Raven PovThe stares and avoidance were back. Everything felt like normal but didn’t at the same time. Staying back inside the room, and the office was my only solace, at the moment. Alpha Vaughan had been wary and concerned at my quiet demeanor, but I could sense he was glad that I spent the day with him even though I stopped training. He had been very busy these past week, putting things back in order. I had hardly seen Fia, or Jade, because I avoided them. It was difficult to face them, when it feels like everything that had happened to them only stems from my presence. It seems the bad luck Della always said was true. I was causing troubles for those here.It was hard trying to claim that I was okay or wasn’t bothered about anything, so that Alpha Vaughan wouldn’t be worried about me. It was working so far. Pretending I was fine so I could achieve what I had been planning. Daphne words still rang loudly in my ears and that only made me firm in my resolve to do something, witho
Raven pov“What are you doing?!”. I whispered, anxiously at his sudden presence. He got to where I stood, but moved past me, almost showing his face to the guards in front of the dungeon, but I immediately held him back. “I should be asking you that. You aren’t supposed to be here, alone at that, when Alpha Vaughan is out”. He said, and folded his arms, while staring down at me.“I…I…”. I sighed softly, frustrated. “Why were you following me?”. I wondered how he knew I was up to something. “Should we do this?”. He asked instead, his head cocked to one side. He is negotiating with me.“I wanted to see him”. I said, pissed at my own carelessness. I should have been more careful.“Then go. Go ahead”. He gestured with his head, as he began to hit one of his feet on the ground repeatedly. He was so petty.“Help me out, I really need to see him. Please”. I begged, knowing without his help there was no way I would be able to get in. “You need to be fast”. He said to me as soon as we got
Vaughan pov“You decided to grace us with your presence today, how odd”. I heard Indigo say, as soon as I entered the room that was filled with other Alpha’s, who were here for the council meeting. “And you seem to barely have enough time in your hands to be here, for a pack as huge as mine”. I fired back at him. His pack was smaller compared to mine. I waited for his next statement, but he kept quiet. “I thought you wouldn’t make it. You missed the last meeting”. Duncan whispered beside me.“Have you been stalking me?”. He was one of the very few people, who seemed to stick around me. His pack was quite bigger than Indigo’s, but we helped each other in times of need. “Has your little mate been keeping you preoccupied, or something else, huh?”. He nudged me, his eyes probing curiously. I wasn’t surprised he knew of Raven. Words travel faster than I could ever imagine.“How are the girls?”. I asked him, He had been married to his wife for almost a decade with two lovely daughters,
Raven povI released the breath I was holding, as I finally moved my upper body away, but before I could place one of my legs on the floor, I was pulled back to the bed, and his arms around me again.“Where do you think you are going?”. His hoarse voice in my ears. I thought he was asleep. “Trying to sneak out? Huh?”. He pulled me closer to his body, when I didn’t reply to him.“…stop…”. I whined, as his head went to the crook of my neck, and I could feel the warmth of his breath spread across my neck.“You haven’t answered my question”. He asked and turned my body around to face his. I gulped hard, sensing he might have caught on what I wanted to do today, but then his expression changed to a concerned one.“Are you okay?”. He raised his head up from the bed, staring directly into my eyes.“Of course, I’m fine, I just want to…”. I tried to move, but he held me back. “Where to? You always wake up late”. He said, peering at me, and I noticed his eyes were still grouchy from his slee
Vaughan pov“I knew you had the best time with your mate, but can you at least tell me why I am here”. Gale said, irritatedly rolling his eyes. I remembered my last words on the note I had written for her this morning. I had never said the words to anyone before, and thinking about it gladdened my heart in some way. “I told the council about Raven”. I said calmly.“Why did you do that?! I thought you had planned on keeping it a secret?”. “I had never planned on keeping her a secret all along, and besides some of them already have an idea about her”. What I had done the previous day was bound to happen if not now but later. And it seemed like the right time to me, when things were getting out of hand. “How did they handle it? I know there must have been some kind of ruckus about her being a hybrid”. I chuckled at his comment. “It isn’t my will to control how they take the information, I have more important things to handle”. I said, recalling how the council had actually taken th
Vaughan PovImmediately I pushed the chair that kept me away from him, as I shoved him hard to the wall. He scuffled to push me away from me, but I resisted, not quite done with him. “You better mind your language about my mate!”. I growled at his face, feeling the sharp tips of claws as they came out. “It's like you don’t seem to get my message? Do you? She is white witch”. He said, his eyes round with amusement. “I don’t care what she is, she is my mate and that’s all that matter here, and besides how is this your fucking business!”. I snapped, as I eventually let go of him. I’m tired of hearing the same thing for the past few days, but he began to laugh hysterically.“Why do you think the rules about mating to another kind or hybrid are prohibited, Huh? have you forgotten about the great war that happened between our kind and them in the past?”. He said, getting closer to me.“Is this why you show up here? Like you won some kind of prize?” He was ridiculous. So what if Raven
Vaughan pov“She had told us she wanted a drink and asked not to follow her…”. “Seriously?”. I scoffed, not believing my ears. I stormed away from the field immediately. I would deal with them later. Finding Raven was more important at the moment.I began to trace her scent, to our room, but I hadn’t gotten to the room to know she wasn’t there. Where the hell could she be?“Is Raven at your place?”. I linked Gale, hoping she had visited Fia. Even though she had been avoiding her ever since Daphne left. “No, she isn’t”. He replied, and It was then I realized I couldn’t even perceive her scent around the packhouse, it felt as if she hadn’t even been living here.She was missing!Everywhere I could think of, I looked for her, but I couldn't find her. I didn’t want to think of the possibility that had been raging in my mind. She had been oddly quiet these past days so I thought she was just trying to behave as normal as possible around me. “You guys just had one job to do, one darn j
Raven Pov“You are not supposed to be amongst us! You witch!”. I heard their screams, as they spat on me. Disgust written all over their faces, as they threw all sorts of things at me. I tried pleading but it seemed my voice was drowned by their loud voices yelling.“She deserves to die! Kill her! Witches need to be burned down, they are horrible beings!”. I was dragged into a circle of wild wolves, who barred their sharp teeth at me. My eyes scanned around fervently looking for the one face which I knew could only save me. With each sharp object thrown at me, I felt myself hoping for someone to save me, but it was a vain hope, as I felt a liquid poured down on my whole body. I realized it was kerosene, and I willed myself to stand up. I knew what they would do if I continued to stay there.Running seemed useless, because I hadn’t taken up to five steps. When something touched me, and immediately I felt heat spread through my body in seconds. I screamed in agony as the fire increase
Raven pov“WHAT?!”. Vaughan yelled and moved from his closet, which he had been rummaging for some minutes.“No, I can't allow that?”. He shook his head, and continued with what he was doing, dismissing what I just said.“Why?”. Not understanding his refusal, on allowing Mason to stay in the house.“I don't just want to, he is fine where he is. Why are you so keen about this?”. A frown appeared at his forehead, as he threw a shirt on.“He's just a child, and I'm not just saying this, because of him, but his sister, who misses his company. We will give him a separate room, for our privacy, if that's what you are bothered about”. I persuaded him.“They literally see each other everyday. How is that possible?”.“I wish it was only about that, but he had been oddly quiet these days, and more withdrawn into his shell, something is wrong about him”. He sighed deeply, and sat down on the bed. “I feel he needs some comfort, and someone who…”.“You pamper him beyond understanding, and differen
Riev pov“How is she doing?”. I asked Vaughan as soon as he came out of the room.“Handling it better than I could imagine, but she is already asleep”. He answered, as he glanced back at the opened door. “Still going with your plan, or you are not sure yet?”. His voice low, so as not to disturb Raven. “I have to go now”. I muttered, my heart feeling a bit heavy. I got new information that the situation was dire. “But I will be back earlier than intended”. I said. “You can stay back if you are that worried-”. “I know she is in safe hands, and she already has her wolf”. I interrupted him, my eyes on him. It would be better to handle the situation faster, and be back than shifting it. “Suit yourself“. He muttered dryly, and I pushed him aside, entering the room. Raven was sleeping calmly, I stared at her for a while, knowing the night had been hard for her. I wrote down a message for her on a notepad, before exiting the room. I wasn’t surprised to see him at the door.“You better mak
Raven pov‘Weak wolf?’. The voice scoffed in anger. ‘Now who the hell is the weak one, you piece of garbage’. It continued, and I kicked a part of his limb which was close to my foreleg. Picking up the scents of people nearby, I hid behind the pillar, just as the guards came back, scanning the surroundings, and looking for who had caused the mess. Everything felt like I was doing too much. ‘After so long of being away, I never thought I would have to hide for my first kill'.The voice continued talking, while I had to bear with the noise, unable to do anything. It took a while, until I perceived a strong scent, followed by a series of frantic voices in my head. ‘Where the hell was she?!’.Immediately I saw Vaughan followed by Riev, both of them, and knew it was his thought. They both swept their eyes around, barking out orders at the guards around. I thought they both went for the pack run. ‘Well, here comes our overbearing mate, going over the top, like always as if we are freakin
Raven pov “Why are you acting so uptight?”. I asked Vaughan for the umpteenth time tonight, as he enveloped me in his arms.“You have gone for the packrun these past months, and nothing went wrong. I will be fine on my own”. I assured him, but he hugged me tighter. “I can't just help it but feel edgy. Zane needs to be out, but at the same time I feel strange about tonight’s run”. He said, his warm breath against my neck, before he pressed his lips to my mark, which made my toes curl.“Maybe I should stay back tonight…”. He said, and pulled his body away from me, his lips curling up in mirth. “No, you can't put off things you should do, because of me”. I moved a few steps back from him.“Nothing is more important to me than you”. “You have been this way ever since the past few days”. I muttered, and observed him, but he avoided my eyes. “You are hiding something from me”. I said, eyeing him intently. This was one of the times I hated being the only one who couldn't read his thought
Riev povFew days later…“So the rumors are true, you are finally leaving?”. Jade asked, sourly, her expression sad, as she peered at my belongings in the room. “You make it sound as if I’m going and never coming back. I have a sister here, remember?”. I peered at her, but she curled the ends of hair with her index finger, her eyes everywhere but mine.“That is why you have to take care of yourself”. She said, staring at me.“Come on, I'm not a child, surviving after escaping Dark Valley should give you a hint on what I'm capable of”. “It's about your sister, she would be worried about you. You don't know how much she was distressed, when she thought you were dead”. I had also been worried about leaving her here, but she would be fine. “Alpha Vaughan made it worse, when he tried to hunt you down, thinking you were her lover”. I chortled in disbelief, Vaughan was indeed crazy to have such absurd thoughts about us.“Sounds like he was nuts”. I muttered. He wouldn't be able to even i
Vaughan Pov I walked into the quarters where Hank had lived for years, ever since my late father had brought him into the pack. The virtue my father had seen in him and assigned him as my omega before he died was something I couldn't understand for a long time, until he started working with me.I realized his unwavering dedication to working for me and the welfare of the pack. If anyone deserved the position it was him, and it would be a shame to let him fade before my eyes.I was surprised to discover the door to his house was ajar, but the smell that hit me, as I entered his room, startled the crap out of me. “Hell man, what the fuck?!”. I yelled, covering my nose, before I combust from the foul stench. Everywhere was dark and stuffy, and without any change of air. How the hell did he cope being here all day for weeks. I made my way to the window, and pulled the curtains to one side, opening the window for ventilation.He was sprawled on his big bed, empty of alcohol bottles litte
Vaughan pov“Trust me, it’s only nice when the child isn’t yours”. Duncan whispered in my ears, as I continued to stare at Raven. I wondered how he knew what I was thinking. Darn mind reader!“Having your mate focus on the child isn’t something you would like at first, but you will surely get used to it”. He shrugged his shoulders.“Don’t tell me you get jealous of your own child?”. I asked, in disbelief. “Not really jealous, but you will surely get what I mean if you have your own child, especially when it’s a boy. Currently more than satisfied with my girls”. He said, smiling.I stared at Raven, and noticed Mason who stuck his small frame beside her. Immediately I felt envious of him, it wasn’t quite serious, but It made me feel uncomfortable. “You already have one to contend with, so good luck with that”. “Look at the way she clung to you, I’m so jealous”. Fia said. Everyone seemed smitten by the child, while I was the only one who couldn’t muster up the courage to touch her. “
Vaughan pov“What are you doing here?”. I asked Duncan, as I entered my office, seeing him sitting on my chair as if he owned it. “Never seen an Alpha being late to his duties”. He said, swilleving himself around on the chair. “Might be one of the perks of being a newly mated Alpha”. He clicks his tongue, while shaking his head in feigned concern. “I should say the same about you, who left your packs several miles away to be here”. Being less busy wasn’t something I knew he was at the moment, which makes me wonder why he was here. “Say hello to my mate first”. He smiled and gestured with his head behind me. I turned around and saw his mate, along with their baby’s who looked bigger than the last time I had seen her. She looked so much like her father.“I thought having her with me to meet your mate would be nice, since we haven’t met her before, don’t you think?”. He winked at me, while I stood there dumbfounded. “Hi, Freya, nice to have you here”. I said to her, and the baby in h
Raven pov“Where are you heading to? We have to discuss this”. I said as I trailed behind him.“That is what I’m about to do”. He answered gruffly, not sparing me a glance, as he descended the stairs two at a go. “Call every damn worker that works here”. He said to a guard when he finally reached the ground floor. “While at it inform others that no one is allowed to leave the pack house”. He ordered.“You can’t just blame them for it, maybe we haven’t searched for it properly”. I muttered, trying to calm him, but it did nothing, as I noticed his eyes were the color of his wolf. “I’m glad you said you had seen it there too. For it to be missing now, then someone was responsible for it”. He seethed. His claws were already out. He was like a ticking time bomb at the moment. “Just promise me, you will be rational about this”. Having him shed innocent blood wasn't what I wanted right now. I grasp his right hand in mine, he tried to move away, but I held on tight. “I can’t promise you