Chapter 37: The pains of a survivor Kylian's POV “What do you mean by returning her?” I asked a little confused The man shook his head and wished he had not fallen prey to a mischievous plan.“The woman had no intentions of paying us. She knew we would end the woman's life whether we received our pay or not because we were already too deep to come clean,” He glanced at me and quickly looked away, staring at Rex's clenched fist which itched for another hit. “I ran back to my friends to tell them to quit but they were long gone before I could reach them. When I got to where we were supposed to meet, I saw the unconscious woman in our trunk,” “I didn't know what to tell them,”“How about, guys, there's no pay, let's drop her and run for our life,” I interjected.The man moved his head forward and shook it dissapointingly. “I suspected you'd find us either way, so I just kept quiet till we got to the woods,” “That's true. I would still find you to teach you a lesson,” I added “We
hapter 38: I would grieve now.Maya's POV Finally, I was safe in Kylian's arms. There was no need to be scared about the safety of me and my unborn kids. He dismissed his arrival, two more days earlier just so he could be here for me. It sure was bliss since I stumbled across his territory. From a clueless lady looking for a better place with respect and care for me to a princess with people waiting for my neck and call. Even if I gave birth, I would never suffer again. I would live a life of luxury and bliss.The man I was with was freaking rich and I haven't seen half of all his wealth. This was the dream; live and earn the same respect as Madeline. I could get all I want and go back home.Show myself to Barry, my parents and Madeline. I would make sure I sink it into their tired faces that I wasn't that sad, worthless trash they thought of me. I was better than all their expectations combined. I would keep quiet and flaunt my riches in front of them.And if they got extra cocky
Chapter 39: What's going on?Maya's POV I felt like I was desperate to put on a smiley face, whereas hers was an embodiment of a stone sculpture looking down on people with distaste. “Should I apologize and clear up the situation?” I asked myself. I saw no need. I was the one who got beaten, stuffed in a car and made to suffer the dread of watching myself almost get buried.Besides, my apologies would also mean nothing if she decided that she wanted to keep to her work after that day. I was sure Kylian had warned her and that was partly why she addressed me officially.“Is he back from hunting with his pack?” I cleared my throat and inquired.“Yes ma'am. There are some guests waiting and he would like to introduce you to them,” She replied, bowing her head. After that she stood straight for three seconds and turned to leave.“Marianne,” I softly said her name with a light smile. She turned to me with her eyebrows raised.“I hope everything is fine,” I whispered, loud enough for her
Chapter 40: A prey in a predator’s landMaya's POV She stared down at my stomach and rolled her eyes at me. With a hiss, she turned to the men who she led me to and the widest smile I had ever seen on her face appeared out of nowhere. “Welcome, it's an honor that you could make it,” She greeted, holding hands and exchanging pleasantries. I felt a firm grip on my stomach, it held me and brought me closer to where it stood.“I'm sure you are confused as I am right now?” The voice said.I turned to my back to unveil who it was. It was Kylian, standing too close to my face. I felt like kissing him, his warm breath all over me came down like a fountain of warm bath. I gulped saliva as I looked at his neck. His skin was smooth and glassy.“Maya, get a grip!” I snapped out of my filthy thoughts. I was in public for goodness sake. I swirled my hair and exhaled “I'm very confused. Care to explain what's going on,” I whispered to him, making an angry face.“My parents decided to show up out
Chapter 41: A walk of exhaustion Maya's POV I brushed my hair to the left and nodded with uncertainty. Mrs Castle hopped towards my direction and grabbed me again.I wondered how she made herself the spotlight regardless of her dependence on me following her around. I was an award waiting to be shown off and bragged about despite my lack of interest.She dragged me along with her, forcing me to smile for her guest. According to her, no one was there to see me, they were there to witness the continuation of her family's bloodline and I was just a vessel.She deserved a slap but not from me. Definitely from one of her friends who carried themselves with poise and looked down at me. Were they aware I was royalty now? What made me sick of it was that I was forced to smile through the hot mess of greeting guests. I was tossed around till my head began spinning terribly. I wanted to sit for a minute but Mrs Castle continued leading me until she was done with everyone and left me to mysel
Chapter 42: Nothing like a bitter truth Maya's POV “Separate duties?” I asked, chuckling lightly “You mean to say that he works in the palace and you work outside, is that it?”“No,” he quickly replied “I work for Kylian's parent while he serves Kylian,” I pouted my lips and raised my brows “Well that's not so different,” I placed my hands on my waist and raised my head “Is there anything I should know besides that” He looked at me and laughed, so hard that I thought he was about to crack a joke. “Yeah, there's a lot you should know,” he chorused “And,” I said, gaping at him to spit it out.“You will be seeing me often,” he flashed his hands at me and shook his head “My mistake, you will be seeing Mr and Mrs Castle a lot as from today,” My voice got sharper as though it had been waiting for an awakening “What? Why is that? I thought they came for their regular short visit,” “No,” Dexter shook his head and pointed to the door “They will be staying for a while. So you better bra
Chapter 43: A visitor I'd hate to see.Maya's POV Days went by but they weren't as bad as I thought it would be. Every morning, Mr and Mrs Castle would check up on me; Their unborn grandchildren. She would give me tips and tell me not to lie straight for too long. Everything they did was for the safety of my child, which was good but it felt ingenuine to me. If they could rip out the babies in my womb and nurse it, they would have done it already.Only Kylian's warmth felt real to me. I longed for his visits and whenever he did, I cherished it. I wanted more of his presence and less of the daily routine his parents put me through. Each day, it was ‘take this’ ‘Don’t do this’ ‘breathe more’ like they wanted to choke me with duties . I remember Mr Castle telling me the continuation of the Red Phoenix Pack was lying in my hands and if I messed it up, it would be the end.End of who? He didn't say more on that but his message was clear. If I failed them, I was going to go. That day I f
Chapter 44: The silence is an answerMAYA'S POV How could one take the attention without trying at all? She glanced at me and blinked quickly, my eyes capturing every of her action in slow motion.Her eyes were blue, like that of the sky. She kept staring at me with a surprised gazed while I stared back in awe and curiosity. What was this beauty doing here? She could have been Kylian's sister but he never mentioned having a sister.Kylian seemed enraged at her presence, Mrs Castle's eyes shone so brightly with love as she stared at her excitedly. She was a few breaths from jumping up in excitement. And the lady, well, she kept staring, her expression changing from sheer curiosity of who I was to a contorted look on her face. She twisted her lips dryly as though fate had picked me to be her sworn enemy. When she had enough of me, she swirled her long blonde hair and gazed back at Kylian with an evil look on her face.“I went against so many odds to get here, I won't be treated like t
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