I guess getting to meet Indigo will have to wait for a while. According to their protocols, I have been sent back to the academy so I will not cause any more trouble. If anything, I am being sent to Lizzen’s office to get my punishment for disobeying the rules. Marian and the others attempted to speak up for me, claiming that they would testify in my favor or something in order to prevent me from being expelled from the academy. I'm not sure what it means to "testify," but if it keeps me in the human world, I'm more than appreciative of them. I don’t think that I am ready to return to the forest yet, not when the black wolf is still somewhere in the woods. I am fully aware that the wolf doesn’t seem like it might pose any threat to me or my wolf, but hearing it call me its mate is something that screams "red flag" to me. I know what a mate is, and with my current predicament, I don’t think that a mate is the last thing that I need right now. I don’t even think that I'm ready for su
As I follow Indigo and Ajax back to their headquarters, I can feel the covert tension. Indigo is doing a great job of concealing his emotions, but I wish I could have said the same for Ajax. He makes no attempt to hide the aggressive expression on his face, which tells me that he doesn't want me in the room. “Belle, you haven’t told anyone yet, have you?” I lost my train of thoughts when Indigo raises the question. “Told what about what?” I look away from Ajax, who was glaring at me, to address Indigo, who was seated behind the front desk of his office. Ajax and I are standing before him in full attentiveness. “The abnormal wolf.” He says, eyes boring into mine ina serious manner. “Have you told anyone about what you saw?” “Aside from this guy right here,” I jerk my thumb in the direction of Ajax. “None.” I see Indigo breathing out a sigh of relief. “Good. We’re still safe.” “Safe?” I wonder curiously and raise my brow. “What does that have to do with me telling anyone? Are you
The next few days, I have been busy trying to make a report, as per Captain Lizzen’s request. Not only that, but I have to clean the garden instead of participating in combat classes. The others are fairly worried about me as well, especially Marian, who still feels very guilty thinking that she’s part of the reason why I am receiving punishment. “You guys really don’t have to stay here and help.” I turn to Marian, Celine, Frank, Duncan, and Conrad. The five of them have been helping me clean the garden the whole time while also missing out on their combat classes. “No way would we let you finish the job all on your own. The garden is too big for you to clean all by yourself.” Marian is very quick to oppose. She’s not even meeting my gaze as she aggressively rakes the leaves and gathering them on one place. “Besides, you wouldn’t be here if you did not leave your post to save me. Iowe you a favour.” How adorable. I could not help but smile at how genuine her words are. “You don’t
I thought that Indigo’s library would just be like a study room full of books, but it turns out that I was mistaken. Indigo’s private library is massive that has a mezzanine floor and a basement. The ground floor are the study area completely with long wooden desk and chairs, while the mezzanine is where they keep undiscovered research and catalogs of every list of creatures that you can think of. As for the basement, well, Ajax is being quiet about it. Ajax showed portfolios and records of the information that they have gathered so far about the abnormal lycans. He informed me that these are the summaries to books and other studies that involved the abnormal lycans.To be fair, there are a lot of them, which is going to take me a while considering that most of the words used in the text are hard for me to understand. That being said, my excitement is slowly starting to diminish. “Couldn’t you guys just use simple terms?” I keep flipping through pages after pages, trying to read
I have this bad habit that, when I am trying to look for answers, I have a tendency to take certain risks. My father always tells me that I should change this specific behavior of mine because it could one day get me killed. Of course, I listen, but the matter of following through is a different matter. Sneaking out late at night from human territory is easier than I thought. The security isn’t lacking, but when I am in my wolf form, I am just fast enough to get through the blind spots of the night guards. Upon my arrival in the forest, I begin my search. I use my nose to help me catch the scent of the black wolf. I barely remember what the wolf smells like, so I am just blindly sniffing the area in hopes of catching a familiar scent. Since the last time that I saw the wolf was in the orc’s cave, I decided to head there. The night is cold, but with my fur covering my body, I should feel fine, but for some reason I am shivering. I doubt that it is because of the cold. The area s
“What’s with the long sigh, princess? Did you not get enough sleep?” I turn to Duncan, the one guy who is still persistent in making his presence known to me every chance that he gets. I had been sitting in the cafeteria and staring at my food for who knows how long until he called my attention. Normally, I wouldn’t have minded because I have gotten used to him, but right now, it just annoys me. I still try to be civil and keep my temper in check. “Hey, Duncan. Where are the others?” I ask while trying my best to smile pleasantly at him. “Oh, the others? They’re still getting lunch.” He points to where the others are lining up with their trays, just like the other students. Duncan starts to sit across from me while I pretend to eat the burger on my plate. Duncan wasn’t wrong that I didn’t get enough sleep. I really didn’t. When Midnight, the mysterious black wolf left, I secretly tried to follow him. Not exactly follow him, like tailing him from behind, but by trying to track his
The atmosphere around us is as awkward as it gets. Even though Maxwell is the main attraction, I can feel some eyes on me after he addressed me by name. “Hey, mutt. Didn’t I say not to cause a scene or I will drag you back into your cage?” Ajax’s piercing gaze is enough to make the other onlookers divert their attention, but the one receiving that gaze just seems to be pretty relaxed. Max rolls his eyes. He turns to Ajax without even a hint of fear in his demeanor. “Has anyone told you that you are a mood killer? It’s not my fault that I am grabbing attention.” A cocky smirk spreads on his lips. “I was blessed by the moon goddess with a handsome face.” “I wish the goddess gave you some common sense to figure out that the reason everyone is staring at you is because you are a mongrel amongst humans.” Ajax says it with so much spite that even when I knew that he wasn’t talking to me, I was still offended. I turn to the others in the room only to find that they are looking at Maxwell
“What about the lycans?” I decided to push past my nervousness and ask for more information about the topic. Who knows? Maybe I am just overthinking things. If they were suspective something, they wouldn’t be sitting before mein such a relaxed manner. “I don’t know if you heard of this, but lately, the lycans have been seen lurking around our borders more so than usual.” Lizzen informs me as her eyes briefly dart towards where Max is sitting. “We believe that it has something to do with him being the son of the lycan and all.” “I-I see. So that’s the reason.” My words has cause Lizzen to turn toward me with curious gaze. “Strange. You’re not surprised about this. Did you know that he’s the son of the lycan alpha?” Ah shit. I was so relieved when they did not suspect me of being one of the lycans that I forgot to act accordingly to the situation. “That’s because I saw him back when I was living in the woods. I also…fought him when I was saving Holly.” I was impressed with mysel
I run into the woods as fast as my four wolf legs can carry me. My run would have been more joyful if I wasn’t being chased by someone. ‘Too slow!’ Ajax’s black wolf form appears out of the woods to come and jump at me. I sidestepped and leaped to my left. In mid-jump, I change my form. My legs grew longer and my back became straighter, elongating enough to support my new form. I bounce on my two legs, jumping high up until I am perching on one of the branches of a tree. I smirk as I look down on Ajax. His cold glare doesn’t even look nearly as scary as when I am standing on the same ground as him. ‘That’s cheating, Belle! You are using your lycan form!’ ‘Don’t be ridiculous. This is just me using my gifts.’ I give him a toothy grin. I feel like my smile is scarier as a lycan than it is when I am a werewolf. ‘Get down from there.’ ‘Why don’t you climb up?’ I continue to taunt him, enjoying the way that his face scrunches as he frowns. I chuckle. ‘Oh, alright. Fine.’ I jump do
I can feel the Lycan soul in my chest shifting impatiently as I follow Ajax and Indigo to the lair. The loud noises of growling and howling were making me antsy. It was so loud that I could hear them behind the waterfalls. Through the noises that they were making, I can somehow hear their fear and anguish. There’s nothing worse for outgoing creatures like us than to be held captive, especially in their own home. “Are you alright?”Ajax pauses when he notices me clutching my chest. His forehead creases with worry. “How long have they been kept in there?”My chest hammers wildly as I anticipate his response. “For as long as you were out.” When he sees my bewildered expression, he adds, “but we do try to let them out as much as possible!” I appreciate what Ajax did, honestly. He also knows that lycans get claustrophobic if they aren’t out and running—they are just like werewolves. However, in their minds, they are prisoners, so I know that they would never step foot outside even if t
About three days later, I return to the academy, much to my mother and doctor’s disapproval. I could not stand being in a sick ward room for so long because of all the smells of sickness and medicines. They give the two wolves inside of me anxiety. Arriving at the academy feels more like home to me than it was before. Getting out and smelling the familiar field of the academy fills me with so much ease that I even want to curl up in the dirt and sleep. However, there is one matter that I need to address.... “No.” Ajax straight up tells me before even hearing me out. I just got into his office after setting my stuff back in my room. “I won’t allow it.” “You didn’t even try to hear what I was going to say!” Ajax looks at me before grabbing my hand and leading me to the sofa, where he sits right next to me. He is still holding my hand. “You just recovered. You need to have a few more days of rest.” “Your idea of rest is based on human bodies. I am a werewolf and a lycan. My bod
My emotions are all over the place, even as I am in my room and fully dressed. Celine is no longer in the room, probably after she sensed that I was out looking for her with a murderous intent. The only one with me right now is Marian, who is helping me tie dry my hair after a shower. “Lay off the grumpy expression, babe.” Marian gleefully tries to cheer me up. “I am sure that Celine only said it as a sort of motivational speech.” “But I am motivated.” I reply. “I do hope that you don’t mean to strangle her.” I flinch, knowing that I was caught red-handed. “Belle, we all want to strangle her most of the time, so you might have to wait for your turn.” She smiles and gives me a subtle wink. “Belle!” The childish scream comes first long before the child behind the door enters. Holly enters, bouncing on her tiptoes as she heads right towards me. Her arms barely enough to wrap around my waist when she hugs me. I fumble with my words. I may not remember much, but I do know that I
I wake up feeling something in my skin. Soft beeping of machines is forcing my brain to wake and regain consciousness. I crack an eye open. My vision is blurry from sleep. It takes a while before my eyes settle, allowing me to see my surroundings. I am in a room that I am not familiar with, but based on the machines and the smell of the place, I am definitely in a hospital. My left hand moves to remove the oxygen mask from my face so I can get a clear sniff of the room. Yep. I am definitely in a hospital. But how did I get here? My head spins as I push myself up. Muscles scream at me for the abrupt movement. It has been a while since I felt sore and stiff. But somehow I sense that this isn’t the normal soreness that one would feel coming from overusing muscles. It comes from not using your muscles for a long time. A click coming from the door alerts me to my incoming visitor. My attention diverts in that same direction at the same time as the familiar scent of someone wafts i
I am a monster. To think that I harmed those I vowed to protect with these hands of mine. What I have aren’t even hands. They’re the hands of a lycan, the very species that I despise. How did it come to this? I am a werewolf just a while ago. Why did I become a lycan? These thoughts swirled in my head as I continued to run in the forest with no destination in my. The sense of smell in this form dwindles when compared to my own form, but I am feeling the physical enhancement on my body. One swing from my arm and I can break a thinking tree in half. It is something that I could never do when I was a werewolf. The immense strength scares me. No other lycan is this powerful—not even the late alpha. I broke another tree. I stare at it for long, feeling troubled when I cause another damage in the forest. My breath hitches as I walk backward to stare at the damages, causing my back to hit a tree. I got startled, and instincts kicked in. I claw at the trunk, sending splinters everywhere
I am filled with rage to the point that my mind is clouded. I am not sure what I am here for, but I want to wreck everything. Strong emotions are driving me to howl loudly. It was a loud howl that could even rival the howl of an alpha. The strong waves from my howl shook the cave and making my ears ring. A movement draws me to the closest target in front of me. He is a bigger looking lycan. I believe that he is the current Alpha of the pack—I forgot his name. Just looking at him is somehow igniting a strong fire of rage in my chest. I can’t remember what he did or what I am doing here. There’s one thing in my mind that was clear, though. It is to get rid of that lycan. I want to see him bleed. I want to see him in pain. A ferocious growl escapes my lips, and I find myself moving towards him. My legs feel heavy. I think I am moving slower than I originally do, but the strength that I carry feels like it is more than doubled. I wildly swing a claw at the lycan before me. The opposin
My ears were ringing when everyone was rendered speechless at my declaration in challenging his position. ‘Belle, what is this about?’ I can understand where Ajax’s confusion is. We talked about me taking over the pack before, and we deemed that it wouldn’t be wise if I am not fully committed to the role. ‘Don’t worry.’ I reassure him. ‘My intention for the challenge isn’t halfhearted.’ I briefly meet Ajax’s gaze, hoping my gaze can convince him of my conviction. As much as I hate the alpha, this is still my home. This is where I grew up. And although I didn’t have the best childhood, it doesn’t mean that I didn’t grow up with love. Not all Lycans rolled their eyes on us or made fun of us. Not all humans and werewolves are bad, just like not all lycans are. If that were true, I would have grown up to become rotten since my dad is a lycan. It’s just a matter of how the leader leads their colony. Ajax steps back. A proud smile seemed to creep on his wolfish feature. ‘You got th
Alpha Lupert gazes down upon me with a steady gaze. Even from where I am, I can feel the brewing hatred from him in his aura. I grew scared at first, but the fear soon subsided when the burning rage ate away all other fleeting emotions I had. If anyone should be angry, it should be me. The Lycan I am facing is the root cause of all of my hardships. He took away my family, my life, and now, he took Holly. “You gained a look in your eye while staying with the humans.” He comments. He was almost growling and chewing out the words while talking in his lycan form. He then snorted. “Though it doesn’t seem to stop you from being a foolish coward. I can’t believe that it takes us to take a human girl for you to show yourself instead of hiding behind human walls.” ‘I wasn’t hiding.’ Unlike the lycans, I cannot speak with my mouth when I am in wolf form. ‘I was contemplating something.’ “Care to share what a traitor like you is thinking about after murdering my son?” He is going to regre