Alpha Zac’s POVThe weight of worry and determination bore down on me as I set out to find Cedric. I knew that involving others could put them at risk. Cedric was desperate and dangerous, and I couldn’t afford to let him hurt anyone else. With a fierce resolve, I followed the faint traces of his scent, my senses heightened by adrenaline.In preparation for my departure, it was of utmost importance to me that Mark was handling all matters on the home front. I couldn't afford to leave any loose ends untied, particularly considering the potential threat still posed by Matilda. With a heavy heart, but a steady voice that belied the turmoil raging within me, I dialed Mark's number. As I awaited his answer, my mind raced with thoughts of everything that could go wrong in my absence. I had entrusted Mark with the responsibility of keeping our family safe and secure, and I couldn't help but feel a twinge of anxiety about leaving them in his hands. However, I knew that he was a capable and res
Alpha Zac’s POVI arrived somewhere leading to the woods as I followed Cedric’s scent, I couldn't go any further in my human form. Snatching a small leather bag that contained my guns and my phone. I kept it in between my teeth as I changed to my werewolf form, my clothes ripping as I changed. I rushed through the woods, my senses aware of every fucking sound. I was in my predatory mode now, ready to kill anything in sight, no turning back. That asshole, Cedric, how dare he take my family? He was a dead man, that, I would make sure.I fucking trusted him. He was my beta for fucks sake. Well, I now understand the saying that it's not the stabbing in the back that hurts but it's when you see who stabs you that kills you. I stopped , zeroing in on everything but my senses to guide me. He was close by, I was beginning to catch his scent again. He was somewhere south ahead of me. I ran, my predatory mode kicking in again. His scent was getting stronger meaning I was near. I could he
HAILEY’S POVMy head was spinning as I struggled to open my eyes, the pain behind my eyelids making it hard to focus. When my vision finally cleared, I realized I was not alone. Lying next to me in bed was none other than Alpha Zac, one of the Alphas my father had invited to his birthday celebration the previous day. My heart started pounding, and my breath came in short, shallow gasps.I scrambled to sit up, my hands clutching the sheets to my chest. "What is this?" I asked, my voice and eyes shaking. “What happened?" I whispered loudly, my voice still shaking.There was no response. Alpha Zac was still asleep, his chest rising and falling with each breath. I tried to remember what had happened the night before, but it was all a blur. The only memory I could recall was gulping down a glass of wine I was served and the rest was blank.“What have I done? Gosh!” I had to get out of this room before he woke up, I needed to think hard to remember how I ended up in bed with him. I swung
Hailey’s POV"No, Father," I pleaded, my voice shaking. "You have to believe me. I didn't do this. I was drugged. I would never betray you like this.""Enough!" my father shouted, his eyes blazing with fury. "I'm not interested in your lies. I’m highly disappointed in you. How could you seduce Alpha Zac on an important day like yesterday knowing how much of an enemy he is to our pack and the reason for his visit. You are my precious daughter, the one chosen to take over the leadership of the pack and you dared betray me like this?” My father fumed and I started sobbing as I couldn’t take it anymore.I sank to my knees, my whole body shaking as I wept. "Please, Father. I'm telling the truth. I wouldn't do this.""I don’t care, Hailey. You are no longer my daughter," my father said coldly. "You have betrayed us all. I have no choice but to banish you from the pack.”"No, please," I sobbed, unable to believe what was happening. "Please, let me stay. I will do anything to prove my innocen
HAILEY’S POVAll through the drive to Alpha Zac’s pack. He was quiet and looking out the window while I occasionally glanced at him. I knew he was in rage even as he had demanded I should be given to him as a peace treaty. I knew he didn't want me but still decided to take me alongside him because he didn't want me to get away with seducing a powerful alpha of a pack like him- I was supposed to pay for what I had done.I tried controlling my emotions not to feel sad but I couldn’t. I kept on sobbing uncontrollably. My nightmare of marrying someone I wasn’t in love with was playing out and I couldn’t do anything about it.How could Alisha do this to me? How could she after all the sacrifices I had been making for her? How could she? I kept on thinking as the tears kept flowing uncontrollably.No, I cannot end up this way. I have to find a way, I have to leave even if I don't go back to my pack, I have to go to another place. I couldn’t bear being with Alpha Zac when I knew he didn’t lo
HAILEY’S POVI opened my eyes to find myself in a dark place. I tried raising my hands to rub my itching eyelids but noticed it was bound to something. I tried raising the second one and it was the same which made me realize my hands were tied and it made me panic as I became fully conscious.Where was I? I looked around trying to catch a glimpse of something but everywhere was dark and it gave me chills.Then all of a sudden, the light came on and I saw someone standing right before my face which made me fret and jerked backward. I almost fell but the chair I was tied to was so heavy that it prevented me from landing on the ground.“Hey! You are finally awake. I have been waiting forever,” a female voice said to me which made me look closely. It was Matilda. She was holding a bloody meat cleaver and immediately I swallowed as I noticed how sharp it was.“What is your bloody name?” She asked and I hesitated before saying. “ Hailey.”“Hailey. You know you deserve to die right?” she sai
HAILEY’S POVJust four hours to get myself out of this God-forsaken place if I still valued my life. I hurriedly packed all I could into my bag as I continued having flashbacks of Matilda.I knew she wasn’t the type to bluff and she wouldn’t hesitate to kill me. Killing me won’t do anything to her and I knew she wouldn’t think twice before doing such.I didn’t want to take the risk to see what she could do because I knew I’d end up paying for it with my life.I knew I still had a whole lot to pack if I wanted to get everything but there was no way I was going to do that without being caught.If I packed everything, it wouldn’t take them long to discover that I was gone and start searching for me, and that way they had higher chances of getting me.I decided to leave a whole lot and arranged my bed like nothing was going on. As soon as I was done with anything, I searched around to be sure I wasn’t missing anything important. Even if I was, that was it because I was not ready to put
Hailey's POVAlpha Zach grabbed my arm and began to pull me away. "Let me go. I promise I will never try to escape again," I said."Says the woman who doesn't do as I tell her," Alpha Zach said angrily as he kept dragging me with him. We finally got to the door. He opened the door and dragged me in with him."What are you trying to do?" I asked him, already getting scared."I'm locking you up here to learn your lesson," he said."Please don't lock me up here. I'm really scared of confined places. I'm claustrophobic, please," I got on my knees and begged but my pleas fell on deaf ears."Maybe this will teach you not to disobey me next time I give you an order," Alpha Zach said.He turned around to leave but I grabbed him by his clothes, while still on my knees. "Please," I begged him, tears formed in my eyes.Alpha Zach looked down at me with something like hatred burning from his eyes. He was just the man I've known him to be, I thought as I held on to his clothes."Let me go this