PAUL.Alba and I didn’t get any more time alone before Alpha Riley was taken back to his territory. I just told her I would be visiting her one day and she was okay with it, but she wanted me to inform her ahead of time.I didn’t ask why, but I knew the answer.Lucas. Lucas might be around, and that would be awkward. Although I would love to face the man that captured her heart, I know it would put her in a vulnerable situation if she saw us at the same time.And that was the last thing I wanted. As much as I hated that she was with him, her feelings would always come first.And as much as I wanted to go see her, I couldn’t.My pack was still recovering from the recent rouge attack.And although we didn’t lose anyone, the pack that extended their help lost some of theirs. And we spent the next few days sending help to the families that were left behind. Many of the old and new buildings were de

PAUL.I stood at the border of the Green Valley Pack waiting for Dawson to show up. He was the third son of Alpha Vesmont, the Alpha of this pack, and I met him when I attended a function years ago when I was still being trained to be the next Beta of my own pack.And I was hoping he would remember me.Because, other than him, I would never get a chance to enter their territory, especially since his father and Alpha Caspian were not on good terms.A loud screeching sound from a pickup snapped me back to the present. A beat-up truck approached the border with a number of rowdy males standing by the truck bed. The driver just honked and they were let out of the territory without any questions."Are they drunk already? Is there a party inside?" I asked the man guarding the border at the moment."Looks like it. They’ll probably head off to a bar on the other side since the party is almost over at the pack house and they di

ALBA. The moment I saw Paul, all the pain I was feeling at the moment vanished into thin air. I actually didn’t know if I was seeing him for real or if I was hallucinating. But regardless, I still got pissed off because my brothers didn’t tell me that he was here. And now, he saw me in the worst condition. What would he think of me? I dashed down to the bunker, hoping to find the clothes I had stripped off of myself, hoping that they were still decent to wear. My eyes were still scanning the messy room to look for my clothes when a sudden pain erupted in my navel and heat started to rise up everywhere in my body. It's coming back again.  "Argggh..." My hands clutched my stomach as my body faltered and I dropped to my knees before I stumbled and fell to the floor, right where my blanket had been flung earlier. Sweat formed on my forehead as the scorching heat took all my senses again. My eyes blurred as I fought th

PAUL.I followed after Trent, not really minding the path he was taking. I was just following him like my body was on automatic control while my mind was still flying back to Alba.I have so many regrets, but none of them matters now.I was in pain, but it was nothing compared to the pain Alba must be feeling right now. Maybe I should just let her go. Maybe she would be better off with Lucas.Lucas could make her a Luna. She was fit to be one. Whereas I could offer her nothing.We finally reached the outside of their pack house, where a car awaited us. I slipped into the passenger seat as Trent sat in the driver’s seat.We had already driven for five minutes in complete silence before he started talking."I don’t want to know what happened last night between you and Alba. It’s none of my business, but I just want to know if you had time to explain to her why you left her three years ago.""I d

PAUL.I entered the pack house with heavy shoulders and even the smell of hot pancakes and sausages swirling in the air was not enough to cheer me up.I went directly to the kitchen, knowing everyone must be present for breakfast. And I was right. Everyone was here, and I mean everyone.The Alpha and the Gamma were here together with their females, making my heart burn with pain knowing I was not able to take Alba home with me. I was already expecting it, but it still didn’t diminish the pain inside. "Hey! The Beta is back!" Carlos' hand flew to his forehead, giving me a salute before he picked up a plate and coffee mug and placed them in my place."Luna, Gamma Female." A lopsided smile tugged on my mouth as I bowed my head to Luna Andrea and Shaila. Before I sat in my chair, both females smiled and greeted me back.Alpha Caspian was just looking at me. He knew where I was last night, and I was dreading the moment that he would open his mouth to ask me where was Alba. But he didn’t.