Sometime in the middle of the night, Eleanor woke up to feel Drakken's hand on her breast, caressing her. Caught in that dreamy place between being asleep and awake. She gave herself to him, enjoying his lovemaking as much. And when both were tired from their passion, he pulled her into his arms and she slept, her head pillowed on his hard, broad chest. Eleanor was disappointed in the morning when she awoke and found Drakken gone. A slight sting in her neck came and went but she did not want to pay it much attention. It reminded her of their shared passion last night. She smiled. Meanwhile, Drakken felt like his former self again after last night with Eleanor. But there was just one problem. He had lost his control and went to mark her. He did not mean to mark her. Drakken had been so caught in the moment that he acted on impulse and made a terrible mistake. Which was why he called George and Duncan into his study that morning to talk to them about it. Maybe they would know what t
Eleanor could not help but notice Benjamin acting strange during the practice. He hardly even tried to make conversation like he always did, hardly responding to her too whenever she tried to talk to him.Was he mad at her? But why?She tried to retrace what she did wrong to result in him acting that way towards her but Eleanor could not find out what it was. Strange as it sounded, she was beginning to like their friendship and his company. He had been there for her since day one with utmost persistence.She decided to quench her curiosity and approached him. “Hey." Benjamin twisted to her upon hearing her voice beside him. "Is everything okay? You have been acting weird.""It is nothing." But everything in his features said otherwise, from the frown lines on his forehead to the glances he threw at her neck area from time to time.She had caught him before focused on it one too many times but did not care to ask. Why could he not speak up if there was a problem?Perhaps, it's the hic
Emma still was not at the lab when Eleanor returned to pick up her potion. She needed it to help the Queen and had planned to ask Emma for an extension on the assignment to make another one.When Eleanor waited for a few minutes for Emma to arrive and she did not, she took out her potion and headed back to the Queen's room.She gently nudged the door and strode into the big room.Bettie dropped the book she had held over her face. "I did not expect you to be back so early.""Yes, I know. But I could not stop thinking about your illness," Eleanor admitted, looking down at the bottle in her hands. "I have been working on something at the clinic that might help.""Really? What is that?""A Hibiscus potion. It is not a remedy. It would only reduce any discomfort you feel." Eleanor braced her up on the bed and screwed open the bottle. "You only need to take a little. Then you would be fine."It smelled a lot different than the potions Bettie was used to. A harsher kind of aroma pricked at
Eleanor got out of bed the next morning and recalled last night's events. She did not muster the courage to question Benjamin's motives for taking her to a vampire's lair during a blood moon, though it was an odd place to go for a date, especially as a human.Other than that, she had spent the night eating and drinking to her fill. Which was why her head buzzed a bit this morning from the alcohol she had consumed. Benjamin coerced her into drinking more than she could manage and Eleanor had given in.She was starting to regret it as she already felt a slight hangover coming up.It all went away when she took a cold shower. Eleanor got ready to visit the Queen, confident that the potion would have worked its effects. She took along the rest of the potion and hastened there.The Queen was up when she went in. Eleanor smiled and walked up to her."How do you feel this morning?""Quite amazing. I had a good night's rest thanks to you."Eleanor's grin spread wider. "The pack doctor is not
Drakken walked out of a meeting with Duncan behind him when they were finished. The Alphas of Red moon pack and Silvercrest had been engaged in boundary disputes that were escalating to war, which meant Drakken had to involve in their cases. The two packs were at war for it for months until Drakken decided it was time to clear the misunderstanding.The Alpha of Silvercrest had been the most difficult to deal with despite running the smallest out of all twelve packs. Drakken was reminded why they never got along in anything.Fatigue nipped at his bones. The sun was hardly down but he needed to retire and rest for the day."Cancel the rest of my schedule," he instructed Duncan. "I'm done dealing with everyone today."Duncan didn't ask questions and simply nodded. The chauffeur held open the door for Drakken as he slipped into the backseat. He rested back on the seat, letting out a sigh of contentment over today's successful meeting.A sharp pain suddenly sliced across his chest. Drakke
"Somebody help me!" Eleanor cried as she ran down the familiar maze the has been seeing recently in all her nightmares, an eerie wind billowing wildly followed by the crow of the evil bird as it flew over her head as though guiding the angry men that thundered after her.Her white dress was shredded in different parts, and her wild hair flew about her that due to the angry wind, most times covered her face.But no one was there. And the maze was endless. Soon, she rounded a corner at the same time, she heard the mocking laugh of the men whose faces she couldn't see but were intent on catching her by all means. "Come back here, you little wench!" One of them swore and as he tried to grab her, the earth began shaking fiercely beneath Eleanor who fought to hold on but as it intensified pulled her with it that soon she was falling, falling and as her hands flailed for balance so did her voice claw in her throat and then..."Open the door!"Elanor jolted up from the bed in full force, he
Very early the next morning even before Evie came to her room, Eleanor hurriedly went to check on the Queen. She was still fast asleep and her temperature was stable. There was nothing amidst. She dropped a scented Lilac potion in the hands of the omegas to give the Queen once she woke up. It was to keep her hydrated and replenish whatever strength she might have lost. She also informed them not to allow her out or to do anything stressful. Or eat anything heavy. After that, she went back to her room, prepared and hurried out. She had a lot to do today, one of which was finding out about Silverweed and its effects on werewolves. She really wanted to ask Emma but then asking Emma would bring up questions. Questions she wasn't able to answer. So, she opted for a better option, the clinic library.She did her ward rounds and then she sneaked off to the library.She went through the different shelves in search of anything relating to the topic and finally on the plant shelves, she saw
Eleanor found herself standing in the middle of the garden after her conversation with Emma. She did not have much time to waste. The Queen's life was on the line and the pack doctor had not returned yet with a remedy. She picked up the cannabis flower, a plenty amount of them- that she received questionable looks from workers in the garden. If Eleanor noticed, she paid no heed. She hurried back to the healing school to mix the flowers in the new potion she recently concocted as the previous one was almost finished. Eleanor intended to mix it so it would be ready before evening when she would serve it to the Queen. Grabbing the container from her bag, she hurried back into the lab to blend them. However, to her dismay, Merit suddenly appeared out of nowhere and bumped into her, causing the container to slip from her hands and shatter on the floor. Eleanor's heart was devastated at the sight of her hard work being destroyed. All the content that had been preserved was gone. She was