Maureen's POVLucia's birthday was finally here and I had decided to get her a gift even if she insisted she wanted to be with her parents alone. I had asked Lance to come with me but he said he had other things to attend to. Lance was the one who advised that I asked Dominus.When I called Dominus he was more than happy to come along. He said he would like to get Lucia a gift himself and would want to get my opinion on it. Lance also asked me to buy a gift for Lucia on his behalf. Although I didn't know what business he wanted to take care of that made him leave me in Dominus' care, I didn't question him. The previous day, he had returned home late. I asked him where he had been and he shouted at me asking if he was a toddler that needed monitoring. He later came to me to apologise and I forgave him thinking there must be something bothering him which he didn't want to share yet. Dominus and I had to go gift shopping alone. I had fun and I never knew Dominus could be a fun guy t
Lance's POVI stood open mouthed staring at Maureen. How could her eyes be gold in color? It was pure insanity to imagine it. 'Maureen, why are your eyes that color?' I asked worriedly. 'What color?' Her voice even sounded different.'Your eyes' color is all shade of wrong Reen,' I said backing away from her as she came closer. I was not moving away from fear but it seemed the best thing to do in that situation.'What is it Lance?' She asked looking confused. Suddenly her eyes went back to normal.I released a sigh of relief. 'Your eyes changed color just now. Are you ok Reen?' 'I am ok Lance,' she said but she suddenly looked at me suspiciously. 'Are you pulling this stunt just to get out of what you did?' 'I am not lying Reen. Your eyes are not supposed to change color until you get your wolf, even if you have, how can it be that color? I have never seen that color in my life,' I said with surprise still evident in my voice.'What color are you talking about Lance?' She asked lo
Maureen's POVI knocked at Lucia's door gently while I glanced back at Dominus as I heard him start the car. Lucia opened the door with her easy smile.'Is that not Dom, Why didn't he get down to say hi?' She asked looking disappointed.'It seems he is in a hurry to get somewhere.' 'Really?' Lucia asked stepping aside to allow me into the house. 'Are you sure about that?' 'What do you mean?' 'It seems as if he is avoiding me?' 'Avoiding you?''Yes. Ever since the incident, he seems not to want to have anything to do with me.' 'Don't over think things. Besides, Lance said that in two weeks they both would be appointed as the trainers of the newly recruited warriors. So his mind might be occupied,' I said trying to not make her feel bad. We entered her room and I sat on the chair while dropping the gifts by the table. Lucia didn't notice the gifts yet as her mind was preoccupied with her thought on Dominus.I had suspected too that Dominus was avoiding Lucia. I had not been able t
Maureen's POVI had a lot of fun with Amelia, Lucia's wolf, until she had to shift back. I gave her our gifts but she refused to open them until later. We didn't sleep all night. We talked about everything under the sky. We talked about meeting our mates and what life was possibly going to be like. 'Is Amelia beautiful?' She asked with a look I couldn't identify.'I showed you in the mirror. Didn't you see?' 'I saw her but I want your honest opinion, is she beautiful?' She asked impatiently.'Are you feeling insecure right now?' I asked looking at her suspiciously.'No, I am not feeling insecure. I just want your opinion that is all.' 'Hunnnn, I don't know,' I said teasing her.Her shoulder slumped. 'So she is not that beautiful right?' 'I was only teasing you. Amelia is gorgeous,' I laughed.'So you think our mate will like us?' 'You are beautiful and so also is Amelia. Your mate will be lucky to have you both.''Can I confide in you about something?' Lucia asked looking toward
Lance's POV'l should leave the party and go somewhere to wait her transition out and see how it goes,' I had said to Dominus on the day of Maureen's birthday. It would soon be midnight. 'And what excuse will you give to Maureen and your parents?' Dominus asked looking at me as if I was a child throwing tantrums. 'Stop looking at me as if I am stupid. You and I know what is at stake here. What if my wolf jumps her wolf and starts claiming her as his?' I asked throwing my hands up. 'It might not happen.' 'What if it does? I insisted.'Maybe I should get a tranquilizer ready,' Dominus said with a shrug.'I am not a wild dog,' I sneered at him.'You are making yourself sound like one. Look, you and I know that going away from here is tantamount to suicide. Maureen will roast you over a burning flame and I am sure my mate would give a helping hand. Besides, I am not ready to be blamed of advising you wrongly.' 'What do you mean blame you for advising me wrongly?' I asked wondering wh
Maureen's POVWe walked hand in hand to our parents' office not minding the glances we got on the way from the domestic staff in the house. Lucia followed closely and quietly. I knew she was nervous but she simply didn't question me. We had a lot of time to talk. As we approached the door, we discovered that dad and mum were in a shouting match.'You can't lock my son away like a common criminal,' I heard mum shout.'Why can't you be reasonable. He was going to mark his sister if we didn't act fast,' dad shouted back.'She is the one you ought to put behind those bars. For all we know she might be a danger to us all. What kind of specie is she?' Mum said still on top of her voice.'You need to calm down and talk quietly. She might hear you,' dad said pleadingly.'At this moment, I can as well scream down the entire neighborhood. You locked my son up and you expect me to calm down?''He is my son too, remember? And I have his best interest at heart,' dad said. It seemed to calm mum d
Lance's POV 'This is all so complex,' I said feeling so confused. Our resemblance to the people in the book was uncanny. I couldn't help but wonder. They looked older but there was no mistaken the resemblance. 'How do we get to the root of this?' Lucia asked. 'I say we leave our parents and their explanation for now and pay your grandmother a visit,' Maureen suggested. 'How many hours will it take us to get to your grandmother's place?' Lucia asked. Grandma Gina was Dominus' maternal grandmother. So she lived in a different pack. I have met her several times when she came visiting and a couple of times Dominus and I visited her beautiful cottage. She was a lovely woman. 'If we set out now, we will get there before dark,' Dominus answered. 'Then I will say let's go now,' Maureen said with determination. 'We still need to hear what mum and dad have to say,' I said. Maureen rolled her eyes at me and said, 'We will know what they have to say later when we get back from Dominus'
Lance's POVWe all sat round Grandma Gina's table waiting for her to start talking. Maureen had been so confused with Grandma Gina's action that she burst into tears. My wolf immediately swung into action. He pulled her away from Grandma Gina to hold her to our chest. She held on to my shirt as she cried. I was sure she was ruining the sky blue shirt but I didn't care. 'Grandma what are you doing?' Dominus had asked his grandma pulling her up. 'My eyes have seen the chosen one Dominus. It is she, I am very sure. Do you know how many years I have waited for this day?' His grandma insisted.'Yes grandma. I know you have waited for years but still we need to be careful. Anyone can hear you outside here. Let's go inside then you can see her to your heart content.' The old woman had grudgingly agreed to stand up. She smiled at us and said, 'The team is almost complete.' Whatever that meant we didn't know.We entered the spacious cottage and I was surprised to see that nothing was amiss
Maureen's POV'Mara came all the way down here because she said she wanted to see you guys. Do not delay in releasing her. She and the girls are still going to the pack house,' the Alpha said to us as we welcomed Mara and the other girls into the house.'I knew that the Alpha told you that my sister was found and I knew you would want to know how it happened that was why I pleaded with the Alpha to let us come here first,' Mara explained as we all sat down in the sitting room. Mum and dad had retired to their room, so also the Alpha and the Luna.'I will be lying if I say I am not curious about the fact that your sister is still alive,' I said smiling at her.Mara was about to say something when she suddenly looked at the door that led into the sitting room from the kitchen and sprang to her feet. 'Dawn,' Mara shouted as she wrapped Dawn in a friendly embrace 'Come meet my sister'. She pulled Dawn by the hand to where her sister was sitting. Adelia got up to greet Dawn.'Meet my sis
Lance's POVI had not expected to meet everyone downstairs when I came down. I had expected that they would be at the back of the house in the shades waiting. My intention was to wear my shirt when I was about to go outside.So instead of just feeling embarrassed at the fact that I was caught red-handed going at it with my mate while we were supposed to be training, I had simply comported myself and said hi.Dominus had not included the fact that they were all waiting in the sitting room when he mind linked me. He had only said that the Luna was around and he had told her that Maureen and I had gone upstairs for further training. That was why I had laughed.I saw the look Maureen was giving me and knew instantly that I had invited trouble. She was blushing so much that her face looked as if it would blow up in minutes.I saw Grandma Gina and the Luna exchange glances and smile. Lucia giggled quietly and Dominus' cheeks blotted up in his attempt to stop himself from laughing out loud.
Maureen's POVI sighed tiredly as I sat on the grass behind the Beta house. Grandma Gina had been at it with us all since that morning.I couldn't help but wonder how a woman of her age got the strength to match ours like that. She started with Lance. She set a stop watch for him to get to the end of the field at a set time and made the time shorter till he could actually get there in seconds. She had made me heal flowers. She would cut the flower half way and asked me to make sure it went back to its normal self. It was rigorous and draining. Lucia had walked into every solid thing in the house in the last three hours since the training started.I had the chance to sit down because Grandma Gina was working with Dawn and she was taking a nap herself.'Do you think it is natural for Grandma Gina to be this agile?' Lucia asked as she came to sit beside me on the grass. 'I am beginning to think she has an ability too,' I said.I stretched myself on the grass and rolled to the left th
Maureen's POV'Ian must have known that I already met Lisa,' I fumed.'Why are you angry?' Grandma Gina asked.'He could have just given this to me when we were at Amman's pack and we could have simply headed off to Lisa's pack from there,' I said pacing Grandma Gina's room.'You need to calm yourself down child. Things are not done that way. If what you told me about Lisa is true then heading off to her pack immediately might not be the best. Her pack would need time to come to terms with the fact that their child was back before you barge in on them,' Grandma Gina reasoned.I sat down and thought about asking Grandma Gina about Ian. Maybe a part of the prophecy we didn't know talked about him.'Grandma Gina, was Ian mentioned at all in the prophecy?' I asked.'The bane keeper was not mentioned at all. The golden wolf kept him a secret that was probably why he had remained safe for this long,' Grandma Gina answered before asking me why I asked the question. 'Something in what Ian sa
Maureen's POV'I guess your presence means you are back,' Ian said as he sat down beside me on the bench in the pack.'Yes. Obviously,' I said without looking at him.'How was the journey? Enjoyable?' Ian asked and I had to turn to look at him.'Are you being sarcastic? Enjoyable? No, it wasn't in anyway enjoyable,' I said in annoyance. I dropped the rest of the sandwich I was munching on before he arrived on the floor.'Good to know that you are angry. You will need that anger to propel you henceforth,' Ian said with all seriousness.'Why will I need anger to propel me? Besides, who will I be getting angry with?' I asked frowning.'You will find out,' he said before bringing out what looked like a folded paper. He placed it on the space between us and held it down with a finger.'What is this?' I asked looking from his face to the paper he held between us.'This is the map that will lead you to Rocha.' 'Who is Rocha?' I asked looking confused.'The one I told you that you need on yo
Maureen's POVThe days after the revelation of the fact that Dawn and I are sisters had been very hectic so I had not been able to talk to her about anything. She was being herself and I was being myself around her. Although I had not felt any sort of connection ever since we met, I saw her like one of us always especially since she was part of the prophecy. Since the Alpha said the five of us would be leaving soon, I decided against calling Grandma Gina on the phone. Amman had really created a big mess. A mess of people's lives and a mess of his pack now ours. But after a day of rigorous work, things were beginning to take shape. I walked to a group of women that were taking down the number of kids whose parents were dead or who they didn't just see anymore to give them helping hand. I saw Dawn talking to some teenagers and telling them exactly what to do. As silent as Dawn could be, I was surprised to see her that she was really good with people.She looked up at the moment I w
Maureen's POV'Is there something I need to know?' Lucia asked from behind me. Her voice startled me.'You startled me,' I said and turned to face her. We were in one of the store rooms in Alpha Amman's house. Our duty was to make sure that the soldiers divided the grains to the people accordingly. 'Of course you will be startled since your mind has been obviously wandering since we got here,' Lucia said.'What do you mean?' I asked feigning ignorance.'Your gaze has been on Dawn all morning Maureen, is there something going on?' Lucia asked. 'Yes am no. Nothing is going on,' I said and turned back to examine a bag of grain to make sure it was still good for consumption. When the Alpha had gone out with dad, mum, Dominus and Lance the previous day, they had worked with some of the elders who Amman had relieved of their eldership because they refused to cooperate with his wicked administration. They had successfully divided the people into different groups so that they could get re
Maureen's POVEvery word that came out of Mara's mouth cut into my soul like a sword. I never believed in my life that anybody anywhere could be that cruel and mean. Mara held on to mum like a drowning person as she cried bitterly. I saw that Lucia was crying too but I couldn't. I was angry. I felt so embittered by what innocent Mara had gone through.Mara's tears gradually faded into hiccups. She must be feeling broken. She was strong, no doubt. For her to have held so much pain in and helped us with the girls, she was indeed strong. 'Mara.' A voice called from behind us and that immediately made Mara lift her head from mum's chest and looked at her new comer.The girl was held between the doctors. She looked pale but that didn't hide her beauty. She had long beautiful lashes that hid her eyes behind them.'Lisa,' Mara shouted in excitement and ran to hug the fragile looking girl. Lisa? We all gaped at her. I couldn't help but wonder if it was the same disfigured Lisa that was lyi
Lance's POVEveryone gaped in surprise at Mara. She was physically shaking and breathing hard. She looked so angry for the mild tempered woman we had met the day before.She wasn't satisfied with cutting the Gamma's throat obviously as she started stabbing him all over with the tip of the sword.'Mara you need to stop. He is dead already,' dad said as it seemed everyone one of us was too surprised to say anything.Mara didn't stop. She kept stabbing him non stop. 'Mara,' the Alpha called her name but she didn't answer. She just kept on with it until the Alpha stepped forward and got hold of her by the shoulder.'No. He has to die. Let me kill him,' Mara said lifting her face up. There were blood stains that came from the Gamma's body on her face and clothes. There was also a crazed look on her face.'He is dead already,' the Alpha said gently as he noticed the look on her face.'Then he must burn. He must burn right now,' Mara said as she started dashing around looking for something.