“They made a sex tape and they let it go viral in the pack without my consent and the ripple effect of that video made my mother leave Alpha Jason and that’s why they were exiled in the first place,” I said. “Is that what you believe happened, Ari?” Ken laughed. “I know everything, Ken. I mean, you once tried to rape me and it was all part of the sick joke you carried out with the Alpha twins alongside Fallory and Dina. I’ve heard everything already, you don’t need to rewrite history for me, you know?” “Going back to the start of my second plan, I knew that I had to come up with something more solid so I decided to find someone that had the same ideology as me and as the Moon Goddess would have it, I found Graham. He also had big dreams and he also agreed with me that Alpha Jason couldn’t lead this pack in the right way so we joined forces. We’ve been planning to overthrow him ever since that day and we’re getting close.”“Knowing that we won’t be able to achieve everything we desi
“I’m—I don’t know what you’re talking about. My mother and I have nothing to do with whatever plans you have or you had concerning Alpha Jason. We’re not from the royal family and we haven’t been here for long, so you can’t blame us for any misfortune and if anything happened with our arrival, it was a coincidence and a misunderstanding just like this moment.” The silence in the room hung above us like a chandelier. We all waited for Beta Jude to speak but he was stalling and I couldn’t figure out why. “I’m sure you’re well aware of the fact that your mother got married to Alpha Jason because his wife died.” He began. I frowned. Where was he heading with this? Everyone knew about the tragic accident that happened that shook the entire pack. The scene of the accident had been sealed off and reconstructed into something else to hide the horrors. A couple of people had said there was no way it was an accident but the motion never gained traction, mostly because no one wanted to add
That was my mistake and I regretted it instantly. I shouldn’t have said what I did and now, I had only dug a hole for myself.My sudden bursts of anger were terrifying and it was a coping mechanism that I learnt when I ran away from the pack the first time. Ever since I hated being bullied, pushing back by any means necessary has been the way I survived and this was one of the few times I was going to regret it and there was no way I could take back my words. Even if he had managed to believe that I had nothing to do with the flash, he wasn’t going to let this slide. This was what they were scared of in the first place and I just served myself on a platter of gold and I didn’t it without any self-control. “I didn’t mean that, Ken. I’m angry and rightfully so, I don’t deserve to be treated like a piece of trash because if you were in my shoes, nothing would stop you from trying to find whoever tried to kill your father.” I said, trying to salvage the situation. “That’s a good sob s
I stayed silent, my eyes darting between three of them as they watched me closely. I was still trying to come to terms with what was going on and I needed an explanation from someone as soon as possible. The flash drive Ken had mentioned earlier came to my mind again and I wondered what he was talking about. It was either he had no knowledge about what he was saying or he was trying to frame me up for something I knew z nothing about. I knew I couldn’t trust him to start with but I didn’t expect he would betray me so easily before I had the chance to put my contingency plans in order. That was my only mistake and it was the only thing I regretted. Ken saw the hesitation written all over my face and he nodded before turning to face his partners. “Can I speak to her alone?” He asked. “I don’t think that’s going to be a good idea, Ken.” The strange man said. “We’ve already talked about this and everyone has their own role to play, you know better than to intrude on someone else’s
“What are you doing here?” I asked. I felt my throat dry up instantly as I instinctively moved away. I always knew he was up to no good but seeing it happen was a different experience itself. He had been behind my kidnapping but what I didn’t know was if he brought me here to warn to stay steer clear from him and everything that had to do with him or if he brought me here for ulterior motives.“That’s a pretty stupid question, Ari. And I believe you’re smarter than this.” Beta Jude chuckled. The large man made his way out of the room and closed the door, leaving the two of us alone. The room suddenly felt stuffy and my palms became clammy. He had a very intimidating personality and I was doing my best not to cower in fear. “You can’t keep me here forever. Zach, Zayn, they’re going to look for me.” I said. “I believe they’ve got their hands full with taking care of things and if I remember correctly, you humiliated them at the hospital. So I don’t think they feel any need to talk
“Please no, I have a little girl. She doesn’t deserve this.” My mum pleaded.“Mummy, what’s going on?” I descended the stairs, clutching my teddy tightly. The commotion I was hearing downstairs was preventing me from falling asleep. “Go back upstairs, baby. Let your dad and I handle this. I’ll be up in a bit, I promise.”“Are you sure?” I didn’t believe my mom one bit, she seemed scared of someone standing in the shadows. I couldn’t see who it was, I tried to walk down the stairs some more but my father’s stern voice stopped me, telling me to return to my room and lock the door as soon as I got in. He had never yelled at me before but he did now. Something was wrong but I decided to go back upstairs. I slammed my bedroom door shut and lifted my window to slither outside like I’ve done countless times whenever I wanted to stay in the tree house a little bit before I went to bed. I caught on a branch on the tree next to my room before climbing down. I ran as fast as my little legs co
Ken“Okay, Ken. You’ve got both our attention and I’m hoping that this won’t be a waste of time because I’d hate to have you listed on my black book.” Beta Jude threatened. I was scared of him. A lot people were but unlike them, I didn’t wear it on a sleeve. I slotted the flash drive into the USB port on my laptop and clicked on the file. It revealed a couple of videos that were well detailed and arranged, it contained dash cam footage and surveillance videos titled Black. “You guys need to see this. I think she might be onto us or something. The videos are about footage concerning us.” I announced, already curious about what he would see once he clicked on it.Beta Jude and my father had already resigned to letting me have my way, so they had no other option but to join me to see what secrets Ari has been hiding from us. I hit play and the first video revealed numerous scenes of Beta Jude shifting into his wolf form and killing multiple other wolves and humans alike, often with
Ken “Was that necessary, Beta Jude?” I asked. “You went a little too far, don’t you think?”“How else is she going to learn to stay away, Ken? She doesn’t listen to anyone but herself and it’s going to get her into trouble around here.” Beta Jude turned to face me.“Isn’t there a more convenient way to get her to listen?” I stroked my jaw, looking towards my father who merely shrugged his shoulders.“I could try telling her why proceeding with this plan of hers is bad news for both her and our family.” “I had hoped it would not come to this, involving her in our family matters when we only have a contract for the next six months at best. But at this point, we’re running out of options to stop her before she does something drastic.” My father added, retrieving a bottle of whiskey from one of the drawers on the mahogany table. “So what do you suggest we do, Graham?” Beta Jude began. “I don't know how well I could restrain myself if I see her next time, I might kill her on the spot an
Lying down on the raw concrete, I could feel the walls closing in around me. I felt the vicious pounding of my heart banging repeatedly against my ribcage.I shut my eyes tightly. I could still hear myself yelling out in pain over the cacophony of a billion shards of glass as the freakishly large man slammed my head into the mirror. I couldn't bring myself to bask in the pain I felt. I had little or less time to figure out what this was all about before I would be dead.I didn’t tell anyone where I was going—it wasn’t like Maya was in the mood to talk to me and while I understood her annoyance, a small part of me was glad that she didn’t bug me when I left the house this morning but now I wish she did. I couldn’t tell where I was, the scent wasn’t a familiar one and given how easy it had become for foreign faces to walk in and out of the pack, I could’ve been transported to anywhere while I was out. Instinctively, I touched where a shard of glass had cut me. The wound had been band