TITLE: Strong-willed.MAXWELL's POV:I didn't want to leave her side but what choice do I have? It wasn't like I was her mate or anything. Even if she agreed to go on a date with me, that wouldn't mean anything especially when her mate and elders were here.I only wished I was her mate and I would love her more than anything in the world. If only….."Maxwell," I looked up at the sound of my voice being called. It was Xavier, my cousin."What?" I asked, not feeling in the mood to talk to him. He was one of the people who were working with Sonia and the council of elders to destroy Laura."Come on, Cousin. Don't be like that. Can't I talk to my favorite cousin again?" Xavier spoke, lightheartedly.I narrowed my eyes on him, knowing nothing of any good would suffice from someone like him."What do you want, Xavier? I don't have time to waste with you" I retorted, feeling down and weak. All I wanted now was to go and rest. "Please excuse me""No, wait," Xavier said, his expression turning seriou
TITLE: BEAST OF THE EAST. LAURA'S POV:"I can't say it's nice to meet you beast of the east"My voice reverberated throughout the small clearing between the pack's wall and the deep forest ahead.The man smiled, his crackled but yet, the weirdly handsome face changed into an expression of amusement. "You Amaze me, Alpha Laura. You're still as Fiesty as ever." He said, his voice deep, smooth, and low. "I love that about you."I narrowed my eyes, my senses on high alert. I wasn't here to play silly jokes with him. He should get straight to the point. "What are you doing in my territory? What do you want, Beast?" I demanded. My voice is cold. "You do know you're not exactly welcome in these parts."The man or rather Beast chuckled, his piercing gaze never leaving mine. "Oh really dear? Because I think I'm exactly where I'm meant to be," he said:"You see, we've been watching." He said. "I've been watching" emphasizing his words on watching. "Your persistence and leadership strikes interest i
TITLE: A DATE WITH HIM. THIRD PERSON's POV: It only took Laura a few minutes to get dressed for she didn't waste much time choosing her outfits.She looked down and was wearing a simple yellow flowery gown that reached just to her knees and accentuated her curves and body perfectly.She walked down the corridor of the pack house and came face with Sonia who was rather shocked to see Laura."Where are you going, Laura?" She asked, confused about why Laura was dressed.Laura smiled, exposing her small dimples. "A date of course. See you later" and she left without any other words.Sonia watched Laura walk down with narrowed eyes. "What is this stupid bitch doing?" She muttered under her breath. "She's ruining all my plans and now, she's going on a freaking date"Sonia couldn't control her anger as she watched Laura leave the pack grounds and into the unknown with Maxwell beside her. A plan entered her mind and she smiled. "Maybe it's time to ruin a happy date"She left and went to meet Alex
TITLE: FACADE OF HOPE.LAURA's POV:My words trailed off as I gazed into Maxwell's piercing eyes. My heart was so heavy with the weight of my secrets that it was overwhelming.No matter what I do, there's no way I could tell him what has happened to me. For my safety and also his."What's wrong, Laura? Why?" Maxwell asked, his voice laced with pain and concern. "You don't like me?"I shook my head, not for the fact that I don't like him but instead, because I couldn't beat to hurt him, not now, not when I have started to have a deep connection with him."It- It's not-……." I trailed off, unable to form a reasonable reply to him."I understand if you don't like me back. Maybe, I've been reviving wrong signals for a long now. But I care about you and I do know now that you're not fine. You can tell me anything, I'm here for you"My eyes welled up with tears as I struggled to find the right words.I wanted to reveal and tell him everything. To trust him but whenever the words wanted to leave my
LAURA's POV:TITLE:PAWN IN A GAMBIT. I spun around, my eyes scanning the surrounding area, trying to locate the source of the voice. The voice sounded familiar like I knew it but at the same time, so foreign and different.I scanned my surroundings and that's when I saw her, her hands outstretched towards Maxwell with a clenched fist, standing a few feet away from me, a gentle yet sly smile spreading across her face.I narrowed my eyes on her, expecting the worst. "What have you done to him?" I growled, my eyes shifting between her and Maxwell's form.She chuckled, charged by the fact that she held power over me now. "Oh, it's nothing too hard my powers can't do. He's just…… uh, how do I put this" She held her head high, as if deep in thought. "Frozen in time! Yes, that's it. He's frozen in time""What do you want, Niandra? And what the hell do you know where we were?" I snarled, hackles raised.Niandra chuckled. "Oh, come on, Alpha Laura. Don't be a sore loser. I always know where you ar
TITLE: FINAL REJECTIONLAURA's POV:It's been a few days since my encounter with Niandra and should I say, my mind hasn't been at ease since that day.After Niandra's sudden disappearance, Maxwell came back to his senses and called upon me. He asked what was wrong and why I was suddenly pale. I only dismissed it as just being tired but I lied.I was not close to being tired instead, tormented by myself and what I had become.I've noticed Sonia and Alex's actions being subtle and rarely aggravate me anymore. I suspected that it must have something to do with what Niandra said, about them planning something huge to take me down.I've thought of all possible ways I was going to overcome this challenge and figure out what my nemesis plans to use against me but I haven't gotten to any length yet.The only voice in my head kept screaming was doing what Niandra said, I had to go in search of the beast of the east. He was the only one who could help me in such a situation.And where was Niandra by
TITLE: COUNCIL OF CONFLICT.LAURA's POV:"I, Alpha Laura Blackstone of Black Pearl Pack, reject you, Alex as my mate under the light of the moon goddess"My words seemed to have made the room silent again so that even a pin drop could be heard falling. But this time, I wasn't the one suffocating in the tension-filled room. It was Alex.His face seemed like all the air has been sucked out of it, his face turned red with rage, and his eyes seemed to burn with a fierce rage but there was deep pain in his eyes. One so evident that even his anger couldn't be a clear facade.Sonia who was looking angry at Alex before, her eyes widened in shock and she took several steps backward, stumbling on her feet and even her hand's own words, as if trying to say something but the words seemed to be Stuck in her mouth.No one spoke for the longest period before Elder Lucian's voice penetrated the air and broke the silence, his tone still calm and measured. "Laura….. I'm sorry, Alpha Laura" he corrected him
TITLE: IT'S KILL OR BE KILLED.LAURA's POV:"I promise you this. You'll regret this, You clueless girl. Everyone is against you and it's only a matter of time before you die, Alpha my shit!"Everywhere froze as he said that, especially the elders. Their eyes widened in shock and fear as they fidgeted.I too was scared of what this man just said. But not fear for my own being, but instead, fear of what I might do because of his naiveness and rage."What did you say?" My alpha tone has been deemed but the anger inside of me never subsided. It was clouding through my veins, raging inside to be let free.I couldn't believe someone like him would ever dare disrespect me or even threaten their Alpha. How dare he……..Everyone is against me and that's what I knew when I was reborn. I was truly alone here and Elder Alaric's words just proved it to be true.My breath quickened and I suddenly started hyperventilating. The air was becoming too thick for my lungs to accept and suddenly, I felt my throat