Amaya couldn't tell how long she had run as she only stopped when she felt her whole body exhausted. Panting, she sat down on a nearby pavement. It was then she looked and saw she was at the park. She inhaled slowly, the words of the girls jabbing her all over again. Tears welled up in her eyes and she blinked, forcing them back. She could not cry now. At least not yet. She imagined the news travelling round the Pack, the uncomfortable and judgemental stares that would be coming her way. She wondered if Damian had heard it by now. He would hate her. โAmayaโฆโShe noticed a figure standing before her and looked up through her hazy eyes. Her mouth parted. โAlpha LuciusโฆHow did you findโโโShhhh. I only need you to say the words and I take you homeโโAnd why will you take her home?โ a voice thundered behind them. โAlpha Damian?โ Amaya gasped, scrambling to her legs. She had imagined her life getting worse but never did she imagine this scenario. Damian glared at Lucius. โYou sent you
AMAYA'S POV โWait here,โ Amaya said, helping Lucius to the pavement of an abandoned house. She started to leave and he tried to stop her, eyes clouded with uncertainty. โI won't be long,โ she assured him. Some minutes later, she returned with some herbs. Squeezing them in between her palms, she made a mixture with it and began to apply it on his injuries. She could feel him watching her keenly as she silently tended to his wounds. He softly grasped her hand. โDon't stress yourself. They'll heal.โโStill you should at least apply something.โโAmayaโฆโ he ventured gently. โI'm sorryโฆI shouldn't have acted that way in your presence.โShe sighed, the last glimpse of Damian's face she saw before walking off with Lucius flashing her head. She wondered what he was thinking at that moment, if he hated her more than he already did, if he wouldโฆ She shook her head pushing the thoughts away. โWhy did you provoke him? You know he can't hold back.โโCome with me, let's go home,โ Lucius said sof
Suddenly the glass left Damian's grasp and shattered on the floor. Damian tumbled sideways and before Amaya would react, he collapsed to the floor with a dull thud. Amaya pulled him to lie on the sofa in the room. His body was burning up. She got a wet rag and pressed on his forehead sighing as she did. For a split second it crossed her mind she had been sighing the entire day. How much could she endure before the day ended? Damian moaned in his sleep. A painful moan and he incoherently mumbled names of his dead mate and father. โFatherโฆfatherโฆfatherโฆโ He grunted in his sleep, gripping onto Amaya's hand. At a point, his moans turned into low grunt and then screams. Amaya called his name and shook him awake.โAre you alright?โ She asked, gently. Not seeking answers, just wanting to ensure he was alright. Damian glanced around, panting. On the realisation, a cold emptiness settled in his chest. It had only been in his nightmare. The warmth of his father he had felt was only in his
AMAYA'S POV The surface of the stream glistened as sunlight filtered above it. Its gentle flow seemed to whisper unspoken words. By the edge, Amaya sat. She could barely see the flow but she knew it was flowing. At least that's what her science teacher told her. Whoever thought to include the stream or to let it be while the house was built did a great deed. It was like a storm inside her and she had taken a sudden yet much needed walk and stumbled upon the stream. If she knew there was such a place in the mansion she would have taken this walk a long time. She reached towards a small pebble beside her and threw into the stream. The stream protested with delicate splashes eliciting ripples that extended outward. She stared at the ripples with somber stillness, her expression pensive as though the ripples mirrored the turmoil within her. A strand of her hair fell and she tucked it back behind her ear and inhaled. She had never felt so many contrasting feelings in one day. What was
As Damian trotted down the road, he could not stop the ache that coursed through him. Amaya making the sudden request worsened the whole thing. Why couldn't she ask for something simplerโฆHow could she ask him to find out the truth that was bound to ruin him? He let out a weary breath. He had wanted to stay away until he gathered his thoughts. โI can'tโฆโ He groaned softly, his forehead deepening with lines, the dried fallen leaves crunching under his feet. He had only wanted to take a walk as the Seerโs words were tearing his reasoning apart. But then he saw her. Her slumped back and the stillness of her back only broken by the faint rise and fall of her breath had caught his attention. They condemned him and he couldn't bring himself to avoid her even though that was what he wanted. Something he should do. Now she was asking him of a favour he could never fulfill.Maybe If he had known she was there he would have stayed back. โIs something wrong?โ Raze asked as they came out of t
Tommy was brought to his knees before the Alphas. His hands were tied behind him and his head bent. โTell us Tommy, who killed the Seer of Balus?โ Damian demanded with authority. Tommy slowly raised his face. Lucius shifted uncomfortably on his feet, steeling himself as he dreaded Tommy's response. Deep within he knew he was not guilty yet a part of him trembled because he knew that one wrong word from Tommy and his life would be threatened. He tried to mind link Tommy but it seemed Tommy was refusing to listen. โWhat do I get in return?โ Tommy questioned. โWhat?โ Alpha Balus blurted in sheer anger. Furious, he marched forward and gripped Tommy's neck in a bid to choke him to death. โYou want a reward huh?! How about your head for it!โโBalus!โ Damian roared. โHold your peace,โ he warned before turning towards Tommy again. โRemember you are still my prisoner, Tommy. Now I'm gonna ask you for the last time, who murdered the Seer of Balus? I need a name.โโI know whoโฆI will tell you
WESTWOOD PACK Lucius was still moaning over his defeat to Balus when Jaxon entered his study. โDidn't I say to let no one in!โ he tilted his head with annoyance towards the door that just opened but stopped with a sigh after seeing it was Jaxon. He had left him back at Craven Pack and didn't think of how he would return. But that was the least of his problem that moment as he took another long gulp of the Dark Lambrusco wine. โIf it's nothing important you should handle it,โ he muttered. โYou asked me to bring some women for you,โ Jaxon started glancing towards the door where the group of beautifully half dressed ladies lined up waiting to be let in. Luciusโ jaw tightened and he gulped again. โGet them away,โ he said in a low voice. Jaxon hesitated. In his best knowledge and all the time he had served Lucius beside him as his Gamma, this was what got Lucius out of his angry mood. โI was thinkingโฆโโGet them out!โ โWouldn't you like to see them at leasโโโI said get them out!โ L
The significant mood lift in Amaya's behavior was quite noticeable to everyone. So obvious it baffled both Nelly and Lyra who were among the ones that looked at her like she was covered with poop after the news spread. After they had breakfast and since they had nothing to do for the rest of the day, Amaya decided to retire to her room. โWhatโs going on? You finally don't care about people knowing you don't have your wolf. Strong girl,โ Nelo teased with a small nudge. Amaya laughed heartily. โNo it's not thatโฆ it's justโฆAlpha Damian will help me,โ she said, grinning, their conversation at the stream replaying in her head. Although he hadn't given her an outright answer because Raze interrupted. But he listened to her and that itself showed he cared. โHmmm,โ Nelo murmured. โWhy? You still don't trust him? He is not as bad as you thinkโฆwell, he may be difficult some times but look beyond the scowl on his face and you'd see the real Damian.โNelo gave a shrug. โStill, he murdered hi
AMAYA'S POV Lucius got Westwood back as Damian promised him. A few days after that, he came to see me. โI know I'm a coward for saying this nowโฆbut actually I had used your friend to fool you.โโI know.โHe was surprised at first but smiled a sad smile. โIt would be weird if you didn't know, right?โโI'm sorry, Amaya. I was foolish and a coward. I should never have treated you the way I did. What sort of a bastard sold his mate to save his head?โ He sighed painfully. โDo you know? I hated you way before I found out you were my mateโฆbut I was willing to make things work for that simple fact.โHe sighed and bent his head. โBut you don't have to feel bad about anything now. I'm in a much better place now and it's all thanks to you.โBefore he left, we broke our mate bond and rejected each other. A wave of freedom rushed through me at that point. I wondered if this was what it meant for two mates to reject themselves and not the rejection being one sided. I wished him well. He was a m
Tommy fled. Behind the market. To the place he'd told the men he borrowed from Alpha Kael and Alpha Blackridge to wait for him. โWarriors! Position, now!โ He roared. No man showed. He roared again. And again. Still no man showed. He looked around to be met with silence and desolation. The weapons were lying around with no man to claim them. He ran to the shed. Their belongings were gone. To his shocking discovery, he realized the men had disappeared. He cussed and his body clenched. โYou must be looking for the men you borrowed, huh?โ Damian spoke. They were behind Tommy. Some meters away. Tommy looked behind him, the people that wanted him dead had caught up with him. Then to his right, towards the uncompleted building where Lyra, Alpha Kael and Alpha Blackridge were tied. To flee or to take his revenge? If he lost Lyra, he would never get Damian again and he needed to kill Kael and Blackridge for deceiving him. But he was not sure of making it out alive. Fleeing would cost his
Tommy laughed. โI knew it. A bitch like you can't be trusted.โโNeither a monster like you.โ Nelo retorted as she aimed the shining dagger at him. She'd specially sharpened the edges. She wanted every pierce of it to be nothing but torture to him. โDo you think you will survive? Look around. There are hundreds of people here but no one is watching.โ Tommy gestured as he took a glance around. โI don't need their help. You are dying by my hands today.โ Nelo clenched. Tommy stopped, his face hardening. He would not be blamed. He gave her a lot of chances but she blew it. He did not have any intention of harming her. He admitted she was helpful not just as a spy but in giving him pleasure. She was the best he had. And for that, he would not let her die by his hands. But she was getting on his last nerves now and he didn't have that time to be patient. Damian would be arriving soon and his trap was only halfway done. โDrop the dagger and we will talk,โ he warned. โI am done talking to
>>>โNelo.โ Nelo heard her name and froze. It was not Tommy's voice and she knew. Before she could turn, a thick black bag covered her face with a part of it shoved into her mouth. Two hands dragged her away. For seconds she struggled to free herself.โDamn you Tommy!โ She muffled.After a while, she quit struggling and rode with the stride. Whatever happened, she was determined to end everything today. She felt her cloth and seeing that what she kept there was intact, she tightened her resolve. She heard a door creak open. Her blindfold was taken off and she saw herself inside a shop. A pretty much empty shop with a few fabrics hanging around. Her eyes danced as her mind swirled with thoughts. Why would Tommy bring her into a shop? All the memories of when he'd made her go to a secluded place just so he'd have his way with her flashed her head. For a moment images blurred and her head dizzied. Until she heard the voice of her captor. โBitch.โHe
D-DAYNelo waited to get eyes off her. She'd noticed Nelly was shooting fierce looks like her. But that was normal. She was just an obsessed psycho who hadn't gotten a touch of her real self yet. But that was not it. Amaya had been acting strange too. Which was worrisome. She decided she'd trash it out with her, whatever it was, as soon as returned from seeing Tommy. Tommy asked to meet up. Of course no one in her shoes would have agreed to meet a man that was in the hunting book of Damian. A man that was a horror to her But as he'd always done, Tommy had threatened her. He'd sworn to never let her be free. How much longer would he use her?Reporting Damianโs movement wasn't enough and now he wanted to meet her. Her body stiffened as the memories flooded in. His hands on her, the feel of him inside her. She hated that he used her as much as he pleased and hated herself for offering herself to him. She was disgusted every time he touched her, every single time he spun her and rammed
โYou won't be going.โDamian was startled by a voice as he dropped the call. Without turning, his senses provided him the answer. โI have to save her and stop that bastard from hurting more people,โ he said as he finally turned around. Nelly flared up. โNo. You won't. Why would you save someone like her? She betrayed you!โโYou don't know for sure. Those words came from Nello. She is not the most innocent person. She could be lying.โโWhat would she gain from that?โโWhat did she gain by betraying her friend?โ He made to walk past but Nelly blocked him. โStill, you shouldn't goโฆโ her voice was pleading. โIโI can't bear to see you get hurt. I would go crazy. It would kill me.โDamian observed her. Then he sighed. He was thinking Nelly had gotten over her crush on him but it seemed she hadn't. He held her shoulders. โLook Nelly, I cannot allow Tommy to be roaming around my Pack before people get hurt. I must catch him.โโI never said he should be allowed to live. I want him dead more t
Tommy tied up Alpha Kael and Blackridge after making them surrender. To save their lives, they'd agreed to let him use some of their men as he demanded. โYou have lost, Tommy. You will never win,โ Kael gritted as he sat with his back tied together with Blackridge:s back. Tommy laughed at him. โNo Kael. I have not lost and I will not lose. I will make sure of that.โBlackridge suddenly burst into laughter eliciting a deep frown from Tommy. After some time, he stopped. โYou are still delusional. You will never win Damian. You are a fuvking loser!โโIs that what you hope?โ Tommy asked with a chuckle. Well, he could understand. They were helpless at the moment and their only hope would be hoping that Damian saved their arse. โWhat did you do to Balus?โ Kael asked. Tommy's lips looped as he briefly recalled how it happened. โHe was a senseless fool with a lot of pride. Friendly advice. Try not to end up like him.โโYou are a bastard! You are a fucking monster!โTommy ignored their rant
AMAYAโS POV โMake sure to take her back safely,โ Damain ordered the guard and darted off. โWait! What's going on?โ I yelled. How could he just leave me here and dash off without saying anything? I was going after him when I stumbled on a stone I hadn't seen and plummeted to the ground. My eyes became heavy and hazy. Things grew blurry and all of a sudden, several voices echoed in my head at once. I shut my eyes and a serious headache attacked me. Different kinds of memories bombarded me, it made my head ached. I could see the guard before me. His head had grown double and his mouth was moving. He was saying things but I only heard muffles. I passed out. I woke up an hour later and found myself in my room. Surrounded by faces I recognized. I panicked. โYou are awake,โ the doctor said. She was the same doctor that treated me before. โAre you okay?โ she asked. โYesโฆyes.โ I tried to get up but realized the spot I knocked my foot against the rock was wounded. I groaned receiving hel
โNoโฆ Uncleโฆdon't say anything pleaseโฆโโDamian, I killed your father.โDamian felt his throat dry up immediately. For a moment, his ribs neither took in any air nor expelled any. Silent turmoil over took him.He'd already suspected this was what his uncle was going to confess. He'd dreaded it and tried to avoid hearing it. But in the end he couldnโt stop the truth from being the truth. He looked away as a stray tear slipped down his face. โI won't ask for your forgivenessโฆ I don't deserve itโฆโโWhy? Why did you do it?โ his voice was raw and his amber eyes had darkened. A surge of anger made him shake inside. โI wanted him to approve a new law. I killed someone but it was all by mistake, I swear it. It was never intentional. Before that night, the news was already set to break out in the Pack. All I wanted was for your father to protect me as his brother.โโYou wanted him to hide you!โ His emotions went loose. Uncle Griffin closed his eyes and silently cried. โYes, you are right. I w