We got back inside. Clarion was sitting on the floor, lost in thought, and he literally flinched. He got to his feet and bowed his head at us. "You're back." He noticed the cup in our first hands this time. And I could see the discomfort that settled on his face. Alpha Was going to say something when my mom walked in. He turned to look at her and nodded. “Perfect. I was just waiting for you to show up to have this discussion.”Alpha lifted the cup in his hands to Clarion’s face and raised one eyebrow at him. "Can you tell me exactly what this drink is supposed to be?""Oh, I already explained it to Luna, but it's supposed to help her ease her stress."Alpha nodded, staring at him a little."What's going on?" My mum came to whisper in my ear. But I couldn't respond to her. I was focused on the conversation that Alpha was having with Clarion.Alpha's eyes first fluttered to Clarion's hands and then back to his face with one raised eyebrow before adding, "You seem pretty stressed yours
I watched from a long distance as everyone began to gather in the courtyard as Alpha's others and a lot of people were definitely confused. Mumbles could be heard miles away from the pack house. Alpha had Clarion in his hand, without caring about what they would say, he dumped his unconscious body to the floor, earning a few gasps from everyone."Hello," as soon as he began to speak, they all went dead silent. "I know you are all surprised to see your Alpha here after he renounced the pack, but I wanted to say something to you all and take this as a learning point. You see this man here, Clarion, has been one of my trusted workers. A lot of you witnessed what went wrong with the Luna, and you turned your backs against her and saw how easy it was for me to give up on the pack for her. You know how much I cherish my position as the alpha."His eyes wandered through the crowd, and somehow they found me. And they stayed on me for a second before he continued his speech again. "But I want
I took my shirt off, watching as Alpha filled the bathtub with water. I looked around the bathroom and took in the beautiful decor, a sight I never thought I would witness in my life.Alpha came towards me, held my hand, and led me into the bathroom . He cupped my face, a frown etched on his face as he noticed that my expressions were a bit stiff. "Is something wrong?" He asked, scrutinizing my face for my emotions.I held his hand, which was pressed against my cheek. "I don't know. I just feel a little weird. It feels wrong to be back here after everything that happened. What if they are judging me?" I swallowed. "Or worse, what if the thing that Clarion has been preparing for me is permanent or maybe it’s not the only thing responsible?"" I'm not sure I have any encounter with him giving me anything to drink as we barely even have that type of interaction, so I’m not sure how he skipped anything into my meals or drinks. What if I still get the hallucinations? I mean, it was really
As Alpha left, I felt like I had nothing to do with my life. The pack members were slowly returning to normal, and it was as if nothing had happened. Some students even resumed school, and people went about their daily work, except for those leading the pack. Everything seemed to be in its place. Then I remembered the source of the problem in the first place, Clarion.I slowly made my way to the dungeon, i had been trying to avoid interacting with him due to the trauma he caused me but I couldn’t stall for long. I knew I needed to understand the source of this. One of the warriors stood at the door and bowed his head at me. "Do you know where he's staying? Where is his cell?"He pointed in the direction of a cell all alone in the far end of the room. I went there and saw Clarion seated with his back to me. I put my hand to my mouth, shocked by the scars on his body. I knew alpha wouldn’t take it easy on him to begin with but I was still amused., I didn’t think it would be to this e
The moment I shuffled the bed, Alpha’s husky voice came awake, pulling me and tugging me towards him, wrapping his arms tightly around me. “Where do you think you're going so early in the morning?” He whispered against my neck. I smiled at him, pressing my back against his chest. “I just thought that I should fulfill my luna duties,” I said, turning around in his embrace so that I was facing him directly. “What do you mean luna duties?” He partially opened his eyes. “Well, in the past day that we were gone, I know that there is so much to do and I feel really bad for those that were affected by my raving madness. I just want to be able to fix them, and I feel so guilty sleeping comfortably, knowing that I stripped some people of their comfort.” He groaned, “Can't you do that later in the day?” I really want you here with me right now.” I pressed his head against my chest, smiling and stroking my fingers through his hair. He said in a whiny voice, pouting, “stay with me…” “Do
I immediately sprawled all over the bed and kicked my feet in the air as I put the phone up to my ear.I pouted a little. "I've been waiting to communicate with you all day. I completely forgot that we could get phone calls," I whined to him."How have you been?" His deep voice resonated through my ears, reminding me how much I missed him."I'm okay," I shrugged."I've been miserable," he said. "I was just looking for a way to talk to you all day. What did you do to me? Why does my life feel so empty when you're not here with me for even a second? I couldn't even concentrate on any of the work. I was starting to wish that I went with you. I don't know if I would be able to survive for so long.""Oh, come on," I chuckled, rolling my eyes at him. "Don't be such a crybaby. It's just a day in between. We'll see you tomorrow. Don't worry, okay?" I teased, even knowing that I loved how crazy over heels he was over me. "Fine. I hope you're okay. How was the journey? Was it stressful?" I lov
Alpha didn't waste any time, he put his arms around me, holding my waist, pulling me closer, and planting kisses on my face.I had to nod my head in Mandy's direction, cleared my throat, and pull away from him. “Relax,” I chuckled at him.I put my arms around him to receive him in a hug, He pressed my head against his embrace.“I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist. I had to clear all my work and show up today, even the lycan council's meeting. I canceled it all,” he said, his fingers stroking through my hair. “Aww, my big baby, are you really alpha of dark blood?” I teased him. He immediately got defensive, realizing Mandy was here, and I was calling him Alpha in her presence.He held my hand and put me behind him.I chuckled. “Don't worry, it's fine. She's a friend. She's aware.”I turned to look at Mandy. “This is my mate, and he's the alpha of our pack.”She bowed her head with a smile.“It's nice to see you here. I didn’t think you'd be sharing up until the wedding.” She told him.
Finally, we found one of the restaurants that were along the roadside. Alpha led me there, acting like he was totally in control and as if he had spent his entire life here.I just sat back and let him do everything and looked around me and watched the people that were coming in.Some of them seemed like they were returning home after work, but others felt like they were in regular clothes shopping.It was a really nice place. I'm so happy that Shayla got to experience this kind of lifestyle.Alpha waved over one of the waiters and gave him our order. "What do you want to eat, my love?" He asked me."Just whatever you're ready to eat. I've been inside all day. I'm full, I'm not gonna lie." I shrugged my shoulder at him. "You're full on what?" He raised his eyebrows. “Full on d-“I widened my eyes at him, “stop!” I eyed the waiter staring at us suspiciously. I found myself blushing hard, “you’re the one who’s not eaten all day but I'll just have whatever you are having.”"What are yo
Andrea began to walk out of the pack house, and I trailed along behind her, trying my best not to be seen.I watched as She scurried past bushes, and the moment she was getting further away from the pack house, she began to pick up her pace.As if she sensed that someone was following her, so it was hard to keep up with her because it was still a little bit dark. it was barely seven in the morning, and the sun had still not risen. I tried to dodge all the branches, tall grass,as I made my way after her.She stopped in front of a small shack and stepped in. I watched from afar, hidden from any view. Why else would she be in a small shop with my alpha? I swallowed a lump that grew in my throat. It better not be what I was thinking It was.I opened the door slowly. It was dark. "Hello," I called into the darkness. All of a sudden, all the lights flickered on, and I heard a huge confetti sound.I put my hands over my ears, flinching from the fear that came with it. I looked around and saw
I headed back to the pack house all by myself and decided to think nothing of it.I hoped that if Andrea would come back to me and explain the situation, maybe I wouldn't have to be so worried. I stayed in the living room, pacing back and forth and waiting for her to show up. When she began to not, I decided to engage myself in something else, I went back to the office and decided to look through the papers that I wasn't done with. After an hour had passed, I left the office and saw Andrea walking into the pack house."Hey," I said. "I thought You were going to be at Ava's place.""Yeah," i replied. "Turned out that she wasn't home, so I came to the pack almost immediately, and you weren't here. I thought we could have hung out and watched some movies together. Where did you go?""I just had to quickly deal with something." I closed my eyes, started mumbling under my breath, and internally hoped that she should confess and say that she was. But she didn't. I nodded at l her. “Oka
Three months laterAndrea walked into the office where I was busy looking through the paperwork for Alpha so that he wouldn't have to do it so much. I looked up at her and broke into a smile. "If it is not my favorite friend," I said. She smiled back at me, a smile creeping up her lips. She folded her arms across her chest. "What about your dad?”"He's been at your mom's place, like at this point is tiring me out," she chuckled. "Like if you guys want to be together, just say that's something. Why are you wasting our time? Like bro, my younger brothers have been asking me and I have no idea what to tell them.”“Really.” “Yeah.""So I'm going over there to call him back home. I hope he remembers that he has children," I closed the book in front of me. "Well then I'm coming with you because I really want to see my mum too. I have a few things I want to discuss with her.""Okay then, no problem," she said.As we walked to my mom's place, hand in hand, she interlocked her hands with m
I woke up the next morning to snuggly kisses from Alpha. I said in his sleepy voice. “Shouldn't you still be resting after everything that has happened?" He smiled at me. "Why? When I have everything I need here? Get ready. We're going out today." That got me to open my eyes. "Where are we going?"I raised my eyebrow at him. "You just have to find out, my love.”“then you shouldn't have told me. You know how curious I can get." "It's no big deal," he chuckled. "I'm just pulling your leg. I actually just want us to go out and have fun together. Do you know the entire time I was in the middle of the war? The only thing I was thinking about was you. And if you were doing fine, I swear you've taken full control of my mind and body at this point." I couldn't help but laugh at him. "I got my feet all right, I’ll get dressed!"Alpha and I wore matching clothes. I wore a white crop top and jean shorts. He wore a white tank top and jean shorts. He put his hair in a bun, just how I liked
Immediately, he fell forward in my hand. I began to scream, panicking in fear. I tried to balance him on the floor.He was too heavy for me to lift by myself. "Mum," I cried, hoping for whoever was around to come in.My mum immediately ran inside, and surprisingly, Carl tagged along with her. "What's wrong?" "I don't know, he suddenly lost balance.” I cried.My mom immediately tried to check for his pulse. "What's wrong with him? Why is he not breathing?" I asked.She pointed at the floor. "Don't worry, I will fix things. Just get the pack physician," she said. I jerked to my feet, going to do as instructed, immediately wiping my tears with the back of my hand In panic, I was so lost and confused."What happened?!”“I don't understand," I told Andrea as she raced by my side, trying to catch up with me. "Where are you going?""I don't know," I raised my voice after, “I’m clearly as confused as you as you can see, I just want Alpha to be fine." I continued to cry. She didn't say an
We got to Ava's place, and she was happy to see me at the door. She looked confused when she saw Andrea and stared at me, waiting for some sort of explanation."Oh yeah, this is Andrea. She's a new pack member.”“She doesn't smell like she's a part of our pack." She raised an eyebrow."Yeah, that is why I said she's a new pack member.""Ohh, it's nice to see you. What brings you guys here?" Then she realized that the whole thing with Alpha had happened, and then she raised her eyebrows at me. "Oh my goodness, that must be so insensitive of me to ask. I know that Alpha has gone off to war. I can't even imagine how you are dealing with things right now." She tugged my hand and pulled me into the room. "Come on, settle in."Andrea looked around Ava's place. "This is a nice place you've got. And yeah, she did want to come here to get his mind off things because she's been so worried, like Alpha is going to lose the battle or something." Andrea rolled her eyes.I didn't understand why she
I assisted Alpha to pack his things that he would need for the war, and when it was time for him to leave, I found myself sitting on the bed, burying my face in my hands and crying.He hurried to my side and crouched in front of me, he wiped my tears off with the pad of his thumb. In my seated position, I threw my arms around him and wailed against his shoulder."Why are you crying so much?""I don't want anything to happen to you."He pulled away from my embrace. "I just assured you that I'd be fine. Just trust me, okay?"I nodded at his words. Even though I found myself not believing him, it didn't seem like a reality until I saw him and the rest of the warriors with his bag slung over his shoulder as he prepared to leave the pack for war.I held my chest tightly. There is no way anyone could defeat my Alpha. He was the best. I knew it, but I didn't know why I was so scared. Things were finally going fine . The last thing I wanted was for it to be jinxed.I wanted to find my mum alm
At first, I was confused. Then I turned to look at Alpha; he shook his head. 'I'm sorry, I can't do that.'She immediately stepped forward, going on her knees and holding his feet. 'Please, you have to take us in. Look, that's my youngest brother, and he's really sick.' She pointed at the child in her father's hands. 'If we don't find shelter now, I don't think he can make it. Please, I beg you, we will do anything you ask us to do. I can sense that you're the alpha of the pack, please.'Seeing alphas reluctance she added, 'My dad himself was a trained warrior before everything came crashing down. It would be very helpful to the pack's growth. Don't deny us access, and I'm begging you with everything.'she began to shed tears. She was looking like she was about my age, and I felt the pain. When I saw her dad's face, it reminded me of my mum and how desperate she was the first time we left.I turned to Alpha, tugging his shirt. ‘please, just take them in. I feel like there is enough
The next morning, when we woke up, I rolled into Alpha's arms."Hey, did you sleep very well?" I asked him. He nodded. "Yeah, I did. Especially when you are here by my side.” “So, what do you want to have for breakfast? I don't know. I want to have you. It's you." "Stop. Be for real?" I chuckled. I hid my laughter behind my hand."I don't know. I'm not really hungry. I just want us to eat.""Are you ready to leave for the pack house?""Yeah, but we can't go unless we see Shayla first. I need to say my proper goodbye before I disappear. I don't know when I'm going to see her again, so let's not just rush to leave, right?""Okay?" He nodded and kissed my forehead."Goodness, I can't imagine the amount of work that I have to go back home to, but it's fine. We'll just settle in just as quickly as we left." I pursed my lips and nodded at him."Alright, I'll go and find something for us to eat. I should go see Shayla.""I really want to know how she’s settling in. You can hang out with J