EBONY'S POV:I didn’t tell her anything about Frederick’s plan. There was a reason for that. Mainly because I wanted her to stay on guard against all possibilities. I knew how Frederick planned. He wouldn’t go for a one-time plan; he would have prepared other versions that took into consideration some changes. Even he wasn’t that smart for it, he would pull it off. Because he was that lucky.It was like he knew beforehand what would happen.I prepared for this mission thoroughly. First, I got myself a sharp knife that would take down a bull in one swing. Second, I dressed up like a b*tch. Third, I thought of a few plans to use in case someone wanted me drunk.I had to admit; Frederick might even go the pregnancy route if he felt it was necessary. After all, he married me in front of everyone.When I reached the party, I was baffled. Luke was in the middle of his noisy friends. All the gang. I recognized some of them. They were part of Frederick’s team and I worked with them frequently
ADOLPHUS’ POV:You kissed her…My sister was annoying when she wanted to be.I decided to drop at the party once everything was noisy. I didn’t want them noticing me so I made sure to wear black clothes and a hood over my head. I tried to look for Alice but something else attracted my attention.The gang I used to hang out with was all around a table while a familiar face was forced to stand on it. I could tell that she was trying to break free from them but they didn’t let her go.“If you want your gift, you need to do what I ask,” Luke declared with a smug grin plastered on his face. “You cannot bail out, Monkey. You need to show us how you move in the dress. Didn’t you come to dance?”“Let me go!” she yelled. “You cannot do this. Moreover, I don’t accept your apology and I don’t want it. Let me go!”You never see a monster until you make him.I was angry watching that unfold like that. They were enjoying humiliating her. She stood on the table, watching as more bullies joined the f
EBONY’S POV:It surprised me that he came around. When I saw him, I knew he would be my way out but I didn’t expect to be in his arms, kissing him passionately.My mind blanked after I kissed him back. I tried to remember what I had to do but it soon shut down. Nothing came to my mind but the need to have him inside me. There was that heat forcing me to fill the void inside me. There was nothing stopping me from having him, not even his damn attitude.He was shocked when I slapped him. I didn’t know why I did it either.I grabbed his collar and pulled him back to my lips. I looked at him through my half-closed eyes. His hands grew active. They were all over me, looking for a way to get rid of my clothes. I wanted them off too. There was nothing I wanted more than his lips against mine.With my legs tightly wrapped around him and his hands strong on my waist, I pulled away from him.“What are you up to, sweetheart?” his delicious voice caused some chemical reaction inside me. I was hot
The moon hung low in the sky, casting an eerie glow over the blood that spilt on the ground. The smell of it made a part of me sick. If possible, I didn’t want to kill. But seeing her in that state, I lost the conviction they would make it out alive. My heart pounded in my chest, my adrenaline surging as I faced the four of them.They were trouble incarnate.‘We can’t escape this fight now. Let’s win it! To teach everyone a lesson.’I’ve been wondering about something, Second Ebony.‘I am First Ebony, you’re Second Ebony.’I was born first.‘We were born at the same time. That’s why I am a Sigma wolf.’Alright! I get it. My point is; can’t you try to control my body? Not to shift but my human body. It should be possible, no?‘The Adagoril ruined my connection with you. I can’t control our body. I can’t fight your battle so you have to fight and make sure to win.’Just try. I will fight but just keep trying. Do it. If you came out unlike before, it might happen. After all, this didn’t
ADOLPHUS’ POV:My wolf was in turmoil since last night and I couldn’t pinpoint the reason why. Whenever I was closer to discovering the reason, the feeling vanished and I was left with the same confusion. I couldn’t sleep at all so I had to come up with a distraction.Whatever was driving my wolf crazy like this, it wasn’t anything good.Clara Wyknight, the daughter of one of my pack members. “Let’s do it one more time!” she moved her hands on my chest, trying to get me on but it never worked. It took more effort from my part to make it work.A pretty blond girl who dyes her hair in different colours each few months. Her hair was green at this moment. She was eager to please me. We had a fun time together last night. She’s fun to have in bed but not hang out with; she tends to go overboard with her arrogance.Though, last night was slightly different, my wolf was agitated and I could barely get my bestial side to stay calm. Every time she touched me, I felt ants crawl on my skin. May
EBONY’S POV:A terrible headache took a hold of my head and refused to let go, especially when I saw that woman with Adolphus. Something inside me twisted and I found myself with the need to get away or I would pull her hair.He was about to spend the night with me and then, he called another one. If this wasn’t betrayal, I didn’t know what it was.“Hello!”I was about to move to the healer’s office before I heard this voice. I removed my bandages because they were annoying but it didn’t mean the wound disappeared like magic. I wanted to ask the healer if he could do something about it, like heal me for example. I knew I wasn’t part of the pack but it was the least he could do.I pivoted and studied the figure in front of me. It was the same woman who came with Adolphus.“What do you want?”My voice came out aggressive, threatening. When did she come into the picture? I hated her before I even knew her.“Aggressive, like a monkey.”Did she just call me a monkey?‘She is nuts. Maybe sh
The whole time I spent with Adolphus, I felt weird. Looking at his broad back and the way he told his pack healer to heal me, it made sparkles resonate with my soul. I was used to doing everything alone and because I was a human in everyone’s eyes, they shut me out.Most of the time, I had to bribe, talk things out and work hard for something that should be my right to get.The healer took care of my wound. It was surprising how it quickly faded and my hair returned to the way it was. Some of my blood was still there so I had to go back to my apartment. In the meantime, Adolphus took care of Alice.‘Did you notice how sometimes they called her Liz?’Yeah. It must be a nickname of some sort. I’ll ask her about it later.‘What if she purposely left it out?’C’mon! I know I have so many bad thoughts, let’s not let them control us. Everything is fine and she didn’t blame me for being late. She was close to being traumatised.While I was walking back home, I saw the supermarket and thought
It turned out that when Greyson wasn’t in his teacher-mode, he was quite fun to hang out with. We ate all the dumplings and talked. I was grateful that he didn’t ask me about what truly happened and simply talked about the future.“You didn’t insist on knowing what happened. Do you want to know?”“I know it got something to do with that brat so I will scold him later.”I laughed.“No, it’s not him. Actually, I didn’t expect him to take my side,” I paused briefly. “I learnt something shocking today. I think I need someone to talk to. I used to talk to someone before but that someone was just a snake. I think you won’t use what I tell you against me.”He didn’t answer and I was grateful for that.“She used me and when she had what she wanted, she threw me away. I thought we were friends. Well, I always thought the way she clung to me was suspicious but I didn’t think the truth would hurt like this. Moreover, it happened all over again. Frederick used me like this. He…” I lost the words
Rayleigh laughed.“I am being serious here,” I pouted. “Grandpa left me with you because I requested so. I want to talk to you alone. It’s sad that Chronos isn’t around anymore but I think it’s for the better. Now, no one has to take meaningless responsibilities. I guess without them, everything will be peaceful.”“How do you know…?”I cut him off. “C’mon! You’re a smart man. You know there is no way a five years old child will talk like this. I’ve lived through two regressions and I’ve come back again as part of the plan, only this time, this is the final phase. We can’t lose.”“Ah! What happened? Why did Chronos disappear?”“My father was supposed to be the sacrifice. I don’t know why but unlike all the other Chronos sent, I am the only one who got to regress more than a decade. That’s why they left the burden to me. Since my father is still alive, I assume that Chronos took the hardest decision in his life. He chose to die and take the others with him. I don’t know if I should feel
EBONY’S POV:I opened my eyes early in the morning. I drank my milk and sat with my parents having breakfast. They laughed together and nothing reminded me of these moments. I have been waiting for my father’s heart attack for two weeks now and it didn’t happen.I checked my tattoo mark and it was there, just faint and impossible to notice.“Sweetie, do you want more milk? You’ve been sipping on your glass while it’s empty,” my mother said.Mom had long black hair and the palest, bluest eyes I’ve ever seen. They weren’t the normal typical blue. They were lighter and paler, as if they were diluted by white and became as blue as the sky early in the morning when the sun had finally settled in place.“Yes, mom.”And I was five.I couldn’t believe that it worked. My father was sitting there, wearing glasses and reading his early morning newspapers. Our house was small and it was full of magical artifacts. Maybe because I was five, I didn’t remember them. Or maybe because a lot happened af
FREDERICK’S POV:I stood outside, thinking about everything that happened to me, all the regressions, the people we lost. I’ve grown numb to all the deaths. As long as Adolphus was alive, there was always a chance to change the outcome.My final role was to kill him. For the regression to happen, he had to die after her.Now, whether we wanted it or not, things would never be the same. I would go back to the kid I was and Adolphus would go back to his old self too. To be honest, I was always jealous of how he had a choice in remembering or not.He got out of the underground cell built specifically for today.“You certainly put so much into this,” he said.“Of course. But this is where our role stops. No matter how much we want to influence things with our current memories, it won’t ever happen. We won’t remember anything.”“It’s true. But this is the price we have to pay if we want it to work. We only need to someone to warn them. They will do the rest. If it doesn’t work again, then
EBONY’S POV:I was sweating profusely. I would die. I would certainly die. For the second time. I knew this was coming but I didn’t expect it to be this soon. I was trying to make a plan to fix things but it seemed all the effort I spent on that was a waste.“Adolphus, please be gentle.”Adolphus was confused. “Aren’t you mad that I killed your father?”“I’m sure he wanted that. He didn’t play a big role in my life so it doesn’t matter. But can you untie me?”He didn’t untie me because Frederick was ready to shoot me. But thinking about it, didn’t he kill me before too? No, he said that Adolphus must have poisoned me so I was dying anywhere. But I didn’t cough blood, which meant it could be that I wasn’t poisoned.‘Don’t overthink. These jerks planned a lot that they won’t say. Well, since we have no choice, let’s just wait till they settle their score. Maybe they’ll fight.’“Wait a second, you look like shit. Did my father beat you that hard?”Adolphus shot me a glare.“Woah! My fath
ADOLPHUS’ POV:Instead of finding Frederick, I found her father. He was waiting for me in the middle of a clearing, playing with some cards. I shifted back to my human form.“You’re late,” he said. “I expected you to get here faster.”“Where is Ebony?”“With Frederick.”“Alright! I will go find her.”“I am afraid that you can’t do that,” he waved his hand and something shifted in the air. “You have to stay with me here. I want to fight you.”“What are you planning, both of you?” I growled. “She’s your daughter.”“I know.”“And you want to leave her alone.”“Frederick said that every time, you said the same words. That’s why the plan was for you to hate her but you still didn’t do that. He wanted you to hate her, to reject her while she wasn’t aware that you’re her mate. But it didn’t happen. I know why a part of phase 2 failed. When planning, no one thought of how my daughter is a variable.”“You won’t stop me.”I shifted and started running. He didn’t stop me. I thought he was all ta
I woke up in a cell. It was easy to recognize it because I’ve been there multiple times before. It reminded me of the torture I was subject to and how I suffered. I didn’t want to go back. And where was my father?The cell was dark. I couldn’t see anything. I tried to move my hands but they were tied. I was on a chair. I had to wait for a long time. I lost track of counting. Maybe it was the third time I reached one hundred.‘This is getting weird. We were with dad and then everything went black. Any idea?’Yeah, but I don’t wanna say it.‘Ammm… Yeah. Horrible. Dad is a jerk.’After what seemed like an eternity, the door opened. It was behind me and I finally caught sight of a lamp and a desk in front of me. Someone stepped inside. I felt him in my bones. Fucking Frederick.“Did you have to make my father into a jerk?”“He understands the consequences, don’t worry?”Frederick walked around and sat on a chair, not far from me.“How do you feel?”“Seriously? You’re asking me that? I fee
ADOLPHUS’ POV:When I saw a white wolf, I was confused. She was running and she didn’t care about the three that followed her. It intrigued me. And then, I felt my mark on her and knew it was my Ebony.I was stricken by how beautiful she was. She looked so free that it made me sad. She didn’t get to shift before and now, she felt how important it was.I didn’t want to overreact but I wanted her. Seeing her naked had only made me want her more. And then, there was her father. I was shocked. When Frederick said someone was telling her things, I didn’t expect it to be someone who was supposed to be dead.‘We gotta do it.’It’s hard to do it.‘We cannot run from this. We have to send her back and as quickly as possible. If she regresses to a time where everything can change, it will be better for all of us. It will undo everything.’But she will remember.‘It doesn’t look like she is suffering anymore. Look at her. She is happy. If she goes back, she will get what she lost and she’ll have
I was a wolf. I was running as fast as I could in the forest, forgetting everything that happened to me. It was so wholesome that I didn’t have to think about anything else. Nothing mattered but running.I felt freedom. Being one with the wind. For thirty years, I’ve never shifted once and here I was, running like a wolf. Nova was happy too. We were happy, ecstatic even. It was a feeling I’ve never felt before.I kept running and running, the wind over my fur but I didn’t feel cold. On the contrary, I felt complete. I finally had the chance to become what I was, a werewolf. We rolled in the grass, chased a few rabbits but didn’t catch them and howled. For the first time, I felt like a child.I didn’t care about anything else.I only stopped when the moon felt so wholesome. I stared at it for a while before I heard a laugh.When I saw who was laughing, I remembered my father, Brandon Wildknight.“Petra was white like you,” he said. When he stood next to me, I realized I was taller than
EBONY’S POV:I closed my eyes and waited for the blood to ooze from me but nothing happened. There was also the fact that I had to deal with a lot of pain. I laid on the ground and curled into a ball.There were a few more gunshots but I didn’t care. It was too much to handle. I hated pain. I hated everything that made me suffer. If this was how shifting worked, I didn’t want it.I heard a crack on my back and then a series of similar sounds followed, but it was slow. So slow that it put me into agony. I wished to sleep it off. Or maybe give my wolf control.Can you take over?‘I am. Why do you think it hurts? It’s because I am taking complete control. Your body is fighting it because you have Wildknight blood.’I felt a warm hand on my hair. It caressed me and then, I smelled something. It was like a smoke that made the pain fade. Slowly, I lost consciousness.Again, my wolf and I were sitting one next to the other. I was conscious of myself so it didn’t sound like a dream and it did