Carena:"Let's not talk about it. How did you come so early today?" Theodore quickly changed his tone after locking away the files.“No! You have to tell me,” I insisted, but he kept shaking his head.“By the way, I loved it when you called me Theo. You know my mot—,” before he could finish, I slammed my hand on the table, and his eyes traveled to my red palm.“Tell me, I want to know the entire truth about the Dark Wood murder case,” my heart was beating loudly in my temples. I could tell they had files of evidence, but I couldn’t check them all as he had intervened.Theodore sighed, rubbing his face in his hands, and then straightened his back in his chair.“You need to sit down for this one,” he grumpily uttered, requesting with his eyes.I took a seat and watched him get up and go grab all the files. He started to lay them before me one by one, case after case of dead bodies, with no justice served to this day.“There used to be a saying among werewolves: when you kill a number of
Carena:"Carena! Are you alright?" he asked me after minutes of silence enveloped us. Ever since he disclosed everything, I couldn't shake thoughts of Ashley.Where had she disappeared to? Had Sawyer been absent from the pack at all or was he hiding in the woods all this time? Why did he return the same night we were attacked? His attempt to comfort me and convince me he had severed ties with Ashley didn't sit well with me, especially when no one seemed to mention her anymore."I'm just..." I struggled to form a coherent sentence."It's overwhelming. I understand," his sigh prompted me to raise my head and meet his gaze."I've been searching for my mother for a long time, Carena. If the killer reveals himself, I can at least ask him if he kept her alive all those years of did he--" he buried his face in his hands briefly, then uncovered it and fixed his eyes on me."Please don't discuss this case with anyone, especially not that you're investigating or suspect someone. Your safety is
Carena: "How on earth did you manage to punch an alpha king?" I exclaimed, pacing around my room, questioning Arena."I don't know. But are you sure he's powerful? I didn't even feel intimidated by the alpha king's aura," she replied nonchalantly."Oh my goddess, who are you?" Getting to know her every day felt like discovering another layer of her remarkable qualities."I wonder if he knows I transitioned," I asked Arena, who scoffed."Oh, he does. But he'll never bring up your achievements," she said knowingly. That's why he avoided the topic."Anyway, what are you going to do about Sawyer?" she asked, and my mood shifted again.I'd been worried ever since everything started pointing towards Sawyer."Do you want to ask him about Ashley? I mean, where she is?" she suggested, and I shook my head."I don't know. He'd probably just give me some random pack's name. It's not like I can investigate," I shrugged. That's when a knock on the door caught my attention."Come in," I called out,
Carena:"Mark Neon and Ashley Welsh used to be members of the pack, but they are no longer here," Markiel logged in and searched for these two individuals. I was hoping somehow I can find out that she is fine so that I can live a peaceful life with Sawyer.I don't know when and how but I had grown such a strong feelings for him."I think Ashley returned maybe a few days ago," I said as he started looking through some documents."Nope! She's not on the list. In fact, it says here that Mark and Ashley are never returning to the pack," he finished and shut down his laptop, observing my reaction."Thank you so much, I just wanted to know that," giving him a gentle caress on the cheek, I got up from the bed to go eat dinner with everyone. I realized that the more I hid in my room, the more they thought I was guilty of something.Riona and Markiel walking downstairs with me caught Tabitha's eye. She raised a brow before sighing deeply and leaning back in her chair. Her eyes were puffy, her
Carena:I was against violence, but siding with her would mean forgiving the one who killed my child and shielding her from her karma."How dare you cheat on me," Jack yelled, grabbing her by the hair to make her stand up and face him."I didn't. She's lying," she continued as he started to drag her back to their room. I watched my father smile at Maanya, and the way she stifled her laughter by covering her mouth with her hands made me feel disgusted.“Then what is this text conversation you are having with that alpha who got you pregnant?” as Jack yelled, I understood what had happened. She cheated on him and got pregnant from someone else.But why?Why steal my life when she didn't even want it.At this point, I had to intervene. I rushed between them, pushing Jack away from her."What? You want to protect her after exposing her lie?" Jack scoffed, chuckling in sarcasm and disbelief."No! I don't care if you leave or keep her. You're not hitting her in my house. Not after you did th
Carena:Sawyer didn't listen to anyone, and neither could many speak before him. He dragged Jack out of the house and threw him on the road, calling for the pack members to gather around him.I rushed outside and saw Theodore in the crowd, approaching me hastily.“What is going on? Are you okay? Did he do something to you?” he started to question almost instantly, but my eyes were fixed on Sawyer, who had wrapped ropes laced with wolfsbane around Jack’s neck and was now holding it like a dog on a leash.“This fucking alpha king has done something unforgivable; he hurt my Carena,” Sawyer pointed his finger at me. The pack members gasped and turned to see who he was talking about. My body tensed, watching everyone look my way with confusion, while the she-wolves stared at me admiringly.“Today, I am calling his pack to war. My best warriors will attack his pack in ten days. But he will not walk out of here; he will crawl out like a dog,” he hissed, his eyes still red with rage.I was no
Carena:“Why are you talking about her again?” he stepped back, walking over to the bathroom and leaving the door open.“Because I want to know where she went,” I insisted, approaching the bathroom door and watching him bend over the sink and wash his face.“I told you she is gone. I don’t know what else you want to hear from me,” he shrugged as he turned off the water and grabbed a towel to rub his face aggressively.“To where, Sawyer? She can’t disappear just like that,” I hissed, and he casually walked out of the bathroom, throwing away the towel and rubbing his finger on my cheek.“People do disappear like they never existed, but you wouldn’t understand that, my innocent Carena,” his eyes traveled along his fingers, touching my cheeks and then pinching my chin as he gave me a peck.But I quickly pulled away and noticed the change in his facial expression.“What is this? Do you like complaining or bringing up one issue after another to make our reunion so difficult? If you think th
Carena: “How long is she going to stay here for?” My father barged into my room without knocking, inquiring about Tabitha.“I don't know. You invited her back. You deal with her,” I shrugged, rolling my eyes at him.“You know, if you didn't change your attitude with us,” my father's finger wagged my way, his eyes glaring at me.“What? What else would you do? Invite someone else over to torment me? When have you ever cared about me anyways? Oh wait, I remember,” I dramatically tapped my temple as if recalling the only time he was kind to me, “when you thought I could become your ladder to Theodore’s heart.”I pointed at Maanya behind him. He glanced at her briefly before returning his gaze to me.“That's because of you. You seduced him,” he hissed but instantly fell silent when Markiel arrived.“You should not be using such language with your daughter,” he was only fourteen now but had a better handle on his emotions than anyone else in our family.“Huh! This little piece of trash wil