ANDREA.
I've been here with Nana for the last twenty-four hours and I haven't heard anything from Riley. Although I wanted to be away from his presence, I was worried that my plan wasn't working.
I wanted him to convince me to go back to the pack house and in return, I would ask him to answer all my questions regarding his mate. If Riley agreed, he would be forced to tell me everything, and I knew him, he would never turn back on his words.
But he was still nowhere. It seemed like he didn't care that I was not around. Maybe he was losing interest in me, which was better.
I was setting the table while Nana was preparing food for dinner.
I never told Nana about Caspian. Not that I didn't want to. But Jenny's warning kept ringing in my head. The fewer people I talked to about Caspian, the less information Riley would be able to acquire. I trusted Nana and Jenny, but I didn't trust Riley, especially since he can use his Alpha command to fish out i
"How could you? She was probably shy or scared to approach you! It was your call to look for her! You're a fucking ALPHA!" He caught my fists and held them steady. His eyes were starting to dilate into black as he gritted his teeth. "I don't want my fated mate!" "Take her and let me go!" "No!" "What is wrong with you?" "Many things are wrong with me!" He shouted back before dropping my fists harshly. He turned around and punched the wall in front of him, cracking it as my body jerked backward on impulse. "I don't understand you, but that female, I'm sure, will love you the way you wanted to be loved! She's your mate, Riley, not me!" I was getting frustrated again with this man. I had no idea how I could open his mind. "You don't know how it feels not to be someone's first choice. I do! Every fucking day since the day I was born! And the fact that my mate didn't bother to reach out to me meant only one thing - she wasn't c
BETA PAUL. "Come again?" Alpha Caspian asked the female sitting on the couch in his office while I leaned my sides against the big window overlooking the garden at the side of the packhouse. "I said, I'm willing to lend you five million if you help me out to get away from the Alpha who wanted to claim me." Lady Katarina repeated her proposition to Alpha Caspian. Lady Katarina was one of the females that Alpha Caspian got acquainted with when he attended the Alpha training in their territory when he was fifteen. They were in constant communication after that until it wore off. Probably because of Andrea. "What made you think I would take your offer?" His brows furrowed as he shook his head. "I heard my brother and Alpha Riley discussed you and the money you needed. I didn't hear the exact amount, but Alpha Riley said you're just a few million short. So I thought I'd take the opportunity." "Were they laughing at me?" I saw Alpha Ca
ALBA. The moment I stepped out of Riley's car, his scent hit me. It was stronger than the first time I smelt him. He smelled of cedarwood and mint. It was intoxicating, and despite the smell of blood mixed with the disgusting smell of rogues, I found myself getting aroused. My eyes scanned the area while keeping my guards up, and then I found him. In his wolf form. No wonder his scent was too strong. He didn't notice me, but I didn't mind as I watched him in awe. Time stood still and I forgot I was in the middle of the battlefield. The dark-grey wolf I was watching was skillfully maneuvering his body to counter the rogue attack. He was moving flawlessly, and I couldn't stop my heart from palpitating. He was... he was too perfect. Or at least his wolf was. I snapped back from my trance the moment I saw one rogue wolf launching in the air with his fangs out in the direction of my mate. My reflexes were faster than my mind, and I ju
BETA PAUL. I couldn’t help the smile from tugging on my lips the whole time I was fighting alongside Alba. She was fucking perfect! I couldn't keep my eyes from following her every move. I had never seen a female fight as flawlessly as she could. In fact, I rarely see females on the battlefield, especially not in our pack. We never had female warriors and we never trained them. But, given how effective and mesmerizing she appears right now, I believe we need to shift our perspective on female warriors. With the right training and guidance, they could be on par with our finest male warriors. "Focus on the rogues and not on my ass, mate!" She winked at me before doing a somersault to reach the next rogue on her target. I shook my head and put my whole focus on eliminating the enemies, but made sure my eyes were still checking on her from time to time. I didn’t want anything bad to happen to her, not even a scratch if I could avoid it.
BETA PAUL. I pushed the door open to the infirmary room where Alpha Riley was taken. According to the doctor that checked on him, the healer was able to place the antidote for silver and his body was responding well. His wounds on both ends were also healing. He was of pure Alpha blood and his wolf was protecting him. They knew he was safe, but it might take a while for him to wake up because the silver had poisoned him from the inside, and healing from the inside takes longer than healing from the outside, which heals almost instantly. I saw Alba pacing the room back and forth, one arm crossed against her stomach and one hand pinching her lower lip. She was in deep thought. She must have felt my presence or smelled me because she turned abruptly towards the door, guilt flaring in her eyes, and it left me confused. Guilt? For what? For Riley or for us? But we didn’t do anything wrong, except we flirted while we fought against the rogues. Did she feel guilty that Riley was attack
ANDREA. I just got off the phone with Gamma Carlos. He told me what happened during the attack and assured me that Caspian was safe. I would have wanted to speak with Caspian, but he was nowhere near the packhouse. Gamma Carlos told me the Alpha was everywhere to appease the pack and to make sure the injured were getting their treatment, including Riley. Riley. I was thankful that Caspian was unharmed, but finding out that Riley was critical didn’t put me at complete ease. I knew I hated him for all the things that he was doing, but I didn’t want him dead, not this way. He might be behaving badly because of me, but I knew, and I believe, deep inside him, there was still the Riley I knew. The fact that he showed up and assisted Caspian’s pack was enough proof that he still has goodness in him. And I prayed to the Goddess to give him another chance so he could rectify his mistakes. The door to Riley’s office opened an
ANDREA. Riley waking up was the continuation of the nightmare I was trying to keep running away from. His eyes were telling me that this time he would not back down and would claim me as his Luna by the full moon. I didn’t have time to respond or object to his words because nothing I could say would change his mind. I bolted out of the door and ran away. I heard him call after me before a loud grunt vibrated from his throat. His wounds might be paining him, but I didn’t give a fuck. I was so done with his manipulation and the thought that having a near-death experience might have altered his mindset vanished into the thin air. The Riley I knew was gone, replaced by a heartless, manipulative Alpha. The last two days went by in a blur. I stopped receiving calls from Caspian. I knew nothing about the outside world. I feel more constrained now. Jenny goes wherever I go. And although we talked and we trained a lot, I cou
GAMMA SEBASTIAN.I looked at the big clock hanging on the outside wall of the training building. It was five minutes past seven in the morning.I grabbed my shirt and pulled it on over my body before mindlinking my second in command that I would be leaving the training ground now.I wanted to talk with Riley. I was so fucking pissed off with him right now that him being my Alpha could do nothing to stop me from letting him know how I felt.He was acting like a fucking teenager with hormonal issues and not the fucking Alpha that he was.Last night, Andrea came knocking on our door in the middle of the night. Her eyes were puffy and she looked like she had been crying for hours. Jenny told her she would accompany her back to her room and they could talk there. But she refused. She didn’t want to be anywhere near Riley’s room right now, which was, of course, just beside hers.So I left them so they could talk freely, only to c