AEON. I opened the door to Katarina’s side and helped her out of the car before I grabbed our bags from the backseat. We walked together toward my father, who was standing alone in front of the pack house entryway. I was amazed at how well Katarina was holding herself. She told me she was nervous before we went out of the car, but I never heard any erratic beating of her heart. If anything, she was letting out a calm aura. "Alpha Argon," Katarina greeted my father the moment we stopped in front of him. "I wasn’t expecting you to be awake at this time. It is way past midnight." "And I wasn’t expecting you to arrive with Aeon." My father smiled warmly at her as he took her hand and kissed her knuckles. Katarina returned his smile before she replied. "Well, I wasn’t expecting you to cut short my time with Aeon. So when he suggested I join him tonight, I didn’t have to think twice." "My apologies. Nobody told me you’d be at the Silver Moon Pack as well." "Aeon told me he’d spend days
AEON. I was sitting comfortably on a single couch in Katarina’s room reading a book I saw on one of the shelves when I smelled my father’s scent. My eyes darted to Katarina. She was sitting in front of the vanity mirror and putting something on her face. I raised my hands up, waving at her, hoping she would see my reflection in the mirror, but she wasn’t paying any attention at all. In the end, I grabbed the throw pillow I was leaning on and threw it her way. It hit her back, making her gasp in surprise. "Ouch!" She grunted, turning her head to look at me, her eyes narrowing. I then pointed to the door and a realization hit her. "Don’t do that again, it’s not funny." She said while returning her attention back to the mirror. "Fine. I’ll stay away and just sit here." "You should go to your room and sleep." "I thought I’ll be sleeping here." "You think you can hit two nights in a row? Give me some rest." She rolled her eyes playfully and was trying to stifle her laughter. "Fin
AEON. Katarina hugged my father, and he opened the passenger door for her, letting her get to the seat beside me. I just cocked my head at him and drove off as soon as Katarina buckled up her seatbelt. I already had a gut feeling that Dad was up to something, and it was a good thing that Lucas was just twenty minutes away. I would just secure Katarina’s safety and talk with Lucas, and then I would head back to the territory. I decided it would be better if Lucas was the one to search for Alpha Aurelius since I had no idea if any of our men would spill me out to my father if I had them search for Alpha Aurelius. And then I have to tell my father about Alexa being my fated mate. I could no longer delay anything anymore. The longer Alexa was under the mercy of my father, the greater the risk of her being hurt or worse, dead. But how will I tell him? I had no idea, but I knew I had to do it soon. Krane was at the border when we passed by. He immediately went up to me while he sent a
ALPHA LUCAS. Aeon gave me the information I needed so I could start my search for Alpha Aurelius. If he was Alexa’s grandfather, then he was an Alpha two generations back. It was easy if he was here within the South, West, and East areas of the country - then my father would surely be aware of them. But Aeon said Alexa came from the North, and that was why she was a winter wolf. Unfortunately, the Packs of the North were a separate entity. They were not governed by the Council, thus my father had no power over their jurisdiction and it would be harder to find him. But I would still give it a shot and start with my father. Maybe he knew something. Aeon left after thirty minutes, and I didn’t waste any more time. After securing the door, my feet led me to the bedroom of the suite and I found my mate sitting in one of the Victorian chairs around. Her fingers were trailing the curving lines and ornate details of the chair while she was busy munching the truffles that I left open by th
BETA KRANE. I knew something was off when Aeon told me this morning that he would drive Lady Katarina home. I volunteered to do it, but he stated that his father insisted that he drive her home, which was odd. Alpha Argon had never had to instruct Aeon on what he needed to do when it came to females. Even if the one we were talking about was the future Luna of the pack. And from the way Aeon was looking at me, he knew something was odd too. And it made me more uneasy. With Aeon out of the territory, the responsibility of keeping Alexa safe was now on my shoulder. It was easy if no one could command me forcefully, but Alpha Argon’s using this more often now was not making it easier. Plus the fact that I saw him come out of the parking lot early this morning on my way to the pack house. First, he never drove his own car. And if he needed anything from his car, he would usually ask someone to take it for him. And my intuition was right - it has something to do with Aeon. I went to t
AEON. I left the hotel in a better mood than when I came in. Lucas agreed to help search for Alexa’s grandfather, and we could start from there. But like what he mentioned, it might be harder if his pack were part of the North since the Council does not have jurisdiction over it. But it was still worth a try. I wasn’t sure what I wanted from her grandfather. The last thing I wanted was for Alexa to be taken away from me, but it was the only option left, I would not give it a second thought anymore, just to keep her safe. I took Krane’s phone from my back pocket before I slid inside my car. I sent Holly an I love you before I went inside the hotel and got the same response back, so my heart was at ease. I scanned his phonebook hoping he had a phone number from any of the Alphas I was with the other day and was relieved when I saw Riley’s office number. I pressed his name as I maneuvered the car out of the parking lot, and after waiting for a long time, the fucker finally picked up h
ALEXA. "Edward, take off her collar." His voice echoed around me as my heart dropped. There was no way I could protect myself if the shackle was off. My eyes darted to Edward. He wasn’t moving from his position, but his hands were coiled into tight fists. "Alpha, if the collar is off. It would be dangerous..." "Dangerous for who? For the pack or for the rogue? Since when did we care about rogues? Don’t tell me this rogue is making you soft?" Edward wasn’t answering or even moving. "Enrico, your son is a big disappointment." I looked at the man he called Enrico and noticed his jaw tightened. I couldn’t fathom his emotions, so I had no idea if he was disappointed with Edward too or pissed off with his Alpha. And then my eyes shifted back to Edward, who was standing beside me. Sweat formed on his forehead and his hands were still balled into fists. And I felt guilty. He was fighting off his own Alpha. "Edward, don’t make me roll off an Alpha command." My eyes closed, fighti
BETA FEMALE HOLLY. A loud growl erupted in the air, breaking the silence that enveloped the whole arena. I knew who owned this voice, and it had been the one I’d been waiting for since I stepped inside. I’ve been commanded not to send a mindlink to my mate, Krane, and not to say a word to Alpha Aeon. So I tried to sneak in. With my hands trembling, I tried to send him a photo instead. I was expecting something to happen to me the moment the picture was sent, but I didn’t care. I vowed to protect my Luna at all costs. And this was the only thing I could do at the moment. But the Goddess was on my side. I didn’t even feel a single pain. There was a loophole in his command. But the triumph I felt was short-handed the moment I was forced to hurt Alexa. I did my best to be subtle, pretending I didn’t have any skills yet, but with Krane as my mate for over a year now, how could I not learn anything? But I wish I did better. I should have given her a little more pain to make it look real