AVERY'S P.O.V"You rejected, you refused, you have no right over any decision I make in my life. I'm sorry if this is rude but, I'm tired of people commanding me and telling me what to do. At least Sir Damien is polite to me all the time, that's all I need." I bowed my head and was about to leave when he stopped me with his voice."Did you say that your family disowned you? I thought you said you had no family. And what did you mean by your first mate was an alpha too?"Oh no! In my outburst, I must have blurted out those secrets I wished to keep to myself."Did I say that, I'm sorry, it was a mistake" I blustered."It was no mistake, you meant it when you said it. Answer me" he yelled loudly making me flinch."Erm..well..." I bit my lips in hesitation as I tried to think of something to say."Avery!" My head snapped up at the sound of my name, Sir Damien was bounding towards us, I smiled and breathed a sigh of relief as I saw him. Such was my relief that I ran to him."Sir Damien!""
AVERY'S P.O.VI was making Sir Damien's breakfast with gusto, he was a huge man and his appetite is huge too. So I made a whole plate of scarmbled eggs, three steaks, a large heap of fried bacon and a jug of coffee to go with everything. "There, all done""Oh I see breakfast is served, I'll have some" Jessica into the kitchen and tried to grab the tray, swiftly I took the tray away from her reach."Good morning, ma'am"She glared hotly at me but I pretended not to notice."Why are you keeping it away from me? Wait..." She held up a finger to her cheek and smirked, "...do you want to serve it to me on the dinning table? You should have said something, silly. I will be waiting" she turned to leave."I'm sorry, I won't be serving you."She stopped then turned back to me, her eyes were narrowed in question, her tight, mini leather skirt, pink crop top and her hair packed in a ponytail gave her the look of a barbie doll."What do you mean?""I said I won't be serving you" I repeated.She
AVERY'S P.O.V"Avery" Sir Damien called."Yes sir" I answered ask ran towards him."Avery!" He stared pointedly at me as if waiting for something."Huh" I stared blankly at him them my eyes widened in realization."Yes Damien" He beamed a smile as me, I smiled back in response. It had been three days now but I still can't get used to dressing him by his name, I guess old habits die hard."Are you going somewhere?"I asked because he was dressed in a pair of black jeans, a black shirt and a black jacket along with a pair of mountain climbing boots."Yes, I and my brother are going hunting with the other male members""Really? Is it a tradition thing or..." I left the question hanging because my former family never went hunting with the pack members, they believed the pack members should do all the work."Yes" he nodded, "It is a tradition for all the men to go hunting when the full moon is near.""Oh, I see. Well good luck"He smiled and shook his head as he ruffled my hair."Thank yo
AVERY'S P.O.V"Ugh! Why her? You could have picked anyone else Damien" Jessica gagged with an exaggerated roll of her eyes."Then why were you picked? Lucien could have picked anyone else but you." Damien fired back. "Hmph" she gave a ladylike snort and looked away from us but not before glaring at me.I suddenly felt someone's gaze on me, I turned and saw Alpha Lucien looking at me with a searching gaze, I didn't want anyone to see him staring at me so I shifted and went to stand at Damien's other side, he looked at me with a puzzled expression but I just smiled at him in answer."Alright, let's go. We regroup after sundown" Alpha Lucien announced in a loud voice.Soon, we were out of the pack and into the forest, I followed closely behind Damien who was already armed with his shotgun. It wasn't easy to hunt, that was one thing I knew, animals could sense we were shifters and would immediately run when they spotted us or sniffed us out so we had to be careful."Damien. Psst""Huh,
THIRD PERSON P.O.VAll it took was him hearing Avery's scream to know that something was wrong and she might be in trouble. With a quick command to one of his men to protect Jessica, he took off. He ran as fast as he could, his heart was beating furiously with terror as his wolf urged him to run faster."I'm going as fast as I can" he bit out in anger, the forest trees passed him in a blur. Soon, he could smell her, his heart slammed into his chest thinking he was too late."Avery!" He roared her name with everything he had but he doubted she could hear him. He stopped for a second to get his bearings. Down there, his wolf urged, she was down at the edge of the forest."Goddess help me" he whispered as he ran, led on by the thick scent of her fear.The roar of the animal almost stopped him short, from where he was, he could see the huge bear already upright, ready to strike. She lay flat on the ground, her eyes dazed and filled with fear. Immense anger coursed through him, not his mat
AVERY'S P.O.V"What did you forget?" I asked him again, he raised his head, a deep frown was etched onto his face which already had a few days growth of stubble. He turned to look at me."We can't leave the forest today""Huh!" I asked, maybe I didn't hear him right."We can't leave, not today" he repeated again."Why?"He looked forward and stared at where the invisible wall stood and pointed."Do you see that area?""The place that won't let us through?""Yes" he nodded sagely."Yes I do""That is the border between this forest and our pack, once the sun comes down it closes and won't open until the next day morning""Really" I listened to him stunned, so there was such a thing here."You can think of it as a way the forest spirits protects the pack from wild animals and at the same time protects the forest from other people that might hurt it" he explained as he began to turn. Silently I followed him as he moved, his eyes were bright and alert as he searched for something."Um Alph
AVERY'S P.O.VLightning cracked over us and rain drops began to plop down to the earth from the sky, this brought us out of our staring stupor and we both rushed inside the cave, making sure to not scrape our heads. The cave was surprisingly spacious and wide enough for both Alpha Lucien and I to stand straight, the ground was already covered in multiple leaves and branches. I'm guessing this might have been the cave of a huge animal like a bear. I blinked at the thought that we could be in the cave of the bear that tried to kill me, the thought of another bear in here gave me goosebumps and I shuddered."Are you cold?" Alpha Lucien spoke starting me out of my thoughts, I rushed to refuse but he was already pulling off his jacket."No, I'm not cold....oh....um thank you" I muttered as he placed his jacket around my shoulders. His jacket was huge and warm, I discreetly sniffed and sighed from the dreamy, musky scent wafting into my nose. Wait! My eyes snapped open, we still have somethi
AVERY'S P.O.V"....yes sir" I gulped and immediately stood up, I waited for him to get to the other side. I grinned as I saw him sigh and let his body go lax as he laid down but then I got confused as I wondered if I should sleep beside him or get a new spot. I decided to get a new spot but as I moved away, he called me back."Where are you going?""Um, I'm trying to find a new spot"He turned and gave me his back, "You can sleep here, I won't bite you"Well you literally can, I thought to myself but silently, I nodded and laid down on my side. My eyes were alert even as I closed my eyes because I was too overly aware of his body behind me. His body heat rolled off in waves towards me and I stifled the urge to move closer to him. I knew the way I moved when I sleep and so I resolved not to sleep. I waited until I heard the deep breathing and light snores he was making then I stood up and went to sit on the stone where he had sat down initially when we had first gotten here. The sound o
THIRD PERSON P.O.VThe office was dim and quiet as Damien stood in front of his brother, he suddenly felt like he had gone back in time to when he was little and had gotten in a bit of a trouble, when his mother would question him, this was what he was feeling like. He hated it, this dreadful feeling, well he guessed this was what one needed to go through before he could gain a peace of mind and conscience."I'm sorry""For what?"Damien sighed as he scratched his hair, glancing at the office to avoid looking at his brother who sat with his hands on his chin, also not looking at him."You know what I'm talking about" he grumbled."Damien a lot of things have happened, do you think I can pinpoint exactly what you are apologizing for?" He asked him as he finally looked up at him, his purple eyes which looked calm as if he felt no emotion was getting a bit darker. Damien took a deep breath."I'm sorry for what happened earlier in your room. I was going to apologize a lot earlier than this
AVERY'S P.O.V"Oh Avery, are you done for the day?""Well not really, I've been up since morning, I think I just need to rest my body and I will be up and about again""Tsk tsk. You young girls are always so fragile and get weak easily. Anyway, you have really tried for us here in the kitchen, helping us greatly even when you didn't need to. Thank you very much, go have your rest and I'll prepare a good meal for you" the kitchen head told me gently."Thank you ma'am, I'll be off now" I smiled as I left. I better make it a chore to ask for her name, I can't keep on dressing here as kitchen head even if that was what she was. I was heading back to my room when I stopped, someone was crying very hard and it was in one of the guest rooms. "Is there a ghost in this house? Because I don't remember anyone staying in those rooms, they have nobody in them, so who could be in there crying. And its such a sad cry" I whispered as I stood listening to the sound.I followed the mournful sound until
THIRD PERSON P.O.VThe women were thoroughly soaked to the skin with water, their hair was matted and plastered to their body, their heavy makeup was already flowing down their faces giving them a scary look. Damien frowned as he could make out shrimp scales and pieces leafy vegetables. The heavy smell of fish permeated the air and made him step farther away from them. "How could this happen""Who did this? My hair! My makeup!" They all screamed as they accessed their bodies."I don't know what happened, are you girls okay?" Damien asked with concern in his face but he dared not giving near them."Sir Damien, please can you help us?""Yes, can we take a bath in your place, please" They both implored him but Damien hurriedly shook his head with a look of horror on his face. The idea of letting them back into the pack house and into his room, to be tormented by the bad smell of fish was not in any way alluring to him so he didn't care if they might think he was heartless and cruel."N
THIRD PERSON P.O.V"What do you mean by Lucien has a mate?""Yes Sir Damien, we want to know. You just said that Alpha has a mate? Where is she? Who is she?" Elder Samson asked with curiosity flashing in his eyes.Damien's eyes darted to Lucien as he cleared his throat and muttered."That...was a mistake, I didn't...I didn't mean what i said....that he already had a mate"Jessica shook her head fervently with wide eyes which were still red as she came closer to stand in front to Damien."Damien, I know you and you don't randomly blurt out sensitive things like this, so please..." She clutched his hand, "...what you just said, is it true? Does he really have a mate that I don't know about?" she asked him desperately."Alpha, you have to know that you can't keep sensitive issues like this to yourself, do you really have a mate?" Elder Jesse asked calmly.Lucien stated at them, still not saying anything. Jessica seemed to have lost her patience and rushed to him. She knelt on the floor b
THIRD PERSON P.O.VThe sound of boot covered footsteps thudded along the hall as Damien walked slowly towards the pack meeting house. He had checked Lucien's office but he wasn't there so he was heading to the one place his brother might be, considering that his brother was a workaholic. He ran his hands through his hair as his lips pressed against each other in a thin line and his eyes narrowed into a frown, he wasn't proud of what he had said back in the room but he wasn't that eager to apologize."Oh well, lets just get it done." He mumbled to himself as he approached the door. His ears twicthed as he heard the voices of two Elder wolves which he was familiar with. With a sigh, he opened the door and then his eyes widened. "Alpha, you just have to choose one and make her your mate, that way, you can solve your problem of a mate and bring balance to the pack." Elder Samson, a man in his late forties with bushy brown hair and an ambitious gleam in his brown eyes spoke as he pushed
AVERY'S P.O.V"Damien!"I exclaimed in shock as he burst into the room. He looked angry, his hair was flying all over his face, he eyes were green but had a red tinge and his face was red with green veins pulsing on it. He rushed to me and pulled me towards him. I stared up at him as his hands snaked my waist protectively while he faced Alpha Lucien."What are you doing here Damien?" Alpha Lucien asked him with a glare as he crossed his hands on his chest."I should be asking you the same question Lucien. Why are you holding Avery in your room?""I was hungry, I ordered for my meal to be brought, she brought it but then I needed her to feed me because I was still tired, that's it" I blinked at him in wonder, so he can speak that much in one sentence, huh."And you couldn't find anyone else to do that? It had to be my own personal maid?"He shrugged as he spread his arms. "She came in here, I didn't call her? I was even surprised to see her with my meal."Damien looked at me, his eyeb
I'm at Alpha Lucien's door, my hands are raised and poised at the door but I can't knock. I don't want to knock but I have to and I will."You got this Avery" I took a deep breath to calm my racing heart then I knocked once, heard no response then knocked again."Come in" a gruff voice came from the other side, with a full I opened the door."Good afternoon Alpha, your lunch, I'll drop it here. If there is anything you need please let me know" I recited like a robot without looking up as I placed the tray on his table and began to back away."Avery?"I froze as I heard my name then with a straightening of my shoulders, I turned to face him with a professional smile on my face, not quite reaching my eyes."Yes sir"He was sitting on his bed, his long legs stretched out in front of him with a laptop on his laps, thank goodness he was wearing a shirt but still I could see the outline of his pecs and the way the shirt wrapped around his biceps tightly. His tattoos were left revealing and
AVERY'S P.O.VI decided not to dwell on any of these events that happened in my dream, what mattered is that I'm safe, at home with Damien and Alpha Lucien...Speaking of Alpha Lucien. My hands immediately flew to my lips."We kissed" I muttered, then I squealed and ducked under the blanket while I screamed some more and rolled on the bed. By the time I stopped, I was already tangled in the blanket and the bedsheets and my hair was a mess as it flopped all over my face. I blew a breath as I stared up at the ceiling."He kissed me"He kissed me, why didn't I behave like this yesterday when he did it. Was it because I was still coming down from the andrenaline shock of almost being killed and then being saved by him? Ahhhhhhhrg! He kissed me and I liked it no, I loved it. "He kissed my lips, why did he kiss me? Is he..."I shook my head, no way. There was no way he wanted me, I'm not worth anything to him so why would he want me. Then why did he kiss me? My hands rested on my lips as I
AVERY'S P.O.VI was standing in a field, no, I think its a forest. The place was filled with trees both huge and small, grasses, dried twigs and fallen branches littered the ground. I looked around trying to see where I was. Suddenly I gasped, I was in the forest, right Where Alpha Lucien had saved me from the huge bear. I knew that because I was standing right in front of the rock I had hit my head on. Immediately I thought that, I winced, slowly I pressed my fingers to my forehead. It felt wet there, I brought my hand back to see that it was stained with blood."But what am I doing here? Alpha Lucien and I already left this place. I could have sworn I slept in my bed last night" I mumbled out loud as I stared into the distance. Suddenly, a loud roar shook the forest and made me scream out in fear. I looked towards the sound and blanched in horror as I saw the huge bear that had attacked me before rushing with all its speed towards me. I screamed out again in fright. I thought Alpha