*ASA TRINE*“I want to be really angry with you right now but I can’t because I know that you must have not had an option,” Cain said as he looked at me with an expression of sadness clear on his face.Alpha Blake had given us another vehicle to drive to Aegon Mountain which thankfully wasn’t as far as I had thought it was. He had let us stay in the pack last night only after we had assured him that nothing would happen to us and when we disclosed him the story regarding our own tragedies. “He made it seem like I had an option to decline his deal but frankly I could never. He threatened me to destroy our pack if I didn’t fulfill my end of the deal and I am sure even if I did not agree with his deal he would have done something but at least now we know his name,” I sighed looking forward trying to not let the situation burden on me as I felt my body heat up from the fever that still took hold of me. Even then I must have grown some resistance to it or maybe he had let me off easy thi
*ASA TRINE* The sun had already gone down but even in this remote mountainous region the few street lights that had been standing tall along the road were all well maintained and lighted showing us the path that laid ahead us.The moon goddess shone bright up in the sky as if eliciting good news that was welcoming us. The atmosphere in its entire entirety was pleasant and yet my mind remained unsettled.“How much longer?” I asked looking ahead at the curving rode that still kept us on the winding upward road.“Just a little bit more,” Cain said feel my anticipation of finally being able to contact our must be very worried family. When we finally turned the umpteenth curve we came upon a flat like grounded area that stretched far ahead with a single resting place standing on the side of the road for travellers to take a rest stop. The road ahead was long and didn’t show any signs of civilization until it got submerged into trees again.I had been too focused on the trees ahead that
*ASA TRINE* “What?” I couldn’t help but shout as I sat up at once staring at my sister with a look of disbelief similar to that which Cain sported. From our expressions, it seemed clear that the rest had already discussed this topic before us for they had a slightly more composed expression than us.Taking my hand in hers she caressed it lightly as she said, “I am sorry if I scared you by coming here and I know it wasn’t wise of me to put my life or my baby’s life at risk but there are bigger things at stake here,” she took a pause as she looked up at me with her hesitant green eyes as if afraid to say the next words but finally she bit it out, “Asa, I think we are somehow connected to the demon and this curse. The ‘Trine’ in that song must have meant you or maybe our family.”“Is this why the Moon Goddess came to me? Is this why I could hear the song and see the picture while Cain couldn’t?” I asked questions that now provided me with a clearer understanding of why some things happ
*ASA TRINE*The pack house here looked more like a big wooden cabin than like the mansions that were characteristic of Packs on the plains.“You sure you are feeling better today?” Cain asked pulling me closer to himself as he touched my forehead for the hundredth time since this morning.“I am fine,” I grinned finding his worry cute as I saw Michael fret over Leia’s health who had a bit of a morning sickness that worsened when we traveled up further on the foothills of the mountain while sitting in a packed car.Elder Morris had gone in first into the pack house and had asked us to wait here outside and for the five minutes we had awkwardly been standing by the pathway that would lead up to the door and into the pack house. There had been less movement near and in the house when we had first arrived but slowly and steadily people had started to peek out of the windows and walk to and from the door casting us a side glance, most probably not used to many visitors in these mountainous
*ASA TRINE* “Looks like our grandparents liked living on the edge,” Leia chuckled motioning with her head towards the cliff a little away from where the huge house was situated.At her joke, I couldn’t help but laugh a little as I felt my nerves calm down significantly from before. It was daunting to see the mansion-sized house the mere gate of which was more than double Cain’s height. The grey wall that the gates were attached to were just as huge and while we were driving up the road to the house, half of the house had been visible from afar despite its presence.It was wrong to actually call it a house; it reminded me of more of a small-sized medieval castle. With its conical topped towers peaking from over the walls and being the first thing that a person would notice about this secluded palace. “Not to sound like a shallow person but your family looks like they were mega-rich,” Michael said in awe looking up at the grey stoned building that though screamed ancient still had be
*ASA TRINE*The grandeur of the house was consistent inside as it was outside with chandeliers, carpets, and tall windows setting it directly into a film set from the 1800s. It was unrealistic to think such a place still existed and even more difficult was to believe that this all was ours as claimed by Ross.My thoughts brought my attention back to him as he gave us a tour of the big house with joy and devotion that couldn’t hide from his face as he would tell us stories about my father and grandparents.Alpha Brendon had left a while ago apologizing for his leave to go and look through some pack work leaving us alone with Ross who he claimed would be the best person to answer all our doubts.“Your grandfather had always loved kids and had often let out many a sigh imagining his grandkids that he wasn’t aware of,” Ross said making me sad for the family that I had never met before and had often yearned for when I was young and would see other kids spend time and get doted on by their
*ASA TRINE*It had been six days since we had inhabited the Trine Estate and had been looking for Ephialtes's origin story that had yet to be found.“Today is the last day,” Michael sighed, letting his frustrations show about the future that lay ahead of us if we were unable to find the story by today.Elder Morris had by far looked through every scroll and document that this pack and the other Elders had in their possession but none had ever heard a mention of an Ephialtes or a demon of this sort.“I can’t believe something like this is even possible,” Cain said looking through another scroll that we had found here in grandfather’s office. Putting aside that dusty scroll he continued his sentence as he said, “How can there be no mention of a demon that harbors so much hatred towards the goddess and is spreading evil all around us so freely.”“Like it had said,” Elder Morris started reading through another scroll, “The Moon Goddess must have deleted his memory along with every other i
"The pack doctor has just left a few minutes ago for some business in the next town," The alpha informed us, making us feel more pressured at the lack of a proper doctor's care."What about the rest of the doctors?" I asked in a hurry as the nurses wheeled Leia inside the hospital."They had all been required at an accident site on the other side of the pack where a bus had toppled over and had injured several people," he informed, and I cursed at my luck that didn't seem to be at my side no matter what these days.Realizing our worries, he quickly added, "I am sure you would be able o catch up to him before he leaves the border if you leave right now."That was all the assurance we needed before which Cain and I had sat back in the car and rushed down the road towards the pack's border."Do you think the demon is going out of his way to create this nuisance for us?" Cain asked, slamming the accelerator as he sped on the road, noticing it to be empty."I was told that his influence he