"My Lady, I think you should start the meeting. All the heads of the families were already present. The elders were already completed upon checking the list as well." Lucas, dad's right-hand man, muttered closer to my ears. Lucas was an omega but dad had already given him a huge obligation to the pack. Dad believed in him. And that left me no choice but to trust him with what he can and cannot do. "Please survey the perimeter, Mr Lucas. Always keep an eye when someone felt suspicious, all right?" My wolf muttered back before I moved out of my seat. Right after Lucas left the center table, I deliberately laid my gaze throughout the oval where in front of me was supposed to be a hundred-meter open space. But with the numbers being present at the meeting, my wolf could not believe I could barely see the green grass on the ground. Though my wolf cannot scan their faces one by one, I trusted all our security guards to properly do their job. Before the meeting started,
"So, who wants to go next?" I added before letting go of the omega's heart to the ground. "For those who still doubt my leadership, the door of the mansion is open for you to back out. But don't you dare seek my help if something bad will happen to you on your way home." Lucas and the wolves who held the omega's body also let go of their hands and bowed before me to extend their full support. Mum also followed. Little by little, the thousands of wolves in front of me occupy the entire oval bowed before me. After a few minutes of deafening silence, I ordered everyone to get back to their seats as I still have a few things to discuss, especially the punishment when proven caught a traitor to the pack. As the new alpha of the pack, I announced upfront that the crime is punishable by death. And as for Uncle Robin, I also announced a shoot-to-kill order with a million-dollar price on his head to make sure everyone will have something to look forward to. At first, none of th
As expected, my wolf could not depend on mum's reasonable and realistic response these days. As far as my wolf could sense, mum was even more furious at me for having an emergency meeting behind her back. Not to mention I did not seek her help when terrible happened during the meeting. My wolf acted as to what seemed fit for me as the new alpha. Undeniably, my wolf was more considering Jasper and Joshua's piece of advice about me being the alpha instead of mum's. They advised me the same thing. To follow what my heart and soul tell me. So, I replied to Joshua's message instead of asking further questions from mum. My wolf instinct was telling me that she will slap me again if I'm gonna bother her solemn reading of dad's company lists. "I kinda experienced that earlier. Does it have to do with it?" "What do you mean?" Joshua asked back. "Well, earlier today, I went to Jasper's place to apologize after what happened back at the port. By the way, he got arrested by the cops. Good t
Mum's expression earlier got differed from what she was displaying at the moment as we descended the stairs of the plane. She was supposed to be furious and annoyed earlier but it altered to worries and fears which confused me the most. My wolf also sensed that she knew something about the case that happened to me earlier. Something big is coming. What does Joshua mean by that? And why does mum afraid of that? Meanwhile, as soon as we passed the arrival area at the airport, I shortly scanned my phone to check if Joshua responded to my last question. Unfortunately, I got nothing anymore. Because mum's feelings were already alarming to my wolf, I did not bother her anymore. Instead, I reach out to our contact person who will pick up and will deliver us to our family-owned hotel in Germany. After the call ended, I immediately dialled Joshua's digits. Sadly, the phone was already out of reach. Even while we settled in the car, I kept reaching Joshua's digits. This time
As soon as I stepped into the white granules of the seashore, my wolf immediately felt the huge difference between Germany and the island where Joshua and his family are residing in. Compared to the island, their white sands were relaxing on my foot. Every time those tiny dots on the sands made contact with my foot, there was this unexplained energy that helps my exhausted body rejuvenate and cleared up my restless mind. Aside from that, the cold air coming from the wide blue ocean was refreshing. The feeling when the cold wind smashed onto your face was truly refreshing. The entire place was uncivilized and untouched, and what was more enticing about the island was the absence of pollution. In Germany, my wolf could smell those smoke and fogs all over the place. The different sounds of the streets were completely deafening. Their water was colored black and grey. The island has only deep clear blue. Even if Joshua was way far beyond the knowledge of the world, his
A few minutes later, my wolf stepped foot inside my hotel room with a restless mind. Mum and I were supposed to be on a business trip to make sure everything is going to be fine before the classes start. The last thing my wolf and I would do is to make everything worse. But with how irresponsible a daughter I am, mum would be more furious at me, as expected, once the news about those men my claws helplessly murdered reached her senses. But what am I supposed to do? Hire an assassin to finish the job? What information am I going to tell the assassin if I have to get one? Because of extreme frustrations, I grabbed my phone and dialed Jasper's digits. After a few attempts, my calls kept directed to the mailbox. When I studied the time on the screen of the phone, it was already a quarter to dawn. Perhaps Jasper was already snoring or was having a night party with his friends which is why he could not answer at least one of fifteen missed calls. The next digit I hopeles
"Ms. Fisher, are you even aware of the terrible incident that happened last night?" Based on my quick observations, the man asking might be the interrogator of the case. Aside from that, he is not wearing the police uniform, he was carrying a few documents with them like he knows what he is doing. And from what I have observed, those were photos of those three men I murdered. "Yes. I am fully aware of what happened last night. In fact, the incident was still fresh in my memories." I said back. "May we know what are you doing by the beach at that very late aside from getting some fresh air? I mean... You could have some fresh air in some places. Why in that particular place?" So, it happens that my answer to that inquiry was because I sent a letter in a bottle to the ocean, thinking it might reach the right person and address. If I'm gonna tell them that, no one believes me either. They will only think of me as a lunatic crazy woman. "I go for a midnight swimming."
"Me? Free to go?" Even pointed a finger right through my face to make it clear to the wolf police officer. "May I know how?" "Yes, my Lady. Someone already bailed you out." He said back before he unlocked those handcuffs on my hands. "Does this someone have a name?" But my wolf already expected who bailed me out. I'm just buying time to study the police officer's aura since he was the first cop I've ever known who is a wolf. Being a police officer always required a high level of patience and perseverance. The risk of getting caught or risking his deepest secret is always on top of his tip. "Well. Based on my quick observation, it seems that this woman is either your sister or a mum considering you both have identical faces." He broke a smile at me right after pulling the door open. I don't know if my wolf and human sides should be pleased or furious at mum after interrupting the case. The worst part was that even if it wasn't proven that I'm guilty yet, he already bailed me out.
"Do you believe in what the news is saying? That's completely ridiculous, right?" The cab driver broke the bridge of silence between us in the car. "I mean... There were a lot of problems Chicago was facing these days - heavy traffic, death rates, and poverty. It's not that I am against their plan of eliminating those monsters, but, I've heard no such thing as werewolves." I dont know if I should be pleased or not with what the cab driver told me. He sounded like monsters such as werewolves are not the main problem to society but the government itself. However, the government was right. We are monsters. "... Now, we have on the other line of the phone, the man behind the list. And he wants the public to address him as the Benefactor of this werewolf hunting trip. However, his safety is our main concern. So, we secure his basic information such as name, address, and contact number." added the reporter on the news. "People of the United States. Recently, we, the people o
"Josh, wait up!" Nathaniel whispered as he removed his clothes and shifted into a big bad wolf before he jumped over the fence and followed me. As soon as we heard the sounds of the gunshots, I bumped my body into the door by force, especially when it was locked. When we got the chance to see the image of the house, a flood of fresh drops of blood greeted us. The worst part is that I could barely sense anyone's presence in the house anymore aside from the body lying on the floor with an axe dug in straight to the woman's heart. "We're late," I muttered to myself with much regret that pinched the deepest part of my conscience. I could barely sense the woman's breathing anymore. Neither was her heartbeat. "She's dead." Nathaniel roamed around shortly, checking every corner of the house. We sensed the murderer's scent ten seconds ago but it disappeared like thin air all of a sudden before we could get in. But the house was already deserted. So, he went back to the
{Joshua's POV} "Baby, always remember what I told you, okay?" I muttered to Justine as soon as we stepped foot in front of his classroom. Undeniably, an entire part of me was feeling skeptical of the idea that he will go to class despite the situation he was in. Justine doesn't know yet that someone has put a price on his head amounting to four million dollars. I mean, my little brother was just a grade-schooler. He hurts no one and barely knows about Chicago werewolves. He doesn't deserve to be part of this nonsense and unreasonable dilemma. I don't want him to worry about his life either. All I want for him is to continue his study to have a better future similar to most humans. "That I should reach out to you or Lady Nathalie in case of emergency? Are we in danger, brother Josh? I heard you guys back in Lady Nathalie's place talking about werewolves who are in danger. Are we included in the list?" Justine asked back. And he's started to worry. "No, we're not
And I know he somehow noticed our surprised expressions, especially his brother, Justine. He cared for his brother very much. His little decision, whatever it is, also matters to Joshua. "My entire week is available. But once the clinic gets back its operation, I'm gonna focus my undivided attention so Justine and I could save enough to get back to the island." Joshua said back, trying to ease off Justine's awful expression. "But I thought we are going to stay with Lady Nathalie, brother Josh. Does that mean you're lying to me?" Justine said back in an unhappy tone. My brain was frozen for a few seconds. They only have each other's back if Joshua will insist on ignoring my help. Breaking them apart would be the last thing I would do. So, I tried digging into my brain about how to convince Joshua to stay in Chicago instead of going back to the island knowing they are no longer welcome to live there as her mama told us. That's why she willingly entrusted her two sons
Every one of us, including Justine, exchanged glances, trying to read each other's minds to know which side of the choice we are on. But no matter which side Joshua chooses, I will forever be supporting him. "Then, we'll help them. But, for the record, this is not an assurance that we could protect all of them," had to point that out. I don't Joshua would blame not just me when things go south. My family may be that wealthy enough to have billions of dollars in my bank accounts but I'm not desperate enough to kill the wolves, including our pack members. What good could I get about that? Let alone paying millions of dollars to eliminate thousands of them. "Besides, we still don't know who's madman is behind all these. Putting millions of dollars in our heads requires a massive amount of money in their bank accounts." "So, does this mean my head was priced at a hundred million dollars? 'Cause that was the figure written parallel to my name." Joshua's confrontation ma
Despite Joshua's weakened wolf, he still has the strength to punch Nathaniel in the face. His rage exploded like a volcanic eruption. Aside from that his explosion was extremely hot, no one would dare block his way unless you were ready to get a punch from him too. "Wait... You told him?" Could not help but lush out my frustration to Nathaniel instead of taking his side. I pushed him by force when I could not believe he preceded me even if he knows there was no slight chance between us. And I thought of our sex as a huge mistake driven by the call of alcohol in our systems. "No. I didn't. But I thought you already told him since you heard it yourself, he was referring to our..." Nathaniel cut off his words before making things worse. "No. I haven't told him yet, you idiot. That was already part of my plan, but not now when all our lives are in great danger including the kid. I'm afraid my name was already included on the list." "What list are you talking about?" Jo
"Rescue was on their way, Nathalie. Please hold until we reached the road you're in, okay?" Those were the last words coming from Nathaniel from the other line of the phone before the call got ended. "Okay. Thank you so much, Mr Nathaniel. But, please, come quick. Brother Josh started not to look good." Justine's words made me stealth a glimpse at the rearview mirror and found out indeed, his brother doesn't look good. The colour of his skin started losing its normal glow and was soaked in profuse sweat. I could barely hear his heartbeat either. Neither was his breathing. "Joshua, can you talk? How are you feeling?" I asked and stayed focused on driving the car to avoid getting hit by those arrows and axes as much as possible. "Lady Nathalie, please, help Brother Josh. He's not breathing anymore." Justine's voice even increased my worries and fears, especially when Joshua is not responding to my inquiries. Justine suddenly screamed when Joshua's half of his bod
"Young man, is she your girlfriend?" the cab driver asked. "Are you dumping that kind of woman? Are you kidding me?" "First of all, she's someone's girlfriend. Next to that, I'm not talking to her. So, please, tell her that she needs to move away if she doesn't want to get hit by the car." Joshua said back. "You heard the man, Miss gorgeous. So, please, I'm not gonna say it again. There are a few cab drivers and passengers at the back who are more furious than you are. If I'm not gonna move away, they will put the blame me." Indeed there were a few cab drivers who just hopped out of their respective cars and some continued beeping their horns, making the entire waiting area into chaos. "I'm so sorry, Josh. What you see back there is not what you think it is. I tried to explain to you the reason but you were gone already. But, please, give me a chance to hear my reason. If you don't want to believe me afterwards, then I'm letting you go." "Hey, you? Will you mov
Nevertheless, the only face I see was Nathaniel who was heading in my direction, somewhat bothered. "Nathalie, you need to get back to the unit. Now. The guests are staring at you." "It's all your fucking fault he left." I made sure most guests on the ground floor heard it to make sure their sharp eyes were pointed at him. Then, I rushed back to the elevator and ascended to my unit alone. In a few minutes, Nathaniel followed with a blushing face and sharp eyes. He slid to the fridge and gulped a bottle of water in one go but I could sense the anger that was bothering him. "You know what, Nathalie? If you fucking want to blame it on me. Better say it in front of my face, not in front of the other people. And don't forget, it's also your fault since you've done nothing to make things right. Grow up." Nathaniel let go of the empty bottle of water and threw it into the trash bin. Then, he slid to the couch and switched on the television. And I just stood in front of