CHAPTER TENALPHA JEREMYAfter seeing Mira, I realised that I never stopped loving her. I never thought I did, but seeing her affirmed everything. I thought I would be able to move on, but it had been years already. I had always loved Mira, and that was why I was so hurt when I realised that she had sex with my brother years back. I knew about the bet back then, but I could not stop it. I didn't want to betray my brothers because of a woman, and I hoped that Mira would not fall for it. It pained me that she was so naive. I thought Lesley was out of the way after what happened. Somehow, it was good that he rejected the mate bond. I was jealous of the fact that she was mated to him, and not me. I knew the cost of him rejecting her, and that was my only pain. Now that she was back, I wasn't supposed to be competing with anyone over her love, but it seemed like I would be doing plenty of that. It seemed like Lesley was in love with her this time. I would not stop reminding her how much
CHAPTER ELEVENALPHA LESLEY"I thought I asked you to leave this palace?" I shouted at Tasha as she walked into my room. If I had known that Tasha was the one behind my door, I wouldn't have opened the door."You just asked me to leave, and you didn't even bother to tell me where to go."I scoffed.Tasha always had silly excuses not to do something. Whenever I asked her to do something, and she didn't want to do it, she would never tell you straight up. She always went through the corners, and her excuses were always unbelievable."You do not have anywhere to go? Is that even an excuse?""Come on, Lesley," she uttered my name as she walked closer to me.She placed her hand on my chest and began to walk her fingers around my chest. I grabbed her hand and dropped it forcefully."Don't you dare!" I warned her.She folded her arms and pushed her lips forward."Isn't this unfair? Every time you have reasons to send me away from your room. Now you are asking me to leave the palace. Where do
CHAPTER TWELVEMIRA"Rena dera prexanta, shallle.... jexi." I read out the incarnations with my eyes tightly shut, and my hands spread out. I was trying to concentrate on the incarnation I was saying. I already wasted too much time to begin. I had been distracted ever since I came into the Palace, and I had not really paid enough attention to my witch practice. My lips moved rapidly nonstop, and I didn't pause forba second to catch my breath. "Mom!" My daughter screamed as she rushed into the inner chamber of the room we shared. There was one thing with sharing a room with kids. Even when you tried to pay attention or focus on something, they would never understand. I thought I would be able to focus while she played in the main room with her toys. I turned around sharply and saw her standing there and staring up at me. There was excitement in her innocent eyes as she looked up at me. I was not curious to know why she interrupted my incarnation when I was not even done yet. "Wh
CHAPTER THIRTEEN MIRA"She's unconscious!" I screamed. Lesley carried her before Jeremy could, and we all rushed out of the house together. We went to see the healer so she would take care of my daughter. When we got to the healers, Chambers, she was not in. My heart was already beating very fast. Jeremy checked her pulse and confirmed that she was only unconscious, but she was still breathing. He ordered some guards to find the healer and bring her back to her Chambers right away. Immediately after the guards walked away from the room, the healer walked into the room. She probably bumped into them on her way back to her Chambers. "She was under an asthma attack, and she just passed out," I cried to the healer immediately as she walked into the house. Lesley lay her on the bed while the healer began to check on her. She used some herbs on Mia. I sat beside her, watching her with my heart racing in my chest. I told myself that it was my fault that my daughter had fallen under
CHAPTER FOURTEENMIRAThe sun was already rising so early that morning. I wanted to talk to Lesley, but I didn't know where and how to meet him. I wanted to have a private conversation with him, so I would not just run up to him and ask for his attention. Being alone with him would bring back memories that I was trying to forget. Even though I would not lie to myself that it was difficult to take those thoughts out of my head. I had sex with Lesley several times, and each of them was worth it. It was hard to forget someone who fucks so hard. A knock on my door snapped me out of my thoughts. I inhaled and shook my head quickly as I walked towards the door in a hurry. I opened the door and met one of the kitchen staff standing out there. She bowed in front of me. "I wanted to let you know that breakfast would be ready soon." I nodded. "Will you like to be served in your room, or you will eat in the dining room." I cleared my throat. "I will just eat along with everyone else." T
CHAPTER FIFTEENMIRA"You changed a little too much," Jeremy teased me. "I wonder how you recognised me the moment you set eyes on me." I was happy to finally be able to ask him that. It had always been something that got me wondering. How he recognised me was a mystery. Meanwhile, the main person who was supposed to recognise me and have my name ring a bell in his head didn't. "How would I not? I had a long crush on you for years, but you would not get it." I chuckled. I was not sure if he was playing with me right now or if he was serious. I decided not to pay attention to Jeremy. He was probably trying to be naughty. "Well," I said as I leaned towards Jeremy. "Are you going to tell Lesley about me now?" Jeremy scoffed. "Why would I do that?" We had been seated in Jeremy's room since after breakfast. Although, I didn't eat breakfast with them because I was too angry with Lesley. I had asked the maids to serve my breakfast in my room, but Mia ended up eating the dish alone.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN MIRAJeremy's hands slowly moved down my thigh. He grabbed my thigh and pulled me closer. Our lips were still locked together as we continued to kiss each other passionately. My hands were securely wrapped around his neck, while his, digged into my body. He grabbed my boobs and squeezed them gently. I moaned into his mouth, and wet liquid poured out from me. I grabbed him more tightly as I felt his hands moving up my thighs. I was already breathing heavily. I feared that my moans would be heard from other rooms, so I shut my mouth tightly and tried to swallow every sound in. He gently pushed me back against the bed and ran his hands around my hair. Jeremy buried his lips on my boobs and began to suck on them. I grabbed his head tightly and pressed my lips together. I moaned out softly, restricting the air and sounds that came out of my lips. I wanted to push Jeremy away. I wanted him to stop what he was doing right away, but I could not bring myself to tell him th
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN JEREMYThe entirety of the next day uneventful as I stayed back in my room all day.Although I didn’t have engage in much physical activities, I still could not stop the wandering that went on in my mind. If was difficult for me to get my mind off the event that conspired between Mira and I last night. I didn’t know if I had planned or wanted it, but at this point, I knew that I wanted to do it over and over again with her, I wanted her over and over again.I equally didn’t know if this feeling was right or wrong, considering the past we shared, especially the past she shared with Lesley. But that did not stop me from desiring her.I stood up from the bed I was lying on and went over to stand by the window. The sun was already starting to rise, giving a hint at dawn. I had no idea why, but the beautiful burst of orange colour that filled the sky that morning somehow did much to remind me of Mira.Beautiful, soft, delicate, sweet and mesmerising, but yet, resilient.
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE ALPHA LESLEY I walked around the kitchen, trying to make sure that everything was in order. I knew how much Martin loved whatever would go into his stomach, and I made sure to supervise the kitchen and the food myself. My brother and the eldest among the alpha brothers would return today, and a banquet is being prepared to honour him and welcome him back to the palace. He had been on a trip for almost a year, and he was finally coming back to the palace. Jeremy inspected the preparation of Martin's room and the arrangement of the rest of the house. I made sure new flowers were bought the previous day and placed them in the right places in the house. A few arrangements had been made the previous night. I kept checking my wrist for the time. Martin would arrive in less than an hour. I didn't want him to arrive when the food was yet to be completely cooked. I wanted everything to be set when he would finally arrive. "Let's hurry, let's hurry," I clapped my hands as I
CHAPTER THIRTY MIRA I stood by the window, lost in my thoughts while starring into the moonlit night. The cool air brushed through the trees, rustling leaves and calming my mind. I felt peace in the wind. I had agreed to meet Sharon, the Oracle, tomorrow. Jeremy had promised to accompany me, but what she agreed on hung over my shoulders like the weight of a storm cloud. A soft knock sounded at my door disrupting my thoughts. Of course it was Jeremy. He stepped in before I could even respond. His presence filled the room with so much energy and I couldn't deny the fact that he was the alpha. Though I tried resisting his power for so long. I knew I just couldn't keep the distance between us forever. “You haven’t given me an answer,” Jeremy reminded me as he stepped closer towards me, crossing his arms the room. His dark and piercing eyes searched for me. He was always calm and so confident. I swallowed hard, feeling the pressure of his gaze. I had given him an answer, but it wasn't th
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE MIRA The room felt smaller now. The air hung heavy with disappointment and a sense of betrayal that I couldn't’t quite shake. I have been preparing to leave, packing my belongings in slow, measured movements, trying to push down the growing rage that had began to grow inside me since the elders decision. They had disrespected me again, doubting my abilities despite everything I had done to show them as proof. I let out a shaky breath, pausing with a shirt clenched tightly in her hands. I could hear their voices in her mind, the murmurs of doubt that had followed her throughout her entire career. "She's too young. Too naive. Not ready to take on real responsibilities" it didn't matter how many times I'd proven myself, how many battles i had fought and won in their name. To the elders, she would always be the girl who needed to be watched, who needed to be doubted. I tossedy shirt into the bag with a frustrated grunt, blinking back the sting of tears. No, I won't c
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHTCHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT LESLEY Jeremy and I, made our way to the chambers of the head of the Elders. It was a large hall, one that always made us feel as if we were walking into an ancient arena, the weight of past traditions pressing down on my shoulders. But tonight was different. I wasn’t here to adhere to protocol or be tied down by their rules. I was here go get us a need for survival. Jeremy was right. The time for waiting has finally come to an end, and if the Elders couldn’t see the urgency of the situation, then I would make them see it. Wether they like it or not. As we approached the grand entrance, two guards stepped aside, recognizing Jeremy and I. They opened the doors, and our footsteps echoed through the hall as we entered. The chamber was dimly lit, with tall, iron-wrought windows letting in the faint glow of the moon. At the far end of the room sat the Elder, head of the council of werewolves and supernatural beings. The elder was an imposing figure
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVENLESLEYThe aftermath left the battlefield quiet, but for the muffled crackling of burning lumber and the cries of the wounded. Eventually, after hours of nonstop fighting, the rogues had fled and vanished into the darkness. However, the cost of their retreat was high for us. The debris of our house was strewn all around me, and blood marked the fields where my troops had fallen. A menacing reminder of the night's destruction, the omegas homes were in ruins. I dabbed at my perspiration and bloody brow, attempting to contain the growing wave of annoyance and rage that was about to overflow. This was a shattering blow to the strength and morale of the pack, not merely a battle lost. For what purpose? Because of the Elders’ stubbornness? Their endless protocol that had our hands held, when we needed help the most? My gaze fell on the captured rogues, as I scanned the scene before me—snarling and growling defeated figures who had been chained and restrained by my warri
CHAPTER TWENTY SIXLESLEYFrustration gnawed at me with every passing second as I paced restlessly around the Elder's chambers. The sun had long been set, casting a light golden glow over the pack’s headquarters. The urgency of the situation weighed heavily on my shoulders, and the Elders council, seated before me, seemed maddeningly indifferent to the crisis. For what felt like an eternity, I had been trying to negotiate with them, desperate to convince them to let Mira, the fetish woman, begin her work immediately. The stakes were too high for their hesitance. Standing in front of the Elders, I fought to keep my voice calm, but annoyance lingered just beneath the surface. “We should have been informed earlier, in detail, about her role in this before bringing her here,” one of the Elders said, a tall, imposing man with grey hair his stern expression unwavering. “We don’t make such decisions rashly. It’s an act of betrayal, Lesley—you went behind our backs by bringing her here.” I cl
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVEJEREMYI noticed the tension that immediately filled the room as soon as Celia walked in and I couldn’t stop the smile that spread across my face. Especially when I turned to face Mira and noted the expression on her face, it was one of extreme jealousy. The expression graduated into a deep scowl as soon as Celia walked towards my direction and threw her arm around my neck, pressing her body into mine. “Excuse me, I think I should leave now.” Mira said amidst hitched voice as she lifted herself off the bed. I had no idea why I derived pleasure from how uncomfortable she looked as she walked out of the room. My eyes were glued to her as she walked away from the room, as she stopped at the door and as she pulled open the door handle and walked out of the room. My eyes still stayed glued to the door, somehow hoping that I could get even the slightest glimpse of her again. I practically felt like a child who was desperately waiting for a treat that was about to walk ri
CHAPTER TWENTY FOURMIRAThe clank sound made by the plate after Mia dropped it reverberated through the room and coarsed through my veins, sending a surge of anger all over me and causing my body to tremble. I gulped down hard, tightening my fists in an attempt to calm my anger. I had no idea why stepping into this place and encountering her father once again had somehow managed to bring back all the memories I had been trying to bury, thereby adding a degree to the anger I felt for my daughter. However, I had made myself a promise earlier to stop taking out my anger on my daughter—the anger caused by the sins of her father. I swallowed hard once again as her big eyes stared back me, pleading. She didn’t need to plead. I scoffed and looked away. It had been difficult for me to be able to get my mind off what I saw last night, the image of Sharon and I had made up my mind to find her. Only that, there was only one way that I would be able to do that. And I needed to take the bull by t
CHAPTER TWENNTY THREEMIRAI stood by the window thinking about the recent happenings in the pack. I knew I needed to do something about a whole lot of things. Things were not going as planned, and it bothered me so much. I was still thinking about the pack and their refusal to let me start planning my revenge. The elders were torn in my flesh. I wished I could get the DNA sooner, I would deal mercilessly with them. I was still thinking when I noticed someone familiar walking out of one of Lesley's chambers. I looked closely, narrowing my eyes to be able to take a clearer look at who it was. My heart sank deep into my stomach when I realised who it was. It was Sharon. My best friend who took me in when I had no family. She did everything she could to replace my loss and fill in the gap. I looked closely at the picture of the woman standing right in front of Lesley's door as she walked out of the house, heading towards the exit of the palace. I wanted to be sure, and truly, it was Shar