Irene:Seriously? All that for nothing? I watch as Tyler and Enrique walk out of the room and I so badly want to roll my eyes. Walking out of the room, I bump straight into Gia.“Hey, darling.” She puffs out a kiss. “I was just going out for breakfast, want to come along?”“Okay.” I sigh as we walk outside to her car, I want to ask her so badly about what happened last night or who that Dante guy is, or someone to talk to about the letter, it’s driving me insane not having any clue and being left in the darkness.She ignites the engine and soon we were driving out of the gates of the pack-house.“Want some calming music?” She turns on the radio, and the soft blare of music tunes into the car, she shakes her head to the tune rapping her head against the car seat.The gentle wind whips our hair, this feels cool. It feels like freedom, I can’t even remember the last time I was out like this, maybe in the academy with my best-friend, Lilly.“Do you love our pack?” She yells through the wi
Enrique:Dante has been here, the trees are all burnt down, leaving behind ashes. Smoke congests around the whole forest, broken twigs, almost withered leaves.“This stuff is shit.” My Gamma, Chase says, staring around with his lips pursed. “I never knew Dante would have taken it this far.”“I just don’t like the idea of waking up this early only to see this.” Agnar yawns. “I should have stopped at my wife’s bakery to grab a coffee.”Tyler gives him a hard glare. “Yeah, well. Not all of us are entitled like you, man.” “I am just stating a fact, alright? No need to get moody about it.” Agnar retorts.It’s been rough between them ever since Agnar got married to Tyler’s ex-mate, I don’t even remember the last time Tyler has looked at any other woman, he might not always show it, but Chase and I both know that he’s hell miserable. “Clearly, there was an ambush here.” I cough loudly, before they start punching each other to death. “I don’t know why Dante is doing this, though. If he want
Irene:I haven’t seen Enrique since morning when he left me in the training room. Alpha Enrique hasn’t arrived yet- I don’t care, I shouldn’t care, but something in me wants to know where he is. Is he in a club? Is he with pretty slim women? Kissing and touching them?The thoughts keep me turning in my bed, sucking in a deep breath and grunting into my pillow. I had dinner with Gia and Naya and Gia told me it is normal for Enrique to just suddenly disappear.“He’s just out performing his Alpha duties; it usually takes him a few hours, some days, if not least.” Gia had told me over dinner, her mouth filled with mashed potatoes.My bedroom feels chilly and cold, I can almost hear the thunder rumbling from outside my window, it’s going to rain, I always enjoy the rain, it is always comforting. It’s a call for change.I can’t take it anymore; I need to know where he is. I grab the night robe and tie it around my cotton shirt and blue shorts. The hallway is dark, the lights all switched of
Enrique:She didn’t come down for breakfast this morning, it isn’t like I am expecting her too. I said some really shitty things last night, the anger just sort of bubbled up, she was trying to clean my wounds, trying to care for me and it just brought up fear.Ever since Anna, I like to keep a distance from women. I am trying not to think about last night, or the way tears lined up in her greenish orbs, it made me feel so awful shitty. I am sitting in the dining room, staring at the different kinds of foods, the scent wafts through my nostrils, but I don’t have an appetite.Tyler and Agnar are having breakfast with me, each chewing through their potato omelet sandwich. I pick up the mug of coffee and take a gentle sip. “That’s everything.” After recounting the incident to Agnar and Tyler, their scowls really could kill.“Let me get this straight.” Agnar drops the sandwich on the plate, before wiping the corners of his mouth with a napkin. “You said those things to her? Shit, man. You
Irene:It feels strange just staying in the pack-house without doing anything. In my old pack, I used to volunteer for the charity section, putting a smile on people’s faces was something I always looked forward to. But now, being in this pack, with no idea who anybody is and bearing the queen title is just becoming overwhelming.What if I have to show up at parties and give signature smiles? Do I have to appear in press conferences as his Luna, always by his side? The thought brings fear skating through me.I am going to be okay, I made this choice and I will do exactly what it entails. The ringing of my cell phone jolts me awake from my disturbing thoughts. It’s my twin sister’s nurse calling, my breath hitches. What if something has happened to my sister?“Hello?” I say immediately, my heart is throbbing faster than expected. The nurse only called my family when there was news about my sister’s recovery, so I have no idea why she’s calling. “Is something wrong with Iris?”I hear th
Enrique:“Where is my queen?” I bark at the guard standing outside the pack-house, the cool evening air blows my face into a tight scowl, I can feel my wolf’s anger chipping off by the second.“I am sorry, Alpha Enrique, but earlier she went out with Miss. Gia.”“Did they mention where they were going?” I snap, honestly if you want to do your job right, then do it damned right, I am being harsh for no reason, but I don’t let my queen wander off in the evening to an unknown place.“I am sorry, Alpha but they did not, I assumed that the queen is alright because she was with Miss. Gia.”I turn towards Tyler whose hands are folded across his chest. “Just fucking great, your sister is starting to rub off on my queen, start the damned car. We are going looking for them.”He doesn’t protest, this is one thing about Tyler: He’s loyal, never objects, never even tries to talk me out of my decisions, and that’s why he has managed to remain my Beta even till today, I am close to Agnar and Chase t
Irene:The ride back to the pack-house is tense, the atmosphere so rigid, I fear that I will pass out at the intensity of his gaze on me, so I try staring out the window, but his gaze burns back at me.Immediately, the car drives into the pack-house, I squirm towards the hall as fast as my legs could carry me, his footsteps resound behind me and that sneaky shiver went up my spine.My room, I need to get to my room before this man says something to me. When I was young, my mother always specially warned me not to bite the tail of an angry wolf, I never paid attention, oh how right was she.“Irene. Stop.” His voice echoes through me and I gulp, freezing in my steps. “Good, now turn around.”Slowly, I force myself to look him in the eye, shimmering amber orbs glare back at me. My heart hammers widely, silence reigns in the hall. The hall is quiet and the lightning is minimal, the doors are all tight shut and I know everyone’s asleep, still being here with this man does something else to
Enrique:The next morning, I flip the folders, staring at the pack’s initial record. While I must admit, this isn’t my job as the Alpha, I still like to go over them, make sure the pack is running smoothly.I dedicated my life to the wellness of the pack’s members which is why I am not just going to sit down and watch Dante destroy every pack.He’s spreading to the other packs, creating and winning wars. Dante always has a way of getting noticed and if killing people was his way, then he’s so fucked up.Over the last few days, fifty Alphas in total have handed their daughters to me for marriage just for a little protection. They are scared of the beast, Dante and need protection in case he ever invades their packs. Handing daughters for marriage is a very shitty way of getting protection, how far can these Alpha men go just to protect their people? Sacrificing their daughters is one of them.I push the folders aside, stretching my hands before picking up the mug of steaming coffee
Irene:We both stumble to the floor, me gripping the knife, aimed at his neck. Dante’s on the floor, breathing raggedly, looking at me while sweating. “You are making a terrible mistake, Irene.” His voice comes out rough, tiny, almost scared.I want to laugh so badly, the almighty Dante acting scared. Good, he should be scared.I pin his wrists tightly and drive the blade into his shoulders, he howls painfully before kicking me off with a force that knocks the breath out of my lungs, my body hits the floor, the impact rattling my bones. The room starts to spin in my eyes and something starts surging through me.My powers, wild and uncontrollable. My chest claws painfully and the walls start to tremble, cracks spilling the wall. The pressure builds in my chest, shit. The house is going to collapse with everyone in it.We are all going to die, even on the floor, I see Dante crawling to the exit, clutching his bloody shoulders in pain. Fucking Coward.My legs feel like jelly as I try to
The Darkness:Red and I are waiting in the car, while Gia is in the hospital, she specifically told us not to come in. She’s still angry at me, not even saying anything to me.I don’t blame her though; second chances are rare for people like me. Earlier, I had met with the doctor who told me about the Primordial Wolf blood, and deciding to give Enrique has been entirely my decision.“Stay in the car, Red. I am going in.” I tell him, opening the door, but of course, Red trails behind me, hands tucked into his coat jacket. Together, we walk into the doctor’s office, and while everyone’s scared to see me, Enrique’s father yells the most at me.However, the moment I tell them I am here to transfer my blood, the room falls quiet. Gia stares up at me from her wet lashes, batting away the tears. Something squeezes inside me, seeing her cry like this, it does something to me.Finally, Enrique’s father says, “we don’t want your blood.” I raise my brows at him and his wife nudges him in the sho
Anna:Mama, papa and I are seated in the dining room, alongside Hunter and his wife, Linda. The atmosphere is gloomy as I pick on my chicken salad, for days now; I haven’t had that much of an appetite.Just yesterday, the weyr withdrew their dragons, and for some unknown reasons, the darkness sent the letter of withdrawal. Our pack is now war-free, but some damages were made to the buildings and of course, our pack suffered loss. The money that Hunter’s pack donated to us and our pack’s net worth is enough to fix everything in a month, but the true loss hangs with us all. The death of my beloved brother, Enrique.I have spent the past few days catching up with mama and papa, they have been the best supportive parents ever and even though I feel very bad about Enrique, they haven’t left me out of their sight.I push away the chair, feeling very bitter. “I will like to be excused from dinner,”Papa looks me in the eye, his eyes crinkling around the corner with concern; my stomach churns
Irene:I don’t know how many days have passed since I have been in this tiny cell. Whenever I am asleep, someone comes to take out the bucket, though I refuse to use that, my bowel is certainly paying for that. In the mornings, someone brings cold toast that tastes like sandpaper and in the evening all I get is cold pudding that tastes like it is made from the sewer.At first, I refused to eat any food, who knows if that motherfucker is poisoning me slowly? Besides, I want to relish in the fact that Dante doesn’t like to see the plates returned with the food intact. But after a while, I couldn’t take it anymore. I eat the food like my whole life depends on it, because, let’s be honest. It does.Oh. The lovely things I took for granted, what I will give to have a steaming bowl of rice or adobo, Linda has been making that Filipino dish for me and it tastes heavenly.I can’t tell night from day here, aside from the tiny light in the window, if nothing kills me here, then I am sure boredo
Rowena:“How could you?” I am yelling angrily at my parents, after finding out that they gave Red their armies in exchange for marriage, I have been fuming in anger. I rushed over here as soon as I could to tell them to withdraw the armies. “Because of your selfish decisions, countless people are dying in nightshade pack!”How was I so ignorant? Red told me that my parents were agreeing to our marriage because of the contract for the plant his pack grew, why did nobody tell me about the armies? They left me in the dark and plotted it secretly.The only worst thing than being insulted is being ignored.My parents are seated on the chair, staring at me as I yell and pace across the room. The omega comes in with a tray of a kettle. I keep quiet as she pours the tea into their teapot, when she offers me a cup, I politely decline and the moment she steps out, I resume yelling.“You are very inconsiderate.” My body is trembling and I know that any moment from now, I am going to break down a
Irene:It is as though it’s in slow motion, the moment when the dragon releases Enrique, I let out a loud squeal, my lungs burn, I don’t think I ever yelled like that before.I go to the edge of the bridge, planting my hands on the railing as I watch Enrique collide with the water, closing him up. It’s impossible to watch, tears are rolling down my eyes. I sink towards the floor, my body numb.“Enrique.” I mumble. This can’t be. He can’t die, right? He’s a Primordial Wolf, he can’t fucking die. But Primordial Wolves can die from drowning. Pure anger shimmers inside of me as I stand up. Anna is currently yelling at him, tears stinging her eyes. She’s not the only one feeling the loss of her brother. “You said you wouldn’t kill him! You went back on your promise. You are horrible.”“I never said otherwise.” He says calmly, turning towards Gia. “Let’s go.”She steps back, her posture wavering. “You killed Enrique, you fucking killed him!”He had no right to kill him; the darkness is suc
Enrique:There’s a saying that when you are dreaming and you blink, everything just disappears, actually no one says that but I can’t believe it.I blink.I stare.It’s her, my eighteen year old younger sister, Anna De Luca, dressed in black, holding a pistol and standing beside Dominic. My mother is the first person to rush forward, choking back tears.“Anna?” She calls out gently, attempting to hold Anna but one of the men tries telling her to back off, she grabs his hand and flips him towards the floor, everyone, excluding my father and I, gasps. There’s a reason my mother was a warrior.“Mama.” Anna smiles a bit, embracing my mother, my father joins and they embrace tightly, meanwhile I stand there, feeling completely stunned. When she finishes embracing them, we stare at each other and I know. It’s her. My younger sister, the one I named. The girl that destroyed nearly all slumber party with the boys, the girl that’s so fucking smart.I run towards her, and crash her into a tight
Irene:I wake up with a throbbing headache, the light from the window reflects on my face. It is weird waking up to a different room where there’s no scent of Enrique, the bedroom is cozy, but it isn’t home. The bed is soft, but there’s no warmth of him.The room is silent, I miss waking up to the rhythmic beating of his chest or his slow breathing beside me, there is no rustle of sheets, or his arm draped over mine or his gentle murmur in my ear.It’s funny because once upon a time, I always longed to wake up beside him, to hear his good morning, to catch him shirtless just shuffling around the bathroom, to see his toned muscles, to kiss him hungrily, those are the moments I craved for, but now, it just feels so lonely.A tear slides down my face and I wipe it away roughly, looking around. The room is plastered in soft beige colors, but what I miss is the vibrant colors of his warm amber eyes.Groaning, I sit up straight and check my phone, countless messages from Iris, Naya, Chiara,
Enrique:“Fix what you did.” Tyler growls, dropping a stack of heavy folders on my mahogany desk. “Else I quit as your beta, forever.”“I have every intention of fixing what I did.” I look up from my computer, before standing up. It has only been a few hours that Irene has left and I feel like utter shit. I even texted Hunter, asking for the progress of Irene, but dude won’t tell me, he says Irene needs her privacy, I just want to know if she’s alright. Fuck him.Tyler sighs when he looks at me. “Iris doesn’t want anything to do with me, just because you hurt her sister. She says she’s loyal to Irene; please just fix what you did.” He runs his hand through his hair, tugging at the strands. “I just want Iris back.”“And I want Irene back.” My sigh is much heavier; I walk towards the windows, pulling at the blinds. The flash of sunlight reflects in my face and I wince gently. Tyler joins me, though he’s frowning.“You are taking it too hard on yourself.” One hand rests on my shoulder, “