RavenShuffle sounds made me cognizant of my own existence. I moved my stiff arms then my fingers touched my neck. My eyes widened in terror, as I vividly recalled what had happened to me. He marked me! Why would he mark me?! Surely I wasn’t his…“I’m sorry for…for disturbing you”. A scared voice interrupted my line of thoughts. It was a young girl, with an apron tied around her waist. She was obviously cleaning the room, before I woke up. Her head was bent downwards, as she avoided my eyes. “It’s…it’s okay”. I mumbled, discovering she was tense, because of my presence. She scurried out of the room, not sparing me a glance. My eyes scanned the room, and I realized I was in another room. It was bigger, and more luxurious than the previous one they had placed me in.Immediately I knew whose room I was in. Tears of frustration instantly filled my eyes. Why can’t he just let me be?! I quickly dashed my tears away, and sat up gently, wincing at the pain all over my body. Killing myself
I didn’t utter a word as we stared at each other, eyes locked on one another . My eyes peered towards the door, hoping Jade would come in anytime soon to save me from him. I know I was cold to her, but I would prefer her company to him.“She won’t come here”. He said, as if reading my mind. He stood and began to walk slowly to where I stood rooted to the floor. “I…need some clothes”. I stammered, moving backwards to evade his closeness. “You can wear mine, at least you have worn one before”. He gestured towards the huge wardrobe that was opposite the bathroom.He had his hair packed above his nape, and it made him look more like a bad Alpha that he is. I knew his hair would be softer than how it looked. Was that the natural color? “Hmmm?”. I was jolted from my thoughts. What is wrong with me?! He raised his eyebrows at me, still expecting a response from me, but I kept my mouth closed. His eyes lingered on my neck for a few seconds, and I noticed an emotion crossed his eyes for a s
Vaughan“It better be something important, for I left my mate to be here”. I warned Gale as soon as I entered the office, but halted my steps as I saw the person in the middle of the room.He looked so haggard and unkempt that I hardly recognized him. His clothes were torn as if he had been in a serious battle.“What the hell happened? Why are you here?”. I stared at Skye. He was one of the spies I had sent out to get more information about the dead wolf in the woods. He wasn’t supposed to be here, at least not so early. “We…we were… I don’t know what happened… Kyle…he…”. At the mention of his cousin’s name, I realized he wasn’t in the room with him.“Where is he?”. I asked instantly, and peered at Gale, who was unusually quiet, with a sober expression on his face. “Can someone tell me what the hell happened?!”. I bellowed, frustrated at being kept in the dark. I looked between my beta and Skye. Something was awry.“He…I can’t find him anywhere…we…”. Skye began,“What do you mean? Y
“It's been a while”. Della said and gave me a toothy smile. We saw each other a few days back. What does she want? “What are you doing here?”. I tried to keep the irritation out of my voice, but it was hard. ‘How could you let her in!’. I linked Hank. ‘I tried! I didn’t want to hurt her!’. He explained. “We didn’t say a proper goodbye the last time”. She sulked, and folded her arms, pushing her breasts upwards. She wanted to impress me, but it was of no use. I didn't find her attractive enough. “To start with, I don't think we have any relationship between us, and don’t tell me you came all the way from DarkValley for your little excuse”. She was definitely going nuts. “It doesn’t matter. I’m here already, but your Omega had to make me wait”. She turned and shot Hank a glare. “You shouldn’t be out here alone, Is your brother aware of this?”. “Come on, I'm not a little girl. What harm can little sightseeing do?”. “My pack isn’t for sightseeing, you should head bac
I heard her screams, before I could push the door open. I turned on the lights, and I sighed in relief, when I saw her huddled form in the middle of the bed, the blanket covering her body. The atmosphere in the room was odd.Removing the blanket over her body, I realized she was drenched in cold sweat, and was shaking uncontrollably. I pulled her to my chest as she struggled against me. She was having a nightmare.“It’s okay, I’m here”. I said softly to her, in order for her to know someone was around her. I held her close to me, feeling her racing heart against mine. I rubbed her back offering her my comfort, but it felt useless. She shivered, her head on my chest, then I heard a muffled sound. She was saying something. I held her face away from me. “Rie…Riev…don’t leave me”. My hands turned into fist.She kept chanting the words over and over again, and I lost count of how many times she said it. I was angry that she called for her lover, but I was glad at the fact that I was the
RavenThe minute I realized the warmth beside me was gone, I stirred awake. The sheet was more rumpled and messier, and without thinking anything else I knew who had slept on the bed with me.I hardly had nightmares, but what was more strange was the fact that I felt more relaxed and refreshed than before. My eyes landed on the new shirt on me, and I held my breath for a while. I raised the blanket above me, and I sighed in relief that I wasn’t naked, but I was on another pair of pants. It seemed his special forte was to undress me whenever I was out. My face flushed red, as thought of him seeing me naked came to my mind. I was supposed to be mad at him, but I wasn’t, and it made me feel angry at myself. My eyes went to the bathroom door. He wasn’t there, and it seemed like he had left for quite some time. A knock on the door, and my heart leapt out in panic. I felt my heart sink as the person walked into the room. “Hope I didn’t wake you up”. Jade said, her eyes guilty, as she po
He wouldn’t have killed him, right? He would not kill him, he did nothing wrong for him to want him dead. Riev did nothing to him, he was…“Raven! Are you okay?”. Jade rushed to my side, disrupting my hazy thoughts. I stared at her, lost for a few seconds unable to comprehend her question. “What happened to her?”. My eyes focused on the other person. His face was familiar. I had seen him before. “Come on get up. I will examine you immediately”. She helped me up. “No no…I’m…I’m fine”. I pushed my hair out of my face, as I felt cold sweat on my body. “You don’t look that good to me are you sure?”. She was still worried. “I just lost my balance, I’m good”. I forced out a smile, as she peered anxiously at me. They must not know that I heard their conversation. “Come in, let’s have some tea…ohhh…you haven’t seen him, have you?”. She gestured towards the guy beside her. I shook my head as my eyes met his.“I’m Hank, omega to your mate”. There it was. He had visited DarkValley with A
VaughanThe fading sounds of her footsteps were enough to make me realize she had left the office. Immediately I unclenched my tight fist, and pushed all the contents that were on the table to the floor. It scattered noisily across the floor, but it wasn’t enough for my chaotic head. Everything I did seemed not to work for some vague reason. I wished the bastard was found so I could have dangled his head in her face. I had thought things were going in the right direction, after last night, but it was nothing!What a vain attempt at an impossible feat! It was the fucking matebond. I wished Zane hadn’t marked her that fateful day. It had been a nightmare ever since then, to control myself whenever I was around her, but she seemed unfazed by whatever that was happening between us.My eyes settled on the date on the small calendar, and laughter erupted from my throat, as it echoed through the room. She reminded me of the shitty family I was brought into. She was awfully right. We can
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