"Miram, what is the meaning of this?" Aaron roared with so much anger laced in his voice.Even his eyes were red with fury."What is what?" Miram asked him, feigning ignorance.She was sitting in front of her huge dressing mirror testing out the jewels that were delivered to her."Why did you lock Mia up?" He thundered."Is that a problem and why should that be of any concern to you?" She fired back, finally done with play in ignorance and a bit fed up with the way Aaron raised his voice at her over an insolent and cursed brat.He closed his eyes and sighed deeply, "you can't do that. Not right now." Aaron pointed out."Why can't I? She disrespected me and I have all the right in the world to do as I please with anyone who disrespects me." She spat back at him with matched anger.Aaron knew that if he continued to argue with Miram that way then he would get nowhere with the argument. He had to try a different approach.He closed his eyes and took in a very deep breath to try to calm t
Mia felt jittery as she waited in her room for the full moon to come out. Today was the D day, the day she would finally mate the love of her life, Justin. She hadn't believed her ears when Justin confessed his love for her a week ago and proposed that they mate. It was everything she had dreamt of after she saw Justin up close for the first time. He was the son of the Alpha of Moonglow pack, a neighbor to Shadow pack, the pack Mia and her father belonged to. Her father was the Beta of the pack and leader of the Alpha's war troupe. Justin had come for a pack visit when he caught Mia’s eye, and she caught his as well, which led to their love story. And today, under the full moon, she would officially become his mate in the eyes of the moon goddess and the werewolf council. "Mia, it's almost time. Are you ready?" Her friend Clara asked as she opened the door to her room. Mia ran a nervous hand down the silver shimmery shift-like gown she was wearing, took a deep breath, and gave Cl
Mia hurried out of bed, rushing to the toilet as her stomach spasmed again, forcing the potatoes and steak she had forced herself to eat last night out her throat. After throwing up, she washed her face with cold water from the tap and walked back to her room, throwing herself on the only chair in her room; a high-back chair. Gods! She was miserable. The past few days had been miserable for her with her bouts of throwing up. She wondered where she had caught the bug.Mia placed her head on her cold metal table, taking a deep breath. She was almost out of options now. There was nowhere else she knew to go. No one else to help her with a solution. The last shaman she had met, here in the Nyx pack, had told her the same thing the previous ones in all the other packs she had traveled had said- that the only person who knew the solution to her curse was her mother. Her mother, who was already dead. She would have asked her father if he knew something, but he wasn't in the frame of mi
Mia walked up to the Manor gate, watching it as it opened to let her in. Uhm. Someone must have been watching out for her to arrive. It had been easy to find the Manor, as everyone she had met for directions had given her precise ones, that led directly here. Going through the gates, Mia let out a gasp at her first real glimpse of the Manor. It was so majestic, it almost took her breath away. It was like a gray castle with its high turrets, and numerous windows. Before she could sink more into its beauty, a shadow suddenly appeared next to her. Startled, Mia looked up to see a tall black man with closed-shaven hair. "Hi, I'm Justice. The Alpha told me to escort you to the meeting room" Then he moved forward, his long strides eating up the ground, forcing her to jog to catch up. They went through the main entrance of the castle, going through a few turns till he stopped them in front of a wooden door. "Go in. The Alpha is waiting," He stated, opening the door to let her in, b
Mia's head was reeling in confusion. "You can't do this to me Aaron." She said, Her eyes darted to Justice who was ready to do as his Alpha had instructed. He was tall and had brown hair and brown eyes. He wasn't bad looking either but he also had that rugged build that his Alpha had.She walked closer to Aaron but not too close, "Please you have to think this through. What if they find out?" She whispered to him.He scoffed, "and who will find out? If they do, what exactly are they finding out? That I no longer want to mate Miram and want to take a different mate or that the mate I'll be taking in is very beautiful and irresistible?" He purposely left out the part where she was his step sister."Aaron, you have to stop this. How am I supposed to find a cure to my curse if you'll have me locked in this place." She said and gestured to the palace."I can't take my chances and have you leave..." He leaned into her ear, "Little sister." He completed and stood back properly. She was
Aaron knew for a fact that what he was doing was potentially dangerous to everyone involved. Both him and Mia could be greatly affected by this. He couldn't understand why his wolf responded so quickly to her. It reacted to things as insignificant as her scent. She was cursed and could not transform to her wolf form. It was the rumor that preceded her the moment that she set foot in his territory. That night when he had seen her in that inn, she was at the bar and she was just sitting there, drinking from her cup, his wolf had reacted to her. He tried to control it but it was very hard and almost impossible.Finally, he approached her.He was wearing a cloak that night so that he wouldn't be recognized by any werewolf within his territory. There were only a few who knew it was him and they were the ones he had met with in that same inn."You're wasted." He said."Why do you care?" She asked"I don't actually." Aaron replied coldly.She scoffed and took another huge gulp from her cup
Mia's face didn't look too pleasant. "They are all stuck up jerks in this palace." She thought to herself as she stood at the balcony of her room.The moon was shining high in the sky and beautifully lightened up the sky but Mia was feeling the exact opposite of beautiful. Everyone seemed to have a problem with her presence and she didn't like that she had to put up with it. She had stayed indoors almost all day because she didn't want to have to face anyone in the palace."I shouldn't be so scared of them, it's not like they can harm me now, can they?" She spoke to herself while pacing around the room.She was wearing a white silk flowing gown. It was very beautiful and the dresses were all that she liked about the palace.I should step out for a while.She went to the door and opened it slightly. She peeled through the open and was startled to see Justice standing guard just beside her room. She shut it immediately and placed her hand over her racing heart.Then she opened it agai
Mia has faced a lot of cruelty growing up so she should get used to being treated poorly and being disrespected or embarrassed. Even if someone didn't embarrass her, she always ended up embarrassing herself. However, this particular act by Miram has Mia feeling so shocked and annoyed.The fact that she is weak and cannot match Miram's strength since Miram is a full blooded werewolf and even had the blood of an Alpha running through her veins, only made Mia feel even more miserable and annoyed.Mia looked down like she was told to by Miram. She was doing her possible best to avoid any trouble until she was able to find a way out of the palace. But deep in her heart even as she acted gullible and naive, she hated Miram deeply because of this one act.Miram closed her eyes and took in a deep breath, then she opened her eyes and scoffed mockingly, "Aaron's guest? You must be kidding me. Not while I'm here in this palace. Even Aaron answers only to me and I will not stand for this." Miram
"Miram, what is the meaning of this?" Aaron roared with so much anger laced in his voice.Even his eyes were red with fury."What is what?" Miram asked him, feigning ignorance.She was sitting in front of her huge dressing mirror testing out the jewels that were delivered to her."Why did you lock Mia up?" He thundered."Is that a problem and why should that be of any concern to you?" She fired back, finally done with play in ignorance and a bit fed up with the way Aaron raised his voice at her over an insolent and cursed brat.He closed his eyes and sighed deeply, "you can't do that. Not right now." Aaron pointed out."Why can't I? She disrespected me and I have all the right in the world to do as I please with anyone who disrespects me." She spat back at him with matched anger.Aaron knew that if he continued to argue with Miram that way then he would get nowhere with the argument. He had to try a different approach.He closed his eyes and took in a very deep breath to try to calm t
Mia's eyes became teary as soon as she saw that everything was gone. She felt a lump grow in her throat at the sight. Just then, a sage raised her head and looked to the side, her eyes caught Julia's eyes but she just walked past her.Mia ran up to her and held her by her arm. Julia turned back to Mia with a shocked expression on her face, like she didn't just see her."Julie, are you busy?" Mia asked her."Why? Did something happen?" She asked.Mia bit her lips in shame and embarrassment at what she was about to ask her,"Well, I think I'll need your help today." She said sheepishly."With?" Julie asked."The gems..." Mia hesitated while Julia looked at her with anticipation, and her arms crossed over her chest, "...they were stolen." Mia completed."So I'll need your help with digging." Mia added.Julia looked about her, her hands, dropping to her side,"I don't think I'll be able to help you out today. I've got more sections to work on." She said and then turned around, "take care."
A grunt escaped from Mia's lips as she struggled to get the jewels into the iron trams. She had almost gotten to the trams when the trowel she was with suddenly slipped from her hand and fell to the ground. Her leg tripped on the jewels that had fallen and her eyes grew wide as she fell on her bum and on some of the pointy surface of the jewels pricked her bum.She groaned as her hand flew to her bum, rubbing it as she tried to stand, to try to soothe the pain she felt down there."Catch you later, slow poke." A worker threw down at her as they passed in groups out of the mines.They were actually so happy with what they were doing and had no care in the world. They were satisfied with where they were. She wondered what made them do such rigorous work with so much ease even when they suffered so much in the process?She had found out why and it broke her heart.Oh! She didn't have to think further. Those rigorous works like she called it were simple tasks to them because they had thei
Mia headed back to the craftsman's workshop with a deep scowl on her face. She pushed open the door and stomped inside."How's your health now?" She heard a voice ask her from behind her.She sighed and lowered her head, a bit tired of the way they invaded her privacy."I'm not sure any of you from this pack understands what privacy means." She said dryly and headed to her stool where she would sit to work."Hmm, I'm taking it that you have gotten used to it already then." Justice said and walked out from the shadows where he was resting his back against the wall at a corner in the workshop."I wish I had." Mia said and lowered herself to the wooden stool."You don't look so happy for someone who has just woken up from the dead." He remarked and came to stand beside her, leaning against the table in front of her."Can you really blame me? To think that I came to this pack in search of a cure to my curse, only to be met with-" she paused as an exhausted sigh escaped her lips.She used
Mia found herself walking endlessly in a forest with no end in sight. She was getting very weak and tired. Her knees had already become wobbly and there seemed to be friction against her joints and her legs suddenly felt very heavy. It was getting hard to walk anymore. She lowered her back and placed her hands on her knees to try to steady her breathing. She let out a very heavy breath and then stood up to scan the area."Where am I?" She asked no one in particular, as she was the only one there anyway, "there's no fu*king end to this damn forest and how did I get here in the first place?" She asked herself as confusion washed over her.She turned back to see if there was a path that led back to the pack and that's when she realized, "when did I leave the pack in the first place?"Her brows furrowed and a crease appeared on the top of her head as she suddenly felt like the strength in her body was sapped from her entire system.Her hands flew to her head as she tried to keep herself
Aaron sighed, "is there no hope that she would wake up." There was a fire lit torch which sat on a wooden table beside where she lay. It's soft light reflected on her face giving her a sort of calm look that seemed to look as though she was alive and healthy, and asleep. But in actual fact, her skin had turned very white and pale. Her lips had become very chapped and the skin on her lips had become broken, in all a matter of a few minutes. It felt like with each passing second, her life was slowly slipping away. She looked like she was almost dead.Numerous sweat beads had formed on her face as she lay there, her body unmoving and her breath, uneven. Aaron just stood there looking at the only hope he had now to retain the throne."Was I stupid, Almac?" Aaron asked the alchemist, absentmindedly.Aaron felt his piercing gaze on the side of my cheek and it lingered for a few seconds.He walked over to where she may holding a bowl in his hand as he did,"What do you mean, Alpha?" He aske
Aaron walked angrily towards Miram's room. The force of his heels as it collided with the hard ground, reverberating through the hall as he marched towards Miram with a deep scowl on his face."Miram," he barked as he barged through her door and walked into her room.She had been staring at her reflection in the huge standing mirror which sat on her dresser and then turned with a shock-ridden expression to look at him.He marched up to her and wrapped up his palm around her slender neck.Her eyes grew wide with shock and dread as soon as that happened. He picked her up and then moved her away from behind the huge mirror which sat on her dresser and hit her back against the wall of her room.Her hands flew to his as she struggled to get his hands off. He was just so strong."What is the meaning of this?" She asked, anger, laced in her tone."I should be asking you that question. What did you do to Mia?" He asked her through gritted teeth, his own anger too was very evident on his face.
Aaron held her hand and walked back to the craftsman workshop. He closed the door behind him once they were in.She freed her hand from his grip once they were inside and then walked over to her table where she worked in the alchemist's workshop.Mia sighed, picked up a wooden cup that was filled with water that was sitting on the table close to where she was standing, drank the content in the cup and then used her hand to run down her hair, causing loose strands to fall over her face, as she tried to reduce the stress she was feeling on the inside,"Mia." Aaron said and tried the move close to her but she stepped away and raised her index finger up at him,"Don't." She said and inhaled deeply, Aaron knew that when she became like this, it was because she was creating a barrier around herself, an invisible one, to try to shield and protect herself because she was soon going to cry a river of tears.She was fighting very hard to hold it in."Mia." He tried to say something again,"Jus
Mia was very scared as she had said all what she did. She heaved a sigh of relief when they all started to applaud her. She smiled as her eyes landed on Aaron. Her smile turned to a frown when she saw Justice leave the room. She also saw that Miram's coy smile had morphed to become a very ugly frown. Mia could not understand exactly why Miram was so angry with her. She just discovered something that will change the power trajectory of the Nyx pack."We are certainly impressed with what you have just shown us." The oldest council member stated."Indeed we are. Truly, Alpha Aaron , you made the right choice to side with this little, what's your name again?" Another asked."Mia." Mia replied."Well Mia, for as long as you're able to keep coming up with this idea of yours, your stay won't be very bad here at the Nyx pack." Miram's father remarked.Mia could tell that they were related because of their striking resemblance. He had a soft smile on his face but Mia wasn't so convinced that