Silver is a wolf, a white wolf from the myths. Granny only ever told stories about them but I never believed they'd actually thrive in existence.
Itching, itching badly to open my mouth but I feel engraved into the promise I made. A secret so big it crushes my shoulders...yet, I must not tell a soul.
I must not defy my words. But...it's hard to contain it. "Heather you have to hold it in".
That murderous intent in his subtle orbs as he took out the remnant of life from that wolf...he was so clam and unfazed. Like he's been into the act for long.
Shivers run down my spine at the hideous memory. "A bloody, god-damned white wolf...right under our noses all this time. And we had no idea".
I kick the air, pacing back and forth in my bedroom. Chanting to myself that I must tell no one. Gosh! I suck at secrets! I tell everything to my- Mom!
That's it! I can just tell her and for sure she'll understand. I'll talk to Silver about it once we see
One day...three days...a week...two weeks and still, I've been unable to even say hi to him. He's been avoiding me and it's been hurting badly since I can't control the urge to talk to him.Watching him talk to no one, sitting there in his seat all by himself...the regret worsens. And now everyone knows what he truly is.Screw that prick Ignacio for spreading it round the school and plunging the resentment Silver must have for me."Heather...please don't look so sad and broken. He just needs time to blend into the new order of things. It's his whole life that's changed now".Ria starts her sensational speech again and it only scratches at the guilt in my heart.I made him insecure and placed him in a spot, cornering him from all sides. Even with the interrogations, he never spilled anything and only pleaded to be left alone.There's so much he's going through all by himself. And to think that I just went ahead and.... God, I'm a
"As hyperactive as always, happy birthday sweetie" He says softly, a kiss being pressed to my temple and my eyes brim with a flood of emotions.Can't believe I got so under the cloud lately that I absolutely forgot my own birthday. Hayes giggles at me, punching the tip of my nose."The look on your face says it all. It slipped your mind again didn't it?" He teases and I pout like the spoilt child I am, "Go away".Back on my feet, I look around ecstatically, "Did mom come with? Where are Harry and Harlow? It's odd not to see them with you, Hayes".Hayes sighs, "They're locked inside the car. Dad threatened them not to step out".That's just normal too. Geez! I'm so happy they're here! And it's my birthday too!"Dad why isn't mom with you?" I always love to act spoiled around him. He stares down at me with a warm smile."Weslee shifted for the first time and it gave him quite the fright and Yohan and Zach are down with a flu. You do kno
I'm about to shift back and confront the rogue when a huge blur cuts me off. Like a flash, twigs and branches snap, loud whimpers and sounds of struggle ring in the air and I'm shaken back into the scene playing a few feet away from me.Twice my size, deep coffee-brown and spilling with a menacing stench of hostility. An aggravated aggressive male rogue tackles the female rogue to the ground, snapping its dentition in her face and digging it's claws ferociously into her flesh.My wolf tenses with anger and charges at them. Channeling my energy into a single move, I knock the bulky bully off the female rogue and he's sent on a rolling spree.The wolf on the ground looks in a very bad shape that fuels my rage and I try to get it to follow me before the wolf returns by nuzzling its face.The wolf stands and I lead the way, heading anywhere but away from that rabid beast.
Silver's POV."...oops! I better go check on them now. You can enjoy your sweet nap, I'll be busy at the backyard!"And hurrying feet lets me know she's dashed off, making me roll on my side with eyes shut and a faint smile lifting my face.Heather...what a weird and funny girl. She could go on and on about everyone in her family, the joy and pride beaming through the vigor of her voice and her contagious laughter....Bringing about a swelling ball of warmth I'm so reluctant to accept, despite how nutso it drives my being. To just be around her...always, and at all times.Bleeding comfort...a dreadful chill that slides down my spine, pressing a frown onto my face as my mind drifts off into random desolate spaces in my tranquil mind.Along the scattered pieces of memories I've tried to bury underneath my mind...I begin to see familiar plains, valleys and sketches of settlements that has me reliving the cold, old times.Af
I bump into something and come out of my daze. Furrowing my brows, "Heather...why did you stop walking all of a sudden?""Uh...well, there's a scene with Ignacio and Asher...at the field and...are they about to fight?" Starting of in a contemplative voice which grows higher and surer towards the end.I scoff inwards, "I bet that Ignacio must've challenged him"."Come" She grabs me by the arm gently, trying not to rush over to where they must be while I sigh, unable to understand her excitement.I listen to her quick but gradual steps and obey her every "There's a descension here" and "Hold on, someone's passing by". And I'm seated next to her.Ria's voice soon filters in and both girls go squealing. "Ignacio will finally be put where he belongs" Ria says confidently and I feel Heather bubbling in support."They're not shifting? Ignacio might have the upper hand" Its not a surprise if things turn out that way. After all, he's the beta's sibli
“Woah…the rumors were true huh, they really are a thing now”.My ears perk up with incessant itches as my face goes frigid instantly. More comments fly about and it only peaks the disdain brewing within me. Asher…that bastard.Going around and flaunting Heather as his girlfriend and stirring unending ruckus. I grind my teeth, feeling the bristles of my primal jealousy prickling all over my being.“Silver! Hey- wait up!”And yet, my body betrays my will to run away at the sound of her sunny voice. Hissing at my wolf for defying me and stopping my pace in wait for her to get close. I listen to the closing steps until her running feet comes to halt right before me.“Silver…damn, I almost missed you. Let’s eat lunch together…though I don’t know where Ria is. I think she’s avoiding me…”Getting to the part with Ria, her voice drops with worry and I have to pr
Clawing at my chest, excruciating pain I lured into my being. Itching madly…unable to control the spasms of pain that slices repeatedly against my body, stinging like iron whips lashing over my flesh. ‘Let me out….’ That deep growl resonates in the back of my head, dominating the chaotic mess my mind is degenerating to as I clutch my chest, sliding against the wall to a sitting posture on the cold floor. ‘Let me out…and let me go after her….’ I shake my head in the negative, beginning to view little colors through my eyes and I begin to panic, my wolf is gaining control. The colors fade into darkness, signaling my control and I hear his malicious growl from the depths of my mind and I bite on my lower lip to keep from screaming in pains. ‘This is how you want to play huh…Silver. Will you sit here wallowing in regrets or join me to rip that fool to bits and pieces and claim what belongs to us?’ His voice booms in my mind as I shut my eyes tight
“Hey, you’re leaving? But she’s in there. Playing games with Asher and a group of his friends…speaking of which…Ria’s also been avoiding her too. Know what’s up?” Not sure if it’s alright to tell him but I do anyway. “Ria likes Asher so she’s still mad at Heather. I’ll just quietly leave and try again some other time”. And before he can rain down his barrage of questions on me, I sprint off. What the heck am I doing?! I’m so close to her and yet I…can’t believe I’ve depleted into such a coward. I take shelter between the trees, resting my back against a tree as I scold myself. That’s when I pick up voices and her scent hits my nose hard, forcing a sneeze out of me. “So…” His voice drags, “…what is it you wanna give me?” I push off the tree and trace the voices and hide when i see his back. Trying to adjust my vision so i can see her clearer which is at the risk of my wolf jumping out. “Um…it’s nothing so special but- I’d like you to ha
“I’m done packing up!- Zach come help me out will you?” Ugh, why do I have so much to drag down? I frown and put my hands akimbo, staring at my luggage when my bedroom door comes open and a nineteen year-old Zachery steps in, chuckling into his fist when he sees my things.“Don’t let that laughter sip out. Help me get this down” I order and pick up my phone from my table as I join him to take them all down. Before I knew it, six years already sped by. A lot has happened, the family especially became much larger than it was back then. Harrison’s boys are as disastrous as he was and love to raise trouble all the time. Even the last of them who's only a year old, already knows how to manipulate the adults around him.Harlow has a son and a daughter, full of mischief but are quite cool. The girl loves to get into fights…must have inherited a little of me there.“Auntie you’re leaving already? When will you come visit us again?” Little Abby asks me, tugging against the leg of my jeans
A large hand comes over my back and begins to rub gently. “You know, when you keep breaking down like this, you make it hard for us to watch you. We decided we wouldn’t cry anymore and hold it up in our hearts instead…to honor her and remember her for as long as we live…” Harrison begins to say in a soft voice.“…so can’t you do us just this little favor and not cry like this?” I gently begin to detach my face from my palms and see Harlow with a painful look on his face and my breath catches. I lower my hands, bringing them down to my thighs in fists. Sniffing, “I’m sorry. I won’t cry anymore…I promise”. I’m sorry I’m still a child and still so weak. There’s still so much I have to prepare for and so much to learn. I couldn’t be useful this time…but I won’t give up.“About what I said that night, I didn’t mean to say those hurtful words and hurt your feelings like that. I was insensitive and selfishly caught up in my own spurt, I’m sorry” I keep my gaze on my fists, glad I came o
‘Isn’t there a way to still rouse her up so she can at least communicate with her mate?’ Alpha Marcus asks and is replied by the alpha, “We will count on a minute. That’s the only opening we get to rouse her up and get the task done. The pressure on her soul is immense, we cannot afford to keep waking her from that necessary slumber”.He’s speaking in things I don’t understand again. I fall back, watching them charge towards Talon who sends Hector and Hex flying and colliding into Silver as they fall into a roll. He then sees them from the rear and he turns, ready to attack when the white wolf and Uncle Gabriel both combine a barrage of attacks into his side and kick him away from where mom lies.Talon remains resilient, refusing to be pushed over, baring his dentition ferociously and making a leap, descending with his head first. The white wolf leaps too, their heads colliding in a massive headbutt.'What the hell...' I blink, reluctant to believe they're both still agile after tha
“The undisputed king of the Black Night Wolf Clan…” The white wolf alpha growls with cold reverence as he glares towards Talon who isn’t making a move yet, as if he’s taking in the new comers and trying to decipher according to his own sentiments what side they’re on. Friend or foe?‘W-what’s going on?’ Mustering the energy to link my mate and he snaps right in my direction, catching my gaze and getting alarmed to see the state I’m in. I try on a weak smile and look to my side to see a very tall woman, dressed in the same clothes as that white wolf and coming towards me.She crouches next to me, a beautiful smile on her face as she takes off her cloak and drape it over my nakedness. I blush and lower my head and she speaks, “It seems you’re his Luna, my cousin that is”.“Y-your cousin?” I look at her with wide eyes, noticing Silver’s running over as well. She glances at him and back at me, nodding, “His mother, Teresa, was my father’s younger sister. She was such a kind and lovin
I fall sick at heart, agony rattling around my being as they zip past, ganging up on Olyver. The piercing cry of shriek and terror plunges into the air as I shut my eyes…the pain and grief eating away at me faster that a lethal poison.‘Odelia….’ I feel so helpless, seeing Hogan approach us…crouching next to his mate who’s struggling to hold on for him.I feel so guilty…If I hadn’t been so obstinately bent on coming here…if I had obediently stayed back like Weslee did…this tragedy wouldn’t have happened. I feel so ashamed to even look at Hogan, guilt suffocating me as I begin to back away…I’m so sorry..I’m so sorry.Something stops me from digressing any further and I turn to see Hex. At this point, I just wish I was the one who got hit and not her…how do I face them all after the disaster I’ve caused?’Heather…hey, look at me…it’s not your fault. Please don’t blame yourself…Heather’Everyone will say it’s not your fault, trying to make the guilt go away but…this will never change
Glancing over at Odelia who’s talking to the pack’s beta’s mate, I wonder how I’m gonna shake her off so I can leave. Silver is so dead when I get him, how dare he leave me alone without even a word?‘Like you have an excuse yourself for what you did last night’ My wolf scoffs at me and my lips sew shut. Remorse funnels through my veins, making me feel sad for my insensitive action yesterday. I recall the look of utter shock and deep hurt in Harlow’s eyes and my heart convulses. How could I be so mean and thoughtless? I just let those hostile words flow from my mouth without thinking and now I’ve left them deeply hurt. Worst, I didn’t apologize for it. I have to leave this place. I get up from the barstool and Odelia looks my way instantly as if she’s been waiting for me to make a move. “Where are you going?”I don’t reply yet as I keep my gaze elsewhere, calculating how fast I can zip out of here, shift and sprint off before she’ll be able to chase after me. Sucking in a de
“He’s my mom’s older brother and the alpha of the pack she belonged to before she got together with dad” I give him my reply and quickly add, “He treasures mom like a gem and always flies over whenever she gets into any trouble”.“Oh…” He expels and I shrug, wondering what they must be talking about again. In our time of peril, it’s good to know we’ve got many allies willing to come to our help. In our time of need, we weren’t abandoned.And it turns out uncle Adams had been in company of alpha Charles, alpha Nyx, alpha Delano and alpha Caden. Together, they had taken their warriors with them to lend help to our pack in fending off the enemies' invasion.“In total, we got six traitors in cohorts with Kieran. Leon reached out to Ezra the moment they attacked so Nyx gave me a call and we got the others involved. We were already here in Canada when the call came through and those crazy nomads wouldn’t let us leave easily but Odelia and some warriors from your pack showed up and helped
Dad nods in support and says, “And Kieran’s gain in all this would be his heroic move to wipe out the perpetrators of the vicious act to gain favor from the masses. He wants the position of alpha representative of Canada. But….”“Why go as far as involve the nomads?” Hardin voices and they all look his way. True, Kieran could just get some unnamed rogues to do the work and get it over with. So why choose to get a whole pack involved as well? It makes no sense.“He’s not being reckless, he knows what he’s doing. Kieran wants to wage a war against me and to do that, he had to take out one of our strongest allies, the nomadic wolves. Tch, I should’ve seen this coming” He tusks at the end and steels his expression.“Yumi was most likely taken to cripple your resolve to fight against them, to keep you restrained while he crushes the whole pack” Uncle Gabriel adds, chagrined and dad only smirks effusively.“And then he’ll aim for even higher power…To stand at the apex of power, to rule
“It seems while I’ve been busy watching over the pack, you got busy maturing huh? You’re no longer that cute little cry baby” He suddenly says with a tease and I flush, embarrassed and ready to protest.But the warm smile he shows me, has me retreating and revealing a haughty smile, pride sprouting from the truth in his words. “I can become even better than this and surprise you in the future” I boast, receiving a bonk on the head.“Nah, I don’t think you need any more dose of maturity after this. We need you to remain our precious little girl forever, that’s much better and safe”.The hell? I fume, glaring at Harrison who wiggles his brows at me. “Safe- what the hell are you talking about?! You can’t keep me this way like this forever- I’m not some pampered pet!”But my protest only has my brothers laughing at me as I look down, boiling in anger and a red face from shame. Ugh, I’ll forever remain a little kid in their eyes…but then, I don’t feel bad at all.