Peeking from around the corner, pretending to talk on the phone, the girl with shocking pink hair stood with her back facing Sarai; she waited till she heard the elevator doors close and looked around to make sure she was alone. Sarai was gone and Hugo was weak.
The pink haired girl this time, did make a call,
“Hey, it’s me. I have an update for you”
The pink haired girl informed the person o n the other end of the phone of the huge fight and the rejection that had taken place; that she herself had seen Hugo grow weaker.
“It would be the perfect opportunity to strike Ocean Crest and Hugo; a downed Alpha is a weak pack”.
Hugo laid on his floor in the fetal position. Tears streaming down his face. Everything had come crashing down now. Hugo could hear his pack cries of agony through the mind link; they had all felt the pain of the rejection; but nobody knew the agony he was in physically and emotionally. Hugo could hear
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Welcome to Rockshore Bay. A charming little coastal city; where all seems well, but this city hides the supernatural that protects it. Introducing, caramel skinned Hugo Griffin; black hair and dreamy sea green eyes, but not your traditional Alpha that assumes the responsibility of a pack because of birth right. Hugo Griffin is a bitten werewolf, one that rose to being the Alpha of the most powerful packs on the east coast, the Ocean Crest Pack. Powerful Pack Alpha by night, but even he has a darkness within; a darkness he tries to hide, but one that threatens day by day it consumes him.Across the city, further inland. Meet Sarai Carter, a raven haired, feisty young woman with eyes that were as sapphire blue and as deep as the ocean. Longing to be loved, finally free of the bonds of a toxic relationship with a brute of a man. Now stuck at home, without a job and trying to find her place after rediscovering her power. Ready to venture into the changing world on her own yet again. A dar
A forest of lush trees and berry bushes, running and panting; trying to outrun the beast that had just bitten him. He stops by a tree; trying to catch his breath, the burning sensation in his chest as he tries to calm his breathing; lifting up his bloodied blue shirt, he tried to get a look at the bite that was now starting to burn, he ran his fingers tenderly over the mark, wincing at the pain; the bushes behind him rustled; there was no breeze, the night was calm and still, he looked up at the sky, the moon was full and the sky clear, not a star nor cloud in sight. Slowly looking over his shoulder, he saw two glowing red eyes and heard a low growl, backing away and keeping his eyes fixed on the glowing eyes that peered at him, the beast, before the boy could turn and run the beast leaped forward and then it ended, waking up horrified and sweating, his breath deep and heavy, Hugo had been having the same nightmare for the past two years, he had tried everything, light reading before
On the other side of the city, back home from her life abroad, Sarai was trying her best to settle into her life at home, adjusting to living with her parents again and having a full house rather than a quiet apartment, a full-time boyfriend that was proving to be more of a hinderance in her life than her little haven of peace. Sarai thought of her life back in the Middle East and all her exciting adventures that she embarked on around the world in her glamourous life of a Pilot, but also how insecure her boyfriend had been of her long hours and that most of her co-pilots were males and even the crew she was surrounded by men; he always made her cry before and after her long haul flights, she had cancelled multiple plans on layovers with colleagues and friends just to prove her loyalty to him; what was she expecting from getting into a relationship with a man over social media and only meeting him once before leaving. Now that she was back home, she thought the relationship would actu
Weeks turned into months, every day was a struggle for Hugo; between the pack matters and the hotel being busy; the financial burdens from his family crushing him, some days he just wished the earth would open up and swallow him, hell had to be better than where he was… Today marks three years since Hugo’s dad passed away, he woke up feeling the void in his life. Hugo got out of bed by midday and prepared a few snacks, his dads favourite whiskey; a quick shower and slipping on black board shorts and a black t-shirt, Hugo got into his silver BMW x7 2022 edition and headed off to the pack house. It was a twenty-minute drive down to the private beach. Hugo just needed to get out the house and reach out to his father for some sort of guidance. Hugo reached the pack house, by this time of day most of pack members had gone off to their day jobs; kids at school and it will be a little peaceful. Hugo had his private house just a few meters away from the huge pack house, Hugo’s house faced the
All through Winter and Spring Sarai was miserable, her birthday being the absolute worst, Bruce called on the morning of her birthday; making her feel lousy for having a birthday to celebrate her life all because his father had passed away; Bruce expected Sarai to be in mourning with him. No matter how much Sarai tried to explain that she was in no way disrespecting the mourning period, Bruce was always drunk and flaunting how wealthy he was. The day before her birthday Sarai and Bruce went on a “date”, Sarai attempted to make things work, but the very second that Bruce tried to hold her hand or kiss her, just repulsed her and she pulled back instantly and made excuses, this was also done of many of the previous “dates” that Sarai went on with Bruce, each time she was more miserable than the last, Sarai thought back to the last lunch date with Bruce, where he refused to pick her up, or even bring her flowers… ever, claiming that they would die and just a huge waste of money.On many
The next day Sarai was up and about as if nothing had happened the day before, Bruce had tried calling her a number of times to wish her for her birthday, but she was not interested; today was about her, she was a whole twenty-four and she would not let anyone, or anything steal her thunder! Sarai woke up and got dressed, in a few hours her family and some friends would be coming over to celebrate her. Sarai put on her summer dress that was Emerald green, looking down at her bruised arm and torse she concealed it all with makeup, she could not afford for her family or friends to see what Bruce had done yesterday; just last night she had escaped her father noticing her bruised arm and her sisters almost spotted her torso being bruised when she was reaching up on the shelve for popcorn seeds. The colour of her birthstone as well, the dress ended just four fingers above her knees with lace cute out around her waist, earlier in the week she also got a fresh cut of her hair shoulder length
For the duration of winter Sarai avoided Bruce, the more she tried to break up with him, the more he cried and emotionally blackmailed her, Sarai was a gentle and warm person; but Bruce was bringing out a dark and toxic side to her that she did not like. In the weeks that Sarai had been declining to meet Bruce, Sarai had visited the shooting range and got her gun license, she knew that when she did decide to meet Bruce, she would need to protect herself if necessary. After two months, Sarai pulled herself together and agreed to meet Bruce.Sarai arrived at the mall two hours ahead of the scheduled time. She knew when the malls get busier during the lunch breaks and school kids finishing for the day, Sarai chose a spot that was in view of the security guards and a whole lot of people, she kept her revolver in her handbag and sat at one of the tables and waited for Bruce to show up… an hour passed by and Bruce had not shown up, she looked at her phone and there were no texts or calls, a
Peeking from around the corner, pretending to talk on the phone, the girl with shocking pink hair stood with her back facing Sarai; she waited till she heard the elevator doors close and looked around to make sure she was alone. Sarai was gone and Hugo was weak.The pink haired girl this time, did make a call,“Hey, it’s me. I have an update for you”The pink haired girl informed the person o n the other end of the phone of the huge fight and the rejection that had taken place; that she herself had seen Hugo grow weaker.“It would be the perfect opportunity to strike Ocean Crest and Hugo; a downed Alpha is a weak pack”.Hugo laid on his floor in the fetal position. Tears streaming down his face. Everything had come crashing down now. Hugo could hear his pack cries of agony through the mind link; they had all felt the pain of the rejection; but nobody knew the agony he was in physically and emotionally. Hugo could hear
Many months passed, Hugo was losing his mind and the Madcrest manes had become more aggressive; Hugo had become withdrawn and slept with more she-wolves and human woman than he could count. Sarai had achieved her dreams, and she was moving on with life; or at least trying.Sitting in her room Sarai looked back at her life and how she believed things would have been different by now between her and Hugo, instead she found out that he was leading her on and then leaving her hanging; by this time, she had decided to give it one last shot, she was going to fly back to Rockshore and do whatever it takes to win Hugo back. She packed up her bags and headed to Rockshore.Hugo was in bed smoking after sleeping with three women at the same time; he left them sleeping in his bed, it had been a week since he read any of Sarai’s texts and a month since he returned any of her calls. Hugo stood on his balcony and looked at his phone; he saw messages from Sarai and that she would be in town in a few
The sound of the ECG machine kept resonating in Sarai’s head, she thought back to the day when everything her life turned upside down.Flashback StartsHugo was poisoned because she wanted to prove that she was worthy of being the Luna of the pack, instead she placed the man she loves in harm’s way. Hugo opened his eyes, Sarai’s eyes were red from crying, she held her rosary in her hand as she held Hugo’s hand in her left hand and prayed for his well-being.Hugo opened his eyes and looked at Sarai who was chanting and praying as she rubbed small circles on the back of his hand, this perfect woman was trying and doing everything she could to fit into his world, a world he is still trying to find his own feet in. Leaving her at the house with no form of protection was his biggest mistake and what if something had happened to her… what if he did not get there in time; he was so weak that a small bit of the wolfsbane rendered him immobile and unconscious; it was Sarai that saved him.His
Sarai was alone in the dark passageway that led to the bunker, she was cold and scared... she sat on the bed in the bunker and waited... her heart filled with anxiety and her thoughts running wild.If she was to be the Luna of this pack she would have to show up in the face of danger, Hugo was always protecting her... she needed to protect him as well.Against her better judgement, Sarai went out of the bunker and snuck into the room; under her side of the bed, she had a pistol hidden, she loaded the bullets when she heard something go bump downstairs... She was not alone in the house... someone or something had come in and judging by the presence she felt... it was here looking for her.Sarai walked out the room slowly into the hallway of the dimly lit house, she saw the shadow of a wolf lurking downstairs, she knew it wasn't Hugo... she held her pistol loaded to fire as she walked down the stairs, "Show yourself"The wolf hidden behind the fining room wall, grinned and morphed back
For weeks on end, Hugo was on tender hooks; Sarai and him had numerous fights and arguments about her security measures, his family was questioning him on his financial status and where he was living; his mother crying and fighting every day on the phone and the growing threats and loss of pack members hanging over his head; Hugo felt as if the weight of the entire world now rested upon his shoulders and he was getting crushed by the weight of it all.Every time Sarai brought up the ridiculous security measures put in place she and Hugo ended fighting, she had started seeing less and less of him as the weeks turned into months; tonight, Sarai had planned a special dinner, she wanted to show Hugo her love and appreciation and that she was sincerely sorry for all the stress she had added to his life, she sat all dressed up in a pink skirt with thigh high slits on the right hand side and a lace zip up blouse to match and Perspex heels with stud work, her hair was set pin straight and she
Questions filled Sarai’s head, Hugo could see the gears in her head turning; Sarai’s head turned as she heard the howls of other wolves and a large grey wolf appeared with board shorts and a vest. Hugo slipped them on and looked back at Sarai who watched as the wolf bowed to her and then backed away into the darkness of the deep forest.Hugo held out his hand for Sarai who hesitated a little, but as she looked into the eyes of the man she loved she reached out and took his hand, they walked in silence back to the coffee shop. Hugo then cleared his throat, starling Sarai who was lost deep in thought.“Call your parents, tell them you will be coming home soon with me”.Hugo’s voice was hoarse, Sarai looked at him blankly,“They don’t even know about you… about us…”“We will tell them everything”“EVERYTHING?”Hugo nodded and Sarai called her family, her voice trembling. Hugo and Sarai arrived at her house and Sarai ran into the arms of her mother; Sarai’s father was infuriated and grabb
Sarai got home late that evening, she felt lonely and incomplete without Hugo holding her and kissing her; Sarai sat in her room and went through her phone gallery, looking at all the cute pictures of them from the weekend they had just shared together. While having dinner with her family, her parents ask about her girls weekend“It was nice, I needed that”A small smile crept up on Sarai’s face and her sisters noticed and smiled at each other,“What did you girls get up to?”“Just poolside chilling and late night drives”“You girls should have been more careful; there is news of large feral wolves roaming around at night”Sarai thought back to the day when that wolf tried to attack her, she still did not know why the large black wolf protected her; it felt oddly familiar…“Sarai… Sarai!”“Yes… hmm what happened?”“Wo
Sarai woke up all snug in the arms of the man she loves, unfortunately the most romantic and most eventful weekend had come to an end; later this afternoon they would be heading back down to Rockshore. Sarai curled up even more in Hugo’s arms, now that she had spent so much time with him; she did not want to go back home, she wanted to see him every day.Slowly getting out of bed Sarai, went into the shower, her eyes filled with tears; the thought of not having Hugo next to her upset her. The shower door opened, and Hugo stepped in, he turned her around and kissed her eyes.“Do we have to go home today?”“Yes sweetheart, but I promise we will see each other often”“Just one more day… please baby”Hugo smiled, letting out a little chuckle, he leaned down and kissed Sarai,“Parting is such sweet sorrow”Sarai rolled her eyes and smiled at how cheesy Hugo was and especially this early in the morning.“Oh shut up”The two got out of the shower and were getting ready to go for a nice walk
The rest of the weekend Sarai and Hugo skinny dipped in the pool or private beach for hours, soaking up each other’s love and affection… endless love making from dawn till dusk, every corner of the house had been touched by their naked bodies, heard their moans of pleasure and love. Sarai and Hugo had built a bond unbreakable, unshakable… at least that is what Sarai believed and it was something Hugo wanted to believe, but his secrets were eating away at him, so on their last night at the bungalow, Hugo arranged for them to be completely alone at the house, he had Aggie prepare a delicious dinner, bought a beautiful black dress and heels for Sarai, he left it up in their bedroom with a note attached.“Wear this tonight for dinner, see you at 8pm. I love you”Sarai walked out of the bathroom patting down her damp hair, she saw the stunning black dress, with silver thread straps , she held it up against her body, it was a deep back and low-cut neckline. Sarai red the note and smiled; al