Mara had never been more frightened than she was at that moment when the young man suddenlygrabbed her unexpectedly.She felt her heart do a little huddle and back again as she froze for a moment on the spot.Slowly, she turned around to see what had caused the sudden grip of the young man.Ever since she had rescued him, she had been waiting to see what beautiful eyes lay behind those closed lids of the handsome young face because that was the only way she could tell if he was indeed a werewolf or not, which she hoped would not be because it will justify her defense of him against Sebastian on how wrong he was judging the young man as a werewolf.However, if she had made a bet with her life on that, she would have lost it woefully because the moment she turned, her eyes stared back at eyes that were not deemed humanlike, and I knew instantly that I had been wrong all along. This one had a strange color like the others that had attacked her in theforest but nothing similar to Sebast
She was just in time to see the last bit of the wound closing up while he tore the bandages away with his inhuman strength.Speak of the most unusual thing ever, and she would point at this bit.“Your wound, it’s healing.” She said and brought her hands together close to her face in shock.“Of course, it would heal. This your first time with a werewolf?” he asked her.“Um, yes. First time with an injured werewolf.” She said to him, and he nodded“I could have healed long ago, but the bastard who injured me stuck silver in me, and I could not get it out.I grew weak while he and his friends battered me.” He said“The silver arrowhead?” she asked“Yes. Very dangerous. You took it out?” he asked her“Yes. But I had help.” She said.He smiled and nodded, appreciating her when he paused suddenly and turned to stare at her like he justrealized something.“You said earlier I’m your first injured werewolf, and now you say you had help taking out the silver. Aretheir wolves with you?” he ask
Somehow he was not surprised to hear that this annihilation of a whole pack had anything to do withGrimshaw.The old man has been hunting him and his brother for years now and had laid to waste his own kind.It was little amazement why he had not yet stormed through his forest to his castle and finished what he started.Sebastian could understand why that was not yet an option.Grimshaw was yet to find a weakness to him and that made him pretty much dangerous to the oldie wolf.He had never in all the years of playing chase sent his men beyond his forest.Sebastian had made his name as a berserker by creating a huge shadow on all and sundry that heardabout him.He did not enjoy it really, slaying his kind but he had to be safe.As unbelievable as it may sound, he was scared for his life and his brother too. He worried that someday someone would try to penetrate them and that would mark their end. That was something he could not live with.He had decided not to let himself be conside
He could not even raise his head to look her in the face when he spoke those words.Mara was still disappointed in him and turned away from the room. She headed to the gardens downstairs and sat by the fountain.Sebastian glared at the former, who was still apologizing, before saying, "If you lot of werewolves think so less of humans, then permit me to say that I am extremely glad I have nothing to do with you lot," he said and walked away.Silas had not left the door all this while, and soon as Sebastian stepped out, he approached him."Do I kill him?" he asked now."Thought you wanted him to live." Sebastian pointed out"Yes, but I changed my mind. He hurt Mara." Silas said"Mara would be more hurt if he's killed. Keep an eye on him while I find her." Sebastian said"Whatever you say, lover boy," Silas said, chuckling"Don't ever call me that," Sebastian warned, and before his brother could conjure up whatever was on his mind, he had started striding away briskly.Silas shook his h
CaelumIt was bloody; everything was too gruesome to behold. The smoke from the fire razed the entire village, and blood and bodies scattered all over.Even when they had seen the signs of an attack from the sea, this was absolutely way out of what they had bargained for. This one was downright evil on the part of whoever must have done this.Caelum could not believe all this tragedy had occurred in the short while when he was away.He had been sitting in the ruins of what remained of their home for a day without getting up or eating at all.What was there to eat when all the appetite needed was gone and what was left was the stench from blood and signs of rotting?When he returned, the first place he ran off to, was his home, where he was greeted by a life shocker.The cow's remains were lying outside in front, while upon entrance was his father's dead body.It was a gruesome sight, not to mention the perching flies.Caelum was devastated as he started screaming for his mom and sist
His parents were laid into their graves first, and he said both prayers and apologies to them. His sincere wish was for them to guide him and fetch him the answers he sought. After that, he laid them to rest and started covering their graves. Next was the cow which was not easy as he dragged her through the group with so much difficulty. As he did, a couple of her entrails that had been spilled out scattered around. Caelum packed them all and pushed her into the grave. He sincerely wished that in her next reincarnation that she would come as something vicious that would not sit back and watch herself be murdered as she had been. That being done, Caelum sat down yet again as he made wooden crosses to mark the graves. He remained where he was for a long while and started thinking about what to do next. A bright idea crossed his mind, and he went back inside. He changed his clothes and started picking a few things he could use as a weapon. Trust me, Caelum was no warrior. In fact, he
All through the morning until a little past noon, Mara had been working on the castle. Not just working, she put everyone around whom she could get, including Sebastian himself, to work. Wonder how she even managed to pull off that extraordinary feat. Mara had not forgotten their last conversation, and she was more than willing to make it happen as it had been said. Sebastian had made it clear that he would help no one, which was final. Mara was no quitter. She sure did have her ways which she learned from her mother back in the day. The memory hurt, but it was time to put it into practice. She vividly recalled things the woman would do to get Caelum to work and how despite his not approving such tasks, he eventually ended up doing it. It was a way of making a threat with such sweetness that it sounded more lethal than an actual threat. Trust me, Waylan was not left out of the entire process. Because his entire pack had been killed, Waylan was more than willing to stay with them.
Alright, it worked as she imagined. She looked like her mother getting everyone ready for her usual morning briefings. The girl wanted to say something else, but Mara shut her off, saying they were waiting for others. At that sound, she relaxed, knowing she would not be standing alone for too long. Her next victim was Silas. He seemed to be returning from patrol, as his hair was covered in snow as he came in. He provoked her unknowingly as he was dusting his hair and feet inside the house. The man had no regard at all. He could have done that outside before coming inside but not to worry; in a bit, all would end. He was about to pass when he noticed the tension in the air. He greeted them carefully and asked if anything was the problem. He was looking at Maria. "Don't ask me, I don't know." the girl said to him "Um, Mara..." he began "Join her," Mara said simply "Wait, what?" Silas asked, getting confused at her guts probably "I said to join her. Where are the other three were
His piercing scream and then the impact on her body from the way the old alpha had slammed herreached into her depths. Mara had never been more pained and even now, she had forgotten how toturn for a moment into her human form. Her baby was all that mattered to her and then she got over itand let it free. She had returned back to her human for, bare and all. The minute she opened her eyes, two things happen simultaneously. Grimshaw pulled a dagger andthen held it close to her stomach area just as she saw Sebastian in the action of trying to make it over. “Now you stop there boy or I would be sending her and your baby to hell.” He said “Baby?” Sebastian asked caught dead in his tracks Yes baby. Continue wizard.” Grimshaw said to the wizard whom yet again had been distracted. Sebastian must not have believed his ears when he closed his eyes and listened. He could hear it finallythrough the noise, the steady tiny beating heart of the child within her. He could not believe his ea
He pulled her along quickly taking the shorter route to the stone altar he already had in preparation fortheir rites. The wizard was there and Grimshaw had never been more excited over his plans ahead andof time of making the wizard key into all his plans with Alexa the late sorceress. The breach of his wallshad seriously extended to where they were and it was only a matter of time before they get closer andget to him. But not for long, he was going to make certain he beats them to it. He had some of his menstand guard around the place as he pulled Mara along. He was not going to waste anymore time.“You may begin.” He said to the wizard“Yes my lord. Everything is nearly prepared but we might still be needing the one inhabited by life.” Thewizard said.Grimshaw caught Mara smirking but he had a surprise for her.“Oh she is the one inhabited by light.” He said“But I thought Alexa…” the confused wizard said“Alexa was gullible and let a little girl play a fast one on her. But su
She has been unnecessarily frustrating since he took her to see Zyair and abruptly refused eating until hefrees the boy. Grimshaw also knew within that the knowledge that her own mother had put him onpermanent protection was something way more challenging for her. He felt really proud but morehappy about the fact that her powers were actually awakening. It was a go go for him actually as he hadbeen waiting patiently to be able to harness her powers. But since what happened with his men theother day, Grimshaw suspected that something was off with her and her powers. The sorceress hadAlexa had said that it was a force field of death that she wielded based on what Mara had told her buthe could point out loopholes around those words. He knew he had to revisit that issue himself and seefor himself to make certain that her powers were what they seemed. He had asked that his men looksaround and finds the sorceress text but it would turn out that it had disappeared miraculously.Grim
They had been trying hard at keeping their ranks for sometime now as they had been really busy with the enemies. It was really tough as Sebastian had not been to war in a long but luckily for him, he had the experience and the true qualities of a leader. More and more had been falling into his ranks and aligning with his troops as everyone seemed to be calling for an end to Grimshaw’s reign. There were leaders around him both young ones and older ones to advise him and brush up his strategies. They were not so much but they were doing really well at holding out on the enemies. They fact that theywere short numbered was a cause for alarm as this was war and not a fairytale. It would only be a couple of moments and then the enemies would see through the hidden loopholes in their formation and then it would be their turn to start suffering the ills of war. That was just what Sebastian had been fighting tooth and nail to avoid. He could not loose this war. Not with the glimmer of hope h
Three days since he sent out his men, he still was not getting any responses from the battlefield. He last heard that they were engaging each other already at a place not so far from his castle, and now he heard nothing more. Grimshaw had sent three ravens out already. Two to the light claw pack and one to his general out at the war front, but neither had responded. The panic of not knowing was killing him; all he wanted now was reassurance from the general that his men were doing well, followed by a backup from the light claw pack.Apparently, it would seem like the old pack wanted nothing to do with or assist him. Grimshaw was not short of surprises as he knew well enough that all this had everything and more to do with the distraction he had received the other night of the banquet.The heavens knew what his son and Mara had voiced to the alpha. He had been told that they met with the man away from the banquet table, and although they tried to make it seem like a tour of the sorts o
“You should stop pressurizing him about these things, Max. It is not his problem.” Artemia said to her brother.“So you think,” Maxwell said.“So I know.” She said to him, firing up.Maxwell had been at the top of his beefing with his father again; this time, he was not buying his cowardice. He could not understand why the old man was acting the way he had been, even after the young woman had affirmed that she was being married against her will to this old wolf that seemed tohave been brewing all the troubles in the entire werewolf history.Maxwell had never liked Grimshaw, not even as a child, and many times when his father would meet secretly with this man; he always felt uncomfortable about it all. His father had not sent troops to help when the first war had happened, and as a child, he had not understood the reason why but this time, he was already beginning to think about it having relations with Grimshaw.All these years, they had been living in the wild and away from everyone
"Well, good morning to you, my hubby dad," Mara said as she entered the dining room, smiling ear to earwith so much amusement, especially at his face. Someone else was seated a little too early on the table, and he snorted laughter that had him choking on the drumstick he was biting down on."That serves you right, boy, for not waiting," Grimshaw growled as he observed Mara come to sit at her place."Are you alright?" she asked Zyair, who just drank from his cup and nodded. Mara then turned to Grimshaw, who was glaring at her. There certainly was a part of him that wished she had nothing to offer him so he could snap her neck, but he could not now, could he? He needed her alive so his plans could mature into reality. Grimshaw then furrowed his brow even more profoundly as he glared."You know, girl, I would rather the other bit of our relationship be kept secret." He glared at her"I do not understand. But that's what we are, right? And sometimes one could get confused with identitie
"Are you sure you want to do this and trust those treacherous humans again as our ancestors once did, brother?" Silas asked him for the third time, but this was at the boundary of Blackwell.The past few days, or dare we assume the week, have been the most hectic as they had been up and busy with the re-establishment of Blackwell, and there have been a lot of changes. Successfully a few daysafter the barrier had fallen, they had completed the sealing around Blackwell entirely. It was far more than what little Sebastian had thought they would achieve. It would seem the hands of fate had played them with way better plans than they had ever dreamt of as it was walled a little higher. Even more exciting was the line of persons, wolves in particular, that lined outside the new gates of Blackwell to surrender themselves to the new dawn and hope which was in the person of Sebastian. A lot had been happening these few days, but also enough to remind them that there was no longer time for so
Mara stood there as the maids attended to her with sadness in her eyes.She could not believe that this was happening despite the discovery. She looked grim as they put the gown on her, as she stared back at the mirror.Here has a damsel in distress that perhaps her powers alone would not save her from her impending fate.After the last altercation with Grimshaw, he had come to her room afterward and spoken to her.Mara then went to bed and did receive a confirmation of the fact that Grimshaw was her father. In fact, from what she had seen, he had known from the moment of her turning and yet had decided to keep it safely away from her while she wallowed in his desperation to marry her. He had come and put her in the tightest of corners when he warned her of the fate of Sebastian. He had sent a spread of words about her, and he also had more news.Two days ago, he learned that Blackwell castle had been again found. The barrier had already been lifted.Hence he could easily make an atta