ROWAN.“What are those two whispering about?” Rina winders at me and I look over to see what she is talking about.Viktor is kneeling in front of Jhenelle, both of them staring intently in each other's eyes as he whispers something to her.“Hmm, she is most likely drilling him about him being her daddy and him assuring her of it,” I reply.“Right,” she whispers as she turns back to her plate, her eyes downcast. “So, it is settled then? You are moving here?”I look around and I notice that neither Andre nor Lisa are around us and Alden has most probably gone to skulk in the shadows, watching us from there.“We haven't settled anything. We haven't really talked about that, yet.”“But you are going to, right?”“I… I was thinking more along the lines of shuffling my presence.”“Huh?”“Some time here, in the pack and the rest, back at the settlement,” I clarify. “It will take some adjustments and some time to get used to the new arrangement but I think it can work.”“Hmm, I suppose. That m
VIKTOR“Alpha!”I turn towards the sound to see one of my wolves running to me, as well as the strange looks the humans give him at his shout.“Alpha,” he gasps as he reaches me.“What the hell is wrong with you?!” I snap at him, even as I bring Jhenelle's swing to a standstill. “Don't you realize there are humans around us? Why are you shouting like that?”“My apologies, alpha. It is just…”“Just what?” I demand.“One of the alphas… the missing ones, the ones that you went with to the coalition…”“What about them?”“One of them has been found. He was being chased and he crossed into our territory.”“Where is he now?”“At the pack clinic. He was in bad shape.”“I see. Thank you, Smith. You may return.”“What is wrong, Louis?” Jhenelle asks as he walks away, her intelligent eyes fixed on me.“It is…”“Adult business?” She asks with a pout. “I am not stupid you know. You can tell me things.”“Of course, you are not,” I say with a smile. “You are an intelligent girl, mature for her own a
DOMINIC “Welcome back, Alpha,” the wolves greet me as I storm into my mansion. “Where is Clarisse?” I demand as I head towards my study.“The Luna is at the training fields,” one of them responds. “Hmm. Tell her I am back.”“Yes, alpha,” he says before disappearing from my side.LouisaLouisa is alive.And strong.The leader of the Coalition.“Hah!” I scoff out as I take my seat beside the deskJust what are the chances of that happening?A wolf less, pathetic creature being the leader of a pack of savage mutts.What has the world turned to?And for the fact that all those gathered wolves had fallen for her ruse.PatheticWhat do I do now?Thanks to that bastard, Viktor, my plans have not only been completely destroyed, but I have also been completely humiliated No one, not even a single soul had stood up to him after he had thrown me out of the window Is that how they all see me?As some pathetic wolf that does not deserve their respect or sympathy.If any of them had gone throu
LOUISA.“You have got to be kidding me!” Dominic snarls as I stand at the entrance, frozen in terrified shock.This is a nightmare.I knew that whoever my mate would be wouldn't be happy about it but I didn't think it would be Dominic, the Alpha.“How in the goddess’s name does this make sense?!” he continues. “You can't even shift into your wolf? How are you my mate?!”“I am so- sorry,” I stuttered, head bowed to avoid his gaze. “I didn't- I am-”“Enough! Goddess, you are pathetic. What was the goddess thinking? Pairing me up with you?” he mutters as he runs his hands through his hair.I stay silent, unable to answer.Honestly, I am wondering the same too. Why would I be paired with Dominic? The man hates me with a passion.“Why are you still here?” he snaps at me.“I am sorry!” I exclaim as I quickly look up, only to see the look of pure unadulterated loathing on his face. “You… you called for me… I don’t-”“Ugh,” he groans as he walks towards me pushing me out of the way and headin
LOUISA.The sun comes up to see me, huddled in a corner of his room.Bruised, bloody, and hurting.While he sleeps soundly without a care in the world.I want to kill him.The thought is as strong as it is alarming.In all my years of living with Dominic, I have never resented him for the way he treated me.Oh, I didn't like it, but I understood him.So, I tried my best to never cross his path.But this…This makes me cold.Not a sad kind of cold but a building rage that I try to tamp down.It is every shewolf’s dream to have a beautiful mating ritual, filled with tenderness and love from her mate.I… I was brutalised. Raped and broken all because of his own misconceptions about me.I never did anything to him.Never undermined him or insulted him, why would he hurt me like this?His own mate?It's not right.It's not fair.It makes me mad.And for the first time, I contemplate killing someone.My own mate.And yet, I don't move.I just stay here, huddled in a corner, like a pathetic
LOUISA.News of Dominic and I being mates quickly spread across the pack and the general atmosphere is that of shock and tension.Shock, because who would ever think that Dominic would be mated to me?Tension because they know who he is and are wary of how he would act.Hell, I am wary of his reaction but I don't plan on staying to find out.I hear it in the quiet whispers of those who pass by Harriet's door and in how they try to look inside.I see it in the tailor’s look as she takes my measurements for the ceremonial gown.I feel it in the sudden silence that envelops a place when Dominic walks by.And through it all, there is just one resounding thought in my head.Leave.Leave before it is too late.“This is a beautiful gown,” Harriet comments as she takes an admiring look at me, standing on a podium.I turn to look at my reflection and I will give it to her, it is a stunning dress.The gown is made from smooth, pure white silk, adorned with intricate silver stitching that sparkl
ROWAN.“Going somewhere? Mate,” he asks, his voice cold and his eyes even colder.“Dominic-”THWACK.My head hit the floor at the force of the slap and I tasted blood in my mouth from my split lip.“I told you never to call me that! It is Alpha to you!”“I am sorry…” I say, only to notice my vision going blurry.Something he seems to notice as I try to look up at him.“Good, it is working,” he remarks as he gets to his feet.“I told you it would,” a voice says.Clarisse.She is here…She drugged me.And he knew about it.Why?“You must be wondering what is happening right now,” he says. “So am I. Tell me, where are you going?”I don't answer him.He is not stupid, he can clearly see what I was planning to do.“Wow, she really has grown some guts,” Clarisse croons as she walks towards him, her vicious voice spitting poison at me. “She must think she is something special because she was mated to you.”“Quiet Clarisse, can't you see I am talking to your Luna,” he asks.“Luna my foot! How
ROWAN.It is the voices that lull me to consciousness.At first, they are just murmurs, indecipherable sounds that just hover over me and then they become clearer.“I think she is coming around.”“What? How do you know that?”“I saw her hand just twitch. There! It did it again. Did you see it?”“Really? hi! Hello, can you bear me? Can you try and open your eyes? Hello?”Several gentle taps on my face later and I manage to squint my eyes open.The first thing I notice is that I can see.Whatever it was that Dominic had Clarisse put in my food must have worn off. My eyes are so clear that I have to turn away from the shining rays of the sun.The second thing I notice is the pain.Turning my head from the direction of the sun causes shafts of immense pain to run through my body, ripping out a strangled groan from me.“Ugh,” I groan as I try to take in a deep but measured breath.“Hey, hey, hey. I wouldn't move if I were you,” one of the two voices cautions. “You have some pretty rough br