Raven pov“Do you know if Kyle is around?”. I asked Fia as she munched on the grapes on the dining table.“Don’t tell me you are up to something again?”. She narrowed her eyes, expecting more explanation from me. Nothing ever gets past her. I sighed tiredly.“I need to see the girl in the dungeon”. I muttered, avoiding her curious eyes. It was a miracle Alpha Vaughan hadn’t sensed I was up to this, when It had been disturbing my mind for quite a while now. “Why? You know what she did, and besides I heard from Gale sooner or later she would be killed. Your mate will be a fool to let her off the hook after the chaos she caused the pack”. “That’s more reason why I want to see her”. She might have an inkling about the missing locket, and killing her might lead us to a dead end. I doubt anyone would agree with me on that, but it was a feeling that didn’t just want to go away. “Raven, you can’t trust her. She works for the witch, being a wolf, makes it more spiteful for anyone to let her
Raven PovFLASHBACKI opened my eyes expecting to see the scenery that was there before I had lost my consciousness, but I discovered it was totally different. Without a doubt I knew I was in another old memory of my younger self, as my eyes took in my grandma who was packing things into a small bag.Alpha Vaughan’s mother had been talking about the locket, that meant I was here because of the locket. I touched my neck and discovered it wasn’t on me. I knew anything that was happening here was before she had given me the locket. A young boy walked into the room and I realized it was Riev’s younger self. He was nothing less than twelve years old. “Grandma, where are we going?”. He asked, and sat close to me on the old creaky bed. He glanced at me and then focused his attention on our grandma, who was more focused on packing whatever could fit into the leather bag. “Help me with that box, we have a long journey ahead of us”. She said, ignoring his question. Riev stood up grudgingly
Raven Pov”You can’t just lock them inside, they are little children!”. Alice yelled from outside the room.“Why are you doing this? They won’t cause any trouble for you. In a few days we will leave”. My grandma pleaded her voice louder and frantic.“I did what I should have done years ago, before you ran off with that crazy wolf, endangering our entire family”. Otto screamed, followed by a rattle of things falling around. “Take out your anger on me, not them, they are innocent in this, don’t involve them in things they know nothing of, please unlock the door”. “You shouldn’t have bothered coming back at all, because I had already considered you dead a long time ago”. After his words there was a long stretch of silence. “Otto! You will surely regret this. It's already in the past”. I heard his wife say, followed by a series of other brutal words by Otto. I moved away from the door as I locked my eyes with Riev as the harsh words continued to fill the air. While our grandma and his
Raven Pov “Grandma, do you want the syrup?”. Riev asked cheerfully, as he munched on the toast we were having for breakfast, without any traces of yesterday’s brewing anger and stubbornness. I wasn’t too surprised by his calm demeanor. It meant grandma’s spell had worked on him. “Thank you son, Raven you’re barely eating, don’t you like it?”. Her warm eyes met mine, and I shook my head gently.“No I love it”. I smiled at her, and Riev nudged me gently.“Are you okay? You are too quiet today”. He whispered, raising his eyebrow in a questioning gaze. I wanted to tell him that he was the one that acted more differently in contrast to what I was used to, but I bit my lips instead.“I’m just a bit tired”. I muttered, but his eyes lingered for a while before he continued eating. Grandma might have erased a part of his memory but he was still the same brother I knew, always caring. “She is beautiful and so calm”. Alice said from where she sat on the other end of the dining table. “Who did
Raven pov“Can’t we stay for another night. I kind of like it here more than Dark Valley”. Riev grumbled as he packed our bags. “Something urgent came up. We have to leave immediately”. She said, and opened up a small wooden box in her hands.“Raven come here”. She said gently to me. I got to her front and she brought out the locket chain, and placed it round my neck. “Don’t take it off”. She said sternly. I peered at the locket and realized it wasn’t broken, and the missing part of the locket was there. “What of mine?”. Riev asked, as he touched the locket. “You always treat Raven better than me”. He pouted his lips. “That’s because she is always of good behavior while you are the complete opposite”. She said and pulled his cheeks. “But you are still my favorite grandson”. I continued to stare at the locket, knowing that when the part had gotten missing would definitely be on our way back to Dark Valley. “I wish you guys wouldn’t do”. Alice stood in front of her house, a worried
Vaughan povPRESENT DAY“Why the hell isn’t she waking up, if she is perfectly okay?”. I asked Minka, as she stood up from where she sat close to Raven laying on the bed. “She’s probably taking her time”. She said dryly. “Since she’s obviously fine I will have to be on my way”. She slung her old leather bag on her shoulder, heading to the door. “She should be awake”. I sighed in frustration, tugging my hair. “We should probably get someone else to come check on her if she is indisposed to”. Riev muttered from where he sat close to Raven. Minka halted at the door, and turned around her eyes on Riev. “Yeah, I think you guys should, since this old lady standing here seems like a joke to you”. She said sarcastically, and sent him a glare. “I’m glad you also know that”. He said, not batting an eye at her. “That grit you seem to possess might be the reason you have held on for so long, but trust me it might also be the reason of your ruination”. Minka spat, and left the room. He chuc
Raven’s Pov Raven’s Pov “Don’t go”. I ignored my older brother and moved to our small dresser, and began spraying a black hair dye over the part of my hair that was filled with specks of white hair, concealing the hues. “Dorian, that bastard wouldn’t hesitate to kill you if he finds you in his packhouse…”.He never addresses Alpha Dorian by his title, but that was less of my concern at the moment. We need money Alpha Dorian was celebrating the birth of his pup. It’s a good opportunity. “I will be fine, you worry too much”. Sometimes I wish he wasn’t older than me, so I could have the upper hand in my life decisions. “I hate all of this, I hate the fact that we are hybrids. I wish I wasn’t stuck here like this, I just… I fucking hate everything”. He rattled out in frustration, as he gestured towards his injured left leg that was rotting away due to lack of proper treatment. I couldn’t help It as I moved to where he laid on the bed, he always acted tough, but not today, because I
Raven’s POV “She stole flour”. Someone said For some reason my eyesight made it to the person. Della? I avoided her gaze. How could I even evade her in her own home? She was the only sister of Alpha Dorian, and the one who had rejected Riev in the past. I felt her eyes lingered on me for a while. I hate that she was happy. Riev had to bear with the emotional pain of her rejection. “A thief? Who dares to steal on such a joyous occasion?”. “I’m not a thief…I’m just here to work, my brother is injured and needs treatment”. I explained immediately, turning towards her direction, seeking her understanding, but I doubt it would make any difference. “Today is a special occasion, so I won’t kill anyone today. Guards! Hold her down”. I was roughly seized up by two men on each side, their grip rougher than the girls. “I’m innocent…please let me explain”. Then I saw the kitchen head move backwards as another set of girls came forward, and pulled my gown upwards almost to my hips. But wh
Vaughan povPRESENT DAY“Why the hell isn’t she waking up, if she is perfectly okay?”. I asked Minka, as she stood up from where she sat close to Raven laying on the bed. “She’s probably taking her time”. She said dryly. “Since she’s obviously fine I will have to be on my way”. She slung her old leather bag on her shoulder, heading to the door. “She should be awake”. I sighed in frustration, tugging my hair. “We should probably get someone else to come check on her if she is indisposed to”. Riev muttered from where he sat close to Raven. Minka halted at the door, and turned around her eyes on Riev. “Yeah, I think you guys should, since this old lady standing here seems like a joke to you”. She said sarcastically, and sent him a glare. “I’m glad you also know that”. He said, not batting an eye at her. “That grit you seem to possess might be the reason you have held on for so long, but trust me it might also be the reason of your ruination”. Minka spat, and left the room. He chuc
Raven pov“Can’t we stay for another night. I kind of like it here more than Dark Valley”. Riev grumbled as he packed our bags. “Something urgent came up. We have to leave immediately”. She said, and opened up a small wooden box in her hands.“Raven come here”. She said gently to me. I got to her front and she brought out the locket chain, and placed it round my neck. “Don’t take it off”. She said sternly. I peered at the locket and realized it wasn’t broken, and the missing part of the locket was there. “What of mine?”. Riev asked, as he touched the locket. “You always treat Raven better than me”. He pouted his lips. “That’s because she is always of good behavior while you are the complete opposite”. She said and pulled his cheeks. “But you are still my favorite grandson”. I continued to stare at the locket, knowing that when the part had gotten missing would definitely be on our way back to Dark Valley. “I wish you guys wouldn’t do”. Alice stood in front of her house, a worried
Raven Pov “Grandma, do you want the syrup?”. Riev asked cheerfully, as he munched on the toast we were having for breakfast, without any traces of yesterday’s brewing anger and stubbornness. I wasn’t too surprised by his calm demeanor. It meant grandma’s spell had worked on him. “Thank you son, Raven you’re barely eating, don’t you like it?”. Her warm eyes met mine, and I shook my head gently.“No I love it”. I smiled at her, and Riev nudged me gently.“Are you okay? You are too quiet today”. He whispered, raising his eyebrow in a questioning gaze. I wanted to tell him that he was the one that acted more differently in contrast to what I was used to, but I bit my lips instead.“I’m just a bit tired”. I muttered, but his eyes lingered for a while before he continued eating. Grandma might have erased a part of his memory but he was still the same brother I knew, always caring. “She is beautiful and so calm”. Alice said from where she sat on the other end of the dining table. “Who did
Raven Pov”You can’t just lock them inside, they are little children!”. Alice yelled from outside the room.“Why are you doing this? They won’t cause any trouble for you. In a few days we will leave”. My grandma pleaded her voice louder and frantic.“I did what I should have done years ago, before you ran off with that crazy wolf, endangering our entire family”. Otto screamed, followed by a rattle of things falling around. “Take out your anger on me, not them, they are innocent in this, don’t involve them in things they know nothing of, please unlock the door”. “You shouldn’t have bothered coming back at all, because I had already considered you dead a long time ago”. After his words there was a long stretch of silence. “Otto! You will surely regret this. It's already in the past”. I heard his wife say, followed by a series of other brutal words by Otto. I moved away from the door as I locked my eyes with Riev as the harsh words continued to fill the air. While our grandma and his
Raven PovFLASHBACKI opened my eyes expecting to see the scenery that was there before I had lost my consciousness, but I discovered it was totally different. Without a doubt I knew I was in another old memory of my younger self, as my eyes took in my grandma who was packing things into a small bag.Alpha Vaughan’s mother had been talking about the locket, that meant I was here because of the locket. I touched my neck and discovered it wasn’t on me. I knew anything that was happening here was before she had given me the locket. A young boy walked into the room and I realized it was Riev’s younger self. He was nothing less than twelve years old. “Grandma, where are we going?”. He asked, and sat close to me on the old creaky bed. He glanced at me and then focused his attention on our grandma, who was more focused on packing whatever could fit into the leather bag. “Help me with that box, we have a long journey ahead of us”. She said, ignoring his question. Riev stood up grudgingly
Raven pov“Do you know if Kyle is around?”. I asked Fia as she munched on the grapes on the dining table.“Don’t tell me you are up to something again?”. She narrowed her eyes, expecting more explanation from me. Nothing ever gets past her. I sighed tiredly.“I need to see the girl in the dungeon”. I muttered, avoiding her curious eyes. It was a miracle Alpha Vaughan hadn’t sensed I was up to this, when It had been disturbing my mind for quite a while now. “Why? You know what she did, and besides I heard from Gale sooner or later she would be killed. Your mate will be a fool to let her off the hook after the chaos she caused the pack”. “That’s more reason why I want to see her”. She might have an inkling about the missing locket, and killing her might lead us to a dead end. I doubt anyone would agree with me on that, but it was a feeling that didn’t just want to go away. “Raven, you can’t trust her. She works for the witch, being a wolf, makes it more spiteful for anyone to let her
Riev pov“Why don’t you stay back today? You have been doing this for days now”. Raven said, moving to stand in front of me. I was preparing to leave for my hunting trip. It was my act of escapism all this while. It was better than anything I could ever do to keep my mind from Clay’s dead body which had been clouding my mind for days now. “I will get tired of it soon”. It was a fact. “But your visits are getting too much”. I said and she pursed her lips at me.I knew she visited me, because she was scared I would do something stupid, but I couldn’t blame her, not after what I did that day with Hank. I had put her on edge, making her worry about me. “You are my brother, and even if it were someone else, I would still act the same”. She smiled faintly, and it didn’t quite reach her eyes. “I’m good. Like hell! I didn’t even lose my mind, or acted rashly!”. I huffed, throwing my hands up in exasperation. “That alone is enough to make me more worried. I know you Riev, you shut everyone
Raven PovHis heart was ripped out, and placed right back as if it could make him whole again. The person that did this to him never aimed at making him survive the attack, which indicated it was a deliberate attack.I couldn’t believe the bubbly young man I saw leaving the car with the gifts he got for Riev a few hours ago, was gruesomely murdered. He had been so pumped up about Riev’s upcoming birthday, but it was so saddening that he wouldn’t even be alive to celebrate it with him. I felt Alpha Vaughan’s presence behind me, and I turned around just as I noticed Riev a few steps behind him, with a somber expression on his face. Alpha Vaughan closed the distance between us, and held my hands, while I continued to peer at my brother who looked like the world had tumbled on him. The deafening silence around me made me uncomfortable, and I wish Riev could make a reaction, to let out his emotions, for his calm demeanor made me scared. I felt at loss of what to say. I didn’t know how lo
Raven pov“You shouldn’t have done that”. Vaughan’s mother said softly, after she invited me into her small house. “I’m more than grateful for being here”. She poured a cup of tea for me, and I was more than glad that she was back to her actual self. “I just wanted to help, and I won’t give up so easily”. It was a promise I had made to myself , and I planned on keeping to it. She grabbed my hands in hers.“Thank you for everything, I really mean it. it's all because of you I am able to stay here, so don't bother yourself over this, I want your relationship with each other to not waver, because of me”. She sniffled, her eyes watering.“It won’t, we have gone through a lot together for little things like this to affect our relationship”. I muttered, reassuring her. “At least I got to see my son, so even if I die I will be happy”. “Nothing will happen to you”. I quickly said, squeezing her hands. My only wish was for her to open up to me about what had led her to leave years ago. It c