She had watched Vienna the fox swiftly move through the forest, avoiding all species that were roaming the land. It did not take long for her to find the small cabin where the alphas had planned their secret meeting. Even she was impressed at the young fox's skills. It did not take the fox long to learn the details of the meeting, where it would be, who it was with, and most importantly, what it was about. There was a reason she had personally asked Vienna to look into the dealings of these alphas.Of course, Vienna did not know that it was the Goddess herself who hired her.Vienna had only been banished from the Fox's court for two weeks before she started wreaking havoc on anyone that crossed her path. Stealing, lying, cheating was all it took for Vienna to gain a reputation for being a trickster. It took Vienna five weeks to realise that her talents of wreaking havoc was of interest to others. Soon every creature around the world knew that if they were desperate enough, they could
The younger wolves of the pack were in the downstairs rec room playing video games. The sound of their constant banter making its way upstairs. Ribbing each other on their skill, or lack of skill from what I heard. I could also hear the background noises of the football game they were playing. They were getting ready for their real football game that would start in a couple of hours. I heard their laughs of joy as one team beat the others, and the sound of fists flying as one team did not beat the others. It had been a while since I had been inside a packhouse while no one was trying to kill me or torture me, but the day was still young. Goals were still set. The pack house was big, three floors, lots of space. The top floor had about ten bedrooms, six in permanent use, and four for guests. One of those I slept in last night. The second floor was a huge kitchen, where I was currently making myself a snack for the past twenty minutes. The other half of the second floor was a sitting
"My uncle wants me to stay here permanently. But I don't know if I could handle your guy's... rules." I grinned. The rules of never being allowed to steal, cheat, or lie for another person other than one alpha. Definitely too strict."My pack is a lot more lenient.""It's not as bad as you think. It's just a little training at six. Bed by Ten. You have to show up at every pack meeting. You get used to it." SJ gave me a wink, laughing at my face."Six? In the morning?" My eyes widened at just imagining the pain of trying to wake up that early.The pack members who were around laughed at my expression, nodding their heads. My face went blank. I sure as hell was not sticking around for long if he thought I was going to wake up anytime close to six o'clock."So you don't like to train?" A young female wolf asked. Her eyes narrowing at me. Not in a 'you suck' way, but a 'what kind of pack do you come from' way."Oh, I do. Just not in the morning. Never in the morning." I shuddered at the th
Walking into the clearing, making sure my fox scent was replaced by one similar to a wolf. It took most foxes years to learn the scent trick, some foxes never did. It took me two weeks of living on my own.As I shifted into my human skin my black tights, favourite hoodie, and white jacket appeared as if nothing had changed. When most creatures shifted into their animal form, the clothes they wore would rip from their changing bodies. Only a trained and highly skilled creature could master the ability to keep their clothes on their human form. I, of course, had been able to do it since I was a child.Not many creatures could. Some shifters never bothered to learn as a body was just a body. But I always found that when being hunted by my enemies, clothes made it a lot easier to blend in.I walked through the bushes that surrounded the clearing. The clearing was as big as a professional football field. Along the edges, wolves of all ages watched as the teams tackled each other. There was
"No there's not. If you don't want to do it though, we can work with what we have. It's not that bad." SJ gave me another small smile.I looked down at Christan, his face full of pain. Then I looked back at SJ, my face full of determination. "I'll do it. Let's beat these Viribus babies."SJ gave me a wide smile.Christan tried to cheer, but it sounded more like a hiss because of the pain. He did give me a thumbs up, saying, "Thanks V. You got this."I did not deserve their kindness. I had to stop myself from cringing again as SJ and another pack member picked up Christan, each taking a leg, while the doctor supported his broken leg as they carried him off the field.The safety who levelled Christan walked over to him apologising. It surprised me that the Viribus member would apologise. It was a game, accidents happened. 'Accidents' happened.The male actually felt bad for the pain he caused. He walked with Christan to the bench where the doctor would continue looking at his leg.The m
Alpha Cassar Salvaterre of the Viribus Pack had graced us with his presence after all.One could say he was decently attractive. Long legs, built chest, broad shoulders. His jaw looked like it had been chiselled from stone. I couldn't help but notice he had nice lips too. His face was the definition of 'manly'.5 o'clock shadow graced his bronze skin. His hair was a dark grey colour, normal for shifters. He kind of looked like the bad boy version of super man.And his eyes, they were warm, almost shining, but blacker than midnight. Staring at me and the male who was still laying on his back beside me with his head up staring at the Alpha.Every creature in the forest seemed to have stopped breathing. Except for me, I was still laughing at the sulky Alpha who needed to learn it was just a game. I didn't care what he was, he needed to chill.Of course, I knew who he was. The moment he set foot beside the clearing when I was making my first play I could feel his alpha presence.He only s
"See," I made the 'see all' gesture with my right hand. "then we need to tackle each other to play." "No. As in, he should not have touched you." He glared at the male again. His fists clenching. I threw my head back, staring at the blue sky, not a cloud in sight. Pinching the bridge of my nose to calm down. "Then what do you want us to do?" I made a lot more gestures than I needed to, hoping to once and for all distract him from the male. His eyes snapped to mine. "Don't call me dumbo." I gave a hard laugh, then asked. "Are you dense or something?" For the hundredth time, he growled at me, baring his teeth. I raised a brow questioning his sanity. "That's it," I exclaimed jumping up, a wide grin replacing my frustrated scowl. "You are dense. That's why you think I'm your mate." The only thing this guy seemed to know how to do was growl. "You are my mate." I took one large step closer to the alpha so we were only a couple of feet apart. He gave me his full undivided attention.
An hour later he didn't once get distracted.He didn't get distracted when a group of young wolves ran onto our path. It took one icy look from the female wolf for the kids to turn on their heels and run like they saw a bloody ghost.He also didn't get distracted when a squirrel almost ran over our feet. Which made me really disappointed because I thought dogs loved squirrels. And he was clearly a dog.The four of us walked at a slow pace through dark trees for over an hour. We passed rivers, walked over creaks. Climbed up hills. The sun was just starting to set, the four of us barely speaking. Cassar's eyes lightened to a natural dark brown colour.Once in awhile Cassar would look at me. Open his mouth like he was about to say something, but quickly snap it shut when he saw my glare. Good. I didn't want to speak to him anyways.Every step we took he seemed to calm down more and more. Every step I took I became more and more anxious. I was running out of time to make my getaway.I mad
It took three days for Baras to disappear. I had left the pack house to annoy him to death when I found an empty cave.The man-eating bear had run in the middle of the night to get away from me and the three days of hell according to him.I couldn’t help the smile on my face as I ran back to the pack house.For the next couple of weeks, I forced myself to go slow. I needed full health for my next plan.It wasn’t even noon yet when Cassar came strolling through the apartments front door. Perfectly tousled hair, dark scruff against his jaw, and a smirk on his lips.It was actually an awkward moment since I was right in the middle of going through all the classified documents he kept in a locked drawer beside his desk.He raised a brow and smirked, catching me red handed.I smiled innocently as I causally stood up, folding pages and putting them back inside.“I just thought I would be helpful by reorganizing.” I batted my eyelashes.Cassar wasn’t having it as he closed the door behind hi
It took three days for Baras to disappear. I had left the pack house to annoy him to death when I found an empty cave.The man-eating bear had run in the middle of the night to get away from me and the three days of hell according to him.I couldn’t help the smile on my face as I ran back to the pack house.For the next couple of weeks, I forced myself to go slow. I needed full health for my next plan.It wasn’t even noon yet when Cassar came strolling through the apartments front door. Perfectly tousled hair, dark scruff against his jaw, and a smirk on his lips.It was actually an awkward moment since I was right in the middle of going through all the classified documents he kept in a locked drawer beside his desk.He raised a brow and smirked, catching me red handed.I smiled innocently as I causally stood up, folding pages and putting them back inside.“I just thought I would be helpful by reorganizing.” I batted my eyelashes.Cassar wasn’t having it as he closed the door behind hi
“So.” I smirked, looking at them expectantly. “You gonna kick me out now?”The six wolves just started laughing. And wouldn’t shut up.I looked at them expectantly. “Any day now.”“Of course not.” Vita smiled softly at me. “The longer you are here, the more you prove how much you deserve to be our Luna.”The others nodded their heads, agreeing with her.My jaw dropped.“What is wrong with you wolves?” I cried. “I mean I get Cassar still being obsessed with me. He’s a freak.”Cassar shrugged his shoulders.“But you guys? You’re supposed to be the smart ones.”The wolves just smiled softly at me.“To be honest, I didn’t want you to be our Luna.” Rose spoke up. The words surprising coming from such a sweet female. “I grew up hearing horror stories about foxes. Everyone has heard the stories of the Queen of Tricks who is driven by selfish greed.”She stared at me intensely. Her words were soft. She apologizing to me.“But then you risked your life to save those pups. You stood up to the F
The wolves jaws loosened too. No one was expecting me to offer them that kind of information.“Why would you want to help him?” Harlen scoffed icily. “He’s bottom of the barrel.”I held up a figure, stopping her. “No, that’s Cassar.”“Why?” Cassar asked. His face was serious as he considered my offer.I shrugged a shoulder. “I have my reasons.”“Not unless I know.”I clicked my tongue. “I guess you’re never going to know my secrets then.”I needed to let Baras free, but I knew it would take a lot for Cassar to agree. So I was willing to give him the second thing he wanted most. My story.Sometimes, sacrificing a little bit of yourself for someone else was necessary.But only once in a while.“Answer one question.” Cassar crossed his arms.I raised a brow, urging him on.“Is he a danger?” He asked. His question was heavy but a good one.I thought about it. “Probably.”“Then I cannot let him go.” Cassar said.“Cass, we’re shifters. We’re all dangerous.” I replied. “But if you meant to a
Days had passed and Cassar had refused to let me out of his sight. Apparently I was hazardous to and by myself. Jokes on him, I was hazardous either way.But that just meant days of staying in bed with an overprotective alpha threatening anyone who dared get close. He was more beast then man at this point.Apparently it was normal for wolves in these types of circumstances. Their instincts went way out of wack for the need to protect.I just found it annoying.The only creatures brave enough to face him was Harlen and the doctor. Aiden tried but Cassar almost bit his head off when I said I would love for Aiden to warm my bed with me.Cassar said I wasn’t as funny as I thought.It didn’t matter too much though considering the amount of drugs the doctor had me on. I could only stay awake for an hour at a time and even that was a sketchy hour.The doctor had done some serious damage, or he had fixed some serious damage according to Cassar.Either way I was out of it.Slowly I raised my a
In no time Cassar entered the pack village.Wolves lived throughout the whole territory, but the majority of the wolf families lived in the small town. Every pack had one, though Viribus’s town was bigger than others.The village looked like a normal cluster of homes. Though it was designed to give wolves privacy away from prying human eyes.If any wolf needed something they would have to travel to the closest human town for food, schooling, and more. Though every pack had a doctor who specialized in shifters.Cassar neared an old house in the pack village, not far from the pack house. It was well taken care of with white siding and blue shutters.The front door swung open, the wolves inside waiting for our arrival.A male with grey curly hair rushed forward.Cassar knelt down so the doctor could carefully pull me off of his back.His hands were solid, yet gentle. He smelt like disinfectant and evergreen. Signs of a true wolf doctor.The doctor held me up as we walked towards the pack
The female was just trying to protect her pack. She saw me as the enemy and she had the guts to do something about it. I could respect that. Even if she was all wrong about it.He didn’t say anything, an angry scowl lined his face. His eyes glazing over. Mind linking the rest of the pack.I only sat there for a moment before my brain started working again. “You’re naked.”I attempted pushing myself away from his grasp. “I’m wearing pants.”“Well do you own a shirt?”His one hand held onto my wrists, not letting me get very far. Cassar’s eyes grew twice the size as he saw all of my blood.“Where is the pack doctor?” He barked.I rolled my eyes at him, wiggling out of his grip. “I’m fine.”“No. You’re not.” He growled, running his arms along my own. Checking all of my injuries.“Yes. I am.” I told him slapping his hands away.I rolled on my ankles falling on my butt. I did my best to hide the pain.“You have to stop this.” He growled shaking his head, assessing how bad my injuries were.
Teddy was bigger and younger then her, but he was still new. They were both trained fighters, but Teddy was not as experienced. His movements weren’t sure. His attacks were not powerful enough. The older wolf used that to her advantage.I lunged my broken body forward, reaching for a piece of metal. It was jagged, thin and long. I didn’t know what part of the car it came from, but it would do.It was the only source of weapon I could find on such short notice. I cursed myself for not grabbing my gun earlier. I never learned.I almost cried in pain as I rolled to my hurt shoulder. Freeing my good arm, I took aim.The female pushed Teddy off of her. She scratched at his underbelly. Fur flew all over the place as they wrestled.“Teddy, down.” I screamed at him.In one fluid motion he dropped to the ground. The female was shocked as I sent the metal flying towards her rib cage.This time, it didn’t go through the target. The piece of metal lodged itself between two of her ribs.She howled
A weak smile spread across my cracked lips at the realization. I no longer had dark spots lining my vision. Vile wasn’t rising from my throat. My body didn’t feel like it was being pulled back to a certain asshole alpha.I had broken the blood-tie. It must have snapped during the crash. It’s only unfortunate that I crashed the car before I could get even further.I would have done a maniacal laugh if my rib cage wasn’t in my throat.The forest was now deadly calm. Any animals around would have already run for the hills from the Ferrari loosing control.I shuddered at the scene in front of me. Fallen trees littered the ground. The fast car had been pulverized into nothing. Pieces of the vehicle flown about the crash site. Glass littered the forest floor.I had to get out of here before Cassar killed me just for hurting his trees.I struggled to sit up. My muscles screamed at me to stay where I was. I spit out some blood that pooled in my mouth.I almost vomited at the sight of myself.