I lay in the birthing home of our pack base, my heart pounding with a mix of exhaustion and exhilaration. Sunlight bathed the room in a warm, comforting glow, casting intricate shadows on the wooden carvings of wolves that adorned the walls. Each carving told a story, a testament to the deep connection our pack had with these majestic creatures.In my arms, a tiny, squirming bundle of joy rested. My baby boy, our baby boy. I couldn't help but smile as I held him close, his fingers grasping at the air, and his dark, curious eyes blinking up at me. The overwhelming rush of maternal love flooded my heart, making my eyes brim with tears of happiness.Beside me stood Lucian, my husband and the Alpha of our pack. His eyes glistened with tears of joy as he looked down at our son. His presence was reassuring, and I knew that we would make wonderful parents together. Our gazes met, and in that moment, we shared the unspoken joy of becoming parents."He's perfect," Lucian whispered, his voice t
The moon hung high in the night sky, a perfect, luminous orb casting its silvery glow over our pack's base. The air was filled with the rhythmic beat of drums and the lively melody of the band, their music echoing through the heart of our community. It was a night of celebration, a night to welcome the newest member of our pack, our baby Harry.I held Harry in my arms, his tiny form nestled against my chest. His eyes, as dark as the night sky, were wide with wonder, taking in the world around him. Lucian, his father and my loving husband, stood beside me, his hand gently resting on my waist, a protective and proud smile on his face."Are you feeling alright, Elisa?" Lucian asked, concern etched in his eyes, as he leaned in closer to me.I nodded, feeling an overwhelming sense of contentment wash over me. "Yes, I've never felt better."As if drawn by an invisible force, the pack members began to gather around us, their faces lit with joy and excitement. They cheered for us, their voice
I flinched when my knees fell on the floor after I received a kick at the back of my knee. Alpha Lucian who is sitting in front of me had a look full of disdain. His dark eyes were staring down at me like a devil who wants to give the most painful torture possible to his victim. Alpha Lucian is now the new alpha of Moonblaze pack, the pack my father ruled for decades. Together with his people, he seized our pack one night while my father and brothers were celebrating my father’s birthday. My father was a friend of Alpha Benedict, Lucian’s father and the former alpha of our pack. But thirteen years ago my father betrayed Alpha Benedict and killed everyone in his family, except Lucian who managed to escape with some of his father’s men. Now that Lucian had gathered enough strength and people, he came back for revenge and to get what is rightfully his. I felt bad when I found out my father was killed and my brothers were suffering inhumane torture from Lucian’s people, but I couldn’t b
LUCIAN “Damn it!” I kicked the pillar of the mansion and walked straight to the dark garden furiously. That handkerchief. There’s no way I can forget it especially the lilac lotus and the initials embroidered on it. I was just ten years old back when my entire family was killed by Frederick Lanford, the bastard alpha who died in my hands. I wanted to torture him so badly when I finally laid my hands on him, but I was too overwhelmed by my anger and it got the best of me. After all I had been waiting for long years to avenge my family and my father’s people, so when I got the chance, I was too eager to kill him. But the night when Frederick and his men attacked us, I was locked up next to the room where my family was brutally killed. I didn’t witness it with my own two eyes but I could clearly hear my mother and sisters’ cries. My father could do nothing because none of them could shift. Frederick planned it carefully. Earlier that night we had a celebration in the pack’s base and
ELISA “P-prepare your bath?” His brows knitted, looking at me as if I were a pest crawling under his skin. “Are you deaf? I just said it didn’t I? Now unless you’d rather stay in the slaves’ quarter and get tortured, you better stand up and do the task I gave you. I don’t want to repeat myself.” Baffled and extremely nervous, I stood up and almost lost my balance due to my wobbly knees. I looked around the big room to see which door was heading to the bathroom. “On your left. Quick,” he instructed when he noticed my confusion. Sensing the impatience in his tone and his expression, I scurried away from him to go to the bathroom. My knees still hurt after Lucian’s subordinate who brought me to his room shoved me down the floor like a guinea pig. It was only last night when they attacked the pack’s base and killed many of my father’s people. I was confined with the other women in our pack and they left us starving for a whole day. When the night came, one of Lucian’s men dragged m
When he was finally done tying the robe and saw him step out of the bathroom, I sighed in relief.However, the relief I felt was only temporary.“What are you still doing there in the bathroom? Come over here and assist me!”Assist him on what?I stepped out of the bathroom nervously and stumbled on my feet but thankfully I was able to regain my balance and stopped my face from kissing the floor.I didn’t see him anywhere near the bed and found the walk-in closet’s door open so I went inside, my heart pounding hard.“Help me get dressed,” he ordered and I swallowed hard again. Seems like the lump in my throat won’t just leave me alone.I want to ask why there is a need for him to seek assistance when he can perfectly do it himself. I’d just annoy him if I make a small mistake. However, I kept the words to myself.Lucian seems to be a twisted person. He does everything with disdain and looks at everything around him as if the world always falls short of his expectations. He is a hard m
LUCIAN“Where are the bastards?” I asked Silas when I went downstairs. Even without mentioning the names, Silas immediately knew who I was talking about. It was Frederick’s three sons.“I got them transferred to the second cell, Alpha. Luke and Markus are taking good care of them.”I went straight to the base’s dungeon. All of the cells were filled with Frederick’s people, the men who enslaved his father’s people like rats. Some females, like the maids, are not imprisoned and stayed as servants.With my anger, I could just burn everyone who was under Benedict’s rule. But I tried to be reasonable as much as I could because after all, there are innocent people who were not connected to Frederick’s schemes.I also acknowledged that Elisa is just a victim of this, but every time I look at her, I remember my family who died at the hands of her father and I can’t help my anger. At least I showed her some mercy for the foolish move she had done for me in the past.Stepping inside the cell whe
ELISAI woke up with a warm blanket wrapped around my body. I was still on the floor where I sat last night but I didn’t remember getting a blanket. I was afraid Lucian would get angry if I touched his things.I blinked twice before my eyes flew to the bed. The sheets were unkempt but I didn’t see him. I scanned the whole room and still, I found no traces of Lucian. Maybe he’s in the bathroom? Or in the closet?A sigh escaped my lips as I stayed in my position, scared of doing a little mistake. My life wasn’t good when Dad was still leading the pack, but I didn’t think it could get any worse. I was used to being mistreated but being a slave was a whole different thing.Things couldn’t be undone, though. All I can do is to keep surviving, at least for my young nephew.Thinking about Rafi… Lucian mustn’t have tortured him, right? He is just a kid. Even if he’s the son of my brother, Jonas, I don’t think he and his people will kill an innocent child.Fear rose in my chest despite the tho