Julian Julian was not the happiest that he had to return from his trip but he had no option since he got the news from his trusted warrior that Kade was turning the clan upside down.He led with rage and foolishness. Although Julian could easily control Kade, he still wanted to watch him for some time and let him go too deep into his rage and make a mistake that he would not be able to recover from. Only on those grounds would he break their deal and have his men deal with Kade. But for now, all he could do was watch."Welcome back boss." His closest warrior greeted him when he walked into the clan."Where is he?" Julian asked as he strolled in."He is in the meeting hall." The warrior replied."I see." Julian nodded and headed to the meeting hall.Julian stopped some meters away from the hall and he heard Kade yelling at his warriors for being so incompetent and even useless."He has been on and on like that ever since Aveline escaped." The warrior informed Julian and Julian looke
AvelineThe training took its toll on me. Even though it was just throwing punches and blocking them, my body ached from the movements and Mason was not just any opponent.He was a skilled opponent who had overcome a lot of enemies and had learned to be quick over the years so his punches were fast and I had to be fast enough to dodge them. I tried being fast but I still earned a lot of punches, especially on the first and second day. But on the third day, I started getting a hang of it and I tried to keep his pace too.That day was however the fourth day and Mason was nowhere to be seen. I was out at the usual training time and I have gone round the pack but I haven't sighted him anywhere."Excuse me, do you know where I can find Mason?" I asked one of the females I found around the pack."Oh, he went for his hunt with most of the males in the pack. They will be back towards nightfall." She replied with a welcoming smile."Thank you." I walked away from her while I thought about what
JulianHe had sent out some of his men to search for Aveline in the forest but they returned with no news.Hell, he did not even know why he cared about Aveline or her whereabouts. It was not something he would normally do but thinking about the next shareholders meeting taking place in Aveline's company, he knew he had to find her no matter what.Sabrina hated him already for agreeing to a deal with Kade and keeping her friend hostage. She would go ghost mode on him when she finds out that her friend is no longer in his clan and is nowhere to be seen."Hello, Beatrice." Julian started when the line connected. "Just calling to get info from your own end," Julian replied after Beatrice said some words from the other end."I see. Does she know about it yet?" Julian asked "Okay. Let it remain that way. Update me on any further happenings Beatrice." Julian ended the call before the woman could say any more words.She had often called his attention to the way he asked after Sabrina and s
AvelineIt felt surreal even after the hours that went by that I took down a Jaguar by myself and with one blow.Leemah sat beside me all the while but she was not amazed by what I did, it was almost like she expected me to do it and it got me even more confused."What happened?" Mason asked running into the study room where Leemah and I sat dumbfounded. The Jaguar spoils were outside in the pack compound and I was certain he had seen them before running to meet us."Speak of the devil." Leemah hissed."I told you going hunting with all the able men was a bad idea but you insisted." Leemah rolled her eyes at him."I know, you were right but that is the only way to have a real fight and access the men." Mason tried to explain but Leemah would hear none of it."I still think it is a dumb move. Did you see what we had to face while you were gone, lying outside?" She asked, referring to the dead Jaguar. "About that... who took it down? It looked shattered from the inside. The men examin
DravenSince Sabrina returned and told Draven a piece of her mind, he had lost the little sleep he usually manages to catch during the day and was roaming about, looking for the best way to organize a search party for Aveline without being seen or caught by the Lycans and wild beasts in the forest."Julian's men are also on the lookout for her. That means she is not in the pack. She truly escaped like the slave girl said. We need to trade carefully so we don't fall into their hands." Draven's spy informed Draven who nodded absent-mindedly.He wondered why it was so hard to get Aveline back. Every time they wanted to go get her back, there was always something new coming up to prevent them from reaching her.She had been gone for long, and Draven doubted if she still looked like she did before she left. Hell, he had no idea if she was still in one piece."Is there no way we can explore the forest at a certain time and leave before they begin their search?" Draven asked."If... I know s
MasonIt's been two days since Aveline collapsed and she was getting pale by the day."Are you sure the book didn't cast a spell on her? What if it was a curse?" Mason asked Leemah who tapped her cane on the floor of the room without saying anything."I'm not an expert with her kind but I know who can help." She stated and it made Mason all the more interested. He had not known Aveline for the longest but he knew that she had a family waiting for her back at home and she had unfinished business with his enemy. If he couldn't get revenge, the woman believed she lived to get revenge on the people who had hurt her and as much as he didn't want to endanger his pack members or get into trouble himself, he also wanted revenge.If he was going to get it from someone else, he had to ensure she remained alive at least."Give me the address." He replied with urgency in his tone."It is risky, too risky. The place is located in the mountains. You might not make it." Leemah replied. She didn't w
MasonThe night was short but Mason was used to it by now -- going for missions. He took this one like another hunting mission and that was the only way he was able to remain calm even though Leemah still tried to advise him against it twice."All set? Now we have to find a way to carry her without letting it weigh on us so much." Ethan stated the obvious as the two men met outside the pack at dawn."I think Leemah has that covered," Mason replied and Ethan nodded with a pout.They went to the room where Aveline lay and just like Mason said, Leemah got it covered.She made a flatbed with wood and fur on both sides. It had leather stripes for easy carriage."How does this work?" Ethan asked, visibly confused."You strap it to your back, she lays on the other side. These fur ropes are also to strap her tight on the other side while the other helps you carry her."Let's try it out." Mason turned his back, ready for the strap to be tied to his arms, chest and lower back.When it was all d
Sabrina Sabrina had been avoiding literally everyone around. Both in the pack and her office, most especially the pack. She didn't want anyone to tell her stories about Aveline for the umpteenth time. All she wanted was her friend and they were unable to provide her with her friend.Julian confessed his love to her but she turned him down even after knowing that she felt the same way about him. He drove her fucking crazy to the point that she questions her life choices.She's constantly reminding herself that Julian is the villain, the very person responsible for her friend's abduction, and her current situation. No matter how innocent he appears, she knows better than to fuck with him so she turned him down and instead warned him to stay away from her.Sabrina's been telling it to everybody, straight to their faces. And some of them were also avoiding her.However, it was another meeting day. They were supposed to go on another trip but she was sure from the whole thing and the las
Draven Two weeks later.Draven lay on the bed in his chambers, Aveline sat beside him, her hands interlocked in his as they stared into each other's faces.The storm was over at last. Julian had showed up the day Aveline defeated Kade and he came with a surprise. Beatrice and Emily. Hands chained and beaten.Beatrice was the leak in Draven's pack and Emily worked with her.Aveline expected Draven to be heartbroken and soft towards his mother but he banished her and locked Emily up in the pack's dungeon for breaking the rule of banishment showing her face countless times and also involving in treacherous acts against him.Julian went to Draven's pack with a bouquet in his hand, in front of the bewildered pack members, he went on his knees to confess his love for Sabrina. The Lycan king! His display of love and affection made it hard for Sabrina to refuse him and the two got the blessings of Aveline and Draven. Julian explained his involvement with Kade and Beatrice and how he no lo
AvelineMason shivered in anger as the reality of his situation dawned on him and I patted him gently at his back.It was a real heartache to lose the people you cherish more than anything. I for one, knew how that felt."Julian took them." His breath came out ragged and I could tell they were out of anger."We tried to avoid him and stay away from him. We even denied the kids civilization and he still found us." He raged."What are you going to do about it?" All I needed to do was ask. He had already made the resolve in his mind and as he shifted his gaze to me, I knew that we were fighting the Lycans together.We all stormed out of the forest. The plan was to get to Draven's pack, regroup and go to war and so we did.Luckily, none of Julian's men were outside the clan so we were able to pass through, following the bush paths.We had no means of transportation other than our legs but we were pretty fast. Maybe it was the change in the atmosphere after Mason made a new resolve and we
DravenDraven and his team had less than 4 hours to 48 hours to give Kade what he wanted and they all agreed to go with the plan.Sabrina brought the certificate of ownership and Draven sent a text to Kade. With a picture of the certificate for proof.Kade asked Draven to bring the certificate himself without the police or anybody following him else Betty would be gotten rid of without a second thought. Draven told his team not to follow him but they did anyway, they trailed him with another car. Brian and Scar could not take chances. This gold also be another of Kade's perfect plans to add Draven to the kidnap list and they were not going to let the Alpha out of their sight.Draven drove to the address Kade gave him with urgency and he had lost his way a couple of times as he followed the bushy path to the location Kade gave him.He got there alas and walked into the compound of the only building surrounded by the forest and Kade walked out of it just in time to meet up with him out
AvelineA sharp pain in my head made me force my eyes open. I'd been having lots of weird dreams that I couldn't wake up from no matter how hard I tried.It was strange since I knew that it was all a dream but it was as though someone or something was at the door between real life and dreamland, shutting the door to real life whenever I got so close and forcing me back to dreamland.The dreams were about my wolf, the first time I felt her. Which was strange. I never had a dream about V, and now I was having countless, recurring dreams about her. How we fought Sofia, for the first time. I won.How I threatened Sofia, how brave I felt having her with me, defeating Scar and becoming Alpha. And how I lost her. My days in the dungeon, the hallucinations and torture. Then back to a powerless and helpless Aveline working as a secretary, reeking of sweat and the scent of cheap roll-on that has changed to something else due to the excess work I was occupied with.The insults, humiliation and
Mason"What is this place?" He whispered. The crystals glistened more with the lightening of the place.She did not reply to him. Typical. Instead, she walked into one of the corners of the cave where a stream sat.The stream wasn't flowing, it was more like a stale pool but it's water was so clear that Mason could see the pores on his facial skin"What is this? Why did you bring me here?' He asked, all the more confused."Tis the place my ancestors stored their valuables." She replied and went mute again.Okay, now, this was scary. "I want her to have it. This is the reason I'm still alive. They will not let me go until I do what they have instructed and they say I should give this to her." She spoke again after her silence almost killed Mason. "I have watched you, you are a good wolf. You will protect her. It's your life duty. And you will make sure she has these things." She finished. Mason's eyes fluttered, as he tried to understand what he was told."Who is she? Why did they
Mason"Don't touch that." The healer, or witch or whatever she was called said when Mason wanted to examine a statue in her living room. The living room was used for most of her practices.It was a large room with wide corners that held tables, in some and statues in some with incense burning out from them."Uh, sorry?" Mason replied, drawing his hands back to himself. "Follow me." She bellowed and he gasped with uncertainty. She had barely spoken to him since he showed up with Aveline. She didn't even ask him what happened to her.She just tapped on the closest table and had Mason lay her on it. Ethan tried to speak but she grunted angrily and he figured it was best to let the witch do her job.After taking long hours on Aveline, the men grew tired and settled in front of her hut. They were exhausted from their long journey and it did not help as she wasn't speaking to them. She also did not need their help which had them standing there, watching her perform what was alien to them.
Kade"W- what are you doing?" Betty asked confusion spread over her face as Kade began to bind her hands and legs."You just wait, my dear. Trust your uncle now will you?" He faked a smile and tied up the last piece of rope."Where's my mom?" She asked again, her voice shaking with each word."There are some things you don't know about your mom Betty. Your mom has done some bad things to me but it's not a problem anymore, because I have you now." Kade smiled.Betty pressed her back against the frame of the chair but it was too late to escape now. "Your mom is not here. I'm sure you've figured that out by now." Kade continued"But I plan to put you in her place. She's owing me a great deal and I don't like to be owed."Betty broke into tears. Not because she was standing in for her mom but because she disobeyed Draven. He would be all over the place looking for her."Can you call Draven, and tell him that I am safe?" She asked amidst tears of regret.Kade squinted as a smug smile cros
DravenWithout any word from Kade for eighteen hours, Draven was scattering everything in his path. From the chairs to the papers in front of him to the walls. He had a bandage tied over his previous injury but he didn't relent. Neither did he stop punching the walls.Kade was a bastard. That was certain. He was messing with Draven's mind and eating deep into him at the same time.Handing over Aveline's company, Aveline's hard work over the years was non-negotiable even considering her absence but Betty was involved. The only heir to Aveline's company was involved. Draven felt like he was a train of bad luck. Everyone who loved him, every single person he cared about always ended up in one danger or the other.First, it was Aveline and now, Betty. Draven was about to punch the wall in anger again when his phone's notification drew his attention.It was another video from Kade and this time around, Betty was in chains. Although, the tape was still glued to her legs, separately, her
KadeJust as he promised, he headed for his niece's school that day. It was his last opportunity to get what he wanted and have been fighting for for years.As usual, he got there in time to wait for the students to come out of their classes. And there was, Betty. His last ticket to getting what he wanted in life."Hey pretty..." he greeted but Betty changed direction and walked back towards the class.He chased after her. His niece was not out yet so he had some time with Betty before she stepped out. "Hey, hey, what is it?" He asked nervously when he caught up to her.The little girl had an unreasonable expression on her face and it made Kade all the more suspicious. "Didn't you see me waving at you? Why did you turn around? Are you not happy to see me?" Kade threw question after question, desperate for answers.But Betty just stared at him while she tried to free herself from his grasp."What is wrong huh? Did Uncle do something wrong? Why are you not talking to me?" He continued