“Where have you been?” Maddie asked as soon as I got inside the Omega House.She ran towards me and immediately encircled her arms with mine. “I was worried when I saw you running away after the ceremony.”“I’m fine, Maddie,” I just said and walked towards my room. I had to prepare for work. I didn’t want to not do anything after Miranda saw me in the Andreyev mansion.Maddie frowned and pouted. “But where were you? I came here first thing in the morning but you weren’t here.”I opened the door to my small room and got inside. I took some towels and switched shoes. “I had to… go somewhere early,” I just said, not ready to share what has happened. I was still confused with everything. And I didn’t want to drag Maddie into it. After I told Sebastian that I saw some red eyes last night, he turned all professional. He just made me finish eating and he escorted me out and then he was gone.A part of me still wanted to stay, waiting for Titus to show up. I wanted to at least have a talk
Jia growled as she stood in all fours in front of them. She was almost about the same size as the three wolves, meaning they weren’t lycans. I’ve fought with many wolves before, but never three at a time. I looked ahead, seeing the smirking abnormal rogue still holding Helen who was still dripping blood. I didn’t need to defeat them. I just needed to wound them enough for them to be distracted so I could take her.The wolf on my right suddenly jumped me, but in advantage of being a little smaller, Jia was able to quickly evade him. Jia wasn’t that strong due to our unhealthy living, but I could sense her strength despite everything. And she was quick. Even quicker than healthy werewolves.I turned towards the wolf and as soon as he landed, I bit his leg off, injuring him so he couldn’t attack me as much as the two could.When I heard his loud growl and felt his bone crushing, I ripped his skin off and attacked the other who was already on his way towards me.I stepped back and evad
A couple of days passed, and the rogue attacks became more and more frequent.The High Council and the king decided to have a general meeting with the Alphas and leaders of different places all around the kingdom for the resolution of this common problem.I watched as cars came in and out of the gates of the pack, passing by the huge statue of Vamos, the first lycan king.I remember how terrified I was of its figure during the Offering. It felt like that happened months ago when it was barely one.“Sabrina,” I looked back when someone called. It was Deni, one of the Omegas. “You’re called by the head matron in the assembly.” “I’ll be there,” I said and walked towards the supply room.I put the broom and dustpan I was holding earlier as we cleaned the yard and streets of the pack, getting ready for what looks like going to be a huge meeting with the king and the High Council.I heard that these types of meetings only happen once every 5 years, and when something big needs to be discu
“Don’t say that, she might develop high expectations of me.” Lana smiled, and glanced at me.Ben beamed. “It is true. And you don’t need to worry about expectations. You always meet them, my dear.”She elegantly chuckled. “You’re still such a sweet talker, Ben.”They both laughed, and I just sat there, frozen at the information I just heard.He’s got a fiancè? An unfamiliar ache started spreading around my chest, making me deaf to the rest of what their conversation was about.I just stared there, so aware of the emotion I was feeling. I just saw Ben sitting on his small chair again as he started taking away the glass shards on my skin, barely even feeling anything from it.Jia was whimpering in my head, feeling twice the hurt due to our wolves’ bond. But I just kept silent, reacting and speaking as if in pilot mode if needed.As soon as Ben finished with me, I excused myself, getting out of the place like my head was floating.I let my feet lead me back towards the assembly hall. And
The event started at the arrival of the king and his associates.The rest of the High Council, including Sebastian came in with them, but the people were just indulged at the appearance of the Lady Wintour, whom they apparently have not seen for a long time.Lana was a crowd favorite. She was charming, beautiful and smart. I could see how most people listened whenever she spoke; the notion of women being behind men disregarded whenever she was the one taking the lead in the conversation.And while she was at it, King Titus stood beside her, also listening to what she was saying and letting her take part in their conversations as if she was an important figure.I stayed away from them as much as I could. I didn’t take food that was especially for them or drinks that should be taken to their table.I made an effort to make myself invisible from anyone. I didn’t want him nor Sebastin to see me, so I avoided any possible encounters with them.I mostly stayed on the back, trying to gather m
“I’m so sorry,” I said. But the Beta just smiled at me, his blue eyes sparkling. “You always bump into trouble, don’t you?” “Sorry,” I sighed, feeling bad for ruining the ends of his pants and shoes. He chuckled. “It’s alright. No one would notice that.” He wiped his shoes with a tissue. Feeling bad, I took more tissue in the trolly and started kneeling. “Let me.” But he stepped back, and with wide eyes, he shook his head aggressively. “No, no, no, no.” I looked up at him as he guided me up; slight panic in his blue eyes. “You do not kneel in front of me, Rina.” He looked to the side and suddenly brushed a hand on his temple as he exhaled a breath. “I’m gonna get killed…” “What?” I frowned, not hearing his last mumbled words. He looked back at me, flashing those charming dimples again. “Nothing. I’m just saying it’s okay. You don’t need to do that. I wouldn’t look less gorgeous with a stain on those shoes, I promise.” He grinned. I just sighed, not in the mood to b
I opened my eyes, seeing the still dark blue sky through my window inside my room in the Omega house.After that conversation, the night became a blur to me. I never went out of the back storage we servers have, and just helped the rest of the night there.I heard Maddie ask of me, but I told Samuel to tell her that I’d be talking to her the next day. So when Samuel got back to me, saying she just wanted to say goodbye, I felt relieved, not really wanting to ignore Maddie like that.But after that observant stare I got from the Lady Wintour, I felt like not ever giving it a chance to get out and be seen. I just don’t want to.So I busied myself all night until the event finished and we all needed to pack up and end the night.I slept as soon as I got back inside my room, feeling not just physically exhausted, but mentally and emotionally as well. But in the middle of the night, I woke up, feeling my wolf stir. I tried talking to Jia, seeing that the sun has barely risen up. But all I
The Alpha King’s legs and paw were bigger than anything I’ve seen. And just when I thought I had seen the brightest those gold orbs he could get, I was struck by a pair that almost had me blinded. They looked like headlights; shining, sparkling, as they intently watched me. Like the stories shared about the lycan king, Titus’ wolf was bigger than any wolf. He looked almost twice as big as a normal lycan. His fur could camouflage in the dark because of how black it was. And his Alpha presence…They could command anyone to bid his will even without him uttering anything. And I instinctively froze at the feel of that.The king’s wolf walked closer to us, and Jia just stood frozen there, sensing how strong and dominant his presence was.We’ve encountered quite a few Alphas that visited Madame’s House before, but none of them felt as compelling.He didn’t even grumble nor speak a word yet, but I could feel us already submitting to his presence.The king’s large wolf started circling us,
It took months before Vamos was able to recover. The fire that had started in the storage area of the pack had gotten so big it ruined half of the woods behind it. It went to the villages, the Office Building and the Omega House. Thankfully, the last two structures weren’t completely devoured as our other packmates quickly managed to stop the fire while the fights continued on the grounds that night. With the Command I did—which I vaguely remember doing. I thought I was just wishing it to happen—some rogues indeed snapped out of the effects of the Freedom. They stopped fighting and realized what was happening. Most of them were our packmates that were bitten and have turned. Still the effect of my Command, some did fight their heads, and most ran to follow Benjamin’s scent as he tried to escape. His body was then found by the Kingsguards who went to some rounds all around the pack vicinity. He was almost at the edge of Vamos, going to the human community, but the rogues were able
“Please! Wake up!” I screamed as tears finally fell down on my cheeks. “Titus, please! Wake up!” I cried and held his cheeks. His eyes were closed, and blood was all over his face. And I could see how battered he was. His lip was cut, his nose was shattered and his right brow was cut. But I know he’s still there. I may not hear him, nor feel his presence, but I know he’s still there.He has to be. “Sabrina, he’s been bitten too many times. He will change—“”We have a cure!” I looked up at him and immediately remembered that I left Lana and Nathan inside the clinic. “Lana and Nathan have the cure! Get to them and make them come here!”But Sebastian continued looking at me sadly. Maddie was already crying beside him as she clutched on his arm. I looked at all the others who were around us: the Councilmen, Edwin, the Kingsguards, even Miranda who remained strong and alive along with our packmates who survived.Anger boiled in my chest when all I could see were sadness and defeat in
Chaos continued on the pack of Vamos.But my eyes were trained towards my mate. Benjamin had shifted on his dirty, black and brown wolf who was buff but smaller than Dmitri. I knew that he was in no shape to fight the Alpha King. Titus was vicious, and I saw how just like me, he was just holding back earlier. “Ahhhh!” I turned and saw the scarred lycan as he held his spear in hand, ready to attack me. I jumped in the air and kicked another rogue for traction as I flipped in the air. With my jaw prepared to get his head, my back paws kicked the spear down and closed my jaw on his shoulders, making him scream. Blood boiling, I bit harder on his shoulder even when his blood had coated my nose and chin already. But I didn’t care. I wanted him gone forever. He has always been a pawn. Many lives were wasted, ruined and lost because of him. I yelped when even with immense pain, he managed to slash my side with another spear he suddenly grabbed from the rogue who passed by. I flew back
I walked towards the grounds where almost all the fights stopped at the emergence of the new group. For a moment, everything seemed to have frozen as my mind filled with rage for the man who ruined my life. Those pitch black eyes suddenly found mine, and a grin immediately plastered on his scarred face. “Ah, Sabrina. It’s so nice to see that you are okay.””Bastard,” I seethed. He just smirked. “I’m going to kill you.”His smirk turned into a grin as he positioned. “Try me.”I lunged at him, shifting mid-air and abandoning all thoughts of not causing permanent harm to anyone. This man deserved all the harm anyone could cause him after all the evil things he has done. I was about to bite his head off when he suddenly brought up a spear which he used to cover his face. My jaw clenched on the metal weapon, and with my grip still on it, he threw his arm out, making my body fly in the air. I landed on my paws, finding my balance. The bastard didn’t expect how quick I was when with ano
Screams echoed all around the pack as a huge explosion shook the ground once again.I stood up and took the two bags filled with needles I managed to already put tranquilizers on and ran towards the window. My eyes widened when I saw how huge the fire had gotten in the forest. And it was now crawling towards the Omega House and the villages, where the explosion happened. “No…” I breathed out and quickly ran back down. I fought against the rogues I came across. I immediately noticed how their numbers have doubled in just a couple of minutes. I was surrounded by five or six people, but with the tranquilizers I have in hand, I managed to push down two within just a minute. ‘Sabrina!’ Someone screamed but I couldn’t look where it was as I struggled at the neck lock that I was caged in. Taking another needle from the lab gown’s side, I injected it to him and stabbed the other one who attacked me. I pushed out the liquid to his skin.But before I could attack the last one in front of
‘We’re almost there!’ Nate and I’s paws pounded on the ground, but a rogue suddenly appeared behind the shadows, making me stop for a while. ‘Rina!’ I backed away as Nate took on the rogue. I let him, knowing he was far stronger. And I could sense how eager and suddenly fired up Nate was. It's just like me, the compulsion we heard from our king about killing an infected wolf was making us want to do it more. The rogue went down and we quickly made our way towards the entrance of the dungeon that we could now see. Thankfully, there was still no one there that could possibly stop us. ‘Let’s run faster, before anyone gets here.’We both sped up, knowing the possibility was there. Our paws made loud noises as soon as we entered the quiet cave of the dungeon. The cave’s width and height accommodated us as we both entered the prison where Lana Wintour was.”Nathan,” Lana called as soon as she recognized Nate’s wolf. Nate didn’t say anything but I saw something flash in his eyes.I tur
‘Go, Maddie and I will continue helping the rescue. We can’t abandon this or everyone will be turned.’ Edwin told us. ‘Go, Rina. Only you two can stop this.’ Maddie added. ‘Let’s go.’ Nate and I started running in the opposite direction. We were now running towards the pack grounds where most of the fights were happening. Lana told me she was studying my blood samples for something else. I could only hope she was studying them for a cure. And that that cure is already available now. If it is, I don’t know yet how we are going to spread that to the infected. But first, we have to make sure we have a cure for this.’She has the cure?’ Nate asked amidst another fight we were having. We were teaming up now to make things quick. Nate is a very skilled fighter and is very strong, he could make the enemies fall down in a matter of a few seconds. His wolf’s jaw was so strong he could rip anyone apart. I’ll have to thank him for even being here. He’s an Alpha in a different pack. And yet,
Being bigger and heavier than her, I immediately locked her on the ground. She barked at my face, and I was once again surprised at how strong they were. I was fighting a half turned young wolf. She’s a teenager, and yet she’s almost as strong as the trained Warriors I have fought. I could see that they are unlike the rogues I have encountered before. They were not mindless. They know what they’re doing, but their minds are twisted with the Freedom’s ideology. And the dark protruding veins around their body wasn’t as huge. They were smaller now, but they crawled at a wider scope like webs in their body.“We will defeat you! This kingdom is ours—“I cut off her screams and bit off her neck when she tried getting away. I heard a crack and pulled back, just leaving her unconscious as I processed everything that was happening. They indeed have perfected the Freedom. The turned wolves are more coherent and mindful—but manipulated according to their liking. Benjamin has infiltrated the p
As soon as I was able to properly stand up, the soldiers started attacking. Loud screams and groans echoed around the grounds as Titus and Sebastian moved like lightning. I barely had anyone attacking me when the rest of the Warriors came in to back us up. I didn’t know there were this many that had gotten the injection. There were basically more than fifty of them. And they were moving unexpectedly faster, their attacks stronger. I huffed when someone was able to approach me with a swing on his heavy fist. I fortunately evaded it and it landed on the nearest tree on my back which had my eyes widen.The tree bark just shattered, making the tree shake. It could have been my face.I faced the Warrior rogue and saw his pitch black, sparkling eyes. “Ahh!”I quickly moved away before he could smash my face. He was unimaginably strong for someone who’s gotten half of his body burned. This was the effect of the perfected Freedom. They are going to be as strong as trained lycans. They wi