AALIYAH After tortuous minutes of trying to calm both parties down, incessantly dodging the vile from their strike, and almost hurting myself and my baby in the process, both men sheathed their swords and embraced peace, though I have my doubts that it may be nothing more than temporal deceit. Hector is tending to his chest wound and Chris, the bruises from Hector’s claws. They blandly refused to readjust to anyone, okay with being strangers apart.I don't find it out of place when Chris attacked like the wounded lion he is. That was the pain I'd been wanting to inflict on the alphas for the longest. Even though Hector is vindicating them, they deserve every bad treatment they get."Are you both okay?” I go to their middle, but none is interested to respond. "I will take your silence to mean yes.”Still, there is silence save their heavy breathing that's laced with hatred.“Chris,” I go closer to him. "Before we act, I need to fix a problem.” I speak with coded language so he is th

AALIYAH A fine blend of anxiety of meeting with Beta Nicholas and the anticipation of finally having my piece of cake intoxicates me, its effect makes me feel nauseous.I try to suppress the urge to give in to the will of reflex, swallowing hard the taste of bile overwhelming my defiance. Hurriedly, I rush to the window, throwing up the content of my stomach. A coarse palm rubs my back gently, soothing my nerves and offering me water with the other. I take it, rinsing my mouth and my face, not feeling better, just different. "What troubles my Luna?" “Normal pregnancy syndrome.” I don't indulge him, walking out of reach."You know I can always help you out if you don't feel like it.”"Hector? Stop treating me like a child or worst still a handicap, I’m not any.”"Clearly you are anxious. I could do you the favour and...” “Stop! At one point in time, it has happened to everyone, you can't make me feel less for being anxious.” I defend. "So you know, they are almost here, you still

HUNTER “Hudson, you need to think this through.” I race after angry Hudson who's a few meters away from the general chamber."I have and thoroughly at that. His ceremony is in three freaking days and no one is stopping him.”"Hector may want to."“And Hector is yet to arrive. What if he doesn't before the ceremony or even arrives at all? And what if he has no issue whatsoever objecting to Beta Arlo’s madness?”"Lots of what ifs. This is not a response from someone who has thought about it worse still, thoroughly.”"Rant on Hunter, I've always known you're a princess.” He keeps walking haphazardly, and others are saddled with the duty of getting off his way as I chase after him."You're just being inappropriate besides it has nothing to do with this.”"Surely, you can't connect dots.”"Beta Arlo does deserve to be up there, even though I don't approve of his means "“Oh really? Because?” he stops to face me for the first time.Two men walk past us, they are members of the neighbouri

AALIYAH Immediately after the revelation from Beta Nicholas, I walked out of their midst not providing any response because, to be honest, I should be the one demanding an explanation and an apology and not the other way around.The triple alphas, especially Hunter has been trying to make it hurt less, they surprised me with a truckload of nice meals and offered me the nicest room as damage control, but I wasn't ready to let go. It hurts knowing the offender and still falling madly in love with them regardless. I promised my papa their heads, and Beta Nicholas was right, I ended up giving them heads. The feeling of guilt haunts me every damn minute.It's been almost four minutes since I am banging on the door of Lady Sasha, wanting to be done and over with everything and everyone. I assured them I would remember them fondly and here I am, making do my promise.Linda had filled me in on every wrong Lady Sasha did to Nikki on my behalf, she has for sure bitten more than she can chew.

HECTOR The chaos in the pack is ear deafening when I learned of the somewhat impossible news. It can't be possible except for someone to let him out and it can't be Lady Sasha, she was jailed long hours before the incident.It's insinuating that Beta Arlo has men everywhere, down to the guards. The whole pack will be cleansed of thorns after he's caught and beheaded."He mustn't have gone far, soldiers of Orlando!” I begin to prep them, prepping them for the course at hand. They deserve a little heads-up concerning the Beta they adore so much if I should demand their full compliance.“Beta Arlo is a traitor to this pack, for now, we will hunt him down and all of his soldiers. And let him know we're no weaklings.”They chant in unison, and their swords in the air, concurring with my statement. "Keep moving!" I order as they run out of the open gate in vigour.“Let's go, brother.” Hudson pats my back.I’m about to move when I catch a glimpse of Hunter and I pause automatically on my t