It was a quarter to nine o’clock. Usually by this time I would either be in bed with Neo to tell him a good night story or pushing him to quickly wash up so he could go to bed during days he would overplay sometimes.
Right now though, I was all alone on his bed, holding the last book I was telling him the story of, and trying my best not to have another god-awful breakdown.
Safe to say, I was doing fairly terribly at it.
I crouched into a fetal position and tightly held on to his pillow in between my thighs. It still smelled like him – coconut and vanilla. He had chosen the shampoo and soap when we were in the grocery once. He had always been in love with the beach so when he saw the shampoo set, he begged me for it endlessly.
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I watched as River thoroughly admired and took in everything around Neo’s room. The medals he got for being an active participant in most of his classes and extracurricular activities, his trophies from sports camps, and picture frames at the top of his drawer where he’s smiling widely with all the awards.“He really likes sports a lot, doesn't he?” He asked without turning around, feeling one of Neo’s baseball uniforms.It was red, white, and black, holding a close similarity to the Arizona Diamondbacks. I still remember Neo’s excitement from the fitting to when it arrived in the mail. He was over the moon excited and he wore it to bed for a whole week until he realized he needed to take it off to get it cleaned.“Yeah,
Titus BaneHe’s been staring at me since we stepped out of the car and started surveying the resort. I can feel his eyes digging into me from behind and if I didn’t know any better, I would feel intimidated. But I did, and one of those was the fact that pretty boy doesn’t and never will have any effect on me.Three days ago, this place was filled with wolves, but because I couldn’t exactly keep it that way even with my connections, the Phoenix resort where Neo disappeared that night was back in business.Humans roamed around the place normally, some bikini-clad women were even eyeing us up and down, and frankly, I was surprised Zane didn’t seem to care about women flirting with him. He looked like the type to play around. Maybe I had misjudged him a little too
Titus Bane“River, no!” Keira shouted, but it was obvious he wasn’t hearing anyone as he stared at me like he was already thinking of ways to dispose of my body.“Don’t be a child,” I told him as I dodged his punches.I’m sure he was a good fighter. I never doubted that, but because he was consumed by too much anger and rage, he couldn’t see things clearly. He just kept throwing punches without calculating them so it was much easier to dodge each one of them.“Fuck you!” He shouted. “Keira deserves better than you!”I laughed amusedly. “Oh, and who might that be? Are you t
Relief was an understatement when we found out that things were finally looking up to us, that the chances of finding Neo were at least at ninety percent now. But at the same time, worry and anxiety still coursed through my every vein and I couldn’t sit still even if I wanted to. Three places, Titus said. There were only three probable places that she could go based on her map and they were all abandoned. Completely far away from likely any civilians and it’s that thought that terrified me the most. Though I expected it to be such, having confirmation of it scared me further. Thinking about how she could bring my little boy all the way to somewhere secluded where no one would hear him; his cries for help, his screams from pain. Oh goddess, I don’t even want to think about it. “It’s alright, K. They’ll find him soon.” Zane said comfortingly as he rubbed my back in circles, like he knew exactly what I was thinking. “Do you have tea around here? Chamomile? You know I whip up the
River Colden“Don’t do this, River.” Zane said sternly, his fists clenched tightly.I could see he was trying to control himself, but he was pissed too. He wants to fight, but he doesn’t want to make a mess of things.Well I for one am done with all of this.Keira has done nothing but treat me like shit since she saw me and the second she saw Zane, suddenly they’re best of friends again? What the hell did he do for him to get such special fucking treatment while I was discarded to the side like dirt?To top it all off, her dickhead mate, the ass wipe, threatened me
“Are you sure you don’t need anything else? Water? Coffee? Another one of my amazing tea mixes?” Zane asked as he positioned himself against my doorframe. I give him a smile before shaking my head. “I’m alright. Besides, I think I should be the one asking you that. I think you’ve forgotten that you’re the guest here, not me.” We both chuckle, but right after the air stiffens, an uncomfortable silence hangs in between us. It’s been approximately twelve hours and twenty five minutes since we received information from one of Titus’ Pack members. Ever since he told us that they arrived at the place they know Elisha was hiding at, there has been no other communication with them. I was dying from curiosity and nervousness. Zane has been by my side the whole time. I guess River too, but he kept his distance. As he should. He hasn’t done anything but stress me out and make things even more difficult since he arrived. And yet, a part of me still sometimes wonders if he’s alright outsi
Titus BaneExhaustion was one of the many things I and my Pack members were feeling right now, but none of us were stopping. I made sure of that.As soon as we landed, I had our best sniffers go around the place and confirmed that we were in the right area. It was fortunate on our end that Elisha still left some of her things back at her place so it was easier to track as well as Neo’s scent.The only problem was that we knew they were there, but the specific location was much harder to pinpoint.We walked, we ran, we scouted, and many people looked at us confused and weirdly, wondering why a group of men that were definitely not from around here kept going around the place.
Titus BaneBeing underground was nothing new to me or my Pack. It might even not be on most of their top five of unlikeliest places to end up in for battle.Well, it mostly depends on who you would ask. Cyrus would say a smelly and musky underground would be a part of his top five since he usually stayed back in the Pack quarters to organize, not directly fight.Egan, on the other hand, who often saw even more disgusting and suspicious places since he was always in battle, would consider this not even half of the things he had to experience.However, no matter what they consider this place as, I made sure that they knew that this was one of their most important battles because the thing is, it wasn’t just about fi
(This chapter includes sexual elements. Reader discretion is advised.) – Titus Bane – Everything is calm. So calm that it feels rather weird after everything that has happened. Chaos and destruction is all I have ever known for the most part, but now that I’m settled down at my place in my Pack, just watching the once green leaves now a mix of orange, yellow, and other Autumn colors sway with the wind, everything feels…peaceful. I closed my eyes and took a deep inhale, the smell of nature filled my senses and it invigorates me. An image of her pops up in my head almost like second nature to me. She is beautiful. The most beautiful woman to ever exist on this earth, and that’s saying a lot because this earth could be ugly and cruel, but not her, not my mate. Sometimes I still wonder what I had done in my past life to deserve someone as perfect as her, and I stop and think if this is just a dream, if everything in my life is just my imagination, and if it was, I hope to never wake
I was seated by the tree, the exact one Syvne and Roman found me and saved me from. I was just there in silence as I held on to the pure golden necklace that had the Japanese words ‘狼霊気’ meaning Healing Wolves formed on it. This was the keepsake Sho Chiaki, the guy from Titus’ Pack that knew about my family, gave to me. He said everyone in my Pack had it and when he found out his parents had kept it all those years ago, he knew he had to give it to me. As I sat there, thinking about them, it all still felt surreal, but at the same time, I also felt calm and at peace knowing about who they are and what they did for me on that night. I could have lived a life never knowing about their existence and a part of me would have always had an empty spot, but because I met Titus and in turn Sho, I was given the opportunity to learn about them and I will always be thankful for that. And though my heart pains for what happened to them and how they didn’t deserve that, I will live my life to
“Tri, can we please watch something else besides Frozen 1 and 2?” Neo, my little boy who was now six years old, turned to his best friend and gave her a pleading pout. Trinity giggled as I brushed her long red hair from behind. She was seated on my lap while Neo changed position every ten minutes as he got bored of the never-ending girly Disney movies we watched. In one year, gone are the days that he was completely absorbed with watching any Disney movie. I can’t believe how much he’s grown, but I will never get tired of seeing the changes that happen to him, physically and emotionally. I smiled at the boy whose raven hair was starting to get lighter. The streaks of silver on his hair are mixing in and it’s probably because of the fact that he’s been living in the winter season day in and day out for the past year. His complexion is lighter and his cheeks are as pink as a rose petal that I can’t help but stop and stare at him for a while because everyday, it’s like he looks more a
River Colden The sun was starting to set and before we knew it, there would be little to no light and finding Keira under this lake would be close to impossible. Not that it wasn’t already, and fuck, I hate myself for thinking that way. I wanted to stay positive, but it was so goddamn hard when we’ve been out here frantically looking for any signs of her. I didn’t know how much I would loathe frozen lakes until today. “I don’t see her, River! I don’t see her!” I heard my brother’s desperate cries as he was on his knees, pushing away the snow that had covered most of the lake. Titus was doing the same, but he hasn’t said a single word since Ivy pointed out where Keira was. He was the first one to drop down to his knees and start searching. Until now, even while it was happening, I still couldn’t believe that it was true, that Ivy could do something so… so fucked up as to
Titus Bane I stepped outside and walked and walked until I felt like I was far enough. My heart was beating a mile a minute and it felt like it was going to explode any second now. Seeing Keira and River in that position, so close to each other, and it being embedded in my brain like a curse just threw me into a spiral. To make things worse, River wants to have Keira as his mate and Luna. How could I have been so stupid? How could I have been so blind? It was right in front of me this whole time. Hell, it’s not like they even tried to hide it. River may have broken Keira’s heart many years ago, but Keira had been in love with him for far more. He may have done all that shit to her, but at the end of the day, they had the past. River was everything to Keira, and it’s not like it couldn’t happen again. Then there was me. The man she just met a few months ago. I may be her m
I was at a complete loss for words.Here was the man that I had been in love with since before I even knew what love meant. The man that I grew up with, that I talked to for Goddess knows how long, and the one person I knew deep in my heart I wanted to end up with.He was confessing his devotion to me, telling me that from here on out, I could have everything I have ever dreamed of. Everything until that day five years ago.The old Keira then would drop everything to accept his offer. The Keira that had always been head over heels for Alpha River Colden.But the Keira now is different. I may choose to be a White Howler again, but I’m not choosing to be
River Colden“I swear to the goddess, you better have a damn good reason as to why you’re dragging me all the way to the border or else I’m kicking your ass, Ass-pen.” I threatened my Gamma who was walking in front of me, leading me to the area he said I had to see.“Oh it’s valid alright. It’s as valid as a five foot seven silver-haired woman.” He said in a tone and with an expression like he knew something I didn’t and I hated whenever that was the case.Though I hated it even more knowing that the longer I was here outside, the longer Keira was inside with Titus completely alone. It wasn’t that I had anything against the man–he did
Titus Bane This can’t be happening. This can’t be fucking happening! Not her, not my little sister, the only family I have left. Fuck. Fuck, I can’t control my anger and my confusion. Just a few hours ago we were having the best time of our lives together. Trinity had never experienced so much snow and such a beautiful winter and even if she was slightly cold, this didn’t stop her from having fun. This didn’t stop her from creating memories with Neo and everyone. Now… Now she was lying down on the bed, her body shaking uncontrollably and white foam forming in her mouth. I was stunned. I didn’t know what to do. My body was frozen still and everything around me was spinning.
“So… How have you been doing? Titus asked, his eyes focused on me and only me, and I felt like I was getting sucked into them as each second passed. “Have they been treating you okay?” He added and somehow I could tell he was ready to release Hell on Earth depending on what I was going to say.It was two in the afternoon in the castle; specifically in Neo’s bedroom. After an eventful morning of playing around the frozen lake with snow arts and fights, we all had a big breakfast, walked around the territory a little as Neo toured Tri and I with Titus–while River stayed very close–and after eating risengrynsgrøt (hot rice pudding served with sugar, cinnamon, and butter) which is a traditional meal for ‘Little Christmas Eve’ around here, Neo and Tri were completely dog-tired and they were knocked out in the tree house in l