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
When Nathan got to his pack lands then shifted behind the trees and walked to the packhouse, he could feel the heaviness in his pack, werewolves walked around with their heads hanging low, they did not even notice him as he passed. That made him wonder if something happened in his absence. “Alpha!” Layla saw him first when he got inside the packhouse and screamed making the other wolves look in their direction.Only then did they notice their alpha, they went to him and a hurry with smiles on their faces. Layla pushed through and went to him in an attempt to hug him. Nathan growled at her making her stop in her tracks, the other wolves gave each other questioning looks, Layla was hurt and disappointed that Nathan treated her that way. “I am sorry but I have to
After Nathan finished talking to his father, he went to the office and spoke to his beta Divan. He told him everything that happened, Divan was still quiet after listening to everything his alpha and friend told him. There was one thing on his mind, that he is alone now, the only one who has not found his mate. “So, you found your mate and she is a rogue.” Stated Divan.“Yes, I found her, look man I know that we have been waiting for our mates for so long and if I have found mine then it is only a matter of time before you find yours.” Nathan tried to comfort his friend, even though he knew that whatever he says will not be enough and he knew the feeling of watching others find their mates while you can’t find yours.
While Nathan was still seating there thinking of ways to get through to Anita, he caught the scent of rogues, which brought him back to his senses, this was not his pack lands, this is rogue territory. He stood up irritated, he had no time to be fighting with rogues, he had bigger issues to deal with. He took his fighting stance none the less.The two rogues could smell that he was not one of them, he was a pack wolf and it looked like he was alone. They bared their canines and growl at him. Nathan let out his own menacing growl then let his alpha power flow. “Ahh, an alpha, interesting.” Said one of the rogues then pounced on him, Nathan was already stressed by his mate not acknowledging him and he took all that out on the rogues.
When the other rogue woke up, his friend filled him in on what happened and he did not hesitate following suit, submitting to Anita as his alpha. Nathan was proud of her but she had another plan in mind and that is to expose her uncle then avenge her father. That man was going to pay for what he did to her father, her mother is like this because of him and she was living like a savage because of him. He had to pay. “You know, instead of killing these rogues you can recruit them.” He told her but she frowned. “Listen to me first before you shoot the idea down, since you don’t want to come with me, then why don’t you recruit these rogues and train them. You a pretty good fighter and if you train them you can use them when you go back to your pack.&rd
Her reasons, he wanted her reasons for not wanting to go with him to his pack and she did not know what to tell him. Will he look at her differently if she were to tell him that she does not believe in mates anymore, that she fears ending up like her mother, that she could not trust him because she had been betrayed more times than she can remember the people she loved. That she was simply messed up and could not afford to let anyone else in.She was banished from the only home she ever knew, the people she grew up calling her family turned their backs on her and her uncle put the final nail on her coffin. How can she love now again, how can she trust someone again? She simply could not! Nathan might be her mate,
Anita took a walk with Nathan, he wanted to know her reasons for not wanting to go with him to his pack or trust him and she was going to tell him hoping that he will not pester her after. They found a quiet place and sat down. Nathan did not say anything waiting for her to say something. “I wasn’t always like this you know; I was like every she-wolf out there, I could not wait for my eighteen birthday so that I can find my mate.” She started.“I was planning to move away for collage and hoping that if I don’t find my mate in my pack, then I will find him where I was going.” She sighed. “But things changed, as you heard, my father was killed, and my mother became…wh
“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