*****Elvira's POV*****
We soon arrived at the expected Moon forest Den, But not at the packhouse.The party was held in one of the hotels belonging to the Moon forest Den Alphas; The Lycan Twins.The entrance was buzzing with both the elites of the city and some other people I couldn't actually recognize. Not that I recognized anyone though.Thankfully, the invitation Daphne had, got us into the hotel after the valet took our little car.The valet looked very stuffed in Daphne's car and I had to pitifully shake my head inwardly for him."We're finally in! I can't believe this!" Daphne squealed in excitement as we made our way deeper into the party grounds.I had expected a party where teenagers would be filled all around, but I was wrong.There were elderly and other Pack Alphas as I recognized.The Lycan Princess was very influential to know so many people of such caliber.."What do you expect when she is a Lycan princess? It's normal for her to have lots of friends." Dahlia let out."Unlike when we party at the club for our birthdays, this is a classic elegant party only for the elites of the city." Daphne said and immediately boasted, "you see when I say that Jaxon couldn't be more influential than I am!"I rolled my eyes at her and looked towards the entrance suddenly.There, I saw Archie and that woman from earlier walking in, hand in hand.Behind them was Jaxon as he smiled softly at people around.I felt very sad at being in the same party as Archie.Why did he have to arrive too?!"Relax, I know you've seen Archie" Daphne said beside me, "But don't worry, let's go greet the celebrant" She said and I nodded, letting her pull me and as I followed behind her.Anywhere she led me to at this moment, I was willing to go with her just so I could avoid Archie.We walked to the front and there we saw two women talking. One had on a simple attire while the other looked like she had just walked straight out of a magazine."Hello, I'm Daphne" Daphne, always the brave one, approached them and said.I bit the inside of my cheek nervously as I waited for the insult that would be soon dished out to Daphne.But instead of an insult as I expected, the one wearing casual attire directly pulled Daphne in for a hug."I'm glad you came, Daphne" the woman said and I laughed inwardly.Indeed, Daphne was influential.I stood at the sides quietly as Daphne exchanged pleasantries with them. My legs were already aching from all the day's standing and I had the urge to take a seat at least."And this is my friend, Elvira" I heard Daphne suddenly say, and that was when I looked up at the woman."Elvira, can I call you Vira?" She asked sweetly and moved to hug me.I never knew the Lycans were this warm and jovial.They always portrayed a bad image of Lycans to us while growing up, so it wasn't a new thing to be wary of them."Yes, call me whatever you want to call me" I said as I returned her hug."I'm Erika, the celebrant, it's nice to meet you Elvira"Ahh she is the Lycan Princess.Wow, how humble."Nice to meet you too Erika" The pleasure was all mine."Her name is wonderful" I said to Dahlia as I took a step back from the warm hug."And sexy" Dahlia added and I rolled my eyes."You talk too much" I scolded and grabbed a drink from a passing waiter.Daphne whispered something to Erika and the latter giggled.Erika whispered back and I narrowed my eyes at them.Not that I should care about whatever they were saying, but I felt the conversation was about me."Erika, when will your brothers arrive? Elvira couldn't stop talking about meeting them, you know?" Daphne suddenly cooed and my eyes widened."Daphne you!" I pointed an accusing finger at her but she chuckled with a shrug."Am I lying?""Yes!" How could she do this to me?!"I told you to ditch her already.” Dahlia suggested again calmly and I blew steam."I'll ll do that today, I'm breaking things off with this liar of a best friend""Good" Dahlia cheered.Erika turned to look at me, a smile on her face as she said, "My brothers should be here in a few minutes, don't worry you'll get to meet them"I had the urge to explain myself to her, but she smiled and walked past me to engage in other conversations with guests.I stood there awkwardly as I sipped the wine in my hand."You ain't going to move from that spot?" Daphne asked when she saw me unmoving."No, I'm good," I said to her and breathed out."You have to dance, that's the reason for this party!" She said and pulled me towards the dance floor unwillingly. I refused to go there and risk my chances of being seen by Archie.Daphne was determined as she pulled me more to the dance floor.I felt at a loss as I hadn't really danced before so many people.In the faces of everyone present, I felt small and unseen."You're a good dancer! Go ahead and shake those old limbs of yours!" Daphne encouraged me and I glared at her.Suddenly, I felt eyes on me as I turned to see Archie staring at me.He was sitting at the farthest end with his bimbo lady.I averted my gaze hurriedly and focused on the supposed dance I was forced to dance.Just when I began to feel the beats and enjoy the moment.The scent of raspberries and chocolate rudely wafted into my nostrils and I moaned out.Daphne stared at me as I closed my eyes to inhale properly, these two scents."El, are you alright?" Daphne asked me and I ignored her.My senses were attacked by the sweet scent and I followed after the scent subconsciously.Daphne yelled out my name and followed behind me instantly, but I was far from listening.Soon the scents led me to the entrance of the hotel and that was when I saw the source.Dahlia purred in response.Four eyes looked at me wide eyed.The Twin Lycans spoke in unison, "Mates”*****Author's POV*****The Twins stared at the woman before them, with wide eyes. They mouthed the word mate, but actually it was their wolves calling out to hers.She looked so pale and frail, any word to describe a weak looking wolf. Not that Elvira looked like an Omega, but she also didn't look strong either.Being the most feared, most wanted and most hottest men in the city, they deserved someone powerful at least.Someone who was worthy to stand by them and not look like a damsel in distress.Elvira looked nothing like a strong wolf and it turned the twins off in some way.Zayn, being the eldest and calmest of the both, just sighed and turned to move in another direction.Zayden gave El one last glance and followed his brother as they went to find their sister.Honestly, they didn't hate El, but they didn't like her either. She might be their mate, but she wasn't in the least attractive.Zayn's Lycan, Loki, growled at him for leaving just like that."Isn't this what you both a
*****Elvira's POV*****Daphne just stared at my face after I said those words to her. My tears couldn't stop falling amd I just couldn't figure out why.Yes I really didn't want men in my life, I don't need mates. But the look the Twins gave me and how they just ignored me as they both made their way to the opposite directions, hurt me more than anything bad that had ever happened to me.They gave me a look as if I was some worthless piece of trash they happened to be unfortunately matched with.Though I wouldn't reject them because ofthat look they gave me, but i still wouldn't accept them.But did they have to look at me that way?Did they have to act like I was some worthless item?I felt hurt for some reason.The twins didn't even look like they were ready to accept me. They looked like they hated the mere sight of me standing there as their fated mate.Dahlia finally spoke up after a while of silence, "El, don't be mad, maybe they just weren't expecting to see you yet" she tried
*****Author's POV*****"Aww man! I can't believe I lost to you again!" Zayden groaned as he tossed the spear in his hand to the floor. He collapsed on to the field grass as he shut his eyes to shield it from the sun.The sweat trickling down his forehead gave him an alluring look as he breathed out heavily."That's cause you've been so distracted ever since we began," Eric, Zayn and Zayden's Beta said as he sat beside the sulking Zayden.Zayden had never lost to Eric ever before, but today seemed exceptional as Zayden kept missing his targets and ends up getting hit by Eric.At first, Eric thought maybe he was becoming stronger, but then he noticed the look that continuously flashed in Zayden's eyes each time they began another round of fighting.He immediately knew Zayden was distracted or else, his ass would have been kicked."What are you thinking about?" Eric asked him as he drank water straight from the water bottle.Zayden stayed quiet for a while, just staring at the clear blue
*****Author's POV*****Zayden starggard as those words rang in his ears.Mates?The same pretty lady from the party tried to kill their mother?Zayn's face was frozen over as he stared at Zayden's shocked ones. This had been his exact reaction when Elvira was pulled out from the kitchen as the one who served his mother when she arrived at the restaurant.The shock on both Elvira and Zayn's faces was palpable.Elvira had tears in her eyes as she just stared at Zayn at that time.Because of the stupid mate bond, Zayn couldn't do anything to her and felt pity instead.He directly took his mother to the pack's infirmary, then headed home afterwards.He just couldn't do anything to her because of the mate pull.Zayden finally snapped out from his dazed state and directly looked into Zayn's eyes."Are you sure of what you're saying? That woman tried to kill our mother?" He asked, his deep voice becoming extremely low and terrifying.Zayn nodded slightly and the atmosphere became suffocating
*****Elvira's POV*****"Elvira? You?" I saw the look of surprise flash in Erika's eyes as she pointed her index finger at me.I gulped down the lump that formed in my throat, my hands trembling at these sudden problems.What happened for goodness sake?! I was happily working this morning when the boss said there was an order at table 16. I arranged the order and placed it aside to get a package from the back door. I returned to find nothing strange around the meal, waving at the others as I carried the tray off the counter, I made my way into the Vip center to serve table 16.The lady at table 16 was nice and beautiful. She spoke politely to me with a gentle smile as I served her, but never once did she show any sign of discomfort. So I was extremely confused when she suddenly began to cough hard, even to the extent of passing out.Now, I'm being interrogated like some criminal. I already explained the entire thing to the pack's police and Daphne.Daphne understood and believed me, b
*****Elvira's POV***** I was dragged away from the restaurant and stuffed into Zayden's car as requested by him, then the car sped off from the premises.Daphne was yelling out to them—Zayden, Zayn and Erika as they drove off, leaving behind dust in their trail.I sat silently beside Erika as the silent twin drove straight towards the Moon forest Den estate.In no time, the silent twin drove into the estate and directly to the packhouse. The entire place had a beautiful and sophisticated appearance, with beautiful flowers and a huge fountain at the center of the compound.But I wasn't given the time to admire the entire place because I was immediately pulled out of the car the moment it came to a halt at the entrance."El, you have to stay calm, okay?" Dahlia suddenly said to me and I hummed in reply. She said nothing more as I was led into the huge pack mansion, fear settling at the pit of my stomach when I was pulled to the direction of what seemed to be a dungeon.My feet trembled
*****Author's POV*****The door to Alpha Archie's office was pushed open and in walked Jaxon with a grin. Archie lifted his eyes lazily to look at him and just snorted."What do you want?" He asked lazily as he took a sip of a substance in his cup.Jaxon strolled over to a seat that was opposite Archie's and sat down."I heard the orphanage construction would be finished in three days," Jaxon announced excitedly.Archie gave a slight nod of confirmation, "Yes, we'll begin the renovation for the hospital soon," he added and Jaxon beamed excitedly.The pack's hospital was the fourth biggest in the entire city and the first three biggest were the ones owned by the Moonforest Den pack; the Lycans pack.The last renovation for the Shadowed Moon Pack's hospital had been 10 years after the previous Alpha, Alpha Leopold, Father to Archie, died.Though the pack's hospital wasn't looking in the least bad when it came to luxury and exquisite equipment, it still needed a few changes and that was
*****Author's POV*****Archie dashed towards the direction of his Luna's room, his heart racing at the thought of any harm befalling his wife and unborn child. Getting to her room, he found her lying on the floor in her room as more than four maids couldn't stop calling out to her.Archie pushed everyone aside and knelt by her side to lift her off the ground."Get the car ready!" He yelled as he dashed out of the room with her in his arms.Archie ran to the car desperately and carefully placed his Luna at the back seat. He turned around and was surprised that Jaxon wasn't with them."Is that punk still in my office?" He muttered to himself in annoyance. "You," he pointed at one of the guards on duty by the corner, "Go upstairs to my office and tell Jaxon that if he doesn't get down here this instant, he would have me to_" He was cut short as Jaxon stepped out of the mansion."Will you quit threatening me!" Jaxon yelled with an eye roll as he walked to his car. Archie snorted and tri