I opened her eyes slowly. My eyes met the white ceiling. I blinked them twice to clear my vision.
The banging headache was gone and I no longer felt the pain in my abdomen. I felt something on my right hand. I tried to shake it off but it wouldn't go off. It was a drip. Why was I on drip? Where was Kace? Where was Avalon? Surely they would tell her why I was on a drip. " You are awake." A deep voice sounded and I turned in the direction of the voice. His voice held power. He was an Alpha. Why is another Alpha here? Where is Kace? He should be here assuring me that everything's going to be alright. " Easy. You just woke up." I stared at the man standing beside me wondering where I was and what he was doing here. " W-where am I?" I stuttered. " In the hospital. You passed out at the border of my pack. My guards found you and brought you into the pack for treatment. So, you're safe." He squinted his eyes at me. The memories came rushing back at an alarming speed and I pressed my hands tightly against my head. The rejection, the taunting eyes of Avalon, the betrayal from my mate and my best friend, the blood. It all came back. I felt someone's hand rubbing my back in a rhythmic pattern trying to calm me down. " Calm down. The doctor is on his way here." The person assured me but my eyes were fixed on my legs. I could still feel the blood running down my legs but yet, I couldn't see the blood. I felt another hand on hers. It was warmer than the other. I looked up to see the man in white coat smiling at me. Instantly, I knew he was the doctor. " I see that you are awake." He said to me and I nodded. " We were able to save you but I am so sorry that we couldn't save your baby." " What baby?" I turned sharply at the man's words and he wriggled his brows. " You had a miscarriage." I stared at him and flung my head back laughing so hard that it brought tears to my eyes. " Isn't miscarriage for people who were pregnant?" The doctor and the other man nodded. " Your result must be wrong. I have never been pregnant. I am sure of that." I said and the doctor shook his head.“Look, I initially thought I was pregnant when the pains started. I did a pregnancy test and it came out negative! My mate hasn't touched me since then. It turns out that the pain was as a result of his cheating.” I laughed hysterically. They shook their heads. They had pity in their eyes. They pitied me and I hated it. " I know that it must be hard on you but you were brought in here bleeding profusely. The reason you were bleeding was because you were having a miscarriage. We are sorry that we couldn't save your baby but we had to choose between your life and that of your baby..." The man continued his speech but I wasn't listening. Streaks of tears ran down my cheeks. I had lost a baby I didn't know l was carrying! My hands moved to my abdomen and caressed it. So the reason I hadn't been feeling well was because I was pregnant? Did the pack doctor know and refused to tell me? Did they know?I was pregnant and yet Kace rejected me. The baby couldn't survive the pain. Did Kace know that she was pregnant? If he knew, would he have rejected me? More years ran down my cheeks as I mourned for a baby I never knew about until I lost it. How ironic." It's going to be okay." A voice assured me and I flinched. How was it going to be okay when I had just lost her child? I shed more tears. I was too weak to protect my child. Mothers were meant to protect their children with their life but I couldn't. I would never be able to forgive myself for that. " I'm sorry for your loss. The doctor said you could go home now." Home was a strange word to me. I have no home. I stared into the piercing brown eyes of the stranger through my teary eyes. " You were found passed out at the border of my pack. Where are you headed to? I could send my Beta to take you there." " You are an Alpha" She stated and he nodded. " And this is?" " Red moon pack." He finished for me and my face was drained of whatever color it had. Red moon pack! I had heard of the pack and it's Alpha but have never met them because Kace made me stay in the pack to take care of things in his place each time he attended the Alphas meeting.They had zero tolerance for rogues and I was in front of the merciless Alpha. My forehead suddenly felt itchy and goosebumps appeared on her skin. I knew I had to leave the pack immediately. " Thank you Alpha Arlo for your hospitality but I would like to be on my way now." I was grateful that my voice came out smooth without betraying her. " Like I said earlier, I will send my Beta to drive you to your destination. Where are you headed to?" He looked into my eyes and I held his gaze. They wanted to drive me to a quiet place so they could kill me and leave my body untraceable. No thanks. I could pass. " I can go by myself." I muttered as I tried to leave the bed. His fingers bit into my arm holding me back. I bit my lower lips to stop myself from hissing in pain. " It's not safe out there for you. You are a rogue." I held my breath as he made it clear that he knew who I was. Why wouldn't he? It was pretty obvious in the atmosphere. "Please let me go. Don't kill me. I've been through a lot... please." I cried out. Begging was my last resort. "If we wanted to harm you, we wouldn't have taken care of you for the past two weeks." "Two weeks?" My eyes widened in shock. I was out for two whole weeks? It felt like yesterday. "Yes. You had lost a great deal of blood. Since you had no wolf, it took you longer to recover." He explained and I nodded. "Do you have anywhere to go to?" I shook her head in shame. Bloodclaw pack was the only place I knew. I have no relatives. "Then stay with us." I shook my head. "Thank you for your hospitality but I have to go. You have done more than enough for me by watching after me for the past two weeks. I won't let you be forced to take care of me." I bowed to him."Do you think that I will allow a harmless female rogue to go into the forest and be hunted down by other rogues who could smell your weakness? No way. You will stay with me here in my pack until you fully recover." His voice gave no room for arguments and it brought tears to my eyes. "Your people don't like rogues. I won't be the reason you have to go against your people." I said and he scoffed. He held my hands in his and stared deeper into my eyes. "They wouldn't dare to go against me. If anyone tries to hurt you, let me know immediately and I will have his head by the end of the day." His eyes flashed black for a moment and I immediately let go of his hands and cleared my throat. His wolf came forward for a second. The threat was from his wolf making it more scary. "Thank you very much." "Was your mate a rogue?" "No." I bit my fingers. “Where is he? Judging by your scents, it hadn't been long since you turned rogue .” "No, he probably doesn't want to see my face." I blinked the tears that threatened to fall down my cheeks. "He rejected me and crowned my best friend Luna in front of me. They should probably be in each other's arms." My voice choked as the last sentence left my lips. I was immediately drawn by strong arms as he tried to calm me down. "It's okay, you are safe here with me. No one will subject you to any pain again. Not under my watch." He consoled me as I cried my heart out. I believed him wholeheartedly.Devlin's POVI strolled into the room filled with Alphas. The meeting was long gone but my aura dared anyone to speak about my lateness. I walked nonchalantly to my seat ignoring the quietness of the room. They were all scared of me. Why wouldn't they? I could wipe out all their packs without blinking an eye.When I had sat comfortably in his seat, I cleared his throat and as though on cue, the Alpha who was talking before I walked in started from the beginning. Explaining what they had discussed to him. I barely acknowledged him. Alpha Theo was his name. He was trying hard to get on my good side so I could side with him in the future.They are all pathetic. I can see right through them.My wolf was the reason I had attended the meeting in the first place. It had been restless and had only calmed down when I decided to attend the meeting. I never wanted to listen to boring talks about peace. I believed in action. Destroy anyone that refused to fall in line. Too bad none of the Alphas
Eliora's POVI was so pained as his strong palm dragged me against my will. There was no way I would choose to go with him ever in this life. We just met, and yet, he was claiming to feel the bond, and I was supposedly his mate. Hilarious right? I pondered in my thoughts feeling like I should just peel off my flesh at the exact place he was holding so he would let go but due to how aggressive he was, I knew for sure that an attempt would be futile.We headed towards the car and everyone was watching how I was being dragged. No one dared to intervene, having known the story behind this man. He was feared by every pack, and I was also scared of him.“Why is he taking her? She is in this pack. Where is he taking her?”“What is going on?”“Why isn't the Alpha doing anything? Why would he allow one of us to be taken?”Some people whispered and they came across me. Hearing their words, my heart melted. I never thought they would accept me, maybe they would, but I thought they might be fakin
Devlin POVI was so filled with rage. There was no way I would let someone, even though he was a beta, insult my woman. I would never tolerate such a thing, and it should be known to everyone.“How dare you!” I reached for him, grabbed his face, and smacked him on the floor. My moves were just so fast that evading me was impossible. I saw how he leaned backward and was thinking of attacking but didn’t know if it was a suitable option.That would have been the worst option for him if he attacked me. Well, I wasn’t expecting this to be easy as he was someone who could put on a good fight.“Alpha!”“Alpha!”Everyone gasped, seeing what I just did. Even Elora wasn’t exempted from the shock. She was even louder, and it was a good thing because she would get to see how important she was to me.“Is it because of this human, that you have hurt me so badly? Is it bad for me to try to open your eyes to the truth?” Lucian grumbled right after getting himself back.The impact of the attack was so
Devlin POV“I see you have joined yourself with gossipers and it was quite enjoyable to you, right?” I said with a hint of sarcasm in my words, but anger was seeping into my face, and she could see it.“Ooh, Alpha, I am deeply sorry. It must be a misunderstanding.” She bowed quickly.“A misunderstanding? Can this be a misunderstanding? I caught you in the middle of a group gossiping, and you call it a misunderstanding?” I was shocked by how hilarious she sounded.“No. I was curious when I saw a gathering here so I wanted to see what was going on for myself.” She replied quickly while I scanned her closely to tell if she was lying to save her skin, or maybe she was telling the truth.I wouldn't have believed it, but on second thought, I remembered I was also curious to know what was going on at first until I heard what the maid said.Sighing, I shook my shoulders as I slowly let go of the anger before looking back at her.“That's fine. I have brought my mate to the pack and I want you
Elora POVStanding before the window, I leaned forward to see some warriors training. Not only males but females were among them. Their moves captivated my eyes, and I was awestruck watching them, but I realized I could never be one of them.I had no wolf, and maybe I would continue to be weak for my entire life starting from today."Alpha brought a human to the pack?” A lady warrior said as she was exchanging fists with someone.“Yeah, I saw her with both eyes. She looks weak. I think the Alpha is keen to join her in the collection of girls he had slept with, if not what other use can she have? She can't fight, she can't be anything. She's even weaker than omegas in the pack.” Another lady snickered and was brimming with happiness as she said those words.I felt like my heart was split open. So I would be used? That was all this was about? I fumed, unable to contain myself. I didn't know whether it was out of jealousy or something I hadn't seen yet, but I could tell their words were
Elora's POVBlood kept oozing down my neck without stopping, and once again I felt so weak. If I was strong or maybe had a wolf, then I could have easily healed these wounds. It hurts. So much that I could tell as the pain throbbed inside my body.“Are you alright?” The woman asked, but I had no response. My hand was wrapped around my neck trying to put pressure on the wound as hard as I could as it felt like my blood would get drained soon, and maybe my head would fall off.“Come sit here while I help you clean out the wound. I see you can't heal.” She said again, and I couldn't tell if it was it of worry or pity. Well, at the moment it wasn't like I cared about what she thinks but rather how to get this blood spilling to stop.Quickly I stood up and walked toward where she asked me to and gently sat down on the chair.“Bring your hands down, let me take a look.” She offered, but I didn't bulge. I was so scared that my blood would puff out at once if I dropped my hand.“I know you are
Devlin POVI didn’t know what got into me. I didn’t know what pushed me to the verge of giving in to my rage. I didn’t just stop there, I choked her to the wall, and now I had injured her.My sharp claws dug in so deep, and I didn’t even realize it until I heard drops of blood on the floor. I cringed at the sight of it. Not only did I feel pain for seeing the cuts on her neck, but I also felt pain cursing through my veins due to the mate bond.I didn’t even try to resist, knowing I deserved it all. I even wanted someone to punch me in the face as my senses seemed to be going out of control.“Get out!” Sarah yelled at me from behind, and the urge to fight her back wasn’t there. I knew what I had done was wrong, so I could only tuck my head back in as I silently walked out of the place drowning in my thoughts.I got out of the door, but my conscience didn’t let me walk far away. I wanted to stay around and make sure Elora was well.“You have worsened everything!” My wolf snorted in my h
Devlin POV“Alpha, what is going on?” Rebecca was the first who asked, looking tense. She would be the one to start the gossiping, as I knew her to have a very long mouth. She always sticks her nose where she never should, and now she has made things worse for me.“You will find out soon!” I said, staring daggers at her, Mike, and Rose. They all became stiff as they lowered their heads looking at each other in shock.It wouldn’t be advisable for me to just attack them head-on in front of the pack, or maybe punish them when I had no valid proof. I knew it was them, but how do I make it convincing to the others that it was them?“Come at me!” I said with a gesture with my palm while smiling but they knew it was too dangerous. Mike had started vibrating while the ladies started pacing backward.“What have they done?”“Why does the Alpha want to fight them?”Whispers went around as they stared at me suspiciously, but I had to make sure it wasn’t obvious, so I decided to make the situation