Kasa breathed a sigh of relief when Kurt finally picked up her call. "This is the second day that I've called," she said.
"Sorry. I actually forgot that I came out with my phone," he said. "What's up? It's been awhile since I heard your voice."
"I know. But that isn't why I'm calling, Kurt," she told him.
"Alright. What is it?" he asked.
"Um, dad called me," she announced. The other end of the line was silent. "Kurt? Are you there?"
"I heard what you said. I'm just surprised," he said. "What did he call to tell you?"
"They're preparing to choose a new alpha for North Lotus and he wants us to come home," she said. "I don't know what to do or think so I decided to call you and ask for your opinion."
"Does this even require a discussion, sis?" Kurt asked in disbelief. "We can't betray our Alpha and our friend. Let them choose another alpha i
Catori posed for what would be the fifth picture or so. When he was finally satisfied, the photographer let her go and get some rest before it was time for the next series of shoots. The sponsors were highly impressed with her, especially when she told them that this was her first time on the job. "You are doing quite well for a first timer," one of them commended her. "Keep it up, dear."Alex, Erica and Kevin were already waiting for her in the dressing room. She collapsed in a chair once she got past the door. "Sorry that we got here late," Erica apologized. "Kelvin and I had to go to school. It was later in the morning that I realized we never told you."Catori smiled through her aching feet. "It is alright. Lucy told me about your school when I got here," she said. She looked at Alex. "When did you get here?" she asked him."A few minutes ago. You were already taking pictures by then," he replied, not sparing her a g
"What are you doing?" Kelvin asked in a hard tone when they got there. He and Catori rushed over to where she was standing. Startled, the blonde girl jumped back."What is wrong with you, Kelvin? You scared me," she said.He looked at her coldly. "What were you doing just now, Cassie?" he asked again."I came to get my stuff, you twit," she said rudely. "What else would I be doing here?"He eyed her. "I don't know, Cassie. Just get the stuff you need and leave, please," he said sternly.As the blonde girl was about to leave, Catori intercepted her. "Let me as you this," Catori started. "If you really did come to get your belongings, why did you come to this dressing room?"Cassie looked into her light brown orbs with pure contempt. "What the fuck is this? Do you think that just because I was suspended, then you suddenly call the shots around here?" she asked.
The two adults were silent for a long time. Erica said. "Maybe next time, you should calmly ask what happened before coming to talk nonsense.""Erica you should not say that," Alex scolded her."No, I should," she said. "Mr Davis came in here and began to act like a female version of Ms Mabel. If not for Catori, I would have lost things that are dear to me to the hands of someone that I thought was my friend."Her boyfriend kept quiet. She went on. "If you have any sense, you will call her and apologize," she said. "Anyway, I have no time for this. I need to leave until you come back to your senses, old man." With that, she took her bag and left the room.Back at her hotel room hotel, Catori was thrashing around on the bed. Her body was in severe pain and she was growling involuntarily."What the hell is going on?!" she screamed.Calm down, Catori, her wolf s
Alaric held Natalie in his arms as the sun reminded them to get up and make something out of the day. "When will your parents be ready to let me go?" he whispered. The young woman snuggled her nose into his chest. "I don't know. They are being insistent that we are the ones who attacked those guards," she whispered back. She pressed her body to his on the soft bed. He kissed her forehead and continued to look at the celing. "If we don't get out of here as soon as possible, there will be problems," he muttered to himself. Natalie felt him stir, away from her. "What are you doing?" she asked with a cute frown on her face. "I need to go out to the living room and talk to the others," he replied. "Staying here for one month hasn't been easy so this isn't funny to say the least." "Alright. I'll join you guys soon. Let me check on those kids first," she said.
As they scurried around in an attempt to see, each one began to cough and scream for their poor eyes stung like they were being attacked by a swarm of bees.The addition of tear gas to that smoke screen was a wise decision, his wolf said as Alaric beat them up and collected the bunch of keys from the head guard.Indeed, it was, he replied.Luck was on his side. The bunch was a small one so it was not hard for him to find the particular rusty key to the big padlock. He opened it as quietly as he could and went in. Everywhere was in pitch darkness.How come this place is so quiet? Aren't there supposed to be guards in here as well? his wolf asked.I wonder about that as well, he replied.He took a look around the cold space but it was completely empty save for the equally empty cages that were littered around.Maybe they now keep the prison
Valentino descended from the tree that he was perched on. They were lucky enough to escape those cavemen who chased them far into the woods. He got to where Arthur and Kasa were waiting for him. Kasa was laying on her back looking at the tranquil sky.In his mind, Valentino wondered what was going on with her. Recently, Kasa Hemming had not been herself. All of a sudden, she became a secretive person, always keeping to herself. She rarely engaged in any conversation the way she used to. The only time she acted like his Kasa was when they made love and even then, he still felt this odd energy around her. He was truly worried about her but each time he asked her what the matter was, she snapped at him like an angry dog."Did we lose them?" Arthur basked him."Yes, I think we did, Valentino said. "What we need think about now is how we will survive out here.""What do you mean by 'how we will survive ou
Kasa was shocked but she did not obey him, instead, she held on tighter. "Kasa, we both know that after this display of affection, you will just go back to acting like I mean nothing to you so why don't you leave me alone then go back and make up your mind on what exactly you want to do?" he said.She came to his front and stood on tiptoes while putting her hands under his shirt. It did the trick, but halway. Valentino wanted to hold her as well but he knew that would only make his problem worse. With all the self control he could muster, he pushed her lightly away from him."We need to rest up. Tomorrow, we need to find our way out of here," he said as he went back to where Arthur was waiting for them.Kasa followed behind him with dejected steps. Valentino had never acted like this towards her before, even when she had been a complete bitch to him. She ran to him and looked into his eyes. "Babe…" she whispered.
"So this kind of thing has never happened to you before?" Zayna asked the bedridden Catori."No. This is the first time," the redhead replied. "I don't even know how to describe how I felt." She turned to face the window momentarily.Zayna looked around. She wondered where Fenris was. As if the earth heard her thoughts, the door opened and in came the leader of the Ghost Reapers. The energy in the room was enough to tell him that something was wrong."Did something happen?" he asked as he took a seat between the two girls on the bed."She had a…I don't even know what to call it but let her tell you what happened to her," Zayna said. "Tell him what you experienced, Catori."Fenris looked at her fatigued face with worry. Her voice was weak when she started talking. She started the story of what happened. "...It actually started when I held the girl by her shirt. I felt this
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.