Stephan's POV When I came back in the evening, four men were sitting outside waiting for me; one of them was my gamma, William.Their bodies were covered with blood, and their clothes were torn into shreds.There was no injury to them; they must have healed."Alpha," they said, bowing to me immediately when they saw me."We were waiting for you to come back," William said to me."Well, I am back now. What happened?" I asked without mentioning anyone's name in particular."The mission you sent us on was a total failure, he continued."We were not able to find out the location you wanted."I inhale deeply."Where are the others?" I asked.He shook his head as if he were in pain because of something he remembered."They did not make it, Alpha Stephan."I was shocked, and I felt a cold chill run down my spine."What happened to them? How did it happen?" I asked Will.He started narrating what happened."Alpha William is very cunning; when we arrived in his pack, we masked our scent, an
Cali's POV. My memory is foggy; I can't remember who my parents are or how I came to this place. I think I am either sixteen or seventeen, but I was told by Alpha William that I was seventeen years old.My name is Cali, and that is all I remember; I don't know if I have any other name or not.I have been locked up in this cage for years now; I don't know how many years.The place is crowded with thousands of people; I don't know the exact number, but I know that there are many.I am the youngest in this place and probably the best at fighting, except for my instructor. My memory started with me waking up on a cold, hard floor and waiting for what would happen to me next.I was placed in a room by myself, while others were packed into their little rooms that they had to share. Whenever we are freed from our cage, I always find those men staring at me with hatred in their eyes.I think they hate me because of the special treatment I get for Alpha William.We were served food
Cali's POV As I lay on the floor, I wanted to see more of the woman's facial appearance.She had brown hair with blue eyes, just like me.She is a very beautiful woman with a slim build, and she is also small in height. I wonder how old she is."What is going on, Bec? Why did you fall on me?""Nothing; I just slipped and fell. I am sorry, Cali," he said to me."You are lying, Bec; you were trying to shield me from seeing someone, a woman.""What woman?""The short woman with the brown hair and blue eyes that just passed now.""You were trying to hide from her and also cover me from seeing her," I told him."Who is she, Bec?" I asked him."I don't know; I have never seen her before," he said to me."Why are you lying to me, Bec? You are hiding something from me." I screamed at him, drawing people's attention to us."Calm down, Cali; quit drawing attention to us; remember, we agreed not to do that.""You promised Alpha William that you wouldn't create a scene, that we would just c
Clarissa's POV I came back to Moonlight Pack after we visited that witch, Ashley.It has been two days since I came back to Moonlight Pack.We visited the Darkmoon Pack just like we wanted.Stephan wanted to table down his request to her father so that he could fulfill the promise he made to him.He wanted their support for the war that was brewing."Alpha Raymond, you said that you would let go of anything if I could forgive your daughter for ruining our vacation, Stephan said to him.""I know that I promised you that Stephan, I will keep it," Alpha Raymond said to us before he proceeded to serve us. After we had eaten and drunk, Stephan proceeded to tell him his plan. Alpha Raymond was not in support of his ideology but had to give in because he had already made a promise.We were sent away with the promise that when the time comes and we request help, he will be more than willing to help.Since we had settled that issue, we needed to tackle the remaining issue at hand.Stephan a
Cali's POVI woke up late the next day. I heard that there was no combat today because our alpha is going to be very busy.So instead of waking up like everyone else, I woke up late.I was not interested in anything we were doing for now; I was tired and restless after I heard them."Cali, you should come out and train, Bec called me."According to my boss, he said that it is necessary."I was pissed that he pretended like everything was okay; I hated that."Because when am I going to face Clarissa like Alpha William wanted?" I asked him."As soon as everything is ready.""I have been training for years; I am sure you understand why I am restless.""Yes, I do; you are getting tired of everything.""I have an idea: why don't you convince Alpha William to let you stay with him? That way, you will be close to your enemy."He was right; I wanted so badly to be in her presence.She won't know who I am; that way, I will be able to monitor her movement and know the best way to get rid o
Cali's POV."Cali, what laboratory were you talking about?" she asked me."Did I say lab? I meant far.""I heard what you said, Cali; stop lying to me.""Don't talk to me like that, Clarissa; you are not mom, and you don't have a say or control over me."I noticed her expression changed. I wanted to apologize quickly, but I refused to. I was being stubborn.I was indeed truly sorry to her, but why should I be the one to initiate the apology?"You are right, Cali. I am not your mother. Why should I tell you what to do?" she said in a little voice like she was about to cry.She turned to leave."Wait, Clarissa, I am sorry that I was rude to you; I should not have said that," I apologized."Please don't cry," I told her.I don't know why the idea of anyone crying because of me brought tears to my eyes too.I hugged her, inhaling her scent.She smelled like vanilla and another one that I don't know yet.I felt warm being in her arms.Before we could separate, I was thrown on the floor
Elizabeth's POV.I have been locked up in a cell for a while. After Clayton found out what I knew, he was mad that I listened in on his conversation with my father.They were happy that they had taken who they wanted.According to him, Cali is the perfect tool for them to use.I have heard that name before from my father; it brought back memories of what happened in the past.That day, I came in to see him as usual. I would come there wearing skimpy clothes.I was a woman on a mission, sent by my father.I was to seduce him and help my father poison him.He was appalled when he heard the rumor that I was sleeping with the old alpha king and his gamma.The first time he picked up an interest in me and invited me over, I went there dressed exactly the way my father wanted me to dress.I did everything I could to keep his attention on me.I will visit him, we will talk and dine together, and then we will make love.We. continued like that for a long time, until our relationship became s
Cali's POV.I witnessed the drama between Alpha William and his granddaughter.Maria was angry that we destroyed her plates, so we were sent to our room.Clarissa was dragged to her room by Gamma William.Even though she was there, I could still hear her swearing at her grandfather.I was forced to knock on her door and speak with her.I heard her angry voice ask "Who the heck is there?""It is me, Cali; I wanted to speak to you.""About what?" she asked me."I just wanted to keep you company and also serve as your punching bag if you need one."I saw a smile breaking forth from her mouth, and then she held it."Come right in.""Are you okay?" I asked her immediately, and I sat down on the chair."Yes, I am fine. I am a little pissed at the old man, but other than that, I am good.""You know you went too far, right?"What do you mean by I went too far? Did you not hear him insult me too?""Yes, but you should have respected him and kept quiet when he was shouting at you.""Are you t