The Heart Of The Beast The Alpha's Pawn (Sonia and Ramon) novel Chapter 1

PROLOGUE

Ramon Wayne, Alpha of the Bloodmoon pack, tied his mask over his head. It was a thin black stripe that covered the upper part of his face, with cut-out holes for his eyes. It was the perfect disguise.

His pack was at war with the Silverpaws, and he had just discovered the perfect way to end the war without further bloodshed: kidnap Sonia, the only daughter of Alpha Fenris, and demand that they meet his demands before he releases her. Ramon knew the spoiled little princess was highly valued by her father and seven brothers. They’d bow to his demands immediately to ensure her safety.

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SONIA’S POV

The moon was full, again! I hated full moons. They reminded me that another month had come and gone, and my brothers were still fighting a war my father had decided on a whim. I just hoped they would be all right.

I heard the sound of a knock over the loud howling of autumn’s wind, and I smiled. Even now, my father still came to bid me goodnight and kiss my forehead before I slept.

“Come in, Papa,” I said, the smile still playing on my lips, as I walked over to the windows to stare out at our amazing garden downstairs.

The door opened, and I turned around, but it wasn’t my father. Freya, my maid, stood giggling mischievously.

“Freya! Why are you here?” I asked, though I was very pleased that she was here. Freya and I were secret best friends. I hid that from my father, though. As loving and tender as my father was with me, I knew he could be very cruel with other members of his pack. He would probably have Freya banished for daring to befriend me. There were a lot of things my father did not know about me, like how I usually snuck food and water down to the prisoners, and how I sometimes stole his money and shared it among the slaves living in our slave quarters.

Freya giggled again as she came in, closing the door behind her.

“You know it’s a little risky for you to come here. My father could be here at any time to kiss me goodnight.”

Freya waved off my concern. “Bah! Alpha Fenris isn’t coming tonight, trust me.”

“Why?” I asked in alarm, as I felt fear squeeze at my heart. “What has happened to him?” My father had only ever missed kissing me goodnight once, and that was on the day my mother died.

Freya shrugged. “I think there was something very important for him to attend to. Derrick brought a message to him about an Alpha asking to see him by the borders, or something like that. He dressed and left. I don’t think he’s coming back tonight, but even if he does, it would not be now.”

I stared at her, trying to see if there was something else she was not telling me. Maybe she was trying, in a way, to make unpleasant news less shocking to me.

“Sonia! I promise, your father is okay, and he would not be coming back anytime soon. You can relax.”

I let out a breath. “Okay, if you say so.” My lips curved into a wide smile. “That means we have all the time in the world! Oh, Freya!” I grabbed both of her hands and did a little spin with her. Both of us were laughing and a bit unsteady on our feet when I finally let go.

“Alright! Get on the bed, and spill all the juicy details of every single rumor you’ve heard since the past week, and that’s on command as the Alpha’s daughter,” I said jokingly, and she laughed but shook her head.