"Hyah!" Adeline was the first to attack, sending a flying kick to Audrey's head with her right foot.Audrey was on the defensive side as she stepped back, widened her stance, and brought her arm up to the level of her face, using it to block Adeline's kick."That was flimsy, Adel," Audrey bounced back and readied herself for another attack.She was giving Adeline a chance to show off her skills and also using the time to study her moves."Humph!" Adeline scoffed as she slowly walked around Audrey."I'm a wolf, I was just playing with my food before I finally killed it," Adeline used her leg to flip up the spear that was beside her feet."Now, I'm giving you a chance to a fair fight," Adeline flipped the spear in a circular motion with her fingers."Try to see if you can beat me before I change to my wolf and kill- Argh!" Adeline instinctively raised a hand to her cheek.Adeline's face turned red, she couldn't believe Audrey could slap her in this situation, she knew it was a battle be
"Catherine?!" Alpha Lake called out the moment he entered Caleb's office.The tension and worry in his voice were so obvious; his eyes automatically glued to Audrey as he entered the room.He marched forward and gently held Audrey's supposed injured hand."Your hand..." He was stupified for a second.With everything that had happened that morning, his thoughts were too scattered to remember that his Pack now had a witch healer."I healed her, Alpha," Maria said, standing closer to her mate.She couldn't still believe that the Alpha would easily let her be with her mate."Oh," Alpha Lake replied.His brain was still finding it hard to process the whole situation."You're... Alright?" He used his other hand to run through Audrey's smooth hand before he came to realize that she had truly been healed.He was worried sick for a second.He thought about the pain Audrey had to endure for months till her wound healed, forgetting that they now had a healer, good thing he decided to let the wit
"Heal her," Alpha Lake commanded, staring directly at Maria."Can you do it, babe?" Caleb asked.He knew his mate was a healer but Adeline's case was quite severe, and he didn't know if she'd be able to do it.He read an article that said that Witches tend to lose their strength if they're forced to use their powers on something too complicated, it could drain them of their strength and some of them never recover from the power drain."The damage is quite huge," Audrey added with a shrug.Everyone turned to her with a look that said they knew she was responsible for the huge damage."I was just saying..." Audrey scratched the back of her head, pointing at Adeline's wolf lying on the bed."I don't think even a witch would be able to cure her immediately," Audrey said seriously.Alpha Lake turned to Maria, locking his hard gaze on her."Heal. Her," He enunciated each word as he commanded Maria.Maria cleared her throat and stole a glance at Caleb before she focused her look on the wolf.
Audrey skeptically followed Alpha Lake inside the forests, her hand wrapped securely around his as he led her deeper into the forest."Watch it, Catherine," Alpha Lake said as he lifted a branch off the way for Audrey to pass.Audrey had been lost in deep thoughts and wasn't really paying attention to where they were going, not until now.Alarm bells went off in her head as she saw him leading her in the same direction as her secret garden.Has he found her out? Or had he discovered the secret garden with her status and wanted to ask her about it?No! This isn't how it should be, he wasn't supposed to find out this way!"Uh... Why-where... Oh!" Audrey breathed in relief as he led her past the two huge trees."What were you saying, Kitten?" Alpha Lake paused and turned to her."Um, was just asking when we'll get there, my legs are starting to cramp-Ah!" Audrey screamed as she was suddenly swept off her feet, causing her to instinctively wrap her arms around his neck."Then, let me carr
Audrey stared blankly at him for some time, trying to figure out how she would answer him, for him to have a hunch about her not being entirely human meant he was almost close to finding out she was a witch. It left alarm bells going off in her head. But she knew for a fact that he hadn't discovered that she was a wolf, she did a good job of masking her scent.She needed to be very careful in what she said now, to avoid unconsciously revealing herself to him."Wow, sorry I'm taking time to reply, but, that's a first for me, no one has ever asked me that before. What kind of creature am I? Pfft! Ha-ha-ha!" Audrey laughed out loud to cover her nervousness."Catherine," Alpha Lake gently turned her towards him."Please," He said softly, taking her hands in his, "I need to know that I'm not going crazy by imagining these kinds of things, please," He lightly squeezed her hand in his."I've told you, I'm just a hum-""You're anything but human, Catherine," Alpha Lake sighed and stood from t
Alpha Lake paused in the middle of the hospital hallway and looked back at Audrey and Sandra.He always got the feeling that Sandra and Alex were way too free with Catherine(Audrey) for someone they'd just met, even if she looked like their lost friend, he didn't think it was reason enough for them to act too freely with her, exactly the way they did with Audrey.Thinking about it, even Ms. Bridget treated her the same way she used to treat Audrey, and the fact that she also called her Audrey wasn't helping his confused mind.He stared hard at Audrey's retreating figure, sure enough, there were slight differences in her; the physique, the hair, the gait, the strength, and her personality. But the voice sounded the same.If it weren't for the face and her eyes that were exactly like Audrey's, he wouldn't have been having this turmoil within him. He would just conclude that it wasn't her.But he couldn't do anything to prove that she was Audrey, he couldn't possibly use the fact that th
"No way," Sandra said in utter disbelief."What do you mean?" Maya gently removed her hands from Audrey's."What witch?" Lawrence asked, staring scrutinizingly at his cousin."Follow me, now," Audrey commanded.Lawrence was surprised to see this side of Audrey, he felt intimidated by her three-sixty-degree personality change.This wasn't the easy-going human girl he met earlier that day.Maya felt compelled by Audrey's command, and she followed her immediately, feeling the urge to do everything she said.Sandra and Lawrence awkwardly followed them behind, maintaining some space between them."Hey, why my house?" Sandra whispered as she slowly unlocked the door."Be fast," Audrey urged.She took them to Sandra's house because she was sure no one would hear what they were about to discuss from there. Sandra lived quite far away from the Packhouse.Sandra unlocked the door and let them go in before she did.She didn't know how to feel seeing her ex-mate enter her home.She felt sad.Lawr
"Say what now?!" Sandra almost fell off the chair."This is really happening..." Alex muttered."Yes," Audrey replied.This was really happening.It seemed like Elena was impatient and desperate to get rid of her. But Audrey was glad her sister still hadn't found out she possessed her powers in this world too, she would have outrightly declared a war against her, Audrey wasn't ready for such problems now.She desperately hoped the Moon goddess would do some kind of miracle and lead her to the other half of the amulet, when she finally unlocked her powers to their potential, she'd be more than ready to go to war with the dark witches."You're wrong, Audrey," Lawrence whispered, but it was more like to himself.But Audrey still heard him.He slowly looked at Audrey apprehensively, he wasn't so sure what to think about her anymore.Earlier, he had thought he'd made a human friend, although her fighting skills left him shocked, he had only thought it was because she's been practicing hard
Audrey felt herself forcefully sucked into another time and place, a battlefield filled with creatures of furry, and in that moment, she knew; she had time-traveled, but she didn't travel alone.Amid the chaotic battlefield, she heard the distant voice of Alpha Lake shouting her name from behind. She was about to turn and go to him when she heard Sandra's voice shouting for her to watch out.She immediately turned towards Sandra's direction to see what she was talking about, and, when she did, she was too late to dodge the iron spear aiming right at her chest.But when she thought she would feel the impact, it effortlessly passed through her like she was made of wind, and the next thing she heard was Alpha's Lake's familiar voice groaning loudly in pain.Without thinking, she ran towards him and fell beside him; blood was already pouring out from his mouth and nose. In despair, Audrey wanted to lift his head onto her lap, but when she went to touch him, her hand weaved through his b
"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! What are we going to do?!" Sandra asked anxiously, she was audibly shaking and hyperventilating.Maria was scared too, but she needed to stay calm for her powers to be effective.She quickly leaned over Audrey and tried to heal her by placing her hands over her forehead, but she instantly withdrew them from the shock she got from touching Audrey's skin.She scanned her eyes helplessly around the room, and when her eyes landed on Sandra who was busy walking back and forth and biting her nails, she suddenly remembered something."Alpha Lake!" Maria said in a shaky loud voice. She understood that only her mate could hold her at that moment."Yes? Huh! What?!" Sandra didn't understand a thing Maria said or what she was replying to either."Get yourself together and get Alpha Lake!!!" Maria shouted at Sandra. "I'm sorry, yes, Alpha Lake!" Sandra vigorously nodded and ran up the stairs.Before she could reach his door, the door was forcefully opened, and h
Audrey was deep in thought as she walked into the long passage to Ms. Bridet's room. She didn't realize that she was being followed the moment she walked down the stairs from Alpha Lake's condo.She reached Ms. Bridge's door and absent-mindedly raised her hand to knock on the door, but before her hand could reach the door, another hand beat her to it and knocked on the door before she could.Audrey was startled and quickly looked behind her just to find Sandra staring at her with a smirk."Figured you were in your sloth era so I decided to speed things a little bit up for you," Sandra winked at Audrey.Audrey huffed in silent laughter, shaking her head at her friend."Are you okay?" Sandra asked seriously.She knew her friend was worried, it was obvious from the way she looked.Before Audrey could reply, the door behind them opened."Everything alright, children?" Ms. Bridget asked as she opened the door and saw Audrey and Sandra standing there.They never visited without a reason. A
Maria gasped loudly; she never imagined their little conversation was going to end up that way; she turned to Mark and saw him looking unconcerned through his phone; she glared at him, blaming him for the turn of events, if he had only kept his big mouth shut, none if this would have happened.She slowly looked toward Alpha Lake; she'd heard that getting rejected by one's mate could be life-threatening, but when she looked at Alpha Lake's face, he was fucking smirking at an angry Audrey.Maybe Audrey was right in rejecting him; now he was showing his true colors, and he couldn't even pretend to be bothered by her rejection.What a scum!Audrey closed her eyes, waiting for the bone-crippling pain to pull her down to the ground but nothing happened. The only thing she felt was Avery's whiny voice giving her an earful for trying to reject their hot and sexy mate.She was surprised at that. Why was Avery thinking she was still 'trying' to reject him? She just did! That's exactly what she
Audrey sat in the dining, slowly eating her food and staring at everyone at the table.After Mark had proved his magical ability, Sebastian had come in to discuss something with Alpha Lake and Mark. Both Alphas pretended like they hadn't wanted to cut each other's throat earlier that day.Audrey had paused their conversation, and she had dragged Maria to the kitchen; it was time for lunch, and she was starving.She silently ate her food, looking from one person to the other, she stopped at Alpha Lake and suddenly remembered the conversation she had with him on his balcony when she had given him the box that had the pictures and letters; he had told her that he'll never mate her because he'll only see her as a sister, so, does it mean they're stepcousins now?Alpha Lake felt someone staring at him and raised his head to find the familiar green eyes of his mate staring thoughtfully at him. He felt her troubled mind and he felt her indecisiveness."Are you alright, Kitten?" Alpha Lake a
Audrey watched the surprise on Alpha Lake's face and realized that she wasn't the only one who had been blown off by the unfolding situation."Hey, chipmunk, you've grown bigger, and who the hell mated you?" Mark asked protectively."That's enough! Both of you!" Audrey went and grabbed Maria's arm, dragging her away from Mark and into the living room.Maria wanted to whine but suddenly realized the situation, she understood that she'd just landed herself into a big problem with Audrey and the Alpha.She had been carried away and didn't think about the aftermath. She understood why Audrey would be angry; if it were her, she'd feel angry and betrayed, too."Sit!" Audrey pushed Maria down on the sofa and glared at her before turning to Mark who was now standing beside her with a little smile on his lips."Hi, Catherine, or, is it Audrey now?" Mark asked, looking at her hair and her face.Alpha Lake had told him everything on their way to the Packhouse, so he knew that his little Catherin
"You're a real witch?" Caleb asked Audrey as they stood in front of the hospital.He was holding a bottle of water in his hand, sipping gulp after gulp to rinse the nausea away."Yes, Caleb," Audrey replied."Unbelievable," Caleb said."Better believe it, hun," Maria patted his shoulder.Caleb stared at Maria and Audrey and wondered what next those two had in store for him.How was he supposed to forget what he had seen now? He did pity Adeline, but he also knew she had a dark heart; maybe she'd learn from her mistakes this one."Come on, we've got lots of things to discuss," Maria said and dragged Audrey away from the hospital, Caleb stared longingly at her as she walked away from him."I need to grab something from the kitchen, hang on," Audrey said and walked toward the kitchen as they entered the pack house."I'll come with," Maria replied and immediately followed behind.Audrey pushed open the door to the kitchen and stood frozen at the door, staring right at the table they norma
Adeline's heart skipped a beat as she heard what Caleb had said.What did he find out?She panicked internally; she had been so blinded by jealousy that she didn't take her time to come up with a fail-proof plan. And, now, it looked like this stupid doctor was about to spew rubbish about her.No! She won't let that happen."What is it, Caleb?" Alpha Lake asked, folding his hands on his chest."Um, I kind of noticed that-""Ah! It hurts, Alpha. Please help me!" Adeline cried, holding her chest for emphasis."It was her!" She pointed at Audrey, "Catherine put me in this condition, Alpha. Punish her!" Adeline was now wailing hopelessly.Audrey chose to keep quiet, to see what Alpha Lake would do. If he ever believed Adeline for a second, then she'd waste no time in doing what was on her mind.Alpha Lake sighed and looked at Audrey for a long time, she was also holding his gaze, daring him to make the wrong decision."I don't believe you, Adeline," Alpha Lake slowly shook his head.Adelin
Audrey didn't even flinch; she just stood in front of the door, watching the Oscar-worthy drama as she easily leaned her head beside the door."Why did you do it?" Alpha Lake asked angrily as he lifted Adeline from the floor and escorted her out of the pack house without sparing Audrey a second glance.Audrey shrugged and went back into the house to continue her cooking, filling her stomach was more important than anything at that particular moment. The incident only solidified her decision about Alpha Lake. Sleeping with him was just a perk of the mate bond and was something she'd discovered she had no control over.But, marking him, was solely her decision, and she had decided not to mark him nor let him mark her.He was free to choose whoever he wanted, as long as he gave her what she wanted. And speaking of, it was about time she stated her rules with him. ***Alpha Lake lowered Adeline to the hospital begging, her wrist still bleeding."What happened?" Caleb asked as he carried