Third Person POV

While Alpha Christopher was busy trying not to think about Millicent but failing miserably, as he went insane with his need for her, missing her terribly and torturing himself for not being smart enough to know what she had planned and stopping her, Alpha Sylvester was doing almost the same.

The news that he had murdered Millicent's parents for nothing kept weighing on his mind. He recalled Millicent's words, 'You murdered an innocent man and his pregnant wife and I shall never forgive you for that!'

The thought of how he had maltreated her when she was a maid, kept replaying in his mind. When he thought about that time, he shuddered at the beast he had been. How could he have been so blinded by rage that he had not cut her any slack?

And recently, he had almost raped her. Was there no end to the list of his atrocities against her? How then did he expect her to love him. All these were bothering him because his love for Millicent had increased since hearing of her father's innocence.

Alpha Christopher could not help thinking about the information he received concerning those responsible for his parents' deaths. Rogues!

It was still rogues who teamed with vampires to kill him had Wendy not intervened...

Wendy! Ah! Christopher thought. It had been quite a while that he had thought of her. And it had been longer since last he saw her. He allowed his thoughts to wander to after his recovery from the rogue/vampire attack....

Wendy had not told Christopher what she wanted as payment for saving his life but had asked him to be her friend.

Then she had tried to seduce him. He resisted at first, not because she was not beautiful and desirable, she was all that but he could not say why he felt reluctant. He accepted later that they become lovers only on the condition that there was going to be no strings attached, no commitment.

'Why's that?' Wendy asked. 'Do you have someone waiting for you back home? Someone special?'

'Not exactly!' he replied, 'I am not just ready for any commitments. I'd rather we remained friends but if we must go further, and I am obliging you because you saved my life, then there shall be no commitments,!'

'If that's how you want the relationship - no strings attached, I think I'd accept, rather than not have you at all', she smiled. 'Zero commitments in the relationship is fine with me. Who wants commitments? It will tamper with my work!'

Christopher was not sure but since she had accepted, he had no choice but to fulfill his promise to her and so, started a relationship between a werewolf and a witch.

Things went well for a while but three months into the relationship, Christopher started noticing that Wendy was becoming too clingy and possessive, getting jealous if he as much as looked at another woman. He dared not stay alone in discussion with a woman without Wendy throwing a fit.

Christopher called her one day when he could endure it no longer.

'Wendy', he started, 'I am grateful and will forever be to you for saving my life'.

'But?' Wendy asked smiling.

'But, I shall not tolerate you trying to control my life', he added, looking at her with all seriousness.

'The same life I saved?' she asked, frowning.

'This relationship is not working', he said, ignoring her statement. 'It has become toxic. I like you very much Wendy and not just because you saved my life but as a person. I do not want this relationship to end with us as enemies. Please, let's end this and part as friends'.

'But I do not want to part with you', she said.

'You will have to, Wendy, for both our sakes', he said, taking both her hands in his and squeezing, his eyes imploring. 'I do not want resentment to set in and neither do I want to lose your friendship'.

Wendy said nothing, just looked at him expressionlessly, sighed and removing her hands from his gently, she left. Christopher felt that she needed time to get used to the idea and that she was going to realise that what he had said was the truth and come around.

Two months later, he came home, thinking it was going to be a short visit but met Millicent and his heart was overturned.

'Thank goodness, Wendy and I were done before I came home', Christopher thought, 'Though I'll have to tell Millicent about Wendy, but that will be when I find her!'

******

While both Alphas Christopher and Sylvester were busy with the affairs of the pack and with grieving and pining for Millicent terribly, Millicent was busy making her plans to avenge her parents' deaths.

She had been invited by Alpha Blake to come to Moonlight Pack. He sent a team of warriors to escort her back to his pack.

She visited Raph and his aunt Mildred, saw Hugh and the youngest boy.

Millicent saw another person that day, an older woman. The meeting changed her life significantly.

'Millicent, this is a friend of my mother's, and the mother of Hugh, Mummy Cara', Raph introduced. 'Mummy Cara, this is Millicent, the female I told you who refused to be my mate but went away to become the mate of some Alpha' he joked, but all could still see that he pined for Millicent.

'You are welcome, ma', Millicent greeted the woman smiling, and hitting Raph playfully on the shoulder, causing him to chuckle, holding the shoulder she had hit.

'Oh, great moon goddess!' Mummy Cara said looking at Millicent. 'You remind me of a great Luna'.

Millicent smiled, not knowing the 'great Luna', she could possibly look like.

'Child, which is your birth Pack?' Mummy Cara asked.

'The Crescent Pack!' Millicent said before she remembered that she had not revealed this to Raph and Mildred.

'Millicent, I thought you were from the Moon Ville Pack?' Raph asked, his chuckle stopping abruptly as he stared at her.

'Raph, it's a long story!' Millicent explained.

'Do you know Amelia?' Cara asked, ignoring what Raph had said.

I was shocked to hear that name. It was not a common name. In fact, I had not heard anyone referred to by the name since I was captured by Alpha Sylvester.

'The only Amelia I know is my late mother', I said sadly.

'Thank you great Moon Goddess!' Cara said.

Millicent looked at her not comprehending. 'Did you know my mother?' she asked.

'Did I know Luna Amelia O'Hara?' Cara asked laughing hysterically. 'She was my Luna. A great Luna', I must say. You were young when it all happened. I doubt you will remember!'

'Remember what?' Millicent asked, heart thumping.

'You were about ten when Alpha Sylvester of the Moon Ville Pack attacked our pack. We thought you died in the attack. We searched and searched but did not see you, princess!'

'Princess?' Raph mouthed, eyes wide.

'She is the lost daughter of Alpha Harry of the Crescent Pack!' Cara explained.

Tears fell from Millicent's eyes, unbidden.

'But I can't recall your face', Millicent said. 'Who are you?'

'That's why I said you would not remember. I am the younger sister of Luna Amelia's Omega. I was - am - a mid - wife. I was one of the trusted mid - wives of the pack'.

Millicent got up and hugged the woman. Cara was the link to her pack.

When she got a hold on her emotions, she asked, 'What became of the pack, I have wanted to know and none has given me a satisfactory answer till date!'

'Before I say anything, I heard Raphael say he thought you were from the Moon Ville Pack. Alpha Sylvester who wrecked havoc on our pack and took the lives of our great Alpha and his Luna, captured you, didn't he?' she asked.

'Little wonder we could not find you to bury with the rest!' Cara said.

'Do you know where my family was buried?' Millicent asked.

'Know? Of course I know because I was one of the people who put them in their final resting place!'

'Can you take me to the place?' Millicent asked, her voice tremulous.

'I will but you must answer me this. Did Sylvester hurt you in any way? Do not be shy to answer the question!' she said.

Millicent knew what manner of hurt she was referring to.

'He tortured me very well, I was his slave but not his sex slave, thank goodness', Millicent said, a little embarrassed and blushed when she remembered Christopher and the night they had spent together.

'Is he the Alpha, Raph was referring to, the one who came here to take you back as his Luna?'

'He is!' Millicent answered simply.

'And are you thinking of being his Luna? Being the Luna of the ruthless Alpha who murdered your parents without batting an eyelid?'

'I did not forget what he did and have been plotting my vengeance. Infact, that's the reason I am here and Alpha Blake is going to help with me with it!'

Raph looked at her in astonishment. Millicent was becoming more of a stranger with each passing day. He realised that he had not really known her. She had kept a lot away from him and he was hurt, very hurt. This was not how true friendship should be. He was prepared to give her benefit of doubt though. She must have had her reasons for keeping such a things away from him. Raph was dazed, Millicent nowas a greater person than he would have imagined. She even had the support of the prominent Alpha Blake!

'Raph, there was a lot I kept from you and Mildred', Millicent said, looking first at one and then the other. 'But I had my reasons. It was pertinent at that time to keep my identity a secret. I shall tell you more later'.

Then looking at Cara, she said, 'You must tell me everything you know about my parents and my pack. But first, take me to where my parents were buried.

At the grave stone of her parents, Millicent wept, reliving again the events that took place in her pack, eleven years ago.

'I shall bring you justice!' she said as her tears dropped on the grave. 'I shall make sure, Sylvester and any other person responsible for your deaths pay for this. I shall avenge you! she howled loudly, looking up as she howled the vow.

After that she stood and Cara walked her back home.

'Don't you want to see the pack?' she asked.

'Not now!' Millicent said, bitterness in her heart. Old wounds had just been reopened.

'Good decision! Remember the vow you just howled to your parents and do not grow faint in it's execution', Cara advised. 'Also, there is a lot more I have to tell you. Things that you are not aware of but should know. I shall tell you when you come back victorious from the attack on Sylvester', she called the name like it was a bitter taste in her mouth.

'I shall be back and I shall expect you to tell me all that you know!' Millicent said not sounding like herself at all. A change seem to have taken place in her.

****

Millicent went to see Alpha Blake. 'I am ready Alpha to avenge my parents', she said.

'That's good. I was thinking you were never going to make up your mind!' the Alpha said. 'I have already gathered an army and asked them to get prepared for the signal from me. We shall take the Moon Ville Pack unawares, you shall draw us a map of the whole pack with the help of our architectures'.

'Anything I can do to further this cause, I shall do it!' Millicent said, with grim determination.

' Good! There is something you must know', Alpha Blake said.

'What's that?'

'Someone else would be joining us. Someone you know!' he said.

'Anyone, provided he will not become a liability', she said.

'She will be no liability. She is as determined as you are to humble Sylvester!' Alpha Blake said and called, 'Come out now!'

'Good day, Millicent!'

Millicent turned to see Cathania facing her.

'You?' she exclaimed. Millicent had thought that nothing could shock her anymore considering all that she's had to go through but she had not expected to see Cathania in this place and in a position to harm Alpha Sylvester.

'Yes, me!' Cathania replied unflinchingly.

'How can you possibly trust her?' Millicent asked looking from Cathania to Alpha Blake.

'Just as I trust you!' he replied smiling.

' Her case is different. She is the lover of Alpha Sylvester and might even end up being his Luna!' Millicent protested.

'Sylvester paraded her as his chosen mate, used and dumped her. He kicked her out because of you. How is her case any different from yours?' he asked. 'In any case, her father has promised us his army to help us in this attack.

'I am not going on any mission with her!' she protested. 'I cannot trust her nor her father for that matter. She has never given me any reason to. She is a back stabber! What if she cuts or claws me down instead of fighting with those she claims she wants to fight? It will make way for her to be the Luna, don't you think? Destroying the opposition...'

'Sylvester wronged her by dumping her for a younger, more beautiful female than her when she has loved him all her life, and you don't think she has a reason to want revenge? You know what they say, hell hath no fury than a woman bla bla bla', he started. 'The same man destroyed your pack, murdered your parents and the possible heir to the Crescent Pack throne, captured and Maltreated you for many years. Both your fathers are my friends and I owe it to them to avenge their daughters. So, you see, princess, you are either in or out. If you have a problem with her, you can deal with that later. For this operation, Cathania stays!' he concluded, and heaved a breath.

Millicent knew that she could not take Sylvester down on her own. She needed all the help she could get, and if making a few compromises would help her achieve her aim, why not? But she was determined to keep an eye on Cathania.

'Since you are determined that she joins us, is she aware of our agreement?' she asked.

'What agreement?' Cathania asked.

'None of the Alphas of Moon Ville Pack should be killed. Sylvester is to be captured. I want to have him in custody and the courtesy to torture him myself, paying him back in kind and doing to him as I deem fit afterwards!' Millicent explained to her.

Cathania looked from one to the other questioningly. Alpha Blake nodded imperceptibly.

'Right!' Cathania said.

'Also, Alpha Blake, I know you have spoken at length about how Sylvester has wronged the both of us and how you wish to help us with our vengeance mission, but that is not all, is it? Because, I don't believe that is the only reason you are doing this.' Millicent said. 'So what's the catch in all this? Because there is a catch? What will you benefit from helping us?' she emphasized.

'What do you mean?' he asked annoyed.

'I mean that you have been friends with the Merryweathers for a long time. They are not your enemies, at least that is what you have led me to believe. What I don't understand, in as much as I am grateful for your assistance, is why you would want to stage an attack on your friend'.

'I only want to help my friends, I hate injustice and I act against it no matter the person involved and you'd better believe it!' he said annoyed at Millicent's exasperating attitude. The female was becoming very annoying. How could he tell her about Magdalene?

'Forget about my annoying attitude!' Millicent said seriously.

Alpha Blake could not believe his ears. Her words could not mean what he was assuming, could it? But her next words confirmed his suspicions.

'Who is Magdalene and what does Sylvester have to do with her?'

'You can read minds!' he observed flatly.

'Yes, I can. And I want to know what grievance you hold against them. We are supposed to be a team and should therefore be open with one another!'

'Sylvester betrayed me with a female called Magdalene, and that's all you need to know for now. Too much information may prove to be detrimental to our mission. I shall tell you the complete story after the mission!

Wow, so Millicent could read minds? Cathania thought. I'd better be careful with my thoughts when I am around her. I do not want her learning all my secrets.

'What secrets do you not want me to learn, Cathania?' Millicent asked. Cathania started, then, 'Right! You read minds!' she muttered and walked away from her.

When they were alone, Millicent felt the need to make sure that Alpha Blake knew she was serious about her condition.

'Alpha, I am indeed grateful for this opportunity you are giving me to avenge my parents but I want to be sure that we understand each other when I said, Sylvester is not to be killed but be captured'.

'We have already agreed on that. You are one troublesome female!

'Also, no harm should come on Christopher!'

'Ah! You mean your chosen -fated mate?' he smiled knowingly.

'My ...what?'

'Chosen - fated mate! Having more than one fated mate, you made your choice. And that was why you allowed the one you have chosen to claim you!'

Millicent was so shocked, she could not utter any word.

'No words? I could smell Christopher on you the first day we met at the Blood Moon Pack'.

Millicent's mouth formed a circle as she mouthed, 'Oh!' her cheeks heated.

'But while we are having this discussion, I must tell you that in a war, no one can determine the outcome. I might not want to harm anyone but end up doing the opposite. I could not possibly allow myself to be cut down or captured because I do not want to harm a certain someone. Remember the Merryweather twins are a very powerful duo Alphas'.

Millicent considered that and had to agree with him.

'But you can incapacitate him without killing him!' she said.

'We are in a war, princess. All I can promise is that I'll try!' Alpha Blake said, trying very hard not to have any thoughts while near her.

Millicent wanted to say more but thought better of it and walked with him to the group of warriors who were going to stage the attack with them and who had been waiting for their instructions for a while now.

Alphas Christopher and Sylvester were having a meeting with the Chief and the council of elders, when a gamma rushed in with a shocking announcement!

'My Alphas, Chief, Elders, we are under attack!'

At once, everyone stood and the Alphas howled the battle call, to alert the other warriors who may not be aware of the attack. Then taking their weapons, they rushed out.

'Who is the fool who dares to attack the Moon Ville pack?' Alpha Sylvester howled.

'Who have we offended this time?' Alpha Christopher thought. 'Has Alpha Blake got wind of the fact that I have found out his secret and therefore decided to attack us before we attack him? 'Well, only one way to find out!' he said aloud as though in response to Alpha Sylvester's question.

They rushed to the battle zone and there he was, Alpha Blake like Alpha Christopher had suspected.

They had already started fighting the warriors, after getting in with Millicent's influence.

'You can let us in, we are here to meet with the Alphas. There is an important information they need to know about!' Millicent said, smiling sweetly at them.

'That's correct', Cathania added. 'Sylvester and Christopher are not aware we were on our way, else you would have been alerted!'

'Moreover, I need to see them. I heard they've been looking for me', Millicent said, shrugging, so as not to seem to anxious to get in.

The guards were sceptical but seeing both Millicent and Cathania, they had relented thinking both Alphas would be happy to see the return of their fated mate, Millicent.

Something put them on their guard, though. They caught sight of the weapons the visitors hadn't on them and the size of the warriors was intimating and they thought, 'What kind of meeting would warrant bringing these number of warriors and weapons?' They grew alarmed. But before they could question the visitors further, Alpha Blake killed a guard and the others fell into the war mode, howling for other warriors to come join in the battle. Someone was sent to alert the Alphas...

Christopher saw the way Millicent was fighting and could not believe his eyes. That surely wasn't Millicent, fighting like a trained warrior!

'What is she doing, here?' he thought and rephrased it, 'What is she doing fighting us?'

While he was distracted at the sight of his long lost love, Sylvester, though also shocked to see both Millicent and Cathania fighting them, understood their grievance. He recovered fast and howled very loudly, attracting the attention of Alpha Blake, who leapt towards him as Alpha Sylvester also leapt towards him and the battle raged on with them fighting with both their weapons and claws.

Alpha Christopher was confused. How could he fight his own love, the female who had given him sleepless night by her absence? And why had Millicent felt the need to fight them? After what they shared, couldn't she have forgotten any thoughts of vengeance? The thought that Millicent had led him on and then chosen vengeance over him twisted his heart and his wolf wriggled in immense pain.

'I have to push the lover side of me to one side and be the Alpha now! I need to protect my people!' Christopher thought and quickly went into action, taking on, the Alpha of the Blood Moon pack who had come to assist his friend. Blake really came prepared.

'Hia, hia', went the noise in the arena and the fighting raged on.

'Hoooo, hooo', went the howling of the warriors.

Though caught unawares, the Moon Ville Pack was showing that they were great fighters. Alot of the warriors from the Moonlight pack lay bleeding on the floor.

Alpha Blake was not finding it easy fighting with Alpha Sylvester, infact he was being over powered, both of them were bloodied and Millicent looked at Sylvester and prayed that he should collapse so that Blake wouldn't have any excuse to kill him. She was not willing to kill him because of Christopher. But he had to be thought a lesson. She did not want to look at Christopher again so that she would not lose her resolve or become weak. The first look she had taken had left her shaken, causing a pang in her heart and she had quickly looked away, vowing not to steal another glance at him.

'Wow, both your women are fighting against you, Sylvester, are you not ashamed that you are not male enough for them?' he taunted as they fought.

'They are only misguided and you must also have brain washed them, but I assure you, they will come back to their senses, soon enough and return you the favour', Alpha Sylvester answered chuckling as he clawed him on the shoulder.

Alpha Blake winced , 'Ouch!' he exclaimed.

'What's that?' Sylvester asked. 'A real male will not shout out in pain due to a little injury such as this in battle. You must be growing too old for this. Maybe you should retire!'

Blake was enraged and started fighting furiously. 'You have offended lots of people and it will be a favour to them if I killed you and that is what I intend to do today!' he said through his teeth.

Alpha Christopher was also not having a smooth time with Alpha Martins of the Blood Moon Pack.

'You are just as shady as your friend. Little wonder you have come to assist him, fight a pack that has done both of you no wrong!' Alpha Christopher said to him. 'You must know that you have already lost this battle and shall be humiliated!'

' Do not count your chicks before they're hatched', Alpha Martins replied. 'The battle is not over yet...'

Both of them were bloodied and Alpha Martins was fighting dirty. Christopher started having the upper hand once he allowed himself to shut off all thoughts of Millicent from his mind and focus on the fight at hand.

Soon Martins was on the floor wriggling. Looking round, Alpha Christopher leapt to go and assist his brother, Alpha Sylvester.

'You are the person who killed our parents. You hired and mobilized rogues to do your dirty work for you and yet you have the guts to stage an attack on us?' Christopher said as he got to where Blake was fighting with Sylvester.

'Oh, I thought as much', Blake responded smirking smugly. 'It was you who sent those fools to come investigate the matter. You have made a grave mistake. You should have let sleeping dogs lie!' Blake concluded, laughing at him mockingly.

Alpha Sylvester was so shocked at what he just heard that he did what he normally didn't do in wars, his reflexes became slow as he looked towards Millicent, who had also stopped fighting when she heard what Christopher had howled about Blake's involvement in the deaths of their parents.She instantly perceived even before she read his thoughts that Blake hadn't planned on sparing Sylvester and now that Christopher knew his secret, he wouldn't spare him as well. 'What have I done?' she thought wildly.She leapt to where the Alphas were.

Alpha Blake saw Sylvester slow down his attack from shock and took it as an opportunity to finish him off. He never planned to spare Sylvester, he only agreed to it so the fool, Millicent could come with them, he was hoping her presence would cause both Alphas to be less focused on the war.

He raised his spear and drove with all his might into Alpha Sylvester but noticing his intent, Alpha Christopher pushed Sylvester away, coming in front of Alpha Blake and the spear found its way into Alpha Christopher, and he staggered and fell just as Millicent reached them.

Her heart thumping painfully, Millicent caught Christopher before he could hit the ground and both fell due to Christopher's awesome weight, with Millicent making sure he fell on her rather than the ground.

Holding him tightly to herself, praying fervently that he'll be alright, the scene at her birth pack, where she held her dying father while the battle raged on, replayed before her eyes. A sense of Deja Vu filled her. Was history repeating itself? Was she going to lose the one she loves yet again?