When I walked into the house, I felt like it was safe for me to say that I was far from prepared for the stench that hit my nostrils. I did not know what it was, but I did know that it had no business being in a house. And what made me feel somewhat strange, was the fact that I knew Alpha Elijah would have been able to pick up on this smell if he had been here. Which made me question just when the stench had arrived. It was nauseating, and in all honesty, I was convinced that I would be running to the bathroom at any moment now, vomiting up anything that had been in my stomach. "Samantha?" I decided that finding out where she was, would be my first order of business. Once I knew that she was safe, and that her life was not at risk, then I would be able to make informed decisions about everything else. It would also give me some time to recover from my run here, and hopefully, it would be enough and I would feel better. Regardless of how I felt, if Samantha needed to be protected, th
I opened Samantha's closet, finding that there was no one in it - and it seemed like there was barely any clothes in it as well. It was something that I found slightly confusing, since I had been through the entirety of the house already, and there was no one anywhere. And yet, the stench was here. It was most prominent in her bedroom, and yet, there were barely any hiding places here. After all, the only place that was left, was the cabinet. Was it possible that I was missing something, that there was somethign that I hadn't thought of? If that was the case, then I was going to be in a lot more trouble than I knew us to be. It was easy to pick up on the fact that there was someone here, but finding them proved to be tricker than I would have imagined. I had been under the impression that I would open a cabinet and they would jump out at me, but it was not that simple. On the contrary, it seemed like things were far from being that simple. I was not going to be lucky enough to get ou
I must have fallen asleep sometime during the time that Gwen had left, but when I came to, I definitely was not in the bed that I had fallen asleep in. I hadn't even woken up in Elijah's bed. I woke up, tied to one of the chairs in the dining room. I had no recollection of how I had gotten there, but when I saw the rogue that we had caught underneath my bed sitting in front of us, swirling a knife in her hand, I could make some assumptions. "Nice of you to join us." I turned towards the voice that spoke, and found no one other than Gwen, tied up in the exact same way as I was. And I dared to say, she looked like she had gotten a punch or two to the face, quite recently, since the bruising had not yet healed by itself. But even as I looked at her, the color started to change from blue to yellow. I turned back to the rogue, feeling a strange heaviness in my eyes, a heaviness that did not feel entirely right. I had been sleeping the whole day, but I also knew that I hadn't felt like t
As much as I would have liked to pretend that the statement that the rogue had made, was just another statement, I knew that my true emotions were bound to be showing on my face. After all, it wasn't everyday that someone made a statement like that. To be so easily able to sum someone up, seemed like a dangerous perk to have in your favour. But then again, when you've been a rogue for goodness knows how long, you should be more than capable of judging people. "So, are you going going to make this easy for me, or are you going to make me guess? Because I already have a good idea on which one of you it is." Once again, Gwen and I turned to look at one another, both of us knowing that this was going to be a tough thing to get ourselves out of. I didn't know what to do. The obvious answer would be to mind-link someone else to come and see us, but that was something that was easier said than done. If we involved someone else in this, it meant that it would only be a matter of time until
It seemed like Matthew's decision to get the ball rolling was what Gwen needed to spring into action. She had gagged the rogue, and despite the fact that I had believed that I had done a good job in terms of hiding the pills that I had stolen from my father, Gwen found them in a matter of moments. To my complete and utter surprise, she had removed the gag and shoved one down the rogues throat, practically causing her to choke on it before gagging her again. I didn't know what had transpired between the two of them before I had managed to regain my consciousness, but if I had to take a guess, then I would say that Gwen was getting back at her for everything that she had done. And I couldn't blame her for it. On the contrary, I encouraged it. Through it all, Matthew had started to sweep up the mess on the floor, temporarily taping it closed with bin liners. It might not have been the best solution, but he had already explained to me that it would only ensure that he would be able to
I couldn't deny the fact that I was getting quite worried about Samantha. I did not think that she realised it, but the signs that she was starting to display in terms of shifting, were practically red lights. I was waiting for a siren to start blaring in warning, but I knew that that was not going to happen. Samantha was not a concern to the pack, as everyone knew that she was bound to make the responsible decision and stay somewhere where she would not cause a disturbance. Except, right now, that was the exact opposite of what she was doing. She was galavanting around in the open, and if she started shifting now, everyone would know. It would not be an ideal situation to find yourself in, especially considering the fact that I did not know how to deal with a shifting wolf. It was something that I had never done before, and if I was being honest with myself, it was something that I did not want to do either. I knew that when I met my mate and we had children, I would have to step i
I knew that I had only started running an hour ago, but it still felt like I had been on the run for ages, for any eternity. I knew that it was just my mind playing tricks on me, but it felt like there was something drawing me back to my pack. I kept telling myself that I could ignore the feeling, but the further away I got, the less confident I became in that fact. I had a sinking suspicion that it had something to do with Samantha. After all, she was the only one who had any kind of draw towards. As much as I would’ve liked to tell myself that it was anything else, I knew that it was not. But I also knew that I couldn’t just turn around and go back for her. This was something that I had to do, regardless of how I felt while doing it.Just because I thought that Samantha was my mate, did not mean that I could just put her above my pack. There was certain things that I couldn’t couldn’t do. And for now this was one of the things that I couldn’t do. Even though I couldn’t turn around
Once the rogue was restrained, strapped into the chair which I planned to torture her, I could not keep myself from taking a moment to breathe. Everything felt like it had been happening on top of one another, leaving me with no time to process what had happened before I was forced to focus on the next thing. I hope that being you with the rogue would now give me time to calm down, and perhaps, it would also give me the opportunity to get rid of some of my frustration. I doubted that it was the ideal solution to the way that I was feeling, but it was better than nothing.“Well, I guess that the two of us are going to be spending quite a bit of time together, so I might as well take off that gag of yours.” I wanted her to feel like everything that I was doing for her, was a favour. I wanted to make sure that she knew that there was not an ounce of my being that felt sorry for her, or that wanted to be kind to her. I was doing what I had to do, not what I wanted to do. If I had a choic
Hello! I'd like to thank all of you for reading this story as far as you have, and I hope that you have enjoyed it thus far. Please note that we have now concluded with Book 1! Can you believe it? It feels like it happened in the blink of an eye. I would like to encourage all of you to read Book 2, which will pick up exactly where we left off. It will be free for an extended period of time (I thought that might be better than keeping this book going). The title is: The Alpha's Heir Let's hope that that doesn't give too much away!
Once I heard his voice, the sound carrying as clearly through the air as if he had been standing right beside me, I could not keep myself from stepping to the side, from looking past my father, who had turned around to face him. It seemed like the statement had been just as shocking to him as it had been to Gwen and I, because neither one of us had been expecting Elijah be back here as soon as he was. It was safe to say that I was in shock. I did not know what was happening, but even though Elijah was quite some distance away from me, from all of us, I could not help but pick up on the magnetic pull that I had towards him. I didn’t know why I hadn’t been able to pick up on it before, but then again, for all I knew it had something to do with the fact that my father had been here, that his dominating personality had forced me to do nothing more than sit here and listen to what he had to say. As Elijah continued to close the distance between himself and us, his scent started to drift
“Where is Alpha Elijah? Is he deliberately avoiding me, or do you have something to do with it?” My heart felt like it was sinking into the pit of my stomach, my father’s presence on the front porch being more than an overwhelming factor. And what made the situation so much worse, was the fact that he knew that he had the upper hand here, knew that there was a certain effect that he had on me that would always be superior. And all that I could do in that moment, was to freeze and stare at him in disbelief.Thankfully for my sake, it seemed like it would not be necessary for me to do much else other than to be present, because Gwen appeared beside me, seeming to be more prepared for what was going on than I was. I could not help but be thankful for the fact that she was intervening in the situation, because there was no way in hell that I would have been able to handle the situation. “Beta Luke. I must say that I’m rather surprised to see you here. Did Alpha Elijah request to see you
I got out of the bathtub and wrapped a towel around my body, feeling the ache that was starting to set into my bones due to the run that I had just been on. Gwen had put me as a patrol check, which meant that I had to make sure that all of the deltas that she had assigned to the border patrol squads, were there. And thankfully, up until now, there had been no one who hadn’t been where they had needed to be and I had to admit that it was something that made me feel quite relieved. I knew that it would only be a matter of time before Gwen arrived here in order to find out if everyone was where they were supposed to be, and in all honesty, I hoped that it would take her much longer than I thought it would. I wanted to be able to get to my room, and at least get into a clean set of clothes. After all, if I was dressed and comfortable, I would be able to lie to anyone who came here looking for Elijah. Lying to the pack was something that was becoming harder and harder, but between Gwen, M
There was a knock on the door to the room that I was in, and even though I had been half asleep, it was enough to wake me. And, it seemed like my visitor did not need permission to come inside, for the door just opened, before I had the chance to make myself presentable. Even though I must have been sleeping for quite some time – why else would it be dark outside? – I didn’t feel like I had been resting at all. It just proved how exhausted I actually was, but I had just been ignoring it instead of addressing it.My guest turned out to be no one other than the Alpha’s son. And he looked a lot more presentable now, than he had been before. I had to admit that it was something that I was thankful for, although I could not tell him that. I doubted that he would be very happy or impressed with me if I were to make a comment about his earlier lack of attire. I knew how to pick my fights, and picking ANY fight while I was here, would be like signing my death
All too soon, I found myself following the boy - who seemed to be quite comfortable with his nakedness - through their packlands - and it was safe to say that I was starting to understand why it had been possible for them to have so many wolves on patrol. Their pack was larger than anything I had seen before - twice the size of mine, with even less space. It was something that made me feel rather uncomfortable, like I was walking through a suburb instead of a town. They seemed to be unphased by it, but how could they be bothered by something that they lived with on a daily basis? I was keeping quiet as I walked behind him, for I was painfully aware of the fact that he was not the person whom I needed to be speaking to at this time. There were two other wolves walking on either side of me, both of them seeming to be more than prepared in terms of defense. It was almost like they were waiting for me to do something, like they wanted a reason to injure me. I, on the other hand, did not
I had been running for what felt like an eternity, but I knew that it would only be a matter of time before I reached the Northern Pack. It had not been an ideal route that I had taken, but I knew it to be the fastest one, and luckily for my sake, I had not come across any problems along the way - and by problems, I meant rogues. It was a small mercy that I was incredibly thankful for. But I knew that it must have been because the Moon Goddess had mercy on me, because she knew that I was going to have quite a hard time when I entered that pack. I would be under attack as if I was a rogue, and the only way for me to prevent that, would be to speak to them and tell them who I was.But even so, Samantha had warned me that even though her father had left the pack, he still had more than enough members in the pack who acted as spies for him. I did not want information about my research to get back to him before I managed to get back to the pack. I wanted to be there to confr
I could tell that my statement had caught him off guard, because his eyes widened slightly as he looked at me. I had to admit that it was a rather satisfying sight to see, and I could only hope that I would somehow be able to keep my composure while I spoke to him. If he started to challenge me, I was sure that I would struggle, but until then, I was going to be brave about it. I sent a silent prayer to the moon goddess, asking her to make sure that I had the strength that I would need to stand up to him for as long as I possibly needed to. ‘What did you just say?’ The shock in his voice was as vivid as it was on his face, and I knew that he was not going to like what I was going to say to him. But that was the point of it, was it not? I was disobeying him, and it wouldn’t be for the first time. The only thing that made this different, is that it was actually upsetting him this time around. And I wanted to know why. ‘I said that I’m not going to listen to you. I’m not going to stop
I found myself standing outside Elijah's house, watching it from a distance and finding myself to be rather indecisive. I did not know whether or not I was supposed to go inside, or whether I was supposed to go back to Gwen's house. I knew that it would not really matter where it was that I went, because no one would be able to tell that that was where I was, but it was merely one of those things that I had no control over at the moment. The only way for that to change, was to wait it out. And whether I waited it out here, or in Gwen's house, I doubted that it would matter. As long as I was somewhere where I could be found, I doubted that it would be much of a problem. I wanted nothing more than to be able to shift back, and take a bath - I could feel the dirt between my toes and the sand in my fur, but I also knew that the chances of me being able to do that, were somewhat slim to none. I would need to wait until someone could explain to me how I was supposed to shift back. And unt