I woke up in the early hours before they did. I couldn't even get a good night's sleep. I kept on tossing, trying to find a good position. But I was tied to a chair, so there weren't many positions one could turn to. My neck and back felt sore from sleeping in such an uncomfortable position for a long time. I was shaking like a faulty machine, and I could already feel the onset of a headache coming. In the dim light, I was able to make out Anna sleeping on the mattress. It is disheartening that one could sleep well knowing that they may be the cause of an innocent man's death. She was sleeping soundly, even snoring, with no care in the world. I looked around, trying to spot any weapon I could use to defend myself, or even food. I can't even remember when I last had a decent meal. But there were none; only food wrappers and empty water bottles were lying carelessly around. Kiayra? I called to my wolf, hoping she would hear me, but I received no response. Richard? This time I tried c
Richard's POV Few hours to the kidnap, It was a typical busy Monday. It was a struggle to leave my pregnant mate to herself, but I had to. I have a pack to take care of, and she has work to do. My mouth tugged into a smile as I remembered all our activities yesterday. She was truly a vixen. She had made me break my oath. I promised not to fuck her until she gave birth, but she seduced me, and my defense crumbled. And now, I can't get enough of her. I adjusted myself as I felt myself growing in the pants. Isabella will definitely be my undoing. I tapped my forehead. Think of rough, hairy balls, Richard—rough, hairy balls. I had no choice but to let her go to work, after getting confirmation from Gamgam multiple times that it wouldn't be stressful to her health or the baby's. Now that I think about it, I should have assigned a warrior to keep a close eye on her. I don't want anything happening to her. "Is that drool I see on your mouth?" Ian's loud voice is difficult to miss. I sw
ISABELLA'S POV I was in a bed of flowers, lying down with my hands spread. I don't know, but it felt as if a huge weight had been removed from me. I could no longer feel those earthly things that were binding me. Is this how the afterlife feels? No worries about anyone stabbing you in the back? I think I will love it here. Drip, I felt a droplet of water fall on my face, and before I could blink, it was falling in large amounts. Something or someone was shaking me. I stood up and looked up, but there was no one there. I was still in the large field of flowers. "Luna! Luna!" I heard a voice calling out. But I couldn't place the voice. Luna? Am I Luna? "Why did you hit her? She could die!" The voice continued. "I thought you said you hated her, why do you care if she dies?" "I know, but you shouldn't have hit her. I want to kill her myself. Besides, she is powerless already. There is nothing she can do." I felt another stinging pain on my cheeks and another one again. I glitched
Richard's POV "What do you mean you can't find her? How can she just disappear into thin air?" I thundered, making everyone whimper. I don't care if my wolf is coming out, I need to find my mate! "Richard, please calm down. We will get to the bottom of these. Let us go back to the pack house." Ian tried to reassure me, but I am already way past calm. "I am not leaving here until I see my mate! So don't try to tell me to leave." Then I turned to Gamgam. "I heard someone follow her home. Who is that?" I was aware that she was friends with one of the warriors who teaches at the pack school, and I also heard they go to work together, and leave together. I have been ignoring it, since it was just a harmless friendship. I didn't want to seem overly possessive. No matter how Hermes always nags me about that. She is her own person and free to make her own choices. But if he is the one who hurt Isabella, I shall kill him. "He is my grandson. His name is Harry, he works at the pack school."
I rushed down to the hospital, praying that it wouldn’t be any worse. I had overslept, and now I was kicking myself for sleeping while my mate was nowhere to be found. When I got to the hospital, no one was there save my mother and Gamgam. My mother took one look at me and hugged me tight. "What is wrong?" I asked from over her head. They were spotting gloomy faces, and I was getting worried. "We have been researching all night, and we found out that the drugs kill one’s wolf momentarily, although we don’t know for how long yet. It puts them in a deep slumber, making them incapable of shifting. Simply put, they become humans." Gamgam explained her face's downward tilt. "The drug has been illegal in a lot of werewolf communities, and it has been banned for many years. It is used to temporarily weaken one’s wolf, but it hasn’t been perfected, so it could be very dangerous. and there is no known antidote yet." My mother added. What the hell! I tried to process all that they were sayin
And wait, I did. I was outside waiting for them to be through with the surgery, all while praying to the goddess for a miracle. I was sitting outside in the waiting area, and Ian was beside me, providing me support as a friend. My head was bent as I waited for them. I didn't dare sleep, no matter how long they were in there. After several hours, they came out with worry and tiredness written all over their faces. We stood up immediately, and I rushed to meet them. "How is she? How is my baby? Are they going to live?" I couldn't help it as I bombarded them with questions. Fear and worry gripped me with their cold hands. "We have good and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" My mother spoke out. "I would prefer the bad news." I opted for the bad news first, so that I could use the good news to comfort myself. "You need to brace yourself for this one." My mom began. "I'm sorry son, but your son is dead. We tried all our best, but he was already dead before they got here
Day 4There was no improvement in her condition, but I kept on hoping. Every day, I would watch as they cleaned her and checked her vitals, hoping for some sort of miracle.I was grateful to Ian; he had been running the pack smoothly. I could never have asked for a better friend, or Beta. Every day, he would come with a change of clothes and food and stay with me for a while.I haven't seen my mother since our little incident. I know I have to apologize, but I couldn't bring myself to do that. She was also at fault. She had never liked my mate, and she was insensitive.Today was the day. I finally decided to call Isabella's parents and inform them of what had happened. They needed to know about the state of their daughter.I picked up the phone, starring at the screen like it was a monster, and I heaved a deep breath and exhaled it quite loudly before I called her dad. I decided to break the news to him first, because between him and his mate, he would be the more rational one than he
Isabella's POV I was back in the field of flowers. I was lying sprawled on my back, looking at the white cotton clouds that were moving in the sky. Large white birds were flying over the horizon. It was truly a sight to see. I looked around, but there was no one here. I had never imagined that the afterlife would be this boring. I expected to meet a lot of people—maybe I could have even met The Blue Crescent's former Alpha. I would love to get to know him; he seemed like a great person, and I have no doubts that he would like me. But why was I thinking of meeting someone I didn’t know? I had no idea. I shook that thought off. I stood up abruptly, in search of anyone or even the moon goddess. I was about to dust my body to get rid of the flowers that got stuck on me. But that was a grave mistake. "Ahhhh!!" I screamed, fearing for my life. The birds that had been flying peacefully flew off. I was sinking into the bed of flowers. I looked around for something—anything—that I could us