Zachariah closed his eyes for a split moment before opening it again, hitting his legs on the wall and returning to the corner he was seated before. He needed some time to himself, alone and quiet, and yet his mind and brain won’t let him. He was just about to find some inner sleep when he heard footsteps coming from the entrance.For some reason best known to him, his lips curled up as he awaited the person coming in.“Hello again Sabrina.” He was the first to greet.Sabrina clenched her jaw, all hope of not following Ashlynn orders lost gone as she muttered the last words she had said in the house to herself again, “…he brought this to himself.”“Seems you’re looking too well for someone who has been thrown into the cell?”“And what can I say? The alpha has a knack of treating prisoners well, if not, why would I look like this even in a cell?” He retorted.“Shut up!” Ashlynn roared.“And the side piece…” Zachariah muttered as he closed his eyes.Ashlynnningaled sharply, this was go
“Mum, it’s been three days!” Arya yelled as she bolted out of the door.“And I’m trying Arya, I don’t know the particular thing that hit him or touched him, and that’s why I’m trying my best, what more do you expect!” Mrs jenkins flared back at her as she walked into Alston’s room.“So what do you expect us to do since you’ve been trying your best? Give up or what?” “If you want to, it’ll save us all the trouble of you talking to me like we’ve become mates!” She shouted one more time before picking up her things.Packing the whole medicine she had brought in the room, she packed them in the tray she had brought them before walking out of the door, walking straight into her room and slamming the door aloud.Arya collapsed on the chair, the tears forming in her eyes threatening to spill as she pulled her knees to herself. Three days of not feeling good, and her mate bond, she could sense something was wrong with it. Something was wrong with everything, and in a way she couldn’t fix it.
“I know. I know you’re trying your best.” “Then why do you keep blaming me like I caused it?” Mrs jenkins said.“…you know it hurts me for you to think I’m not thinking about you, or about him after all he has done. I care about him, the same way I care about him. You have to know that.” Mrs Jenkins added, looking at Arya softly.“I’m sorry.” Arya muttered as she sniffed in again.Pulling her into a hug, she patted her back gently and softly, Arya burying her jaw at the crook of her neck and closing her eyes.“What we have to do now young lady..” Mrs jenkins started, pulling away and staring into Arya's eyes.“…is to make another kind of medicine and let’s see how he reacts to it, that way, I’ll be able to know exactly what is wrong with him.”“And how do you know all of these?” Arya asked with raised brow as she stood from the chair.“Because when I was in the pack, I was once the daughter of a pack doctor.” She said, her lips curling up as the memories hit her.“Tell me something a
“Then how did she know where you stayed in the human world? Did she come visiting?” Arya asked, peering into Mrs Jenkins' eyes.“She didn’t come to visit, but she made sure to send me letters every month. She asked me, she sent me things too. I don’t know how she did them, but they always found their way to me.”“So that means she knew where you were staying?”“Probably, but she never came.”“And what about the other sister, did she come visiting?”Mrs Jenkins sighed as she lowered her eyes. She didn’t want to talk about Ashlynn but Arya needed to know what she was facing.“She never called, she never texted, she didn’t even ask me. And your mother never mentioned her in the message…”“How was she? Was she just like my mother? What did she look like? How..”“She’s nothing good.” Mrs jenkins cut her off.Ary relaxed back in her stool, noticing that there was something Mrs Jenkins didn’t want to say, but didn’t want to press on.“I think that’s enough for today. We should continue anoth
Ashlynn and Sabrina paced back and forth in the room, a lot of wild thoughts going through their heads.“And what do you think we should do! We can’t just leave him that way!” Sabrina asked as she stopped in her tracks.“I’m afraid I have more pressing issues to deal with without this one.” Ashlynn replied befor wwlakung out of the room and slamming the door close.Sabrina sighed as she fell to the chair, she had to do something. She didn’t want to succumb to what she had done in the past to get herself here but she also needed to do something. She closed her eyes, allowing herself to drown in the memories of the past.FLASHBACK.“I’ve been waiting for you.” A lady pulled a young man inside, shutting the door as she started pulling the button of his clothe open with her lips all over his.“Calm down my lady. I’m all yours, you don’t need to rush.” Zachariah retorted with a playful smile on his lips, his hand moving to Sabrina skirt and pulling it down.“Look at the boy that’s telling
“And what is it you’re looking for again this evening?” Zachariah asked as ashlynn entered his cell.“I’m here to free you.” Ashlynn said as she grazed her fingers along the wall of the cell, and her eyes roaming through the room.“And why would you do that?”Zachariah retorted with raised brows.“Because it’s not fair keeping you here when you were just a young boy. You enjoyed everything, and you satisfied her. Why is she punishing you because you know one of her secrets?” She replied, turning to meet his eyes.Zachariah lips curled up as he averted his eyes away from hers.“I’m not taking your offer.”“I’m not asking you.” Ashlynn retorted.She walked out of the cell, closing the doors and walking away as Zachariah's eyes followed her until she was out of sight. He had just heaved a deep sigh and lowered his head when the guards walked in and dragged him.“What’s happening! Where are you taking me!” He yelled out with fear evident in his eyes.“Stop this! Stop this! Where are you ta
“Mum, I have to go. We don’t have any other option! I can’t just leave him to die.” Arya snapped out as she zipped up her dress.“It’s dangerous Arya, going to that pack is far too dangerous than you know.”“He has taken so much risk for us. What is this in everything he has done? I’m willing to try. All you have to do is prepare it when I come back.” She said, picking her cross bag and flinging it to her chest, her feet moving out of the room.“….and we’re even in the night. What could possibly happen? I’ll go in, I’ve seen these things before in one of my dreams. And I’m sure I can get them.” Arya added, climbing down the stairs as she approached the door.“How many minutes should I give you?” Mrs jenkins asked as she heaved a heavy sigh.“Minutes?” Arya asked with raised brow.“Hours then?” She asked.“Of course. Two hours. If you don’t see me then, you can rush in and look for me. If I hadn't been killed.” She said, leaning to place a peck on her cheek before she walked out of the
“Let’s just call it.. my gut feelings. The girl would be good with flowers, and don’t forget, Samantha is my sister too, even if I did not care about the she devil that wanted all life to herself, I know her likes and dislikes.” Ashlynn retorted, rolling her eyes as she saw Sabrina mouth open to ask another question.“Enough of the question, where is the thing u asked you to bring?”“Which is?” Sabrina asked with raised brows.“Didn’t the maid tell you, I asked you to bring something that could make enough noise?”“N…” she started before clasping her mouth shut again.“Yeah, yeah, she told me. But I don't have any of that kind. What do we want to use it for?” Sabrina asked as she lowered her eyes.Ashlynn gaze stayed in her for a while, her lips curling up as she stood up and made her way inside the house. The next thing Sabrina heard was the loud shriek of someone, looking up with widened eyes and not finding ashlynn beside her again, she took to her heels and ran inside to find the
After making rounds and checking everywhere of the pack, Arya's mind was at ease at how she was welcomed amidst them all. She smiled to herself as she laid back on the bed, thinking about the little kids she saw and how happy they were when they saw Alston.Once she thought a world like this never existed, until the world turned out to be hers and she kept on enjoying it. She smiled in her pajamas, rolling back and forth with a lot of thoughts going on in her head.“Arya…. I’m ready.” Alston called out as he walked out of the bathroom.They were going to her house to pack her clothes, if not, she would soon be walking naked in the pack.“You know, I can just keep on wearing your clothes, we don’t have to do this.” Arya called out.“We’ll, we have to. The way you’re stealing my clothes is now quite alarming.” He replied to her, rolling his eyes at her as he walked out of the room.Arya fumbled out of the bed, muttering some incoherent words to herself as she stomped her foot on the flo
“Aren’t you ready?” Alston called out for the umpteenth time.After proposing to Arya and alerting the whole pack about it. Arya had begged him to release the elders since they didn’t know anything about it but not after giving them an earful of instructions. The priestess that were involved in mapping out her mothers death were demoted, stripping them off their titles and making them ordinary maids of the pack while the others were also released.Mrs jenkins and mr jenkins moved back to the human world. Mrs Jenkins was never a fan of being confined to a single pack, and so left immediately after giving Alston a handful of instructions.Alston wanted to take Arya through the pack, show her every nook and cranny of it and yet she was taking the whole day to dress up, or the maids were doing so.“I’m done.” He heard her say as he turned his back to look at her.His eyes roamed her body, his wolf growling underneath him as he begged to rip that dress off her. Even though he proposed and
Arya and Camilla walked a lot of miles through the pack, things were still bubbly, probably because they just left the square not too long ago, Camilla said. Taking her to different places in the pack, and showing her different things of their pack, Arya enjoyed the walk that she didn’t want to leave, and yet her sole purpose of walking still became a void in her heart.By the time they returned home, everywhere was dark already, and eerily silent.“The alpha asked you to sleep in his room, I’ll lead you there.” Camilla said, bowing as she walked in front.Arya smiled to herself, following her gently and quietly as they arrived at the front of a big room.“Good night, your highness.” She said, walking away fast as she could before Arya could even say anything.Arya shrugged her shoulders as she opened the room, her eyes dazed at the sight in front of her. She smiled at the thought of the flowers Alston brought to her the other day, so he was a keeper of flowers himself.“He must have
After his parents death, he never gave up on finding the real killer, having a whole lot of things to do to them and has mapped out for them, and now finding who they are, his head was nothing but a blank page, filled with hurt and emptiness.“Throw her in the fire! Throw her in the fire!” The people of the pack yelled out, making him clench his jaw.They never did the fire killing, they never killed people with fire in the pack. But since they found it as a nice option to kill his mate, he had helped them, while they had to take the first death, it has become something he was going to take up.“Your highness, please, please. Do not do this! This isn’t a wise choice.”She pleaded on top of her voice, tears dropping down her face and falling like the ocean.“Please. Please!”She continued to plead.Alston signaled to the guards,‘matching forward as they dragged her towards the fire, her wails and screams echoing through the area. One of the children of the murdered priestess entered th
The guards pulled each and every of the priestesses and elders out, not minding the way they handled them because that was the instruction the alpha had given them, bringing them out without caring whatsoever. It was Zachariah and one other guard that matched to where ashlynn was placed and brought her out.The bell had been rung for all the pack to know that there was an emergency already, all of them hurrying towards the square and forming a circle, waiting for anything that was to come.The elders and priestess were thrown in the middle of the circle as they brought them out one after the other. Alston appeared after a while, he had sent a guard to Mrs jenkins and mr jenkins, asking them to come to the square if they could come but also not leaving Arya alone in the house.“The reason why we called this meeting here is because the real perpetrator has been caught and now we can all fully rest and be fully aware that my mate is not the child of prophecy. And everything you’ve been t
“Where’s.. wheres.. the alpha.. I.. I..need..” the priestess stuttered, mustering all her energy to say the words that came out of her mouth.“I’ll advise you to save the energy for when he gets back and rest well now. A whole lot of things are happening in this pack that we don’t know yet.” The pack doctor replied, walking away from her as he rolled his eyes.The priestess raised her hand, trying to call him back but he was long gone.•••••••••Zachariah continued to delve into the forest, following the scent of Alston he had for himself to trace him. His pace increased as he felt himself closing in on him, not minding the paths he passed through as he kept jumping on each of the branches.He saw Alston wolf from afar, standing all alone and lonely at the poisoned river. He reduced his pace, walking to him slowly with fear thumping on his heart.“Your highness.” He called out as he shifted to his human form.Alston did not bother to reply to him even though he heard him, staring deep
“Don’t you want to know about it? What you’ve always wanted to know all this while? Don’t you want to know about it now?” Sabrina questioned with a smirk at the corner of her lips.Alston clenched his jaw as he stared at her, wondering if he should believe her or not. His eyes focusing on her at the same time with gritted teeth,“And what would you know about it? Except you’re the killer, which I for some reason, won’t believe you.” Alston said, scanning her and every of her reactions.“You have so much faith in me, your highness.” Sabrina retorted with a small smile.“I was the one who poisoned them, not because I wished to, but because they deserved it.” She added, falling back to her butt as Alston stood there, shock evident on his face as he stared at her.All this while, all this time, he had known his parents death wasn’t natural and someone had to be behind it, almost saying it with the priestess when the killer was right amongst them, sitting there and acting as their leader.
“Miss me?” Samantha asked with a growl as she walked down to meet Alston.“Find Zachariah and you’ll find Alston. I have more pending matters to deal with now.” He added.Two guards dragged ashlynn towards him as he scanned the crowd.He looked at the floor for the stabbed priestess but she has been dragged away already. All he could hope for was that nothing should happen to her.“Throw her into the deepest cell. The deepest cell where nothing can work, either her claws or powers. We’ll await the recovery of the other priestess to know what’s happening.” He said to the guards.“And I want each and every of the elders thrown into the cell, each and every of the priestess thrown into the cell.” He added as he stormed away.He walked yo where his mother was seated on, looking as brutally beaten than he could ever imagine. Yet her lips curled up as she saw him,“Get me the pack doctor!” He yelled out.“He’s treating the other woman!”Clenching his jaw, he carried her angrily and turned t
“And to what do we owe this honor our honorable alpha that leaves his pack for almost a week and is coming back now?” Sabrina asked as she approached him.Alston eyed her before walking to where Arya was placed, noticing she had fainted out of what they’ve done to her as a growl slipped his mouth. All of them whined slowly, bowing down to him till when he stopped growling.“Who did this!” He yelled out.When no one answered, all of them looked at each other without saying anything. He clenched his jaw, gritting his teeth as he tried to bolt his anger in him.“I said, who did this!” He growled out again.“I did it your highness, and the elders were in support of it. She walked..”“And who gave you the permission to do that! The beta! My mother or who!” He growled out again.Sabrina gulped down in fear, taking some steps back away from Alston who kept on approaching her.“All the priestesses and elders would be punished greatly for this!” He shouted at all of their hearings.“And you ha