And this is what Tristan chose to do with his second chance. Is he a lost cause? Thank you for reading. Kindly vote with your shiny gems. Love, Kiki.
ALPHA TRISTAN’S POV ~~It took less than an hour for the entire pack to gather on the training field, where I had trained many of them and made them the badass warriors they were known for until recently. Louis was standing before me, shirtless but wearing black shorts similar to the blue one I had on.I was quite confident that I would win this battle because even though Louis was stronger than me at the moment, he was still a Beta wolf, and I was a born Alpha. Most importantly, Dolf wouldn’t sit back and let me die because my death would mean his death as well. As these thoughts flashed through my mind, I watched Louis intensely, seeing emotions brimming in his eyes despite the distance between us.He was clearly reconsidering this even though the entire pack seemed to be behind him– I hated that and planned to make them pay for this betrayal as I have been nothing short of a good Alpha to this Pack.I brought this Pack to its peak after my parents were killed by the same Pack t
AURELIA~~“Pay attention to your stance,” I instructed affectionately, readjusting the wooden sword I was holding as I circled my opponent, looking out for mistakes.“The sword is heavy, Mom. It’s knocking me off balance.” My opponent, aka my daughter, complained even though I could still see her excited face when Raiden gave her her sword after many months of waiting for it. I snorted, “You can’t be a warrior if you can’t be one with your weapon, Trainee Katie. You aren’t holding a sword. Your hand is just longer and the longer it is, the better for you as you would have done enough damage before your opponent can get close to you–”“But the sword is short, Mom. My hands are short. I’m still a kid.” My daughter argued.I groaned, “I have told you not to call me mom when we are training, Katie. I’m your trainer or do you wnat to go back to training with Tara?” Why was I doing this when she couldn’t even understand a simple explanation? I wasn’t talking about her hand or the swor
AURELIA~~It’s no secret that Katie shared a close bond with Tristan and I might have kept my kids in the dark about what Tristan did to me. To us. How could I have told them everything without destroying them?The worry in Katie’s voice made Raiden look at her with both hurt and concern in his eyes. What father would want his daughter to care about his biggest rival and enemy?I cleared my throat and said to the twins, “Can you go to your rooms, please.” I didn’t think they should be here for whatever Andrew was about to say next because from what I knew about Tristan, it wouldn’t be good.Katie argued, “But, Mom. He said something happened at Black Fur. I still have friends there and Tristan is–” “Can you trust me and give us a moment?” I cut my daughter off, holding her gaze. Kyle stepped in by pulling his sister towards the stairs. I heard him say to Katie, “If there’s something we need to know, they will tell us, Katie. You don’t have to worry or make them worry about us.”
LOUIS’S POV~~I’m a terrible person.I pushed my Alpha– my supposed Alpha into madness. I forced his hands and pushed him until he could no longer turn back. I was supposed to be his Beta, the one who helped him see the truth and make the right decision. Truth is, I don’t deserve to be a Beta. Neither do I deserve to be an Alpha yet I won the Battle Of Alphas–“We are here, Alpha Louis.” Elder Joe, who has become so supportive after the whole ordeal with Larisa and the battle with Alpha Tristan, voiced.Truly, we have arrived in Dark Moon Pack. Who would have thought that this would be the first place I come to in time of need and to get answers? I have always hated this Pack and I passed that hatred to Alpha Tristan, fueling his desire for revenge each time I saw him slipping all because of Aurelia. I should have embraced her sooner. Larisa didn’t have to make me stupid for me to recognize the light in Aurelia.That woman could have saved and unified our realm without a war.Yet
AURELIA~~You’ve got to be kidding me… Those words were the only ones that came to mind as I stared at the two men who were looking at each other after catching everyone’s attention and pausing Maya’s birthday party. I expected Louis to arrive tomorrow so I didn’t think throwing Maya a big party would be a hindrance to his visit but when I heard he was close to the pack, I focused on enjoying the party and not thinking about the kind of news he was bringing with him. Huh… I obviously won’t cancel Maya’s party because Tristan lost his life after laying it down in a silly gamble. At least I expected to see Louis since Seth informed Raiden and me that they were on their way to the grand hall. However, I didn’t expect to hear both Seth and Louis utter the scared with captivating emotions while staring at each other.“Mate…” They had said. The hall went silent. Even Raiden went still beside me.Katie, who had asked her father to help her cut a piece of cake and despite being a kid
ALPHA RAIDEN~~The party started on the loud side until Seth, Maya, Louis, and Phoebe happened. Now we were all standing in silence as my daughters’ question hung in the air. I saw how Louis looked between three females that could end him– Phoebe, Aurelia, and Katie. Clearly, he was confused. If I were him, I would too.It would be hard for him to focus on other people or things with his destined mate in the room. But still, Katie barked in his face, asking for Tristan with the kind of passion that made my chest tighten.“Answer me!” My daughter exclaimed. I hated seeing her like that, especially when it was about Tristan. I guess his death would be a relief for me. There would be no one to provoke war, try to harm my pack for selfish reasons, and take my Aurelia from me. Louis stammered again but got a grip on himself after he said to Pheobe, “Please, be patient with me. I do not deserve you and after you hear what I have to say, we will be able to move forward.” Then he face
AURELIA~~“Can Dolf stay, Daddy?” Katie asked. But before Raiden could answer our daughter’s question. I already knew what his answer would be, not because I could read his mind but because I knew how uncomfortable he was about the entire idea of having Tristan in our pack. “You would too if it’s Larisa instead of Tristan. Imagine Dolf was Larisa’s wolf, would you want her to be kept alive and even close to Raiden?” Inara said into my mind. I knew I wouldn’t like that but this was Dolf. I knew he had saved me many times. The last time I saw Tristan when he showed up at the the border of my pack, I perceived the pureness of his wolf’s spirit. That has to be why I was so worried, right?It couldn’t be because I have some sick feelings for Tristan. Right?“I’m sorry, baby, but he can’t stay here.” Raiden finally broke the news to Katie. My daughter’s lips began to tremble just as Dolf, a gigantic black wolf was carried into the hall by six men. Despite the number of men carrying
LOUIS’S POV ~~ Despite being a terrible person, I made that decision the minute I challenged Alpha Tristan to the battle of Alphas. I decided to step down if I won and if I lost, it would have been a dream come true as I had wanted to die for the part I played in crippling Black Fur Pack. Yes, before I stepped on the battleground with Alpha Tristan, I knew what to do but what I didn’t know was the fact that I would find my mate. My destined mate. A beautiful woman– the most beautiful I had ever set my eyes on. The moon goddess counted me worthy of a mate after she tied me to Larisa. Why would she even tie me to Larisa in the first place? Perhaps she did that to punish me and I deserve to be punished but tieng me with this amazingly calm woman who was standing behind Luna Aurelia couldn’t be a punishment unless the moon goddess planned to punish the woman and not me. “Does she look like someone that has to be punished?” My wolf asked his voice light as a feather. I look
DAVIEN~~Jade was wrong.I knew that before, but after listening to Aurelia, I got my confirmation. If anyone was to blame for Auntie Jessica’s death, it should be the witch Larisa. Auntie Jessica knew what she was walking into, and if I were in Aurelia’s shoes, I would have saved a helpless five-year-old, whether he was my son or not.“Her shoe must hurt.” Dolf whimpered within me after we heard the full story. “She is stranger than the history books can capture, yet she is so calm.”While Katie had so much in common with her mom, they were still two different people. For one, while Luna Aurelia was calm, Katie wasn’t.“She gave her life for Kyle.” Katie whimpered after her mom finished telling us how my aunt died.Queen Aurelia muttered from the other side of the connected line, “I am sorry, Katie, and I should properly apologize to Jessica’s loved ones. Her death must have hurt them deeply.”“Yes, it did.” Katie sniffled back tears before she mumbled, “I will apologize to Jade a
Princess Katie Anne~~With the new development, Davien and I knew better than to discuss important issues loudly in the bedroom we were staying in. In fact, we knew better than to make important calls in that room.Which was why I had to walk out of the bedroom with Davien when my cellphone began to ring that evening. I could see my mom’s contact ID flashing on the screen. Although I answered the call, I didn’t say anything important until Davien and I made it out of his parents’ mansion.As soon as we settled in the garden, after confirming Davien and I were the only ones there, I said to my mom, “Why haven’t you answered my calls? I was beginning to worry.”Her voice hit my eardrums as she responded, “I am sorry, Katie. I knew your dad and siblings would call you every second, so I thought it would be good if we all stayed off our cellphones for a few days. At least so you could settle down in Black Fur.”My mom informed me that she had to take everyone’s cellphone and hide them
Princess Katie Anne~~“You are a healer, Katie. Please help Cole before you go.”Alpha Jarrett’s voice stopped me from following Davien, whose mixed feelings surged within me. All of this was a show, but Davien’s tense emotions weren’t, and I was genuinely worried about him.He needed me. I could lift his spirits if we celebrated this successful ruse together—without his family. But I had to stay back and maintain the facade. I rushed over to Cole, who couldn’t stand up straight due to a few broken ribs.But the pain from his broken ribs and swollen face wasn’t enough to keep Cole silent. Sadly.I resisted the urge to punch him when he began to speak. “You see what he did to me? He’s an insecure brat, Katie. You don’t deserve to be his ego booster every time he’s feeling down.”“Shut up, or I’ll walk away without healing you,” I seethed, holding his gaze so he’d see my seriousness reflected in my eyes.I hadn’t healed anyone before, but I could use the practice—especially on Cole—an
DAVIEN~~Disrespect from my family members was one thing, but getting the same from Cole, a man who was after my mate, was a whole different game, and my ego just wouldn’t have that. It was more than raging to think about Cole in the same space as Katie alone.Hell, it was a miracle that I didn’t go after Cole the second Katie told me about his visit. By miracle, I mean Katie’s reassuring words and magic touch. She calmed me down.But unfortunately for Cole, Katie wasn’t around to save him now, and the group of ladies around us just weren’t strong enough to get me off him—if they even cared.“My mate is off-limits!” I seethed, raising my tightly balled fist and forcing it down with a force that burst Cole’s lip on impact.Cole tried to fight back, but my second hand was holding him against the wet patio, and with Dolf’s strength pumping through my veins, he was no match for me.Cole proved to be the sneaky bastard we all knew him to be when he chose another method to fight me. He c
DAVIEN~~Having that talk with Katie made me realize that the path I was supposed to walk was already in front of me. Or maybe I knew it was there, and I was just doubting whether I wanted to walk that path.But with Katie’s words and the fire I saw in her eyes when she told me she was willing to become the Luna of my birth pack, give up staying with her family, and stay here with me, I knew what I wanted for myself. For us.Not only did I get a clearer vision, but the path before me also became clearer.“We have to become the Alpha of Black Fur Pack and Katie the Luna,” Dolf said within me as I walked through the corridors the very next morning after planning how to beat my family in their selfish games, with the smart-ass woman that the goddess decided to bless me with.My wolf’s words were meant to be a reminder, even though he knew I didn’t forget that I had made up my mind to stand against my family for the first time in my life.I would become Alpha, and the plan to achieve t
Princess Katie Anne~~Davien stared back at me like I had lost my mind, but soon, realization began to glint in his eyes. He went from angry to conflicted, and that broke my heart because I could tell that his family had once again gotten to him.“Oh,” he muttered, his shoulders falling.I stretched my hands to him, and he took them, joining me on the bed. I opened my mind to Dolf, asking him to create a mental link between Davien and me, even though a part of me wanted to keep the realization I had after Cole left to myself so I could protect my mate.“No, we have to tell him,” Zuri encouraged me.Zoe did the same when she said, “Yes. If we have been dancing to their tunes, it’s high time we changed the tune to ours and made them dance. We can’t do that without Davien.”I could feel Dolf agreeing with my wolves as he created the link between Davien and me. I then smiled at my mate, cupping his face as I sent words through the link: “He was glad we hadn’t marked each other. If only
DAVIEN~~A waste of time.That’s what I would call this meeting with my dad. For goddess’ sake, we have been here for what? Almost an hour, yet all he has done is look down on me and try to intimidate me. He was beating around the bush.Even a blind man could see that.I could feel regret in my bones because staying with Katie, who needed me, would have been a better and more efficient way to spend the hour than sitting here listening to my dad.“That’s it. I am leaving,” I blurted, cutting my dad’s statement short.He grumbled, “But I am not done. Sit down.”“Done what exactly?” I seethed, seeing shock flash through his eyes for the millionth time. I would be stupid not to realize that he suspected I had a wolf now. “Reminding me that I am your unloved son isn’t doing it for me. If you don’t want me here or need my help, just let me know, and I will be out of your hair.”Damn! I just needed him to let me in on the plan. I needed something tangible to tell those who had trusted me…
Princess Katie Anne~~“Why won’t anyone answer their damn phones?” I gritted, resisting the urge to throw my cellphone against the wall.Before I left home, we agreed that my family members would be accessible and that they would call me at least once every day, but even though this was my second morning in Black Fur, that agreement seemed to mean nothing.“There’s no special occasion. No ceremony or ritual that could have kept them busy since yesterday. I am beginning to worry,” Zuri said to me.However, I was too angry to be worried. I felt like my mom was screwing me because she already knew I would discover the truths she had tried hard to hide from me during my stay in Black Fur. Hell, I am certain she knew why I was trying to reach her.“Are they ignoring the calls intentionally?” Zoe queried, her confusion mixing with Zuri’s. “That’s far-fetched, Katie. We might have to be patient and—”A sharp knock on the door disrupted Zoe’s statement.I made the mistake of assuming that t
DAVIEN~~Seeing Cole last night at the welcome party confirmed that my parents were trying their best to rile me up. The party wasn’t enjoyable for either Katie or me, but we didn’t leave until it ended. While I spent the entire night thinking about when my dad would tell me why he asked me to come home, Katie spent it wondering why no one from Dark Moon was answering the countless calls she put through.I could feel her troubled mind as if it were mine, and it pained me that all I could do was hold her.“You should talk to Jade. Perhaps she might be able to shed more light—” Dolf started, but he cut himself off and sighed. “Never mind. What she needed was to speak to her parents. She needs answers that Jade or anyone else can’t provide.“I still have to have a word with Jade. She shouldn’t have accused Katie like she did yesterday,” I said to Dolf, even though I agreed with his conclusion.Looking down at Katie’s restless face, I made up my mind to keep her far away from Cole, who