Landry’s POVLandry never thought he would see Cora’s face again. It’s been over a decade since she made her last appearance in his life. Her last departure, he thought would be the final time. But she shows up to Tina’s funeral, completely unannounced.He felt furious that she would randomly show up, making herself known to Bernice. But it was too late now; Bernice had met Cora. That was the last thing he wanted.He hoped she wouldn’t get the wrong idea.Cora and Landry were childhood friends; for a long while, his parents wanted them to get married. In fact, his mother already had preparations for their wedding before either of them could walk. Cora had it in her head for a long time that she was going to be the luna queen once they are of age.It was a never-ending battle between her and Tina.However, Landry never wanted either of them to be the luna queen.Cora was a little older tha
Bernice’s POV“I came to speak with you…” My heart was heavy in my stomach as I remained at the top of the stairs, listening to Cora and Landry speaking in the foyer. There was a part of me that was hoping that he would dismiss her and that he would come upstairs with me.But he didn’t.He went into the living room with her to speak in private. I couldn’t bring myself to go down the stairs and listen to the rest of their conversation. I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat and went to the bathroom and take a bath.I tried to brush the thought of Landry with Cora out of my mind, but I couldn’t help it. I wondered what their relationship was. He had said they were old friends, but I couldn’t help but think there was more than he was saying. Even Jessie seemed uneasy to see Cora. That had to be something else going on that I wasn’t aware of.I wanted to
Landry’s POVTina’s parents stood across the way with the bears having a standoff with the wolves before they attacked. Landry had yet to speak to them about why they didn’t show up to Tina’s funeral. He sent his beta to find them, but even his beta couldn’t reach them.Now he understood why.They had an alliance with the bears.When did that even happen? Bernice stood frozen as she stared at them; she was just as shocked as he was. However, they didn’t have time to ponder what they were seeing. They were attacking!The other Alphas were fighting hard against the attack, but the bears were still slightly more powerful than the wolves and they weren’t going to be a match unless Bernice and Landry were there to fight with them.Without further delay, Landry and Bernice jumped into action. They fought with all their strength. Two blurs of white and dark fur meshed as they continued their fighting. Tina’s parent’s also put up a fair fight.They were strong and they were angry.Landry won
Bernice’s POVWatching Landry fall to the ground with that silver arrow sticking out of his chest was the worst thing I had seen in a long time. I couldn’t explain the surge of feelings that escaped me, but I knew I couldn’t lose him. Not like this.He was never supposed to die before me. Tears were filling my eyes before I could even put a stop to them.“Please…” I begged him as he closed his eyes. “You can’t leave me. I just fell in love with you…” I heard those words escaping my lips before I could stop them.I realized, as soon as I said them, how true they were.My wolf had told me that I loved him, but I didn’t believe her. Now that he was laying before me with a silver arrow sticking out of him and wasting away before my eyes, I knew at that moment how I felt for him.I was in love with him.I was in love with Alpha King Landry.He didn’t respond to my confession though; I wasn’t sure if he heard me. My heart remained heavy in my chest as he lay limp in my arms.I glanced up a
Bernice’s POV“Where is my Landry?!”Cora’s voice broke through the barrier of the waiting room and it was taking everything I had not to attack her. Julia was at the edge and itching to be released. She wanted to rip Cora’s throat right out of her neck.And I almost let her.“He isn’t your Landry, Cora,” Jessie said, folding her arms across her chest. “And he’s resting.”“I insist you let me in there right now. I must see him for myself,” she cried.Tears welled up in her eyes and her bottom lip quivered; it almost seemed genuine.“You can see him when he’s well,” Jessie said again; she wasn’t backing down. She might have allowed Cora to live in her palace for a little while, but I could tell she didn’t trust Cora.Cora glances at me and I could see the fury flashing through her eyes.“I suppose you’re going to let this half-whit see him?”“This half-whit happens to be the love of Landry’s life,” Jessie said before I could tell her not to. I felt my face turning a different shade of
Bernice’s POV“You?” Cora scoffed. “You don’t know the first thing about running a kingdom.”“To be fair, Cora. Neither do you,” Jessie says, glancing at her. “I think Landry would want Denise to run things while he’s out of commission.”“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Cora huffed, glaring at me.“I’ll do it,” I say again, looking over at Jessie.“Are you sure you want to do this?” She asks, raising her brows.“It would make me feel better to do something other than sitting around here and waiting for him to wake up,” I answer.Jessie broke out into a grin and threw her arms around me, wrapping me in a tight hug.“This makes me so happy,” she cries. “I’ll mindlink the beta and him know!”I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat; I had no idea what I was getting myself into.…It’s been 2 days since Landry was put in the hospital and I agreed to take over in his place. He still hasn’t woken. Though his vitals seem to be getting stronger; his wolf was working overtime at healing
Bernice’s POVMost of the Alphas seemed more relaxed after I spoke to them. They didn’t ask any further questions. They also changed the subject to discuss the recent battle we all partake in; the one that nearly killed Landry.We feared this battle was far from over.I glanced at my brother who was watching me warily; I could see the concern in his eyes. Though, I wasn’t sure where it was coming from.“The Beta is still patrolling the rest of the kingdom with a couple of men,” one of the alphas reminded the others. “We should all be prepared for another attack. We are without the Alpha King. Which makes us more vulnerable.”“We might be without an Alpha, but we are certainly not vulnerable,” I assure them. “We are still strong if we work together on protecting our kingdom. Landry will not be out of commission forever.”“Maybe so, but until he returns, we aren’t as strong. Other creatures know that as well and will attack us. We need to come up with a plan until he returns and is well
Bernice’s POV“How long do you suppose the Alpha king will be out of commission?” The reporter, Rachel, asked. She sat across the couch from me with a notebook in hand and a recorder on the coffee table.She kept calling throughout the day, so I called her after the meeting to set up an interview. I wanted to set some of the rumors straight to put the kingdom at ease.Rachel was one of the youngest reporters I had ever seen. She was pretty too; she had fiery red hair that hung around her narrow and bright features in wild waves. Her eyes were bright green like emeralds, and she had freckles all around her features and body. She wore a short skirt and a tight blouse that revealed a little too much of her cleavage.“It’s hard to say,” I answered truthfully. “But he’s making a fast recovery. We are hoping he will wake soon.”She sloppily wrote some notes in her notebook. She seemed a little nervous; I could tell she was new at this job.“And would you say the Alpha King loves you?” She a