SAGERight there at the window, I leaned against the hard wall and stared down at four figures—Father, my brothers, and my sworn enemy. What was I saying? All of them were my sworn enemies. It looked like they were leaving, especially because they had bags in their hands. One thing I wondered about was how they knew I wanted them to leave as soon as they could. I moped on, realizing not all of them would leave but a few, save my sworn enemy who would spend more time here with me. And the other members of the Pack. Someone said something I didn't hear. That was Father. He said words to Eleanor who nodded over and over again, and then my brothers did the same, leaving me with no other option but to wonder what they talked about. Was I the one put in that conversation? That was very possible. They could do a thing like that, but why should I care? Turning around, I walked away from the window, letting my legs lead me to the wardrobe where I spent the next minute selecting an o
KNOXAt this point, there was nothing I could do. What else could I do if not watch the moment unfold? I woke up this morning with a slight headache and a dent in my countenance while these thoughts ran around in my head, leaving me with no choice but to shake my head. A sigh ran out of my mouth and I sat up on the bed, shaking my head the more while these thoughts kept running around in my head. What was I going to do on this day? I got on and walked to the window side, looking out as I gazed at the wolves who went about their tasks in the compound. The thoughts stopped running in my head and I turned to walk to the bed where a seat was taken, watching the thoughts in my head resume again. A knock on the door cut short my thoughts. “Come on in, Brian—” Knowing fully well that it was him, I snapped my fingers and he walked into the space. “What can I do for you on a beautiful morning like this?” The young man bowed. “Good morning, Alpha Knox. It's a beautiful morning indeed but
SAGEThis morning, I relaxed in the bathtub in the bathroom, holding myself from screaming like the mad woman I had suddenly become. The cold water teased me, giving me the comfort I should find in a human and not water. It was only early in the morning and I had been here. If I was not mistaken, this had to be the third hour of my existence in this bathroom and the sixth time I would change the water. Life was tough. More than tough, in fact. What was tougher was not having a solution to the problems I was facing. Since I was birthed and brought into existence, there always was an answer to these things—when there came an issue. But at this stage and point in my life, I had become very helpless. There was nothing to do and at this point, I had given up on the thought of having an answer. Or an idea.Opening my eyes on the same bed with Aegon this morning, anger was the only thing that could be seen on my countenance. He annoyed me so much these days, and I could not help but
SAGEWere my eyes hurting? What was my mother doing in The Darkfangs Pack instead of staying in The Moonclaw Pack where she belonged? My thoughts still raced until the woman looked around. To not be seen, I shifted from the window, holding back my breath as though she could hear it. After a short moment, I walked back to the window and looked at the woman. She was pretty but wicked. A kind of mother one wouldn't wish to have and it was unfortunate that I had this kind as a mother. What has she come to do here?What else? What else if not mock me like her other daughter did? What was I even thinking? She had come to see Eleanor—who else if not Eleanor? I moped down, waiting for something else to happen but what would it be? Just about that time, I heard a familiar voice. It wasn't the voice of my mother. It was the voice of a woman who was my sworn enemy and I watched on, not moving or scared to not be seen. This was my house the last time I checked and I was still in charge, w
ELEANOR I was out of the bathroom, more than ready for a dinner moment between mother and daughters. A bright smile came on my countenance when I thought about the reason Mother was here in the first place. What else if not coming to speak with Sage concerning leaving the Pack and returning to a place she belonged? I caught up with the closet and looked into it, wondering which clothes exactly I would use for this cause. The last time I came here, I was worried about hanging all my clothes in the closet because I wasn't going to last in the Pack. But now, here I was with so many clothes hanging in the closet of my room and there was no way I was bothered because I knew in my mind that I had come here to stay. Snapping out of my thoughts, I reached for an outfit. There was nothing else that would fit so perfectly, so I went for that. How about Sage? Did she have plans to dress more than me or did she plan to be the homeless idiot she was? I dropped the clothes on the bed and gav
SAGE“What do I say?” I chuckled and looked in the direction where my sister was seated. “What can I possibly say?” “I don't know—” Mother let out. “Perhaps, you have something to do tomorrow and don't have a chance to sit and talk. Let me know if tomorrow doesn't work out.” “I believe I can make out some time for that talk, Mother—” my smile, genuine, yet insulting. “Will that be all your requests? I am filled from eating and would love to get back to what I was doing.” The old woman nodded. She looked at Eleanor who looked at me. Something was fishy and I didn't need to ask before understanding because from the way the women looked at each other, I could tell that this was a plot. But did I care? Why would I care? Nothing was going to move me out of this pack, in case this was their plan. Why else will the old woman be in this pack? A smile came on my countenance and I shrugged out of these thoughts, making up my mind to wait and not judge them because I could be wrong. Th
SAGEUnable to hold back myself from laughing, I was left with no choice but to meet the gaze of my Mother. The woman who birthed me. “What did you just say to me, Mother?” She was shocked. Maybe because I seldom defended myself in this manner but I didn't care. I didn't care because I was about to do just that, and I would do it over and over again if there was such a time. More laughs ran out of my mouth. It was unbelievable. Why did I think she had come here to apologize to me for being a wicked Mother? Why did I think she came here for peace? Why did I think Eleanor was going to do the same just as I expected her to? Tears threatened to run down my face but I held back myself so that I was not seen. “No,” there was this urge to stand on my feet and walk out of her sight. Maybe return to my chamber and never come out—this way, I was never seen by the woman sitting right next to me. “Is this what you came all the way from The Moonclaw Pack down to The Darkfangs Pack to do
ELEANOR It was in the evening. The evening of the next day after a mother and her daughters had a moment at the diner hall. In my chamber, I was seated and waiting for Mother to show up. Before now, she had promised to be here as soon as she was done speaking with my sister. Hell no. My enemy. Just when I was about to give up, someone knocked on my door, awakening my spirit. “Yes, come in.” Turned out it was a guard. The man who watched over the door. “My lady—” he bowed. “I'm sorry but your mother is at the door. She asked me to let her in and I thought—”“Idiot!” At the top of my voice, I shouted. “Idiot. Don't you know the difference between a total stranger and my Mother?! Why should you take permission from me before she is let in?” He walked out, not waiting for me to say more. The door opened in a short while. Mother was walking into the chamber, a weak smile on her countenance. “Hi, my child—” she caught up with the space, shut the door, and looked around the space
ELEANOR The next morning, I walked out of my chamber with a sober look on my countenance.I didn't want to assume things. Not until I heard from the doctor - the more reason I was leading my way to the hospital at this time of the day. “Good morning, lady Eleanor—” someone greeted, causing me to stop in my tracks automatically. “Good morning to you, too—” I mouthed. I had a question to ask, but on second thought, I changed my mind about it and resumed my movement. “You should have a good day at the end of today.” In no time, I caught up with the gate of the pack. Looking around, I caught sight of the Alpha and Aegon who moped at me with suspicious looks on their faces. Maybe - just maybe they thought I was about to leave for a moment of my own just as I termed it the other day. I didn't have to explain to them but I walked in their direction. “Good morning, Alpha Knox.” I greeted the older man with a bow and faced Aegon who faked a smile. Maybe it wasn't fake either. “Good morn
ELEANOR The next morning, I paced the space of my chamber with a confused look on my countenance - many thoughts running around in my head but one more than the other. How the hell didn't I realize this was a hard task? Maybe. Just maybe that was why Aella could not do a good job in the first instance. Who knew? A sigh ran out of my mouth and I stopped pacing. What do I do? It was very early in the morning. Not many wolves had woken up but there was me who did - especially because I needed to think about how to add this potion to the meal of my sister who sure was asleep. “Oh, no—” a loud cry ran out of my mouth again. What do I do?There was nothing I knew I could do except put in the potion just as the old Witch instructed. And I was going to do that even though I wasn't sure whether this operation would be a successful one or not. Walking back to the bed, I took a seat on it and then lay on my back before drifting to sleep. As soon as the main morning arrived, I was lead
ELEANOR It was four days after the meeting with the Witch. As expected and after a long wait, the maid assigned to me came over to announce how ready the old man was. “He's asked for you to be in his chamber.” I was ready - more than ready so there was no need to take a bath since I had taken one about an hour ago. “I'm ready to meet with him. Shall we leave?” Not saying a word, the young woman walked before me while I took my place behind her. Together, we walked and as expected, she stopped at the door of the chamber. “You can go in.” She announced before walking away. Not knocking, I pushed the door open and walked into the chamber - catching sight of the old man. “Good day, old man—” I caught up with the center of the room. “I have come just as you have asked. Shall I take a seat?” He nodded, pointing at the couch I was seated on the other day. “Thank you for coming—” he announced, sitting up on the couch. “The potion we talked about is very much ready. Are you ready to do
ELEANOR A day after I arrived at the Witch's mansion, the maid assigned to me came over to my chamber to let me know that the old Witch had become more than ready to see me. It was good news - more than good news because the last time I was here, it took me more than a day to see the man. “You must be ready in the next hour.” The maid who came to make the announcement sounded. “I shall return so that you can be taken to the chamber of my master.” Nodding, I got out of bed and reached the bathroom where I washed up, getting more than ready the next time I showed up in the chamber. Where was this maid? Didn't she say she would be here in the next hour? Or was it not an hour yet? Left with no choice, I relaxed on the bed while waiting for the maid to once again show up. A hand knocked on the door, announcing the presence of the maid who had come to take me with her. I let her in with a snap of my fingers. “I'm ready. When shall we leave?” I now sat up on the bed and watched the w
ELEANOR Why the hell was she alive and not yet dead?! Another two months had passed and there was no way she was dead. At least, not yet. What was she doing alive? This morning, I woke up with a worried look on my countenance. There was a lot went through my mind as I tried to balance this - especially why my sister—step-sister did not die and was very much still alive. There was no way I could make it make sense because it didn't make any sense to me also. Sage should be dead at this point but she wasn't—at least, not yet. Not yet? If she hadn't died for over two months, when would she finally be dead? I jumped off the bed and looked to my left to meet Aegon who was very much awake - a smile on his countenance. He wasn't smiling at me. He fixed his gaze on the ceiling and looked at me when he felt my gaze on his face. “Good morning—” the smile disappeared from his face and he jumped on his feet. “I should go hunting with the other men.” In a short while, the door opened and
KNOXThere was no way I would not miss her. All the time, whenever I set eyes on the bed where I lay all night, all I could think about was Sage and the sweet moment we shared on this same bed. What more could I ask for? A knowing smile came on my countenance this evening while I stared at the bed again, as usual. It had somehow become a daily sacrifice for me - the kind of sacrifice I could never overlook and over again, I looked forward to carrying out this sacrifice another time. A hand on the door cut short my thoughts. I let my gaze disappear from the bed, catching up with the door and pulling it so that it could be open. “Yes, Brian. What do you want from me this time around?” Opening the door wider, I watched him walk into the chamber. Without wasting time, I caught up with the bed but did not allow my thoughts to move in that direction. There was something to attend to, obviously, and that was something I was about to do. “Tell me. What is it?” Again, Brian bowed. “My
SAGEEver since the other night—with Alpha Knox, we didn't set eyes on each other again. An act from my end. What were we seeing each other for? What would I say to him? Waking up this morning, I felt very much better than a few days ago when a fever started. What did I do to deserve that? I sat up, relieved from not throwing up like the other nights—and then led my way to the mirror in a corner of the chamber so that I could check myself out. Oh, yes. As usual, I looked good. Once. Twice. Thrice, I shook my head to see if it still hurt. But then, I walked back to the bed to take a seat when I realized how better I had become. All the thanks to Aella. Where was she? The woman needed as much rest as she could get, the last time I checked. She had done more than a lot in these past few days and my wish was to let her be by herself, resting, throughout today. But who was it that knocked at the door? “Lady Sage?” I should have known. Aella would not take the rest I knew sh
ELEANOR The morning came and I was unsettled. There were so many thoughts running around in my head as soon as I opened my eyes on the large bed this morning. What did she go to do? Sage. What did Sage go to do in that area at that time of the morning? I sat up on the bed and looked around for Aegon, not also surprised that he was not somewhere on the bed or even the room, especially when this was something he always did. Aegon should be the least of my concerns. There was something I needed to do than think about why Aegon was not in the chamber with me or on the bed. I got up on my feet and walked to the window so that I could take a look, after which I let go before returning to the bed. Returning to my thoughts. I had seen Sage pass through the hallway in the early hours of the morning when I took a stroll. Sleeping was quite hard for me and in order to not feel worse than I feel, I made up my mind to take a stroll and think of possible ways to feel better. There were
SAGEIt was me who was first to open my eyes the next morning. Looking to my right, Knox was there. Right there, snoring quietly as he wrapped his arm around my neck. The handsome man. He should not see me here when he woke up. The more reason I was the first to come awake before him—maybe almost all in this royal chamber. I wanted more sleep, but not here. With this, I carefully took the Alpha's hand off my neck and dropped it on the bare bed, sitting up, then standing up. A smile came alive on my countenance. I wanted to think about the former night but I couldn't when I wasn't safe in the chamber I should be in. Staring at my naked self in the mirror, I spent the next moment fighting for my outfit on the floor. When did I even take them off? Was this how sweet sex could be when it was with the person you admire the most? Snapping out of my thoughts, I got dressed quickly. I looked out the window and no one paced the compound. How could they? The morning had yet to come