My father’s life was in danger again because of me. Was I such a weak link? People always took advantage of him using me. In the past, it was Cassius and now the Alpha King who was heading down the path to damnation. Why was my father always caught in my mess? In my past life, I never had any interactions with the Alpha King. He was just that; the Alpha King, a man with no influence in my life whatsoever so what changed now? As I asked myself this question, I knew the answer. In the past life, I never left Cassius alone. Even when he brought April on our engagement day, I continued to cling to him like a fool. My father never left this pack or even showed even a small hint of wanting to leave. Now, there must be people gossiping about me leaving Cassius and about my father leaving the pack so the Alpha King wanted to snatch this golden opportunity to recruit us into his failed army. “This crazy bastard, indeed,” I all but snarled. This man and everything that concerned him d
“You look ridiculous.” Those were the first words Alpha Koa said to me the moment we met. Dressed in a cloak that would be suspicious even to the oblivious, I understood the sentiment but it did not mean I appreciated his rude remark. “Thank you, I was trying out your style,” I responded, lowering the hood of my cloak. “You are funny.” His eyes were sharp as his lips curved into a false smile. I took a good look at him. A very good look at him. I had decided to invest in this man because I expected profitable returns. He was in a position where I could gain a lot from him and the only thing I needed to do was use my knowledge of the past to help him. He was my sword and a very sharp one at that. “Why are you looking at me so intently?” He asked. “Have you only now discovered my astounding looks?” I scoffed at such a remark but ignored it. I had come here for much more important things. More important than an irrelevant back-and-forth with this man. “I received a proposal from th
“A – April!” He skidded to a halt. Of course, he did. His mate was on the ground while I stood standing over her. There was no need to ask what was happening because the scene was quite self-explanatory. From the way her eyes were red and the way she looked up at me with eyes filled with fear, her game was obvious. “Perse, A – April, what’s –“ Cassius stared at the two of us, wanting to ask what was happening but already reading meaning to everything. “What is this?” “C – Cassius.” April reached out a hand to him. “P – Please, help me.” He took a step towards her but then looked at me before he stopped and asked. “April, why are you on the ground? What happened?” He moved to her and helped her up but she pretended to fall again so he made her lean on him with his hand supporting her. “Perse, did you push her?” When no one answered him, he voiced his conclusion. It was not far off the mark from what April wanted him to see but it still made my heart boil. In my past life, I
A week later, Cassius’ losses started. The investment which should have fallen apart a few months from now crumbled unexpectedly. As my father and Alpha Koa pulled out at the same time, Koa’s people must have pulled out too and things ended earlier than I foresaw. It was on a cool evening a week after the stint with April. I had been sipping a glass of orange juice and flipping through a magazine when I heard Cassius’ earth-shattering scream. It was a scream so deep and desperate that it left me feeling satisfied even before I knew what had happened. As an actress, I immediately went into acting mode and rushed to his office. I was not the only one who rushed over. April also came running at her mate’s screams. We met at the door and we both paused. Her eyes flashed with anger before she lowered her head. It must have been clear to her by now that no matter what she did, Cassius would continue to hang on to me. “Oh,” she muttered when she saw me just at Cassius’ door. “I will
Alpha Slater, the Luna Queen’s brother and biggest supporter. He was a man who would lose his life and everything he had at the hands of Alpha Koa. He was the greatest support for Alpha Randal and I remember when Alpha Koa decided to take things by force, Slater was the one he cut down first. Alpha Slater had more of an influence on this kingdom than my father because he was the Luna Queen’s brother, the uncle of the man everyone expected to be the next Alpha King, and the head of a pack as large as ours. My father, on the other hand, had wealth and a name he acquired on the battlefield. Because he did not interact much with other alphas, he was a mystery to most and his fame increased with his mysterious air. My greatest asset now was that Alpha Slater was secretly my father’s fan. It was something my father knew but always scoffed at – as he did with everything so using my father’s name, I planned to get close to Slater and connect him with Cassius. The Alpha King wanted a le
“Welcome,” Jennifer, Slater’s daughter welcomed me at the door. She was a slender, auburn haired woman like her father. Her friends stood behind her and their eyes were full of curiosity. I knew their mouths must be itching to start talking about me and I had come prepared to be talked about. I would dominate the scenes from now on. I would make sure my name was on everybody’s lips starting my from now. That way, Cassius would have a harder time killing me. “Thank you for inviting me,” I said. “It’s no problem. Since you attended the mating ceremony of a nobody the other day, I thought I should extend a hand to you who seems desperate to socialize.” Mockery filled her tone and the ladies behind her snickered but I did not mind. For me to mind, I would first have to care. The important person here was Alpha Slater, not his mate, not his son and definitely not his daughter. That man was unfortunate to have a household of fools. His son was well known for harassing omega women an
*APRIL’S POV* I would be a fool to believe Cassius. How could I trust a man who said one thing and did another? Yet I was powerless. The only thing I could do was try not to anger him while also making sure I did not lose him to his so-called best friend. Persephone Adelard. Oh, what a beauty she was. From the moment I first saw her, wrapped in the embrace of my mate, I hated her. She was a woman with both looks and status, things I did not have. She was born with these things meanwhile I had to struggle for everything I had. How could she have everything yet still cling to the only thing that should be mine? She had so much so why could I not have Cassius? I hated her. I hated her so much I wanted to destroy her beautiful face and make it into something no one would ever be willing to look at ever again. How would I bring down such a woman? ‘Without Persephone Adelard, I have nothing. I am nobody.’ I bit my lips when I remembered Cassius’ words, clear as day. He regarded
*ALPHA RANDAL’S POV* Persephone Adelard. She was a beauty. A beauty that made my heart itch every time I saw her. I came all the way here today because I knew she was going to attend. Jennifer was the most annoying woman in the world so I avoided her as much as I could but today, I would endure her presence to see Persephone. I wondered if I could create a connection with Persephone today. She was a beauty but she was as hard to approach as she was beautiful. I wanted to get to know her but I knew that without her having any interest in me, I would never get that chance. “Miss Persephone, how could you do such a thing!?” I was lost in thought when I suddenly heard Jennifer’s loud and obnoxious voice. “Miss April did nothing wrong to you but how can you call her a filthy omega!” It was the perfect way to draw attention. Everyone stopped what they had been doing and turned to Jennifer who had a quivering omega by her side. “Oh, no, Miss Persephone was only telling me to know my plac