Alpha Vincent’s POV It was already dark. The stars were shining above the dark horizon, and the cold breeze hit my skin. John Meyer left my mansion earlier when the meeting was over, but his daughter, Kate, insisted on staying here. She said she would stay here for a moment until the day of the second meeting with the councils happens. That time, I was tired of arguing, so I let it pass since Kate's presence didn’t bother me at all. She was just a brat who loved strawberries and buying anything she wanted. Nothing more serious to get bothered and threatened by her. Then, I suddenly remembered her father. What did John Meyer say in the meeting? He was concerned about my health? Huh?! Concern my ass. It would never happen, and I could bet my life on it. Maybe the right word for it is he was concerned about me due to his personal interest.My attention got caught when I looked in the direction of the forest. As my Beta reported, one-fourth of it burnt badly, and if Astrid didn’t inte
“Veronica…” I whispered as my eyes widened in shock. I looked back at the girl who was sitting on my lap. It seemed she was enjoying seeing how hurt Astrid was.I quickly stood up and let Kate fall to the floor. I shifted my gaze back to Astrid, and unexpectedly I felt fear. A kind of fear that I felt when I was young. That was when mom left us, and dad died. Oddly, my eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and I felt a sting of pain inside my chest when I saw her crying so bad. The next thing I knew, she ran away.“Veronica!!!” I exclaimed as my heart pounded faster. This shitty and odd feeling was slowly eating me. I was about to follow her, but it stopped when Kate held my right hand. I shifted my gaze in her direction and looked at her deadly.“If anything bad happens to her, no one will receive my punishment but you! Only you!” I yelled in her face as I harshly withdrew my hand from her. She almost fell but luckily caught herself. Her eyes instantly glistened with tears, and in j
Astrid’s / Veronica’s POV“V-Vincent…I-It hurts,” I stuttered when he started dragging me inside the mansion. Vincent didn’t utter a word. He tightened his grip on my left wrist even more.When I realized something, I couldn’t help but look at him furiously.What now? What’s wrong with him? I should be the one who was furious at this moment due to what I had seen earlier. I saw him, together with Ms. Kate. Kate was sitting on his lap, kissing, and they were…they were…I shut my eyes in pain when I couldn’t finish it. That precise moment replayed like an erotic film in the back of my head. An excruciating pain kicked in my chest again, and tears streamed down my face as I looked at his back.This man…This man, who was my mate, was busy doing some kinky stuff with others. This was not the first. This was the second time I caught him red-handed. Now, I wondered how many she-wolfs he already lay in bed. By only imagining that he was doing it with someone else, my heart was tearing apart.
“She needs to rest,” the pack doctor said to Beta Ivan. Beta Ivan stole glances at me before looking back to the pack doctor. “Thank you. You may now go,” he said in a gentle voice. The doctor smiled a little at him and glanced at me before leaving the room. At that moment, Beta Ivan sighed and approached my direction. He sat on the vacant chair near my bed and stared at me. His face seemed filled with concern. I did not know what I had done to make him kind like this toward me. If he did not come earlier, I did not know what would happen to me next. Maybe, I was going to pass out in the hallway bruised and naked. That was somehow embarrassing. “Drink this. This might help you to feel better,” he said in concern and extended his right hand, holding a cup of, I guess, tea. Feeling grateful, I looked at his eyes first in tears. In this situation, I wanted to break down, I wanted to cry so hard, I wanted to scream and tell how much I was hurt. I was hurt because of what Vincent did.
“Y-Your memories came back?” Beta Ivan stuttered and gulped hard. I could see that he did not expect this moment to happen, so I was.I stood up, faced him, and shot him a death glare.“I thought you were different,” I whispered in hatred between my gritted teeth. My knuckles turned white as I remembered the day I saw him with Vincent. The day they invaded our pack.I knew he did at least help me when I was trying to escape from Vincent. It was the moment that I was running in Red Moon Pack’s forest, and I ended up on the cliff. But, the unlucky situation slapped my face at that moment when Vincent showed up before I escaped.Despite that, what made my heart heavy and hurt was the thought that they made me believe that my name was Veronica. As well as Beta Ivan, he did call me by that name.Now, it was clear to me that when I passed out in the hallway, he called me by another name. I remembered what he said. He called me Astrid, and when I woke up, I thought it was just another girl,
After the mind-blowing confrontation with Beta Ivan, we went back to the mansion, to the Blackwood Pack. As we made our way back, we talked about what we're gonna do next. All that I said to him was “I want to avenge the death of my parents, avenge my pack, and avenge for taking away my identity from me. I want to see in my very own eyes his downfall. I am craving to see him slowly losing what is important to him.” I know what Alpha Vincent cherishes the most. It is his reputation, power, and wealth. And, I will take all of that away from him. I saw Beta Ivan gulping hard and it was visible in his eyes that he was worried. Most especially when he saw how determined I was to pull Alpha Vincent down from his throne. He knew very well that Alpha Vincent is infamous for being a ruthless, cold-blooded Alpha. But who cares? This hatred and determination I have are more powerful than his reputation. “I will help you to avenge your pack. I can’t let you do that alone, Astrid. It is so dang
Alpha Vincent's POV"Now that the attendees are already complete, let's start the meeting," one of the council's said and sat down on his chair."The purpose of this meeting is about finding a Luna for Alpha Vincent," John Meyer started and looked in my direction.Huh! I expected that he was the one who would open up the topic first. After all, he was the reason why this fucking meeting happened."The pack needs a Luna. An Alpha needs a Luna to run a pack. I know that our Alpha knows that very well. But it seems like the Alpha didn't find his mate yet," John added while his eyes didn't blink. He just seriously stared at me and I didn't like it."The reason why I called the meeting is that I am concerned about this matter. Now, I am offering my one and only daughter to be Alpha Vincent's Luna. I am hoping Kate Meyer will be considered for this position," John ended and bowed his head.I took a long deep breath as I gritted my teeth.Because of what he said, all the councils started mum
Veronica's/Astrid’s POV “What’s with the face? Don't you feel good about my plan?” he asked when he noticed my discomfort.I blinked my eyes a couple of times and shook my head as a response. I looked at his face and took a deep breath.“No… No… Uhmm… I am just…Not in my wildest dream thinking about you could actually say that like planning the assassination of the Alpha,” I said and looked hesitantly into his darkened eyes.I have been knowing him as a loyal Beta of Alpha Vincent since the first time I stepped foot in this pack. Everybody adores him as well as the servants because aside from his looks, his extreme loyalty to the Alpha added to his charisma.His darkened eyes suddenly went back to deep blue color. It seemed he calmed down, and, for some reason, he quickly averted my gaze."To be honest, Alpha Vincent is a complicated man. He does all the things that please him even though it is wrong. I couldn't forget the rogue fight inside the Blackwood Pack forest. He almost killed