After breakfast ended, I went back to Arlene’s room to wait for the right time before talking to Uncle Charles about Arlene.I had a few things on my mind. My mother has done all these messed up things, relying on Uncle Charles. If I somehow create a misunderstanding between them, only then will I be able to take out one of them. Since all three of them were not entirely loyal to each other and had different plans and ambitions, I needed to take them out individually."Serena! Do you have a minute?" Mom called from outside the door, making me wonder what she would be up to now."Sure, come inside," I voiced, instantly sitting near the dressing table and combing my hair."I wanted to speak to you about a few things." She walked inside with a sad expression on her face. I could tell she had been really worried ever since I started acting up and Charles began to take my side."I am free. What is it about?" I questioned, keeping my eyes on the mirror but watching her reflection too."It i
I have been brainstorming about what mom said to me. There was no way I could allow her to marry him without a backup plan. The only reason they kept Arlene was because Charles wanted her. If Charles got over her, he would kill her in a heartbeat when she woke up. Now that Reynard wouldn’t be marrying her, Arlene would be sent back to our mansion, where she was not safe at all. And since they have already portrayed her as someone who is depressed and wants to end her life, her murder would be called a suicide. ‘If you are planning to make this wedding happen, make sure Charles and Adra get into a hate relationship the instant they mark each other,’ Ena suggested. Having her has been truly beneficial to me. Ever since she woke up, she has helped me with whatever she can. ‘That’s what I am thinking about. I need to use something against mom to make Charles see how evil she is,’ I said, rubbing my palms and walking around my room. ‘Who do you think tried poisoning Arlene? I am sure you
"MOOOOM!" I yelled the moment fear embedded itself in my veins. He chuckled in my ear but didn’t mark me."Boo!" he whispered in my ear, and, without marking me, he pulled away from me. I watched him laugh and clap his hands to mock me."What happened, Serena?" Mom rushed out of her room to check on me. When she found us standing in the hallway, she slowed down to pass a quizzical glance at us.She noticed how scared I looked when staring back at Daxon, who was laughing as if he had cracked the best joke of his life."Is everything alright in here?" Mom asked, worried for her only shoulder, her daughter Serena. She wouldn’t want me to get hurt before I helped her in her mating ceremony with Charles."Everything is fine. I was playing a little with her. She is so scared all the time," Daxon finally stopped laughing to comment on me. The way his eyes were stuck in mine was a message he was trying to convey to me.He had scared everyone after he told them he was the alpha, and he will ta
I told Daxon I wanted to see my sister regardless because I didn’t want the council and others to look at me as this mean sister who didn’t even care about her sister. Daxon bought the lie, or at least he pretended to have. He parked the car in the parking lot and got out with me. I found Reynard walking in the garden and waiting for me. The smile from his lips when looking at me faded away when he watched me with Daxon.I wanted to tell him it wasn’t like that, but Daxon wasn’t leaving me alone for a minute."Alpha Daxon!" Reynard approached us with a scorn, "Luna Serena!" When he greeted me, he clenched his jaw because Daxon had just forcefully held my hand.I watched Reynard stare at our hands, and even when I struggled to free myself, Daxon wasn’t taking the hint."She wanted to see her sister," Daxon said. "Which room is she in?" Daxon was the one taking the lead, and I was letting him.I felt terrible, but there was nothing I could do for the time being."She is in the guestroom
"What?" I asked innocently, batting my eyelashes at him."Ah!" he laughed, "Nothing. Just enjoy the food. I know what is going on in the mansion." He rubbed his hands together excitedly and started eating food like a hungry beast. Now that I have given him direction, I knew he would be on their backs and trying to expose them. Once he raises questions about them, they will not only turn against him but later against each other too, when I tell Charles how my mother was making plans against him.We finished the lunch and drove back to the pack. Daxon was excited to have dinner with them. I had rushed into my room to plug in the charger, but that’s when Daxon called me outside to sit with them."So! You two went on a date?" Marrisa asked sweetly, smiling at me like a fool while her mate was sitting too close to my mother. I could tell something was happening under the table, but I didn’t want to see it."Yeah! Daxon made reservations at the last minute," I smiled awkwardly, feeling genu
Tears sprung down my eyes as I read her diary entry over and over again, thinking maybe one of these times it would read differently. But it was the undeniable truth that my sister was in love with the man I had fallen for.‘Don’t let this get into your head. Arlene has a crush on someone who is your fated mate. There is nothing you could do to help her in this matter,’ Ena started blabbering, shocking me with her mentality.I know she was concerned about our mate and so was I. I don’t remember ever loving anyone like I love Reynard, but what about my sister? I cannot betray her.‘You do realize he is the only reason she stayed alive? Or maybe----maybe that’s the reason she tried ending her life that night when she found out he was going to accept us. Maybe she felt bad because she knew he had fallen for Serena and not Arlene," I covered my face in my hands and began crying when reality seemed way uglier than I had imagined it.‘You are thinking way into it. Think about yourself for a
After the news spread that I was holding a trial and opening a case, my phone had been ringing for hours. I didn’t attend anyone’s call, not even Reynard’s, and I felt bad about it. But I had a feeling if I told him Arlene loved him and we would have to prove that in the trial, he would question what I was planning for us.‘So, what are you planning for him?’ Ena asked while I dressed up for the trial.‘There is no need to talk about it for now. We have many other issues that we need to focus on. For example, suppose I tell everyone I am mates with Reynard. In that case, they will question Arlene’s claims, and, as decided, her body will be shifted into the mansion for Charles to take over the authority as her selected mate by the council. So far, there is a murderer, a crazy uncle who doesn’t remember he can only be a father figure or a scumbag, and my thirsty husband, who doesn’t know where he belongs,’ I said in one breath as I styled my hair and grabbed my bag, which contained Arle
Mr. Valdman and his secretary, Lady Vivian, were already present at the public trial, where our pack has gathered to see what is happening in the royals' lives. The main garden of the mansion was utilized for this purpose.I had presented myself before the two and taken my seat with the rest of my family members. The wait was over when Alpha King Reynard came before the council and took his spot with them. His vote mattered along with the alphas of the neighboring packs’.Alpha Kai of the Blue Moon Pack and Alpha Von of the Golden Claws Pack were also present to cast votes. Daxon was excluded because he was a possible suspect, including me."We have gathered around at the request of Luna Serena for the reopening of her sister’s case," Valdman sounded so tired when talking about Arlene.While he talked about my requesting that they gather here, I saw Reynard look at me and then not break the stare from my face. He looked sexy in that brown jacket. It was so hard for me not to give him