Ciara came to the patrol’s main base alone because she thought she already knew the way there. What she didn’t consider was that no one would greet her kindly when they saw her. Well, there was one person who greeted her with a smile. Scott’s friend named Sewell, scuttled over to her and looked behind her.“Where is Mr. Griffith?” he asked. He looked back one more time, then looked at Ciara.“Er—he, still at his house.” She bit the inside of her lip and turned her gaze toward the team members who were observing her. “Am I going to fight them all?” she asked.Sewell raised both eyebrows and followed her gaze. “No!” He exclaimed while gesticulating with both hands. “Not them all. Relax! Burke and Godrick have also taken orders not to be too hard on you.”“Why?”Sewell looked confused. “What do you mean, why?”“What’s with that order?” Ciara had thought Burke and Godrick were worried about her, but it would make no sense.This time, it was Sewell’s turn to look nervous. “That—that is bec
Ciara yelped and growled, seeing Scott in his wolf form, on top of her and pressing her shoulder.Scott grinned, showing his sharp teeth. He gave a long growl, asking Ciara to stop.She rebelled, still under the influence of her wolf. It didn’t want to give up so easily. She needed the urge to show that she was strong and that no werewolf should ever underestimate her.By relying on the strength of her back legs, she pushed her body, which was not crushed by Scott, to get the strength to get up. She knocked him out of the way in one powerful jolt and was back on her four feet.She was pressed between Scott and a tall wooden fence, but that didn’t stop her. She flexed her four legs and jumped up, slamming her head into his chest and sending him flying into the air.Screams of surprise rang out from the crowd, and it became music to her ears. She was happy because she could spread fear. And fear could only mean one thing; she was great. After today, no one would dare to look down on her
It was nine o’clock when the front door opened and Scott stepped inside. Ciara ran to greet him from the living room. She stood in the hall and her face beams when their eyes met.“You’re home!” she greeted, with her passionate innocence.For a split second, Scott was stunned. Thoughts preoccupied him on the way home, and he was used to silence and solitude every time he set foot in the house. Seeing someone greet him took him by surprise and he thought it would annoy him.But no, he actually felt something else. Seeing Ciara actually made all his anxiety disappear.The nervousness on her face made her look adorable, and he wanted to tease her a little.“Waiting for me?” he asked, arching one eyebrow. His lips twitched from holding back a smile.“You’re home so late,” she mumbled. “I waited for you to think you would never come back again.”That’s it. He couldn’t hold back his smile anymore. She looked so freaking cute and he felt the urge to hug her.“Guess what?”“What?”“You’re in.
Scott woke Ciara before the sun came up. She even felt as if she had just fallen asleep ten minutes ago.She moaned and stretched, then yawned as she rubbed her eyes. “What do you want?” she asked him, half asleep.His eyebrow shot up. “The training. Remember?”The room was lit only by the dim light from the window, so she couldn’t see his expression. But he seemed to smile.“Come on. I’ll wait for you outside. Five minutes.”“Kay,” she replied in a lazy tone.Since living with Scott, Ciara had slept peacefully, even though she had had nightmares several times, but she could sleep soundly on a soft mattress. She even felt safe here, even though the members of Silvercrest didn’t like her.Five minutes later, she came out of the room. She was wearing sweatpants and a white tight T-shirt.“Where are we going to practice?” she asked Scott, who was waiting for her by the door, leaning against the wall with his eyes closed.He looked sleepy as he blinked. The dark circles under his eyes wer
Scott kissed Ciara as if he wanted to swallow her and suck in her scent. He didn’t give her a chance to ask or think. And when she moaned as he explored the inside of her lips with his tongue, it only made the kiss grow wilder.His arm wrapped around her bare waist, and his other hand cupped her breast. His legs stretched out, trapping her body, and she felt something hard down there touch her core.Her breaths ragged, her heart raced, her eyes half closed. She had never felt anything like this before, but what she was experiencing now and the effect it had on her body was almost as she had imagined all along.Scott rolled his hand around her breast and his lips slid down her neck, sucking it gently and biting it. She flinched and arched her back up; feeling the pleasure that made her could not hold back her screams. Scott slid his hands further behind her back and cupped her butt.His fingers played on the tip of her bosom, then his lips dragged down and his tongue rolled over her ni
Time never healed Ciara’s hurt. Each day gave her heart a fresh wound because every morning she had to wake up and see Scott. He avoided her and didn’t talk to her, and the happiness she felt before now turned to pain.She had been training with the rest of the patrol team and she was making rapid progress that made Scott’s friends smile. Even Maila was a little soft on her, though she still frowned whenever she spoke to her, and never smiled when she greeted her.The friendliness that the people of Silvercrest had slowly shown lightened her heart a bit, though not by much. That was enough for a start.And Ciara knew not everyone in this place could accept her. For example Hayley and her friends.“Bitch,” muttered a girl named Bianca, one of Hayley’s closest friends, when Ciara passed in front of them.One of Hayley’s friends even deliberately extended a leg for Ciara to trip over, but she dodged at the last moment and she didn’t fall. This led to mutters of annoyance and derision tha
Scott towered behind Bianca and looked at them one by one.This was on purpose, Ciara thought. As if Scott hadn’t tortured her enough by having to see his face every morning and night, they were even on the same sub-team.“From now on we are in the same sub-team,” said Scott. “I hope you can work together and I don’t want to hear any more team members whining to be transferred to another sub-team.” Then he looked at Bianca. “If you do it one more time, I’ll kick you out.”Bianca nodded obediently, though she didn’t look happy with the decision. She walked over while grumbling and stood next to Vaire.“We will be patrolling the north border area. There are two shifts overnight, and we get the first shift. We will carry the patrol out for three hours and after that, we will exchange with other sub-teams.”Everyone nodded, understanding Scott’s explanation.“Any questions?” he asked.Vaire raised a hand. “What if there is an attack? What should we do? Should we call in reinforcements?”“
‘Where are you?!’ Ciara shouted while running towards her arrival.‘Help me!’ was all Bianca had been saying. She sounded scared. Seemed the situation was very dire.Ciara nearly collided with Scott while sliding down the ridge. She yelped, and Scott nodded. They both ran towards the caves on the cliff, beyond the pine forest. It was quite dark there, moreover the clouds had just passed and covered the moon.Scott lifted his snout in the air, smelling Bianca, and Ciara tried to do the same. But instead of finding what she was looking for, she found another scent. And all her fur bristling with horror.The same scent she had inhaled most of her life.They are here; she thought. They had found her.Her wolf felt the panic, and fear build up inside her, and the calm she had enjoyed earlier, the control she had had over her wolf, was gone in the blink of an eye.Ciara growled loudly and dashed past Scott, into the dense forest, following her keen sense of smell. Their smell became more pu
Ciara’s hand, which was gently rubbing Scott’s arm, fell limp upon hearing that. “What are you saying? What’s that supposed to mean?” She couldn’t think. She didn’t know what filled her mind right now. It was as if her brain’s functionality had been hindered, and she couldn’t draw conclusions from the reality Scott revealed. “Nova...,” Ciara murmured, uttering the name with confusion. “You... and Nova...?” “Yes. We’re siblings. Nova is my brother. A brother I never knew I had.” Ciara covered her mouth with both hands. It was too impossible to be called a coincidence. Nova had indeed mentioned that Silvercrest was the pack where her mother came from, but Ciara never imagined he had a blood connection with Scott. “I was as surprised as you when I found out about it from my mother,” said Scott. He shook his head. “It turns out my sibling has been looking out for you, Ciara. She saved you, my mate, from hell.” Ciara didn’t know why she stood up and walked to the riverbank, but she
There’s a nook beneath the cliff they had passed earlier. A stretch of white sand extends along the river with clear water as emerald as gemstones. An expanse of forest stretches on the opposite bank of the river, and there’s a large shady oak tree right next to the nook.Ciara sighed in amazement at the sight. A perfect place.“This is just the beginning,” Scott explained. There was a hint of proudness in his voice. “Wait until nightfall, and you’ll witness something much more beautiful than all of this.”Ciara furrowed her brow at Scott’s explanation. She was curious. “What’s going to happen?” Then she looked at the sky and remembered the expanse of stars in the Moon Warriors’ territory. “Are we going to see the stars?”“More than just that,” Scott murmured. He winked, and Ciara’s heart trembled at the sight.Scott led her into the large nook near the oak tree. There, he invited her to sit on the sand. He stretched out his legs and looked towards the river.“This is the perfect plac
“I was looking for you,” Ciara replied. “Louis came to me and Godrick, crying. He said you were missing, and he was terrified.” Ciara looked Margo up and down. “But seems like you’re okay. What actually happened?”Margo’s face appeared flushed. She bent her knees and hugged them, placing her chin there. “I... I’m okay,” she murmured. “I just wanted to... disappear for a while.”Ciara sighed. She took a seat next to Margo and sat with her. They both gazed towards the river. “What happened?” Ciara asked. “Will you tell me?”Margo picked up a stone near her foot and threw it towards the river. “I—this is embarrassing,” she said, shaking her head. “I’m not sure I can tell you.”“Tell me. I won’t judge,” Ciara assured her. “And whatever happened to you is important. Just like you, I won’t take it lightly.”Margo stared at Ciara for a while. “I... I actually like Deck.”That wasn’t surprising. However, to spare Margo’s feelings, Ciara feigned astonishment. “Oh, really? Since when?”Margo sh
“But I’m not done,” Ciara said. “I still have to train them until later this afternoon with Godrick.”Scott frowned upon hearing her mention Godrick’s name. “Who schedules your activities?”“We schedule them together.”“If there’s a rescheduling, I won’t allow you to be paired with Godrick in anything.”Ciara could only roll her eyes and choose to ignore Scott’s protests. His jealousy was entirely unfounded.“What time will you be finished?”“At four in the afternoon.”“Then we’ll meet at home later in the evening, okay?”Ciara nodded, closing her eyes briefly. Scott leaned forward and kissed her forehead. “See you later, then.”He waved and walked away. Shortly after Scott left the main base, Godrick opened the office door and approached Ciara. “I’ve been peeking through the window, waiting for him to leave,” he grumbled. “He’s really annoying.”“Don’t you act like that toward your partner?”Godrick looked surprised at Ciara’s question. He blinked and then shook his head. “Me? Do you
Ciara waited patiently, but after their meeting with Mila, Scott had yet to fulfill his promise to take Ciara around. Until now, she didn’t know what the continuation of their plans regarding the couple’s ritual would be like.“Ciara, watch out!”Something rushed towards her and almost collided with her. Swiftly, Ciara jumped to the side, avoiding the attack and successfully saving herself from the onslaught of an uncontrollable wolf.They were having a routine competition among patrol team members, and now it was a match between Deck and a new member named Louis. The one who had just lunged at Ciara was Deck.After the match ended, Deck ran over to Ciara.“I’m sorry!” he exclaimed, bowing. “I didn’t mean to attack you!”Godrick walked behind him and pressed the young man’s head. “Bow deeper,” he commanded, pushing Deck’s head further down, almost to his knees.“Godrick, stop it,” Ciara said, glaring at Godrick.Godrick gave her a grin and released his hand from Deck’s head.“You were
Ciara concluded her story with a smile. She wiped away her last tears that evening and stroked the grave marker of Nova, bidding him farewell.“We’ll visit her occasionally,” Scott said.They walked side by side, Scott embracing Ciara, and Ciara hugging Scott around the waist as they headed towards the car.“That day... I don’t know what would have happened to me if it weren’t for you finding me,” Ciara reminisced, as the car drove away from the cemetery.“You would have become a captive for sure. They would have tortured you or even killed you. A rogue is one of the pack’s archenemies, and there is no mercy for those who dare to trespass into our territory.”“But you spared me.”“Because my wolf forbade me to harm you.” He glanced through the corner of his eye. “I guess our wolves have a strong instinct about each other.”When they arrived at Silvercrest, a stack of tasks awaited them.For the next few weeks, Ciara and Scott were occupied with their respective activities. Scott was p
That day was the day Ciara basked in the sunlight. She wasn’t truly outdoors, as she had always dreamed, but in a glass-roofed room revealing the blue sky and sunshine. As usual, Nova was with her.Today, he didn’t bring anything, but his presence beside her was more than enough to make her happy.“Do you like being under the sunlight?” he asked as they both sat in a patch of warm golden light.She looked up and raised her hand, shielding her eyes from the brightness. “Yes. The sun and the sky become refreshing colors to my eyes. They are something special.” Then she gazed at him. “You must see them every day, right?”Nova didn’t answer immediately. He just stared at Ciara with his gentle gaze that always made her heart race. “Yes... I see them every day to the point where I take them for granted.”Ciara smiled faintly. “In that case, we have a different perspective on what’s special.”Nova nodded. He then lifted his face and made the same motion as Ciara. As they both lowered their h
And imperceptibly, days had passed. Ciara had fallen under Nova’s charm, and for the first time, she listened to and obeyed someone in that place.Ciara didn’t interact much with people here, and none of them caught her interest. They seemed gloomy with stern faces and rough behavior. But Nova was different.Her heart raced every time he appeared. There was a fresh and calming scent about him that could mask the unpleasant smell of the cleaning fluids she despised. He always smiled whenever he entered her room, bringing new things to show her every day.Today, he brought some new items she had never seen before. She thought they might be tools for a series of tests.But it turned out they were called a television and a VCD player.“We’re going to watch a movie,” Nova said, followed by his usual sweet smile. “Have you ever watched a movie?”“Are you mocking me?” Ciara replied curtly.Nova laughed. “Sorry.”A few minutes passed, and Ciara sat quietly on the bed, observing Nova setting u
“Nova came to the place one day after the bad guys took liters of my blood and tested various types of bullets to shoot into my body.”Ciara started her story about Nova.*It was a rough day, just like any other day Ciara spent in that horrible place.She hated everyone there and her wolf was at a peak of rage, which she could not control. Every few minutes, someone injects a large dose of anesthetic and attaches a special device that renders her immutable.As the drugs and devices took effect, her vision became blurry and she could only hear voices around her. They spoke in stretched tones and it was as if they were talking underwater.The anesthetic reaction lasted only half an hour at most. Her self-healing ability makes the effects of the anesthetic fade quickly. And when she came to her senses, she heard someone speak angrily.“What did you guys do to her?!” the man exclaimed. “She could die if you treat her like this!”Then another person answered the anger with the phrase ‘thi