••• Kyson’s POV •••I waited for the pain of being slashed or bitten by our mates, but it never came. Instead, I heard a shout from them through our mindlink, “Kyson! Noooo!”My eyes flew open, yet I didn't see Aleena. The next second I heard a whimper coming from behind me, and I whirled around only to see her drop to the ground and shift back to her human form. I gasped as I saw five gaping holes in different parts of her body.Never had I felt such bone-deep terror in my life. How.. Why.. I dropped to my knees and reached out my hands to touch her, but I was afraid it’d make the wounds worse. I could only call their names softly, “Aleena.. Celia..” My body was trembling, looking at her with that many wounds; even my voice was shaking too.“Kyson.. Night.. I’m sorry..” she said in a soft and broken voice and coughed out blood the next second.“Aleena.. Celia.. Don't.. Don't say anything.. I’ll get Witch Lily to heal you,” I told her. Why.. Why are her wounds not healing? I felt my e
••• Aleena’s POV •••“Goddess, to be able to feel their emotions is quite distracting,” Celia said.I laughed. “I know, right?” Right now, we could feel annoyance combined with happiness and teasing. It was like Kyson and Night were teasing each other, and it didn't help us to focus.“Night..” Celia purred.“Oh, stop it, Celia. Don't give in to temptation when we are in the middle of a war,” I laughed at her.“It’s their fault,” she placed the blame on them.“Focus!” I told her, then I felt giddiness again from Kyson and Night’s bantering, that, I was sure of.“We can feel your emotions now, you know,” I told our mates and laughed again. They are so cute when fighting and teasing each other. “Behave now, and let's kill them.” If they kept arguing, there would be no end to this war.This was our chance to turn the situation around. Andre and Rose still looked dumbfounded at us and couldn't do anything. Who could blame them? I was suddenly revived and turned into a Lycanthrope. If I were
••• Aleena’s POV •••I looked around and saw everyone had shifted back to their human forms, and all the enemies had been rounded up. Colton was looking down at Beta Erick, and I laughed, looking at him kicking the latter senselessly.I was about to shift back when I felt a strong arm encircling my waist, tugging me back, and a hand covering my eyes.A moan was heard as my mate buried his nose in the crook of my neck, inhaling my scent.“You okay, Aleena?” he asked with a muffled voice.“Yeah.. You?” I asked him back.“It was a piece of cake,” I felt his lips curl into a smile against my skin. His lips swept across his mark on my neck, and I shivered from the pleasurable sensation.He chuckled, feeling my reaction.I tried to lower his hand, which was covering my eyes, but he stopped me. “Why are you covering my eyes?”“They are all naked,” he growled.I laughed at his silly words before I teased him, “It’s normal to be naked after shifting.”“Don't even think of shifting back before
••• Kyson’s POV •••Lucas and I heard the sound of laughter from inside Witch Lily’s room, and we both shook our heads in helplessness. Aren't they supposed to keep it quiet?.I walked to the door, opened it, and asked Aleena, “What are you laughing about?”“Ask Colton,” I smirked and pointed her chin slightly toward the blue-eyed Alpha of the rogues.I looked at Colton and raised an eyebrow.“I just feel her familiar,” Colton shrugged.Familiar? This is the second time he has said that..“We feel Witch Lily is motherly,” Aleena explained for him before I could ask him to elaborate.I looked at Lucas, but he kept quiet. No one knew Colton’s background. He just suddenly appeared in this area a few years ago. But he mentioned his mother had died in passing, and it seemed like a taboo topic, so I didn't mention it anymore. From the look of it, it seems like Colton hadn't told his mate, too.I turned to look at my mate when I found her staring intently at Colton for a long time. I nearly
••• Aleena’s POV •••“Good morning,” I greeted Beta Liam, Beta Christine, Gamma Hector, and Gamma Lisa as I walked hand-in-hand with Kyson through the dining room.“Good morning Luna, Alpha,” they all said in unison.“Lucas and Colton still sleeping?” Kyson asked no one in particular.“They were humping till late last night,” Beta Liam answered with a snicker.“Liam!” Beta Christine glared at him.Beta Liam rolled his eyes. “They were so loud; it wouldn't be a wonder if the whole pack heard them.”Really? I didn't hear them.I glanced at Kyson, and one look at his playful smirk told me the reason why I didn't hear them. I blushed thinking about it - I was too engrossed in doing the deeds with Kyson too! Goddess, I hope no one heard my loud moans! This topic made me feel embarrassed.“Good morning, Alpha, Luna, everyone,” I heard soft footsteps and a gentle voice greeting us, saving me from the embarrassment and awkwardness I was feeling.I looked toward the source of the voice. Standi
••• Kyson’s POV •••I looked at Aleena as she transferred her energy to Witch Lily. She had changed a lot since I first saw her. No longer was she the small, wolfless, weak human-like shy little girl, but she had turned into a beautiful, alluring, confident, and powerful Lycanthrope.Looking at the crowd's glassy and dazed looks, I was sure they were watching some memories - the truth. They were watching the truth. Now all that was left was for them to be able to accept it and tell the rest of their packs about it. Even if the rest of their packs won't believe it, we still have many who believe the truth and can convince them.Fifteen minutes had passed, and yet their eyes were still glassy. Honestly, I didn't know what Witch Lily was showing them. From what I heard from Aleena, I guessed she must be showing them the scenes where Rose told Andre about the prophecy of a Lycan killing him, how they twisted the fact and made the werewolves believe that the Lycans were going to eradicate
••• Aleena’s POV •••“Follow me to the study first. There’s something I want to tell you guys,” Kyson said.Colton, Lucas, and I shared a look. Colton was about to say something, but Lucas stopped him. I wondered what Kyson was going to tell us. From the way he said it, and how he looked, it must be something important.We all went to the study and took a seat. I noticed that Witch Lily came with us too, and Kyson didn't stop her. He must trust her a lot.“Enough with the suspense. What are you going to tell us?” Colton was the one who spoke first after we all settled down in our seats.Kyson waited to answer. He looked hesitant and conflicted, as though it was difficult to say whatever it was he was trying to say.“Kyson?” I tried to prompt him. His reaction somehow made me nervous.He took a deep breath, took my hand before looking at the rest, and his lips opened to say, “Before Andre died, he said there was someone else behind what happened to Aleena. Someone.. powerful.”My body
••• Kyson’s POV •••“Tomorrow night,” Aleena echoed Colton’s words decisively.I let out a heavy sigh. There was no way for me to refuse with everyone on board with the idea of meeting the Alpha King as soon as possible. As Lucas trusted his mate, I should trust my mate too.I opened my mouth to ask them if they were sure about it again but was interrupted by a mindlink.“Alpha, Beta Greg and Gamma Luis of the Black Heart Pack are here to talk to you about the plan for their pack,” Liam said through our mindlink.“Bring them in,” I told him and closed the mind link.I swallowed my previous question for those in my study and instead said, “We’ll continue this later. The representatives of Black Heart Pack are here. They want to talk about their pack.”I saw Lucas and Colton stand up to leave, but I stopped them. “Stay. It shouldn't take long. Then we can continue discussing our plans.”It would be best to talk and solidify our plans as fast as possible if everyone was adamant about lea