"What is going on here!?" Landon, the head warrior's voice boomed across the little forest, as he rushed over and held down Sheryl.
He also happened to be the only person who tolerated Sheryl enough to be friends with her.
"Nothing warrior, move along now, we're simply carrying out the Alpha's order." The leader spoke.
Landon was shocked to say the least, because if at all the alpha needed the brutes, he was usually the one the laoha would send to call them. And they knew too, but they were simply trying to indulge in their pleasure.
"The alpha?" Landon scoffed, "I don't remember the alpha sending me to call you brutes out."
"So what are you going to do about it?" The leader asked, trying to flex his muscles.
"Why don't we take this straight to the alpha?" Landon threatened while Sheryl shook her head profusely, knowing that would cause more trouble for her.
The alpha was known for his ruthlessness, the brute couldn't bear being at the bottom of his wrath, so they disappeared as quickly as they came.
"You can have her all to yourself then." With a last chuckle, they retreated into their hiding at the edge of the pack borders.
The moment they left, Landon rushed to Sheryl's side, "Are you okay?" He questioned, looking over her body for any injuries.
"Considering the hell I've been going through? I think I'm dandy." Sheryl sassed, earning a smile from her friend.
"Yeah, you're right, you strong woman." Landon praised her while helping her up. "I'll walk you home."
The two held hands and walked together towards Sheryl's house.
As Landon tightened the hold on Sheryl's arm, she flinched. "Ouch!"
"What is it?" Her shout alerted Landon immediately.
"I think I hurt my arm." She couldn't finish her statement before another throes of pain coursed through her.
"I asked if you were okay…" Landon got worried, lifted her off of her feet, and rushed to her room.
He rummaged the whole house to find first aid but was surprised to find none.
"Why is there no first aid here?" He questioned her and she chuckled.
"What do you think? I'm the only one that's yet to shift, Werewolves don't get sick, now do the math." It was only with Landon that her sassy side came out, she just couldn't help it.
"Okay, stay here while I rush down to get it for you." He rushed out of the room, but she stopped him.
"Oh, you have it? But, why?" She was genuinely confused why anyone would have that in the pack, not that it was a taboo, but it was odd.
"Because of you, duh." Landon rolled his eyes and moved again, but not before whispering one last sentiment. "Oh, happy birthday Sheryl."
A little gasp escaped Sheryl, she was pleasantly surprised that he remembered, no one ever remembered her birthday.
"Thank you, Landon." She whispered to the closed door, feeling a rush of emotion.
She let it out by crying. And that was how Landon met her.
"Does it hurt that much?" He rushed to her side.
"No." She replied, quickly wiping her tears away.
"Oh, come here." Landon sat in her bed and pushed her into his embrace. "It's okay, it's okay." Patting her back, he reassured.
When he moved back from the hug, he looked straight into her eyes, and that was a mistake on his path, for her eyes called to him.
It was the perfect shade of sapphire, but with tiny gold outlining in them, they were beautiful, so pretty that Landon could not resist leaning in.
Before Sheryl knew it, Landon's lips had descended upon hers, her eyes widened and she didn't think twice before pushing him off of her and the bed. It snapped Landon out of whatever truancy he was in.
"Sheryl, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean for that to happen." He quickly apologized, but she was not having it.
"Is that how you see me too? Is that why you've been my friend? So you can have your way with me when I'm vulnerable? You are taking their word? To enjoy me all by yourself? Is that what it is?" Anger flamed her eyes, annoyance coated her demeanor and Landon knew he had better not talk at that moment.
"Answer me!" Upon being permitted to talk, he did.
"No Sheryl, it's not all that, I am your friend because I just am, and I don't see you like that, I swear by the Goddess, believe me."
"Believe you? Believe you?!" Her scream made another jolt of pain happen, and she winced.
"Sheryl lay down let me tend to your wounds." He moved to lay her down, but she took the opportunity to land a slap on him.
"Get away from me, you pervert!" She shouted, Landon knew her voice wouldn't be coming down any time soon and it might alert her parents, getting her into more trouble, so he listened.
"I'll go, but don't forget the ball preparations early tomorrow morning." He looked at her with so much pity.
He wished she was his mate, he was yet to find his mate too, and hoped it would happen at the ball. Sheryl deserved more than she was getting and if he could he would get it for her.
"Whatever, leave!" The venom in her voice scared Landon, he never wanted to jeopardize their friendship, but it seemed like the only thing he was doing at that moment.
After Landon left, Sheryl took care of herself and slept early to wake up for the ball preparations.
The night of the next day fell quickly, their guests from the neighboring pack were rushing in, seeming to enjoy the decorations, courtesy of Sheryl, not that anyone would thank her.
It was then time for the special guest to hop on to sit next to the Alpha and Luna of the Shadow Lake Pack.
It was the alpha, the ones everyone has heard of, but never seen. He had a reputation to uphold, and that didn't involve mingling in everything.
All the ladies were busy fawning over his handsomeness, his cold but good-looking face and body, but his mind was on one thing, which was strange, but still a delight to him.
"Mate!"
No one heard Ashton utter those words, so everyone carried on with their merriment.As he mingled with the guests, everyone was surprised because he rarely liked to be in the midst of people, but he wanted to fish out from where the pleasant smell came from.It was very faint, making it hard for him to hunt down.Ashton always wanted a mate, hence making it easy for him to know for sure that it was his mate."Where could she be?" Ashton spoke first, as he looked around."Let's enjoy the evening first." Ashton was a bit reluctant to find his mate, he wanted her to find them, after all, he was the alpha.Ashton nodded to himself, but he couldn't help but feel the primal pull to find his mate. He scanned the crowd, his eyes lingering on the women, but none of them seemed to be the one he was looking for. Until he caught a whiff of a scent he couldn't resist."Over there," he said discreetly, pointing to a woman standing by the bar. She wore a red dress that hugged her curves in all the r
The deed was done.But the moment Ashton realized what he was doing, they became mortified with themselves and fled without as much as a look back.Sheryl was crying, with pains all over her body, but she managed to pick herself up to wipe herself clean."Why?!" She lamented in a loud voice, tears rolling down her face mixed with snort."What!?" Asher's eyes widened when the alpha told him of the atrocities he had committed against his mate."I didn't mean to, my wolf took over." He cried, Ashton held his hair, almost as if he wanted to pull it out of its roots."You left her!" The beta couldn't understand why that would happen."We didn't mean to okay?!" Ashton got frustrated and wanted to leave the office immediately."You have to go and apologize to her right away, for all you know, it might be her first time and you guys took advantage of her body like that?" Asher told Ashton who remained seated."It is her first time, Asher." The alpha replied in a little voice, regret signed al
Sheryl doesn't think she has had this much peace of mind in such a long time. Seeing the kids play around happily is enough for her to beam with a smile. The Starlight Pack has been nothing but a blessing in disguise to Sheryl. She no longer has to dread waking up or being seen. She has lived a life in fear and now, she has a taste of what peace of mind feels like. Still sitting down, she kept thinking of how to build a life here and forget the life of misery that she had lived. "Bye, mama," Phoebe tells me running out of the house happily."I'll get you candy from the candy man mama," Phoenix tells her smiling and following her sister to play. "Wait Phoenix, where's your sister?" She asks Phoenix surprised Lenny isn't going out with them. "She said she doesn't want to go out.""Why?""I don't know." Phoenix tells her mother and runs off before she can say anything else. This is unlike Lenny. They always go everywhere together but her wanting to stay behind is a cause for worry.
I stared at the fake man before me, I had seen it all and could already tell what his intentions were."I like you, Sheryl. I do not know why you treatment like garbage. Your face is written in disgust whenever you see me. Why can't you like me?" "I cannot like you because you are a creep and your intentions are not pure ""How can you easily judge someone? You haven't even given me the chance to show you I sincerely care." He spoke pretending to be sincere like Sheryl is some child who can easily be deceived. She burst out laughing at how he looked. She is not even sure why she was laughing at him pretending to care, like sincerely care is what is funny. "You must think I'm stupid huh! I mean, you think I'm a timid teenager who is yet to have her first kiss and is so anxious to be told all these mouth-watering things. I am a mum, a mum of three hours. Look at me, do I look like someone naive? You come through my back door pretending to like me and shit and you expect me to blindly
"Leave my house this instant," Sheryl tells Brian loud enough for him to hear but not loud enough for her children to hear. Lenny is already disturbed by Brian's sneaky movements which makes Sheryl worried. That is the more reason she does not want Lenny to know or even her sisters. "Did you have to hit me so hard? Of all places my nuts?" Brian asks Sheryl still In pain."Get out of my house Brian," I tell him trying as much as possible to not scream. "You do not have to be this hostile Sheryl. Can you at least give me a chance to prove to you that my intentions are genuine?" Brian tells Sheryl who is still frowning maintaining a stance. Sheryl is so keen on taking precautions and not letting herself be ruined by a man she barely knows. From what she knows, he might just be trying to take advantage of her vulnerability of being a single mum to three girls the same age. "If truly you like me as you claim, you will not go through my back door or sneak into my house at this time of t
The guards look at Sheryl wondering what exactly is funny. "I'm sorry but it's just so funny. I don't mean to laugh but I can't just help it." Sheryl tells the guards who are giving her a questioning look. As she sees their faces become straight, she stops laughing. "Did my girls do this to you?" Sheryl asks Brian whose face looks like he is going to cry. Sheryl begins to wonder about the time they did it because they are in the house acting like nothing happened."Do I look like I'm lying?" Brian asks Sheryl who still looks amused by Brian's appearance. "Sorry," Sheryl tells him "We did not come here for all these. You need to follow us to see the alpha" the guard who looks like the leader tells Sheryl. She apologizes to them for her behavior. And asks to be excused to put on proper clothes and also let her girls know that she is leaving for a bit. After a few minutes, she comes out and walks with them to the Alpha's residence. After walking for a few minutes they all get to th
The alpha turns to look at Brian waiting for him to apologize to Sheryl who is standing with her gaze on Brian. Brian on the other hand Shrugs before apologizing to Sheryl who tells him it’s okay. The alpha tells Sheryl to apologize to Brian for slapping him and she does so immediately. She just desperately wants to live in peace with the Starlight pack and Brian is one of the pack members. To achieve that, she must not have issues with anybody there. Apologizing to Brian will not cost her anything which is why she did so with a smiling face. Sheryl is a stunning beauty who finds herself in a precarious situation with Brian. Tired of standing answering and talking to the alpha in the palace, Sheryl asks the alpha if that will be all and he tells her yes which makes her turn to go get her girls so they can all go home but the alpha stops her from leaving.“Wait behind first,” the alpha tells Sheryl who stops and turns to look at the alpha.“Yes, my Lord” she answers him. “I will ass
Sheryl ’s POVI wasn’t feeling good.I don’t know if it was something I ate; perhaps I had too much cake. Or maybe it was too much to drink.I only had a couple of glasses of wine at most.But I was suddenly feeling lightheaded. I was also feeling a wave of heat crossing my features. MyThe heartbeat was heavy, and I needed to sit down before I completely passed out.“Sheryl bean, why don’t I take you to your room so you can lie down,” my mother suggested, sitting beside me on the couch. I was faced with a few concerned eyes as I tried to maintain my breathing.“I’m okay,” I tell her.I would hate to leave my own party early. My parent’s worked so hard to make this evening perfect andI didn’t want to disappoint them.“You are burning up, you might have a fever.”“I don’t want to be rude,” I say, looking up at her. “Some Alpha’s traveled far to be here.”“Your health is my only concern right now.”I knew there was no arguing with her; though, I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to m