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“Who would’ve thought the big bad Alpha Dario would be this clingy with his mate”. James asks in a playful tone. So excited to make fun of Dario who can’t even deny that he was being clingy.“I can’t focus James. They’ve been out for over an hour now. It’s not funny, what if something happened?”. Dario groans, pacing as he harshly drops the pen and paper in his hands, running a hand through his hair. Claire had convinced Marissa to choose the mall, which she did and immediately they left the gates, Dario had been complaining and pacing non-stop. He started from how Claire was too playful and may forget she’s with Marissa, to how Claire wasn’t a full warrior and could only defend if trouble happens, to how beautiful Marissa was and how thirsty men are. A chuckle escaped James as he shook his head, walking over to Dario and placing a hand on his shoulder squeezing a little. “I’m so glad you finally feel what we feel”. James said with a smile, remembering the time that they had to de
“Marissa, wait”. Dario called out as she immediately ran in, heading for her room with tears fighting to roll down. She was so pissed. “I’m sorry. Please just hear me out”. He calls after her, grabbing her arm as he gets close to her which she yanks off. The exchange, already gathering stares and whispers. Still fuming, she ran into her room, closing the door behind her. She didn’t even understand why she was so angry. It’s not like she already trusted him yet but one part of her desperately wanted him to keep his words, and he didn’t.Dario had followed them for about 30 minutes when Claire caught a whiff of his scent and looked in the direction it came from. . The sudden turn alerted Marissa as it was too fast and obvious that something was up. Tracing Claire’s eyes, Marissa was looking straight at a man with sunglasses and a newspaper blocking his face. However, this man had dark hair, was wearing a shirt that Marissa saw this morning, and the scar running along the man’s
Dario had been observing the whirlwind that was right outside Marissa’s room as the guard had reported, and it was getting bigger but he didn’t have answers yet. At first, he brushed it off as a normal whirlwind even if he hadn’t seen one in the longest time but this one was so consistent in the same spot. “Alpha, you called”. James spoke, entering into Dario’s office in full beta mode. Apparently, Dario had instructed the guard to make sure to inform James that it was an emergency. “Top of the morning to you too James”. Dario replied, standing up to sit at the cushion beside James. He didn’t want anyone to be involved in this. Just he and the only person he trusted with his life. “There is a whirlwind at the back of Marissa’s window. The one facing the backyard, and it has been there for more than a week now. I disregarded it as a normal whirling but it has gotten stronger since Marissa left the room, and I think there’s a connection there”. He spoke in a hushed tone. The new
Claire’s heart thumped so hard in her chest as she watched Marissa fearlessly enter the circle of duel. “She’s one beautiful and brave human, I’ll give her that”. Kali said to Claire who just glared at her, and looked away. Focusing on every move Marissa made. Claire’s plan was to step in once the fight started, but Kali could guess that which was why she came to stand beside her. This annoyed Claire to no end. The fight started with a whistle, and on the sound of the whistle, the warrior Marissa was dueling with, immediately landed a blow to her face that caused her stumble all the way to the line of the circleThe rules of the duel were: No killingThe first one out of the circle is automatically the loser.Whoever yields lost.Her falling to the line of the circle caused some ‘ooos’ and ’aaas’. At this point, it wasn’t just the warriors, and Claire watching, but a crowd had gathered just right outside the training ground to watch. Many rooted for the warrior but some few ro
“What bad news?”. Dario asked back through the mindlink as he walks out of the dining room with haste, immediately forgetting his meal.There was only one thing he told James to look into and ‘bad news’ meant that it concerned his mate. “I’m on my way to you”. Dario replied through the mindlink, shifting into his wolf as he steps out of the door. He knew exactly where James was. “What bad news James?”. Dario asked in a tone of urgency as he reached the wooden shack, shifting back to his human form in a split second. His clothes still intact. “I found more of Marissa’s past as I was investigating on the source of the whirlwind. Her aunt is a witch. A very powerful one at that”. James said, showing Dario some papers, one of which showed an image of baby Marissa and the woman in question. One thing Dario recognized from the photo was the woman’s necklace. It was an old relic. One that even the elves possessed several years ago. That necklace could not be worn by just any creature
Dario had finally discovered traces of witchcraft and some elven magic, which had him on his toes as elves were the creatures he detested the most, and knowing that there was a possibility of them still existing annoyed him to no end. From the whirlwind investigation, he had been seeing some strange things like floating objects, unnecessary thunder and lightning, and strange insects around the house. He was now sure that indeed there was either a witch or an elf, hovering around or close to the pack house. “James, you’re in charge for two days. I need to go on a little trip”. Dario states as he walks around, grabbing the things he needed for his ‘little trip’. His plan was to make the creature reveal itself and if there was anyone that could do that, it was him. Before the war, he grew up with elves and witches. Whenever they played hide and seek the elves and witches always loose because they could be summoned with three easy steps, whether they wanted to or not. The only reaso
“Alpha hunted this for you”. A woman in an apron said to Marissa, holding a large tray of a dead bloody animal. The sight made Marissa squirm. It had been a while since she saw something so gore which made her feel like vomiting and so she ran to her new room, Dario’s room to throw up in the bathroom. However, as soon as she got turned the door knob in attempt to lock the door, she got the shock her life as the door locked itself. Before she could react, a hand was on her throat strangling the life out of her. She couldn’t see anything apart from the persons eyes as black was all the person wore from the head to toes. Marissa struggled and struggled but to no avail. After a short minute of struggling, she started to give up as she had lost all the strength she had. All the fight in her was gone.“This person is not ordinary”. She thought as she could literally feel her strength and everything in her draining.On realization that she was about to die, a tear fell from her eyes, an
The pain he felt in his chest could not be quantified by anything in this world. The shock, the disappointment, the pain, the heartbreak, and most of all, the loss of hope. “How! How! How!”. Dario roared at the top of his voice, smashing his fists into the table that was now just pieces of wood. Over all the things he felt, the betrayal hurt the most. “She had been lying and pretending all this time James! All this time! I was fooled for months!” He roared out again, this time collapsing on the couch with tears rimming down his eyes. The one chance he had at a mate after waiting for a century, had to be an elf, and a betraying one at that. Everytime he remembers what happened yesterday. It feels the same way all over again. Flashback“Marissa?”. He asks, praying so hard that the person he was seeing was a witch’s hex and not really his Marissa. “What’s going on?”. She asks, as the vines cling to her not letting no matter how hard she tries to loosen it. “Dario, please help!”.