Alpha Caden's POV:I sat on the mid of the table, surrounded by my loyal wolves. We looked at the map of the territory, marked with red and blue lines. The red lines represented the borders of the pack, the blue lines represented the borders of the enemies.I sighed, knowing that my pack had outnumbered and outmatched the other packs. But still to inflict fear in others I needed more force. I had to find a way to strengthen my forces, to protect my people and my land.I turned to Beta Mikasa, my second-in-command, and asked, "How many soldiers do we have?"The Beta bowed his head and replied, "About twenty thousand, Alpha. But half of them are young and inexperienced. They need more training and guidance."I frowned, feeling a pang of worry. That was not good. I looked at my Gamma, the third-in-command, and asked, "How many allies do we have?"The Gamma shook his head and replied, "None, Alpha. The other packs are either neutral or hostile. They do not trust us, or they fear us. They
Isla's POV:I couldn't find Sabrina and even Melinda was nowhere to be found. I didn't want to be in trouble again because of my reckless behavior. I knew Alpha Caden hated something more than my presence and it was lazy people who didn't follow his commands. I didn't want to earn anymore trouble from him. He would definitely kill me in the end but I shouldn't just make my days shorter. Nobody in the Royal Palace knew about Sabrina's whereabouts or they didn't want to tell me which was so absurd. I had checked every room in the second floor and the only place left was the ground floor where she could be. I walked fast enough to get there and finally found her on time because she was about to leave from there too. When she saw me, her expressions changed from not interested to devilishly interested in me. I still hoped that she might not trouble me now because I was no one for Alpha Caden as she had seen. But no I was so wrong. She had seemed to started hating me even more. She snap
Isla's POV: I was the last to wipe the table and return the dirty dishes to the kitchen because all the cleaners were already quite envious of me for no apparent reason. Due to the fact that I had a number of obligations to complete, I didn't give them any attention. And I was right—as soon as I put the dirty dishes in the washbasin, I was told to watch them up and put them where they belonged. "Don't you know how to arrange them in the shelf? " The old maid asked inspecting the shelves but I didn't find anything wrong in how I had put them. "I am sorry. " I said. "Don't be. Now marinate the meat for dinner and cut small pieces of potatoes. They should be perfectly diced. Start preparing right away because it's at least 160 members' food. " She went out after giving me hundreds of orders. My stomach growled because of hunger but I knew I had to start working on the dinner because I had never prepared food for so many people. I started chopping veggies and marinating the meat for
Isla's POV: I attempted to open the door again and again since I believed it might be stuck, but I realized that it was locked for sure, something which was done intentionally to me. I had barely just gotten out for half a day and they made me go helpless with these tactics. Was I not worthy of having a personal space to myself? Did that imply I would have to share a bed with the maids? My stomach began to churn with anticipation at the very thought. They detested me just for being there. Honestly, it was really challenging to live with them all the time. By chance, Melinda was walking in my direction and she was grinning broadly. "I think Alpha Caden wants me to spend the night in the maids' room because the chamber is locked." I informed her. "You won't be sleeping with the servants, because Alpha Caden has moved you into his own room." She laughed. "What? Yet why? I don't want to stay in his chamber with him." I felt like crying at this moment since I knew that this was the
Isla's POV:I couldn't breathe evenly as I stood stuck at the entrance of the kitchen. For some reason I had imagined Alpha Caden following me to the kitchen and punishing the hell out of me for being so careless around him. I winced as I touched the mark on my neck, feeling a cold connection to him. I felt his hate and disgust for me, and I felt the same for him. I was his mate, but he was not mine. I almost thought he was right behind me but to my relief, when I glanced behind , he wasn't in sight. I greeted the other pack members I met on the way to kitchen. They looked at me with pity and contempt, some of them with disgust and anger.I knew that everyone hated me for being Alpha Caden's breeder as they thought I had sold myself to him.Some of them thought I was too weak and less powerful for him to give an heir. "Can you be quicker? We are already late for dinner. " The head maid said breaking the trance of thoughts I was in. I hurriedly stood beside her by the kitchen counter
Isla's POV:The maid was back on her feet and she moved her hand to check if there was something wrong. Her face lit up when she realised, she was healed properly. "You won't believe it but I am actually feeling a lot stronger. " She told me with excitement. "That's great! What's your name? " I asked with a small smile hoping to find a friend here. "Oh, I am sorry I behaved with you so badly earlier. I am Trisha, my husband works here for the pack and I joined too. " She told me. We talked about the pack and also a little about Sabrina. She was not a fan of her aggressive nature and hated the fact that she owned everyone here because of Alpha Caden. I was glad to know that the maids were just pretending to like her because nobody wanted her wrath. "I know it must be difficult to talk against her but one day she will be punished. " I tried to tell her and she smiled. "I will get back to work now. Please take a rest even if you feel you are fine. " I advised her and she gave a sli
Sabrina's POV:I had always hated Isla, ever since she arrived at our pack. She was too sweet, too kind, too beautiful for her own good. She had everyone wrapped around her finger, especially Alpha Caden, who claimed her as his mate the moment he saw her. I wanted him for myself, but he never even looked at me twice. He was obsessed with Isla, and I couldn't stand it.Even though he pretended to ignore her, I saw the ways he had changed for me as soon as she came here. I was his first time in everything. His mistress, his lover, his pleasure and the future Luna too. I had always believed that he would choose me for him. I had never once cared about his heart, if he had one or not. What I cared was his power… After every war, he would spend his night with me. Every single night. But this time, he didn't come to see me. Instead, what I heard was that he had found a mate who would give him an heir. Heir! I tried 15 times to give him a fuc*ing child but every time it would end with a mi
Isla's POV: I was listening to Doctor Adam telling me about the history of healers in all the packs from the past 3000 years. "This is a special gene and only the ones having the blood of Moon Goddess in their veins can have these special powers. Especially, healers are the rarest ones and are never found in any pack. We have you, our healer, and we can't risk losing you. " Adam told me. It was really difficult for me to comprehend the things he was telling me. All my life, I was taunted for being a cursed wolf and nobody gave me any respect. But knowing that I was a healer changed my perspective towards life. Did I really deserve that hate? "Are you alright? " Adam touched my shoulder and I blinked a few times to concentrate on him. "Yes, I wanted to know if it can affect my fertility too? " Adam frowned and chuckled lightly to himself. "Of course not. It gives you power to fight and heal anyone. " He said. "Shall I leave? I have to go back. " I was more worried about Alpha