“Higher,” Azula says to me as she raises her hand higher for me to kick as a target.I don’t know whether this is a flexibility exercise or just torture, but either way, this is hell.“I can’t go any higher!” I complain, but she ignores me.“Higher!” She says in a strong voice, and I try to do as she says even though it is nearly impossible.I have been training for almost an hour with her while Bunny and Zayn lay on the perfectly mowed grass as they watch me in entertainment. They were even brought food by a few guards some minutes ago, so I get to watch them eat while I am starving.My legs are sore and aching. My clothes are drenched in sweat and my heart is racing due to how much I have been exerting myself. I feel like I could pass out any minute now.“I said higher!” Azula tells me in an unforgiving tone. I try to do as she says by kicking higher so I can hit her hand which she is using as the target, but I just end up failing, it’s too high.“Please, I can’t,” I stop so I can
I watch Azula and Zayn chase after Bunny as she storms away pissed. She is so angry but mostly hurt. Imagine being lied to about losing someone that you loved, only to find out that that loved one has been alive the whole time but is being tortured. She could have done something.I finally snap out of my small trance and I follow the small group until we all reach Bunny. “Bunny…” Azula stops her by grabbing her shoulder, causing her to stop moving. They look each other in the eyes and Bunny breaks.“I don’t get it, I don’t get why Zayn had to lie to me for all these years,” She cries and Azula pulls her in for a hug. “Because I wanted to avoid this,” Zayn says. “You would have never been okay with just waiting for the right time to get Hamish back,” He adds. “That’s the thing, Zayn. I get that you are the Demon King, but there are certain things that you do not get to call the shots for. You do not get to make the hard choices that belong to someone else,” Azula tells Zayn, and h
***Zayn Meyer’s POV***“Lara, why don’t you head back to the penthouse? You trained pretty hard; some food, water, and a shower would do you good right now,” I inform Lara, and she agrees by nodding.She looks a bit deep in thought as she looks between Bunny and me. I don’t know if I am making the right choice here. I have decided to trust Lara Zane, a she-wolf. She belongs to the species that literally had my entire family killed. Letting the guardian speak freely in her presence is one thing, but letting her know about Hamish and my plan to rip Harvey Martins’s throat out seems a bit extreme and I really hope I don’t regret it later.“You’re right, I should head back,” She says softly while looking at me.“Sorry again about me hitting you,” She apologizes to Azula.“It’s alright,” The head of my army, Azula, replies as she smiles.“Bye,” She excuses herself and I watch her walk away. Bunny tries to speak but I stop her from doing so. Lara may be a few feet away from us and out of
“Hey, hey!” Bunny and Azula rush over to us. “Zayn…let go of him,” Bunny begs me, and I keep staring into Ashton’s red-colored eye as I crunch his shirt in my fist. Letting him go is the last thing on my mind right now.It takes a lot for my devil face to be revealed, I have to be raging mad for that to happen. This is only a fraction of my transformation. I can fully shift into a hideous and jaw-dropping creature with giant wings like a bat. If my devil face is currently revealed, then that also means the long curved horns that come with it are also on full display for all to see.Everyone is staring at me and Bunny has a look on her face, one that is begging me not to do anything that I would regret later.Although Ashton is pretending to be brave and bold, I can see a hint of fear in his eyes. He clenches his jaw as he breathes heavily. “I’m here to see Lara,” His tone is tense.“Let him go, Zayn. Now…” Bunny says authoritatively, and I do as she says. I unleash his collar from my
The blade is so close to my throat that it would poke my skin if I exhale too hard. My heart is beating out of my chest and I am staring right into the eyes of Bunny as she holds me hostage. She has a hard look on her face that dares me to tempt her into using her weapon. “Wait, wait!” Lara jumps in quickly as she begs Bunny put down her blade. “He is here to see me!” She blurts out and Bunny scoffs as her grip on the weapon tightens.“You’re lying Lara, I can see it all over your face,” She replies as she rolls her eyes.“Please Bunny…” Lara pleads with her. “Just let him go.”“Tell me the goddamn truth!” The blade gently scapes against my Adam’s apple and I feel a sharpness that stings me for a second. I am pretty sure I might be bleeding a bit now.“Okay!” Lara says loudly when she sees the small smear of blood on the blade’s edge. “I am as clueless as you as to why Ashton is here right now, he isn’t supposed to be here for another month.” “Mmhmm,” I manage to mumble as I listen
***Lara Zane’s POV***I am so mad at Ashton right now. It’s anger mixed with disappointment.I used to see him as perfect, as someone that did it all right and did it all by the book. He’s a great leader and his decisions are always wise and full of love, but not this time.Stealing something that could harm thousands of people is not wise or full of love, it’s selfish and full of evil. He has never done something that would hurt our pack, but I guess he’s willing to do something to hurt others as long as it gets him and his dad what they want.“Ashton, get out or I will make a call to Zayn and Bunny right now and explain the true reason why you are here,” I threaten him, and he walks toward me purposely. When I first saw him on the horse with Bunny as I walked out of the building, I thought he was just here to check up on me, and that he didn’t tell me because he wanted to surprise me. I thought it was a cute gesture, and my stupid heart was giddy.But then it clicked, I remembere
“Oh, f*ck me,” Azula says in frustration when Zayn reveals more information. “In Beacon? I thought you didn’t know where it was?” I ask him, and he shares a look with Azula. I’m not offended or surprised that he and Azula may have had a talk about not telling me about finding the Orb, we all know that the only reason it's in danger is because of werewolves; my people.“I really don’t, but where else could it be? My father was the only one that knew where it was and I’m sure he would have wanted it to be close to him. He spent his entire life in Beacon, so it’s most likely that the Orb might be hidden there too,” Zayn explains.He’s not sure, but it’s worth the shot.“We talked about this, Zayn,” Azula begins. “She’s one of them, she could be a spy for all we know.”“First of you, I demand respect for my guest,” He replies to her as he stares at her and I can't help but smile that he’s standing up for me. She nods in response and purses her lips. “And second, we talked about this but
I am standing by the door, blocking Azula from leaving. She is clutching her phone in her hand as she narrows her eyes at me. “Lara, I’m leaving, get out of my way,” She says to me in a firm voice, but makes no attempt to actually do so. Is she afraid of me? The thought alone makes me chuckle. If she thinks that I am going to shift like I did when we were training then that is good news for me; because that means that she is definitely nervous if not scared. Me shifting on the field was unexpected, it was almost like a sneeze; it just happened. I don’t even know if I would be able to do that again, but I am not going to lie, I‘m happy that I was able to shift for the first time in my life, even if I still don’t know how to get back in touch with my wolf.“What are you doing here?” I ask her as I fold my arms on my chest. I may be acting brave but fear swirls in my heart. Azula is a demon and not just an ordinary one. She’s a warlord. The one that trains demons.“You don’t get to as
“Come on, guys. You have Lara and me out here waiting like kids waiting to open up gifts on Christmas morning!” Zayn exclaimed, causing everyone to laugh. The door suddenly opened by itself and my eyes widened mildly. “Did that door just open by itself?” I took a step back, and Ashton and Zoe were amused by my reaction. The door opened wider and a golden retriever jumped out of the car, almost giving me a heart attack. “Gosh!” I exclaimed as I held Zayn’s arm tightly. “I’m not going to lie, I was a bit startled when that dog came out.” Zayn laughed lightly. “So that’s the surprise, huh? A doggie.” Zayn bend down and played with the dog. I had a small fear of dogs. One bit me when I was a kid and since then I have been terrified of them. No matter how cute and cuddly they were, I stayed my distance away from them. The golden retriever kept licking and jumping on Zayn like it had known him for years. “The doggie is a surprise but not for you guys, he’s for the kids.” Ashton
It was Christmas day, the 25th of December. Werewolves were howling in celebration even though it was the sun that was up. Carols were being played and families were together. The air was warm, the sky was crystal blue, and the day was perfect. Where did the Werewolf Territory take the concept of Christmas when we believed in the Moon goddess? We adopted it thousands of years ago when humans once lived amongst us. They celebrated our holidays and so we did the same, as a show of respect. That was when the word Christmas entered the vocabulary of the Werewolf Territory. And since then, we have celebrated the day and passed on the tradition from generation to generation. The Christmas tree in the living room was lit up and gifts were scattered under it. All the kids were up and sat eagerly next to their presents, waiting for us to give them the go-ahead to start opening up them. The air was filled with anticipation and joy. A hot cup of chocolate sat in my hand and Zayn was drinki
My claws immediately sprang forth from underneath my fingernails, and a growl escaped my mouth. “What the hell are you doing here? You should be in prison.” I was on the verge of wolfing out. It was not like I felt threatened by Jacob, but I did not like the fact that he was in our mansion without us even knowing. The kids were literally right across the hall from there. “Please. Please calm down and let me explain,” He begged. He placed the box of chocolate on the kitchen island and took a step toward us.“Not another step, buddy. I won’t hesitate to rip you to pieces.” Zayn threatened him, and he gulped as he nodded. My wolf had not gotten any real action for a while and it was yearning for some. I usually trained in the training room with Zoe and the others almost every Saturday though my wolf wanted more. “Start explaining.” I breathed out a short sigh as I continued to keep my wolf at bay.“Okay. Okay. But first, promise not to kick me out, please?” His eyes were pleading. I
‘You can’t save me, she-wolf.’ The words echoed in my head as I stared into Alex’s sad eyes. He looked convinced that he was beyond saving and that seemed to scare me a bit. He was too sure.“But at least let me try,” I begged him. He scoffed. “What are you even going to do? Bring my wife back?” He rose to his feet. “For now, Lara, just let me try to figure out the journey I’m on emotionally. I will go back to my pack…eventually.” “Okay.” I did not push him. And he did have a point. What was I going to do to save him? I was not a superhero. I did not have special powers. I was just a she-wolf that cared deeply for people.And apparently, that was called a hero mentality; wanting to help everyone to the point where sometimes I didn’t even regard myself. Alex may have said it while he was lashing out but I think he was right: He had been a leader way longer than I had. I may have been queen but that was just a nice coating, deep inside, I was still an omega. “It’s kind of late, I th
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A few seconds of silence filled the home theatre because the cartoon could not play forever, obviously. The projector was now off and the fancy inbuild lights on the ceiling were on. Alex sat next to me and played with his fingers nervously. He looked slightly uncomfortable but a look of determination also could be seen on his face. “For starters, I have two questions.” I began, and he turned his full attention to me. “Shoot.”“First one is what you mean when you said that I have earned the right or privilege to ask you about anything?” I raised one of my eyebrows. He smiled weakly. “Lara, you have become family. You have proven to me that you can be trusted and that you are willing to go through hell to protect my son. Do we have to do the whole ‘I am a blessing’ stuff over again?” He chuckled, and I could not help but laugh lightly. “No, thank you,” I refused as I continued to laugh. “That is why I came back here after I lashed out at you. You did not deserve that; you have be
I sat down next to Alex and the smell of his cologne filled my nose. It was a strong scent but I really liked it though. The black-and-white cartoon playing on the projector was aesthetically pleasing. It reminded me of the past. Not just any past, or mine. But like the 1960s. Weird because I was not even alive at that time but that was the vibe I got from looking at Mickey Mouse doing funny dances while in black-and-white color. “You said you wanted to talk?” Alex smiled weakly as intrigue smeared his facial features. He was wearing a hoodie that looked great on him. If we were not about to talk about serious matters, I would have asked him where he got it. “Yeah, but you go first. What do you want to talk about?” I adjusted myself in my seat and made myself comfortable enough. My attention was trained on him as I awaited him to speak. “You sure?” “Yeah, go ahead.” I encouraged him. I was curious as to what he wanted to talk to me about. But I already knew what I wanted to talk
I crossed my legs and watched Gene and Zayn sip lemonade from the glasses that were brought by the male helper. I was very invested in Gene’s backstory. I wanted to know more. “You have not touched your lemonade, dear,” Gene pointed out and we both glanced at the tall glass that was filled with the yellowy-sugary drink. “Her teeth hurt when she drinks lemonade,” Zayn explained politely, and I smiled involuntarily. He placed his hand over mine on the couch and a warm feeling filled my chest. “Sorry,” I mouthed to Gene but she brushed me off lightly. “Oh, that’s alright. You should have told me.” She crossed her legs too. “Would you like me to send for water?” “No, it’s okay. Don’t trouble yourself.” I played with the tips of my hair. “You said that the Silver Moon pack has unspoken laws?” “Uh, yeah. Laws that have been passed down from generation to generation. It’s not written and posted somewhere but it’s in the hearts of all the inhabitants of Rocky. I learned about those laws
Smiles. Laughter. Joy. A lightness filled the air as Alex got out of the detective’s car. Snow fell from the sky and soon made white patches on his hair. His face was flushed and he had a smile so bright, that it could light up a dark night. The light humming of the car lingered in the air, and detective Stone and her wife got out of the car seconds later with cheerful looks on their faces. Bunny and the others joined us outside and Liam was out of words when his eyes landed on his dad. He glanced at me and his lips parted in disbelief. “Thank you,” He mouthed, and then turned his attention back to Alex. Liam watched his dad approach him and his eyes became glossy as they threatened to spill tears. He kept clenching and unclenching his jaw, and I could tell that he was trying his best to stop himself from crying. When Alex closed the distance between him and his son, they hugged each other tightly, and the scene made me teary. Zayn wrapped his right arm around my torso and pulled