Darren's POV.I watched them walk in, all ready for the training I was about to give them.My face didn’t break from the smile I wore as they walked through the door. A few of them looked a little nervous, but most of them were just confused at first. I couldn’t blame them, though, it wasn't in my plan for them to get trained by me."Let's begin the training." I said."Today you'll be doing some fighting styles that you haven't learned yet. So we're going to start with these." I gestured to my right where two men stood, holding their fists up and ready to brawl. They started off with basic punches to show that they would know how to fight.The second man had a punch so strong that you could see dust flying around him while he hit the other guy. He was strong, really strong, almost impossible to block.The guy on the ground kept struggling against the punch, trying desperately to get away but getting nowhere.The guy who fought back was also pretty strong himself, his punches seemed t
Darren's POV.I woke up with an ache all over, like I had gotten hit by a truck but somehow without the pain from getting crushed.My head pounded, I felt dizzy and disoriented for some reason. The room was dark, so I couldn’t see much aside from a thin stream of yellow sunlight through the closed curtains. My body ached too, my chest hurt and my legs felt numb. My throat was dry, like when I had a cold. Everything was fuzzy.I stood up stretching myself, trying to work out any aches or pains that had accumulated in the night.After a few minutes, everything seemed okay, though it still took me a bit of time to get used to walking around normally and not having a crick in my neck.I knew it was from the training I gave Alpha Dean's guards yesterday.The practice with them had me aching so early.Though it felt good, it was long. I trained that much.I rushed into the bathroom, sighing in relief as the hot water touched my aching muscles.Once I felt comfortable enough to step out,
Darren's POV.I dragged Leila with me and I moved past some guards.Everyone ran, looking for a safe place protected by guards.I watched her slightly through the corner of my eyes, trying to see if she was okay. She must have been frightened, but from what I saw,she looked okay, though I wasn't sure anymore.Her lips were slightly turned downwards as she looked at the ground, her eyebrows furrowed slightly as if deep in thought and a frown etched into her brows."This attack won't take long right?" She asked."No it won't take long." I replied as we kept walking.Aidan had texted me to come to the shade close to the slave quarters.I increased my pace, tugging her along with me, she followed suit, looking up at me every now and then, stumbling as she didn't concentrate.I grabbed onto her wrist and pulled her along, making sure she didn’t stumble again.I noticed a slight blush on her cheeks, as if she were embarrassed that I held her so tightly,but she didn't pull away from my hold
Leila's POV.The pack was in a total uproar after the attack, it affected us a little.I could see the place destroyed, those who were hurt were treated.I touched my neck, remembering the feeling of the intruder's hands on my neck.I wanted nothing more than to rip his heart out myself, but that would be counterproductive.I was surprised to be saved by the Alpha, I thought he wouldn't save me or even look my way, but he did and that was all that matters.I sighed as I watched the soldiers and guards walk past me, searching the whole area for one of the intruders who escaped after being held captive.It was the one who held my neck to the point that I couldn't breathe, the fact that he was the one missing was scary to me.He is still the reason for so much death and he killed a lot while escaping.His face was burned into my memory forever. The way he almost killed me if the Alpha didn't come save me.I didn't know how the intruders infiltrated the pack, but I knew they were still he
Leila's POV.I ran with all the strength in me. I didn't know where I was going at this point, but I kept running ahead, past the pack's border.They kept pursuing me, it felt like they wanted me to run past the borders.They kept running after me and I kept running tirelessly.It felt like I was filled with some energy suddenly, something had changed in me, and there was a feeling of relief that had spread through my whole body, I could feel the weight on my shoulders lifting off them and my legs moving faster than ever before as I kept running forward, never looking back or stopping for once.Finally, I reached the edge of the woods. I didn't know where I stood, but I couldn't see them anywhere, it made me feel safe.I started to relax again.But then I remembered. That he promised he'll use me to kill Alpha Darren.I looked around nervously, trying to know where I was, but I couldn't think of anything, I just knew I ran straight and I found myself here.I began walking back to whe
Darren's POV.I looked around, trying to see any signs of Leila, but I couldn't see her.My heart ached terribly as I wondered what they would do to her.I knew she was taken by the intruder, most especially the leader.I could feel it in me, he knew something I didn't, and I needed to find him so he won't hurt Leila.I walked faster, trying to reach Aidan quickly."I can't find her." I sighed ruffling my hair in frustration."What?" he asked, staring at me like I suddenly ran mad."I've searched everywhere!" I sighed ruffling my hair."When I asked about her, it seemed like he knew her and he was here for a reason." I kicked the desk close to me.Aidan looked down. "Maybe you're not looking hard enough-""I am." I interrupted him before he could finish that sentence."I've searched the whole place for her, the guards are looking at me weirdly like I'm going crazy.""And she's nowhere to be found." I sighed."The head slave said she sent her to get peaches to prepare something." I gro
Shantel's POV.I have decided to revisit the witch, since my plan seemed to have failed, frustration rolls off me in waves as I think about my next move, nothing seems to work and it's getting me in a shitty mood.Those foolish intruders didn't seem to know what they were doing, they should've killed Leila, ended her immediately, but they failed to do so.I scream and upturn the table, sending its contents skittering to the ground, hot tears of frustration sting my eye and I wipe it off, that Leila girl must pay, she doesn't deserve to live, and she definitely does not deserve to have the Alpha.He is mine.Mine alone, no one can have him, if they try, they will end up on a pyre or with their heads on a pike. My hands are balled into fists and I want to punch someone, preferably Leila, but I cannot do that. The walls of my room feel suffocating and I pull at my hair, slipping to the ground, rage immediately turning into pain as hot tears flow.To think that I'm shedding tears because
Leila's POV.Of course Shantel is the one to blame for the recent mishaps that have been happening to me, I know this fact like the palm of my hand, call it a hunch or a psychic ability, but I know Shantel is the one responsible for the Intruders trying to end my life.She was also involved, or might have even spearheaded my poisoning, and she never missed the opportunity to accuse me of one difficulty or another. I know all this, I just do not have the evidence to prove it, so I have no choice but to be quiet about it, that does not mean I will let her harm me in any sort of way, in fact, I am going to keep a close eye on her in case she decides to start some sort of ruckus.I shake my head and continue scrubbing the office, the Alpha is not in the office today, so I have to scrub the whole place clean, I should not be daydreaming, the marble is cold against my touch and my hand is wrinkled, from all the scrubbing but I keep going, because if I didn't do it properly, the Alpha woul