CASPIAN.
I was eager to come home after being away for the whole day with my Gamma. I left Beta Paul in the pack house because I couldn't trust my Gamma around Andrea at this point.
By the time we reached the packhouse, it was dinner time.
Both Andrea and Beta Paul were missing from the dining table. Paul said he was eating dinner with his parents while I couldn't reach Andrea's mindlink. But based on what the helper said, Andrea was just upstairs and told her she wasn't that hungry yet.
As soon as dinner was over, I left the Gamma on the dining table and proceeded to the third floor. I couldn't wait to see Andrea.
I missed her and I did everything I needed to do on the other side of the territory, so I didn't have to go back there tomorrow and could spend time with her in the packhouse.
Her scent enveloped me the moment I neared her room, and I couldn't stop the excitement brewing inside me.
Was this how it feels to have someone to g
ANDREA. I couldn't sleep the whole night. The pain in my heart was unbearable. I was sitting by the window sill when I saw a wolf spring out from the ground floor and I knew instantly that it was Zion, Caspian's wolf. He was the only black wolf in the pack. And from the way his growl sounded, I knew he was also in pain. I tried to suppress the tears from falling, but I couldn't stop them. My heart was grieving. I pushed away the only man I fell in love with. Maybe it was too late.Caspian already felt something for me. I saw the pain in his eyes, and I had no idea if I would be able to live with it for the rest of my life. I was prepared to get hurt, but I wasn't prepared to hurt him. I covered my puffy eyes with a concealer and put on some light eye shadow and lip tint to hide my real emotions. I didn't eat breakfast this morning. I had no appetite, and I didn't want to face the Alpha together with his Beta and Gamm
BETA PAUL. I allowed entrance and escorted Alpha Riley and his Beta into the territory. And based on the emotions flashing on both the Alphas' faces, I knew this was going to be a messy meeting. They didn't want anyone with them at the office so Beta Dominic and I stayed behind at the entrance of the packhouse. We were sitting by the steps just discussing anything at random. We met several years back when we were both attending training for New Betas. And we would occasionally bump into each other on neutral territory, so everything was cool between us as we refused to discuss anything about our Alphas. 'Beta Paul?' Andrea's voice rang in my mind. 'Yes? How are you?' 'I'm okay. I can't reach Caspian's mind.' 'He's with Alpha Riley. I think he blocked off everyone.' 'He's here? Inside the territory? Oh, Goddess!' My brow hiked up at her reaction. I thought she wanted to see him. 'Are you busy? Can you com
ALPHA RILEY I have never felt so low and unimportant as I feel right now. Being the Alpha of one of the strongest packs on this side of the country, almost on par with the Black Shadow Pack, I never had to be thoroughly searched just to be allowed entrance into another territory. In fact, I never once went to any territory without any advance notice. But I was doing it now, and I was letting them treat me like I was a threat to them all because of one woman. Andrea. I grew up without knowing who my mother was. All I knew was that she left before I could even talk. All I had was my father. And although he was strict and a control freak, he did love me in his own way. And then there was Andrea. She was around all the time. Her mother, up to the moment she died, was one of the cooks in the packhouse. And that's where I met Andrea. She was two years old when I first saw her, and ever since, my young heart had always reserved a specia
CASPIAN. "I'm here for Andrea. I want her back in my territory once she turns eighteen. Or, if you'd rather send her away now, I'll be glad to take her with me today." Riley talked as if he was asking for a toy to be returned to his playhouse. And it irritated the shit out of me. I chuckled as I leaned my ass on my desk, crossing my arms against my torso. "What made you think I would allow her to leave this place? This is her pack. She stays here." "I guess she didn't tell you yet." He crossed his arms across his chest as he stood in the middle of my office. Arrogant fucker! "Tell me what?" My brows furrowed as my eyes scrutinized him. Was he going to point out that he was Andrea's boyfriend and that he would claim her once she turned eighteen? Well, fuck him! I won't give her up easily. "Andrea is betrothed to me. And I want to have a Luna ceremony for her once she turns eighteen." "So what if she was betrothed to you? I'm sure she can change her mind anytime she wants, beca
ANDREA. As soon as Beta Paul sent me a mind link that Riley was already out of the territory, I rushed out of my room and headed for the forest. I wish I had a wolf so I could run freely, but running with my feet wasn't bad either. I ran until I reached the place Alia had once shown me when we were younger. She told me not to tell anyone about this place because Caspian has not let anyone around here unless warriors need to run past this area while patrolling. Caspian might be upset if he found me here, but I couldn't think of any other place I could let my soul out at the moment. My heart was bleeding despite the relief that Riley wasn't taking me with him today, because I knew my days were still numbered. Sooner or later, he would come for me. And by then, I wouldn't have any choice but to leave this pack and start a new life with him. I leaned my hands on the ground behind me and tilted my face up to the sun, letting its beautiful rays run against my skin. I basked in the warm
CASPIAN I was sitting in my office after dinner and had just finished talking with Alpha Marco, the current head of the council. He confirmed with me thatblood pacts were wolf ways that were not abolished and were highly regarded in the council. The responsibility of the pact lay with the parties involved. In this case, it was with Andrea's father and Alpha Melvin. And with Andrea's father gone, no one would be able to prove that he was forced into the pact. And in the wolf ways, arranged unions were nothing unusual as long as both parties during the time of the union were of age. Everything he told me I was already aware of, but I was looking for something more. A loophole, a way out. And he gave me hope. Any blood pact created for the sake of union always has a way out. It was an unwritten rule followed by everyone. If there was no way out, the contract would be deemed invalid. And this was what I was determined to find out. It was either Alph
ANDREA. It has been two days since Riley came and revealed the blood pact. I thought it would break Caspian and me apart, but it only made us closer. We have not talked about what we are to each other because maybe we knew the reality of my situation, but despite the lack of confirmation of our relationship, I found myself satisfied and happy for the first time in a long, long time. I woke up late today because we spent the whole night playing cards and getting to know each other. Although it might be boring for others, I actually found myself enjoying it because I was with Caspian. I found out last night that he has not been intimate with any woman since he became an Alpha, or even gone on a date or spent time with females, although he lost his virginity at fifteen. His revelation made me happy. All this time, I was conscious that my lack of skills in bed might turn him off. But he admitted last night that since it had been years since
CASPIAN. I was looking at the contract that was signed in blood by Alpha Melvin and Andrea's father inside Riley's office at the Silver Moon Pack territory, trying my best to memorize everything to make sure I didn't forget any details. Riley was left with no choice but to let me inside his territory when one of the council members reached out to him and told him to show me the contract since I was Andrea's legal guardian. "Twenty million. I'll transfer the money as soon as I reach home." I rolled the scroll and placed it back on his desk, my lips pursing into a thin line as I waited for his response. I didn't have twenty million in my account, but if I touched Alia's money, I would be able to come up with that amount. "No. Not a chance." "How much would you want to have?" "The amount listed there. And the only reason I'm accepting that amount is because it was written on the contract. Otherwise, I would not trade Andrea fo