IrinaAfter a while, life returned to normal again. People in town got used to the guards hanging around their stores as they moved about town, and some of them even commented on how safe it made them feel to have someone looking out for any kind of criminal activity. Not that we had any in our town. I guess just having some kind of security made people feel safe.I was busy in the back room of the store with a new order when the first stabbing pain hit. I doubled over in pain and screamed and within seconds Emily and the two guards in the shop were beside me. They had been loading a huge order we had for a wedding in the front of the store. The pain lasted only for a moment and then disappeared, but as I took the first step towards my office, the ground underneath me turned into a pond!“It’s time!” I heard Emily shout through the pack link. It echoed slightly, which meant she had gone pack wide! I rolled my eyes thinking how silly it was! She helped me to my chair where I called my
IrinaLIFE CHANGED IN A HUGE way after Archer’s birth. I was a mother for one which was a pretty incredible feeling. I was grateful for the help from the pack and more specifically the omegas who were constantly cleaning things for me. I couldn’t imagine how others did this and that one little baby could cause such a huge mess!Hunter was fussing about us all the time and I loved every moment of it. I spent the required couple of days at home, but not because I was in any pain or still had to heal. Thanks to my werewolf blood, I healed on that first night already, but the humans in town wouldn’t understand any of that. After about a week, I returned to the store and as expected, nobody would leave Archer alone.I was so surprised to find that Hunter had made a little nursery corner in my office when I walked in! I had been planning for days on how I was going to do this. The only thing I was one hundred percent sure of was that I wanted to take Archer with me to work. I was still brea
Irina For once, I didn’t look at how beautiful the forest was. I didn’t smell its amazingly fresh air and I didn’t feel the dirt as it gave way under my paws. We made our way deeper into the forest and my mind was all over the place. These bastards had been hiding amongst us for weeks and now they dare to threaten me and my child for a second time! I wanted to rip them limb from limb slowly, and that thought scared me. I had never been the kind of person who could stand cruelty of any kind, but since I had become a werewolf for the sake of love … I had been forced to become cruel! I always believed that we had a choice. People who hurt other people had a choice and they chose wrong. Now I had to change my point of view on the matter. I was protecting those I loved. We reached the border of our territory and I looked at Hunter. I could feel that he was hesitating. We didn’t want to bring these beasts into our territory, but we also didn’t want to kill them out here in free country.
Irina“Honestly,” I thought about it voicing my thoughts out loud. “I don’t care about some legend. It won’t keep our people safe. It won’t keep our son safe. Hunter, even after we get rid of all of our opposition, our son will always be known as the alpha to the human mother.” I was a werewolf when he was conceived, but for some reason, it didn’t matter to those who wanted all human wolves dead.“I can understand that sweetheart, but if there is a way, we can force them to understand.” Hunter pulled his fingers through his hair and sighed deeply. I laughed out loud. He couldn’t possibly be serious!“You know as well as I do that there is no way.” I leaned up to look at him. “They’ve shown us that they won’t stop. They won’t rest until all my kind are dead.”&ld
Irina“Humans don’t know about werewolves unless a werewolf tells them. How can my kind mean the extinction of your kind when there are laws against it?” I sighed, crossing my arms again. I studied our prisoner.“Not your kind. You!” He shook his head as if he shouldn’t be telling us this. “Imagine if suddenly your world turned upside down and a skunk started ordering humans around as if they were his personal slaves. I know it’s a ridiculous example, but that’s the way it’s going to be for us! The legend refers to a human taking control over all werewolves. One alpha, and one pack. There would be no more territories or free will for us. You will rule us all.” Shock was running through my body as he spoke and I was beginning to think I needed to get my hands on that damn legend! I looked at Hunter and he wasn’t looking very happy, but none of us really were happy with our current situation.“The legend doesn’t say that. Not that exactly. It is what your purist radicals think it means.
IrinaI had no idea how many people might have seen me shifting, but Emily assured me that I was safe. The sheriff wasn’t happy with the turn of events, which was understandable. None of the werewolf wars had ever come so close to town, never mind happening right in the center square. It was all a bit much and our enemies had gone too far.By the time I got back to the shop I was frustrated and tired. I couldn’t imagine being this legendary wolf when I was born a human, but then again, I never in my wildest dreams imagined werewolves were real! Hunter hung around while I attended to some of my actual business.“Sooo, this is what you do all day?” He frowned and I rolled my eyes. He was bored out of his mind and driving me insane.“Yup, I tend to the admin while Emily and the guys build beautiful flower arrangements.” I smiled while both of us knew it was fake. Hunter nodded and continued studying my office. He was seated on the other side of my desk while I tried to figure out one of
IrinaHe let go of his ear. He was furious, understandably. I had just proven his point in a way of speaking, but I was trying to prove mine.“Oh, stop glaring at me. It's not like I told you to rip out your own heart.” I sighed, but as his hand went up and his eyes grew wild, I felt shock run through my body. “NO DON’T!” I screamed and he stopped. His fear was instantly replaced by fury.“You can order any wolf to do anything! You are dangerous!” Our prisoner spat out his words as if they were poison. I caught a glimpse of Hunter’s shocked look and decided I needed air. Our prisoner was right. I could kill anybody. With words!“Take him back.” I couldn’t look at Hunter or our prisoner as I stormed out of the room. This was too much. After everything we had been through. Everything we suffered! Now I don’t trust myself to speak or even just make a joke! I wasn’t just a danger to my enemies! I was a danger to the ones I loved! I shifted, knowing Hunter would at least take another five
IrinaThe entire house was filled with the electric excitement of hosting all the alphas. We had never had an event like this at our place before. Emily and I were checking on the last of the arrangements when Hunter let me know through our mind link that the first Alpha and Luna had arrived.I was over the moon to see Rosemary and I was grateful when she instantly rushed to hug me. I was convinced that all of them knew what was going on by now. The werewolf grapevine never disappointed, but either she didn’t care or … She didn’t know the full extent of my power just yet.Most of the morning was spent on making sure all the alphas and lunas had what they needed and were settled in their rooms. We had a barbeque planned for lunch and then we would go straight into our meeting once all of them were properly fed.I was hoping they would be a little sluggish after a huge meal and it would make things a little easier for me, but as the day wore on, I became more nervous. I was scared I mig