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18: A game of Wolves
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Veil Of Destiny 19: The experiment
Maria's POV "Come in" his gruff voice came from inside. I knew that it had not been long since he had woken up and if for anything, he was currently trying to paint the perfect sunrise of my naked body.I eased the door open, wondering if Sophie was sticking to our plan. My stomach growled, not from hunger for the first time, but from my nerves messing with my insides. I walked in slowly, looking around to make sure that I was getting any surprises. Alpha Felix was seated by his window, his brows furrowed in a knot as it seemed like he was having an artist's block. I wondered if today had not been the wrong day and struggled to focus on my plan. "Good morning Alpha" I greeted him but he merely grunted in response. I immediately set to work, cleaning his room as hard as I could. Since my mind was everywhere, the only way I could ease the burden on my shoulder was to bury my head in my work. "Argh" I yelled when suddenly I was grabbed from behind and thrown on the end. Even though I
Huling Na-update : 2025-02-02Veil Of Destiny 20: Another day
Maria's POV I wiped my lips furiously as I made my way out of the room. Sophie was smiling satisfactorily. I hated the fact that we were now being forced to be friends after everything that she had done to me. I didn't want to talk to her after everything we had done even though I knew she was itching to talk to me. "You know, I never thought you would be this useful to me at any point. It's a good thing that I never wrote you off" She smirked and I wondered if she didn't feel any type of way after what I had just witnessed. "I'll let you know when next I'm meeting with him. But you know, this has to stay between us" I warned her and she nodded her head. "Yes, I'm aware. Now I have to go to my duty post before the head maid notices my disappearance" she said and hurried away. Something immediately told me that she could not be trusted. I knew that already but still, I was preparing my mind for the worst betrayal. I just didn't know how. There was a slow rumble in my stomach and I
Huling Na-update : 2025-02-02Veil Of Destiny 21: Epic Fail
Maria's POV My blood froze just as my face did. I had not expected to be betrayed like this. I wondered if Maya knew about what was going on. Alpha Felix had known all along but kept quiet about it. Why had he gone ahead with the plan if he knew it wasn't me he was sleeping with? I couldn't believe it. A plan I had worked so hard to think through had failed even before it started. It hurt and my ego was bruised too. "You didn't think a flimsy blindfold would convince me to touch another woman that wasn't you?" He asked and a mischievous smile spread on his face. "I...I... I didn't know. Why would Dexter...""Oh please? You think because he treats Maya the way he does that he is a good person? Have you ever wondered what he would do if he wasn't the head of the clinic?" He asked me and I stood there not knowing what next to do."Dexter loves her," I said, refusing to believe the words that were coming out of his mouth. "Suit yourself. To be honest, I couldn't care less about that
Huling Na-update : 2025-02-03Veil Of Destiny 22: Walking on eggshells
Maria's POV "Can you even hear what I am saying at all?" Maya's voice cut into my thoughts and I nearly jumped. My fate here has turned for the good but finding out that Maya was merely a pawn for Alpha Felix hurt my heart. I didn't know if I should believe what Dexter was saying or warn Maya to be careful. I decided to get the exact picture of what she was going through from her. "How's your relationship with Dexter?" I asked her and she paused for a brief moment before speaking. "It's good. You know how much he loves me. Why are you asking this?" She asked me and it was my turn to hesitate before speaking. "I just want to be sure that everything was really fine. Remember that you have helped me come out of a dark place, if there is anything happening to you that you feel like I should know, I promise that I won't judge you or make you feel...""Slow down," Maya said, cutting me short with a wave of her hands, "have you been listening to the rumors?" She asked me and since I had
Huling Na-update : 2025-02-04Veil Of Destiny 23: A penchant for Evil
Sophie's POVI made my way to the servant's quarters, my chest bubbling in anger. They had no right to treat me like I was not important in the grand scheme of things. I huffed and puffed all the way to my chambers, ignoring everyone every step of the way. Slamming the door to my room, I threw my clothes on the bed and let out a howling scream. My plans were not going so well and the mere thought of it was frustrating me. I couldn't believe that Alpha Felix had given the judgment that he did. Just then the door eased open and my secret lover walked in. We have been together since I came to the palace and he was the only thing that had been keeping sane in my quest to ascend to the hierarchy. "What do you want Dexter?" I sneered at him as he made his way towards me and gathered my waist in his arms. "I came straight from the clinic. I didn't want you to be alone tonight. Will you go with me back to my place?" He asked me as he rained kisses on my ears and my neck. I mumbled a few w
Huling Na-update : 2025-02-05Veil Of Destiny 24: A Different Plane
Alpha Leo's POV I was finding it hard to believe that I was actually worried about the breeder girl. The weeks were rolling by and I was not any closer to finding her than when I started. She also had the ability to hide herself well and the only thing I could think about was her guts to run away from my pack. "A penny for your thoughts?" Sophia said from behind me and I smiled at her, pulling her close to me. She was my soulmate and the woman that I truly loved but in recent times, I have been thinking too much about Maria. "It's nothing. Just a little thought about the sock and all that is going on. I'm just thinking of ways to make life better for everyone" I responded and moved to the other side of the room, suddenly feeling crowded up with Sophia's presence. "Don't spend any time on that. We need to conduct our marriage. You have been putting it off for several months now. What could be holding you back?" She asked me and I could see the maddening glint in her eyes. It was on
Huling Na-update : 2025-02-06Veil Of Destiny 25: Petty Reasons
Sophia's POV He was distracted. I knew it. I just didn't know why she had that effect on him. When I saw her, from the first day, I knew that she would give me problems. He had been awestruck at first and I couldn't help but wonder if she was his true mate. "Are you ready to leave now?" He asked me when I entered his office. I shook my head and sat down, he looked at me with a scrunched eyebrow before he said anything else, "You don't want to go anymore?" He asked me, a look of anticipation. "I haven't changed my mind but I want to speak to you before I leave," I said and he dropped his pen and the document that he had been working on before I came into his office. "What do you want to talk to me about?" He asked with keen interest and rapt attention. "I think there is something going on between you and the breeder girl that you haven't told me about. I noticed that ever since she left, you have been withdrawn and moody, getting sad each time your men come back with a report that
Huling Na-update : 2025-02-07Veil Of Destiny 26: A Twisted Reality
Maria's POV "It's still not working?" Maya said and tried to pull out the shoe from under the chair. She had seemed a bit off all evening and I couldn't imagine why. I felt guilty that I was not telling her what I knew even though she had been nothing but nice to me since we met. "Yes. Just leave the shoe here. I'll get you another one" I said to her and sat down. Somehow, I had gotten her shoe caught between chairs and it was even ruined already. She definitely needed the new ones. "I think Dexter isn't being honest with me." She whispered, her voice quiet and broken as she tried to blink back the tears that had gathered in her eyes. "Why? Did he do something?" I asked her, not wanting to seem like I knew something. She was smart to have picked out that something was wrong with him because something was. "Yes. He has refused to keep to the first promise he made me. I should have been out of here by now, our own little paradise should have started but every time I remind him abou
Huling Na-update : 2025-02-08
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Veil Of Destiny 41: A Portion of Failure
Alpha Leo's POV The maid couldn't speak, I hated that we had to wait for longer before we knew what was going on. It was hard enough that I didn't know what had spooked her so badly to this point, now I had to wait for longer before I got the full picture. "You have to take it easy. The doctor said that once she wakes up tomorrow, she will be better and we can now know what it is. For now, I want you to keep up the pretense that it is me in that room" she said to me and I nodded my head slowly in agreement. "Alright, you go to bed early. I'll stay awake for a while longer. Is your wine bar still stocked?" I asked her as her lips slowly spread out in a smile, I knew that in her eyes, I was still a child. That would always be what she would see me as. "Yes. My tired eyes are threatening to close. You should eat too. I had the chef make you, your favourite" she said and ruffled my hair like she used to do when I was 12. "Alright. Goodnight lady willow" I said and kissed her gently o
Veil Of Destiny 40: An Era
Maria's POVMy heart pounded in my chest as I made my way back to my apartment. My protruding belly didn't help my movements as I stumbled back to my place, my heart pounding profusely in my chest. I stopped a few times to steady myself and my breathing, willing myself to do whatever I could to control my breath. Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind me and hastened my steps in fear, the steps quickened and I broke into a run. The person increased their pace, I turned to quickly catch a glimpse of whoever was following me and found myself reeling down a hill. I struggled to catch myself, all to no avail as the little slope quickened my fall and had me tumbling in the dust. A pair of hands broke my fall and steadied me, helping me to sit. "Are you okay?" I heard Alpha Elijah's unmistakable voice. I heaved a sigh of relief, worried that one of Alpha Leo's henchmen might have seen me, considering that he was supporting to come to the pack the following week. "Well, I just rolled on the
Veil Of Destiny 39: Gruesome sight
Sophia's POV"Mother, someone might know my true intentions," I said, my voice shaking with fear. The reaction had been immediate, I knew it was the walls of spells that I had built around me that sent her into shock. If Leo should discover who I truly am, I knew that he would not take it lightly with me. "You must be wise. Now is not the time to give him space. We mustn't meet in the daytime like this anymore. I understand the urgency for us meeting like this but you have to be wise" she said and I could also note the fear in her voice. "Don't worry Mother, I made sure no one knew why I came here or that I was here. I told him that I needed to pick up a few things, and he wouldn't be coming here now. You can stay for a while longer" I said to her as her gaze softened. "I won't mind but that would be too big a risk for any of us to take," she said and made to leave but I quickly held her back. "What would you rather have me do now Mother? If I go back there tomorrow, I will defini
Veil Of Destiny 38: A Sniff of the Truth
Alpha Leo's POVI was shocked to see such a reaction. I had not been expecting it, considering the puzzled look on Sophia's face. I could have sworn that she paled immediately, her color turning white. "Do you know each other?" I asked Lady Willow but she didn't say anything, instead, she slowly backed away into her house, pulling me behind her. I moved away from her and held her in place as she began to convulse in my arms. "Guards!" I yelled as her guards immediately found their way to me. Within minutes, we were in her room and the doctor had practically raced down here from the barn behind the house to attend to her. "Is she going to be okay?" I asked, even though my mind was filled with thoughts of all that could have warranted such a response. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect, so I wanted to make sure that she was fine before moving to make my inquiries. "She will be. She is just in shock. You know, she is not as young as she used to be even though she can take on any fo
Veil Of Destiny 37: Fate and Coincidence
Alpha Leo's POV Things between Sophia and I have been shaky for the past few days. The dream had refused to leave my mind and it was the only thing I thought about all day. She had noticed it and tried to reach out to me a few times but the only thing I could do was to shut her out. I decided to go and see one of my father's oldest friends, Lady Willow. She was a good witch and a good woman. We were lucky to have her around as kids as she was a bright light in our dark lives. "Where are you going to?" Sophia barked at me. "I'm going out. I have to see someone" I said as calmly as I could. I was beginning to get too bothered about the disappearance of Maria. I could have sworn that I did not feel this way before. "Where are you going to?" She asked me, studying me carefully. "I just said I'm going out, I have someone I need to see" I snapped at her, angry that she was asking me so many questions. "You said that already and I asked again. Who are you going to see?" She asked and I
Veil Of Destiny 36: A Confrontation
Maria's POV It wasn't hard to find my way to the clinic the next day. I had a lot I wanted to talk about with Elvira. The nightmare I had was heavy on my mind but I needed to ask her if she could help me return the Alpha's staff of authority. It didn't take long for me to get to the clinic, but I hesitated before knocking on Elvira's door. "Come in" her cool voice invited me in. Without any more hesitation, I turned the lock and eased the door open. Her office had a strong smell of antiseptic, one that made me gag. "Oh, Maria. I was not expecting you so soon. Is everything okay with you and the baby?" She asked, pointing to the seat in front of her. "I am fine. I've just been having the backache I kept complaining to you about, it seems to be getting worse" I said to her, hoping that she didn't see through me. "Alright. I'll give you a painkiller to help with the pain but it all boils down to you resting and sleeping a lot. You are entering your third trimester, it's the last hur
Veil Of Destiny 35: Uncontrollable Feelings
Alpha Leo's POV My chest was clogged tight when I woke up. I had a dream, a bad one. It was not pleasant at all and even after I had woken up, the fear still carried with me. In that dream, I had seen a silver wolf driving a sword right through my chest. It had felt so real that there was a dull pain right at the spot that the sword had gone right through. "What are you doing awake?" Sophia's voice came to me from the dark, apparently my jerking awake had also woken her up too. "Did I wake you?" I asked, not knowing what else to say since I couldn't tell her the dream I had. "Yes, you did. But that was not the question I asked" she said and I shook my head to rid myself of the thoughts of the dream. It didn't work. "I had a dream. It woke me up. Sorry, that woke you up" I answered and turned my back to her to sleep. "What dream did you have?" She asked and turned on the bedside lamps. I squinted my eyes to adjust to the sudden influx of light in the room. She had sat up and was
Veil Of Destiny 34: A new world
Maria's POV "She must be sent away, I don't care what happens. You have to send her away. I can't believe you would stall in doing this?" I heard Elizabeth's sharp voice. I had followed Alpha Elijah back to the palace because he had forgotten his scepter. It was embarrassing that I had run into them like this, especially since I knew that Elizabeth was talking about him throwing me out of the palace. It was all too much. I wanted to just catch a break and it seemed as if I kept moving from a bad place to worse. It was already enough that I was pregnant for a man who wouldn't even look at me, I had fallen prey to a deranged pervert Alpha who only wanted to do whatever he could to sleep with me. Now, finally, in a place where I should get breathing space, I was still plagued by a woman that I had done absolutely nothing but exist to. "You can't ask me for such a thing. She is under my protection as a pack member now. You should know me better than that" I heard Alpha Elijah's reassu
Veil Of Destiny 33: An Empty Desire
Alpha Felix's POV "What are you doing here?" I barked at Maya as she made her way into my chambers. I had specifically asked the guards not to let anyone in as I wanted to be alone. I had not expected the disappearance of Maria to affect me the way it did. I felt mostly regret, wishing that I had taken what I wanted when it was still within my reach. Now, she was gone and she probably hated me too. "I came to help you." She said and I noticed that her protruding belly was now flat and had lost some of its firmness. "What happened to your pregnancy?" I asked and she smiled sinisterly. "I got rid of it. Figured it was standing in my way, Moreover, I would not want to have the baby of a cheater and a user like Dexter" she said, her tone hard and icy with no sign of remorse. "You got rid of your child?" I asked, refusing to believe this cold-hearted person in front of me. "Don't act so shocked about it. The head maid has done the same for you several times. You must have been too in
