“Please sweetheart, just five more minutes.” He whined pulling her close and buring his head on her back. “No, you are going to be late for the alpha’s meeting.” She reminded him making him groan in frustration. “Go now or your beta will be knocking on this door and you know how much I hate it when he does that.” He laughed getting up from bed going to the shower. She finished making the bed then went to join him in the shower before going out meeting Beta Larry on the stairs.
“I was coming to get you.” Laura rolled her eyes at Larry. “See, I told you that he was going to come.” He laughed. “Were you guys talking about me?” asked Larry looking between his brother and his mate. “Laura, was telling me to hurry up and get ready for the meeting before you come and get me.” Larry looked at Laura. “Don’t look at me like that, you are always at our door knocking every morning.” Larry rolled his eyes.
“I won’t come knocking again, I will just relax in the kitchen with my niece and let this lazy alpha of ours be late.” Xander glared at his brother. “Am still here you know, come let us go before we get really late.” Laura called on the way to the kitchen. “Xander, breakfast!” Xander sighed, he knew that if he left without eating breakfast or at least taking some fruit to eat on the way Laura will not like it.
He was huffing and puffing going to the kitchen with Larry laughing at him. Xander was older than Larry by two years, Larry was a morning person, an early riser while Xander was a night owl. He did not like waking up early in the morning but did not mind working until late at night. When they got to the kitchen, he took an apple and an energy bar then ran out with Larry behind. They drove out of the pack going to a meeting to a neighbouring pack.
“We are going to be late and you know how those old men are with time.” Larry told his brother. “I know but there is nothing we can do at the moment, if I felt safe enough on these woods we would have gone in our wolf form but a lot of strange things happen here.” He told him and his brother shook his head. “Okay, then let us take a short cut through the Canine Pack and we will get there in no time. They are our friends, so they won’t have a problem with us going through there.”
He suggested almost insisting on it. “You are right, then give directions.” Xander agreed and that seemed to make Larry happy. He gave directions as they drove, soon they were about to pass the caves before joining the main road but found big rocks on the road ahead. “This was supposed to be a fucking shortcut, what the hell are those rocks doing on the road!” Xander was frustrated because they were already late and now, they were going to be later than they already were because they must remove those rocks so that they can pass.
“Come on, its just two big rocks and that is nothing with us. Come let us go, it will be quick you will see.” Xander groaned in frustration, this is not how he anticipated this day going. He planned on coming to this meeting, returning home doing some pack work then go and spend time with Laura and their daughter Anita. She was leaving home before her 18th birthday for orientation at the collage she was going to attend the following year.
So, he planned on celebrating with her before she left because she will not be home when her birthday comes. They got out and Larry walked slowly behind. Xander caught a scent of something rotten and knew that rogues were close. “Larry, hurry up there are rogues nearby.” Larry did not answer, Xander turned to look at this brother and found him standing there and two rogues were coming behind him. “Larry, behind you!” Xander warned his brother but he just looked over his shoulder and shrugged.
Confuse Xander moved forward but stopped on his tracks when he saw that the rogues were not attacking his brother. “You know them?” he asked because he never mentioned knowing any rogues to him. “Yep! They are my new friends, and we happen to have something in common.” Larry told his brother, Xander was not stupid he knew that something was amiss with this situation. “Larry, what is going on?” he asked sensing that there is more to these rogues than them being just friends with his brother.
More rogues appeared behind him and he stood on the side so that he can be able to see on both sides. “A lot is going on dear brother, but today we focus on you.” He answered looking bored by his brother’s questions. “What do you mean by that?” asked Xander, he already figured that his brother organized this, but he did not know why. “It’s simple, I want to be the alpha of the richest and most powerful pack, but you are in my way. So, I am removing the obstacle, I hope that is simple enough for you to understand.”
Xander felt defeated, in all these years he has been the alpha and him the beta, Larry never showed any hostility towards him or his family. Never betrayed the pack or anything like that, in fact he gave his life to the pack and respected Xander as the alpha and followed orders just like everyone else. Which is why Xander could not understand the sudden change in his brother. “So, your plan is to kill me for the alpha position.” Larry smirked. “Bingo! Am glad you get it now and I will be taking Laura as my chosen mate and we can be parents to Anita. But she doesn’t need parents anyway she’s not a baby anymore.”
Xander got angry and charged for his brother but was stopped halfway by the rogues as they held him back, he struggled pushing through but they held him tight, they were more then six of them holding Xander back. He fought and killed one of the rogues before the others got hold of him again, he growled trying to get free. “Now would be the right time to inject him, don’t be foolish thinking you can beat him like that, he is an alpha and will not hesitate to kill you should you give him a chance.” Larry warned the rogues, he stood a good distance further from them.
One of the rogues came from behind and injected him. While he was wondering what they injected him with, he stated to feel hot everywhere, his throat got dry and beads of sweat formed on his forehead. Right then he knew that he was injected with wolfbane. While he was trying to process and live through that pain, they started beating him. All five of them at the same time, he tried putting up a fight, but he was losing his strength and fast.
Larry came when he was laying on the ground, he pulled his hair making him look at him. “I didn’t want it to be this way brother but I also can’t wait for you to die to get the alpha position, I hope you understand and please say hello to mom and dad for me.” He said then slit his throat with his claw and then let go of his head. “Well, I guess that’s it, to be honest I thought it would be more difficult than that. Anyway, good job gentleman you will be handsomely rewarded as soon as I take my position.”
The rogues nodded; they were happy because they were promised a lot of money by Larry. “You can leave now I will take care of the rest.” He told the rogues and they left.
Laura was restless, she couldn’t sit still so was Christine, her wolf. She didn’t know what was wrong and kept asking her wolf what was going on but she was not saying anything. Anita walked in, coming from training, and saw her mother pacing in front of the kitchen counter. “Mom” she called out to her but Laura did not hear her. “Mom!” Laura jumped and turned around with her hand on her chest. “Damn it, Anita! Don’t sneak up on people like that.”Anita looked at her mother and saw that she looked troubled. “Mom, what’s wrong?” Laura sighed shaking her head. “I don’t know Nita; I just feel restless all of a sudden and Christine is the same too but won’t tell me what the problem is.” A
A week has passed and now Rosewood pack had a new alpha, Larry. Laura last spoke that day when she found out that her mate had died, she has been mute and walking around looking like a zombie. Her state was worsening, its like she went back to being a child again and Anita must be the one to think for her. Like when she is hungry, she does not say, Anita must come back from training and make her food then feed her.When its time for her to bath, Anita must run a bath for her and help her get cleaned. She had to be strong for her mother seeing that she was not coping, she had to put aside her own grief and take care of her. What she hated the most was the fact that no one was helping her, her uncle is busy trying t
A week passed fast with Larry busy with pack business not noticing what was happening in the packhouse, Anita was happy that the week was ending because that meant that her mother will get to see someone and get the help that she needs. Laura didn’t say a word the whole week, the only time she would speak is when Anita reads to her and she would say something like “Xavier, what happened to your voice?” or like “Xavier why don’t you sleep in our bed anymore, did I do something wrong?” All those things hurt Anita because her father was not there, when she tried to talk to her, she would not say a word, that hurt Anita making her feel like she was doing something wrong. It was dinner time and Rosewood pack members who lived in the packhouse gath
When Anita got to her room, she helped her mother with her bath then tucked her into bed. She sat on the bed thinking about the events of the day, she sighed helplessly then got up from the bed and started packing. She wondered what they would need out there, he thought of it as camping then started packing all the comfortable clothes they had and sleeping bags. She left all the beautiful high hills they owned because they would have no need for them in the jungle.She then packed toiletries for both of them but she knew that it was useless as they will run out eventually, she shook her head getting rid of that negative thought, she had hope that someone out there was going to help them sooner or later. When she finished packing it was already around midnight, she went and took
Morning came and Anita woke up early then got out of the cave. She took the time to look around and saw that the place is not that bad. It was late when they got here and she was tired. She never got the chance to look around and see what kind of place it was. This was their new home after all and she needed to know everything there is to know about it. She cleaned a bit after taking a tour of the place, she then got back to the cave where her mother was and found her still sleeping. ‘Well, Linsey, take us to where we can find food, my mother will wake up soon.’ She told her wolf and she shifted to her wolf form. ‘What would you like to eat, Rabbit?’ she asked ‘No, we can get that for lunch on our way back, let’s find something light.’
A month has passed since Anita and her mother started living the life of rogues. Life for them has been challenging, to say the least, Anita has been the one to go out and hunt or fish in order for them to eat. She even found leaves they could eat in the forest, she knew now what they could and could not eat. They have not encountered any rogues in the area so far and she was happy with that.There was no change in her mother, she even stopped rumbling now she was just mute. Anita was not as hurt by it as she was before, she was getting used to her being that way, she also had no one to talk to but her wolf, Linsey. A week after they arrived she was not used to life, so she took some of the valuables they owned and walked with her mother for hours to town.
“Come on Nate, we are already late!” Divan called for his alpha while going up the stairs to look for him, he picked up his scent as he passed his office and turned back opening the door. He found him lying on the big leather couch in his office with his eyes closed. “Nathan! Come on we have to leave.” He lazily opened his eyes and looked at his beta.“Can’t you go with Steven? I really don’t feel like going to this meeting?” he asked while still laying there. “We have to go, some of our businesses are in Rosewood and most of our students here go to Rosewood university. So, we can’t be disrespectful when their alpha asks for a meeting.” Divan reminded him; the Silver sands pack had students attending university at
Living as a savage sometimes has its benefits, like knowing the plants and what their use is. This came especially in handy when Anita had to help the alpha with his wounds. That day she took him back to the cave, she cleaned his wounds which had started healing because of his wolf’s ability to heal injuries, however, it was not healing as fast as a normal wound would because this one was deep.After cleaning his wound, she used one of the leaves from the trees around and made a paste with it applying it to his wound then covered it with another leaf. She repeated the process for about three days before proper healing from his wolf started. The alpha was weak and slept most of the time due to the liquid she
“Luka, stop playing with sand, you know mama wont like it when you get into the house full of sand.” Nova said to her brother, but Luka stood up and continued to throw sand around giggling. “Luka no!” Nova stood up attempting to stop him, but Luka ran to the packhouse with Nova right behind him. He was giggling as he ran and almost falling.He got in and ran to the kitchen where their mother was. “No running!” Anita reprimanded and Luka stopped then turned to look at his sister. “Mama!” called Nova coming into the kitchen. “Yes, princess?” answered Anita busy making cookie dough. “Look at your son, he was at it again just now.” Anita stiffened her laugh then looked at Luka, little Luka had sand all over his face and even on his hair.“You were playing with sand again Luka.” Said Anita looking at him.“No” said Luka shaking his head. “He was mama, look at him.&rd
As the pain tore through him Nico clutched at his chest feeling like his heart was being ripped out of his chest. The pain was unbearable and excruciating. He felt like he was going to die right there and then. “Aaaaah!!” he cried out painfully clutching his chest. As the pain intensified, he shifted into his wolf form then he looked up in the sky and howled, other werewolves close by heard the painful howl and joined in.He was close to the border of Rosewood when this happened and the werewolves that heard him were the warriors on patrol. After the howl, they went looking for him and found him in his wolf form curled up on the ground looking helpless. They surrounded him as the other warrior mind linked Marco to come quickly. As the other beta, Marco could sense the urgency in the warrior’s voice and came running to see what was happening.When he got there, he saw Nico curled up on the ground looking like an injured dog. ‘What happened,
Nathan’s heart ached seeing his mate like that, he closed his eyes to fight the tears from falling. ‘Goddess, did you bring my mate to me only for me to keep hurting her like this? Did you not maybe make a mistake giving her to me? I am not good enough for this angel, she is pure and had a heart of gold.’ Nathan said a silent prayer before taking slow steps towards his mate. His feel felt heavy to lift and his heart hurt painfully in his chest.They say that the hardest wounds to heal are those on the inside for they do not get air to heal naturally. Nathan feared what the pain he has been causing his mate must be doing to her inside, she might forgive him and take him back. But does that mean the wounds have healed? He feared not. He stopped close to her and extended his hand then gently.“My love, please say something, whatever you are feeling right now please don’t keep it in, tell me, doesn’t matter how hurtful it m
Months passed and still no sign of Layla. Nico looked like a walking zombie, he missed his mate so much and longed to be with her but he could not find her. He looked everywhere he thought she might be but she was not there, he never found her. he spent these months searching for her with no luck. Nathan as well has been looking for her but with no luck, not even a clue of where she could be, it's like she vanished. Which made him more paranoid thinking that she was planning something again.The good news is that he found Steven and brought him back to the pack. He came back a changed man, stricter than he was and more focused. Nathan liked the new version of him and so did Divan. The three of them have been helping each other in the search for Layla, they had teams made up of members from the rogue pack, rosewood and silver sands. So far, none of them had luck in finding Layla.Nathan and Anita have been working on their relationship. It was not hard doing so as the m
Nathan wakes up inhaling a deep breath like he has been drowning, this startled Laura as she was not expecting it, her hand was on her chest with her eyes popped looking at him. Nathan finally noticed her and he gave her a small smile. “Am sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.” He apologized to her and Laura calmed down a bit. “Am glad to see you back and your father will be happy too,” Laura told him getting up from where she was seating.Nathan wanted to ask about Anita but was afraid of the answer he was going to get from Laura. “I have mind-linked your father and told him that you are awake. Anita is okay.” She told him without looking at him and left. Nathan sighed feeling defeated and wondering what it will take for him to fix things with everyone. ‘Why is she angry with you?’ asked Brice making Nathan sigh once again.‘She is angry because of what I did to our mate, she is her daughter remember?’ B
Three days have passed, and Nathan has not woken up. Jackson has been with him all this time, he got a tent and sleeping bags for the both and stayed there with him. Divan and Laura have been running the pack together while Jackson and Nathan are not available. Jackson was worried about his son, not only that but the way he had been acting towards him.He has made mistakes that he admits but he too did not make life easy for him after everything that has happened. He was angry but now he regrets not giving his son a chance. Laura comes to him as he was sitting outside the tent watching the pack member’s train. “My love, please go and show then have something to eat.” She has been coming to bring him food every day because he refused to leave Nathan alone.But he has not been showering. “I can’t leave him alone, just bring me something to eat like you have been doing.” He told him, he looked like he aged a few years due to the level o
Nathan walked to the training grounds, upon arrival he looked around, there were a few warriors training there, but his mind was not there at all or on them, while he was standing there, he thought of the day he first shifted years ago. There were a lot of them that shifted that day, Divan was there as well as Steven. They were standing next to the big tree that is close to the training grounds.He remembered the three of them discussing about how they wished their wolves to look like, each one saying how awesome their wolf would be compared to the other. He remembered saying. ‘my wolf will be there best out of yours and you know why?’ he had asked his friends that day and Divan was the one who asked. ‘Why?’ Divan had asked. ‘Because I am the future alpha, so my wolf is going to be the best!’ he had bragged to them.‘But mine will be the best than yours Steven because I am a beta’s son, I have beta blood running through m
Nathan spent the whole week training hard hoping that Brice will come back but there was no sign of his wolf, now he was frustrated by this and the fact that he's been avoiding his father because he did not know what he will say to him when he sees him. He was disappointed in himself for being weak and letting Layla manipulate him like that. Speaking of Layla, when they got back from the rogue pack with Divan Layla was nowhere to be seen.They thought that she was going to come back the following day but she has not, they went to Rosewood on the third day of her not coming back but did not find her, they threatened Nico and told him that he was going to die in her place if he did not present her in the next week. Nico, unfortunately, did not know where his mate was, when Layla left the pack she did not go to her mate. She was worried about what he was going to say when she tells him that she broke the spell by sleeping with Nathan.The only thing Nico ever asked of her
When Nathan was done showering, he got dressed then looked around his room, he found a lot of things that did not belong to him or Anita. He figured that they belong to Layla, rage rose from the pit of his stomach, he tried mind linking an omega to come and clear them up but then when there was no response of any sign of a connection, he remembered that Brice was not with him. He sighed ‘Brice, please come back to me, I am incomplete without you.’ He said then left the room.He went to the kitchen and found an omega. He told her to remove everything that belongs to Layla in his room and do spring cleaning on it. The omega had questions but would not dare ask them, their alpha had changed, from killing those warriors to rejecting his true mate and taking Layla as his chosen one. He was not the alpha they once knew, he was different and she was not about to put herself in the firing line just to know the reason behind his actions.Nathan went out and found Di