~Kira~When I finally got to the privacy of our room, I broke down. Those tears that I’d been holding in for the longest time finally got free, and they rained in torrents. I clutched my chest as I tried not to think about what I’d seen back in Xavier’s office. At this point, I was starting to believe that I was actually cursed. There was no other plausible explanation for what was happening to me. I was still beating myself up when a knock sounded on the door.“Go away. Go away, please” I muttered and curled myself on the bed. I grabbed one pillow and cried into it.The knock sounded again. I groaned in frustration and raised my head from the pillow. “I said go away! I don’t need anything from any of you!”The knock stopped. But after a few seconds, the door carefully swung open, and a small gasp sounded. I turned and saw Alianna. Of course, she’d be the only one who can open the door even when I say no."Luna, what's wrong?" Alianna asked gently, setting the tray of food down on th
~Xavier~For days, my mood was entirely off. Anyone who got in my way was treated accordingly and made to pay for a problem that they knew nothing about. Everything that I’d tried to do to forget that Kira lied to me, proved abortive.Initially, I decided to give Lola a chance when she slithered up to me like a serpent in need of a rat to feed on, but I couldn’t even stand her for one whole day. After Kira barged into my office that day and saw us, I immediately sent her out after I was sure that Kira wasn’t anywhere near the office anymore.Seeing her in that deplorable state weakened any sort of erection that I would have gotten from Lola’s touch- not that I was going to anyway. For a moment there, I was tempted to take her into my arms and comfort her- tell her that there was no need for her to be so hard on herself. I was tempted to clean that one stray tear that escaped from her eyes, even though I could see how strongly she tried to keep the others in.I hadn’t spared her a gla
~Jake~(Back at Crescent Pack)I looked at Ella as if she had grown two heads. I didn’t understand anything anymore. Our union wasn’t what it used to be and I’ve been getting easily irritated with almost everything she does. It doesn’t matter if she was trying to please me or not, I just didn’t see her the same way anymore. Watching her stand before me, telling me the same bad news that I’ve been hearing for the past couple of months now, I felt bitterness rise like bile in me.“What do you mean by you lost the pregnancy?” I asked.She sniffled as she looked up at me with tears in her eyes. “I had a miscarriage. I don’t know what happened. I woke up and saw that I was bleeding. I visited the doctor and he said that the baby is gone.”I knew that I was at least supposed to feel some sort of pity for her, especially since this was our baby that we were talking about. But all I felt was anger which I couldn’t even tell where it was coming from. It wasn’t as if she was the reason for her
~Jake~The next few days passed in a blur, with Ella nursing herself after her miscarriage, and me looking for every possible means to get into the Half moon Pack to see Kira.I wanted to bid my time well, such that alpha Xavier wouldn't have any choice but to let me in. I even tried to get any past dirty secrets of Alpha Xavier, but his records were clean. There was no way that I could put him down for meting out punishments to the people who deserved it as that was the only thing that we could find.Aidan also said something about him murdering his former mate, but all of that was speculation because there was no proof to back it up.As I sat in my office trying to rack my brain and think of something, Aidan knocked and walked him. His facial expression was down, and he looked as though he had been arguing with a lot of people for the longest time.He was supposed to fill in for me at the Council meeting of the elders, but I hadn't expected that they'd be done at this time.“You're
~Jake~I whipped my gaze to Aidan so fast that it was a wonder that no snaps were heard. They wanted to replace me with Aidan? What sort of conspiracy was that?Besides, it hasn't even been long since I became alpha. What was the rush all about? How many of them had been able to produce babies within the first year of finding their mates?“They were really insistent that I become the next alpha, especially since I'd gotten my mate”“And you sat down there and watched them downgrade me in favor of yourself?” I asked.“I promise, I turned them down. There's no way that I could ever dream of taking over your title.” Aidan clarified once again.I ran a hand through my hair, and paced back to my seat. This was getting even more serious than I bargained. I hadn't planned for any of this at all and this was starting to interfere with the plans that I have."Aidan, advise me" I said as I sat on the chair. I was desperately in need of some advise, no matter what it was. my head was full at th
~Kira~“I’m pregnant, Jake”My heart thumped in my chest while I waited for a reaction from Jake. I had hoped that as my true mate, he would be happy to hear about the news of my pregnancy. But with the expression on his face at that point, I wasn’t so sure that I had made the right decision.“What did you just say, Kira? That you’re pregnant? And whose bastard are you carrying?” Jake questioned, his eyes as cold as ice.I looked around the room in worry as Jake’s voice rang above the noise. He had invited me for the pack party and I had decided that it was the best time to release the news of my pregnancy to him.“Please Jake, bring down your voice. Almost the whole pack is watching us and they can hear you” I pleaded“I don’t care about whoever is watching. Answer the damn question”“What do you mean Jake? It’s not a bastard. You’re the father” I cried, hoping that Jake was pulling my legs with his statement.Jake scoffed and looked at me like I was some kind of evil threatening to
~Kira~My heart sank as I took in the scene before me. My best friend and my mate all tangled up in the sheets, oblivious of my presence. I could have never suspected that Ella would do this to me. She had been my backbone all these years; someone close to being a family to me.“Ella!” I cried, my eyes so filled with tears that I was unable to see through them.Ella jerked and climbed down from Jake when she heard my voice. Jake merely raised himself on his elbows and looked at me like a nuisance disturbing his siesta.“Ella! You! Why? Why Jake? You know that he is my mate and you know about the pregnancy. How could you betray me this way?”“That is where you’re wrong, Kira. I did not betray you. In fact, I would say the same for you. Jake here has been my man for over one year now. I don’t know the stupid game that he wanted to play with you which made him decide to ask you out. Actually, you are the one who slept with my man; with all your talk about decency”“You- you knew about th
~Kira~I felt it on my cheek. The tingling pain that made my eyes water involuntarily. Before I could understand what had happened, I felt it again. My mate who was supposed to be my lifetime happiness had slapped me so hard that I was seeing stars.“Jake…”“What do you think you are? The moon goddess? The fact that you had the privilege to experience the pleasures from an alpha gives you no right to spew nonsense before me, mutt”His right hand connected with my throat.”I could easily end your miserable life for the stupid, audacious attitude but that would be too generous of me”.I thrashed wildly with my hands, trying to release his death grip from my throat. From the corner of my eye, I saw my best friend, Ella, smiling at the display with a victorious glint in her eyes. “Jake… P-please…. You’re hurting me”He released his hand and pushed me to the floor. “The next time I hear such blasphemous thing from you again, I might be forced to kill you myself. Get out and don’t ever show