"Do you want something?"Alden's deep voice caressed her ears. His eyes were half closed, the heat from his body igniting embers within her. How was she supposed to answer that question? Did she want anything? She wanted to kiss him. She wanted to feel every inch of his hard male body. She wanted to feel his hands on her. She wanted to look into his eyes as he parted her legs and filled her with that hard male length..."Diana,"His voice brought her back to the present. Diana blinked, her eyes flying up to meet him. She had lost focus again and had been staring at his lips."I..." she paused and gulped nervously.Alden's eyes darkened when she moistened her lips. His eyes were slowly flickering from gold to brown as he tried to hold in his hunger for her."You haven't answered me, Diana." He whispered huskily."I just... I..." Diana struggled to speak as Alden leaned closer to her. He was so close that if she decided to lift her chin, her lips would touch his."I wanted to see you,
Two days passed in a blur and it was finally the day of the selection for the pageant competitors.Within that two days, the relationship between Diana and her brothers improved increasingly. Diana was still suspicious about her parents and what they were hiding from her, but she didn't tell her brothers. They would probably try to take her mind off it. She would find out whatever was going on herself. She just had to be attentive to every tiny detail.She was pulled out from her reverie when the students started pouring in. School had ended for the day and a lot of them were eager to participate in the selection."Hi Diana," Josette waved to her with a big smile."Hello Josette," Diana smiled back at her. "Can you help me round up the students? We're going to begin soon.""Sure," Josette nodded and walked off.Even in the midst of everything that was going on, Diana was glad that she had a close girlfriend she could talk to. Josette was everything Syrena wasn't.And speaking of the
"The tracks end here."Alpha Alaric frowned at the spot. He had managed to follow the hidden tracks of the rogues, with the help of his beta and his sons. Still, they reached another dead end."I think they're messing with us," Alden commented."I still can't understand how they were able to cross into the territory without our knowing." Asher added."These rogues are not ordinary," Alpha Alaric said thoughtfully. "They are not mindless nor insane, like rogues who have gone out of control.""What do you mean, father?" Axel asked."They are different. Rogues do not belong to a pack. But these ones do, and I think they have an alpha.""But that's not possible," Dorian shook his head."It isn't," Alpha Alaric agreed. "Which brings us back to my first statement. These rogues are different. And the fact that they want Diana makes it all the more strange.""What are we going to do now?" Alden asked. "They are good at hiding their smell, unless they want us to notice it, like they did the fi
After the incident that occurred that fateful day at the greenhouse, the rivals, Diana and Syrena pretty much stayed out of each others way.The weeks passed in a quick blur, but it didn't stop everyone from wondering what had possessed Diana that day.Even Alden was bewildered when he explained to his brothers and his parents. The strange silver color of her eyes was one he had never seen.Even Alpha Alaric was confused. Never in his hundred years had he heard of a shifter with silver eyes. Eyes of the moon were what people were calling it.And just as he had silenced the rumors going round about Diana's real parents, he also silenced this one.Anyone talking or whispering about it would be severely punished. He didn't want Diana to know, else she would worry herself about it. Luna Catherine and the triplets didn't support his decision, but he told them it was for her own good. Diana would worry herself too much if she knew. And since no one knew what kind of powers she possessed,
The rogue that had been spying on the mansion for days had disappeared the same day Dorian left. Until he returned that night and made his way to the house at the edge of the pack, away from the prying eyes of the other shifters. From the distance, he could hear the music coming from the hall. They were hosting their annual full moon party.The rogue shifted into his human form and knocked on the door in a designed manner.The door opened immediately and he slipped into the house."Well?" A hard voice asked."Your orders have been carried out, Alpha," the man bowed."Give me the details." The Alpha ordered as he slowly dressed up. If it were up to him, he wouldn't go for the bloody full moon party, but he couldn't draw attention to himself. Everything had to go accordingly, in order for him to get Diana.The rogue then explained how he had gone ahead of the beta and slaughtered everyone in the village. Apparently, the day Alpha Alaric gave the order to Dorian to find the village Di
The tournament went smoothly and four of the contestants were eliminated.The second phase of the pageant was a battle between the remaining six contestant. They were to duel, without powers, shifting or weapons. Whoever was thrown out of the line was eliminated.It was during this second phase that Syrena decided to carry out her plans. Earlier before, she had tied a bucket of black paint on the ceiling of the hall. Her plan was simple. She would make sure Diana felt the shame and embarrassment she felt that day she beat her up.As she reached up to pull down the rope, someone grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her.She looked up sharply, only to see Jasper pinning her against the wall."Mister Jasper," she gasped."What are you trying to do?" Jasper asked in a hard voice. "I... I...," Syrena stuttered, unable to form a word. She hadn't expected anyone to actually follow her.Jasper stared at the rope that hovered above them. He narrowed his eyes and stared back at her. "Where d
"She's filled with some kind of strange energy." Luna Catherine whispered."Energy?" Alpha Alaric repeated unbelievably. Something like this had never happened. Shifters didn't possess energy within them. They could only make a connection with the moon.What Diana was doing was totally different. She was drawing power from the moon. The energy cloaking her felt cold and with what Catherine described, it felt like lightning bolts."Get everyone out!" He ordered suddenly. "Now! Let them return home, until we find out what is happening."The full moon pageant came to a halt. The students began to panic as they hurried out the hall, turning occasionally to throw cautious looks at Diana.Now it was obvious to everyone that she wasn't an ordinary shifter. She was something different. Something strange.A few minutes later, the building was empty, leaving only Alpha Alaric, his mate, Dorian and the triplets. Diana remained in the middle of the hall, her head tilted to the sky, eerie silver l
A MONTH LATERDiana woke up that particular morning in a very happy mood. It was her eighteenth birthday. The day she would find her mate. The day she would finally shift.The joy she felt knew no bounds and she squealed happily as she rose up. Today was going to be a good day, she thought. She could feel it.Then her mood turned sour the moment she walked up to the window amd stared outside. Syrena was standing beside her father, Dorian, and they were discussing something with Alpha Alaric.There was an ugly scar running up Syrena's right arm, a scar that had refused to heal. A month ago, Diana had inquired what happened to her.In response, Syrena glared at her and told her coldly to mind her business. Diana had kept her concerns to herself, realizing that Syrena would never warm up to her.As if sensing that someone was staring at her, Syrena looked up and her gaze locked with Diana. Diana smiled tentatively and raised her hand to wave, but Syrena scowled and coldly averted her