Chanda stood in the middle of the ring, hovering over a panting Mariam.“I said train me a little not plan to kill me.” Mariam complained.“Not my fault you punch like a girl.” Chanda jested, remembering when Marim used to taunt her for being weak. “You know for our next practice, we could run around the pack, build up your stamina.”“Now you are just being evil.” Mariam scowled. “Haven’t you seen how big the area is? That will be signing my death sentence by myself.”Chanda laughed and sat beside her on the ground.“So… How did you become a rogue?” Mariam asked.“You ask questions a lot. Don’t you?”“I didn’t mean to pry or anything. You seem so strong, like warrior level kind of strong. So, I assumed your pack would have loved to have you as a female gamma.”“Hmm.” Chanda hummed.“You don’t have say anything if you don’t want to. I completely understand.”“I was kicked out of my pack. For being weak.” Chanda lied. “A weak omega was not good enough for my alpha. So, when I started li
“You cannot be serious.” Velkan tugged his hand away from his mother’s hold. “Let go of me, Mother! I have enough with the demands of these…”“Velkan, that’s enough.” Leia pleaded with him. “Don’t attract more troubles to us. I beg of you.”“That’s why you are here. So, you can say this to my face.” Velkan fumed. “You really have no fear of what kind of hell I can reign on you all.”“I understand your anger, my Lycan.” Maga spoke calmly. “But we are only acting under tradition. Secondly, our decision to gather together and meet with you personally was done out of respect, your grace.”“My dead luna has not even been put in the ground yet and you are telling me to marry another already.”“That won’t be our fault now, would it?” Hati asked.Velkan picked up a plate next to him and threw against the wall. “You piece of –.” He picked up another, but his mother stopped him before he could haul it directly at Hati’s head.“You need to calm down, my son.”“How can you tell me to be calm? Are
“I…” Chanda froze as she turned to see Velkan standing in front of her. She thought he was still in the room where he had walked out of sight. “I -I was… I-” She couldn’t form words as he leaned down to her face.“Are you dumb?” His eyes blazed with fury. “What are you doing?” Why couldn’t she speak up? Chanda wondered. There was no way she still feared him, especially since he didn’t know who she really was. It had to be the feeling of him so close to her. It was … messing with her head. She stepped back to put some distance between them, but accidently tripped over the tree and fell to the ground.“Lycan!” Snow walked into the hall. “What happened? We heard you a crash from inside. Is everything… Serafina, what are you doing in here?” Snow sounded surprised to see her.Velkan grabbed her right hand and hauled her to her feet. “Serafina,” He echoed her name. “Who sent you to spy on me?”Just like him, Chanda thought. Always assuming everyone was out to harm him. Well, he wasn’t wro
“I am the Lycan Alpha of the West Region. No one dares me.” Velkan stormed into his office, and slammed the door.“That you are.” Snow blocked the door before it shut in his face, walked in and closed it gently. “Please accept my apologies for Serafina’s behavior. I will personally deal with her myself.”“Don’t touch her.” Velkan blurted. “I mean… there is no need.” He said when Snow arched an eyebrow. “It was not intentional like the maid said so don’t worry about it. Besides we have a bigger problem than a defiant female rogue.”A female rogue that should have been sent to the prison and tortured for daring to speak against him, Velkan thought, but he just couldn’t bring himself to harm her. Instead in that moment when he had held her close, it had felt… familiar.“As you wish, my Lycan.” Snow said. “So, what do you want to do?”“There has to be a way to avoid this stupid law.” Velkan sighed and sat on his chair. “Those old wolves think they can order me around and I will just bend
'I have to get out of this pack now,' Chanda panicked as she closed the door to Velkan’s Study. Creeping silently downstairs, she searched for guards, as they were always patrolling the hallway. Yes, Velkan always made sure his wing of the pack house was heavily guarded, even from his beta, Aiden. Probably making sure nobody would discover his plans.Aiden, she thought, she needed to tell him what she had seen, but she also needed to get out now.This was her only chance.“Chanda.” A voice called her name and she jumped in fear.“Ohh, pray the gods, you scared me, Mariam.” She scolded the little servant who stood, staring at her.“Why are you peeping? are you looking for someone?” Mariam asked.“No, I am not. Return to your work station.” She scolded her.“Yes, ma.” Mariam replied and walked away. Chanda didn’t like yelling, especially at the young servants, but she didn’t need any distractions now. She was pretty sure Velkan had seen her and she needed to get out.Ever since Velkan h
SIX MONTHS EARLIER.The air in the clearing was filled with anticipation as werewolves-male and female, alphas and omegas, from different packs, far and beyond, - all gathered as one, chanting and screaming, eager to witness the battle of Alpha supremacy. The Lycan Trial, fought under the light of the full moon, promised the arrival of a new Lycan king that will continue to strengthen and protect the years’ long bond between packs of the West region.Velkan of the Goda pack, stood at the edge of the window, awaiting the rise of the full moon to seal his fate. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, he thought, glaring down at the clearing. His dead father had been the Lycan king, loved and most importantly feared by all. His older brother was supposed to be in line for the position but he too had died on that fateful night, leaving him now , to have to fight and prove he was worthy of the position. “If I didn’t know better, I would have said you were nervous.” He turned to the voice. Ai
“Ohh, this is so exciting. My friend is going to be the new Lycan Luna. Haaaa.” Anna squealed with delight, knocking over a glass of wine. “Oops, sorry.” She murmured when Mia, the Alpha’s daughter of Montana Pack, eyed her. “Where is your maid when you need her?” Anna looked towards the door.“I haven’t been selected yet, Anna. And she went out to get my dresses.” The door creaked open. “There she is.”Chanda, Omega to the Alpha daughter, walked in trying to balance the pile of dresses on one hand and a box of jewelries on the other. “My princess, your dresses as you requested. Also, Alpha sent these jewelries for you.” She moved to drop the dresses on the bed when she slipped on the spilled liquid.Clothes and jewelries flew in different directions. Just my luck, she thought as her bottom landed on the floor and she braced for the rain of insults from the ladies, especially Anna.“Oh, pray me, you are so clumsy and blind now too, it seems.” Anna yelled.“Let her be. Chanda, pick the
It was a long journey to the Goda pack but Chanda was in an utmost state of bliss. She stuck her head out the window of the car, letting the fresh breeze wash over her face as she admired the dusty roads and beautiful mountain tops. They drove past lakes and fields while she imagined herself running out the car, heading straight for the fields, never having to think of going back to the Montana pack.“Close that window, omega. Mia is going to catch an illness from all that dust.” Sera said, spoiling her daydream.“Yes, my lady.” She responded.The car came to a halt at the front of a checkpoint and they were approached by men dressed like guards. Sera held up a card and announced proudly, “I am Sera, Luna of The Montana pack and that’s my daughter, Mia. We are here for the Luna Ritual.”“Who’s the red haired?” He asked pointing at Chanda.“Oh, a nobody. Don’t mind her presence. She is my daughter’s personal servant.” Chanda sighed at the description, Sera sure knew how to make her fee
“I am the Lycan Alpha of the West Region. No one dares me.” Velkan stormed into his office, and slammed the door.“That you are.” Snow blocked the door before it shut in his face, walked in and closed it gently. “Please accept my apologies for Serafina’s behavior. I will personally deal with her myself.”“Don’t touch her.” Velkan blurted. “I mean… there is no need.” He said when Snow arched an eyebrow. “It was not intentional like the maid said so don’t worry about it. Besides we have a bigger problem than a defiant female rogue.”A female rogue that should have been sent to the prison and tortured for daring to speak against him, Velkan thought, but he just couldn’t bring himself to harm her. Instead in that moment when he had held her close, it had felt… familiar.“As you wish, my Lycan.” Snow said. “So, what do you want to do?”“There has to be a way to avoid this stupid law.” Velkan sighed and sat on his chair. “Those old wolves think they can order me around and I will just bend
“I…” Chanda froze as she turned to see Velkan standing in front of her. She thought he was still in the room where he had walked out of sight. “I -I was… I-” She couldn’t form words as he leaned down to her face.“Are you dumb?” His eyes blazed with fury. “What are you doing?” Why couldn’t she speak up? Chanda wondered. There was no way she still feared him, especially since he didn’t know who she really was. It had to be the feeling of him so close to her. It was … messing with her head. She stepped back to put some distance between them, but accidently tripped over the tree and fell to the ground.“Lycan!” Snow walked into the hall. “What happened? We heard you a crash from inside. Is everything… Serafina, what are you doing in here?” Snow sounded surprised to see her.Velkan grabbed her right hand and hauled her to her feet. “Serafina,” He echoed her name. “Who sent you to spy on me?”Just like him, Chanda thought. Always assuming everyone was out to harm him. Well, he wasn’t wro
“You cannot be serious.” Velkan tugged his hand away from his mother’s hold. “Let go of me, Mother! I have enough with the demands of these…”“Velkan, that’s enough.” Leia pleaded with him. “Don’t attract more troubles to us. I beg of you.”“That’s why you are here. So, you can say this to my face.” Velkan fumed. “You really have no fear of what kind of hell I can reign on you all.”“I understand your anger, my Lycan.” Maga spoke calmly. “But we are only acting under tradition. Secondly, our decision to gather together and meet with you personally was done out of respect, your grace.”“My dead luna has not even been put in the ground yet and you are telling me to marry another already.”“That won’t be our fault now, would it?” Hati asked.Velkan picked up a plate next to him and threw against the wall. “You piece of –.” He picked up another, but his mother stopped him before he could haul it directly at Hati’s head.“You need to calm down, my son.”“How can you tell me to be calm? Are
Chanda stood in the middle of the ring, hovering over a panting Mariam.“I said train me a little not plan to kill me.” Mariam complained.“Not my fault you punch like a girl.” Chanda jested, remembering when Marim used to taunt her for being weak. “You know for our next practice, we could run around the pack, build up your stamina.”“Now you are just being evil.” Mariam scowled. “Haven’t you seen how big the area is? That will be signing my death sentence by myself.”Chanda laughed and sat beside her on the ground.“So… How did you become a rogue?” Mariam asked.“You ask questions a lot. Don’t you?”“I didn’t mean to pry or anything. You seem so strong, like warrior level kind of strong. So, I assumed your pack would have loved to have you as a female gamma.”“Hmm.” Chanda hummed.“You don’t have say anything if you don’t want to. I completely understand.”“I was kicked out of my pack. For being weak.” Chanda lied. “A weak omega was not good enough for my alpha. So, when I started li
“It’s the most tragic turns of event.” Maga, the chief elder exclaimed. “We are so very sorry for taking so long to respond to the letter you sent, Lycan. Oh, dear Leia,” he held out his hands to her. “You must be so devasted.”“Thank you for your concern.” Leia smiled, but avoided his hands.Velkan watched them silently from his seat at the head of the dining table, where his mother had insisted on hosting the members of the Elders’ clan that had decided to grace them with their presence that afternoon, after about two weeks of them ignoring the letter, he had sent about Aiden’s death and Chanda’s burial.“I can’t imagine living under the same roof and dining with the same wolf who killed your loved ones.” Maga withdrew his hands but still focused on Leia, completely ignoring everyone else. “That is just pure evil.”“It was.” Leia shifted in her seat.Serves you right for wanting to host them, Velkan thought. He knew that the chief elder had a thing for his mother and that it annoyed
Chanda couldn’t take her eyes of Mariam as the maid gently tended to the wound on her nose. Snow had ordered for Hugo to be taken to the clinic, and simply let Fang off with a warning.“There.” Mariam placed a plaster on the wound and gave Chanda a huge smile. “That should do it. I will right back.”Chanda watched her walk towards where the others were seated. She opened the box she had come with, brought out plates and started sharing food to them. She walked to where Fang isolated himself and after a few minutes talking, was able to draw a smile from him.Mariam always had a way about her that melted everyone, Chanda thought, pleased at the full grin plastered on Fang’s face.“See I saved the last and best for you.” Mariam walked back to her and dropped a full plate of food in front of her. “Can I sit with you? Please?” She pouted.Chanda could only nod.“Nice.” Mariam plumped down next to her. “You know when I heard a female was among the rogue wolves captured and that she was tryi
Training in the past few weeks has been going way better that Chanda could have ever imagined. Even to the extent of Snow commenting on several occasions about her skill and pace in the ring.She had also gotten acknowledgement from Fang.“That was really impressive today.” Fang praised her as they cleaned up after the end of their fighting session that morning. “If only you had showed this much skill back at home, things might have been different between us.”“Maybe if someone had let me do anything at all, I would have.” Chanda clapped back at him. But she was also amazed at the strength and agility, her new body possessed. Maybe it was one of the gifts the goddess blessed her with when she back came to life, because the old Chanda was a nothing but a total wimp.Back then running had been a tiring chore for her, but now she jumping over hurdles, winning races and finishing her tasks on the fields, even before most of the other men.Chanda was just happy things were working out this
“Noooo!" Chanda screamed and ran in front of Fang, blocking him before Snow could strike him with the sword. She had watched one friend die, she couldn’t bear to lose another.“Please don’t.” She fell to her knees and held onto Snow’s feet. “Don’t, I beg you.” She pleaded.“Move out of the way, female or you die with him.” Snow ordered. “Please spare him.” She looked up at Snow, blinking hard against the tears in her eyes. “Please. He will do anything you ask of him.”“The hell I will.” Fang refuted.“Will you just shut up for once, you dumbass?” Chanda got up and turned to Fang. “Listen to me.” She gripped him by his shoulders. “This will be a great time for you to think before you act. He killed master Conan and the others without a second thought. Do you think he will hesitate to kill you too?”“Maybe this is the end meant for me, Serafina.” Fang replied. “I have nothing left in this world to live for.”“Me, Fang.” She yelled and shook him. “What about me? Do I mean that little
See why I hate packs?” Fang said aloud as Velkan disappeared back into the house and the crowd scattered. “You bastards preach unity but betray yourselves at the slightest chance. Burn down the packs. Freedom to all!”“Ho! Ho! Ho!” The men erupted in cheers.“Shut up and start walking.” The guards controlling them shouted. “The show is over. Move it.”They reached an open area where some men were training. Chanda sighted others in their wolf forms fighting.“Let me help you with that.” Hugo shimmed next to her and pulled on the ropes on her hands, freeing her from her shackles. “Tell me, Serafina. What is a pretty wolf like yourself doing, living in the woods of the Arches Forest?”Chanda ignored him as she rubbed on the bruises the ropes had left on her hand, hoping he will go away. She really hated the way he said her name.“Let me guess. You were banished from your pack alongside that poor bastard we killed in the woods. Were you lovers? Was he your mate? Awwn, did we kill your one