I had never been so stunned. I pulled away immediately but the truth was, that short session of closeness, I enjoyed it but I was not supposed to. "What do you think you are doing?" I was deeply frowned, restraining myself from hitting him."Your lips just looked...""Stop! Just...stop it!" I cut him off. His personality had suddenly changed there and I was even confused on whether this was the same person that said harsh words to me earlier.What had gotten into him?In a split second, he was back to the person I knew. The cold, straight person. "I thought you wanted to leave earlier? Why did you follow the flies?" He inquired and still frowning, I placed my hands on my waist, standing akimbo."I never knew they were bringing me to you. Why would I suddenly want to return to you after all the bashing?""I bashed you?" He raised a brow dramatically and I glared at him. "Then what was that earlier?" "It is the truth, young lady, is it not?" He sent me mute for a while there, then I
The hill I refused to climb earlier? I later climbed it up, but Jordan took me on a different route, one that was even more difficult. "Why are you so evil?" I confronted him, feeling pissed and pained that he really was going to put me through all this stress."You will never get to handle your real self if you are not well broken. Your will first, and that is what we are doing now. Refuse to do it now but I promise you, you will eventually come back for it and by then, you will be going up and back seven good times."I took that as a threat and decided to get on with it once and for all. Climbing took hours and I was almost close to thinking that we were on Mount Everest. Eventually, I got so worn out that I could not keep going any longer. I had the will to but my body was declining.Out of his mercies like he had said, Jordan had me rest for a few minutes and got me back on my feet again. We walked up all the way and nobody announced it to me when we got to the very top.I was al
I could no longer stop the tears from coming out. They streamed down my face as I sat on the floor, in that bush just wailing as I stared at Jordan from a distance. "You cruel asshole." I swore amidst tears and then he started walking closer."You should have stayed there!" He asserted, insisting and I got quite pissed. "Why would I stay there? For what reason? After you left me there to probably...get eaten by beast?" I ran my mouth angrily."What are you even saying? Does it make sense to you that I will leave you up there and do what? Go somewhere far away?" He looked quite amazed at my actions. "Either far or not, it does not change the fact that you left me there literally, to survive all by myself.""Get up." He commanded and my stubbornness set in. Why did he want me to stand up? After the ordeal I just went through? I was not even sure I could stand properly on my two feet at this period in time."Get up, Mira!" He commanded and indeed, he seemed so serious. Slowly, I manag
My confusion just grew by the day. What was Eldrid forest? Whose forest was it? Why was Jordan so surprised like that too? What was with the expression of fear?"I will handle it, take her home." Jordan ordered in another split second and it seemed as if he was getting prepared for a battle, judging from his tone. Kai bowed his head as Jordan stepped out, with me wondering where he was headed to.Kai led me to the basement parking lot and he drove me out in an expensive looking car. As he drove with a straight face, I felt pushed to just ask him questions. "Excuse me." I started with, drawing his attention from the wheel, not totally though."Yes?" "What is...this Eldrid forest and what does it mean to Mr. Jordan?" I asked innocently, feeling so clueless.It looked like he was hesitant to reply to me but he eventually did, giving me a solid no. "I am sorry but I can't tell you anything about that, ma'am." He replied and my jaw dropped, leaving an "oh.."None of us said a word to e
I stayed hung up on the book till midnight, discovering crazy new things about my wolf. The impact the last person who had it, left in the world and so many other things. The energies, abilities and powers were numerous but there was a limitation to all of them.If they would be used for evil, it would backfire and there was certain I could use it too, if I was not charged in my spirit. If I exerted myself too much also, it could cause breakdowns in different forms. The most important thing was the host of this rare and ancient wolf was well trained. I dropped the book and rubbed my eyes gently, they had done a very good work that night. I headed to the kitchen to get a glass of water, going out to see Karima was no longer visible that night.As I drank water from the cup, I heard some fussing from outside. The complex was not usually noisy and I wondered what was going on, especially given that it was late in the night. I moved to the window to peep and see who and what was causing
I did not go to my apartment but I headed to Karima's, almost at the verge of tears. The moment she opened the door, I burst into tears and ran into her arms. She welcomed me warmly, like I would have expected and just patted my back."It's all my fault that he was going to kill himself, Karima." I cried on her shoulders but she started stroking my hair. "It is not your fault, Mira. Calm down." She replied.After a few minutes, I stopped crying and finally followed her into the living room while she held my hand. "Sit here, I will get you a blanket, a cup of coffee and then we will talk." She said and then left for her room. I wiped my face clean and just stayed there, waiting for her.Then, I heard that strange but familiar sound. That sound from the music box in my dream, and from the forest Jordan had taken me to. I felt troubled in my heart as I looked around for the source, then I saw a phone on the table which was obviously Karima's.She was getting a call and that sound was
He knew me, not me, but the one in me. How? How did he get to know? Who was he, even? Was I being held hostage? No, that was not happening.The simple plan was to get to work and do my normal thing, what was this?!"And...who may you be?" I raised my brows, fear was gripping me eventually but I tried to look unshaken on the outside. He frowned deeply, and right before me his eyes changed back to the normal 'brown' eyes I had seen earlier. The change was quite scary. He let out a sigh and faced the wheel, "What a shame. You don't even recognize me." "Can you just answer the question?" I raised my voice a bit, getting impatient as my fear continually increased. He turned around to coo me. "Hey...easy. It is not like I am going to eat you up or something, you just have something I need.""And...what is that?" I pressed further and then he smiled broadly, rather than finding it attractive, I found it terrifying and annoying. "Not so soon. It's one step at a time, Kierra." "Don't call
But how was that even possible? The cologne I had perceived when I entered my apartment was that of Jordan and this guy's own did not smell anything like it. To some extent, I was quite sure that Jordan had brought that book there.And now, it seemed like he knew who Jordan was and judging from his impulsive reaction, he was not on good terms with him."You know who Jordan is?""I said not to mention his name!" He snapped again not even wanting to hear the word at all."Okay, fine. But what do you know about him? And how did this book come about? How much do you know about me? And what do you want from me?""A question at a time, young lady." He cooed and I frowned."You will not call me that.""Whatever. Every answer you get comes at a price."The moment he said that, I remembered Jordan saying the same thing to me, in Italian. What really was with this give and take principle?"Okay, fine! What do you want?" I did not even hide my desertions to know anything and I had this feeling t
A few days had passed, some things had changed. I was not the normal, working-class Mira Silver any longer. I had now resumed my natural responsibilities and could not just do anything.Karima had returned to Beatle City while Madison waited behind with me. She had been a good helping hand and companion.That day, I was just on my bed a few minutes after the breakfast hour. We ate together as a family and everyone returned to whatever they were doing or had to do for the day.I did not have much to do. The only thing I had spent time doing ever since I got back to the Silver Claw pack was trying to discover myself. I knew very well that my parents knew something but I did not want to bombard them with questions yet. So I was just trying to do some things on my own. Collecting books that were wolves history-related and Silver Claw ancient books. I got up from the bed after doing a thorough study on one of the books. So I dressed up casually and walked out of the room. Just when I g
How word reached the whole pack, this I did not know. But just a few hours after my arrival, the council of elders and some notable people in the pack, the priests and priestesses, they all came around to visit me, bringing along with them gifts and greetings.Dignitaries started coming around too, some other Alpha kings who were my father's friends and those that respected him so much were present.I was yet to fully settle into the house and having visitors around brought back the nervousness I had always have.To avoid sprouting of unnecessary suspicions, my mother personally picked out a fine dress for me and had me dolled up a bit, to look like the person I truly was.Honestly, shame and sobriety overwhelmed me throughout the process. Because I thought I had lost this life I once enjoyed, and felt so unworthy of it. But my mother was insisting that my identity had not changed and so I should get up and hold my head high because I had done nothing wrong and I was still the only da
The news had definitely gotten to them. The moment our car stopped at the main grand entrance of the royal building, I stepped out on a long, red carpet. This was usually done to make a guest know how valued they are, and how much they mean to the hosts.I was not a guest but this was my family treating me like one. Was it a good sign or not?Feeling skeptical about the whole thing, my grip on my free outfit tightened. I held my clothes so tightly as I tried hard not to stumble and fall while walking.I walked right into that magnificent building where I had grown up. I did not realize how much I missed this place until now.My heart was prepared to meet whoever but my heart literally stopped beating when I saw my father in the throne room, standing in front of his throne and not sitting, like he was supposed to.My mother was beside him, as the Luna queen. This was a high level of respect and I could not hold myself back in tears. They were receiving me so warmly after all I had done
"The time is getting nearer, you need to return." I totally deafened my ears to these words, I did not want to hear them at all.Apart from the fact that I had this fear in my heart, of what my family would say to a child that had absconded from home for years, I also was not ready to leave behind this life I had been living already. UhI was slowly conforming to the normal human life and I wanted to remain like that. Karima and Madison had been trying to talk me into returning to my father's pack but I was never listening. After Jordan got back to his feet, he vanished for a while again, as a normal person now, but no day passed by without me thinking about him. He was on my mind every now and end and at some point, thinking properly without the thought of him intruding seemed almost impossible.Madison had just given me a piece of the same advice she had given me over and all over again. I respected her so much, fine but on that particular issue, I wanted to go against her. I wal
"Wake up, Mira!" I heard a voice yell faintly. "We have to wake her!" Another shouted.The voices became clearer eventually and I felt a sharp pain pierce through me as I tried to open my eyes. I had to keep it closed for a while, and ppp then I opened them again.Taking a bit of time to scan around for where I was, I just knew we were still at Annatoria's place. They were all standing around me, Karima, Maddie, Kai, the priestess and her people.They had me sit up on the bed, leaning my back against the headboard. I felt like I had just gotten called back from death, I was still in that regalia I wore earlier.Someone brought me a glass of water and I drank it, then felt relieved."Did it work? How's he now?" I raised my brows, asking about Jordan first.None of them gave me an answer. My heart started beat so fast, it did not work? Had Jordan gone beserk already?"Someone say something!" I blurted out."Actually, we... succeeded in touching his core, it's all thanks to you, Lady Kie
"I will do it.""Milady!" Karima and Madison yelled at the same time. They were probably not expecting me to make a decision right away. I expected that much from Karima but from Madison, it was least expected."We can't leave him that way. It started with me anyway, so it had to end with me." I concluded assertively, not giving them the chance to speak. I turned to Annatoria immediately, she was the one I had business with so I was just going to focus on her.Annatoria heeded to me instead and she led me up to the third floor, where the Celestia room was. Karima and Madison just had to stay back. I would be lying big time if I had said I did not feel unsure of myself at some point in time.The 'what ifs' in my mind almost overwhelmed me but I succeeded in taking over. Before we went to the Celestia room, Annatoria had some of the ladies around who I guessed to be her domestic workers, she had them take me into a changing room.They helped take off my clothes and had me change into a
A week has passed since the incident, I got days off work to rest and tend to myself very well. We had left Jordan to the old lady Annatoria, one of the wisest priestesses in the wolf world. Though aged, she lived in a body of a lady in her twenties, very young but powerful.I insisted on going with them to her place, since Jordan had been put asleep with some strange potion that Madison knew about. She seemed to know a lot about him, any way.I was expecting a small hut filled with smoke from concoctions and sacred furnishings, but rather, we drove towards a mansion at the outskirts of Beatle City. A fucking mansion!After getting through some guards, we got into the main building where Annatoria was waiting. We had no idea she would be waiting but she was, actually.As soon as I walked in, she bowed at ninety degrees immediately. "You are welcome to my humble abode." She said warmly, in an honouring manner.I was confused and lost, I turned to Karims and Madison swiftly with a quest
It was a total mess in my apartment that night. I literally felt like I was going to die because it was already late, and after working for hours I could not even get rest and had to get into a combat with a blood-hungry mysterious guy.Apparently, Kai was delayed downstairs by some unforseen occurrences. He got tricked by some super intelligent informants about his family and that had him on the hook. When he found out it was all an orchestrated prank to delay him, it was already too late as I had already had it out with Jordan to some extent.But the issue there was the fact that we did not know who tried to stop him back there. Jordan was not the type to pull that kind of thing and I was pretty sure we all could attest to it. Karima and Madison were beings attended to medically. Kai had called a wolf doctor that was trusted and he came over to Karima's apartment where we all relocated to. "Let him attend to you first." The divine sisters insisted but I was more stubborn. "You ar
The drive back home was very quiet. And again I had questions just brewing in my mind without answers, I did not plan to keep them to myself for any longer though. Getting to the apartment, we noticed all lights were turned off. "Turn on the lights please." I said, referring to Karima because we were still outside. I did not hear anything from her and there was no result, as lightening. "Karima, please--" I suddenly heard the switch sound and the lights were on the next split second.The sight I saw was so terrifying! "Karima!" I yelled out of fear, seeing her wimping on the floor. I bent down and tried to examine her, wondering what could have happened to her within that short moment we had just entered. Then it came to my mind, then who switched on the lights? Without thinking any further, I knew there was someone in that apartment. As I walked in further, I started to perceive that familiar cologne. *He is here.* My ears stretched at the realization and before I could say 'J