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
ANNE'S POVOnce Celyn was done talking to Lydia, all three of us headed down to the living room to wait for the brothers again.While we waited, Nicole got impatient and went off to find them herself.I was left all alone with Celyn and I sized her up and down from the corner of my eye and got a feeling that she was also doing the same."So Anne, how long have you been here?" she asked suddenly, interrupting the silence in the room and I looked up at her."It's been a long while." I replied and kept shut after.After a few seconds of silence, I spoke up again, "Nicole is really enamoured with you."She smiled softly at my statement, " Yes she is and I absolutely adore her too." She said."She has been my best friend ever since we were kids and no one can replace her importance in my life or mine in her life." She added and although I tried not to see it as such, her words still felt like snide remarks.I grabbed my phone and started scrolling across the entertainment news, refusing to
CELYN'S POVAfter we came back from touring around the city, I headed up to the room I had been assigned to drop my things and went to sleep.The room was right beside Nicole's room but farther from the rest of the Alphas.Then, the next morning I woke up and freshened up and decided to unpack my luggage, I hadn't been able to do that yesterday since Nicole had been dragging me up and about when I came.I had been delighted at Nicole's excitement to see me after years of being apart and Cameron and Carson were happy to see me too.Only Cadel had been a little aloof.He had always been like that towards me and I always wondered why.Based on the bubbly and soft personality I always showed to people, no one had ever had a reason to dislike me.The elderly adored me and the young always wanted to be friends with me.Although I had told Nicole that I was back home because Stephen wanted me home, that wasn't the entire truth.Part of the reason I came back was because of Cadel.Ever since
ANNE'S POV"Cadel calm down." I called out to him as he paced furiously around my room."How are you so calm? She could have hurt you." He said."Yes I know but she didn't so just let it go." I muttered softly.He had been like this ever since he brought me into my room."Don't tell me to let it go. I've had enough of her." He said."If it weren't because of my relationship with her brother and Nicole, I would have had her thrown out the minute she tried to deliberately splash that coffee on you." He spat out angrily again."You noticed that too?" I asked in surprise.I didn't think anyone except me saw past the perfect facade Celyn had been putting on."Yes, it's hard not to notice and I'm not as gullible as the rest of my siblings, her petty tricks don't work on me." He explained."Why didn't you tell me?" He asked, turning to look at me with a deadpan look on his face."Sorry, I didn't want to ruin Nic's excitement and everyone else seems to like her so I didn't think they would be
ANNE'S POVThe evening summer breeze bundled its aurroundings in an embrace of warmth.As the sun set across the horizon, the sky sinked into a depth of oblivion.I walked down the long road that led to the mansion from the greenhouse, the setting sun casting a warm glow on the building from afar.On our way back, Nic had changed her mind and headed out, I had no idea where she was headed but I didn't want to pry either.Even though we had gotten quite close, I still wanted to respect her privacy.When I got to the entrance of the mansion, the Deltas pulled open the huge doors for me and I nodded gently at them.Everyone around treated me really well and they showered me with respect that I had never had in my previous pack.The feeling that gave me was wholesome, I was finally experiencing the love and happiness I only ever dreamt of before.I smiled in contentment as I walked down the hallway that led to the living room.A human form lying on the sofa caught my attention just as I w
ANNE'S POVThe first rays of sunlight lit up my room, the dawn chorus of melodic bird songs drifted in.I rubbed my bleary eyes and walked to the window. There was a pearly glow in the sky.Why had I woken up so early, now I couldn't go back to sleep.I rolled around in my bed trying to get some more sleep before I would have to rise for my daily activities but sleep eluded me.'You really should get a job' I said to myself after the realization that ever since I had arrived in Lakeshore pack, I hadn't done any proper job and had just been depending on the Alphas for everything I needed.Inwardly, I scolded myself, promising to do better.Although no one requested me to work, I felt a tinge of guilt within me.Dragging myself out of bed, I took my bath and got dressed in a white v-neckline chiffon top and a black and white checkered pleated skirt and headed downstairs.The mansion was unusually quiet this morning and having nothing to do, I headed to the kitchen to help out in prepar