CASSANDRA’S POV." Are you sure he won't harm her at all?" I heard my mom say as I walked into the living room" I know he won't. The Alpha King holds his word in high esteem" My dad hugged her" But why isn't she back yet? I mean, it's been hours already" She whined. I rolled my eyes, she can be so dramatic at times" Calm down love, I'm sure she's on her way."" Your most missed has arrived" I said as I walked in to meet themMy mom left my dad's embrace and ran to hug me " My little lycan" Okay, I need to tell them to stop calling me that" Mom, you just saw me like theory minutes ago. Why are you so huggy?" I asked trying to escape her embrace" Shut up! What the hell were you thinking? Challenging the Alpha King like that?" She held me by my shoulders, frowning" One, I wasn't challenging him" Okay maybe I was........a little " Two, I had no idea who the hell he was.......at least up until some minutes ago" I rolled my eyes" Well that's not an excuse. I still don't understand ho
ALDER’S POV.My eyes opened as I looked around, wondering what woke me up.Then the knock came againI rubbed my face with my palm " Who is it?"The door opened to reveal my should-have-been BetaHe smirked, "You look like crap.""What are you doing here?" I asked, surprised that he came to talk to me." Why? Are you scared that I'm here to kill you?" " No, not really. I'm just curious" I laid back on my bed, crossed my hands behind my head and closed my eyes " But if that's what you are here to do, then go on with it. You won't receive any struggle from me."I heard him walk around the room, and I fell back to slumber. He might as well kill me nowI felt the world turn upside down, and I opened my eyes immediately to see my bed turned over as I fell and rolled away from the bed" I was expecting a knife to my chest or something, not this. Are you trying to leave pieces of evidence? That won't do you any good."" If you'll just shut up. I'm not here to kill you, at least not yet. I'm
ALDER’S POV.Two weeks later,After my incident with Jack, I refused to come out of my room except during lunch or when I needed to train which happened to be in the middle of the night because I didn't want to be disturbed by anyone or how people stared at me like I was some pitiful wolfMy parents weren't around as they had to leave the pack for some urgent meeting with the council, all orders came from Jack. He was acting as the Beta in the absence of the AlphaI was throwing heavy punches in the air when the mindlink came through" Alpha!"At first, I thought I misheard it because I wasn't Alpha anymore but then it came again"Alpha!"This time, I paused and stared into space, opening my mind to accept the link" Are you trying to reach me?" I asked shocked" There are rogues at the East border. We need your help"Not bothering to ask for more information, I shifted, allowing Crown to take over and headed straight for the borderI could smell the scent of rogues in the air and I i
JACK’S POV." What do you mean by the shift wasn't made?" I growled" I just received news that they never received any message for the shift"" And why are you just knowing that now? Didn't you confirm it earlier?"" I did, Beta. I mindlinked the boy and he told me that he had informed them." He argued back trying to explainThe chief guard wasn't sloppy in his duties, I knew he would have made sure the shift was made. So there was a mistake somewhere, something just wasn't right." When did the patrol guards leave all the station?"" At exactly 12am. At 11:30pm, I sent the messenger boy to inform the West wing about the shift. So that the patrol guards would be moving in while the East Wing guards would be moving out."I sighed, running my hair through my head. " But what has got you so worked up Beta? I can just ask the West wing guards to make the shift now"" I don't know what happened, but all I know is that the Future Alpha is being attacked at one of the borders"" What!""Th
AMELIA’S POVI worked around the clock, back to back, trying to keep the Future Alpha alive. Being the pack doctor can be very life-consuming at times.The Future Alpha had been poisoned with the wolfsbane through a teeth bite, the rogue that bit him would not have lived after doing this.Normally, he should be dead after six hours, but I must find a way to keep him alive for three days." I need you to inject him with two dosages of Dogaxin per hour. It won't be able to do much, but it can still keep him alive till the Alpha and Luna get here," I said to the attending nurse " You are not to leave his side for any minute. If he moves a finger, you alert me ASAP."" Yes, Doc" She nodded immediatelyI walked out of the hospital, heading for my home. Grandma always had a herb for every werewolf disease. I hoped I could at least find something about wolfsbane in her book I pulled into the driveway, parking my car next to the blue sedan that once belonged to my late grandfatherAfter unl
CASSANDRA’S POV." Cassandra!"I looked up from my food " Yes Dad"" I was finally able to get through to LA" I stopped eating and focused all my attention on him. After Elia left, I decided to apply for LA, Lycan Academy. It was some sort of school for Lycans, where they get trained and groomed. It wasn't the only training school for Lycans but it was the most prestigious. Dad told me that the lycans that graduate from there were the best.But there were procedures to follow, I couldn't apply for the training myself. The Alpha of my pack had to fill in for me and thankfully since my Alpha was my Dad, he had been trying to work it out for me for two weeks now.It was just as hard as it was prestigious to get in. " I was able to speak to the co-ordinator of the training grounds and the Dean of the school affairs"." Aren't they the same?" I asked confused." Not really. One is in charge of the intense training and the other is in charge of the grooming if Lycans in every aspect, espec
JACK’S POV.I walked into the cell, signaling the guards that I wanted to speak to him alone.I stood at the entrance, staring at the rogue. He was sitting on the floor with his head bowed.He had blonde hair with blue eyes and his body stature was close to feminine. He didn't look malnourished but it was evident that he wasn't eating well" What is the first thing you will do immediately I let you go?" He didn't raise his head to answer" I'll look for my sister. I'm sure by now they've heard about the aftermath of the plan and will probably see no use in keeping the them hostage since everyone has died. They could release them or slaughter them all" His shoulder drew tense at the endI nodded silently to myself " If that is all you will do, then it's best you get going" He looked at me with wide eyes " Are you really letting me go?" He cocked his head to the side" Of course" I shrugged" You aren't asking for anything in return?"" I realized we were wasting time on you. You have
Jack's POVIt was night already and my men rounded up the prisoners, clearing the hidden prison and scouting for clues to know the mastermind behind the attack on Alder, while I leaned on a tree watching Valier and Selena play with Vamira.Judging by their age range, I wondered how they survived being a rogue and for how long? But looking at Vamira, it couldn't have been that long.It's possible that their pack had been attacked when Vamira was just born." What are you planning this time?" The Chief guard asked, interrupting my thoughts" Do you know if there's a way to accept the three of them into our pack?" I asked" We just have to follow the rules by asking if they want to or not. The choice is theirs" He explained. " That is the normal procedure we follow whenever we save captive rogues. What I'm asking is if there is a way to enforce them to stay?" " Against their will?"" Especially if it's against their will. Looking at Valuer, he doesn't bend to authority well, hates it e
EL'S POVCassandra had been quite helpful to me which I couldn't be more grateful for. But the nightmares kept on coming causing a lot of issues for me. Now I'd thought my parents had been killed unjustly but could it be that there was more behind the story than I thought? Why was I seeing my parents giving souls to unknown figures? Why did it seem like they were ready to sell themselves away without even considering the consequences? My eyes widened, these souls were two, and I could tell mine was excluded. Why would they give out the soul of their children selling them off to ancient figures. They knew they price they were going to pay for it and that was what they paid for, and they paid with their lives. Now my siblings were missing. I just knew, I knew that I could find them.. In the darkness of the night and the isolated land of my dream, I unraveled the twisted threads of my family's enigmatic past. The nightmares haunted my every waking moment, pushing me to dig deeper into t
CASSANDRA'S POVI know that El had been going through a lot lately and it started from that night when she saw the book. And now it seemed as though there was more to what was happening than just the illness that befell her. And then the curse, the dream that she had. I sighed as she explained she'd been seeing so many things these days and I was trying to understand what it was that she was going through. "Seeing things, like what?" I asked."Like that same dream I had. I don't know why I keep having images of you or Julius getting killed. I mean is there something I don't know? Is something after you guys? Are you running away from something? So many things had changed since the day you found this necklace. A lot more changed since the day you found this book."Her voice trembled as she tried to talk about what she saw and I knew that it must have been shocking, I I moved towards her and held her hand, cause I knew I was certainly going to see what happened... then the terrible ima
JULIUS' POV Sabastian revealed himself from behind Alaric and I took a step back while Alaric, sensing him shielded him from me even though he was unfazed. "I see you two are finally enjoined.""What do you want Sabastian?" I asked."Oh, nothing much, just came to remind you of the oath you made. And you know it has consequences." Sabastian said, and I just knew I couldn't get off his grip easily. As Sabastian's words hung in the air, a shiver ran down my spine. I knew exactly what he was referring to - the oath I had made in a moment of desperation, when I thought it was the only way to save someone dear to me. But little did I know then, the grave consequences it would bring.My mind raced, desperately searching for a way out of this predicament. I couldn't let Sabastian have his way. There had to be a solution, a way to break free from his grip and nullify the oath. But it seemed like an impossible task.Alaric, still shielding Sabastian from me, glanced at me with concern in hi
JULIUS'S POV I found myself back in the past, back to when I was discussing with Alaric. His eyes were teary and it seemed as though I was yelling at him to leave me alone and that I didn't love him but Sabastian. The glimpse of these memories kept coming to me and the times when I chased Sabastian and he just made my life a living hell. All these was erased from my memory? Then I saw the part where I kissed Alaric. I was obviously heart broken because Sabastian didn't treat me well. Alaric always stood by me and always called to me. He never once let me go. The tears rushed down from my eyes because of the pain I went through being with Sabastian. In the depths of my mind, memories long buried stirred like whispers carried by the wind. They danced on the fringes of my consciousness, elusive yet relentless. And as the echoes of the past grew louder, I found myself caught in a swirling vortex of emotions.This was a time of love and heartache, a delicate balance between two souls. Sa
JULIUS' POV "There are so many mysteries poppinv out of no where's these days. I'm starting to think which one would we figure out?" Cassandra had heard about the news by me. And she wasn't wrong. There were indeed many mysteries. "Can you remember any instance where you both encountered?" I shook my head at her question. This vampire was new to me in every way. I wasn't even sure whether what he was saying was the truth.I stood at the mirror side, contemplating while Cassandra was pacing the room trying to think of probably what to do."Do you think he holds the mysteries to somethings? Perhaps he knows some truth about a matter. Would you try to find out?" She questioned and I contemplated. I wasn't so sure about that. Cassandra paced the room, her mind filled with questions and possibilities. The mention of encountering mysteries with this vampire sparked her curiosity even further. I could feel what she was feeling, could hear what she was thinking. She couldn't help but wonder
JULIUS' POV I made my way under the tree branches and away from the sun, contemplating about could happen next and how possible I would be able to tackle it. The moon was out now and the weather caused me to breathe, but then I feared for Cassandra and her family. The doubts that suddenly threatened to consume me these days wasn't helping the situation at hand at all. Some times I just wished I would be ordinary, while living an ordinary life, with nobody's intervention into my affairs. Without having to worry every second of the day. I stared at the moon a little to long because without even knowing I'd stepped into another realm. This realm was one of power, magic, fortune, but absolute no peace or remorse from them. The funny thing was, I'd been introduced to something like this before by the moon goddess, and had no idea what it was that she was trying to show me. This camp...magic existed, power existed, fortune existed, but no remorse nor peace. Then something in my mind clicke
CASSANDRA'S POVThe pain shot through my bone, causing me to jerk. And even though Alder was here with me I just couldn't get any relief, the pain and heat was all over even worse than my heat. Alder brought me close to himself and even though I wanted to snap, his scent didn't permit me to, instead it made me calm.As Alder held me close, his strong arms enveloping me, I could feel the tension slowly starting to melt away. His comforting embrace seemed to create a protective barrier around me, shielding me from the unbearable pain that had engulfed my body. His head was buried in my neck and I couldn't help but moan at the feeling of his lips touching it. I pulled him closer, not wanting him to let go, not even for a moment, and that made me wonder if I was really in pain or in heat. I was perplexed but didn't really have the time to think about it because of the profound pain. Alder's presence alone was a soothing balm to my troubled mind. With every breath, his familiar scent, a b
CASSANDRA'S POV I paced the room whilst Cassandra kept staring at me with concern. My thoughts were running wild, mind was still unable to comprehend what was going to happen next. All I knew was that things were beginning to escalate. I was beginning to suspect Sabastian, he was definitely one of those who were after the necklace. I continued to contemplate, because I couldn't predict what could possibly happen next... "Perhaps there's a way around all of these. We can't keep sitting while there's something out there threatening to attack us." Cassandra said. "I was considering something...the vampires are yet to reveal themselves. Do you think there's something fishy about that?" "We all know that there's something tricky with them. They're cunning and wouldn't act upon their intentions unless the time is right." I stated. "Perhaps I can write the story." "No, you can't. I've written it already, so there's no need for that." Her words struck a chord with me. She was right; we
JULIUS' POV I squinted my eyes as I noticed a figure from the distance through the window. Perplexed, I didn't know we were expecting any visitors, or perhaps it was one of the members of the pack? As the figure got closer this house I noticed the familiarity of it and was caught by surprise at the revelation that dawned upon me. Morgana had really outdone herself, bringing the dead back to life, ascertaining that her intentions are being executed. The figure I was seeing was nobody else other than Kathrine, and my eyes automatically shifted to Sabastian's. It was intended, he had called her here, he had given her that permission. And from what I was witnessing, she had a flesh, no longer a shadow standing in the dark. Now she was the person she used to be before she died. And I knew what she wanted, I knew what she was after too. My necklace. I stumbled backwards slightly at the profound feeling of the shock that was about to overwhelm me. I didn't even have the time to focus on Sab