Chapter 81 Apologies for the late update guys. I wish I can share what happened with you guys b but I wouldn’t want to bore you out. Thank you for the support. Darius’ POV By the time I returned back to the hotel, it was almost midnight. I dismissed my men and asked them all … Read more
Chapter 80 WARNING: Before you proceed, please be aware that this chapter includes violent scenes. I want to ensure you are prepared for this content, so please take care as you read. DARIUS‘ POV I noticed something was different with Angela. As soon as she laid eyes on the man who walked into the room a second ago, she became stiff. I grabbed her hand but she didn’t look up at me. She kept on staring at her feet and her hands were twisted into a hard fist. She was struggling to breathe and I could see sweat pulling at her forehead. The worst part was when I looked up to see the man smirking in her direction. Suddenly, I became interested in him. So interested I would love to break a few of his bones. “Is that him?” She didn’t say a word but she grabbed my hand. “Let’s leave this place,” I announced. That made Angela look up at me. She stared at me and I saw how red her eyes were. My feisty lady was scared of someone and it affected me so badly. “Okay,” she didn’t argue. I held her hand tighter and walked us out of there. A lot of them turned in our direction as we left but f*ck them and f*ck their judgy stares, I wasn’t going to let her stay in that place for any more minutes. Before we left, I told one of the warriors who was a close friend of Azalea and had also followed us from Mason’s pack, to find out every f*cking information about that man for me in two hours. I walked Angela back into the car and asked the driver to excuse us. “Look at me,” I pleaded. She raised those beautiful eyelashes and stared at me. “What’s wrong?” I asked. She shook her head. “Nothing. I just felt stuffy in there. I guess I got too emotional,” she tried covering it up but I didn’t miss how her fingers trembled and shaky. “Then, let’s find a place for you to calm down. We’ll leave for the pack by morning. What about late lunch?” “I’m not that hungry, Darius. I just need to rest,” “Okay, let’s do that baby,” The driver joined us again. He drove us to a five–star hotel in town. We got our keys from the reception and went into our penthouse suite. “This is too much, Darius. We could’ve used a place less expensive than this,” she argued. I k*ssed her. “It’s all good baby. You deserve the best and only the best,” I assured her. As she took a shower, I waited outside her door. I was worried about her and at the same time, keeping my wolf at bay. It was getting impatient. It wanted to go back out there, hunt for the man’s head, and teach him a lesson he would never forget in a hurry. 1/3 She came out of the bathroom looking better and more relaxed. “How do you feel?” I asked, gripping her by the waist. “I feel better but I could use a little sleep,” I agreed. “Let’s get you to bed,” “You can k*ss me. It’ll make it all better,” I lifted her and placed her on the bed before k*ssing her thoroughly. She placed her head on the pillow and she was out like light. That got me concerned so I walked into the bathroom and saw her pills bottle on the sink. That confirmed my suspicion. She could sleep so quickly because she used those pills. I walked back into the room, covered her better with the duvet, and walked out of the door. The guy I gave the assignment was already waiting for me. he’d gotten the man’s address. I locked the door firmly and left a warrior behind while I told the remaining three to follow me. “He’s a successful artist. He’s a mentor to several kids and he has a home for kids who are into arts but having problems at home,” … Read more
Chapter 79 Special thank you to everyone who followed my facebook page, thank you so much. Cheers! For those who want to join my facebook family my account is @ALPHABETICAL B. See you soon. Angela’s POV “I’m gonna miss you, babe,” I k*ssed Reina’s ch*ek as I dropped her off at my mom’s. I should’ve allowed her to stay with Darius but when I asked him this morning, he said he would be too busy to come home. “Have fun, mama,” She waved. I laughed. “It’s a funeral, babe. There’s no fun in that. I’ll see you soon,” # “Go now, Angela. You’ll be late for the reception,” my mom urged me. I quickly gave her a brief hug before hugging Reina again. “Thanks, Mom. You’re doing me a great favor and I appreciate you,” “No, Angela. You did me a good deed by bringing this girl into my life. You saved me, Angela. Both you and your daughter,” They went back into the house and I stood at the front porch staring at the door for a few seconds before finally leaving. My mom’s words weighed on my heart and it got me emotional. My eyes were filled with tears but I didn’t let it drop. While I was feeling like a stupid, useless daughter to her, she was seeing me in a different light. As I approached the gates, the first thing I noticed was a sleek, black car that was parked by the side of the road. It was the same car I saw on my first day back in the pack, the same car Darius stepped out of. Just like deja vu, Darius came down from the car dressed in a black suit, a white shirt, black pants, and of course, black sunglasses. He looked so handsome and delectable at the same time. My mouth dropped open as I took in his 6ft4 gorgeousness. He looked like he came out of a Playboy magazine. Our eyes met and I forced my feet to go meet him. Before I could ask what he was doing there, he asked, “Is my outfit appropriate enough for a funeral?” Compared to the black gown, flannel jacket, and flat shoes I was wearing, he looked like a Greek god. He could wear newspaper like a homeless man and still look like a runway supermodel. Wait! My head replayed his question and I was like, what? “What? What funeral are you talking about?” “The same funeral you’re attending. I’ll be going with you,” I glared at him. “No! You’re not going with me and that’s final,” I argued. “Don’t be stubborn, Angela. I didn’t tell you about my plan because I knew you were going to react this way,” “I don’t want you going with me, Darius. Why do you want to go? Do you even know who the woman is?” He shrugged. “I don’t care, Baby,” As if what I said didn’t matter, he turned and opened the door. “I’m not going in into that car when I know you’ll be 1/4 sitting beside me to attend the funeral, He cocked his eyebrow. “Get your pretty a*s in or I haul your a*s into the car,” I opened my mouth to say a word but stopped when I knew it was useless to try to argue with him. I rolled my eyes at him as I obediently entered the back seat. Right before he closed the door, he leaned in and whispered. “Roll your eyes one more time, My Angel and I would finally find an excuse to spank your cute a*s,” I smacked my lips together and had to control myself from rolling my eyes again. “Good girl,” Darius closed the door and within five seconds, he was beside me. He asked for the address of the funeral house and I gave the driver my phone so he could enter it into the car’s GPS. As the journey started, I avoided Darius‘ gaze and refused to talk to him. He kept on staring at me so lovingly that I broke within ten minutes. “Why are you staring at me?” I asked him. A smile crept to his lips. “because you’re beautiful,” … Read more
Chapter 78 This chapter is dedicated to @Nani, @Beehive @Storm @Fattom Dina @Shae Reads @Shamara Brown @Dana Sofia @Goku @Jennie Barr @Crystal @Shiloh. Thank you so much for your support. I might not know you but you’re close to my heart. Cheers! Darius‘ POV I sat at the reception waiting for Azalea to come back with the other doctor, Doctor Halle since the second doctor had suddenly disappeared. It was a crazy moment, carrying Daisy from the woods to the hospital. I still couldn’t believe I failed the girl I’d promised to protect. I couldn’t afford one more death in the hands of the Resistance. No more. Azalea appeared with Halle who apparently like twenty minutes ago was still in the pack’s prison. Azalea walked up to me as soon as he sighted me. “She’s here, alpha,” I turned to her. “There’s an emergency you need to attend to. The nurses are trying their best but a more professional hand is needed,” Halle went silent for a minute. “If I’m doing this, then I need something in return,” I took a deep breath. There was nothing more I hated than bargaining with a bloody criminal or a suspect. It usually puts me on the spot and makes me lose more than I’d thought. “What do you want?” “Promise you’ll give it. Give me your words,” I gritted my teeth “I won’t give you my words. I’m not stupid. Tell me what you want or don’t. All I know is I need that girl treated NOW,” “My freedom. If I treat this emergency perfectly well, I want to be free,” I frowned. “That’s a hard bargain, Doctor. Ask for something else,” She shrugged as if she was nonchalant about whatever was to happen. “I have nothing else to ask for, Alpha. My freedom or I remain standing here while the patient dies,” I squeezed my eyes shut as I tried to process my thoughts and what my answer would be. Azalea was trying to press through the mind–link to say something to me but instead, I blocked him out. I’d made a promise to my late wife to protect Daisy. I’m a man of my word, I never go back. “Fine! You get to walk back home a free woman after you leave here,” she grinned widely while Azalea couldn’t hide the surprise on her face. “But listen, one more wrong move from you or if I finally find out you are a member of the Resistance, I won’t bother throwing you into the prison, I’ll cut off your head myself,” The smile on her face was quickly replaced by fear and shock at my threat. “Understood?” I growled. Chapter 78 “Yes, Alpha,” “Make sure she doesn’t die. If she does, you’re going back to the cell room. Best of luck,” She walked away from me and dashed into the emergency room with the door closed behind her. I took a seat back while Azalea stood, still staring at me. I knew he had something to say from the way he kept on staring. “Speak your mind, Azalea,” “Are you sure you’re making the right decision?” I looked back at him with an eyebrow raised. “am I supposed to leave her to die?” He shook his head. “No, Alpha but I’m sure the nurses are capable of treating her,” “It was a gunshot,” I reminded him. I don’t know how capable the nurses were but I needed all hands on deck to save the poor girl’s life. “Did you see the shooter?” My shoulders became tensed. “No. I was far away. Too far away from where she was to have seen the shooter. Have you heard back from the men who went to check out the cave?” I asked him. Right after I called out for help and they all came to the scene, I asked him to first send some men to check out the cave. Since I’d shifted earlier when I was in the cave and was naked, Azalea gave me a shirt and a trouser. “They got back to me a few minutes ago. They didn’t find anything there,” I frowned but I wasn’t shocked. “They went as far as I instructed,” “Even further than that, Alpha. They didn’t find anything,” “They’re so quick at cleaning up their evidence. Tell the warriors to go back in the morning to look for the tiniest evidence they could find. No crime spot can be thoroughly clean without any traces left behind,” … Read more
Chapter 77 Darius‘ POV “What?” She asked, her face masked with disbelief. “It’s too dangerous. You told me yourself you saw someone creepy following you around the mall. Now, you want to go back to the same town thinking it’ll be safe. How is that even possible?” “I’m not going there to announce myself or maybe put myself in danger,” “Trust me, danger go looking for people too” She stabbed her finger on my chest. “I’m going to a funeral and once I’m done, I’ll come back here,” I shook my head. “Until I realize it’s safe for you to leave, I can’t let you go,” “When is it ever going to be safe for me? When exactly, Darius? Can you tell me the time or the year it’ll be safe? As far as I know, I have no enemies,” I touched her thighs trying to lift her off my body and leave the room before she was able to compel me into believing she could leave. “What are you trying to do?” She asked, searching through my eyes. “You need to go back to bed. It’s late and I also have some work to attend to,” “Really?.” She paused, “I’ll let you leave once you give me the permission to leave this pack,” I raised an eyebrow. “Did you actually wait for me because you missed me or because you wanted me to let for the funeral of someone I don’t even have a clue about” She stood up from my thighs and adjusted her top. you travel “Maybe if you didn’t walk out on me six years ago, you wouldn’t have to be clueless about someone in my life,” I stared at her. I couldn’t believe she had to make a reference to that but I wasn’t going to blame her. It was all my fault. She placed all her trust in me and I broke her. “You’re never going to let that matter go, are you?” She took a deep breath. “I’m sorry I said that. My anger got the best of me,” “No, it’s fine. You should say more than that, in fact. I deserve it. I walked out on you. I disrespected you, I mocked you, so I deserve all the terrible things you have to say,” “Darius,” “But still, my answer remains no. You can’t leave. I don’t have enough security to keep the pack safe and keep you safe at the same time if you’re not here. I can’t spare my men for more than a day or two. Just stay where my eyes can be on you all day,” “Then let me travel without the security,” “And risk your life and let you stupidly get yourself hurt when you could’ve been safe,” She glared at me. 0 Chapter 77 Fine. I’ll stupidly get myself hurt and I hope you’ll be able to say I told you so,” “What!” “I’m leaving. Even if you say yes or no, your opinion doesn’t matter anymore. I’m leaving this pack and if any of your stupid, wild men try to stop me or come close to me as small as an inch, I’ll grab them and cut their throat,” She demonstrated how she was going to do that with her hands and I couldn’t help but marvel at the sight of it. I was beginning to have a bad influence on My Angel. “You’ll do no such thing, Nibbles. You’re not leaving and that’s final. Enough with the argument for goodness sake,” I spat. “Good. Enough with the argument. Remember, you don’t own me, Darius. I’m a woman of my own. I get to do what I want when I want. You can’t stop me,” She was feisty, stubborn, and wild but getting through to her was harder than I’d thought. “No…” “Stop being such a big head. Stop being so stubborn,” she cutely stomped her feet on the ground. “You’re the one who needs to stop being so hotheaded. This conversation is not going to head anywhere if you keep being so stubborn. Don’t make me tie you up to that bed” I threatened. “F*ck you, Darius. F*ck you and f*ck your stupid wolf. You both might be big but you don’t scare me,” She angrily walked into the bathroom. I turned to walk out of the room but that was when I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. My eyes were pitch black. My wolf had presented himself to her during the argument and Angela didn’t panic like the other day. I should’ve felt proud of her but I knew I needed a run. Staying in that form might be safe for Angela but it was dangerous for others. Pushing through the front door, I shifted into my wolf and dashed into the thick forest. I kept running for minutes, not even knowing where I was going in particular. The thought of Angela being away for those few days was unbearable. Coming home to find her not there would be too much for me to handle. I desperately wish she would change her mind. “Alpha,” Someone … Read more
Chapter 76 Darius‘ POV Putting aside my thoughts and the betrayal, I walked up to Angela on the stairs. She looked so beautiful, so peaceful. I didn’t want to keep staring at her like a creep. I decided to take her to her room. She didn’t even notice I was there until I picked her up bridal style in my arms. She stared awake. She tried to struggle but once she saw it was me, she stopped struggling and allowed me to take her to her room. I put her on the bed and placed the duvet on her. She kicked it away and I tried it again. She waited for a few seconds before she kicked the duvet off her body and grabbed me by the collar. “You wouldn’t even look at me now,” she said. I managed to look her in the eyes for a few seconds before I looked away. “Go back to sleep. Why were you sleeping on the stairs anyway?” “Why do you think I was sleeping on the stairs? If you’d come home when you were supposed to, would I have slept there waiting for you?” A smile found its way to my lips but I quickly coughed to cover it up. “You shouldn’t have. Go back to sleep,” “No!” She stubbornly refused. “You’ve been avoiding me. You leave the house before I wake up and you return when I’m in bed. Now that I’ve caught you sneaking back in, you won’t even look at me.” “Can you let me go, Nibbles?” She was still holding on to my collar stubbornly. “No!” She yelled. “You’ll wake Reina up, I huhsed her. “She sleeps like a log. I’m sure she wouldn’t wake up. Now, why are you avoiding me? Is it because of what I said?” She asked. “Maybe,” “You don’t want to talk about your wolf? Is that it? Is that why?” She sounded disappointed. I could hear her voice breaking at the end and it made my heart ache so badly. She dropped my collar and moved further away from me. “Get out!” She commanded I nodded. I stood up straight, ready to leave the room. It was enough that I’d seen her and that I’d taken in her scent. I could continue avoiding her because that was the best thing to do. If I brought up the topic and I heard the truth from her, it might kill me. Before I could turn and walk out, I saw a lone tear fall from her eyes and I could swear I felt my legs shook with a deep intensity. “Why are you in tears?” I f*cking hated seeing her cry. “You are the reason.” “I’m always the reason, aren’t I?” I asked. I sat beside her on the bed and cleaned her tears away. She tried k*ssing me. I removed my lips from hers. “What? Fine! I don’t want to know about your wolf anymore,‘ she cried. “Enough with the tears, baby,” I begged. “Then stop being so mad at me,” “I’m not mad at you. I’m… I’m just disappointed, I confessed. “Because I got scared of you and your wolf,” I took a deep breath. “No! It’s…” she k*ssed my forehead. She k*ssed my nose. I stopped her before she could k*ss my lips. “Can you tell me please?” She gave me a puppy look that brought me to my knees. This woman was killing me! She has so much power over me that she didn’t know. I avoided her because I was trying to avoid this. “You saw Charles, didn’t you?” I asked. She froze up and quickly looked away from me. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked her. She was scared of something, I could tell. I knew Angela and I knew her response to fear. Nothing was different this time as well. “I wanted to when I came to your office with Reina days ago but you were already on your way to find him so 1 decided not to tell you,” She said. I nodded. I trusted her enough to believe she was telling the truth but something else was scaring her. “Did something else happen that you’ll want me to know?” She hesitated then shook her head. “Nothing happened,” We stared at each other for a while and she gave me a really big smile. “Are you okay? I heard what happened with that warrior,” “Do you believe I killed him?” She laughed. “You didn’t. If you did, they’ll hear it directly from you,” I k*ssed her neck. “That’s my girl,” … Read more
Chapter 75 Darius‘ POV I knew the Resistance group was a problem in the pack but it never occurred to me how much of a problemn they could be. I never underestimated how dangerous they could get but I didn’t realize how desperate they could be to actually rather take their own lives than reveal their secrets. Azalea mentioned that they could be more of a cult than a group. Scenarios like that happen when the members have sworn allegiance to their leaders and would rather die than reveal the cult’s secret. I’d interrogated a lot of people and I’d seen a lot of things like that. It didn’t faze me when it happened. It didn’t scare Azalea either but it scared the other members of the pack. Rumors spread quickly around and everyone assumed I was the killer. They said I interrogated him so much, that I killed him in the process. I could’ve smirked at their lies but my heart was too busy riding the stride of betrayal to give their talks a second thought. What I learned about Angela ate at me. I found it hard to believe that she could actually know something like that and still keep it away from me. It’s been two days since the incident happened and I’ve tried my possible best to avoid her. It wasn’t easy. Heck, it was f*cking hard but I had to do it. Every time I tried to sneak into the house at night, I wanted to also sneak into her bed but I couldn’t. It was easier on her side since she insisted that I only talk to her when I was ready to open up about my wolf. “Do you really have to do this?” Azalea asked again for the umpteenth time. We would be attending the funeral of Peter and Azalea thought it was a bad idea. “Staying away would mean I actually killed him when I didn’t and moreover, our investigations still continue,” The car stopped in front of the house and we both got down. The funeral had already taken place in the morning. All that we attended was the second service put together for him by his family in his remembrance. We walked in and they all went silent. I could feel the scorn and hatred through their looks. If they had it within their capacity, they could throw daggers at me or stab me to death. I took a seat at the far back even though they’d begun whispering about whatever their problems could be. The only person who smiled at me from her seat was Angela’s mother. Somehow, she always managed to make me feel at home and peace. She had that superpower just like her daughter and her granddaughter. A video came up with different slides of how Peter spent his life. A lot of them were bawling their eyes out but I didn’t even blink. I stayed stiff as always, not showing any emotions because I didn’t actually feel any emotions. After the video stopped, his father, the elder, gave a speech. A really moving speech and ended it by saying he wouldn’t rest until he found his son’s killer. Soon, the event ended and everyone began leaving one after the other. I remained seated since I was there to talk to the father and I wanted him to be free before talking to him. Once I saw him standing alone, I stood up and walked up to him. “Elder, I’m so sorry for your loss. My family and the entire pack offer our condolences,” I stretched my hand to him for a handshake. For the first few seconds, he eyed my hand before reluctantly taking it. “Thank you, Alpha,” Chapter 75 “Also, I’m here to talk to you about Peter, I added. “Is there somewhere private we could talk?” “We can talk here. Whatever you have to say Alpha, please say it while my family is here with me.” 1 looked around to see three to five other people now standing behind the man, all eyes on me. “If you insist,” “I do,” “I know this might not be the right time to say it but I still have to. Right before Peter died, he confessed to being a member of the Resistance group.” I paused waiting for the man to talk. “You’re mistaken, Alpha Darius. Peter had a mental illness before he died. That must have been why he said something like that,” A visibly shaken that I assumed was his mother replied to me. “He said so himself, I’m afraid,” “What really happened to my son? Did you kill him?” The woman cried. “I don’t like taking claims for murders I didn’t commit. His death was of a different circumstances, “I beg your pardon,” his father yelled. “I don’t believe I should say it out here.” “Go ahead. He urged me.. “He poisoned himself perhaps. I’m sure an autopsy can prove what kind of poison it was,” The woman began wailing and the father looked at me with disdain. “What a convenient lie, Alpha Darius. While interrogating him, he suddenly slumped and died,” I nodded. “You just described it the way it happened. My second in command will give you the CCTV video from that day if you request for it. Just know this, I didn’t kill your son, Even though I would’ve loved to. “We want the video,” I turned to Azalea. “He’ll get to it. For now, we need to search through your son’s room and the entire house,” The man’s eyes snapped at me as if it was on fire. “For what?” “For anything relating to the Resistance, Shockingly, the man spat on my face. “Haven’t you done enough evil to this family? He’s dead! What else do you want?” Azalea moved towards the man but I lifted my finger, stopping him. I brought out a handkerchief and cleaned his spit off my face. Chapter 73 … Read more
Chapter 74 Darius POV All through the past few years of my life, I thought nothing affected me but ever since Reina and Angela came back into my life. I’ve discovered that those two might be the end of me. Everything about them affected me. I was turning weak. It should scare me that I wasn’t the Darius that I used to be but I’ve realized that my weakness was only reserved for them. The moment I turned my eyes away from the two of them, the world could crumble under my feet and I wouldn’t bat an eye. As long as they were safe, that was all that mattered. When Angela ran away from me yesterday night after my wolf came out, it killed me. I went after her but she’d locked. the door before I could even walk in and explain to her. I saw the fear, the shock in her eyes, and the fact that I caused it ruined me. person I knew the monster living inside of me but I controlled that monster not the other way around. The only other who could control him was Angela but that would only be possible if she marked me. Even without the mark, I’d found both me and my wolf surrendering to her more than enough times. “Alpha,” Azalea bowed before I could get to his side. He was holding a white document. Just exactly what I wanted to up We’ve been and about these past few days searching for the members of the Resistance group that decided to kill two of their own people just to prove they were f*cking stupid. “Azalea, are they ready?” “You know me better than that, Alpha,” I smirked. Although at first all our investigations yielded nothing, the moment we started offering money in exchange for information, the people began talking. Some of their words were mere suspicions while others were certain about the names we mentioned. Funny and crazy enough, Angela’s name came up twice and that was because she was seen with another suspected member of the pack, Halle, on more than one occasion. Today, I will be interrogating Halle and Peter, another suspected member of the Resistance Group. “You can talk to the lady first,” Azalea suggested. “It’s about time we bring Luana to this pack. She knows how to deal with female criminals,” I said, referring to one of the best female warriors I’ve met. She was a member of Mason’s pack. “We both know Alpha Mason wouldn’t release her for anything.” I clicked my tongue. “That bastard,” Azalea smirked. I looked into the interrogation room through the glass door. When we first came to this pack, the interrogation room looked really boring but as soon as I transformed it into my taste, it became a hell hole. If the criminals are too comfortable, it’ll become difficult to get them to talk but when fear is included in everything around them, the opposite happens. I could see from where I was standing that the Halle girl was uncomfortable. She kept looking around the room, staring at the door as well at intervals. Chapter 74 I opened the door and walked in. “Alpha Darius,” 1 rested my back against the door. “you must be Halle.” “Dr. Halle.” “Really?” I raised an eyebrow acting as if I was surprised to find out she was a doctor. “I can’t afford to be in here, Alpha. The pack has only two doctors and the longer I stay here, the more lives that could be lost.” I threw one of my hands into my pocket and I smirked. “You’re making a really good bargain, Dr Halle. I wouldn’t waste too much of your time so once we’re done here, you can move along to a good cell room.” Her eyes widened at my last statement. “What?” “You’re a member of The Resistance, aren’t you?” I said. “No, I’m not, “It wasn’t a question. It was a f*cking statement,” “I know nothing about the resistance. Did Angela say I did?” I frowned. On second thought, I decided to ignore that part and ask another question. Then tell me why twelve members of this pack believe you are?” “Maybe they’re making a mistake. I’m not a member and neither do I know anything about the Resistance,” “And you want me to believe you. Why?” “I’m a doctor in this pack. I treat the people here and I have their best interest at heart, So, why would I endanger their lives when I could be saving them?” “Because you don’t believe in the idea of me being the Alpha of this pack,” She became silent. The Resistance had a goal and that was to throw me out of the pack. “I’m not the biggest fan of you. You’re a dangerous man and I think every werewolf on this part of the universe would be a witness to that. You kill anything that crosses your path and 1 don’t believe you have the mental capacity to lead a pack. Still, I wouldn’t join the Resistance,” She spewed all at once. I respected the honest review of Darius Darkwood but it still didn’t change the fact that she could be a member. “Tell me, between me, the famous murderer, and the Resistance, who has killed more members of your pack in the past year?” … Read more
Chapter 73 Angela’s POV The following morning, as soon as I stood up from bed, I walked into Reina’s room to get her ready for her big day. My mom had promised to throw her a small party at her place with a few of Reina’s friends in attendance. In the past, we used to celebrate Reina’s birthday alone or if it was on a school day, we celebrated with her classmates in school. It was a big shift from where we were coming from and I’m sure she was happy. That was enough for me.. “Good morning, babes, Happy birth… The word became swollen in my neck as I opened the door and found Darius. in the room. He was sitting on the floor while helping Reina into her shoes and a new ball dress. A whole Darius Darkwood was sitting on the bare floor helping his daughter to get ready. It was a sight for decades and it always warms my heart to see Darius being so available as a father. It was something I never imagined but even if I’d imagined it, my imagination would not have been this good. “Good morning mama,” “Morning babes,” “Isn’t it too early to be dressed?” I asked no one in particular. I’d panicked yesterday night and ran away from Darius. It was my first time witnessing his dark side and I didn’t know how to react other than flee like a scared cat. “Your mom’s waiting downstairs,” “It’s still seven in the morning.” “It’s eleven, Darius announced. My eyes widened. “What?” I walked to Reina’s bed checked the digital clock on the bedstand and saw that it was really eleven in the morning How was that possible? I slept all through the night and till eleven. That was when I remembered that I had used some of my sleeping pills last night because I could feel my anxiety pulling in. “But I remember setting my alarm to eight in the morning. Is it damaged?” “I switched it. off You needed the sleep and I guess I wasn’t wrong.” “You shouldn’t have done that. It’s Reina’s big day and I’m..“. He interrupted me. “All done, Ree,” “Thanks, Daddy,” she k*ssed his ch*ek and I smirked. Why are they always so sweet to each other? “You’re welcome, Princess, Reina walked past me as if I was invisible with her cute little bag and wand to go meet my mom downstairs. “Now she thinks I’m a terrible mother. I didn’t even wake up early to wish her a happy birthday,” “Just because you got a few hours of sleep doesn’t make you a bad mother. She understands perfectly, trust me,” My shoulders slumped. “That’s the thing. I don’t want her to understand me. She’s six. She’s not supposed to. I want to be here when I’m to be there. He looked at me as if he was defeated. “I guess it was wrong of me to have done that. I apologize for my actions as well as last night,” He stared at me. I knew he wanted to talk about what happened but I wasn’t ready to “Not now, Darius,” I begged even though it sounded as if I wasn’t. “You saw the real me and it scared you,” The real you? Scared me? Yes, maybe it scared me at first but I just don’t understand why your wolf would come charging at me like that.” “It didn’t charge at you, “What?” “It’s just how he is. I was more surprised at his words than I’d been at his wolf yesterday. “He’s always like that,” “Scary and intimidating. I’m always in charge of my wolf, but sometimes it gets in control too but don’t worry, you’re too special to him,” “What happens then? When he’s in control,” “You don’t need to know that. That’s a piece of information you should not worry about,” I stopped him. “No, I want to know. I want to know what happens when your wolf controls your body.” “Like I said, Angela. Don’t try to know. It’ll create a rift between us,” I stomped my feet on the floor. “Until you’re ready to tell me, I won’t speak to you,” It sounded childish but it was the best I could think of as a threat to make him talk. He k*ssed my hair, brushed past me, and went away. I stood rooted to the floor in Reina’s room. When I finally regained my composure, I walked back to my room to get ready. I wore a silky, blue gown that clung to my curves and paired it with a set of elegant black stilettos that made my leg appear longer. I got to my mom’s house to see the party had already begun. My mom had set up a bouncy house and slide in the front yard while the inside of the house was used for the main venue. I ended up meeting a lot of parents that I’d never met before. Darius was around as well but he sat in a corner, not talking to anyone except for Reina who occasionally had one or two tasks or questions for him. Reina was beginning to depend solely on Darius and I was getting a bit jealous. I couldn’t actually pinpoint if I was jealous of Reina or Darius at some point. … Read more
Chapter 72 Angela’s POV While we were at the mall, something strange happened. I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I turned back but no one was there. I looked around for a few more seconds but to my dismay, no one was interested in who we were or what we were doing. I took it off my mind and blamed it on what happened earlier. We soon went to the movies. Reina had a really good time. You could see the smile on her face and the way she sang along in a loud voice. The Warrior Darius sent with us kept a minimal distance away from us but his eyes never left US. As we left the cinema, we walked into a kid’s boutique to shop for some clothes for Reina. I turned around again as I felt like I was being watched. I saw a man standing right outside the boutique staring at me in particular. He was wearing a brown hat and of course, a long flannel jacket. Immediately our eyes met, he looked away. “He’s creeping you out too, right?” Brittany, who hadn’t said a word to me since we left the pack suddenly whispered. “What?” I asked with a frown. “I saw him outside the cinema earlier. He creeps me out, I swear,” She went back to Reina and helped her pick another dress. The Warrior with us saw my distress and walked up to man to ask who he was but before he could get to him, the man walked away. As we were about to pay for the dresses, the warrior brought out a black card and gave it to me. “What’s this?” I asked him. I’m sorry I’m giving you this late. Alpha Darius told me to give this to you before I came to meet you at the gates,” the I stared at the card for a long time, thinking if I should take it from him or not. Reluctantly, I collected it but dropped it in my purse. I used my card to pay for the dresses. We went for a quick late lunch at a restaurant before heading home. Reina couldn’t eat much because she wanted to go home as soon as possible and I was also too scared to stomach anything. Brittany on the other hand kept swallowing anything that came her way. I couldn’t stop staring at her and she kept on shrugging and giving me the stink eye. “You should try to eat less. You might get indigestion,” I suggested on our way back to the pack. “You should try to eat more. You’re so thin you can disappear the next minute,” I still don’t know why my parents decided to give birth to Brittany. I love her but half the time, I want to kill her. “You weren’t at Dad’s funeral,” I mentioned. She looked away from the window and stared at me. “I came later that night. I couldn’t make it earlier because of school,” “School?” I asked. I had no idea about what was going on in Brittany’s life. “A University in Southampton. Biology sciences. I’m aiming to research on how a werewolf can become full human,” and she giggled. 11 42 AM # Chapter 72 I couldn’t smile back. I knew she was kidding and at the same time, I couldn’t bring myself to believe my sister was actually in the University. I didn’t even know that simple fact and I called myself her sister. *Congratulations, Brit, I didn’t know that “Yeah, how would you?” She smirked at me, then tapped the driver on the shoulder to drop her off at Mom’s place She said her goodbyes to Reina who was already half asleep even though it was six in the evening and totally ignored ine. By the time we got home, I was surprised to find the house dark. Reina was in my arms and I struggled to turn on the light but right before I could succeed, someone else beat me to it, It was Darius. He was inside the house. Before I could question his reason for staying in the dark, he moved away from my line of vision and I gasped. Reina stared awake in my arms and I had to put her down before she could jump off. Darius had decorated the house and right there, in the dining area was the birthday cake Reina requested. “Yes! Yes! Yes! Princess cake, Reina jumped excitedly. I was super marveled at the decorations and the dinner too “Do you like it?” Darius asked Reina. “I love it so much. Thank you, Daddy, Reina k*ssed Darius on the check. “You’re welcome,” “Thank you, Darius,” I whispered and k*ssed him. “Anything for my girls? He pulled out the chair for Reina and stopped me before I could pull out the chair for myself. “Let me do the honors,” I laughed. We enjoyed the dinner while Reina talked to Darius about how her day went. She didn’t leave anything out and kept on asking me to join the discussion even though I didn’t want to interrupt. After d dinner, Reina didn’t want to go upstairs and leave her Princess cake behind. I had to persuade her several times that the cake wouldn’t get stolen. She finally agreed and I took her upstairs to get her ready for bed. Before her head could touch the pillow, she was out like a light. I went back downstairs to see Darius and the warrior who had accompanied us out talking. Darius had cleared out the table so there was really nothing much left for me to do. “You’ve been incredibly silent, My Angel, he held my face and k*ssed my forehead: “What’s wrong? Did I do something wrong?” I shook my head. “It’s not you. It’s me,” He pulled me close and that was when my tears started flowing and I began to cry. … Read more