AMIRAI ran the rest way home, throwing my plans to take a walk into the bin after what happened. Ever since I discovered that I could manipulate people into doing what I wanted at the age of 10, I’ve never used it again.And no, that is not the reason why I was able to get Soren to calm down. I had never used my powers on him or anyone else and I planned to never use it because I hated to control people into doing what I wanted.I discovered my powers when I was playing with another pup from the pack. Dad took me to the park to play when the boy had taken my doll. I got angry and commanded him to give it to me.I remember being so scared at how lifeless he looked when he handed the doll over and walked to his mother.Dad had been the only one to see the entire thing. He had picked me up and held me in his arms as he ran home, locked us in the room and warned me never to tell anyone about what I could do if I didn’t want the alpha to kill the both of us.Ever since that time, I had ne
SOREN“That’s amazing, Soren. You’ve cleared the stage alone and can now proceed to level 3 difficulty solo rescue mission” Elris announced once I reached the final point of the stage.I was panting with sweat dripping down my hair down to my waist. The level I had just cleared was almost impossible to do alone and in human form but I had so much anger in me lately to be let out and I channeled it into the level and managed to clear it.I found myself getting angry very easily these past few days. I knew I always had bad anger issues but recently, the littlest things were pissing me off and I was getting more worried with my birthday drawing close.Now, I kept pondering about what Ruelle said about something big happening on my birthday. I wondered if it would be me doing harm to my pack and friends.“Soren!” Amira gasped in surprise when I turned to see her stepping into the simulation room with a shocked look on her face.She glanced at the ceiling where the level was displayed with
AMIRAI walked out of Sparta without another word to Soren because I felt like if I had talked at that point, I would have said something I would regret and I didn’t want that.The hurt look on Soren’s face was stuck in my head but there was nothing I could do to prevent him getting hurt. It was either walking away or saying harsh words and I would always choose the former.I was embarrassed and frustrated at myself and my performance in Sparta. It was my lowest score ever and I knew it was because I had been distracted.No matter how I tried to avoid it, I kept visiting the night where I had carelessly used my powers and almost put my family in danger because of it.I had told myself a million and one times that I did the right thing but my father’s explanations kept coming to my head and I hated that now he sounded more logical and correct.It would have been easy for me to handle those drunk men without using my powers. I had travelled past my angry stage and now I felt guilty and
AMIRAIt was barely one hour into the date and I already felt like I could be somewhere else instead of here. I wanted to go home.It was stupid of me to think that I could sit for goddess knows how long and watch Ivannah rub herself all over Soren while he sat there with his wandering thoughts, not giving a care about what she was doing.“Is he okay?” Koa whispered to me while he nudged his head at Soren who was sitting opposite us with Ivannah wrapped around his hand as she talked his ears off about a topic, I had no knowledge of.“I don’t know. He wouldn’t talk to me” I told him with a worried sigh as I glanced at Soren again.Koa turned his attention to Ivannah who called his name and they began to talk. I turned my attention back to Soren.“Hey” I called through our private min link and his eyes snapped to me “You’ve been distracted all evening. Are you okay?”Soren smiled, his eyes lighting up for the first time that night and pride bloomed in my chest that I was able to make hi
SOREN“Soren, your father calls for you” a pack member nudged me softly, drawing me out of my head.That was all I seemed to be able to do lately. The worries had piled up to the extent that I spent days thinking about everything but finding no answers.“Thank you, Jom. I’ll go and see him now” I told the young wolf who nodded before he scurried off.I got on my feet to go to my father knowing that if I lingered, I may forget about it when my thoughts invaded my reality again.My father was in his office and I knocked twice when I arrived to inform him that I was here.“Come in, Soren” He called from behind the door and I opened it and stepped into the office that would become mine when I took over the pack.“You called for me?” I asked, taking the seat, he gestured to with a frown on my face. I didn’t like meeting with my father because the majority of the time when he called for me, it was never good.“Yes. There is something urgent I must talk to you about” He finally lifted his hea
AMIRA“Are you ready, children?” Inara asked, her white hair and white eyes glowing under the moon.“Yes” We chorused.I was nervous and I was certain I wasn’t the only one who shared that feeling. This was the first time we were going to cross realms and we were going alone.Inara, the pack seer was going to cast a spell to open a portal that would take us to the human world. Apart from being a seer, she could also cast some spells.I guess you could say that Inara could be likened to a witch except witches had no wolf but she does and she was more powerful that the average witch.Inara closed her eyes and began to chant in a strange language we couldn’t understand. We were doing this in front of Inara’s hut since she didn’t like to venture far from it.A small portal appeared before us. I looked inside but there was nothing in it. It made me wonder if we were being transported to the dark forest directly.“The portal would remain open for the next three hours so you have to do whate
AMIRA “The simulations here are crazy. It’s hard to tell that it’s simulated” Rune commented as we walked deeper into the forest and I shared his thoughts as well. If we hadn’t come through a door, I would not have been able to tell this place had been created. The similarities to real life was way better than what we had back at home. The creepy dark aura of the forest made chill travel down my spine with each noise and creak it produced. “Watch out, Rune” Koa caught him before he could trip over a branch that was laying on the floor “The forest might be simulated but the creatures in here aren’t so keep quiet and listen. We can’t let our guard down. We can get hurt here” “What crawled up your pants and died there?” Rune grumbled and ducked with a chuckle when Koa tried to smack him. “Can you both leave your bickering till later and let’s communicate through the mind link so we can hear our surroundings better.” Soren scolded and they straightened. We continued our journey
SOREN“I’m beginning to doubt the scientist guy and his statement about dangerous creatures in here. We’ve been walking for a while and yet to come across any. And how big is this place? We’ve been walking for a while but we haven’t seen Ami nor seen what we are looking for” Rune complained in the mind link.I was still pissed at him for causing the landslide with his carelessness but I was keeping it to myself because I knew I might lose control here and it wouldn’t be good for us so I chose to ignore him.“Just focus before you cause an earthquake this time” Koa warned, having an annoyed look on his face that Rune noticed which made him shut up.“Ami? How are you guys?” I asked her through the mind link because I was filled with worry. I couldn’t think clearly and all I wanted to know was where she was and if she was safe.“I’m safe” she replied after some minutes and I let out a relieved sigh “You?”“We are okay. We haven’t seen anything yet” I said with a sigh.I was just as tired
AMIRA“Talk?” Dad asked with a confused expression “about what?”I felt a tiny tug at the helm of my shirt before I could answer and I looked down to see Ezra with wide teary eyes staring up at me. “Ez?” I bent down so I was at eye level and wiped his cheeks “why are you crying, baby?”“Why did Daddy leave? Is he angry with me?” His trembling voice broke my heart and I pulled him into a tight hug.“No, baby” I peppered multiple on both side of his face “Daddy isn’t mad at you”“then why did he leave? I want to go with him” fresh waves of tears appeared again. My heart clenched painfully in my chest. There was no doubt that Ezra had gotten attached Soren. I wanted to be happy that Ezra found it so easy to bond with Soren just barely two days after they met but at the same time it hurt me that he would not be able to spend much time with his father since I planned to leave the pack when Elias had recovered. “ did you spend all the time when I was gone with your father?” I asked and
AMIRAI stepped out of the portal into the house. Thankfully, the portal brought us back to where we had left from.“The house is quiet. Are they at the pack house?” Koa asked as he stepped out after me.“No, they are still here. I smell them. They should be at the back” Koa followed me to the garden.As soon as I stepped through the back door, familiar delighted gasps reached my ears.“Mummy” Ezra squealed with wide eyes when he saw me. His small feet pattered across the floor as he raced towards me with his small arms outstretched.I bent down and picked him up as soon as he reached me. I missed him so much. I had never stayed away from them for this long. I peppered kisses all over his face and was rewarded with excited giggles as he tried to push me away playfully.“I missed you, Ez. So so much” I leaned back to study his face.“Me too, but I had so much fun playing with Daddy and Grandpa. Did you bring the medicine for Elias? Will he be fine now?”Amira softened, brushing his cur
IVANNAHI stared at the door with a new kind of numbness and hurt. I could feel everything I had ever worked for slip away from my fingers like water; it was terrifying. I lifted my hand to pound the door down. How dare Soren do this to me?I suffered years of humiliation and insults to remain by his side, as the Luna of the pack and he runs to Amira as soon as she returns. What happened to the years of hatred he harboured for that bitch?My hand fell back lifelessly against my sides. There was no use knocking. The result would only be as cold-hearted as the one I had just received, if not more.“Mum will know what to do” I whispered to myself before I turned away from the door.I ignored the sneers and looks of curiosity as my legs hurried me towards my mother. My breaths were uneven and ragged as I picked up the pace, almost in a sprint as my desperation rose.Mom had moved into the pack house after she had a nasty fight with Dad after Amira left. Dad was hell-bent on finding her ba
SORENI held Ezra to my chest as I walked around the room. He had fallen asleep in my arms, and I was reluctant to put him down. I pressed a kiss to his curls as his heartbeat matched mine. It was peaceful and calm.I felt warm holding him to my chest and I would stay like this forever if I could. His tiny hand clutched my shirt tightly and I told myself he held me like that because he trusted me and didn’t want me to leave.Noah had something to do in town, so he left me to watch over the kids. Meridia had come over earlier to check on Elias and make sure that the venom was not spreading fast and left me with a vial to always give him a drop every hour.A knock at the door interrupted my moment with Ezra. I took a whiff off the air and my eyes narrowed when I smelt Ivannah. What was she doing here?I took Ezra back inside and lay him down beside his brother. I kissed the both of them on their foreheads before walking out of the room and shutting the door behind me.When I approached
IVANNAHTheir eyes followed me as soon as I stepped into the pack house, and I scoffed at their hatred. If they thought those malicious looks would ruffle me, then they had another thing coming.Whether they liked it or not, I was Luna and Amira was gone. It was a reality they would have to live whether they liked it or not.“I don’t know how she manages to keep her head high when Soren can’t stand her,” one of the pack members whispered to her friend, who also had a glare on her face as she eyed me.“She is so shameless. Soren will always be Amira’s whether she likes it or not”A glare from me had them scurrying away and soon the hallway before me was empty.Amira.As much as I loved to pretend that I won, I didn’t. That bitch was still everywhere and the pack members would not shut up about her. The comparison affected me more than I would like to admit and I hated it.I pushed my thoughts to the back of my head as I made my way to Soren’s office. I was getting frustrated each day a
SORENIt’s been a day since they left and I hated that I was worried about her. Ever since they called about the attack and went in search of the man Inara had told them about, they were yet to call back with any more details.I had been in Noah’s house since they left, not bothering to go back to the pack house or my home. Why would I? When my kids were here?The thought caused me to look at the sleeping child in my arms. Elias's small chest rose and fell as though he was having a peaceful slumber, but I knew better. Meridia suggested that I hold him as much as I could. He may not know me as his father yet but his body would recognise our bond and my touch would be as useful as any medicine they could give to help him.I was still struggling to wrap my head around it but I was not stupid to keep doubting it. They were mine without a doubt. I felt so many emotions at once whenever I looked at the frail boy in my arms. Guilt. Regret. Shame. Anger. A deep ache for all the developmen
AUTHOR’S POVThe air cackled with magic and flame in Curtis’s dimly lit bedroom. The room was dark, with light only provided by the flame from the fireplace. Curtis sat motionless in the dark corner, eyes hard as he tapped on the armrest, a slow, rhythmic and deliberate sound that echoed throughout the empty room.His eyes glowed golden, his legs bouncing slowly with anticipation as he waited.“My patience is wearing thin” He growled to his wolf, Zel. “Patience, Curtis” Zel warned with the ever dark tone he always spoke with “Haste has never gotten us what we want” He was about to argue when the air shifted. Then, as though the shadows had been torn opened, a portal shimmered in the dark, lighting up the room.Curtis didn’t move. He simply remained seated and watched as a hooded figure stepped through the portal, into the room. The portal disappeared and the room went back to its original dark state. The figure knelt in front of Curtis, head lowered in both fear and respect.“You
AMIRA Was this man insane? Could he hear the rubbish he was spewing from his mouth? A mate bond, developed in the lab? “Can you hear yourself? How is it possible to create a mate bond? It’s not” I yelled and stumbled away from him. There was no way I was going to believe this bullshit of a story. “It sounds unbelievable but it is true. Your father can testify. I was there when it happened. We had been researching for a way to make it happen for years and we didn’t even think it was going to be possible” “I don’t believe you” I shook my head violently “The moon goddess…she gave me and Soren our bond. It couldn’t have been all a lie. It wasn’t …” My words faltered as I struggled for more words to hold on to. The man just shook his head, pity and understanding that I didn’t want to see evident on his face “I know it’s difficult to accept but the bond was not something the moon goddess granted. It was something your father created” My stomach twisted in nausea. I didn’t want to beli
AMIRAI took a step back, eyeing the man like he had gone mad because there was no way he would have uttered such a word if he was sane.“What did you just say? What experiment?” My voice shook with belief. What kind of psycho had Inara made us come to?“You are the child from the lab. The one we thought died in the fire” He repeats with a definite voice, his eyes hard and determined on the stupid words he was spurting.Fire? Died? Now, I was certain this man must be on something because I had never been associated with any fire incidents since I had been born.I shook my head in denial “You must be mistaking me for someone else. I have never been in a lab and I certainly don’t remember anything about a fire” I chuckled nervously and glanced at Koa who was looking at the man as though he had grown two heads.The man glanced at Koa who was already outside the house “You. Wait here”And with that, he slammed the door close, grabbed my hand and pulled me deeper into the house.“What are