Author's POVThe tension In the room stood so thick it scared Mira, her hands shook as she tried to hug herself. Tanya had been right from the beginning, she should have accepted Xander's decision of not wanting a relationship with her and let it go. However, her stubbornness and refusal to heed any word of wisdom had finally landed her in trouble. It has taken her almost an hour to recover from Kira's escape before making the call to Leila about the situation they were in. Never had she seen such an escape being carried out before. Almost like an immortal being had come to Kira's rescue. She felt like a wounded antelope trapped in between three lions, any move would have her devoured and her blood splattered all over the place. She had Kira right there in one minute, and Mira felt like an actual gangster. In the next minute, Kira was gone and Mira was made to look incompetent. To make matters worse, Leila getting her ass beaten was all in vain. “How did this happen?” Elizabeth his

Author's POVLeila stared at the pack of poisoned seasoning in her hand, she didn't intend to take that route with Kira. But there didn't seem to be any other way out after it was discovered that she might get to know about their plans, which would only lead to them getting exposed. Finding out about the power Kira possesses had all of them on the edge. It's obvious no one can be hired to take her out physically, something has to be destroyed in her belly to get rid of her. Which was why Leila had used the food poisoning approach to avoid getting suspected, just like the relaxing tea she had intended to use against the Luna. Rather than wait for Kira to hand over the throne, they can as well take it forcefully by getting rid of everyone who appears as a hindrance. For a week, Leila had been feeding Kira with the poison. Working together with one of the maids who had been lured with money. It pleased Leila heart at how trusting Kira was. She takes the food with no complaint, and her

Author's POVElizabeth held her breath as she listened raptly to the person on the other end of the phone. After the call ended, she leaned into the chair, trying to think fast on what to do. She has had too many worries to deal with over the week. Her suspicion had been right after all, there has never been a time when her instincts fooled her.The sudden show of affection between Xander and Kira, coupled with the formers new-found courage to confront her. She should have known they were working together from the beginning. Also, Leila confessed to her how she came about the autopsy result, turns out Kira had sneaked around her study, the day she came for dinner. It's no longer a puzzle about how Xander got to know about his father's death. She needed to act fast, with what she just heard from her informant. Kira would gather all the evidence she had against them and definitely come after them. There is no way Elizabeth would allow herself to be humiliated in that manner. The door

Kira's POVXander and I entered the meeting hall to find a full room, my mum was there too. They all stood up to welcome me, I didn't realize I had that much relevance already. Bowing my head lightly, I sat in the reserved chair. “Good day everyone, thanks for honoring my invitation at such short notice.” I said to them. Beta Mason stood up, “this is the first time we would be having a general meeting with the apparent heir. And we couldn't just sit back without showing our faces.”I inhaled, looking towards Xander, who gave me an affirmative nod. “I don't know how to say this, but I will start by appreciating every one of you for standing by my father all this year's. We're still keeping the pack glued together despite his absence. Thank you. Today I have called you altogether, to save our pack. This has been going on for a long while, but I didn't see any reason to call onto anyone until there is some level of certainty.”The gathering murmured among themselves for a second, befor

Author's POVDeclan clenched his fist hard, trying to suppress the anger inside of him. His wolf was the most furious, and he felt like jumping at someone. John had demeaned him with no regard, and his mother had sat there acting like it's nothing. His ego felt bruised, even if he hasn't done much, that doesn't make him weak. “I will make him regret ever talking down at me like that. Is this what you want, mum? For people to see me as a weakling and have no fear of calling me one. Thanks for birthing a fool like me!” He glared. Leila sighed, the room had been tensed since the leader of the rogue left. It was more tiring considering how angered Declan is. “Calm down, baby. There is no need to act fussy, what we need right now is to find a solution. It's obvious we can't give up now.” “You had better listen to your girlfriend, she appears more sensible than you are.” Elizabeth mocked him. Tears pricked at the back of Declan's eyes, as he stared hard at his mother. “I should have kno