ANNE'S POVMy eyes fluttered open and my head felt like it was being hammered.I grabbed my head, rubbing the space between my brows to try and dispel my headache.Looking around the room, I realized I was all alone.My throat felt dry and parched, I tried connecting with my wolf but received no answer.She must still be blocked off from what happened.I stood up with some difficulty and headed down to the kitchen to get a glass of water."Anne you're up." Lydia gasped excitedly the moment she saw me."Yes, I woke up just now. I replied, my voice croaky."Why are you here? you shouldn't have gotten up." She said, looking me up and down in worry."Lydia, I'm fine. I woke up and no one was there and I needed to drink water so I came down to get it myself." I explained and poured myself a glass of water.The cool liquid ran down my throat satisfyingly and I poured myself another glass.A shocked gasp came from the door and Nicole rushed in."Anne you're up." She squealed excitedly and gr
CADEL'S POVI walked around the pack house, trying to locate Anne.Nowadays, I was unusually wary and I always wanted to have her in my line of sight.That seemed like the only way I could keep her safe.As I walked, I heard voices coming from the direction of the garden and I moved closer to see who they were.Soon as I got to the garden, I saw Anne and Carson sitted on a bench and I approached them but what happened next made me stop in my tracks.Anne had leaned in and kissed Carson.My wolf growled angrily inside of me in a possessive stance and I stormed off towards them and pulled them apart.I dragged Carson up by the collar angrily."Why do you always go after everything that's mine?" I snarled angrily."She was never yours, just because you found her first doesn't make her yours." He scoffed in reply.Time seemed to freeze and I could feel the wind gently fluttering past my ears.My blood boiled as a rage overtook me."You fucking asshole, was this your plan all along, to dis
CADEL'S POVThe next day, I called for a meeting with my brothers and the elders of the pack to decide what to do about Zane.He had been locked up in the dungeon long enough and Carson had thoroughly tortured him too, it was time to decide what to do with him.We also needed to discuss how to keep Zeus out of our territory and prepare to counter any of his surprise attacks."Alphas I would like to suggest Zane be publicly executed." First Elder said and a murmur arose among the elders."Yes I support First Elder, A public execution will serve as a deterrance to any other disloyal werewolf of our pack and keep them in check." Third Elder said in support.Only the Second Elder had a disapproving look on his face."Although, Zane committed a lot of crimes, he was still once a Beta in this pack and had even brought you the Alphas up. Killing him would make our people question the Alphas humane feelings." He said."However, his demerits outweigh his merits." First Elder argued."He has to
ANNE'S POVI stretched my arms as I lay in bed, the rays of the rising sun filtered in, giving my room a warm glow.The sonorous chirping of birds rang melodiously outside my window and the sweet smell of the flowers Cadel had given me swept across the room.Although I had placed them in water, they were starting to dry and I made a mental note to ask Cam for more.It was obvious he was the source of the flowers even though Cadel had given them to me.Zane's execution had taked place yesterday but I was not in attendance.Cadel had said he didn't want me to witness the scene and I had also not been introduced to the pack as their mate so I just stayed in my room all day.I wasn't particularly happy about Zane's death but I felt even more pity for Lucas who had to be banished for his father's crime.My stomach rumbled and I dragged myself out of bed to bath.When I was done bathing, I picked out a flowery yellow dress that reached down to my knee to wear.It had an overlapping neckline
ANNE'S POV"Who's there." I called out, looking around the forest trees frantically.I was in the middle of a forest that stood between the pack house and the borders where Emily lived.It was a thick forest that was dark because of the trees that blanketed it, blocking out the rays of light."Who's there? Show yourself." I shouted out again.A cold voice cackled in laughter and a short man with a scar that ran across his face walked out.I recognized him from the pack house, he had a roadside stall where he sold handmade bracelets and jewelries and Nicole and I had visited his stall once when we went out shopping.That day, I had gotten some jewelries which I had gifted to Lydia and some of the other maids who worked in the kitchen.The scar on his face was unmistakable and he had given me an extra bracelet that day so I remembered him very clearly.But why was he here?And why was he following me?He walked towards me and I retreated a few steps back from him."Aren't you the man fr
CAMERON'S POVAfter breakfast, I headed to my study to get some work done.I had been negligent with the matters of my company nowadays, I worked for a long while and was about studying some paperwork when I realized that I hadn't seen Anne all day.She had told me earlier at the breakfast table that she wanted to come up to my greenhouse today but I hadn't seen her since then.A smile grazed my lips as I thought back to the question Nic had asked me earlier.Contrary to what Anne thought, I wasn't lying.She had looked extra pretty today and I was captivated by her looks.Although I tried to deny it to myself on several occasions, I was incredibly attracted her.Besides the mate bond that drew my attention to her initially, I was starting to fall in love with her.'See I was right from the start.' My wolf rang out from within me."Shut up, nothing is going on." I linked back my cheeks heating up at my obvious lie.'Until when are you going to lie to yourself, you ache for her, you wa
LUCAS POV"Alpha, I am a rouge werewolf that was banished from my pack, you may know my father Zane, he was an ally of yours who was murdered when he planned to overthrow our pack." I said as I bowed before the Alpha and leader of Blackmoon pack and their council."I know you, you're Lucas, Beta of the Lakeshore pack, your father was a good friend of mine. A pity he's now dead." The leader Zeus, the former Alpha of the pack and the father of the current Alpha said, shaking his head regretfully as he did so.Standing there, I waited for him to continue."So what is your reason for coming all the way here when our packs have a feud." He asked and the rest of the people in the room turned to look at me suspiciously, especially the one they called Alpha.I had guessed he was Zeus son due to their striking resemblance and I was right.A stillness washed over the room as they all waited for me to speak up.It felt like the calm before a storm and I had to take a deep breath before continuin
ANNE'S POVIt had been few weeks after the incident that happened when I had visited Emily's home.I woke up this particular morning feeling extremely tired and gloomy.It felt like all the energy had been drained from my body overnight."Good morning." Nicole's cheery voice rang out as she barged in and I groaned out loud, dragging the covers up over my head."Wake up sleepyhead, it's bright out already." She said, as she dragged the curtains apart, allowing light to flood into my room and I squinted my eyes at the sudden invasion of light."Nicole, please just let me sleep some more." I rasped out, my voice dry and croaky."No, you've slept enough. Now get up, you look like a sexy mess." Nicole said, wrinkling her nose at me.Before I could respond, she went up to my closet and dragged it open."Now let's see which outfit would look good enough for today." She chirped noisily and I groaned even more, looking over in her direction.She was seriously rummaging through my closet, picki