "What are you doing?" Stephanie asked him when he got closer. "Alpha Damian ordered me to come back," he answered
Leah's POVDamian groaned in frustration, walking back to me. I shot a glance at Connor but he was already walking away. "Hold on to me," he grumbled, giving me his hand for support. To say I was embarrassed was the least. The men looked at me with anger and contempt. I held his hands and together we went back to the house. As we walked, I tried to ignore how sensual he felt. I could feel his muscles contrast and his scent engulfed my senses, making me go crazy. It would be a disaster if I got turned on while walking because every wolf would catch a whiff of it so I ignored how he made me feel. When we arrived, Stephanie was already there, giving orders to everyone. She seemed bent on making sure everyone noticed her. Her expression changed as she laid eyes on me. Specifically, Damian and I. "What happened?" She asked sweetly, her mood changing in an instant as she came closer to us. Damian let go of me. "Can you walk?" He asked, looking concerned and I nodded. He took a look at
Damian POVWhile Marcus was speaking, I could not focus as my eyes were on the enigma of a girl a few meters away from me taking care of my men. She looked so intense that I could not help but notice how she would stick her tongue out whenever she had to think hard before making a decision. Her face looked a little different but I had come to accept it as a part of her. The dress she wore showed every line of her sexy body, getting me hard. Despite marrying her for the mined lead, she was becoming more appealing as days went by. "Did you listen to a word he said, Damian or were you busy staring at someone?" Stephanie's high pitched voice pulled me away from my reverie and I nodded, knowing I didn't hear a word he had said. She didn't look like she believed me though. She looked hurt for some reason and I immediately knew she had caught me staring at Anne. Marcus had stopped speaking and was waiting for my response. I groaned, unable to say anything at the moment. My attention was
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