Chloe’s POV
“I don’t think we are going to find our mate in that ball,” I say to my wolf Jina as she’s urging me to wear that one dress I don’t want to put on tonight.“It’s the only decent dress you have, Chloe,” Jina yells.I snarled and picked up that red gown my parents bought for me on my eighteenth birthday. Today is my nineteenth birthday but my parents aren’t with me. It’s too much for me to think about that.Whenever I see this dress, I am always reminded of the bloodied corpse of my parents. I still couldn’t come out of the trauma or the fact I am an orphan now. This was their last gift and I avoided even looking at it, yet I don’t have the heart to throw it away. I am cherishing it with the other few things I took from my home before joining the Dark woods pack as a refugee.I still remember the day my pack who lived in the north was attacked by Silver fangs pack a month before. They were basically rogues who hunted the weaker pack to take their supplies and prove their strength. Their Alpha wanted everyone to fear him so he did those horrible things to his race. It happens a lot in the north, it is considered one of the coldest places on the earth, and the winter would last forever. There was always a scarcity of supplies and they often fight each other for that. Since my family was quite wealthy, I lived peacefully until the rogues attacked our home. They slaughtered my parents and took all of our valuables. My father locked me in the basement of our house and saved me on that day. I still can’t forgive myself for letting them die and I am being the sole survivor.Jina would encourage me to move on but in the back of our heads, we knew that we had lost the important people of our life. I often think there’s no reason to live anymore but Jina said that we will soon find our mate and we have to wait for him. But I think he’s died in the hands of those rogues. There’s no way I am going to find my mate in this entirely new pack.“You’re going to look beautiful in this dress,” she said while I kept staring at the long-sleeved, half-shoulder red dress.“Listen to me and put this on,” Jina calmly advised. I always listen to my silver wolf. My father told me that we are the rare breed blessed by the moon goddess. We are destined to become Luna. I often avoid shifting because silver wolves weren’t welcomed in most of the packs.Jina has always said the right things to me, even when I was sad and scared, she’s there to guide me. So tonight I don’t have a choice but to listen to her, hoping there’s a reason for her excitement.I wore the dress, it looked good on my petite frame. When I am looking at myself in the mirror. Jina said, “Cheer up, it’s our birthday, Chloe. I haven’t seen you smile genuinely in a long time,”“How can I smile? I never pass a day without thinking about my mom and dad,”My sadness greatly affected Jina too, she turned silent after that.When I was struggling to pull the zipper, my best friend Lily entered my room.“You didn’t lock the door, what if someone else barges in?” she asks, seeing my state.“I forgot. Can you please help me?”“Of course, I came at the right time,” she smiled and pulled the zipper.We both looked at our reflection in the mirror. I am petite, curvy with long black hair. Lily is tall, lean, and has reddish-brown hair. She’s so popular in our pack for her good looks but she always says I am the prettiest.“You look beautiful,” she said.“You too, I hope you will find your mate at the ball as you wished,”“I don’t know, but my wolf is so eager,”I smile. Lily and I were best friends for most of our lives, we both trained together. She grew up in my house and she was with me in the basement when my parents were killed.Unlike me, her parents have died earlier in illness, since it happened years before, she somehow managed to come out of the grief and stay hopeful for her future but I couldn’t be like her.Lily is the only person I have to call as a family, and friend and listen to all my problems. I am the only person she has to hold on to. I proudly say that we are best friends for life.“What will you do if you meet your mate?”I smiled at her question.“I am still wondering whether I should go to the ball,” I say. Jina snarled.“We have to, Chloe. Gamma said all the refugees must attend this ball. It’s our Alpha’s order. We have to show our gratitude by going there,”“Yeah, yeah,” I nodded.“It's a way to get to know these new people who generously took us in, don’t you think,”“You’re right,”The Dark Woods pack had a friendly alliance with our pack. After knowing that they were attacked by the rogues, they asked the remaining survivors to join their pack. Lily and I traveled hundreds of miles to come here. Compared to the north, this place is so much different. I could see sunshine and the moon in the clear blue sky.Today is a full moon day so they have organized a ball for matchmaking.“Chloe, I need to tell you something. We both were deeply affected by what happened to your parents. I want revenge as much as you want. The only way we got is to blend into this community and ask for their help. They all seem like good people and I think they will help us,” she advised and I considered that.“She’s right,” Jina says to me. If she says, then it would be true.I walked with Lily and with many others heading towards the hall, wearing the best outfits they had in their wardrobe.I looked simple but the girls of my age all looked bright and happy there.“Look at these beautiful decorations, we have never seen such an extravagance in the north, have we?” Lily asks.“Yes,” I agreed. The hall is lit with candles and red ribbons. The grant chandelier at the top got everyone’s attention when they entered the place.“God, I love this place,” Lily smiles and I felt different, some sort of relief after a long time.“I think we are going to find our mate here,” Jina announces.“What?” I shriek, “No way,”“Have you forgotten, we are blessed by the Moon Goddess. She won’t give up on us. I strongly feel something is going to happen tonight,”My eyes widened. If she says, then I had to be prepared for that.Chloe's POV It felt like a different world when I was standing in that hall. It seems like people here are happy and enjoying their lives to the fullest. It's true if I didn't come here, I would have missed the chance to distract my gloomy mind. My eyes scanned the room, people were laughing, playing, and drinking. Surrounded by all these pack members, I finally felt like I am back on this earth, not in another dimension where I felt only sadness and alone even though Lily was with me. "This is cool," I say to Lily while looking at the food arranged for us. When there was no reply from Lily, I turned to her and found that she was looking somewhere else. All her attention was on that side.I turned my gaze to that direction where's looking, to find the handsome beta of the Dark Woods pack, Mark. He's staring at Lily with a small smile. I don't know what's happening here. I know who he is because, a week ago when I was searching for the library, he helped me to find it. He introdu
Chloe's POVHe's my mate but I couldn't feel happy about that; I am afraid in fact. In these nineteen years of my existence, I have seen many terrible things I shouldn't have seen. My parents were killed in front of my eyes, what could be more terrible than that. The rogues left us with no supplies and people killed each other for a piece of bread. Girls of my age sold their innocence to survive. Protecting myself and surviving that worst time was quite a hard thing for me and just now I returned to a normal world where people around me were happy. I am not looking for my mate; I don’t want to be near this charming man. It doesn’t feel right to me at all. I know I have been battling alone with my survivor’s guilt which I hadn’t told Lily. I don’t think this guilt would fade away easily as it seems. Lily is different, she’s a cheerful person and always looks forward to the next step in her life but I am not like her. My entire world was my father and mother; after their deaths,
Marcus’s POV I came out of the shower wrapping the towel around my waist. It's our pack's tradition to hold this ball every year. After I became the Alpha, I didn't want to change the tradition. Many wolves find their mates on this beautiful evening and I am glad to know my people were happy compared to the other packs around us. I wouldn't go there if my pack members didn't compel me to attend because I have given up my interest to find my mate, even though I can defeat a hundred soldiers but finding my mate seems difficult to me. I went to the ball for the past few years and I couldn't find the woman I am looking for. I don't know why, but today I felt something strange. I have been alone all my life but today this feeling is so intense. I took out my black shirt and a pair of trousers from my closet that was filled only with black clothes. As I was buttoning my shirt, I walked to the french window. I live on the top floor of my castle, my ack house. From there, I could see
Chloe's POV After I came back to my room in the refugee camp, I removed my dress, changed into my pajamas, and sat down on the bed. I don't know what the fuck I did today. Jina is so mad at me right now and refuses to respond to me. I regret the way I ran away like that. If we are going to run to the border, then I have to shift. I am not quite ready to show my silver wolf. I am scared. I wondered where Lily was and I didn't want to disturb her. If I were like her just this one day then I would have got my happy ending but I hate that I am different. Right now, in this mood, it's so depressing to even sit like this. I don't want to do anything and just sleep this night without any regrets but how can I do that? Instead of being grateful, I have turned down my chance to be with the most handsome and powerful Alpha I have ever met in my life. Feeling great upset, I got under the sheets and felt hard to fall asleep. The thoughts of my parents, those rogues who killed them, and no
Marcus's POV I like the attention she gives to me while I train and she's so pretty this morning. It's so hard for me to take my gaze off her and concentrate on the drill. When I look at her, she's talking to Karen. From the look on her face, I can understand they weren't having a friendly conversation. When I asserted my ears close to their conversation. I hear her say, homeless girl. I am so pissed off to hear that. How can she be so mean to Chloe?I hate Karen. She's obsessed with me. After seeing me and Chloe yesterday, she kept giving me this jealous look which I didn't care about. I never liked Karen in the way she wanted, I just pitied her but now I hate her for what she's doing. I can bear her flirting with me, crossing the line sometimes, and following me to all places I go. She's the most annoying person I have ever seen in my life; she kind of wants to know everything about me but she couldn't succeed. Karen thought I wouldn't find my mate and I would ask her to marry
Chloe's POV Marcus looked so shocked to see me , he must have not expected me here but I need to thank him for what he'd done today and also I want to sort out the misunderstandings that are going on between us. I went to the refugee camp after I left the arena, there I got dressed in a black shirt and grey trousers before coming here to talk to him or else I can't sleep tonight.I heard what he said to Mark which clearly shows his frustration. I should have heard what he wanted to say, I know the pain of rejection and I don't want him to endure that. "Can I talk to you for a moment?" I ask him. Relief spread across Marcus's face when he saw my smile. "Sure," he nodded. "Come to my place, it's upstairs," he said. "No, shall we go outside?" I ask. I don't want to go to his place right now, it would be too soon for such things and besides what I am going to say is something serious and inside four walls isn't the best place to talk. "Fine," he agreed and came outside with m
Chapter- 8Chloe’s POVAfter I came back to the refugee, I once again changed my clothes and sat on the bed looking at the castle at the far end.I can’t think of anything else other than Marcus. He did something unexpected and my heart is still racing to remind his smile.“Do you like him?” Jina asks softly after screaming for the whole day. She’s so calm now, it’s because of Marcus. She’s so happy that they have a gentle wolf as a mate.“I don’t know, but he’s a good person,” I answered.“Yes,”“Aren’t you happy?”“Yes but not until he keeps up his word,”“You’re so cunning,” “I had to be,” That time, Lily came inside the room carrying a bowl full of cupcakes.“Do you want some?”“Yeah,”“Where have you been? I was searching for you,” Lily asks. “I told you, I went for the training,” “No, they say the training ended long back, after that where you went? I asked Mark and he said something happened there,” “Yes, didn’t he tell you what that was?” “No. He said I should ask you,”
Marcus’s POV Today after the training Chloe went to her place, she just observed the drill and I didn’t allow Karen to enter the Arena when she shamelessly came today. I didn’t get a chance to talk to Chloe as I had some other important work after the training, so I went there with Mark and other senior pack members. But as far as I noticed her today, Chloe is so silent, she smiles a little and she always looks occupied with her thoughts. I can't help but wonder what's going on in her mind. It's so hard for me to forget her thoughts for a moment and concentrate on other things. Even today, I can't stop looking at her, my eyes kept drawn to the place where she was sitting. After turning me crazy like this, she's so busy in her sorrows. Her past is too much to carry around, and after hearing her story, I wanted to kill those atrocious rogues who are responsible for her sadness. I don't know what she was like before all of this, they have destroyed that innocent side of her, and
"Do you believe her?" Theodore asks Marcus. "Yes, I do," "How?" Theodore frowns and sat down on the couch. "You haven't seen a witch's power. I have seen it a lot of times. That's the reason I have invited you to my aunt's place but you never came with me and never witnessed what true magic is," Marcus said and sat next to him. Theodore nodded, "Then Chloe must be safe," he said. "Yes, that's what I think. I would have sensed if something has happened to her but till now, I don't feel anything bad. I just miss her tremendously," Marcus answered. "That's a relief," Theodore said. "I never thought Viktor would be so helpful to us," Theodore commented."Yes, he always waited for a perfect chance to avenge us but this is surprising to me. It must be because of Reva. She has changed him completely," "But I feel like there's something off about that girl," Theodore said. "Maybe, but she's my only hope to save Chloe," Marcus said, "I want Chloe to be strong in this situation," M
Chloe decided to meet up with Reva that evening, they both were getting ready in their respective homes. Chloe dressed in a pair of black jeans and a blue shirt. While Reva wears a grey dress and a trench coat over her. Folding his hands across his chest, Viktor watches her getting ready with a smile on his face. She occasionally glances at him through the mirror but she knew he's looking at her. It made her cheeks blush. "You look excited?" He asks. She nods."Have a look good time," Viktor said. "What about you?" She gestures."I will be there but I won't disturb you," he said. She nods with a smile and puts her long hair in a bun. She's so happy that Viktor is doing this for her. Marcus is his enemy but for her, Viktor has left his ego to give that letter to him. Reva doesn't know what to say, day after day, he's getting her trust and she makes her heart race in excitement. The feelings she had for him before she saw him with Sharon has been knocking on her heart's entrance.
Chloe and Clarissa got Marcus’s permission to go to the shrine in the mountains. Marcus got quite hesitant to send them alone so he asked Henry to accompany them. He’s more than happy to get out of the pack house after a boring day, studying for his exams. Seeing him, Chloe also wanted to learn something, but she doesn’t have a specific field she’s interested.Marcus send her off standing before the pack house, she waved at it and said, “Now he will know how I feel while he leaves me alone,”Clarissa smiled.“What about Lucian, is he always busy like him?” Chloe asked.“Not really, but he goes away for long hours and I miss him so much at that time,” Clarissa said.“We are just going a mile away from your heroes, don’t worry, ladies,” Henry said.“Just a mile?” Chloe asks.“Yes, we know a short cut and we can reach there quicker,” Clarissa.“So we don’t have to shift?” Chloe asks.“No, it’s just a short distance. If we chat like this and walk we don’t feel bored at all,” Clarissa said
Chloe decided to meet up with Reva that evening, they both were getting ready in their respective homes. Chloe dressed in a pair of black jeans and a blue shirt. While Reva wears a grey dress and a trench coat over her. Folding his hands across his chest, Viktor watches her getting ready with a smile on his face. She occasionally glances at him through the mirror but she knew he's looking at her. It made her cheeks blush. "You look excited?" He asks. She nods."Have a look good time," Viktor said. "What about you?" She gestures."I will be there but I won't disturb you," he said. She nods with a smile and puts her long hair in a bun. She's so happy that Viktor is doing this for her. Marcus is his enemy but for her, Viktor has left his ego to give that letter to him. Reva doesn't know what to say, day after day, he's getting her trust and she makes her heart race in excitement. The feelings she had for him before she saw him with Sharon has been knocking on her heart's entrance.
Chloe's POVI woke up hearing the sound of chirping birds. I had a very good sleep, not only yesterday but even since I came here. It's a surprise for me that this new environment didn't affect me one bit. I walked to the window where the small bird is drinking the water I kept yesterday. I noticed that every day it comes here at this time as this is the only tall place in this entire surroundings. It has green and blue features, and in the morning light it looked splendid. When I about to reach, it ran away. I smiled seeing how free and happy with his life. I don't know when I am going to live that way. With that thought I came out of my room, hoping to find Marcus asleep but asusual he left early. I asked him where he would go and he answered that his turn to guard the border in the morning till noon. Then mark or Theodore would take up his place. After coming here, he would have lunch with me, go to the refugee camp and help his pack members in the construction of new houses for
Marcus has arranged a meeting with his pack members to discuss his plan to leave this place for a while. He said this to them, many disagreed but Marcus explained his situation. They wanted to go with him and help him but that seem an extreme decision, considering the weather in the north and other things for survival. They might lose the war and die too. Marcus said this and all asked how he was going to get his mate and that too traveling all alone. “I have a way, my aunt is going to help me along with Viktor’s mate,” he said. Everyone got surprised by the mention of Viktor. "You all heard me right. Viktor's mate is a friend to Chloe and she's a powerful witch. She's going to help me eliminate Daven," Marcus said. "You trust her? Viktor is close with Daven," one of the elders asks. "I have talked to him about this and he said he has ended the trade with Daven long back. I don't think, he would go behind my back,” Marcus explained. “And I trust Viktor's mate, she's inter
Chloe's POVDays passed one and the other. It's been a few weeks since that incident. Everything is coming back to normal, I accompany Marcus everywhere he goes, he taught me how to fight and he took me to show the entire pack. We went to places I have never been before and I have to say, this place is so beautiful. The woods behind this place are dense and Marcus said he spent his time there before she came into his life. Being with him is such a surreal experience. Meanwhile, we also had a lot of intimate moments, and yesterday I suffered a heat after I stopped him while he undressed me. It's embarrassing Marcus helped me to come back to normal and assured me that he wouldn't put me in that position again. We were keeping our distance.I felt guilty that I am such a useless mate, I give him nothing yet he gives me everything I ask for. When I shift, Jina promises that she won't go behind my back and mate with him and the Alpha keeps up his word. Only when we were humans we were lo
Chloe's POVDays passed one and the other. It's been a few weeks since that incident. Everything is coming back to normal, I accompany Marcus everywhere he goes, he taught me how to fight and he took me to show the entire pack. We went to places I have never been before and I have to say, this place is so beautiful. The woods behind this place are dense and Marcus said he spent his time there before she came into his life. Being with him is such a surreal experience. Meanwhile, we also had a lot of intimate moments, and yesterday I suffered a heat after I stopped him while he undressed me. It's embarrassing Marcus helped me to come back to normal and assured me that he wouldn't put me in that position again. We were keeping our distance.I felt guilty that I am such a useless mate, I give him nothing yet he gives me everything I ask for. When I shift, Jina promises that she won't go behind my back and mate with him and the Alpha keeps up his word. Only when we were humans we were lo
Chloe's POVHe's my mate but I couldn't feel happy about that; I am afraid in fact. In these nineteen years of my existence, I have seen many terrible things I shouldn't have seen. My parents were killed in front of my eyes, what could be more terrible than that. The rogues left us with no supplies and people killed each other for a piece of bread. Girls of my age sold their innocence to survive. Protecting myself and surviving that worst time was quite a hard thing for me and just now I returned to a normal world where people around me were happy. I am not looking for my mate; I don’t want to be near this charming man. It doesn’t feel right to me at all. I know I have been battling alone with my survivor’s guilt which I hadn’t told Lily. I don’t think this guilt would fade away easily as it seems. Lily is different, she’s a cheerful person and always looks forward to the next step in her life but I am not like her. My entire world was my father and mother; after their deaths, eve