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
Carena: “Please just go home and rest,” Theo insisted after offering to drive me home. Sawyer didn't come any closer to greet me; he just stood there and then drove away. I began to wonder if hiding the truth about Sawyer not being disabled was the right thing to do. What if my personal bias was hindering the investigation?“You too,” I replied, stepping out of the car and heading back inside. I found everyone gathered in the living room.“What kind of circus is going on now?” I sighed tiredly, putting my bag down and observing my family glaring at Tabitha.She was on the ground, her face buried in her hands, crying.“They're kicking me out, I have nowhere else to go,” she sobbed, recounting her story to me.“Oh, okay,” I shrugged. But as I began to walk past her, she suddenly grabbed my leg and started wailing.“Please forgive me. You must. You're the one who forgives everyone, so why can't you forgive me?” As she cried louder, I had to pry her arms from around my legs to get away f
Carena: "It's alright, you guys can stay here for the night," Sawyer reassured my shaken sister and father after the incident."Come on," he said, gently taking my hand and leading me down the hallway to his bedroom. I was still dazed from the whole incident. Everything seemed blocked out. Markiel and Riona, the most innocent people in the house, met a brutal demise that left me scarred."The warriors have reached a conclusion. Tabitha's absence and the locked doors from the outside indicate she started the fire. She locked the doors after Markiel and Riona, and then yours. Maanya said she was the one who opened your door. Since your father's and Maanya's doors didn't have locks from the outside, they managed to escape easily," Sawyer relayed the warriors' statements, but I stood with my head down, zoning out.The words of Markiel and the tragedy of Riona still echoed in my ears. Why would Tabitha do that? Was it anger because Maanya and Dad were kicking her out? Was she not guilty a