ALIYAH’S POV
Two days had passed. I was at the point where I cried myself to sleep at night, and began waking up from the nightmare of how Samarra shot Reid with a silver bullet the next day. I felt my body weightless, my head empty, and my heart wrenching every single minute of my life.
I was in total grief. At the same time, I had no choice but to serve my ‘family’ and the witch who killed my mate—that Samarra, who I started to observe whenever my mind stopped being fuzzy.
Apparently, she became Shawn’s fling. I didn’t know how she was able to get into this territory without getting attacked. As far as I recall, my father loathed witches more than he hated vampires and humans. He even ordered the warriors to kill every other creature who would dare enter this land. Now, I could not seem to understand why he let a witch live in this house who bluntly seduced Shawn, as if my brother didn’t have any reputation to protect.
SAMARRA’S POVFrom the dust, the witch would rise...Samarra Bryn is my name, and I came all the way from the Moon Witches tribe to this place with one goal in mind: to avenge the death of my mother.Being a werewolf-witch hybrid, I must confess that I encountered a hard plight. Every day I had to find a way to survive and become powerful so that no one would disparage me for being different.This wasn’t the situation during my childhood, for I had lived a normal life in the pack which was led by my father. He was an alpha, and he loved me and my mother so much.However, everything turned upside down when my mother told me the truth about our identity; that she was a hybrid, a half werewolf and a half witch.That made me the same.All my life I thought I was a full-blooded werewolf that was raised in a royal family of a well known pack, but those were all lies. My identity was tainted, and at first, I hated it. I hated my
ALIYAH’S POVThe roaring thunder woke me up. Blinking, I realized that my body was trembling due to the cold breeze that was entering through the small open window. It was raining heavily outside, which made the night sadder and emptier.The room was engulfed by darkness. Only the moonlight pouring through the window lit the tiny space of the attic. My gaze surveyed the place, and I did not understand why this room that became my cage for most of my life was giving me a strange feeling. It was just the same as far as I recalled before I escaped the last time, but now it felt so foreign, too different.My body had not recovered from Samarra’s attack earlier. It felt so heavy that I could not move properly. I could still feel the trauma lingering in every part of me, particularly from my lower abdomen, which she purposely clutched using her magic. In an instant, my eyes welled up.Because of my poor attempt to kill that devious witch, I put the
ALIYAH’S POVEveryone who was fed up with darkness and cruelty would find a way to escape. I’ve done that before. My unwanted past pushed me to run away from my own family, and I decided to face my death outside the boarders.I could feel that my wolf wanted me to do the same thing right now; to escape the hell of a house I was serving again and pray to the Moon Goddess that I’d be able to come back to the Jewel Pack territory in a complete state.Yes, it's easier said than done. The question was, could I possibly do it right now? My life was different now that I was pregnant. As much as I wanted to flee and return to where I truly belonged, I was afraid Samarra and Shawn would make things worse for my baby.The next day, Samarra was so happy regarding the great news that Shawn announced in the house. He was able to convince the council to support his decision to marry Samarra. The unification would be held two weeks from now, and right
ALIYAH’S POVMy hand formed a fist. I could feel the rage burning inside my chest. It was so extreme, and it made me desperate to shift, fight her, and win.Why did she have to include Reid’s name in this conversation? How dare she speak his name like she never did anything wrong with the man I loved?I clearly remembered how she killed him... and yet there was no remorse in her eyes. All I could see in her was pure evil, and she was hungry for a fight.Biting my lower lip, I wished that I could lean into my wolf side. I hoped I was powerful enough to seek revenge for what she did, and that I wouldn’t force myself to be submissive to her. But here I was, sucking it all in. This whole thing caught me off guard."You better stop ruining my mood, Aliyah." She shot me a deadly glare as her eyes narrowed. "Let’s go!"She stormed out of the boutique like a spoiled teenager. I turned to the cashier, who seemed to have awaken
ALIYAH’S POVI swallowed hard, trying to clear my mind and think. Because of the fear that was rising under my skin, I was battling to keep my breathing under control. My legs trembled as I feared Samarra would locate me and kill me at any minute."Miss..."My gaze was drawn to the market place's exit. As I swallowed once more, my breath became faster. This wasn’t good. My anxiety was becoming stronger with each passing second."C—Can I trust you?" I looked back at the werewolf in front of me, whose worried gaze was locked on my face.I didn't feel threatened in his presence. Even my wolf didn't seem bothered by him offering his help, but I couldn't stop myself from asking because I was anxious how he'd respond. I wanted to see it in his eyes that he had no intention of hurting me...."Try me. I’m not as bad as you might think." His eyes dropped to my knees. "You can’t run fast in that state. Your wounds aren&rs
ALIYAH’S POVMy wolf swirled inside. It was like she wanted me to trust this werewolf sitting across from my seat, despite the fact that we’d only met an hour ago. I remembered that day when I first escaped from this territory, Reid interrogated me too. While I didn’t feel any regret that I escaped for the second time around, I could not help but feel so pissed that I had to go through interrogation again.If only Reid was the one who was questioning me, I would not mind answering all his questions even if it took us forever to get done. But in front of me was the Gamma of the Silver Moon pack, whose dangerous, impatient eyes were darted on me and seemingly wanted to pin me down at any moment. I swore I thought he was kind, but the moment he heard me talking about Samarra, his behaviour changed, and I did not understand why.I wiped my tears away as I sucked in a breath. I guess I had no other choice but to somehow trust my wolf about her gut f
ALIYAH’S POVIt was already dark outside when the rain stopped pouring. All I could feel was the intense emptiness that built up in me as I sat on the bed that Jaxon lent me to rest on. It had been days since I returned to this land, yet my heart was still hoping that this was just a nightmare, and I’d wake up the next morning in Reid’s arm.I wished desperately that this wasn’t true and that when I came back to my senses, I would see Reid’s face, and he would smile at me like the way he used to. He was supposed to stay with me and look after me while I carried our child inside my womb. I knew he’d become a great father and that he’d shower us with the greatest love.But he was gone... He left me alone for good.I wondered how Jaxon could act so brave after the death of his mate. He looked so tough, someone who was in control and could still think straight even though we both knew that Samarra was breathing the sa
ALIYAH’S POVI wasn’t able to sleep that night, visualizing how our plan would turn out to be a success. The next few hours passed in a blur. Before I realized it, the next day had finally come.It was the time for me to escape. Although my body seemed very heavy because I was feeling under the weather, I reminded myself that I must find the strength in me to carry out the plan. Otherwise, there might not be another chance like this again in the future."The meeting time will be at one o’clock in the afternoon. You should be near the gate before one, but far enough for the guards not to see and smell you," Jaxon reminded me as we had our breakfast. "Remember, you have to sprint in your wolf form and never look back once you cross the gates."I kept nodding my head while Jaxon made a couple of reminders, as I didn’t want to make any mistakes. If I made one, there would be a high chance that Shawn and Samarra would be suspicious of J