Chapter 78Lessie's POVThe moment the recess bell rang, I did not even think twice. I shoved my books inside my bag in a hurry. My heart was pounding so fast. All that was running through my head was to go to him. To see if he's okay.He was taking too much. I needed to go see him. I needed to say something to him. I hadn't even worked out what to say to him yet. I just needed him to know that he wasn't fighting this alone.And so I hurried along the corridor which led to the Alpha's office.I reached the door and grimaced briefly, panting before I knocked and went in.His scent hit me immediately, the scent of his aftershave that always caused my knees to buckle. But as I looked the room, my hope plummeted to the floor.He wasn't in his office. But Dave was, he was sorting through some papers."Dave," I said his name softly.He raised his head as he gazed at me, shock on his face. "Lessie, what brings you here?" he asked."I wanted to see Alpha Duiane." I replied calmly.Dave shook
Chapter 77Lessie's POVThe following day, I woke up early to prepare for school, it felt as if a shadow was looming over me. The moment I got to school and was walking along the hallway heading for my class, I heard whispers all around me. I tried to ignore it initially. Maybe their glances and whispers was all in my mind. Maybe I was paranoid due to what had been happening between Alpha Duiane and the council members all because of me. But then I heard someone say it clearly."She's the reason he could lose the throne." Someone whispered. "She's wicked. I don't understand what spell she must have done to him." Another said."Have you ever heard of an Alpha trying to loose his throne over some woman."Those words they said, each of those words felt more painful than the last. I felt rooted to the spot, I wanted to run back home. To hide in my room and never come out again. But what would that get me? It would get me nothing. They'd just have something else to talk about, maybe t
Chapter 76Lessie's POVAs I and my maid walked back home, my head was still filled with thoughts and from the encounter with that man known as Dr. Nathan. Just the thought of his name gave me goosebumps all over my body. After walking for a moment in silence, I then decided to break the silence by starting a conversation with my maid. "I didn't know Alpha Duiane had this many haters in his pack." I said, my voice coming out softer than I had intended.She shot me a glance, then replied. "Great men like Alpha Duiane are hated, my lady. Great men attract hate around them like honey attracts bees."I looked at her. "Hatred is fine, but trying to overthrow him from his throne? That's extreme.""Nothing is too extreme for power mad wolves. Especially the members of the council. They've been waiting patiently for such a chance to say something to him." She said. Her words sent shivers down my back. I had always realized that Alpha Duiane was arrogant, even snobbish on some occasion
Chapter 75Duaine's POVThe whole leaving the throne talk was crawling under my skin like a cockroach I couldn't find a way to dislodge. It’s been since the council, and they were still echoing in my mind, every sentence boring deeper, biting harder into me.How was I unfit to be Alpha. That she is too young for me. They threatened me to break the bond or lose the throne.They thought they could take from me what I had bled and fought to keep. I looked at the stack of books on my desk, the morning lesson plans I had made out. Teaching was my haven, I loved it. It always reminded me why I had fought so hard to protect this pack.But today, I couldn't bring myself to go to a classroom. I had skipped my own classes for the first time in years. That alone was a sign to me of how horrible things had gotten inside my head.I rocked back in my chair and covered my face with my hand, sighing loudly.Nathan.His name was bitter to even say it.He was now closer than ever before to getting
Chapter 74Lessie's POVStubbornness was a trait I had gotten from my father and it showed its ugly face at the worst possible moments. So by the time my maid knelt on the floor alongside the bed, trying to plead with me not to take a walk around the pack, I'd had enough already."That's enough," I interrupted her, standing up and walking over to the couch. "You've said quite enough already. Now let me for once do something that I want to do."My lady, please," she started begging again , her voice filled with concern, "you can't do this. You heard what I told you about the elders”. "I don't care about the elders anymore," I cut in, turning to face her and standing before her with an unbudging gaze. "I won't be kept in here like some sort of prisoner. I'm not a prisoner here."She looked down at me. "But you're being watched. And if you do something which they deem offensive, I don’t know how they’ll react”. "Then let them watch." I said as I moved towards the door and was a
Chapter 73Lessie's POVI slept longer than I should, when I opened my eyes and touched the place where Alpha Duaine had slept, it was empty. The blankets were cold to the touch which showed he'd been gone for awhile, but his scent still lingered. I took up the blankets in my hand, wrapping myself around it more so I could perceive him well. I stood up after a moment to check if he was anywhere in the room but Alpha Duaine wasn't anywhere around here.Last night memories had come back to me, I remembered the taste of his lips, the weight of his body on mine.A flush spread over my cheeks, and it was spreading fast, before I knew it, I was face-down in the pillow, hugging it tightly with a stifled groan. What have I done? I asked myself. And not that I regretted it, of course I didn’t. Not for one moment. But everything seemed bigger now. More ominous.I slowly sat up, the sheets enfolded around my legs. That was when I noticed the note on the nightstand. My trembling hands went fo