Thomas POV My guards, both betas and omegas were already prepared for the war. All I needed was to get Alpha Elijah’s full support so we could finally take Damian down, and then I'd end the King's life as well.There was no time for sentiments. All that mattered to me was to end all this soon. I stepped outside. Damian and Anne have been away since yesterday already. Well, I didn't care. Nothing would change. Stephanie told me she had taken care of Anne, so there was no need to worry. I realized after a while that Lucia was not around. “Where could she have gone?” I thought but then later dismissed it. I went by my day doing every other thing and trying to get my head together. I was supposed to be in a meeting with the head of my werewolf troupes. Just then, the door to the room opened and Lucia walked in. “Where have you been?” I asked her. The sun had risen in the sky and was hot on all our skin.“You’re late,” I chastised.“I’m sorry, I just had somewhere to be,” She said
Leah POV Everything seemed to happen so fast. I saw my father claw at Thomas’s chest and I saw a very angry Damian on top of him. “Damian!” I yelled and tried to run to him to stop him but I was too late. He tore out Thomas’ throat. It was so deep that his bone was visible and I watched as he bled out, leaving me scared out of my senses. It felt like everything happened only yesterday but it’s been three months now.Damian professed his love to me once again, Lucia left without a trace, and Evelyn, Connor, and I finally went back to being friends. I apologized to Connor and he also apologized for seeing all that Steph did and keeping quiet about it.Today was a day to celebrate. I had on my head a crown made with beautiful wild flowers and my dress was very beautiful as well.There was going to be another mating ceremony, my first real mating ceremony as Leah Grey Ortega who would now become Luna Leah Ortega Leroy; The Luna of the Silverback pack, which began to progress again aft
Leah Pov"Thomas, Leah!" The priest announced suddenly, and I quickly swallowed the shriek of joy that almost erupted from my mouth. I knew it! Had always known it. Thomas was my mate! I almost did a happy dance as I stepped out towards the priest for the moon goddess's blessings, expecting Thomas to follow me, but instead, all I heard were shocked murmurs. Confused, I glanced back, only to see Thomas step out, a blonde female's hand clasped in his. What the heck was going on? I looked on in confusion, till Thomas and the female came to stand next to me in front of the priest. I recognized the female. She was Lucia Welling, the beautiful and well-respected granddaughter of one of the powerful elders in Dark water pack. She had gotten mated last year, but her mate had died in a rival pack attack a day after their claiming. "Your Holiness," Thomas bowed slightly in respect. "This is my mate and the new Luna of Darkwater pack" He announced, wrapping an arm around Lucia's slight s
Leah PovI woke up with a sharp cry in the small room allocated to me in the pack. The pack members of the Darkwater pack never looked beyond the obvious physical weakness of my wolf, concluding I was of no use to the pack with such a wolf, and thereby not worth any position in the pack. This lack of position was one of the reasons I was given a smaller room.People who were useful to the pack in one way or the other got the better rooms and better everything. I sat up, my right hand automatically going to my chest to massage it, my body still reeling from the rejection pain. I should have known Thomas would do this to me, he was after all very ambitious, which was one of the things that had drawn me to him in the first place. And the events of the past few days should have been enough warning for me to tell that my usefulness had come to an end. In my usefulness, I helped put him on the Alpha seat, and since he got what he wanted, that was the end of me and any relationship we
Leah Pov"Who are you?" A scratchy voice asked, waking me up from the half-sleep I had slipped into. I was so tired after all the hours pushing myself to make medicine to heal the princess, the small bread I begged a maid for, the only thing in my stomach. The little magic I pushed into the herb mixture sapped up the last of my strength and nearly sent me into another dead faint. "You're awake princess, that's good. Let me tell someone to inform your father," I stood up tentatively, staggering to the door to call one of the guards when the princess's voice stopped me in my tracks. "No. Don't call them yet, please," Princess Anne begged, her light blue eyes shiny with tears in the dim light of the room. "But your father will be worried. He needs to know you are alive and well, and my life depends on this too. I'm hungry and tired and I can't wait any longer, I need to make a deal with your father if I hope to survive the coming days at least," I informed her, my tiredness loosenin
Damian Pov"What is Elijah thinking pushing the mating to two days' time? I should have been informed before I even got here, now what the fuck am I supposed to do, twiddle my thumbs and wait?!" I snapped at my Delta, Connor, running a hand through my hair in frustration. I got to Risenmoon pack this morning, only to be told that the mating ceremony had been postponed. A mating ceremony I never wanted, with a mate I didn't want. I didn't need another woman in my life, but since Stephanie agreed to the mating, citing its importance, I decided to go with the flow. When I came to Elijah, the Alpha of the Risenmoon pack for access to his Lead mining site, it didn't cross my mind that mating his daughter would be a prerequisite to having access to the mines. And my pack, Silverback pack, needed urgent access to the mines which was one the reasons I even agreed to Elijah's idiotic suggestion. The Silverback pack didn't have a good relationship with other packs, but we were feared and r
Leah pov "What's going on here, Alpha Damian? Get your hands off my daughter!" a voice shouted, the hand around my throat suddenly removed. Gasping from the pain in my throat, I placed my hand over the bruised skin and watched as Alpha Elijah faced off with Alpha Damian, the two of them growling loudly, seconds away from ripping each other to shreds. "What game are you playing Elijah? Who is that woman behind you?" Alpha Damian questioned, his eyes flashing gold, as he pointed a finger at me. "Who else would she be? She's Princess Anne, my daughter. You met her before," Giving a glance at me where I stood huddled behind him, Alpha Elijah added."Oh. I get what you mean. She feels different, doesn't she?" Straightening his stance from his half-crouched position, Alpha Elijah confessed, his face expressionless and posture stoic, not giving anything away. "She got poisoned with wolfsbane and almost died," At his words, Alpha Damian straightened too, his anger draining, but the su
Leah povAfter nearly four days of travel, we finally got to Silverback pack, amidst grumblings and side-eye glances from the few warriors Alpha Damian had brought with him. I could understand their grumbling, as the journey was supposed to take just one day in their wolf form, but because I couldn't shift, they had to keep to my pace, which made them angry. I could sense Damian frustration with me, but he didn't say a word, leaving me in the company of his warriors while he went on to scout. Immediately we got to what I assumed was the pack house; since it was the biggest building I could see, the door flew open and a stunning silvery-haired woman came flying out of it. "Damian!" She shouted, jumping on him and planting a full kiss on his lips. Damian caught her by the hips, and the two of them kissed so deeply I could only stare in shock. What the-? The two of them ease off each other reluctantly, their eyes hooked on each other, and the depths of their feelings obvious. If