Jules’ POV“What’s she doing here, Cole?” I asked as Ricky and I made our way towards the table where Cole and Shannon were seated. We had gotten a message from Cole about wanting to reconcile and apologize for how he messed up during our meeting with our father and after Ricky had managed to convince me, I decided to join him. If it were left to me, I wouldn’t be here. Cole had destroyed everything we had worked for because he was blindly led by tradition, an action which was both illogical and outright silly as well. Being Alphas went past being eligible for the throne, it also meant that you had to keep up appearance and Shannon wasn’t the Luna designated for such a position. “You’re welcome, Jules.” Cole began as he gave me a curt nod before turning towards Ricky. “Thank you for coming as well, Ricky.”“You haven’t answered my question, Cole.” I narrowed my eyes as I dragged a seat from an empty table towards our table and sat down, directly facing Shannon who was doing her be

Shannon’s POV“Accepting Shannon as our mate isn’t going to be a smooth journey as you think it would be,” Jules began. “If you believe otherwise, then you’re merely wallowing in delusion. There’s nothing else you can say to prove that you’re not.” “You’re acting like a spoiled child, Jules.” Cole shook his head. “You can’t eat your cake and have it, it’s common sense.” “You’re reaching, Cole.” Jules began in a warning tone. “With the way you’re so eager to get this over the line, it makes me wonder if there’s something you’re not saying.”“You talk like you don’t know our father,” Cole replied. “He’s the most unpredictable wolf on the planet, no one knows what he’d do next if we continue to go against his orders and you don’t want that to happen.” “We plan on pushing Father for as long as possible,” Ricky began. “He’s given his orders and we intend to revolt for as long as possible until we realize that there isn’t any other option than to do what he wants.”“I’m the last option?

Cole’s POV“I don’t think you understand the gravity of what you’ve just done.” I began as I slipped my hands into my pocket and turned around to face Ricky and Jules who wore a smirk on his face. He was enjoying this moment and I couldn’t blame him. He had gotten his pound of flesh but I couldn’t help but wonder if they knew what had just happened or if they were still reeling from the euphoria of getting one over me. “There isn’t any need to be dramatic, Cole.” Ricky began. “You’re acting like she’s some hot-shot or she’s in charge of your destiny and we’ve wronged her greatly which isn’t the point here.”“She’s indirectly in charge of our destiny, Ricky. How haven’t you figured this out?” I asked, slapping my hand against my head. How short-sighted could they be? It was becoming irritating at this point and I couldn’t help but wonder if they had been cursed or something similar to that.“You’re placing too much importance on Shannon, Cole.” Jules groaned. “You’re hellbent on se

Shannon’s POVI couldn’t figure out why Alpha Robin had suggested something like that. I knew that he was desperately seeking for his sons to publicly claim me but it wasn’t going to work this way if he kept on pitting us against each other without any formal warning. Besides, I wasn’t in the best mood right now. I was still feeling hurt from what Ricky revealed about Cole. I knew that it was impossible for him to suddenly have a change of heart towards me but deep down, I had been hoping that a little part of his actions were real. I wanted to feel like I mattered to someone else besides my mother and Alpha Robin for the first time in a long while but in the end, Cole had been using me as a means to an end. I was hoping that the next couple of days would pass by in a blur without the Mayert brothers trying to keep to their father’s instructions. It was the last thing I needed right now and if any of them encroached into my personal space, there was every chance that I was going to

Shannon’s POVMy eyes fluttered open and I looked around to become familiar with where I was. I was struggling to remember how I got here but that wasn’t important right now, I had to be awake to know what was truly going on. Within that same moment, a woman immediately rushed over to my side of the bed where I sat wide-eyed, still panting from the deep sleep that I had just woken up from. My palms were clammy and my heart was still jackknifing against my chest as I tried to stop myself from hyperventilating. “Hello, child. My name is Luciana. You can call me that.” She began, giving me a rather warm smile as she tried to get me to loosen up and shake the tension off my shoulders.Luciana clasped her hand over mine forcing me to turn towards her. Her eyes were firm and kind, reassuring me that it had just been a bad dream. “Take a deep breath.” She ordered, her voice soft but firm. “You need to take a deep breath.” I nodded rapidly as I obeyed her command, taking deep measured br