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“Ri…Riev?”. I stammered, as my heart felt like it would burst from everything I was feeling at once. My eyes went over his whole frame to verify everything wasn’t just in my head. When I saw him begin to move towards me, it felt like the longest few seconds of my life. I didn’t know why my legs couldn’t just move when I needed it the most. Tears filled my eyes immediately.Before I knew it I was engulfed in the warmest hug I had known for all my life. He smelt the same. My brother was indeed alive. I held onto him tightly in case everything turned out to be a dream.“You look…different, but still a cry baby as ever”. He said, as he pulled back, scrutinizing me. I hit his shoulder, he was still the same, always teasing me to no end. “How…how…”. I stammered, unable to force the words out. I was overwhelmed by emotions.“You thought I died? You know, I'm tougher than that”. He said, puffing his chest out, and I continued to sob. He was too proud for his own good. “I…I felt i
Raven povMy head was in disarray, then I began to feel as if someone was speaking to me, I scanned around me, but no one was within sight. What was happening to me? My whole body felt foreign to me.My feet weren’t listening to me no matter how I tried to and it just continued to lead me to where I had no idea of. I wasn’t familiar with the surroundings and I hoped I would get lost somewhere along the way.I got to a waterfall where the water was shallow. The sounds of the water rushing were the only sounds heard. My heartbeat increased. What was I doing here? If anything happened to me here no one would hear my screams for help. ‘Do not be afraid’. I suddenly heard the words in my head. ‘I brought you here’. The voice continued, clearly oblivious to how I felt at the moment. I wish someone would show up here, and help me out.“Who…who are you?”. I asked shakily, my voice cracking. I knew whoever the person was he or she could hear me. ‘You know me’. It answered again. I looked ar
Vaughan Pov It had taken me almost a day of traveling without stopping to finally know that I was already getting closer to where Raven was. With passing seconds my blood pressure increased. And when I eventually stopped at a building which looked like it was built decades ago. I knew she was here, even before I alighted from the car. At the front of the building, I was taken aback by the person a few feets away from me. Immediately I knew it wasn’t the witches, who had kidnapped her. From the mask on his face I knew without doubt that it was the same man, who had almost kidnapped her in the hotel. I felt relieved. If it was the witches I knew they would be cunning. I sauntered towards him, not uttering a word. None of his men was in sight, but I knew they were hanging around, waiting for the right moment to come out. “Where is she?”. I asked, my voice loud enough for him to hear me.“We should at least say hello to each other first, don’t you think?”. He said instead, ignoring
Raven povI was huddled against Alpha Vaughan’s side not wanting to be away from him even if it was for a second. I never knew I missed him that much until I had seen him in person after almost two days. “How is everyone?”. I asked, knowing the obvious answer.“What do you think? They were all worried”. I felt sad that I had made them so worried about me, but I felt so fulfilled after a very long time. Having my brother who was my only family and my mate, felt like real bliss to me. “Do you care?”. I asked, raising the pack of chips I was eating to his face, but he declined it. Riev walked in, and I noticed as Alpha Vaughan's spine straightened as if perceiving danger. Earlier I had noticed the way both of them behaved. I knew it would take a while before they warmed up to each other, but their cold attitude towards each other was overwhelming. I saw Riev eyes hardened as it looked down at Alpha Vaughan. Both behaved as if they had something against one another in the past. The at
Vaughan Pov “It’s back where it belongs”. I heard him say, as he placed the neck piece around Raven’s neck. It had a small crooked locket as its pendant. It looked like an ancient piece indeed. Who would have thought that the heirloom which I had been searching for months was something that was related to Raven.He had agreed to give it to Raven, but was wary about me. I knew he disliked me, and I also knew I was also the reason for it.I still recalled the image of the man I had seen with Raven. It was embedded in my brain and no matter how much I tried to steer it away. It felt like Raven had been in his clutches, before Riev intervened. Even though the both of us had decided on not letting Raven know about her encounter with him, I knew it wasn’t the right solution.I was ready to pay for how I had treated Raven, but he had crossed the line with him accusing me of using her. He had gone through some shitty stuff in his past which made him detest Alphas, but for him to constantly u
Riev PovIt's been more than a week since I came to RedMoon, but life here sucks in general, even though I had more time to train. Using my pent up frustration, I launched the beta in my grip to the ground, hardly. “Hey Man! Why are you so aggressive?”. He yelled, when I pinned him to the ground for the umpenth time ever since we began training together, without letting him go.For some gusty feeling, he thought he could pin me down when we fought against each other. It seemed he had overestimated himself. If it was my past self, before I was separated from Raven he might have succeeded. “Give up now, will you?”. I said, smirking at him, but he pushed me away from him, as he panted, wiping the sweat off his forehead.“Never!”. He blurted out, but I was surprised that he limped off to sit on the bench close by. He thought fighting with me would at least give him leverage against me, but he was mistaken. If his Alpha wasn’t able to do so easily, then he wouldn't. ‘When do we get to
Riev povHer brown eyes latched onto mine, and I quickly released her, putting some distance between us. I had come to know her, after training consecutively for days. She always comes here in the morning, and leaves after a while of training. “You should have watched your steps”. I said gruffly, and she whipped her head to stare at me. Her expression was incredulous. “Are you being serious right now?”. She scoffed. She smiled, and I knew that was a way to control her anger. I had pissed her off. “There was never a time when I joked around”. I said dryly. I folded my arms, accessing her calmly. “You were the one that collided with me”. She snapped. My eyes flashed to her loose blouse, which had moved to one side exposing a bit of her skin at her chest. “You should pay attention to yourself first”. I gestured at her upper body. Her eyes widened as she quickly adjusted her blouse, and I could see the faint tint of red appear on her cheeks. She was darn funny. I chuckled, seeing h
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