THANE'S POVHer lips were soft under mine, yielding but not resisting. That’s what undid me the way Tyla didn’t push me away. The way her breath hitched when my hands slid up her waist. For the first time in weeks, the wildfire in my veins had purpose. I kissed her harder and deeper as one hand tangled in her hair as the other gripped her hip. The taste of her sweet lips drove me mad. My wolf snarled in satisfaction. “Mine!!!” But then I suddenly noticed hesitation and a stiffness in her shoulders. I pulled back just enough to see her face. Her eyes were closed but her fingers weren’t clutching me as they were limp at her sides. She didn't like what I was doing or rather where I was heading to with her.The realization hit me like a blade to the gut. I suddenly detached myself from her as quickly as I could and Tyla’s eyes flew open, wide and startled. "I won’t force you into doing whatever you don't want to do and not like this." I said.I still didn't know or under
TYLA'S POVThe safe house door slammed shut behind me, rattling the walls.I was done with whatever was going on and anger and hurt boiled up inside of me. My ankle screamed with every step, but the pain in my chest was worse. I couldn't believe that Aurelius and Thane could get involved in a physical fight just because of me. I collapsed onto the clutching a throw pillow to my chest like it could shield me from the storm raging inside. The door opened again and I didn’t need to look up to know it was Thane. His scent, pinewood and raspberry flooded the room before he did. I was not in the mood to speak to me as anger build up inside of me.“Tyla,” he said.“Leave…I don't want to speak to you.” I said, digging my nails into the pillow. He didn’t but instead, he knelt in front of me, close enough for his heat to burn my skin. “Aurelius tracked us here….He provoked me…I didn’t start this…” I snapped. The pillow hit his face with a dull thud.“You never start it, do you?”
WRITER'S POVThe fire in the hearth had dwindled to embers, but Sherleen didn’t stir to revive it. She sat stiffly in her armchair with her fingers clenched around the carved wolf pendant at her throat, a gift from her late mate. The weight of the pack’s chaos pressed down on her like stones. “Thane, you fool...What have you done??? Her eldest son’s rejection of Tyla had been reckless. But Aurelius..Aurelius..being revealed as Tyla’s second-chance mate? It felt like the Moon Goddess herself was mocking their family. Sherleen’s nails bit into her palms. Aurelius had been her ward for years, a boy she’d taken in after his parents died in a rogue attack. Had she missed some sign? Some flicker of destiny between him and Tyla. A knock shattered her silence. “Enter.” she said, too drained to mask her weariness. The door creaked open, revealing her second son, Emmy, leaning heavily against the frame. “Mother.” “Emmy.” she said, rising instinctively before forcing herself to
CHAPTER SEVENTY ONETYLA'S POVThe words hit me like a physical blow. "I love you."For several heartbeats, I simply stared at Thane, waiting for the smirk, the cruel laugh that would reveal this as another one of his twisted games. But his storm-gray eyes held only raw, unguarded emotion - something I'd never seen from my Alpha before. A hysterical laugh burst from my lips before I could stop it. "You... what?" I pressed a hand to my mouth, shoulders shaking with uncontrollable mirth. "After everything - the rejection, the cruelty, locking me in this gods-forsaken safe house - now you love me?" It was unbelievable because who would have thought that the almighty Alpha Thane would fall in love with the mate he rejected.Thane didn't flinch. If anything, his gaze grew more intense, burning with a fire that made my breath catch. "I said I love you," he repeated, his deep voice rougher than usual. "I didn't intend to…the moon Goddess knows I fought against it with everythin
TYLA'S POVWARNING- MATURE CONTENT AHEAD**********Thane walked into the bathroom with me.As he approached me slowly, my heart rate increased in pace as his intense gaze met mine.His eyes darkened and he stalked towards me like a predator just like in my dreams.“Can I??” he asked as he looked at my clothes asking for permission to remove them.I nodded my head in approval as I couldn't find any words to say.Slowly, he pulled off my clothes leaving me in just my bra and panties.His eyes darkened more as he looked at me from head to my toe.“You are beautiful, Tyla.” he said in almost a whisper.“Thank you.” I replied as I blushed hard.His hands played with the hem of my bra as his eyes never left mine. He suddenly caressed my boobs as I bit my lips to suppress a moan.“Don’t bite those lips or I will do them for you.” he warned.As his hands worked his way on my boobs, I held onto him for support as I moaned loudly in pleasure.He moved his hands to my back and with just a sing
TYLA'S POV “Wait Thane?!! I yelled.” “Yes??” “Can I come with you??” I asked. Deep down, I wanted to go with Thane.” “No Tyla, you aren’t coming with me.” he said. “But why?? I want to come with you please ” “You need to rest Julia…you can come with me later or some other time but for now, you aren’t leaving the four walls of this room.” “But I don’t want to stay here.” I said. “Tyla, I thought you wanted to rest?? Why are you suddenly changing your mind???or do you want me to stay here with you??” he asked. “Yes please.” I badly wanted to say. “No…that is not the case..it’s just that I am not feeling tired anymore and so I want to go with you.” “Tyla, I won’t say this again…you are resting and that is final.” He said. He took my hand and gently pulled me to the bed as I pouted and grumbled. After lying down, he covered my body with the duvet and kissed my forehead. “I know you are a stubborn little one but this is not the time for that…I have serious busi
TYLA'S POVI opened my eyes wide open as I realized what I had done.“I am so sorry.” I said almost immediately.“No, I am the one who should be sorry….my attitude earlier on was totally uncalled for and I deeply apologize.” Thane said.“What Is the matter Thane?? Is there something more that you aren't telling me???” I asked as tears gathered in my eyes.“It's not that Tyla…it's just that I wanted to do the mating ceremony with you in a proper way.” He said.“What do you mean by mating ceremony??” I asked in confusion.Thane suddenly burst into laughter.“What do you think a mating ceremony is, Tyla?? It's not necessarily marking one's mate..it's mainly being intimate as it strengthens the bond between mates.”“Oh…I thought it was mainly marking one's mate.” I said.“No Tyla…and the fact that the elders wants me to do it before the next full moon just makes me angry…I don't want to be intimate with you out of your will or because some elders forced us into doing so.”“Is that the rea
THANE'S POVAs soon as I instructed Tyla to go and stay with Lilian, I went straight into my Mother's chambers.“Son, when did you get back??.” She asked.“A while ago, look Mother first of all, I came to let you know that I am not pleased with what you told me earlier on…who gave the elders the right to decide when I am supposed to have my mating ceremony??? Do they think my life is a joke??”“Thane, you made your life a joke when you rejected the mate the moon goddess provided for you and then she decided to make a joke out of it after sending your brother as her second chance mate.”“He is not my fucking brother!!! I don't know where you picked him up from but you should have let me rot there.”“Mind your words Thane, you are speaking to your Mother.”“Look Mother, I know I made a mistake by rejecting Tyla but I am currently making amends but that doesn't mean I should be forced into doing what I don't want to do.”“What is wrong in getting intimate with your mate Thane??? Or are y
THANE'S POV “Bridget, we need to talk." I said with a serious look on my face."Oh hi Thane…pleasant day to you…how long have you been standing there??" She asked with a forced smile on her face as she looked around suspiciously.“Why?? Are you expecting someone??" I asked.“Not at all…I was just speaking with Emmy a while ago..he left not quite long."“Oh really?? What were you talking about??" “Just some couple stuff Thane..you know I am pregnant and so we need to start preparing for the arrival of our pup." Bridget said with a smile as she rubbed her belly.“How many weeks pregnant are you, Bridget?? Or has it gotten to months already??” I asked.“Just a few weeks…why are you asking?? Don't you believe me??”"I was only asking because you said you were discussing with Emmy about making preparations for the arrival of your pup and so I assumed you must have been a few months gone and you are likely to birth your pup anytime soon.” I said."Are you trying to mock me Thane?? What ex
THANE'S POVAs soon as I left Tyla in the room, I headed straight to my Mother's chambers.Alpha Hyperion was the exact replica of my late Father.The only difference between them was rank as Alpha Hyperion was named second in command to the Alpha of all Alpha's while my Father was given another rank.Although he was just a year older than my Father, my Father respected him and if I didn't know better I would say my Father feared him because he was the definition of ruthless and merciless. My Father could change his mind about some certain things but it was a different case for Alpha Hyperion.. he was so strict that he never allowed any of us to refer to him as Father instead from a young age, we called him Alpha. Rumor had it that he killed his first mate because she couldn't bear him a male child and an heir and so he took two women from the pack to play the role of his bed warmers and as luck would have it, they both bore male children for him.I had no idea if that story was tru
TYLA'S POV “I want you to help me get some strands of hair from Aurelius and Emmy." I said.I patiently waited for Thane's response and then in a split second, he burst into laughter."Why are you laughing??”"You want me to get some strands of hair from the people I dislike the most?? Is this some kind of test because if it is I have already failed.” Thane said."Relax Thane…this is not a test…I really need the hair strands for something." “The moon goddess has given me a witch as a mate." Thane said as I playfully hit his arm.“That actually hurts you know." “Why would you call me a witch??" “How else would you explain your weird request??" I knew I couldn't tell Thane of my plans yet but at the same time, there was no way I could go through with it without the help of someone and Thane was the only one I could rely on to carry out the task.“Tyla, what are you doing??" Lyra bit out as I gasped in shock."Are you okay??” Thane asked."Yeah..I just remembered something.” I said
TYLA'S POVAfter the warning message I headed back to the pack to think carefully on what to do.It was already obvious that Thane wasn't Charlotte's Father and so it leaves me with Emmy and Aurelius which I definitely had no idea on how to take strands of their hair to conduct a DNA test.I got so lost in my thoughts that I had no idea when I arrived at the pack house and as I headed to Thane's room I heard noises coming from there.“I think I did something wrong.” I heard a voice say which sounded so much like Charlotte's.“What did you do??" Thane asked as I walked into the room.I was surprised to see Thane, Charlotte and his Mother as I looked at them with a confused expression on my face.“Mother, I didn't know you were here." I said."Yes, I needed to speak with Thane and he has told me everything…I mean every little detail of what is currently going on.”I didn't say anything as I bowed my head.“Tyla, if there was anyone around this pack who could have told me the truth, it w
WRITER'S POVThe hallway leading to Thane's room was oddly silent. He was still trying to process everything that had happened that day..the lies, the fake DNA report, the emotional whirlwind with Tyla and especially the pregnancy news of Bridget…All of it churned in his mind like a storm refusing to pass.As he reached the landing, a familiar figure leaned against his doorframe. Sherleen, his mother, arms folded and eyes stern but calm, was clearly waiting.“We need to talk.” she said without a greeting.Thane knew the matter was serious because he had just seen her a while ago and for her to come personally to his room, it was a serious matter.Thane nodded, swallowing the tightness in his throat. “Of course Mother, Come in.”He unlocked the door and held it open as Sherleen stepped inside. She waited in the center of the room while he closed the door behind them. He leaned against the edge of the bed, bracing himself.“What’s going on?” she asked plainly. “And don’t tell me i
TYLA'S POVAs I walked back to the pack house, I couldn't help but think about what Lilian had told me.As much as I hated Bridget for playing such a cruel game with me and Thane, I still couldn't help but feel pity on her because infertility was something that was pretty serious.“Hello, Tyla.” A voice said as I gasped in shock.I assumed it was someone maybe from the pack seeing as though I was already Luna and I could be mind linked by anyone in the pack.“Who is it??” I asked.“Has it been so long that you don't recognize the voice of your own wolf??”“Lyra???!!” I asked in amazement.“Hello to you too Tyla.”“Oh goodness!!! It's been so long and I have missed you!! You just went mute on me when I needed you the most and it isn't fair to be honest.” I said.“I didn't go mute on purpose..I told you what needed to be done to get me back but you didn't.” Lyra said.“It's not my fault Lyra..Thane was so unpredictable as at that time and I just couldn't do what you asked until I was su
BRIDGET'S POVAfter Thane and Tyla walked out of Sherleen's room, I turned to her with a sad look on my face.“Mother, all of this drama happening in the pack isn't good for me or my unborn child.” I said with a pretended sad look on my face.“I will handle everything…you just get some rest and tomorrow hand me the pregnancy results.” Sherleen said as I mentally rolled my eyes.“Thank you mother.”“Sleep well Mom.” Emmy said as we walked back into our room.As soon as I closed the door behind me, Emmy's voice hit me like a slap to the face."You lied to me, Bridget!" Emmy yelled as I flinched. He rarely ever raised his voice at me, but now his eyes were wild with fury. He paced the room like a caged animal, and I could feel the anger radiating off him in waves."Emmy, please." I started, walking toward him slowly. "You have to understand, I had no choice.""No choice?" he barked. "You told the Alpha and his mate that you were pregnant. Do you know what kind of chaos that could cau
TYLA'S POV Thane and I walked silently back to the pack. The weight of the day’s events sat heavily between us, neither of us quite ready to speak but I couldn’t keep quiet any longer. My thoughts were too loud, too painful, too confusing.I had an uneasy feeling in my stomach and I couldn't detect why because just when I think I know Bridget and have caught her in her own games, she suddenly moves around and does something else more shocking.“Thane…” I started softly, not even sure I wanted to hear the answer. “Do you think Bridget is really pregnant? Or is this just another part of her twisted plan to escape whatever punishment is coming for her?”Thane’s brows pulled together as he stopped walking. He didn’t answer right away. He looked ahead, jaw clenched tightly, like he was sifting through years of memories, searching for a truth even he wasn’t sure he wanted to find.“She’s always been like this.” he finally said. “From the moment she joined the pack as Emmy’s mate,she
WRITER'S POVThe tension in the air could have sliced through stone. Sherleen's expression was unreadable, but her narrowed eyes said enough. Thane stepped forward cautiously, his hand brushing Tyla's as if to reassure her."Mother," he said with a slight bow of his head. "You called for us?"Sherleen gave a curt nod. "We need to talk…All of us."Tyla exchanged a glance with Thane, her gut knotting tighter with each second."What is this about?" Thane asked, his voice careful, controlled.Bridget stepped forward, feigning a nervous expression. "We didn't mean to cause any trouble..we only came to ask what you both are going to do with the child.” she began, her tone soft and uncharacteristically meek.Tyla watched her with narrowed eyes. The same woman who brought an imposter as Thane's child.. The same woman whose every word now made her skin crawl."Is that why you are here?" Tyla asked coldly.Bridget hesitated for dramatic effect, glancing at Emmy, who stood beside her with