Chapter 8: A Punch From Alpha to Alpha

"Kiera." He stared at me with his signature burning gaze. Axel dragged his gaze from me to the other Alpha. "Alpha Archer?" He clicked his tongue. "Did you extend the date I requested you to substitute for me until now?""Shut up, Axel. As if you haven't been dating another woman," I retorted.He narrowed his eyes at Archer and ignored me. "What are you two doing, I wonder." Axel's voice was laced with what sounds like a mixture of raw anger and utter panic and mockery. "You're not going to make out with my girlfriend right in the middle of the Bluemoon Pack's territory, are you?""You've got it all wrong," Archer drawled.Axel sneered. "I knew it. Ever since that festive night of betting kisses and drunken games, you two were already involved!""You're the one who set us up, remember?" I reminded him.Axel finally turned to me. "What does your father have to say about this, Kiera? Or do I have to relay the message to him myself?"I almost gaped as Archer's mighty hands curled and unf

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Chapter 9: I Need Some Space

The punch was so swift and brutal for my she-wolf eyes to follow.Axel's already black eyes made his gaze darker. "If you love her, Archer, then I'm sorry to say you've got no chance."I blinked. Who is he to say that?I stomped my foot and grabbed Axel's face. "Who are you to say that?"I don't need to control myself. I chose to explode too. "What about you, Axel? Do you love Jeneva?" I demanded with a voice that could shatter the glasses.Surprisingly, Alpha Axel fell silent. Trembling, I snatched his phone from his pocket and entered the password."Kiera, what are you doing?" he barked, the frown on his face worsening. "Give it back."He tried to grab it back, but Archer, who was now released from Axel's grip, held him back and prevented him from moving further.The phone lit up, and just as my guts told me, a picture of him and Jeneva dating six months ago was in the trash folder in his photo gallery. They were embracing intimately, and for all hopeless romantics out there, it's a

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Chapter 10: Back to My Father's Pack

A flicker of understanding flooded his eyes and nodded. "I see. Whatever you decide, how much time you need, I'll give it to you," he told me. "I'm just right here. Always."I stood up and squeezed his hand. "Please know that I'm keeping a distance for the meantime not because I hate you," I closed my eyes and when I opened it, our eyes locked, "but because I want to love you."Archer gaped, surprise lining his eyes. "I want to learn to love you," I added.It's true. I don't want to ruin any of the Alphas' future just because I can't figure out my own feelings. I want what's best for us.Just then, my phone rang. An unknown number called me.Furrowing my brows, I released Archer's hand and walked away. I answered the mysterious phone call when I'm already outside that unfamiliar place."Is this Kiera Moonbeam?" The stranger's voice sounds like-it sounds like Axel's friend."Yes. Is this Jeneva?""I want to talk to you about something.""Then talk, Jeneva." I ordered with a hard tone.

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Chapter 11: Stress-Free

I think it's true what they say after all, that being single is more stress-free.Now that I am free from both Alphas for the meantime, I relish the quiet. The roaring of my head is gone. The tears have dried up. Though those emotions lingered.As I packed my things to depart for the Blackmoon Pack, I texted Axel to clarify something. "I mean it when I said we're done, Axel. It was not only because of your fight with Archer. But something more. Still, give me time to think if we should ever...rekindle the spark that once set our hearts ablaze."Then I turned off my phone until I arrived at the Blackmoon Pack."Kiera!" Beta Anya, my father's right-hand Beta and cousin, rushed to hug me.My father appeared in a heartbeat later. "Welcome back, my daughter. I never knew you'd return here one day looking like this," he waved a hand from my head to toe. "What happened to you?""I..." I dragged my gaze away from them. "I broke up with Alpha Axel and rejected Alpha Archer's offer to be his gi

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Chapter 12: Alpha Archer Vs. Alpha Axel

I don't need to turn around to know the owner of the voice.Alpha Axel stood from where he's kneeling. "Alpha William," he greeted."What is a bastard like you doing here?" My father, who was always cheerful and welcoming, hardened his expression to anger like he was confronting a Rogue."I come in peace," Axel smiled."Which part of you seems peaceful?" My father sarcastically asked and his intense gaze made Axel sweat profusely.Alpha William flicked his hand, then a couple of Alpha's Guards surrounded Axel."Wait." It was not the voice of my father or Alpha Axel's.Alpha Archer strode in, his eyes immediately scanning mine. "I come for the hand of your daughter, Alpha William.""What?" My cousin, my father, and me all blurted out at once.I gasped and shook my head. That picture of Axel with Jeneva and Archer with that unfamiliar girl bore through my soul. I can't even shed a tear as if all my tears dried up. As if they refuse to cry when Archer is the reason.I realized I was not

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Chapter 13: Goodbye, Kiera

"ENOUGH!" My father roared, the sound tearing through the cheers, slicing through Axel and Archer's fighting.Archer's punch and Axel's kick halted mid-way. "Let's settle this in the packhouse like how our ancestors used to do when fighting over a woman." My father tossed me a wink and I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms.In my father's office, Archer's battered face didn't waver when he held my face between his hands. "I'd do anything for you, Keira," Archer breathed, "I really do."Axel pulled me away from him and his black eye and bleeding nose made me grimace. But even with how he looked, a glimmer of hope came to life in his eyes. "Keira, I'm sorry. I know I was wrong in so many things. Can we start over again?"I shook my head. I don't need to think of the answer. "It's all over, Axel. We're done for good."Axel looked down, remaining silent for a few seconds. "I admit I made a mistake, Keira. I slept with Jeneva but...she was drunk and it was just a moment of clouded judgement