Kira's ears twitched at the sound of rustling leaves in the dead of night and a faint noise. Laying down in her little spot in her cave, her eyes snapped open. She quickly got some water which she kept aside for thirst and quenched the fire in the cage that was lit to keep her warm. Her heart pounded as she concentrated and strained to hear over the thudding in her chest and to know if someone was truly out there, lurking around. Finally she heard it. Someone was coming! And they were getting closer. Who were they? What did they want? Kira tried to hide herself and it was already too late for her to leave the cave. Whoever it was, was already so close. She held her breath, hoping that they would pass and leave, but the sounds of footsteps and the sound of twigs breaking grew louder. "Did you find her?", she heard a voice ask. It seemed like they were looking for her "Not yet, but I am sure she is here, I can smell her. I recognize her scent", The other voice answered. "Werewolves but Rogues", Kira whispered to herself as it finally dawned on her who they were. She did not think they would actually look for her. "Ummm...", she started thinking, her brain running wild. Suddenly a thought came to her. She always gathered pine needles leaves and slept on them. It was not bad but turned out to be nice and had a lovely scent. Quickly Kira took those leaves and started rubbing them all over her body, wanting to cover up her scent. They were already so close to the cave. As soon as she was done, she went to the furthest corner in the cave, slid down to the ground, her knee at her chest as she closed her eyes praying she wouldn't get found. "Someone was here", Another totally different voice said, observing the quenched firewoods. "She should not be so far gone", The first voice she heard said. Kira's heart was beating as she listened to them talk and when she looked up from her knee, her eyes met with one of them. She just froze, not even blinking. He smiled at her and said, "Peek-a-boo." Before Kira could react, he grabbed her from her hair, dragging her out of the cave. Kira struggled, punching his arm, clawing and kicking, but he was way stronger than her and her attackers were many. "You thought you could steal from us and then disappear?", The man dragging her asked while chuckling, "We will teach you a good lesson not to take what does not belong to you." "I did not steal, I was only hungry, I needed some food", She tried to defend herself, trying to fight him off but to no avail. She then thought about screaming and as if he knew, she barely managed a scream before his hand clamped over her mouth, silencing her cries for help. As if anyone would save her from this. "No, no no no", Kira screamed in her head, "I was so careful, so cautious", she was so scared, "they might kill me, torture me...", tears started rolling down her face, terror surging through her veins as her screams were muffled. The faces around her were covered and shadowed, their eyes glinting with range. She had confirmed that it was them. She tried to plead for mercy but with her mouth covered, she could not get a word out. They tied her hands roughly behind her back, the ropes cutting into her skin as Kira pleaded her eyes, trying so hard to get at least an eye contact with one of them. Maybe they would have pity on her and let her go. "Mmmm...pwmmmsemm", Kira kept on begging but as soon as they were done with the ropes, with a sharp tug, they pulled her to her feet and began moving through the forest. As they dragged her through the forest, she kept stumbling on rocks, stones, barefooted. They did not even care and suddenly a searing pain shot through her foot as a rusty nail had pierced her skin. Tears sprang to her eyes as she forgot everything else, a wave of nausea washing over her from the excruciating pain from her foot. "Not this, not now, please...", she said in her mind while stumbling. Their roughness with her just made it worse and she could feel bruises forming, her body aching. Kira had to bite down on her lip to try and suppress the pain as much as she could. "If I am going to die, well I am not going down without a fight", Kira said to herself. It was like the anger from the pain she was feeling and the way they were treating her just fueled her with so much anger that she started fighting. "Stay in one place like the good girl you were before, unless you want me to slam your head on one of those big strong trees", The man holding her whispered in her ears, only for her to turn and nod him on the head so hard, he let go of her and stumbled backwards. Kira winced, because as much as that felt satisfying, her head started hurting a lot. Before she could register, she was grabbed from behind. Kira managed to turn around while struggling to get whoever it was off her and kneed him in his little baby boy, making him let go of her, hands on his crotch as his face was filled with pain mixed with anger. "Get her", he shouted at the rest, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!" "Such a shame", Someone said out of nowhere, "How many men against one female, it is a shame." Kira turned around quickly, her heart and head pounding at the same rhythm to see who it was but could not get a clear picture of who the voice belonged to. "Why don't you take someone your own size or bigger? Someone like us?", a second new voice said with a chuckle. Kira could feel the confidence from their tones, while wondering who these men who had come to her rescue were. Meanwhile the rogues around Kira tensed, their focus now on their new threats. A low growl escaped one of the men, the leader of the rogue group actually, "If you can really take up, why don't you show yourself?!" "Tsk tsk, silly rogues", one of the new voices said and within seconds, there was a thud on the ground. One of the rogues laid dead, his neck snapped in an unusual direction. The other rogues quickly turned around, bringing out their weapons, knives, spares, getting ready to fight, their hearts beating as they kept looking for these threats. Soon another body dropped, followed by another. "WHO ARE YOU???! SHOW YOURSELF!", The leader of the rogue group yelled angrily as his men kept falling to the ground lifeless, "I WILL RIP YOUR INSIDES APART, FACE ME!", he challenged. The rogue's leader with his knife in his hand, spun around widely, his eyes moving through the dark forest, his breathing quick as he panicked a little. "WHERE ARE YOU?", he hissed, turning around in a circle, slashing at the air. Suddenly a cold and calm voice whispered from behind him. "I'm right here." Before the rogue's leader could turn around or even react, a hand shot forward, plunging through his back with a sickening crunch. Slow and steady the rogue's leader felt a hand wrapped around his heart, squeezing it. The pain was immediate and excruciating. He gasped, eyes wide from shock. With a brutal yank, the stranger pulled his hand back, bloodied and clutching the rogue's still-beating heart, while the rogue's knee buckled, blood gushing from his mouth as he crumpled to the ground, his knife slipping from his grasp. "You didn't have to be so brutal brother", The other stranger chuckled. "He was asking for it, I just had to give him what he wanted", the stranger answered and let go of the rogue's heart, letting it drop to the ground. As their leader was now dead, the other rogues quickly disappeared, running away, knowing that they would have no chance of winning this fight. While the stranger who killed the rogue leader wiped his hand with his handkerchief and disposed of it right after, the first stranger walked up to Kira who was checking on her foot and had just pulled out the nail she stepped on earlier, "Are you alright?", he asked her, his voice low and calm. Kira nodded, not looking up, still trying to catch her breath, "Just some nail", her voice trembled slightly. Kira got up from the floor, putting her whole weight on her good foot as she turned to see the strangers who had saved her, "Who are y-" Her words were cut short as she immediately moved away from them. "Kira? Kira Valen?", the stranger called out, just as surprised as she was. "Mate", the two strangers said at the same time. Kira also felt her eyes flash and bit her tongue to stop herself from uttering that mate word. "Stay away from me!", she said right after, her face scrunched up in irritation as she moved backwards. The strangers were the Alpha Twins Bryan And Aiden, the Tyrell brothers. She knew them very well because once upon a time, she was a member of the Crescent Pack and they were her Alphas, that was before she was wrongfully accused and exiled. "You are coming with us", Bryan the first born twin said with no room for argument to Kira. "I am not going anywhere with both of you", Kira snarled at them. "You are going to come with us Mate, when we get back to the pack, then we can talk about everything else", Aiden said to her. "I said, NO", Kira yelled at them, "I will never go back to that pack, I will never go anywhere with you two, I don't even want to be mated to both of you", she told them and started laughing while cleaning off the tears that rolled down from her eyes, "Do you know what?", she raised her brow at them, "I reje-" But before she could complete that sentence, the Alpha twins quickly grabbed her, each on one side, their fangs elongated and bit down on her neck, marking her forcefully.
The initial puncture was like a needle jab on her neck, quickly followed by an agonizing pain. Kira could almost hear the sickening squelch as their fangs tore through her skin. Her heart pounded violently against her rib cage as her breaths became short and ragged. Gasps from her mouth as her eyes shot wide upon the sudden intrusion.Her hands clawed at the air and at their backs as she tried to push the Alpha twins away, but they were much stronger and at this point all her trails were just weak and clumsy."No! Please, no!", her voice cracked at so much screaming while thrashing against their hold.Kira's screams were swallowed by the Alpha twins' intense growls as they held her tightly in place.She whimpered and clawed at their arms some more, her nails cutting their skin, but it was nothing to them."Just stop! It hurts! Please stop!", she pleaded with them weakly, tears streaming down her face mixing with the sweat that dripped from her eyebrows."Mmm…", Alpha Bryan and Alpha
Kira was literally shaking, her head downcast, "I-i", she tried to speak but was unable to form any word."Answer the question Omega", Aiden growled, "Would you like to be taught about your place, perhaps reminded? We can actually help you remember if you keep this behavior up.""We are your Alphas", Bryan reached out to her and raised her face up with his hand under her chin, "You should be grateful we accepted an Omega as our mate, you should be honored at this privilege you have because many would kill for it."It broke her, the way they spoke to her, broke her, "This…I n-never asked for it, you can m-mate with the many," Kira said softly, her voice breaking.Bryan growled, getting more upset, he took her face in his hands and squeezed it.Her eyes widened as Bryan's fingers closed around her jaw, his grip like a vice. Fear shot through her, making her heart stutter.Kira tried to pull away, but her struggles were feeble as Bryan's grip increased painfully. "B-Bryan", Kira stutter
Kira on hearing Bryan's voice nodded, as she got out of her trance, "Y-yes Alpha", she responded promptly.Bryan started walking again and this time Kira followed him quietly, at his back, while wondering why he did what he did.He also had long white hair like Kira's with black hair, but Aiden's hair was black and shoulder-length. It was like they had shared some things with Kira, Bryan with the long hair like Kira and Aiden with the black hair like Kira.Kira thinking about this, found it funny and held herself to not laugh out loud, just keeping it inside with a shake of her head.It was like they had raided her closet and she wondered if they had shared her hairdresser too.Soon they both got down the stairs and reality came back to Kira. Everyone was seated at the dining table, Aiden, their parents, just them."Good morning Sir and Ma", Kira greeted the twins' parents along with a bow."Good morning Kira", Their mom smiled at her softly."Morning, Kira", their dad said with a no
Kira looked away for some seconds before answering, "There is nothing to talk about the past for, talking about it does not change anything.""I am aware of that Kira, but it can possibly improve things", Elara pressed on.Kira then turned and looked at her, "So where should we start from?", she felt the anger slowly seeping into her, "Three years ago? When the pack accused a seventeen years old girl of conspiring with a rebel pack to kill her parents at night? Or where they exiled her? Or is it the bad treatments she received in the pack ever since she was born? Where should we start? Trust me, I can list so many more.""Kira!", Elara tried to calm her down, reaching out to her, but Kira moved away."Don't touch me," she said, "Do not touch me with those hands, you, everyone, this pack has caused me so much pain and I cannot forget about it, no matter how much I try.""I was just seventeen," she said her voice sharp and cracked as tears yet again began to well up in her eyes, "I was
The room fell into an uneasy silence as the door closed behind the Alpha twins' mother. The tension in the room was suffocating, making it hard for Kira to breathe as she stood motionless, her heart pounding in her chest.She never meant for it to go that far or to speak to the Alpha twin's mother that way, but the woman just kept pushing, and she really did not want to talk about the past, especially with her. Kira felt Bryan and Aiden's eyes locked on her as she tried averting her gaze from theirs. Their hard gaze made her stomach drop."Kira", Aiden called out to her, his voice low and dangerous, but he took a deep breath, trying to hold both himself and his anger back, "Do you realize what you have just done?", he asked her as his fists clenched at his sides, the muscles in his jaw tightening as he tried so hard, struggling to control himself, "Do you want us to hurt you? Is that really what you want?"Kira's hand trembled at her sides as she shook her head quickly, still avertin
Bryan felt the guilt eating him out as he saw how red Kira's cheek was from his slap. He sighed inwardly and wanted to reach out to her cheek, he thought it would be best if he didn't but he just…he just wanted her here with them. If only she would just accept them, then maybe it would help a lot.Kira could feel Bryan's gaze on her and slowly looked away. But still, she could still feel his heavy gaze, and it was causing her to be a bit worried because he was not saying anything, just staring at her.Bryan on the other hand, reached out to her, softly, his jaw clenching at the mark on her face caused by him. Aiden noticing what was happening just chuckled inwardly and also sighed tiredly.Kira flinched slightly and, still feeling his gaze on her and now his touch, she looked up, her eyes meeting his. She tried to read him but could not, she had no idea what he was feeling or thinking, and she hated it, she wanted to see.Bryan brushed his fingers against her cheeks, his touch gentle,
Aiden sniffed around a little before he could also perceive that peculiar scent, "Yeah I do, but where is it coming from?", he continued sniffing as Bryan also joined, trying to locate where the scent came from.Soon the both of them stopped, staring at Kira intensely. Kira quickly got up and moved away from them, standing in the middle of the room, far from the bed."You're in heat", both Bryan and Aiden concluded as they stared at her."N-no, I'm not Alphas…I just need to take an umm shower," she said immediately, thinking of any excuse that could get her out of this position.Aiden got up from the bed, moving to her as Kira moved backwards, not wanting to be close to any of them."Why is this happening right now?", she sighed in her head, fumbling with her fingers.Aiden stopped in his tracks and hummed, "I see.""Perhaps we can all shower together, seeing as you didn't just shower this morning," Bryan said to her, "Go ahead, undress then."Kira bit her lips a bit, getting worried
Warning : *mature content*Bryan and Aiden paused on removing their shirts and looked back at her, "Taking our shirts off obviously?", Aiden said, making it seem like Kira was dumb and blind."B-but why?", Kira asked, "I thought we were just going to lay down together, just that.""Body heat will help a lot", Bryan intervened, "Your shirt is already thin, not too heavy, so no need to take it off."Kira let out a breath and nodded, whispering, "Okay.""Besides, we are only taking off our shirts, so you can relax," Aiden said and she nodded.As she waited for them, she wrapped her arms around herself, trying to soothe the ache within her, but it was no use.As she looked up at them, her breath caught in her throat. She could not help but admire the smooth planes of their chests, the way their muscles flexed as they moved, it was like she was hypnotized.She quickly looked away and immediately felt the rising of heat in her cheeks, "What are you doing?", she scolded herself and forced he
Bringing her hands down with her palms open, Kira released the blazing light, expanding it outward toward them.The vampires closest to her didn't have the time or opportunity to run, as the moment the light touched them, they caught fire.They had thought their rings would protect them, but the rings did nothing, their screams filling the air as their bodies burned to ash within seconds.The ones further back tried to escape, but both Kira and the magic she channeled were quick, the light spreading like a wave as it covered the battlefield and set every vampire on fire.Kira was careful not to let it harm any of her people, allowing the light to go only for the vampires, and soon, all that remained was ash.The battlefield itself had become silent except for the crackling of burning vampires, but it wasn't completely silent, and all the vampires that were rushing in from the border as reinforcement were all wiped out.Behind Kira, the elven and werewolf warriors continued fighting wi
Hearing the words that had come out of the warrior's mouth, Bryan and Aiden froze immediately, shock taking over as their minds struggled to process what they had just heard.Every shout and every fight around them faded as their eyes found her. Their breath hitched as they watched her atop a black warhorse, cutting through vampires with deadly and precise strikes—the woman they had never thought they would see again…here.Bryan and Aiden watched her and her every move like they were seeing a ghost. It was too hard to believe that she was here, their Kira, and as the fighting continued, neither of them could move nor blink.They thought that if they did, she might disappear, but when they finally blinked, they noticed…She was real.She…she was real.Aiden, too focused on Kira, had not noticed that a vampire was creeping up behind him.The vampire had seen how distracted he was and raised his sharp, curved dagger, ready to stab Aiden from behind, but unknown to the vampire, Kira, de
Fire erupted from the vampire's skin, consuming him in a blaze. He had no time to reach for his ring, a scream rippling from his throat as the fire engulfed him alive.He tried to stop himself from burning by turning around and around, thrashing as if that would help him in any way, but all it did was nothing, his screams faltering and suddenly being replaced by the crackle of his burning flesh.In an instant, the vampire's body fell to the ground, but the fire didn't stop. It went on, burning and burning until what was left was a pile of ash and charred bone, the smell of burning flesh filling the air.Feeling satisfied with the outcome, the warrior moved on to the next vampire in sight, going for the hand with a ring on it.Soon, the battlefield was littered with more bodies and blood, the werewolves using all they could, in whatever form, to cut through the hands of the vampires where they had their rings on or to pull it off using their tactics, turning the vampires into burning
Blood sprayed across the newfound battlefield in the Crescent Pack as the pack warriors and vampires fought, the wind carrying the scent of death.The vampires had promised a full fight years ago when they had an encounter with Bryan and Aiden, and now they were here, although it wasn't going to be an easy fight.Growling, a werewolf warrior charged forward as he locked onto a vampire; his muscles tightened before he leaped, ready to tear the vampire apart.The vampire, on the other hand, moved with his unnatural speed and avoided the attack that came directly at him, and as the warrior missed his target, the vampire took it as an opportunity to retaliate.He grabbed the warrior's arm, twisted it, and wrenched it backward with a gruesome snap.A howl of pain tore from the warrior's throat, but before the vampire could add more pain to that particular arm, the werewolf used his other good arm to elbow the vampire in the ribs, forcing the vampire back and his damaged arm to be released.
Kira and Lythari had decided on matching dresses for tonight. Kira's dress was a soft rose color, flowing and elegant with sheer sleeves that draped gracefully, while Lythari's dress was the same design but in a soft green shade that complemented Kira's perfectly. Both dresses were beautifully made, and now they were fully dressed and stood before the large mirror in Kira's room, admiring themselves.Kira smoothed her dress and turned slightly, checking how it flared when she moved, Lythari beside her, doing the same."We look absolutely stunning tonight," Lythari declared with a satisfied nod."Of course we do," Kira grinned, and suddenly, Lythari grabbed her hand and instructed, "Twirl for me."Laughing as Lythari took a step back to get a better view, Kira obliged and spun lightly on her toes, her dress flaring out. She stopped with a soft giggle and said to Lythari, "Your turn.""Gladly," Lythari curtsied dramatically before twirling for Kira, her hair moving with her."Gorgeous
It was almost dark.The training ground was quiet except for the steady rhythm of her breath. She stood poised, her hair pulled into a tight bun with just a few loose strands sticking to her sweat-slicked skin as she focused on the row of targets ahead.She lifted her bow, fingers steady as she nocked an arrow.Deep breath. Sharp exhale.Release.The arrow whistled through the air, piercing straight into the center of the wooden target with a solid thud.Without missing a second, she rolled into a low tumble, reaching for a dagger at her waist.The instant her feet met the ground, she snapped her wrist, sending the blade flying at her other target, which it met, buried right at the heart of the target.Already in motion, another dagger and another throw, a spin, and a perfect shot, her body deadly and fluid.The last blade left her fingertips, slicing through the air and embedded itself into the final target's throat.The moment it hit, she heard a slow clap.Kira didn't need to tur
Hendrick sat slumped in the chair, barely able to hold himself up. His chest rose and fell rapidly as his mind was still trying to process what had just happened, even though he knew very well what he had just faced. He coughed violently, his throat sore and his eyes closing. He felt like he was either about to faint or go meet his maker when a sharp, brutal slap landed across his face, snapping his head to the side from the force.That opened his eyes instantly, bringing him back to the reality of things, and before he could react, Aiden gripped his jaw tightly, forcing him to look up as he purposely dug his thumb into Hendrick's cheek to inflict more pain on him."You know damn well not to piss us off," Aiden said lowly and deadly, his eyes turning darker than they already were. "I could kill you right now," he muttered and increased the pressure of his grip as Hendrick just sat still, whimpering and knowing better than to resist, his eyes wide and bloodshot."Aiden," Bryan calle
Hendrick was still kneeling, his whole body shaking and trembling from fear, as his hands remained clasped together in a plea to be forgiven.His face was sweaty, the sweat mixing up with the blood that stained his nose. He tried to form some words, to beg some more, but his lips quivered so much that he couldn't get anything out.Aiden, on the other hand, watched him for a moment, enjoying how frightened he was, but then he exhaled through his nose, finding the entire display boring.Without warning, not that he needed to, he reached down and gripped the front of Hendrick's shirt in one hand, making Hendrick gasp from shock that nearly gave him a heart attack.Aiden yanked him up like he weighed nothing, his fingers tightening every second as he pulled Hendrick close, their faces only an inch apart."Alpha, please. N-no, p-please," Hendrick stammered and shook his head, trying to breathe properly. "I'm s-sorry.""I know," Aiden said with no life in his voice, making Hendrick's stomac
*Five Years Later*The sound of polished shoes resounded against the floor as Bryan and Aiden walked side by side, their clothes perfectly ironed and neat."Any updates?" Aiden asked Ryker, who was just a step behind, without looking back."There is something you need to see," Ryker told him and stepped forward, now walking side by side with them as he handed a file to each of them. Bryan and Aiden took the files as they walked, flipping through the pages as they carefully went through what they were seeing.The deeper they read, the slower their pace became. Something was obviously wrong, and the numbers weren't adding up. Bank transfers that shouldn't exist, and the discrepancies were hidden well, and it was hidden all too well.Bryan and Aiden both came to a stop at the same time, Ryker stopping beside them as they turned to face each other."Who is it?" Aiden asked, his voice sharp and his tone unfriendly."Someone in our pack," Ryker said, flipping open another file and handing