MAISIEPanic and fear washed over me as my legs gave way, causing me to land on the chair next to me. It felt like my worst nightmare had come true and there was nothing I could do to wake up from this dreadful dream. It wasn't that I had any prejudice against them, but everyone knew the myths surrounding them. There were three states most wolves possessed; Normal, Rogue, and Savage. Rogue wolves had extraordinary abilities more than the normal ones due to their wild and unrestrained nature. They were extremely lethal and had little human consciousness which made them greatly feared. Although most wolves entered rogue states due to traumatic events, there were rare events of people born into that state like the wolves of the Dark Edge pack located in the Southern region of the Great Landmark. As for the savage wolves, those were immediately hunted down and killed since that only meant they had completely turned into beasts. As far as I knew, the only savage wolf presently alive was K
MAISIEThe next morning, I panicked when I realized that my son was not by my side when I woke up. I searched everywhere for him but he was nowhere to be seen so I started calling for my mate.“Zayn?” Fear surged within me, threatening to drown my sanity but I clung to it with great desperation. “Zayn? Alexei?”I was almost through the kitchen back door when I collided with a solid chest. The sudden impact almost sent me sprawling backward, but a strong hand reached out and pulled me back, resting on my waist to steady me."Maisie?" My mate's brow furrowed as he looked at me. "What's wrong?"Tears welled up in my eyes as I pointed towards the room. "I can't find Alexei. He wasn't by my side when I woke up."Zayn's body tensed at my words, and he gently shifted me aside to go and look for our son. He sniffed the air to catch his scent and began to track it down. I followed him closely behind as he navigated his way down the hallway until he stopped in front of his bedroom. My eyebrow
MAISIEThe room was enveloped in a heavy silence, broken only by the thundering rhythm of my own heartbeat as I awaited my mate's response. Despite my anticipation, he chose to remain silent, leaving me to grapple with a sense of unease that seemed to permeate the very air around us. My psychic instincts were heightened, on alert for any flicker of connection through our bond, but there was no hint of cooperation from him.The impact of his stoic silence reverberated beyond my own emotions, drawing the attention of my son who cautiously peered out from behind the curtains. I could see a mix of uncertainty and frustration in his eyes as he took in the tense scene between us. In that charged moment, unspoken tensions hung in the air, casting a heavy shadow over the room.“I just knew it!” My son's disappointed voice reached me after some seconds. “I knew you were ly-”“Your mother is telling the truth, Alexei,” Zayn finally admitted. My body nearly deflated from relief when I saw the r
MAISIE When I met my mate again, he lifted his head with a frown as I barely halted with little balance. I pointed toward the house by my side before telling him with short breaths. “Your elders...”"Where are they?” Zayn shot up from his seat without hearing the rest of my words and dashed inside the house. He instructed me, “Stay with Alexei, I will be right back.”I stayed by Alexei's side, encouraging him as time went by but my curiosity increased each time I cast a look back at the house. I couldn't help but wonder what they were talking so quietly about until I remembered that Zayn's house had soundproof walls designed to impede werewolves's hearing. After a while, I couldn't suppress the feeling anymore so I stood up and told my son, “Hey, could you wait here for Mommy? I need to get my sunshades.”“Mommy, please don't leave me...” my son pleaded. I noticed his eyes were glued to the water around him so I kinda felt bad for leaving him. “Don't be scared, baby. I will be back
MAISIE I still couldn't believe I was getting married. As time went on, I found my hopes waning as he started avoiding me. But a part of me, like a loyal wolf, clung to the belief that he would fulfill his promise. He was known for always keeping his word and owning up to his actions, no matter what. Perhaps he simply didn't care about others' opinions and only did what suited him because he answered no one but himself.Initially, I tried not to dwell on it, but it became apparent that I wasn't the only one noticing his distant behavior towards me. One day, even my son remarked on it during dinner."Mommy, why don't you and Daddy sleep in the same room?" My eyes widened as I nearly choked on my food, shocked by his unexpected observation. "Huh?”“My schoolmates said their parents sleep in the same room,” He remarked, "So why don't you two sleep in the same room? Are you two fighting?”“N-No, baby!” I immediately denied it, sending a look for help to Zayn who was calmly cutting his
ZAYNI don't even know what I said wrong. Maisie kept crying all through the night when she thought I was sleeping. It broke my wolf to see her that way but some rules needed to be set in place or else, things could get out of control quickly. I mean, I almost pounced on her when I saw her on my bed the first time I entered the room and she was wearing nothing but a fucking T-shirt and shorts. I couldn't resist her - she was my biggest temptation in human form. I found myself unable to control my feelings for her, even though I knew I still had emotions for her. That's why I agreed to marry her, despite it being for the sake of my son. This made me realize that I needed to guard my heart more fiercely than ever.The next morning, Maisie avoided me all morning even though she managed to keep pretenses up in front of Alexei. Her little attempts to act brave did not escape my notice so I quickly ate my breakfast and decided to leave as soon as possible. She only lifted her head once to
MAISIEAfter what happened that night, I had been doing my best not to fall for Zayn's tricks again even though he was doing a pretty good job acting as a loving mate in front of my child and pack. I have no idea what he did to make them accept me but almost everyone had returned to their friendly attitudes once more. Well everyone, except Odessa and Evelyn. Those two had feigned their illness just to avoid attending the women's meeting and I didn't blame them, to be honest. Pack hierarchy was a very fragile social structure and it was very hard to adjust to sudden changes most of the time so I could just imagine how Odessa felt at the moment. I was also having a very difficult time performing the duties assigned to me as the future Luna of the pack. Which was pretty strange since I was the former Luna of the Moon Stone pack but I have never handled things like this on a large scale before. All my knowledge seemed somewhat inefficient and I found myself asking more questions than I
MAISIEThe ride to our son's school was quiet and filled with tension. I used to love looking at the passing trees and streets with the car windows down, to feel the calming breeze but it seemed that it had lost its potency today. I couldn't wait to get out of this car and never ride it again as long as my mate sat in it but that was impossible. Because we had both promised Alexei that we would pick from school together every day. Zayn shot me a glance before turning his attention back to the road. He couldn't resist needling me as usual. "You need to drop the frown, Maisie, if you want to keep pretending in front of our son," he said.I rolled my eyes and retorted, "You don't have to make such an effort for him. Especially not for someone you don't believe is your son."Zayn's voice took on a growl. "Alexei is my son.""Then why don't you want to have the paternity test? Do you want the rest of the pack to keep doubting him because of your pride?”When Zayn remained silent, it was