Kade POV“Why’d you do it, Gareth?” I asked.He folded his arms and lifted his shoulders.“Don’t play dumb with me.”“I knew Gabbie could defend herself. We all know it. We’ve seen it first-hand.”I narrowed my eyes on him. He refused to look me in the eyes. I knew there was more to it. A knock came from the door, and Gareth’s little assistant walked in.“Oh, I didn’t know you were in a meeting.”“As my assistant isn’t it your job to know?” Gareth said through gritted teeth.“Oh, I…”“Never mind, Elowen, what do you want?”She seemed to get smaller with each growl. She fiddled with her fingers and stared at the ground. “Alpha Knox is here and wants a status report, but you told me not to give anyone who is authorised—”“Just give it to him and don’t bother until I need you.”She bowed. “Yes, Alpha.”The door clicked shut behind her. I turned to him and raised a brow.“Come on, man.”“Don’t even go there. My days of chasing skirts are over.”I glanced at the framed photo of Eva on the
Gabbie POV“Remind me again, why I’m here,” Leiah scowled.We marched through the halls of Gareth’s illustrious castle. Yes, his Pack House was an actual medieval castle.“Because I value your skills, Leiah. Anyone would be lucky enough to have an Alpha female on their team, and you happen to be the only one for miles.”“So do I get my own recruits to destroy?” Leiah smiled.“You never change, do you?” I sighed.“I don’t see why I should?” she frowned.“Gabbie!” Emery yelled.She appeared at the end of the hall, waving. I gasped.“I thought you went back to the Richardson Pack.”She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Gareth invited me. I got here last night.”Leiah and I turned to Gareth, who looked plainly guilty.“I had to!” He raised his hands. “I had to invite her because Tristan needs his chew toy and—” I cut him off before he finished.“Oh, you’re so lucky the King.” I would have kicked his ass if he wasn’t.Gareth smirked. “Meaning I can make you submit if I wanted to—” Ka
“Gabbie!” Someone called.I groaned. “I’m over here.”“I need you to shift,” Poppy said.Good that she’s back.“Why?”“I’m trying to help you cover up your tracks. No one can know what you did,” she said.She’s right.I allowed Poppy to take control. She manifested into a small white wolf. After my brand new dress turned to confetti, Poppy shifted me back to my human self.I dragged myself to my feet and towards the others.There weren’t any bodies on the ground, which was a good sign. However, everyone was disoriented. How did this happen? This was supposed to be a secure island.The wolves around me didn’t know which way to turn. Those rogues ruined what should have been a beautiful night. I didn’t get to dance with Kade.“Gabbie,” a soft, masculine voice said.I turned around and cupped my breasts. I met Alex’s intense gaze. I swallowed the lump in my throat. I tried to concentrate on his eyes because he was totally naked!“Alex… I’m glad you made it.”We hadn’t spoken in months.
Gabbie POVAlex got down on one knee. He was given a wooden bowl to drink from. The lady speaker said it was a liquid from the earth, blessed by the moon goddess and the Pack elders. It was supposed to give the High Alphas more power.The three Alphas were going to get even more powerful than they already were. After Alex drank, he threw his head back, his arms stretched, and he roared viciously.I flinched and shifted closer to Leiah.After a couple of seconds, he fell forward and panted heavily.“Alpha Kade, take your place,” the woman said.My heart pounded in my ribcage. He caught my gaze before he knelt to drink the concoction. He winked at me and smirked for a second.He emptied the bowl, too. His body tensed, and he growled lowly. The veins in his neck turned jet black.“Is that supposed to happen?” I whispered to Leiah.“I have no idea,” she replied.Not long after his veins returned to normal and Kade panted.“Alpha Tristan, take your place,” the woman said.Kade stood beside
I stared at Leiah, and she maintained the smile. He must be really important if Leiah’s maintaining her award-winning beam.“Uh, sure.”I placed my hand in the gentleman’s hand, and he tugged me towards the dance floor. Some faces in the room widened in shock.I rolled my eyes. Some people could be so dramatic.His palm pressed into my back, pinning me to his chest.“Such a beautiful woman shouldn’t be left alone, especially among such animals,” he said.I scanned the faces watching us with keen interest.“I’m not alone, and I’m not scared of anyone here,” I said.He smirked and whispered in my ear. “I know you’re capable of taking care of yourself, Gabriella.”My attempts to pull back were blocked by his hand on my back and arm. I didn’t like where this was going.“I’m sorry, we haven’t been introduced. You know my name, but I don’t know yours.”“I’m the Alpha General. I don’t like these things, but when I learned you would be here, I couldn’t miss it.”“Me?”He knows I’m just an ome
Gabbie POV“I was so worried you guys wouldn’t come. Leiah got here early, but that was only because she wanted first dibs on the gowns here,” Emery rambled.I felt like each second carried by time went in slow motion. The hallway was crowded with people. Their footsteps echoed, and their breathing beat down on me.“The dresses are gorgeous, but so expensive. Good thing, Gareth told me I could get whatever I wanted on his bill! Can you believe it?” Emery went on.I tried not to look at the men and women who passed directly, but it was hard. I could hear their whispers before they even walked past us.“Omega.”“Who let the trash into the castle?”“They’re too comfortable. I thought only elites were invited to the ball?”“Some Alphas couldn’t live without their bedmates.”The comments were like blows to my face. Couldn’t they wait until we were out of earshot? We were omegas, but we still had great hearing.“Gabbie? Are you even listening?” Emery asked as we turned into the dress shop.