Loyalty or Love Godric POV Alpha Brax spent the last two days keeping the Elders busy. I applauded him for everything he was doing for his pack. I sat in on the first meeting watching him combat the men who dictated most of our rules. He listed all the reasons why we should let his pack expand. And I let him. It was mainly to buy me more time. The more energy they spent listening to him, the less they spent badgering me about my progress with the border investigation. It had only been a few days since they started to check the perimeters. Crane hadn’t checked in yet. “It’s probably too early to hear something back. Even his father wasn’t that quick.” Alex meant it as a joke, but I could tell he was simply trying his best to calm me down. I wasn’t working. Truth is, only one thing could calm me down right now. But I couldn’t ask her for this one thing. Not after I’d already asked her for so much these past few days. “How do you know how long it took for him to complete a job? Its
A New Plan Godric POV “How many people saw you?” I spoke to clenched teeth. It was hard to maintain my anger when things were not going my way. Zaya spilling her guts in the town market was exactly a part of the plan. I had to wait nearly thirty minutes to ask that question. It was edging on the tip of my tongue as I waited for Audrey to leave us alone. She waited with her in our bedroom until I was able to be by her side. Then continued to ask her questions even after I appeared. She was worried and trying to understand what was happening to her friend. Audrey brought Zaya straight home from their shopping trip. They were supposed to be showing Luna Tari around the market. Keeping her busy while Alpha Brax appealed to the Elders. So, I knew without a doubt at least three people witnessed the incident. Zaya shrugged before she sat up in the bed. “I don’t know. Maybe a dozen.” She looked at me shamefully. “Maybe more.” I sighed and took the seat next to her. “You don’t have anyth
Steamy Showers Alex POV “What’s this I hear about you, Zaya, and Godric partying in his office the other night? Where was I?” Audrey fumed. I was a genius and an idiot at the same time. Audrey stared at me with her arms folded. She was waiting for an answer and I had none. I hadn’t even thought this far along in my plan. In fact, my plan ended the moment the kitchen lady started to spread the words of our late night drinking. “I…ugh…” Audrey smirked and shoved past me to our ensuite bathroom. She wasted no time turning on the shower to allow the steam to build before she jumped in. Audrey kept her back to me as she shed her clothes. First her shirt lifted over her head, and then she pulled her shorts off. As usual, she was braless. My eyes fell to the thin layer of fabric that wrapped around her ass. I still couldn’t believe the type of panties she preferred. Her entire drawer was full of the tiny lacy things. “Eyes up here buddy.” She said and I instantly remembered that she
Zaya POV“Alex is acting weird. He is keeping something from me.” Audrey spoke while tossing me a piece of fruit.I was hungry but had no appetite for anything. It had been like that since I puked in the towns market. But I’d been playing it off. Taking a few bites here and there.I asked her to meet me near the forest. I needed to get away and just have some alone time. But I didn’t feel like being totally alone and I knew Ann would be busy with duties. Though I didn’t think Audrey would come carrying a box of fruit.It smelled so good, but I just couldn’t bring myself to eat anything.“What do you mean he is acting weird?” I asked while eyeing the apple in my hand. I really didn’t want to eat it.“Yesterday, me and Ann heard a few people talking about you guys having a party in the main office. We were both confused because neither of us were invited. Then when I mentioned it, he gave me some back handed story.”“What? You think he was lying, and you want me to confirm.”“I don’t th
Anna POV“You’re a hard person to find.” A deep voice called out to me just as I entered my home. My very private home.I nearly jumped out of my skin when I realized the voice was coming from inside my living room. The box of cupcakes I was carrying almost decorated my clean floor.I lived alone. No one should be here. Especially not him.Trent walked over to me and took the now bent box out of my shaking hands.“What are you doing here?”He joked, “Well, my Alpha decided to come to the Bloodmoon pack to….”I interrupted him. “I mean in my house. What are you doing my house, Trent?”I watched him walk across the room as if this was his place. His tall and lanky presence somehow took up most of the room.While he was busy placing the box on the counter, I was taking him in. Trent looked just as good as he did back then. The hair on his head and chin a deep black. His cheeks were as high as I remembered and shoulders just as broad.My trance was broken with the sound of his voice. “Thi
Anna POVThe moment the door closed, and we heard his footsteps disappear, Audrey began asking questions.“Uh, what was Trent doing here?”My face turned red. I walked over to the kitchen counter to place eyes on the box of cupcakes. The box he held in his hands not more than ten minutes ago. I inhaled his scent. Sandalwood. He smelled like Sandalwood. I turned to her. “I guess you should hear it from me. Trent and I are mates.”“But he and….”“I know. He and Leila are together.” I finished her sentence.She paused and squinted her eyes. “Well that explains it.”“What is it?” I asked, wondering what information I had just given her.“Leila mentioned some things about Trent earlier. She said he’d been acting weird.”I smirked. “I am sure he was. He said he had been looking for me. No doubt counting the minutes till he could reject me.”I plopped down on the first seat I could find, then folded my arms over my table. Next thing I know, my face is buried in my arms and I’m fighting the
Godric POV“I thought you asked me not to return until I had information?”Crane stood across my desk staring at me. His clothes dirty from combat training. His eyes drained from lack of sleep. That’s how all the border patrols looked. Worn out from watching and living.He was right. I requested that he didn’t come back until he found out everything that I was so desperate to know.“I need something else from you.” I finished the name I was writing on short piece of paper before handing it to him.He took the paper. Looked at down it and then back up at me. “What’s this?”“I need you to find out which one of those guys has been….” I chose my words wisely. “…making noise.”He smirked. “Just to confirm. You want me to check in on these Alpha’s.”“I heard there may be an Alpha or two looking to dethrone me.”Crane smirked but nodded.“Any update on that other thing?”“I heard a few things but I wanted to be sure before I bring them too you.”This time it was me who was nodding.“But don’
Zaya POVOne hour. That’s it. That’s how long it took for our dinner party to go south. But I wasn’t surprised one bit. I was ticking time bomb from the moments we took our seats.Around six thirty, everyone started flowing into the ballroom, which we had converted into a dining room for the night. Our actual formal dining room could only sit six comfortably. It was nine of us.Alex, Audrey, Anna, Tari, Brax, Leila, Trent, Godric, and me.This was the first night since the Half Moon’s packs arrival that we all ate dinner together. This was also the first night I hosted a formal dinner between our pack and another. Though I’m not sure if I am the host at all. Luna Tari did all the cooking. She made two different Italian dishes. Ricotta Gnudi, which looked like meatballs made of flour. And Creamy Chicken Marsala, which was a fancy chicken, mushroom, and pasta meal.I was so happy she made the Creamy Chicken Marsala, because I wasn’t sure how Godric and Alex would feel if they didn’t h