Vera's POVThese past few days, the pack has been nothing but a boiling steam of chaos. As much as I wanted to just run away from everything, I couldn't. Somehow, I felt Phil needed me around. He has never told me that, but I just felt leaving wasn't the option now.After the outcome of his meeting with the elders, it seemed like they were putting a lot of pressure on him, just because he was trying to solve Drew's murder.I went to the pack's library—something I had missed doing. I never had the time to pick up a book and read. And it only crossed my mind when I got tired of my bedroom.I checked my favourite shelf for enemies-to-lovers romance tropes, and just as I skipped through so many books, I found a particular one that suited my mood.I couldn't help but try to ignore everyone's glare. They seemed surprised to see me here in the general library. One of them pretended to search for a book on the same shelf as me, but she couldn't stop staring.I smiled at her. “Hi,” I greeted.
Phil's POVClaudia had unexpectedly come to me and asked questions about Drew's death. The investigations were going slowly or rather… nowhere but I tell her that justice will be served.I don't want Drew's death to go unpunished either but it's practically draining me. The deeper I go into finding more evidence, the more my pack and its inhabitants are in danger.A wolfbane was found in the maid's dressing locker after I had ordered Jacob and some other gamma to do a secret search around the pack for anything unusual.“You will be fine. And if you need to stay longer, it's okay.” I said to Claudia, my consoling hands on her shoulder.She forced a smile, “Thank you. I do appreciate your kindness, Alpha.” She said, taking a quick bow as she left.Vera approached after Claudia walked out of my presence. “Is she okay?” Vera asked, her eyes taking a long stare at Claudia before she turned to face me.“I should be asking you that,” I told her. She furrowed her brows, confused.“I saw you b
Lucy's POVVera had crossed the line this time around, she was quite fortunate that I had decided to keep away from messing my hands with other people's blood, or else she'd be my next victim. After the turn of things between her and me, I didn't want to doubt that there could still be a forthcoming tension between her and Claudia.Or maybe I shouldn't expect any. That stupid Claudia was sly. How I had hoped she'd retaliate. Other things bothered me too, for example, the fact that Phil might have a lead on Drew's death.I was about to find out. Phil's office was the only place I could get answers. It would have been better and faster if I could have gotten answers from his beta or that stupid guard, Jacob. Unfortunately, they seemed to dislike me and I loathed them too.Phil's office was always locked and it wasn't so easy to get his keys. It's not like I could walk into his bedroom and grab it. I had other alternatives though, like using a pin. It worked every time.After a moment o
Vera's POVPhil had called for another meeting at the pack hall. I could quite guess what it was all about already—what he was going to talk about at the meeting—but what I couldn't pinpoint was the look on his face. So stiff, unreadable.I wish I had talked to him first before he called for everyone, to know what this was all about exactly. It was likely about Drew or the upcoming war. Lucy and the maid Carol were the last people to walk into the hall before Phil began to talk.“I shall begin by asking if anyone here isn't aware of Drew's death,” he stated, darting his gaze around the room. Phil saw that no one was unaware of Drew's death and moved forward to whisper something in his beta’s ear. His beta left the room for a moment and returned with a familiar man.I had seen the bald-headed man a couple of times in the pack and sometimes I had wanted to ask Phil who he was, but somehow it always skipped my mind.“This is Mr. Ross, my physician,” Phil introduced the man to us. “And he
Lucy's POVLast night with Phil was great. I had woken up just before he caught me staring at him while he slept.“Good morning,” I said, irritated that he had just risen from bed and hadn’t bothered to say good morning to me. I was naked on his bed, the bed sheets covering me from my chest to my toes.“Oh, sorry. It kind of skipped my mind. Maybe it wouldn’t have, if I hadn’t caught you watching me while I slept.”“And what’s so wrong with that? I mean, you looked so cute when you were sleeping. I couldn’t resist.” I rose, back against the headboard, as I sized him up from head to toe.“It’s creepy, Lucy.”My brows furrowed. “What?”He grabbed a shirt from his cupboard. “Stop acting like we are still lovebirds. All that ended a year ago.”I chuckled. “I see what’s going on here,” I said, wrapping the blankets around me as I walked up to him where he was changing his clothes. He was halfway through putting on the tight-fitting top. I gently placed my hands on his chest, taking over. H
Vera's POVI couldn’t contend with the jealousy in me; I couldn’t let it all out either. It felt difficult being around Phil now that his ex-mate, Lucy, was back in his life. And it felt worse that she was his breeder. After dinner, Phil called out to me before I could walk up to my bedroom.“Are you okay?” he asked me.Lucy's voice cut through our pending conversation. “Don't keep me waiting, Phil,” she said, making it obvious that she and Phil had a private thing to do. She strode away. It was killing me, and I wasn’t fine. I didn’t want to be selfish—Phil needed an heir, and it was what I couldn’t give him.I wrinkled my eyes. “Why shouldn't I be?”He watched me as if trying to read my mind through my eyes. He nudged his head over to his bedroom, indicating that I could be worried about him and Lucy. Of course, I was, but I would never show it.“You need an heir, Phil. I understand,” I assured him. But he wasn’t convinced.“Goodnight,” I said to him, and with that, I left. I could