“Hello? Who is this? Are you with River?” She spoke again and now the voice sounded familiar to me, for obvious reasons.
Shit. Damn it. What should I do now? I can’t just hang up out of nowhere since she’s already heard me!
I cleared my throat. “Uh, h-hey, Syvne. This is, uh, Keira. Not sure if you remember me bu–”
“Keira?” Her voice got higher. “Oh of course I remember you, sweetie. Oh my goodness, I haven't heard from you in years.”
If I didn’t know any better, I would think she was actually happy to hear me, but I was there that day and I knew from the way she looked at me that she didn’t want anything to do with me.
River ColdenAs soon as Keira ran out of the room after shoving my phone into my hand, I knew something had happened. I can’t believe I fell asleep. Damn it.“Mamma, what did you talk to Keira about that made her speed out of here?”“Huh? What do you mean, son? She seemed fine on the phone.” My mother replied rather oblivious to the whole situation.Before I left for Arizona to get back to Keira, I left her a message telling her about how I let Skye take care of things around the Pack for the meantime. I explained to her from the very beginning as well – the abuse and the lies.She must have just heard the message now a
River ColdenI crouched down and took one long smell and knew instantly what it was. I didn't want to believe it, but my sense of smell wouldn't lie to me.I let out a shuddery breath as I turned to Zane. “It’s blood. Her blood.”What the fuck happened to you, Keira?Zane and I admittedly didn’t know what to do. He was an ace hunter, no doubt about it, but this was different. Besides the blood she had left, there was no other trail. It was as if somehow, whoever took her, they knew what they were doing.They had masked her scent with something else. It was a compound or a mixture that was s
Titus BaneMy ears were ringing and it felt like the start of a massive headache. Keira? Gone? Taken? And by someone from my own Pack as well?This doesn’t make sense. None of it does. It can’t be. It just can’t.I turned to Ash, grabbing him by his collar and almost shoving him against the wall.“Alpha!” He cried out surprised.“What the fuck happened?”I was gone for a few days and was looking forward to seeing Keira the moment we arrived and now this? How could that even h
Titus Bane“Mommy! I want my mommy!”I woke up to the sound of Neo screaming so loud I could hear it from inside the room.Still a little groggy, I turned over to the other side of the bed to grab my phone and check the time.Five forty five in the morning. Not really eight hours of sleep, but this was more than enough. I needed to start my day as there were far more important matters to attend to such as one, find Keira.And two, basing on the screams, helping tame Neo’s outbursts.Just as I was getting out of bed, the door swung open and Zane came in looking like he had
My body has never felt pain like this. It feels like I’m being stabbed over and over again at every inch of my body.Every move I make, even if it’s barely considered a movement, there is like a surge of electricity that travels all throughout my nerves. I know it’s because of all the silver surrounding me.The chains that are used to bind me burns through my skin. The walls make me feel weak just by looking at them. The bars of this prison cell taunt me, make me remember every second that I’m trapped here with no escape.The life of freedom that I once lived was taken away from me in the blink of an eye.Until now, I have a hard time understanding what really happened becau
“Inigo!” The voice came from a few feet away, but it was so loud that the whole place vibrated. Asshole two, who was apparently Inigo, was clearly terrified by it as his body cowered and he quickly withdrew away from me. Soon, three other wolves appeared and one of them, the tallest and biggest, approached Inigo with a daunting presence. “What the hell did I say about getting too close to the prisoner?” Prisoner? What an honor to be called such an endearing name. Is this how they treated most of the supposed Lunas of their Pack? If so, please, I would rather pass my title to someone else. “S- sorry, Loki. I didn’t mean to.” Inigo quickly apologized with a small bow. Loki? Who is this Thor ripoff? When I squinted my eyes, that’s when I realized that the man in question was actually asshole four. The worst of them all (although that’s not really saying a lot because they were all somewhat equally awful). The Thor ripoff didn’t even acknowledge Inigo as he merely looked awa
It shouldn’t be like this. None of it should. I thought my life was going so perfectly until everything was turned upside down.Just three weeks ago, I was getting ready to spend my son’s birthday and in the blink of an eye, everything had changed before I could even understand what was going on.Now I’m here, alone, trapped, and with nobody to confront with what I had just discovered about Titus and the fact that I may be living my last few hours of my life on Earth.Nothing felt… real.“Fuyu…” I confided in my head, closing my eyes, and trying my best to bring out my wolf.
“Why?” That was all I asked. Just one word because I didn’t know what else to say anyway.Inigo understands the question though because he starts to open up in a way I hadn’t expected him to.“We don’t believe in mates. Supposedly.” He began and already I was so confused. What kind of wolves didn’t believe in them? It doesn’t make any sense.“It- it’s complicated, but basically mates make us weak. We consider them as a weakness, so a lot of the wolves from Blazing Wolves actually choose who they want to be with based on strength, not by bond. Mate bonds are impractical because you can’t choose who you want to be with and sometimes the bond overpowers you that you can’t do anything else, but follow
(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