AIDENI slept like a baby last night to a point that I even woke up at noon. I even dreamt of my parents, for the first time since they were killed. But in the dream I was still ten years old, and they looked happy. I was glad because to me, it meant they could finally rest in peace and that they were happy and proud of what I had done.I felt at peace when I woke up, like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. It felt good, I have never felt like that in my adult life. But there was still work to be done. I showered and just as I sat down for breakfast, I was told the old man from the crescent moon pack was at the gate.I told the warriors to let him in and I walked out to receive him. His car stopped on the driveway in front of the packhouse. The old man did not wait for his warriors to open the door for him. He got out and when he saw me. a big smile broke from his lips.He came and gave me a hug patting me on the back like a proud father would do to his son. I must admit,

AIDENI smirked when my brother said that to the old man. I stuffed my hands in my pockets and watched as he looked between my brother and I. “I don’t know what happened to you both, but if you are not careful, you will turn into Harold, and we will be plotting to kill you now that Harold’s dead.” I chuckled.Harold picked on all of us because he saw how weak and how much we could never agree on anything, let alone work as a team and defeat him. These alphas let that man do as he pleased all these years because he instilled the fear of the Goddess in them, and they fell in line.I was willing to do the same if it means never having to be called a weak pack. Never having to sit by and watch as our people get killed. “I don’t care about that alpha. Take those men and leave. We will stay here and let you leave with them because if I see them.” I shook my head chuckling. “I don’t want to paint you a picture, just leave old man and everything will be alright.”He looked at Zion and he star

ZIONShe didn’t kiss me back at first, but I did not stop, I continued kissing her until she kissed me back. Then our lips were Insync, our tongues dancing in each other’s mouths. I turned her around and slammed her against a tree and pinning her there then let my hand roam her body. She moaned in my mouth then pushed me away and taking a few steps back.Creating a distance, I hated between us. “We should not be doing this; I am mated to your brother.” I chuckled shaking my head. I shoved my hands into my pockets and stood there watching her. She paced back and forth not saying anything. “Tell me one thing and If I get the right answer. Then I will never do what I just did again.”She nodded. “Do you honestly think that my brother will ever look at you differently? To him you are the daughter of the man who stole his future from him, stole his parents and their love. Do you honestly think that he will ever see you differently?” she stopped and looked at me. “Even if he never looks at

TINAI didn’t have words after the kiss he gave me. what could I have said when I couldn’t even think? His kisses turned my brain to mush, and I just stood there like an idiot panting like a tired dog. So, after a minute or so when I was able to use some part of my brain. I rushed out of there as if the place was on fire. Might as well have been seeing that he lit one just between my legs.When I got out of his office though, when I thought I had escaped and that I could breathe easy. Jake was standing there arms folded. “Well, you are busy little Harold.” I didn’t want to talk to Jake. The man has a way of making me feel guilty about everything. I didn’t want to feel guilty about what just happened.I pushed myself off the wall and walked to my room. Jake jogged to catch with me then walked beside me. “So, are you going to tell me what you are doing?” I didn’t know what I was doing, how I was supposed to explain it to somebody else? I can’t just say Zion kissed me and I let him. Yes,

ZIONAs much as I hated being put in my place in the most disrespectful way possible by my gamma. He was right. An alpha cannot think only of himself and his needs. He must think of the people, his pack, what they need and what is best for them. Right now, being with Tina. Was not in the best interests of my pack.With a heavy heart, I turned to my gamma, soon to be beta. “You are right Jake; I will stop seeing her. It didn’t go far between us so, letting her go will not be difficult.” If it was that easy, then why did my heart just break a little when I said that. Why did I feel sad about it? It didn’t matter though, right?My feelings, what I wanted, didn’t matter. I am the alpha and I protect my people. “Music to my ears, alpha, music to my ears. Now, let us discuss possible candidates to replace me.” I was not in the mood for that anymore. I just wanted to be left alone, go on a run, punch something. Anything but sit here and discuss gamma candidates.But I was the alpha, it was m