Astrid’s / Veronica’s POV“V-Vincent…I-It hurts,” I stuttered when he started dragging me inside the mansion. Vincent didn’t utter a word. He tightened his grip on my left wrist even more.When I realized something, I couldn’t help but look at him furiously.What now? What’s wrong with him? I should be the one who was furious at this moment due to what I had seen earlier. I saw him, together with Ms. Kate. Kate was sitting on his lap, kissing, and they were…they were…I shut my eyes in pain when I couldn’t finish it. That precise moment replayed like an erotic film in the back of my head. An excruciating pain kicked in my chest again, and tears streamed down my face as I looked at his back.This man…This man, who was my mate, was busy doing some kinky stuff with others. This was not the first. This was the second time I caught him red-handed. Now, I wondered how many she-wolfs he already lay in bed. By only imagining that he was doing it with someone else, my heart was tearing apart.
“She needs to rest,” the pack doctor said to Beta Ivan. Beta Ivan stole glances at me before looking back to the pack doctor. “Thank you. You may now go,” he said in a gentle voice. The doctor smiled a little at him and glanced at me before leaving the room. At that moment, Beta Ivan sighed and approached my direction. He sat on the vacant chair near my bed and stared at me. His face seemed filled with concern. I did not know what I had done to make him kind like this toward me. If he did not come earlier, I did not know what would happen to me next. Maybe, I was going to pass out in the hallway bruised and naked. That was somehow embarrassing. “Drink this. This might help you to feel better,” he said in concern and extended his right hand, holding a cup of, I guess, tea. Feeling grateful, I looked at his eyes first in tears. In this situation, I wanted to break down, I wanted to cry so hard, I wanted to scream and tell how much I was hurt. I was hurt because of what Vincent did.
“Y-Your memories came back?” Beta Ivan stuttered and gulped hard. I could see that he did not expect this moment to happen, so I was.I stood up, faced him, and shot him a death glare.“I thought you were different,” I whispered in hatred between my gritted teeth. My knuckles turned white as I remembered the day I saw him with Vincent. The day they invaded our pack.I knew he did at least help me when I was trying to escape from Vincent. It was the moment that I was running in Red Moon Pack’s forest, and I ended up on the cliff. But, the unlucky situation slapped my face at that moment when Vincent showed up before I escaped.Despite that, what made my heart heavy and hurt was the thought that they made me believe that my name was Veronica. As well as Beta Ivan, he did call me by that name.Now, it was clear to me that when I passed out in the hallway, he called me by another name. I remembered what he said. He called me Astrid, and when I woke up, I thought it was just another girl,
After the mind-blowing confrontation with Beta Ivan, we went back to the mansion, to the Blackwood Pack. As we made our way back, we talked about what we're gonna do next. All that I said to him was “I want to avenge the death of my parents, avenge my pack, and avenge for taking away my identity from me. I want to see in my very own eyes his downfall. I am craving to see him slowly losing what is important to him.” I know what Alpha Vincent cherishes the most. It is his reputation, power, and wealth. And, I will take all of that away from him. I saw Beta Ivan gulping hard and it was visible in his eyes that he was worried. Most especially when he saw how determined I was to pull Alpha Vincent down from his throne. He knew very well that Alpha Vincent is infamous for being a ruthless, cold-blooded Alpha. But who cares? This hatred and determination I have are more powerful than his reputation. “I will help you to avenge your pack. I can’t let you do that alone, Astrid. It is so dang
Alpha Vincent's POV"Now that the attendees are already complete, let's start the meeting," one of the council's said and sat down on his chair."The purpose of this meeting is about finding a Luna for Alpha Vincent," John Meyer started and looked in my direction.Huh! I expected that he was the one who would open up the topic first. After all, he was the reason why this fucking meeting happened."The pack needs a Luna. An Alpha needs a Luna to run a pack. I know that our Alpha knows that very well. But it seems like the Alpha didn't find his mate yet," John added while his eyes didn't blink. He just seriously stared at me and I didn't like it."The reason why I called the meeting is that I am concerned about this matter. Now, I am offering my one and only daughter to be Alpha Vincent's Luna. I am hoping Kate Meyer will be considered for this position," John ended and bowed his head.I took a long deep breath as I gritted my teeth.Because of what he said, all the councils started mum
Veronica's/Astrid’s POV “What’s with the face? Don't you feel good about my plan?” he asked when he noticed my discomfort.I blinked my eyes a couple of times and shook my head as a response. I looked at his face and took a deep breath.“No… No… Uhmm… I am just…Not in my wildest dream thinking about you could actually say that like planning the assassination of the Alpha,” I said and looked hesitantly into his darkened eyes.I have been knowing him as a loyal Beta of Alpha Vincent since the first time I stepped foot in this pack. Everybody adores him as well as the servants because aside from his looks, his extreme loyalty to the Alpha added to his charisma.His darkened eyes suddenly went back to deep blue color. It seemed he calmed down, and, for some reason, he quickly averted my gaze."To be honest, Alpha Vincent is a complicated man. He does all the things that please him even though it is wrong. I couldn't forget the rogue fight inside the Blackwood Pack forest. He almost killed
Astrid’s POVAs soon as I opened my eyes, the white ceiling welcomed my sight. At that point, I clenched my eyes shut and heaved a sigh in dismay.Passed out again?I asked myself. How many times have I passed out in this pack?I quickly opened my eyes when I heard the door of my room open. As I looked in the door direction, I saw Beta Ivan holding a tray with a bowl of soup.“Good to see you are awake,” he said in relief as he approached my direction. He put down the tray on the bedside table carefully before he sat on the chair near my bed. He heaved a sigh first and looked down. He intertwined his hands. He was silent for a moment.I didn't know what he was thinking, so I better wait for him to talk.“Astrid…” he called my name barely above the whisper and looked at me apologetically.“I’m so sorry…” he apologized and caressed my right hand. I could feel in his voice that he was really sorry about what happened. I took a deep breath and sat on the bed. I rested my back on the head
Astrid’s/ Veronica’s POVFive days had passed, and still the same. I was always beside the Alpha to gain his trust. Not even in a second that I forget the plan. But, something was bothering me. It is the Alpha smile. Alpha Vincent smiled at me genuinely last time. I put my right hand above my chest to feel my heart start to beat faster.That was the first time I saw the Alpha smile. Never in my life have I seen him smile, a genuine smile. Most of the time, his face is blank, and sometimes, furious.In the end, I brushed it out of my head."That smile is nothing," I whispered and focused on my task.When I had already finished my last task which was cleaning the pack's restroom, I went back to my chamber to rest. When I entered, I was startled when I saw Clara sitting on my bed.I hurriedly closed the door and looked at her in confusion.“Clara, what are you doing here?” I asked, and my forehead creased as I thought about what had gotten to her to visit me at this wee hour. All I kn