IsabellaTime hadn't passed much since the initial suggestion. A part of me wanted her to let it go, but I couldn't find the heart to tell her when she looked happy talking about it. She would be the best aunt, I thought, looking at how she cared for Treasure. She was already one, but she didn't know. I reminded myself, guilt staining my mood at the reminder of who Treasure exactly was. I had no qualms with the party at all.It was not about the party itself, but the day it was in.27th. That spelled my 19th birthday.When I imagined myself to be 19 years old, I imagined perhaps being trained in my pack, more competent and probably more versed in the rules of a gamma. I imagined I was mated already with Darius by my side.It meant that a full year had passed since I had left. A full year since my life was turned upside down.I hadn't expected the realization to hit hard, but it did just the same. I hadn't even realized that the day had come so soon, yet it had. But who was I to thin
For the rest of the days leading up, I spent my time between work and home.The celebrations were planned throughout the week, with Sierra at the forefront. There wasn't much to plan anyways, as it was supposed to be a close knit affair, especially as it wasn't any real anniversary or celebration. At least, not to Treasure. Throughout the remaining days, not one word was said regarding the birthday. After more thinking, I had decided to let the matter go without telling Sierra. Within me as well, I had expended my energy in not thinking about it.It was in the evening that we began.Treasure's celebrations were done with fanfare. Ony Sierra, Claire, Agathe, and I were there. It wasn’t until later that Felix and his older brother came in to join in the celebrations that it was revealed that Sierra invited them. Agathe also invited a few people, as about five younger girls came over. I could only vaguely recognize some of their faces, as people who had passed me food in my early days
LeoThumpThump thump thump.Thump. thump.The chain rattled with every punch, every kick I gave. ThumpThump thump My entire body ached all around, my legs especially. I looked toward the dummy I faced. What was once a strong sandbag form was now misshapen beyond recognition, its frame barely hanging onto the chained ceiling it was in.It wasn't enough.Looking at the misshapen sandbag, I knew there was nothing left for me there. Turning away while noting in my head to get a replacement. I moved towards the barbells to work my arms out.By the time I was done, my body was bathed in sweat. My muscles were filled with a pleasant strain familiar to me. I was in the company's gym, in the basement of the building where it was furnished to act as a workout center for humans and wolves alike.Not to mention, three days had passed since that night.“Here.”“Thank you.” She said, eyes glistening with tears.I pushed the thought in the back of my mind as I looked down, focused on stripping d
LeoThe sensation of the floor against my bottom felt odd, but I welcomed it.“So I suppose you came here for some reason?” She turned to me.I shook my head. There were no excuses I made to stay there, except…Except what?I looked at her carefully. That was when I realized that she wasn't in the clothes that she wore around the house; gowns and dresses. She was instead clad in a pair of jeans and a turtleneck shirt. A sign that she recently came back from work.“So how was work?” Came out of my lips.Shit I had never spoken about work to her. Why did I say it anyway? But then again, only a few days ago,she poured her heart out to me regarding her shitty birthday, so should it have been a problem to share one day of work?No.Yet the seconds flew by.“It's fine.” Was all she said.“It was really cold for the kids actually, so it was pretty difficult to get them to focus. I'm pretty sure half of them were asleep.”“Ah.” I nodded.“I'm not really bummed about it though. I don't blame
IsabellaI shivered as a gust of wind came from the window. The winds had been getting colder. It was to be expected. After all, winter was here.It wasn't a surprise to wake up one day to see snow falling. It came magical nonetheless, especially in the rogue pack house. From the lights from the houses, the paths looked more like an idyllic village. It was also nice within the Red Eclipse. Yet in comparison, the Rogue Pack's looked much more homey.In the past month, Sierra had taken me shopping in the city for warmer clothes. It may have partly been her excuse, as coincidentally, Damian was there. She made sure to spend time with him whilst handing over her card to me. Now, I wore an oversized thick corded wool turtleneck that swallowed my frame reaching halfway to my thighs with a long wool skirt. My coat was folded on my desk whilst I focused on the window, where the children played.Teaching was no less easy today, especially as the school year was ending. The children, when not
Isabella As I returned home, knowing that Treasure was safely with Agathe in her home, I changed to a warm pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt to begin training. I began with warmups, to reacquaint my muscles, frozen with unused and the cold.There was no chance of getting Sierra to spar with me. I couldn't meet Sierra today, she wasn't going to return until evening, likely in order to meet Damian. No doubt Damian was also going to tell her everything that took place, or his own version. Thinking about it vaguely as I stretched, a tinge of guilt sparked in me. Damian had been working towards engaging in the acceptance of Rogues towards his pack members, to no avail. This duel put he and Sierra's plans at risk. No matter how it went, there were going to be negative implications.If I won, it may implicate and further solidify the foolish notion of an aggressive rogue. If I lost however, I would have to leave, and they would have successfully dragged out the sole rogue in their territ
Isabella.By the time Sierra came home and saw Leo and I in the same vicinity, she gave me a look that spoke. Her blue eyes sparked with the words ‘we will talk about this later.’Aside from her mildly fierce gaze, I couldn't read any other emotion on her face. Was she angry, anxious or worse, blistering mad? I couldn't tell.I swallowed the slight lump in my throat, turning back to focus on Leo. Somehow in his gaze, the lump relaxed and ease flowed through me.Sierra cleared her throat, forming a brightened face. “So, what did I miss?”For a moment, I was tempted to look directly at Leo, but stopped myself. After hashing out the details of our discussion, we promised to keep it a secret from Sierra. Only, I didn't know how much of a secret it would be.“Nothing much,” I shrugged, looking at the sad empty table. I excused myself from the dining, moving to help Agathe with the dishes. Despite not knowing my reason for being present she moved along, telling me to do things with a gentl
Sierra and I talked for a while. She told me about her contemplating quitting her job and such. One thing worried me however; she never made any mention of talking to Leo.It hadn't escaped me that he was getting suspicious. Especially considering that time he came to my room. I feared that he was growing closer to the truth, and most of all, she knew it. I found it more and more difficult to deceive him. My avoidance of his questions was only a bare minimum. Because now, Sierra wasn't only my friend, he was also. And most of all, Sierra was his sister. And yet, I didn't want to betray her by bringing it up to him.I said nothing of my thoughts to her, listening dutifully. She barely asked much of mine, and I was relieved. Aside from the usual daily activities, nothing had happened. Aside from my closeness with Leo.I bid her goodnight, heading to my room. I moved to the crib, watching a sleeping Treasure. Now that Agathe was sick, I was the one to take care of him a lot more. I watc
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Isabella.Treasure played freely amongst other children. The happiness in his eyes made me smile from the window I watched him in.He had taken to them very well, free to reveal his claws at any time, compared to before.After what felt like minutes of watching, I settled back down onto the couch, filled with stacked books I was hoing to remove for the day.I settled into the dark couch where even before I left, it gave comfort. Now I needed that more than ever.It felt like before, yet everything was so different. Now Sierra came occasionally, no longer a resident of the pack yet still belonging to it. She had all the grace of a Luna. It was something I had known for a long time, yet pleased to see nonetheless - nevermind that I still beat her whenever it came to sparring.The biggest difference, however, was me.I had once come here as a guest, hiding myself away from the pack and not wanting to get attached. Now I was here as Leo's mate and the first and new Luna of the rogue pack.
Leo.I looked at Isabella who bore a stricken look. The disbelief in her was the same one I faced.This was the first time I had physically seen the person right in front of me, and as I looked at him, an open scar on his face with his hair in disarray and his eyes crazed, I knew what my answer would be.Turning to Isabella, I conveyed all I needed to, squeezing her hand lightly. She seemed to understand as she nodded. I let her go, walking toward the man who looked more pathetic as his hopeful eyes looked up at me.“I have no need to fight you, Darius, because there's nothing to fight with you about."I saw his expression morph into a frown and anger light up in his eyes in response, but I wasn't done.“Isabella is not a bargaining chip, nor an object to fight over or own. I doubt that you will understand that as you are now, but it's the truth. Scum like you deserve a terrible fate, and though I'm glad that Isabella is by my side now, I wished she didn't have to face someone like yo
Isabella.A chill went through me at the news. Looking at the rest of them filled with shock and plenty of questions, there was nothing we could do but wonder.How did they figure it out already? Was this part of their plan from the start? I saw a mix of emotions, none of them positive on everyone's face. It was only a light squeeze that made me turn to him.Leo's startlingly blue eyes couldn't cool down my tension, but it eased it a bit.And for a moment, knowing everything else, I only let one thought reverberate through my mind.Everything will be alright.…..Throughout the next few days, we had mobilized everybody possible.They had announced to the pack and the council of elders everything that had taken place, never leaving a single detail out. The pack was in an uproar, yet in a discussion of our allies, they felt mixed emotions.I looked around at the people around me. People who had once judged me in favor of the person who was now the biggest threat to the pack.When I sp
Isabella.Together we left for the Alpha's quarters, only to see my parents.Surprise filled me as they also stood up.“What are you two doing here?” My mother demanded, eyeing both of us.“Please," Isabella pleaded.I stayed as she explained every word that she heard in the forest, and I could see every single one of their faces turned grave.“Isabella, are you sure that that was everything you heard?"I wanted to nod, but held back. There was still one thing I was holding back.“When they spoke, Lucy said that he needed her. Not just because of the rogues, but…”I knew that this was sure to hurt, no matter how much I steeled myself to say it was Leo's light squeeze that made me shut my eyes and finally let go.“Because she knew the truth behind his father's death."A shattering sound.“Melissa!”I whipped my head in surprise as I saw that Darius's mother was suddenly laying on the floor unconscious. The implications of my words were clear to everyone.I could only keep still, watch
Leo.The moment she had frozen, I already sensed something was wrong.Two people, whom from the look on her face, she recognized were speaking.Closing my eyes, I heightened my senses to hear what they were saying.The first voice was a rough one that undoubtedly belonged to a man whilst the other was a woman.“You said that it'll work, but they haven't made any moves since.” Said the male one.“I mobilized all these rogues and I promised them domination. Do you think that it was easy?”Rogues? The mention of them.“Or better yet, do you think calming them down was? After they'd lost two people to your damned pack, you should be lucky that they haven't turned on you."“Shut the hell up.” The male voice spat out.“You can't get rid of me. Not when I'm the only one who knows the real secret behind your father's death. Not while you need me to appease the rogues while you mess up and no nothing. Not while I look like your dear–” The woman spat out.“–Shut up!” The words were so loud I wa
Isabella.The next morning was far from normal. The only way it could have been described was cold.Neither of my parents were speaking to me, not even as I prepared breakfast earlier in the morning as an appeasement. They avoided my gaze as much as they could, never speaking a word.It hurt, the silent waves of disappointment that ebbed out of them. I braced through it however.Even little Treasure had noticed it.“Where's daddy?” He whispered to me. I noticed that my parents had stopped eating, either hearing or rightly assuming Treasure words.I attempted to smile at him. “He's not here, but we can visit him if you'd like,” I spoke invitingly.Before Treasure could say a word, I heard my mother's voice for the first time that morning.“Treasure dear, why don't you follow us to the pack gardens? There are plenty of beautiful animals there.”I stiffened at her passive aggressive nature. Yet when I looked at Treasure's imploring eyes which silently asked me for what to do, I gave a sl
Leo.The pain Isabella bore on her face made me want to hold her, yet those doubts and fears I thought I had rid myself of stopped me short, leaving me helpless and hollow.The night was silent and cold. Peaceful. It was a complete contrast to the violence that had occurred in what should have been less than 20 minutes ago.The pain from the hands that choked me still ached every time I swallowed, yet I kept silent.I almost flinched when I felt the brush of a hand, only to relax as there was only one person who could do that. I let her wrap her hand around mine, sighing at the guilty pleasure of her touch.When I turned to look at her again, all the warmth I gained drained away.Her eyes glistened with tears even as she stared stonily at the distance. She was devastated. From her parents' reaction to the way it all came crashing down.I vaguely realized that she was trying to do that. Comfort me. In turn, I held her closer, hoping that she gained a bit of warmth as well.When Connor
Isabella.My blood ran cold, yet I kept a smile as I turned to Treasure.“Treasure, I think it's time you went to bed," I said.He looked at me for a moment before nodding.“Okay, mommy. Goodnight.” He turned to Leo and oblivious to the tension in the air, told Leo. “Goodnight, daddy.” I heard the slight suck of breath from one of my parents, but I focused solely on my son, nudging him forward.“Go on then," I said, as he yawned before moving up the stairs.I watched him carefully until I was sure that he was out of sight and earshot. The sound of his guest room door shutting made me let out a breath of relief.I shouldn't have let my guard down.It happened instantly. One minute, we were all sitting on the table and in a flash, a person pinned Leo to the wall.“Dad!” I called out, panic filling me as I stood up, speeding across the room.My father was on his full feet, his hands wrapped around Leo's neck. Goddess! He was choking him!Leo remained still. Whether he was still in shock