SIERRAFor a moment, my heart stopped and my legs refused to move as her claws found their way to my face. She moved so fast that I barely knew when she scratched me all I felt was a small sting on my face."You bitch!" Her eyes were livid with hate and resentment."Claire!" Kane's eyes were angry as he held her back."Let go of me K. I'm going to teach her a lesson so she learns not to mess with me!" She fumed.Claire, What a waste, for a foul-mouthed individual.She lunged towards me again but Kane held her close, stopping her from getting to me. My palm went up to my face where she had scratched me, it stung.Without thinking, my eyes scanned around the cafeteria, every eye was fixed on me, with different emotions on their faces. "Why would you do that?" Zane spat out angrily with his palm knotted tightly in a fist."She was rude to me first." Claire frowned, not minding the look of wrath that was aimed at her."That doesn't give you the damn right to do that to her!" Dane was lo
KANEThe nurse was back and we were in a very compromising position, my arms were wrapped tightly around Sierra's waist pulling her very close to me and my fingers were inside her shirt playing with her bare skin.There was no excuse we could give the nurse that would excuse our erratic display."I asked a question, who's willing to answer?" She asked, folding her arms as she glared at us with a stern expression.Sierra untangled herself from my hold and began to adjust her clothes.If I wasn't so occupied with wanting to stick my tongue down Sierra's throat and wanting nothing more than to show her just how jealous I felt, I shouldn't have ignored the sound of her approach."Do you want to explain to me or would you rather explain better to the principal?" She asked with a raised brow.This was getting tiring."Nothing Miss, we weren't doing anything," Sierra replied with a fake smile on her lips."That didn't seem like ‘nothing’ to me," She said walking towards us. "If it was happen
SIERRAA part of me knew that there was no way on earth that she would let me off the hook easily, not after the way Kane publicly ended their relationship just because she scratched me."Alpha Erin Lowell," Kane whispered under his breath. His voice was hard."Claire," I muttered, staring at the girl holding the huge man by the elbow.She was standing beside him, he must be the Alpha Erin Lowell Kane mentioned. He kept on fuming as his feet tapped almost furiously on the ground. "Come in sweetheart." My mother smiled ushering us into the house.It was then Claire noticed us. She turned to the man tapping him softly on the arm."There she is, father." Oh, she ran home to talk to Daddy when she was the one who had hurt me. But I was surprised that her father had come running just because of a fight that happened in school."Come, Sierra, have a seat,” Thane said, smiling at me. My heart thudded heavily in my chest as I took dreadful steps into the living room."How was school darlin
SIERRA"Pathetic human"Those words kept resounding in my head, tearing every fiber of my heart every time it played. The family watched as Alpha Erin pulled his daughter away from the house into their car and drove away.It shouldn't have hurt, but that was only if indeed I was human. But him knowing fully well that I wasn't, decided to call me not just a human but a pathetic one, broke my heart into tiny bits.Thane turned to face me alongside the rest of the family, Dane and Zane were back from school so they knew what had happened."Sierra, are you alright?" Zane asked, reaching out to me.How would I tell them that I wasn't? That I felt like pulling out my hair and screaming into the wind because I felt pathetic? My eyes became clouded so I bent my head down making sure they couldn't see the tears in my eyes.I said, "Excuse me, I'd like to be alone."With that, I turned away running blindly to my room while trying to keep the tears from dropping."She's not fine right?" I heard
SIERRATurning away from both brothers, I kept the book underneath my arm and then strolled out. That was the best thing to do.Zane was so blinded with jealousy that he didn't want to listen to anything I had to say, even when I had managed to tell him that Dane was just consoling me because I was on the verge of having a breakdown, he snapped at me telling me to stay out of it, since the 'issue" was between him and Dane.Entering my room, I closed the door behind me and then flopped down on my bed. My mother had removed the tear-soaked bed sheets from earlier and had replaced them with new ones. My heart was beating very fast as I lay on my bed. I was having conflicting emotions, first, it was with Zane then I had almost kissed Kane and now, I didn't want Dane to let go of me. I had wild dreams of me giving myself to the three of them but that wasn't making any sense. One day, my heart would beat for Kane, the next day, it was for Zane, and another day, it would beat for Dane! Was
KANEMy eyes scanned through the herds of students flooding in from through the gates in search of one person. Sierra.I hadn't seen her all day since we got to school, and I wanted to make sure that she was doing okay. Claire and her minions were trying to make fun of me all morning by snickering whenever they saw me.They must have thought it would piss me off, but that did nothing to dent my morning. I glanced at them like kittens trying so hard to be loved.That was an offense to kittens though.The treasure hunt was stupid and it should be banned, it was just a way for students to work themselves up over nothing.We all stood in the field while the sports master asked everyone who had a treasure to bring it out. Claire and her minions brought out their implanted treasured gem in a bid to win the teacher's sentiment. The other students, having gotten used to her attention-seeking ass, sighed not giving her any attention."Where did you get this?" The sports master asked and she
ZANEPoisoned?We were too late, I was too late. My eyes scanned the room and rested on her. She was lying on the bed with her eyes closed. Blood kept on seeping out from the spot where the rogue had clawed her. That bastard!He was lucky Kane got to him before I did."Do something, find the remedy or something!" Kane's voice rose more than normal.The Nurse leaned towards her to inspect the wound. It was a long and very deep gash, the bleeding refused to stop. "Isn't there a remedy for the poison?" I asked.She sighed before looking at me, "There is." "Tell us where to find it," Kane demanded."That is where the issue lies, the poison is one that only certain rogues carry, and in their plains lies the remedy." Her voice was low and hesitant."What is the remedy," I asked.My eyes flickered to Sierra lying unconsciously on the bed. Her eyes were closed and she looked almost lifeless. Her amused face flashed through my mind. I'd do anything to see you on your feet again, Sierra.
DANEI couldn't believe my bullhead brothers were fighting over who to stay behind and who wouldn't. That should be the least of our problems right now.The look in Kane's eyes was dangerous and I knew I had to step in because they wouldn't just stop at words, fists would be hurled too."Both of you stop it!" I snarled.This was what the prophecy had said, and these bull-headed brothers of mine were being unreasonable by arguing about who was being petty and who wasn't.When I mentioned prophecy, they seemed to calm down a little."Zane, this isn't about being a hero, Sierra's life is on the line." I was mad at him for thinking that life was all about looking good in front of our mate.Turning to Kane, I signed. "You're right, one of us has to stay behind to look after Sierra and inform Dad and Maya." "That's what I've been trying to say but this dude here refused to listen." Kane huffed."If you're so right, why don't you stay behind while we go down to the wastelands?" Zane snapped
SIERRAThe front door opened, and the sound of heavy footsteps filled my ears as they climbed up the stairs."That sounds like Thane." Mom said getting up from the bed."We still need to be careful, who knows, the rogues might still be out there," I said standing before her to stop her from leaving. We needed to be extra careful.She smiled, "I can tell it's Thane from a mile away." She insisted."Who knows, maybe rogues now steal appearances, I'm going to keep you safe till I'm sure it's him," I replied.She shook her head but remained seated.A knock sounded on the door, "Maya?" Thane called, "Dear, are you in there?" He asked. We had moved into her room since she was finding the blood disgusting and the smell of the rogue made her nauseous.Mom stared at me with eyes that screamed, 'I told you so.'"Yes, she is," I answered opening the door halfway.It indeed was Thane, he was standing outside with clean clothes, I was expecting him to be bloody since he was coming from the battlef
SIERRA"Hear ye, good people of this great land, our dearly beloved King is holding a banquet this evening to bring his people together, there will be lots of food and drinks for everyone!"I could hear the voice of the messenger from the third floor, he was delivering Thane's message to the people. There was excitement in the air as we began to prepare for the banquet, it was a means of bringing the people of different clans together and helping improve our relationship.The entire house was bustling with activity, the maids were in the kitchen preparing food while the male servants were busy with the decorations of the royal mansion."Sierra!" My mother called from downstairs, "The designer is here with your dress.""I'm coming!" I replied running downstairs, I wasn't left out of the excitement, it was one of the very first parties hosted by Thane that I would be attending, not just as a guest but as the family of the host."Hello, Miss Sierra." The maid greeted me with a smile on h
THANE"How is my wife doing?" I asked the doctor immediately he came out of the patient's room with some samples to run tests on her."I believe you're her guardian." He said adjusting his glasses."Yes, Yes I am," I replied nodding my head, I was so shaken when Maya had fainted back there in the woods, I didn't wait for Alpha Harold to get a car ready, I picked her up on my back and then raced for the hospital. I was able to locate one thanks to the servant Harold had sent after me."You can go in now, the samples will be sent to a lab to determine what is wrong with her." The doctor replied."Will she be alright?" I asked, I needed his response to ease the growing panic in my chest."Yes, I don't think it's anything serious though." He explained."I see," I replied."You can go in now, she's awake." He said pushing the curtains away."Thank you, doctor," I said hurrying inside.Maya was lying on the bed and a drip connected to her hand, her eyes were closed but I could tell that she
SIERRAIt was approaching fast.This was it, we were going to die in an unknown land.Particles of sand entered my eyes making me blink rapidly. Gerald closed his eyes, the sand was way up to his mouth level, I glanced at the other side, the triplets too were almost covered. Was this the end?I closed my eyes waiting for the storm to swallow us whole. The sound of the whirlwind howled in my ears like the sounds of thousands of restless spirits.I could hear the boys take in huge breaths, they were preparing for the end. Hot tears stung at the back of my eyes, I would never get to see my mom again. Their pants filled my ears, this would be the last I'd hear it, the sound of my mate's breathing.My eyes opened slowly to stare at their faces, their eyes were closed in anticipation. It was then I noticed, the storm had gone, the wind was calm, it was as though there was never a sandstorm coming.Strange.What was happening?I turned trying to free myself from the huge pile of sand holding
SIERRA"Guys!" I called but their voices swallowed mine as they went on with the argument.The sand swallowed my feet, I tried pulling it out but it was impossible, It held me down tightly but the boys were too occupied in their argument to notice that the sand had gotten up to their ankles."Guys stop it please." I pleaded but all to no avail."Woah, I see it's three against one now right?" Gerald was shouting, gone was the calm and peaceful demeanor I was used to seeing."That doesn't matter, One of us can take down a hundred of you." Zane shot back angrily."Will you guys fucking stop it already!" I screamed at the top of my voice.They stopped turning to stare at me in shock, they'd probably never heard me scream before."Screaming at each other should be the last thing on your minds right now," I said panting hard, they kept staring at me."You are so preoccupied with the need to tear each other's throats that you can't realize what's happening," I said staring at my stuck feet.
SIERRAI felt the wind whooshing around my skin, which meant one thing, we were no longer in the confines of the house, my eyes shot open, and I gasped.This wasn't the woods, the sand in the woods could never be this white. I looked around in shock, I was right, I was at the beach, not at the spellbound house where Orion had kept us.How did I get here? I could recall being in the house, I could recall how angry I felt when Orion had tossed the gas-like substance towards us, so how did I get to the beach? Did I magically teleport without knowing?The ocean was wild, the waves kept coming, filling my ears with dangerous sounds. Something was weird about the beach, beaches usually have people walking around wanting to take a swim or resting under an umbrella, but this beach was empty, there was nothing outside for the wind and sand that swallowed my feet whenever I tried moving.I wondered if the boys had remained there or if I arrived there with them."Damn, where are we?" Kane asked
THANE"What on earth happened here?" Alpha Harold asked as we drew closer to the house.The house was destroyed, there was no stone left unturned."Where are the kids?" I asked turning to Elvis who still couldn't believe his eyes."I... I mean, they were right here, this was where I left them." He replied glancing around.I couldn't help but burst into laughter, they all turned to stare at me in shock. "What do you mean you left them here?" I asked Elvis whose eyes were darting around as though searching for something."Let's check around first," Maya suggested walking toward the debris.We checked everywhere, but none of the kids were found, I could perceive a faint smell of gas in the air, and I tried to ignore it telling myself that they were all safe.Harold's men arrived, they began to search through the debris, and they raised stones to check if there were any bodies or survivors.A faint cough reached my ears and I pulled Maya along with me as we headed towards the direction wh
SIERRATwenty minutes earlier."That slimy bastard has something up his sleeves," Dane said as soon as Elvis left."I thought so too." Gerald agreed, his eyes met mine and I looked away awkwardly."Guys, I think we need to leave before he gets back," I said looking at the boys.Zane cleared his throat making us turn to him in curiosity. "That's right, we can't just stay here waiting till he comes back, we need a plan to leave here.""That's right, a concrete one to be exact." Kane tipped in. "That doesn't involve digging." He added with a snort.We all turned toward Dane, and he returned our stare, "Why are you guys staring at me?""We need a plan." I sent him a smile.He shook his head, "Actually, I have been thinking." He gathered us closer away from Orion's view. "There might be a way out of here.""What's this plan all about?" Kane asked.Dane's eyes wandered through the glass doors to Orion, who was busy cleaning his weapon. "Him, he will be our target."Zane raised his brow, "Bu
THANEI knew deep down that the probability of Harold giving up this pack and throne was quite low but I thought he would have considered it because his son was in danger but his answer was brief and short."Never."My breath hitched, I could feel as though my universe was lost, my kids were my responsibility, and I couldn't watch them get hurt because of a clash between two brothers."Hey Harold, why don't you think this through," I said, calmly placing my hand on his shoulder but he shrugged it off "What do you mean to think this through?" He asked, his temper was flaring. "All of this shouldn't have happened in the first place."Maya moved forward, "Please Alpha Harold, I know this is too much to ask, but think of our kids, they have lives to live, they are still so young, and we can let their lives be cut short just because-""I can't do it, lives are depending on me too, do you know the kind of havoc he might do to the pack that I worked so hard to protect?" He asked, his eyes