CHAPTER FIFTEEN ELARA Just as his lips were about to meet mine, I quickly but cautiously pulled back, suddenly opening my eyes. "I... I... I am sorry," I stuttered. "We can't do this."River nodded. I fidgeted with my fingers for a second before standing up abruptly. It would be weird for me to keep staying there with River after what had just happened. I was already feeling nervous. "I will be outside," I told River. "It's fine," he replied. He sounded as though he didn't want me to leave, but I didn't mind.I walked out of the room, feeling nervous. I wasn't sure what just happened in there, but I was glad that I was able to stop anything more from happening before it got worse. I heaved a deep sigh of relief when I was far enough. I walked down the hallway, and when I was calm again, I began to recall the incident at the old pack house. I wondered why the lake had gone berserk when I touched it. I wondered if it was just me, or it happened all the time whenever someone touched it
CHAPTER SIXTEENELARA We soon moved from the car park to the dining room. Alpha River, the beta, Harrison, Rochella, and I. The guards were still busy packing Rochella's stuff to her room. A banquet had been served at the dining room for all four of us. It didn't take long before our spoons began to make sounds as they hit against the plate. While we ate, Rochella began to talk. "I'm finally glad to be here again with you all," he said. "It hadn't been easy sharing the same world with mere mortals."I could guess that Rochella had been with humans. The way she spoke, it sounded like she didn't have a very good experience with them. Nevertheless, I kept still as she continued talking. "I wasn't sure at first how to fit in. I needed to hide my powers and stop myself from growing whenever I was angry. There were a lot of habits I had to drop because they seemed weird to the humans. Although, I dealt with those who bullied me at night because they wouldn't be able to tell what happened
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN ELLA I lay in my bed, recounting my encounter with Elara. I hated her at first sight. I didn't want to believe that my brother would be mated to a lowlife, she-wolf, who didn't have any strong political or wealthy background. I made up my mind the instant I met her, that I was going to force their mate bond to break. While I thought about it. I remembered my friend. It would be easier to use her since she always had a crush on River. All along, I wanted to introduce her to my brother, but he was always busy with one thing or another. It was finally time for the long-awaited introduction. I picked up my phone from the table and immediately dialed Lisa's number. Just like I thought, she picked up just when her phone began to ring. "Like you were expecting my calls," I teased her. "I always have my phone in my palm," she responded. I chuckled lightly. I knew her too well. "Well, how are you?" I asked her. "I am not fine, Ella, " she res
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN ELARAI and River jumped out of bed at the same pace. I knew that his sister was up to something, but I didn't know exactly what. My eyes quickly darted to Lisa, and the frown on my face deepened when I saw how she was ogling River. I moved close to River and held his arms. I knew that I wasn't being protective because I was falling for River. But because I didn't want the whole stay to end with things like, 'The new Luna got rejected just after a few weeks, she was made one.'It would be a very big slap on my face. "What is going on, Ella?" River asked his sister. "Uhm_" she scratched her head. "My friend didn't have where to sleep."Her response was amazing. River and I exchanged glances. And, before we could react to what she had just said, she continued speaking. "The other rooms already have some guests in them, and my room is too small to be shared. You know how much I hate sharing my bed."The excuse was so silly that I almost let out a scoff. So, what was she
CHAPTER NINETEEN ELARAI walked at a fast pace to where River stood. Luckily, he hadn't noticed Lisa yet. I stood by his side and held his hand, blocking the place Lisa was coming from intentionally. "You just disappeared?" I asked River in a low tone. The guard who was with him bowed and walked away. I and River was about to turn around and walk in the opposite direction when we heard someone call River. I rolled my eyes because it was Lisa. "Alpha River..."She walked up to us, shaking her boobs intentionally from the dress that exposed so much cleavage. I stared at the bouncing boobs as she approached us. She was doing all of it intentionally to get River's attention. I swallowed hard as I watched her. "You look really good today," she complimented. "And you are also doing a very good job as an alpha. "River smiled at Lisa. "Thank you so much," he replied.I held his hands even more tightly as we both turned around and began walking along the hallway. I was glad that River didn't
CHAPTER TWENTY ELARAIt's been a week since Harrison had told me about the great alpha. And, since then, it seemed as though I have been the one preparing for it the most. I also learnt from Harrison that a few activities like Pack Run, Pack feast, stage performance, and a few others would be done during the ceremony. As the Luna, I took it upon myself to train dancers for the upcoming event. We had been training seriously, and I wasn't joking with any of the preparations. I was seated on a bench in the training ground. Harrison was seated by my side. After he gave me lectures about the event, we became quite close. River was always so busy, but Harrison was always available to keep me company, so I didn't usually feel all alone. I was grateful for his presence and his support. At least, I had someone by my side while River was away. We watched the dancers as they replayed what I had displayed for them earlier. Plus, there was a large projector in front of them. It also helped us wi
CHAPTER TWENTY ONEELARA"I can't wait for this stuff to be done and dusted tomorrow, " I said to Harry. I called him that now because the festival had brought us a bit close to each other, and it was more informal to address him as that. "It's been a huge stress since the day one of planning for this festival," Harry replied. I agreed with him, with a nod of the head. We had bot overheaded the whole stuff and the organising of facilities required. It was the eve of the festival, we were almost done with all we needed to do, so we decided to drink to our success. "We deserve this treat, Harry," I told him. "After all the stress, a few bottles of wine wouldn't be bad at all."Harry nodded. He picked up the fourth bottle and opened it. He turned a few contents into his cup. "Do you want some more?" He asked me. I nodded in affirmation. "Yes, please," I backed it up. Harry poured in some content from the wine into my cup. I sighed as I picked up my glass and began to drink from it. "T
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO ELLA Once the guard left us in front of the pack's bar, I and Lisa began to wipe our hands off. "Argh!" Lisa groaned, growing her claws as her eyes turned yellow. "Calm down," I told her. "It wasn't like you did anything to help in there." She rolled her eyes and folded her arm under her breast. I gritted my teeth and tilted my head backwards as a smirk appeared on my face. I couldn't believe that thing had the effrontery to behave in that manner. She ordered me out of the bar in my pack house. "Elara would pay dearly for this," I said, in a tone that was barely above a whisper. "How dare a commoner who has no background ask the guards to lay their filthy hands on me?" Lisa nagged. "We have to think of a plan first," I said to her. "Let's get back to the room." I and Lisa walked back to my room. All my life, I had never been so disrespected. I had to do everything within my power to make sure that I didn't burst out of anger. I was