Elena's P.O.VI had succeeded in recruiting Billy that day, I let him have a glimpse of what I had in mind and surprisingly, the man was in and willing to recruit more persons to our cause. With the right number of people, even the pack guards will see sense and bow to what we proposed. In all these, one thing still troubled my thoughts. Where was Axel and what had he done with Logan? I hoped silently for Axel to have the sense enough to kill Logan and dispose the body properly and at the same time I had a feeling that there was no where Axel would stash the corpse and Logan won't eventually find. I needed to seek Axel out and the followers I was gathering would be my starting point. This was where I would start. I would first of all establish my own squad with people who I could trust and then I'll be free to do whatever the hell I wanted without fearing Ethan. I slowly and carefully went around the pack sowing seeds of defiance in the heart of few men and women, I instructed Bill
Ethan's P.O.VMy eyes scanned the room as I made my way in. So this was what Elena was up to, the devious woman! Always lying and plotting and scheming, this was something that came naturally to her. Elena was shocked to see me, it was written all over her face. I was clearly the last person she expected at her secret meeting. “I'm not interrupting anything I'm I?” I asked sarcastically. Elena swallowed hard but for once she had nothing to say. No snappy remarks, no bossy comments, just nothing. Instead, her eyes went immediately to Zain. “What? Do you want support?“ I asked. “You're suddenly feeling tongue tied and you'd want someone else to speak for you? You see that's the difference between you and the Beta here. Where you'd make decisions for yourself, Bane here.....““It's actually Zain.“ The Beta murmured lowly. “....Zain here makes his decisions for the pack.“ I finished my sentence like I wasn't interrupted. “Bane knows what's good for the pack and that is why he sent w
Ethan's P.O.VThe air in the meeting room became tense at once as all eyes trained on me. All signs of sleep vanished from everyone's eyes at my words. They were bound to be surprised at my decision, I had a reputation already for not attending community meetings and I knew it'd be strange and alarming for them to hear me suddenly calling for a meeting.“I'm sorry, but would you repeat that again please? I'm not sure I got you correctly.“ Silas said, his brows furrowed in confusion.“I want the high elders to meet again.“ I replied calmly. “I want another meeting as soon as possible.““And for what reason do you propose a meeting?“ One of the council members asked slowly.“I won't give you the full information now but I assure you that it is all connected to your Alpha's disappearance.“ I replied.Silas who was quietly observing me keenly with his fingers rapping the table sat up and adjusted in his seat with his eyes never leaving mine. “I know there is something.“ He said. “But i
Isabella's P.O.VEthan's face flashed that look of surprise immediately when he heard me wish him happy birthday and I realized that for real he had forgotten about his own birthday! This was not surprising anyway regarding the stress and burden of leadership that rested on his shoulders. I knew that things were quite disoriented at the pack but I wanted to do this anyway, to provide at least a moment's escape for him.“Oh.... Right. It is my birthday.“ He said slowly, realization dawning on him. “But how did you know?“ He asked.“I glanced through your journal when I went down to your study.“ I replied, uncertain of the reaction I might receive it after this revelation.Ethan's eyebrows shot up immediately as he looked at me questionably and I prayed silently for his anger not to rise. “Hmmm.. okay.“ Ethan stated simply. We had already talked about my visit to his study and I was glad he wasn't willing to dig it up again.Even though Ethan was not angry with me digging into his pe
Logan's P.O.VMy whole body ached as I bled out slowly. I wanted the torture to end and at the moment, I would gladly saw off my limbs to put a stop to the cruciating pain I was feeling with them. I was tied to the wall of the cave with my hands above me and I had been in this position for days now. I had even lost track of time but it felt like ages since the treacherous Elena had led me off Into the woods and into the hands of his maniac and psychotic brother.Axel was simply a mad man and a psychopath who took delight in other people's pain. I was tortured with moon lace and Wolfsbane which was excruciatingly painful to werewolves. No werewolf would dare touch wolfsbane willingly with their bare skin but this was what Axel used against me.I wondered why he had not killed me yet, that was obviously what Elena wanted, she wanted to take me out of play and rule my pack with false claims that she was carrying my child! What a load of horse shit!I was stupid and foolish to ever get e
Elena's P.O.VI paced my room to and fro with my heart racing with thought upon thought. Ethan kept slipping back into my thoughts no matter how hard I tried to keep him away from my head. At the moment I wanted nothing more than to squeeze the life out of his pathetic body and the more I thought about this, the clearer I could see his face laughing mockingly at me.I could not help but blame Isabella too. I felt that the reason why Ethan was here poking around was because of Isabella. I should have killed the stupid girl when I took Logan away from him! I should have put an end to her miserable life if only I knew that she would go on to become torn in my side! That was a big mistake on my part and now I had to deal with Ethan who was prowling about right here on her orders. I knew she was the one edging Ethan on.I was now reduced to being a prisoner in my own house and pack where I was supposed to be ruling as the Luna! Ethan's orders were clear and the cowards whom I had blindly
Ethan's P.O.VThe next few minutes were like hours to me as we moved about, overseeing the servants lay out a table and carry refreshments to the garden where my impromptu birthday celebration was supposed to be carried out. I wasn't overly thrilled with the idea but I was doing this to humor Isabella who had made sure that I remembered.The kiss I planted on her lips left both of us in silence and feeling awkward. I knew I shouldn't have done that. I was stronger than this petty nonsense and I shouldn't be going off the deep end with Isabella that way, I didn't want her to tag me as a freak.The first person to arrive was Brian. He appeared in his well ironed suit with his hair well styled. Seeing the man was a relief because the silence between I and Isabella was becoming way uncomfortable. I conversed with Brian while we waited for the arrival of the others and soon enough, the guests began to arrive by the numbers. There was my aunt and uncle, Talia and some captains in the pack
I felt a smile of giddy happiness stretch across my lips as Logan strolled confidently towards me down the aisle. Yes, he was late, and it wasn't customary for brides to wait for their grooms at the altar, but I couldn't care less. I was finally marrying the man of my dreams, and a little tardiness wasn't going to ruin my day. I expected to see the same look of unbridled joy on Logan's face, or even one interspersed with a mildly nervous expression. When Logan was close enough for me to study, however, the expression on his face wasn't one I could decipher. Our eyes didn't meet as he came to a stop in front of me and the stately priest who cleared his throat self-importantly and began the ceremony."Cutting it pretty close, aren't you?", I joked in a whisper, smiling besottedly at the man who would make me the happiest woman on earth. His eyes stayed firmly affixed on the ground, not even giving the slightest response to my attempt at breaking the sudden tension between us. With a co