“What are you doing in here, Garrett?” I ask the moment Garrett’s face comes into view after he closes the door behind him. The sheer force he had used to push me from locking the door as soon as I got in was still reacting on my thumb, which had been the significant impact of the force. At least I didn’t break a bone so I could still hold in the pain.
I passed him a frown so he could know just how displeased I was with him because what he had done was the most foolish thing ever, irrespective of what he came here for.
“Hey, hey,” he says while holding up a hand, “I just came to see you,” he gave me this look that could melt me down in no second. I don’t know if it was meant to make me pity him or so that I could be welcoming of his presence. Whatever it was, it sure did sweep me off my feet without even trying.
He still smelt like Garrett. I know what I’m sayin
Anya apparently had a good time. The walk back from the woods to the main quarters was filled with her happy sounds in my head just to prove how glad she was. Her happiness was triggered all because she had missed being in control. And allowing her to be in control today was more than enough to make her feel that way.I still remember how she had stretched her whole body the moment I shifted. It was almost similar to a bone-cracking stretch, and she had accompanied it with two words, ‘Feels good.’Before today, I do not remember the last time I let her out. It should be over two weeks now. I wasn’t sure, but I know it happened before I got into the Green Woods pack.There’s been no reason to wait this long before letting her out. I’ve been in the woods several times, so that should have been enough to have her in control a few times. But because I was still new to this pack, it hindered me f
“As I told you the other day, she has no identity recorded in the database. As much as I said it would interest you, which it does now, I find it strange… really strange that she has no identity confirmation in the base. It’s like she just came out of nowhere,”Simon, the beta of the Green Woods pack, had a sigh escape his lips after he had said that to the one standing beside him. The beta was with the Alpha of the pack, and they were both standing outside under the slightly hot weather of the day. A little contrasted to the cold season the weather had begun falling into.The location both wolves had chosen to speak was the backyard of the packhouse, precisely at the ground where the pack training occurs. Simon intended explaining some delicate issues to the Alpha, and this had prompted them both to leave the main quarters so they could get enough privacy to themselves.And it had worked as the
“What is it?” Simon asked, a moment after hearing Ronald sigh. He could tell it was not generated from the conversation they were having, and with the abrupt pause Ronald had made, it was most likely that a link had occurred. Ronald took in a massive lump of air before saying, “Lucille just linked me. She says we’ve got a visitor. A special one.” “A special visitor? Who exactly could the Luna be talking about?” “Just who we began talking about not too long ago,” Ronald said and then turned around to head back into the building. “Elder Damien is here,” he added. No other words were exchanged between the two again as they both strolled into the main quarters of the building. It was sort of a mutual thing as they clearly understood that the visitor they had wasn’t one they should keep waiting for long. They went into the main quarters through the back door and proceeded di
Know what they call bad timing? Walking in on two people discussing and receiving pressured stares from them is bad timing.I knew I shouldn’t have stepped into the building yet. And even if I wanted to, I should have just used the back door. But what else could I do when I was already exhausted after a long walk back from the woods of the packhouse.I guess there was nothing I could do in that regard other than to accept that I fell into an awkward situation I did not predict. I’m pretty sure what they were discussing had much of a discreetness to it because the moment I passed by the entrance into the living room, they weren’t saying anything.Whatever they were discussing, it has nothing to do with me, I hope. But I might eventually become the topic discussion between the Alpha and the stranger I saw seated with him. And that was the craziest thing to even think about.I have to
Garrett hit the brake and then put out the car engine via the ignition. He retracted his hand back to the wheel, staying rigid with his head down. His hands continued gripping the wheel even after a few seconds since he put the car to a halt. And when his hands began tightening on the wheel, it proved he was going through an internal turmoil.He knew it was another time again where he would get to see his mate. Another time where he would have to put up with her constant act of ignoring him. And that was the reason he wasn’t looking forward to seeing her. He somewhat dreaded it, not bothering even to think it through because there really wasn’t anything for him to think through.He sighed, attempting to take the thought off his mind before looking up. And through the front view window of the vehicle, he could see the lighted building of the main quarters of the packhouse under the starry night. Through the window, he could also s
“Lia, get up,”I heard a slightly excited voice close to my ear, but I couldn’t even tell where it was coming from. However, my best guess would be that the voice belonged to Anya.‘What?’ I grumble wordlessly as I try to turn over on the bed so I could face up, but I was utterly exhausted even to perfect the attempt. Instead, I just stayed put with my body lying sideways. When I realized I hadn’t received a response from Anya since I supposed it was her telling me to wake up, I spoke, this time without the use of the link, “What?”“It’s me, Lia. Get up,”Now I was getting confused as to where the sound was coming from. Was it from my head or not? “Anya?” I say out loud, still trying to get a hang of myself.“Nope, it’s me, Monica,”‘It’s Monica,
“Stupid car. Who made this crap that can’t move any faster?” Garrett complained as he tried to increase the vehicle's speed, only to realize he had gotten to the point where he couldn’t. He looked annoyed, almost agitated too, with his sweaty face steaming like he had gotten himself in a fight not too long ago. The strands of his hair were making way to his eyes as the speed of the car had gotten to a range in which the wind passing through was blowing hard on his face. He was lucky he had left the main human territory already, or he would have been issued a ticket for passing the speed limit. But that wasn’t going to pass him by at the end of the day. ‘You might need to slow down a bit,’ the voice of Derek got into his head, but he tried to pay no attention to his wolf as he could sense the taunting that was laced around the words. Not until Derek said, ‘I wonder why you have to be on such speed so you can get to the packhouse in time,’
Why do I always have to walk in when people are having a conversation? Why do I keep getting myself in the middle of awkward situations like this? Not that this one was too awkward of a problem. I mean, it was just a brother and sister catching up or something. It was only uncomfortable because I decided to walk in when they were in the middle of it.I can’t tell if I should leave or stay. And being that both Garrett and Monica were staring right at me, I had no idea what to do. I should blame most of my attitude because I saw Garrett right there, with no proper way of knowing how I was supposed to feel about him. Guilt mostly overwhelmed me because I had realized already that I was tormenting him for nothing.Uncle was right; the effect of Garrett on me was only increasing after my failed attempt to fight through the so-called bond.“Hey, Lia, you’re here,” Monica speaks, saving us all from the u
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