ELEANOR ‘Who-Who is it?’ I feel my wolf groan whilst I struggle under the man’s suffocating grasp. Ares starts pacing inside of me. My heartbeat quickens, I try to wriggle out of the large, calloused hand over my mouth by my attempts only seemed to make the person more annoyed at me. His other hand grips my arm until his nails dug into my skin, I winced. I jerked my head in a bid to bang it straight onto his face, but I stop when suddenly, two guards rushed over in front of the bushes we’re hiding from. “Can you smell it?” One guard nudged the other on his arm. “No fucking way, dude. Alpha will be pissed if some rogues are caught sneaking into the pack house,” The way he spoke sounded like he’s about to piss himself from extreme fear. I gulp, holding my breath. “Shit, I’ll link the border guards. Fucking rogues might have found a way to get in without being noticed,” He hissed. His eyes suddenly glowed pure white in the stygian dark. He didn't move a single inch just as the pe
ELEANORI woke up that morning in a daze. A tornado was spinning inside my head, urging me to rush to the pile of rubble and puke. Wiping my mouth with the back of my hand, I groaned at the thick strands of hair soaked with my own puke and falling on my face. Sweeping a hand across my face to get rid of the strands of hair blocking my vision, I notice I've shifted back into my human form. I look down on my fully naked body, frowning. Most parts of me were covered with so much dirt and fallen leaves, but another thing I noticed was my missing wounds. My eyes widen in realization while I inspect my body for scars."Impossible..." I mutter, jumping to my feet completely forgetting I was squeezed inside a small cave. "Ow!" As a result, my head crashed painfully with the roof. I grunted, lowering my body down while caressing my head gently beneath my palm.My wounds were already gone? I normally wouldn't heal this fast especially with wounds as severe as the last. I remember they were v
59 ELEANOR ‘ELEANOR, RUN!!’ A voice boomed inside my head. I feel my heart pounding violently against my chest as I tried to locate the source of that gruff voice. ‘ELEANOR, WHEREVER YOU ARE, I’M BEGGING YOU… RUN!!’ My eyes widened realizing who it could belong to. ‘A-Alex?’ He had reached out to me through mind link. I haven’t been able to realize it ‘til now. ‘C-Can you see me?’ I stutter. ‘No, I can feel you panicking out there, Eleanor. I can sense there's danger too. We’re mates, Ellie. It’s just how it works,’ He explains but before I could even give him a response, I saw a huge gray wolf pounced right at me from the corner of my eye. My breath hitched, and I stagger backwards as I force my legs to move from its frozen state. Ducking right under the wolf’s gray stomach, I sprinted towards the opposite side. He landed directly on the brown wolf’s head who whimpered as they rolled on the solid ground. I then took it as an opportunity to jump high above their heads. They l
TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter contains physical and sexual abuse. Kindly proceed with caution. EZEKIEL Eight years ago… “No, I won’t apologize.” I grumbled walking away from my father’s office. “EZEKIEL!” Clenching my fists, I stop in my tracks and make a hundred-eighty degree turn, facing my dad who shot me a stern look from his office table. “What?” I ask, biting back my own tears and frustration as I stared at him. Dad wants me to apologize to that fucking bastard. Tyler. I was going to kill him, but my father had suddenly appeared and shielded that lucky pervert. When he should've been there protecting me. My father didn't see it but even if he did, I doubt he would actually do anything to help me anyway. Tyler was my friend. Until one day, he invited me for a drive, saying he wanted to introduce me to some of his friends. He drove me deeper into the forest. I wondered why but I kept quiet. After all, I trusted him. An hour and a half later we arrived at a run-down house
61ELEANOR I turn my head only to see a massive jet black wolf lunge straight at them, catching three of the men off guard whilst the three others backed away almost immediately after he attacked. There was one huge gray wolf trudging close behind him and he started attacking the others too. Dumbfounded, I watched the scene wide-eyed with my mouth agape while they growl and claw violently at each other. Canines descending like daggers from their rabid mouths. Their ears were closed down their foreheads, and their nozzles crinkled as they growled. Vaguely aware that I was naked, I look around and see an extra large, dirty white button-down polo shirt lying on the ground. Hugging my fully-exposed breasts, I reached out and grabbed it from the ground. This will have to do.I fumbled for the shirt’s opening before tossing it over me. It was big and long, and it touched below my knees but I’m grateful for it. Relieved to finally have some clothing to cover my exposed skin, I sigh
ALEXANDER She’s gone. I woke up at exactly 8 in the morning, only to find my mate missing from her side of the bed. I initially thought she went to shower, but when I got up and opened the bathroom door, she wasn’t there. That’s weird. I sniffed the air. Having had caught a whiff of her sweet, lavender scent lingering below in one corner, I lowered my gaze. My eyes scanned the garbage can, picking up Eleanor’s lace underwear I had ripped off her last night. I feel my dick harden thinking about how I ran my fingers along her wet clit and pumped them inside her. Her soft moans echoed through my ears, as though I was reliving that night in the present. She’d looked so perfect, and so fucking mine. I lift the slightly damp area of her panties to my nose, inhaling the sweetness of scent that rose from between her milky thighs. I sigh after taking a long sniff before turning around to close the door. I toss her underwear on the bed, wondering why she had discarded it anyway. But that
ALEXANDER “Alex!” I hear Elijah’s voice resonating through the background. Nevertheless, I quicken my pace and hop into my car before he can say anything to stop me. Half an hour later, I arrived at Linda’s shop. I strode through the door and scanned the shop, vaguely aware of how my eyes glowed when I saw her standing near a rack. Taking hurried steps forward, I clenched my fists as my eyes fixed on her now-pale face. All her sales ladies staring at me gasped and clung to one another as I grabbed her neck, crashing her head hard against the brick wall. She gasped, instantly clutching on my arm as she desperately tried to loosen my firm grip. Her big, gray eyes that looked at me with utter fear widened, brimming with tears. “What did you say to her?” I growled while I squeezed her neck. She looked at me with furrowed brows, probably in a daze. “Al..pha” It took me a moment to realize I’m already strangling her out of rage. But more than that, I was afraid. Not wanting to be c
ALEXANDERI immediately let go of her shoulders. My brows still furrowed at her in confusion.I made a lazy step back whilst Linda stepped forward from her position on the wall. After inhaling a few deep breaths and smoothing down the wrinkles of her skirt, she spoke."I'm a doomsayer." People in the room gasped in open disbelief at her sudden confession.She lowers her head, refusing to meet my curious gaze pointed at the look of guilt evident in her face.I straightened my posture and squared my shoulders, trying to get my shit together if I wanted to find my mate fast. Blinking, I tried to erase that image of Eleanor pointing her fingers towards me as I collapsed on the floor. That image where we were surrounded with a large, heavy pool of blood that rippled with her own tears.I clenched my fists by my sides then drew in a deep breath in a bid to calm my ass down before my wolf takes over and g at her."Tell me all you know," I command, my voice sounding rough and husky, making
ELEANOR FIVE YEARS LATER Hmm. French toast. Waffles. Cereal. Biscuits. Cinamon rolls. Croissants. Bacon and eggs. Oh, and how could I forget? Alex's favorite breakfast burrito. I smiled to myself as I arranged all the food I made onto the trays. I picked up the first one, glancing over the other where my son, Elias', food awaits. The urge to scoop it up from the kitchen table was strong. Moments after staring at it like a creep, I lift Elias' tray with my free hand while holding the first tray with the other. After managing to balance their weight on my already trembling hand, I slowly make a U-turn from the kitchen, heading to the table where I'm supposed to set the trays. 1,2,3 steps. You got this, Eleanor. You just got to-- "How many times do I have to fucking tell you, Ellie?" Electrifying chills vibrated through my body as I whipped around to find Alex squinting at me, his face darkening. His platinum blond hair a hot, sexy mess from our little exercise last night. Well, li
ALEXANDERI've been pacing around these halls for nearly an entire fucking hour. After Ellie's water broke when she was fucking washing the dishes, like I fucking told her not to do, I was lucky to have Elijah and Vera there watching over her in case something happened. He'd linked me up and told me right away what had happened. I was in a meeting then, discussing pack negotiations, alliances, and rogue sightings type of shit. I didn't expect my pup to come at the only day I was forced to attend one of these meetings. Other alphas were becoming upset at my decreasing appearances. If Elijah had not convinced me she'd be safe with him and Vera this morning, I wouldn't have left. And I fucking wished I hadn't. Then I wouldn't have arrived late and had to get Elijah to take my place, and Vera wouldn't fucking let Elijah go anywhere by himself. Those two are inseparable.I felt something touch my shoulder and I whipped around ready to tell whoever this fucker is to leave me the heck alone
ELEANOR “What do you think of this?” Laura gently nudges my arm, showing me the digital photo of a long, poppy red evening dress covered in shiny crimson sequins from top to bottom. I smile awkwardly, unable to bring myself to tell her that every dress she’s found so far was either way too revealing or simply too much. “Well, it’s a mating ceremony. It doesn’t have to be so…grand,” I tell her, and she stares at me in disbelief before letting out a sigh. “It’s precisely because it’s a mating ceremony that everything must look grand! If not, you are allowing yourself to miss out on your own event!” Laura huffs, her eyes squinting at the sight of me and my distaste for grand things. The exasperated look on her face brings out a giggle from my lips as I watch her continue scrolling through the dozens of dresses in the most successful clothing companies worldwide, making me wonder… “Then why don’t you come up with a design of your own? I’d be glad if it’s a dress you designed that I’d
ALEXANDERThe wind bristles, brushing through my locks and across my skin, though it doesn't bother me the slightest. Running my fingers through my hair, I tilt my head looking down the letters engraving his name.Taking a deep breath, I force my feet forward, force my eyes open as they focus on the lifeless ground beneath me."Hey, Adrian. Uhh...Fuck, honestly I don't know what to say to you now." I whisper into the air, picturing his piercing blue eyes which not only were identical to mine, but were also the same eyes I'd grown to hate through the years. I hated them then, because each time I look into those eyes my failures as an alpha haunted me in my sleep. Scratch that, not only my humiliating failures as an alpha, but also as a son, a brother. I gnash my teeth as my heart sinks, my head lowering for the first time for my brother's sake. I move down, I wipe away the remnants of dirt that gathered round the stone, letting a sigh fall from my lips as I stared at his name engraved w
ELEANORPretty soon, Alexander's men rounded up the rogues, keeping an eye on them in case they try to make a move. They don't, and there is no doubt from the look of betrayal and defeat in their eyes they won't risk their lives to try. Members of my pack were, in fact, pretty neutral about it. Heck, they didn't even spare a glance of pity for Sandra when they saw Alexander's warriors drag her ae rbway and force her into the car. They held no respect for her, that I was sure about. I couldn't ignore how none of them attempted to act in rescuing their new Alpha despite knowing she was being forced to step down. Weren't they concerned at all for her safety? From the looks of it, they'd rather see her step down than let her continue to be Alpha.That goes without saying, because one thing everyone in Blue Mountains Pack knows is the fact that Sandra could barely lead a pack. Let alone fulfill the duty of being a Luna. I flit my eyes between Barbara and the pack. In one split second, I no
ELEANORWe were getting near the border when I noticed a weird scent laced through the air. I couldn't pinpoint what it is, but I could feel it in my bones that it was something...dangerous.My wolf growls lowly, and I urge her to glance around for a moment, halting in her tracks. She sniffs the air as I instructed her to. Trying to see if she can find anything out of the ordinary in these parts.'Found anything?' I ask, and Ares simply shook her head though she acknowledged something felt really off. My entire body was tingling, and I wasn't sure if it was from excitement, or some other feeling brought by the effects of this pregnancy.'Why did you stop?' Laura asks, walking closer to us in her small wolf form. I find myself panting heavily, as though I had drained all my energy out from running a few miles away from the packhouse.'Just tired,' I reply, hoping she would stop questioning me any further.I didn't tell her about my pregnancy, hoping I'd be able to tell Alexander first
ELEANORMy mother looks up at him, and I could see the pain in her eyes when she spots all his wounds. Making her gasp at the bloody sight, probably wondering how he even managed to survive the fight against every Alpha in the country. All of them seemed desperate, too obsessed at the power of the blood wolf which I'm starting to realize...must be too valuable to compel a war like that. My heart instantly constricts and my chest began to feel heavy. Marcus, after seeing me as a baby, dropped with a loud thud on the cold ground. Hitting his head first as he did. "Marcus?" My mother slowly gets up before crawling to him. She began by feeling his wrist, and checking his wounds which were getting worse by the second."No,"Taking one last look at the baby, she heaves a deep breath before closing her eyes, and...healing him.Wait, but if she does that... then she...I bring my hand over my lips, watching wide-eyed as my mother continues to heal all his wounds, and soon enough, every on
ELEANOR"Hello, Eleanor.."If I was right, then this person standing in front of me now must be my..."Mother?" The word barely coming out my mouth through a whisper. My real mother.A smile covers her lips. She looks at me softly, nodding her head ever so gently like royalty at its finest.From that moment, I felt my heartbeat speed up. My hands itching to reach out and touch her in that moment, but I couldn't.She was too bright. Her body surrounded with white glowing light as she stepped out from the darkness. The scene before disappeared, and suddenly it was as if the world has erased itself from this dream."Look at you," she breathes, seemingly unable to stop her lips from reaching her ears while her eyes look me up and down. Not in a bad way, but rather in a way that you would know when someone is truly admiring you, finding themselves at awe at you presence and beauty.I plastered a smile on my face as well, mirroring just how pleased I was to finally see my real mother. Someo
ELEANORWhen I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was a big oak tree. Grass pricked my ears, letting me know I'd been lying on the ground under this oak tree for goddess knows how long. Streaks of sunlight pressed against my face warmly, compelling me too move to take in my surroundings.My brows furrow instantly when I realize I wasn't in the Red Silverwood Pack territory.I was back in mine, the Blue Mountains Pack, and I don't even know how I got here, or at least remember how I got here. With my heart racing and my body jerking forward as I scramble to my feet, I whip around. Flinching when I see Marcus walking in my direction.I froze in my spot, but a few seconds later I find myself squinting at him, my father.Why does he suddenly look so much younger now? He was getting closer, compelling me to take quick steps back and prepare for a run, but as soon as I whirl around to go for it, I stumbled on my feet letting me fall on my ass."Ouch!" I yelped, but before I could get mys