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We walked a couple distance and arrived at a small cottage at the outskirt of the pack house. It was simple yet beautiful with flowers and shrubs decorating the narrow entrance. It architectural design was carefully planned out in a shape of a bird nest which made it looked a lot like something out of a fairytale movie.
Barely looking at it and how it stood out from all other buildings, one could tell, it was something special and symbolic to whoever it was built for. The serenity around here spoke so much volume that I could feel spout of tingles coming up from under my skin.
I paused for a moment,and allowing myself the privilege to really enjoy the work of art before me. it was truly beautiful and welcoming.
"Don't you want to see what the inside look like?" Luna Eveline had called back at me from the front porch, and pulling me out of my train of thought
I shot her a small smile and a curt nod,"Sure. Of course, I 'd love to"
Logan's POV*Nothing has been the same ever since Avalon called to reject our mate bond. Before her name flashed across the screen of my phone that day, I was getting ready to go to her. To finally get her back even if it meant going against my father and everything else._ I was going to fucking do it. It was either her or nothing else and I picked her.But instead of her laughter filtering through the receiver like she used to do after our usual bantering of her refusing to let me know where she was, I heard the ugly voice of hatred echoing through her every word and back at me like a fucking stab to the chest.Heck, I fucking saw it coming even before the word made it out of her mouth and ripped right through me like a silver bullet. It was worst than anything I have ever felt before. Her words were enough to make me loose my mind for a couple of weeks.I didn't think anything has the ability to hurt me this much but Avalon proved
Ava's POV*I stepped into the training Arena feeling all hyped and at the same time nervous and shit. At least, a thousand men and women were watching from their seat. Today happens to be the annual fighting contest held among the pack members for those intending to join the warrior wolves. They are given a chance to prove themselves against an opponent in a fair fight.It was more like a ritual where one physical strength and perseverance is tasted before he or she is tagged with the warrior stamp. I wasn't left out of the competition either.My opponent is a young girl about my age even though she look a lot older and far more stronger with ripped muscles than I could ever come to have. From the look in her eyes, it was obvious she has been waiting for this very moment her whole life and just can't wait to get me out of her way.I have watched her spar with most of the male warriors even before now while stealing short glance
*I returned back to my room feeling sore and totally bruised after Lily had finished dressing the cut on my arm.With scuffling feet and tensed shoulders, I continued to drag my way to the bathroom and slipped out of my soiled clothes before turning on the heat in the water as high as possible. My eyes darted towards the mirror on the wall after a while and found it covered with steam evaporating from the water already and sighed.I wasn't exactly sure if I wanted to see my own reflection because I was sure that I'd be looking a total mess.I took another sigh and let my hands do the thinking for me as it reached over and wiped it slightly with my left palm,and almost cringed at the face staring right back at me.Damn, I looked almost anything but myself. Bruised cheeks and cracked lips and dark visible circle around the eyes seemed like the new appealing features on my body not to mention how awful I feel on the inside.
*A moment passed by without either of us doing anything to take the kiss a bit further. We just sat there on the floor with our lips attached to one another yet unmoving as if waiting to be told what to do next.So damn awkward I tell you.And Just when i thought about pulling away, I heard him gave a low throaty growl before i felt his hand cupping the back of my neck gently and pulled me closer, his lips starting to more than move hungrily against mine and I just let him.I let him kiss me because i wanted to know what it feels like to be kissed by someone again and who better than Carlos. I know he has been itching to do it all evening just like my wolf can't wait to give in to the mate craving as well.Letting myself relax completely, i leaned in further into his warmth with my eyes closed while trying to savor this very moment as much as I still could. The familiar feeling was seating right there at the pit of
Dressed in my training outfit of black jogger and plain armless T-shirt. I pulled my hair up in a tight ponytail with a band and then slipped on my ankle boots that was starting to wear out already. I quickly tied the shoelace into place before heading out to meet Silas and the others.I followed Silas to the pack's armory room housing a vast set of weapons to equip myself for the hunt.My eyes settled on the familiar bow hanging on the wall and I immediately went for it. I picked a quiver filled with arrows and hung it on my back before reaching for a black leather gloves as well.Satisfied with my items, I turned to walk away but paused in my next hasty step when I noticed a short blade with black leather handle lying across the wooden table and picked it up.It was light yet warm and rough around the edges but fit right into my palm like it was made just for me. There was something intriguing about the blade that makes it different
*"Are you avoiding me?"I groaned internally at his question."No I wasn't and am not avoiding you right now either.. I just need to go shower because I smell horrible" I told him while gesturing to my cloth that was stained with animal blood from the hunt.Carlos practically sniffed the air around me at my word before replying."Yeah maybe you do need a bath but that doesn't change the fact that, i still think you were avoiding me" he paused and took a step closer, his head cocked slightly to the side and studying me."Were you actually avoiding me?"I gave a mental roll of my eye and replied with a careless shrug, "I don't know Carlos. How about you tell me"He shifted from one foot to the next, before his hand reached out and held mine."Is it because of the kiss?"I said nothing in replied and he squeezed my hand a little. "Say something Ava. Are you avoiding me because of the kiss?"I le
Carlo's POV.I hate to admit it but I really made a silly mistake. I never should have given in and kissed Avalon that night the way I did but one look at her and i couldn't hold back. Those lips of hers were practically calling out to me even though I knew I was overstepping my boundary and probably putting our friendship to jeopardy, I still couldn't resist her charms nor my own selfish desires.Lilly doesn't deserve a mate like me. She should have gotten someone else. Someone with a lot of self control and not someone like me who still secretly wished to be mated to his ex.Yes I know how selfish that makes me sound but that's just the truth. I thought Avalon and I were going to be mate but the moon goddess had other plans. Plans I never saw coming or could run away from and found myself stuck with it.The day I found out I was mated to Lily felt like a scattered dream. It was not what I expected but it was what came to be and could not be contested an
*Ava's POVI stirred awake slowly with a lazy yawn and a half body stretch. I could feel the soft fabric of bed sheet tucked around me. I opened my eyes and had them shut just as quickly as i tried to adjust to the attack of sunlight directly on my face.I wasn't sure where I was when my eyes finally settled and began to dart across the room cautiously in search of anything familiar that could ring a bell that I was in a familiar zone or back in my room at the pack house but got nothing.Aside from the large bed I was lying on, the room was totally plain with just a single arm chair seating in front of a wooden table at the corner. A sea green curtain shielding the room from much sunlight was pulled slightly to the side and allowing just about enough to slip through into the room.I also noticed my black ankle boots arranged neatly beside the same table by the corner, and not very far from where I laid on the bed.Where the heck am I?
*Six years later **I stood beside the bed in my room facing the open window as I stare into the near distance, as people in the pack went about their daily activities. It's really a beautiful sight seeing how much have changed in just six years. I'm not just talking about the structures here but the people as well. Even the moon goddess seem to be in agreement with more wolves starting to find their mates from night claw pack unlike before.Even Judah and Alana finally admitted that they like each other and it wasn't just the hate and fight. It wasn't exactly surprising given how much time those two spend going at each other throats, it's only fair that they could fail that fiercely in love with each other as well.I inch closer to the window when i saw a newly mated couple emerging from the tree line where they had gone for a run and sighed. I haven't been able to shift and go dashing between the trees myself since I got pregnant again with our third child yet again. The mid day
Ava's POV*Once in my room. I quickly changed into a short summer dress, the color of baby pink and then free my hair from the pins holding it back in place with a relief sigh."Avalon dear, are you alright?" I heard my mother's voice before she slip into the room and heave a relief sigh when she saw me retouching my make up a bit."I'm fine. Just came to change real quick before meeting everyone again""Congratulations Miwa" She cooed into my ear as she pulled me into her arms. I sigh and held her closer before my eyes flick open again.I pulled away suddenly with a raised brow, "Miwa?""That's what your father used to call you. You were a gift from the moon goddess and he always acknowledged that. I guess he is smiling down at how much you have grown and even more so, a woman""Yeah, I guess so"I pull her into another hug with my eyes closed. "Thank you so much for everything. I won't be here today if not for y
*Logan's POVEvery single breath got knocked out of my lungs the moment my eyes dwell on Avalon and her father walking down the aisle and towards me.I couldn't help it as my eyes scan from the crown of her head and down to the soul of her feet. She looked perfect, breath taking even or I won't be here trying to catch my breath.Though her face was hidden behind the veil, I could still picture her rosy lips in a thin line with her brows kneaded together in a nervous way. I couldn't be wrong, judging from the way her hand grip her bouquet of flowers. I could tell she was just as nervous as I was.I could still remember the first time I lay eyes on her back in that hallway in school. Brown hazel eyes filled with so much curiosity stared into mine as though she could see through my very soul. I felt a shift in my destiny when our body made contact even though it was just for a second.The freckles around her cheeks looked so surreal yet, it wa
*"C'mon Ava, you have to get dressed and stop fussing with those damn flowers" Alana scolded me with a frown, standing beside me in a slim fit outfit that matches perfectly with her eyes."Go on girl, you better hurry up now. Logan looks like he is about to pass out, out there. Cooper just texted me" Kara said, coming into the room and beautifully dressed in her maid of honor outfit."I'm glad someone else have noticed" Alana sighed before going to help my mother and Lily take out the cake to the venue.Lily and my mother had just finished adding the final touch on the pink and white cake. It took them three days to get it done and I can't even tell you how proud I really am with those two.I have just twenty minutes left to get dressed,fix my hair and do my make up as well. Thank God for Kara whose expert hands were seriously getting at it already.Fifteen more minutes, I was out of my bathed robe and into my wedding gown and kara had fini
*Different color of freshly picked roses and white lilies trail the hallway and more in the front porch as preparation for my big day draw nearer.My best friend Kara and my parent will be arriving in a day or two and I can't wait to see them again. I haven't seen neither of them in eight freaking months and in those same time frame, a lot has changed. I can totally say am not that girl who left home in pursuit of the truth anymore.A lot has happened that changed how I saw and perceived things and people in general but no matter how much I have grown, I will forever be my parent little girl. I could still remember their reaction over the phone when I told them I was getting married and needed them to come over as soon as possible.*flashback *"What do you mean, you are getting married sweetie" my mom's voice more than screeched at me.She took a deep dramatic pause and then continued, "We haven't seen you in months, only
*I cock a brow at him and he sighed, his expression giving away nothing."Go on and spill it out" I pressured. "I know you want to say something so go ahead and say it already"."Look, I don't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation with him but you have to stop feeling guilty over what happened to Carlos. I don't know the extent of your powers and how much control you have over it but what happened isn't your fault. You gave him a choice but he took the hard way so you can't be blame for saving the people you love and care about""You really think so?"He answered with a nod then continued, "I know I shouldn't be saying this but I grew up with Carlos as my best friend and even though we always hang out in high school just like you remembered, we never agreed on a lot of things and that include him being impulsive and hell bent on having his way and just like he said, he really did regret making me your Sol even though you picked me yourself.
*It's been three days now since Logan regained consciousness. He is almost whole again but still weak and his wound a little tender but healing just fine. He is nearly his old self again.After that crazy night of sex between us, Logan still thinks it was a dream even though I told him it wasn't. Just looking into his green eyes make me realize how truly blessed I am. Everything is just starting to fall perfectly in place.For the past days now, I feel like I have done nothing but have sex with him and sleep like a log of wood. Something that can be blame largely on the pregnancy. Werewolf pregnancy can leave someone feeling more weak than a normal human.This pregnancy has made my bond with Logan even stronger than it was before even though he doesn't know the whole truth, he thinks my reaction to him is because of what happened to him. I literally feel depressed and pissed off when he is far from me and can't get enough of him when we are togethe
*After over ten minutes of just seating there in the ruin my room has now become with low heart beat pounding softly in my chest."Are you okay?" I heard my mother's voice jolting me a little. I nodded stiffly before turning to face her. She is the only one left in the room with me and Logan at this point."I'm fine Mom, you should go rest" I told her with a smile and she nod and proceed to rubbing away the pain at the back of her neck. Thank God there was no swelling when I looked at it earlier. Just a little bruises at the point she was hit and am sure, it will heal just fine.There was a moment of silence before I heard her voice again, "I saw what you did to Carlos. Do you want to talk about it?"A little sigh escaped my mouth as I look down at my clasped hands seating against my laps. "I don't know if I did the right thing by leaving him in that state but at that moment, all I could think about was dominating and disarming him completel
*Recap *I tried to go to him but Carlos beat me to it as he quickly stood over him with a silver dagger, directly to his heart."Take another step and I promise not to miss his heart this time"*I closed my eyes and swallowed hard, trying my possible best to stay calm, mainly because Carlos still had that blade too dangerously close to Logan's chest. When I open my eyes again, I had a bit of control over myself as I stare back at him. My lips forming a thin line in annoyance."What do you want Carlos?" I sneered back at him through gritted teeth.He snorted at my question but answered either way, "I want my pack back and also for you to kill that traitor standing beside you for switching on me. I should have killed him that day but looks like luck was on his side" he ended with a glare at Silas direction and i heard him growl under his breath as he took a stance beside me still."How about you be a man and come do it yourself