JEAN I stood right where Mike had left me. I was beyond angry that he was giving me attitude. How dare he leave me this way without kissing me? I was getting tired of his nonsense, and I wasn’t sure I would be able to take any of his nonsense anymore. I looked at the side of his room, and saw a blue pantie resting at the wall. Maya. It was surely hers, there was no argument on this. The idiot still had one of her undies lying carelessly around. I almost slammed the wall in mob rage, but held back. How dare he do this? How could he have something that belongs to her around here after all she had done to him. I took a deep breath, trying to school my temper but it was getting increasingly difficult to achieve. I couldn’t deny that this was getting out of hand, and no matter how I tried to curtail the issue, it was slowly blowing out of proportion. “What did you give my mate, Maya?” I asked the empty room. Whatever it was. I’m going to make sure that I purge it out of him. H
Staring at them make plans was driving me sick. Didn’t they know that Marcus was a rogue, and not actually what he seemed? Didn’t they know the truth about it all. Then, how come are they willing to stand there and listen to all he had to say? My fingers lightly touched the trunk in front of me. I knew this wasn’t the time to focus on speculation, but more on the situation on ground at the moment. There were a lot of things that needed to be done now, and I had to make sure that I listened attentively to what they were planning. Marcus wasn’t aware of my presence with what I could see. I doubted he was faking it. I stuck my ear close to the ground, trying to pick their words. It helped so well to be a werewolf. I was able to do things that a normal human would find difficult, like listening in on conversations. “Do you think that’s a good idea,” Chloe’s father was saying. Marcus nodded. “Yes, I believe it is. This is the only way to draw them out of their hiding place.
MIKE I had a severe migraine which was borne out of sadness and not fighting for my pack. I had no idea what to do to make my life easier. Maya have taken my happiness from me, and it was so sad to see. I hated that I couldn’t go a moment without thinking about her. Even when I was in the midst of my people as I was now, I just couldn’t concentrate. She had really gone so deep into my skin than I would like to admit. I wonder why the moon goddess paired me with such a person. “Mike,” a sultry voice rang out. I gritted my teeth without turning back. “What is it?” I snapped. The elders around the table looked at both of us curiously. I didn’t wish for them to think that there was anything going on between me and Jean. I had enough problems as it were, and their matchmaking is exactly what I do not need. “I want to talk to you.” “I’m busy,” I snapped. Her hands entwined with mine. I turned back sharply, but she feigned naivety. I slowly pulled myself away from her. I had
MIKE It’s been two days, and I really didn’t know my left from right. Everything was looking so gloomy, and nothing was making sense. It was so hard to be with my pack now. They all looked at me with pity, making me feel so insecure about myself. I wasn’t sure I deserved such a response from them. I had tried my best not to make my situation get the best of me, but it was like they just chose not to see any of these things. They were obsessed with pitying me instead. I grabbed my jacket from the hook, and tossed it over my shoulders. I had no zeal to listen to them today. I needed to be on my own, and get myself back together, because I was pretty sure that I was losing myself in all of these, and it shouldn’t be that way. I needed peace of mind, and I know that this house wouldn’t get me that. I stuffed a couple of knives in my boot, and then left the solace of my room. Out of the corner of my eyes, I could see Jean. She was looking at me with pure devotion in her eyes, and I
I stared at Ian, wondering why he was suddenly so angry. It didn’t make any sense why he was reacting the way he did. I looked back at the portrait in his hands and back at him. “Ian, is it necessary to be so angry?” He looked at the portrait, and I watched as he struggled to gain back his composure. He placed it back at the mantle and looked back at me. He sighed deeply. “I’m sorry.” He said suddenly. I shook my head. “I don’t know what’s up with you, Ian. Honestly, I don’t. You…” I sighed. It was no use talking about it. He probably was going through something. It didn’t make sense that he reacted the way he did. I wondered if I haven’t made a mistake by coming here. “You don’t want me here, right? Is that why you’re acting this way?” I asked quietly. His hands skimmed through his thick red hair. “Maya, I’m passing through stress. It has nothing to do with you, trust me. I’m so sorry for the way I reacted to you. It was wrong.” I nodded. Few beats of silence pas
MIKE Seated in front of the vanity room, made my stomach twitch painfully. This was my mother’s favourite place, and the memories of her decking up here without any reason threatened to suffocate me. Her blue scarf was still at the back of the mirror. No matter how organised mother was, she always kept things in such strange conditions. The things she really cared about. I brought down the scarf, and held it in my hands. There was a time I’d stepped into the room during my teen days thinking that mother would have all the time for me, and I saw something that made me so embarrassed. My father had been tying the scarf around her to make her feel better. A smile touched my lips. Those were the good old days, and now, things were not going to be like that again. Mother had informed me when she was alive that she liked Maya so much, and couldn’t wait for me to inform her that she was my mate. She wanted to give her a lot of scarfs and jewelries as her daughter-in-law. But, that wa
MIKE The streets were as deserted as it were before. I couldn’t see anything, and all looked like they were the same. I was aware of James moving beside me like a ghost. I wasn’t so sure about so many things, but the thing was that, I wanted to believe that all he said were true. We would need someone like him to help us fight this battle. It wasn’t a coincidence that we came in contact with each other. I know that things may have been bleak, but they brought a new hope to us in this past few weeks. It was worth it per se. I looked over at him, and he was a picture of seriousness, with his eyes squinting in the dark. “Do you have a problem with your eyesight?” I asked calmly. He shook his head. “No, I don’t. It’s just a habit of mine. I feel like if i don’t do things like that I wouldn’t be able to see as clearly as normal. It’s a bad habit that has gotten the best out of me.” I nodded. We walked further in silence, and a thought suddenly came to me. How was it possible fo
MIKE The evening was already on us, but we could easily see our surroundings. It wasn’t too dark yet. James was walking more sluggishly as the time dragged on. I was a bit tired. No matter how fast I had gotten home, I realised it was because of my adrenaline. The truth was that the warehouse was too far from the house, and we should have gone back with my bike. But, that wasn’t with me. It was in the warehouse. “I think you’re tired of walking,” James observed. I laughed. “No, it’s just that we aren’t making much progress walking like this. We are still far from home. It would be nice if we could run home.” I said calmly. James smiled. “I know you this place more than I could ever know, but with the latest things going on, I think we should walk slowly.” “No, the hunters would be out at any moment, and the last thing I want is for s to bring attention to ourselves. They would get suspicious if they see us hanging around the outskirts of town by this time of the night. I
MIKE There was one thing for sure, I don’t have the courage to do anything I want, and that wasn’t right. I wished I could just go over to Maya’s place, but the truth was that I couldn’t face her. After all the wild talks in my head, I had not been able to get the courage to do anything. “Mike, why are you sitting here by yourself?” I looked up and noted that James was staring at me like he knew all of my secrets, but the truth was that he knew nothing. I should be the one looking at him that way, because he had become a shell of himself, and it was not really because the pack had failed to accept him. There was something else that was going on, and I had no idea what that was. I just knew I couldn’t afford for anything to go wrong this time. “What? Say something?” James said softly. I sighed as I looked away from him, towards the pack members. They were busy doing their things, and I saw Ginny, she was looking restless. I had a feeling that trapping her wolf inside her fo
I stood there in the cavern, my heart racing and my mind struggling to comprehend what was happening. I had no idea where I was or how I had ended up in this strange, otherworldly place. All around me, the walls of the cavern rose up high, towering over me like the jaws of some great beast. As I took in my surroundings, I realized that this was no ordinary cave. The air was thick and heavy, with a strange energy that seemed to pulse through the rocks themselves. The walls were covered in strange, glowing moss that cast an eerie blue light over everything. I looked down at the ground and gasped in amazement. It was as if I had been transported to another planet entirely. The soil was a deep shade of purple, and strange plants grew up out of the ground like twisted, alien versions of earth flora. The air was filled with the sounds of strange creatures, their calls echoing off the cavern walls. I took a step forward, feeling the weight of my fear bearing down on me with each passin
MAYA'S POV. I found myself in a strange room, completely disoriented and confused. My heart pounded in my chest as I tried to make sense of my surroundings. The room was small and cramped, with peeling paint and dusty corners. It looked like it hadn't been used in years. The only light came from a small window high up on the wall, casting an eerie glow across the space. I tried to remember how I got here, but everything was a blur. I couldn't recall any details, just a sense of unease that had been growing inside me for some time. As I looked around, I noticed that there was only one way out - a heavy wooden door that looked like it had been there for centuries. I approached it tentatively, feeling a sense of foreboding in the pit of my stomach. As I reached for the handle, the door suddenly shut with a loud thud. I jumped back in fright, my heart racing even faster now. I tried to open it again, but it wouldn't budge. I pushed and pulled with all my might, but it seemed to be l
MIKE I was seated at the back of the meeting room with the elders as we planned how we were going to get food supplies. The last time had not being favourable for us. It still made me so angry how everything had turned on its head. I didn’t like it one bit, but there was nothing I could do to change the dynamics. “This issue has been persistent. We are werewolves, and our strengths grows with food. Think about what would happen if we don’t have foodstuffs in the coming week. We would be too weak to go to battle and our enemies would have a greater hand over us. I don’t think that any of us wants that at this point,” one of the elders pointed out. We all agreed to that. Despite my earlier resolve, I was thinking of a way out. The strongest of us could get the food items instead of all of sending the weak links. It won’t be nice if we endangered more of our members just to satisfy out cravings. “Elder,” Adams said. “I think the best thing is do is laying low for some time. The w
THE BEAST Its big disgusting foot moved through the wild as it sought to take a creature into its worm-infested mouth. It was as thorough as ever owing to the many things that had come out of it loins. The animals and insects fled as he came around because it was a gruesome sight to behold. There was no-one who could have been there to understand what all these meant. It was an inexcusable thing, disgusting to say the least. His hands like big bloated wounds brushed the trees as he was in search of just one person: James. It was the only reason that the beast had come to Spadeville. He wanted nothing more than for James to be his snack. The beast could not stand to be in the same space with James. And, he was going to completely destroy him till the end of time. There was no way that James would escape this predator. The beast moved like he owned the place, and then with two of its fingers, it grabbed a baby goat, and that was enough to destroy it all. It was as brutal as br
MAYA My hands slowly touched the bucket handle as I pulled it into the room. There was a ting of nervousness as she stepped into the room. I sniffed in a cobweb, and in response, I coughed continuously and sneezed. I felt like I was in a bubble though I wasn’t really in one. Yet, the feeling was quite intense, and sporadic. My hands flickered upwards as I slowly cleaned the spot till it was enough for me to move forward. Dropping the bucket down, she stepped further into the room. It looked like a room reserved for queens. It was so beautiful and amazing.Yet, caked in dust. The cobweb was like a mask around it, but it didn’t completely dampen the beauty of the whole room. Instead, it made everything seem like it was worth so much. It looked completely beautiful and intense at that very moment. I stepped in further into the room, and took in the spaces. Everything was so nice and hectic at the same time. It was so crazy how much beauty was stored in the midst of dust, and I cou
Maya nervously approached the front door of her small apartment building, knowing that Ian was likely waiting for her on the other side. She took a deep breath and pushed open the door, immediately spotting Ian standing in the entryway, arms crossed and a stern look etched onto his face. Maya's stomach twisted with fear at the sight of him, and she paused uncertainly, unsure of how to approach him. Ian's eyes bore into her, and Maya felt like a mouse caught in a trap. She could see the disappointment and anger in his expression, and it only made her feel more guilty for having snuck out of the apartment. She swallowed hard and tried to muster up the courage to speak, but no words came out. "Where have you been?" Ian asked, his voice low and dangerous. The stern look on his face intensified, making Maya feel even more intimidated. She tried to think of something to say, some excuse that would make him go easier on her, but her mind drew a blank. "I just wanted to take a walk," Ma
IAN I have been watching them for so long, and they didn’t seem to be heading anywhere. When would these idiots go in, so I can find out the truth about all these? I hated all these, and I hated Maya and Mike the most. They had the guts to keep playing me and I wouldn’t let it slide. I was going to make sure that they got the tip of their medicine. I would make sure that nothing good comes out of their lives. My fingers slowly encircled the tree branch in rage. I watched as Mike spat some words and pushed Maya to the ground. It was shocking, but I didn’t care. It should all be an act. They were both trying to stay safe. With great pains Maya and Mike mumbled some words, but he angrily worked out to the chair, and sat down painfully. I felt the pain and sadness all at once. I felt like everything was really going down on him, and there was no way out for him. It was the worst thing that could ever happen to someone, but I honestly didn’t feel bad, but relieve at it all. Maya wa
MAYA I pulled him towards me to face me squarely. He glared at me, and despite how intimidating he looked, I wanted to kiss him so bad. I wanted him to see how much he affected me till my roots. I wanted him to understand the feelings that I had inside of me. “I want you to try to put everything that you may be feeling right now at the back of you, and please listen to me,” I said softly. He scoffed. I placed my hands on either side of his cheeks as I tried to make him face me. There was this fear in my heart that I was trying to pull down, and I was failing to do so. How could this keep happening? There is no way I would make this keep happening. I’m going to do all I could to make him see reason. He needed to see my love for him, and how much I cared for him. He needed to see that I didn’t wish him any evil, and I was so in love with him. This would be my hope, for him to see the truth and understand where my heart was. I just wanted everything to be ok, and that no evil was