ANDERSI quickly opened my tent and began to run. I knew I was able to hear Zara's howl because of our bond.As I ran toward the neutral grounds, I wondered if Zara was okay. The lycans at my pack's gate had stared at me in surprise when I asked them to open it for me. It wasn't the first time so I did not understand why they were surprised.I knew Zara was strong but I hoped that she was not wounded or in danger. When I got to the neutral grounds, I could not perceive Zara's scent but I knew she was there because the pain I was feeling became stronger.I began to roam the mountains searching for her and I was shocked when I saw her lying face down on a hill but that wasn't the problem. The problem was that there were two werewolves slowly approaching her with their arrows. The more I got closer, the more I saw them clearly. From the way they dressed, I could easily tell that they were from Zara's pack. Was I seeing a movie? Why would werewolves from her pack be aiming their arrows a
ASHTONI hated Zara, but not many warriors in the pack knew about it. She carried her shoulders high and always acted proudly as though she was better than everyone else, just because she was the alpha's daughter.When I learned that she was going to be the next alpha, I was beyond livid. There were more capable warriors so why would the next alpha be a girl? But I could do nothing about it, I was just a warrior and only my best friend knew about my true feelings about Zara. He shared my hatred for her and I loved him very much for it.When I thought it couldn't get any worse, the leader of the warriors, Brandon became smitten with her and began to worship the ground she walked on. He would tell us beforehand to walk out each time Zara was present so they could have some privacy, whereas Zara had no regard for him.She spoke to him as she deemed fit and never cared that he would feel humiliated before his warriors. I could never understand what he saw in her when they were more beauti
ANDERSMy Zara had been through a lot. She was in so much pain and if I had not come when I did, I may have lost her forever.I didn't know what to say or what to do to make her feel better. I held her in my arms as she cried. She had lost her family, her status, and most importantly her home. Now I had to give her a new home, I needed to come up with a plan but what was it going to be?I began to rack my brain for a solution. After thinking for a while, I finally came up with a plan, a dangerous one but the only available option at the moment. I told Zara about it and her eyes widened in fear, not for her life but for mine."I don't want you to suffer as I did," she said.I smiled, "thank you for thinking about what is best for me, Zara but I need you to remember that we are bound together no matter what. I will brave death for a chance to be with you.""It is too risky," she insisted."The hardest thing to find is what is right in front of your eyes," I assured her. "Permit me to ta
ZARAI arrived at Ander's pack, my heart thumping loudly. He had come up with a plan; all I had to do was make less contact with people and no one would figure out that I was a werewolf.Yes, I looked a little bit different because most of the lycans were bigger when compared to werewolves, however, there were still lycans who looked like me in terms of body size.Anders held my hand as we walked toward his alpha's house. It was already dawn and both Anders and I had barely gotten any sleep.My heart was in my mouth. I was in enemy territory but if all went well and the sun smiled at us, someday, I will be the luna of this pack. I never thought a day would come in my life when I would be in a position such as this but I had confidence in Anders. I knew I was safe with him. He would protect me no matter what happened.He took me to the alpha's house and the latter was surprised when he saw me. He seemed to have so much respect for Anders and that made me feel at ease.We both greeted t
ZARAWhen we got into his tent, Anders locked the door. He showed me his bathroom and I went in there to freshen up. He waited for me until I came out and sat on the bed before going into the bathroom, not that I would have minded if he choose to join me. Perhaps, he did not want to make me uncomfortable.He came out of the bathroom, looking fresh and more handsome. My cheeks blushed as I knew that we finally had all the privacy we had been craving.Anders stood and smiled in embarrassment as he said, "I'm sorry, Ruby. I know you are used to living in luxury as the alpha's daughter. I never wanted an actual house actually. I preferred living in a tent because it made things easier for me. Back then, I didn't know that I would someday have someone as special as you in my life.""I am fine," I replied. "I don't mind where I stay, Anders, as long as I'm with you."Anders stared at me for a while and finally walked to the door, "please wait here for me, Ruby. I will be back shortly."I no
BRANDONI paced up and down in anger. How could Zara slip off my fingers when I practically had her at my mercy? And these good-for-nothing warriors had the effrontery to come back without her. I knew some of them were secretly loyal to her and did not give the search their all, and it infuriated me even more.I stared at the injury on the back of my hand. I was fortunate that I still had a little of the antidote left. Going all the way to the waterfalls to get it would have taken more than a week. I would not have been able to make the journey alone in my weak state and neither would I have been able to take the warriors with me because that would have left our pack without defense.The last time I went there, Zara had accompanied me. We had fought off a few lycans on our way and when we eventually arrived, the werewolves guarding the plant only let us go with two leaves because the plant only grew inside that particular cave and produced very few leaves.Different werewolf packs sen
RILEYI sat in my room thinking about what to do. After putting in so much effort to make Anders mine, how could that Ruby come out from nowhere and take him from me? Mate my foot! I could not accept this, no I could not give up on Anders.I had invested so much time on Anders and borne all his insults quietly. Everyone in our pack showed me respect and no one talked to me as rudely as he did but I put up with it because I believed he was eventually going to make me his luna and now Ruby?The first idea I had was to use my father, the alpha. His authority was the highest and as such if he wanted, he could forbid Anders and Ruby from being together. He had a soft spot for me and I knew that emotional blackmail was the best so I began to cry and went to meet him."What happened to you?" He asked when he saw me crying.I cried even more, "father, you know better than anyone else how much I love Anders, how can you let him be with that poor lycan? I feel like taking my life. I want Anders
ANDERSI knew Riley was a snake but I did not expect her to bite so soon. The plan of sending the omega to spy on us was proof that we needed to be more cautious than ever. Now wasn't the time for Zara to be sympathetic toward anyone. She should be focused on protecting our secret.I stared at her as I said, "I couldn't care less about anyone else, Ruby and you shouldn't either. If anyone knows that you're the alpha's daughter, once they somehow get more information about you, they can connect the dots.Anyone could have heard what you said so henceforth, never say anything about yourself in public unless you know it's a lie. That is the best way to protect ourselves."Zara sighed, "I'm so sorry, Anders. I guess I lost it when I saw how Riley was treating that omega. I just can't close my eyes and watch injustice happen right in front of me. I always did something about it when I had the power but I seem to have forgotten that things are different now."I placed my hands on her should