Chapter Seventy-TwoLaila PovThe warmth from the fire ahead pressed against my skin as i saw the entirety of the chaos, from the screams and the growl from those around pierced through the air. they were under attack and my eyes widened when i realized what was happening, i turned to my side to find Sage but the girl was nowhere by my side.“Sage!!” her name pierced through my throat and panic filled me, I raced towards the house i had followed her in the first time but when i got there the place glowed in orange-yellow lights which reflected in my eyes. I stared at the rage of fire and swallowed when it only combusted the more. How the hell was it burning this strong even with the snow? Again, the same force which pulled at me earlier pulled at me again and it was just in time as two large wolves jump in my path, one was a huge white wolf and the other was black, both of the same side and loud growl left there lips as they battled which each other as their canine sunk into one anoth
Chapter Seventy-ThreeLaila PovSage was the girl they had been looking for.I stared at her knees as the wound closed up and the only thing i could use to tell was the tiny particles attached to the surface of her skin.“She is the girl-” The mouth of the other dropped opened and Sage clawed at the hands of the man that held her above the ground.“Please- don’t hurt me,” she pleaded but the man didn’t budge instead he only stared at her. “I-” she tried to find words but it wasn’t audible enough as her airflow was slowly cut short.“Why did you lie?” He asked and she coughed. “I know what clan like yours do to wolves like me. You sell us off and make some huge bucks of the market.” She answered and held his wrists. “You don’t have a shame or care in the world about us and all you think of is what you’ll gain-”“There is more of you?” One of the men said. Sage gaze remained on the man who held her, the bitterness and anger was clear in sight.“Not anymore, your kind made sure of that.
Chapter Seventy-FourLaila PovI went back to the mirror after she told me who sage was. I needed to know what happened.“You’re not seriously going back there, you came out hurt the first time Laila-” Kevin muttered as i walked down the hallway, this time Miera didn’t follow me. She had said nothing more and it was the push i needed to fuel all of my desires to know.I pushed the door open ignoring all of Kevin’s words, i was vexed, bothered and curious. WHy didn’t Sage say anything earlier?“Laila, would you stop being so reckless!” Kevin grabbed my arms and twirled me around to face him. his brows were slack and his eyes were full of frustration and worry.“Would you stop being so stubborn?”“Just leave me alone Kevin, i can handle myself-” i said keeping my irritation under control.“You don’t get it, do you? Nothing you do is just about yourself, there's no me, or I in this-”“For f!@# sake will you just stop it!!” I finally snapped and it took Kevin aback. His wide eyes reduced
Chapter Seventy-FiveAres PovShe kept her head up while Miera examined the markings on her arms. She had said nothing after then and we weren’t going to push her until she was okay. Speaking about Okay, i turned to Atlas who was already looking at me and then back to Kevin who was against the door, his shoulders remained firm as he tried to avoid our burning gaze.“She’ll be fine, it’s just a burn.” Miera said and rose from the seat. I turned my attention to the woman, it had been almost ten years since i last saw her and she was still the same. Bloody Vamps.“What do you mean it’s just a burn?” Atlas said staring down at Miera. “She touched that glass and something like this happened, it can’t be just a burn.” he muttered. Miera stared back at Atlas and then turned to Laila who was still staring at the ceiling.“Can you tell us what happened?” Miera asked Laila, she blinked once and then again before she spoke.“I jumped.” She replied vaguely, “I was with them when Karl heard the ne
Chapter Seventy-SixLaila POVWe rushed through the hallway, the sound of our hurried feet echoing through the building with Kevin in the lead, neither Miera nor Ares was in sight and it bothered me a lot. When we reached the doors leading outside, we heard the commotion before we even saw it, the doors opened and we rushed outside to get a glimpse of the chaos.Miera and Ares stood side by side as they stared at the person opposite them, it was a man and he had most of his face covered, something about the way he dressed reminded me of the black wolves who took my mother out of her clan.“Leave Grim, i won’t be so nice to you if you took another step.” It was Miera’s threatening words that echoed through the silence. The man Grim was bulky, huge and tall. The mask covered almost enough, leaving only his dark eyes on display, when he noticed that they had more company he turned in my direction and his eyes bored into mine. He reached for his cape and tugged it down his head and face,
Chapter Seventy-SevenLaila POV“Thats enough for one day.” Miera said as Grim’s body dissolved underneath the snow, she moved her fingers clearing off any more piece of Grim left off on the ground. My chest heaved up and down as i stared at what was in front of me, my wide eyes dimmed and i turned to Atlas, who was unmoving in the snow. “Atlas-” I muttered under my breath and pushed off the ground before racing to him, i knelt beside him and with shaky hands i touched his arms. He doesn’t budge and when i push him further he falls on his back with his face up at me. There was no sign of blood on him but there was no form of movement from him. Anxiety.Fear.Guilt.All three wretched up within me, he was in this position because of me and he wasn’t moving. Tears trickled down my cheek, the drops fell on his chest as i watched everything fall apart. Atlas was hurt and it was all because of me.I cradled my face in his chest in hope of him waking up, but my mind went back to what Grim
Chapter Seventy EightMiera POV“Prophecy?” She asked clearly oblivious to what has been written.“You don't understand what is going on?” I asked and started at the twins but they were already avoiding my gaze“I know that a white wolf was meant to do great things but no one told me about stopping the world from going into complete chaos.” She answered, so she did hear about it but it didn't mean she knows the gravity of the prophecy.“Why didn't anyone tell me about the prophecy? All I heard was that I was the one to put a stop to Morgana’s madness, nothing else-” she crossed her hands other her chest. “It was enough to know that you were the reason for all that Morgan's wanted to do.” Atlas started and then leaned into the table with his palms crossed together. “We didn't need to tell you about the prophecy, it wasn't necessary-”“Well it would have given me a bigger picture to walk with.” She started and her eyes narrowed in on Atlas bit he wasn't disturbed by her glare.“Thats e
Chapter Seventy-nineLaila povHe was too fast.“Kevin wait!” I called after him but he wasn’t slowing down, he walked past a corner and then pushed the door as he stepped out into the open space. “Kevi-” he turned around making me stop abruptly.“What?” he snapped at me, his eyes were narrowed and blanketed in anger and hate, his hair had fallen over his forehead and a bit of it crossed into his eyes. His nose flared and his ears were pinker than the rest of his face.“What is it?! Do you want to give me one of those your silly pep talks to make me feel like i am being overly dramatic.” He snarled and i swallowed.“No, i am not trying to undermine your feelings, i just want to make sure you’re okay.” I stated sincerely. He seemed to relax at my words but the anger in his eyes were still there but his breathing had calmed down.“I’m fine, you don’t need to come baby sit me,” he grumbled and turned away from me, he walked to the balcony and held unto the railings as he watched over th
Chapter 100- The final mark(updated version)Laila POV“Ayeesha?” her name rolled off my tongue and I turned to her with my brows creased, her dark brows were no longer knitted and were more relaxed and she stared at the device in her arm ignoring the shocked look on my face.“You two were supposed to take care of them since, what was the hold up for?” she said casually and Andrea popped a mint in her mouth while Calum stared at me, he was the only one paying attention to my reaction and the other two didnt mind my break.“Ayeesha- how? No, this has to be a lie, there is no way this is- this is- is true.” I muttered words stuck in my throat, Ayeesha finally turned to me and placed her hands on her hips, i retraced my steps, my legs moving on its own accord. My eyes narrowed in anger.“Why? How-”“You probably didn’t hear it, you were passed out on the slab and you missed it,”“Missed out? missed out? How much of a traitor you are?-”“Oh please, you had the nudge that something was off
Chapter 99- The Third Strike- Part 2Ares POV“Thats enough Morgana,” Atlas stated, he was at the top of the elevation she had just climbed down from. Morgana’s face turned into a deep frown and then her eyes met with the three who were next to her, they exchanged a look that made me uncomfortable. Instead of dispersing as i expected they didn’t move, they remained in their spot like they weren’t aware of the intruder in their midst.“What is? The disrespect that you have for us, then yes, i agree. It is enough.” Morgana replied, “Where is your brother? I’m exoecting two peas in a pod, not one.” As if sensing where i was, she turned and our eyes met, her face which was blank stirred into a smile. It was impecable that she could find me through the crowd- i have sure blended in and far away but she could sense me out of the majority.“Come on, I think this would make a perfect reunion,” she opened her arms wide and then like metal to a magnet, the blade which had been tossed away from
Chapter 98- The Third strike- Part one of the ending.Maya POVThis was it. I was going to get my revenge on Laila for what she did to me. As I left the room, I stared at her one last time before I closed the door behind me. She didn't bother to spare me a glance nor did her eyes plead with me like i wanted, they were hard to read.“You two are done already?” I turned to the guy who was leaning by the wall, he had probably been there for a while. Malcolm, was it?“There’s not so much to talk about, our last meeting was not memorable,” I answered and glanced down at my watch, we had six hours until the main mission commenced.“I thought Morgana was the queen of holding grudges but you-” he pushed off the wall and walked closer to me. Something about Malcolm bothered me, it wasn’t the fact the Morgana blindly trusted him with her all or maybe it was the emotions bridled in his eyes, there was something he was hiding and I just couldn’t figure out what but it bothered me.“You are the qu
Chapter 97 Laila POV“Maya.” Her name tasted like ash on my tongue and my eyes fell on the woman I didn’t think of seeing soon, not here, not with the woman who was going to cause chaos. She stared down at me with her hands crossed over my chest, her hair was packed in a high ponytail. She was dressed in her signature black outfit, the turtle neck covering up her neck leaving her head as the only available skin showing. “Wait, you two want to know each other?” Andrea asked and for a moment I turned to the girl and watched her mouth drop open.“You didn’t know? Laila and Maya are sisters.” Another voice came from behind me, it wasn’t intended but the hair on my neck rose as the aura of the new person in the room clouded the place.“Wait- they are? You are kidding me right?” Andrea said but my blood rushed as i wanted to see the woman behind me, she stayed there driving me to the wall in suspense, i inhaled deeply.“Come on, cheer up Maya. You’re being reunited with your sister after
Chapter 96Atlas PovMy black uniform fit into my body and i brush the imaginary crease off my shoulders then i straightened my back, my face stirred in the mirror and i noticed the black eyes underneath my eyes and the hollow around. I looked like a dead man, there was nothing to tell me that would make me look more alive. I didn’t want to look more alive when she was missing, right under my nose.“You got this Atlas-” I said and opened my door at the same time another door opened. It had been more than twelve hours since i last saw Ares and now that the both of us stood at the empty hallway, we had no choice but to face ourselves.He didnt look any much better than i did, from his hair which were tousled and his eyes which were a bit hollow, his face was darker than usual and it wasnt the color, just his countenance.“Morning.” I greeted but he only nodded and walked down the stairs with his hands by his side. I sighed and followed after him, we made a beeline for the front door. De
Chapter 95Ayeesha POV“....thats all i remember.” I started and rubbed my forehead, another pain was coming on. I resisted the urge to grab the glass of water from the counter, there were so many people around me and they all wanted answers, especially those of the council. Ares isnt here yet neither was Atlas, Just Derek, Estelle and Kevin were the faces that didnt make me want to hide away. I know that i am the chief commander but sometimes i want to step out of my position and just be, but i know that it cant happen.“Thats enough for today.” Derek said and walked up to my bed side, he faced the rest of the council members. “She has clearly not fully recovered from the poisoning and need to gather her thoughts together.”“Its been three hours, our chances of finding the girl is very low.”“We all know that, but rushing without a proper plan isnt going to be helpful either is it?” he asked and they murmured between themself. I glanced down at my palms and rubbed them together.“I’l
Chapter 94Laila POV“You love, are coming with us to see Morgana.” Andrea said as she disappeared with Sam. My brows creased and I fussed in the rope which was holding me bound, i can’t go there. I need to escape from here and get back to the pack house.“Relax Laila, there’s no need for making a fuss, just remain still because you cant leave this place. The ropes wont easily come off and with Andrea here, you will be down in no time if you break free.” Malcom said and i swallowed. There was some kind of softness that was in his voice and a confidence in what he had said. Ofcourse, they had made sure that i would be bound and made plans even if i tried to escape.‘You should stop thinking about escaping and just let things happen as they should.”“You mean take me to that psychopath? No thank you-” i said through tight lips. Malcom didnt seem bothered that i called Morgana is Psychopath and he raked his hands through his hair. His hands moved to his jaw where he rubbed it subtly and
Chapter 93Laila POVThe first thing that hits me is the pungent smell of blood, my brain had been wired to perceive the disturbing scent from far away and even with my eyes closed and the slight thudding from beneath me that made my body ache didnt take away the mess buried in my head.“What do you think she’ll look like in her transformed state? I’ve never seen a white wolf before.” A high pitched voice said from next to me. Slowly, my eyes peered opened but not wide enough to give off the fact that i was awake. Sand.Flowing water.Large heavy footsteps accompanied with several others. I was not in the garden, i was being carried and the footsteps didnt sound liek naythign i’ve heard.“She’s pretty normal and hyped up if you asked me, there is nothing special to the girl.” The person carrying me said, my body vibrated with his husky tone.“You’re just being a hater Sam, i’m sure she’ll look great.” the feminine voice from earlier said and then their was a light pause on my right.
Chapter 92ATLAS POVThe cut went through deep in my left hand and Daniel’s teeth made sure to leave a mark, i was currenlty in my room after being stitched up by one of the nurses. I was alone going through some old pictures when a knock came on the door.“Come on in.” I said and the door was pushed opened, the scent made me recognize who it was and i dropped the pictures and turned to her.“Hey,” she started with her eyes on my shoulders. “Quite a stupid thing you did down there.” Ayeesha didn’t hold back on her harsh words, she stared at my shoulders and then at my face.“Nice way to rub it in.” I muttered and turned to lean back on the chair but a sharp pains seeped through me. `“He got you good, didn’t he?” she asked and folded her hands around her chest. “You think, but i’m fine. It’s nothing you know. I can handle-” i didn’t realize that she was walking in my direction until she placed her hands on the spot and with a knowing look she pressed hard on my shoulders.“F- Arg@#”