The winds rushed in and out of my lungs as I ran like a manic through the forest. There was only one thing that propelled me forward. Mike! He had given me enough courage to run as fast as I could. I couldn’t afford to grow weak now. After what seemed like an eternity, I got to the clearing where we had that party, and my life had changed abruptly. Tears stung my eyes as I shook out my fur. I had no idea how to change back to human, but I mentally told my wolf what I needed, and I turned easily. I sank down on the sandy entails with tears gushing through my eyes. I needed to process all that had happened and I was seriously failing to do so. Mike, was back there. ‘Run, Maya, Run!’ I heard Mike’s voice in my head once more. I looked down at myself, and noticed I was naked. How do I go back to the dorm like this? There was no clothes around. My clothes had been torn to shreds somewhere around. I looked around using my sense. It came easier than ever. I noticed the palm fronds ar
Those words went through every marrow of my body, making me so chill. Mike was struggling to control his emotions from what I could see. I didn’t know what to say. It was as if my tongue got tied. Mike sat back on the bed, and slowly pulled himself up the bed. I rushed towards him, and tried to help him, but he turned away from me, his face stuck in a grimace. “I can take care of myself. Leave me for a moment,” he said sternly, despite the pain he was feeling. The man was something else. Jeez! I took one last look at him, and then slowly left his room. I knew he was slightly upset about his outburst, but it wasn’t my fault if he felt the way he did. There was seriously nothing I could do about it. But, still I felt so guilty for some reason. I turned back to his room, and opened his door slightly. He was about to pretend to be fast asleep, but his reflex was slower than normal, and we ended up looking at each other. “I think I should stay here. You may need something, and I’m
I walked back to the dorm with my heart sinking with each step I took. It was so wrong to agree with Marcus to snoop around Mike’s family. But, what exactly could I do? Nothing. I didn’t know what to do. It was literally like being between the devil and the deep blue sea. I didn’t know which was worse. Without knocking, I opened the door. Chloe was up quickly, her hands pulling something behind her. I wonder what that was. I slowly slid the door close. I was so tired of all these. “Hey, girl,” she greeted. I nodded, as I walked over to my bed. I didn’t want anymore discussions. I wanted peace, and hopefully, I will get what I was looking for because this was actually getting too much now. “Well, you really look uptight. Did you have a good date?” Chloe asked innocently. My jaw dropped in shock. Oh, my God! Ian! I had not called him since last night. What must he think of me! I grabbed my phone, ignoring Chloe’s words, as I ran as fast as I could to the gate. What do I do now?
I watched as Ian left me there, running off like someone was after him, without telling me a goodbye. I had no idea what was going on! I looked back at the man, and he was still looking at where Ian had gone. His expression was hard and borderline scary. I couldn’t stand here. It was risky, even for me. I walked as fast I could, with my head bent low on the ground. I couldn’t let this man have the slightest idea that I was not human. He would be on my tail before I could blink. Halfway through, I felt the brush of his arm on my shoulders, and I almost shivered in repulsion at it. “It will do you well to start away from that boy. Things may not be as they seem,” he said lowly. I gasped. I turned to ask him what he meant by that, but he had vanished like he hadn’t been standing right there minutes ago. What did he mean by that? Apparently, he still felt I was human, so what had he meant when he made such a comment. ‘Things weren’t what they seemed.’ What did that even mean? How is
All the toss and turnings I did last night was starting to get to me. I just felt so down with it all. I hadn’t been able to sleep a wink since that awful dream had come on. It was just so bad, and I didn’t wish to relive it. I was dressed quickly in blue cashmere, and wild ghetto pants. I had no idea why mom named this pants, ‘ghetto’ but it had stuck with me over the years, and I couldn’t think of another name for it. Today, I was going to skip school again. I needed to find a new accommodation. I know that as long as I was in this school, they wouldn’t give me another place to stay other than here. So, I have to find my roots outside. Since, I was avoiding Mike, it won’t be nice to ask for his help. I hated myself for all these. I shouldn’t be betraying him. He has done so much for me, but I couldn’t see another option. Everything was so tight and confusing now. Well there was no need thinking too much about it. The thing to do now is to find an accommodation on my own in town.
Mike? I looked at my phone, wondering if I should pick the call. Well, if I didn’t, he would keep calling. And, the least I wanted was for Ian to find out about Mike. It could get nasty. I slid the answer button, and it connected in one swipe. “I have to go now.” “What the hell is wrong with you?” Our words collided as one, and I had to do a double take. I brought the phone out of my earlobe, and stared at the contact details, it was Mike as I had assumed. I replaced it back, seething with rage “Why are you talking to me this way?” I demanded. “Tell me where are you right now?” He snapped with another question of his own. I took a deep breath, and looked around to be sure Ian hadn’t stepped into the apartment. “I’m out with a friend,” I said simply. “At Radisson Boulevard.” “Are you spying on me?” I queried, stunned. He scoffed. “I have better things to do with my time, than spy on you, Maya. One of the pack members saw you going there. I need you to get out of there right
“Who the hell was that?” I seethed as I looked at him. “You’re not in the right frame of mind to ask me this question. What are you doing here? I hope you didn’t follow me!” I shot out in disbelief. He grabbed my arm and led me to the car. I pulled my hand from his when we got to his bike, and tried to leave. He turned me around me to face him immediately. “What’s your problem?” I snapped. “You’re my problem, Maya. Why would you come to this type of place, and meet that guy. Don’t you have any form of pity for yourself?” He snapped at me. I looked away from him. “I told you that he is just a friend. You’re bringing stout of proportion. You know that,” I accused. He shook his head. “I’m not. You mustn’t come to this type of area again. Now, be a good girl, and let’s go home. I’m taking you to your dorm. Climb the bike right now.” He said fiercely. “I’m not going anywhere with you. You don’t need to follow me. Go home and take some rest. You’re sick and that’s what you need more
Playing with my senses. The ride down the root got more intense, and I found myself looking at his broad back. It was so big, bigger than I thought. I’ve never seen Ian’s broad back, but I had a feeling Mike was bigger than he was. Mike had ignored me as usual, without a single care of the world. I wanted nothing more than for him to talk. I respected his silence on the matter, and somehow, I believed that he wasn’t at fault. Mike was target to the hunters. He must have been known by them. I understood the urge to have a middle ground, and the last say in this situation. What I didn’t understand was Ian. What did he have with that man that made him run the way he had done. I’ve been trying hard to connect the dots, and failing to do so. “We are here,” Mike boomed all of a sudden. I quickly stepped down, and my ankle twisted almost immediately. Mike shot his hand forward and saved me before I made a mess of myself. His hands were completely strong, and I revelled in how manly they
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