Most of the warriors survived that day. Two of them died, one from West Crescent and another from Blue Moon pack. Emma shed tears as she looked at the men who had died trying to help her. She felt extremely guilty and decided that she would have to go against Axel by herself. Seeing the sadness she had caused, she felt terrible and regretted her actions.“It’ll be okay,” Katya told her later. Katya had been indoors ever since she returned to the pack. She had refused to leave her room and would stay there all day. She refused to have any visitors except her mother and Emma because she didn’t think anybody else understood her. “You were trying to do good but it ended up badly. That’s like what happened to me but at least no innocent person died because of me. I’m sure it’s hard but I think you’re a strong woman and will find your way out of it.”“I’m the adult here,” Emma said with a small smile. “Have you forgotten?”Katya smiled. “So what are you going to do now? Are you going to giv
Emma didn’t see Lucius again during the day. After he was whisked away by his mate, she took a walk into the woods. She wanted to run away but remembered Katya. She resolved to get her back outside before leaving. Emma had decided to make it her mission to bring that girl back to some kind of normal functioning before she left so she returned to Katya’s room. When it became dark, she convinced Katya to go out to the backyard with her. Katya refused at first but Emma convinced her there was no one there. Luckily, they didn’t find anyone and Katya enjoyed being outdoors for an hour before they returned to her room. As Emma walked away from the girl’s room, she smiled. That had been the first step. Soon, she would ensure that Katya started talking to her friends again.When she reached her assigned room, she nearly screamed when she found Lucius sitting on the chair.“I don’t want trouble with your sweetheart,” Emma began.Emma was saddened when he didn’t even smile. Clearly, Lucius and
Suddenly, there was a loud banging on the door before it was thrown open. Michelle, Lucius’ mate strutted into Katya’s bedroom without asking for permission. She walked in like she owned it. She was wearing a black top and white sweatpants. She grabbed Emma’s collar and brought her to standing position. “I’ve had it with you,” she said. “You have to leave this pack right now.”Katya stood up from her chair. “No, Emma is my friend and she will stay here for as long as she wants.”Michelle narrowed her eyes. “I’m the future Luna, little girl. In fact, I’m already the luna. If your brother wasn’t so slow, he would have married me already. You, on the other hand, are just a little girl. You need to shut up and listen to the elders.”Katya rolled her eyes. “Which elders? You?”“Katya,” Emma said, signaling to the young girl to calm down.“You’re nobody to me and I’ll not listen to you,” Katya said.Michelle let go of Emma and laughed hard. “That’s why you ended up getting raped by those v
Losing Tommy had been painful, but knowing that he had betrayed her was even more heart-breaking. For a long time, Tommy had been Emma’s world and she’d known she would be with him forever. She had planned to reject her mate if she ever found him and stay with Tommy. Tommy had lost his mate a long time ago so he would never have to reject anyone for Emma. Emma had always believed in Tommy and trusted him with all her heart. A lot of things had happened because of the decision to delay Tommy’s burial. Emma was so angry. Had she known that Tommy was seeing another woman, she would never have stayed with him. She was so furious that she had given her all for a man who was just using her. Was Axel’s sister the only woman he had cheated on her with? Emma couldn’t help but wonder.She spent the next two weeks mourning the last five years of her life and getting over the heartbreak. She felt that it had all been a lie. Her emotional state was shattered. The tables had turned, and now Katya
Emma felt her face heating up, the heat spreading all over her body. She looked up and met his piercing gaze. Lucius let go of her face and let his hand fall to his side. “You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen,” he said.Emma smiled. “Thanks but I don’t think so.”“Are you really going to leave?” he asked.Emma nodded. “Of course. You’ve all been so kind to me but the time has come for me to continue moving around. Maybe one day, I’ll find a home. Or not. Now that Tommy is gone, I’m going to the human cities. I’ll live with them, pretend I’m one of them. Maybe one day I’ll meet someone else and we’ll start a family.”“What about me?” he asked.Emma tilted her head. “What about you?”“I need you, Emma.” He blurted out after some seconds.Emma’s lips parted in shock. “What?”“I think I’m falling for you,” he said. “I was mesmerised with you from the start. You’re such a wholesome woman. So kind and nice, yet so strong. You risked your life to save my sister and your friends. Y
Emma found herself outside Michelle’s door. She knocked on it. A young woman opened it and tilted her head. “What do you want?”“Janet, who’s there?”“It’s Miss Greenfield,” the young woman said.“You can leave, Janet.” Michelle said, appearing by her side. She was wearing a blue dressing gown and her hair was neatly held up in a ponytail. Her forehead looked a bit shiny and her face fresh. “Come on in, Emma.”Emma stepped in and closed the door.“You’re one brave chick, coming up to my room like this. I could kill you right now and no one will ever find out. What do you want?”“Do you want me to be honest?”The other woman nodded.“Lucius,” Emma said.“What? Is that what you came here to tell me?”Emma shook her head. “Not really. I came to tell you that I can leave him but under one condition.”Michelle chuckled. “Darling, you have no leverage. What will you do if I don’t do what you want?”“Lucius offered to reject you for me,” Emma said. “I could tell him to go ahead with it. But,
It was the overwhelming smell of vampires and blood that woke her up. Emma quickly opened her eyes and scanned her surroundings. She was in a pristine room lying on a bed with white sheets. Her right hand was cuffed to the bed frame.“Just my luck,” she said, remembering the events of the previous night. She had gone out with someone who pretended to be human but turned out to be a blood sucking vampire. She had known it was a bad idea to meet someone so soon but her boredom had made her rush.She could smell a lot of blood and it made her nauseous. She closed her eyes and tried to think about other things in vain. Eventually, she gave up and started screaming.“Come in here, you bastard.” She yelled, calling out for the young man who had lured her to the lair. She shuddered when she thought of what had happened to Katya. Emma cursed herself for remaining in the south despite knowing how dangerous it had become.“Get me out of here,” she yelled. “Ahhh…”Suddenly, the door was thrown o
Two hours later, Emma’s face was caked with makeup and she was wearing a regal gown that she could never afford. The gown was made of silk and hugged her body in all the right places. She had almost smiled after she looked into the mirror after the makeup session. She looked so beautiful, more than she had ever seen herself look before. She looked like a movie star. Her red hair had been styled with oils that made the red color more vibrant. The usually bone straight hair had been styled into waves and looked so different.Emma would have loved the look if she wasn’t being prepared for sacrifice. After the makeup was finished, she had been taken to another room which had two brown couches. Another young girl was there, but she was a vampire. Emma had thought the young woman would be cold to her, but surprisingly Tara was very nice to her.“Have you been with him before?” Emma asked Tara after the introductions.Tara nodded. “Yes, but I’m not here for the same purpose as you wolves.”“
The evening was calm. A gentle breeze carried the sweet smelling scents of different flowers, spreading it all over the garden. Emma’s heart was filled with delight as she strolled through the garden next to her favourite person. The garden was filled with daises, roses, and tulips among other flowers, creating a very colourful scene. This matched with Emma’s mood which was cheerful. With her hand in his, they walked along the cobblestone path, letting their hearts speak to each other.Lucius was telling Emma about his childhood. He narrated to her about funny adventures he and his friends had engaged in while in the garden. As he showed her different places, she felt like she was reliving his childhood with him, and it strengthened their connection.“What?” Lucius suddenly said and stopped walking. He seemed to be listening to someone via mind link. Since Emma had been integrated to the park, she was now able to mind link with other pack members. After the mating process, she and Luc
Two days later…It was a beautiful morning. The sun rising and the atmosphere was becoming warmer each passing minute. The large dining room in the pack house was a hub of activity with many of the pack members having their breakfast. Casey and Emma were enjoying their hearty meal in one of the best tables while Michelle was in a corner downing her food as fast as she could so she could get out of there. Her position as Luna had not been officially taken away from her but everyone knew that she was no longer the alphas mate and no longer respected her. Even her former best friend Janet did not want to be associated with her. She claimed it was because Michelle tried to kill Emma, but everyone knew that she had never been a true friend to Michelle. She had been in it for the benefits which was understandable. Michelle was very hard to love.“I wonder why she doesn’t just leave,” Casey said referring to Michelle. “No one wants her here, including her family.”“Be nice,” Emma reprimande
Emma woke up with a jolt. When he eyes shot open, she looked around the strange room which reeked of herbs and medicine. She was sweating so much that her entire blouse was wet. Her head felt heavy. She closed her eyes and thought of the last thing she remembered which was Michelle wriggling in pain on the floor. Her hand instinctively moved to her chest where there had been a wound. It had healed. She didn’t understand why Michelle had also been in pain. The only reasonable answer was that a witch had linked them so that Michelle would also die if she killed Emma. Could Casey have done it?Emma lay awake for a few minutes, not bothering to get up because she could feel that her body was still very weak. Whatever Michelle had used to try to murder her must have been very strong. She was about to drift off to sleep when she heard voices. The people they belonged to where still far because she couldn’t make them out clearly.Suddenly, a sweet-smelling scent wafted into the room. It was
Lucius didn’t like having to cut down indigenous trees but the pack needed more land for a meat processing plant. The town was not developing fast enough and they had decided to start industrializing more as a development strategy. There were a lot of untapped opportunities that he was sure would improve the lives of his pack and the neighbouring packs if implemented. The humans were progressing very fast and it was best for them to do the same. If they stayed backward for long, the humans would try to come and take over the land.Lucius was not afraid of what the humans would try to do to them. He was worried there would be too much unnecessary bloodshed. If they developed their town, the humans would not see the need to try to do it for them.Lucius was talking to some council members under a tent when he started to feel a kind of pain he had never experienced before. He almost screamed out when it hit but he had to stay strong since he was the alpha. Under no circumstances was he a
The house was empty and quiet. It was also fairly cool. Michelle was happy to lead the guard to one of the rooms on the ground floor. She had linked her arm with his and that was enough for him to forget all about his job and follow her like a puppy. As soon as they entered the room, Michelle started kissing him. He kissed him back, going fast as if he had been craving her lips for the longest time possible. The kiss disgusted Michelle because she had no interest in the man but she had to bear with it. She was a woman on a mission and this time, she didn’t want to stop until she had achieved her goal. With Emma in the pack, Michelle knew that she would never be happy no matter how she tried. Soon, Lucius would divorce her and that would turn her into a ‘nobody’. The whole pack would no longer be afraid to make fun of her in public. She knew they humiliated her in private, saying all kinds of mean things behind her back. Because she was the luna, they could never say it to her face. I
When Michelle heard Lucius leaving in the middle of the night, she knew he was going to see Emma. She felt the bile in her throat and got up from the bed. She went to her closet and opened a jewellery box. Underneath a necklace was a key. She removed the key and went back to the bedroom. Squatting, she inserted the key into the bottom drawer and twisted it. She pulled the drawer open and stared at the box inside it. Grabbing the box, Michelle stood up straight and went to put it on the bed. She sat down and opened the box.She removed the dagger inside it and stared at it. There was a vial of a certain poison in the box as well. Michelle placed the dagger back in the box and returned it to where it had come from before locking up. This time, she didn’t take the key back to the closet. She placed it under the mattress.Michelle went back to bed and pulled out her phone. She went to the contacts and deleted Axel’s number. She couldn’t believe that Axel had been brought down by Jack Carv
When Emma woke up, she was lying on a bed and it was dark. Slowly, the memory of Lucius injecting her came to her mind. She sat up and looked around the dark room. It was better than most of the rooms in the pack house. Where was she? She slowly got up from the bed and went to the window. She pulled the curtains aside and looked outside. She was not shocked to notice she was in the cottage Michelle had almost killed her in. she sighed and went to turn on the light before trying to open the door. Emma’s heart started racing when she realised that it was locked. She banged on it as loud as she could.“Hello? Who’s there?” she yelled on top of her voice. “Get me out of here!”A few seconds later, she started hearing footsteps. She went back to the window, only to find that it was boarded there were three metallic vertical rods that had been used to board it up. She could not escape through the window.She realised the footsteps had stopped at the door but there was no movement to open th
She stopped and watched as the door opened. It was like time had frozen as she watched the man she loved strut into the room followed by an equally handsome man. Their striking appearances commanded attention and changed the atmosphere in the room. They were both tall with broad shoulders, wearing black suits. Lucius’s jawline complimented his sharp features increasing the magnetic charm of his blue eyes. Every step he took was effortless and graceful.Emma glanced at the man walking beside Lucius. He was impressively tall and looked very athletic. Unlike Lucius, this man had long, wavy hair that cascaded down the sides of his face. “This is she?” the man said, approaching Emma. “You were right. She’s perfect.”Lucius stopped right in front of Emma who was yet to move because she didn’t know what to do. He went closer and pulled her into his arms. They remained like that for a minute. When he pulled away, the other man had gone to the table.Lucius looked into Emma’s eyes. “Why?”“Guy
A few minutes later, Emma was trudging through the silent forest with five strange men. She had pleaded countless times for them to reveal the person behind their operation but they refused. The other three men who had shot Axel and his counterparts had joined the two who had captured her and were chatting away about things related to their pack whose name she hadn’t been told. She didn’t dare run from the men because it was pointless. They would catch her within a minute. Besides, annoying them would not make things better for all those involved.When they came out of the forest, two black cars were waiting. Having given up on escape, Emma got into one. She could only hope she was not being taken to someone who hated her like Michelle. She sat in the backseat with one of the men and looked through the tinted glass as the car sped towards the city.The human city was bustling with activity, very different from most of the places she was used to. There was a lot of traffic, noise and c