At first, I was aware that Alex and my wolf were running around the tree, chasing each other.“Alright, that's enough,” the shaman commanded. My wolf whined, her voice low with sadness. She wanted to play with her mate. She walked back to my form on the ground and slowly entered me. Alex changed quickly too, putting on his jeans, his hair rough, and his eyes bright.I sat up, still weak from this. “Why do I not shift like everyone else?” I asked weakly. Efryon gave me a cup, and I downed the contents without looking.“I do not know. All the previous white wolf's data was taken from the grand temple.” Donae stretched her hand out, helping me rise to my feet.“So I have no history. Some legend.” I said.The shaman giggled, “The white's wolf power was control over all other wolves. As long as they were bound to their wolves, they were bound to her.”Interesting.I grinned at Alex, who looked at me like he didn't even care what was just said. “You're too weak; you can't even shift properl
ALEX'S POVI waited as I watched the little wolf walk out in tow with Donae, before I asked my questions.“Is the wolf fake? Is she some kind of witch?” I implored my mother. She looked at me like I was mad and started shuffling away when I tried to reach for her.“That has to be one of the most ridiculous things I've heard you say, and I've heard a lot, boy, "she scolded me. Reaching forward for Lydia's outstretched arms. I walked with them, towards Donae's texts. We had tried to see the future, but other than the vision that a cure was possible, we had lost hope. Except her.“She keeps saying she had no wolf. How is she the most powerful shifter and unaware of it for 22 years?” I cried out in frustration.Mother touched my jaw, “Well the ways of the Gods are none of our business, fate is already set in motion. Now come.” She hurried, “We have lots to do.”I followed her, my mind wandering to last night. I had not expected her to be so pliant, so soft. Her sobs had made me soften a b
Clarissa's POV The village was extremely quiet; I saw a gathering of people, but we took a corner. “This way, the waterfall is around here,” Donae said. I nodded, walking in mud. “This is our major water supply,” Donae informed me. We walked down the rocky hill. “We'll soon get to the waterfall; I can't believe you've never seen anything like it before,” Donae says. I keep quiet, mentally checking the fact that I have to clean up immediately after this. “So, what do you think about Alex?”, she asks. “I think he's an asshole and a piece of shit. Do you know he threatened me?” I whined. Donae threw her head back in laughter. “Yeah,” she said, still giggling, “that sounds a lot like him.” “I get all the childhood trauma and all, but he needs to realize I am innocent in all of this. I did him no harm,” I said. She shakes her head in agreement. “Well, you guys would get used to each other.” I didn't think so, but there was no need to burst her bubble. The alpha hated me. I could feel
Alex's POVThe little wolf had distracted me. I didn't know she had come into my village, and the fact I wasn't aware of her movement suddenly made me angry. That would have to be rectified. I would be aware of every room she's in at every minute of the day.When I turned and saw the white hair and blue eyes staring from across the ring, I had temporarily lost focus, letting the junior soldier land a solid punch on my face. That was bad if she could distract me from so far away.Right now, George was talking about how she wasn't all that, and he still didn't believe she was the white wolf, and all I was thinking about was how those blue eyes had turned brighter when she came for me.“Earth to fucking Alex,” George hissed. “We still need to speak with the village chief.”I nodded, remembering our purpose for coming here. Since she was with us now, I needed to inform the villagers the white wolf was present and how much they needed to protect the lands and make sure there were no intrud
ClarissaDaia passed over a plate as I settled in next to her. “Are you the one that picked out clothes for me?” I whispered in her ear. She nodded and smiled. “It's good to see you like the choices I made for you.”Honestly, I was uncomfortable, but since the Alpha seemed to have it in his head that he could tell me what to wear, I had done this just to spite him. It felt good how he followed my every step when I came in. Now he was ignoring my presence, but I didn't care.I put a piece of meat in my mouth and moaned loudly, and everyone's head snapped to mine. My face felt warm, and I ignored their looks and kept eating. Buick hadn't treated us well, and meat was a luxury to me. If I wanted protein, I had to go fishing.“So, I went to see the waterfall with Donae today,” I told Daia. Giving her a quick rundown of my day and asking about hers, we quickly finished dinner and got up to leave the room together.“Who are your parents, Daia?” I asked her. “My dad's a shoemaker, actually,”
Donae fussed over me for two days, putting different herbs into the two wounds on my back, while Daia helped her bathe and clean me. My injuries turned out to be more severe because I hadn't shifted when Cassie attacked me; meanwhile, the bitch made full recovery.Alex had not come to visit me in that period, I didn't care, though. My wolf did. She whined about it daily in my head.Right now, I was having some quality girl's time, showing Donae and Daia some popular trends in the normals social media.“They are strange people,” Donae reiterated. She had been calling normals strange, saying she couldn't believe they were so closeted from the problems of the earth.“Hey, I don't think they're strange. My friends are pretty fun. Plus, you could do well to get yourselves phones. We could have group chats,” I replied.Daia smirked, bouncing a ball to the ceiling and catching it. “That would be fun,” she said, her eyes twinkled. I had found out she had a mean side, which pleased me immensel
We stepped into the club-like bar filled with sweat and musk. It was obvious this was a super bar, and I wondered if Susan would be comfortable enough. Sliding over the seat, I placed my order of french fries and steak because I was starving.Susan's eyes widened as she took it all in. A guy with dark hair and green eyes wearing a pair of leather pants was humping another guy in the corner, going at each other's throats. I was very sure they were vampires.“Clair, what kind of bar is this?” she asks.“A fun one. Look how wild they're getting.” I answered. “Here,” I passed her a shot. “Take a little sip.”Donae sat next to me on my right, like the place was full of germs. Daia was at the entrance, flirting with a wolf she knew.“Hi, I would like 3 of your strongest drinks,” I called to the bartender.His bluish-gray hooded eyes flicked over with disinterest. “Would you like to try my specialty bomb juice?” he drawled, a smile etched on his face.After brief consideration, I agreed, and
Donae was casting spells, while Daia grabbed a bottle and broke it on the man's hand. It did nothing to relive the hold he had on my head and he hit my head on the table again.“I, I “ his voice wavered. “I have found you” he kept repeating that.“It's a witch. He's under lykiri”, Donae shouted to someone. Soon, the pressure I felt was gone and Alex had the man pinned on the wall. I tried to get up and my legs couldn't move, my head swam and everywhere was spinning.“Keep your eyes open, Rissa”, Susan was shouting in my face, tears dripping down hers. Alex still had the weird man pinned when a group of men entered the bar.They were all under the spell. They started shifting quickly and Susan started screaming loudly.“What the fuck? What the fuck” her voice was so loud I pushed her away from me.I grabbed my hair and saw that the back of my hair was covered with blood. Donae placed her hands there and said something while I watched Alex change. He fought the wolves with the help of
Clarissa POV“Alex and the pack have been gone for a week now, do you think you can contact them?” A girl was asking Cassie. I came down to have dinner and I hoped my friends will be there. None of them was but I couldn't resist the scent of meat so I decided to just suck it up up yet, although Donae kept reassuring me she was fine and responding to treatment, the fact she had not opened her eyes yet still bothered me.The triplets were in some trance when I walked in. The held hands, eyes closed and I was tempted to disturb their trance.“Clarissa, child. I wanted to see you.”The shaman looked good, she put her hair in some type of braids and it made her look like Donae, with her own runes dull on her skin. “Alex has connected with the Brown wolves clan,” she informed me. “How do you know, mother?” I said, cutting another piece of meat and putting it in my mouth. That made her frown.“I have told you not to eat here child. Also, Sukihana sent me a message.”“Who's that?”“The Luna
“I had no idea anyone knew about what had happened. The burial place of the great king was hidden”, Jerome says.“Well, the shaman told me. All the covens were alert when it happened. They tried to help.”Jerome punched the table, leaving a huge hole. “They're noatch for that witch. She sold her soul to the devil”, he says. “Same as her lover. He killed my parents you know. And I was just a boy.” He stretched and looked at me.“Pray tell me, how old do you think I was when my mate died?” He put a hand up to stop me from answering. “I had just completed. 15 full lunar moonns. She 14. My parents told me I was so lucky, to find her so early in life.”I said nothing in response. “You being a child when your parents dies doesn't move me to sympathy. I am not helping you for any reason. I want to kill her.”“Very well”, I say. “The witch will die by your hands.”He nods. “Good. Well, your men need nourishment, so do you. I'll go let them come in.”“Where would they go to?” I looked around
Alex's POV“How far have we gone?” I ask George. “We're in the middle of the lands now, where they call the whispering harrows.”It had been six day, every night I shifted and announced my presence in the Lucid lands, a sign of peace. The alpha ignored me.He didn't come out, didn't send an emissary. Straight up no answers. This part wasn't a safe place for people that are not familiar and we knew first hand. A spider bite had killed one of us already, slowing is down for a full day.“Does he want me to fight him?” I ask, talking really to myself. My pack members are exhausted, the heave sun and rains making them lethargic.“Maybe you should. I don't know why that's not your first instinct.” Previously, I would have just hunted them out. I was almost always the most dominant wolf wherever I went. This time though, I wanted to try another tatic. My aim wasn't dominance, it was a treaty.“I'll make a call tonight again. If no response, we'll homoir his wishes and go away. Hopefully Yo
The first thing I noticed as I rode into The Grey wolves pack land was the emptiness. Yesterday was the festival of lights. Surely they had moved on from the horror of Alex barging in.The normally lit road was quiet, and I could hear my heartbeat over the sound of the bike. I realized I was scared. Scared if facing them. Scared of remembering how bad the pack members had treated me.I drove straight to the temple. I parked the bike on the patch of grass that leads to the door, standing and looking at it. I had never stepped goor inside the there, always praying outside. It'll change tonight.The sound of the hinges groaning ached my ears, making me wonder when last prayers were held there. The head priest was no where to be found and I walked into the darkness.I quickly struck a light and lit up the candles that hung along the wall, watching the light illuminate the room. Then I saw them.Members of Grey wolves pack were huddled in corners, a sheet over their face. “I knew it wasn't
The shorts I decided to wear were similarly way too close to the colour of Alex's eyes. I frowned and pulled them on my legs, reminding myself I was just overthinking things. I wondered what top I'll wear and a brilliant idea came into my mind. I put on matching socks and sneakers, and opened the door to my room. Looking down the empty hallways, I darted quickly to Alex's room. I pushed the door, praying the hinges made no sounds as I sliooed inside the room. It smelt heavily like him. Cinnamon, sugar and man. Way too much testerone. I opened his wardrobe and saw my target. A huge liming of black T-shirts and I grabbed one from the hanger. It went down, passing the length of the shorts so I stuck the back into my sports bra and left the front completely covered. Afterwards, I stood in front of his mirror, pleased with my results. Next to his boots, Alex has a drawer and when I opened it, it was different keys stored in little spaces to separate them. Neat and conviently saving me
Clarissa's POV Daia kicked my chest and a loud whoosh left my mouth.“Protect your core, Rissa. Stop letting them hit you.”I gritted my teeth. “Do you think I'm not trying to do that?” I asked.The triplets sat down at the edge of the stage, watching me with so much boredom on their face. Yesterday had gone by quickly, even the festival wasn't celebrated. The shaman told me that there was war coming, no time to celebrate now. “Stop punching like a pussy.”, Crysillia drawled in her deep alto voice. “I have a pussy,” was my very pathetic retort and she let out a snort laugh, confirming it.“What's holding you back?” Another hand flew directly to my face.This morning, I was woken roughly by Donae. I would be fighting not one but three shifters today.“Rissa, do you remember what you learnt yesterday?” Donae called to me.I did. My claws had elongated for the first time ever yesterday evening. I was so excited, I hugged the shaman without retracting them in. She didn't mind, even thou
Alex POVI stood at the gates to the black blood castle, George by my side. “Have you told her goodbye?” he asked. “Yes, I did.”He hissed. “I can't believe you went back to say bye. You're falling for the girl”, he snapped out. I looked at him, “You do not tell me what to do.” I stated. “Yeah, but this is me telling you as your best friend,” was his come back.The pack had to be divided into two, half was coming with me, while half was to stay behind and watch over our lands. I trusted Donae enough to know she'll give them their fair share of work. The clan lands had to be protected. Yomen coming this close was bad.I couldn't imagine him attacking us again. I still remembered the screams from my mother when he had ripped out my father's heart, and then the silence. That was what haunted me the most, silence.Kingsley walked up to me. “We're ready to move Alpha.” He informed me. He was one of the young soldiers I had gotten from Jonathan’s pack, and he was a strong wolf. “You'll ru
My bed was hot and the room felt stuffy when I opened my eyes. I groaned loudly, my head was hot. It seemed everyday was a struggle in this place and I craved for a break badly.I brushed quickly, knowing I had to go meet Donae and work. It was Thursday already. There was no notification on my phone, which was a good sign if you ask me. My contact was still waiting. I made a mental note to remind Donae about the money and slipped into some comfortable clothes.“Hey cutie”It was Caleb, he stood outside my door. “Hey” I replied, locking my room and checking extra. Since Cassie broke into my room last times, I had become extra cautious about it.“Sorry about your friend and her mum”, he said, walking beside me. “If you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm here”I smiled a little at him, “I really appreciate it Caleb. I said.” He escorted me to the door of the temple.“So you know, tonight's the Festival of Lights again.”I smiled at that. “Yeah, a month since you guys infiltrated my pack a
Clarissa's POV The moonlight streaked in through the open windows. Alex's soft snores and grunts he made had woken me up. I shifted a bit and he wrapped his hands tighter around my waist.The alpha had taken off his shirt at one point in the night. A cold breeze wafted into the room and I felt my nipples stiffen a bit.My mind was full again. Susan was in a coma now and it was all because she was my friend. If I hadn't been born, her mum and her would be safe.“You're crying.” Alex wiped my face, brushing the tears away.“I didn't realize,” I whispered. “You're awake.”He sat up and stretched. “Well, you started crying. Being in close contact with you, my wolf is attuned to all your feelings. He woke me up.”Oh. That's nice.“Do you want to go for a run? You need to train and get better at shifting.” his hooded crusty eyes descended on my boobs. “Although, this isn't so bad.”I couldn't understand the Alpha. One minute he hated me, the next he's pulling me into bed and telling me he