[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]I didn’t know what was wrong but something was different. Something that made our little office off and I needed to know what made Killian's mood look like a volcano spreading lava all over everyone.“I don’t think it is the right moment to talk to him, Samantha.” One of his council members, who had just left Moonstone Alpha's office, quietly warned me. “He’s not looking promising today.”I smiled at the sweet old man and patted him on the shoulder. He was one of the council members who welcomed me into the Moonstone pack. “Nothing to worry about, Sir Elliot. I will make sure to deal with whatever made Killian upset today.” I assured him and he nodded at me with a wide smile on his face and excused himself for another meeting that needed his presence.With a heavy sigh, I stood in front of Killian’s door as I prepared myself for whatever was waiting for me inside. I prayed to the Moon Goddess it wasn’t about Dominic again but I couldn’t hope. I had a huge fe
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]“Goddess, it’s awful,” I murmured to myself in frustration and self-disappointment as I leaned against the wall while I looked emptily at the window panel in front of me. The scene there was usual. The streets were buzzing with busy people while the lampposts started to lighten and make the city lively during the night. I looked down at my wristwatch and saw that it was already six in the evening and yet I couldn’t move. My mind was still foggy with the thoughts and the possibilities when finally, I had the courage to choose between them. If only I had been honest with myself, maybe I would have prevented it. Maybe Killian didn’t have to feel so wrecked after finding out that Dominic and I began seeing each other again.How could I explain to him that it was something I had no control over? How would I tell him that it was always Dominic, no matter how hard I tried to stop myself? I looked up at the ceiling and thought about the decisions I made while watc
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]My head was still foggy, and I thought I had heard the doctor say something like a primordial thing.My frown deepened as I narrowed my eyes at the head healer. He stood in front of us at the height of Killian’s shoulder with a frantic look. It was as if he had never seen anything like this before, and it scared him—no, more like terrified and amazed at the same time.“What are you talking about, Ned?” Even Killian got confused about what was happening. “She’s not feeling well, so I carried her here. What are you talking about, primordial—a-are you serious about what you are talking about?”Even the healer seemed so agitated by what he had discovered that his fingers began to tremble. Looking at his reaction made me scared of what that really meant, so I looked at Killian with panic in my eyes. Killian saw the terror in me and put his hand on my back gently, trying to calm the perturbation in me.“I will explain this to you later,” Killian whispered as he ge
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]After the embarrassing and awful things happened in the Moonstone Pack office, I didn’t see or hear from Killian again. It was as if he was avoiding me since I told him my decision, and I couldn’t blame him if he refused to see me again after the conversation we had in the clinic.To give him some time, I requested a two-day leave from the management, explaining that I needed to spend a bit more time with the kids after working tirelessly for a week on a successful project that benefited the pack. Killian knew I always gave my best when it came to my work, and whenever I needed some time to recuperate and rest, I didn’t have to go straight to him and ask for his approval.This time it was different, though. It was difficult to choose Dominic without hurting KilliKillian, but I had no other options. I couldn’t lie to myself anymore. If I didn’t do something to fix this, we would only hurt each other, and I didn’t want Killian to hate me. He was still importa
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]I didn’t sleep well last night. The idea of moving to Silver Crescent Pack was a huge risk, not just for me but for the kids as well. I didn’t know what to expect. I knew we weren’t completely welcome there, and it was selfish of me to move the kids when Devon and Diane were comfortable with the Moonstone territory. But it was the right thing to do to avoid more damage between me and Killian. If we keep on staying here and the council and the pack members find out I was having a connection with the Silver Crescent Alpha, I will be branded a traitor to the pack. There’s no way I would risk my neck and make my children motherless because I was being careless and indecisive.It was the only way to move forward and start a new life with Dominic.I just wish I wouldn’t regret this decision.Shut up with your hesitations, woman. You saw how our mate’s eyes lit the moment you told him about this. My wolf chided me. We can’t change our minds now.I almost rolled my
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]“Let me go, Killian!” I snarled at him; my eyes, which were wide with shock, were now filled with anger. “Let me go or I’ll f*cking scream.”“Just promise me you will listen, Samantha. This is important to me,” he begged as soon as his hands started to loosen on my arm. “Please let me explain this.”I shook my head, confused. I would rather not hear anything from him after what I saw, but seeing Killian’s face as he begged made me think twice. I gave him a deadly glare before he let go of me and we stood in the middle of the grand staircase. He was on the higher steps, looking down at me with pleading eyes while I lifted my face and waited to see if he would make a lame excuse for what he was doing.Goddess, I knew I was a hypocrite, and I had no reason to feel mad after I hurt and rejected Killian. But it was something I couldn’t control as well. He told me he loved me, and it killed me to shatter him after I chose Dominic. But seeing him have another girl
[ALPHA KILLIAN’s Point of View]Goddess, help me! I panicked after I saw Samantha in front of the door of my room, petrified and confused. I couldn’t understand why she suddenly thought about looking for me in the pack house after days of not talking. But then when I checked my phone, I saw her caller ID on the missed call register, and I thought I must have clicked it mistakenly after I hesitated about calling one of my pack council members and informing them I had already agreed with their suggestion with Brianne.But it wasn’t as easy as I thought it was.It was just s*x. I kept on reminding myself when I saw Brianne enter the main door of the pack house wearing only a thin white clothing with her n*pples apparent from the sheer fabric. I had known Brianne since we were teens. She was introduced to me by my parents after the coven of witches made a pact with us to occupy the southern part of the Moonstone territory in exchange for using their abilities for the benefit of the pack
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]I tried my hardest to take my mind off what happened in the Moonstone Manor. I was grateful that Killian didn’t make it difficult for me to be released from the bond of the pack and finally allowed to join Dominic in his turf. Devon and Diana, on the other hand, didn’t make it simple for me. So many questions were thrown at me and I was worried they would hate moving when their friends were in the Moonstone pack. But with Annie with them, I could tell they seemed okay with it and were even excited about the new place, with Devon telling me all the beauty and grandeur of Silver Crescent’s territory based on what he saw on the internet.I just smiled at the thought, forgetting how smart kids are now because of the gadgets and free information they get from the sites they were only allowed to access. Dominic and I had already moved some of our stuff to the house we agreed to use for myself and the kids. I didn’t agree that we would transfer straight to the pa
[SAMANTHA's Point of View]I shouldn’t be here.I shouldn’t have followed her here, but my instincts and my wolf told me there was something wrong, and I needed to check for the safety of my kids. For the safety of the pack. Olivia was definitely planning something against the pack and me. Something much more dangerous than her father was hiding from me and Dominic, and there was no way I would let
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]“Why don’t you tell us what really happened, Samantha? Where did you drag the Alpha and he came here almost half-dead?!” asked one of the council members, baring his teeth at me. “What is really going on here?”I ignored him and hissed at Olivia once again, my fists tightened, wanting to feel the skin off her face, “If you still love your lif
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]I was so terrified.My whole body was trembling with fear, but I managed to hide it from Dominic. I wasn't afraid of the werewolf that my husband had just defeated, but rather I was nervous that if I had arrived a little later than I did, I would never have seen him alive again.
[ALPHA DOMINIC’s Point of View]As much as I tried to conserve my strength, the poison in my wound depleted my power after a nonstop fight I was having with this giant, scar-faced werewolf in front of me.[You are not going anywhere. You will die here, Alpha of the Silver Crescent!] He snarled at me.
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View] Something was wrong.I could feel it through the bond.
[ALPHA DOMINIC’s Point of View]Twenty hours since I stepped inside the Black Forest and eight hours after I fought and killed those bear-like beasts and the wounds made by that f*cking bear trap made of silver haven’t healed yet. To lessen the pressure on the wound, I decided to morph back into my human form. I noticed that the wound was bone-deep, and I had to take an hour of rest to at least let some tissue regenerate around the femur. I had been walking half-naked around the forest after I tore my shirt and used it to cover the wound.Blood squelched and spurted as I step my injured leg and I couldn’t stop grimacing from it. The excruciating pain shot up to my thigh, causing me to drag my feet while I searched for the herb. I already went to places that were near water sources, but no plants ever looked like how they were described in the drawing Samantha had provided me as a rough reference.Samantha and Mom must have gone to that meeting, and I felt bad that I couldn’t go back y
[DEVON’s Point of View]I would never let them do this to mommy!This strange feeling of anger made my body feel unusually warm. No. Hot. I felt as though I was suffering from a fever. It scared me at first. I was scared at what I felt and I was scared of the anger I saw on those people’s faces towards us and my mom. But there was no way I would let them get near her. I promised Dominic I would protect Diana and Mom with the best I could. And even though my hands were trembling, I just curled them into fists. I couldn’t let them intimidate us. I couldn’t let them bully Mom!It confused me because I had never seen faces with such hatred before.Diana was on alert as well. Despite our fear, we chose to follow our instinct and watched all of them with cold, deadly stares. We sat on each side of Mom. Both her hands were on our left shoulders as the meeting continued with more hateful words from those old, mean people.I looked up at Mom’s face and realized how strong she was and that she
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]After telling Dominic about everything I found out about my mother, it was my turn to talk to Lena and ask questions about it.I needed her to explain why she chose to keep it hidden from me.Lena and my mate’s Beta, Liam, went to the house the day after the incident. Dominic hadn’t come back from the Black Forest. With worry, I explained to them everything about why Dominic chose to go alone on that perilous search for the herb. The herb that held the key to unlocking my true potential as a direct descendant of the Primordial Clan.The Mother Luna of the Silver Crescent stayed silent as she sat on one of the sofas in our home, and Liam was looking at her, worried and anxious. I suddenly hesitated if it was a mistake that I told her too soon about this, but despite Lena hiding it from me, she was the only person I trusted aside from my mate. She had been a mother figure to me since I became an orphan and a wonderful mother-in-law to me.“Have you tried calli
[ALPHA DOMINIC’s Point of View]“I can go with you.”“No. You stay here…” I caressed her face and then pushed her hair behind her ear. Samantha closed her eyes for a second as she savored the feeling of my skin rubbing against her cheek. With an anxious expression, she reached out and grasped my hand while tilting her head to the side. Her eyes sparkled with tears when she lifted her beautiful face to stare deep into my eyes as if begging me not to go.“You know it’s dangerous out there. Liam barely controlled the situation that happened in the pack manor yesterday. You even had to call Alpha Vance to send more soldiers to stop the Black Claws from escaping the dungeon, Dominic.” Her voice was full of perturbation as she rested her hands on my chest. “There’s no way I would let you go into that forest alone.”“It will be a lot faster if I go alone, love,” I whispered to her and planted a soft kiss on her pinkish, supple lips. I wanted to kiss her more. I wanted to pin her back into b