LARISA’S POV~~“Why won’t he stop coughing!” I groaned. Completely frustrated. The little boy has been more of a pain in my ass than I thought he would. Fucj that! I thought he was the safer twin to kidnap because he was gentle and sweet unlike his sister but I’ve come to realize that it would have been better to take the girl instead. After all, I could easily knock her out with drugs and seal her mouth with a tape just to keep her from talking my ears off. The little boy has reminded me why it is safer for me not to have kids even though I still desire to carry Raiden kids in the future.I was nice enough to give him freshly made meals from my parents' mansion yet he refused to eat. I bought him snacks, but he didn’t take them and each time he wakes up from the drug-induced sleep, he wails about his mom and sister. Somehow, I managed to endure him until he started coughing last night. Before the cold started, I noticed his cries became less loud and frequent. I assumed he had
AURELIA~~Keeping my wolf’s breed a secret has been difficult. Sometimes, Inara experiences a dominating boost of her spiritual energy and if I fail to be on guard, she would force me to shift and do as she pleases. Although I usually find a secluded place to shift and let her roam around while no one is watching, I haven’t been able to do that in over a month. Precisely, I haven’t been able to let Inara out since I arrived in Dark Moon Pack. It was safer that way. But after a month of keeping her locked in, I could feel her energy crackling within. Inara was also doing her best to remain at ease because neither of us could risk getting discovered and Kyle was still missing. Six days. My son has been missing for six days.Yet I stood before the mirror in the bathroom, mixing a hair dye. Dying my hair was one of the many things I had to do to keep my wolf’s breed hidden. “To think you used to believe your natural white hair made you a freak.” Inara made fun of me, speaking to
ALPHA RAIDEN~~Aurelia had successfully plastered fear all over my heart. I didn’t know Kyle well enough. Yes. I have no bond with him. Quite alright. If anything was to happen to Kyle, I wouldn’t feel the pain but that wasn’t comforting. Katie would feel it and Aurelia would as well and that is the reason I have been even more restless since I found out about Kyle’s lung disease. I was scared. “This is crazy, Raiden.” Andrew blurted, throwing his hand in frustration. “I can’t believe the boy is within the pack and we still haven’t found him. Six days down the drain. Sox days of wasted efforts. We’ve searched everywhere, man. Every house has been turned upside down.” My Beta complained. He had dark circles under his eyes and his hair looked like a brush hadn’t touched the strands in days. Andrew and I haven’t been seeing each other for the past three days. We mostly communicated through the mind but seeing him now, it was obvious that he had been searching for Kyle restlessly
LARISA’S POV ~~After tending to Aurelia’s abomination alone all night, I decided to visit Raiden without taking care of my appearance. I thought it would be good for my plans if he saw me looking haggard… I thought his heart would beat for me again if he realized that I was under a lot of stress because of his missing son…Which was true even though it wasn’t in the same sense. “... I’m putting you on the resting list though…” Those words were a testament to the fact that he still cared about me… that he still saw the good in me and that I was happy. I got carried away by the love I had always carried in my heart for him and I hugged him, kissing his neck even though his skin reeks.He clearly hasn’t showered today. Yet I loved him.“I have missed you, Raid. I’ve missed us.” I sighed, inhaling his musky scent as I held him, hoping that he would wrap his arms around me as well. But Raiden tried to push me away instead of holding me. “Larisa.” He called my full name despite kno
AURELIA~~Alpha Tristan and I spoke at length. He assured me that Kyle would be alright even though he was far from us and he explained how I could use my gift to track Kyle after I promised him I would be careful and not get discovered.“Call me when you find a place to perform the process. I’ll be with you.” Alpha Tristan had said those words to me before ending the call because he had something to do. I noticed how versed Alpha Tristan was when it came to my abilities and during the call, I asked him how he knew so much about me when I knew little to nothing about myself. His answer still had me blushing even though the call had ended hours ago, “I had to study you, Lia because you stole my heart.” Tristan also told me that he acquired some books that explained the biology of a White Werewolf and he promised to give them to me when I return to the pack with the twins. I looked forward to that moment and even though I was hesitant to call him at first, I felt at ease after spe
AURELIA~~Katie called the terrified kids out and I watched them move forward like spineless chicks. Two boys and a lanky girl. They appeared to be about ten years old each and from the striking resemblance between them and the two useless men I sighted earlier, I could connect the dots. The kids that bullied my kid were Matoe and Leo’s kids. They were just as rotten as their fathers. Of course, the kids weren’t trained properly which was why they chose to bully a girl who was five years younger than them. Shameful! “Are you sure they were the ones that dragged you to the forest and left you thereafter injuring you, Katie?” Raiden asked Katie not because he doubted her but because he was trying to enlighten the pack members that had gathered to witness the punishment the bad kids would receive. Katie nodded, “Yes, Daddy. Thank you for finding them for me.” My daughter was really happy and neither she nor Raiden seemed to care when the crowd gasped in response to Katie calling
ALPHA RAIDEN~~Katie’s giggles were loud and melodious to my ears as we walked back to the apartment together. My heart swelled with pride and love for the little girl. It pleased me to know that getting justice for her was the reason she was happier. “I can’t wait to tell Kyle all about this, Mom. He’d be extremely happy to know that our dad is not only an Alpha but he is also a strong hero.” Katie squealed. I maintained a happy face for her despite my clenching heart as I recalled that even though I was able to make Katie happy today, this happiness wouldn’t last if Kyle didn’t return to her soon. What kind of hero would that make me?The issues of the bullies have been sorted but the kidnapping case was still unresolved. I reached out to Alpha Clinton yesterday after Larisa stormed out of my office in tears. I had to hurt Larisa yesterday to put an end to our so-called relationship that would only hurt her more in the future.Alpha Clinton was shocked to hear from me and he s
AURELIA~~For a split minute after reading the note, the world around me faded, and it was almost as if I was pulled into a real yet subconscious world where I vividly saw Larisa sitting in an unfamiliar room, seething as she poured her anger into the words.I could swear to the goddess that I saw her. I could still sense her on the note even though I couldn't explain how.As if it hadn’t happened at all, I was shoved back to reality, Jessica’s usual unreadable face twisted as she stared at me as if my head had suddenly been replaced with an ugly hippo’s. Raiden on the other hand has his mouth wide open. I didn't miss the mistrust in his eyes after I blurted out what I saw and sensed without thinking twice. Honestly, I didn't stop to think until Inara etched, “That was a clear vision, Relia.”“A vision?” I asked my wolf out of shock. Although I’ve had visions in the past, there has never been a clear one and why was I suddenly getting a vision after countless failed attempts? “Y
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