Ella's POV"What do you mean by we are always home?" Kevin turned to me and asked.He looked confused as he looked at the road and I knew that he must feel more confused by what I had said and the excitement on my face. The men also mirrored the expression on his face. I tried to wipe away the smile on my face for their benefit but it just wouldn't come off."This isn't the way home." Damien argued, shaking his head.I smiled. I wasn't crazy. He was trying to be polite about it but I had no doubt that was what was on his mind. He didn't really know how to hide his emotions well.I cleared my throat before I began talking because I knew that I was going to talk a lot if I wanted to convince the men that I knew what I was saying."You see this place—" I said, pointing at the road. "—leads to the land of the blue river pack but it also leads home. If we turn left, we get to the blue river pack and if we go to the right, it leads to the blood moon pack. It is a route that connects both pa
Ella's POV"We go this way." I say to them, after we had walked for about an hour."Finally," Loki breathed and I could hear the relief in his voice.I was also relieved but it was for a different reason. The wolves of the blood moon pack might have no idea that there is a road like this that werewolves of the other clan could use to infiltrate their land but I doubted that it was the same for the wolves of the blue river pack.My heart was heavy since the beginning of this journey and it wasn't until I noticed that we were getting closer to home that I felt a bit of relief. What was I doing? I wasn't doing anything bad except going home but I hoped that no one from the blue river pack sees me or us.I didn't want to explain why Anna, the granddaughter of the mad granny of the blue river pack was traveling on a route that didn't lead to the pack's home and was with unidentified men that were not of the pack.It wasn't everyone in the pack that knew of my travel and where I had to go.
Ella's POV"Isn't that the second son of the alpha of the blue river pack?" Loki asked, his eyes peering into distance."I think that is him." Damien nodded as the men moved closer to us.I groaned. Of all the luck in the world, we had to have the shittiest one. Why did we have to run into Caleb of all the men that we could run into here? I wondered what he would do. Caleb was friendly and wasn't as agressive as his other two brothers but that didn't mean that I had to take his temperament for granted.He was a werewolf of the blue river pack and his father's blood ran in his veins. I didn't think that he would take lightly to people trespassing on their land but I hoped he wouldn't mind.I wondered who the other man with him was. He was older than Caleb for him to be a friend and I knew all of his uncles that I was sure this man wasn't family. They seemed to be comfortable with each other in a way and I didn't doubt that he was of the blue river pack.That made me more confused thoug
Ella's POVMy father? He was my father? I couldn't believe how easy it was to find him when I had thought that it was going to be hard and I was going to have to dig and do research but here he was in flesh and blood and I was amazed.For a while, I was stunned and couldn't talk. I didn't know what I could say and the words I wanted to say, I couldn't get them out of my throat.Actually, I didn't think I had actually thought what I would say to my dad if I find him. All that had been on my mind was finding him and now that I've done that, my brain seemed to gone down to freeze mode."My dad?" I asked, echoing his words.He moved closer to me, his arms widespread like he was ready to embrace me. His voice was thick and clogged with emotions when he spoke. "My daughter."I knew it was the truth. I could feel it in my veins as if his blood and the truth ran through them. My father was of the Blue River pack. The man before me was. I had sensed ever since I saw him that there was somethin
Kevin's POVI watched as Zeke's expression change at the news of Ariana's death and I felt partly guilty about it. After all, she had been working to protect me. Sadness crept into my heart and I felt pity for Zeke. He must have been looking forward to see his woman again.I wasn't sure he could still call her his woman though as they were never mated and it had been over two decades that they saw each other but she was his mate, regardless of the circumstances that they were in and I wondered how Ariana would react if she was alive and he called her his woman.I was curious about what broke them up but something told me that I had an idea of what it was. It must have been the difference in our packs. I had always thought that Ariana was bold but knowing that she fell in love with a wolf from the rival pack shone a different light on that. She was exceptional. Her father was as well. It wasn't a surprise that Ella was as tough as a nail. She had the blood of two courageous people runn
Ella's POV"How well can you fight?"I looked at my dad, wondering what had suddenly prompt the strange question and how we had moved from there.I racked my brain for the answer as I stared at him, wondering what he was expecting from me. I didn't want to say the wrong answer and disappoint him.I huffed, blowing out a gust of exasperated breath. I had met my father not up to five hours and I was already worried about disappointing him and trying to impress him.What was wrong with me?How did we get here so fast? We had talked about the rogues, how mum had died, how I left the land of the blood moon pack because I couldn't deal with her death and didn't want to stay where memories of her would bury me alive in grief and I told him of how the last five years with the blue river pack had been.I kept the embarrassing details to myself. There was really no need to tell him everything especially the ones that weren't necessary.I didn't tell him of how Kevin had rejected me as his mate
Ella's POV"Oh!" I groaned as I collapsed on the ground.My feet were weak and I was tired. I wanted to give up so many times during the training but dad wouldn't let me. He wouldn't even listen that I could summon black spiders to protect myself if the opponent I was fighting with was stronger than I was.He wouldn't listen and was only determined to train me as hard as he could. I suspected that he felt guilty about mum's death and blamed himself for not being there with her when she died. It seemed like he was trying to alleviate the guilt he felt by letting me know of all the fighting stances that he knew so I wouldn't die early as mum did.It would have been better if he could be with me but we both knew that he couldn't. I sighed, knowing that he was hurting and training me and telling himself that he was helping me to not die early was his own way of coping with his grief.Because I knew that, I found it hard to complain to him even though my eyes were turning and my insides we
Ella's POVDang. I was drained and felt like my soul was moving out of me. I collapsed on the ground with a hard thud after my training. I hadn't bene able to break out of dad's hold and he had been the one to take pity on me and let me go eventually.I felt horrible about being spared this time again than at the aches plaguing my body all over. He had let me go telling me to prepare for the training the next day.I let out a sigh as I turned on my side on the mat and groaned at the pain that went through all my body. At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if I died within the next few weeks. Dad didn't have to worry about someone else killing me and cutting my life span short. With the way he was drilling me hard, he was more than enough to kill me.Kevin walked up to me and sat down beside me. "You did well today."I snorted. "You don't have to lie to me. I didn't. I'm not better off than yesterday.""Do you need a massage?" He asked rather than argue that I had actually done well.I
Maya's POVI looked back at the door with panic as I packed my stuff into a bag. I had to leave here soon if I wanted to stay alive. Those sly girls. I shouldn't have trusted them. They had gone to the palace to check out my story and ended up telling the palace guards what I had told them and now, those ones were at the door threatening to break it down if I didn't open up and follow them to the palace at the order of the alpha's father."Open this door, Maya. We know you are in there." The head guard roared.I shook my head, forcing myself to remain calm through the hysteria I felt. I wouldn't be tricked. They couldn't have known I was in here. I had seen them from afar before they got to the door and rushed to my bedroom to pack my stuff. I had been moving silently through the bedroom as I packed my stuff and dumped them into a travel bag. There was no way they could have heard me even with their supernatural hearing."Maya, by the order of the alpha, we demand that you open this d
Melody's POV"How did you find me?" I asked once we were back to safety."I got to where we were to meet but didn't find you. I was looking for you with Neo and Nick when I heard you scream and knew something was wrong. I called dad and we traced your scent." Nathan said.I shook my head. Everything he said was confusing. He couldn't have heard me when I was far away. How could he have traced my scent when he didn't have a dog with him?""You brought a dog?" I asked."A dog?" Nick asked, looking confused."You said you traced my scent. Didn't you do that with a dog?"The boys looked at one another and laughed. "I thought you just heard dad say we were werewolves."My eyes rounded with surprise. I wondered how many surprises I was going to have to deal with today. "He wasn't kidding. I thought he was only trying to scare the witch.""My dad doesn't make empty threats."I sucked in a breath. "You are really werewolves? Can you prove it?"The boys looked unsettled. "I don't think that is
Melody's POV"Why didn't you use the drug I gave you?" She asked.I frowned, wondering what she was talking about. "Which drug?"She snorted. "The drug I gave the other day when you complained of headaches.""I told you I used it.""You lied to me that day and I knew it. If you had used the drug, you would have been dead in the next five minutes after using it."I went pale. "I'm glad I didn't use it.""You left me no choice but to do this. I was trying to make your death painless but I guess you love pain." She smiled."Why do you want to kill me?" I didn't understand her. How could a little girl like her think of killing me?"Why do you hate sweets?""It's bad for me.""Good." She cackled. "I want to kill you because you are bad for me. You can't be allowed to grow up. You would ruin my plans.""How can you know what would happen to me in the future?""Because I know." She smirked and right before my eyes, started changing until she became a grown woman with gnarled fingers and an u
Melody's POVThe school trip was boring, more than I thought it would be. It wasn't that I had great hopes for it but I hated how I was disappointed.This wasn't it. The teachers should have just given us a free day and told us to stay at home if they didn't want to teach today rather than bringing us to a place as dry as this.The other kids were playing a game to pass the time but I wasn't interested in it. The game was boring to me as well. I stayed off from them so they wouldn't drag me into their boring game against my wish."Why are you here alone?" Nathan asked as he walked towards me.He was alone and I wondered where his brothers were."I was bored. This place is dry." I replied. "I want to go home."He chuckled. "I know. Me too. I can't believe I was looking forward so much to this.""I wasn't." I confessed.He nodded. "Too bad that we can't go home until the teachers say we can.""Why don't we play a game together?" I asked, gearing with excitement as the idea popped into m
Nathan's POVEve was back immediately the teacher left. "Aren't you excited about the trip? There is so much we can get done."I snorted. So much like what? The girl was too strange for my liking. I had been focused on the dangers of the school trip and didn't remember that Eve was here until she popped her unwanted face again.She turned to Melody, ignoring my snort. "How does your head feel now? Have you taken the drug?" She asked."Yes, my head feels better now. Thank you.""You used the drug?" Eve asked, confirming she had heard right."Yes." Melody lied. The drug was on the ground, under her shoe."I didn't see you take it.""Were you watching her?" I frowned."I was worried about her." Eve replied."I took it immediately you turned your back and walked back to your seat. I slipped it into my mouth then."Eve stared at Melody for a long time, looking as if she didn't believe her. Eventually, she nodded to herself and walked back to her seat without a word.I frowned. "You should
Maya's POVI was brimming with excitement and anxiety that both emotions bothered on hyperactivity. I felt like a child again. I felt like I was finally living after all these days of feeling dead and numb.Who could have believed that it was Kevin and Ella who made me go numb and dead inside and it was also because of them that I would feel alive again?I was excited. This was my chance to get back at Kevin for breaking my heart and Ella for stealing the position that belonged to me.I loved karma. I couldn't believe it was finally working for me after all these years and deciding to fight on my behalf. They shouldn't have messed with me. In Kevin's next life, I hoped he would think twice before hurting another female.The only person I felt for in this revenge scheme of mine was Liam but I didn't care much about him as much as I cared about what I was to do. He was going to be affected as he was always by Kevin's side and also going to be heartbroken as he was an annoyingly loyal be
Neo's POVMelody had to be kidding me. How could she have brought another person into our circle? This wasn't the time to get friendly with strangers. She didn't even know this girl for up to a day and she was already being friends with her and having her eat with us. I couldn't believe her guts. She was unbelievable.For all I knew, this girl was not an ordinary girl. I forced myself to calm down, reminding myself that she didn't know of the dangers that lay ahead of her. She didn't know that she had to be careful and was being her usual bubbly self. It wasn't her fault that I had begun to suspect everyone and everyone that crossed my path. It wasn't her fault at all.I looked at Eve and wondered if she was oblivious to how my brothers and I felt about her or was just trying to be stubborn. She would have known since that we weren't open to her being here with our scowls and I thought that she would have excused herself.Wouldn't it be better for her to leave and eat alone than eat h
Melody's POV"Can we eat lunch together?" She suddenly asked, just before we got to class."I... I uh..." I didn't know what to say. I didn't know how to tell her that I already made plans for lunch so it wouldn't seem like I was trying to reject her."I am not trying to do anything." She began.I frowned, wondering what she meant by that. I never said she was trying to do anything.She continued. "The thing is, I have a lot of friends at the school where I transferred from and I'm not used to eating alone. You seem kind and moreover, you were the first person to smile at me here and that was why I thought that we could be friends. I only asked if we could eat lunch together because I already see you as a friend."I sighed. She was extremely chatty but I preferred that to her crying. I understood what she was trying to say and found myself nodding in agreement before thinking it through. I knew how much it sucked to eat alone in a large gathering of people. It was awkward feeling to f
Melody's POVThe boys had adapted to being my friends again and I was relieved that I didn't have to worry about them suffocating me with their overprotectiveness."Where should we hang out during break time?" I asked them as we saw one another in the morning and moved towards the school entrance."Take care of yourself, kids." Uncle Liam said and waved as he turned and walked away from us."Should we hang out in the garden?" Neo suggested. "I love the smell of flowers.""Me too." I agreed, smiling at them. "I also love flowers." I also loved being in the garden with the boys. They knew so much about flowers that I always learn something new from them. I wondered where they had learned about flowers from.The bell rang to signify the start of the classes and I watched as our homeroom teacher walked in, with a new student by her side.The girl seemed shy and I felt my heart move towards her. I remembered how nervous I had been on my first day here as well, wondering what my new classma