~KAELMy father furrowed his brows at me for a while, as if contemplating whether to fall into my trap or not. Eventually, he gave in and came to stand before me.I noticed that his hair looked even darker under the amber light coming from the chandelier above us."What do you want to talk about?" He asked and placed his hands in his pants' pocket.I exhaled sharply in satisfaction and gestured at the way forward. "I think we need to be alone for this. Your room will be perfect," I stated.He corked a brow at me before leading the way. He took me down the corridor on the other side of the house. We entered the narrow lane and walked in silence until Father stopped before a door.He pushed it open, reached in and switched on the light before throwing me a glance as if to tell me to go in first. I nodded in acknowledgement and entered the space. Father followed shortly behind before locking the door.I realized it was his room in the main mansion, one he barely used except on special oc
~ZIRAI had gone to bed with a big smile last night.It was just two days ago that Kael refused to stand close to me or even inhale my scent but now, we were smiling at each other like teenagers.I had felt Arden come into the room sometime into the night. Thankfully, he had not attempted to touch me.I was now standing by the mirror and brushing my hair. As usual, I had woken up before him and taken my bath. I could see through the mirror that he was still asleep.I was almost done with my hair when Arden jolted awake. He stirred up immediately and my wolf glared at his sudden consciousness. He turned a very cold stare at me and it caused chills to run down my spine.I expected him to look away but he did not. There was so much hate in him that it caused my body to begin to tremble. He got to his feet abruptly and began to approach me in only his pair of shorts.Nala shifted with alarm and I got to my feet too. I turned away from the mirror and met him now standing inches away from m
~ZIRAI ran nonstop.I was already in the woods, running as hard as I could push myself to. I had no idea where I was going. All I knew was that I wanted to get away from the Blackstones and all the drama in my life.How stupid was I? Did I really believe that when the time came, Kael would choose me over his brother?Today's incident had shown just how much he cared about his brother. What was I expecting? That I would tell him that he was my mate and he would come running over to my side and turn his back on his family?I did not know it when tears started flowing down my cheeks. I suddenly felt alone in this battle. Yesterday might have been sweet with Kael but he had shown me where his loyalty lay. I had no one to put my trust and hope in.Suddenly, I tripped and lost my balance. Just like that, I hit the ground hard and began to roll down the dirt until I came to an abrupt stop.I groaned in pain as my entire body ached. There was no one to cry to. I leaned against a tree and sa
~KAEL"Zira, wait!"Zira kept running and I felt my wolf stir angrily within me. What just happened? What had gotten into me? We had finally started understanding ourselves and I blew it!I turned back to Arden and clenched my teeth at him. "What the fuck was that, Arden? Why did you attack her?" I demanded.Arden blinked once before narrowing his eyes at me. "I was angry. I don't know what came over me. I just knew that I had to make Tyrone pay. He took our mother. The best thing to do to him is to take his daughter too," he stated as if his actions were justified."What are you even saying?" I demanded as I glared at him in confusion. This was not the Arden I knew. Something had definitely gotten into him."You realize that we have not even found the Moon crest yet? What if she goes and tells her father what you did? Then everything will be over and you will be the cause of that!" I stated firmly.Arden shook his head at me. "I don't fucking care anymore about the Moon crest. I want
~KAEL"What just attacked you, Zira?"Fear flashed before her eyes before she looked away. She shook her head yet I kept watching her. I tried to bring her face to look back into my eyes but she got to her feet abruptly and began to search the place with her eyes as if she had lost something.Her behavior showed that she knew what it was and she was probably too scared to reveal it to me.I mirrored her action and got to my feet and tried again. "Zira. . . what do you know?""Kael, we need to get back to the pack house," Zira said instead and started walking away.I refused to let it go. I needed to know what she was hiding. It was as if everyone around me was hiding one secret or another. I was tired of all the secrets. I needed to know all the things happening around me, crystal clear. I was tired of being ignorant.So I went after Zira and grabbed her hand abruptly. This caused her to turn toward me fast and I caught her by placing my hand on the small of her back."I know you'r
~ZIRAI walked back into the house.The moment Kael explained why he suspected her, I just knew that it had to be her. The irony, she was already with Arden and being promised as next Luna was not enough for her. She wanted more, she wanted the stone for herself. I smiled inwardly at her greed. It was her greed that would be her undoing.I just needed to locate her now. If I could make her confess the truth, then I would be able to eliminate one threat. All I would have to do would be to deal with the Blackstones. I was already getting to Kael, all I had to do was try harder.She was usually around Arden or Kael, trying hard to seduce him into a threesome. Since I had just been with Kael, it meant that she was going to be with Arden. But would they risk it, knowing that I could walk in on them anytime?Well, it did not matter. I needed a reason to stay away from Arden because he had tried to kill me this morning. What was to say that he would not try it again? I needed to be safe.I
~ZIRABella whimpered as I continued dragging her down the corridor. It was only until we entered the grand hall that I released her abruptly.The hall was empty and devoid of people. I wondered what was taking Kael so long, he was supposed to bring everyone here. Well, it did not matter, I decided. What mattered was that I had her and I was going to lock her away."I know what you did," I announced in a firm tone.Bella stoped struggling and stared at me in confusion. "Wha—what are you talking about?" She demanded in a shaky voice.I folded my arms and began to approach her. Then I stopped half a meter away. "You don't need to play dumb. Your accomplice already ratted you out," I stated as my wolf stirred.She must have thought that she was the only one who knew how to play the game of manipulation but she was wrong. They were all wrong for underestimating me and I would make them pay one after the other.Bella continued to act clueless. "What are you talking about? Wh—what accompl
~ZIRA"How dare you?" He roared.Bella stared back at Arden in tears. She was trembling but there seemed to be another emotion buried within her."I had no other choice. You have no idea how deep this goes. It's beyond you and me," she stated.My wolf stirred at her words. I felt as if she was passing a message that we might have missed."What are you talking about?" I demanded in a low tone.Bella snorted a laugh but it was a pained one. "You probably think you're safe, Zira. You think you have it all figured out but your downfall is fast approaching and it will hit you when you least expect it," she stated.My wolf sank to the pit of my stomach. This was not how the past worked out. So many things had changed and there were new enemies. What exactly was going on?"What are you trying to say?" I tried again."I had no other choice. This was my only ticket out and you took it away from me. It might have been selfish but you would have done the same if you were in my shoes. So I'm just