Okay, what the hell just happened?I was very sure this wasn't a dream or hallucinations due to how hard Lavender was glaring at me. But I was more confused on why he'd do that? He hates me, though there's some kind of doubt now that he might be pretending but I never expected him to do that. At least not to Lavender, she was his Luna and should probably have that right just like him, but I think things were different than I thought.Lavender turned to me, glaring hard at me, obviously embarrassed at what just happened before storming away. Looks like Linda has a lot to hear now. Seeing the maids now put all focus on me, I grabbed my equipment, walking out of the gardens.Damien's POV"Alpha Zane already gave feedback he received the package, he said he'd like to do more business with us." I rubbed my fingers against my temple as Lucas gave reports of all our deals with other packs."Okay okay, I'll talk to you later." I said dismissively, waiting for him to leave. I just need a litt
"But.... But how could they? We haven't been in contact with the humans for so long, how?" I went utterly confused, wondering how they were able to find us or even figure out we still existed after all their efforts to make us go extinct."Alpha I heard they found two wolves in their city, that must be the lead they got." Anger flared in me immediately he replied. Who the hell left the pack secretly just to go look for trouble for me? Especially from the hunters!!"Gather as much information as you can, George. We'll work on security here for now.""Yes, Alpha." He replied before finally breaking the link.Being in trouble with the Russian armies was one thing, one easy thing. But being in trouble with the hunters? That sounds like a never ending problem. I know how bad they are and how they grew from just mere wolf hunters to some kinds of scientists, capturing wolves to make painful experiments on them.I did not want to think of what would happen if they attacked us first, with the
"What do you mean? We weren't the only ones not available at the packhouse. We have no idea who did it and are just worried as you might be. So, excuse us." Linda spoke harshly, ready to leave but she raised her hand, stopping us again."Well, if you're so sure about this. Why is Bella not saying a word? What? You can't figure out some lies just like she did." She smirked, raising her brows."I don't understand why you're saying this Lavender, you know what just keep your suspicion to yourself. I have better things to do than this. You've always been looking for every possible way to get on my nerves and this is just one of your silly ideas." It took a lot to say those words, but that was the only that would keep alive, well just for a little bit if Damien doesn't end up finding out about it himself.Linda did not wait any more second before pulling me down the stairs with her. Just then the door to the packhouse went open and Zoe rushed into the house, pulling her daughter along wit
I blinked repeatedly and opened my eyes slowly, staring around the unfamiliar room. It was already dark outside and dead silent. I tried to move my arms but stopped when I felt a stinging pain there. I sat up the bed slowly, trying as much as possible not to cause any pain in my body.What happened again?Where was I? I was sure I've never been in this room, what if things didn't go well like I thought?I moved to the door, thankfully it wasn't locked and walked out of it. A heavy wave of relief rushed through me when I realized this was still the packhouse. I leaned against the wall in the hallway, placing my hands over my chest before walking into the hallway, heading towards the stairs. It was night time already and the house was almost empty, I guess everyone was asleep. I headed straight to the kitchen since my throat was completely dry and hurting already, to get some water to drink. It did not get past my notice to see that everywhere was well arranged and the door leading outs
The sound of people walking into the room noisily, I groaned turning around the bed, before letting out a yelp as I felt someone jumped on me. "Miss!" I heard a tiny voice yell very loudly, shaking my arms."Miss!" I felt another small figure jump on me, both of them giggling excitedly as they pulled the duvet down to my waist, shaking my arms."What is it?" I groaned, trying to push them away but they just wouldn't budge."Wake up! Wake up!" I grabbed a pillow placing it over my ears trying to lessen the effects of their loud tiny voice on my innocent ears. I opened my eyes reluctantly, when they grabbed the pillow, throwing it away, knowing they weren't going to let me be, I sat up on the bed and grabbed both of those swiftly, tickling them, making them laugh out very loudly. After a few seconds and much to my satisfaction I let them be, smiling as they moved away from me quickly trying to catch their breaths. "Oh my god!" Heather squealed as she suddenly fell off the bed and burst
I spent almost the entire day in my room, not bothering to return to Zoe and Linda, but of course they came to come look for me, but I dismissed them, begging to have a little time to myself."You okay?" I let out a small sigh when I heard Freya ask. It's been so long since I last talked to her. I guess we aren't that close after all."Yeah,. I'm fine. Trying to be." I replied in a low voice, staring up at the ceiling."You can't stop thinking about him huh?" She snickered, probably thinking this was a time for fun, but when I did not reply she must've gotten the hint that I was not in the mood for jokes today. "I think he feels sorry already.""I know that Freya, but you don't expect me to forgive or forget so easily. You never liked him so you don't know how this feels.""What if I was pretending?" I did not reply but drummed my fingertips on the bed, keeping my eyes on the ceiling, like it was the only thing interesting in the word so far."He was ashamed of me Freya, you have no i
"Do you really mean it?" I asked in surprise and a bit of nervousness too. It hasn't been so long since we got along and now he's asking to see wha he has always hated. "Of course, I do. Come on, I want to see it. I heard the people who witnessed you change the other day talk about it." He replied, making me realize he was not joking at all.I suddenly felt very conscious, realising I'd have to go naked if I wanted to shift. No! Never happening. Not in front of him. The reminder of the scar I had around my body even made me more conscious, I was sure I looked very ugly with those embarrassing scars, if he saw them I was very sure he'd fall out of love with me."Hey, what are you thinking about her?" He held my shoulders, pulling me out of my thoughts."Ermm, nothing. I just can't. I'm sorry." I had to tell him, maybe we were rushing things too fast."Hey, hey." He held my jaw, pulling me to look up to him. "It's fine okay, I caused all of that and I'm sorry, but they would never chan
As soon as she left Damien held out his hands for me which I took immediately and he led me outside the packhouse to the garage where the cars were. He let out a groan when his beta called him again from behind. "A minute please." He requested and I nodded watching as he walked to meet him. I was watching him talk to his guard but got distracted when I heard a squeal behind me, Heather was running towards, excited as usual. I wonder how she manages to keep happy all the time."Miss Bella! Miss Bella!" She jumped around excitedly and placed her palm on my mouth, her eyes widening in surprise. "O-M-G!! I love your new look! I love the hair, can I touch it?! Please!!" She clasped her palm together, pouting her lips. "Fine." I chuckled and crouched down, eyes level with her, allowing her to run her fingers on my hair."Oh my god! You're so beautiful!!" She giggled excitedly, jumping around. "Can you give me a ride now? On your pretty wolf pleaseeeee?""Not now, Heather. I have to go some
Eleven years laterMarilee's POVOnce again, I'm woken by the aggressive sound of my alarm ringing, I blindly reach to grab it and threw it across the room. The satisfied sound of it smashing against the wall makes me lie on the bed again, taking a deep breath."Marilee, what the hell was that?" I heard dad say as he walked into the room. "Marilee, that's the eighth alarm in just two weeks!" I don't reply to him but bury my face into the pillow, trying to fall asleep again. "Marilee!" Dad yelled again, pulling the duvet off my body. "That's it! Get up, you're going to be late for school!""Can I get just ten more minutes?" I mumbled, curling myself into a ball."No, get up now." He held my arm, pulling me from the bed. "Geez, you'll be sixteen in a few weeks do I have to keep doing this?""If only you'd let me make a choice here," I grumbled, frowning as he placed me on my feet."I hate school, yeah say that again. Marilee, you would be a future leader, you need to make the other kids
Bella's POVIt's been exactly eight weeks since that ugly incident happened. Eight weeks of reconstructing the whole pack, we moved them from the woods where they had been hiding back to the pack. Most parts of the pack were destroyed, especially the packhouse, but it was a chance to change a few of the settings of the packhouse.We laid the dead to rest, using a few weeks to mourn them. It wasn't easy for Damien to get over the guilt of killing his best friend. Taylor was doing quite well now that she had her father, Helen was right. She would be the same if she were with me, she just needed someone very close to her. Heather was back with her parents Zoe and Tobias who were survivors of such long captivity. Damien has been very close to Marilee who seemed to enjoy his company more than mine. It wasn't so hard to convince her that he was her father, she could feel the bond and gave in quickly, besides she had been waiting so long for her 'daddy'. They've grown closer more than I was
I froze, feeling shivers run down my spine when he said those words. I managed to stand up, staring at Damien in shock. Those words rang in my head over and over again.What could it mean?“The stupid symbiosis experiment went wrong on them and now they aren’t what we think,” Freya answered my question and I shook my head trying not to believe it. I did not want to feel hopeless, not after coming this far.“ But there could be something, to save him right? Like an antidote?” I asked, rubbing my palm on my pants.“You really think those scientists make an antidote for all of their mistakes? Do you think they ever fix them? Snap out of this Bella, we have to find a way to bring him back ourselves.” I pressed my lips tight, trying to shove back the cry threatening to escape my lips."Okay." I sniffed, taking in several deep breaths. From the corner of my eyes, I saw the others take several steps back after sighting Damien. He stopped in front of the cell, looked to the side to stare at t
I lunged at the guard closest to me, grabbed him by his neck, and twisted in the wrong direction; I heard a snap and his body went limp. Weak humans! I used his body as a shield for a few seconds as the other guards opened fire and as shooting wildly at me. Knowing it wasn’t going to last and dropped him and moved with speed to dodge those bullets, but I was shocked the most when it seemed the whole world stopped, I could see the bullets in the air, moving very slowly while I just stood watching. What the hell is happening? I looked down at my body to see those magical flames around me; it was on every part of my body, looking so soft. I guess this was what Helen meant by being gifted by the goddess with special powers. I felt really strong and it was like my fingertips were filled with electricity. Well, let’s put this to good use. I held the bullets and the air and threw them back to the men, then everything turned back to normal and they fell to the ground dead. They must’ve called
I tried to push all nervousness and doubts aside as I stood before the huge abandoned-looking laboratory. I see they did a pretty good job hiding from the authorities and the government. I walked around the building, tucking my hands into my coat's pockets. I was dressed in black shirt, black pants and brown coat with white sneakers, comfortable enough for me to run when I sighted the camera. I stopped, immediately I saw the first camera, moving closer to stare up at it. My lips curved into a smile when I saw the red tiny light and without waiting another second, I turned around, walking away in hurried footsteps. As soon as I was out of sight, I took to my heels, hidiny between tall buildings in the area."I'm done." I said, speaking through the mind link to Noah. "We're watching the cameras, just stay where you are till we see the results." "Okay," This was our plan, quite crazy though. Noah suggested we let the hunters come for us, that way we'd be better prepared. They would def
Returning to the Library, Helen insisted I take some rest and continue with the plan later. Knowing she was right and I was feeling quite weak already, I did as she said, retiring to bed since it was late evening already. She gave me a room that consisted of just a middle-sized bed and a small table at the corner of the room and a wardrobe of course; thankfully it had a bathroom in it. So I took a shower, changed into my nightwear, and decided to take some rest. I clenched my fists, biting back a growl when I heard a knock on the door. Shit! I was just a few seconds away from drifting into sleep. Pushing the door I did not expect to see Jane standing outside, clutching a pillow to her chest. “Can I sleep with you tonight?” She asked in a timid voice, pressing her lips innocently. “Just for tonight.” She added, rushing her words. “Jane?” I tried to hide the smile forming on my lips, turning my face to the side. “I’m fucking thirty, not a fourteen, sixteen years old kid.” I rolled my
Few minutes later we walked out of the room after trying off our tears with a profound determination, my brows raised in confusion when we sighted the rest of the workers including Helen all laughing as Marilee stood before them.“Mom.” She ran towards me immediately after she noticed my presence.“What is going on?”“Mom, I was telling uncle Alexei that my name was marry me.” She spoke, staring up at me with an innocent smile.“What?” I chuckled in amusement, moving to sit at the table where they all sat.“Yes, I told him marry me!” She repeated, rolling her eyes.“You know that’s not your name, don’t you?”“I actually wasn’t telling him my name,” She crossed her arms behind her, stretching her lips into a plain smile. “I was telling him to marry me, he just didn’t get it.”“Whattt?” Alexei shrieked, bursting into another fit of laughter.“Okay, that’s enough Mari, you don’t go around telling people to marry you,” I spoke, pushing all playfulness away.“Oh, and you did not also get t
I looked back at Helen with shock all over my face, completely awed at the revealed. "How could you? I mean all this while?""I thought you might've felt it," Helen replied with a shrug of her shoulders."I always felt it, but I ignored it, I thought it was just you." Helen chuckled as I kept glancing between her and the workers. "You know the first thing you should learn now is not to ignore every weird sign you see or feel. It's could mean a lot more." I nodded, understanding her point. If I'm going into a big fight now, even the littlest details or suspicion mean a lot."So, do you guys have a secret pack here also?""No, no. They're just...""We're rogues." The first guy spoke, cutting Helen off. "I'm Alexei." He stretched out his hands for a shake which I accepted immediately. "Bella," I said with a smile on my face."We all know your name already." They all burst out laughing, making me feel hysterically stupid."Silly me." I chuckled, scratching my head in embarrassment."Let
I closed my eyes and leaned back into the seat when the announcement of the preparation for the landing boomed from the speaker. Five years and I'm back in Russia, only this time around, I feel like a coward for running in the first place. The kids were quite excited for different reasons though, Marilee was happy she was going on a plane for the first time, and Taylor was happy she was away from school for a while. Heather showed no form of excitement, just staring outside the window before she asked the question that made my heart clench. "Are we going back to the pack now?" Her small tiny innocent voice came through. "No, baby. Not yet." I replied, hiding my emotions with a smile on my face. "I do not like Australia." She heaved out a tired sigh, shaking her head. I knew right from the start she never liked it, but chose not to complain about it. "We'd talk about that later baby." I planted a small kiss on her forehead, wrapping my right arm around her shoulders, and pulling her