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 45: A surprise right at the door.Maya's POV I knew it was Kylian behind me but I couldn't turn to look at him, I couldn't let him see the hurt in my eyes. I didn't want to feed his ego with my misguided thought that he cared for me. Pretty sure I looked stupid to him. As my eyes were soon to be flushed with tears, I took a deep breath and stared at Jennifer a second time; she had a smirk on her face, she knew I was sad with the news but she just couldn't hold her satisfaction of seeing me broken. She smiled all the way through, whispering her response to me again as Mrs Castle stood silently beside her.“She's not my girlfriend,” a resounding voice echoed behind me. It had grit and authority behind it. “She's my ex. We broke up some years ago,” Kylian continued.His hand was still on my back, he gently moved it to my shoulder and grabbed it softly. “I don't have anything to do with her,” he affirmed. My attention was still fixed on Jennifer but I heard him clearly, Every b
Chapter 46: Times are never the same.Kylian's POV I kept good at my promise to Maya. I wanted her to feel safe in my home, make it hers, and also live comfortably with her. I started by getting rid of all the rebel pack members in my territory. No one was going to attack Maya and feel safe. Time unfolded as days and one day, when I was out on a hunt, a messenger ran towards me, all the way from my palace. He had a message for me and it seemed urgent. I stopped my hunt to get his information, but the messenger dropped a bombshell. My parents were heading to my palace. This was sudden and unannounced. No calls, no news or text just a sudden message. I raced back to welcome them, thinking they came in for a short visit. From afar, I could hear the soft melody of music. An odd thing that was only peculiar of my father when he expected guests. “They’d have to settle down before they could throw a party,” I thought to myself. No one else dared to disturb the tranquil environment I enfo
Chapter 47: We don't get to have a say.Kylian's POV Her voice sounded different, like she had spent centuries trying to perfect it. It shifted from the bossy and pitchy tune she always had to a strange sound that made me look at her in disgust. What was she trying to do showing up here.My mother beside me had already started glowing up in excitement. She always loved Jennifer, her reasons unknown but I sensed a few of it was because of how influential Jennifer's parents, the Gabriel's, were. “Jennifer, get the hell out of my face before I force you to,” I warned, stepping forward in anger. “Oh my goodness. Is this how you plan to do it?” She inquired. Her response was different, she usually quaked in terror whenever I got furious but seeing her now, something's changed. Whatever it was, I wasn't curious to find out. I was about to send my guards to throw her out when Maya came in out of nowhere. I exchanged glances between her and Jennifer. Why now? Couldn't she have waited a fe
Chapter 48: The flashes in your mind Kylian's POV “Don't reject him without holding him. He's yours,” Jennifer yelled, her voice shaky as if she was about to tear up. The toddler held my arms as though gripping me with an aim to survive. He wanted me to hold him, embrace him and point at his milky teeth that he shone widely. I wanted to return him back as fast as I could but he refused to let go. He smiled sheepishly and looked to Jennifer, wondering if he it was alright to hold me.“Hans, it's alright. He's your father,” she said, causing me to flinch. I glared at her and she returned a contorted look my way. His dark locks of hair were on my skin, I could feel they were about the same texture as mine. The eyes screamed mine and his face was an incarnation of mine. I could say none of Jennifer's genes were visible on him, just mine. Denying him would be a lack of responsibility on my path. I turned my face to Maya, she was frozen staring at the little kid on my hands. She could
Chapter 49: Not for the Weak spirited Kylian's POV “A hotel,” She whispered. “A hotel,” I repeated, wondering what they were doing in a hotel. Jennifer never mentioned going to a party in a hotel. I wondered what led her there and thought to myself that they might have changed a venue or something. It still didn't sit well with me. I went into a spiral of thoughts, I couldn't bear to think that something bad happened to my mate. If only I had raised an issue with it, if I had forced myself to follow her just once in my life, then she wouldn't be in her distressed condition. With a zoom, I got to the posh hotel. This was a hotel for rich, luxurious people. A hotel known to everyone to house people who had wealth and affluence, Jennifer's niche. It wasn't no surprise that this hotel drew her attention. The lights around the hotel shone from miles away, standing out from various other building around it. The lights moved to all directions and the services there was almost divine. I
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