*Kai's POV*
Dan instantly gave me the magazine he was holding and what I saw made me stumble back in shock.
Astrid's name was on the front page and it wasn't just that, she was among the top 10 successful business women and she was the first.
"I is this real?" I stuttered, still staring at the paper in utter disbelief and shock.
It wasn't just about her being successful, it was about her being alive, a great feeling of relief coursed through me as I continued staring at her picture on the front page, she's changed so much that it was almost so hard to recognize her.
"She's alive Dan, she's alive!" I said with a bright smile on my face.
"Of course Alpha, I told you she's still alive, this is such a wonderful news for us."
"Where is she? I need to meet her, can you track down her location?" I asked impatiently.
The happiness on Dan's face instantly vanished and it made me wonder what went wrong.
"What's wrong? Why do you have that look on your face?" I asked and he sighed deeply.
"The thing is..." He trailed as he scratched the back of his head nervously.
"Speak!"
"She's at the wild crest pack, she's with the Alpha of the wild crest pack, Lucas Falcon."
"What!" I raged.
"Information has it that she's been with him for a very long time, my guess is that she might have ran into him when she left here seven years ago and she's been with him ever since."
"No! That can't happen! She can't be with a man like him, that's impossible!" I said with gritted teeth, balling my fist in rage.
Lucas Falcon is my rival, both packs has been rivals for a very long time, he was a devious man and Astrid shouldn't be with a man like him.
"Get the car ready, we're heading over to the wild crest pack."
"What! Do you have any idea what you're saying Kai, I'm not speaking to you as your beta now but as a friend, do not make rash decisions, we can't just go there knowing how things are with both packs. Lucas Falcon is your rival, he's literally your worst enemy, no one wants to bring you down more than that man himself."
"And do I look like I care? You know what kind of man he is, Astrid shouldn't be with a man like him, he's dangerous!" I replied and Dan scoffed.
"It's been seven years Kai, seven long years and you think she'll simply run into your arms when she sees you!? Do you think she'll believe a single word you say when you tell her about Lucas? I don't think this is a good idea, why don't we wait and come up with another plan."
"She has a company, you can start by forming a collaboration with their company, at least you'll still get to see her."
"You don't get it, the fact that she's with Lucas makes my blood boil with rage, I can't stand the thought of her being with that monster! I'm going to get her and that's final!"
"But—"
"I'm not speaking to you as a friend now Dan, this is an order as your Alpha. Get the car ready!" I ordered, using my powers as an Alpha.
I could see the hurt in his eyes, but he has no choice than to obey me now, I want to see Astrid, I need to see her and no one can stop me from doing that.
"Yes Alpha." Dan bowed before leaving.
It's been seven long years, I've longed for her for so long, I can't wait any longer.
On my way out, I bumped into Kathryn, now even the sight of her disgusts me.
"Where are you off to Kai?" She asked, but from the tone of her voice and the look on her face, I could tell she already knew.
"And since when do I have to answer to you? Just get out of my way!" I spat.
I made to leave, but she instantly grabbed my hand. "Why are you doing this to me Kai? You've changed drastically, I've done everything to please you but you don't look at me the same and now you want to go after a woman you know too well won't accept you!"
"This is madness Kai, do not waste your time going after Astrid, she's with someone else now! She's found happiness, why won't you let things be the same way they are!?" She half yelled, tears rolling down her cheeks.
Once upon a time, those tears of hers would have moved me, but now, I don't care about the crocodile tears she sheds.
I roughly held her hand and pushed her away from me.
"Don't cross your boundary Kathryn, you should be thankful I'm still letting you stay here, so stay within your limits!" I warned before walking out on her.
"You're making a big mistake Kai! You hear me, you're making a big mistake!" I heard her yell.
When I got out, Dan stood beside the car waiting for me.
"There'll be no need for the escorts, I and my beta will do." I said to the guards waiting for me.
"Yes Alpha." They bowed before leaving.
I got into the back seat, while Dan got into the driver's side and soon we drove off.
To say I was nervous was an understatement, I knew Dan was right, I don't expect Astrid to simply welcome me with open arms, but I still needed to see her, I just want to beg her for her forgiveness and tell her how sorry I am for everything I made her go through. I want her to know how miserable I am without her, I miss her so badly and I want her back.
I also can't stand her being with Lucas, Astrid might not be aware of the kind of man Lucas is, but I know too well what kind of man he is and I'm not letting her be with him.
I won't give up on her now, I did it once, I won't repeat the same mistake again. I want my mate back and I'm not stopping until I get her back.
*Astrid's POV*I and Lucas were having some business discussions in his study when a guard called our attention that someone wanted to see me."Me?" I questioned with a confused frown on my face."Yes ma'am.""Alright, I'll be there." I replied, the guard then bowed before leaving."Were you expecting a visitor?" Lucas asked."No, I'm not, in fact I'm equally surprised as to who that is." "Then we better go see them." Lucas stood up and I followed suit.As we went to the throne room, I had no idea I would be faced with the biggest shock of my life.When we finally arrived at the throne room, the guard guarding outside instantly opened the door and when we walked in, I stopped dead in my track.The person's back was turned to us, but no matter how long it's been, I could still identify that person when I see them."Kai!" I muttered in shock.My heart was literally pounding in my chest, perspiration broke out from everywhere in my body and when he finally turned around to face us, I st
*Astrid's POV*"What nonsense are you talking about! Astrid will never marry you." Kai seethed.Lucas scoffed. "Think again, after all you were the one who threw away a diamond while picking up stones, you have no say in this matter, you lost all rights to her the day you rejected her!" "So go back home to the woman you left her for, as you can see, my Astrid is doing well and she doesn't need a man like you in her life." Kai looked at me, he was literally pleading with me through his eyes, although I have no idea why Lucas will say a word like that, but to get Kai away, I was willing to play along."You don't know what kind of man he is Astrid, don't let him fool you, he's not a good person, please listen to me." He said."And you do?" I questioned sarcastically. "Don't make me raise my hand to you Kai because I won't hesitate to do that, I won't hear a single word against the man who saved my life when you threw me away, I am alive today because of Lucas, he made me what I am toda
Author's note : Hi readers, this book will now be written in third's pov due to some issues. Thanks and I hope you understand.***Kai angrily walked inside with Dan right on his tail."I told you this was going to happen didn't I, I told you not to rush things, it wouldn't get you anywhere, but you didn't listen to me." Dan said and Kai ruffled his hair in frustration."I just needed to see her Dan, don't you get, all I needed was to meet with her and I found her in that crazy man's arms!" He raged.Dan sighed deeply, he didn't get the chance to see Astrid since he didn't go in with Kai, but waited for him outside, so he has no idea what took place, but from Kai's reaction when he came back, he could tell things didn't go as planned."What happened exactly?" He asked and Kai turned to face him."Astrid wouldn't forgive me, but I won't give up on her and I'm not letting her get married to Lucas!" He seethed.Dan frowned. "Get married? What are you talking about?""Lucas said they were
It was late at night, Astrid already managed to put the kids to sleep, she was just leaving their room when she bumped into Crystal."Watch it!" Crystal spat.Knowing how much Crystal hates her, Astrid wasn't ready for her troubles."I'm sorry." She said, but before she could leave, Crystal said something that made her stop right in her track."I heard the father of your kids dropped by to see you and not just that, he also happens to be our rival, how ironic!" She chuckled. "You know you've over stayed your welcome here, since your ex mate wants you back, don't you think you should go because I think you should."Astrid heaved a deep breath as she tried calming her anger. "I don't have time for your nonsense Crystal, if you want a fight then look for it else where because I'm not interested in your rubbish." She made to leave, but Crystal stopped her with her words."The triplets." She said and she turned to face Astrid. "Does he know about them?" She smirked. "You know, as their fat
Kai was getting ready for the day in his room when a knock sounded on the door."Come in." He said and Dan came in."Alpha, goodnews." He said excitedly."Tell me." Kai replied, turning to face him."I was able to get one of the shareholders in Astrid's company to sell his shares to us." He announced and a bright smile spread across Kai's lips."That was fast." "Of course, I made sure to go for the easy target, he's a man filled with so much greed, so it wasn't difficult getting him to sell his shares to us, all I had to do was offer him times two of the money and he caved in." "That's good, what's next on the schedule.""There's a meeting at the company today, so it's best you attend and introduce yourself as the new shareholder in the company.""I'm all set, just get the car ready and I'll be there soon.""Yes Alpha." Dan replied before leaving."I'm one step closer to you Astrid.'' Kai smirked.***Astrid's car pulled up in front of the company and a guard hurriedly opened the do
Kai raised his hand to hit Lucas, but Astrid immediately interfered."Don't even think about it!" She warned dangerously. "I don't want you in my company Kai, do us all a favor and return those shares to Mr Sean."Kai brought down his hand, then he stared deeply into Astrid's eyes."The shares already belong to me and it's going to stay that way, I don't care how hard you try to push me away, I won't let you go Astrid and I won't sit still and let you be with him." He glared at Lucas."Don't you have a mate home to return to? Don't make the same mistake with her, return home to your Luna." She said.Lucas took her hand and they both left.Seeing them walk away, while holding each other's hand made Kai's heart ache with so much pain, but there was nothing he could do than to watch.When Astrid and Lucas got to her office, he let go of her hand.Astrid ruffled her hair in frustration. "Why won't he just let me be!?" She sighed. "Just calm down Astrid, we'll find a way to resolve this."
"So, how was your first day at the company?" Dan asked the moment Kai got into the car."What can I say? With Lucas around, the day is always bound to be terrible, I just feel his help to Astrid isn't genuine.""You'll have to take things slow Kai, nothing you say to Astrid will make her hate him." Dan cautioned and Kai sighed deeply."I'm not trying to get her to hate him, I just want her to be careful of him, he keeps calling himself her would be husband and my blood boils each time he says that." Dan chuckled. "That's just you being jealous, Astrid has been with him for seven years now, what could he possibly do to her? I don't think he'll hurt her or do anything bad to her." Dan shrugged."I'm still going to keep my eyes on him, I do not trust him one bit." Kai replied. "Found what I asked you to?" He asked and Dan nodded."Yes, the triplets school isn't far off, but are you sure about this, Astrid won't appreciate you doing this and you can't upset her anymore than you already h
Dan looked at the triplets, then at Kai, his eyes kept on darting between the triplets and Kai, now he was able to see clearly what Kai was talking about. Truly, the triplets share a striking resemblance to Kai, but his features were a bit sharper in one of them."This is Kayden, the first of the triplets," The teacher pointed to the one on a red sweater. "Jayden, the second,'' She pointed to the one on a black sweater. "And finally, Braden, the last one," She pointed to the one on a blue sweater."I'll leave you with them for a moment, but I'll be back soon to get them, so they can go back to class." She said and Dan thanked her, then she left.Kai slowly walked towards them, then he crouched down to their level. "How are you?" He questioned with a huge smile on his face."You're the man from before." Kayden replied.Kai chuckled softly. "You still remember me?" He asked and the trio nodded."Can I get a hug from you three?" He asked.The triplets looked at each other, as if contempl