ZANE’S POV“Something strange is going on with Delia’s corpse in the morgue.” was all Khal said when I picked up the call which made me dash out of my office afterward.I didn't know if Madeline heard it. I didn't put the call on speaker. But she followed me anyway. If there was one thing Madeline was good at, it was sensing when something was wrong.“What's the problem?” Damien asked when I was about to leave the pack house.“Something is wrong with Delia’s body at the morgue so I'm going to check it out. Stay in the packhouse in case Maeve wakes up and begins to look for me.” I whispered to him before walking ahead without waiting for his reply.I got into my car with Madeline and sped off, heading to the town's morgue. I knew this was a bad way for Madeline to find out about the death of the woman who was like a sister to her. “Where are we headed?” She asked me after minutes of silence in the car.“I'm dropping you at your place,” I answered with my eyes still on the road. She si
MAEVE’S POVMy eyes fluttered open and I sat up slowly. There was no one in the room and my head throbbed a bit. I guess it was the alcohol from last night. I was so carried away that I didn't know I was drinking much.I walked to the bathroom to pee and came into the room but Alpha Zane still wasn't in sight. Where was he? I checked the time and found out it was just 6 am.So where could he possibly be so early in the morning? I wanted to head out of Alpha Zane’s room to check for him when his door opened and my Mom rushed in.Alpha Zane came seconds later, holding a glass of milk and my inhaler.They paused when they saw me standing. They also looked startled to see me awake and I gave them a confused look.“Darling, are you feeling okay this morning?” My Mom asked me with worry evident on her face.“Am I not supposed to?” I asked them as my brows creased. They looked suspicious.“You mean you don't remember what happened last night?” Alpha Zane asked me as he walked to our bed and
MAEVE’S POV“Where is Damien? I haven't seen him this morning, which is unusual” Alpha Zane asked with a frown.“I haven't seen him all morning either. And it's already…” I paused and checked what time it was before continuing.“It's already 8 am. Where could he possibly be?” I asked with a frown too. Alpha Zane rolled down his window glass and gestured for the security guard who was standing not far from us to come.Of course, the security guard briskly walked over to answer his Alpha’s call. Looking at Alpha Zane from the side, his handsomeness was out of this world. His pointed nose stood out and my wolf purred.“Our mate is handsome!!” My wolf Selena said inside my head and leaped for joy. I rolled my eyes and suppressed a smile even though I knew she was right.“Have you seen Beta Damien?” Alpha Zane asked the security personnel when he came.“He hasn't come back home since he drove out last night. He left….” The security personnel wanted to continue speaking but paused when the
ZANE’S POVMy chest swelled with pride as I watched Maeve who looked stunning as she walked to the altar to say her vows. These past few weeks hadn't been easy for me because Madeline made sure Maeve didn't move in with me.I also couldn't announce a date for Maeve’s Luna ceremony after Delia’s burial because Madeline was like a family to Delia. They had to mourn her for three weeks.Looking at her now walking down the aisle to take her vows, I knew it was worth the wait. I couldn't wait to have her all to myself tonight. There were so many ways in which I wanted to pleasure her.When she was asked if she would be a submissive mate to me and she paused for a while as she made eye contact with a certain somebody I panicked a bit.Especially when I turned and found out that it was Alpha Kelvin. But she snapped out of it and wanted to reply to Maggie with a smile but the door to the event hall suddenly opened with force.We all turned only to see a face that oddly looked familiar to me.
MAEVE’S POVMy vision became blurry because I couldn't stop crying. I felt betrayed and left out. How could Alpha Zane and my Mom keep such a vital piece of information from me?Had they told me when I asked, we would have made a plan on what to say if the truth came out.I remember that day, my mom looked like she wanted to tell me when I asked, but Alpha cut in and lied, making my Mom follow his lead.Now here he was facing trial because of me. My wolf tried to comfort me but it wasn't helping. I felt as though I was going to have another asthmatic attack but I couldn't afford to be weak at a moment like this.The Anna girl had walked back to sit down amongst the congregation.I couldn't stand and watch Alpha Zane be stripped of his position as the Alpha King. His forefathers were all Alpha Kings. I couldn't stand by and allow it to change in Alpha Zane’s reign because of me.“No, it wasn’t his fault. He was going to turn me in after Delia Armstrong’s funeral. I begged him to let me
MAEVE’S POVWhen we turned, we saw Aradia walking towards us and once more, whispers erupted in the hall as she walked to us.All the Alpha’s present looked at Aradia with creased brows. Based on my speculations after seeing the reaction of the Alpha’s when they looked at Aradia, it seemed they didn’t recognize her.How the fuck couldn’t they recognize a woman they termed as DARKNESS? I scoffed as I turned to where all 11 Alpha’s were seated. Maybe it was because she didn't age a single bit.I had to make them remember Aradia so that her claim of being there when everything started would not be accepted. I couldn’t let my Mom die. I just couldn’t.Seeing that Aradia was stepping up as a witness, that means she was in support of my Mom dying to save me too.“Don’t listen to her. She is…...” I wanted to continue but I couldn’t bring myself to say Aradia’s name out loud.No matter how hard I tried to say her name I couldn’t.“She is what or who?” Alpha Kelvin spoke up for the first time.
MAEVE’S POV“Maeve just in case you need some time away fromAll this, you're always welcome to my pack,” Alpha Kelvin said to me but his gaze was fixated on Alpha Zane.He looked like he had a lot to say to Alpha Zane but was holding himself back because Alpha Zane was his superior.Then his phone began to ring and he left the hall to answer it.I didn't know what to say to him because I hadn't decided yet. I needed to change my environment and get over the painful memories I had of this pack. But I needed to speak to Mag about it first. “Babe, I know you're angry and you aren't thinking straight right now, but you should give yourself some time to rest,” Alpha Zane said as he took a step towards but I backed away.“Babe? You have lost every right to call me that. Rest? Did you just say rest? Thanks to you I have to go bury my Mom,” I said angrily pointing at my Mom’s dead body on the floor.I was so angry that I felt like shredding Alpha Zane to pieces. I couldn’t even stand the si
ZANE’S POVAfter hearing Maeve reject me as her mate, I was utterly shocked. I knew she would definitely be mad at me, but I didn't expect her to reject me.Didn't she know I was trying to save her life? Left for the other Alpha’s except maybe Alpha Kelvin, they wanted her dead.“I told you to drop your pride and let the other Alpha pass the sentence, but you ignored me. Now look what you've caused, it's fueled our mate's anger,” my wolf’s voice Atlas said angrily in my head.It broke my heart to see her this way. I knew what happened here today was traumatizing and I knew I would also live the rest of my life in regret and guilt of what happened here today.Maeve was right. I should have let Madeline tell Maeve the truth after she told me that night. I should have advised and urged Madeline to tell her daughter the truth.Then maybe, just Maybe, Madeline wouldn't have had to die at all. I was feeling guilty about it, especially feeling everything Maeve was feeling right now. Her ange