Maureen POV'I am off to the training ground Reen,' Lance said the next morning. 'Is it not too early?' I asked stretching like a cat. I had told him to wake me up whenever he was going to the training ground each morning.I didn't like the idea of waking up to an empty space beside me. I wanted to know when he was going each day. Lance had said he couldn't bring himself to disturb my beauty sleep every morning but I had insisted that he woke me up before he left each day.'It is almost six o'clock. Training starts at six.''I know. Lucia and I would be going out with the Luna today,' I reminded him.'Yeah I remember. You girls should have fun and my regards to the queen of drama,' Lance said smiling playfully.'Are you actually making fun of my best friend right now?' I asked feigning annoyance.'You and I both know your friend likes adding drama to everything. I couldn't believe that she was not in any kind of pain yesterday,' Lance laughed, probably remembering what happened yest
Lance's POVI broke every speed limit possible to get to Maureen. The Luna had mind linked me saying something was wrong with Maureen but they were back home. I didn't bother to wait to explain to Dominus what happened. Even if I explained, he would not have understood a word because I would probably not have made any sense. I heard Dominus call me severally as I dashed out of the training ground on top speed and shifted into my wolf in mid air. Every other thing faded as my thought was consumed by Maureen. I quickly shifted back when I got to the house, I was naked but I didn't care. I met the Luna and Lucia in the sitting room both pacing frantically. 'Where is she?' I asked looking around as if I could see the immediate threat. 'Oh my goodness. Lance you are naked,' Lucia shouted in suprise and covered her eyes with her hands.'Where is Maureen?' I asked again paying Lucia no mind.'She is upstairs but she has locked herself in there since we got back,' the Luna explained.'
Lance's POV'Dominus, can I come in?' I asked as I knocked at his door. The door opened and I stepped in to see that it was Dominus who opened the door. He looked a bit rough and unhappy. I knew he would have been very worried for his mate. I saw that Lucia was still lying on the bed, sleeping.'How is she?' I asked looking at Lucia's sleeping form.'She is fine I think. She ate something and said she wanted to sleep.' 'What about you? Are you okay? You look unhappy,' I said.'Come in and sit down, Lance,' Dominus said closing the door and led me to the sofa. 'You know Maureen would never hurt Lucia intentionally, right?' I asked Dominus when we were seated. 'I don't even know what to think, believe me. I am torn between protecting my mate and standing with my sister,' he said rubbing his hand on his face. 'What do you mean?' I asked confused.'I am beginning to doubt our safety with Maureen around,' Dominus said with worry evident on his face.'Maureen would never hurt any of
Lance's POV'Mum are you sure you are ready for this?' Dominus asked the Luna after she said I was free to mark Maureen.'I am sure Dominus. I would do anything for my child,' she said to Dom. 'I understand why you are charging into this head first and I appreciate it a lot' I said to the Luna.'If you understand why I am doing this, does that mean you heard everything we were discussing just now?' The Luna asked.'Yes. Not everything but I heard enough to make me realize that my delay in marking my mate was risky,' I said.'I thought I caught your scent in the air but I thought I was just hallucinating because we were discussing you and Maureen.' 'Thank you so much Luna. I appreciate this,' I said appreciatively.'I would do anything for my child. Besides, the next few days after words get out about the fact that I am her birth mother might be tough. Take care of my girl, Lance,' the Luna said looking deep into my eyes as if she wanted to peek into my heart.'Maureen is my mate and
Maureen's POVThe preparation for Lucia's formal introduction to the pack had totally taken my mind off the incident where I nearly killed Lucia.I saw the excitement in Lucia's eyes and also the nervousness. The thought of the fact that she will be introduced as the future Luna must be very overwhelming for a simple girl like Lucia. 'Do you think the pack will accept me?' She had asked the previous night when we were picking the best jewelry for the cloth she was going to wear for the ceremony. 'Why won't they accept you?' I asked looking at her as if I wanted to scold her.'You know I am plained face. I don't think I am beautiful or charismatic enough to be a Luna,' she said sadly.'Are you fishing for compliments?' I asked raising a side of my mouth'What do you mean?' She asked looking confused.'You know you are beautiful Lucia. If you want me to reassure you, just say it,' I answered.'I am just nervous,' she said and I laughed at her. By the time it was morning Lucia was twi
Maureen's POVLance held my hands above my head and looked deep into my eyes.'You know better than to threaten me like that Maureen,' he said. 'You were doing your thing with Cybil, what do you expect me to do, applaud you?' I asked with anger still in my voice.Do you mean you want to allow other people to touch what is mine?' 'You allowed that whore to touch what is mine. Why can't I do the same?' I asked defiantly.Lance didn't say anything anymore. He simply took my lips with his. At first, I felt reluctant to reciprocate his kisses but as it became more intense, I had no option but to yield to him.He kissed me so hard as if he was trying to convey a message. I felt my insides melt. 'I will make love to you then mark you so that the whole pack and every wolf will know you are mine,' Lance said into my ears after he had removed his lips from mine.I shivered as goose pimples spread all over my body at Lance's voice. He gently released my hands and started unzipping my dress.
Lance's POVI was scared out of my mind but I had to keep it together for Maureen's sake. I stood in the mall and took one thing or the order from the shelf, read whatever was on it, and dropped it. I wasn't even reading the labels. I was only stalling for time. Two nights before I had marked Maureen and like Grandma Gina had said, she started having flashes of memories. Some she told me, some she didn't. At a point that night, I wanted us to go and wake Grandma Gina but Maureen insisted that we waited till morning. I could not sleep till daybreak. When I was sure Grandma Gina would be awake, I told Maureen to let's go to her room.I had mind-linked Dominus that night. I told him everything that was happening. So when we were about to go to Grandma Gina's room, I mind-linked him to join us there.Grandma Gina opened the door to us smiling as usual, not minding the fact that it was early in the morning.Grandma Gina offered us a seat on the couch by the bed while she sat down oppos
Lance's POVI watched from the glass window of the mall as the stranger stood up from the bench to walk away. Before I could blink, he had disappeared into thin air.I quickly ran out of the mall towards the park. Lucia too had found her way to Maureen. 'Are you sure you are okay?' Lucia was asking Maureen when I got to them.'I am fine. I told you guys that I would be fine,' Maureen said rolling her eyes at Lucia.'Do you blame us for distrusting a stranger?' I asked as I joined them on the bench. 'I didn't see him walk out of this park. He practically disappeared mid step. I had never thought that was possible,' Lucia said looking from one edge of the park to the other.Dominus and the soldiers stood some steps away. Dominus was addressing them. When he was through, he came to stand in front of us.'What did he say to you?' I asked Maureen. 'This is not the place or time to discuss that Lance. Let's get home first,' Dominus said.I had to mentally give kudos to him for stopping m
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.