(35) XXXV: From Afar
Alpha Lachlan had confided himself behind a lush undergrowth. He was watching the guards keeping watch for outsiders. He remained there for few hours waiting for Sebastian to emerge from the dungeon he entered awhile.Sebastian doesn't know not even notice that he was following him. Before the current situation Lachlan was sensing that Sebastian was up to something—that he doesn't want to associate himself with him or Lily in saving Maridelle; he have another plan. It was confirmed when he saw Sebastian has secretly left the cabin.Lachlan decide to keep a tail on him; he has been following his tracks. He knows very well that Sebastian might know where Maridelle is. And his conclusion did not fail him. Sebastian brought him to the stronghold of vampires—the race he loathed. Lachlan was perplexed why Sebastian went here; he remembered Sebastian told them that he has no group to belong to. But why is he here? However, Lach(36) XXXVI: HeartfeltTwinges on his leg was the thing that had awoken Lachlan. All he saw was a small room when he opened his eyes. He rose from the bed and checked his leg. A bandage was secured around the wound. “Finally you are awake, Alpha,” greeted by an old woman on her mid-fifties. She is carrying a bowl with water in it.“Who are you? How did I get here? Why did you call me Alpha?” His continuous queries rendered the old woman a smile on her face.She put the bowl beside him. “Save your questions, Alpha. You're going to exhaust yourself.” She reached for a towel and soaked it in the water-filled bowl. “We found you under a big tree. You are wounded and...” the old woman felt the hot blood rushed onto her cheeks. “...and naked.”Alpha Lachlan diverted his gaze. He felt the hot blood rushing on his cheeks as well. It's not that his body ashames him, it is just someone saw him naked. When he had recovered from the e
(37) XXXVII: After Her“Run faster, Alpha! Yehey!” she demanded for a faster speed. Christie has been wearing a beaming smile since Lachlan finally shifted for her to ride on his wolf.Few weeks had passed before he is able to use his leg without feeling pain. His healing could be much faster if he had marked Maridelle and have her by his side so that their mate bond could help him heal his wound. Lachlan neglected such notion. It is true that to mark her is beneficial, however, the thought of her puts a pang in his heart. Up until this time he haven't forgive himself and forgotten the sins he did to her. For now, he focuses on granting the promise he gave to Christie: to ride on his wolf.The moment he shifted, it automatically drawn an expression of awe to the young child and her parents. Her first words were a compliment to his brown big wolf, X. Her parents were speechless as it is their first time to see an Alpha shift in front of them.“Can
(38) XXXVlll: Watching From AfarAlpha Lachlan hid himself behind the shadows of nearby establishments. He is in the dark watching how Maridelle smiled to Sebastian. They are sitting in front of each other eating inside a restaurant just few meters away from him. They conversed as if no one is watching them; as if their worlds seemed to stop spinning and everything in the background fades; as if they are not on the run. Well, with their disguise no one would suspect that one of them is wanted.“That should have been me,” Lachlan whispered to himself. Again, regret creeps into him. He is all to blame.Lachlan enviously waited for them to finish their dinner. He had endured the misery seeing her with another guy. He is now more determined to have his mate back.He saw Sebastian and Maridelle exiting the restaurant. Alpha Lachlan followed them towards the inn they have been staying. It angered him when he behold that they only took a room for themselves.“Is th
(39) XXXIX: Big Change, Big Gap“Mari don't—”He halted, dropping his jaw. His gaze landed on her profile. Her eyes widened. Of all the people she would think she would encounter, Lachlan would never be in the list.“What are you doing here?!”Lachlan isn't able to respond, still contemplating the scene. He wants to pinch himself, no! He wanted to punch himself to test if he is not dreaming or his mind is not making up the circumstance he is witnessing.“Tsk. You look stupid. And try to close your jaw. I know I am pretty but you don't have to look like that,” she said, full of contempt and a bit of sarcastic tone.Sebastian, who is leaning on the wall, smirked. “Mari, what did you do?!” He still can't believe it.“Trust your eyes, Alpha. I killed these people. They are worthless anyway. So to make them a little bit worthy of their life, I made them useful for myself. I drank their blood,” she said coldly.
(40) XL BA Challenge AcceptedHer jaw dropped. Her eyes dilated. For a short moment she was stupefied by his unusual and ridiculous suggestion.“Are you serious?!” she said, still enwrapped by awe. “I don't know what had gotten into your mind to say that.” Finally she had herself back.“Yes, I am very serious, Mari. Wolf's blood is much tastier and nutritious for vampires.” Lachlan hesitated to say the last word. Is Maridelle a vampire? Could there be no chance she'll become his Alpha female?Maridelle turned her sight sidewards. He called her a vampire. The word that tells her how abominable her blood is. It painfully says that she belongs to the race she couldn't accept. Maridelle doesn't like what is happening to her. She cannot accept being called vampire, but that is what she is turning herself into. She fully gazed at Alpha Lachlan who doesn't get rid of his seriousness. “Sure. I wanted to know how tasty your blood is.”
41 BA Love TriangleMaridelle's eyes were wide open. Sebastian did not only come into the room unannounced, but he had also broken the entire door. He might have kicked it.“Let's get out of here, Mari.” Sebastian grabbed her hand and almost dragged him outside the room.“You're not taking her away from me again! Not now. Never!” Lachan was quick to block their way out.“Remember I told you before that you would never ever have her again? This is that time. You don't deserve her! You did even put her in danger.” Sebastian paused trying to contain himself. He had made enough noise to grab the attention from the staff and other people who are inside the inn. They might go to their room to see what's happening. He cannot let that happen. “You did not feel her pain, but I did.”Sebastian's words had penetrated the deepest of Lachlan's conscience. “I know and I regret it. I am here to make up for my mistakes.”“Don't bother. I can better protect her. I would not put her in danger like you
42 Meeting the Alliance (part 1)He had shook her, but there were no signs of response. Instead of her getting her consciousness back, Sebastian has awoken feeling dizzy. His back ached. His hands are on his head, the same spot where Maridelle had her wound.“Fuck!”“Does it hurt so much?” Lachlan asked him. He know it should have hurt her, but he wanted to know how much does it hurt. Sebastian tried to recover. “Take her away, immediately. Be careful on handling her on the back, thighs, and head. I can feel the pain in there.” Sebastian kicked the car's doors making it flew in the open. Before he could get out he managed to see Maridelle unconscious and estimated that Lachlan can still fight. “I'll take care of Viller since he's strongest, the rest are weaklings. You can handle them in case they'll chase you.”“I got it.” Lachlan gently took her off the car and was ready to escape when he behold more or less ten vampires surroundin
43 BA Meeting the Alliance (part 2)They were all in the same car. Maridelle is still unconscious; her body sat beside Lachlan; her head leans on his shoulder. Nyx drives the car while Sebastian is sitting beside her, thinking of the numerous ways he could get himself and Maridelle out of the car. Sebastian moved uneasy on his seat. “Drive carefully. Bullshit!” He twisted his body, enduring the pain. With a sudden halt, everyone seemed to get off their seats except for Nyx who did it. “I did nothing! Why are you so upset?!” Sebastian screamed terribly. He fixed his fiery gaze on her. If only he could tell and explain that every bump on the road that she passes carelessly, Maridelle's body is moved and he is suffering the pain. However, the more that will know the secret, the more dire his situation could become. “Just do what I say!”“I am not your slave to boss me around!” she screamed back at him. “Both of you stop!” L
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Days after the bloody encounter of the two opposing sides, the storm has subsided; the enemies has been defeated and although, the damage has been done so greatly, Alpha Lachlan and Maridelle as well as the Alliance has almost recovered from their wounds and from the effects of the encounter. They had returned to their respective abodes and pack, enjoying their triumph.“How are you?” Maridelle said as she neared Alpha Lachlan who has been looking at a distance in the balcony of his chamber. His thoughts are wandering along the memories of the yester days events. All the hardships that they have been through, the enduring, the loses, and the pain; the smiles, the tears, the camaraderie, and betrayal.He tilted his head to see who it was; his lips curved upwards upon seeing Maridelle. Her face is bruised and she's wearing a white cardigan to conceal the rest of her wounds and bruises. However, her countenance belies her appearance. Her aura is brighter than ever. Alpha Lachlan slipped
All of Vamoire’s power is on both of her hands that is pinning Maridelle’s head on the ground. “Die!” Her hands are trembling, seething. But to Maridelle, she had completely forgotten about her own fight. Vamoire notices it and wonderingly followed Maridelle’s stare. She chuckled devilishly upon knowing the reason. “I had changed my mind. I’ll postpone your death a little longer.” She pulled Maridelle’s hair, positioned it better to face the merciful situation that Alpha Lachlan is in and ruthlessly uttered near her ear, “That wolf that you love so dearly is going to die before your eyes. I’ll make sure you’ll see how Jek will tear him to pieces. Then the demise of your companions will be next.” She takes delight on the images of their enemies’ bodies lying lifeless before them. “Then I will kill you.”Vamoire has painted the scene so vivid that the next time Maridelle lifted the lids of her eyes, the red fiery color of its orbs were disclosed. This time those eyes are tinted with th
Nyx has received the report and she was quick to disseminate it. As what she has received, everyone especially his twin brother was informed that Hodor’s forces has been accumulated and is advancing towards one common location, the City of Hilwood. They need to get there first before them. “I can feel the end,” Lucia murmured in nervous breathing. Beside her is Alpha Lachlan who is also busy preparing his double-edged sword. “Hodor’s end. Let’s make that certain,” he suddenly replied. Lucia stopped strapping the special guns that are able to fight against vampires on her side. “How sure are you about that, Alpha?” she whispered to him, making it sure that it is only his ears that is going to hear her. Around them is a bunch of busy warriors whose spirits are being awoken in the last minute; still unprepared to fight even though a scarce amount of time was given, but it feels like it was only meant for them to have a stretching and not the whole exercise. Lucia is beign careful not
One vial of Maridelle’s blood is resting on Hodor’s hand. He took it from his pocket awhile ago. Actually it had never left the comfort of his pocket since the time he took one from Vamoire’s laboratory. His palm encloses the vial as the door opens. “Tell me some good news.”There is a wide grin forming on Vamoire’s visage. She pranced along the aisle, closer to Hodor’s throne. “Everything is doing really great accordingly to our plan,” she reported enthusiastically. “We are gaining controls over cities and towns and their fucking Alliance and all their forces are nothing compared to ours.”The news delighted him. “And the monsters and newborns? Are they doing well?” He wanted to assess the magnitude of Maridelle’s help. “Of course. That bitch had done us a good favor.” She smiled bitterly as her thoughts wanders from the moment she lost her pretty appearance because of her blood. It made her even angrier knowing Maridelle had survived the death they had offered to her. Hodor noti
Hurried and nervous knocks reverberated at the other side of the door. Without a waste of time, it was opened immediately disclosing to both Alpha Lachlan and Maridelle the Alliance and all who builds it. Nyx was quick to inform them about the news and the progresses it had already taken.She kept her gaze downwards while walking behind her Alpha who had entered with his authority and bearing. The silence that occupied the entirety of the whole room after they had stepped in sends cold shivers to Maridelle. Their feet halted just a meter away from the center where Lucia is standing.“She should be punished!” contemptuously scream by one of the Alliance’s member right after determining who their visitors are.His jaw tightened, fist clenched. Though he knew that is the best thing to do to Maridelle, for some reason Alpha Lachlan detested the idea. It only means she will get hurt. He held her hand and gently pressed it to tell her he got her. Maridelle remained gazing on the floor. She
It undeniable that the first being he would see right after opening his eyes is her is the best feeling he had for the past few months. Alpha Lachlan took his time to savor the moment as if everyhting is in peace. He slid his arm around Maridelle’s body, pulling her closer to his. Her back is facing him and his skin could apparently have the pleasure of her soft delicate skin; his nose is tickled by her body scent.There was a soft giggle coming from her. His lips neared her ear. “Good morning,” he sweetly whispered. Maridelle turned around and nuzzles on his chest. “I love you.” She smiled.He could not hide the happiness he felt; even his wolf gave a soft howl letting him know that he felt the same. A broad smile appeared on his visage; his eyes glimmer like the stars sprinkled on the pitch-dark sky. “I love you too,” he replied with all his heart, kissing her on the lips; but then the joyous moment has to be ceased. He needs to keep in mind the war Hodor poses. Regardless the mom
They drove along the dangerous road leading to the place where Alpha Lachlan was trained to lead his pack. Any time, their car could be susceptible to the rebels roaming around. The peace and order has been completely neglected. Lucia was so angry upon knowing that the Altamonte pack had kept the crucial information to themselves. She had almost used her wrath to destroy the pack if not only Alpha Lachlan did not convince her to analyze the situation cautiously. The Altamonte pack is the only pack that has fully prepared against Hodor’s forces. The bigger fight is not betweem them and so it has been decided to have a ceasefire and work together against Hodor. “We are almost there,” he informed her. She nodded, her eyes landing on the blurring scenery outside the car’s window as their vehicle paced fast. “Everything will be alright.”“No. It won’t,” she replied despondently. Not wanting to talk all over it again, Maridelle rested her head on the cushion of her seat and tried to doz
It was Nyx who first reacted after the shocking event of seeing Alpha Lachlan entered the Caruso pack with Maridelle at his side. The whole pack was stunned to witness the two together after the known dispute between them. Most of the eyes that landed on her figure are full of detest, apparently showing their anger of attacking their pack.“Ho-How?” Nyx asked; she is following her twin’s lead towards his chamber. “It’s hard to explain, Nyx, but I want you to prepare a getaway car and some essentials,” he commanded. “I need it ASAP.”He opened the door. Beta Mellow was already inside the chamber and so is Amari. Maridelle remained gazing only to Alpha Lachlan’s feet to guide herself on where to go, obviously avoiding any eye contact. Beta Mellow and Amari stood up as he entered the chamber. “Beta Mellow,” he called him. When he is certain that he got his full attention, he continued speaking. “Prepare the pack. All our warriors must ready themselves for a bloody war. There is going