Raven’s PovShe began pacing in front of me.“What is it?”. I asked calmly. “He thought he was your lover!”. She yelled, but placed her palm on her mouth, when she realized she was too loud. “What?!”. I tried to wrap my head around what she had just told me.“If he knew he was your brother, he would never have tried to kill him”. Then my mind started to recall all his crazy reactions, when I talked about Riev. I had never for once indicated that Riev was my brother, and he had foolishly thought he was my lover. I didn’t know how to feel about this new revelation. Should I be grateful that he was jealous of another man close to me? He was such a big darn fool! “I can only imagine how you must have felt. He acted out of jealousy”. “Even if he truly was my lover, that wasn’t enough reason, why he should want him dead”. I seethed. That was just a silly excuse to feed his prideful self!. “Killing someone was something one shouldn’t do on impulse, no matter the circumstances”. I said
Raven’s PovWhen I heard the shrill scream again, I began walking in the direction of the sound, my heart kept pounding insistently. The voice came from the training ground.Just as I walked into the open field, I saw the fading shadow of a person as it escaped into the darkness, where the rays of the moonlight didn’t shine. My eyes went to the direction where the person had disappeared to. I ran trying to catch a glimpse of who the person was, even though I was dead scared, but a light grip on my pants stopped me in my tracks. It was a little boy. “He…help my…my sister”. The voice rasped out, and he coughed out blood. I turned around, my eyes widening as I took in another small body on the ground. Another child! I rushed to the child who was unmoving and stiff. Blood seeped through every hole on her face. I held my breath as I checked for a pulse on her wrist. I felt nothing. I checked for any visible injuries on her body, but there were none. She seemed dead to me. I was lost at
Vaughan povI dashed forwards, catching her in my arms, before she slipped onto the floor. My eyes met her dazy ones. Her soft body pressed into my body. Every damn time I’m out something must go wrong!“What happened to her?!”. I shot daggers at everyone in the room, but I was more angry at myself for leaving her alone. I had ordered my men to make sure she was kept safe, but it seemed danger always found its way to her. “Don’t close your eyes”. I whispered, when I saw her eyes closing. Her face was twisted up in pain. I placed my palm on her cheeks, trying to get her attention, but she gently snuggled closer to my side. “You are here”. She smiled through her pain, and something moved within me. This was the first time she smiled at me. I wondered if she was in her right senses, but I was elated, even though she wasn’t in her right mind.“Get Minka here!”. I yelled, not tearing my eyes away from hers for even a second. “Raven, open your eyes”. I shook her body, but it was futile,
Vaughan Pov“Hybrid?”. I repeated after her, as my eyes landed on Raven. How is that true? Hybrids weren’t even common amongst our kind. Mating with another kind was something that had been against wolves for as long as I could remember.“She can’t be…I mean she would know if she was one”. “You don’t get it. Look at her, and tell me you don’t find her odd about her”. I hate the way she used the word ‘odd’ for my mate. If there’s anything my mate was, she was never odd in my eyes. “There is nothing wrong with her”. “No, I did not mean something was wrong with her, but take a good look at her hair, her skin”. Minka argued.I stared at Raven. Her hair color had always looked beautiful to me, it was gray at the root, but it was beautiful. Her skin was just the perfect tone, although more fairer than normal.“No matter how hard you try to insist that she isn’t different, deep down inside you know the truth”. “So…I agree that she is perfectly different, but everyone can’t be the same
Vaughan’s Pov What could have happened to her in the past that she had thought I would kill her for being a hybrid? “She might have been subjected to some sort of mistreatment in the past regarding her being a hybrid”. Minka said, confirming my thoughts. I felt a fiery rage surge through my bloodstream, at the thought that she had been maltreated. I recalled the burn on her thighs, as I refocused my gaze on her.“You think I would kill you? Just because you are a hybrid?”. I snorted. She thinks I cared about a rule that was created centuries ago by god knows who?“Look here”. I held her face in my palms, raising her head to mine. ”I will not hurt you, at least not because you are a hybrid”. She was breathing heavily, and I saw the rise and fall of her chest. “I don’t belong here. Hybrids shouldn’t stay in packs, no one wants me here”. It seems she was uttering the words just like she had heard from others, and now it was engraved in her head.“I decide who stays here or not”. I sn
Vaughan Pov “You need to help her in rediscovering her gifts, because they are of great advantage over the creature lurking around”. Minka said as soon as we entered my office.“How are her abilities an advantage to us?”. I sat down, feeling a migraine making its way through my head. “She saved the children. All victims we have had in the past, all died before we could even get to them, but she saved them, don’t you get it?”. Minka was right, but Raven shouldn’t be the only option.Letting her know about the situation with the recent attacks wasn’t something I had in my mind, but I guess with the new development of things I had no choice. Yet it should be when she was mentally stable.“She had no idea of how it happened, I bet if she was placed in that same position again, things might go wrong”. “You aren’t her mouthpiece”. She jabbed her index finger at me. Using my position against her wasn't the best idea, that was why I kept a leash on my temper. “She needs to learn more abou
Raven PovI should be asleep by now, after missing the most important part of my night’s rest, but my mind was overwhelmed by everything that had happened.I held the blanket close to my body. It felt as if I was dreaming, and all these things that happened were just an illusion to trap my mind. Yet the only situation that made me realize everything was real was the fact I had lost my hearing. I had saved the children, and that was my only solace at the moment. Nothing could have ever prepared me for this. Alpha Vaughan had told me a while ago that it was all linked to who I was. I had hidden gifts that needed to be acknowledged.Being a hybrid I didn't expect much from anyone or life itself. All my life I had to deal with the consequences of being a hybrid. Everyone detested a hybrid, and I had to constantly hide my identity. I always knew I was odd. When Riev got his wolf, and years later I didn’t. It was a hard time knowing mine wasn’t there, and might never show up, but Riev ha
Raven Pov I woke up with a warmth behind me. I turned around, and I was met with Alpha Vaughan’s sleepy tousled hair, and face. He was still sleeping and shirtless. I could see the hair spread across his chest. My hands itched to touch it.When he finally pried his eyes open, I could swear that the room brightened up a notch, as he flashed me a small smile. I felt my insides melting slowly like butter under the sun. His arms tightened up around my body.His tongue peeked out to wet his lips, and my eyes traced his movements, wishing his lips were on mine. It was as if he heard my thoughts, because he suddenly moved his head forward, his lips a few inches from mine. I closed my eyes in delight, and inched closer to him, ready for the kiss, but a flash of brightness hit my face, making it quite hard for me to keep my eyes shut. I opened my eyes, shocked at the intensity of the brightness. It was more than I had ever imagined. I scanned the room befuddled at the change of scenery, and
Vaughan pov“Wolf?”. I asked, confirming if I heard right. How could a wolf be responsible for causing chaos in my pack all this while?.“She is a wolf, take a look at her claws, exactly like that of ours”. Riev said, pointing at her claws, which peeked out no matter how she tried to hide it, under her shirt. “This is crazy”. I muttered, unable to believe my eyes. She was a fucking damn wolf! “Then how had she been able to kill them just like that without any injury”. For all I knew as Wolves we can’t be able to kill our enemies without using our animal form. “Spells and maybe poison, which kills in minutes”. Riev said, but I doubt poison had killed them that fast. “The male witch must have given her some spells to make use of, and trained her to kill easily, even though she is not a witch”. Never in my entire existence had I heard about wolves being trained as witches to kill their kind. “What would be your gain helping them against your very own kind?”. I asked. “Money? Power?
Raven povI released a deep sigh, my shoulders slacking, as I saw Riev burst into the room. “Shit! Raven…”. Riev said, scanning the room, and in a few seconds he was accompanied by Alpha Vaughan. I rolled my eyes seeing their worried faces.“…Are you okay?”. Alpha Vaughan rasped as he got to where I stood, his eyes flashed to the huddled lady on the floor, then back to mine. “Let’s get out of here first”. He began pulling me out of the room. Riev appeared on my left as he scrutinized me, checking for any injuries on my body. “Chill, you guys!”. I yelled, backing away from them. “Can’t you guys see what happened here?”. I asked, gesturing at the mess in the room, before I pointed at the lady who was on the floor behind me. “That is why you need to leave the room for a while”. Alpha Vaughan said, holding me by my arm.“But how the fuck did she get in?”. Riev asked, his eyes on her. “She is the one who has been…?”. Alpha Vaughan didn’t have to finish his question, before I understoo
Raven pov A few days later…“Raven! Wake up!”. Alpha Vaughan’s voice frantically stirred me awake, but when I opened my eyes I noticed from outside that everywhere was still pitch dark. His warm palms went to my cheeks, but I pulled away from him, angry that he had interrupted my sleep. I wasn't even bright yet.“It's still dark, I want to sleep some more”. I said, adjusting my body comfortably on the bed, to continue sleeping, but his next words cleared all traces of sleep from my eyes. “There is another victim. Gale just linked me”. His voice was lower than usual. “Is the person dead?”. I asked immediately. “Don’t know, but the witch is here, and might attack another person”. “I need to go help”I said, my legs already on the floor. I needed to be out there to stop whoever it was.I rummaged through the closet for something decent to wear. The urge to make sure there wasn’t another victim was the only thing on my mind, and if I’m lucky enough I might catch the person.“Raven, R
Vaughan povI couldn't understand why she was directing her anger at only me, when it was Riev who had opted to hide everything from her from the very beginning.“I knew it was odd seeing the both of you getting along so quickly, and acting as allies”. She said, her gray hues hard on mine, as she got to where I sat, totally ignoring her brother as if he didnt exist. “I want to hear everything, and you shouldn’t leave anything out”. She said, “Why are you mad at only me? You heard everything right? Riev was the one who said we shouldn’t inform you”. I muttered, but her expression didn’t change a bit. “Riev is my brother, he has known me for almost all my life, it has always been his duty to try and protect me from any harm, because he thinks as he is older than me, I would always be in danger, and I understand that. It’s going to be like that for life even though I’m mated to you.But you are my mate, and no matter what happens I’m stuck with you for life also, and being mates we ar
Vaughan povHe was still as cocky as hell, but I kept my cool. I had something of more importance than arguing with him at the moment. “Have a seat”. I said. I was expecting him to at least refuse, but he surprised me, and plopped down on the chair opposite me. “I get it, you are trying hard to piss me off, but to let you know I was doing something important, before you asked for me”. He said, scratching his chin, as he narrowed his eyes at me. “Something like what? Like training with Jade?”. I asked coyly, and I noticed the surprise on his face, before it was quickly replaced by amusement. “You think I’m into her, just because I talk to her or train with her every other day?”. He scoffed.“Then what is your plan with her? When you hang around a lady for that long you tend to get attached”. I said. I knew that the possibility of him and Jade having a thing was a slim chance, but things could change and I had experienced it with Jora which made her think I loved her in the past.“
Riev pov“You look like you will need some hand”. I said to Jade, who was a few feet away from me. She had been struggling to lift up dumbbells that were meant for the males. “Butt out”. She snapped, I wondered how she thought she could lift that. Even if she could, it would hurt her shoulders. I watched her for a while as she struggled, and eventually she managed to carry it up using all her might. Her eyes flashed to mine, and I saw a triumphant smile on her face, but it didn’t last for up to five seconds, when the weight of the dumbbell pulled her forward. I caught her right on time, before she fell flat on her face. The dumbbell fell to the ground, as she panted heavily, resting on me. “Do you plan on ruining your pretty face? Because trust me it wouldn’t look good after contacting that hard ground”. I said, my arms still wrapped around her waist. She felt small compared to how I had thought she would feel in my arms, but she was toned well for a doctor. “Let go of me”. She s
Raven pov“Let go of him Riev, he didn’t mean any harm to me!”. I yelled, and before I realized it Alpha Vaughan was by my side, his face was etched in fury. I knew talking to him to stop Riev would be futile. His anger matched Riev. I tried to go to Riev, but Alpha Vaughan held me back. Riev’s hand tightened around his neck, as blood still poured from his nose. “Please…spare him…please”. She fell on her knees, as she pleaded. It seemed her pleas were just mere air, for Alpha Vaughan didn’t spare a glance. She was a blinded fool in love. I felt raw anger, aimed at her, and the person who was her so called mate. She didn’t deserve all these from him, and to top it all she still pleaded for him. “I’m…I’m with his child. If he dies, who will be the father of my unborn child? I prefer him alive than dead”. She wailed. My eyes rested on her stomach, and I saw a small bump there. It was almost unnoticeable. “Do you think your unborn child will want to have a father like him?”. I asked,
Raven pov“I never knew something like this existed here”. I said in awe, looking at the grassland filled with different livestock animals. I was surprised to discover Alpha Vaughan had a big farm where animals were reared. I saw some workers, who were tending to the animals. “Found a favorite spot for your leisure time?”. Fia teased. She knew me too well. “Don’t know, never worked on a farm before”. I gestured at the animals walking around. They were demarcated by a short fence. I was used to seeing wild animals on number of times in the woods. “Might be tedious at times, but it’s definitely be worth it”. She said, stroking the neck of a cow, which was close to the fence.Getting our sight filled with the animals, we headed back. Almost at the house, I didn’t know when my body gently brushed a lady coming from the opposite direction.She raised her bent head up and quickly apologized, then began to walk faster. Her face was familiar. It wasn’t the familiarity that struck me but
Vaughan Pov “Where are we heading to?”. Raven asked, her curious gray hues, shining up at me. “You will soon find out”. I said, and smiled lovingly at her. She seemed more lively, and bubbly than her usual self. I knew her brother’s presence was the reason. The past week had been the absolute best, even though I had been so much busy work I had spare time to spend with her. Maybe the thoughts of losing her, made me realize how much she meant to me. The council’s visit the previous day wasn't what I had expected. They exceeded my expectations. Asking me to reject Raven, as if she was replaceable. I knew Dorian was a shithole, but he had acted fast, sending them over. Since Riev wanted to exert his revenge on him, the ball was in his court. Riev would be a tool I would use to end him.“Are we heading to Minka’s place?”. She asked, realizing we were going there. “Why are we going there? Did something happened?”. She bombarded me with question, her eyes curious.“Well, remember she