ASTRID.I have never woken up so well before, the sheet smells exactly like him, the room reminds me of him again and his words last night, and just by replaying all of that makes me blush heavily.There are fresh new sets of clothes hanging beside the bed. Did he really do all of this for me? I smile, after my morning routine, and packing my hair into a bun. I creep out of the room, the disappointment of his absence pangs me so much, even though I know that I am not supposed to be affected.But, why does it hurt?He could be anywhere. I sighed, but then I remembered. What am I doing? This was never the plan, never ever the plan.My true plan was to take back my pack, but he’s diverting me away from my plan. An Omega walks over to me, and I wonder if Mrs. Perry is already searching the whole-pack house for me.“Madam Yv has called you to her dining room.” The Omega says, before turning to lead me to the room that Madam Yv is staying in, when I step in. I see Juniper and Diva already s
ASTRID.He saddled the horse and soon we were galloping on the horses.Did he really just suggest riding? I grabbed the white horse’s reins tightly, feeling the wind rush to my face as we galloped faster into the forest.The black horse is faster- Goliath, running wild, Zeke seems to be in control, his hands fastening around the reins. I stare at him, since he’s in front, and I can’t help thinking. How can someone be so perfect?“Clear your mind.” He yells, tapping the reins faster.Maximus, the white horse runs faster now, he’s right, my mind is clearing, just by thinking of the way Mrs. Perry talked to me, or how everyone treats me like trash makes me gallop into the forest.Soon, we stop, and I descend from the horse, there’s a layer of sweat forming on my forehead, and I wipe it away, my chest heaved from the run, just exactly what I needed.Zeke appears from behind, he stares around the huge trees and I do the same. “I come here often.” He says, but I don’t even know he’s talking
LOGAN.It’s hard to be in the dark and still watch over someone, just stare and wonder if they are doing alright, because if you don’t. You feel sick to your stomach. Are they hurt? You will think. Do they need me now? You will wonder, but then you will know that they are doing fine without you, they don’t even need you, so why am I caring about her? Even though I try to push it away, Astrid still comes back to my memory.What I am doing is so wrong, worrying about my twin's brother mate. But I can't help it, damn….I sighed, propping the can open.Beer was always a way to escape my darkness. My head relaxed on the recliner in my room, I kept my gaze on the wall, staring at the dark green paint plastered on the wall, and maybe soon enough, I will go to bed, even though it’s still early in the afternoon. All the things happening are starting to make me a little bit sick. Gus and my brother are already handling it, but I have to do something.I don’t even want to be the lonely one, Mam
GUS.I am in my office, staring at the latest letter my mother sent me, it’s attached with photos of her vacation, I wouldn’t actually call it a vacation, because she likes to travel around, when my father died in the war, for a while, she fell into a pothole of depression, but then she decided she just wanted to travel around, and I supported her, because that's what make her happy.Her face is all smiles angled from the shining sun in Mexico, she wore her signature sunglasses, in the letter, she wrote ‘love you, son.’ I love you too, mama. I wonder when she will come back to this pack; it’s been three years since I last saw her. Though, she mind-links with me.I push the papers aside, making a mental note to write back to her as soon as possible. I shifted in my seat, papers sprawled around the table. I have been working, taking down notes, but still. Something doesn't feel right.I sighed, I could use some water, but I have to keep working. The door creaks open, and I tap my pen im
ZEKE.Logan and I are crossing the borders today, as part of our responsibilities as upcoming Alpha, we have to make sure the joy of the pack is met, we are going to be asking the bank some questions regarding the ongoing theft.We grabbed some cans of coke on our way as we stepped into the bank’s restaurant. Logan and I took a seat waiting for the manager.“Right now, I would rather not be here.” Logan says, and stares around; I guess being in a house that stores money can make you a bit nervous.“How are the investigations? Have you found anything yet? Any crest that signifies which pack the letters are coming from?” I ask, staring around.Logan nods indifferently, spreading his arms on the table, he squeezes his face into a frown, another negative response. “Nothing so far, just today, Gus got another letter saying another war was going to start, honestly, I don’t know what’s going on.”My eyes trail him waiting for him to say more.“Zeke. I feel like we should train our soldiers,
ASTRID.The room feels chilly all of a sudden. My eyes search around, my room looks tighter now, something panging at the base of my heart. Sweat trickled down my forehead as I opened the top of the box.I dump the contents on the table, there are a few notes, and some pictures, stickers, books and sorts, and I open the bulky book, my eyes swiping through the content. It’s a spell book, the words written in another language I can’t even read.What’s this? The letters have no words, the paper blank. What’s going on? Where’s the necklace? Why did Madam Yv give me this box when I can’t even make out what’s in the pages? The door suddenly snaps shut and I immediately peel my eyes to the entrance.The air feels colder, I swore I heard retreating footsteps; someone was just in my room, watching me. Something feels so wrong, who’s the person?Breathing becomes so hard, my body trembling. I hear the door creak open gently, oh no.“Astrid?” I hear a voice cold yet soft at the edges, my brain c
ASTRID.The next thing I know, I am running down the hall, clutching the paper in my hands. My heart is beating so loudly against my rib-cage. My mother is alive, my mother is alive. The words are making me dizzy, I can’t believe it. She must be somewhere, oh goddess, I can’t believe this.The heart-shaped pendant dangles between my chest as I increase my speed. The presence of it makes me feel a bit calm. When I reach Madam Yv’s room, that’s when I stop running. I flung open the door, before stepping into the cold room; Madam Yv looked up from the book in her hand.“Madam Yv.” I breathe hard, wanting to know the true answer, she needs to tell me. I need to know. “My parents...A...Luna....Two lives.”She raised her brow at me, and so badly, did I want to shake her for her to tell me the truth, what happened to my mother? To my parents? Please, I just need the answer.I stand there, my posture gilded with sweat, the answer forming at the base of my tongue, the snap of the book is what
ZEKE.I am in the middle of my second can of beer when I hear the sound.It’s like an alarm, shooting through my system. A warning pricking through my skin. Something feels wrong. I push the can aside, the lamps in the streets are already starting to fade out, it sounds ironic seeing an Alpha in a bar.Hurriedly, I place the dollars below the can, after all. I am the only one here, and I think the waiter has been giving me side-glances for hours now. I stood, and straightened before slipping out of the bar. The sound buzzing through my ears.‘What’s that?’ Rochan asks, and I can hear the alarm in my wolf’s voice.I cram my knuckles together, racing down the street. ‘I honestly don’t know.’I have never felt this type of alarm before, as though someone’s calling out to me, is that possible though? Maybe Logan? He’s my other half though. The walk from the bar to the pack-house will take an eternity, fuck. I shouldn’t have even come here, but I needed to clear my head.To fully understan