Lahat ng Kabanata ng Changing Her Fate: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

~Alayasia~I fed Zara and was able to get her to lie back down. Her words kept ringing in my ears, making me even more confused than I already was. This isn’t an easy decision to make, and it’s driving me crazy. You know what needs to be done. I don’t know why you’re stalling. We HAVE to get out of here. I know, Clover, but there’s so much against us. This could blow up in our face. Clover growls in my mind, letting her frustration cover my body. I know why she’s fed up, and I don’t disagree. This should be a simple choice, yet here I am having trouble pulling the trigger. I know why I’m having trouble, but it makes no sense. This should be easy, and I’m just making it hard. A knock on the door pulls me out of my thoughts. My stomach immediately knots up, and my body starts to feel hot. I know it isn’t Maxim because he would never knock. Even if he forgot his key, we have a keypad on the door, so he’d always be able to get in. There were many times he’d drunk too much and had to key

~Houston~“So, let me get this straight.” I’m sitting behind my desk with Tyrice sitting in front of me and Jakob pacing the room. I’ve only been up for around an hour or two. We got in right as the sun was peeking over the hills. It wasn’t quite bright outside, but it was getting there. We all went straight to bed, and I haven’t seen Alayasia or Zara yet today. “You two went to the gathering and came back super early. Not just that, but you come back with a human and her daughter. Is that about right?” I run a hand over my face, not interested in this conversation. “Yeah, that’s the short version.” Jakob continues to place, and it’s actually starting to irritate me. “How long until the Mystic Wolves wage war?” I throw my head back, feeling the start of a headache. “What makes you think they will wage war?” Jakob stops pacing, and I watch him turn to Tyrice. The look on his face is one of shock. He looks completely dumbfounded at his words. “She was the Beta female, correct? She w

~Houston~I wipe my head with the towel in my hand. Training has been brutal, but it felt good at the same time. I tried to get out of it by saying that the trip back was a lot on me, but Jakob wouldn’t let me get away with that. I understand, and I suppose I should be grateful. If this shit blows up, it would be best to be trained. I’m hungry. My entire schedule has been off since I woke up later than I’m used to. I walk into the dining room through a back door and make my way to the kitchen. I stop in the doorway at the sight in front of me. Alayasia and Zara are at the island, enjoying a meal. They are being entertained by Lou Lou. They are both laughing and highly animated. I haven’t known them long, but I’ve never seen them like this. A warmth starts to fill me, watching them, and Colby is standing at attention. I don’t know what it is, but he hasn’t been the quiet and aloof wolf that he’s always been. I walk forward, coming up behind the ladies. I can tell when she senses me

~Alayasia~I guess it’s a good thing that we didn’t go on the tour. It didn’t take long for Zara to fall asleep. We woke up later than usual, but her body is used to taking naps around the same time every day. My mind didn’t stop working while Zara was watching TV. I kept replaying the scene from downstairs and feeling more and more stupid each time. I should have guessed that he found someone, had someone special in his life. I can’t even claim him without giving up my secret, so what did I expect to happen?Clover has been quiet in my mind, licking her wounds. I’m not sure how she feels about everything because I put a block up. I didn’t want us to drown each other with our hurt feelings. Lou Lou said she would send her granddaughter over to meet me. She said that she likes to babysit and wants to gain experience as a nanny. I was grateful when she came to me after Zara fell asleep. I spoke to her for a bit and then left her with Zara. I needed to see Houston, and now seemed like

~Alayasia~I turn in the bed, watching the shadows play on the wall. I know it’s early morning, but it’s still pretty dark outside. I really need to see about getting a phone again. Hell, I really need a job. The tour was great, and I was able to see a lot. This pack is much bigger than the Mystic Wolves pack, and it’s even bigger than my home pack, the White Paw pack. It looked like people here are happier than either of those packs, but I don’t know that for sure. Jakob was a lot of fun to be around. It’s been so long since I’ve just hung out with another person and enjoyed myself. I could never do that because Maxim would always be watching me. He would be quick to shut any fun down or to isolate me when he felt I was doing too much. Thankfully, Jakob didn’t ask me anything about myself or my past. He took all that time to tell me about the pack and the surrounding lands. The highlight of the trip for me was the daycare. Zara is school-aged, but Maxim would never let her go to s