"How is it that you are my dad?" Liam asked the man. They were seated in the dark cave. The revelation that had just been brought to him was more than any shocker he had ever been given his entire life.
"So you're trying to say that you can't even remember how your father looks? I thought you said he disappeared when you were ten," the red eyed man said.
"Exactly. Emphasis on he 'disappeared'," he hissed. "How do you expect me to consider remembering a man who just up and abandoned me when I was being faced with the new burden of survival?"
"That makes some sense," the man said. "But still, I think you should at least have a vague memory of what your father looked like."
"To be honest, I do not care. But I do know that you did not have red eyes the last time I saw you. What's up with the change in colour?"
The man regarded Cassarina and chose not to speak in her presence. "Anyway, my name is Arthur," he said instead. "
Someone touched Valentino's shoulder. "Who are you?" a man with a deep bass voice asked him. Valentino turned his head to look at his discoverer.Shoot. What am I supposed to do now? he pondered, staring at the man. The scar across the man's face showed that no lie was going to get him Without answering his own question, he made a run for it."Go after him!" the man yelled. Valentino zapped through the corridors leading to Catori's room with every able bodied man who was in the area hot on his heels."I just hope that Catori is back at that room," he muttered as he ran.Catori got to the door to her room, her pursuers hot on her tails. She managed to put a great distance between herself and them though. "Get your things and run!" she yelled to the people inside as she fought with the handle of the door. Someone finally opened it from the inside. "Get your bags," she said rapidly."But where
"Kurt, stop shouting. I hear something." Kasa stood up from the ground with some difficulty. "Should we check it out or should we just avoid the trouble?" Kasa asked in a whisper."Check what out, Kasa? I can't hear shit," her brother said. Kasa stared at him in disbelief."Can you not hear some footsteps coming in this direction or is your sense of smell your only proficiency?" she asked. "Well, no problem. I'll just go check it out myself, just in case it's Tori."Kasa followed the sound of the footsteps crushing dead leaves as they went. When she felt she was close enough, she hid herself behind the large trunk of a tree. She sensed that it must be more than one person as the footsteps were not in as coherent enough to belong to one person alone. As cautiously as she could, she peeped out from behind the tree trunk. There were three people: a red eyed man whose eyes she could even see from that distance; a girl and a young man
"I want to talk to you," Catori said with folded arms."Yes? What is it about?" Fenris did not bother to turn back and face her. He just stood with his back to her, watching the golden sunset."You will look at me while I speak to you," Catori ordered.The brown skinned man before her smirked to himself. "And what if I refuse to do as you wish?" he asked. "What's going to happen, sweetheart?""You don't want to know," Catori retorted. With a sigh, the man turned to face her. His gaze landed on those light brown orbs. Instead of the warmth he was used to seeing in those eyes, he saw ice. The coldness in her eyes reminded him of himself. It was the same icy gaze that he himself gave off."As you and I know," she started. "We are mates." Fenris let out another sigh. This was the conversation he had been trying to avoid for days. He opened his mouth to talk but she held up her index finger to silence him.&nbs
They both collided into another furry body. Catori's wolf bared her teeth at the obstruction.Fenris stood between the two wolves until he felt that they were sufficiently calm. He dragged Valentino away from the girl back to the place he was standing before he came to separate them. "What the fuck?!" Valentino yelled. "What is wrong with you Fenris?""I should be asking you that," Fenris said sternly. "What is wrong with you? Do you realize that you were about to fight with a girl?""I don't care," Valentino said. "Why should I care? She hit Zayna.""She gave Zayna what she was asking for," Fenris said calmly.A muscle in his friend's jaw ticked. "Are you for real right now? Can you even hear yourself? You're picking a stranger's side over your own teammate? All this because you feel we are going bankrupt so her money will help us? Fuck you, Fenris!"Fenris sighed and went over to wh
The light of a flashlight landed on Catori's sleeping face. It was not yet dawn but it was fast approaching."What are you doing?" came Fenris' voice from behind Zayna Amar."When did you get here?" she asked, not caring to look behind her."That should not concern you," he said as he stepped closer to the woman. "What I asked is what you were doing? Why are you looking at the girl like a hawk that's watching its prey?""You slept beside her," said Zayna in a shrill voice. "Why? I may have disappointed you last night, but why did you have to sleep beside her? Was that to spite me?"Fenris took a deep breath and settled beside her." Alright Zayna let's talk." He put on his meanest facial expression. She whimpered without knowing. "Zayna, let's face the facts, you emotionally manipulated Valentino and Alaric into fighting for you; you almost attacked a client and when she defended herself, you took it to the next
Lightning struck through the sky. Thunder followed immediately after. Before the rain could soak them, Fenris led the girls to a nearby hotel. "Get us one room," he told the lady at the desk. She tapped the buttons on the keyboard but not before throwing him a look of disgust."That will be a hundred and fifty dollars per night," she said when she was done."Alright. We'll check out tomorrow afternoon, at noon," he told her."Okay sir but you need to pay before I hand over the keys to the room," she informed him.Fenris sighed deeply. "Can I get through to a manager?" he asked immediately. The receptionist threw him a confused glance but took the telephone to call the manager of the hotel nonetheless. She asked him to come down to the reception."Fenris Covel," an amiable voice said from behind them. A tall man with teal green eyes dressed in a suit approached them. He wore a bright smile and his arms were wide open for a hug, a hug t
Reiner's gloved fist aimed for her jaw. But Cassarina was too fast for him. She dodged the attack and came up in his face, giving him a punch in his right eye. He stayed on the floor of the ring for a moment before he got back up and then charged toward her. Before she could dodge this one, she felt herself being lifted up in the air. Her opponent was about to throw her back on the floor but she managed to hit his shoulder blade. The moment of pain he felt forced him to let go of her.By now, the boxing room was filled with spectators. They watched the two with so much enthusiasm."It's been awhile since we had a boxing tournament," Cassarina heard someone say from below her. From the look of things, her opponent also heard what the person said. There was a new flash of determination in his eyes. He charged at her again. This time, she hit him hard in the gut. Surprisingly, Reiner went on like he did not feel anything. He went straight on to punch her in
With the speed of lightning, Catori's knee made contact with Beta Calian's face, knocking him over. The receptionist who led him to them was startled. Catori grabbed the lady's arm and gestured to the others to get a move on. They all ran to the entrance, where Fabian was standing, waiting for them. "I heard that someone sold you guys out," he said. "Leave this place quickly before that Henming guy decides to follow you." "Your human receptionist ratted us out," Fenris said to him. "I'll deal with the situation," Fabian told them rapidly. "For now, just leave and be safe." Fenris nodded to him and led the two girls away from the hotel. Three hooded figures sat in the train awaiting their arrival at their destination. Catori sneezed lightly into her palm. Fenris shuffled shifted beside her. She put her palms together between her legs. Zayna leaned on the window beside her. Having that redhead
Catori surveyed nothing in particular from the edge of the hill. She could hear the birds chirping. They sounded so sweet. The air was so refreshing to breathe in.After the war, all the members of the council were either sacked or decided to resign on their own. Mrs Maxwell was appointed a high member of the council. At first, she was the only member. She singlehandedly conducted the Alpha's test on Catori and her brother. It had been decided that since another child of Luna Dakota was found, then it would only be fair to give him a chance at being alpha as well. Naturally, Liam failed. Kurt had become the new zeta of their pack. Cassarina became the beta.For the first time in a while, North Lotus was in perfect peace. She turned in the direction she came from.As she entered the busy town, she spotted a family honey skinned man with black hair. He was with a little boy who was about a year old on his neck. He pecked h
A blonde lady suddenly jumped in front of her enemy to shield him. She looked exactly like him and Kurt.'She must be the sister that Kurt talked about,' she said in thought."Get out of my way," she growled but Kasa wasn't ready to budge. Beta Calian saw this as a golden opportunity. He was up and away in a matter of seconds away from them. She wanted to go after him but on second thoughts, she decided to let him be for the time being and check out what was wrong with the blonde girl in front of her. She looked disheveled."Who are you?" Kasa asked in a shaking voice.Catori stepped back and closed her eyes tight. She felt the fur on her body grow out to the ground. She felt her red hair fall on her shoulders and her bones clicked back and she was no longer standing on all fours."Catori?" Kasa called in a confused tone."So I was right. You do k
Catori's knees made forced contact with the floor. Kurt landed on her right side and her father was thrown to her left. There were sniggers from among those vipers. There was clapping and mock praise at the round table."Well, well, well, Catori Dolphus is finally home. It seems like you came at the right time," Zeta Ahmik Black said and laughed.Catori stared at him, trying to fix his face but to no avail."Don't let them know that you can't remember them," Arthur whispered as quietly as he could.Beta Calian raised a palm and there was silence. He stood up from his seat at the round table and went to stand before the prisoners. He glared at Kurt, who glared back."So you even had the face to show up here," he said to his sun. His expression depicted anger and disappointment. Kurt didn't reply, to which Arthur gave a sigh of relief."So to the re
"So it's best for us to enter through this South border, actually. This is the less guarded area," Kurt explained to them. "If we go in successfully and stay put for a little while, we can gather some information first and know how to plan our moves."The others listened to him with interest. As a member of the elite warrior scouts, it made sense to have him give them the directions. Arthur listened to him as his mind slowly mapped out a method of attack. He nodded in agreement with the Hemming boy. Kurt trained well."That's good. I like your logic. Just as he said, we shouldn't barge in there. It has been a while since we were here. As much as Cassarina and Mrs Maxwell left just a few days ago, anything could have happened within that time," Arthur said. "We should steal into the pack. The problem now is when we can do that and where we will stay while we gather this info we need.""We also have to consider how we will
The two women walked silently on the bushy path. Zayna carried their medium sized luggage while Catori walked beside her empty-handed. "Are you sure that you don't want my help?" Catori asked after a while. She didn't feel comfortable letting Zayna carry all the luggage though they were in a duffel bag. The other woman, clad in black jeans and a black tee shirt, just like Tori, replied with a "No," for the upteenth time since they set out. "I don't know why you keep fussing over a baby that isn't even well developed yet. Just let me help you," Catori said. "Tori, all the help I need from you right now is for you to walk with me and keep quiet. We don't want to draw any unwanted attention to ourselves," Zayna replied. "And please, save your energy because I can bet you on anything that we might soon get attacked." Choosing to heed the Ghost Reaper's words, Catori kept her mou
Catori paced around in the room while Zayna watched her, to understand where the extra agitation was coming from.Tori stopped suddenly. "Hey Amar, I've got a question for you," she said."Shoot.""Are you a male or a female?" she asked.Her question was rather amusing to Zayna. "Why do you ask?""Well, you sound like a female at times and although you look like a male and actually sound like one most of the time, I can't help but think that you're a female," she said."Impressive," Zayna drawled. "Well, you got me then. I'm a woman.""How come you like to disguise yourself then?" Catori asked her as she dragged the chair in the room and sat down."Sorry but your friends think I'm a man. I just need to be on the safe side," Zayna replied in her real voice."Tell me about my
Catori stood at the window in silence. It had been over week since she had come to stay with Kelvin's family. They had been so welcoming right from the start, especially when his mother heard that she was pregnant. Catori desperately wanted to remember what her boyfriend looked like but come what may, she just could not. Amar had come to see her every single day since the day that she was discharged from the hospital.'I wonder why my boyfriend hasn't come to see me. What if we broke up before I found out about our baby?' she continued to ask herself. No matter how many times she asked Amar, there was never any concrete answer.There was a knock on the door and Erica let herself in before Catori could give her the permission to. "Hey. How are you feeling today?" Erica asked her."I think I'm getting better. I vaguely remember who you are now," Catori said. She was unsure of what she just said but all the same, ther
Kasa stumbled on a stone as she ran for her life. The rumbling of the earth showed that the guards were closing in on her. She was nearing the beginning of the hill. Left with no option, she climbed and it seemed like the moon goddess chose to smile on her, as she came across a small cave which she hid in. She heard the guards getting closer and went further into the cave, hoping with all her might that they would not catch her scent. If they did, then she was done for. She tried to catch her breath and stop the panting of her lungs.So your dad actually decided to do away with you, her wolf said.‘Please, this is not the time to tell me how you predicted this,’ Kasa said.No, I'm not trying to make you feel guilty. Even I am shocked that he would decide to go that far, said her wolf.Kasa's tears touched the floor of the cave, making tiny splattering sounds in the process. She snif
Beta Calian paced around his office in circular motions. "I should not have let that old woman go. There was definitely something off about her being alright with leaving. I should have known that she would escape with that girl," he kept on muttering."So what makes you think that realizing your mistake and going after them will change anything?" Zeta Ahmik while he took a sip out of his cup of tea."Why are you so less concerned? You should be the one to be fuming about this, not me!" the Beta screamed."Tell me, why should I kill myself over the fact that your plan did not work when I'm not even the one who made the plan?" Zeta Ahmik asked him calmly.Beta Calian was stunned. "Are you serious right now? Black, you were solidly behind me this whole time and all of a sudden, just the operation isn't going according to plan, you think it is a great idea to pin the blame on me?" Beta Calian asked.