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Katy POV
Apparently, we were facing the third task today because the first one was the introductory dinner. I was surprised not because this information caught me by surprise, but because I had won the first contest. Rebecca was a close second, followed by Diana.
After Logan’s threat to King Soren and a potential one to Rebecca and Luce, they had become silent. However, I knew they were like vipers up a sleeve. Not to be trusted. Beau had also become wary of me and would avoid me at all costs.
Ace was standing on a raised platform, reading some papers, and was in conversation with King Soren. He would look at me from time to time and the air would charge up with electricity. I swear it was like the first time we had realized that we were mates. It was impossible for us to keep our hands off from each other.
I don’t know why Luce wasn’t around. However, Queen Cassie and Beau were there. They were all discussing something in hushed tones. It seemed like Ace was now actively taking part in conducting the contest, which was a good sign.
My friends, including Alicia, were impatiently waiting for the task
announcement.
“Why are they taking so much time to announce the next task?” a girl said impatiently. “We’ve been sitting here for one hour!”
Alicia nudged me with her shoulder. “Look at Rebecca. Her eyes are on Alpha Ace.”
I had been ignoring her, but when I glanced at her, I caught her looking at Ace and leaning in to display her cleavage. What was wrong with this girl? I clenched my teeth and felt like ripping her face, but I took a deep breath.
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This whole “Selection” was getting on my nerves.
“Alpha Ace,” Rebecca called him from her place, leaning a little more. “When will the contest start?”
He snapped his eyes at her and didn’t answer. I heard some girls giggling. Feeling embarrassed, Rebecca lowered her face and fidgeted with her fingers in her lap.
It was Beau who replied, “Just a few more minutes, Rebecca.”
Rebecca beamed and grinned. “Thank you, Beau.”
Another hour passed, and they didn’t announce the task. We were all getting anxious about it. Suddenly, the door of the main hall opened and a tall warrior appeared. He ran to the king and bowed to him. “Alpha, there is a rogue attack on the west border of the pack!”
“What?” King Soren said, his eyes wide in disbelief.
The warrior swallowed thickly. “There are about five rogues and they’ve taken down two of our gammas who were on the patrol. I’ve sent a team of gammas to tackle them, but we anticipate another seven rogues to attack us. Our lead tracker has picked up their scent and they are heading towards the Viking pack!”
“This is absurd!” King Soren rasped. He looked at Ace and said, “I am leaving, since this situation demands my attention. Take care of the girls.”
“Wait father,” Ace said. “I will go with you, but I have to ask a question to the contestants out here.”
A frown came on his forehead as King Soren stared at Ace. “We are getting late!”
“Give me five minutes,” Ace assured him. He turned towards us and explained the situation to us. In the end, he asked, “How would you respond to this situation?”
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Most omega she–wolves were of the opinion that they should attempt to communicate with the rogues in order to understand what they want. A few said that they would stay indoors and let the gammas do their work because the rogue attack was the problem of the Viking pack, not theirs.
Rebecca raised her hand. “Alpha Ace, can I say something?”
“Yes,” he said through gritted teeth.
“I believe it’s best to leave this dangerous situation for the Alpha to handle. We shouldn’t get involved in it because we don’t know what your strength
is.”
I chuckled. Rebecca had disguised her crude idea in those words. Simply stating, she brushed aside her plausible involvement in this confrontation.
“No,” I protested. “This isn’t right.”
Everyone whipped their heads towards me when I countered Rebecca. I took a deep breath in and said to Ace, “Please alert your pack to stay indoors and ask your gammas to secure the border. As they do it, you, as an Alpha, should assess the situation. If you let me help you, I would like to gather a team to confront and capture the rogues.” I got up. “We are getting late by spending time on what is the best strategy. Please, let’s get in action!”
Ace’s face lit up as his chest swelled. “That’s the best answer I got today!”
Rebecca’s face contorted in rage when she saw me heading out towards the main door. “You think you can outsmart those rogues?” she shouted at
- me.
I turned my head over my shoulder. “I know I can if we strategize. They are very few. Besides, you can stick to your opinion and sit there.” Saying that, I walked out of the door with Alicia and a few friends following me. Ace rushed to join me while Queen Cassie and Beau didn’t even budge from their places. King Soren ordered his wolves to secure the castle and
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linked via mind to his pack members to stay inside.
Ace shifted in his beautiful brown wolf and guided us to the west borders. He offered me to sit on him, but I shifted as well and ran with him. Ara was joyous seeing his wolf. She was literally drooling over him, even in such a dire situation.
Upon reaching the border, I noticed the warriors had already secured the perimeter. There were three rogues who were fighting with the guards. I nudged Ace to attack the rogues. And as soon as he charged at them, I joined him along with my friends and a few gammas of the Viking pack.
Ace charged at the one who seemed to lead. He was bulky but no match for Ace. He tried to bite Ace, but Ace dodged him and, with a roar, charged at his neck, sinking his fangs into it. His flesh squelched and Ace tossed. him aside, now looking menacingly towards the rogue who I was tackling with. His wolf let out a dangerous roar and before I could blink, the rogue who had attacked me was lying dead on the ground.
In less than ten minutes, we took all the rogues down. The remaining seven rogues that were supposed to come to this side never showed.
Victorious, we reached the castle, leaving the gammas to clear the mess. King Soren was so happy that he announced, “This was your third task,” he said, surprising all of us to the hilt. “The results will be out in a few hours. over lunch.”
“OMG!” Alicia rasped. “This was the third task?”
I gaped at King Soren, and when my eyes went to Ace in confusion, he winked. It was then I realized why they made us wait for so long.
The participants were instructed to return to their rooms and prepare for lunch. When I returned, I still couldn’t shake the feeling that dealing with the rogues would become the third task.
Lily and Lilian were there, chirping about it. “Miss Katy, you were
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amazing! You helped Alpha Ace to combat the rogues!”
I shook my head. “I was there with a few more girls.”
“Bah!” Lily chided me. “You always underestimate yourself.”
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After the twins helped me get ready, they left. “If you need us, please call us,” Lilian urged.
“I will,” I said with a smile.
Lunch was an hour away, and I thought I’d talk to Kylie, when once again, I heard loud noises from the adjacent suite.
King Soren was seated at the head of the table and this time, Ace was sitting on his left, while Queen Cassie was on his right. Beau and Luce sat next to her. I couldn’t help but like the change in dynamics. My eyes went to Beau, and I found him glaring at me. I dipped my head in a small bow and took my seat right next to Ace.
As soon as we were all seated, King Soren started, “As you know, that this was your third task. It was a situational judgment test to assess what a Luna would do in a serious scenario like this. This scenario helped us assess your various skills, including that of leadership, empathy and decision. making. I have to say that all those who went with Ace to deal with the rogues were brave. Yet, it was Katy Hanks who skillfully outlined the conflict resolution. Her stress management was excellent. I congratulate her on winning this round.”
As my mo*th dropped open, the other girls cheered and clapped. Of course, Rebecca, Luce and the Queen sat still.
“Thank you, King Soren,” I said, getting up and bowing to him.
Ace squeezed my thigh when I sat down, sending a shiver down my spine. He leaned towards me and whispered, “About my dreams…”
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Ace POV
With Katy, I felt connected at a different level. She had said that we were mates, but how was it possible that my wolf didn’t recognize her as his mate? Still, Spade wanted to go to her all the time. When Katy shifted into her wolf, Ara, he literally drooled over her, although there were so many other female wolves surrounding me.
Ever since I had laid my eyes on her in the competition, it was impossible. to not think of her. I had started finding ways to go back to her. However, father would keep me busy with the pack’s work. Why was it I didn’t remember how my pack worked? It was hell confusing, and I wanted answers. Beau was assisting father in many ways which I didn’t like. He was attending important meetings with him.
There was something that was holding me back. Like some power that didn’t let out my full potential.
Gradually, in the past few days, I started assuming greater control over the pack’s affairs. And this couldn’t have been possible without Katy. She would motivate me in her own way to assert myself. With Katy, I felt full. Strange, isn’t it? I couldn’t explain the feeling or needed to explain it to anyone, but loved to cherish it in silence.
Luce was such a cute pup, but why had she suddenly become so bitter? It was like she hated my presence. Every time father asked me to do something important, she would push Beau to do the same task, stating that he could do it better. I was in this odd competition with Beau. Did he want to assume the position of the Alpha of the Viking pack? I could be wrong, but I felt otherwise.
Even my mother was distant, and I just couldn’t fathom the reason. The only breather was my father. He liked to include me in every matter of the pack.
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The Selection was turning out messier. I knew it was Rebecca who attacked Katy, and after that, I was monitoring her.
I had called Alpha Logan and Kylie. When they came, everyone in the pack, including Luce, Rebecca and my father, became scared. Not that I needed their help, but calling Katy’s family when she was injured was the right thing to do.
Strangely, when Alpha Logan came, he met me like he was my brother. The connection with him was at the visceral level. Did we meet earlier?
His Luna Kylie, was a charming woman. My research revealed that she was the force behind the most renowned law ever enacted in werewolf history.
“About the dreams…” I whispered in Katy’s ears and she blushed deliciously. She bit her lip and I couldn’t help but smile. The memory of her sucking my cock was imprinted on my mind. I wanted it again, and I wanted to eat her pussy. F*ck. I had come so many times in my bed or in my shower with her panties wrapped around my cock. I was developing an unhealthy obsession with her. She claimed we were mates, so I wasn’t concerned about being attracted to other women, but I was terrified if she
found someone else.
Spade was growing increasingly impatient about her. He would get jealous if an unmated wolf looked at her even for a second. It was taking all my control to keep him down.
The Selection was conducted to choose my bride. I didn’t want anyone other than Katy. And this was what I wanted to tell her tonight. I was going to abolish the Selection and announce her as my Luna.
The lunch got over and all the contestants, including Katy, left for their rooms. Impatiently, I followed Katy out when father called me. “Son, there’s an urgent meeting. Come to the library. I have also called Beau.”
I took a ragged breath in and nodded. It was surely about the rogues. The third task was something else, but after the rogue situation, when my
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father announced it was the third task, I couldn’t help but admire him even more. He was a wise wolf.
Quickly, I changed my clothes and headed towards the library. As I rounded a corner, I stopped seeing a woman curled up on the floor. Shocked, I rushed to her. “Goddess! Luce?”
She moaned as she looked at me. “Ace…” she said in a hoarse voice. “Can you carry me to my room?”
“What the f*ck happened to you?” I asked as I picked her up. “Should I call the doctor?”
She shook her head as she went limp in my arms. “Please don’t talk about it to anyone. I’m fine. I just-” She took a deep breath in. “My head reeled.”
I wasn’t convinced, but I said nothing and took her to her room. After I settled her and covered her with a comforter, she went off to sleep. I couldn’t help noticing that she was paler than usual. I was determined to mention this to my mother.
Gently, I closed the door behind me and walked to the library to be in the meeting.
“Come in,” father said. I opened the door and walked inside.
“Where’s Beau?” I asked.
Father shrugged. “I don’t know, but I can’t wait for him.” He got up to pour a glass of whiskey for himself and me. As he gave one to me, he said, “I wanted to talk about the rogue situation. There hasn’t been an attack like that on the Viking pack in a long time. Do you think you can shed some light?”
I sipped my whiskey and pondered about it. “Father, we have to send our wolves to check if there are more rogues around. Other than that, we must take measures to prevent it. I’d suggest that you increase the number of
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warriors patrolling our borders.”
“That I’ve already done, Ace, but-” He raked his hair with his fingers.
“How many trackers do we have?” I asked.
“One.”
“Can we increase that to four?” I don’t know why I said it, but it seemed like I was pulling this solution from my memory.
Father frowned. “We can. Will that help?”
“Of course. The more the better.”
We went on to talk more about other matters. Beau didn’t turn up at all and I didn’t like it. Was he defying his Alpha’s command?
After the meeting, I went to meet Luce, but she wasn’t there. Her maid informed me she had gone shopping with Rebecca and other girls. Honestly, I didn’t like her proximity to Rebecca.
I was worried that Rebecca might win the competition, and it gnawed my heart every f*cking second.
It was after dinner that I couldn’t stay back any longer and went straight to meet Katy. When she opened the door, my heart stuttered to a stop, and I forgot to breathe. She was looking f8cking gorgeous in silk shirts and shorts. And she wasn’t wearing a bra. Was she wearing panties?
“Hi!” she breathed.
I didn’t reply and entered the room. She backed up, staring intensely at me as a blush rose on her cheeks. I kicked the door close and said, “I dreamt of eating your pussy.”
She bit her lip to suppress her smile. “That’s a wild dream,” she said, slowly walking backwards but never breaking her
gaze.
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“I am a wild wolf,” I replied and pounced on her. She shrieked and tried to get away from me, but I was quicker. I grasped her by her waist and pulled her up in the air. “Stop behaving badly, kitty!” I growled and carried her to the bedroom. F*ck. I needed to eat her up. I threw her on the bed and stripped her naked.
The moment I saw her naked body beneath me, I froze. Her boobs were round, plump and made for my large hands. Her s*x was dripping with juices, the scent of her arousal thick in the air. And my cock–it twitched painfully. If I didn’t take her today, I could die of f*cking blue balls.
I stripped my clothes, tossing them over hers on the ground and pressed her body with mine. F*ck. The feeling was divine. Lifting her chin with my finger, I seized her lips in a sizzling ki*s. Katy didn’t hold back. She opened up for me and I delved my tongue hungrily inside her mou*h. It nibbled her lips and sucked them hard until we were both out of the air. She was gasping for air when I left her and went further down.
Tracing ki*ses on her collarbone, I squeezed her breast and wrapped my m*uth around her nipple, taking a lot of her skin inside. As I sucked her hard, she moaned, and I grinded my cock on her s
*x. Why did this feel familiar?
She clutched my hair as I sucked her and squeezed the other breast. My fangs slipped out of my gums, grazing her skin. She yelped and squirmed beneath me, but I kept her pinned beneath me, because I wanted to dominate her. The idea of dominating Katy was thrilling.
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I had been waiting anxiously for Ace to come to me. When he arrived, I thought we would talk some and then I’d take him to bed, but my mate was desperate. He just picked me up like a neanderthal, stripped my clothes and his and did what he promised.
After sucking my breasts, he trailed a line of ki*ses to my navel. When he reached my s*x, he parted my lips with his hands and stared at my swollen nub. I squirmed beneath him, wanting him to do something. The fact that his fangs had slipped out of his gums was making me desperate for his touch. I wanted those fangs in my flesh where he would mark me. However, I knew he wouldn’t be able to do it because of being bound by the Selection process.
“You are soaking for me,” he growled and wrapped his lips around my swollen bud. In doing so, his fangs dug a little into my skin and I moaned in pleasure. Ace believed in giving me an orgasm first before he peaked. He sucked my clit hard, pushing me to the edge. The heat in my belly coiled and coiled, making me moan and groan. I thrashed my head on the pillow, feeling like I wanted to jump off the edge.
He inserted a digit inside my core and groaned against my skin. “F*ck!” he rasped and started pumping his finger inside. In and out. In and out. He created an overwhelming rhythm with his fingers, grazing my g–spot. It was impossible for me to hold any longer. The tension inside my belly uncoiled at the speed of an asp and with a scream, I came. He removed his fingers and latched his m*uth onto my core, sucking my juices greedily.
Ace lifted his head to see me and, through my hooded eyes, I noticed how his lips had swollen, glistening with my juice. Without warning, he crawled over me and in one thrust, he was inside me, lodged to the hilt. I didn’t know where he started or where I ended.
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“F*ck! You are so tight, Katy,” he growled. “Tight and wet!” He started thrusting inside me roughly, needily, desperately. “Your pussy fits like a glove around my cock!” Thrust. “I can never have enough of you!” Thrust. “You will be the death of me!” Thrust. Thrust. Thrust.
I brought my hands to his shoulders, where my claws dug into his flesh. He hissed in pain and increased his pace. The only sound in the room was that of flesh slapping against flesh. He was going so fast and hard that his balls slapped against my skin. We were both covered in a thin sheet of sweat. He looked into my eyes and said, “Keep looking at me, Katy. I want to see you when I come inside you.” And with that, he let out a roar and spilled his seeds inside me. I could feel the strips of his hot cum filling me. “F*ck, f*ck, f*ck!” he snarled as he continued to thrust, coming like he was loaded for the world.
Strangely, the bond between us strengthened a bit more. It was like. another layer of spell peeled off.
Ace pulled out of me and slumped beside me, panting just like I was short of air. He curled his arm around my waist and pulled me to his chest. “That was the best s*x I’ve ever had!” he rasped. If it had been a normal situation, I would have gotten jealous, wondering if he had s*x with others. But I knew Ace had s*x only with me ever since I turned eighteen. Even before that, he had restrained. He had once revealed it to me I was the gravity that pulled him always even before we smelled each other as mates. He would imagine me whenever he had s*xual urges. I found a bunch of my panties in his room when he first took me there.
I chuckled and turned on my belly. He trailed his fingers down the middle of my spine and to my hips, where he froze. He jerked straight up and looked at the tattoo of his name on my butt. “You have my name on your ass,” he said with disbelief in his tone as he traced my tattoo.
I turned to look at him over my shoulder with a smile. “Yes. You like it?”
“B–but how?” He stared at the tattoo with wide eyes.
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“Well, I asked the tat designer to ink it on me. That’s how.” I loved teasing Ace. He was such a baby when I teased him.
“No, I mean… why?”
“Oh!” I giggled. “I told you, we are mates.”
“F*ck me!” he lowered his face to my butts and ki*sed the tattoo. “Katy, why don’t I remember it?” he said, sadness coating his voice. “I want to abolish this stupid Selection process and take you as my Luna.”
His words punched the air out of me. I got up and climbed onto his lap. Cupping his cheeks, I said, “That’s such a wonderful thing you could’ve said to me.” I ki*sed his lips.
“I mean it, Katy,” he replied. “I’m seriously hating this contest.”
I rested my head on his shoulder. “So am I, but if you abolish this contest, your pack members will not like it. This is a tradition they’ve been following all their lives.”
He took a ragged breath in. “I don’t want to lose you, Katy. It’s like my wolf, Spade, will go crazy if I don’t get you.”
I stroked the hair on his chest, which was one of my favorite things to do. “Don’t worry. I’ll win.”
“But I-” He closed his eyes as if his heart was in pain. “I don’t want Rebecca to win. I dread that moment all the time.”
“Ace,” I said, lifting my head. “Can you do something for me?”
“Sure, anything.”
“Can you focus on the bond we have? I can feel the tether with you all the time.”
His brows furrowed. “I feel the same connection with you, Katy, but—”
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I placed my finger on his lips. “Just focus on our bond, okay?” I refrained from informing him about the spell to avoid him resisting and risking. damage to his memories.
He ki*sed my finger and nodded. “I will.”
I remained in his lap for a long time and slept. Ace didn’t leave me until morning and we had s*x once more. When I woke up, we were both entangled in each other’s arms. It felt like just another lovely day I used to spend with him.
Awoken by the buzzing of his phone, he grumbled as he fluttered his eyes open. “I don’t want to pick it,” he grunted, his face buried in between my boobs.
I chuckled, picked his phone up, and gave it to me.
“Ace!”
“Yes, father,” he said groggily.
“Today is the fourth task for the contestants. Where are you?”
He said through his clenched teeth, “I’ll be there in a few minutes.” He disconnected the call and wrapped his lips around my nipple.
I giggled as I stroked his hair. “You better go, Alpha Ace. I have a competition to take part in.”
“No!” he grunted and shook my nipple in his m*uth.
The training hall was packed with participants. The king was about to announce the fourth task, but I had something in mind.
Luce and Queen Cassie were standing on the raised platform along with Beau and Ace. Ace was looking at me from time to time as if he was keeping an eye on me.
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The king said, “Today we will commence the fourth task. And in this you will have to perform a dance of our pack’s legend. You will receive information about the history and culture of our pack. You have the entire day to prepare for it. The competition will take place under the moon in a clearing just outside the pack’s territory. Time to assemble in the clearing will be sent to you by afternoon.”
An excited murmur erupted in the contestants. This was a fun activity for
all of us.
“You will be divided into five groups and each of you will have to work in tandem with each other,” the king added. “Does anyone have a question?”
I raised my hand. The king looked at me. “What is it, Katy?”
I reminded him. “King Soren, you previously stated that the fourth competition would include the top ten participants from the last three. competitions. You know, best of three?”
“Yes, Katy, but there are no clear winners.”
“There can never be clear winners, but you can choose them by the number of points they have garnered.”
My words sent a ripple of shock through the girls. A few despised me for my attempts to remove them early, while others stayed quiet as it benefited them.
“That’s right!” Luce said, surprising me. “The fourth contest should be between amongst the top ten.”
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Luce’s supporting me came as a surprise, but I realized why she supported me. She wanted other girls to get eliminated as soon as possible, leaving Rebecca at the top with little competition.
King Soren raised his eyebrow and glanced at his wife. When she nodded, he said, “Okay! All the contestants, please wait here while we discuss it.” They left for a meeting immediately. Ace turned to look at me, and his lips curled up in encouragement.
All the royals left the hall, leaving the girls behind them bristling. Most of them shot glares at me.
“She’s so mean!”
A girl in a black dress hissed, “She thinks that by cheating she can win? Well, I’ve got news for her! She will never win like that.”
“I didn’t know that Alpha Logan’s sister would be such a bloody cheat!”
“She is maliciously trying to eliminate us.”
One girl said loudly, “This is not fair. How can they eliminate us without letting us prove our worth?”
Rebecca scoffed. “You were given three tasks to prove your worth. How many chances do you want? A hundred?”
The girl went quiet, and I pursed my lips to suppress my smile. Rebecca was unknowingly doing my job.
Alicia chuckled. “I am so happy. I will be eliminated finally!”
I chuckled and shook my head. “Who’s your mate?”
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know father resents him a lot and asked me to reject him, but I didn’t reject him.” She fished her phone out and showed me the photo of her mate. “That’s him.”
Her mate was a cute, chocolaty looking wolf with dark brown hair and deep–set eyes on an oval face.
“I love him!” she rasped. “And I won’t marry anyone other than him.”
I placed my hand on hers and squeezed it softly. “Don’t worry. I’m sure the moon goddess has a plan for you, too.”
The royals emerged from the meeting room, and the buzz stopped. Tension was palpable in the room. All eyes were on the king. He coughed a little to clear his throat and pulled a paper out. “First, I’d like to thank you all for taking part in the Selection. Elimination doesn’t determine your worth, remember that. Each of you is unique and I hope that you all find the best wolf as your mate.” He paused and scanned the girls. “All those who are eliminated will leave the Viking pack today.”
He looked at the paper and went on to announce the names of the top ten contestants. Rebecca let out a delighted squeal when her name was called out first. When my name still hadn’t been announced, she gave me a smirk. Breath lodged in my throat as fear rippled through my heart when my name didn’t come in the top eight. I tightly held onto Alicia’s hand and was almost in tears when they announced my name.
Relieved, I took a ragged breath in as I glanced at Ace, who was staring at me warmly.
Alicia cheered and clapped and hugged me, but her excitement snuffed the moment her name was announced in the end. “Damn it!” she cursed under her breath, and I couldn’t stop giggling.
The eliminated contestants caused a commotion and needed to be escorted out by the guards.
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I didn’t go to my room immediately. Instead, I talked to some of the chosen contestants about dancing in the evening. Out of the six I talked to, five agreed to come to my room to practice for the dance.
When I was going to my room, I saw Luce leaned against the wall of the foyer, sweating profusely. “Luce!” I said as I walked to her. Her face was pale, and she was grabbing her stomach with her hand. She lifted her eyes. to me. “Luce, what’s wrong?”
She shook her head. “N–nothing…”
“Let me see!” I said and lifted her shirt, only to find that her stomach had black and blue marks. “Goddess!”
“It’s nothing, I said!” she growled and lowered her shirt.
I knew what it was. “Where’s Beau?” I asked.
“None of your business,” she snapped.
Her answer caught me off guard, but I put her arm around my shoulder. “Let me take you to your room.”
“No,” she said through her quick breaths. “Take me to Rebecca’s room.”
I exhaled roughly and helped her to the elevator. She pressed the floor’s number. She was so weak that she was literally hanging by my side. When we arrived at Rebecca’s door, I knocked. There was no answer. I knocked again and again, but she didn’t open the door. “She’s not here,” I said to her.
Luce could barely keep her eyes open. “Oh, then take me-” and she passed out.
I called Ace. He arrived in no time and carried her back to her room.
I really wanted to help Luce, but I knew it would be in vain. She was suffering it all just to get to Luna’s position. Didn’t her mother know about
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By the time it was 4PM, along with other girls, including Alicia, we had practiced our dance. We all decided to wear the same dress. I made sure that all of us got an equal chance to showcase our dancing skills. This was one of the most important dances and every pack had one which we performed when we offered tributes to our ancestors and the Moon
Goddess.
The time to perform it was 10PM. Until then, we practiced a little more in our dresses that comprised deer leather bodice with skirts flowing as ribbons.
When we arrived at the clearing, I saw that the place had several canopies under which the audience were seated. Ace was with the king and queen, while Luce was with Beau.
The first one to perform was obviously Rebecca, and she performed solo. She snickered at me, “What a fool you are to dance with a group! They will steal your thunder.”
“Don’t worry about my thunder, Rebecca,” I said. “You’ll never win.”
“F*ck you!”
I showed her my middle finger, and she grudgingly walked away.
Rebecca’s dance movements were graceful, but since she was performing solo, she couldn’t cover much of the stage. After her, there were three more performances. When we were called, we bowed to all. The audience totally surprised us by clapping super loudly.
As I walked to the center, other girls converged around me. Heroic and uplifting music with a strong melody started. The girls formed a tight circle around me, linking their arms. As the music caught strong beats, we moved with synchronized movements. The circle expanded and
contracted, which symbolized the pack’s readiness to face the threat.
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Together we lunged and turned out, mirroring, facing the enemy. The music intensified, and we divided into groups of two. We formed a pattern of a wolf’s face and raised our arms to the sky, twirling and twisting in perfect coordination. Towards the end, the music softened, and we all came back in the circle.
When it stopped, all of us looked at each other, a sense of fulfillment in our eyes. We turned to bow to the king and queen. Trepidation flitted. through me when I noticed that there was a pin drop silence amongst the audience. However, the next moment, the audience broke in loud applause and some cheered. All my girls gave me a group hug.
I walked to Rebecca and winked. “I guess I stole your thunder,” and walked away from where Ace was.
“You did extremely well,” he said to me, tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear.
“Thanks,” I said, blushing, because this was such a PDA. Out of the corner of my eye, I caught Beau giving me a disgusted stare.
“Come, let’s have dinner,” Ace said. He lowered his voice. “You look so ravishing in that dress that I want to rip those ribbons from your skirt, tie you up and f*ck you senseless.”
I gasped. I didn’t know this side of Ace, but butterflies fluttered in my belly at the thought of it. He winked, and I blushed a crimson.
As we walked, I asked, “How is Luce?”
“Better,” he said dryly.
I think it was time for me to take action.
At dinner, King Soren announced the name of the winners. “In this contest, we have added your previous points.” He scratched his eyebrow. “I have to say that Katy’s group has performed so well that all the girls have
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scored fantastic marks.” Excited yelps emanated from the crowd. “However, the top three winners are Katy, Alicia and Rebecca!”
“No!” Alicia moaned, making me laugh hard.
“You’ll be given the final mission tomorrow,” the king announced.
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It was ambitious of me to wait for Ace to come to me in the evening, but one could at least dream. I sighed as I tossed and turned in my bed.
Unable to resist, I picked up my phone and called him, but my call went unanswered. Instead, I received a call from Kylie. We talked for an hour about various things. She sent me several text messages. After that, I called Ace again, but he didn’t pick up the call. Exasperated, I closed my eyes, but sleep was nowhere close. The last task was tomorrow and I could help but think and gloat about making it in the top three.
King Soren had asked every contestant who was eliminated to leave, which was odd because those contestants could wait and enjoy the last task, or maybe just have fun around in the Viking pack. Suddenly, I realized that the entire building must be empty. Only three of us would be here.
My reverie broke when I heard a loud thumping on the door of the adjacent apartment. This time I got up to deal with it once and for all.
The next day, when I arrived in the main hall, I saw Alicia was there, already waiting for me. Where was Rebecca? I mentally scolded myself for sleeping late and not getting up in time, Had Lily and Lilian not hurried me up, I would have reached fifteen minutes later instead of five minutes.
King, queen, Luce, Beau and Ace were standing on the raised platform. Ace looked at me and pursed his lips as if trying to convey that something was wrong. My heart stuttered, and I focused on our bond. Through the tendril of the bond that had strengthened a little more, I could sense his concern. It was a feeble feeling, but it was there.
There were a lot of council members and pack members. I guess the last competition was open for all to see.
“Why are you wearing racing attire?” I asked Alicia in a hushed voice.
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“There’ll be horse racing!” she gritted.
Before I could speak more, a girl approached me and said, “Miss Katy,
please come with me to the changing room to change into an appropriate dress.”
I followed her and as soon as I was in the room she closed the door behind me. Shocked, I whipped my head and found Rebecca standing there with her arms crossed across her chest.
She sauntered towards me and circled me, saying, “I know that if I physically harm you, your brother is going to attack my father’s pack. So I will not touch you. But-” she stopped in front of me and smirked. “I know that you and Ace are having s*x with each other. And that amounts to cheating.”
I remained quiet, my jaw tensing.
She chuckled. “You are trying to seduce the groom so that he favors you all the time. Today, after the race, I am going to expose you. It is going to damage your reputation, you slut! So if you want, you can back out now, else face the consequences.”
I stared at her with my pulse thrumming. “Are you so afraid that you’ll lose?” I said.
Her brows raised, and then she laughed. “Oh no! I won’t lose. I will win, but after I win, I am going to make sure that everyone despises you because you cheated.” She shook her head. “This is your chance to leave. If you go, I’ll just tell them you’ve backed out due to personal reasons.”
Dread dropped in my stomach like an icy block as I stared at her, speechless.
She cocked her head and smiled. “I knew you’d take my advice.” She
turned to leave and patted my shoulder. “Nice. Now I’ll inform the others. about your decision.”
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Rebecca opened the door and walked out, closing it behind her with a bang. As I heard her boots clicking through the corridor, my knees went wobbly. She had threatened me. She was going to expose me and Ace. Did she have no consideration for Ace? Was she so mean that she was going to talk about us to the whole pack?
With shaky hands, I dressed up, not wanting to go down like this. When I arrived over there, she was saying, “I’m so sorry, King Soren, but Katy Hanks has withdrawn from the competition for personal reasons.”
Murmurs rippled through the main hall as the king’s eyes widened. I saw how Luce’s eyes beamed and she smiled, looking victorious already.
I went to stand next to her. Rebecca’s eyes widened and then narrowed in anger. “What did I say to you about not participating?” she hissed.
I ignored her and addressed the king, “I am here for the last task, King Soren. Rebecca didn’t understand what I said to her. I said that I will be there in five minutes.” From the periphery of my vision, I saw Luce’s face falling. The puckered lines on Beau’s face made it seem like he had just tasted something incredibly tart, like a freshly squeezed lemon. And Ace- he smiled. I blinked my eyes slowly at him and sent encouragement through our bond.
King Soren took a deep breath in and nodded. He scanned the crowd and then turned to us. “The last competition is a horse–riding race. The route is already laid out for you, with clear signs guiding your way. There will be doctors and nurses along the path. If any of you feel dizzy, you may ask for help.”
We were taken to the stables to pick our horses. Horses feared us werewolves. They could smell our wolves and so it was important that we calmed down in order for them to let us approach them. As soon as I was in the stable, my eyes went to a black stallion. His muscular frame and glossy coat drew me in.
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Carefully, I approached him and was extending my hand when Rebeccal came behind me and pushed me away. “This is my horse!” she hissed and grabbed his reins. The horse reared, neighing, sending Rebecca on the floor. “You asshole!” she growled and was ready to whip him when the stable master intervened.
“You can’t whip the horse!” he said firmly.
Enraged, Rebecca snapped, “Do you know who I am?”
The stable master bowed to her. “I know who you are, Miss Rebecca, but. those are the king’s orders.”
“That old twit!” she blurted and walked to another horse. “When I’m the Luna, I’ll bloody change these orders and get this one killed first!”
Inhaling a deep breath in, I looked at the black stallion who was looking at me with fear. With my breath lodged in my throat, I approached it, taking careful steps. I extended my hand towards him and waited for him to accept him. He stared at me for a while and then came to me. A shiver of excitement ran through me. I patted him lightly and let him smell me until he was ready for me.
The stable master came to me with a smile. “Thunder is ready for you.”
Alicia chose a chestnut horse with a mane that flew like a river of fire while Rebecca had to settle for a dapple–gray horse.
We reached the gates on our horses and as soon as the starting signal sounded, the gates opened and horses surged forward. Thunder exploded from the gate at an incredible speed. He took an early lead. Alicia was enjoying her horse–riding, and I knew she would be happy to come last. However, it was Rebecca who I was worried about.
She whipped her horse. “Heyahh!” she shouted. The horse picked up its speed and caught up with mine.
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The route was lined with the pack members, each cheering their favorite. contestant, waving flags of the Viking pack. I noticed that in every corner there was a doctor and a nurse with water bottles and other things.
watching us.
I lowered myself on Thunder and said to him, “Boy, we have to win this race!” Saying that, I nudged him with my leg and he bolted, once again taking the lead.
Rebecca was close on my heels. She urged her horse with another lash and with a burst of speed, he inched closer to Thunder.
The crowd’s cheer reached a fever pitch as we approached the finish line. Rebecca was barely a few inches away from me. We were nearing the finish line.
With my heart pounding, I made a desperate surge and pushed Thunder to his limit. I don’t know how or why, but with a breathtaking burst, Thunder crossed the finish line, securing a victory. The crowd at the finish line erupted in applause as I slowed my horse and saw Rebecca crossing it seconds later, while Alicia was crossed several minutes later with a cool grin.
I beamed with pride and patted Thunder’s neck in appreciation. With sweat trickling down my face, I looked at Ace. He had a face–splitting grin on his face and was clapping thunderously.
I dismounted Thunder and walked to where the king was when Rebecca caught my upper arm and spun me towards her. “Now wait for what I do to you!” she sneered.
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Rebecca stormed her way through the field and reached where the king and queen were standing. I followed her and Alicia came after me. From the corner of my eyes, I saw that a large screen was hanging on the wall beside the platform where the royals were. They were watching us live on the screen.
“What the hell is wrong with her?” Alicia asked in a hushed tone.
“I don’t know,” I replied as I watched her.
King Soren was smiling at me while Queen Cassie and Luce were glaring. It was like the two women were giving me a warning that I shouldn’t approach them.
“You did extremely well, Katy,” King Soren said.
I bowed to him. “Thank you.” I shot a look at Ace who was beaming with happiness. Beau was standing right next to him, his hands clenched in tight fists.
“Excuse me!” Rebecca said loudly, attracting everyone’s attention. “I have something to say!”
King Soren gazed at her with a frown. “Yes, Rebecca?”
She clenched her teeth, shot a glare at me and said, “Katy has been cheating.”
A tense silence blanketed the area. Everyone became quiet as Rebecca’s words fell over them.
“No, she didn’t cheat,” King Soren replied in a stern voice. “We watched your race on that screen.” He pointed with his thumb towards the screen behind him.
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“I am not talking about the race,” she continued. “But Katy cheated. She seduced Alpha Ace, and they both had s*x during the competition. This means that Alpha Ace was biased. He disqualified Diana because of her!”
Ace paled while Luce and Beau relaxed in their disposition. When my gaze met with Luce’s, she smirked.
Rebecca insinuated. “I feel that because she seduced Alpha Ace, all-
decisions were made in her favor. And so she should be expelled from this competition and I should be made the winner!”
King Soren looked confused as hell. He glanced at me and Ace. While Ace was staring at Rebecca with disbelief, Queen Cassie merely picked up lint from her dress and chuckled.
Queen Cassie said, “In that case, we have to expel Katy. This is a clear case of bias.”
I have had enough of it. I stepped forward to face Rebecca and cocked my head. “Really Rebecca? If I have cheated by having s8x with Ace, what have you done by having s*x with Beau Jordan?”
Rebecca’s face turned ashen as her eyes widened in shock. “You!” she shouted. “You have the audacity to accuse me solely to conceal your own misdeeds?”
I scoffed. “I wish that was the case.”
“Katy!” Luce shouted, her voice booming in the field. “You have the audacity to accuse my husband, you bloody cheater! You have no evidence, but I have the evidence against you and Ace. We heard loud thumping and moans and groans of s*xual noises from your floor.”
I shook my head. “I pity you, Luce. That day when I had taken you to Rebecca’s room, she wasn’t there because she was with Beau. Despite your husband’s repeated infidelity, you choose to stand by his side, driven.
solely by your ambition to become the Luna of the Viking pack.”
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“What?” she blabbered. “This–this is ridiculous!” She looked at her mother. “Mother, you have to do something. Expel her from the pack!”
“Yes!” Queen Cassie shouted at me. “Get out before I call the guards! You are such a pathetic liar.”
Murmurs exploded in the field about me being a liar and cheater.
I took a ragged breath. “Kylie!” I shouted. “Logan!” A pin drop enveloped the audience as my brother and his wife walked through the crowd and made their way towards me. They came to stand right behind me. I crossed my arms across my chest.
“She is trying to intimidate us by calling her brother,” Rebecca said.
“Yes, if you think we are going to get scared, then you are mistaken, Katy!” Queen Cassie supported Rebecca. “The decision is final. You are expelled.”
I turned to Luce. “You were talking about evidence? Here it is,” I said, pointing towards the screen. A video of Beau having s*x with Diana appeared. Audience gasped. But that’s not where it ended. Another video in which Beau was having s*x with Diana and Rebecca played on the screen. From the periphery of my vision, I saw Rebecca going pale. Good. Because there was more.
I had given this video proof to Ace long back and asked him to play it if required. It was his idea to put the screen here to watch us live.
“This–this is fake!” Rebecca squeaked, as Luce didn’t know where to look.
“Oh no, it isn’t fake,” Kylie said. “I’ve got it tested by the IT people. I’ll pass a copy to you and you can get it tested as well.”
“And guess
what?” I added. “After every elimination round, the contestants had to leave the pack, but-“I turned my head to look at Logan, who nodded. He mind–linked the warriors he had sent with me. Within a few seconds the crowd parted, and the warriors came in holding a very shaken
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up Diana by her upper arms. I continued, “Diana never left the Viking pack. She was holed up in Beau’s apartment all this time.” Turning my attention back to Luce, I said, “The loud thumping and moans and groans that you heard were that of Diana, Rebecca and Beau!”
“You are wrong!” Rebecca screamed.
I shook my head. “Rebecca, I am not wrong. These videos have revealed your truth, but not the complete truth!”
“What do you mean?” she hissed.
Kylie handed me a paper, which I gave to the king. “According to this, Rebecca isn’t even eighteen. In a month’s time, she will be eighteen, currently being seventeen years and eleven months old. As a result, she should be disqualified from the competition since she did not meet the minimum age requirement of eighteen.”
Rebecca’s mouth dropped to the floor as Queen Cassie went speechless and Luce started crying.
“How did you find out?” Rebecca blurted.
I was on a roll. “Queen Cassie and Luce plotted along with her father to hide your age and send you for this competition,” I revealed. “Isn’t it, Queen Cassie?”
“No, you are lying!” she rasped. “My king!” She held King Soren’s hand, who looked dumbfounded. “I haven’t done this. It was Luce’s idea, not mine. I–I-”
“No, it wasn’t Luce’s idea!” Logan growled. “This was your idea, Queen Cassie! When Kylie stumbled upon this information about Rebecca during her research, I went to meet Rebecca’s father last night. Initially, he denied it, but when I threatened to take him to the high council for his alleged cheating, he confessed. He said that you didn’t want Katy to marry Ace.” Logan gritted his teeth. “But the truth is you wanted your daughter, and
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son–in–law to be the Luna and Alpha of the pack. You called Corella to weaken Ace’s powers so that he doesn’t become the Alpha of the Viking pack!”
“No! I never did that!” Cassie rasped. “This is-”
“Do you want me to play the conversation between me and Rebecca’s father?” Logan retorted. “I wanted to reveal the truth to the king earlier, but it was Katy who stopped me. She wanted to give you a clean exit, but I guess some people are so malicious that they don’t deserve a clean exit!”
Cassie fell on her knees in front of King Soren, crying. “My king, this is all a web of lies. I did nothing. I want Ace to be the Alpha of the Viking pack.”
“Mother!” Luce yelled. “How can you ditch me?”
I couldn’t stop myself. “If you wanted Ace to be the Alpha of the pack, why did you allow a witch to cast a spell on him so that he forget his mate? You didn’t want your son to be the Alpha just because you hated me? I am yet to see a mother as vicious as you. Do you know that the spell you have cast upon Ace can permanently damage his memories? Is that what you want?”
Kylie placed a hand on my shoulder. “I have brought Corella with me,” she said in a soft voice. “She will reverse the spell.”
I sagged in relief at her words and turned to hug her. Kylie had been my pillar of support. Logan enveloped us both in his bear hug. I sensed Ace’s presence next to me, and as soon as I turned to him, he wrapped me in his embrace.
“I’m so sorry for what happened to you,” he murmured, ki*sing my head.
My poor Alpha. He was the one who had endured so much, and was now. offering me comfort? I buried my face in his chest and cried for both of
LIS.
“My king!” Cassie sobbed. “They are all just trying to tarnish my
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reputation. This is her ploy. Katy is so desperate to be the Luna of the Viking pack, that she wants to overthrow me.”
“Enough!” King Soren shouted, his voice echoing in the field.
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King Soren’s anger erupted like a dormant volcano. His eyes, that were once as gentle as tranquil waters, were stormy as he glared at Cassie. “I didn’t know that you were plotting so much under my nose. I trusted you so much and you’ve broken my trust!” He looked… hurt. “Guards! Arrest Queen Cassie for treason!”
“Treason?” Cassie stared at him with wide eyes in disbelief. “My king, this is preposterous. How have I committed treason?”
“You went against the future Alpha of the Viking pack. That is treason. You colluded with someone else to bring him down. That is treason. You disrespected the ancient tradition of the pack and tried to change its natural path. That is the greatest
treason!”
“My king-” she cried. “All the allegations are untrue!”
King Soren disregarded her pleas. He snapped his head towards Luce and Beau. “From this day onwards, you both will no longer be a part of the Viking pack. You are expelled and now regarded as our enemies. If you dare to step into this pack’s territory, you will be thrown in the dungeons!”
“Fa–father!” Luce rasped as she fell on her knees. “Please, just listen to me…” Her chin quivered as she clasped her hands in front of her king. Beau stood behind her, looking like he had seen a ghost.
“No!” Soren growled, his eyes flashing amber. “Get out of this pack. You will go empty–handed, without a single cent or scrap of fabric. You will be disowned and lose all rights to this pack, starting from today.”
Luce was stunned. She sat there motionless, her heart pounding. The weight of her father’s decision pressed on her soul like a heavy anvil, leaving her dazed. She was like a figure standing in the hurricane of her own design. For years she had calculated, colluded, and schemed to remove Ace from the Viking pack. She went all evil and cast a spell on him.
All her plans came down crashing just like her.
I felt bad for her, not because of her malicious intentions, but because of her inability to understand Beau. He was infidel to her, and she wanted to make him the Alpha of the pack. Did she ever wonder if his promiscuity led him to reject her in favor of someone else? And then what would have happened? The ruling family would’ve been wiped out just like that.
Soren stepped back. “Guards, take Luce and Beau out of the pack now! And take Diana under arrest.”
“Noooo!” Diana shrieked. “Beau! Beau! What is this? You said you’ll make me the Luna of the pack.” She rushed to him and grabbed Beau’s collar as Luce watched her. “Make this stop! You said-”
Beau pushed her down with a snarl. “Shut the f*ck up, bi*ch!” Without looking at Luce, he stormed out of the field with guards following him. Luce continued to sit there, stunned as hell.
I had always thought that King Soren was a kind ruler with a heart of gold. But I guess I hadn’t seen his fierce side. He didn’t spare anyone. He would have spared his wife, but for the pack, he showed how just he was. It was sort of an eye–opener for me. King Soren conveyed to everyone in his pack that no one was above loyalty to the pack. Betrayal comes with a high cost – disaster.
As if he wasn’t over, he turned to Rebecca. This time, his face twisted with anger. “You fooled the entire pack by faking your age. Not only that, you enticed Luce’s husband to win the Selection. And now when you lost, you accused Katy of rigging the competition. Had Alpha Logan not pointed out this to me, I would have never come across your deceit. Hence, I, Alpha Soren, announce a war over your pack!”
Rebecca’s mo*th fell open as her lips trembled as if she wanted to speak something, but words couldn’t escape her mo*th. “Guards!” he shouted. “Throw her out of the pack with all her belongings!”
Two guards came and picked her up in the air with her upper arms. She screamed and shouted and struggled against the guards, asking the king to spare her and her father, but King Soren’s stony face was enough to show that he would never go back on his decision.
“Alpha Logan, I would like to talk to you in private!” King Soren’s voice broke my reverie. He looked at me and I saw a flicker of emotions passing through them, like he was tired of this nonsense, like he wanted to just get out of it.
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“My king-” Cassie cried. “Please listen to me.”
But Soren circled past her and walked towards the castle. Logan and Kylie walked after him. Ace held my hand and tugged me inside. The result of the Selection should have caused celebration in the pack. Instead, a gloom settled over all of us. The air became polluted because of the toxicity of certain selfish individuals.
I knew Luce was in for a horrible life out of this pack. Beau’s elder brother was the Alpha of his pack and so Beau was always going to remain at his mercy. He was going to cheat on her every other day, making her life miserable. She would have to endure it because, without Beau, she had nowhere to go. Her father disowned her. Because of lack of money, she was always going to depend on Beau and his family. King Soren’s punishment was harsher than simply throwing her in the dungeons. He gave her a lifetime of hell called Beau Jordan.
Rebecca thought that with the queen’s support, she could win the competition, but little did she expect the turn of events. Her pack was much smaller than the Viking pack. King Soren’s warriors would take it over in less than a day. She had a reason to worry and worry endlessly. Her pack would suffer complete annihilation as a result of her senseless ambitions, and her entire family would be forced to live as rogues. Whenever an Alpha would seize control of a different pack, the rival Alpha would either be imprisoned or driven out of the pack. There were very few takers of the rogue Alphas.
1 curled my arm around Ace’s as I walked with him inside the castle. Although I had this urge to look behind, I restrained myself.
When we reached the library, King Soren sat down on his chair behind a large mahogany desk with his head held in his hands. Ace left me and went to his father. “I’m so sorry…” he said to him, holding his shoulders and leaning towards him. “I-”
King Soren shook his head. “No, Ace. This is all my fault. I shouldn’t have kept my eyes on my wife and my daughter. But I trusted them blindly.” He looked up at his son. “I’m so sorry for what happened to you.” His throat bobbed. He looked at Logan and said, “Can you ask Corella to reverse the spell on his asap? It’s just too disheartening.”
“Of course!” Logan said and took his phone out. He talked to Corella about it. Once he disconnected the call, he said, “I will go with him to his room where Corella will lift the spell, but-” he pursed his lips. “She is demanding a hefty amount.”
King Soren clenched his jaws. “How much?”
“Fifty thousand dollars.”
“I’ll give,” he said without hesitation.
“Cool! Then I’ll go with Ace to get the spell out of him!”
As soon as Logan and Ace left, I faced King Soren. His lips curled into a soft smile. “Katy, not only have you won the competition, you’ve also lifted the veil from some hideous shenanigans in my pack. I’ll be forever grateful to you.” He took a rough breath. “Tomorrow is the blood moon. You will wed Ace tomorrow night.”
My jaw dropped as surprise surged through me. “Tomorrow?”
Kylie squealed and hugged me tightly. “Yay! I knew it!”
I giggled as tears threatened to blur my vision. “Are you sure?” I asked him, because he had given so many rulings against his family. I was sure that he must be emotionally drained.
“I could never be so sure in my life, Katy,” he replied. “There’s no other way to rectify this mess, apart from getting Ace married to his mate.”
“Thank you,” I said as I let my tears fall. “Thank you so much!”
He chuckled. “No. It is all thanks to you, my
dear.”
I swallowed thickly as my throat choked with emotions. “What about Queen Cassie and Luce?”
His face turned stone cold. “Nothing. Forget them, and I don’t want to hear about them. Is that clear?”
I froze as his alpha aura spilled out. “Yes.”
He softened the next moment, stabbing his fingers in his hair. “Luna Kylie,” he said. “Please take Katy back to her room. She must be exhausted. And I insist you stay for her wedding tomorrow.”
“Yes! I will not miss it for the world!” Kylie squealed again.
We both bowed to him and instead of going to my room, we went to Ace’s room.
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Ace’s room was locked from the inside. I wanted to knock, but Kylie stopped me. She placed a finger on her lips and whispered, “Corella is chanting the spell to reverse the effect of her previous spell. If we go in, she will get disturbed.”
I darted a nervous look. “But I want to be with him.”
She held my forearm gently. “I understand, but let’s be patient.”
Patience was the only thing that I was lacking because I really wanted to be with Ace. Reversing the effect of a spell could have repercussions.
As if understanding what I was thinking, Kylie said, “Whatever the outcome is, Katy, you know in your heart that you won’t leave him.”
Swallowing the lump of emotions down my throat, I nodded. “I’ll never leave him, come what may. Even if that means that he has to start anew.”
“Great!” Kylie beamed. “So, would you like to wait here or go to your room?”
“Let’s go to my room.” I knew Logan would take care of Ace.
As we walked back to my room, I noticed how everyone in the castle bowed to me. It was odd. There was a time when they didn’t even acknowledge my presence. In fact, I barely ever went beyond the main hall of the castle.
It was the first time I was seeing it from inside and I couldn’t help but say that it was a breathtaking structure. The ancient walls were adorned with beautiful portraits of the ancestors and expensive fabric depicting the history of the pack. Tall chandeliers hung from the ceilings. Ceramic vases ran across the corridors with climber roses and magnolia, emitting an intoxicating
scent.
Suddenly, a group of pups bumped into us. Their eyes went wide with wonder and they all bowed to me. I smiled as they hurried away, giggling.
“I can’t believe you’re getting married tomorrow!” Kylie squealed. “And boy, isn’t this a beautiful castle? Logan and I can spend every summer here!”
I bit my bottom lip as I beamed with happiness. Marriage with Ace seemed like a dream come true. I couldn’t hold my excitement.
Upon reaching my room, I went to take a shower. My mind went back to how the competition started. I was a wild entry and came out victorious. Instead of recalling what all I went through, I picked up my shampoo and cleaned my hair. F*ck it all. I was going to get married to Ace tomorrow, and that was all I ever wanted.
Logan called us two hours later. When I reached Ace’s room, I saw he was sleeping. Logan hugged me and warned me not to talk about our past. “Though Corella has reversed the spell, she says that he will suffer from temporary memory loss.”
I clenched my teeth as I stopped myself from crying. Did Cassie and Luce know what they were doing to the heir of the Viking pack? How could they do this to him? How could anyone do this to anyone? What kind of mentality did they have?
Logan cupped my ch*eks and ki*sed my forehead. “You’ve gone through a lot, Katy. This is your final test. Stay by his side, and I’m sure that you will pull him out of it.” He shook his head. “I’ve been so blind all my life to not notice this. If I’d known before, I would have got you married to him already. Honestly, I just-” he couldn’t finish his words.
“Logan, please don’t beat yourself. All’s well that ends well.”
He chuckled and nodded lightly. “You’ve grown up, baby sis. Honestly, I am not liking it, but I guess it’s for good.”
I grinned and hugged him. Logan had always been like a father figure to me, protecting me from every calamity. And then there was Ace – fiercely guarding me. The process of Selection pushed me to struggle and forced me to mature.
I promised myself that instead of spoiling my children, I would empower them with responsibilities, fostering their independence and self–assurance, so they don’t have to wait for a rude awakening to learn life’s lessons.
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Logan left with Kylie, who was of the opinion that she wanted to shop for herself and for me. After all, they needed to buy a wedding dress for me. I loved her enthusiasm. And thank the goddess, she was my best friend. It’s all thanks to her small maneuver in the invitation to Selection that I am here today.
This was my first time in Ace’s room. Not exactly how I thought it would be, but I was happy that I was with him finally. I slid next to him and, as if on instinct, he turned to me and pulled me to his chest. He buried his face in the crook of my neck and murmured, “Katy…“..
Goddess. I couldn’t help a teardrop that slipped out of the corner of my eye. My Ace was back. I closed my eyes and snuggled in his chest. It was amazing how I drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
I woke and stretched myself with a yawn. My entire body was so relaxed that I felt like I was on cloud nine. I turned to look and found myself staring right into the most beautiful hazel eyes of Alpha Ace. He was watching me intently with his head propped up on his hand.
“Hey,” he murmured softly as he entwined his finger in a strand of my hair.
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“Hey you,” I replied.
He leaned towards me and
I said
- ps. “I’ve
you.” There was so much love in his intense gaze that I melted.
it
“I’ve missed you too,” his jawline. “Did you know I won the Selection?”
or
His Adam’s apple bobbed. “Yes, Logan told But I can’t seem to remember much after that before
Feeling sad, I wrapped him in my arms. “You don’t have to remember anything, love. Take every day as it comes, okay?”
He pulled
me
to his chest and pressed me
to his body, inhaling my scent. “With
His words were all the encouragement I needed. “I love you!”
“And I love you!”
I lifted my head. “We are getting married tomorrow.”
“And I can’t wait for that.”
you, I’m
that my
future is secure.
I lowered my head and pressed a ki*s on his lips. He deepened the ki*s, and I let him devour me because I knew he needed to feel me all over again.
Though I wanted to stay with him the whole day, the king ordered that the bride couldn’t see the groom until the marriage. He also ordered that I wear a wedding gown with a long veil and a long train.
Ace hated the order of not being able to see me. He attempted multiple times to come to my room, but Logan always stopped him. Kylie and I would burst out laughing, listening to their scuffle.
Next day, when I took a quick stroll through the castle, I saw how the place was buzzing with activity. Ivy and blooming flowers decorated the walls and expansive courtyards. The castle’s great hall was the centerpiece of all the preparations. The space was adorned with shimmering tapestries, garlands of wildflowers, the chandeliers were draped with floral vines and by the time it was night, candles were placed in every nook and cranny, casting a warm glow around.
Kylie helped me dress in my wedding gown. She did minimal makeup on me, saying that I looked better without it. As the time for the marriage drew near, Logan and Kylie took me with them in the car to the Moon Temple, that was on the premises of the castle.
I saw that a huge crowd of the pack members had gathered around it. As soon as I got out of the car, the place was filled with a hushed anticipation and the sounds of clothes rustling and soft murmurs.
Through the veil, I saw Alpha Ace standing at the end of the long aisle, flanked by the council members and King Soren.
Kylie stopped at the entrance of the temple while Logan took me all the way inside to the main sanctum. I couldn’t help but bask in my Alpha’s commanding and regal presence. When I reached him, Logan left me, and Ace took my hand to help me stand in front of him. “You look mesmerizing,” he said in a low voice, making me blush.
The Shaman started with the ceremony. After we exchanged rings, he asked for us to give our hands to him. Using the scared
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knife, he made cuts in the center of our palms and joined our hands. “Alpha Ace, do you take Katy Hanks as your wife and
Luna?”
“I do,” he said without removing his eyes from me.
“Katy Hanks, do you take Ace Norton as your husband and your Alpha from now on?”
“I do,” I replied eagerly. F
The Shaman lifted our hands and declared. “I announce you as husband and wife.” He left our hands. “You: bride, Alpha Ace.”
ki*s your
And Alpha Ace lifted my veil impatiently. As soon as he threw it over my head, he cupped my face and ki*sed me urgently, like he couldn’t wait to marry me.
