***Alpha Drake's POV**It's been two days and yet, Elena has refused to tell us about those backing her. I was getting to the peak of my patience. The fact that she didn't want to reveal their names even when all I do was being kind to her was getting only nerves. While I'm doing this with her, my mate is probably somewhere feeling sad that I had abandoned her without caring whether she's okay or not. And that's the fucking truth. It seems I'm not concerned about my mate by being lenient with Elena. “Alpha boss, Miss Amanda, is here to see you. She said it's pretty time-critical,” my secretary informed me. I would have told her not to let anyone in, but I can't let anyone see my weakness. Especially not Amanda. “Send her in,” I quickly sat up straight on my chair in a composed manner. This way she wouldn't see through my facade. She walked into the room carrying a file. “Alpha Drake, it's nice to see you. I actually brought you the magazine of the last photoshoot I did. It's quite a
***Elena's POV***“Argh!!” I screamed as the silver chains tied around my neck burned my skin“Are you willing to tell the truth, or do you prefer to be dealt with in this way?” One of the Alphas asked“I'm the culprit, why can't you believe me? I did everything on my own“Do you have any idea that you are being used by whoever sent you? They'll never come to your rescue. You'll be left to suffer for their crimes, is that what you really want“No matter what you ask me, the truth remains that I did everything on my own. I don't know what else you're talking about“Seems you want to be as stubborn as a bull, huh? Let's see how long you'll lastThe next thing I knew, I was soaked in a pool containing Wolfs bane. My ears and eyes hurt like hell. I could barely breathe, and I felt like I was going to die any moment from then.“Please release me. Have mercy on me. I don't want to die!” I screamed out in pain while they watched me suffocate“No one wants you dead. But it seems you don't lik
***Alpha Drake's POV***I waited patiently in my office for Amanda. I can't wait to confront her about what she did. It was at this moment it dawned on me that her question the last time was quite tricky. Now I see where she was coming from. My secretary rushed into my office. “Alpha, Miss Amanda is here for you, do you want to see her now?”“Yes, please. Send her in.”My secretary walked out of the office immediately. It didn't take up to 5 seconds before Amanda stormed in, cat walking like she usually does, with a smile on her face. With everything, I just found out, I have a strong urge to wipe off the smile from her face and replace it with a slap.“Alpha Drake, I'm so happy you personally called to see me. This must be my lucky day.”I folded my hands into a fist, while trying to control my temper. I have to play it cool at first, there's no need to get all worked up because of her. “Yes, I asked to see you. Amanda, how long have we known each other?”She stared at me with a
***Alpha Drake's POV***After explaining everything I talked about with Amanda to my brothers, they went berserk. I had expected that because I was only holding myself together because of Keira. “Fuck! She's crazy. I should have known someone as crazy as she would do anything to hurt Keira,” Damson complained. “Brother, what are your plans now? I say we invite her over and torture her until she tells us where she kept our mate,” Ethan suggested. “Listen, I know you're saying this, so we can get our maybe back, but doing this will surely not give us our mate. Rather, it will be more difficult for us to get her. Do you think Amanda is worth Keira?”“Though she said, Keira is in her custody?”“That's not true. If Keira were truly with her, she wouldn't have just told me easily. I have every reason to believe at this point that Keira is actually with Arthur.”“What? Alpha Arthur?” Damson and Ethan exclaimed at once. “I knew it! Ever since the first day I saw Arthur staring at Keira, I
***Keira's POV**I was terribly tired of being locked up and the only thing I wanted to do was escape from this shabby room. But then, escape was a luxury. Amanda had told me she had a surprise for me. I'm yet to find out what that surprise was all about. Whatever it is she would like to show me or tell me, as her form of surprise cannot be good. For this reason, I have to be mentally prepared for whatever it is she's bringing to the table. This way, I'll prevent myself from getting hurt badly. The door to the room flung open. I didn't bother to see who it was. It must be the guard serving dinner, since it must be almost dark outside. The only thing that kept me going was food and thoughts of escape. Though I don't know how that's going to be possible, I don't plan to stay locked up forever. I have a belief that I'll one day be able to leave this place. With my eyes up to the glass window which was far above my head and my legs curled up with my head resting on my knee, I thought
***Keira's POV***After rejecting Arthur harshly, he left the room looking really pissed. I was already a mess. My life already sucks, so why is he trying to make it worse and demanding for things he knows I can never give. Why are they all cruel to me? Before he left, he told me I was going to regret it. Is there any time in my life ever since I discovered that I never regretted associating with Drake? I had always regretted my association with my mates. If I had known this was what awaited me, I would have preferred not to know them. If I hadn't been recognized by then, Amanda wouldn't have seen me either, and I wouldn't have ended up becoming a pie in her dough. A few hours after Arthur left, the door yet again flew open and no one else, but Amanda, walked in. “Hey, are you still sulking? I thought you'll be in a happy mood by now?”“A happy mood? What the hell are you talking about?”“Oops! It really seems you're still in a bad mood. If that's the car, how are you going to ta
**Alpha Drake's POV**“Any news about her yet?”They all shook their heads sadly. I felt a short pain in my chest yet again. Whenever I fail to find her, I feel terribly hurt and I can't stop blaming myself. If this continues, then it means I'll have no choice, not to agree to Amanda's request. That cannot happen. At this point, my only hope is solely on my brothers. I really hope they find her. “Brother, things are getting out of hand, Damson said as he walked into my office. I silently signaled the men who brought the reports to leave the room. They all bowed their heads before me and then one after the other, they exited the room. “Don't tell me they also have no news?”“What do you mean also? Don't tell me you couldn't find out anything about Amanda?” I asked in panic. “Amanda was smarter than we thought she was. Shortly after we sent out men to tail her, she disappeared before their very eyes.”“What? How's that possible?”“It simply means, she knew we would be on her trail a
***Ethan's POV***I waited patiently for Arthur in his pack Mansion while I sent my men to investigate the pack secretly. I don't smell her scent around here. This means she's not here. Makes me wonder where he actually hid her. “Ethan, wow! What a surprise visit,” Arthur commented as he walked down the stairs. I raised a brow at him with my hands folded on my chest, waiting patiently for him to come downstairs. “Are you surprised to see me in your pack?”“I asked curiously, while he laughed at my statement.”“I had been expecting to see you for a while now. Did you forget the last time we met? I told you one of these days you'll come to my pack.”“I see. So this is what you meant when you said I'll come to your pack one of these days?”“What I mean? I don't think I understand where you're coming from.”“Of course, you wouldn't understand what I'm trying to say, or should I say you're pretending not to know what I'm saying.”“I don't know what you're trying to say to me, honestly.”