Heather’s POV.
“Heather sweetie, the boys are here!” Aunt calls from downstairs and I hasten up, swiping my phone and headphone off the bedside table and throwing them into my travel bag. “I’ll be there shortly!”
Hollering back, I dash out of the room and slam into someone as we both groan. Kamila giggles at me, rubbing her arm, “You should slow down or you might just fall down the stairs”.
And I pout, “You don’t have to put it that way. I’ll be careful!”
And off I go with my explosive drive down the stairs and rolling into the sitting room where I instantly compose myself before the watching eyes.
“Oh…hey Asher” I wave my hand softly and he smiles. But I’m searching for someone, craning my neck around until something hits me directly at the nape of my neck and I let out a yelp.
Turning around with an evil glare that melts away to a
“Are you sure you’re alright? Do you need me to stay?” I turn around at the voices and see mom and dad by the main door.She pats his arm, letting out a nervous laugh as she shakes her head against the offer. “You don’t have to, it’s only a mild headache. Now buttercup, you have to get going before Weslee sees you” And she starts to push him out the door against his protest as I giggle at them.Skipping over, “Did you really have to chase him out that way- mom?” Surprised to see her leaning her back tiredly against the door with a palm against her temple and eyes shutting momentarily. Studiously, I draw closer just in time with her eyes coming back open.“Oh hey sweetie, you’re up huh? Hungry?” Even her voice is strained and her smile is sloppy. She looks…extremely exhausted.Ignoring her questions to stretch my hand up, flattening my palm against her forehead and my other palm
I watch the Gamma’s younger sister, Lana and my older brother Yohan from the porch I’m standing on. These two have grown so attached and inseparable in just seven hours. Yohan never wants to let her go and neither does she as she behaves all coy and shy, often bringing something to talk about. But she knows she has to return to the pack house as her help has been requested.When I told mom about it earlier, she was so happy to have her family and aunt Lisanna’s joined together and has been in a good mood all day. Despite Lana being four years older than Yohan, you’d think the otherwise when you witness how dominate he is over her. I guess that’s just a trait for the alpha blood.About to turn away from watching the couple when I see the boys returning from their ‘stroll’.Asher looks exhausted…actually, he’s the only exhausted one as he’s covered in dirt and leaves sticking out in his hair. I giggle at
Why did we all have to come here together again? I sigh for the umpteenth time, finally he’s shown. “Hey Zach, get up Shane is here” I tap him on the shoulder and he stands up from the floor as I frown at him.“You didn’t have to sit there, Zach for God sake…there’re seats around” Gosh this kid! He’s even laughing. Brat, I know you intentionally wanna get on my nerves.“The others will be here in a while, we can go on ahead and get the popcorn and drinks” Shane arrives and I grin widely, “Good news for me. I can secure me a nice paper bucket of popcorn without Harry and Harlow being here”.“I guess so, just that I quickly have to secure some more tickets. Emily, Fenrir, Scott, Zara and Jenna are coming” He tells us and I go, “Oh”.They’re gonna have mom and my aunts babysit again. Seems everyone’s using this as an opportunity to let out some
Don’t know if I’m allowed to feel this way…watching them fuss about him like that. Throwing in those glossy smiles and exaggerating comments. He’s not even paying attention- why do they even try? What? Is he really flashing a smile right now?I stand up to my feet with a start as I glare at everyone in that hurdle that’s been obsessing over Silver all morning. The annoying girls just won’t let him be.“Why do you look ready for an attack? Are we safe?” A voice teases behind me and upon turning, I meet with Yohan and Shane.“Ugh just go away and leave me alone!” I flail my arms at them in an attempt to shoo them away.“Oh…I see what’s going on here. It’s because Asher isn’t here right? Should I go get you your boyfriend?” Shane’s tease has me burning up and I snap at him, “Right back at you! Don’t you have to go see Brenda? I thought you both
Boiling above a hundred degrees, I fold my legs, grinding my teeth impatiently as they both shift…exactly the same sizes. Impressive. No, this is wrong, this whole fight is wrong! Can’t anyone else see this?The delirious excitement wafting off both wolves has me stubbornly rolling my eyes and Silver strolls forward tenaciously. On a second thought…I could just enjoy this like the cheering crowd, rooting for both of them.Relaxing with my palms spread out behind me so I can sit on the ground properly, I pay rapt attention to the fight that’s about to ensue, completely forgetting all about Asher.The menacing snarls from both wolves drives a corrupt excitement up my veins as I begin to grow giddy in anticipation as Ria, Zena and everyone else. Both bulky wolves with contrasting colors slam into each other in the air, snapping their powerful dentitions at each other’s face.Getting awed by the second as the fight grows with m
“…are you even listening?” What? I snap out of it with a tremble that courses down my body and give a nervous laugh as Asher frowns at me. Geez! I think I’ve been spacing out a lot lately, what’s wrong with me?“Uh…sorry, I was distracted. Can you…take that again?” I ask in a low voice, careful not to brush his temper and dent his foul mood. He sighs, dragging a hand down his face as he corners me with a narrow stare. Ugh, I think I made him mad already.He doesn’t say anything at first and looks away, making my eyes trail after him and I gulp and instantly look away stiffly.“See? That’s what keeps you distracted, Heather. I don’t want to sound like some insufferable jealous boyfriend but…” His voice strains off from there and I tense with silent alarm.“…don’t you think you spend too much time with him?” I lift my head now to see him bo
And poof! I blow up in full-blown flames, scorched from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. ‘Silver!’ I blast through the link and he laughs at me, making me repeatedly hit him on the shoulder. “You brat!”Slowly, I begin to calm down, watching him laugh on merrily with a pout. This kid knows how to play with me doesn’t he? Just look at that happy face, glimmering with intense joy…he’s really enjoying his time with me. Ugh, where is this thought heading to? Calm down Heather, stop thinking nonsense.Clapping my palms against my cheeks, I’m able to clear my head and observe around us, my gaze falling in line with Asher’s. Cold and bereft of any warmth…I know he’s still made at me and we haven’t been able to have a proper talk since then.About to mouth something to him when he turns away to concentrate on the movie, killing my hopes. Okay, I think it’s high time I break someon
“It’s about Silver…I um…overheard Asher just a moment ago speaking to someone over the phone and…” Why do I feel so emotional? Or I’m just so scared for Silver?“…I think he’s spying on Silver, like he’s working for someone who wants Silver- He promised to keep an eye on him and I’m…I-I’m….”“Hey, it’s okay princess. Don’t cry, I know you’re concerned about him and you have nothing to worry about, no harm will come to him. I promise” I nod to his words, dabbing at my eyes softly.“Now, no one else knows of this right? Just keep it that way and please princess, don’t approach Asher about this. He mustn’t come to know of what you do, dad will handle everything okay?”“O-okay…I will” I sniffle, nodding like he can see me.“That’s my little princess. You should head ba
“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.