KIRA:“Glad I found you here, Kira,”As I was seated on the ground, I have to lift my head from my arms which were resting solely on my knees to see Bradley standing in front of me. Strange that I didn’t feel his presence when he arrived.“It’s you,” I say in a sort of whisper before putting my head back on my arms, burying my face in between my legs in the process.Instantly I feel Bradley join me on the ground where I’m seated. Even though I wish to be left alone, I didn’t feel uncomfortable that he was with me now. Perhaps I needed company without knowing.“Was surprised when your mother told me you were behind the house. Never thought I would actually meet you here,” Bradley lets that out in one go. “Are you okay?” I hear him ask after he sighs.“Yeah, I guess,” my voice probably comes out muffled due to the little or no space left in between my legs.Then silence ensues. Bradley doesn’t say anything to me for quite a long time and neither do I bother to strike up a conversation b
KIRA:“Why not?” Bradley, who seems rather enthusiastic about the annoying thought he just laid down, asks.I lash out in return, “Because that’s so stupid to even think of. Pretty much stupid that you could even say it to me. Why would I want to be mated to someone from our rival pack? And on top of that, the leader,”“But I don’t see anything wrong with it,” he says as he attempts to defend himself. “If you think about it, it works well. Alpha Reid is a young alpha without a wolf and you, you are a young female wolfling. A good idea I must say,”His enthusiasm was the most annoying thing out of everything he was doing or saying at the moment. It was the reason I was getting more and more infuriated from hearing him speak. And trust me, it was pushing me to hit him square in the face.“Do you know what you’re saying? Are you even listening to yourself at all?” I have to ask. And at the same time, I start to shift away from him again. I guess he was not totally in his right senses tod
REID:As the tapping sound of the Elder’s cane resounds in my ears, I start to arrange in my head the words that would enable me to have a smooth questioning with the old one.I didn’t entirely prepare myself to be here. Only decided to when I fell into a hallucination again. This time I could not take it and so put a message through to Hunter who decided to go with me to the base of the Red Legion.“Elder Griffith,” I start to say, swallowing a gulp swiftly to maintain composure, “is there a way you can make us understand the situation the pack is going through? The last time we were here, you mentioned something about a prophecy but neither my beta nor I understood what you meant. All we need now is a clearer understanding.”The moment I was done speaking, the continuous tapping on the floor stops, putting a brief stop to the pressure on me. I have no idea why I am so tense around the Elder when I wasn’t even close to that the first time I was here.The Elder’s husky voice takes ove
REID:“Do you think it even makes sense?” Hunter asks once we got outside the shapeless structure of a building. “Why would he instruct us to settle the rivalry we have with the Green Dales pack? You know it’s not going to be possible,”“We might need to push sentiments aside and focus on whether or not we will be able to get it done,” I respond to him, seeing him all ready to flare up at nothing. “If you listened to the Elder, he made it known to us that it is the only possible solution to our predicament. So are we now going to focus on a so-called rivalry or the solution?”He still looks skeptical even though I tried my best to make him see through the issue. “I don’t know, Reid,” he says. “It still makes little to no sense to me. I don’t see why there cannot be another solution. Why must it have to be this one?”Before I could say anything to him, we sight someone fast approaching us. It looked like we were about to be lunged at which is why I quickly put my guard up.A closer vie
KIRA:I inch back a little even with the distance I have away from him. I was mostly startled by his voice which was what causes my reaction.“Uhm, hi?” I pretty much sound so nervous. No way I could hide it from him.He starts to walk up to me and it only increases my tensed state that I start to feel like I should get out of here. My legs wouldn’t budge as I literally find myself rooted to the spot.“Your curiosity brought you here, isn’t that right?” he says while still making his way slowly to me.“Was it the same for you?” the words were unplanned but they came out of my mouth. Felt like courage that I didn’t know I have stored in me coming out.I see him give me a stare that seemed menacing due to the amount of pressure overflowing with it. I hold on to the pressure that came with it because the last time I needed was for him to see me as a weakling.“How did you get to convince your folks that you wanted to leave your quarters?” he asks me, stopping briefly before continuing to
KIRA:“You know what? It’s about time you tell me what I truly am. I’m sick of you always coming at me with that and yet you end up saying nothing. If you’ve got something to say, you had better tell me now, or else I’ll advise you stop with the drama!”I let everything out in one breath. And immediately after that, I felt exhausted. But I would say it was worth it because he needed to hear me vent out my frustration about him always telling me shit about me but never at all mentioning what it is.What further infuriates me about this is that despite that I just worded him, nothing changed about his expression. He even looks more of a creep now for maintaining that annoying smirk of his after my outburst.Then the next thing after that is him touching his hair almost too seductively for me. What is he trying to do now? Is he trying to flirt with me just after I let him know my frustration? This guy is indeed a freak.He puts his hand down from his hair and then takes a step forward to
REID:“What have you got for me?” I ask Ryu who just got into my study room. Before he got in, I was doing nothing. Yes, I still have a lot to attend to on my desk but I would rather forgo that for now because I do not have it in me to tend to anything that involves intense concentration.Ryu is holding a file which I’m contains more paperwork and instantly drops it on my desk before taking a few steps backward. “I looked into what you asked me to and I think I have something.”“Okay, let me in on it,” I say, already interested in what he has to say.“My men and I found out that the Green Dales pack went through a total shutdown yesterday after discovering something still unknown to us. The shutdown even extended to today as only the guards can be found on the streets, probably to investigate what went wrong.”I decide to chip in on the issue, “I guess they must have been confused. They must have thought they have been infiltrated by rogues or something worse which was why they decide
KIRA:“This doesn’t make sense,” Bradley says as he runs his hand through his hair, looking entirely confused. “Didn’t you say for yourself that you’re just sixteen? You did. This means you can’t have a spirit wolf just yet. So make me understand what is going on here,”I respond instantly, “But you asked me if I actually did have one then? I thought you must have an idea by asking that,”“I was only teasing you. Even when you gave me the reaction that would make anyone else believe that you have something to hide, I didn’t think of anything other than you shying away because you didn’t have your clothes on when I first approached you. Trust me, I had nothing about the spirit wolf idea in mind,”Now, this is messed up. Here I was thinking it would be easy to get him to understand my current identity but it seems I thought too much about itHe asked me the day in the woods if I did have one and I denied it. Who knew it was just a simple intuition to try to mess around with me. Gosh, I
REID:I find Venice in her room about twenty minutes after my father left. Didn't even need to knock to get into the room because she left the door ajar.For a while, I stand at the entrance as I contemplated going over to sit beside her. She looked like she was thinking through a lot of things and I didn't want to meddle. But then I was here for a good cause.I eventually pushed myself to the bedside, taking a seat directly beside her. She doesn't even flinch or reacts to the fact that I've joined her and I stay quiet for a pretty long while until the courage to say something kicks in.“You sure about your decision?” is what I ask her. Trust me, I was not truly fine with speaking yet.She says nothing for such a long time that I thought she was going to ignore me totally. But then she speaks:“Why wouldn't I be?”I find myself nodding as if in understanding. Seems she has made up her mind about the whole thing before even confronting our father.I can't say I was a hundred percent in
REID:“Why don’t you wait? Let me teach you a good lesson!” Hunter yells at the already retreated Diana.He was already up on his feet with the sole aim of going after her but I was quick to get up on my feet as well and then hit him square in the chest, sending him back down on his seat.It was a good thing that I sat this close to him or he would have acted as the dimwit that he always is and go make trouble for himself. I wonder when he is going to learn how to comport himself.“If you dare go after her, I will have your head!” I threaten him with a glare.He does not even look threatened by what I just did as he scowls right in my face and then looks away. It took a lot of willpower for me not to smack him right across the face.I do the right thing by looking away from him. Damn it was exhausting having to control a grown-up. Wonder when he will learn to put himself at bay because I would be sure to do that for him if this goes on like this.I was just about to reprimand him once
REID:“We need to find a solution to your problem. We cannot keep letting you endanger the lives of others in this pack.” I say that with a bit of anger directed toward my beta seated right in front of me.It has been a week since the incident that had me having to put him down again. And for over a week, until yesterday, he was chained down to his bed. You could still see the scars that came with the silver chains used on his wrist. Must have hurt like hell.But I, for one, am not enjoying this. I should not be feeling endangered by the one I call my right-hand man. Literally makes no sense. How can I guarantee the safety of others when one of the problems comes from the one that should be assisting me in leading them?“I’m sorry, Reid,” he starts to say, reflecting soberness. “I wish I have a way of getting through this without putting the lives of others at risk but this is a tough call for me. The fact that I have no idea what is going on with me should be something I consider as
KIRA:I don’t know who suffered more from the attack between Bradley and me. Because we both look terrible at the moment.After the pack warriors had come around during the showdown between Bradley’s wolf and Kelvin’s, they had been able to handle the situation by subduing Kelvin’s wolf. But it took a lot before they were able to get that done even though they had come in their tens.Right after they had accomplished that, they took Bradley and me away from there while carting away with the struggling body of Kelvin who had been in his human form then. He was still not himself.The warriors had taken Bradley and me to the pack hospital which is where we both are now. The pack doctor had tended to our wounds already minutes ago now what we were made to do is rest so we could heal in time. It seems the claws that came with the possessed Kelvin had more than just ordinary swipes because it was taking time for either of us to heal.“That was your friend, wasn't it?” I hear Bradley ask, ta
KIRA:I feel I have lost a lot of blood. I can hardly move my body as I lay on the ground waiting for what fate has in store for me next.I can already hear incoming footsteps which means he is coming for me once more. The thought of it is frightening, especially judging that I have no defense against what is coming against me.When I hear nothing again, it prompts me to force myself to sit up so I can take a look at what is going on. I won’t necessarily say I succeeded in doing that because my elbows were just put up as a support to lift my body upward a little bit.I realize why I hear nothing from him again. This is because he is right now in the process of shifting. He has bent to the ground a little as the transformation starts to take place and in less than two seconds, a different entity was found in place of him which made me more scared than I was of him.His wolf is brown like almost other wolves I have sighted. The only difference is the size. Being that he is just an ordin
KIRA:“It’s the substance,” I say with my gaze still fully fixated on the spot Kelvin has his eyes on. Well, it did not come as a surprise to me because I was already aware of what killed my parents.I stand upright a little while later and look at Kelvin who cannot seem to take his eyes off the thing. And to be honest, it made me wonder if he had fallen into a hypnosis with the way he was acting.“Is this what you think we might find in here? There’s nothing special about this.” I say to him and then walk away from there to go check on something else.Even after a minute or so, I realize that I have not gotten a response from Kelvin which makes me look back at him. And to my surprise, he is still looking down at the substance.It was at that moment I knew something was wrong. How could he still be standing in the same spot since and be staring at the same thing? That was awfully strange.“Kelvin?” I decide to reach out to him by calling his name. But when he does not respond to my ca
KIRA:I’m out here freezing even though I got a pullover on. The weather seemed to have increased drastically in the last two days. And now I am beginning to regret that I agreed to be out here. At least, not by this time of the day.It’s way past noon already. I am certain it has hit the evening clock. But what do I know... I’ve been out here much longer than anticipated already.A few more minutes passed and I agreed that it was not wise being out here anymore. So I turn around intending to leave when I sight the person I’ve been out here waiting for.A frown makes its way to my face when the person’s gaze comes in contact with mine. I cannot believe that I got my time wasted just because of some link. He should have kept to the deal.The first words that leave my lips when he reaches right in front of me are, “You mind-linked me to be here yet you went on to delay me. Who does that?”He seems apologetic when he says, “I’m so sorry. I had to tend to something real quick at home. Did
REID:“What is wrong with him?” Diana, who just approached, asks. I know it is her even though I am not looking at her.I have full focus on Hunter who has already gone down to the ground. His situation has worsened because he now looks red all over. I cannot even place my hands on what triggered him to be this way.I finally respond to Diana’s inquiry. “He is at the point of going berserk.”“Berserk? Is this because of me?” she asks.“Not at all. The Abomination caused this on him. It is a long topic to discuss if I am going to go into the details with you.”I am glad he has not gone wild yet. I think he is fighting the urge to let the whole thing take control of his senses. Because if not, he should have switched already.Diana confirms my thoughts. “Whatever it is that he is fighting against, he is doing a pretty good job holding it off.”I nod. “So I see.”“What are we going to do now?”I look back for a second at Venice who just asked that. She looks all panicky as she stands in
REID:If I said I was not in awe of the activity going on right before my eyes, I would be a terrible liar. Watching the Red Legion train was something I would never hope to see in a million years but here was I witnessing it firsthand.Diana took permission from me this morning to use the training area to train with her men. According to her, it was the only way they could still be on track with their skills.I had agreed but only on the condition that I would be there to witness today’s training. And after today, they could have the training area to themselves whenever they needed to.She had thought it over first before agreeing to it. Not like she had a choice. And that is why I am here to witness the remarkable display of the skills the Red Legion possesses.Their prowess was much unique from what I have ever seen during any form of practice made by warriors. I could not seem to figure out the various forms of techniques they were showcasing. And it should not be much of a surpri