AvelineIt's been a full month and I've been able to put off the act with Kade, although he doesn't know it's an act. He thinks we're going to end up together but I have no problem sorting him out when the time comes.Telling him I can't end up with a person who isn't my fated mate is enough to break the relationship but the relationship has been effective so far so I don't want to end it yet."Here darling," Kade said as he handed me a cup of coffee with a kiss on my cheek.We met up in my office to discuss the arrangement and process involved in creating the new pack."You made it just how I like it," I pouted, looking at the love shape he drew with the milk in the cup. "Thank you." "I'm glad you like it." He replied, settling into the seat opposite mine."So, where do we start?" He asked taking a sip.Every pack had its unique touch and we had to find ours. Something that the pack would be known for and the kind of people we would be.Kade had reached out to some influential wolve
AvelineI walked into the massive compound with wildflowers dressed in a red gown. The cool evening breeze swept across my skin and it made me shiver slightly.It's been eight years or more since I stepped foot in the massive compound and it was no doubt my doing that unlocked memories.Memories I never knew even happened replayed as the cool breeze brushed against my skin.My attention shifted swiftly from the beautiful wildflowers that were in bloom to the door when I heard the door open and my chest hurt when I saw Draven's figure at the door.He was simply dressed but I wished that moment that he be arrested because there was no way he looked so damn good in a regular T-shirt and pants."I thought you wouldn't make it." He smiled at me from the door and my heart ached a bit from beholding the beauty of his face. His white set of teeth was beautifully arranged to fit his face and as he smiled he looked like those superstars smiling for the camera.Gosh. This was a bad idea."I'm a
AvelineThe realization of the truth hit me harder than I thought and the constant calls and text messages I got from Draven weren't helping in any way.'At least we now know the reason why he hated us for years.' My wolf spoke up as I silenced my phone and turned the screen to face the table so I wouldn't see his calls."That's nonsense. Still doesn't dispute the fact that he never loved me to begin with. He always saw me like a side piece, some convenient fuck doll." I replied, my voice laced with anger.'Okay, chill girl, I'm not your problem. If anything, I'm trying to help you here so don't shout at me.' V wasn't as calm as she used to be, at least since she stopped talking me into accepting her fully so I could uncover my tremendous powers.I rolled my eyes and didn't say anything but as always, my thoughts were read by V and she didn't hesitate to reply.'You're partly at fault in all these too.' I drew a confused expression at her words.'If you didn't love him so much and ga
AvelineI was wrong in thinking that if I didn't pick Draven's calls or reply to his text messages, it would make him grow tired of the chase and eventually leave me alone.He'd been making more physical appearances with flowers, chocolates, all those sweet things a little, naive girl would fall for.As much as I convinced myself that the gifts he brought didn't matter, his presence was another issue.Seeing him made my heart skip even when he didn't say a word. It was as though my heart had a mind of its own and it betrayed me every time I saw Draven.I honked at the car in front of me as he swerved to my front without indicating."The fuck man, use your buttons!" I screamed in frustration.'Take it easy on the man. Don't pour out your frustration on him' V spoke with nonchalance.She'd told me to accept what I felt for Draven but I didn't listen to her and now, she's just watching things play out and is also making fun of me in a way.The goddess sure did give me a 'helpful' wolf.I
AvelineI tried to convince myself, once again, that I felt nothing but disdain for Draven. But the truth was, I was just lying to myself. It had gotten to the point that I could not deny the fact that I had started to have feelings for him again, and I hated myself for it.As I sat in my car, stuck in the midst of a grueling traffic jam, I couldn't help but feel a pang of frustration. I pressed my head against the driver's seat, letting out a soft sigh as I waited for the traffic to move.My phone chimed, breaking the monotony of the wait. I glanced at the screen, my heart skipping a beat as I saw Kade's name flashing on the screen. He had sent me a text, which I quickly opened to read: "You're running late, is there a..."But before I could finish reading the message, my phone rang, Kade's name flashing on the screen once again. I let out a soft sigh, feeling guilty due to his constant texts. "Hey," I answered, my voice barely above a whisper."I am on my way," I continued, trying t
Aveline"You really want to do that don't you?" From the look he had on his face, I knew there was a high chance Kade would not back down even if I told him I don't plan on destroying Draven again. Even if he tried using his words to hide it, his stern expression exposed him. He was yet to say a thing after my question, and I never took my eyes off him; neither did he take his eyes off me."You are not tongue-tied are you?" I furrowed my brows as I watched him stare so intently at me.He shook his head sideways before turning away to me, he picked up the cup of coffee he had dropped earlier and slammed it against the wall. "Why?!" "Are you picking Draven over me?" A malicious scoff escaped his lips and I saw an evil glint in his eyes the moment he turned to me. I never wanted it to come to this, neither did I know it would escalate to this point. But Kade's violent reaction made me swallow the apology I had been about to offer. I was completely disgusted by the way he was acting, h
AvelineSabrina's eyes never left mine after she asked me that question, even though I kept avoiding eye contact with her. "No, I don't," I replied, my voice barely above a whisper.She was not shocked by my response, nor was I surprised that she was not. We both knew that my relationship with Kade had been a complicated one, fueled by my desire to hurt Draven."You know, everything I did, everything was just to hurt Draven," I admitted, feeling a pang of guilt.Sabrina raised an eyebrow, a hint of sarcasm in her voice. "I knew you couldn't keep up with it. Honestly, I wanted you to get back with Draven. He seemed like a changed person when he saved us from the taxi driver back then."A scoff escaped my lips as I rose to my feet. "People tend to change for a little while, all because of something," I said, my skepticism evident, and I rose to my feet to get a wine.Sabrina's eyes narrowed. "And you think Draven's current change in behavior is because he wants you back?"I paused, the
Aveline “Draven?” I called with a surprised tone while wondering what the hell he was doing here close enough to the school my—our daughter attends, not like he has any idea that he is her father. “Yeah, it’s me in the flesh,” Draven replied to me without even sparing me a glance; instead, his gaze was locked on Betty. He squatted so his eyes could be at the same level as that of Betty and probably so that she wouldn’t have to strain her neck to look at him. “Mr. Blue Eyes,” Betty called at him and reached for his face with a smile that brightened her facial features plastered on her face, one that was perfectly mirrored by Draven. “How was school today, Betty?” Draven asked and stretched his hand forward, laying her hair down. “School was fine; I had a lot of fun today and also learned a lot,” she answered with a joyous tone, smiling sheepishly and moving her head sideways from left to right and back to left again, repeating the movement. “You will have to tell me what the thi
Aveline The cool breeze and the faint sting I felt at my back forced me to open my eyes and that was when I realized I was in a strange place.I tried to touch my back but the strain on my arm increased the pain."Oww" I winced and looked around the room. It was almost empty. The only things in it were the bed which I lay on and a small table that was empty as well."Where am I?" I asked myself as I looked around the room that had no color to it. The last thing I remembered was being chased by a cheetah and I was saved by someone, a man...I gasped when I recalled that he walked up to me before I lost consciousness and looked around anxiously as if he would appear in the room.I pushed myself up slowly and forced myself to the door.Just as I got out of the door, I saw a lot of children playing in the large compound while the adults busied themselves with one repair or the other. They seemed to be self-reliant. They Made their weapons and even carved their wood."You're awake?" A fe
JulianSince that night with Kira's incident where Sabrina claimed to be Julian's girlfriend, he found himself treating her with more care in that light.He knew he was not supposed to make friends with the enemy but he didn't see her as the enemy, at least not like he did the first time he walked into Aveline's company during their board meeting. Now, he saw her as his business partner who would also fit well into his girlfriend role.Meanwhile, Sabrina had been trying to distance herself from Julian since that night at the restaurant. Even though she told him not to get ahead of himself when he asked her if she really meant being his girlfriend, she could not get it off her mind.It was the birthday party of one of their potential investors and Julian was able to get tickets for himself and Sabrina. The party was for only the influential in the city and Julian was influential so it didn't cost him much to get it.He and Sabrina already made their plans clear. All they needed to do
Sabrina "So that will be all for today's meeting. You can leave your questions with the secretary and they will be visited in our next meeting." Sabrina addressed the board before taking her seat.Sabrina and Julian had been in a lot of meetings trying to get potential investors who would help boost the company before they even started and they discovered that they are a good team if they want to be. That is, if Sabrina doesn't feel like flexing her devils and if Julian doesn't feel like having a little fun from her frustration. "You did well," Julian said when the hall was almost empty."Thank you," Sabrina replied with a quick smile.She figured that she might need to play along if she wanted to keep him away for long. For the sake of Aveline. "You hungry?" Julian asked and she nodded."It's been a long day.""Indeed. Anything you are craving?" Julian asked."I'm craving some of Aveline's special dishes but I guess I can't have that." Sabrina replied and Julian went mute.She not
Draven"Why should I trust you?" He asked the lady when they were in the car."I told you, I helped her escape. I was her maid and that is the reason I was almost killed by that Lycan." She replied and something about the way she spoke made Draven believe that there was more to her story."Kade is searching the whole clan for her and he suspects I have a hand in her disappearance. He also knows that you and your men were coming for war." She added, making Draven even more interested."How did you know about that?" He asked."While I was dragged out of the clan, I overheard the guards talking about preparing for war against Draven and his men." She answered again."How did he know that we were coming for war?" Draven asked, more to himself than to the lady but she replied anyway. "I don't know that. Except he has an informant." "That is it," Draven whispered. "He must have had someone who told him about it." They tried to keep it as secretive as possible but it still managed to leak.
DravenThey were able to get as many armies as they could. Draven was impatient and refused to wait any longer. He tried to hide the mission from Beatrice but she heard someone from one of the guards. She had her way of making them spill whenever she wanted as the former Luna of the pack and they did."What is this I am hearing?" She stormed into his room, fuming in anger."What is it?" Draven asked nonchalantly. "You want to wage a war against the clan? Are you out of your mind? And you want to do it for Aveline's sake? Have you forgotten that she is bad luck?" Beatrice ranted but Draven still held an unfazed look.Beatrice never liked Aveline and he was not even concerned about that. All he wanted was to get her back where she was meant to be which was beside him.Any other thing did not matter."She is there because she saved me. She offered to go in there so that I would be spared. And now, I don't want to keep hiding like a coward, waiting for the next person who would go in fo
KadeThe search was futile, Aveline had long escaped and no one seemed to know how."Did she grow some fucking wings and fly away? Even if she did! How come no one saw her fly?! Huh?!" He barked in anger."You all are just bunch of statues, standing here occupying fucking space! You are not doing your jobs!" Kade's voice reverberated over the walls of the hall.He was on the verge of running mad.How could Aveline escape? How could she even have the slightest thoughts of escaping? After all the threats he made sure to keep her in check, she still found the courage to leave the walls of the clan!Kade wanted Aveline to leave on a stretcher or in a coffin. Not alive!"Lock everywhere down! Lock every fucking gate, entrance and exit down! And I need every single person who has attended to Aveline while she was here to assemble before me now!" He raged.Everything was going south for him and he was losing his grip on things.First, it was the shares, he lost it to Julian, second, Aveline
MasonMason always loved to go for a run in the forest. Although his friend, Ethan advises him against it, he always replies with his favorite line."A wolf is not a wolf when he has not flexed his muscles and bones for days."While Ethan made a reasonable argument, the forest was not safe due to the Lycans who had taken charge of the place and built their clan in the center of the forest, they had to watch the way they moved to avoid being tracked down by the Lycans. Mason was the leader of the rogue wolves whose packs were destroyed due to one issue or the other and he got his position by getting into a fight with the leaders of each rogue wolf's pack and he won them all, making him the strongest and capable leader.That day was a bright one and the sun was up so early. He slipped out of the pack before Ethan would suspect anything and talk him out of it for the umpteenth time.Once out of the pack a reasonable distance, he shifted to his wolf form and raced towards the forest. The
AvelineI ran miles not knowing where I was running to. I didn't even stop to examine the place if it was the same area we came to the night I was taken. I just ran for my life.I didn't need anyone to tell me that it would not take long for the guards to notice my absence and once they did, they were going to come for me with all they had.Kade would go mad if he heard that I escaped. But I didn't mind. All I wanted to do was get home to my family. Only then can my mind be at rest.I need to tell Draven that his mother was in on the whole thing.I had since lost the traders a few miles into my race and looking back, I could not see a trace of them. Maybe they took another route.'Am I on the right path?' I asked myself when I ran into a forest filled with thick trees.It looked like the forest we passed that night before the pack but something did not seem right.The trees and the arrangement were just not in place.This forest was too thick, I could barely see the path before me. It
KadeKade had one plan in all of this and it was breaking Aveline to the point where she had no other option but to do whatever he wanted her to do.While he was at Betty's school, he took a picture of Betty staring at the gift he got her with a broad smile on her face and he took another picture with Betty showing the bracelet to the camera.He told the little girl that he was going to visit her mommy and that he would show her the pictures. It wasn't a lie about visiting Aveline and showing her the pictures because he was the one who took her away from Betty in the first place.After causing chaos in Draven's mansion, he returned to the clan to cause even more chaos with Aveline. Once she knows that he could lay his hands on Betty anytime he liked then maybe it would push her to sit up knowing that her daughter's life was at stake.He made his way to Aveline's room with a mischievous smile already playing on his face.Since Julian said he couldn't torture her physically anymore, h