A few minutes after I wake up from a ‘not too nice sleep, but at least it was okay’, I hear a knock resound from the door. Even before the knock came through, the scent of Garrett had already run a course through to the room, so I knew it was him standing outside the door. I wonder what he was here for this morning.
“Adaliah, are you up?” his baritone voice comes into the room from outside. And I had to stay put for a moment to take in the tone of his voice. I wished there was a way I could do something to keep that tone in my head. Dammit! Now I was fantasizing about something as odd as that.
I did not intend to keep him waiting for too long, so I sigh silently before I say, “Come in,”
I was already seated by the edge of the bed when he came into the room. I still had my PJ on, and my hair was still rough with my hand on top of it. I mean, I just literally woke up and was definitely looking shabby, but, Nah, I did
The training had begun a bit smooth for me. All of the techniques taught to us since the beginning of the training were all familiar to me. It was only one I had a bit of difficulty with, but I had been quick to master it. I had thrown myself in a sports bra, yoga pants, and trainers before coming over for the training. It was expected of me to have the materials for the training because I had a few while I had been with my uncle. So it had accustomed to me even though I had forgotten it would be helpful for me in the Green Woods pack. I couldn’t tell if it was out of instinct, but as I decided to look up at the main building of the packhouse, my sight caught someone unexpected staring right back at me. It was Alpha Ronald, Garrett’s father, looking out through one of the windows. How long has he been there for, I wondered. I wanted to take my eyes off, but I couldn’t help but look at him for a while, even th
Monica and I approached the two ladies standing by the bank of the lake. I trailed behind Monica during the process, using the few steps to observe the two ladies' faces. As I had said before, one of the two ladies was familiar to me. And it was none other than Garrett’s self-acclaimed girlfriend. Ex-girlfriend, if I must say. What was her name again? Oh yes, Brix. She was looking directly at me, almost like I was under scrutiny. It was almost too deep into my soul, and when I peeled my eyes off her to look at the lady with her, I realized it was the same situation. I guess I was in a messy case I had no idea of in the first place. “Kylie, Brix,” I hear Monica say, referring to the ladies, “what are you guys doing here?” I didn’t need anyone to tell me that Kylie was the name of the lady I wasn’t familiar with. And with the familiarity to which Monica had called the name, I think she has a re
Now, when I said I thought he was going to be alarmed, I meant it. I really did. But what came as a bit of surprise to me was when his reaction came as the opposite of what I expected it to be.‘Oh, that,’ came his reply, as if he just came to a realization. It was the neutrality to his tone that got me to the reality of the situation.‘Aren’t you surprised?’‘Surprised about what?’‘That I trained with the other pack members,’‘I’m not. Why should I be?’I held on a bit upon sensing that something was amiss. It wouldn’t be much of a surprise if he really does know that the Green Woods pack trained their female members. We never really talked about it together. Coming across that fact sometime in the past was what made me remember it.But if he did know about it
He was so deep into his thoughts that he didn’t realize he had gone a few minutes staring into space. His mind had trailed off to an event of the past, and it bothered him that such an event had invaded his mind once more after a long time of shutting his mind from such thought. The screams invaded his mind like a plague. He could almost smell the scent of fresh blood in the process mixed in the air with smokes. The pleasure he had derived from watching his victims was another thing on its own, almost seeming like he was a maniac. Maybe he really had been a maniac during that period. It was an event of so many years ago. But it only truly troubled him because the whole job hadn’t been a clean sweep. There was someone out there on the loose, and he was sure the said person would be after his life, and it was all because they couldn’t get the details of the person to know of his whereabouts. Many years and they still hadn’t gotten any resu
Two days have passed since the confrontation I had with Kylie. And three has passed since the one I supposedly had with Garrett’s supposed girlfriend, or ex-lover, named Brix. Two threats in two days from two different individuals. And both were aiming at the same thing, which is for me to leave Garrett.It was somehow surprising to me that I was encountering such acts from them. When I had decided to come here — right from the moment I had begun figuring a way to get into this pack before I coincidentally got mated to the Alpha’s son — I never imagined being the one put on the threatening end.The picture in my head before my arrival was for me to cause chaos to all of their minds upon my arrival; that way, they would feel threatened. And from there, I would do things all too smoothly to get my task completed. But now it seems the table has turned. Maybe that’s why we never get all that we wish for.&nbs
The breeze blew into the lonely room, which had Garrett in it. Garrett was there seated as he stared hard at his laptop while typing into it. Even with the stare being so hard, he found it challenging to keep up with the pace as he had his mind someplace else.He didn’t have it with the concentration today. Not when he hasn’t had a smooth ride in regards to his relationship with Adaliah.For two days now, he hasn’t had a proper conversation with Adaliah because there was something like a hindrance between both of them, which was most likely ruining their early relationship little by little. He didn’t even know how he was going to approach her because he was still not sure how she would react to the fact that he had someone else before her when he was supposed not to.She was jealous, that, he knew. However, she acted like nothing was up with her. And the jealousy she had was generated from the bon
I need answers. And I guess that’s what led me out of bed today to go about exploring the main quarters of the packhouse.It was a crazy thought at first, being that I had just arrived here less than a week ago. But I had to remind myself that it was one of the main reasons I was here. And I have to fulfill those reasons.It was noon. And at this time of the day, I knew most of those in the household wouldn’t be available, so that was what gave me the little courage to explore the quarters conveniently.Noontime was majorly the idlest time of the day in terms of house activities and the likes. This is because most of the householders would have gone out to tend to whatever task they tend to do daily.I wasn’t shit scared as I walked around to do the necessary. I was scared, yes, but not to the extent of backing out. What I was being wary of, though, was Alpha Ronald. Hell no, I wasn
How had I not perceived his scent the moment his presence became known? How had I not even sensed him? Even right now, I couldn’t. I can’t even say how long he has been there. Is he part of those whom Anya mentioned were capable of masking their presence?He sure did look like one, with his almost scary-looking face, which gave out a tense vibe. The man presently had a look that made it seem like he had intentions to have someone killed. I don't even know why I thought of that. It could as well be my mind messing up with me. And I think I might have gotten myself in trouble — unpredicted but expected trouble.I do not know the man. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen him before as well. I mean, with a man looking all scary like that, why the hell would I want to meet him or know him in the first place?There were patches of grey and black strings of hair on his almost completely bald hair, some
Life was slowly seeping out of him right before my eyes, with silent grunts escaping his lips. Just like that, his ability has completely vanished from his hands as he put them down slowly. The hand that went through his chest is pulled back slowly to reveal a hole right there with a lot of blood dripping from the open wound. I wouldn’t know what to call that because it was akin to doom in my opinion. When he goes down to his knees, I get a clear picture of who committed the act on the elder. “Monica?” I whisper because I cannot speak out loud. But it was more than likely to get the attention of the dark-haired lady standing behind the elder. She was the last person I would expect to be here. Not even in my wildest dreams would I see her lending a hand in such a situation. We might have let her in on a bit of our plan but I never imagined she would follow up in some way. Her gaze was aimed di
I burst the doors open, and the first sight I catch is that of two lifeless bodies on the ground. They looked like that of the guards I had seen when I had arrived here hidden in Garrett’s car. But what I know is that their being down was not my doing. I might have been in a clash with those agents but I did not extend it to this point.What was left for me now was to figure out which direction that monster had run through. He would be long gone by now, which I am sure of after using some time inside beforehand. If I had my hyper sense, I would have traced his scent but that cannot be possible at this moment.I can rely on my instincts now and so got down from the balcony of the building. The woods on the side of the main route wasn’t as thick as the regular woods so I could see through it. Nothing caught my fancy, though but it meant I was not going to acknowledge that path. After thinking for a few seconds, I proceed to go with
The dark power being exhibited by the elder was thought to be aimed at his fellow elders who already have accepted that he was going to harm them. But it went past them when released, going straight into a dark area of the room behind them. Others would have thought it was crazy but the elder had something in mind that he wanted to accomplish with that.The force he had shot into the dark area yielded a result as before it crashed into the place, out came a being from it who rolled on the floor to get away from the impending doom. And when that happened, the elder got his hands ready for another shot of his abilities.“She’s here...” loud gasps escaped the lips of the other two elders that he initially should have attacked as they observed the intruder that he had lured out of the dark area.It was a lady. And this became a full discovery when she raised her head to look at them while she remained knee-
From where I had thought I made a surprise lethal attack, I widened my eyes in shock at what I was seeing. My attack had been stopped, but not just by any means. It was through the same way I had thrown out mine — a gifted ability.Time seemed to freeze at the very least. My head seemed to be throbbing as a bad headache was at the point of developing. I just couldn’t comprehend the sight and I swear I could burst my head open from having to.The crazy thing about the event was who had stopped the beam I had shot out of my hands. Literally, it was to the very person I had in mind which only happened out of impulse after surviving an attack just outside. Because I could tell it was the Western Border elder’s men that had almost finished me off yet again, I wanted to retaliate, not considering the later consequences. But who would have thought it would yield the unexpected of events.There was something da
The moment Garrett ‘barged’ into the inner room of the building alongside Luke, four pairs of eyes rained on him. Belonging to the supposed occupants of the building, the gazes screamed anger, more than likely to pressure a vulnerable being.Something about the way they were stern-looking said they were in the middle of an important discussion and they were clearly not pleased with the fact that they have been intruded upon. But Garrett, who was the culprit of their frowns, pretended like he saw none of what they were displaying.“What is the meaning of this, Garrett? Didn’t the guards tell you we are in the middle of a meeting?” one of the four told the nonchalant young man, exuding much of his angry reaction toward him in the process.“They did,” Garrett said as he finally walked to their fronts, “but I can assure you that what you are having now won’t be as importa
It was stuffy in here, so much that I was finding it hard to breathe. Imagine being put inside a space that doesn’t fit the size of your body but you have to squeeze yourself in it so you can stay at least comfortable. And to add to that discomfort, a load of clothes is used to cover the whole of your body.Just as it seems ridiculous right now to think of was the same way I had frowned upon it when I was told it was the way I would be positioned before I could go out with the boys as planned. Luke, whose car was being used to transport us to our destination, had directly told me I would be going with them in the bunker, adding that it was the only option to take so I won’t be caught on the way. I would say he was following Garrett’s way of stating I should stay hidden.The only reason I agreed eventually was because I didn’t want to end up walking to the place. It was much of a distance away from the Green Woods pack
I guess whatever you run from keeps coming back to you. Like an addiction or so. You tell yourself you do not want to do it anymore, you do not want a part of it again. But at the end of the day, you find yourself in it again.That is just like my chronicles with the Green Woods pack since I escaped from it a few weeks ago. For two different reasons, I’ve had to come back. And those two reasons were really worth the risk. If one has a connection with the topmost body, why wouldn’t it come easy to penetrate a place you should be dreading?This time around, it took a lot of mental convincing that I needed to be here. Two days ago when I had been here with Garrett for the books, what had happened after that was something I wouldn’t want to be repeated. And I’m talking about the two events that nearly got me killed.The main reason I accepted to be here was that I have nowhere else to run to after my
We ran like our lives depended on it... because they did.How Garrett got the strength to hold on to his unconscious friend without his speed being affected surprises me. Funny enough, he was still in his human form, which makes me rather curious as to how he was doing it.Something tells me he chose not to transform because he knew I would be unable to keep up with his speed. If it had not been for the weight on him limiting his speed, which I’m sure is intentional, then there would be no catching up with him for me.I was right ahead of him, straining my ears at the same time to know if I would hear anything or anyone on our tails. But all the while, I’ve got nothing.The reason we were running right through the woods after escaping my now dead grandma’s house was that the backyard of the apartment was connected to the woods. She had her apartment right among those in the outskirt
Asides from the keywords, I would sum up Luke’s explanation to be a load of jargon. Terms I was finding difficult to understand. But I did grab the main point of it all. An anonymous source was destroying evidence of my pack’s existence.Garrett suddenly asks Luke, “Did you get the rest of the data to serve as proof that the council hasn’t been doing their jobs right?”“Yeah,” Luke nods, “I have it saved in my drive. The drive is right here with me,” and he taps the cross bag that he has with him while speaking.I notice Garrett staring at me so I stare right back, but he takes his gaze off the moment I do so.“Have you made any progress with the books?” Luke speaks up after about a minute of silence has reigned in the air.Garrett was quick to respond. “Yes,” he says, “My father documented in thi