Novels by Zhanybhe

EPILOGUE "What happened after I passed out?" Aria was curious, needing to know what exactly went down."Well, you turned into this beautiful new wolf. It was really huge." Lucas was still in awe of his wife. He wished there was a way he could take a picture and show their children just how cool their mother was. She only smiled and blushed a bit. "I'm sure it wasn't that big.""You're right, it was gigantic." Lucas corrected, and they both burst out in laughter. They could joke about it because they turned out victorious. Her parents were still around, so they had dinner together. Even the twins were present. Both of them left their normal seats to go perch themselves on Augustine's lap. He could barely feed himself."Aria, darling, you're not eating." Her mother noted."I've been trying to get my appetite back, but it just isn't coming.""Yeah, well, no rush. It's all the attention you're getting. You're not used to it." Her mother was right. She was getting a lot of attention. Sh

THIRD PERSON'S POV With Aria's roar, the world came back into focus. The power that held them in limbo snapped. It had never happened to Hamilton before. This was the first time someone was snapping power from his hand.Everyone came to their senses, and they began to fight each other. They weren't aware that they had been frozen in time. Hamilton was disoriented. Beside them, Lucas stopped to stare. Everyone had carried on stabbing themselves, but he was stuck on the face-off between Aria and her grandfather.Aria glared up at him with all the anger her little body could muster. "You stole my childhood from me.""Because you don't deserve it. You are only holding on to that power so you can give it to me. You think you deserve it?""And you don't, either." He drew his sword first. Lucas was ready to step in when she drew her own sword, too. "You want to play, old man?""You are nothing but a little girl with a burden that she can't carry. You will always cry for love..." Aria lunged

ARIA'S POV It started from my dream. Hamilton was coming, and he was coming in waves. It seemed like he would never stop coming. In my dream, his wave threatened to swallow us whole. I woke up in a cold sweat. It was still dark out, and Lucas was sleeping next to me. I didn't want to wake him, not when he looked so peaceful. I quietly got out of bed to ease myself. When I came back, he was sitting up in bed. "Hey." "I didn't mean to wake you." "I know. Something on your mind?" "The only thing on my mind is Hamilton." "Damn, baby, you're thinking of another man when you are in my bed. Junior is very hurt right now." He pouted, and I laughed. Leave it to him to make me laugh and be aroused in times like this. "Aw, can I make it up to you and little Junior?" I climbed into bed and took his cock out of his briefs. I stroked him, and he groaned. "Fuck, it's been so long. I'm not going to last long." He groaned. Like he said, he was done in five strokes. He brought me on top of

ARIA'S POV "Wait, please, I can explain." Zoey came into view. He gave her a long look. "I will come back to you later." He said. "Let's resolve this issue first.""Actually, once, our mother told us about a fight she and my father had. Okay, to be fair, she didn't tell us. I eavesdropped. Hamilton didn't want our mother to seal her mate bond with Father. They were royals, and he wanted her to be with another royal family. Looking back now, it seems like Hamilton already knew that it was his daughter that would give birth to the next different-sex twins, and he must have thought that the only way it would happen was if my mother mated with another Royal.""That's exactly what happened." Helene said. Why was everyone just casually dropping by?"Your grandfather miscalculated. He was a proud man with a big ego, so he didn't beg. That must be why he had to fake his death so he could start gathering his army for this day. He's had decades to start planning for this, so you better be rea

ARIA'S POV I raced outside and jumped into the first car. I would have taken off if Lucas didn't jump in front of the car to stop me. "Let us come with you." He and Zoey jumped into the car with me, and I drove like a madwoman.In half of the time that it would originally take us to get there, I pulled into the parking lot. My speed was stopped by the doctor, who insisted on speaking to me before I could see my brother. "Before you go in there, you have to be reminded that he might not remember who you are. His memory will be all over the place. He's been asleep for more than a month. What I'm saying is don't take it personally if he doesn't remember things, and don't bombard him with too much information.""Got it, doctor.""And go in one at a time, that's all. Good luck, Luna.""Thank you, Doctor." We decided that it would be best if I went in to see him first. He was propped up against several pillows when I went in. I held my breath in anticipation. His eyes flicked to mine, and

LUCAS' POV Zoey's mother arrived barely thirty minutes after Aria left to go see her brother. Zoey was not lying when she said her mother was not the biggest fan of wolves. "The only reason I'm here is because my daughter barely asks me for favors. My name is Helene, and I want this to be a quick consultation." "Mama, they are good people." Zoey scolded her mother sharply. "Hello, Helene. I'm Lucas, and it's nice to meet you. Your daughter speaks highly of you, and it's an honor to have you here among us." "Flattery will get you nowhere, werewolf." She said, I tried not to take offense to her tone, but it was obvious that she was softening towards us. "Mama, thank you for coming." "Anything for my favorite daughter." "I am your only daughter." The two women smiled at each other. They could pass for sisters. I took the women to my office and introduced Helene to Lane and Cole. "Aria will be here soon." While we waited, I caught her up on what had been happening so far. She li

THIRD PERSON'S POV As Aiden slept, he went into the past, and he remembered the first time he ever laid his eyes on Amaya. It was on a perfect day, one of those days when the weather was to everyone's liking.His father, the Alpha, was having a meeting in the yard. Now, meetings weren't a new thing. He had been going to meetings for as long as he could remember. Being the first son of twins of the Alpha meant that he had been shadowing his father at meetings long before he even understood what those meetings were about. His twin brother, Dorian, got off easy when it came to these meetings because he was being trained to be the head of warriors. Dorian was being groomed to take orders while he was being groomed to give those orders. That morning, his father told him to dress up in his best suit because he was hosting a bunch of men from the pack and other packs. He was 14 then, so it made no difference to him. That hosting was his father's way of entertaining all the men who supporte

THIRD PERSON'S POV For the next one week, several things happened at the same time in different places. Ace was getting impatient. He was itching to get out, and the feeling was made even more urgent because of what Anita said to him. He couldn't shake the feeling that something terrible had happened to Karla. He was deeply frustrated by the fact that he couldn't do anything. "Son, don't do anything rash." His father warned him."There's nothing to do, Dad. Can't you see that?" He growled. "I'm as useless as anything else. I'm like a sitting duck. I've lost all sense of time. I don't know if it's day or night.""It's afternoon, son." Vaughn tried to give some comic relief, but it fell flat when his son glared at him."You've been here for the past three years, Dad. Aren't you tired of just sitting here on your hands?""Believe me, son, I fought harder than you did when you first got here, but as the days went by...""You gave up because it was easier? You just stopped fighting for y

THIRD PERSON'S POV Anita would never forget the pain she felt when she was handcuffed to that bed by her own mother in one of her flashbacks. She was in pain from her shattered core, and she was also in pain from the betrayal. For three days straight after her mother told her she had only herself to blame for what Amaya did to her, she was denied food and water like she was a common thief. Life in the Lynn household went on without her. Both her family members and the servants ignored her screams. In the afternoon, the pain would get worse, but they all pretended as if she wasn't screaming her lungs out, the hunger pangs didn't make it any better. The days bled together for her. At some point, she began to believe that she was the only one that could hear her screams, but it was a lie. It was until one day when her mother popped in with a slice of toast and hot tea."My darling, I have only one request for you." She said as she placed the tray down in front of her. At that time, s

THIRD PERSON'S POV Karla sighed in relief as she stormed away, glad that she didn't see the truth of the matter. She still had to figure out how exactly she was going to get away with breaking out. She could worry about that some other time, because right now, she was trying to reconnect with Rayden. Until she was able to pull it off again, that's when she would be convinced that she was not hallucinating that day. That she did talk to Rayden that day. She didn't want to try it in broad daylight, especially now that Anita was back. She could come back anytime.As Anita anticipated, the councilmenhad already come to their senses. They were eager to tell her their mind and also convince the Alpha that she was no good for the pack."Alpha Aiden, can't you see? She's a witch that has put the pack, especially you, under a spell. Otherwise, why do we allow her to come in and out of the pack as she wishes?""I agree with him. Alpha Aiden, you were present when she turned one of your trusted

THIRD PERSON'S POV The Tyana witches watched Anita go with a smirk. For someone with that amount of sheer power in her, she sure was gullible. They didn't even have to try too hard to convince her that they had given her the power she badly craved. Power that wasn't hers.As she was exhausted, it was very easy to put her in deep sleep, and then made her a potion to ease her pain. Combined with the adrenaline they pumped her with, she was a goner. When she woke up mere hours later, she was made to believe that she had been asleep for days."Can I join your coven? It would be a huge boost for you witches if I do." Was the first thing she said when she fully recovered. Not a thank you. Not a thank you for saving me, as she believed. The leader couldn't believe how large her ego was. She had never met a witch that was as cocky as this one in front of them."So?" She raised an indignant brow, as if they were wasting her time. It was unbelievable. She wouldn't have believed it if she wasn

KARLA'S POV My food became constant. I was eating twice a day every day. The ration was small, but it gave me the strength I needed to work on my spells and gather my strength to prepare for the war I was sure would be awaiting once I managed to break out of here.This morning, I had a surprise. When the guards that brought my food left, one of them came back and spoke to me."You're Karla." It was a statement, one that I didn't know how to respond to."Who's asking?" I was not a stranger in this pack, so it could be anyone I had come across in the pack before I left. The fact that he was masked wasn't helping matters."Alpha Ace sent me to you. He wants to know how you're doing.""I'm fine." I told him cautiously. I still couldn't trust this man or his intentions. For all I knew, he could be one of Anita's moles, sent to get into my head. She would stop at nothing. "How is he doing, too?""He's fine. I will relay your message to him." That was all he said, and he was gone. I watched

LIAM'S POV The maids were cooking dinner when I got home, so I had them step aside to cook her a special dinner. I set the table for two and carried her down the stairs. I also made sure the kids were preoccupied so they wouldn't disrupt us. "You're really working hard for your forgiveness, aren't you?" She giggled as I poured her a glass of red wine and uncovered the food. "I was stupid. I shouldn't have been mad at you, and more importantly, I shouldn't have invalidated your feelings when you said you felt harassed." "That's all?" "I'm not sorry I ruined his company. He had it coming, and the only reason I made him recover was because of his employees. Otherwise, I would leave him out to dry." She regarded me for a beat or two. "Fair enough. I was just surprised because I had never seen that side of you before." "I'm a very jealous man, baby. Irrational, too. That part of me doesn't come out because no one who knows me would dare flirt with my wife." "Neil thought it was a

AMY'S POV The next day, the news of Neil's company bankruptcy was the highlight of the business world. How could Liam do this over a simple argument? Did he know how many people he put out of a living with his senseless actions?I was almost at the restaurant when I decided that this wouldn't do. I need to look him in the eye and have him explain what he had done. I would not be able to focus on anything anyway until I had resolved this. "Take me to my husband's office." I ordered."Yes, Luna Arlington." I seethed all the way there, still finding it hard to believe. Before he had stormed out yesterday, he asked me what I thought about the reason I didn't tell him about Neil and if I truly felt like I was being harassed. Me?I was too stunned to give him an answer yesterday, and he had had the audacity to tell me it was because I enjoyed the attention. Me? I was too busy and too content with my life to seek attention elsewhere. Mavin and Theo were more than any excitement I could eve

AMY'S POV Perhaps, it was not in my best interest. I shouldn't have given him my phone. I wasn't thinking. I didn't get the chance to tell him about Neil yet. To be honest, I was waiting for when I would get a good handle on it so I could finally tell him about Neil. Immediately I heard the ping of a new text. I didn’t have to ask him what it says. It's from Neil, and he has said something untoward. "Amy, what the fuck is this?" Called it. I should have known he would react like this. Honestly, it was my dumb luck that of all the times that Neil would choose to text again, it was when the phone was in my husband's hands.I thought he had finally gotten the hint that nothing would ever happen between us. That was why I had been bold enough to give him my phone number, not that I was guilty of anything. "It's not what it looks like, darling." I tried to be blasé about it, but with the way his jaw was clenched, I could see that it wasn't going to fly with him. "It's not what it look

LIAM'S POV Now that Amy was back from her work trip, I could finally stop working from home. Not that it was a bad thing, but I could barely get anything done from all the noise Theo made. He was more demanding than when his mother was here. I knew that if I told Amy that her son was crying more than usual and it was probably because he missed her so much, she would be on the next plane home, so I kept it from her. I only called after he slept or before he woke up in the morning. It would have been easier too if he had started school, but the new session was still two months away. She was supposed to use only three days, but that was no longer possible because the company she was meeting was flaky as hell. She ended up spending a week and a day there, but it all worked out because she got a good deal. Miraculously, Theo became her sweet little angel, as opposed to how much he disturbed Mavin and me. Even Mavin shook his head at how manipulative he was. The next morning after sh

AMY'S POV I was part excited for the trip because it felt like I was being an adult for the first time in my life. I was contributing to the economy, and it was a great feeling. However, as the day for the trip drew closer. I remembered every scenario that could go wrong in my absence, and I didn't anticipate how nervous I would feel. However, I sucked it up and started packing. It was too late to get out of going after I already promised Maddy that I would do it. It wasn't even that important. We both decided to build a shopping mall together. It was near the restaurant, so running it would be easy. It was also a way for us to bring more revenue in so we would stop depending on Liam for everything. If we wanted, Liam could find partners for us, but Maddy was convinced that we needed to strike out on our own. Liam had also introduced someone for us that was managing our accounts before Maddy decided that she would learn to do it and then took it off his hands. Fortunately for m

AMY'S POV Liam didn't mind that I spent the rest of my date coming up with different ideas for our restaurant. I didn't even tell Maddy yet, but I was still happy to tell him everything that we could do to the restaurant. The next day, Maddy was over at the house, and she was in the nursery watching Theo. The two of them got along so well. I think I would have been jealous if I wasn't his mother. When I entered, Theo was babbling something to Maddy, and whatever she said in response must have been so hilarious that he burst out in laughter. That was a sound I would never get tired of hearing. It was melodious and full of life, or that could be my mom bias speaking. "Wow, you didn't tell me you speak baby?" "I don't, but this little monkey and I have our own special language, don't we, my sweet boy?" She turned back to him, and I was surprised to see him nod. "Are you guys going to teach me?" "Come on, Amy, we can't tell you our secret." I pouted, and they both laughed at me.

FINAL CHAPTERMAGNUS POV"What are we doing then?" Mane asked."He will be waiting for an attack. We won't give him one.""So we are not attacking him?""We definitely are.""I'm confused, Alpha.""It's simple. We are still going to go with the strategy you drafted, except that I'll go in first. Distract him.""Oh. That's much better; the spy said he's getting passports done, so we know he's leaving soon, and he will be at his pack.""Exactly." I stood up, battle-ready. "Let's get a move on then. I would hate to miss him.""Yes, Alpha.""I'll go first. Lead the men and meet me there.""Yes, Alpha." I got in my car and drove off. This was the third time I was traveling this route in months, and I hope this will be the last time I'm going with fear and uncertainty in my heart.If our plan works, then this will be an easy win. I packed my car about ten meters from his house at the edge of the park and waited until the coast was clear."Alpha, come in." Mane's voice filled the earpiece I

JAXON'S POVI brought her back to the old place where it all started. The house at the edge of the pack was where she hid when she was still in her right senses. When she still saw Magnus for the hypocrite that he is,"Why are we here?" She was even more beautiful than before."You will see.""Is my baby in here?""Do you want to see for yourself?" Why was I answering her questions with a question?I pushed the door open. "I fixed the door. You know the one Magnus threw me into?""Jaxon, I really am not interested. I don't feel sorry for you or anything. I just want to see my baby. How hard is that to comprehend?""I'm sorry, my lady." He smirked. He finds her adorable with her smart mouth. "Your baby is right up ahead."She climbed the stairs and went into his room. There was the baby. There was a maid with him."Who are you?" She jumped up."His mother, that's who. Get out.""No, Alpha Jaxon said...""I don't care what Jaxon said. Get the fuck away from my son." She yelled at him. I

MAGNUS' POVImmediately after I discovered the note, I ran out of my room to Mane's."Mane." I pounded the door. "Mane.""What? What's happening?" He opened the door and joined me outside."This." I handed him the note Audrey left me. Soon after, Estelle joined me too."What's happening?" He showed her the note. "Oh Goddess." She groaned."What?" We both turned to her. "Do you know something?""She suddenly wanted to be alone yesterday. This might be what she was plotting.""Why didn't you say something?""I didn't think it was important. I didn't know she was planning anything. I'm sorry."I relented. "There was no way you could have known." Mane said."She obviously got a letter." "What?" We turned to her again. "What are you talking about?""She said she was going to be long gone, meaning she knew where she was going.""That's not hard to guess. She's going to go to the Blue Moon Pack.""Jaxon would not go back to his pack with a baby. No one is that stupid. He must still be nea

AUDREY'S POVLAST NIGHT"Where are the men now?" I asked Estelle. It was a rhetorical question. I didn't expect her to know."Last I heard, they were searching all the empty houses.""Why?""They say there is a possibility that the kidnapper might still be on ground." My nerves spiked up. "Is it possible?""I don't want us to put our hopes up." She said gently. "I believe the Alpha will do everything he can to bring him home.""I know."About twenty minutes later, I left her to go back upstairs. We came down earlier to see what was happening."What is happening?" I pulled one of the guards aside."The Alpha got injured.""What?""He is at the physician's already.""Oh No. Is he okay?" I couldn't afford to lose my husband either."Yes, Luna. He might be unconscious for a while because he was hit pretty badly.""Thank you for scaring her, you jerk." Estelle sneered at him, and I patted her hand."Can I go see him?""No, Luna. I have strict orders to keep you here.""I see." I sighed. "

MAGNUS' POV THREE YEARS AGO“What are you doing?“ I jumped at the sound. “Why are you so restless?“ Jaxon laughed at me.“I was just surprised, is all.“ I defended myself.“You still don't feel at home yet?““Honestly, I've never felt at home anywhere before.““Why is that?“ He sat beside me on the floor.I sighed. Was I really ready to tell him my life story?“You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to.“ He said. It wouldn't hurt to tell someone.“No, it's cool. What did you ask again?““I want to know why you have never felt at home anywhere.““So my parents died in my last year of high school. Rogue attack or something like that. I stayed with a friend of theirs until I could leave for college. The point is, I've always been on the move. I never stay in the same place long enough to feel at home there.““I see.“ What did he see? “It sounds like an eventful life.““A sad, eventful life.““My life has been very boring. There's nothing spectacular about my life. My father

MAGNUS' POV“This house has been unoccupied for a while now.“ One of the guards said,“Go on.“ They broke the door down and went in. “It's all clear, Alpha.““Let's go.“The second house was empty too. Same as the third.“All clear, Alpha.“ I was beginning to think this was a futile effort.We reached Audrey's old house.“Do you know where this is?“ I said to Mane.“No, Alpha.““This is Audrey's old house. This was where she lived for the first twenty years or so of her life.““Oh. Are we checking it?““It's not necessary. I still send maids to clean this place out regularly.““Yes, Alpha.“We moved on from the house.“Alpha.“ One of the guards caught up with us.“Yes.““I think I saw a curtain move.““Are you sure?“ Mane asked.“Well, why didn't you say anything?““I'm sorry, Alpha.““It won't hurt to check it out.“ I directed them to go back.“I don't have the key, shit.““We could break it down.“ Mane suggested.I thought about it for a while. If it turns out to be nothing, I coul