"You don't look so good Anaïs" I heard Callen say and turned around, momentarily diverting my attention from the report files of my expedition."I'm alright" I groaned out meekly and turned my attention back on the reports. The meeting of the leaders was in less than an hour and my stress levels kept on rising as time went by.After out confrontation with Melina, Callan and I went back to our room to prepare for the meeting. Callan was done announcing the meeting while I panicked about our current situation.Things were getting serious, more serious than they already have been. Now we had some girl telling us she can lead us to Kajokh, the man who killed so many of our kind. If she's telling the truth then we would have to risk a lot of lives if we want to end him but if she's not and it's a trap...then a lot more lives will be lost."Anaïs you're looking like a ghost, something is wrong. Let's go to the pack doctor, you're sick baby" Callan nagged again and I could suddenly feel irri
"Are you sure you want to do this? It seems like a huge risk" Alpha Freya asked as I laid down my plan in front of all the leaders.After the doctor gave me an all clear, Callan and I immediately set up a meeting in the conference room 2 so me and my team could talk about the findings of our expedition.The reactions were just as we expected. Suspected necromancy, True Leaders, Skeleton elders...everything was beyond our imagination. But I guess if werewolves and other supernatural creatures exist then why not necromancy? And talking skeletons?My stay in the hospital allowed me time to think about Melina, the hybrid girl. All we had to do was ask her where Kajokh was and see her out of our territory...what we do with the information she'll give us was on our shoulders.And I had made a decision, a decision which clearly did not sit well with my mate nor the rest of the pack leaders."It's the only way. We can't just ignore this. I know it's dangerous and idiotic to be honest but this
"Let's tell Alpha Kendrick to call the girl. We shouldn't waste anymore time" I said as I leaned forward and pecked Callan's lips."I love you Anaïs" Callan said and I smiled. If these truly were going to be our last days together then this is how I want to spend them. Kissing him and laughing with him."I love you too Caveman" I replied and smiled wider."The girl is here" I heard Alpha Kendrick say through the mindlink. Callan and I immediately contained ourselves as the leaders walked back into the conference room.I watched as Alpha Kendrick looked at Callan and then at me and smiled slightly. I nodded at him knowing he was content that Callan and I were on the same page.The guards came in holding the girl between them. She looked at no one else but me and bowed but I could see the scowl she was trying to hide. It was understandable that she would be angry..."We need you to tell us everything you know about Kajokh, where he is right now and anything that can help me get him" I t
"Anaïs" I turned my head to face the door as I watched my mate enter our room. Alpha Kendrick suggested that Callan and I should end the meeting of the leaders and let everybody take today off to deal with everything that we just found out."Everybody's back in their rooms?" I asked Callan and he nodded. Alpha Kendrick had asked him to personally escort Alpha Freya and Luna Jeda back to their rooms. They were the only leaders willing to stay away from their packs for so long. The rest had left for their packs right after the meeting."You're feeling alright? If you feel sick, I'll take you to the infirmary?" Callan asked as he sat down beside me on our bed."Just overwhelmed Callan" I said as I gave him a small smile."Well I'll go and get some food for you. You should eat and then sleep...if you want I can give a massage? Maybe that'll make you feel better or we can go for a run? Maybe it's your wolf that's-" I cut him off with a peck."I'm fine and I'm not just saying that for the s
I was all alone as I stood on a blood soaked battlefield and watched the bodies of my loved ones litter the field like fallen leaves in autumn.The scene twisted my heart and made it bleed because this was my worst nightmare. I was back in it again and I couldn't do anything.I watched as a cold, black shadow swept all over their bodies, one by one and sucked out their souls leaving their bodies looking ice cold.I hated this nightmare but like the thousand times I've suffered through it before, I had to silently wait for it to get over.So I kept on watching in silence as one by one the Black ghost sucked out their souls, feeling helpless and crushed.Like the last three times I woke up in my bed with a jolt. I was sweating all over and breathing hard. Oh I hate that nightmare...I've been seeing it constantly since I returned from Blue Eclipse. I knew it was just my fears and anxiety manifesting itself in the worst possible ways but I still couldn't get used to it.I slowly beckoned
"Anaïs are you feeling alright?" Luna Christy asked as a sudden expression of worry took over her face."Yes Luna I'm fine, I- I just think I might've gotten a bug or something." I said nervously. Please don't tell Callan Luna!"Well did you go to the infirmary?" Luna Christy asked. AAAAHH shit I can't lie to her now..."I- I couldn't go Luna" I said and watched as she looked at me with a confused expression."With everything that is going on Luna, If I told Callan that I'm sick then he'll make it into a huge deal and we can't delay the mission any longer. I just thought I'll keep it on the downlow for a little bit and go see a pack doctor without Callan finding out about it." I explained and watched as Luna Christy smiled a little."I definitely understand the troubles of having an alpha mate" Luna Christy said chuckling. Her words made me smile too."Well as long as you go see a doctor and are okay." Luna Christy said and I nodded.I bowed as Luna Christy started walking away and br
"I think we should head up now" Callan said as everybody was done eating their breakfast and the three of them were just chatting. It was close to 1 PM and the meeting was at 2...we had to start getting ready."Why don't you head up first? I need to talk to Sam about something" I asked Callan. My best friend looked at me and nodded as if understanding I needed to talk to her alone without me having to say anything.Callan nodded and I watched Sam say something to her mate which made him nod as well. Soon both our mates left us in the dinning room and the dread I was feeling multiplied by a thousand."So what's up?" Sam asked as she started settling back on the dinning table but I held her by the arm and shook my head no."We can't talk here. We're going back to my home" I said and watched as Sam became more confused but nevertheless nodded and started heading out towards the exit of the pack house.I knew I can trust Sam cause even if she wouldn't agree with me, she'll still support m
"I need to head back to the pack house...I got a meeting to attend" I said as I stood up from the kitchen stool. After Apollo and Sam had managed to calm me down, Apollo made me some green tea...to calm my nerves. It didn't work but I appreciated the sentiment."We'll meet after the meeting and hopefully get an answer I'll like" I said and I watched both of them nod weakly. All three of us felt the burden of this situation...there was no clear way out.I quickly walked back to the pack house to find my mate in our room, pacing back and forth. He rushed towards me as soon as I opened the door to our bedroom."Princess where have you been? It's almost two" Callan exclaimed but I looked at him with a blank expression, my mind still going back to what had went down in my parent's house."Hey? Are you okay?" Callan asked as he noticed I wasn't there. His question made me snap back to reality in an instant. I couldn't have Callan suspecting anything."Yea I'm fine...sorry I'm late" I said a
"Stop fidgeting" My mother said and slapped my hands to stop me from twiddling my fingers."I'm nervous! Jesus woman cut me some slack" I said as I started biting my lips instead."Madam don't do that! You will ruin your lipstick!" One of the makeup artists reprimanded me this time."Jesus child! Can you not sit straight for a second" My mother said and smacked my shoulder this time."Why are you so nervous Anais? It's just a simple ceremony" Sam chirped up, trying to calm me down. I looked at her reflection in the mirror, she was sitting down on the bed in my old room in the pack house."I know...I- it's just nerves" I grumbled. I don't know what's wrong with me! I attended Callan's Alpha ceremony and was perfectly fine! I don't know why I'm so nervous about mine!"It's going to be okay Anais. You just need to get on that stage and do everything exactly like you were taught during the rehearsal ceremony." Sam said and I let out a heavy sigh."Yea I just have to do everything I did du
"Dad tell her to calm down" I said as I looked up at my troubled looking father who was already gazing down at me with concerned eyes.I was currently kneeling in front of our sofa, as my mother and father sat on it."Shut your mouth before I shut it for you" My mother said angrily."What were you thinking Ani? Trying to change into that weird monster! What if you ended up hurting poor Theodore? What if you ended up hurting yourself??!" My mother wailed."Mom I am a grown person! I had it under control! You saw it yourself!" I exclaimed. Why is she being like this??! Yes it was dangerous but I considered all of it before I decided to do it. We warned the pack members not to enter the training ground while I was there and Theodore volunteered to help me! I didn't force him!"Everyday you do something more dangerous and stupid!" My mother spat angrily. "And you Alpha! How can you let my daughter put herself in danger again!?" My mother turned to Callan, who still looked shook at what wa
"I'M GOING TO KILL CALLAN!" Theo screamed and I rolled my eyes."It's still not working Theodore" I said using his full name to tell him that I was just annoyed now...not angry."Well Luna you said you felt a weird energy take over you when Paenoe insulted Alpha so theoretically this should work" Theo said. I sighed and walked toward the little bench in the fighting arena where our water bottle were kept."Well it's definitely not working practically Theo" I grumbled. I wasn't annoyed with Theo...I was annoyed with myself. Why could I not channel these powers which I supposedly had??! Exactly what is wrong with me that I keep on bringing new problems into our lives."I'm sorry Luna" Theo said as he came upto me and settled down beside me."You should not be the one apologizing. You are stuck here with me instead of getting back to your work...I should be the one saying sorry Theo" I said and gave him a small smile."It's not bad at all Luna. Kind of exciting to be honest. This would b
I woke up from my sleep panting deeply and drenched in sweat."Anais" I heard my mate's voice and turned my head to look at the same worried expression I saw every morning since the day of the war which was exactly 3 week ago."I'm fine" I breathed out but clearly I wasn't fine. This has been going on for way too long and I could see that even Callan had stopped believing my 'I'm fine'."What did you see?" He asked gently...maybe he was trying not to set me off."It was the same...flashes of my fight with Paenoe" I said and sighed. I was getting tired now. Paenoe dying should've brought me peace but here I was still troubled and not being able to get back to normal life."I-I saw the moment when I ripped his head off...I grabbed his limp, almost unconscious body and bent down to wrap, what felt like my wolf jaw, around his neck" I slowly recalled the dream...I felt bile rise up my throat as for some reason I could almost taste his blood in my mouth."My fangs dug into his skin and the
The heat was going to kill me. I could feel it consume me and burn from within but I couldn't stop it. It was like someone had set me on fire and all I could do was scream in agony and pain. It was this feeling I felt at first, the only thing I could sense but soon came the darkness and the light figures. The sound of howling and claws digging into flesh. I had no idea what was going on but I could feel everything yet I didn't know why was I feeling all of this. Where was I? Was this a dream? Am I dead? I had no idea. I couldn't feel my body but only the pain inflicted on it and heat coming from within me. And then it would be gone only to return again. Callan's POV"HOLD HER DOWN!" I screamed at the doctors and nurses as I tried to keep my writhing mate under control. Just like all the other times, the fit died down soon. I panted as I settled back down on my seat next to the hospital bed. I dismissed all the doctors and nurses, who were covered in beads of sweat. No one had a
Callan's POVAnais told me to find Paenoe's office but I had no clue where that was. I'd seen the map her team made but I couldn't spot any buildings they described which is why I just aimlessly ran around for hours.I was running down an avenue when a hybrid jumped on me from my left. It took me a minute to finish her off. I was annoyed, these creatures kept me from my search for my mate.Once I had finished the hybrid that attacked me, I changed into my human form to catch my breath. I looked around but everything was still strange to me.I ran down the avenue in my human form, breathing heavily, covered with blood and sweat. Where was she??But then her scent hit me all of a sudden. A wave of relief washed over me like pouring rain and without wasting another moment I ran towards it. I turned right from the avenue, expecting to find my battered mate from her fight with Kajokh but the scene in front of me rendered me motionless.I couldn't believe what I was looking at. Anais, half
"NOOOOOOOO" I grolwed. They were here! They were here unprepared! they're rushed into a war against hybrids because of me!I instinctively ran back into the main pack lands. Loud siren went of and I heard the sounds of fighting...the screaming and the growling."LUNA!" I heard Melina call out but nothing could stop me now. They have to go back! They'll all die!I jumped and shifted mid-air. I didn't even need to run a mile to come across wolves and hybrids fighting each other."GO BACK!! NO! GO BACK! RUN" I screamed through my mindlink but I couldn't reach the fighter in front of me. They all had their walls up. I ran through wolves and hybrids tearing each other apart.In a matter of second, everything had turned into a mess. There were bodies of...mainly werewolves lying on the ground. Pieces of shattered glass, broken doors and blood everywhere.The once deserted place that I just walked out of had transfomed into a battlefield."ANAIS" I heard Callan call out to me through the lin
I looked around at what appeared to be a hut but was made out of bricks and concrete. It was small, with nothing but a simple futon in one corner and a table in the very middle with two plastic water bottles on it.I quickly leapt towards the water, goddess knows how parched I an right now. I broke the seal and smelled the water before taking a swig. When I was sure nobody had tampered with it, I downed the whole thing in one go.I went to the futon and inspected it. Wasn't anything special...the frame was made out of simple wood but the bedding looked worn out.I went up to the door and gently pulled it by the handles towards me. It was locked...so bad that I couldn't even giggle it if I wanted to. I felt along the wall to the left of the door...feeling for anything, any sort of pipping or fitting in the walls I could use as a weapon.But seeing as there is no bathroom in here, I wouldn't find any plumbing.There were not light bulbs in here...just very small holes at the very top of
Anais's POVThey left me alone...for what felt like an eternity. I was trying to keep myself...sane.Every now and then I'll see something move in the darkness...but I knew that was in my head. So every time that happened I would have to tell myself that it was my imagination.It wasn't so hard to figure out what the brothers were trying to do, keeping me here like this.They wanted me to go insane...not totally but enough so I wouldn't fight Paenoe when he marked and mated me and then finally drained me of my blood.And I was sure their plan was working because ever so often I heard a faint whisper in the darkness. It was becoming harder to tell myself that it was my imagination. I wanted that whisper to be true...I was scared and I didn't want to alone. I slapped myself again...hard. So hard that it made my ears ring."Anais..." Isis said through the mind link, worried."We have to protect our senses Isis...the pain helps. Keep talking to me, keep howling and pawing and jumping. Do