Hidden torment. “Please Aida, take a seat!” Doctor Wessex gestures for me to sit at the clear plastic desk. Easy to clean I suppose! I do as requested and Lance sits on the chair next to me. As Doctor Wessex sits down he removes his glasses, no doubt to look at me more intently.“Before we start with the scan, are you on any medication?” “No Doctor, I’ve been refused medical intervention!” I enjoy reminding him. “No birth control?” He looks down through a file before looking between Lance and I. Well this is awkward. “Erm, no!” Kill me, kill me now.“Okay, thank you Aida. When we enter the next room I will need to strap your head down, will you be okay with that?”No! “Yes!” I respond. “I’ll need a fellow doctor to help run the tests, is that okay?” Doctor Wessex continues. No! “Yes!” “Lance, you will need to stay in here!” No! No he promised. “I promised Aida, I’d be with her all the time!” Lance cuts in. “I’m afraid I can’t allow that!”“But there’s no radiation!” Lance
Resignation. I could feel the hell fire growing in the pit of my stomach before I even opened my eyes. The anger of my wolf, my wolf who had chosen to protect me against certain memories and memories that had been triggered by Doctor Wessex’s testing, was insufferable. My eyes open to a white sterile ceiling and beeping machines surrounding me. The hospital room was much larger than the base camp medical rooms, these lycans clearly had wealth and riches. Axel is asleep in the visitors chair, he must have been tired, those chairs look extremely uncomfortable. I rip the tubes out of my arm, squirting blood all over the bed sheets. I look at my body, I am clothed and spot my shoes by the door. Within seconds I have my shoes on and am walking out of the hospital room door. I remain quiet to not wake up Axel. I don’t need him informing Doctor Wessex, Lance or Felicity of my self-discharge just yet. I’m clearly tired and weak, but the adrenaline from my anger was giving me strength. I kn
The best version of yourself. I watch as the elegant Lycan Queen enters the car, ushered by security, and then swiftly driven away. I sit there in silence, unsure what has just happened. Why would the Lycan Queen want to speak with me? “Aida?” Axel touches my shoulder again, making me jump. I didn’t realise he had gotten so close again. “What was that about?” I asked, turning my head to look up at him. “I’m not going to lie, you seem to have made a name for yourself here! Lance and Mav have been trying to keep you hidden but a feisty unmated she-wolf was only going to stay under the radar for so long!” He crouches down next to me, placing his hand on my back. “Do you want to head back?” He seems different, sad. “Please don’t tell Lance what I said?” I whisper, my head looking down to my hands. The Queen seemed to be able to make me submit to each question without using a command on me. “Oh princess, I can’t keep something like that from him.” …..I’ve been back in Lance’s apa
Hong’s birthday meal It was the middle of December and Lance hadn’t returned yet, his mission seems to be more involved than he had originally planned. I was extremely worried but Mav and Axel gave me regular updates that he was safe. I wanted to know everything but they wouldn’t share intel in case we were overheard, we still thought there might be a leak in the Lycan pack. My body was strong, as we were coming to the end of phase one of training, I hadn’t known my body to be so muscular yet lean. My tummy was taut, my ass was tight yet still curvy and my breasts were still on the larger side compared to most she-wolves but I was learning that being different was okay. My mind still had a long way to go! My wolf longed for Lance and I was waiting for his return any day. Blake, Hong, Tate and I were the perfect training foursome. We supported one another, teased one another and certainly knew how to piss each other off. We had a week left of training and then it was winter break. Ev
Winter Break.A week later and it was the final day before winter break. We had completed morning training and were packing before a celebratory lunch and finishing training early. I planned to hitch a lift with Hong to the local human train station, the rest I could figure out on the way. Hong had spent the week trying to talk me out of my plan and actually invited me to his pack. As much as I wanted to go to his pack, the political fall out for Hong and his dad, from my brother and father would be unfair. I would never want to knowingly cause Hong any trouble or put him in danger. He has become a good friend of mine and I could never do that to him. I had done as promised and ordered a mobile phone online and had it delivered to the local collection depot. These Lycans were smart, they had a small office in a nearby human town that acted as a safe delivery location. Then the items would be delivered onsite here, no humans were needed to deliver on site, keeping the shifter community
Living with a human. On my way out of the hotel, I booked in for another night! It was a reasonably priced hotel and a convenient location. It would give me the opportunity to check out some of the listed properties near by, especially at night time to see how noisy they might get from traffic or general footfall. If I liked a particular street, I could set up available rental properties for nearer May time, when I will hopefully be completing level 3 of the training. Realising just how busy this area is, I was extremely lucky to find an available hotel for two nights in a row. After a morning shower I still couldn’t get the crepes from yesterday out of my mind. I grabbed a latte from a local coffee shop and indulged in some retail therapy. I didn’t go crazy, just some sports leggings and tops, a sports bra, trainers and some sexy lingerie, you know for me! I held off for as long as I could before returning to the crepe stall. My wolf was pushing my legs for me, eager to sample the
A brother’s agony It took me ten minutes to unpack! Yet I’ve spent two hours in this bedroom. I contemplate jumping out of the window to escape but I didn’t want to cause any stress on Colette, and Mav seemed stressed enough for the both of them. There’s a small knock on the door, when Colette enters. She smiles sadly at me before walking in and joining me on the bed. “Mav didn’t mean it, he just worries about me and the baby….and you!” “Me?” What have I got do to with any of this. “He promised Lance he would look after you. Then first day on his watch and he can’t find you!” She chuckles. “Oh…!” I’m not really sure what to say. “He used to be very carefree, very calm!” She adds. “Mav…Mav used to be carefree?” I huff. “Oh yes. We met on a civilian rescue mission. I was a medic in the army and Mav, Lance, Tucker and Axel classed themselves as special ops. We didn’t know they were lycans, why would we? Humans don’t know about their existence, only in fairy tale stories.” “Did
An interrupted pre-Christmas Dinner. It was now 23rd December and Colette was extremely cute having her Christmas tree and lights up. Knowing I was going to be staying she also went to the effort of providing me with my own stocking to hang out for Christmas morning. Her excitement was bouncing off her and I seemed to be absorbing some. Mum used to love Christmas, yes it was a human holiday but she used to get involved in the magic of it all, just as Colette was. Mav and Axel had left this morning to report back to the base regarding a matter they didn’t want to share. I’m glad I’m not the only one that found lycan mind-linking irritating, Colette seemed to get annoyed with it also. I hadn’t asked but reading between the lines, her being marked didn’t seem to give her the mate mind-link with Mav. Which made Mav’s overbearing protective behaviour towards her completely understandable and dare I say warranted. She had preplanned a meal out with some of her friends in the local town an
Finally the truth! “What is going on?” Ricardo seeks out information due to my current lack of speech. “Your majesty, Alpha Ike is in the final stages.” The pack doctor responds respectfully to Ricardo. “What?” I gasp out loud. I knew he was ill, Alpha Hansen had warned me Father had months but I thought even that was exaggerated. I didn’t expect weeks! “Aida?” He removes his oxygen mask and places his hand out for me to hold. What is this? The confessions of a dying man. Admitting sins to the moon goddess. I should be sad, any normal daughter would be sobbing at the scene in front of her. But I wasn’t a normal daughter, I was shunned for so long I wasn’t sure my heart would ever return here. “Let’s give them some privacy.” Ricardo orders. “Aida…I’ll be downstairs if you need me!” He whispers into my ear. I don’t miss the scowl Saskia gives me for being in favour with the Lycan King. Oh if only you knew sweetheart. My growl back to her is enough for Henri to growl threateningly a
The biggest of sins. We were due to leave in a few hours time. I now had no hold-all so I was in the Alpha’s office waiting for Luna Rennie to find me a replacement bag. I had knocked on the door to ask having not seen Alpha Ray or Luna Rennie since Lance’s and Axel’s departure. Alpha Ray was visiting the hospital and Luna was due to join him after finding me a bag. Rory walks into the office with a hold-all in hand, passing it over to me. “Here, Mum said you needed a bag, use this one.” “Thank you, I’ll get it sent back.”“Don’t worry about it.” He waves his hands in the air. “Alpha Rory, I’m really sorry that I brought all this trouble on your doorstep.” My guilt had only been growing since Lynx told me Nadine had flagged that I was looking to put their baby up for adoption. The Mulder pack being the only one to do it in the country. “Aida, we consider you part of the family now, we’d always protect you.” He earnestly says as he sits at his Father’s desk. “Even so….is there any
A mission. By the time we returned to the cars, Fern, the witch, had disappeared and Lance and Ricardo were now free. We decide to hold back all information until we are back safely at the Mulder pack, where we demand an emergency meeting with all Lycans, Tate and the Mulder Alpha family. The journey back was awkward, Lance growling constantly in the back seat with me firmly placed on his lap. Poor Rafe who was in the back with us again, looked terrified the Lycan Prince was going to lash out at any moment. Between myself, Mav and Axel we informed the trusted parties what we had learnt and what we had been told. Blake couldn’t get her head around Lynx and Spike switching places, taking turns at training and even with Nadine. Lance’s grip on my hips as I sat on his lap was incredibly intense. I knew the two hours deadline by Lynx didn’t give us a lot of time, the discussions were rushed and had a sense of panic to them. “Can we spare anyone that can follow him?” Ricardo puts to the
A revelation in the woods. My wolf had a very strong feeling to go to the tree line when I noticed activity on night watch the night before the attack. I couldn’t explain it, it was just a gut feeling I had. But I knew I couldn’t go alone, I would never do that to Lance or Axel. Florence and Jade wouldn’t have me making my own food, so they were currently putting a massive luncheon on the dining table. Typical shifters…the smell of food and they come running. Within minutes, Axel and I were joined by the lycans, Tate, and the Mulder family. Lance lovingly kissed my neck but then went on to pick out sausages, burgers and bacon. He went for the French fries but a growl from my chest made it very clear I had first dibs. He chuckled at my behaviour before standing me up, sitting on my chair and then pulling me into his lap. Chairs had clearly been borrowed from pack member’s homes to fit all the guests around the table. I waited until they at least had some food in their bellies before I
Not a good patient. I couldn’t breathe! I was kicking and clawing at the male on top of me holding my throat in his hands. Moments from death I look up over my head at the male that had just entered the room. No it can’t be? He is dead. I was there when he died. He’s looking at me with regret, he didn’t want this, he didn’t want me like this. What did he want, to talk? We were beyond talking. If he really was alive, I’d kill him with my own hands. “Aida…Aida wake up.” Lance’s gentle voice calls to me in my sleep. It’s like being called to the safety of a lighthouse in the darkest and stormiest of seas. I must have fallen asleep in his arms. His regular steady breathing creating a calming repetitive rhythm that was similar to being rocked to sleep. “Lance?” I had forgotten about my throat before I called out his name. It still stung but I could now at least talk. It was hoarse sounding, but it could be understood. “Aida?” He greets my voice with a kiss to my neck, which leads me to
Bruised and Silent. With my breathing restricted, I pull my eyes back on the wolf on top of me, as my mind starts to sink into darkness. Before my remaining eye closes I hear monstrous growls, Lycan growls. At first I panic, thinking that they did have lycan rebels on stand by. But then his scent hits me, toffee and plum, the richness of his scent just as strong as ever. It’s the best way for me to go. Knowing he was close by. I turn my head slightly to see Axel, Tucker, Mav and even Ricardo have entered the school assembly hall. Ricardo is surrounded by seven males I didn’t know but judging by their similar looks, these were Blake’s older brothers. They didn’t hold any terror in their eyes, just a thirst for blood. An almost competitive look to who can kill the most rebel rogues. The Lycans are like a tidal wave, wiping out everything in their path, without hesitation. I thought for a moment that Lance was coming to me, his scent was closer but then it becomes slightly distant agai
Special chapter. Lance’s point of view Fighting for his love. My anger was fading. I had spent almost a week in Lycan wolf form and getting back to nature was just what I needed. Aida marking me took me by surprise, I expected myself to mark her before she was eighteen, not the other way round. The moment she arrived for training and got out of that car with Trey, my world stopped. I didn’t know how to react at first, my honest disbelief that the Moon Goddess would pair me with a she-wolf. But then I watched her, she was anything but a she-wolf. If anything her she-wolf status held her back. She was made for me, made to be the princess by my side and that was before I knew she was a pack princess. Time and time again, I had to listen to stories from others about how she had been neglected and I couldn’t…didn’t want to believe the abusive stories I had been told at the hands of her Father, Brother and Luna, until I witnessed things for myself on the King’s pack visit. The witches a
Fighting alone. I gently place Olivia back on the floor and stand up to talk quietly to the teachers. Realistically I was the closest thing to a warrior. I was the only one trained enough to defend all these children. “Have you heard from either of the Alphas?” I whisper to the male teacher. “No, I can’t get through.” Damn what I would give for a mind-link right now. “Why would intruders be breaking into the school?” I whisper. “We don’t know.” Mrs Townsend responds in a state of nerves. Yep, I literally was the only one trained to fight. Whatever comes through those assembly hall doors would have to kill me to get to these children. “Okay…is there anywhere safe to hide the children? I ask the collection of teachers. “The bunker…but it’s near the pack house.” The male teacher responds. “If I cause a distraction and you see a chance, take the children there.” I command at the teachers. “They aren’t meant to get through the school, if they can get through the school…they can g
Night time patrol. If this was punishment, then sign me up anytime. I mean I was pushed hard at training. I was taking part in night time patrol, which Tate spent every night scowling at me, he was my punishment buddy. I was spending all day at the school with the children and also helping the Alpha Ray and Alpha Rory out with pack administration. I was waiting for Alpha Ray to come find me to lock me in their basement, to refuse me food…but this pack was everything a wolf pack should be. I spent every meal time giggling with Rafe, while Rory rolled eyes at our immature behaviour. I was sincerely considering asking Alpha Ray if I could join the Mulder pack after graduation. To adopt them as my new family. “So Aida, what is the plan for after training?” Luna Rennie asked last night at dinner. “I’m not really sure. I know I do not want to return back to the Sagar pack. Actually I was considering maybe joining this pack…if you’d have me?”“You don’t want to return home?” Luna Rennie