Draven Fox"Finally, he remembers I exist." My closest friend, Holden, taunted me without turning to look at me. He stood in a wide stance, arms crossed, eyes fixed on the warriors as they ran laps on the track field."Don't be like that." I punched him playfully on the side of his arm, earning a quick glare."Trouble in Paradise?" He curved his mouth downward briefly before returning his attention to the trainees."Who said there was trouble?" I raised a brow."I can read you like an open book, Draven. We are friends for a reason." He shrugged."I mean, since you found your mate, you went missing in action on me and failed to call or show up for the usual parties and games. You literally forgot about us, your friends, and then suddenly you show up?" It was the truth. I was so caught up in wanting to know more about my mate and the mate bond that I ended up abandoning my friends.I sighed. "Look, Holden," I paused. "I know I shouldn't have gone silent on you people, but I had a lot to
Draven Fox"I need something stronger than a beer." I muttered, standing up to head to the cabin for whiskey."And pussy." Jones added, making me stop in my tracks."When will you ever grow up, Jones?" I could detect a tone of disapproval from Holden."Draven has a mate; he cannot fuck another girl." Caleb's tone was no different as I shook my head."I need to get drunk and not think about it now." I finally spoke, heading inside the cabin. I leaned on the inside of the backdoor the moment I closed it, taking some seconds to momentarily digest Holden's words.Could the bleeding have been due to a miscarriage? I thought, shutting my eyes tightly."No." I whispered to myself before walking through the hallway to the kitchen. Once I picked up one whole full bottle of Johnnie Walker from the refrigerator, I headed back to the yard. The three of them were speaking in hushed tones when I emerged, making my brows shoot up."Are you gossiping about me now?" I asked boringly, opening the bottl
Melody"Why does my life have to be this problematic?" I sniffed, muttering to myself in a shaky voice. I was seated under a huge, gnarled tree beside a stream, rocking back and forth. I had stumbled upon it when I left the house for a run, desperate to clear my mind and get some fresh air. Thoughts about Nova and my mate didn't stop plaguing my mind. It appeared as though the distance between Draven and wasn't working like I had hoped it would."First I had to be chosen by Nathan." I whispered, staring at the sparkling water and the pebbles on the floor of the stream. Rays of the soft light that managed to penetrate the canopy bathing the water's surface in a beautiful gold color."Then I denied myself the chance of ever being a mo-ther." I belched, stomach acid rising up my throat fast. I could feel my stomach churning and rumbling as I relived the very day I changed my own life forever."Of ever holding a pup of my own..." I added, tilting my body as my throat opened up forcefully,
Draven Fox"What were you even doing there?" That was the first thing I said the moment Melody and I got to the house. She didn't answer, nor did she look at me as she proceeded upstairs."I am talking to you!" I shouted, following her along the hallway as she hurried to get away from me. Her silence was beginning to make my hackles rise."A rogue was spotted close to where you were by patrol guards. That, and Nova, could have seriously injured you. What were you thinking, venturing that deep into the woods alone?" I lowered my voice, willing myself to calm down. Letting my anger get the best of me clearly wasn't working. Plus, it was my first time dealing with a silent, pissed-off Melody. I didn't know what to do or how to choose my words."As you can see, I am not hurt. So leave." She calmly stated, pushing her bedroom door open with so much force that was unnecessary. I ignored her and followed her inside, wanting to talk to her."Come on, Melody. We need to talk." My shoulders sag
Melody ReeseI changed the clothes and stuffed the ones I had been wearing in the laundry basket in the guestroom downstairs. With one final look up the staircase, I left the house, trying not to cry. I had a rough idea of where the pack house was located, but I wasn't sure I remembered the paths well. Draven lived away from the residential area, and the place was surrounded by woods.I couldn't use the pack link to contact Mason because the one from our previous pack had been severed. He had already been inducted into Draven's pack, and I hadn't, so I couldn't use the Yellow Moon one either. I didn't bring my cell phone from Nathan's place, so once again I was left wondering how I was going to contact him."Fuck." I whispered, kicking pebbles on the gravel road. I tried using my memory, and after minutes of walking and wandering, I came to the open fields. They separated the administration from the residential area and the social amenities. It wasn't hard to locate the pack house fr
Draven Fox"Is there a particular reason why you didn't show up while we combed the areas for those fuckers?" My father asked. I knew he meant rogues; he had always loathed them since they took his mother from him. I could feel the resentment in his rough voice and see it through his blazing eyes."I was on my way to the southern border when I found Nova and her friends attacking Melody." I muttered, squirming in my father's office chair. He leaned back on his own behind his desk and quietly observed me."I told you to stop sleeping around, but you wouldn't listen. Your mate has a list of attackers waiting to pounce just because you couldn't keep it in your pants." He reminded, shrugging his left shoulder when my fist came down on the table with a bang."You were no different when you and Mom met. Or do you think I forgot what she told me? that she was attacked in your own bedroom by your fling?" I challenged."I know, and that is why I kept on telling you to stop. Is Melody okay?" He
Melody Reese"What are you doing here?" I asked without moving on the bed when the door creaked and Draven came in. I didn't need to lift my head to know it was him. His scent alone awoke my wolf, who had been wallowing since we last saw him hours ago."I missed you." He ignored my question, but the statement sent a warmth erupting in my body. The long hours I had to endure, knowing we weren't on good terms, were grueling. I truly missed him, even though our troubles remained constant."Draven, please. I'm trying to sleep." I pulled the comforter over my head and covered it completely. The luna had told me I could rest here after I got into an argument with my mother. I had gone to Scarlett crying, begging her to call my father. When he came, I just threw myself at him and cried, but I kept the part about my mom working with rogues and wanting me dead.He opened up and told me he had been avoiding me because of guilt. He didn't know how to look at me and not want to kill himself. Year
Draven FoxI watched as Melody visibly tensed and the color drained from her face in one instance. Her shoulders hunched while her heart hammered beneath her ribcage. It was so loud and fast that I knew she was shocked by my question."I can always ask Mason or Nathan himself." I pressed, making her lips thin and firm. Flashing her a sadistic smile, I reached for my phone in my shorts and willed my wolf to calm down as we agreed on calling Nathan. I couldn't believe I hadn't bothered to ask what led to his irrational action about having her killed.As I scrolled through looking for Starfall's pack number, Melody's mouth opened and closed, but no words came out. Then my phone vibrated as an unknown number flashed on the screen, disrupting me."Draven Fox, state your business fast." I demanded after receiving the call."I'm surprised I wasn't invited to your coronation tomorrow." The voice had my anger erupting in waves from the pit of my stomach. I didn't know whether to call it a coin