The park was buzzing with youthful teens as the picnic was in full swing. It was only three in the afternoon, and the music was blaring from the speakers as everyone mingled, ate, and danced.
Meanwhile, at the pack house, the girls were trying to convince Calypso to put on shorts, but she was refusing. “Come on Cally! It’s not like you’re not going to look good.”
Calypso shook her head. “If you think my arms are skinny, then you don’t want to see my legs!”
Isyss rolled her eyes. “They can’t be THAT bad.”
“Look guys, we all know that I’m skinny, and that’s why I haven’t worn any short things for as long as I can remember. Can I please just go in sweat pants?” Calypso pleaded. They could hear the insecurity in her voice.
“Alright fine! But you have to make the look work,” Ilea warned.
“In fact, I’ll dress you!” Cassidy
Calypso was still trying to regain her breath when arms wrapped themselves around her. She was in too much pain to even complain as she was lifted from the ground and carried back into the bathrooms. She was sat on the counter next to the sinks before she was tended to as an awkward silence took over.“Are you supposed to even be in here?” she broke the silence with a small smile.“No, but I couldn’t very well leave you out there. Anyone with a problem will just have to suck it up,” he returned a smile as he continued to treat her.She blushed. “Thanks for saving me.”“It was the least I could do after this afternoon,” he said guiltily.“It’s ok,” she shrugged before wincing. She’d landed on her shoulder when she was dropped.He sighed. “No, it wasn’t ok Calypso and I really am sorry for that. I don’t know why I reacted that way.”&ld
“CHANNING??” they all shouted in confusion.“Why are you even holding hands?” Isaiah asked.“What did he do to you?” Cain growled.Isla gasped when the lights were turned on, revealing Calypso’s bruised face. “What happened to your face?”“What did you do to her?” Beck growled at Channing. As intimidating as he was, Channing didn’t let go of Calypso’s hand.“Are you done?” Calypso asked them.“Yes,” they replied.“I went to the bathroom a while ago and as I was walking out, I was ambushed by Charice and her friends. I was punched on both my cheeks, kicked twice in the stomach and choked once during that confrontation, but Channing here got to me before they could do any more damage. He got them to leave me alone. When they were gone, he cleaned up my wounds and we hung out together from then. Oh, he’s also my new boyfriend
They continued the rest of her training session and she proved to be really determined, which surprised the two guys. As tired as she was, she wanted to prove to herself and the guys that she could really do it. By the time she was done, she was tired, but she was already halfway with her training.Cain couldn’t believe it. All they had to do was go over the last few moves and then practice them until she perfected them. Not even his werewolf subjects had grasped anything that fast. What he noticed though, was that a little bit of her enhanced abilities had seeped through, and he wasn’t quite sure what that meant as yet.“Cally! That was amazing!” Isaiah was the first to comment.She looked up, still catching her breath. “What was?”“How quickly you grasped everything and just how you moved. It normally takes the average werewolf two weeks to do what you just did,” Isaiah explained.&
“GO!” Cain shouted.The gathered pack members watched in amazement as Calypso took on three werewolves blindfolded. One was in human form and the other two had shifted into their wolves. Since she didn’t have enhanced abilities, they allowed her to use weapons of her choice as she’d also mastered weapons training.It was almost a month since her first training session with Cain and Isaiah, yet she had mastered what most werewolves took three months to master in just three weeks.For weapons, she’d chosen a long metal rod and her knives, which she’d received as a random gift from Channing. He’d also surprisingly gotten Cassidy a set too since the girls loved training together. They were the duo to not mess with.Calypso had cleared her mind so that she could be able to focus on her surroundings, something Ronny had taught her. She was surprised that he of all people was such an expert at the centred life, but he&rs
“He loves you, but he’s not your mate. I know what I’m about to say will probably confuse you, but you must love him back. If he ever confesses his love for you, confess it right back. I know you feel it in your heart, and while he’s not your mate, he was meant to come into your life for this. Accept it and accept him,” the pendant told her.“Ok, but why is it important that I love him back?” she asked curiously.“Because child, you will need him in the future, and only his love will save you,” the pendant vaguely replied.“Will I know more?” she asked.“In time! Some truths are coming sooner than you know. I know I’m not the most tolerable person since I’m a pendant and all, but it is important that you trust in me,” the pendant pleaded.
They left the salon after saying thank you once more before heading out. They headed to different stores, finding the perfect outfits for the night. Calypso figured that they were going to be taking things easy with the kind of outfits the girls seemed to be looking for.“So Cally, you guys said the big three words huh?” Ilea smiled.Calypso blushed. “Yeah! It was just in the moment you know?”“Aaaaw, but aren’t you guys worried about finding your true mates?” Isla asked.“We both know that our true mates are out there, and we’ve discussed it. We’ve agreed that should any of us meet our true mate, then we’re going to split on good terms, but I guess with being together the way that we are, love was inevitable. Even if he finds his true mate, I will always love him you know? He’s been a very big part of my life,” Calypso explained.“Are you sure you’re not atta
“Channing doesn’t have a girlfriend! You people are just wasting my time,” Tiffany snapped.“Uh, whatever you say Tiffany! Are we all ready to go?” Beck asked.“Yep!” Cassidy said as they got up to leave.“WHERE ARE YOU PEOPLE GOING?” Tiffany screeched.“Baby, have you seen my leather jacket?” Calypso asked Channing. Tiffany watched on confusedly since everyone else had chosen to ignore her.“Which one baby girl? You have like ten of those things,” Channing teased. Tiffany’s eyes widened.“SHE’S YOUR GIRLFRIEND?” Tiffany screamed.“Would you shut up already!” someone shouted inside the pack house, followed by snickers from the different pack members, Calypso and Channing included.“I want the white one with the golden studs,” Calypso told Channing.“I think it’s at the apartment. We ca
Channing got up and looked around, his eyes landing on the two girls he had in his bed. Sleeping on the couch was uncomfortable, but he’d do anything for them. Calypso and Cassidy had passed out together, so he carried them to his room.He knew they would appreciate waking up together.He couldn’t help but smile when he noticed that they were hugging each other. Even in their sleep they were close. While he was in love with Calypso, he treated Cassidy like a little sister. She had even commented that he treated her as more of a brother than Isaiah himself, but he couldn’t help it.She’s special to Calypso and Calypso was everything to him.He quietly left the room, bothered by his thoughts as something was nagging him. While they’d come back around three, he hadn’t been able to sleep. It was now a little before six as he made his way downstairs. He wasn’t surprised to hear movement. The pack was
That was the last straw and Phillip commanded the wolves to attack. The pack members watched on in amazement from their hiding places as the Werewolf Prince and Princess took on the rogues by themselves.“Are we even needed here?” Harlan joked lowly, causing silent laughter amongst everyone.It wasn’t long before the rogues were down to half. As Killian had suspected, Phillip had a backup plan as more rogues showed up. Harlan’s question was answered when it started to look like there were too many for the royal siblings to face.And so, the pack came out of hiding to join the fight.Phillip was acting on intel he’d received from his spies and The Assembly of Warriors, but as he watched the fight before him, he realized that he’d been deceived. The intel he’d received led him to believe that this was a fight he could win.And he finally understood then why the crown was never meant to be his.He’d lived in Julio’s shadow for as long as he could remember, and he knew what the people thou
Killian turned to Nathan. “Are you ready to take him on and take the crown?”Nathan nodded. “As I’ll ever be.”Killian turned back to Hunter. “Any sighting of Jeremiah?”Hunter linked Wayne who was at the border before responding. “According to Wayne, he doesn’t seem to be with the group.”“So, how are we going about this?” Cassidy asked.“Well, one can only assume Phillip rallied up some rogues. If that’s the case, we take them out. If, by some off chance, he’s rallied the royal pack, then we only knock them out. They would be under his command, and as King, I’d be able to break it,” Nathan took charge.“Then there’s no need to involve the Lycans. I’d like for them to remain a secret for as long as we can keep the secret. The werewolves will take this fight. You’ll relay the instructions to them,” Killian told the Werewolf Prince.“We’ll also lay back and watch,” Zen added on behalf of the vampires.Killian linked the pack, asking the werewolves to meet him outside. Thanks to Cain’s
Back at Calypso’s pack house, the weather was changing. The skies were unexpectedly darkening, something that thrilled Calypso for whatever reason. She headed to her room to change, before heading outside.Noticing her change in outfit, Cassidy was confused. “Cals, why are you in your training gear?”Calypso shrugged. “Haven’t trained in a while.”It had been almost a year.Cassidy made the realization too. “Huh, guess we can go for some rounds. I’ll be back.”Calypso decided to stretch while waiting for her sister. Word was getting around to the pack members as they gathered around to wacth. Cassidy joined her in stretching just as word got around to Nathan, Cain, and Zen.“Isn’t this an unfair fight?” Zen questioned.“They’re both fantastic fighters in their human forms. The fight becomes uneven if Cally shifts,” Cain corrected.Nathan was particularly excited to see his mate fight. He’d only seen her fight a handful of times, and never against an opponent as powerful as Calypso. No
Jordan sat in the dark, completely exhausted. His wolf had finally settled down, but he found himself feeling empty. Something didn’t feel right. He felt like he’d been played somehow, but couldn’t think of how he even came to that conclusion.He tried to think about why his wolf had lost control, and the beast had shut him out. His pack had gone into hiding, and his memories were filled with a woman he couldn’t recall the name of.He just knew that she meant the world to him.And yet he didn’t feel a mate pull to her.In fact, he felt the very opposite. He felt mateless, like there was still someone out there for him. Something about the notion unsettled him, and the harder he thought about why that was, the more his headache worsened.What he didn’t know was that Amaya had managed to manipulate his memories of Samantha, with help from the Moon Goddess. With Samantha no longer being his mate, they felt that he didn’t need to remember her.Jeremiah arrived at the Twilight Moon Pack an
Elsewhere, the Grey family had just arrived at the area where Amaya’s pack used to be. The older woman felt her heart constrict at the loss she experienced when she was last here. Edward reached out to hold her hand, squeezing it.“How come there’s nothing here?” Samantha asked as they stared out at the nothingness.Amaya sighed. “That’s probably my fault. I lost everyone important to me that day, except you three, and out of anger, I lashed out and cursed the land. I don’t doubt that people tried over the years to occupy the land, but my spell would’ve eventually driven them away.”Killian touched his mother’s shoulder out of comfort. “Did you guys ever find out who attacked the pack?”Edward shook his head. “We’ve had our theories over the years, but no concrete evidence ever led us down a certain path.”“What about Hans’ descendants?” Kill
They arrived to an empty pack house, unaware that everyone had been instructed to steer clear. They searched the house, finding it strange that the massive pack had disappeared. It wasn’t until they got outside that they were truly mystified.“Where did everyone go?” Vera asked her mate.He was about to respond when his sense caught the high-speed arrow headed their way. He managed to dodge it and get Vera behind him at the same time. There were many more arrows shot their way, and he realized they were under attack.“Go back inside,” he told Vera.He didn’t question why she willingly complied as he was focused on defending his sister’s home. “Whoever you are, show your face.”Instead of a face, a dagger was flung his way, and soon the daggers replaced the arrows. He dodged them all with ease before a group of vampires he’d never before encountered came out of the woods.“Is t
He had locked himself away in the war room, and Vera sighed to herself when she realized that he hadn’t paid her any attention in a while. She couldn’t complain though – not when she knew that he was holding things in.A lot had happened since Calypso had come back into his life, and things were already shaky even before she did. It had only been a couple of months since they’d gotten married, and with the vampire kingdom struggling with unrest, it was almost a reflection of their relationship.She loved Zen with her entire being, that much she’d never contest, but she found herself curious about what life would’ve looked like had she been mated with a normal vampire. Things with Zen had been passionate from the moment they met, but he’d always carried a burden with him.A burden she finally had unravelled before her.There was a lot happening around them, but she was grateful for it all – grateful
While rooms were being prepared for them, Killian led his parents to his office, while Samantha grabbed Calypso’s hand, leading them outside. Calypso understood that Samantha needed someone to talk to, and in that moment she was that person.“I’m so confused,” Samantha started off.“I can just imagine,” Calypso commented.“It makes sense, but at the same time it doesn’t you know? I mean, what the hell is a Lycan? There’s so much going on and I’m just so lost,” Samantha panicked.“The first thing you’re going to do is breathe, and then you’re going to listen to me ok?” Calypso told her.She nodded before Calypso fully let her in on everything. Now that it was clear which side Samantha was on, Calypso knew that she would need to know everything, especially with the looming danger everywhere.Samantha sat, listening intently. Calypso filled her in on the g
Jeremiah felt like his life stood still. For the first time since his father has said it, it settled on him that his son was gone, but what his mate was saying terrified him even more. He knew many people with blue eyes, but none like Calypso and his son.“The girl had blue eyes like Xavier’s?” he questioned.“She told me what you did to her. They told me that they had you held hostage, and when I tried to protect Xavier, her mate knocked me out. When I woke up, Xavier was gone,” she explained.Jeremiah’s head was spinning as he tried to make sense of what she was saying. According to her, Calypso and Killian had come to fetch Xavier, and they did so while they had him hostage, and yet all he could remember was coming to the castle straight from the wedding.Nothing made sense to him.However, how else would his mate have known about Calypso if she wasn’t telling the truth?“Somebody i