ANAYA'S POVAfter eating, he drove us to a secluded large space of land, it was a long ride indeed. It took us almost an hour to get there, I was starting to feel hungry. As we arrived there, he parked his car along with a few others at a distance from the area and we walked the rest of the way. He didn't say anything to me while we drove there but finally turned to me when we were standing close to the training ground and said, “some people might stare at you in a funny way, don't get offended. As you know, they can tell what rank you are and not everyone is nice.”I nodded my head. I was expecting that much and more. There were some people who found it essential to voice their thoughts even though no one asked them to. I almost rolled my eyes. “I understand. Don't worry, I'll just observe from a distance anyway.” He didn't say anything more and just led me down the large space of land. A few people were already there, shirtless guys who didn't seem to be bothered by the cold or ma
ANAYA'S POVEveryone gathered towards the forest of tall large trees, it seemed they knew their way well around the place but then again, they called the place their training ground so how could they not? Beta Miguel and Hunter Kings decided to warm up so I decided to talk to Miguel first. "Hey, can I ask you something real quick?" He stretched his hands into the air and twisted his body to help him get more flexible. "Yeah okay, while you do that, help me unbutton my shirt." My eyes widened and I stared at him. He didn't seem to have any wrong intentions behind it and the last thing I wanted was for him to think of me as some naive little girl. So I stepped closer to him and reached for the first button. Ever since Giselle's cold and piercing glare, I just had to know; "are you... Perhaps... Close with Giselle?""I'm close to everyone here, why?" He responded in a straight and direct tone. I needed to make myself clearer. "No I mean, are you--" I undid the third button."...are y
ANAYA'S POVThe match began sooner than later and the boys were in their wolf forms and chasing after each other. Everyone else ran at their fastest speed to keep up with the beta and the hunter but I wasn't fast enough. Not to mention, I was completely distracted.I had always thought as an omega, I had a wolf but just couldn't wolf out. Now that I was thinking about it, it didn't make much sense. “Hello?” I said, waiting for my wolf to respond but got nothing. Or maybe I didn't hear because I was running, trying to keep up with the match. I stopped, trying to catch my breath. I leaned against a tree to rest and calm myself. Several werewolves ran past me, some jumping from trees to trees and howling as they enjoyed the duel. “Slow.” Giselle remarked as she ran past me, stopping for a second only to insult me. I glared at her as she continued her way. “I hope you trip and break your leg…” I muttered with a frown on my face. She obviously didn't hear as she kept on going her way
ANAYA'S POVOut of the forest emerged a wolf with fur as dark as night. I closed my eyes and opened them again, hoping the wolf was nothing but a figment of my imagination. But I was wrong, it was still there, and now it was coming towards the tree. “What do I do?!” I panicked, reaching out to my wolf. “Get down from the tree.” She repeated. “How!” I growled. I was terrible at jumping, any mistake would definitely leave me with a broken leg. But the wolf was fast and impatient to get to me. I noticed beta Miguel had turned back, apparently he had noticed the wolf as well. He was running at full stride, yet sadly, his speed just wasn't enough. This black wolf was impossibly fast. I had never seen a wolf run like that. Why was I his target? There was no time to answer that question. Taking a deep breath, I used the tree's strong branches as support and began climbing down as fast as I could. It would be better to run on foot than to be stuck on top of a tree with a wolf that could
DUKE'S POVI let out a sigh as I relaxed into the couch. The night had been harder than before knowing well that Anaya wasn't in her bedroom. No one mentioned her this morning, like she was some kind of abomination whose name was not to be mentioned but I saw how it tolled on their faces. I wasn't the only one feeling the way I was, wondering, when would I get to see her again? Would I bump into her on the street? I had intoxicated her with the thoughts of doing what she wanted, would I act the same around her? Was this the end of our fling? How was I to act around her when school resumed? All those questions tore relentlessly at me, not minding how much it brought me down. I rose from the couch and went towards the bar close to our kitchen, grabbing a bottle of scotch whiskey, I poured myself a glass and emptied it down my throat at once. The alcoholic liquid burnt down my throat and sizzled, tingling as it slid down my lungs. I poured myself another cup and sipped slowly on it
ANAYA'S POVThey shifted to their human forms and standing before me were the Cavannagh triplet. I felt awkward being in the arms of beta Miguel while they were staring down at me. They all looked so shocked and perplexed. "What did you do to her?" Duke suddenly barked at Miguel. "Relax! This was not my doing. Good thing that you are here though," Miguel said in a harsh tone. "There is a wolf lurking around here somewhere within these very woods, I need you to join the hunters and sentinels and sniff him out. He is big and black like a dark night sky." "What makes you think we can leave her here with you?" Dean voiced out. "She's bleeding and hurt badly!""And help is on the way already!" Beta Miguel stated firmly with a bit of authority. "What gain would it be to her if you just stood there and stared at her? When you can be out there and help the others sniff out the monster who did this!"A young brown head with big brown eyes rushed towards us from within the woods and followed
ANAYA'S POVShe crouched down beside me and took my hands in hers. "Oh dear..." Tears filled up her eyes. Alpha Donald was standing behind her now. Even he looked surprised. "Honey," he called out to her. "We need you to be a salutary right now and not a motherly image."She wiped her tears, staining her beautiful face with blood, and nodded her head. Moments later, thanks to her intervention, it was safe for them to move me to the van. Duke didn't join his brothers in the search, rather he remained with us. "We shouldn't treat her in a hospital," Alpha Donald suddenly said. His wife stared questioningly at him and he explained further. "She was attacked, whoever did it obviously didn't get a chance to finish her off. What's the assurance that he won't come back?" "We need a place to take her to if we won't be at a hospital." The brown eyed salutary impatiently stated. "We'll go to my place." Alpha Donald responded. "With all due respect, alpha Donald," beta Miguel interfered. I
ANAYA'S POVHe stared confusedly at me, eyes gleaming with worry at the same time. I felt a pain in my heart. Why did I have to be so much of a burden to the people who wanted to care about me and look out for me? 'It is not your fault' the voice in my head suddenly spoke out. She was back again. 'You didn't plan this attack, no one on that training ground knew it was coming. Don't blame yourself for the falling of an avalanche when you were not even in that country'"Did that wolf communicate with you?" Miguel's voice reminded me of where I was and who I was with. I turned to look at him and shook my head. He sighed softly, if not wearily. "I felt it, everything about him. His gender, his mocking grin, his evil intentions, it made my skin crawl and it still does." I arched a brow at him. "Mocking grin?" He nodded with another sigh. "He was laughing... At me. Because he knew I would never get to you in time. He was like a psycho on drugs or something, his energy was way off. There
ANAYA’S POVA loud pitched ringing echoed in my head as I tried to open my eyes. I groaned softly, trying to settle my breathing. Where was I? I wondered, Trying to move, I felt a sort of bondage holding me back, what was the meaning of this? Struggling, I realized I was tied to a chair. A gasp escaped my mouth as I looked around. Footsteps were being heard from a distance. Turning my head backwards, my eyes landed on the stranger whom had been talking with Duke. His piercing green eyes were one to not forget.My eyes widened as I sighted him. His lips spread into a wide grin, “hello Anaya,” he smirked wickedly, “you must be surprised to meet yourself in my house, don’t worry, it is my boss that wishes to see you.”I squinted. His boss? I wanted to speak but my mouth was covered. I struggled to speak either way.“Calm down dear,” another voice came from behind me. “No need to struggle, I just don’t want any disturbance while I explain things to you. I have come to realize that you a
It was a cool Sunday morning, the wind howled silently and the subtle breeze danced along with the trees. Anaya walked out of her apartment dressed in her winter sweater and mittens, a cool icy breathe escaped her mouth as she breathed out. She rubbed her hands together and pulled her head warmer properly over her head. The year was falling into its second trimester and the summer breeze was starting to sit comfortably.How long had it been since she set foot in this small town? About four years or five. After graduation, things had moved rather quickly for her. Getting into a good university was easier than she had expected, Rafa had been there all through to help financially and emotionally. After spending four years in a prestigious university, she had graduated with the best of the best result and surprisingly, her rank but was not considered when she was given the post of a secretary in a high end company. Over a year since she started working, she had saved up enough to car
ANAYA'S POVI did not know how to process the information I had just heard. Whether it was true or not was left to my mother's wolf and she would have no reason to lie to me or try to deceive me with something so expensive. 'My name is Ella,' she said lovingly, 'after your mother's death, I became your protector because it was her dying wish. So I will be with you forever until we are no more.'Tears trailed down my face like a free stream, my heart ached so wearily and I could not breathe. I felt like I was drowning in a deep ocean. "Mom..." I called out to her as I sobbed. Hitting my chest, I tried to help myself breathe again but it seemed all my efforts were futile. 'Anaya... Breathe...' I heard Ella's voice in my head. 'You are holding back your own breath... Breathe...' She said so soothingly but it did not help me. So I was the hindrance to my own breathing, knowing that did nothing to help me though. I still did not breathe. I hit my chest again, sobbing even louder into
DUKE'S POVI gave a swift turn and tried to flip the person behind me but then my eyes widened as I realized who was standing behind me. "Darius?" I furrowed my brows. "That could have been one mean flip," he said, "and very painful too." He added. I could not help but to smile but only for a second. "What are you doing out here when it's so dark?" I questioned him as I released him from my hold. "I could ask you the same." He responded as he crossed his arms. "I just... Needed some air." I avoided his gaze as I responded. What good would it come to if I told him I was looking for Anaya to make sure she was okay? Especially since I was the one who hurt her in the first place. I could almost laugh out loud at my foolishness. "Do you have any idea how fast we had to run to keep up with you?" I turned to look behind Darius as I heard another familiar voice coming from that direction.I arched my brow at him. "Dean? What are you guys doing out here? Did you two follow me to scold m
ANAYA'S POVI felt a sudden cold air blow past me and a shudder ran down my spine. Yet I knew the weather was stagnant and no leaves rustled from being pushed around by any sudden wind. I felt cold and warm at the same time, all feelings and emotions traveling through my body without care for the effects it was causing me. But I didn't mind because even though I felt it all, I felt nothing. "What did you just say....?" The question rolled off my tongue as carefully and slowly as it could go. At first, I was met by a deafening silence. But then her voice boomed in my head, gentle and caring as one would tenderly speak to a struggling plant while trying to offer it support to grow. 'Your mother was a strong woman and I was her best friend. Just as strong and even more powerful.' She gave a pause but I did not bother to interfere or rush her. Instead, I listened on to her explanation in utmost silence and total concentration. 'She was a very strong sentinel, keen, resilient, stubbor
THIRD POV"What the fuck did you do to her, Duke?!" Darius spat out angrily. "Don't tell me it is what I am thinking.""Yeah Duke," Dean added as he advanced towards his brothers. "Tell us exactly what happened.""What are your brothers talking about?" Luna Freya stared confusedly at her sons. What were they talking about? Duke felt the words too heavy to pronounce but they had already felt it and it was of no use to pretend. So he took a deep breath and spoke up in a loud, audible and confident voice. "I rejected her as my mate."Luna Freya's arms dropped lifelessly to her sides and her heart slowed. She did not understand what her son had just said or maybe she had not heard him clearly. "You... You rejected her?" She arched her brow at him. "What were you all expecting?" Duke asked without a hint of remorse in his voice. "Were you expecting me to make her our luna? Come on, we can't always be selfish.""Why can't she be our luna?" Dean requested in a stern voice. "Because she is
ANAYA’S POVI had hoped I would be next to him until the world would end. Until death would do us apart, until our bones would wither away. Had I hoped for too much? My heart was heavy, my feet were too heavy for me to lift but I managed to turn away from him without looking back. I wanted to keep my confidence as I accepted his rejection but I knew my heart would ache and my eyes would fail me. So I turned my back and opened my mouth to speak, "I accept your rejection..." Tears poured from my eyes. An invincible knife stabbed my chest and my body ached seriously. I wanted to crumble to the ground, it felt like I was being torn apart piece by piece. It was true when they said the pain of rejection could kill an omega. It left other werewolves feeling like they had lost a big part of their soul but it made me feel like my entire soul had been sucked out of me. THIRD POVDean grabbed his chest at the same time Darius reacted in the same way. The ceramic dish in both of their hands
ANAYA'S POVShock was a feeling that could not explain what I had truly felt at his words. My ears refused to believe what they had just heard but then again, that was the plain truth. He had truly said those words and I was not delusional. He... Wanted to reject me as his mate. He stared into my eyes for a second before avoiding my gaze once more. His former coldness returned and he furrowed his brows. "I, Duke Cavannagh, reject you, Anaya Fields, as my mate and future Luna." "That is absurd!" I spat out before I even realized it. My body refused to fall under control, my heart could not handle the wounds and bled uncontrollably. "You cannot reject me!" I yelled. "No, you will not reject me! Not after everything we have been through. Do you have no idea what you really mean to me? How can you just selfishly say those cruel words to me without even batting an eye?" "Because it is the truth, reality. This is our reality Anaya, you and I were never meant to be, it was a mistake and
THIRD POVDuke stared at me with confusion in his eyes and I realized what I had just said and I tried to swallow the words back but there was no way to do that. He walked over towards me and as much as I wanted to stand still, my legs betrayed me and I took a step back. "You... Are you trying to tell me that you found out that Miguel was your second chance mate but you still stayed with him for the winter?" He arched his brow at me. I opened my mouth to talk but the words refused to leave my mouth. I cleared my throat and decided to try again. "I just needed a place to stay until my place was ready. I couldn't stay with Rafa because she lives with her dad who is an alpha. "The man is quite strict and he would not have even allowed me there. I just had to take him up on his offer to spend a few days before moving. He had several rooms and we went without seeing each other for days whenever we wanted to. It was no big deal. Besides, I lived with you guys for months." He scoffed a