ShannonI woke up feeling groggy and sore. I stretched and felt around beside me to see if Vernon was still in bed. Turned out he wasn't, and that meant it must be late since he was an early riser.One look at the clock on the wall told me that it was almost noon! How did I sleep this long? What did I do last night?Then heat immediately rushed to my face once I recalled what happened yesterday...We did it once on the bed, and then Vernon said we should move to the bathroom to get cleaned up, and then we did it once in the shower, then again in the bathtub. I told him I couldn't take it anymore, he said it would be the last time, and then after dinner, he took me to his office and said he would "Work" and then he took me over the desk again. When we went back to the bedroom, he wanted to go again on the balcony, I had to beg him to let me rest.It was safe to say that I had been tired out thoroughly yesterday. No wonder I felt sore all over... I didn't really know what had gotten int

VernonWhen I walked out of the meeting room I felt so heavy, my head was going to explode. They had all been avoiding the elephant in the room. No one dared to speak up about my impeachment, it was almost laughable.But my mind went back to Shannon. I wanted to stay with her this morning, but I really couldn't avoid this meeting, and I didn't want more blame to be put on her, saying that she made me neglect my duty as an Alpha. They could say all they wanted about me, I would make them regret that. I saw how Melvin's words affected her, I loved to see her caring about me, but I would hate to make her worry.And Melvin, that brat, I would need to teach him a lesson about respect. I knew it was not his fault that he became like this, I knew why he couldn't understand me. I left him with my father when I needed my time to grow into a fitted Alpha, I thought I had time, and that I could tell him the truth once I secured my position. But when I finally looked back, Melvin was too far gone

ShannonAlpha Jayde from the Oceania? I frowned when I heard the name. It was a familiar name for sure... Then I remembered the man I danced with during the Harvest Moon Ball. He said he was from Oceania, and he was there to see the Harvest Moon Ball, but I had a weird feeling about him then. It was nothing bad, it was just suspicious that he would appear there.And now he was attacking us... Right at this moment when Vernon was facing impeachment. What a timing."How many people did he bring?" Vernon asked Adonis."We are not sure yet, but I don't think they came alone. They must have a backup on the way." Adonis replied honestly.That was when I heard the siren go off, just like the day they attacked the Crescent Manes Pack. It all brought me back to the day I saw Vernon for the first time. During all the chaos and disarrays, he came to me."Shannon, I need to talk to you when I get back. You stay here and protect the rest of the Pack members," Then he turned to Adonis, "Go assemble

VernonIt was Melvin. I should have known. My own brother betrayed me. It all made sense now, why would Jayde attack our Pack at this moment, how would an outsider know about what was going on in my region?When I looked at his face, I realized how much he had grown from the boy to the man he was today. He looked like me, we share the same father and mother, but he was so much different. I hadn't really seen him since I moved away from home, the last time he came to me, all my attention was on Shannon, I didn't realize he was almost as tall as I was.Whenever I thought about him, I always thought of him when he was much younger. I knew about his little schemes, and I knew he had grown to hate me over the years. But I just never expected him to betray me like this..."Why?" I asked him.As if he was provoked, he sneered in anger."I hate you, I hate the way you act like nothing matters. I hate that now I am pressing a knife against your back and have my men surrounding you, yet you are

Shannon'Sorry, I must seem weak to you.' Vernon said after an uncomfortable silence.'No, no, it's okay, I understand. I just hate the fact that I couldn't be with you right now. I want to make you feel better.'I wanted to touch him, to make him feel that he was not alone even though he was betrayed by his own brother. I wanted him to know that it was not a shame to be vulnerable, it was toxic masculinity to never show weakness in front of loved ones.'Like how I comforted you that night?' He suddenly asked.Blood rushed to my face after I remembered what he said. When Terry renounced me, he distracted me and comforted me by having passionate and desperate sex with me. If the condition allowed, I might actually do that, but now I couldn't even move my hands.Taking my silence as shyness, he chuckled lightly. And I left out a breath that I didn't even know I was holding. At least he wasn't as sad as before. But I didn't know whether I should continue this sensitive subject with him o