BETTY’S POVIt has been three months since Drake publicly proposed, and Ace still has not stopped stalking me. He would show up at the office, house, and even Maxwell’s school. I was beginning to get scared, but Drake assured me there was nothing to be afraid of. I knew that both of them were rivals, stating the innate feud that had existed between both packs for years.Dating Drake was supposed to keep Ace away from me, but he wouldn’t budge. Telling him off was getting tiring. He would sometimes send gifts and flowers. He was slowly building a bond with Maxwell, and I didn’t want that.It was a lovely Tuesday afternoon, and I was working on a design in my office. It had taken sleepless nights and brain-racking to eventually figure out the design.“Yes!” I yelled happily as I stared at the brilliant design. My works were going places and thriving.Lunch had skipped my mind, and it was already past lunchtime. I stood up to leave the office when I received Drake’s call.“Hey baby,” I w
BETTY’S POVSlowly opening my eyes. My head ached. I turned and saw Drake by my side. He seemed happy that I was awake. I looked around as I tried to remember where I was.Tears flowed down my face as I remembered Margaret's call, the hospital, my son. Maxwell!“Max! Max! Where is Max?” I asked as I attempted to remove the drip from my hand.“His is fine. He’s resting now.” Drake said.I didn’t stop crying. The last thing I remembered was Drake telling me that Max would not make it out alive if he didn’t get an immediate blood transfusion.Maxwell had a rare blood type, and it would be very hard to just get his blood anywhere. I would have to tell Ace about it, but I didn’t want to.I listened as Margaret narrated how the incident happened. He had just returned from school and went out to play as usual while she trailed behind him, picking berries. She suddenly heard his scream and ran to him, only to see him severely wounded. He slipped down a hill and injured himself. The cut was de
BETTY’S POV“James Henderson.” My body shivered as I read out the name.This was the third letter I got that week from the same person.James Henderson was my stepfather. Yes, the one who sold me as a breeder.Surprised he was writing me but his letter didn’t surprise me.They scared me.He hasn’t changed as all his letters contained how he was going to find me and have me for himself. I have had letters delivered to me everywhere. At home and the hospital. He knew my every movement, and that was even more scary.I have always known him as an obsessed man. He has been obsessed with me since my mother died and even tried to force himself on me multiple times.The last time he tried, that ended with him selling me off.He scared me as I was aware of the things he could do just to get me back.Maybe he was the cause of Max's accident? Could he be the strange eyes that have been watching me recently?The news of my wedding to Drake must have reached him for him to find out where I was. Spe
ACE’S POV“Why didn’t you help her, Ace?” Luke asked.Betty’s visit to my pack was quite surprising.I didn’t believe Luke when he said she was asking to see me. I was glad to see her, but her reason for seeing me wasn’t what I expected.I had thought she was here to beg for ignoring me and humiliating me by going out with Drake.The news of her marriage to him broke me. Finally letting her go, I returned to Viking Hills only for her to come here.“She only came here for her son. She doesn’t care about me. She would definitely run into the arms of Drake even after I donate my blood for Maxwell,” I said.“But he is your son!” Luke yelled. He was shocked when I didn’t agree to help her.“We are not sure about that. She wouldn’t say anything about it every time I asked. You can’t just expect me to think he is my son because he needs a rare blood like mine,” I defended.He scoffed.We have argued about this non-stop since she came. Days after further persuading me to no result, she left,
ACE’S POV“Sir…. Wolfsbane,” he said.After Drake and I fought. I lodged in a hotel close to Betty’s house. I wanted to do the investigation myself as I don’t trust any of Drake’s men. I would visit the house very early in the morning before they arrived and inspect the environment. I was wise enough not to leave any trail of my visit.That morning, I had stayed behind even after the detectives arrived. It was already five days, and we were still clueless. I wanted to know everything they discussed, so I hung around the house and used my high sense of hearing to eavesdrop on their conversations.A young detective had stumbled on a bottle of wolfsbane close to the house. I frowned. Wolfsbane would make her weak and unable to fight any attack. Drake's eyes blared with anger.“Take it to the laboratory,” he instructed. The detective, Drake, and some other men drove to the laboratory, and I followed.Steady driving behind them. They stopped in front of a tall building, and I knew it was t
DRAKE’S POVEverything had gone differently from how it was planned. The wedding was put on indefinite hold till whenever Max would be fine, and now Betty’s kidnap.It had been too much for me to process that Maxwell was Ace's son. Finding out has been hurting. Betty wasn’t even planning on telling me, even after I proposed. I was angry. Angry at Betty for keeping such a thing away from me and Angry at Ace. He always seemed to have his way eventually, but I vowed to do everything to make him fail.Betty had panicked the entire week about Max's condition and had even gone to Ace to beg, but the bastard didn’t even budge. Even though I was angry at the revelation about Max's paternity, I still wanted to be with her, but I needed to get Ace and Maxwell out of the way.I wanted to be with Betty alone without any reason for Ace to claim her, so I decided to kill Max. It was a very hard decision as Maxwell was a very sweet child, but I just had to do it.It wasn’t easy. Betty has stuck to h
BETTY’S POVAs I cuddled in Ace's soft arms. I felt peace, safety, and love. His presence alone made me feel safe.The past five days had been torture. James wasn’t giving me a space to breathe. He was always in my face, reminding me of how my mother's death struck him and how I would also live the same life.He was so obsessed with me that he planned a mating ceremony between us. He had blurted it out during our last argument, which resulted in him hitting me multiple times.He would harass me. Run his filthy fingers all over my body, threaten to kiss me, and have sex with me without my consent.It was really traumatic, and I wondered how I would have been if Ace hadn’t saved me. That morning, James had hit me the night before, and I was very weak. He had come in early again to give me food, which I rejected. He made sure to slap me before leaving to get kinds of stuff for “our” mating ceremony, which was later that day.I was about to pass out when I saw Ace enter. I thought I was h
BETTY’S POV “Would you be my Luna, please?” I repeated Ace's words in my mind.He had suddenly returned from the laboratory where another test was run. His sudden proposal was a shock. I was dumbfounded and unable to speak for a long time.“The result came out positive,” he said. My eyes glowed with happiness. Even though I never doubted Maxwell’s paternity. I just wanted Ace to be sure, also. He was obviously happy. “I donated my blood to him already. The doctor said he is a very strong boy to survive this long and assured me he would be fine.” I didn’t know why Ace was telling me all of this, but it somehow calmed my worried nerves.“Thank you.” I whispered.“Thank you, Betty. You gave me an heir regardless of how I treated you. I want to honor you and make me the happiest man on earth by accepting to be my Luna.” he said again. Ace was really proposing to me. I never thought a day like this would come. Tears flowed uncontrollably. He wiped them away gently and patiently waite