***THREE DAYS LATER***Maggie woke up with a grueling headache. The pain in her head and neck would not stop. She doesn’t remember much of what happened, but she does remember being beating up badly, she remembered begging for her life to be spared, and then she thought that her pleas where rejected, she’d thought she was a goner. She did not expect to be alive; she did not expect to wake up, especially in this strange room.The room might have been strange to her, but she would recognize a fancy packhouse whenever she saw one, even from the inside. Did the queen decide to spare her and save her life? Cover her wounds? Give her treatment? Why all of a sudden did she change her mind? This confused Maggie so much.Only… It wasn’t the queen that brought her here! Maggie realized this after looking out through the window of the room. This in no way was the Turnal terrain. This place was not familiar to her at all. Where was she then? And why was she brought here? Emily!Maggie’s heart ju
“She’s awake now. So soon? I’d expected for it to take longer with the state I brought her in.”“Master Suni was shocked too with the way she recovered. She is back on her feet now and wants to speak with you, sire.”“Oh really?”“Yes sire.”“Tell her that I’ll meet with her shortly.”“Okay sire.”**********Maggie had been waiting. She hadn’t waited for long but yet she’s anxious. She needs to meet with the alpha, this selfless man who saved her life. She would be eternally grateful for his help but she can’t stay here for long. She needs to return to Turnal territory so she can get her daughter and then they can both run to where they’ll be safe.In her mind, she knows she can’t do this alone. She knows that she’ll be needing the help of this alpha once more, but she doesn’t know if he’ll agree. Either way, it’s not a good idea to rely on that. She needs to start thinking of a plan to get her Emily back without being spotted by her enemies, and she needs to do it now.Knock-knockHe
She took a deep breath, knowing that there was no escaping this one. This would be the first time she’s telling anyone about what happened. Maggie doesn’t know how he’ll react to hearing what she did, she doesn’t know if he’ll believe her innocence or not, but still, she has to try.“First, let me tell you who I am. I might have told you my name, but that’s just little detail compared to what I carry inside of me.”He seemed very interested in what she was saying, “go on. I would like to know who you are.” “I might be a wolf, but I was born with gifts that made me stand out from the rest of my kind. Unlike any other normal omega, I am a seer, alpha Walden.”“A seer?”She could tell that he was shocked by her words, this was because her kind of wolves born with special gifts were rare, abnormal would be a better term in fact, because “seer” and “wolf “ do not go together in the same creature, but then, here was Maggie.She nodded, “yes. I am a seer, soothsayer, whatever word you may l
“I thought that nothing would go wrong, as I had not read any bad fortunes in a long time, but my powers… They have a mind of their own, and the bad fortune came at the worst time for me. I tried to control myself after reading what I saw from her hand, but I couldn’t. The words would not stop flowing from my mouth, and then alpha Grace… She heard of her misfortune first from me, before it came to pass.” **********Walden felt so sorry for her. It must have been hard, having powers you can’t control, being put in such a difficult situation that you have to use those powers by all means.He was sorry to hear that alpha Grace’s only son and heir to the Turnal throne died from a sickness from which no one knew the source, he was sorry to hear that Maggie was blamed for this boy’s death as a result of foretelling the incident before it happened. Alpha Grace accused her of witchery, and promised to make her pay for what she did.Because the female alpha didn’t have enough evidence to conv
“Tianna refuses to release your daughter. At first, she lied about Emily being in her keep but my men remained persistent by checking her house through the window when she was away. I ordered them not to take the girl by force until we spoke to you.”“Did she give a reason as to why she refused to hand Emily over?”Alpha Walden shook his head, “my men didn’t think to ask. They seemed more annoyed by Tianna’s stubbornness than the reason she refused. I only told them that I’ll talk to you about it before I order them on what to do next.”Of course, Maggie already knew the reason. For fear of the queen possibly targeting her child, Maggie had begged Tianna not to let anyone know of accommodating Emily until she returned. She had also told her not to release her daughter to anyone but her. It was good of Walden to ask her first before ordering them to take Emily by force. She wouldn’t want to do something like that to Tianna who was only helping her.“I was the one who told Tianna not to
Things were settled after the goodbyes and then little Emily was on her way with Walden’s soldiers. All through the night, Maggie couldn’t sleep due to her anxiousness. She hoped that her baby would make it through the border unnoticed.She wished it could have been sooner, but things were delayed due to the former disputes, but Walden assured her that Maggie would be safe in her arms by morning. It’s only a few hours away till then, but yet it seems so far.“Calm down, Maggie. Everything will be fine,” her wolf assured her.She hopes so. She just hopes so.***********Walden beamed as he watched mother and daughter reunite the next morning. It was such a beautiful sight, as Maggie, after the men brought her daughter in, rushed to the hall and dropped her knees in tears as she embraced her.“Mommy! Mommy! Why are you crying?” Three-year-old Emily asked her.“Nothing, my love,” Maggie smiled, wiping her eyes. “Mommy is just happy, that’s all.” “I thought people only cry when they are
Walden saw the fear boldly written on her face. From her previous tale, he knew and understood the reason for her reluctance. He hadn’t thought of asking for this before, but then with her persistence and all that’s been going on with him lately, he needs to know if there should be any reason at all to carry on with life, and Maggie here is the only one who can tell him that.“You just said now that you would do anything…”“Anything apart from that, sire. Honestly, I never expected that you would ask me that after hearing of my situation. Sire, please understand that I mean you no disrespect by refusing, but after what happened, I’ve promised myself to keep my powers buried where no one will ever find them. I don’t intend on breaking it so soon.”“I know that you got in trouble the last time you used them. In fact, I understand your fears very well, so I am not offended at all. I won’t be offended even if you refuse me after this, but please, I am begging you to trust me. I am begging
“You only told me what had already happened. I thought your visions gave insight to the things that were to come. How come nothing regarding my future was revealed to you?” “I am sorry that I have no control over my powers and the things I see or say, sire. I am sorry to have failed you this time, but the only things I saw were the things that came out of my mouth, nothing else.”He scrutinized her sharply with his eyes, “are you sure about this, Maggie?”“I am very sure, sire. May I be excused now?”He placed his two hands on his head in frustration, trying to make sense of the way she’d just acted.When she got tired of waiting, “Sire??”“You may.”**********Maggie shut the door after running into her room, panting. She’d forgotten to pick Emily on the way coming back here, but it was probably best because she was not in the right state of mind to be with her daughter right now, not after what she’d just seen.Ever since Jeremy’s death, she’d never thought that the goddess would
Walden never expected to feel so much calm and peace in his heart after visiting Conor’s grave. He knew he’d done the right thing by facing the last of his fears to visit the night shadow cemetery, and now he’s glad he did.He returned to the packhouse that afternoon to see how things were going, as he’d been absent for the last two days, things hadn’t changed pretty much as all of his followers had done well to keep the activities together while he was with his love, Maggie. Which reminds him…He took a stroll through the pack house halls to the royal chambers, and then to the big bedroom he’d placed her in, not too far from his own.“How is my love doing?” He asked as he met her in the room. She was still folding up the last of her belongings, out of the luggage and into the bedroom drawers.“Where did you go? You suddenly disappeared right after breakfast,” she stated after their brief kiss. “I had some urgent matters to take care of. I’m sorry I didn’t let you know before I went
***TWO DAYS LATER***Maggie and her daughter had moved back into the packhouse today. This was after Walden had spent the last two days with them, as they’d made so many memories similar to the way a normal family would. Maggie would forever keep those moments in her heart, as she prayed that they would last forever.Things were just beginning to take a new turn for Walden, and there was still so much that would go on with his new lover, he intended to take things to a new level with her, but before he did anything, he’d decided in his heart to settle the past first, even though he now had his life back, there was still something he needed to do.He didn’t tell anyone what he was doing prior to coming here, maybe it’s because he needed to do this freely, or for whatever reason, but before he starts his new future, he wants to make things right.He’d reached his destination after taking a stroll through the woods, he’d gathered different flowers, as he’d had a hard time deciding which
Maggie grinned as she buried her fingers in his hair, and kissed him back hungrily. She held him fast, her lips sucking on his, fingers digging into his scalp, mound gyrating feverishly against his rock-hard cock. All rational thought escaped him. He immersed himself in the delight of Maggie’s curves.Her hands moved down his back to tug at his shirt impatiently. When her hands slipped between their bodies and unfastened his pants. Both hands thrust into his open fly and pulled his cock free. She stroked him up and down vigorously between her palms, her fingertips dancing against his flesh. Jesus, he liked it rough like that. His breath caught in the back of his throat.Her fingers tangled in the moist hair at his nape, and she exulted in the knowledge that she had done this to him.‘Kiss me,’ she said, discovering confidence in herself she’d never known before. She reached up to him, finding his breathless mouth with hers, and with another muffled oath he cradled her face between his
*I love you.It’s been a long time since he heard those words from anybody’s mouth. Maggie loved him. Why then did he leave her so angrily? Why was he even so mad at her? Was he mad that she’d denied him the chance of knowing the truth for so long, or was he just mad at himself for thinking he might hurt her later? That he didn’t deserve her, the same way she’d thought she wasn’t worthy of being with him?He spent the rest of the day at his bedroom window, cancelling all of his activities as he’d missed the morning rounds. He needed time and space to think clearly, as his mind is going through a whole lot right now.So much time passed that Walden didn’t even know how long he spent in his thoughts. It was already nighttime and he is still by his window. He then felt a loud growl in his stomach, remembering that he hasn’t had anything to eat throughout the day, but he didn’t let that bother him, as food is the least of his problems now.He doesn’t know if the ghost will come or not, bu
It was already late in the afternoon when Walden woke up the next day. He feels different this time around, and this is because he slept like a baby the previous night. Surprisingly, he had slept all through the night, and through the morning, after having passionate sex with this woman he seemed to want so much of.His eyes were still closed when his hand searched, reaching through the sheets surrounding him, and then he noticed she wasn’t there. He opened his eyes then to the sound of her voice coming from the door.“Good afternoon, sire.”“Maggie?”He saw that she was fully dressed and holding a tray of food in her hands. She’d let him sleep as she went to the kitchen to prepare some food for him, thinking he’d need it after draining so much energy last night, but that seemed to be the least of his problems.“Come.” He reached out his arms to her as he sat up on the queen size bed. After dropping the tray on the table, she went into his embrace. Not a word was said as they both rem
“Then why am I still having these nightmares?” He growled. His expression was frightening, she’d never seen him like this before, at least not towards her. “I don't know. The spirit was not supposed to return. The nightmares were not supposed to return!” “Do you know how it feels each night for me? Do you know that for the last six months, I have not slept like a normal man?!!! Do you know how it feels thinking that you are finally liberated from something after all your efforts to get rid of it, only for it to come back at you, like it never even left?”“Walden, please calm down. I would never lie to you, especially not after how much you've helped me. I would never deceive you. That spirit is gone. I don't know what it is you saw again, but I assure you there's no way it could have come back.”He suddenly let out a sarcastic laugh which surprised her. “So now, you’re insinuating that I'm crazy. I don't know what it is I saw?”“You are not crazy, Walden. You are only an alpha ki
"You’re… Sending us away?” The tone of her voice said it all as she didn’t hide anything. She didn’t hide the disappointment she felt, and Walden didn’t miss it at all. "No. Of course not. I’d never do that. You and Emily are always welcome at the night shadow packhouse at any time. I only did this because I thought you probably needed your privacy. I thought that’s why you left the first time…" She didn’t answer, only kept staring down at the keys in her hand. "Tell me, is there something wrong?” He asked. “You know, you don’t have to stay here if you don’t want to.” "No.” She suddenly looked up, smiling as she hid her previous expression. “I’m sorry. I love it. I was just surprised, that’s all."Walden didn’t seem to be fooled by that answer, “are you sure? You don’t have to pretend. I won’t take offence if you choose to remain in the packhouse instead."She shook her head, “no. Of course, we need our privacy like you said. Thank you so much for everything, alpha Walden. We’ll b
“Conor!” Sandy gasped, seeing the spirit standing right in front of her, almost like it was in the flesh, how she missed him! She’d missed him so much and she doesn’t know how to let go at this time. Good, Maggie thought. Sandy did a good job summoning the spirit as it came out on time, she kept on spreading the fumes as she signaled to the spirit seeker who was outside the square to hit the Goni drum louder, which would open a portal where Sandy would push the spirit into, banishing it forever just like Maggie had told her prior to this. "Now!" The drumming sounds became louder and faster, and Maggie spread the fumes round and round so as to weaken the spirit. Walden stood still on his side of his square as he’d been told, not to move a muscle, not to say anything so that the spirit won’t see him, realize what was happening and disappear. The sage fumes weakened the spirit, and Sandy could see the sadness in his eyes. She felt so much pity for him. This man died in one of the wo
The manner in which Sandy had agreed to come along with them still baffled Walden so much. He could remember how reluctant she was yesterday when they’d spoken. He’d pretty much given up because he thought that Sandy didn’t believe any of his words. But Maggie… What sort of trick did Maggie use on his sister to get her to agree just like that?This was far from what surprised Walden the most, as not only that, but the two women had developed a close relationship in such a short time, you’d have thought that they’d known each other for years with the way they’d conversed throughout the entire trip back home, leaving Walden to watch and stare at them in amazement. Who are you, Maggie? He asked himself many times then.Maggie enjoyed the talks she had with Sandy, as she was in such a good mood, even though tired. Today had been a happy day for the entire siltus packhouse, as they celebrated the arrival of a new born male cub, the Beta’s son in the early hours of the morning. Maggie hardl