ScottThe next morning I wake up feeling the worst.Between the pain radiating from my heart and the thoughts twirling in my mind, I didn’t get a second of sleep.Every time I closed my eyes, the images of Hailey’s blood splattered over the dirty floor of the forest and April continuing to lie to me flashed in front of my inner eye, making my heart squeeze and my blood boil.I’m sipping my coffee absentmindedly while staring into the void, contemplating about how I would need something stronger, as Liam barges into the kitchen. “Any news?” I ask him as he reaches me with hurried steps.He shakes his head, making my heart drop. “Not really. The search patrol didn’t find any of the two bodies but they collected everything they were able to find.”I grunt in disappointment, my thoughts swirling around the fact that I need the bodies to be sure that they are in fact dead and that they didn’t stage all of this with their accomplice to get away.They could even plan another attack on the p
April“Oh, April,” my mother starts, making my heart race. “What is it? Did you keep something from me?” I ask her, my voice nearly failing me. She lowers her head, giving me the worst presentiment.“I’m sorry that I never told you, but there was never the right moment to address it,” she starts making my heart flip. “There is indeed something you need to know.”I look at her wide-eyed as she lifts her gaze back at me with a sad smile. “You are adopted, April.”“What?” I ask, staring at her incredulously. “How?”She reaches out to squeeze my hand soothingly while I feel like my entire life has been a lie. “When I was your age, I had a best friend. Her name was Elena and she was an amazing person. She was strong and beautiful, which made her very popular in school. We stayed very close growing up, but one day she decided to leave. She traveled for a long time, and I started to think that something happened to her as no one ever heard from her again. Her phone was soon not reachable,
ScottAs my Beta informs me about the end of the search definitely, I can’t exactly make out which emotion weighs more in my turmoil of feelings.The bodies weren’t found by the search patrols.Putting up my best poker face in front of Liam, I actually hate the fact that I am saddened about losing her.I can feel my wolf pacing around, clawing onto the walls of my mind as he is about to push through to go check for himself.‘Easy. Calm down. We will go search the place for ourselves,’ I try to get him to relax, even if I feel as anxious to get there just like him.Finally, I shake off Liam and after contemplating if I should really go, I take my car to reach the place where the search patrols found their car.As I step out of the car, I can spot where the totaled car had been lying immediately. The shattered glass reflects the sun’s rays, enhancing the single car parts that still lie in the pitch.Only now I realize how badly they must have been injured as the feeble smell of blood st
AprilI continue to take slow, steady breaths to keep myself calm and cope with the heart racing in my chest. My enhanced sight enables me to watch them from a distance and prevents me from getting caught as I am too far away for them to get a whiff of my scent. ‘They are so funny. Running around uncoordinated like little pups,’ my wolf mocks them, making me giggle as I lay my head back on my paws. I stay hidden in the bushes below the high trees as I watch them. Unfortunately, they start gathering all our things left there and I whimper as I observe them organizing a tow truck to get the car wreck from the scene of the accident. My heart jumps in my chest, my instincts going crazy as I have to fight the urge to burst through the trees and charge forward to keep them to get our things as we would need them. But wouldn’t it be better if they thought that we were dead? Should I step out of the tree line and show me to them? Is there a reason why they are looking for me like this?
ScottPassing my hand over my face, I push out a deep sigh. I prop my head up onto my hands as I put my elbows on my desk which is filled with paperwork I urgently need to look at.But I just don’t seem to be able to focus, and while I’m losing time, trying to sort my thoughts to concentrate on my work or to distract me from the pain streaming from my heart, I get reprimanded by my wolf repeatedly.‘You should mourn for our mate. And still, you are here having a bad conscience for what happened to these traitors,’ he growls.Sighing, I pinch the bridge of my nose. ‘I can’t help it. I know what they have done to us, and to our beautiful mate, but I can’t shake the feeling that I sent them into their death. Or maybe even worse. They weren’t monsters, they didn’t deserve what happened to them.’He isn’t happy at all with my answer, and roars in frustration before he retreats into the back of my mind.The worst is probably that, whenever I close my eyes, April’s smiling face keeps flashin
Scott By the time I have already turned around to follow my warriors to the pack, I feel a strange sensation explode in me. My wolf halts, burying his claws into the forest’s ground even before a loud howl shatters through the air, making the earth shake. My warriors turn back as well, facing the dark forest where the gruesome growl just came from. ‘There are more. Brace yourselves.’ I connect to my warriors who are still able to fight, sensing coming more rogues through the trees. Lifting my paw to set it back down to be able to stand against the attacking wolves, I bare my teeth, ready to take them down. The first rogues push through the line of trees, attacking me straight away. I start defending myself, taking the wolves down one by one by ripping their throats. My claws and canines get coated with blood, filling my mouth and air with the sickening metallic smell, the taste slowly spreading on my tongue.As I’m too caught up in fighting them off, it takes me a while to rec
April My heart literally halted in my chest as I keep questioning myself and what I just smelled. But if I’m his mate… Wasn’t Hailey his true mate? Or is Hailey dead and I am his second chance mate? Oh, what cruel fate would that be? Being bound to someone who hates you with all this mate? And how sad it would be for Scott to be paired with someone by the Moon Goddess who he believes is responsible for his Luna’s death. ‘Don’t call her Luna,’ my wolf growls, making me shake my head. I sigh saddened, not finding it funny anymore. ‘Leave me alone.’ Of course, she can’t comply with my wish, but I will get her to retreat into the back of my mind when we shift back. The first thing that comes into my mind is to go back to the cave and to my mother, to check on her and maybe just forget about everything while consoling myself with a self-haunted dinner. But as I am about to walk home, and start climbing down the mountain, I halt in my tracks, my thoughts rescheduling and making m
Scott Pain drums against the walls of my mind, echoing in the inside of my head. I groan as I try to push myself up, but I fail, slumping back onto the bed. A strange sensation muffles my senses, making me feel panicky. Darkness surrounds me, and I try to take a few calming breaths to make the dreadful feeling disappear but it is difficult to keep cool if I don't know where I am. My hand snaps to the dressing around my head and the patches over my eyes and I flinch as I touch a bump that starts pulsating painfully as if I activated it. I can’t seem to be able to access my enhanced wolf senses, my body feeling as if functioning on low-energyI pick up steps feebly, and small hands touch my hand to remove them from my face, probably to keep me from removing the caringly applied dressings. The touch of the person reminds me of something I can't quite grasp, and from the size of the hand, I guess that it is a woman. Her touch feels like it’s making my skin itch, but not in a bad k
April ‘Gotta love a jealous Alpha,’ my wolf giggles, making me groan internally. ‘He should just fuck off,’ I groan back, pulling my blanket closer as I snuggle back in. “I am having a headache, and he wanted to go fetch Amber for me to bring me a painkiller.” Sighing, I close my eyes again, wanting to blend out how he distorts his face in disgust. But it’s more difficult than I thought. “Why? Something the matter?” I ask him, pushing out an exhausted breath. “You could have asked one of the Omegas to bring you something,” he grumbles, stepping closer. Does he really want to reprimand me? “Sure,” I scoff, squinting my eyes at him. “Next time, I will ask one of the Omegas, who can’t wait to bring me a painkiller drenched in arsenic.” “Don’t be silly,” he retorts angrily, letting himself fall into the armchair Daisy was just sitting in a few seconds ago. “As if you were that important that they would risk a war between packs and be executed by an insignificant Alpha like Noah.”
April Opening my eyes, I find myself lying in an amazingly cozy bed. “Goddess, am I dead?” I whisper, and I doubt my own question even before I hear Daisy’s whimper as my mouth feels dry as hell. And I guess I would feel better if I were dead. No one would have to face the Moon Goddess with a dry mouth. “April,” Daisy whisper-squeals. “Oh, my Goddess, how are you feeling?” I groan, pressing my palm against my hammering head as I sit up. “Everything is alright. What happened?” “You fainted,” Beta Daniel says, and I lift my head to see him leaning against the wall. “It must have been too much for you. Returning to this pack, seeing Alpha Scott, and the wolf who attacked you. As soon as the threat was removed, your body must have given up.” Taking a deep breath, I close my eyes, letting myself fall back into the bed. “Could you ask Amber to bring me an analgesic, please? My head is killing me.” “Sure,” Beta Daniel loosens his crossed arms and leaves the bedroom to go lo
April Time slows down, my surroundings only moving in slow motion as I try to think about a way not to die. The screams around me get drowned out by the loud sound of the blood rushing through my ears, and I can recognize the warriors and Beta Daniel moving from the corner of my eyes. But they are too slow, and I can’t shift without risking endanger Uncle Kane. I take a deep breath, closing my eyes and cowering in the hopes to protect my vital points and survive as long as it takes for the warriors and Beta Danile to get the wolf off me. ‘And the Alpha,’ my wolf says, gritting her teeth as she is preparing for the impact as much as I am. I laugh bitterly, hoping the feeble protection shield she is fighting to get up, will at least fend off a few blows and shield my skin from his sharp fangs. ‘I guess he will rather join his pack member.’ Sighing sadly, I step as much away from Uncle Kane’s bed as I can manage before he can reach me to prevent the attack from accidentally involv
April I watch the warriors of my pack bring in my instruments after I had asked every one of Alpha Scott’s pack to leave the room in order to be able to work in peace. I had already received enough dirty looks just from the few people who had seen me since I entered the pack grounds, and I was tired of being observed like I was trying to kill one of their strongest warriors. As if I would travel hours and a shit load of miles to do something that stupid. But I guess I will always be their Luna’s murderer, so what can I even expect? Uncle Kane has still not answered me properly, continuing to gush about me being alive and me being a doctor. I still didn’t tell him that I was the miracle doctor who saved his and his colleagues' lives, and every time he asked about my mother, I just smiled, telling him about how we had been living happily and without any problems. “In a pretty small home on the grounds of another pack,” I explain to him as I set the syringe to draw another
April I chuckle, shaking my head as he puts on a shy smile. “I am going to do the check-up, Uncle Kane.”Moving my fingers towards the doctor, I gesture to him to hand over the patient’s file, and I clear my throat as he scurries over to give it to me with his head lowered. As if he was intruding… I like this kind of power. “Impossible,” Kane whispers, closing his eyes to take a deep breath. He must be exhausted, and for a moment, I am preoccupied with the thought that he stopped breathing, and I crane my neck to check him out. It looks like he isn’t breathing anymore, and panic expands in my chest, getting my heart to beat faster, but just as I hold out my hand to feel his pulse, he inhales a lot of air and reopens his eyes. I slump back into my seat as he turns his head towards me, smiling. “So, you are a doctor. I always knew that you were a very special one.” Redirecting his eyes to the ceiling, he sighs, “Really intelligent.” His voice is barely a whisper, and I look int
April Kane’s eyes widen as I step in behind the doctor who had once refused to treat me but acted so worried for his head warrior’s health condition. Gulping down my hatred to be able to focus on Kane, I take another step forward, triggering him to rub his eyes in shock. “April,” he repeats over and over again, getting a smile to appear on my face.And for the first time since I stepped over the pack borders, it is a sincere one. “Hey, Uncle Kane.” I walk around the bed to reach him, his big eyes following me as if he were seeing a ghost. “Oh, my Goddess. April, is this really you?” I know that he must have problems to really recognizing me as April, as I have grown quite a bit since he last saw me, but my heart sings that he got it right away. “Yes, Uncle Kane. What are you doing? What happened?” He stares up at me, his mouth open. With a groan, he tries to push himself up into a sitting position, making me react immediately. I put my hands on his shoulders, pushing him back
April I feel like I am trapped in a bad movie as I get escorted to Alpha Scott’s office. The pack house is just like I remember it. Luxurious but lovingly furnished as the touch of the former Luna, Scott’s mom and mate to former Alpha Kelvin, still present. I gulp down the memory of me and how I spent my time here in the long past days. Beta Daniel is walking a few steps before me, trying to chat leisurely with Alpha Scott while I concentrate on my breathing pattern, afraid that I will just stop breathing and collapse at one point. Arriving at the office, I perceive my surroundings as if I were trapped in an aquarium and everything around me is muffled by the water I am immersed in. My view blurs and refocuses as I watch Alpha Scott’s lips move, gesturing for me to go into the office. It’s only as I enter into the snobbishly styled room that I recognize that I am apparently stepping into the office alone, my heart halting in my chest as I turn around. I look at Beta Dani
April Our convoy slows down just as it passes the borders to the Blue Amber Pack, but my heartbeat increases inversely proportional nearly breaking out of my ribcage. I see the wolves staring at us from behind the trees, their hate for me crystal clear, even on their shifted faces. I guess that I can be thankful that I’m here to save the life of an important pack member as any of them must be asking themselves if it would be worth the risk to lose their position as a guard in their pack and attack us. Or even risk a war just to satisfy that itching desire to sink their claws into my throat. Daisy lays her hand on mine, squeezing it soothingly and making me jump out of my thoughts. “Are you okay?” she whispers, and I nod, fighting to keep back my tears. I hate the fact that the landscape, the people staring, and the buildings passing by my window don’t stir any other emotion in me than sadness and resentment. I used to love it here and I loved growing up in this pack. Man
April “Angel,” I pick up the phone, Alpha Noah looking up and separating the pen he was chewing on from his lips to look at me questioningly. “You wish,” Liam barks out a laugh, making me roll my eyes. “What do you want, Beta Liam?” I ask, trying to keep my voice from shaking and adjusting my tone in the middle of the phrase, addressing him with his correct title. We don’t want to trigger a war, do we? My wolf mewls in my head, and I pull at my shirt, suddenly feeling uncomfortable in my clothes, my white coat weighing on my shoulders. “Something bad must have happened for you to call me on my direct number.” I clear my throat as Beta Liam starts talking, and I shrug in the direction of Alpha Noah as he cranes his neck as if it would allow him to hear the conversation better this way. “We have a problem, you are totally right. A member of our pack, one of our head warriors, collapsed during training. And I’m just calling because my Alpha asked me to. If it were for me, I would