Theo's POVLora served as a excellent distraction to extract Khai from bed without to much upset.We have a meeting with the new members sent over by Dane.Each will have to pledge and if they will not then we will be taking them home.And then we will need to discuss how we integrate those remaining with us into our pack.The warriors will know their scent, remember the schemes of a fight.I'm unsure how long Dane expects this to last without the pattern being noticed.Murmurs will start, whispers soon to follow before one of the warriors confirms something.That's how it works, generally anyway."Ooh, that looks nasty," I note as we start to walk through the woods to training ground.Lilith's left a gnarly bite over his mark, a show of dominance I suppose. Her teeth marks bloodied and crusted. The skin red and enraged."I didn't wash the stupid little she-wolfs scent from my hand. She was enraged at her 'stink'" he quotes stink in air brackets whilst rolling his eyes as if he believ
Lilith’s POVThat she-wolfs stink is all over the pack house, burning my nostrils like inhaling wolfsbane.She smells… unwanted.And it’s particularly strong on the first floor as I head down for breakfast with Calley. Her scent having obviously stagnated over night as she slept in our house… my house.Calley’s cooking up a storm for us both, pancakes, bacon and maple. Eggs on the side because I’m craving them.And to my surprise as I walk into the kitchen there’s three of her. All working simultaneously as she makes breakfast.Arlo is sitting at the table watching his sister in awe and I have to agree.This is quite something to watch and experience.And I’m impressed, the possibilities Calley has opened for herself by embracing the gifts given to her at birth.She’ll be quite the trickster, and that’s one reason I’ve asked her to take care of Lora in the case that something untoward would happen to me.And thankfully she’s agreed, making that one less thing I have to worry about in
Lilith’s POVKhai and Theo are home for most of the day and after breakfast Arlo had to attend warrior training and Calley needed to revise for some test she would be taking the very next day.So that left me with my own company, seems as Theseus has decided ti branch out into the pack some.He visits different people every day and since branching out he’s been around less.In fact, I haven’t seen him in a few days but that isn’t a worry, because seeing him this evening will be exciting.I hadn’t realised how much I wanted a parent figure before we become somewhat close and I suppose having him around, him showing his willingness to drop everything to finally step up as my parent makes me weak.But our past will always taint our future.And yes, you do not have to tell me that I shouldn’t allow my past to rule my future.But that’s a huge deal, especially the decision Celeste and Theseus has made and how they directly affected me.I had no parents, had no one for that matter whilst be
Khai's POVLilith's pissed, we have felt it for hours now and we thought perhaps giving her time to work through whatever it is alone might have corrected the problem.But he mood seems to be just as awful as it has been since it started.She was happy for a whole, bubbling laughter filtering through from her and then all of a sudden the mood shifted like a click of our fingers.It was hard to concentrate through the pledges of Lottie, Aston and Cade.Trying to listen to the three of them pledge to Theo. To learn something in case next time it's me to integrate someone within the pack.But I'm sad to say I barely took it in, I couldn't listen and absorb the words. I didn't see Theo and how he handled the situation.My mind was on Lilith."Let's leave her to mull it over," Theo said to me.So that's what we did, walking around the pack, especially the centre to ensure things were running smoothly.It was a distraction, something to keep us from going home when maybe we should have rush
Theo's POVI leave the bedroom intent of calming myself.Anger has consumed me because I pushed to rid Lilith's emotions from her, stealing her blight for my own.I knew she had the ability to manipulate emotions, and I also knew we could channel her gifts but never have I needed to explore that ability.Until today, until her rage consumed her so much that she couldn't think straight. Her heart rate racing, her body shaking.I could y leave her that angry, not only because of Lora stapled to her chest but the baby's inside her also.So yes, I had to do something, I needed to ensure she found peace and serenity again.But I had no expected for me to be consumed as I have been with her emotions.How was she standing still, how was she keeping from exploding because I'm struggling right now?My veins are pulsating with anger, my heart racing with the need to destroy everything around me.And I do, before I even sit at my desk in my office I swipe my arm to rid everything from my desk.I
Khai’s POVOver the next week we have two more attacks, but these two are scaled larger than the last three.Same hits multiple borders leaving no room for thought.Our warriors must think on their toes and make decisions without us, because we simply cannot be with all of them, guiding them.Six more rogue warriors come through our borders and our own warriors start to talk, to question whether this is test.We were right when we presumed the warriors would notice a pattern.Training has been going splendidly, our warriors, especially the new recruits have found their ability to attack without thought.Which means our borders will be protected int he case of a real emergency.My anxiety is thankful for this opportunity, to be able to train and guide alongside our warriors to ensure Lilith’s and Lora’s safety.I suppose you could say I have an ulterior motive, that I’m only enjoying this because I want to know Lilith and our children are safe.And I’d be the first to admit to such a c
Lilith’s POVSomething feels utterly different as soon as my eyes land on Theo.He’s been distant this last week. Staying out late at night, only sleeping for the maximum of six hours before leaving us again.I fear it was my outraged anger at him, because it started that night. His distance.But he promises me that there’s no malice towards me at being angry.I’m not so sure though.I accused him of cheating, of committing the most heinous crime a wolf could take part in.But as I walk up on the deck he envelopes Lora and I in his arms, my head laying on his chest listing to his heart race at the contact our skin causes him.Theseus reaches for Lora, asking for her with his hands stretched out before him and I’m more than happy to pass her over so I can snuggle into Theo more easily.Theseus does take her and she babbles up to him excitedly as I turn fully into Theo, his arms coming around me to hold me close.And that’s how we stay embraced as Theseus talks up a storm to Lora despit
Theo’s POVA week of torture I’ve endured, trying to find a way out of the abyss of anger that seemed to consume every part of me.It wasn’t until Theseus mentioned my anger this morning that I caved and relaid the truth of how I found myself in the endless loop of anger.He look to me thoughtfully, laughing at himself before lifting my prison as if it were but a layer of dust upon my skin.“You should never play with emotions that aren’t yours,” he told me.“What do you mean?” I asks.“You stole Lilith’s emotions and took them for your own instead of sending them into the sky as disused emotions. You took them on and allowed them to manifest. Leading to you using all the wrong doings in your life to feed into the anger.”“I thought Lilith could manipulate emotions, does this happen every time she does that?”“No, because this is her gift and you borrowed her gift when you have not learned the control needed to do such a thing as to manipulate emotions. Instead you took the emotion fo