Elora’s POVMidnight came and I was still wide awake. Tomorrow is a big day and I should take a good rest to prepare. A council meeting would be held regarding my case against my uncle. I should have been happy that he was not being held accountable for all his evil schemes. And yet, I couldn't help but be nervous. The council members were all loyal to him. And even if they knew what my uncle did to me, they chose to shut their eyes and turned away. What was my assurance that my uncle will have a fair trial? My uncle was good at spinning a web of lies. He was good at acting nice in front of them. In fact, most of the people in Moon River Pack like him. It was evident in the way they frowned when the Alpha King held my uncle to his neck. He was a great actor and a great pretender. Playing the victim was the role he was so good at playing. Who knows what type of stories he spread to destroy my reputation? What if they didn’t believe me? I got up from my bed and think of something. If
Elora’s POV The next day, everyone gathered in the pack grounds to witness my uncle’s trial. I could have done this privately inside the council hall but I decided to involve the public with it. Doing this, I was hoping that the council members would not dare to influence the results with their ulterior motives. The more witness to it, the more they would be afraid to cheat. The pack grounds were full of whispers and murmurs from the crowd. A small podium was built for us involved in the trial and the members of the jury to step on. On my side was the Alpha King, who still didn’t talk to me after the incident last night. Meanwhile, Hunter and the rest of the royal guards were standing not far from us in case some unnecessary fights would commence during the trial. I heaved a sigh as I waited for my uncle to be dragged out of his cell. And then, the moment of truth came. From where I was standing, I saw Moon River and Royal Cavern guards escorting my uncle Lucian. His eyes were b
Elora’s POV As soon as the tip of the torch touched the stack of woods, the blazing fire crawled toward Uncle Lucian. Werewolves were extremely scared of fire so his death had a big significance. He suffered the most horrifying and painful death, a fitting end to his life of crimes. I can now sleep soundly at night, for the person who destroyed my life was no longer breathing. Finally, I was safe, we are all safe from his wickedness. We all heard his shouts of pain until moments later, it was no more. His flesh melted like butter, with his bones exposed to the light afterward. It took around an hour before his body was turned to ashes. It was over. My uncle Lucian was dead. ********* Dominic’s POV I tried my best not to show any emotion the moment I heard about Elora’s dark past once again. As the crowd went uneasy with their mixed opinions about what they heard, I, on the other hand, had only one thing in mind. Hatred. Burning hatred for the man who let my mate suffer with u
Elora's POV It was over. My uncle was dead and I would finally be safe from him. I had waited for this day for so long, so much that I thought it would never come about. In years of bearing his cruelty, I even started to accept that he would never be convicted of his crime. I felt so much pity for myself. Knowing my status in Moon River and with him being the Alpha, I almost thought that he would only receive his punishment in the afterlife. But with the help of my wolf Arwen, I endured it all. And now, this is the fruit of all my hardships and patience. Finally, I brought him down and my victory tasted as sweet as the nectar. ‘Have you seen the way Alpha Dominic addressed the crowd and delivered the sentence on your uncle earlier? Isn’t he the most gallant and handsome alpha of all?’ As usual, Arwen was going gaga over Dominic. She was making quiet whining sounds, almost giggling at the thought of remembering the Alpha King. I rolled my eyes and shook my head. Truly, my wolf
Dominic’s POVI woke up with the faint sound of tweeting. Though my eyes were still shut, I could still picture the creature responsible for that chirping. I couldn't mistake that unique sound for any other sound I heard back in the Royal Pack. I thought it was from the Midnight Nightingale, a tiny bluebird with a beautiful tweeting voice that could only find in this region of the continent and I was right. A pair of these ocean-blue birds dancing through my windowpane welcomed me as I slowly lifted my eyelids. The light coming from the white-painted ceiling burned my eyes a little. I narrowed my eyes and raised my left arm to cover half of my face. After a few minutes, my senses were up and running. So, I lazily got up from my bed and went straight to the bathroom for a shower. After fixing myself, I went out of my temporary shelter. The sun was bright but its light was not harsh. A flock of birds kept on chirping in the background. I shut my eyes and took a deep breath. I immedia
Elora’s POVThe next morning, I proceeded as I planned the other day. I asked the Moon River council if I could go back to the Royal Pack. Knowing that I was the mate of the Alpha King, they said yes without hesitation. So now, I was inside my room and packing things for my journey to Royal Cavern. I traveled light, a thing that I was used to doing. The smile plastered on my face couldn’t be erased. I couldn’t wait to be with my best friend Maira. More importantly, I would see the Alpha King. Just merely thinking about him made my heart skip. After tucking some food and other necessities inside my knapsack, I hung the straps on my shoulders and readied myself to leave. Delta Johnson, Gamma Randall, Sentinel Jeff, and some members of the Moon River trackers escorted me to the end of our pack’s western borders. “This is the furthest we can take you,” the kind-hearted Gamma uttered. “It’s fine, don’t worry. I can take it from here, thanks,” I answered in gratitude. Delta Johnson smi
Elora’s POVI was lost…numb…confused…dejected. The list of emotions was long. At that point, I didn’t even know if I heard her right. “W-What did you just say?” I repeated. Although I knew I had heard her the first time but somehow, my mind was struggling to accept what she just said. “I said, I am pregnant with the Alpha King’s child.” Ashley made sure to put emphasis on the word ‘pregnant’. I swallowed hard. As much as I wanted to deny it, the truth was now slapping me in the face. I ran for miles with the hope of reuniting with the man whom I had given my precious first kiss. I struggled to admit that I longed to be with him and when I did, this thing happened. I lifted my head and turned in the Alpha King’s direction. “Is it true?”He tried to come close to me but I stepped back. “Elora, it’s not like that. I can exp—”“I only need one answer. Is she telling the truth or not?” Seeing him bow his head made my knees wobble. I couldn’t believe it. My mate made another woman pregna
Dominic’s POV “Please, Alpha King. We need some space away from each other for now…” That was the last thing she said to me that I did understand. The next set of words she uttered no longer resonates with me. It was like the world no longer made sense the moment she said we needed some space away from each other. I had fought many battles and survived the dance of death multiple times. No amount of physical pain had brought me to my knees nor broken my spirit. But the reality of that sentence hit me like a train. I was devastated. No, I was in complete despair. I could only contain my emotion watching her back turned away from me. I leaned my back against the wall, trying to get support as I felt my limbs lose their strength. From a distance, I saw a couple of omegas walking in my direction. I didn't want them to see me like this so I decided to go back to the council hall. My mind was totally spacing out going to the room. In fact, I was so disoriented that I didn’t realize I