SLADE POVI was unnerved by the prophecy of the seer. And now, I met Britney being her bratty self.I heard everything that was said. Others might not have, but my hearings were sharper than most Werewolves because I was partly a lycan and partly a werewolf.I never believed Britney would show her face after telling her not to.I hadn't purposely dismissed her. I, in fact, wanted her to be part of the coronation ceremony, but she had cursed at me and threatened to disrupt everything.She had threatened to lie to everyone in the pack about me.And the lie was I had forced her to do things she didn't want to. She mentioned me promising her father by taking a blood oath to never replace her with another.A blood oath was known to bind almost anything with the help of a seer.I never took a blood oath with her.I wouldn't say I didn't have the strength to tell her off; I hated that she made me seem cruel.She made it look like I punished her whenever I didn't let her have her way.I was g
SLADE POV Ignoring the glare Winter shot my way, I stood to my feet."Where are you going?!" Britney yelled. "Don't you dare leave me in this room with her!"I walked back toward her and gripped her hand, helping her out of bed.Britney breathed out as soon as her legs touched the ground.Still ignoring Winter, ad she kept staring at me, I halted Britney as she was about to move out of the room."I'm sorry, Britney," I mumbled, pulling her into a hug."You've been apologising since. Is there Something I should know? You've never apologized for this long before." Britney hugged me tighter.I felt her tremble.It was as if she knew what would happen, just like how Winter knew.I shook away the thoughts of not going through away from my head.I was having second thoughts again. Just like the first time she had come to me, it was that instant I should have rejected her.I groaned and murmured, "I'm rejecting you.""W-why?" Britney stuttered. She abruptly disengaged from the embrace and s
WINTER POV How long would I blame my mother?I blamed her until I got tired of blaming her. She had messed me up, but she didn't care. She wanted me to do away with Slade like always.No one cared about my feelings. I had even tried to do away with how I felt and put others first, but it had been taken for granted.Slade had rejected Britney not only in front of the unconscious patient in the infirmary and me but also in front of the whole pack.I heard them the minute they stepped into the meeting hall. I wanted to make Slade stop, but it seemed he was in on everything. He had planned to reject her in front of everyone.I thought they'd part ways amicably. I was waiting for that, but I never imagined this would happen.Britney had threatened me. I wonder if I should be afraid or not. I had received a lot of threats from Summer, but this seemed different.I had seen the determined look in Britney's eyes as if she'd go on with it. She had made me look like a mate stealer, which was th
WINTER POV"Did you hear the rumours going around between the Alpha King and Beta's wife?!"I heard someone say as I rounded the corner.I saw a blonde with a red-haired standing by the entrance to the mansion.They broke apart as soon as they saw me and gasped."My lady!" The red-haired whispered. She and the blonde bowed.I nodded my head to acknowledge their greeting before walking in.I knew it would come to this. Since the Alpha fight, the rumours had never died down. And it always revolved around me, Slade, Damien, Daniel, and Britney.Ever since Damien and Daniel disappeared, the rumours about them had died even though there was some silent search for them.I doubted anything had happened to them. I presumed they left the pack, just like Slade had left.Daniel and Damien were automatically a rogue now. It was a rule never to leave a pack without the consent of the ruling Alpha, but they had left.No one knew.They would only escape being rogues when they find a pack to join as
SLADE POVFuck!I should have taken her.Why the fuck did I hesitate?!Perhaps, I wanted her to come to me herself. I saw she wanted the same thing. I saw the desire in her eyes. She might deny it with her mouth, but her eyes were saying something else.Winter desires me.I glanced down at my pant and groaned at the bulge in it.Britney had never made me feel this way. She had never made me go out of my mind just seeing her naked.Goodness!Winter was perfect; her mouthwatering lithe soft curves, her pert breasts, which I believed would fill my hands when I cupped them, shit, her shapely round backside.Her nipples had pointed instantly as soon as my eyes stayed on them. I recalled seeing her legs tremble and how she had desperately tried to cover herself."I need a fucking cold bath." I groaned, stripping down to nothing.It wasn't my first time having such nasty thoughts about her, even when I hadn't seen her body.I guess I know the reason Damien was unwilling to let her go. Perhap
WINTER POVI flushed again as his eyes narrowed on mine. I wouldn't say I liked the way he was staring at me.I thought back at how he had looked at me lustfully, and now he was in nothing but a towel.Why do I keep meeting him in this manner? All that I had rehearsed and wished to say to him had evaporated from my mind. I could only think about his solid naked torso.I swallowed hard and murmured, "Can you put something on?""Does my body bothers you?" He asked, and I nodded.Without any more questions, Slade walked to the wardrobe, flung it open, and snatched a flannel.I was able to breathe again as I saw him put it on. For the first time, I glanced around his room.I hadn't noticed how dark and empty it was because I was hurrying to get what I wanted to say off my chest. I wanted to be fast with it and return to my room.It was my first time being here, and maybe it would be my last time, depending on what his answer to my question would be.I twisted my fingers as he walked towar
BRITNEY POVHopelessnessI wish there were a word better to describe how I was feeling.My eyes wandered around the open field, and my hands tightened on a piece of my myrtle I had angrily torn from the bunch Slade gave me.The myrtle symbolizes love, good luck, and prosperity, but I had none. Maybe I had prosperity, but it was due to my father's affluence.I lacked what I needed the most.Love.Slade had promised me. He had promised to love me until death parted us. I guess I was delusional. Standing in the cathedral wasn't enough. It was not a binding power in the werewolf, and I believe Slade had refused to have a mating ceremony with me because he was sure he'd return to Winter.How stupid could I have been? Had he been laughing behind me all this while? Did he know all these would happen? I thought I could still have him.Even after seeing Winter for the first time, I thought Slade was mine, and it would remain that way forever!I had made a fool of myself.Fúcking stupid, Britney
SLADE POVLooking up from the paperwork before me, I slanted my head as Jude stumbled into the room. He clutched a large wooden box filled with only the goddess knows what.Sweat coated his forehead, and he panted.I rolled my eyes as he set the box down. Jude could be dramatic sometimes; I doubted the box weighed much more than he was making it.I was sure whatever was in it was for me, and he was making it a big deal since I sent him to do it.I couldn't remember the job; I didn't think it was the moonstone pack's business. I had not done an official handover to Jude because I was reading through what was in the files handed to me.It was my first time in the Pack's office, and I had only gotten access because I was now the Alpha King. Also, I had been trying to merge my former pack, the moon howler pack business, with the Moonstone pack.It was even more tedious than I had imagined.As Jude straightened, I gazed at him."Now, what is that? I hope you didn't bring dynamite to my off