GwenToday happens to be the best and saddest day of my life. I discovered I could finally shift and I got to find out who my real mother is and that my life is filled with a lot of secrets. Leo's mother had been Zara's eyes and ears. Zara did it so well that she made someone else from another pack spy on me and then made the woman's son my best friend. How much more manipulative can this get? How many things in my life can I even consider as real? Just like my mate bond with Jasper. I've been living a life of lies. Even Josh's friendship wasn't real. He had a motive for coming to me. It seemed everyone had a reason for being in my life. But does Zara think she can come into my life when she likes? How can she be alive all these years and never come to see me even for once?"You're the Mavericks, huh? Those who gave my daughter to the ferals," Zara said with so much rage. It was impressive that her men went after Josh and his family and found them in time. I wondered how she got h

JasperZara passed her judgment. She wants Josh and his family killed for their crime. They didn't come back to our colony because they wanted to live here again but because Babosa sent them."Zara, I don't think this is the best way out. You can't condemn them to death." Father advised. "Little Ethan might not even be aware of this. Josh and his parents should be punished but not killed.""You don't want them killed. Is it because Gwen isn't your child? What would you do if you were in my shoes? The Roderick I knew many years ago would make the world burn.""That's not me anymore.""I see." She eyed father. "Knights get hold of them!"Her men had surrounded Josh and his family. "Leave them to us." A loud voice draws everyone's attention. Alpha Howl Nightshade and the other two Alphas had arrived. "This is our territory. We would be glad if you hand them over to us."Zara turned to my father. "You called your friends to stop me, huh?""The pack community will not take it lightly that

Jasper "Please, Jasper." She looked up at me. "When we go down there, don't mention to them that I've shifted yet.""Why?" I asked. "I want my head cleared first," she said. There's so much I need to think of right now. I was looking forward to surprising my parents with the news. But with the Silverblade knights here and what happened with Leo— "She shook her head vigorously, implying she didn't want to tell anyone yet. "Okay if that's what you want," I said. We were cool now and she had relaxed too. I also wasn't upset anymore. "Hurry along. I'll wait here."Even if ending our agreement was easy, I wasn't going to make it easy for her to opt-out. Thank the stars it was as complicated as this. We were going to take it to the end. My pride was tied to this and another reason I wouldn't like to admit openly was because my wolf was beginning to like Gwen around. Gwen washed her face as I had instructed her to. She looked so much better. Zara was about to wipe out Josh and his famil

Gwen"Are you okay?" my father asked. I kept staring at the kids cycling around the neighbourhood. "Uhmm." "Are you sure?" he said. "Yeah, I'm okay.""The doctor said you need to rest. You should leave the terrace and get back inside.""I've rested enough. I want to stay out here." "Okay, if that's what you want." He pats my shoulder. I meant it when I said I had rested enough. My thoughts weren't letting me be. It wanted answers and I didn't know when Zara was going to come back. What are they trying to keep from me? "Dad, why aren't you and mother saying something to me?" I asked. He raised a brow. "Something about what?""Zara? You? Mother? Alpha Roderick? How did I come to be here? Everything! No one is telling me anything.""We're only following Zara's instructions," he said. "We are waiting for when she decides to tell you. We took you in because we wanted you and we love you. There are a lot of things she doesn't know about you but that doesn't mean she's not your mother.

Jasper "What do you want?" I asked. "Where is she?" Leo whispered. I sighed. "Under the shower.""Will she be okay?"My eyes twitched. If he cared so much, he wouldn't have left her sitting all alone. But I didn't want to add more friction to what was already happening. "I don't know. And I wouldn't know, not when you keep me standing here speaking to you.""Sorry." He let go of the door. I closed the door and made sure to bolt it from within to prevent anybody from coming in. When I went back, I met Gwen standing, her head resting on the tiled wall while both her hands held onto a pipe connected to the shower head. The water still trickling down. "How are you feeling now?"She tried to turn around as she heard my voice. "My head's spinning," she said. "Can't stand until I grasp onto something."I felt a wave of relief as she spoke. She wasn't whining as she was earlier. Except for the lightheadedness though. Stepping into the shower with her wasn't part of the plan. But my wol