Melinda’s POV “What in the fucking hell was I thinking?” I muttered as I slid onto the seat next to the window. My gaze drifting around the aisle to find several gazes lifting my way. The girls sitting in the rows across to me drew closer and whispered something to each other; clearly gossiping something about me.Letting out a shaky breath, I shifted in my seat uncomfortably, wondering if I had taken the wrong decision by agreeing to Andrew’s proposal.“Has everyone boarded?” A familiar voice sounded, easing my nerves a bit. “Lauretta, where is your brother?”“He has gone to the washroom, Andrew.” The girl sitting across me stated, her face flushing a little. “I told him to wait…”“That’s okay,” he shrugged before walking over to me and placing his hand on my seat. “This is Melinda Spencer, a girl picked from the streets,”
Melinda’s POV The Gibson Pack house was a three storeyed mansion located in the middle of a forest abounding with fir and spruce. The moist woody scent of the forest filled my lungs, refreshing me as the bus moved along the winding road.After being thoroughly chastised by Andrew, everyone had become calmer. The conversations had dwindled too, allowing me to bask in the serenity of the forest. After driving for almost two hours, we finally reached the packhouse. The interior of the packhouse was simple but elegant and appealed to my taste.“You can settle down in this guestroom for the meantime.” Andrew said, leading me to a decent-looking room. “Violet will help you with anything you need, okay?”“Thanks, Andrew….” I smiled at him and bowed slightly. “I will always be grateful.”“Hey, there is no need to be so formal.” He patted my shoulder. “I will get going for now, need to meet up with the Alpha…”With these words, he hurried out of the room. Andrew was probably going to talk to
Melinda’S POV Soft, distant voices woke me up in the middle of the night; shuffling footsteps, soft murmurs, clattering of plates, exhausted huffs. Amidst the low chaotic noises, the only words I could make out were, ‘Our Princess is Back. Veronika has returned.’When the gravity of those words finally registered in my brain, I sat up with a start. Throwing the sheets off, I scrambled to my feet and rushed to the door. I grasped the doorknob and twisted it, but then froze. It was better to wait until everything had settled.After about an hour’s wait, the noises ebbed and blended into the familiar silence of the night. Pushing the door open noiselessly, I tiptoed out of my room and walked towards Veronika’s bedroom.My heart pounded in my chest as I pushed open the door. Creak! My heart skipped a beat as the annoying sound rang in the room. Why was it that these doors made so much noise when you were trying to be quiet?Letting out a shaky breath, I stepped inside. The moonlight stre
“Melinda… If you are calling me to make another random request, please don’t…” my mother said as the phone got connected. “Alpha Keith has forbidden me from entering the Pack house.”“Whoah…. Did something happen?” I asked in a voice laced with concern. “You didn’t get caught last night, did you?”“Of course not. What do you take your mother for?” There was a brief pause. “His decision has nothing to do with me sneaking into the packhouse. The message explicitly said that he didn’t want Spencers to enter the Pack house in the future because he doesn’t want Veronika to be uncomfortable.”“Wow, he is going all out, isn’t he?”A pang of jealously crept its way into my heart. The Keith I knew wasn’t someone who went overboard like this. My eyebrows furrowed together and my grip on my phone tightened. “Don’t worry, mom. I will talk to him about this when we meet in person.”“Wait! Did you say ‘In person’? Does that mean?”“My flight has just landed in Queensland, mom. I will first go to me
Keith’S POV “Keith, honey…” Veronika’s sickly, sweet voice sounded, making my stomach lurch. “Why did you send the designer away without measurements?”“I don’t have time for stupid things like that.” I snapped angrily. Veronika raised her eyebrow and crossed her arms over her chest. If only I weren’t so helpless, I would have ripped her heart out. Clenching my fists to rein in my temper, I chewed out, “I am sorry.”“Now, that is like my baby.” Her lips curved into a sultry smile as she walked over and laced her arms around my neck. Pressing one edge of the measuring tape to the corner of my shoulder, she stretched it to the other end, her fingers brushing against my skin slowly in the process.Clenching my jaws to push down the feeling of intense revulsion bubbling within me, I closed my eyes. Her fingers trailed along my arms, my chest, my abdomen. Finally, her arms wrapped around my waist.‘Push her away! Push her away!’ Jake chanted in my head. ‘That bitch is just using this opp
Melinda’s POV “What matters is that the person who ruined my life is YOUR father. There is nothing else left between us, Melinda…. Only hatred.” Keith’s words kept ringing in my ears even as I stepped into my house. My father? I didn’t even know that I had one. Now, all of a sudden Keith was claiming that my father had ruined his life.“Melinda….” Mom gasped, rushing over and throwing her arms around me. “Oh my God…. It’s been so long since I saw you.” She pulled away and her gaze swept over me; her eyebrows bunching, “You have become so thin and pale. Don’t you eat properly?”Raising my head I looked at her face laced with concern. I hated to do this to her. But, I couldn’t repress the storm brewing within me. I had to know the truth.Drawing in a shaky breath, I ended up blurting out, “Mom? Is it true?”“What honey?”“That…” I swallowed hard and looked into her eyes. “That Alpha Alexander is my father?”The color drained from her face, and she staggered. She didn’t say anything, bu
Melinda’s POV Pacing up and down the room, I pondered on the way I could get out of my bedroom. I had already begged, shouted and even feigned sickness. None of the methods worked on mom. She was hell bent on keeping me locked in my bedroom till the unification ceremony.In the end, I told her everything truthfully. But for some goddamn reason, she didn’t believe me. Now, there was only one way left.Pulling out the pendant Oleander had given me, I twisted it three times, hoping that she would come to help me.‘Corel, do you think the message would reach her? I mean, she has gone to her coven….’ Biting my lower lip, I added, ‘Even if the message reaches her, will she come? What if she is imprisoned in a magical prison or something as a part of her punishment?’The only response I got was the deafening silence ringing through my head, not that I had expected a reply. Letting out a sigh of resignation, I started packing my suitcase.It was better to be prepared just in case I had to st
KEITH’S POV “Justin, any luck?” I asked, pressing the phone to my ears and covering my mouth with a cupped hand.“No, Alpha…” His defeated voice sounded from the other side. “I have practically tried everything; hacking into security systems, hiring spies. I even asked for help from those lowly Omega groups, but no use. It is like she has just dropped off the surface of the earth.”“Keep looking.” My grip on my phone tightened. “Double your efforts. There is only a week left before the unification ceremony. You need to find her before that, at all costs.”“Don’t worry, Alpha Keith. I will try my best.”A sigh of resignation left my lips, and I tore my hair. I wanted to shout at the top of my lungs. ‘Veronika! Where in the fucking world did you hide her?’ Gritting my teeth, I blocked the frustrated words from leaving my lips.‘Why don’t we just kill her, Keith?’ Jake’s spiteful words flowed into my head. ‘We can deal with the aftermath later.’‘We can’t be impulsive, Jake. Veronika ha