MasukAuthor's povAlpha Aiden clenched his fist in rage. He had planned everything. She was back and he had promised himself that as long as she stepped her feet into his pack house, he wasn't going to let her leave again.But now, things didn't seem to be going the way he had planned, and he knew that he had to think of something else. Fast. The room full of Alphas who had come expecting a deal was beginning to feel less like an advantage and more like a crowd of witnesses to his failure. Every second he stood there smiling was a second he was losing ground."John." He mindlinked John who was at the door."Yes, Alpha.""Send some men outside the gate and find out if there are truly men waiting outside or if everything Hillary was saying was a bluff.""Yes, Alpha."John ended the mindlink and headed outside while Aiden smiled at the Alphas, keeping his expression as unbothered as he could manage."Is there a problem, Alpha? Won't the deal go as planned?" One of the Alphas asked. They had a
Celine's povJessica's words were aimed to make me angry, but none of it had even a single effect on me. The smile on my face had not disappeared and that seemed to be pushing her right to the edge."I guess you are right! I am married to a monster. But he is a monster who loves me dearly, a monster who doesn't hide me from the world and gives me everything I want."As I spoke, my hands touched my neck, making sure she could see the gold necklace I was wearing. I let my fingers linger there just a moment longer than necessary. Just enough. The look on her face was worth every second of the journey here."What about you, Jessica? Has Damien ever introduced you to any of his friends or even bought you something expensive?"She gritted her teeth, forcing out words that didn't seem to be coming. The silence that followed was more satisfying than anything she could have said. I watched the frustration move across her face like a wave, and I felt nothing except a quiet and steady calm."Tha
Celine's POVAlpha Hillary left Anna and Caleb back at his pack and took me alone to Ferralmoon pack. I knew he had done that so as to use them as leverage, and that was certainly a plan that I didn't think about while coming here.Now I knew how to escape when everything was over, but what I didn't know was how to return to Harper pack and save them.As we drew closer to the pack house of the Ferralmoon pack, I noticed that there was a large amount of security everywhere.And as our car came to a halt in front of the gate, there wasn't just security, it was a huge *troop* that surrounded the entire place.They slowly scanned the car before letting us inside. "Looks like your father is fully prepared for your return. He can't wait to have you back home."Hillary teased, staring at me. But I didn't say anything, because I was calculating my escape route, and right now, given the large amount of security, there wasn't one.As our car came to a halt inside the compound, my father and Jes
Author's POVJessica was fast asleep when she heard a banging sound on her door.It had been a few weeks now since she returned from Alpha Harper's pack and since then she had not been feeling too well. The exhaustion had settled into her bones in a way that sleep did not seem to fix no matter how much of it she got, and every morning she woke up feeling exactly as tired as she had been when she closed her eyes the night before."Who is that?" She groaned, knowing fully well that she did not want to get out of bed. She was too exhausted to even speak properly."My lady. The Alpha has requested to see you right now.""Tell my father I am not feeling too well and cannot come downstairs." She tucked the blanket tighter over her body and shrugged, pulling it all the way up to her chin."I am afraid, my lady, but I cannot tell him that because he says it is important and needs you downstairs right now!"The maid had added a hint of authority to her voice this time. Yet Jessica was still no
Celine's POVThe doctor immediately opened the box and pulled out the items inside. A syringe was brought out last, held carefully between his fingers as he turned to face me."This is going to hurt." He warned as he pulled the needle close to my arm."Do not worry. I have seen worse. A tiny needle is the least of my worries."He chuckled like that was supposed to be a joke, but I ignored him and watched calmly as he pierced the syringe into my skin, drawing my blood out slowly into the barrel until he had what he needed. I did not flinch. I did not look away. I just watched."Alpha, I will go ahead and have it tested right now on the plant." He lowered his head before Hillary, while pointing at the plant pot he had placed on the table when he first came in."Go ahead! I have all the time!" Hillary motioned to him, leaning back with the ease of someone who believed this was already settled in his favor. But there was no way I could tell these men that I did not have the luxury of time
Celine's POVThere was amusement in his eyes as Hillary stared at me, like he was turning the odds over in his mind and finding them entertaining."I see you came with a plan. The more I get to know you, the more interested I get. Let us go inside. Your maid can wait outside.""No! She comes with me!" I insisted, and from my tone he knew that there was no room for argument, especially seeing that I was holding onto Anna like I was glued to her side.He hesitated for just a moment, studying the both of us. "If that is the case, let us go!" He motioned to me and started walking inside the mansion. Anna and I followed closely behind, but he stopped halfway at the door and turned back around."Will you not ask the driver to leave? Or did you forget that you are not leaving here?""Yes. But he would still need to take my maid back and I need to be sure we have an agreement before that can happen.""Is that so. Very well then." The smug expression was still plastered across his face as he w
Celine's povKade didn't seem to have noticed Anna or any of her reactions, his face remained as grumpy as usual while he walked over to my side.“Good morning Alpha,” she greeted, but he didn't seem interested, as his gaze was fixed on me. Anna took that initiative to leave, slamming the door hard
Celine's povI knew that if I continued to run, I would be wasting my time because there was no way that I would be able to outrun him.And hearing the fact that he had sent for more backup, that would only mean that they would take me away to do to me whatever it was they had in mind.I had died o
Kade's pov:It was usually easy for me to get rid of men like this that had evaded my home, but in this situation, it felt so difficult.They weren't here to fight, somehow it felt like they were stalling on something but no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't place my hands on what was
Celine's pov I could hear the sound of my heart pounding rapidly, the more I sat there, the more tense it became for me. At some point, I couldn't help but think about the fact that Kade might also be in danger out there. “What is going to be Luna, are you coming with me or are you going to sit a







