We arrived at Pack's house about forty-five minutes later.My cell vibrated as soon as I arrived at my office. "Jake, please tell Bastien as soon as possible so he can get ready. '' I begged before picking up the call on my cell phone.'Luca? What's wrong?" I dropped my body on my work chair and looked at the wall clock which showed eleven o'clock in the afternoon."Vincent will be released from detention this afternoon, are you going to pick him up or do I have to drive him?"I flinched a little when I heard him, "What?Isn't the trial still next week?""Yeah," Luca paused for a moment as if he was in doubt, "Vincent just finished bothJordan and me's Enforcer test, and he's signed a contract as an Enforcer for the next fifteen years."I was stunned in my seat. Fifteen years. Usually the Enforcer will only be contracted for five years. "I don't understand ... " I told him."Well ... You could say Vincent exchanged the rest of his sentence for ten years of service as an Enforcer.""I
"What? How many?" I asked while standing, Bastien also stood up and followed us.'Two, but only one went inside," Jake replied as he led the way down the steps into the outer courtyard."How did he get in here?" Bastien was the only Rogue to break into our territory, I can't believe we conceded another one this quickly.I allow it," Jake replied from in front of me."What?!" I snapped angrily.Jake turned to me and Bastien. "The woman said your name. She said she had information on Cara."My feet were running before I knew it, I was ahead of Bastien and Jake into the front yard of the Pack's house.Reagan and Tim were looking after a blonde woman who had a frightened expression but tried to hide it. I approached them with hasty steps."Is he the one?" I asked out loud before I reached the three. The woman gasped and lowered her head. Reagan nodded curtly with a gloomy expression.The woman was wearing dirty clothes, her hair also looked messy. Looks like he was in a hurry when he came
In order to shorten the time, our group and Luca's group decided to meet on the street.We split into two cars. Me, Jake, Bastien and Vincent were in a car because I wanted to talk to Vincent before we got to Pack Basilisk territory. While Luca and Jordan were driving different cars, they followed closely behind.Vincent looks fine even though he has been in detention for five days. Only his grave and serious expression seemed different from his usual demeanor."So it was Dimitri who took Caroline?" asked Vincent as soon as he got into the car.I nodded and looked at him in the rearview mirror. "Yes. An hour ago the Basilisk member who escaped from his Pack told me."I immediately briefed him on the current situation."Dimitri Stratovsky ... " Vincent muttered his name in a venomous voice. "I thought he was smarter than this."'He seems to think Cara is your mate," Jake said as he drove.Vincent didn't reply to Jake's statement, but his expression hardened when he heard it. I can read
(POV - Caroline Brennan)I don't remember how long I lay on the ground.Maybe a few minutes, maybe a few hours. My consciousness faded and reappeared several times. But I can feel the vibration of the feet of several people running towards me, with difficulty I open my eyes again to see.Dimitri bent over me, I could faintly see him open his mouth to scream but I couldn't hear his voice. An angry and worried expression appeared on his face. His black blue eyes were so dark that they were almost the same color as black.Why did he make such an expression? I thought amidst the pain I felt. For a moment I remember Alex's face. He would have put on the same expression Dimitri had now if he saw me in this condition.Dimitri stretched out his arms to hold me but I lost consciousness again as an intense pain coursed through my back and through my body.***The pain is confusing.For amoment Ifelta burning heat up my spine and then a chill that made me sick. Then I lost my senses again, but I
I turned my body quickly facing the source of the voice that called me just now.Dimitri was standing not far from me, but he was standing in the middle of the trees so thick and dark that I didn't notice him as I passed him.That meant Dimitri had been watching me all along.My heart started pounding hard inside my chest. "What ... Is that Alex?" I asked in a tight voice. I could see his tall silhouette in the dark, but I couldn't see his face clearly right now."Caroline" he repeated in an awkward voice. I blinked at him, his voice didn't sound awkward ... but sad.Dimitri held out his hand to me. "If you choose me I swear I will never make you regret it.?I stood frozen in my place. What is he really talking about? Don't tell me he really likes me ..."Dimitri, is that Alex?" I repeated again with a firmer voice than before.Dimitri didn't answer me for almost half a minute."Alex will never make you happy. He is not a match for you. I can make you shine as a pure-blooded Leykan, w
I must be crazy to even think about giving up. Even though we are very close.You suck ... You suck. I let my body rest for a few minutes while closing my eyes. The pain in my back was getting worse. The shirt I was wearing now was covered with cold sweat and blood, while my body, which couldn't hold back, shivered because of the cold from the mountain weather as well as the heat from the claw wounds on my back.My hands are now covered in my own blood, because several times I tried to feel my wet back to check it.Dimitri probably put something on the wound. I want to lie down and curl up hugging myself, back into the empty darkness without any pain."You're weak," I whispered hoarsely, then I opened my eyes again to stare at the soaring fire. As if it was encouraging me, the fire was also getting bigger as time went on. I smiled then stood up and started walking again.The sound I heard grew louder as I got closer. From where I was I could see a bunch of werewolves attacking each ot
My throat feels very dry. Maybe because of the discomfort I felt, or maybe because of the buzzing sound in my ears that made me have to open my heavy eyes.At first my eyes looked cloudy. I have to close it before I try to open my eyes again. One by one the faces of people I recognized looked back at me.Expressions of surprise, worry, anxiety, anger, shock adorned the faces surrounding my bed. I tried to speak but my throat was so dry I had to clear my throat several times before I could utter a word that sounded so hoarse."Apha," I said, looking at Mum, Dad, Jenna, Evelyn, Jake, and finally Alex. He stood farthest from my bed.I'm currently in my room. The room I've lived in for the past thirteen years. For a moment I don't recognize this place because I've been living in the Pack's house for the last few months."Cara-""Baby, you have to-""How's it going-"Everyone spoke together as soon as I said something. I closed my eyes again to block out the pain and confusion in my head.
I woke up again when my room was still dark, it seems Alex turned off the light before he left. I stared at the hundreds of tiny phosphorous stars on my ceiling. A very, very relieved feeling welled up in my chest, I don't have to stare at that whitewashed ceiling anymore.I glanced at the glass of water that was next to my bed, my throat felt very thirsty. With difficulty I dragged my body to the edge of the bed and then tried to move my hand to reach the glass.But my whole body still can't coordinate properly because of the side effects of the medicine given to me, so instead of taking the glass I nudge it so that it falls to the floor.The sound of glass hitting the floor and breaking into pieces was loud enough in the silence of this house. Shit, I thought a little frantically. Alex could definitely hear it from his room.And sure enough, a second later my bedroom door burst open. Alex with messy hair and bare chest examined every corner of my room with a wary gaze, then his brow
Looks like Gabriel Adler is a little desperate after failing to blackmail us.A pinch of satisfaction that appeared made me smile at him, this time my smile was truly sincere unlike before. Of courseGabriel returned my smile with an angry look that he tried to contain."Guarding and hiding someone is not an easy thing ... " I muttered, deliberately enjoying his gloomy attitude mixed with anger. "Especially with my current situation."I had planned to recruit Cameron into the Pack I was about to found, but luckily I hadn't offered it to him yet.'Quickly say what you want."Look at this damn thing ... You don't know yourself, before he himself was stalling for time now he's trying to push me.I glanced at the two Pack members chatting in the communal room while occasionally glancing back at me andGabriel. Even though they greeted me kindly but everyone still kept their distance from me after I came back here."We'll talk in Alex's study." Gabriel followed me from behind as I headed u
Doctor Pack gave specific instructions that Alex should stay in bed for the next three days, at least until the broken bones in his leg and several fractured ribs begin to regenerate. Luckily his other injuries had turned into faint bruises in just a night.I thought last night's injuries and events would make Alex more submissive and docile than usual ... but I was so wrong.Even though I was stuck in bed for almost twenty four hours straight, Alex still kept bugging me about last night's incident, more specifically, he repeatedly made me say every detail and part where Viktor 'touched me'.At first I understood his anger but after a while I felt annoyed because the anger was now starting to target me. Being next to him almost drives me crazy myself."Alex, Viktor is dead. What else do you want?!" I exclaimed when I saw the furious expression on his face."You shouldn't have chased him! Do you know what he would have done if the seal didn't kill him?!"I had told him about the seal t
'Victor!" My shrill scream pierced the silence of this forest. I didn't expect him to stop when he heard my voice but the sound of his footsteps stopped instantly when he heard my voice. I easily caught up with him then I stopped a few meters behind him without making a sound.We are currently in the deepest part of this forest. It's already quite far from Alex's crash site, I think it's safe enough if I release my Leykan power here.Viktor turned slowly in the darkness of this forest and stared at me without expression. His semi-naked muscular body was still tensing up, preparing to fight me.Why didn't he transform into his wolf form, the question flashed through my head but I didn't have time to think about it further.My Leykan power is already at its limit and I can't suppress it any longer.Just like when I attacked Alex the first time, the atmosphere around us turned even more sinister than before. A strong wind blew so that the trees around it shook violently. The forest that
Her sudden anger made me freeze for a moment in shock.Alex was still standing clutching my shoulders with his hands that were still shaking a little. From this close distance I could see his pale face filled with worry and anger."It looks like you're very busy so I decided to go home ... " I answered in a half whisper.Her two golden brown eyes closed instantly as her tense jaw continued to throb. "I thought you left me again" he growled before opening his eyes again. A few strands of her brown hair fell to cover her eyes which at this time looked terrible."Alex, how many times have I told you? I will never leave you again."Actually, I'm also a bit angry myself because her trust in me is only limited to this, but at the same time I also understand her feelings. I took a deep breath and knelt down to hug his neck.I'm sorry" I mumbled, kissing his neck briefly. "I was just about to call you to tell you."Looks like Ihave to buy a new phone soon.His tensed body slowly relaxed and t
I should have been able to anticipate the responses of the four people sitting in front of me. Even Vincent who had previously heard of my plan returned to his gloomy face while shaking his head.I glanced at Jake, Alex, and Balthazar in turn and then cleared my throat to break the tense atmosphere that permeated the room. "Of course once I announce myself as Leykan and they can accept me, I will step down from the Alpha position."Jake glared at me, the expression on his face clearly saying are-you're-mad. I know my plan sounds a little crazy and risky. So far there has never been a female Alpha, let alone a Leykan, leading a pack of werewolves.Not to mention that I have to meet the minimum requirements for setting up a new Pack which is quite difficult to fulfill. In addition to having territories and ten members, a new Pack must also have the approval of at least six other Alphas as the total of all Packs in the country is twelve.Well, if all goes well I've got five Alpha endorse
As I was about to follow the two Vincent grabbed my shoulder to hold me down. "We should talk too, Caroline.""Then you two just talk together first, I'll stop by Pack's house," said Evelyn which I waved my hand back.I waited for him to walk away before turning to my uncle again, pulling my eyebrows up and looking at his crumpled, bruised face. "Balthazar really beat you up, huh ? "Vincent groaned in annoyance then brushed his hand through his brown hair. "He just misunderstood, I also did not know the ring was actually his."I folded my arms across my chest and tilted my head briefly at the large oak tree across from Pack's driveway. "So ... Balthazar is my father?" I asked while walking towards the tree with him.Vincent didn't answer my question right away. We stopped under a shady oak tree while the morning sun illuminates all corners of this large courtyard. I sat down on the grass while Vincent stood with his back against the big trunk of this tree."I don't know ... " he mutt
One of my hands slipped through his slightly wet hair with sweat. Alex hasn't moved an inch to give my body time to adjust.Her eyes were tightly closed while her ragged breaths were getting more and more irregular. I can't imagine what he's feeling right now, but I understand he's trying to keep himself from hurting me.Her attitude touched me. I know for an Alpha, controlling himself is not easy.The drizzle outside had turned into heavy rain, the sound of water droplets hitting the window glass muffled the sound of my breathing which was starting to return to normal.I put my palm on his pounding chest, Alex opened his eyes again with a panicked look. "What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"I dragged my hand to his face and caressed it briefly. "You don't have to hold back like this, Alex."His erection throbbed violently at my words but Alex didn't move from his position at all. He took a deep breath then let it out slowly. "I want this moment to be perfect for you" he mumbled before kiss
I don't think there's anything else that can surprise me because I've known him for dozens of years. But apparently there is still a side of Alex that I have never seen from him before.My raised hand only lasted for a few seconds before Alex lunged at me. He moved so fast that I had to pull my hand again because of my instincts.For a moment a sense of surprised fear welled up within me, but that feeling faded on its own as I felt his warm and large body embrace me carefully.I don't know where the tingling feeling that tickled my chest came from, I couldn't hold back the laughter that escaped my lips. Alex who previously buried his face in my hair finally pulled himself to look at me."Ah, sorry" I said before laughing again. His face that looks really confused makes me even more amused. "Just now you looked like you wanted to pounce on me, your too serious face made me want to laugh."Alex snorted while raising his eyebrows, pretending to be offended. I raised my hand to tidy up a
Alex was standing in front of the bathroom door with an unreadable expression on his face. His gaze descended on my body which was only clad in his oversized black shirt and then stopped for a moment as he stared at my bare feet.He cleared his throat before pulling his gaze back to my face. At least now he doesn't look like he's pounced on me anymore."Ah, I didn't find my old clothes in the cupboard" I explained when he looked again at the shirt I was wearing."Mum cleaned it up when she visited Pack's house" Alex replied before stepping back so I could get out of the bathroom.'O- Oh." I awkwardly stepped out while pulling the hem of the shirt that covered part of my thigh."Cara, sorry ... I couldn't control myself before." His cautious tone made my nervousness vanish instantly. A guilty look that looked sincere appeared on his handsome face. "I understand you're not ready, I shouldn't have forced you."I tried to ignore my slight disappointment when I heard his last words. Argh.