LOGINAthena disconnected the call.
“Someone you don’t know,” she responded with a smile.
“Oh,” Zaya answered absentmindedly as she looked around the gym.
She wrinkled her nose at the faint smell of sweat in the air. “Whoever made these instruments of torture needs to be sued. I mean, I am a werewolf, naturally gifted with strength, and now we’ve got the routine training too. Who needs extra exercise again?”
Athena’s lips curved as she remembered how Kincaid had been punching the bag earlier like he had some demons he wanted to get rid of.
“Definitely not you,” Athena smiled, but Zaya’s eyes were fixed on the punching bag.
Sonia tensed and forced her legs to keep moving, despite the instinct to whip her head around to check who could be walking so stealthily behind her.Devon had been pretty safe since she and Kamara started living there.The neighbours were nice and not intrusive.Her cousin had made extra certain of that by getting them a house that was away from the crowded part of Devon.For a while, she had successfully kept Sonia at home, reasoning that she was too close to giving birth for her to be working.“Uncle Jamie would be very disappointed in me if I let you work. Just focus on the babies and your health. I will handle the rest.”Sonia had allowed the pampering for a while because she felt it seemed so important to Kamara to… serve her.Plus, she had been reeling from the discovery that she was carrying triplets.Triplets who would soon depend on her for everything they should get from both parents.Despite Kamara’s reassurance, she had been down for over a week after they left the hospit
In Devon“Easy there, momma. You look ready to pop!” a man hooted as the heavily pregnant lady approached them with a tray of their order.“Larry! Cut it out. That's rude,” the lady beside him chided.“What?” He looked at her innocently. “I am just stating the fact here. What might be considered rude, especially since I am with you, is if I say she is smokingly hot even with that belly. Damn, do you see that shade of hair? Hottest redhead I have ever seen!”“Fuck you!” the brunette in a leather jacket said with a glare, just as the waitress placed their order of chicken wings and chips with ketchup on the table.“Here you go,” she smiled beatifically, like the comment did not bother her at all.“Oops, my intrusive thoughts won again,” the guy said as he smacked his mouth with his lips.“No,” the lady jerked out of her chair, metal scraping against hardwood as she said, “You are just a jerk! I am outta here.” She slapped some bills on the table, looked at the waitress apologetically an
“What a tasteless couple! One is a fraud. The other is rash!” Alpha snapped as soon as the pack members left.“Oh, give it a rest,” Alpha Rohan said with a hint of steel under his bored tone. “You insulted the alpha-consort’s mate. You insulted our queen. Forget about the allegations for a moment; insulting our reigning queen is like insulting everyone in the kingdom, including all of us here. If Alpha Raymond had not taken you on, do not be surprised if others do.”For once, Alpha Kane did not snap back at his long-term rival.For a moment, he looked almost uncertain as he glanced at Raymond’s stormy face.Still, he shrugged and said defiantly, “But she might not be. She might not be our queen after all!” he bellowed.“Still, it does not change the fact that you insulted his Luna, Alpha,” Alpha Ryan interrupted. “Her Majesty is not just the queen of this kingdom; she is Moonvale’s alpha and Silvergate’s Luna. You of all people should know what insulting her meant. I do not think Alph
To everyone around, he said simply, “Protect your ears.”The words were barely out of his mouth when he clanged the two steel trays against each other. Pack members groaned, and those who did not quickly do as he said covered their ears immediately.Werewolves’ ears are very sensitive to sounds, even in their human form. Too much of it messed with their coordination and weakened them. In their true forms, the wolves can barely stand it.Aeth’s head jerked in the direction of the sound furiously. Even Ryan and Kane paused. Dominic immediately rushed back to the scene. Surprised to see three alphas in their true form and one wielding trays like a band boy.Rohan tilted his head at the wolves without saying anything. None of them shifted yet, stunned by the sound.“No? Okay,” he grinned wickedly, and then he started banging the trays together like a kid who had just found his favourite toy. Pack members groaned in discomfort as the vibrations affected them despite how they covere
“Oh my… I did not mean to… Somebody please stop them.” Lilith hurriedly got off the ground, looking anxious and even more guilt-ridden than before. The two wolves tumbled down the lane as they tried to get the upper hand on each other. As they tore into each other, the pack members looked at the alphas in apprehension. The alphas looked at each other with uncertainty.“Well, no crime in letting off steam, right?” Alpha Rohan smirked as he tucked his hands into his pockets, with his dark eyes on the far end of the lane, where Raymond seemed to be gaining the upper hand over Kane. “Kane had it coming,” he continued. “Too bad Alpha-consort is doing the honours.”“Please, we need to stop this. This can't continue. They might kill each other,” Lilith said hastily as she looked at the spot where the two wolves were tearing at each other without holding back. Manes were stained with blood already. Claws painted with crimson. The elm tree groaned and swayed as Raymond slammed Kane hard
Raymond’s cold smile was deadly as he responded tightly. “Deep down? If you know what I feel towards you deep down, witch, you will run screaming.”He turned away to address the pack members off-handedly. “Show is over, people. You can all go on with your business. These bunch of actors will be dealt with, and your queen will address you once she is back.”“But if she is really not the owner of the sceptre, that means the rumours are right. She is not the chosen one, which means she is not truly our queen, right?”The man who spoke lowered his head as Raymond’s gaze met his.“I… I think my mate is just saying what others here think, alpha,” a ginger-haired woman said as she stepped closer to the first man and slipped her hand into his.“Things have been tense in the kingdom these past few months with the attacks and everything. What if… what if this is the Moon Goddess' way of showing us that we crowned the wrong person?”“Seriously? These humans are such ingrates.” Aeth growled, push







