(FLASHBACK)Ten years old Gwen placed down the little stiff bucket of water in the front of the portable cabin she inhabited with her grandma and sisters.The little girl with crimson hair and unalloyed hazel eyes placed her hands on her hips, a vast grin sporting her face as she peered down at her accomplishment. She couldn't wait to tell her Grandma she has fetched water from the well and brought it back home without slipping any of it. She clapped her little hands happily, slightly ricocheting on her feet. Grandma would be so proud.With thoughts in mind, she ran to the back of the cabin, thrilled to tell her grandma but the little girl stopped dead in her tracks when she heard the wailing voice of her best friend, being pacified by their grandma Ola.Curiously, Gwen hid behind the edge of the hut and couldn't help but listen in on their dialogue."But she's your friend, Odessa" -Grandma Ola.Little Odessa wiped her tears-drenched face with the back of her palm. "Who cares Grandma,
Sitting by the tree house, he loitered for the two she-wolves that saved his life. Odessa showed up first, Emil scurried to his feet, approaching the she-wolf halfway. "Odessa, where's Gwen, she went after you earlier," Odessa pushed up an eyebrow. "When did I become Gwen's keeper?" Emil equally raised an eyebrow, caught off guard by the she-wolf's change of demeanor and her peeved tone of voice. "Do we have a problem, Odessa?" He couldn't help but implore. Had he done something without being cognizant? Odessa took a step forward, her blue eyes twinkling with an anonymous spark. "We might have one if you don't mind your fucking business!" She snarled. Again, the male was caught off guard as he tilted his head confusedly. "Have I done anything improper to warrant this treatment?" "I don't like you, Emil, that's my problem," She aired bluntly. Emil nearly flinched at the acidity of her voice, "Why?" Odessa scoffed. "I don't want you for Gwen, you are nothing but a bad omen, you
So, this was how heartbreak felt like?Gwen sneered at the words as she stared thoughtlessly at the burning fire in front of her, in the fireplace, keeping the place warm since it was winter, not like they were cold, werewolves never get cold.It had been weeks since she and Odessa returned from the forest and nothing had been the same. Her heart and her friendship with Odessa had changed. Gwen tried to pretend nothing happened, the events in the forest were just her imagination but no matter how she strived, she could still see the sparks in his eyes when he smiled, she could still feel the lingers of his touch on her skin and the softness of his lips on hers, Gwen remembered all of it, she didn't want to let go, not yet!Unknowingly, a few pearls of tears dropped rolled down her face, dripping on the floor and bringing her to reality as she immediately wiped down away with the back of her palm and resumed her work of grinding a few herbs on a mortar.It wasn't worth it, she told her
Pocketing the last bit of herb needed into her basket, Gwen swerved towards the tree at the side where Odessa was dozing off. "Odessa, we are done, we need to leave now," Gwen shrieked and she bolted awake, scurrying to her feet and brushing the dirt off her pants. Odessa watched as Gwen started leaving. A sigh evacuated her lips. "Gwen," She called and the other she-wolf ceased and wiggled back to her. "Is there something wrong?" Gwen catechized and Odessa sauntered closer. "I want us to talk..." Odessa started, "About what?" "You know what I mean. I want to apologize for my behavior weeks ago with Emil, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings with my words, I only wanted what's best for you, and I thought I was doing that, I just didn't realize I was being harsh and I'm sorry. You are being so closed off with me and it hurts, I don't want us to draft apart, you are my best friend, you know I don't want to lose you," she ranted, keeping her head lowered. Gwen tilted her head. "Why
While Gwen had dozed off into sleep, Odessa stayed awake, not looking from the burning pack till there was nothing but ashes and white smoke floating into the sky.Odessa sighed. "Rest in peace Grandma, thank you for taking care of me when I was abandoned by my parents, thank you for giving me a new life," She ducked her head, feeling gratified and a bit of remorse for the first time in her life.Suddenly, her sensitive ears caught the sound of paws thudding on the forest ground. Odessa immediately turned to Gwen, tugging her awake. Gwen stirred awake. "What is it?""Something is coming, we need to hide!"Gwen scrambled to her feet and grabbed Odessa's wrist, getting away from the obvious spot and hiding behind bushes and concealing their scents."Do you think it's the rogues that attacked our pack?" Gwen wondered in a hushed tone. "I don't think so," Odessa responded and they fixed their gazes on the center of their pack where the paws were headed. Patiently they waited and soon, m
Gwen and Odessa lost count of how many days had passed since they remained in that dirty cell, unattended and forgotten, left famished and thirsty."I can't believe we are going to die like this," Odessa sneered at the absurdity from where she rested against the wall while Gwen was on the other side. Gwen was almost sure she would pass out soon till that lemony scent punctured her nostrils. Suddenly, her idle wolf was on her paws, sifting and sniffing the whereabouts of that scent."Emil..." She whispered, getting off the floor and not bothering to dust the dirt off her pants as she went towards the bar, waiting for the rustling footsteps to get closer and when they finally emerged from the dark, Gwen's breath was knocked off her lungs as her gaze instantly locked with those midnight blue orbs but darker, staring back at her.Gwen didn't notice the other people that approached their cell, her gaze fixed on her mate, lips parted in shock while he stood there with an unwavering gaze.
Sluggishly, Gwen tailed behind Odessa's back as they shadowed Fedora, escorting them down the hall, passing numerous doors till they eventually paused in front of a particular one."This will be your room from now on," She enlightened while nudging the door open and they strode in, coming to a halt again as they looked around the room with blue wall painting, two large beds at both edges of the wall, a dress, a door leading to the bathroom and a blue rug at the middle of the room. "I will have someone bring in a desk and chairs," she veered at them, sporting a vast smile. "I hope you girls will get comfortable," Her eyes inspected them over, noticing their rumpled clothes. "I will have someone bring in new clothes and when you are settled enough, we will take you to the pack mall, there you can pick whatever you want,""Thank you, Mrs. Fedora," Odessa gleamed."Alright, freshen up and come down for dinner," She verbalized and ambled out of the room.Odessa turned to Gwen, acknowledgin
Gwen and Odessa did not anticipate running into Oswald the minute they strode into the enormous pack house that was great enough for more than a hundred people. The she-wolves paused abruptly on their tracks and Gwen didn't fail to notice the way Odessa's breath hitched and the way her eyes dilated at the smirking face of the young Alpha."Hello ladies, fancy meeting you again," he winked, ranging off mellowing and energetic pheromones that were almost deceiving and comforting while a twinkle glistened in his eyes. "I didn't think I will be seeing you girls soon,""The Luna invited us," Gwen retorted when Odessa seemed like she had gotta struck on her feet and words solidified in her throat. Gwen took a peek at her friend, instantly spotting a faint blush on her cheeks and Gwen nearly gasped realizing it was the first time she had seen Odessa brighter than a tomato.Suddenly, suspicion surged in Gwen's heart at Odessa's odd behavior."Nice seeing you again. I will be in my room upstai
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Odessa let out a content sigh as she looked down at the dazzling pack on a high cliff. A smile graced her lips at how tiny it was from up here. It had been years yet it felt like days. Days since she and Gwen lost their first home, days since they started a new journey in Black Fur Pack, days since everything fell apart and they fell crumbled as well. Quilt? Odessa had learned to live with it because she knew it would never go away. It would always be there, lingering in her heart, reminding her of the mistake she made that cost the life of her best friend and the man she loved. Odessa had learned to live with that burden.Now she could only think back with a sad smile and wished she could turn back time but what was done was done and there was nothing she or anyone could do about it. Odessa sighed heavily with her shoulders dropping.She could only thank the goddess for giving her a new chance."Mom,"Odessa's shoulders tensed up and she looked behind her and there he stood, the o
Yarkona ran with all her might but she didn't go far as a wolf abruptly obstructed her path on the pack training ground. With a flip of her hand, the wolf soar across the field. "Filthy wolves!" She spat and galloped toward the forest but again, she hung back on her feet as Reuben and Evelyn came out from the woods."You have nowhere to run to witch!" Evelyn feud with a smirk as she cracked her knuckles.Yarkona jeered, lifting her palm that had a ball of shady energy. "I can take you out with ease,""Not on our watch!"Dashingly, Yarkona veered and there they were, Seth, Gwen, Ruel, Onyx, and their men, and lastly, Yarkona's eyes leveled on Raphael, the unrewarded child she raised. If it hadn't been her, he would have succumbed alongside his mother. Yarkona's eyes solidified and darkness enclosed her. They were all ungrateful and now, she would show them, suddenly, Yarkona was bored of running. Why not finish this once and for all? If she was going down, she would bring them with her
Odessa knew she'd be free of this monster inside of her soon, as well as the shackles around her wrist and ankle, and she knew she'd see her kid soon. It was only a matter of time, but she had no idea it would be this soon.Odessa cocked her head, peering at the kid who had just entered the little hut where she had been living for as long as she could remember. She slowly rose from the bed, and the chains made a loud noise on the floor. She noted the boy's familiar green eyes, how they boiled with tears, how his shoulders stiffened and his hands balled in tight fists.Odessa stood a foot away and didn't realize when the name slipped past her lips. "Raphael,"Raphael sobbed and wrapped his arms around Odessa, who remained still, trying to determine whether this was real or one of her numerous fantasies."Mom," Raphael sobbed on her shoulder.Odessa recovered from her fright and reached out to embrace her son. Her child! Odessa found herself wanting to scream with joy. Her kid was alive
"So, what do we have here?" Alpha Gallon grinned as he entered the dungeons, his gaze fixed on the victims. "It looks like your Alpha has abandoned you to your fate," he sneered. "You know it's so pleasant to watch you people like this, and soon, your alpha would join you or you'd join him in your graves," he grinned, then his gaze fell on Eloise and he looked in admiration. "So gorgeous like your mother," he said, stooping down to her level. He got ahead of himself and didn't realize the death daggers he was receiving as he reached out to touch her, but his wrist was snatched and he was hurled across the cell.Reuben surged to his feet, nearing the idiot Alpha who had deigned to touch his little sister in his presence, but before he could get any closer, he felt hands holding him back to find Alpha Gallon's men, he shook them off as if they were ants, but they were soon back on him, combating him to the floor."Get the hell away from him!" The girls leapt to their feet, but Alpha Gal
Two days letter, Raphael found himself back in the vaults, opening the cell his mate was kept in and trudging inside with a tray of food. Instantly, their heads jerked up to meet his, especially his mate who looked like she had seen an apparition.Raphael took his chances to get closer as he noticed Reuben was fast asleep. He squatted and hoisted the tray towards her."What are you doing??" Evelyn snarled and her aghast gaze swerved into a glare. "Aren't you hungry, you haven't eaten in a while," Raphael's tone came out meekly as he set his eyes only on his mate. It was like there was no one there except her.Evelyn sneered. "I rather starved to death than accept anything from you!"Hurt flashed in Raphael's eyes. "Why?"Evelyn gaped. Of all the idiots in the world, she was paired with the dumbest one! "You've got to be kidding me. Are you fucking blind, look what you freaking did to us and my home, you nearly killed my brother! go away now while Reuben is asleep!"Raphael looked ove
Onyx couldn't believe she was back in these shady and shitty dungeons. She couldn't believe she was back in the place she detested the most.Sitting there on the reformatory floor, Onyx held Daniel to her chest, making sure he was rehabilitating properly, Evelyn was clutching her arm and her head lounged on her mom's shoulder while Reuben sat at the corner, ogling at the floor with a vacuum gaze and Onyx didn't blame the boy. It was their fault for letting their guard down when they knew Yarkona was still out there and would strike anything.And just when Onyx thought it couldn't get any worst, the cell suddenly opened and Everleigh and Eloise were hurled inside.Eloise trotted to her brother's side while Everleigh came to her Mother and siblings.Onyx peered in apprehension. "What are you girls doing here? I thought I told you not to return, where is everyone else?!""We couldn't leave knowing you guys are here, we sent everyone to the hideout and returned," Everleigh retorted, reach
The loud hammering on Onyx's bedroom door made her scream. She rolled onto her back and nearly dismissed it, but the loud, terrified overflowing voices jolted him out of bed and he went to answer the door, only to discover Eloise with terror in her eyes."What's the matter, Eloise?" She seemed perplexed."WE ARE ATTACKED!" The girl wailed in terror, and Onyx became aware of the cries, loud echoes, and rushing footfall.Shit! How could she have missed this?"Let's go!" She grabbed Eloise's wrist and they hurried through the mansion's corridor and out of the home, and Onyx abruptly froze at the smoldering sight of houses and bodies.Onyx looked up in terror. "Not this time!" She screamed. "Quick! To the pack house!" She snarled, transforming into a wolf, and Eloise immediately followed, shifting into a white fur wolf and racing after her aunt toward the pack home, where the true commotion was.When Onyx arrived at the pack home, she saw it was under attack and immediate
"Another rogue attack, this is more critical than the last one. They are propagating in numbers," Seth sighed laying his back on his chair inside his office. He gazed up at Ruel who owned the chair at the other side of the table. "Rose Pack has always been an associate, since they are calling for assistance, we can't rescind them," Ruel indicated and Seth nodded."You are right, we can't abandon them, we should go to their pack right away,""But Dad, if you, Mom, Uncle, and Aunt Onyx are gone, who's going to look after the pack?" Reuben who has been standing at the side voiced out his thoughts.Seth grinned. "There's you,"The boy's eyes magnified for a brisk second. He cackled nervously. "But Dad, I-I-I don't think I can," being one of the future leaders, Reuben had always been pressured since the future Beta and Gamma were both 15 and hadn't even shifted yet and now, he was being given the responsibility of taking care of the pack alone. What if they abruptly get ambushed?"You sti