Novels by Birdy Edwards

CHAPTER 96Isabella's P.O.V"Bella... Bella.. wake up." I opened my eyes to his face looming over mine. His mouth curled into a smile immediately when I opened my eyes. "Rise and shine. Good morning, sleeping beauty." Ethan greeted.Even as I was still dazed by sleep, I blushed at his words slightly, and he noticed this too. Leave it for Ethan to notice everything."Don't just blush there, come on. We have a meeting to attend in the next hour." He said.I was left trying to deduce when he had returned. Ethan had a flair for disappearing and appearing whenever he chose. The man was like a magician. But on the other hand, I knew why he was here. The reason for his sudden return was Mila's letter, which we received the previous day.As Ethan moved off to take care of other things, I grudgingly rose from bed. It was way too early in the morning, and I had a late night. After Brian had bluntly refused to grant us entrance to see Emily, Tricia and I had returned to a late-night party where

CHAPTER 95Logan's P.O.VMy captors kept me in a spot by day and moved me by night. This continued until we reached our destination, which was a huge cave in the mountainside side a very long distance from the Ravensong pack. This cave was home to not more than twenty rogues, whom I suspected to be Axel's personal army; they were his inner squad, ready to do anything for him. Axel had played with me earlier like I was a mere toy. My escape was orchestrated by him as a plan to torture me more. I knew for now that I was indeed hopeless and lost. There was just no way anyone would reach me here in the mountains. I was lost forever. All these only played in my subconscious. What really stabbed my heart deep was the fact that I was kidnapped by Elena's brother, which meant that Elena knew about this! She lured me into the forest for her brother. I should never have trusted Elena. I was too stupid and a fool to trust someone with a track record of betrayal and backstabbing, but it was too

CHAPTER 94Elena's P.O.VI sneaked out through the window. I made sure to put on black clothes to blend in with the night, but before I left, I made sure to pay a visit to the power box down in the basement, where I flipped off the lights. I knew that the backup generators would kick off in five minutes tops, so I made haste. I quickly sneaked out with relative ease in my black pants and black sweater. The guards were all huddled at a single place where they were chatting away loudly, and I slipped away, making sure that they didn't catch my scent. I began to walk as fast as I could while at the same time keeping as quiet as possible. I knew that once I entered the forest, I would be gone for real, and my heart yearned for the Forest's embrace and sanctuary. "Going somewhere, Elena?" My heart almost stopped, and a chill went up my spine. I wheeled around quickly to see him leaning casually against the wall with a smile on his face. "I'm sorry. Didn't mean to startle you." Ethan sa

CHAPTER 93Ethan's P.O.VThe tracks I followed were quite deceiving and aimed to confuse. Axel had really done his job well. I found myself admiring him. Since the tracks were confusing and misleading, I followed on, and I believed I was on the right track. My tracking led me farther and farther away from the pack and deeper into the forest. I was relentless in following up on these tracks, no matter how far they took me, and that was when I heard voices ahead, and I could perceive a fire burning as well. I hurried forward, hoping to find the one whom I sought, but when I got closer, I could tell that the men I heard were actually rogues. I quietly approached the rogues until I was just at the edge of the clearing, but in the shadows. There were six men altogether, and they had set up camp here without even setting up a perimeter. I would have skipped around and gone my way without disturbing their little revel, but the tracks I followed led me straight to this place. I was sure I w

CHAPTER 92Ethan's P.O.V"What makes you think you can just waltz in here and make rules?" Elena demanded hotly. We were out of the pack house now and walking slowly towards the Alpha's manor. "Who do you really think you are, Ethan?""I'm Ethan Bloodmoon, Elena, and my orders are clear, you won't be leaving the pack until I find Logan," I replied with a smile. Elena was pissed off. She tried to play it off as the fact that I was limiting her movements, but I knew the truth behind her anger. I knew she was only frustrated because she was cornered with no way to earn her brother Axel, whom I was positive had taken Logan. "You're not even a pack member here." Elena snapped. "You're just a nobody. There's no way my guards will stand there and watch you give commands and orders as if you're the Alpha here!"I laughed out loud at her statement. "You really think they'll go against me?" I asked her, clearly amused at her ignorance. "I'll order them to attack you if possible." She said wi

CHAPTER 91Isabella's P.O.VIt's been two days since Ethan left for Ravensong pack, and I was not really worried. I had thought myself to stop worrying about him. He was Ethan Bloodmoon, and he always returned, so there was really no need to worry about his safety. What consumed my thoughts greatly was my new family and my sister Emily, who was still in the infirmary.After the news Emily had delivered, I could hardly even sleep at night. I just lay in bed tossing left and right and twisting until the morning. Before he left, Ethan had tightened the security around Emily and didn't directly ask me to stay away, but he hinted that he wouldn't want me close to Emily, saying that Emil was not to be trusted, but the girl was my sister!Emily was my blood, and I really needed to talk to her more. With Ethan out of the pack, I knew that the pack guards would never allow me to go into Emily. But then Brian was still there as the Beta. Perhaps Brian would help me gain access to Emily. I got

CHAPTER 140Epilogue*Three Years Later*The afternoon sun cast dappled shadows over the clearing where laughter rang through the trees. Two small figures darted between the trunks with their giggles bright as they dodged behind bushes.“You can’t catch me, Dad!” A little boy with wild dark hair just like his father’s peeked out from behind an oak, grinning.Derek growled playfully while flexing his fingers like claws. “Oh, I will catch you, Lucas. And when I do..”Before he could finish, a tiny blur of reddish brown curls barreled into his legs. His daughter, Maya, clung to him while giggling. “Got you, Papa!”Layla sat on a large flat rock nearby, shaking her head with a smile. “Careful, Derek. She’s fast, just like me.”Derek scooped Maya up, tickling her sides until she shrieked with laughter. “Oh, is that so? Then let’s see…”Lucas chose that moment to sprint past, and Derek lunged, easily capturing the boy under one arm while Maya dangled over his shoulder. “Got you both!”

CHAPTER 139Layla's POVThe grand council chambers of the Bloodwood Pack House buzzed with a nervous energy that was almost palpable. The room, usually reserved for the most solemn of occasions, was filled to capacity. Alphas from the allied packs, their faces a mixture of exhaustion and grim determination, occupied the inner circle of seats. Behind them, the revered Council Elders, their expressions grave, sat with an air of ancient wisdom. In the very back, a scattering of Beta's and trusted warriors stood, silent witnesses to the unfolding history. The air was thick with the scent of pine and old parchment, mingled with the earthy aroma of dozens of powerful wolves.Derek and I entered together, a phalanx of guards silently parting before us. As we reached the raised dais at the head of the room, a hush fell, the murmuring dying down to an expectant silence. Every eye in the room was on us. On him, the victorious Alpha King. And on me, the Luna Queen who had banished a goddess.

CHAPTER 138Layla's POVThe acrid stench of battle still clung to the air, heavy and metallic, a constant reminder of the carnage we had just barely survived. But the sounds of dying men, the desperate cries of retreat, had ceased, replaced by the hushed movements of our victorious pack. Yet, right here, before us, one last discordant note persisted.Daisy.She knelt, a pathetic figure, yet her eyes, blazing with an unholy fire, were anything but. Her hands were bound roughly behind her, her once pristine clothes now torn and stained with grime, but her spine remained rigid, defiant. The soldier who held her arm kept a firm grip, clearly anticipating resistance.“Bow, traitor!” the soldier snarled, pressing down on her shoulder, but Daisy held firm, her jaw set.“I will never bow!” she shrieked, her voice raw, echoing across the stunned silence of the battlefield. It was a sound that scraped against my very soul, resurrecting ghosts of a past I thought I'd buried. “Never to you, Layl

CHAPTER 137Layla's POVThe killing blow was poised, the very air vibrating with the malevolent power that coursed through my veins, Malkin’s will a roar in my mind. Derek lay broken, his eyes locked on mine, a silent plea that seemed to pierce through the goddess’s control. “I love you, Layla,” he’d whispered, and those words, so raw and true, were the first crack in the iron grip around my soul.A flicker, then a torrent. The memories hit me like a physical force, images flashing behind my eyes, not of power or conquest, but of warmth, of peace. Derek’s hand in mine as we walked through the sun-dappled forest, his easy laugh echoing through the trees. The first time he truly looked at me, not as the abandoned girl, but as his fated mate. His lips, warm and gentle, pressing against mine under the moonlight, a promise in every touch. The way he held me close, chasing away the shadows of my past, whispering words of safety and belonging. His unwavering belief in me, even when I doub

CHAPTER 136Derek's POVThe roar of my pack echoed through the valley, a fierce symphony of triumph and pursuit. The enemy, broken and scattered, fled like rats from a sinking ship, their dark magic dissipated, their will shattered. One moment, we were locked in a desperate struggle, the next, the tide had turned with a violent, irreversible surge. It felt like the ground beneath us had tilted, sending our foes tumbling into the abyss.“Pursue them!” I bellowed, my voice raw but strong, slicing through the lingering din of battle. “Leave none to carry tales of their failure! Let their retreat be a rout!”My warriors, fueled by adrenaline and victory, needed no further urging. They surged forward, a relentless wave of fangs and fury, chasing the last pockets of resistance deeper into the surrounding forest. The air still hummed with spent energy, the scent of blood mingling with the metallic tang of ozone, but the terror that had gripped this land for too long was finally receding. Y

CHAPTER 135Layla's POVMy heart, already a bruised drum in my chest, leaped with a fresh, desperate hope. Reinforcements. Real reinforcements. The silver tide that had begun to trickle in from the south now surged, a torrent of armored forms, their howls ripping through the smoke-choked air. From the west, a deep, resonant roar Derek’s roar, unmistakable even through the chaos heralded the arrival of the Snowrest Pack.“They’re here, My Queen!” Rowan’s voice, hoarse but jubilant, cut through the din. He stood a breath away, sword still dripping from his last kill, his eyes wide with a mixture of exhaustion and exhilaration. “Just as he promised!”I could only nod, my throat tight. The sight of them hundreds, thousands, pouring into the city like a cleansing flood was almost too much to bear. They moved with a disciplined ferocity that my dwindling, weary warriors could only dream of. Swords flashed, spears pierced, and arrows rained down in deadly volleys. For so long, we had fough