Chapter 28: A long meeting MAYA'S POV “Am I?” I muttered in self-doubt. I was going to or I thought so. It wasn't my fault that I feared shift after trying all my life to do just that. What if the healer left certain crumbs of the curse and when I decide to shift, then boom! Something bad happens. I thought of the worst scenerio that could ever happen to me and my unborn child. As for the Alpha, Kylian, who I felt bad for using, he was a pressure that refused to quit. Sometimes his constant remindal of me to try shifting, left me thinking of who was eager to shift. Could my wolf be a spectacle to him or he wanted to pride himself in seeing me transform.None of those questions were answered but I tried daily to see if the curse had been lifted per Kylian’s request. “Calm your mind and relax your muscles, you've got nothing to fear,” his cold, reassuring voice rang in my ears. It was during one of the numerous sessions he created to teach me to shift.“Your wolf can read your emot
Chapter 29: Welcome to doom's street.Maya's POV My cheeks swelled in surprise. Why did I keep thinking of the opposite in his mind. Of course, he wasn't dumb enough to take me with him. He hadn't even taken me out of the palace with him except to the hospital. What was I thinking?I stared at him with no reaction on my face because I struggled to keep it in the wraps.“Why are you biting your lips?” He asked after scanning my face. It appeared he could sniff out that I was withholding something back. “Nothing, I just didn't think I would be left in charge,” I lied, trying to cover up for thinking he would take me along.“Don't worry, I'll keep my trusted guards in your aid as well,” he promised. I smiled and nodded. One week apart wouldn't hurt me, it's not like I depended on him or the fate of the world was on his presence. I was going to be okay.“When do you plan to…”“Tomorrow,” he quickly answered. A tadbit too sudden like he had been waiting for the question. “Noted,” I rep
Chapter 30: Never going to survive.MAYA'S POV A stranger in a unknown place, with no idea of where I could start looking for them. I panicked, frantically turning around to find them. I forced my breath out, my chest beated heavily as noises echoed through my ears. My eyes slowly swept through the crowd; I couldn't see any of them. I repeated this action, clutching my hands to my breasts, the faces of people distorted my memory and some of the people I saw somehow shared the qualities I was looking for. I saw a woman walking like she was leaping on her left foot, my memory immediately thought of Marianne. As I rushed towards her, the figure became clear, it was an old woman, a fragile one with a sullen look on her face. I quickly moved back and held a pole by the wayside.“God no! I'm lost and alone,” I complained, tapping my hands on my waist to feel my bag. I moved my hands to the left and then to the right again. It wasn't there. My face tilted downwards only for my eyes to bul
Chapter 31: The White Coveted WolfMAYA'S POV The punch felt deafening, making my skull feel like it crushed and reformed back to shape. The last thing I saw before I blacked out in severe pain, was the man snapping his fists and muttering “It's time we knock her out,”.They made good on their word because I knew nothing that happened next but I was sure I was flinching in pain during my unconscious state. I woke up minutes later, my face burning up like I had hot coals in it. The place I was boxed in was dark and I knew my visions were still spinning. With each breath I took, I jerked in pain from the impact of where I was hit. I couldn't hold it any longer, I cried silently and tried to touch my hurt cheek. A big mistake as the pain worsened from the softest touch I had ever given myself. The air around where I was stuffed into, was thin and barely breathable. I raised my hands to feel the environment, because I felt we were moving. Suddenly, my body moved right, like we were sw
Chapter 32: Always a first mistake Kylian's POV The invitation towards the peace-keeping of territory came at the worse time. A time when I did not want to leave my palace for anything. It was mandatory for all Alphas to attend and as much as I loved to perform duties, this one irked me. The events before the invitation was too much for me to leave with a calm state of mind. I was working on exterminating a few rebels on my pack. They blended so well with my members making their identification impossible. Certainly, I knew they had to be working for someone, someone who was against me and hated my very existence. That was one of the reasons I kept my mate's pregnancy away from the public. Only the palace workers were aware of her baby but her curse surely spiked up some rumors.The know healer's presence in my castle upset some people. Some would have thought I needed her for myself but her time alone with Maya proved them wrong. For the first time, I paced around the door with s
Chapter 33: The dark scapes of the woodsKYLIAN'S POV“WHAT!” I thundered, standing up in anger. My jaws clenched as I heard the report and my fingers snapped. “What the hell do you mean?” “She got lost in a crowd and I can't find…” his voice dissapeared “What were you doing with her in a crowd,” I hollered “I told you not to go alone with her but with a lot of… have you tried calling her phone,”I shot a disheartened gaze and clamped my fist. This wasn't the news I was prepared to hear. In a flash, my calm mood turned into worry, making me tap my right foot on the ground repeatedly. “I called her phone but she didn't pick up…” Rex took a deep breath and I was sure he ruffled his hair frustratedly “Um, an hour later, I called again and it was switched off,”I hissed aloud and stomped my feet to the ground. “Where are you?” I glared at the glass door before me.“I'm still at the location looking for Marianne…,”“Marianne is missing too?” I echoed, shouting at the top of my voice “Wh
Chapter 34: An awful sight, a pleasing lesson Kylian's POV Blood smeared everywhere and limbs scattered all over the place. It was a bloodbath but with bodies and parts joining in the fun.Who could have done this? What happened here? I was at a loss but I knew that someone lethal was responsible for this. I scanned through the bodies, Maya's was absent. I sighed in relief, for now I knew she wasn't dead but where could she be.I stepped on a twig and it snapped in two, echoing through the woods and back into my ears. That was when I heard a growl, furious in all its way like it had something to protect.How could a rogue stray cross my territory and I was unaware of it. It not only crossed my territory but wanted to make it its little abode. I growled back and stepped out of the shadows to chase it away.“A white coveted wolf,” This wasn't any ordinary wolf, it was a rare wolf blessed by the moon goddess. From where it positioned putting up a stance, the moon shone its light on it
Chapter 35: The promise from a beating heartKylian's POV He snapped out of his hallucinations when he noticed I was one step away from him. He jerked in surprise and continued talking“I don't know who but someone is after her for being your mate,” he spat out, stuttering uncontrollably. What did you plan to do with her?”I asked with a deep frown. He blinked and stared at Rex unable to speak anymore like his lips were sealed shut or he was to scared to do it. Rex growled angrily and raised his hands, preparing to land a smack on his face.“Bury her,” he replied out of fear “We planned to bury her and cover up by spilling blood all over her,” he pointed towards the ditch behind us and moved his finger towards a heap of sand by the corner of the grave.I gnashed my teeth, tucked my breath inside, trying to calm myself down. I couldn't hold the report that they were about to sink my unborn pups, possibly more than six feet under. How ruthless could they be. I lost a little control an
Chapter 82: Chains from a thumbprint.Kylian's POV “Whenever the road clears up, take yourself to a hospital. You have done more than enough for me today,” I saidThe man glanced at me for a brief second, struggling to hold back his words.“If the pain on your nose is too much to handle, you can ditch the car and go treat yourself,” I continued, grimacing my face in disgust at the number of cars that blew their horns at the same time.The driver nodded and raised his upper right arm “But…but Alpha, you can't possibly be serious,” he stuttered I glared at him and hissed lightly “What makes you think I'm not,” my tone dripping with sarcasm.“Nothing, it's just,” He paused and looked up, pointing towards the sky “The scorching heat and the distance. How do you plan on catching up with these obvious obstacles?” Obstacles? I asked myself in a whisper. Weren't my parents an obstacle to my happiness? This day was a big obstacle to me. Jennifer, Maya's disappearance, the switched plane tic
Chapter 81: A ghastly incident.Kylian's POV Unfortunately, our little trick was about to be duplicated by the men on our left. Before we could move back, they covered the space and began drawing in to shove us to the corner.My driver quickly turned to me with an anxious face “What are we gonna do…“Move,” I growled, forcefully stretching to swerve the steering wheel to the left.I saw an opportunity and I took it despite my driver being distracted by his curiosity. We bumped straight ahead into the car, the both of us struggling to maintain our position. None of our attention were fixed on the road ahead as we struggled for our lives. My driver shut his eyes, screaming his lungs out while I glared at the black car fiercely and handled the wheel from the other end of where I was seated.We were interrupted from our intense tussle by a loud honk heading our way. I swiftly looked up front and gasped loudly at the truck coming in with full speed. The truck driver as well, had his atte
Chapter 80: A mole in our midst.Kylian's POV.We managed to dodge that attack but only by an inch. My driver had already being drenched thick by his sweat. I couldn't blame him, the skill set of the other guys was a huge gap compared to his.I looked back and furrowed my eyebrows, shooting a fiery stare their way. They prepared to knock us off the road because I wasn't planning on stopping. I knew giving them my attention would only slow me down and that was their main goal.I growled and banged my fists on the chair “Crap!” “Drive faster, now is not the time to be give into your fright,” I thundered, causing my driver who had been shaking like a wet cat to flinch in fear. Our speed increased and so did our enemies. Few seconds later, they began gaining on us. The two cars drove to both sides of my car and left the middle open. We were now in a forest terrain where cars rarely blew past this route. I accessed the situation and through my driver's eyes, I could sense that he consid
Chapter 79: Here's something to worry about.Kylian's POV “No, no, no. We have wasted so much time. I need answers right now, how do I catch up to Maya,” I yelled. Jennifer frowned looking downwards at her feet as she slightly wiggled it. My father was blank with idea and my mother simply tried to crash out for putting herself in this mess if a situation.The fear of making it to the wrong airport and miss Maya by chance made my blood simmer. I was happy and relaxed around her, there was no way I was going to to let her go. Putting up a fight against her departure was the only thing I could do.“Rex,” I called out “Grab one of the tickets. You will go to the first and I will head to the second,” I commanded.I couldn't afford to lose her and my pups. I hurried out of the gathering and rushed outside. “We will stop her no matter what,” I claimed.“Kylian, wait. I want to go with you. Let me make it up for being…”“Listen Dad. I'm pissed right now and the only thing that can stop me f
April 18th👇👇👇Chapter 78: Come at it twiceKylian's POV My trust was shattered by my mother's confessions. She pushed Maya away. All the while, I was thinking Jennifer had a major pull in this but to figure out my father had to be petty and drive her away, they broke all the hopes I had on them. I felt isolated and trapped in my home, just set apart to live differently. A plot had been going on and it was from those closest to me.My mother's eyes were filled with regret and shock. A shock from her realization that she had underestimated the love I had for Maya and a regret that stemmed from the situation they found themselves in.“I could have let out my anger on the wrong people,” I muttered, gaping at my parents. “What good is it if I don't pursue my feelings,”“I can't have you guys messing up my life each time you appear. Stop crossing your boundaries, I have let a lot of shit slide but I am not going to take it anymore,” I thundered.“I know dear, let's make it up to you,”
Chapter 77: Nothing I had never thought of.Jennifer's POV.Mrs Castle, the whining machine gave up, putting a pause and causing trouble for the entire household.A confession, that was sufficient to make me freeze and change my expression towards her. Of course it was going to be the whining simp to break first.My muscles felt like they were contorting as she stepped forward to save herself. I couldn't believe a war frightened Mrs Castle so much. Wasn't she supposed to be the wife of an Alpha? How weak willed could she be. I gnashed my teeth and glared subtly at her.She was ruining my chances. I knew Kylian was about to do it anyways, but at least I knew if they engaged in a battle it would buy me time to flee faraway with some loot.Surprisingly, just a moment ago when I had been gasping for an incident to intervene, I quickly changed and coiled back wishing for a reverse. “Anything but this, please,” I muttered.“Anything but telling Kylian the truth,” I repeated. My worry change
Chapter 76: The smart move of a con.Jennifer's POV.The night I had with Dexter was risky but worth it. I needed Dexter as much as our passion burned all night long.Since the start when I knew him, he always had a dark intention that he kept secret. He wanted to be the Alpha of the Red Phoenix Pack but he wasn't strong enough to challenge the mighty Alpha, Kylian.Some years ago, I was in bed with a stranger I invited over. Mere minutes from embracing him, Dexter stormed in with an emergency for Kylian but he was not around.He caught me holding hands with the stranger, I thought I was done for, especially when he kicked the stranger out. I begged him to keep my secret and I was also afraid that I would have to eliminate one of Kylian's trusted guards but tables turned for me in a way that I never expected.“Since when have you been cheating on Kylian,” Dexter asked me in an old, dusty room.“This is my first. I haven't done it yet but I'm not happy in this relationship and I don't
Chapter 75: It's Deeper Than You Think.Jennifer's POV Who said you couldn't get what you want by putting your mind to it? No one did, but I couldn't be happier for getting the edge over maya.“The main deal will always be preferred over some side piece,” I clasped my hands and fell to my bed in excitement. “Jennifer, Kylian's Luna. It sounds great. Oh, it must suck to be Maya right now,” I laughed loudly and rolled happily from each ends of my bed. Only a matter of time, then I'd woo his heart, move into his room and give him the time of his life. “A girl would do or another son,” I whispered to myself “We will have children to mark our reunion and the only thing I gotta do this time is not get caught,” A smirk escaped my lips and I willfully let out more, giggling like I was in a fantasy island that tickled me all night. My eyes refused to shut open from excitement. I couldn't wait to wake up tomorrow just to be greeted with the official news of her disappearance “Hey, Jennife
Chapter 74:A Raging Madness.Kylian's POV We were all out of our doubts. The speck of optimism that I had of Maya's presence had faded and the cool my parent's maintained, thinking I'd be sad and accept Jennifer, failed miserably.As Rex bowed his head to leave, my mother jumped forward to me, her face filled with worry.“Kylian you can't be serious. Don't tell me you plan to go into war because of a girl,”I glared fiercely at her and clenched my fists “A girl, huh? You still refer to her as a rando,”“Well, let me be clear. Those neighbouring packs have been daring for some time now and I will stop at nothing to get Maya back,” “Huh,” Jennifer muttered in disbelief.“This is madness,” my father interjected “You can't just march in to another territory and make demand without evidence. What are you? A tyrant,”“If that's going to get Maya for me, then I'd happily do it,” I fired back.“Son, let's take a breather. You are not thinking straight, okay,” my mother begged, clasping her