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THE LONG MEETING XIII
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THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION THE LONG MEETING XIV
Anthony dropped the painting on the ground harshly, right at the same spot that the previous one had been before it disintegrated.“Here is the painting.” He said, before strolling back to his former position on the podium, his eyes blazing with anger. As time went on, he felt as if his anger to happiness ratio kept increasing, with the happiness going lower and lower with every ticking second. This was the most unexpected day of his life.Freya looked at the painting gingerly, studying its edges and curves. The painting was beautiful. Too bad it had been an object of spying. She could bet her ass that there was a spy demon in this one, because Melvina had stated that some months after the painting had been collected, that the pack had been divided. She looked at her mother, Sheila, who nodded before stepping forward to recant the spell over the painting. When Sheila was done creating the ball whose forces caused the painting to stand in the middle just like the previous one, she t
THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION THE LONG MEETING XV
When Eva and Maya stepped into the hall a few minutes later, the murmurings in the hall stopped immediately as if put on a pause. The attention of all was drawn to the little Eva still in Maya’s arms clutching a cute baby doll. Freya smiled as she saw the both walk toward her. She nodded empathetically at Eva whom she caught at intervals staring down at her doll with longing eyes. This must be another favourite doll of hers. Freya thought before stretching her hand so that Eva would deposit the doll in there. She made a mental note to get the girl a bunch of dolls during one of these days since she will be staying in the county and attending college. Aiden still needed to be a professor to be on lookout for the cave of baresis. It was important to their people. “Thanks a lot, Eva. I will buy a finer one soon.” She promised, staring at a nodding Eva keenly. She loved the girl so much. God help her. If not for the misbehavior of the girl’s family, she would have loved to visit so
THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION THE LONG MEETING XVI
“So is there another painting? Please think hard.” Blenda inquired, immediately Aiden and Julius stepped inside the pack meeting hall after doing away with the second doll.“Not at all. Those were the only stuff he had given us.” Peter mentioned, lines stretched across his forehead as he deliberated on the hundred percent accuracy of his statement.“Good thing he was stingy then.” Kane muttered, and Yodah chuckled, together with the rest, nodding their heads. It was good that Arnold was stingy, if not they would have spent the whole day ousting spy demons, and of course Kane didn’t think Freya might be up for it. There was a limit to the amount of magic a mage can use in a period of time. Magic drains them of strength.Peter shrugged at Kane’s snide statement, actually seeing the trueness of it. It was good that Arnold hadn’t been generous no matter how much he had hoped for it. All the dude had cared about was his mate, Melvina’s pancakes. (Author here: hehehehe)“Okay, then. Since
THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION THE LONG MEETING XVII
“Are these all the pack warriors that had been exchanged?” Freya asked, as she took her hands away from Curtis' chest. For a while, she had been checking out the warriors that had all stepped out when Derek had commanded them too. She had found nothing so far. She had a feeling that the people that might have been the spies would likely be the warriors from the other pack. Their aim would probably include gathering snippets of what have been taking place in this pack, and how the pack trained. Yeah, that must be it; to steal their battle schemes, and to know of the boundaries that had not been there in the first place.“Yes.” Derek answered. He had been the one after all that had sent the warriors off. “Well, except one.”Freya furrowed her eyebrows, an action that was replicated in the faces of the other people in the hall. She noticed that Maya was nervous now-the awkward fidgeting had given her friend away. What could be the problem? Who was the last warrior that was missing?
THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION THE LONG MEETING XVIII
“So, apart from the Leo, is there anyone that you think was a spy?”’ Blenda asked, disrupting the murmur and tension in the hall. She still didn’t understand this pack and their tendency to abandon or reject their mates, their second halves. Was it a curse or something? She wondered, staring at Derek to whom her question was directed to.Derek was about to say no, when suddenly his mind remembered the guy that had been keenly watching around the pack and following the warriors during the period when Emma had been at Zipfarah’s place and they hadn’t been aware of it.Blenda noticed his hesitation, just like the others did.“Who is that?” She asked, hoping that it wasn’t another who had anadon his or her mate.“They are actually two.” Derek answered. “Esther, and some other guy that kept behaving suspiciously around the pack.”“Who is Esther?” Blenda asked, deciding to talk about the suspicious guy later.“Esther is a witch whom we had met in school. She had come to find Emma at the ca
THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION THE LONG MEETING XIX
“So, Leonarya has Margo. Why would Esther be a spy for the woman that captured her aunt?” Blenda inquired, not making sense of the matter. Shouldn’t the girl be here, on their side, advocating for her aunt’s release; looking for ways to pay back the black witch with her own coin.“I have asked myself that question a thousand times. The only explanation I could think of is that Leonarya had probably threatened to kill Margo if Esther didn’t work for her, and didn't spy on the pack. Esther is a good person. I had spoken to her. She was genuinely hurt when Margo had gone missing.” Anthony stated-been the only one that had gotten close to the witch,and whose disappearance hurt the most. The others in the hall ruminated on Anthony's statement, making sense of it, Melvina included. She was beginning to feel a bit ironic for judging the girl and her betrayal. The girl had thought she had no choice, but she, Melvina, had.“Well, that would make sense.” Sheila finally said, sniffing inter
THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION THE LONG MEETING XX
Without preamble, Dobah laid his right thumb and index finger on the forehead of Fayot, not bothering to shut his eyes like the crowd had imagined that he would. After a few minutes, not even up to five, he released his hand from the forehead of an open eyed Fayot who had been expecting some zap of electricity over him to tell him of the magic but feeling nothing. “He is not working for Leonarya or Arnold. But he is working for someone else. Lagardo, alpha of white sted pack. He is here to get the exact location of the cave of baresis. Seems Legardo doesn’t trust Arnold to get the job quickly heh?” Dobah said, turning around to face Aiden and his brother, Julius. “If I am not to be mistaken, Legardo is the alpha you told us about, that had met the prince, seeking for his help to wage a war against this pack, so that we could have the cave, and he could have the territory-right?” Aiden nodded. ”The prince had sent me here to know if there was really a cave of baresis, and to know
THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION THE LONG MEETING XXI
Legardo is not the real Legardo? Leo is the real Legardo’s son? In other words, he is the real alpha of the white sted pack if it ever comes out that Legardo isn’t Legardo? Penny, the smooth faced innocent girl that had come with Arnold, was fake Legardo’s daughter, a spy? Peter ran his palm over his face, feeling hot and bothered. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Although he was relieved that Leo hadn’t betrayed them, the information that Fayot was dishing out was too deep to be taken lightly. He could understand that the latter had thought that helping the false Legardo would help him get revenge on those that had killed his parents, yet this false Legardo, what was his true aim? He could communicate with them through the mind link? Just who was he? Peter pondered, his mind racing through this questions which he was sure was running through the rest of the people’s minds, even as his eyes followed the direction of Fayot’s eyes-he too was curious on who could be mated to
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THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION CLAIRE AND FAMILY IV
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THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION CLAIRE AND FAMILY II
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THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION CLAIRE AND FAMILY
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THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION ANOTHER MATE FOR CURTIS
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THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION PRESCOTT IS AWAKE
“Hey…how are you feeling?” Emma whispered, touching Prescott’s head softly, as she watched him open his eyes for the second time. The first time, she had screamed and had called for the nurse in charge of his treatment, not minding that Adah was with her. Nothing could have dampened her joy. She had just checked on Annabel and Amelia, who although their vitals were stable, was still asleep, yet out of coma. According to the chief nurse, a week was enough for them to wake up now. Then she had checked on Prescott, and only touching him with fondness had elicited the response of his eyes opening. Emma had been overjoyed. “Prescott, can you hear me?” She asked softly, dragging a seat to herself, whilst Adah watched on, not understanding the communication method of the squirrel and Emma. Like the people in the community, she had never seen a talking animal, or rather an animal that communicates as Emma had painted Prescott to be. Her friend who was in the upper echelons of the community
THE ALPHA'S ADDICTION STARTING CLASSES III
No professor spoke to her, and Emma couldn’t help but wonder why. Had Prince Shiloh ask them to avoid her? Or had professor Brooks’ defeat scared them away from her? Well, if that was the matter, then she believed it was for the greater good. She had no interest in making affiliations after all, so long as they taught her what she wanted to know, and treated her fairly. “So, do you think you can cope?” She heard Adah ask, and turned aside to see her new seat mate. The mischievous glint in the latter’s eyes made her smile, howbeit small. “I believe I can.” She answered, before getting on her feet. She took her bag which Gira had provided that morning and slung the straps across her shoulder. It was time to go home, or rather check on her friends. Classes were done for the day. “Where are you going?” Adah asked her, getting to her feet. As they walked toward the door, a couple of the students swiftly moved, and stood before the door, causing Emma to furrow her eyebrows. But she chose
