The next day, Dane was nowhere to be seen. He usually came around in the mornings but no one saw him that day. No one talked about him. Was I the only one who knew he was dead? I thought about the previous’ day’s events all day. However much Maryanne tried to pressure me, I did not give her any details. The Dane issue was disturbing my mind.The announcement was made during dinner time. The warrior who had shot Dane informed everyone that Dane was gone, although he didn’t specify what type of ‘gone’ he meant. People started whispering, wondering whether he meant that Dane was dead, had turned rogue or gone to live around humans.For a moment, I thought life would be better with Dane gone but all those hopes were extinguished when Dane’s replacement entered the hall and started walking to the front to join the warrior. There was a collective gasps from the female population followed by constant murmuring.The man was tall, and huge. He was bigger and looked more threatening than Dane.
I barely slept that night. I kept turning and tossing, wondering why he had left me just like that. All my insecurities came back to me. Did I smell so bad I turned him off? Did he realise that it was a mistake? I desperately wanted to know what was going on in his mind. If he didn’t want me, why did he kiss me in the first place? Was he a psycho who just wanted to see me suffer?Eventually, I managed to sleep. I even survived the next day, thanks to all the work I had to do. MaryAnn claimed to be sick and I didn’t ask her to prove it because I needed the work in order to take things off my mind. I had not stopped thinking of that second’s long kiss. His lips had been on mine for but a second but it had felt phenomenal. I had known that I was going to enjoy it. Unfortunately for me, it ended before I could enjoy it. Which was a good thing because enjoying it would have made me crave more, and yet I couldn’t have it. Or maybe I could. Maybe he had changed his mind and actually wante
As the day wedding day closer, excitement was at an all-time high. Everyone couldn’t wait for the day, including the slaves. I tried all my best to ignore everything and focus on myself but it was almost impossible when everyone kept talking about it.Soon, the day reached. On that day, I woke up with a strong feeling of dread. My mate had not yet officially rejected me and it was bothering me. I hoped that he would finally get the guts to do it before marrying Jane. Somehow, the pain in my heart felt even worse on that day. It had never disappeared, but had dulled down with time. The heat had gone down as well, until he resurrected it by kissing me. However, I tried to focus more on the negative feelings I had for him.It was a morning from hell. Everyone was exempted from work that day so I decided I would just spend the whole day in bed. I could hear loud music coming from the side of the pack house. It was slow love music which made me feel even worse. The tears found their way i
The pack house was bigger than it looked on the outside. There were four floors and so many rooms. Cara showed me all the rooms in the ground floor. They all looked grand, befitting the castle it was. The living room was large. It had golden pillars and a golden chandelier at the centre. The high ceiling was decorated with gold and blue, making it look absolutely majestic, a sight to behold. There were couches placed in three different spots of the room along with glass centre tables. Portraits were hung at different points of the cream coloured wall and grand carpeting covered up the floor. After the living room was a large rectangular hall with long tables with rows of chairs. On the opposite side was a grand kitchen, pantry and buttery. There was even a fireplace. After exploring all the rooms on that floor, we got on the large stairway led to the upper floors. The upper floors were not as interesting because they consisted mainly of housing units for several people in the pack.
I helped with a number of chores in the kitchen. I even found myself having a normal conversation with Cara and the other two women thereby getting to know them better. They were so much nicer than Grace and Mirta back in the slave kitchen. But then again, these two worked in better conditions.Mrs. Mary Miller had two teenage daughters and her husband was one of the top warriors of the pack. Her counterpart Miss Agnes Keller had never got married and did not have children because her mate died when she was quite young. She had never been interested in being with anyone after that. She was proud of her spinsterhood, and loved that she had less to worry about compared to those who had husbands and children. As long as she was okay, she could sleep safe and sound. I even found out that there a number of high fuel power generators used in the pack since hydroelectricity poles did not reach there. Back at the slave quarters, we only had solar energy for light and used rudimentary technol
Alpha Ridian rejected the food so Cara and I had to return it to the kitchen where I was scolded thoroughly by Agnes and Mary who had to start cooking afresh. The alpha wouldn’t touch anything because according to him it had been accompanied by my vomit. What a jerk. “I know what’s going on?” Cara said, turning on the water. A hissing noise spread all over the kitchen. “You felt a lot of pain in there, when alpha and Janice were having sex. That means only one thing.”“Don’t say it, please.” I told Cara. I did not want to get into any more trouble that I was already. If Ridian had not told anyone about me, it was because he didn’t want anyone to know I was his mate. I couldn’t spill the beans, or he would reject me. I was not yet sure I didn’t want him so I couldn’t bring myself to do it. “Oh my goodness,” Mary said. “Is that really true?”“We will not tell anyone,” Cara said.“No, it’s not true. Please drop this subject, ok.”“Now I get why you said you knew why he requested for yo
A/N: This chapter contains adult content. Please skip if you're below 18 years.As per Cara’s instructions, I had to stay and keep serving the alpha until he finished his breakfast. As I stood there, I tried to muster up the courage to confront him like I had planned before, but I chickened out every time I tried to open my mouth. I decided to leave it for another time.I thought lunch would go as quietly as breakfast had done but I was very wrong. When Cara and I reached the unit, there were two women in the living room. The alpha was nowhere to be seen, but the women seemed quite comfortable. Cara greeted them but they did not bother to reply so we focused on setting the table.“Who are they?”“Sandy and Kelly, they’re from Black Water pack. They’re the gamma’s daughters. The blonde one is Kelly, and the brunette is Sandy.”“Do you think they’re here for an official meeting?” I asked Cara. “Official?” Cara scoffed. “I don’t think so. If yesterday didn’t show you how things work aro
Mature contentThe tall, domineering alpha glared down at me. I looked directly into his eyes, offering a silent challenge. “I won’t repeat myself,” he said.I thought of everything that had happened to me whenever I disobeyed orders or went against the rules in the palace. All of the consequences had been horrible. I made up my mind. Slowly, I descended down to my knees. I reached out to touch his member but he took a step back.He chuckled. “I don’t force myself on women. I know that soon you will be yearning for it, and that’s when you will get it.”Relieved, I stood up. That was a relief. He was not as bad as I thought. At least he had the decency not to force someone to have sexual relationships with him. If he had done that, I would have lost all respect for him. I would have preferred to kill myself than have such a mate. “Since you won’t have it, I will.” Sandy said. She stood up and came to where alpha Ridian was seated, his chair facing away from the table. “Can I have it
Cilla.One week later, we assembled the whole of Moonshine pack. We had speeches from both sides and the last speech was Ridian’s. When he made the announcement that Sasha Miller would lead the pack, the crowd erupted in cheers. “Please come forward,” Ridian asked Sasha who seemed so shocked by the announcement she couldn’t move for a while. Eventually, she strode forward in a responsible fashion and the crowd roared once me. I scanned the gathering and found alpha Aragon in tears. He seemed to be very happy that his daughter was going to be in charge. “We have been observing this brilliant young woman for a while since she returned and we have decided that she is the best person to replace her father in the leadership of this pack,” Ridian continued. “We shall talk with the elders so we can have a coronation ceremony as soon as possible. Although your new luna will have to report to me, you’ll have more autonomy over yourselves. We believe she’s the best person to steer this pack to
CillaWaking up next to my lovelies was the best thing ever. I had slept through the morning. I woke up at 11 am and found Rose and Ren still asleep, their heads on each of my arms. My arms were hurting. When I tried to push them away so I could get up, they opened their eyes and tried to snuggle closer. I chuckled before speaking.“My hands hurt,” I said. They both moved away from them and sat up so I could bring my arms together. The action was painful but it was worth it. I had had the best sleep in a while and would do it a hundred times over. Knowing that Jane was dead and couldn’t hurt us was the icing on the cake.“How did you know where we were?” Rose asked.“I’m your big sister. I know everything.”“No, you don’t.” Rose said.“Seriously,” Ren said.I had noticed that Ren was growing faster, developing the snarky attitude of a teenager before his sister. Since I was now a parent, I had to learn patience and find a way of dealing with him without causing more problems.I told t
Ridian.“Rose! Ren!” Cilla yelled, while running around the forest with tears streaming down her face. I followed her, begging her to stop for a moment but she couldn’t. She continued running further and further from me. When she finally stopped, she dropped to the ground.“I can’t believe we did everything for nothing,” she said. “You were right. We shouldn’t have wasted time going to the prison. Why did I have to think of such a stupid plan? Now, Jane is dead and I’m the one suffering. What kind of stupid revenge is this? I messed up, Ridian. I’m so stupid.”“No, you’re not.” I told her. “We’re going to find them. I’m sure they’ve run off somewhere. Suddenly, I felt something hit me from the back. “Run, Cilla. I’ve been shot.”Cilla Rose and came behind me, pulling out the arrow quickly. We both turned instantly and started running. We ran until we were out of the forest. George and his human friend were also nowhere to be seen. “What is happening?” Cilla asked. When we got into a
Ridian.The children’s shelter was surrounded by a wall fence which we easily jumped over. The car remained outside the fence while Cilla and I went in, dressed in our ski masks, the driver waiting for our exit. The shelter had an office building and a boarding house where the children and youth resided in. from our online stalking, we had found out that it was one large hall divided in the middle. One side was for very young children and preteens while the other was for older teens. It was amazing how foolish humans were. How do you claim to be protecting children yet give out all the details about where they lived? It didn’t make sense at all.Ross and Ren were twelve, and that meant they were in the teens section. The website had stated that 11 and below were in the younger children section. This made things easy for us since the younger children had matrons sleeping in their side. The side with older teens had no adults. The guard at the gate was easily taken care of. Cilla had k
Ridian.The city was called Everdeen City. It took us about three hours to get there by car. When we reached, Cilla and I paid for a suite in a hotel while the warriors went to search for the location of the shelter and prison with the help of Google maps. Science and technology was making things really easy. We waited in out room anxiously for more information while watching the television for more updates. As expected, the police did not give out much information about the investigation. That was annoying. I felt like visiting her but I knew it would alert her on what we were planning to do. I wanted it to be a surprise to her. A few hours later, the men arrived and we were also taken to the place. We drove by the shelter and then the prison where Jane was being held as the police searched for information about the children. We decided we would carry out both operations at night. I found it hard to believe that Jane had been arrested by a human policeman and had failed to defend he
Ridian.It had been two days since Cilla started training with Brody and it was not sitting well with me. I knew that she wasn’t going to do anything with him. I think I was more annoyed by the fact that she had opted to ask him to train her and not me. I was so much better than Brody in everything. It hurt me that she opted to ask him, as if she trusted him more than me. I tried to distract myself with other things but it was hard to stop thinking about the fact that they were both training together. When we were together, everything was mechanical. We did almost everything together and even slept on the same bed but we failed to connect like before. Cilla spent most of her attention on her phone and I ended up doing the same. We were like two strangers living in the same house. Cilla was so depressed that I barely knew what to do with her. I tried to help her but she never seemed receptive or interested in fixing the issues that were bothering us.The only good thing happening was
Jane.Tom was a lanky young man. He was very tall but quite thin. He had a beautiful sweet face and a very nice smile. The first time he smiled at me, I felt my insides warm up. His house was quite messy as it looked like a party of druggies had just ended. The house reeked of smoke and alcohol. It was no place for children but I had nowhere else to take them. While the kids were still unconscious, I quickly tried to clean the house, not for their sake but for mine as well. I didn’t think I’d feel comfortable staying in such a dirty place. If Rody had told me Tom was a mess, I’d have found another place. Tom was watching me as I worked and since I was wearing very short shorts, I decided to give him a good view. I needed him on my side. People are fickle about kids, even bad people. Anyone who wants kids to suffer is a monster that’s beyond saving. There are not many people like that. There was a chance that tom was not like that. I had noted his reaction when he saw me getting them
RidianWhen Cilla settled into bed next to me, I felt tempted to reach over and pull her close but was somehow able to resist the temptation. I was tired of fixing things. If she wanted the silent treatment, I would give it to her. After all, she was the one who barely showed any happiness after knowing that I was back home. I was beginning to think that she wanted me gone. But hell, that was my pack. There was no way I would abandon it for long. If she didn’t want to see my face, she could leave. I could survive without her, after all.Before she came into the room, I had been about to sleep but now that she was lying right next to me, it was almost impossible to get any sleep, especially since a certain part of my body had decided not to listen to the rational thoughts coming from my mind. It wanted what it wanted and not even my stubbornness was going to stop it. I decided to wait it out since I didn’t want to cave and be the one to make the first move. I was pretty sure Cilla wasn
Cilla.Defeating the rogues made me feel pretty good about myself. I realized the need for me to train more after that attack. Having realized that Ridian would not always be there to protect me and the pack, it was time for me to better my skills incase stronger enemies decided to attack us. I was very happy with what I had achieved but knew there was need for me to do more.Kenny tried to punch my arm but I expertly dodged it and punched him in the chest instead. I had realized that he was trying to go easy on me and was trying to …him so he could fight back and we’d have a better training. As much as I tried he never budged so I started thinking of getting a new trainer. “Call Brody,” I told Kenny as I went to sit under a tree and drank some water. Kenny concentrated and linked to Brody. I didn’t hear what he was seeing since he was speaking through his mind. Eventually, he came up to where I was.“Are you sure about this?” he asked. “Mr. Jamison is said to be pretty rough on the