Masuk‘PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.’ “And where exactly would you go after the divorce?” Felix scorned. “Have you forgotten you had nothing when grandma took you in?” He added, giving her a dismissive once-over. There was no hint of surprise on his face regarding the divorce news, which all the more showed how much he disliked her. Wren has spent three years of her life trying to be the perfect housewife to an unloving man. But when she’s pushed to the wall, she’s forced to retaliate. However she has no idea what is waiting for her on the other side. Happiness at last or worse chaos?
Lihat lebih banyakAlley POV:
It was another day at the White Crest pack. The second biggest pack in our area. Our pack
may only be the second largest, but we are the most respected. My dad has made allies with the packs closest to us to ensure everyone's safety from the rogues. It's always better to work together in larger numbers than it is to work alone and be outnumbered. Here lately the number of attacks has been higher than usual, and no one has been able to figure out why. They weren’t always so vile, most of them were born into it and don’t really know anything other than that, while the others turned rogue when they lost their mates or were banned from their packs. Once that happens, they turn crazed and demented. Some say it’s because they barely have a soul left.They finally figured out that they move better in packs, but no one knows who is in charge
of them. Every pack has an Alpha, Beta and Delta. They attack for power and to make other people suffer the way they have; it's never worked. No one wants their mate killed or be abused, but they are too far gone to think otherwise, but we can't stop living our lives and constantly be scared. If we did that then we would give them exactly what they wanted. Everyone is as miserable as them. We make our warriors train every day so that we are always prepared. Some of our neighboring packs have gotten attacked, but they've never needed assistance. So far, the rogue pack is very small compared to ours, but they could always grow, and even though the alphas in each pack didn’t want to admit it, they were nervous. We still moved on with our day to day lives though.Each year a pack holds a "Wolf Ball" where everyone who attends can mingle with one
another and some do meet their mates. I have always dreamed of finding my mate. I just turned 18 a couple of months ago and I have yet to see any sign of my mate. We have always heard about the good mates and the bad mates, and I pray to the moon goddess that my mate will love me for me. I've often dreamed about what he would look like, what his wolf would look like and how he would treat me. We've been taught since we were pups that when mates meet it's normal to mate and mark that same night and that we as women need to save ourselves for them. Most didn't listen to that, but I have, and I wouldn't mate or mark the first night. I've always said they need to deserve it mate or not. I need time to get to know my mate and not just give it up because he would want it.This year it is our pack that is hosting the wolf ball, so my family and I have been
running around when we are not training to make sure everything is perfect for the event. Yes, even the Alpha’s daughter trains even if it is against my father’s wishes. I never want my pack to think that I could not protect them in any case if a war were to break out. They trust us to protect them and respect me for training alongside them. They look up to us to do the right thing. My mother isn't much of a fighter, but she is a perfect Luna. In any case she has made sure every woman and child were safe. She’s always told me, "Without the pack we are nothing," and it's very true.Since we are hosting this year, my mother has overseen literally everything, and she is
the true definition of a perfectionist. She's up before anyone and goes to bed after everyone. I've never seen someone who had such talent in doing the things that she's done, and no one is exempt from helping in setting everything up no matter how hard some of us may try to hide. Between training and helping her I've been truly exhausted.I just got back home from shopping with my best friend Leia. We had to get our
dresses for the ball, and I didn't want to go last minute because I had training to do during the week and I'm sure my parents want me to help get everything ready. I knew my mom would want to see my outfit as soon as I got home, and my brothers and dad would have to approve of it. They tend to be a little overprotective, but I've never minded it. I was the only daughter of the alpha in any pack which doesn't happen very often from what I was told. I was like a rarity and so was my wolf.When I got up to my room, I hung my dress in the bathroom and placed my shoes
under it."Alley, open your door and let me see your gown!" my mother yelled. As I opened my
door, my mother along with my two older brothers came barging in."It better be appropriate, Alley, or so help me I will make you return it," Jackson, my
eldest brother, huffed."It's just a dress," I replied with my typical eye roll. Jackson will take the Alpha
position when our father steps down."You are our little sister and no little pervy wolf will use you as eye candy," Tye my
second eldest brother said."Could you two not start today," I huffed glaring at them and in return they glared right
back."Boys, I am sure she has a beautifully appropriate dress, besides your father would not
let her step out in anything less than what he approves of, especially on such a big night," my mother replied to my brothers.I ran to my bathroom and put on my beautiful light pink maxi dress. The top was a
halter top that went around my neck leaving my back a little exposed, but the front went into a small V that stopped just before my breasts. It hugged my waste but flowed at the bottom. It had two layers; the bottom was silk while the top layer was lace. Truth be told, it made me feel like a princess. I had picked light pink shoes to match with the diamond necklace that my father gave to me on my 18th birthday.As I stepped out, I saw my mother’s eyes swell with pride. My brothers both just stared. "Oh, my beautiful Alley, I couldn't have picked a better dress for you!" my mother said.
“Thank you, Mom, I am so relieved that you like it." Both my brothers gave
compliments, but the room fell silent as my father walked in."Hi, Daddy! I was just showing them the dress that I got for the ball next Saturday.
What do you think?" I did a small twirl to show it all and held my breath when I saw his expression."You look beautiful. I do approve of the dress if you wear a shawl to cover some of
your exposed back. You will be the prettiest young woman there besides your mother." He smiled and gave my mother a wink and she blushed."Guys really, we are right here!" Jackson huffed making us all laugh. I went back to
my bathroom to change back but took one last look in the mirror."He is right, you know, we do look beautiful," Rose my wolf said through our link
making me smile.Rose came to me when I first shifted at 16. When she showed me what she looked like
I was stunned. Maybe I'm a little biased because she is my wolf, but she is beautiful. She stands tall and proud; she is bigger than a normal size wolf. Her coat is solid white. I thought it was strange at first and she's never told me why she has pure white fur, but she was beautiful. No one has a solid white wolf like I do so it made us stand out. She's made me stronger in a way, pushed me to fight better and helped me when I felt insecure. She will forever be a part of me, but she can be a bitch most of the time. She is very protective and doesn't take any crap from anyone and sometimes it is hard to keep her at bay, but I know when she starts to come out or she does come out she means straight business and will stop at nothing.Over the next few days, I spent my days like I normally did, woke up, showered, had
breakfast and went to training. Today was combat to combat practice and I was paired with the strongest fighter we had. I warmed up with my eldest brother Jackson who made sure I stayed focused. Duncan was the strongest warrior and would be tough to take down, but I was fairly confident I stood a good chance.Tye walked to the middle of the mat with Duncan and I facing each other.
"Alright you two, I want a clean fight but don't make it easy, no cheap shots either am I understood?" he asked. We both nodded, not taking our eyes from each other. "Look for a weakness, Alley, we can take him," Rose told me and I silently agreed with her. Before I knew it, Duncan lunged at me with his right fist which I easily dodged. Duncan was calculated, I knew that much by watching him, but his weaker arm was his left. I lunged back at him aiming for his left side when he caught my arm and threw me down.I let out a grunt as my back hit hard on the cold mat, but I swung my legs around his
neck and threw him back and got to my feet quickly. While he was getting up, I took the opportunity to swipe his feet out from underneath him flattening him back on his back as I pressed my forearm on his throat holding him down. He used his fist and jabbed it in my side making me let out a gasp for air. I had not been expecting that when he took a cheap shot to my jaw line."I said no cheap shots, asshole!" Tye yelled out. By then I was pissed. I can't believe he
took a cheap shot at me! How dare he? He turned to me and smirked and that did it. We both charged each other, but my fist connected first and as I grabbed his arm and twisted it landing him on his stomach on the mat and pressing my knee on the back of his neck letting out a deep growl."I give!" Duncan yelled out and I let him up. Still pissed that he took a cheap shot, but I
turned to say something when he shouted."You are nothing more than a weak link in your family! The weakest link in my
opinion!" I felt Rose take over and punched him square in the face breaking his nose. My brothers ran over to pull me away while Jackson yelled in Duncan’s face about what an ass he was and how dare he speak to me that way. Duncan stomped off without saying a word and not raising his head. I hope these bruises go away before the ball or that will really make me mad."Are you okay? Dad is going to be pissed…" Tye muttered.
"I'm fine. I'm going to go shower and I will see you later," I replied as I walked off to
my room to shower.As I walked through the house, a voice stopped me.
"Whoa, Alley, what happened?" my dad asked as he stood in front of me.
"Combat to combat practice, Duncan took a cheap shot at me. I still beat him though. Jackson and Tye chewed his ass," I spoke.I could feel my dad's anger grow as his aura started to spread. My mother ran quickly
to him to calm him down."Go take a shower, dear, and relax. I’ll bring you some ice to help with that swelling," my mother said. I ran up to my room hoping that my face wasn’t swelling too bad. When I got to my bathroom, I looked over at myself, there were now dark bruises and
minor swelling along my jawline and along my ribs, great that's exactly what I needed before the ball."I will heal it before then don't worry I've already started," Rose said. I rolled my eyes. I knew she was right, but still they shouldn't even be there to begin with! The ball is
literally tomorrow night. I can only hope Rose can heal it before then if not I will have to apply more foundation than I want to. I took a quick shower and laid in bed to relax a little. I grabbed the book and ice off my nightstand and started reading before I found myself in a deep sleep.Felix turned away from her, walking to nowhere in particular, just holding his thumb and index fingers around his temples.“Call it off. I don’t care what discussions you’ve had with Jonathan Ellington, tell him you spoke without my consent and that there’s been a misunderstanding.”“You know I can’t do that,” Agnes refused.She then came beside him. “The Ellingtons are one of the wealthiest families in this country. A marriage alliance with them would double our family’s influence overnight.”“And we don’t have enough influence?”“No one ever has enough influence. That’s ot how this world works, and you know it,” she snapped at him, irritated at his behaviour.Felix did know it. That was the frustrating thing. Everything his mother was saying made sense, strategically. The Ellingtons were the kind of family that other families orbited around, hoping fo
Felix now stood still on the second step of his staircase, turning back around. He hoped in that moment that he would see a sign that what he had heard was a joke or the dramatic flourish that would reveal this as one of her usual manipulations. There was neither. She was serious.“I’m sorry. You did what?”“Made an alliance with the Ellington family.” Agnes smiled. It was the satisfied smile of a chess player who had finally manoeuvred all her pieces into position.“Between you and Jonathan Ellington’s oldest daughter. It’s been in discussion for some time now, and I wanted to wait until we finalised everything.”He stood there in shock trying to process and be and just heard? Was it the fact that she had just casually mentioned that she arranged a marriage? Or the fact that it was going to be with the Ellington family? One of the wealthiest and most influential families in the country. The Morells were on th
The house was quiet, almost peacefully so. Not until the doorbell blared noisily. Felix dragged himself to the front door, the sound of the bell still sounding somewhere in his skull. He dragged his slippers on the floor and the shuffle-slap of each step announced his passage through the house. He’s not had enough sleep for the past few days due to work, that much was obvious from the tiredness under his eyes.The bell rang again impatiently. He knew that impatience before his hand even touched the door handle. When he opened the door Agnes stood on the other side with a serious look“Mom?”She pushed her way past him before the word finished leaving his mouth and her heels loudly struck the entryway floor.“Get me water,” she said to him.Felix stood at the open door for a moment longer, as he watched his mother claim territory in his living room. He shut the door slowly, buying himself the seconds it took the e-latch to click in place.“You didn’t tell me you were coming over.”“Do
Wren had assumed that her silence on the matter communicated everything that needed to be said to her father. That she would rather set herself on fire than fall into that trap twice. Jonathan, of all people, should be on board with that. He was the loudest voice against her marriage to Felix three years ago.So what changed?“I want to believe that you rejected their proposal,” Wren said.Jonathan sighed. “I’ve never told you this, but the Morells and the Ellingtons go way back, even before you were born.”That information was both surprising and not. Wren could feel the slow slide of a knife out of its sheath.“What does that have to do with anything?”Something told Wren a trap was about to be laid at her feet. But she remained seated and listened anyway. Mostly because she understood that leaving now would only delay the inevitable.“Your grandfather and Ashton Morell (Felix’s late grandfath






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