Dangerous Plan

Chapter 131Katherine sighed, feeling very frustrated, but having no other choice."If this is what you've decided to do, then I guess there's no way I can talk you out of it. I just want to let you know, it's going to be very dangerous. Are you sure that you really want to go without your soldiers?" Katherine asked Deluca one more time.Standing up from the chair he was seated on, Deluca walked over to the window and looked out at the prospering pack.For years, he had worked hard to make sure that the pack got to the stage it was today. His pack was the most prosperous pack, and because he was the leader of the council of Alphas, too many people were jealous of him and wanted both his position and his pack.He could guess what Nathan's goal was for kidnapping Nora.In fact, Deluca knew that Nathan was probably waiting for him to rush into his pack with soldiers.Once a war broke out, too many people would get involved, and he would be surrounded on all sides.Deluca knew a war now w

Shattered Illusions

Chapter 132Isabelle sat on the floor of the dungeon into which she had been kicked, with her back against the wall. Her eyes were empty as she stared at nothing in particular.She never expected that Deluca would actually throw her into the dungeon. Even though he said he did not love her at all, she thought that he still held a place for her in his heart.Did he really hate her so much? She was starting to regret her actions. If she had known, she would never have listened to Nathan's plans and come here as a spy.However, she did not really have a choice. Katherine was right. Ever since the day Nathan saved her, he had already decided that he was going to use her. There was no way for her to get out of this.Just as she was feeling lost, the door of the dungeon was pushed open.She raised her head, and seeing Deluca walk in, she jumped up from the floor, heading directly toward him."Deluca!" She called out, smiling excitedly."You came to see me, right? I knew there was no way you

Tension

Chapter 133"We haven't heard from either Isabelle or Kate for the past few days. Also, Deluca's pack has been completely sealed off from the rest of the world. No one knows what's happening in that pack," Nathan's beta whispered into his ear."Damn it!" Nathan cursed, feeling deeply frustrated."Do you think that we should keep trying to contact Isabelle? There's still something she needs to do before she leaves...""Forget about it. I am sure that Deluca has already caught her," Nathan said with a frustrated sigh.He knew this was going to happen; he just didn't expect that it would happen so soon, or that Isabelle would be caught before the very last of his plans could be put into place."Do you think he's going to come here, Alpha?" the beta asked, looking lost."We did a lot to make sure that their relationship broke down, and I thought that it worked, but now, I have no idea what to think anymore. We'll see what Deluca chooses to do. However, if he ever makes it here, then he wo

Shadows of Doubts

Chapter 134"Besides, we have every reason to believe that those kids don't belong to the alpha. Why should we accept just about any child that woman brought to the pack with her?" Another elder spoke up, his voice heavy with thinly veiled contempt.Standing in the midst of the elders, Stacy felt completely alone. The grand hall felt colder than usual, the towering stone walls suffocating her.She had known that they would make things difficult for her with the alpha gone, but she never thought that it would get this out of hand! They were behaving like vultures, waiting for the slightest sign of weakness to tear everything apart."Well, I..." she stammered, her voice trembling as she tried to gather her thoughts and defend herself against their overwhelming presence."Besides, how are we sure that the alpha is the one who asked you to do this? You are the personal maid of that woman, Nora. Perhaps this is the plan that you came up with, with her—to place her son as the alpha of the p

Treason

Chapter 135"What?! Where did you hear that kind of rumor from? Do you know that you can get in trouble for spreading things like this?" The second maid snapped, looking around to make sure that no one had heard them.Stacy quickly hid in a corner; she wanted to find out what was going on, and if the lives of Leon and Lyra would be in danger."Oh please, the entire pack already knows about it. Don't you realize that the pack is in chaos now? The Luna is missing, and people are saying that she ran away because she did something wrong. The Alpha abandoned the responsibilities of the pack and went to chase her. Now, there's no one leading the pack. Elder Philip is just stepping up to do the right thing. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?" The first maid rolled her eyes as she asked this."Well, but that still doesn't make sense. Elder Philip is only an elder, and besides, the Alpha has a son...""There are rumors saying that those kids aren't Alpha Deluca's. Even if the Alpha him

Flight From the Pack

Chapter 136"But where are we going to go once we leave the pack?" Leon asked, for the very first time allowing the raw fear he had been harboring to show openly on his face.He felt terribly afraid and completely weak inside. He had made a solemn promise to his father that he would become stronger and take proper care of both his mother and his sister. Yet now, his mother was missing without a trace, and both his and Lyra's lives were hanging in immediate, mortal danger.There was nothing he could physically do right now to stop the ruthless people who wanted them dead.Leon swore fiercely to himself in that dark moment that he would grow powerful. He had to become even more powerful than the enemies coming after them so that he could trample every single one of them down under his feet one day."I don't know," Stacy admitted truthfully, her trembling voice barely carrying above a whisper. "I don't know where we are going to go or what we are going to do. However, what I do know for