Chapter: CHAPTER 8DRAKE POVThe alcohol in my glass swirled like my thoughts—dark and unsettling.I drank the contents in one gulp, the searing burn doing nothing to erase the image etched into my skull…Lillian’s face when Andre had called her “mate.” The way her breath hitched. The way her fingers trembled and her lips slightly parted.Mine. Kael snarled inside me, claws raking my ribs. Ours.“She isn’t ours Kael,” I whispered. “She is Andre’s.”No!I crushed the glass in my fist and sent the shards flying in all directions.“Easy, Alpha.” Lucas leaned against my office desk with his arms crossed and brow raised skeptically. “That is the third one this hour.”I didn’t answer. I just shrugged it off and placed what remained of the glass back on the table. The shards but into my palm, with blood dripping onto the polished mahogany. The pain was a distraction. A weak one.Lucas sighed. “Okay. Talk to me. Is this about the letter? Or….” He hesitated and leaned in. “Lillian?”My jaw locked instantly and I
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Chapter: CHAPTER 7LILLIAN POVThe hotel door slammed behind me, the sound like a prison gate locking shut. My hands trembled violently as I tore through the room, yanking drawers open and throwing clothes into my suitcase with no care for folding. Silk blouses wrinkled, shoes tumbled disorderly—none of it mattered.The letter was leaked.The whole city knew.They would know everything now.My breath came in sharp, uneven gasps, my vision blurring with unshed tears as I gripped the edge of the dresser. Ten years. Ten damn years of carefully constructing a new life, a career, an identity—gone in an instant. Because of Drake’s broken promise.“Your secret is safe. Consider this gone.”A liar. A deceiver.I choked back a sob, my fingers fumbling with the zipper of my bag. It didn’t matter that Sharon had been the one to leak it. He had sworn to destroy it. And yet, here I was, running again—just like I had at sixteen, with my tail between my legs and my heart in tatters.My phone buzzed violently on the ni
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Chapter: CHAPTER 6CHAPTER 6DRAKE POVThe moment Lucas called my name, I turned—and my breath hitched.Lillian stood beside Salome, her dark eyes wide, lips slightly parted, her complexion pale. The conference hall lights caught the gold flecks in her eyes, making them glow bright like embers. She looked….stunning, beautiful.My wolf, Kael, stirred restlessly in my chest, a low growl rumbling through me. She was here. Lillian was here.But before I could take a step towards her, she appeared.Sharon.Her sickly sweet perfume invaded my senses as she draped herself over my arm, her long nails digging into my biceps like claws. “Drake, darling,” she purred, her voice laced with venom. “You didn’t tell me ‘Lily’ would be here.”Lillian flinched at the sound of her name, for it sounded as poison.“Drop it Sharon,” I snarled, my gaze never leaving Lillian. Lucas stepped forward, his usual easygoing demeanor gone. “Yeah, drop it,” he echoed, his voice loud and sharp. “You are embarrassing yourself.”Sharon
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Chapter: CHAPTER 5 LILLIAN POV Sharon’s stiletto heels clicked against the marble floor like a countdown as she waltzed forward, her designer dress clinging to every curve. The moment her fingers curled possessively around Drake’s arm, the air turned to ice. “Well…well,” She purred, her voice dripping poison, her manicured nails digging into his sleeve. “If it isn’t Lily Stewart…..though I hear you go by Doctor Stewart now.” She laughed, the sound like shattering glass. The way she said my name, like it was something filthy, sent a tremor down my spine. “Tell me, did they give you that title out of pity too? Or did you sleep with the entire review board?” The crowd gasped. My cheeks burned, but I refused to flinch. Drake’s muscles tensed under her grip. “I told you not to come.” Sharon’s smile turned razor sharp. Her laugh was all teeth. “And miss this little reunion? Good thing I did. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have caught this low life—” she flicked her gaze over me, “—still trying to climb abov
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Chapter: CHAPTER 4LILLIAN POVMy head pounded like a war drum.I groaned and peeled my face from the pillow, wincing as sunlight stabbed through the crack in the hotel curtains. “Goddess, why did I drink so much last night?”Then it struck me—the conference.My stomach twisted, and I barely had time to roll over before I was gagging, my body convulsing as I dry heaved over the side of the bed. Nothing came up—just bile and regret.I collapsed back against the sheets, my breath coming in short, shaky gasps. The memories of last night flooded back in jagged pieces—the manor, the garden path, the snap of a twig, and then him.Drake.“Lillian?” “You look…good?”“He asked about you every year”Who? Drake?The same Drake who never noticed me when we were kids? The same Drake who had organized the whole school to mock me? Yeah right.I forced myself to sit up, my head spinning and dragged myself to the bathroom, my legs unsteady. The mirror showed a stranger—pale skin, dark circles under her eyes, her hair
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Chapter: CHAPTER 3 DRAKE POV The sleek glass doors of my opulent office reflected the city lights as I leaned against my desk, arm crossed, listening to Andre’s latest escapade. Lucas, ever the composed one, rolled his eyes while sipping his coffee. “So then she said, ‘if you are the Alpha, why don’t you command me to stay” Andre smirked, wiggling his eyebrows. “….and I told her I do not need orders—my charm does the work for me.” I scoffed and lifted my glass mockingly at Andre. “One day, that charm of yours is going to land you in a den of angry she-wolfs with claws.” Lucas chuckled. “At least Andre here, tries to be smooth. You? You just glare until people…including she wolfs, submit.” Before I could retort, my phone buzzed. The screen flashed ‘Sharon’ in bold letters. I ignored it, sipping my drink, but the call persisted. I exhaled sharply, but I answered. “Yeah?” “Drake, baby, where are you?” Her voice was syrup sweet, laced with the tiniest edge of demand….like a bomb waiti
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Chapter: CHAPTER 76ALFRED POVCrack.The howl of pain that followed was loud enough to send the birds flying off the trees.Then with a final thrust, he aimed a punch at me, but missed and sensing defeat, he slumped on the ground and shifted back to his human form.I stared at him in disgust and wondered if any wolf nowadays do call themselves a warrior, for this was a disappointment.“Alpha.” Marcus called out and hurried over to where I stood, still staring at the defeated shell of a man. “What happened? We heard your howl from miles away and we thought—”“Please don’t say I was in trouble,” I cut in sharply, “that will be an insult.”“Well….” Marcus drawled as his eyes danced around the rogues sprawling in pain. “I knew you weren’t the one in trouble, but we still couldn’t help it.”“And…?” I asked with my brow up. “You ran as fast as you can?”“Yes Alfred, I did.” Marcus replied indignantly.We stared at each other briefly and suddenly, we doubled up in a fit of laughter.“They were no match for you
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Chapter: CHAPTER 75HANNI POVI stared at them as they turned to look at each other in confusion, then after what looked like a minute, the Beta shook his head slowly and said, “That is a question I have been asking the guards as well.”“It looks like he just vanished,” Simone muttered. “ I hope he is safe.”“Yes, he should be,” The Beta replied and asked, “do you ladies want to know what I think?” Without waiting for a reply, he continued, “I think your friend saw us coming and made the run for it.”I gasped in shock, but before I could reply, a palace guard called out from the entrance…“Beta. Your attention is needed at the east wing.”The Beta stood up and nodded. “Ladies, remember to do what ever you want in the palace. Do not leave the grounds.”As soon as the Beta disappeared, I looked at Simone and asked fearfully, “Do you also think so? That Josh escaped?”“Oh Hanni,” She replied and held my hand tightly in hers. “That will be the preferred option for him, if you ask me. At least he is not dea
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Chapter: CHAPTER 74ALFRED POV“I just received word Alpha,” Marcus announced as he entered the dining hall, where the Old Alpha and I were seated and in midst of having our lunch. “The girls are fine. Andre organized a raid and captured a lot of Jameson’s men, infact, the raid is still on as we speak. But the girls are unhurt.”“Good.” I nodded in satisfaction. “And the boy?”“He is no where to be found,” Marcus replied and sat beside me “It’s like he just vanished into thin air.”“He will still be at the Pack. He will be in hiding. I want him found, Marcus.”“Yes Alpha.” “Why?” The old Alpha asked suddenly. “Why are you interested in this boy?”I paused for a minute and looked at my plate, deep in thought. Then I replied. “Because he took my hospitality as stupidity and decided to endanger my mate who loved him not as a friend, but as a brother.”“He endangered my mate too” Marcus nodded as he stuffed his mouth with pudding. “He has to pay.”“Ok, I am so sorry about that,” the old Alpha replied, “if t
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Chapter: CHAPTER 73HANNI POV“Rufus!” Simone shrilled angrily as the rogue grabbed us by the hair and dragged us out of the dingy room.And as soon as it had stopped, it resumed. The fighting. The shouts and cries of pain.But Rufus was leading us away from the tussle, down the corridors, towards the open grounds, to the place we were first captured.Suddenly, a big grey wolf leaped from the back and toppled the rogue, who quickly doubled back to regain his balance and quickly shifted into a black grizzly wolf with white patches on his fur and barred his fangs menacingly at the huge grey wolf.We quickly ran over to the other side of the corridor, away from the beasts as they circle each other, with their claws and fangs out.“That’s the beta.” Simone whispered fearfully as she stared wide eyed at the grey wolf and before I could respond, they leaped at each other and clashed mid air, thereby sending the floorboards under their feet creaking with so much tension.I closed my eyes and turned away from t
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Chapter: CHAPTER 72ALFRED POV“Oh Alpha….you can capture me all you want, but that won’t stop my men stationed everywhere, obeying my last order.”I kept replaying that sentence over and over in my head subconsciously and couldn’t sleep even when the day had gone dark and the palace activities have all gone silent.I sat on my bed in my chambers, disturbed…with my mind unsettled. Something is happening back home, or will happen. I can feel it deep in my bones.And I can’t help but wonder, if Hanni’s chubby friend was involved. He is a spy alright. My gut said so and one thing I have learned in all my years of being a warrior and an Alpha, is to always trust my gut.What will Andre be up to now? Does he suspect the kid too? Is Hanni safe? Is she asleep in my chambers? The questions came pouring in my mind, like a tap that has gone loose, with no way of turning it off.I have to have an information of things going on at home, I have to be aware of the status of my pack. I trust Andre, but not Josh.And
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Chapter: CHAPTER 71HANNI POVI have never been more happy to see my best friend than I was at the stall stands with Simone, surrounded by rouge wolves, their fangs flashing menacingly and their claws out.“Josh—”He flashed me a look that suggest I keep quiet, which I did immediately.“Rufus,” he began, with his arms outstretched in a pleading manner. “I beg you to please let these ones go.”“Why?” The bulky one called Rufus snarled, his yellow fangs glinting under the moonlight. “Finders keepers.”“No Rufus,” Josh shook his head. “They will bring trouble. Trust me. You don’t want to meddle in this.”“Oh don’t you mind this chattering plump, Rufus,” A gritzy haired she wolf jeered from the stands. “He is always scared of stuff, you know that. No wonder he was placed as an information spy instead of a soldier.”Josh turned to look at us worriedly, but I was just far gone to care.Then he continued. “They are mates to the Alpha and his head Guard, Rufus. If the beta didn’t see them for dinner, they will o
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