Something was restraining my arm from landing the finishing blow on Bridget. Glancing from an angle, I could see another arm holding me down.
“Alpha Kai,” I stuttered. I yelped, looking at the fierce-looking figure holding my hand. This isn’t what I thought was going to happen. Apart from killing my younger sister, I expected nothing else. “Get your filthy hands off my girl. Who the hell do you think you are?” Teagan enters the room, throwing me to the ground and helping Bridget up. “Your girl?.” My breathing spiked as I was losing control at a rapid rate. If I continued with a spiked breath, I was sure to wolf out. Kai suddenly held my hands, pulling me up with a smile on his lips. Everyone in the room was stunned. The ruthless Alpha was smiling. What was happening? “Don’t wolf out just yet, Lorenzo. You still have plenty of days left to do that,” Kai urged as he took me in for a hug. Teagan’s jaw dropped as his father’s hands moved towards my waist, hugging me like he was in his youth. “Get away from her father; she’s wolfing out,” Teagan screamed as claws erupted from my fingernails, digging deep into Kai’s skin. “It’s okay, Lorenzo; I’m right here with you,” Kai whispered, ignoring the claws in his body. I felt calm hearing Kai’s soft words. It was like the songs of the lunar moon, soothing with silent healing. My hands dropped, and my claws returned to their initial position. My fang, which has started evolving, went back in, taking up its usual spot. I was back to my human form. “Father, are you alright?” Teagan let go of Bridget, moving towards his father, who was bleeding from the cuts on his back. “I am fine, Teagan. You should know how strong I am." Kai groaned a little, enduring the pains he was passing through. I didn’t hit any vital spots, so he was very much okay or perhaps will be. “I don’t know what came over me. I am so, so sorry, Alpha Kai, I mean Father.” My hands glazed over the pavement, falling on the vase that resided there. The vase fell straight on Kai’s foot, making him yell out in pain. Right there on his foot were four sharp pieces of glass from the broken vase. “I didn’t mean for that to happen,” I said, trying to remove the pieces of glass but getting tied up and ending up falling into his arms. I found myself staring into his golden eyes, checking out his facial features for the second hundred and twenty-sixth time today. He was looking fierce as always, not giving in to the pain that dragged him from the great beyond. “Father, I told you this girl is evil. She wants to kill you and murder you just like her mother once did." Teagan roared in anger. “Please forgive me, Alpha Kai. I didn’t know what came over me. I just got all...” I paused as Kai leaped in for a kiss. Teagan couldn’t wrap his head around it. His father was kissing the girl he had left for her sister. This wasn’t possible; it couldn’t be. Bridget just watched in shock; she could see the twisting and turning of our heads as I grasped every inch of Kai’s mouth. I couldn’t stop myself from kissing him. My tongue kept twisting around his, lingering to find out the secrets it held. What was it like? Sour, sweet, or soapy? I couldn’t just figure it out. Despite my ex-mate and my daring younger sister watching, I continued taking it to higher ground. Kai finally stopped, looking around to meet his son’s amazed gaze. “Sorry about that. I had a problem breathing, so she gave me a little bit of air. That’s her new job in this place,” Kai says, stretching his hands. “This was your plan from the start, right? This is your big plan.” Teagan takes me by the neck, pinning me to the wall. His red eyes glowed with anger; he could try to annihilate me any second from now. “Leave her alone, Teagan." Bridget burst out in tears. They all looked towards Bridget, wondering what was in it for her. “She’s my sister. Even though she’s a bad bitch and a mere watchdog, I don’t want her to die in the hands of my lover.” Bridget wiped the tears from her eyes with her arm as she spoke. Teagan chuckled at her statement; he wondered where she had gotten that speech from. “Listen to her, you bastard,” I blurted out, kicking him between the legs. He groaned in pain, holding his jeans down with his arms in between his legs. “I am still his father, Lorenzo,” Kai declared. The situation went on hold for a second, with both I and Bridget taking care of the men. Bridget was tending to Teagan’s injuries while I was taking up Kai’s. The silence didn’t last for long as Bridget spotted a massive cut on Teagan’s back, calling our attention to it. He had been pushing away her hand, but she had found the spot. “See what you caused. He isn’t healing as fast as before,” Bridget says with her hands on his back. “What do you mean?” I left Kai for a moment to check up on Teagan. It isn’t easy to leave someone you love for a day, that’s for sure. “He isn’t bleeding.” I slowly bend down to check the wound with a little torch in my hands. “You did this to him,” Bridget says, trying to start another fight. “Don’t push your luck, baby girl. You barely survived a hit from one of my fists.” I shut her up, checking his pulse rate. His pulse rate was down; he was losing consciousness. “What’s happening over there?” Kai asks, a little scared. “I think it’s some kind of special cut or weapon,” I explained, judging from my little experience as a battle nurse. “What can you see? Tell us, please, Lorenzo,” Kai let out, afraid to lose someone once more. “It’s a wolf's bane.”.Lorenzo's pov I watched in horror, as Bridget trembling in the ground, her soul slowly slipping out of her body. I screamed and tears blurred my eyes as I cradled my sister's lifeless body, this is the second person I will be losing to Teagan today. Anger surged in me at the thought of it, he's going to pay for their lives. I stood up and gave a fierce roar and raced into the palace to find Teagan. I must find him, I vowed, and when I do he's going to pay for the lives he took. As I ran, my heart was heavy with rage and grief at the same time, I could feel the rage surging through me. Teagan will pay for what he has done. He has awakened a beast. My feet echoed off as I pounded down the palace corridor, my eyes blazing with fury. I could smell Teagan, a faint scent but unmistakable, it led me deeper into the palace walls. My power surged through me, fueling my strength and speed as his scent grew thicker. Then I hear footsteps ahead growing fainter. I followed the soun
Teagan's pov I snarled as I charged towards my father, I knew I was in for the fight of my life. Our blades clashed, sparks flew as we exchanged blow after blow I knew I was no match for him but I was not going to give up either. "I don't understand why you won't die at once, why must you come back" I said to him as our swords clashed. He landed a solid kick to my stomach and I fell and rolled on the ground. "You are no match for me, Teagan," he said and spat "You are meant to be the Alpha it's your birthright but sending people to kill your own father so you can be the Alpha is something else, you are just so desperate". I grunted, and quickly stood back up," My birthright?, oh you think I don't know how you and that bitch Lorenzo have been planning to give that birthright away". Our swords clashed, "First you stole my mate, I let that slide and you still expect me to sit while you take my birthright". He gave me a hard punch to my jaw, which made me stumble back, "stol
Lorenzo's pov The night we've been nervously waiting for has arrived, the moon was shining bright in the sky as we prepared to move to the palm tree to wait for Rizzo as planned. As we were waiting for Rizzo's arrival, I was lost in my thoughts, I stared at my barely visible baby bump and thought about everything that led us here. I thought about everything that I'd gone through and wondered what the outcome of this battle was going to be and what the future holds for us. I have always been confident about my fighting skills but suddenly felt scared about this battle. I looked at Kai, Vera, and Alex and I could see they were lost in thoughts also. Not so long after that Rizzo finally made his way towards us. "Ready?", I asked Rizzo my voice barely audible, after waiting for him for what seemed like an eternity. He nodded in response "Let's move out" then signaled to his men hiding in the nearby bushes. I Ied my team to the east gate, our sword drawn. We had to move fast
Kai's pov The following night, Vera and Alex met Rizzo, Lorenzo, and I met up again in Rizzo's living room to go over the plan but this time around with a sense of urgency and focus. "Okay let's go over this again," Alex said with a sharp voice. "Alpha Kai's team will take out the guards at the main entrance of the palace. Lorenzo's team will make an entrance through the east gate and take all the guards there down. After the guards are clear then I and my team will come in". We all nodded in response, our face set with determination and passion. What's the timeline? Vera asked "The feast is starting at night and I will have to be there" Rizzo replied "Once is midnight I will sneak out of the feast and meet you guys at the old palm tree and from there we will move into positions, and then we will make our moves". We went over the plan a few more times making sure everyone took note of their move and timing. As we finished the meeting, I felt fulfilled and grateful to m
Kai's pov We moved swiftly through the shadows, the moon cast its glow over the pack territory. I scanned the surroundings it was just how I remembered. The air was thick with a familiar scent, I felt a thrill of mixed feelings as Lorenzo and I slipped past the guards and made our way into the pack disguised as traders. I scanned everywhere to look for Alex then suddenly a dark figure emerged from the darkness. It was Alex, "I've been waiting for you" his voice was low and urgent", there's been a last-minute change of plan, Meet us at Rizzo's place" and with that he walked away. My heart skipped a beat this was unexpected, we had planned to make move tonight, I looked at Lorenzo and she rolled her eyeball. My mind was racing with different questions, why weren't they sticking with the original plan, why the last-minute change? As we walked to Rizzo's place "I hope Rizzo isn't trying to back out now cause I don't trust him" Lorenzo mumbled Our senses were on high alert as
Lorenzo's pov "Lorenzo, Alpha Kai" Vera said with her eyes widened and she covered her mouth with her hands. Tears gathered at the corner of her eyes," I knew it, I knew you were still alive, I could still feel you around" she said with a low steady voice "I miss you witch", I said laughing, "I was so glad I was still able to reach you through this portal "I waited, days, weeks, months for you to reach out to me through it but later gave up since I saw no message," Vera said still shocked. She kept exchanging gazes between Kai and me as if to confirm if it wasn't a dream. I gave her details about everything that happened to us, from meeting Tina to Kai finding me, and the attack in the forest, I told her everything without missing any details. "Vera, we need your help, Kai and I want to come back to take our place, but we want to know the situation over there and make a proper plan before doing that," I said with my voice barely audible. Kai nodded in agreement"We want