JulianHe had sent out some of his men to search for Aveline in the forest but they returned with no news.Hell, he did not even know why he cared about Aveline or her whereabouts. It was not something he would normally do but thinking about the next shareholders meeting taking place in Aveline's company, he knew he had to find her no matter what.Sabrina hated him already for agreeing to a deal with Kade and keeping her friend hostage. She would go ghost mode on him when she finds out that her friend is no longer in his clan and is nowhere to be seen."Hello, Beatrice." Julian started when the line connected. "Just calling to get info from your own end," Julian replied after Beatrice said some words from the other end."I see. Does she know about it yet?" Julian asked "Okay. Let it remain that way. Update me on any further happenings Beatrice." Julian ended the call before the woman could say any more words.She had often called his attention to the way he asked after Sabrina and s
AvelineIt felt surreal even after the hours that went by that I took down a Jaguar by myself and with one blow.Leemah sat beside me all the while but she was not amazed by what I did, it was almost like she expected me to do it and it got me even more confused."What happened?" Mason asked running into the study room where Leemah and I sat dumbfounded. The Jaguar spoils were outside in the pack compound and I was certain he had seen them before running to meet us."Speak of the devil." Leemah hissed."I told you going hunting with all the able men was a bad idea but you insisted." Leemah rolled her eyes at him."I know, you were right but that is the only way to have a real fight and access the men." Mason tried to explain but Leemah would hear none of it."I still think it is a dumb move. Did you see what we had to face while you were gone, lying outside?" She asked, referring to the dead Jaguar. "About that... who took it down? It looked shattered from the inside. The men examin
DravenSince Sabrina returned and told Draven a piece of her mind, he had lost the little sleep he usually manages to catch during the day and was roaming about, looking for the best way to organize a search party for Aveline without being seen or caught by the Lycans and wild beasts in the forest."Julian's men are also on the lookout for her. That means she is not in the pack. She truly escaped like the slave girl said. We need to trade carefully so we don't fall into their hands." Draven's spy informed Draven who nodded absent-mindedly.He wondered why it was so hard to get Aveline back. Every time they wanted to go get her back, there was always something new coming up to prevent them from reaching her.She had been gone for long, and Draven doubted if she still looked like she did before she left. Hell, he had no idea if she was still in one piece."Is there no way we can explore the forest at a certain time and leave before they begin their search?" Draven asked."If... I know s
MasonIt's been two days since Aveline collapsed and she was getting pale by the day."Are you sure the book didn't cast a spell on her? What if it was a curse?" Mason asked Leemah who tapped her cane on the floor of the room without saying anything."I'm not an expert with her kind but I know who can help." She stated and it made Mason all the more interested. He had not known Aveline for the longest but he knew that she had a family waiting for her back at home and she had unfinished business with his enemy. If he couldn't get revenge, the woman believed she lived to get revenge on the people who had hurt her and as much as he didn't want to endanger his pack members or get into trouble himself, he also wanted revenge.If he was going to get it from someone else, he had to ensure she remained alive at least."Give me the address." He replied with urgency in his tone."It is risky, too risky. The place is located in the mountains. You might not make it." Leemah replied. She didn't w
MasonThe night was short but Mason was used to it by now -- going for missions. He took this one like another hunting mission and that was the only way he was able to remain calm even though Leemah still tried to advise him against it twice."All set? Now we have to find a way to carry her without letting it weigh on us so much." Ethan stated the obvious as the two men met outside the pack at dawn."I think Leemah has that covered," Mason replied and Ethan nodded with a pout.They went to the room where Aveline lay and just like Mason said, Leemah got it covered.She made a flatbed with wood and fur on both sides. It had leather stripes for easy carriage."How does this work?" Ethan asked, visibly confused."You strap it to your back, she lays on the other side. These fur ropes are also to strap her tight on the other side while the other helps you carry her."Let's try it out." Mason turned his back, ready for the strap to be tied to his arms, chest and lower back.When it was all d
An average person hates Monday mornings, but I have hated my life for the past seven years. Sitting in the back of the car, I clasped my palms together, rubbing them absently in a vain attempt to warm the cold dread crawling up my spine. But no amount of heat could ever thaw the ice that had settled in my heart over the past seven years.It's funny how time doesn't wait for you to heal and how it didn't wait for me to outgrow the scars that came from harmless wishful thinking. I shrugged and looked outside the window at the skyline of the bustling city and the most magnificent building in the whole country where I worked. But I am far from excited. I will soon be standing before “...the very face that ruined my life without even realising it, by never looking at me the way I wished.“Which spot in the VIP parking lot, is yours, Ma'am, the middle one”“No,” I screamed in response to my new driver, my eyes widening in shock. “Turn in the other direction,” I raised my hand and pointed.
The expression on Emily's face was smug, but taking a closer look, I caught something else beneath the surface—something darker.“I have heard a lot about you, miss...”“Aveline,” I completed for her. "Right," she smiled, pulling a perfectly manicured hand from her pocket and extending it toward me. "I'm Emily, Draven ’s true mate—and soon-to-be bride."Her words hit like a punch to the gut. My stomach twisted as I glanced between her outstretched hand and Draven , who sat casually in his chair as if nothing had been said. This felt surreal like I was living in a lucid nightmare or a scene from a dystopian horror movie. I took a closer look at Emily now, she was tall, with the gate of a runway model. Her nose was long and pointed, her face exquisitely sculptured. The red lipstick across her lips complemented the silver colour of her eyes. Was it what drew Draven to her? The beauty? Or was I simply not up to par? “I don’t think you’re much for handshakes with strangers,” Emily’s
The sun did nothing to alleviate my suffering as it shone merciless above me. It was an unusually hot day. Another day to face the bricks that would break my bones and leave my life in the shadows of pain."She's here," I heard whispers and everyone seemed to stare awkwardly at me, not like I cared since I had been dealt the worse blow of my life the day before and was really ready for anything. Maybe mot anything. I casually dropped my bag and buried my head in work to distract myself all day."Here comes the slimmy and shameless bitch." Someone said when I walked out my door to give a file to an employee. "Excuse me what?" I turned when I realized I was the only female approaching since the rest sat behind desktops."You heard me," a slightly tan lady eyed me but no matter how I tried, I couldn't recall her face. She definitely didn't work here."And who are you to think you're worthy of speaking to me?" I was done playing dumb and doormat. "Oh, I see you have wings simply bec
MasonThe night was short but Mason was used to it by now -- going for missions. He took this one like another hunting mission and that was the only way he was able to remain calm even though Leemah still tried to advise him against it twice."All set? Now we have to find a way to carry her without letting it weigh on us so much." Ethan stated the obvious as the two men met outside the pack at dawn."I think Leemah has that covered," Mason replied and Ethan nodded with a pout.They went to the room where Aveline lay and just like Mason said, Leemah got it covered.She made a flatbed with wood and fur on both sides. It had leather stripes for easy carriage."How does this work?" Ethan asked, visibly confused."You strap it to your back, she lays on the other side. These fur ropes are also to strap her tight on the other side while the other helps you carry her."Let's try it out." Mason turned his back, ready for the strap to be tied to his arms, chest and lower back.When it was all d
MasonIt's been two days since Aveline collapsed and she was getting pale by the day."Are you sure the book didn't cast a spell on her? What if it was a curse?" Mason asked Leemah who tapped her cane on the floor of the room without saying anything."I'm not an expert with her kind but I know who can help." She stated and it made Mason all the more interested. He had not known Aveline for the longest but he knew that she had a family waiting for her back at home and she had unfinished business with his enemy. If he couldn't get revenge, the woman believed she lived to get revenge on the people who had hurt her and as much as he didn't want to endanger his pack members or get into trouble himself, he also wanted revenge.If he was going to get it from someone else, he had to ensure she remained alive at least."Give me the address." He replied with urgency in his tone."It is risky, too risky. The place is located in the mountains. You might not make it." Leemah replied. She didn't w
DravenSince Sabrina returned and told Draven a piece of her mind, he had lost the little sleep he usually manages to catch during the day and was roaming about, looking for the best way to organize a search party for Aveline without being seen or caught by the Lycans and wild beasts in the forest."Julian's men are also on the lookout for her. That means she is not in the pack. She truly escaped like the slave girl said. We need to trade carefully so we don't fall into their hands." Draven's spy informed Draven who nodded absent-mindedly.He wondered why it was so hard to get Aveline back. Every time they wanted to go get her back, there was always something new coming up to prevent them from reaching her.She had been gone for long, and Draven doubted if she still looked like she did before she left. Hell, he had no idea if she was still in one piece."Is there no way we can explore the forest at a certain time and leave before they begin their search?" Draven asked."If... I know s
AvelineIt felt surreal even after the hours that went by that I took down a Jaguar by myself and with one blow.Leemah sat beside me all the while but she was not amazed by what I did, it was almost like she expected me to do it and it got me even more confused."What happened?" Mason asked running into the study room where Leemah and I sat dumbfounded. The Jaguar spoils were outside in the pack compound and I was certain he had seen them before running to meet us."Speak of the devil." Leemah hissed."I told you going hunting with all the able men was a bad idea but you insisted." Leemah rolled her eyes at him."I know, you were right but that is the only way to have a real fight and access the men." Mason tried to explain but Leemah would hear none of it."I still think it is a dumb move. Did you see what we had to face while you were gone, lying outside?" She asked, referring to the dead Jaguar. "About that... who took it down? It looked shattered from the inside. The men examin
JulianHe had sent out some of his men to search for Aveline in the forest but they returned with no news.Hell, he did not even know why he cared about Aveline or her whereabouts. It was not something he would normally do but thinking about the next shareholders meeting taking place in Aveline's company, he knew he had to find her no matter what.Sabrina hated him already for agreeing to a deal with Kade and keeping her friend hostage. She would go ghost mode on him when she finds out that her friend is no longer in his clan and is nowhere to be seen."Hello, Beatrice." Julian started when the line connected. "Just calling to get info from your own end," Julian replied after Beatrice said some words from the other end."I see. Does she know about it yet?" Julian asked "Okay. Let it remain that way. Update me on any further happenings Beatrice." Julian ended the call before the woman could say any more words.She had often called his attention to the way he asked after Sabrina and s
AvelineThe training took its toll on me. Even though it was just throwing punches and blocking them, my body ached from the movements and Mason was not just any opponent.He was a skilled opponent who had overcome a lot of enemies and had learned to be quick over the years so his punches were fast and I had to be fast enough to dodge them. I tried being fast but I still earned a lot of punches, especially on the first and second day. But on the third day, I started getting a hang of it and I tried to keep his pace too.That day was however the fourth day and Mason was nowhere to be seen. I was out at the usual training time and I have gone round the pack but I haven't sighted him anywhere."Excuse me, do you know where I can find Mason?" I asked one of the females I found around the pack."Oh, he went for his hunt with most of the males in the pack. They will be back towards nightfall." She replied with a welcoming smile."Thank you." I walked away from her while I thought about what
Julian Julian was not the happiest that he had to return from his trip but he had no option since he got the news from his trusted warrior that Kade was turning the clan upside down.He led with rage and foolishness. Although Julian could easily control Kade, he still wanted to watch him for some time and let him go too deep into his rage and make a mistake that he would not be able to recover from. Only on those grounds would he break their deal and have his men deal with Kade. But for now, all he could do was watch."Welcome back boss." His closest warrior greeted him when he walked into the clan."Where is he?" Julian asked as he strolled in."He is in the meeting hall." The warrior replied."I see." Julian nodded and headed to the meeting hall.Julian stopped some meters away from the hall and he heard Kade yelling at his warriors for being so incompetent and even useless."He has been on and on like that ever since Aveline escaped." The warrior informed Julian and Julian looke
AvelineMy eyes blinked open and I saw myself in the same room I woke up from the first day but this time around, I was not alone. Leemah sat beside me and she grinded some herbs so quietly. She stopped when she noticed my movement."You are finally awake." She greeted and squeezed the herb's liquid into a cup."How long was I out for?" I asked with a wince."You slept for two nights. I told you you needed to rest but you insisted on walking around now look where that got you." She pouted and brought a cup to my mouth."Drink up. It will help you with strength." She added and I gulped down the contents of the cup. I was used to taking different herbs by now.I sat up after drinking the liquid from the herbs, trying to remember how I got there in the first place before it struck me."The book..." I muttered to myself but Leemah heard me and she pressed her lips tightly. She had been waiting for us to have the conversation."Yeah. The book. What happened back there?" She asked with a s
Draven "How do you expect me to calm down when I don't know where she went to? How can you stand there and tell me that she will find her way home when all we can see around the clan are forests?" It had been a few days since Draven returned to his pack and awaited Aveline's return and he was no longer having it."All I am saying is you should calm down, you would not be able to make the right decision if you go on like that," Brian replied. He was the only one who could speak to Draven while he raved."What has being calm done for me these past days?" Draven's voice reverberated across the walls of the hall.Angel was seated on one of the seats and Scar in another.The she-wolf had no more ideas left. Aveline was her last hope and not seeing her by this time could mean that she did not make it. And the thought alone broke her. All the risk she took for her sake would be in vain."The slimy slave girl must have lied to you all." Beatrice's voice started from the door and everyone shi