KEIRA:I stiffened.Tate and Lennox's voices seemed so down as if they really regretted what they had done here. Nothing was broken so far except my trust in both of them and that was the most valuable thing of all.Did Tate and Lennox think about asking for my forgiveness at the same time? Did they think about it? Or did they plan about it?Their forgiveness moved me a little, shooing away some of my pain.However, they must learn their lessons. 'Doll?''Love?''Doll. I won't do it again. I promise you. I will control myself and be reminded that you don't want me to get hurt because you love me, do you?'A growl echoed at our connection. From Lennox. He said he will promise not to pick a fight with the alpha, but from what he was doing right now, he was not doing it.'Keira loves me. She only loves me.''Emotions and feelings change over time, Alpha Lennox especially if she won't feel anything in return from you. Right, doll?''Is this part two of your brawl?'The two were silent
KEIRA:I tried calling Lennox once again. Tried reaching out to him, but he already blocked me.Just as I was about to tell him, he already knew it from another source. Who? Who told him? Did he have contact with Zoe's pack? My neck throbs. My head hurts. Especially my heart. Everything hurts. A lot.As if sensing I was hurting inside, Alpha John called my name. "Rei." No. It was not my name but of his daughter. He rarely called me Keira. Does not matter anymore as long as he was alive and with us. He can call me whatever name he wants. “Rei?”Inhale. Exhale.Alpha John should never find what his son had been doing for now. Or he would have another heart attack.Forcing a smile, I faced Alpha John again. "Yes, Dad? You call?"His brows furrowed and stared at my face. I shifted my feet from foot to foot. "You look tense. Is there something wrong? Is it my son? I know it. He always gives you a headache. On his behalf, I wanted to apologize. I am waiting for the day he will be res
KEIRA:The pack was gloomy. Not once did I see someone laughing or smiling which was not the usual scenario. Everyone was grieving the sudden passing of Alpha John. Though we kind of expected that this would happen. That he would die, but I never thought that this would be this soon.I was not prepared. No one was prepared. I oversaw all the preparations including the food of everyone who would visit the pack to pay their respects. Including the alphas and betas from the neighboring pack.This was the final day that I would be seeing Alpha John's face and tomorrow, he would be buried where Rei and his wife had rested their final place. I was hoping that Lennox would do his duty as the only living child of the previous alpha. To be with us. But I waited in vain. Still no message from him."Is he even still alive?" I asked out of the blue. Tate and I were sitting opposite each other. Only a few had managed to stay awake at this hour. The others were already going to their rooms t
KEIRA:No.It was not that Tate and I "had" a relationship. It should have. I waited for Tate's response, but it seemed like he kind of expected I would be saying it.I scoffed. "I know it. You heard them."All because he wanted to protect my feelings. This man. How long will he learn until he realized he could not protect me forever?Tate picked a small stone and threw it. "Yes. But I tried ignoring them, doll. Why would I listen to it when I know the truth? You never even give me the chance to court you."Tate.How will I say it? He never failed to show his true feelings for me, but I treated it as if I did see it. Others would see that there was something. The more they would think that the rumors were true."Why would you court me when I am the Luna of this pack?""Doll. Are you seriously waiting for him to divorce you? Right now, your agreement has expired after Alpha John died."That was why I will be explaining to the pack my decisions when Lennox continued missing in action.
KEIRA:The following morning, I called the pack for a meeting. Among the crowd, I looked for Tate, but he was not there.I bit the inside of my cheeks.It was only the charlie and the delta standing next to me. “Where is the beta?” I asked the delta.“Luna. He was already informed of this meeting. He said that he will join us if he is already available.”“Do you know what made him busy?”“My apologies, Luna. But I don’t know. Do you want me to call him using the mind link?”I shook my head. “No. It’s okay.”I will wait for him. For a few minutes. He still did not come. Maybe he already knew the reason why I called for a pack of meetings and chose not to come here. My heart clenched. It would be better if the beta was here. He gave me the strength to face the pack. However, regardless if the beta was here or not, the meeting will push through. As I scanned their faces as they waited for me to talk. The majority of the pack was there except for some warriors on patrol of our territ
ALPHA LENNOX:The pack was staring at me, but they still gave their obligatory salute. I was close to returning to the dead.If I did not have the will to stay alive, I would return lifeless. If I was lucky. If not, the beast from the wild would be feasting on my body by now.The pack continued giving me those looks as if I just came back from the dead. They sniffed the air and scrunch their noses.I smelled myself.I stunk of the dead. Of blood. Sweat. Dirt. Shit. Urine and anything you could think of.A servant came running in my direction and even here stumbled back, but realized what she had done. Scared of the punishment I would give her, she asked, “Alpha Lennox. The pack is awaiting your return. May I know how I can serve you?”I shook my head when her face became two in my sight.As if on cue, my stomach grumbled.It had been two days since the last time I had eaten. My last meal was an enormous snake in the jungle. “A hot bath and lunch.”“Is there anything you want, Alpha
ALPHA LENNOX:"Win her back? After everything?" The beta laughed. His face turned into a blank emotion. "Why, alpha? Did something hit you in the head? No offense, but winning her back after everything you did to her?" Shame flooded my senses.Did I even make her smile? All that I was good at was hurting her. Directly and indirectly.“What happened when you were gone, Alpha Lennox? What happened to Miss Zoe? You went to Dragon Pack. That pack was considered to be the most mysterious of all. The alpha never allowed any outsiders to enter their pack unless given permission. Technically, there was little knowledge about that pack and some even considered it as if it was a legend.”Images of what happened back there resurfaced. As fast as I could, I blocked those memories. Those were no longer necessary. Whatever happened there, I vowed to Zoe that it would stay there. Or something would happen…I closed my eyes as worry and sorrow washed over my heart. In the end, I could not do anyth
KEIRA:After giving the bastard's order, someone called my name again. It was not the vampire with Andrea but someone else. Someone familiar. I was about to disregard it when a lot of customers poured in when that voice would not even stop calling me as if he was chanting. And when I looked around, it was an old man who was smiling at me from ear to ear. Brad.A man in his sixties who kept on pursuing me. He may be that old, but his face would not give it away. He invested so much in technology so he won't age that much. And he was succeeding. He looked as if he was in his fifties. Ten years younger than his real age. If only Brad knew that vampires and werewolves exist. That staying young and immortal was possible. Maybe, he would ask someone to turn him into a vampire. "My sweet Angel," he called.My name tag said I was Angel and I wanted to keep it that way. Only Andrea managed to call me by my real name.Smile, Keira. I waved my hand at him. Unlike some customers, this man