Rachael's POV"Yes Rachael, I have a pack." Jackson chuckled, gazing at me briefly."And you are the Alpha of this pack?" I asked, still in shock."No. Not at all. That's not what this is." He replied with a shake of the head. "I just help these people behind the scenes. There's someone else running the show."Just then, an old woman came out of one of the tents and I quickly recognised her. She was the same woman that I met when we visited the camp of the homeless Crimson Pack members. Mrs Matilda."Rachael, meet the leader of this Pack." He introduced her to me."It's good to see you once again." She said to me with a smile."Same here.""Your boyfriend here, doesn't want anyone to know that he's the one behind the creation of this Pack, so he put me in charge of it." She revealed."Wow." I exhaled. "Well, don't you feel like someone else is taking your glory?""One thing about kindness, is that it's about giving to others and not about getting the accolades that comes with it." He

Rachael's POV. "I need to tell him." I uttered, standing up from my bed and pacing to and fro my room.«Are you sure you want to meet him right now?» Eliana asked. She sounded a bit skeptical.I gave it a thought for about a minute or so and I was convinced it was the right thing to do. "Yes, I'm sure. I have to see him now."I opened my door and walked out, heading to his room with my face beaming with smiles. As soon as I got to his door, I knocked hard on it but there was no response at all. I knocked again. No response still. The third, the fourth and the fifth time... Nothing at all.I tried to turn the doorknob to open it myself but I realised that the door was locked. "Where could he be?" I asked in my mind.At that very moment, I saw a male servant heading in my direction, so I waited patiently for him to get to me."Ma'am, Justin is not around." He said to me. "He was sent on a business trip by the Alpha King. "He left very early this morning. I was the one who helped him c

Rachael's POV"You chose me?" Jake asked, staring at me with a mix of surprise and happiness. His eyes were gazing into mine intently."Yes. You're the one that I'm in love with, Jake," I confirmed, lying through my teeth.I stared at Justin from the corner of my eyes to see his reaction, but I didn't get any.. He had a blank expression in his eyes. Like, like he didn't care if I gave the throne to Jake.Why?Why doesn't he care?"Racheal," Jackson called, and I turned to stare at him. He raised an eyebrow at me. "Are you sure about this? Is this what you want?" He asked, staring at me with concern. "Yes Jackson." I answered, gazing into his eyes, not blinking.He stared back at me for a seconds, then nodded his head. Suddenly, Alpha Blackwood started laughing.. Jake and I stared at him confused."What's funny? Why are you laughing?" I asked him, folding my arms. He stopped laughing and stared at me in a serious manner, "Your choice, cannot be accepted, Racheal.""What? What do you

Jake's POVThere is this crazy thing about love that makes people hold to it strongly, even when it's obvious the love we give is not been returned.Racheal's love wasn't mine to take, and even though I wasn't ready to accept the truth, I knew deep down within me that I was not her choice. 'Me too' She might not have said it directly to my face, but that was a sign.. a sigh I turned a blind eye too.I stared at Rachael as she rested her head on my shoulder, sleeping deeply, sighing tiredly.. I stared at my wrist watch. "We should probably head back to the Palace." I muttered to myself.I tapped her on the shoulder and she raised her head slowly off my shoulder. "We should go back to the Palace before the gate is locked. It's already quite late," I suggested to her."I don't really think I want to be in the palace right now." She revealed. "I don't want to be there. I want to be as far away from the Palace as possible.""Hmm, alright. I will take you somewhere else then. Let's go." I

Rachael's POV"And this is why I would advise you to get on your knees. Maybe if you beg enough— I will release your backbone, with no condition attached." Alpha Blackwood said with a straight face."I should kneel??""Don't listen to him, Racheal." Jared warned sternly, stepping forward, "you know my father, he would do anything just to see his enemies kneel before him, even if he had to tell a lie.""Jared is right. We should verify my father's words, through the priestess." Jake commented, glaring at his father."I agree with Jake and Jared," Jackson said. "It could simply be that there's a delay of some sort. Maybe the whole bond stuff with your wolf is just delaying. I wouldn't want you to overreact without knowing what the truth is."I sighed and cast my gaze upon them all, wondering what to do next. Jared is wrong. I know his father more than he does. Alpha Blackwood isn't one to bluff, he is the type to lie, with an iota of truth in his lies."Okay." I nodded my head, stepping