***Keira's POV***After journeying for a week. We decided to find a place to settle. Everyone was worn out. The children are tired and hungry, the women are not in a good system either. The men are frustrated because they can't find enough fruits to feed. Not even wild animals make meat. Seeing them suffer this way brought tears to my eyes. I wish there was a way I can help them. Every so often I wonder if they don't find me useless. I was their hope, yet, I'm just as helpless as they are. I wish I could help them find comfort. “Miss Keira, may I have a word with you, please me? Seer Abigail said. “Yes, please.”She walked over to where I stood watching out for intruders. “Since we've been journeying for weeks now, I thought it wise for us to find a place to dwell. I mean, for the past three days now we've not encountered any rogue wolves. I think we are finally in a safe environment.”“That's what I think, too.”“You also think this place is safe enough for us to settle?”“I'm n
***Keira's POV***“What do you think about what she said, Dark?”“I think she's lying,” the other said while watching intensely. I instantly went wide in shock. Were they reading my mind ? How the hell did they know I was lying about what I had earlier said?“Search the area, we must find what she's hiding!” He commanded. Just who was he? He was very good at finding out people's deception. Just then, he suddenly walked closer to me. “Listen, you had better not be found wanting, else I'm not sure if I'll keep you alive,” he whispered with a steady voice which made me blink with my heart racing hard and fast. My goodness! They will be found out soon. Moon goddess, can't you help us just once? Everyone is tired of escaping. “Please don't kill them?”Wow…seems she's really got something up her sleeves.”“You don't know how to lie, do you?” He asked, still staring into my eyes. “You fucking look familiar, but I can't seem to wrap my hands around where I've seen you before,” he whisper
***Alpha Reynold's***“Report!”I paused before I could take a sip of the wine in the wine glass in my hand. “What is this about?” I asked my gamma, who seemed to be quite anxious. “Alpha, there are intruders at the pack boundary.”“What?” I quickly stood up, in surprise. “Dad, let me handle this.”I looked at Ergon who seemed determined. “Alright, bring them to me. I repeat, bring them to me before passing judgment.”“I will, dad, trust me this time.”I sat back on my chair as Ergon and his soon-to-be gamma left the hall. “Dad, who could they be? Spies?”“I'm not so sure, Ramona, I can only hope not. My pack has been at peace with all other packs for decades now. I see no Reason why anyone would send spies here.”“Maybe they are rogues. If that's the case, don't you think it's too risky to send Ergon?”“Ramona, eat your good and stop worrying about your brother. He's 21, and I'm sure he could handle himself pretty well.”“I'm sorry, dad. I forgot he'll be Alpha soon.”I looked i
**Keira's POV***The Alpha and my mom both stared at me like I was some alien who descended from the sky. I wish I understood the reason as to why they were staring at me that way. I was confused at that moment. “So, she's Keira?”The alpha asked, still staring at me. What the hell is going on? “Yes. She's the one. I never would have thought that she would be having a wolf again,” she said and burst into sobs. All of this didn't work on me. I could still remember what she said and did to me. How could she act all loving right now after what she did? She never ceases to amaze with all of her pretenses. “Alpha, you don't need to keep us here. You can send us on our way now, and I promise we'll never come this way ever again.”The Alpha, for one reason, stared at me in a daze, and I don't know why. “Keira, I still can't believe you're sitting in front of me. I've sent my best men to go searching for you. They aren't even back yet. I kept hope alive that you're not dead. Just as I f
**Keira's POV***The Alpha opened the door to the room, but didn't go in.“When was the last time this place was cleaned up?”He asked the beta. “Three days ago, Alpha.”I creased my brow. I was completely lost. Just what is this place that the Alpha tends to pay so much attention to? Just then, he took his gaze towards me with a smile. “Please come in, Keira,” he said, stepping out of the way for me.I looked at him for a few minutes before I made up my mind and took the lead. As soon as I got into the room, I instantly went wide in surprise. I have to be honest that I was expecting a secret room of treasure or something. But to my greatest shock, what I saw was a room filled with a toddler's stuff. The room was decorated in pink. It looked almost like the room of a loyal princess, or should I say a Disney princess. I got captivated by the room that I didn't realize that I had begun to rummage through things in the room. I went wide at whatever I saw, fascinating to my eyes. I o
***Keira's POV***“You must not know this, but the Alpha had spent his entire years searching for his long-lost family. He managed to find your mom just about a month ago, and nod you showed up right in front of his pack. The goddess indeed works in mysterious ways. Even though I didn't seem to show interest in what Dark was saying at the moment, I was literally listening to him but pretending not to care about what he was saying. “Now that you are here, I wonder what it would be. Will you be Alpha? If that's the case, doesn't this mean I'll be your beta?”My goodness! Just how old is this Dark? If I didn't know better, judging from the way he looked, I would have mistaken him for someone who's as old as Drake himself. But when he speaks, childishness is all over the place. “Why aren't you responding to the things I say! Is it because of our encounter in the woods earlier? You know that-”Just as he was trying to explain, I suddenly heard the voice of Abigail from the room ahead of
**Keira's POV***I came out of the room with him because I didn't want the others to know exactly what we were about to talk about. “What is it?”“Now that you've seen them, why don't you decide. The alpha would like to know what your decision is, so we could finally plan about where to keep them.”I raised a brow at my father's beta, who seemed to be all reasonable and mature now. “You talk like you are so sure that they are going to stay. How about I tell you that we would be leaving soon?”“Well, I don't really know about you, but the others don't seem like they want to leave seven if you'd like to.”“I'll decide whether they'll stay or not. Their safety is in my hands, and I wouldn't want them to suffer any injustices.”“Why does it seem like you're referring to me? I mean, I don't remember having any problems with you, but it seems like you see me as your worst enemy.”“Well, you can't blame me if I think that way of you. Don't tell me you've forgotten about it. It happened hou
***Keira's POV***“Yes, why do you wish to see me?”“The Alpha would like to have a word with you over dinner.”“Oh, tell him, I'll be right there.”“I can't go to the Alpha without you. Since he wishes to see you, why don't we both go together?”“I creased my brow while staring at him. Was he for real?”“Wait a minute, you want me to go with you? And why should I do that?”“Because he wants to see you. You might not know this, but in our pack, which is now your pack, the rules are set differently.”“Oh, forgive me. You know, I've never actually lived in a pack for long before I got banished, so I'm totally unaware of the rules and regulations binding a pack. All the same, I don't think I want to go to him with you.”"But why not? Do you have another problem with me, now, Miss Keira?'”Dark asked, with a frustrated sigh. “I don't have a problem with you, to be honest. But I don't think we are that close for us to start walking together.”“I have a question I would like to ask you. Mi
***Keira's POV***“What are you going here? I asked, as so bad, I opened the door. I was still trying to pretend not to care, but then his smile immediately melted my heart that instant. The fact that he was actually innocent in all of this made me melt like ice.“No, no, no, Kendra. You can't fall for him like this,” I cautioned my wolf in my thoughts. “But I want you to fall for me.”I gasped in shock the moment he replied to what I said to my wolf. “Keira, you actually do have a wolf. I'm so happy. Now my wolf can relate to Kendra more. She refused us last night, just like you refused me.”I swallowed hard at his statement. I walked away from the door, and he quickly came in and shut the door. “You should place the tray on the table and leave,” I said with my back against him. I can't face him while rejecting him. “Why don't you look at me and tell me you want me to leave, truly?”Why is he trying to tempt me into saying things I don't want to in front of me? “Keira, I know y
***Drake's POV***Seeing her smile with tears trickling down her face only made me feel terribly guilty. I could clearly see the pain in her eyes. “Do I look like I'm okay to you?”She asked while looking at the three of us with a tear-filled gaze. “You know what, I don't ever want to see your faces in front of me ever again!”With that, she stormed out of the room, leaving us in a total speechless state.”“Brother, what do you think we should do now? She clearly hates us, and I don't think she'll give us another chance to explain things.”“At this point, I think we have to do it differently and not as a team.”“What do you mean, brother?” Ethan asked. “I think the only reason why she doesn't want to listen to us is because she detests all three of us telling her the same thing. I think we'll make progress if each of us approach her differently without dragging anyone into this.”“If that's the case, then I can as well kiss my mate goodbye.”“What do you mean?” I asked Ethan who a
***Keira's POV***“You know what. I don't ever want to see you in front of me ever again!”“Keira, that was all our fault, but that is where it all ended.”“What do you mean?” I asked Ethan who spoke up. “When we noticed you were banished Without our authorization, we went into the woods searching for you.”What does he mean I was banished without his authorization? “We couldn't find you, no matter how badly we searched the woods.”“Of course you can't find me because I was abducted by Arthur!”“Yes. And we found out this happened because Amanda and Elena both joined hands to set you up.”I shook my head. “That's not true. Amanda would never do such a thing to me. I'm sure you're just telling me this to get me to shift the blame from you.”“Keira, please calm down. I know we've wronged you terribly; hence there's nothing we would say now that would change your mind. However, you need to know the whole truth and why we couldn't save you,” Drake explained. “Why don't you show her th
***Keira's POV***As I entertained a conversation with the guests who wanted to know more about me, I couldn't help but take notice of Damson and Ethan, who hovered behind me like bodyguards. What's their problem? I don't see Drake with them. He probably must be having a private conversation with my dad, since dad talked about wanting to speak with him before now. I couldn't help but become curious about what they were talking about. It can't be that their conversation is about me. At this point, I don't care if my cover is blown, the ones to suffer for the backlash isn't me but them. For this reason, I didn't bother to worry about anything. After entertaining all the guests who wanted a conversation with me, I took a deep breath and turned around. They must not have been expecting it, judging from the way they both jolted backwards, startled. “Well, gentlemen, do you also wish to have a conversation with me?” I asked with my hands on my waist.“Yes, we,” they both took quick glan
**Alpha Drake's POV**“My goodness! Brother, did you see what happened just now? Keira actually walked away, pretending not to know us.” Ethan said. “It is to be expected, didn't you think of that?”“I did. But did you see how she was laughing and smiling with that guy?”“You mean, Reynold's beta?”“Isn't he too young to be the Alpha's Beta?” Damson asked. “I don't think he's too young, if that's what you're asking.” The old beta died a long time ago and his son, Dark, replaced him about 8 years ago. So we could say he became beta the moment he turned 18,” I explained to my brothers. “So why was he so close to Keira? It's barely a year since Keira came to the pack. Why is he all over her?”“Keep it down, Ethan. I know you're eager to find everything, but you must understand that our mission is not the beta, but our mate never forgets that.”“I know. But with her present reaction, isn't it obvious that she wants nothing to do with us?”I turned my gaze towards Ethan.“So what do yo
***Keira's POV**When I said the words, a feeling of sadness watched over me. I wouldn't be thinking about the part right now if those three musketeers aren't probably waiting for my return at the dinner table. “Miss Keira, why do you look so sad after saying those words?”“Dark, there are certain things you don't know about me.”“Of course, I don't know you that well. I only know the things you want me to see, you know. And if you'll let me, I wish to know you more, so I can actually understand you.”“You think you can understand me if I decided to tell you?”“But of course. I know you have a sad backstory. You don't need to say. Those times your mom… I'm sorry to bring her up.”“No, it's fine, you can continue with what you're saying.”“Alright. What I'm trying to say is that, those times when your mom abandoned you, it must have been hard to survive on your own. Being a female in the outside world without the protection of a pack must have been very Terrible.”“Yea, you're right.
***Keira's POV***“Well, well, well. Who do we have here if not the celebrant.”Here she goes again. It was better to leave rather than stay here to listen to her banter. Just as I walked past her and headed for the door, she cleared her throat. “You must have thought you've achieved something great since our dad decided to throw you a party. “Not today, Ramona, I'm not in the mood.”“Not in the mood? I think you'll be interested in what I'm about to say to you.”I shut my eyes at this moment. There's no way of getting rid of Ramona once she starts her tantrums. “What is so important that you wish to talk about?” I asked, turning around to face her with my hands folded on my chest.“Oh come on. Don't make it seem like you're actually the one trying to do me a favor by wanting to listen to what I have to say. Matter of fact, I'll be the one doing you a favor with what I'm about to say to you.”“Well, since that's the case, I would really like to hear what you have to say.”“Your dr
***Keira's POV***This was indeed the most beautiful day in my entire existence. I thought I was going to mess things up. I feared I would be looked at with scorn. Even though I might get stoned for being wolf-less once, and associating with them.What was I thinking? Thinking they could do that to me at my party is as good as making myself believe that my dad isn't capable of protecting me. Even though they had such bitterness in their hearts, they wouldn't be able to show it because the Alpha will surely not let them bully me or do anything to hurt me. When I finally got down the stairs, my dad was the first to stretch his hands towards me. I quickly took his hands and he led me down towards the guests. He introduced me to all his friends and business partners. I was over the moon at this moment. I never thought that this would be possible. “Alpha Reynold, indeed you have beautiful daughters I must say. Your eldest daughter is such a beauty. I can't count how many men present gu
**Alpha Drake's POV***Ever since we left the Blue Crystal pack, I've been having the thought that there's something missing which I did not get to see while I was at the pack. No matter how hard I think about it, I just can't wrap my head around what it is, to be honest. I just have the feeling that there's something I'm missing. To make things worse, my brothers also felt the same way. Which was why we all agreed that we must attend the party of Alpha Reynolds's daughter and then use the opportunity to find out what it is we actually missed. When they finally arrived, I was surprised that Damson and Ethan were the first to call me and inform me about the invitation to the Blue crystal pack. We all had the same feeling that there's something we were missing. While on our way to the pack, I couldn't help but wonder what it was. I'll find out what time it is. The last time I went there, I was shocked to see one of my socks members who was banished there. I felt guilty, even thoug