Nathan Black"I'll be back in a minute!" Before I could reply to him, Ethan had already moved his feets towards one of the tents nearby, uncaring if I had heard him hollered the words.Albeit, instead of wondering where he was off to, my head whirled on the things we had discussed momentarily. How could Sir Joshue be missing? And adding to the fact that they had only found Xena, awfully injured from the fire, and not a sight of him.I bit my inner cheek, jaw unintendedly clenched, as I mulled over the condition I left him that night.I was beyond certain that I pushed him to the fire long before Xena had arrived. Thus, logically, wouldn't his body supposed to at least be as grievely as Xena was? Too horrible that they couldn't even be sure that she would survive, even till today.I walked further, nearing the forest as I spotted Allan, Thomas and some others already waiting for us. Just then, I picked up the footsteps striding behind me when an arm sled around my shoulder.I didn't
Emma Grey"It was because of Thomas."Thomas? Why does he have anything to do with any of this? I know he was her mate, Eva had told me long ago.Nevertheless, I never did anything to him that could upset her this much. I barely even spared a glance towards him unless he bothered me first."I don't understand. Why is this suddenly about him?" The words flew out heedlessly, voicing out my confusion and disagreement towards her. To think that she had been playing me behind my back, leaking all the secrets I had solely opened up on her to him, and for him to embarrass me in front of all the people in the pack. All that because of him?There's no way I could accept that. While me and Eva were beaten to a pulp, and Emile was on the verge of death, all there was on her mind was Thomas.I scoffed at the memories whirling inside my mind, tainting my brain like a nightmare, wondering if she was ever being genuine among all the times we had spent together. When she cooked me my favorite brea
Nathan Black "Hey, Nat." My head turned to Ethan, snapping my attention away from the campfire they had started up hours ago. "I'm heading in first." He muttered, visibly exhausted as he weakly pointed towards his tent before he sneaked inside it for the night. I replied with a nod, though I doubt he even noticed it. Seeing him trudging his way around, patrolling the site in the evening was enough to show how out of it he was for the day. I heaved a sigh, forcing my legs to straighten itself from the ground as I trailed along the area. Now that the dark sky had dawn upon us, only a couple of us were seen outside of the tent. Most of them stayed up to guard the surroundings. And only when they had kept surveillance long enough would they wake the others, trading places for them to fall into slumber. It had already been three days we had tried to find some hints of where he was, to no avail. All we did was hop from one place to another, following Thomas's so-called 'I remembere
Emma Grey"What are you even searching for?"Her question went through my ears as I bit my lower lips anxiously, eyes roamed across the room in my attempt to look for the missing item, and yet, I found none.It's not in the wardrobe, it's not in the drawers, and it's not under the bed either. No matter how hard I wrecked my brain out, I couldn't seem to retrieve the memories of where I misplaced.I mean, I knew I hid it here somewhere."Hello? Earth to Emma?" A sudden wave of a hand right in front of my face had finally diverted the attention from my mind. My eyes followed her hand until it reached her unsatisfied features."What?" I dumbly asked, having her heaving a sigh."I said, what are we even looking for right now?" She stated as a matter of fact, clearly expecting an answer in that instance.Should I request their help? It had been whirling inside my mind to urge for their assistance, adding to the fact that my injured leg had made it difficult for me to go through each corne
Nathan Black"We're here." Thomas's whisper was enough for us to stay alert, eyes instantly averting towards our surroundings. We had to ensure we were really by ourselves, without unnecessary company that I hoped we wouldn't have to unfortunately meet eyes on.It was when we were perfectly certain that none had trailed after us that we set our attention on the grim sight not far from where we hid.The second my eyes trained towards the pointed area had the line between my eyes creased, forming a neat line on my forehead.What even was this place?If there was anything I could describe it, I would say it was an abandoned small village. However, seeing a couple of small wooden houses based around the area, with the smoke exiting from it, it wouldn't need a hard guess to know the place was populated.Though, who would even dare to build such a population in another's territory. Not to mention, in the notorious Solis's territory at that.And if Thomas had been telling the truth, that
Emma Grey“The ring!”In those moments, I forgot everything. All there was in my mind was how grateful I was, that the ring was magically found. Especially when I was about to lose hope.I was so over the moon that I immediately launched forward, attempting to grab the silver accessory laying gracefully on the floor. If only I had remembered in the midst of my excitement, that my leg was freaking injured.Before I could even reach it from the bed, I had inevitably strained the muscle of my feet. And to wrap it even worse, it had accidentally hitted a hard surface."Ouch!" Damn! That hurts like hell. I almost cursed out loud.What did my leg even hit? Seriously, it felt like it got crashed into a rock. "What the–Watch your leg woman!"My leg? What was he even shouting about? Have a little bit of empathy here. It hurts so bad that I literally can't feel my leg right now.And it's not as if I had kicked him in the head or something…Right?My eyes slowly glanced over towards him amids
Nathan Black"Unbelievable." Ethan shook his head, unknown of other way he could express the horrid feeling looming inside him."I–I'm telling the truth." The young man choked out, "It was all his plan right from the very beginning. He knew we were stranded after we were exiled by our previous pack.""He offered us a place to build our home and he acted all nice at first." His eyes were unfocused as he retold the story, as if his mind had to go through the event again."Then, I realized that one by one, our people had gone missing. I thought nothing of it until one of my close friends disappeared, right after he had met Sir Joshue." He panted, a tear slowly glided down his skin, seeing the ache he tried to suppress."It turns out, he had been tossing us, one by one to the Luna Pack, attacking their border." he sniffled, flicking his eyes upward as it met mine. "B–But you know how strong the pack was, everyone knows." At the mention of our pack, I averted my sight away from his undou
Emma Grey"Do you think they're already back?"Lina pondered, hands were busy setting the plate on the dining table for our breakfast. I shrugged heedlessly, flipping the bacon on the pan. Feigning the anticipation creeping inside my chest at the thought of him by my side.Though, realizing she couldn't see it with her eyes on the table, I replied curtly, "Not sure.""Don't think so. Pretty sure they will be at your door first thing if they are." Allan snickered, huffing a chuckle as though his mind had played a scene we had no knowledge of."What do you mean?" That had picked my curiosity, turning my head to my side, seeing him help out in preparing the tea for the morning. "Nothing." I eyed him pointedly to his short reply, narrowing my eyes as his amused smile grew wider. Knowing he wouldn't explain himself, as he brought the teapot to the table, I scrunch my nose in annoyance. It's fine. I'll let it slide today, he had told plenty enough yesterday. A smile graced my lips as t
(Five years later)Emma BlackThe wind blew, lightly gracing my hair across my shoulder. Feeling the chills of the morning air seeping through my thin nightgown, I hug myself tight.It was still early. The sky was navy blue, not yet letting the moon hide itself for the sun to rise.My eyes trained towards the lake, calm from any alive movement. Most of the living must've still been in a deep slumber, lulled by the peaceful dawn.Good thing Nathan had chosen a house with a magnificent view, enchanted my eyes with the beauty of its nature.A fond smile slipped through my lips, reminiscing the early days I had been in the Luna Pack five years ago.The first time I had met his father, it was rather awkward to say. Though, it all went better after Nathan's appointment ceremony, as he showed him the ring.The silver band of his late wife, the one he must've missed to the moon and beyond. Instantly, the second Nathan had told him everything, he pulled me into a full embrace. Threads of grat
Emma Grey"Are you sure this is all you need?" My eyes wandered across the luggage, particularly searching for any missing necessities to fill in. "Let me see. The toiletries are here, my shirts and my pants are here…" I patted the neatly folded clothes, before turning my head towards Eva. "What else do I need?" "Hmm… Maybe some snacks for traveling? I'm not sure either."I bit my inner cheek, contemplating if I should bring along my blanket. Truthfully, I never knew preparing all this stuff was somehow stressful. Formerly, we were strictly forbidden to leave the area if it wasn't permitted by Sir Joshue. Thus, it didn't ever latch into my mind for me to prepare the stuff for leaving.Now that I had to clear out my wardrobe, I don't even know what else I should bring along with me. I did have to live there for a long period of time in the Luna Pack. Luna Pack.I still can't believe it.He invited me. Nathan invited me! I almost squealed the moment he laid out the invitation. To
Emma Grey"Nathan, are you home?" I hollered.A sudden nudge from Lina had me facing her as quick. My knuckles instinctively stilled, hovering the wooden door. My brows were narrowed as I hushed, before huffing a breath, calming the anxiousness pulled in my heart. "You startled me, idiot."She snickered apologetically, "Oh, sorry. I forgot you're on your toes today." She placed her palm on my back, rubbing it in an attempt to calm me down. "Relax, I was just wondering if they're really in there or with Eva."I exhaled a breath, accepting every comfort I could possibly receive in this moment. It had me on edge since this morning. If Lina hadn't mentioned her conversation with Ethan regarding the matter, it would surely be completely far from my mind.Not when she told me they would be leaving anytime now, that their father had deemed for their return.Really, how can it slip out of my mind that Nathan would be leaving anytime sooner. The past days had been the happiest I've ever been
Nathan Black"Father had called, again. We need to head back later this week, Nat." A hum left my throat. My head tilted on the headrest of the velvet sofa lazily, finding the ceiling rather interesting than the whole conversation.Even my eyes had almost fluttered closed sleepily with how cool it was inside the guest house, seeing the sunlight almost burnt the bird's nest to dust just outside the window."Nat, do you hear me?" Ethan's voice once again greeted my ear drum, sounding more urgently. I glanced at him sidedly before darted my attention again on the white ceiling.Huh, weren't there supposed to have four lamps? One, two, three… Ah, there's four. I knew I counted them right–"Nathan!" He hollered incredulously. I heaved a sigh heedlessly. "I know."It wasn't the first time father had sent those from our pack, urging for our return. It had been several days past since the hearing, so most of them, including Nico had already returned to Luna territory.Though, he was quite
Emma Grey"Cause we're more than just a pack."Her eyes flew across the crowds, before it found mine. With her precious smile, she muttered, "We're family."I felt my lips trembled, overwhelmed with emotions meant behind the words she had spoken.To protect one another, regardless of our wolf and gender, be it a Beta, an Omega or even an Alpha. We should've done this long ago, away from the nonsense idea Sir Joshue had instilled in our mind. And like a puppet, we had dumbly followed his false teaching, without even complaining about the damage he'd done to each one of us.That we had seen our own people sacrificed with our own eyes, and yet, not once had anyone ever spoken aloud of it.If we could change it all together, I'm certain there would be a brighter day for the future of the Solis.Just then, her eyes flickered to the whole crowd, hardening her gazes yet again. "Now, to begin the said hearing, I'll now present to you all of the criminal offenses," She glanced on him, disgus
Nathan BlackPredictable.The corner of my lips lifted, amusement laid itself within my eyes. It was as if he was extremely desperate for the hearing to lack success, carrying the exact same act I had fortunate he would do.The commotion was left unblase as Eva's eyes caught mine. Good thing we met this morning."Now." I mouthed towards her, averting my sight towards Joshue. It would be entertaining to see his face crumble to the depth of sea, decayed to the deepest ocean.And seconds pass by before Eva's scent spreads through the air, eloping the people's agitation into thin air. I must admit, watching his sneering turned to a frown was pleasing to the eyes. The confusion and irritation in his eyes confessed every inch of despair he felt.The corner of my lips lifted higher as his eyes darted promptly towards mine, seeing the irritation blasted into a rageful sight.As I said."You…" He growled, baring his teeth towards me.Predictable.–(Joshue Miller's Resident Earlier)"You ca
Emma GreyEva had been excellent in her public speeches ever since we were children. But looking at her now, on a stage for a very special occasion as this really did place her in a new light.One that suited her the best."Eva's really awesome, don't you think?" The words slipped on its own, flowed unconsciously as my eyes trained on her composed figure. "Yup, I agree! Do you know how many packs there were for having a woman as a leader?" Lina muttered, glancing at me expectantly.And as much as I wanted to retort her anticipation, I must admit I actually had no idea how many there were. Truthfully, I had never heard of any woman becoming a leader. Though, I couldn't comment much on it, as I too, hadn't known of the outside world other than my very pack.Thus, a shrug was all I could muster. "Beats me."She sighed, "Yeah, that makes two of us. Kind of makes me want to leave this place and explore the world."I felt my lips twitch into a hollow smile. Someday, Lina. I'm sure of it
Nathan Black"Mrs Eva Grey, the stage is yours."Eva nodded towards Thomas, marching her feet onto the center of the stage, reluctantly giving her speeches. I admit it was one of the most exasperating things to do as a pack leader, thus, I kind of understood her disinclination.Besides that, it seemed I was a bit late to the hearing, though it was only due to Eva asking me for assistance in some matters pertaining to the event today.I guess I was an exception for running a bit behind the schedule. Good thing I had managed to spot Ethan instantly among the crowds."You didn't return home last night." I muttered heedlessly, stepping to Ethan's side, a meter away from the stage. It seemed he had been here for quite some time, seeing him almost bored to his bone.As much as I wanted to arrive with Emma earlier, it was necessary for me to discuss some matters with Eva. Which was why I had to take a detour towards Sir Joshue's house early this morning."And you must've been relieved I d
Emma Grey"Nope. Stay away from me."My brows knitted in confusion, noting how Lina had held her hands towards me. Her eyes glimpsed unimpressively while creating a distance between us.We were all called to the field for Eva's hearing today. And recognizing her silhouette from afar, I excitedly ran up towards her, albeit, the second I patted her shoulder, she jumped on her feet away from me.What's wrong with her? The second I attempted to march a step closer, she hastily shuffled backwards as though she was uncomfortable with my presence."What're you doing?" I uttered in bewilderment. She eyed me suspiciously, raising her eyebrow expectantly towards me that I almost felt offended by it."You're with him last night, weren't you?" She accused, though not that it was all false. However, the way she muttered it incriminatingly had me almost on my toes.More importantly, how did she even know that? Because, after we had kiss– I mean, pouring our feelings towards each other, Nathan had i