Leila’s POVArriving at the townhouse was not as tedious as having to settle in. I did not lift any of the items, but just making sure that I was satisfied with their arrangements was enough work for me to handle at the time.“My love,”Ughh! Can he not call me that?“Hey Smithson, I see you came to check in on me,” I said as he grabbed me and pulled me in for a hug and a kiss.“How can I not? You gave me the freedom I deserve, so naturally I will be yours forever and likewise, you will be mine forever,” He replied with a coy grin as he nibbled on my lips.You wish!“Now that you are here, can you help me set up my room please?” I asked with a pout.I needed him out of my sight as soon as possible and that seemed to be the best thing I could come up with at the moment. Making him feel needed.“Sure. Anything for you,” He replied and as he turned and headed up the stairs towards my chambers, he began barking orders at the servants.“Seems you have him all under wraps,” Maureen said as
Shawn’s POVAs we walked back to the Blood Moon Pack camp, Martins couldn't resist poking fun at me about what had happened in the cabin."Shawn, you should have seen yourself, you were like a deer in lights," he teased, a mischievous grin spreading across his face. "I thought your eyes would pop out of your head."I rolled my eyes, trying to brush it off. "Martins, give it a rest. It was a tense situation, alright? I don’t know why my wolf felt threatened,"He laughed, clearly enjoying himself. "Yeah, but you should have seen your face! You looked like you were about to bolt.""Okay, okay," I conceded, holding my hands in mock surrender. "Maybe I overreacted a bit. But hopefully, you will not get to see me in such a scenario again."Martins nodded, his grin fading to a more serious expression. “Hopefully,"“Shadowvale should not hear of what happened,” I said as we neared the camp.“As always,” He replied.We arrived back at the camp, the familiar sights and sounds of the Blood Moon
Lily’s POVI ducked into a nearby store, pulling Raymond and Fiona along with me. My heart pounded as I glanced around the market, scanning for any sign of Leila. The bustling crowd provided some cover, but I couldn't shake the feeling that she was close by."Mother, what's wrong?" Raymond asked, his voice tinged with worry."The witch is in the market," I whispered urgently. "We need to be careful and head back now."They both opened their mouths to protest, but their words died on their lips as they spotted Leila dismounting her horse with Smithson and another mean-looking lady. Fear flickered in their eyes, and I could see their initial defiance dissolve into thin air."Can we go back now?" Fiona asked, her voice trembling.“Yes,” I replied, trying to put on some courage, but I did not actually know how we would leave.We made our way through the store in search of any exit, but none was taking us away from her, we seemed to be dancing right into her hands. We hurried towards a doo
Leila’s POVImmediately I felt the presence, I came down from my horse. Smithson and Maureen followed closely behind me. I moved in the direction where the scent was strongest. I was certain it belonged to that old lady's grandchildren.“Spread out,” I instructed, my voice firm. “Search every corner until we find them.”Smithson and Maureen nodded, splitting off in opposite directions. I continued forward, my eyes scanning the surroundings.The minutes stretched into hours, and frustration gnawed at me. “Have you found anything?” I called out, my voice echoing through the trees.“Nothing yet, my lady,” Smithson responded from a distance.I was about to give up when I heard a soft sound coming from within the innermost part of a nearby store.Come on out you little pipsqueaks.Taking calculated steps, I approached the door. My senses were heightened as I got closer. I was certain they were behind the door, but when I finally opened it, no one was there. The room was empty.“Damn it!” I
Shawn’s POV“What is that Martin?" I asked, turning back in his direction.“I think you should come take a look for yourself," He responded.I looked over at Shadowvale before walking over to Martin. Shadowvale was unmoving and unfeeling. It was certain there was nothing to him other than his blade.As I got closer to the vague images of persons, the villagers I had initially seen were not villagers at all, but skeletons, their hollow eyes staring vacantly ahead.“Shadowvale, what is this?” I asked, my voice barely above a whisper, though it felt like it was shouting in the silence of the night.Shadowvale’s expression was grim as he surveyed the scene before us. “Beats my imagination. I thought they were soldiers in disguise, but it turns out they were dead meat sent to hunt down their prey.”“Who could have sent this?” I muttered, more to myself than to anyone in particular.The sight of it was gruesome.Martin, who had been silently observing, finally spoke up. “There’s high and po
Marcus’s POVI had not realized how long I had spent in the cave already, but I felt a strong urge to go back to Mistwood Creek. But we were yet to even discuss how to resolve my issue.“Master Marcus, what do you now want us to do?” Sean asked, walking up to where I stood.I could not believe that I had met a clueless werewolf. Before now, I would have sworn that one did not exist.“I know what exactly would help you out, Master Marcus,”I turned in the direction of the voice. It was Lady Marion. The elder from before. “How do you plan on doing that?” I asked.“You desire to find your kids, so you have to trust your wolf more than ever now,” She advised.I did not know how much of that advice I wanted to listen to anymore. My wolf caused me to fall in love, get rejected, and now, here I was yearning to know who my kids were.“What is your point exactly?” I asked her, my tone was rough around the edges.Sean shifted uncomfortably where he stood. He disapproved of how I spoke to his el
Lily’s POVWe all stayed indoors for the whole day, then at night, when the attack began, Lady Marty cast an invisible spell over her home, so we were exempted from all the looting and fighting.The day of the attack, Lucas had been relentlessly on my tail, following me around like a lost wolf, while my kids were with Lady Marty.I needed to prepare a potion for Clara to take to old man Grayson, but Lucas’s presence was both intriguing and distracting at the same time.The morning after the night of the siege, I lay in bed with my kids, when after three knocks, he poked his head for a moment and took it out almost immediately. “Just wanted to check if you were up with those little troubles of yours,” He echoed from behind the door.“Get lost Lucas,” I said as I opened my eyes and groggily went out of bed. Thankfully his noise had not woken the kids up. Lady Marty had not given them a breather since they began their training and they were always exhausted by the time they were back.“I
Leila’s POVAt the break of light, I knew the fight was over. We had decided to take a lodge in the camp then, rather than go back to the townhouse. It was going to be attacked, or at least had the propensity of being attacked, since they needed to make a comeback presence.I walked out of my tentroom already refreshed and dressed and went into my father’s tentroom. “Father,” I called.“Leila,” He replied.“We will be heading back soon,” I said to him.“Alright. Keep the witch under watch and the wolf, I will move a motion today to bring forward the fight of the beast, get him ready,” Father instructed.“Okay Father,” I replied.I knew that there was an impending doom that would befall Mistwood Creek, but I did not know on whom and my father made sure that we had the very best possible outcomes.“Father,” I called again.He looked up from his meditation. “What is it, child?”“We need to have control soon. I also have a tank of patience running out,” I said to him.“I know,” He replied