His hand was soft on top of mine despite his calloused and rough skin. It was like he didn’t want to handle me too hard in case I would break.I felt as he lifted his other hand to my cheek and wiped away a stray tear that had fallen from my eyes. It was weird to be touched in such an intimate way where I was so vulnerable, but I didn’t mind it. I wanted his hand to stay there so I could feel the warmth.When we first met, I’d felt a pull to him. I thought it was my instincts telling me to be careful and wary around him, he was an alpha and all alphas were power-hungry psychos. But then things between us changed somewhere along the way. Were we even friends? More? Less?I’d never felt anything for anyone before. My relationship with Annabelle and Christian was one of friendship and for that, I knew for sure. But Jackson? I wanted to talk to him, I wanted him to leave me alone, I wanted to get to know him, and sometimes I wanted to slap him in the face.I suppose that was what a friend
Poppy had been taken to the infirmary after the incident between us. The rest of my group from Capture The Flag didn’t see her attack me outright, but they had heard my screams and saw the explosion, they saw my bloodied back from obvious claw marks and saw what happened to Poppy. For everyone’s safety, Doctor Heath had injected Poppy with diluted wolfsbane whilst she was healing. She seemed more rabid than when she usually attacked me like there was no human in the wolf.In the infirmary, Poppy was the only one in the bed. Doctor Heath was double-checking her pulse and writing things on a clipboard, Clarissa stood by the door with her arms folded looking unimpressed and finally, Jackson, Christian and I entered.Poppy had a friend beside her. She held onto her hand tightly as her friend had tears welling in her eyes.Poppy looked a lot more injured than me. Half of her body looked scarred from the Blessed Silver and every movement looked like it caused her pain. My mind raced back t
I was back in my house when I heard a knock at the door. I opened it up, still in my dressing gown and pyjamas as Annabelle entered my house, immediately bringing me into a tight hug.I didn’t know how to respond, so I lifted my arms and hugged her back briefly before I pulled away from her and invited her in. I knew what kind of tea she liked, so I headed silently to the kitchen to put the kettle on and sort out some drinks.I didn’t know how to start a conversation with her at that moment. I was sure she heard from Christian about what had happened the day before and I didn’t want to start off lying to her.“Christian told me,” She started as I handed her a cup of tea and we sat down on the sofa, “he said someone put Blessed Silver in your body.”“They did,” I confirmed, looking down at my cup with discomfort and guilt.Annabelle had been one of the only friends I had since the beginning of all of this and it hurt that I had to lie and mislead her when it came to my wolf. Did she fe
I was starting to lose track of how many days had passed since I’d come to the Full Moon pack but it felt like I’d always been here. After Capture The Flag I seemed to gain a little bit of respect from most of the other pack members. Even Poppy’s friends were more civil to me as she started to get better.Poppy had been recovering for about a week before she started involving herself in the pack again, quieter though. She hardly looked at me anymore and I wondered if it was out of guilt for what she had nearly done or fear from what had been done to her.I was heading to the Tracker’s Den where Annabelle had been teaching and training me. It was one of the factions I was interested in joining if I was going to accept a place in the pack. The other one would’ve been the healers but I was more drawn to the idea of hunting for food, learning different animals' habits and this also faction let me keep an eye on the New Moon pack’s movements.I was working on learning what different paw pr
“Your form is getting much better,” Jackson commented as we continued our one-to-one training. Apparently it was more crucial than ever to get the extra training he was offering considering I was wolf-less so at any moment if there was an attack or raid from another pack I could protect myself.Once, Jackson had me up against three members of his pack shifted. I had to evade them for an hour. I was given a headstart but it didn’t do much. I was caught in ten minutes with Jackson laughing at me. He made me do it again three times before taking pity on me and calling it a day.Today we were working on my fist fighting again on the off chance I was fighting someone who hadn’t shifted. I didn’t have any weapons today to train with.“What if you can’t get your hands on one?” Jackson asked sternly as he went to punch and I went to dodge.“Then I’ll make one,” I replied. Dodging his attacks had gotten easier, and more predictable even when he did try to shake things up.“And if you can’t? I
Another council meeting was held because of the spy that had broken through the border and Jackson had the head warrior Abel placed in custody since they were his formations and plans that had gotten leaked. Abel tried to protest, saying that he had no idea how they’d gotten that information from him, but it was no use. Jackson saw him as a potential danger, but since nothing was proven yet, he was just placed in custody in the cells. “Jackson?” I knocked on the door to his office with a tray of coffee and snacks.For the past few hours, he’d been locked in his office, only letting Christian in. It was understandable that he would want to keep whatever plans he had private because of the traitor, but there was no way I was going to allow him to waste away in his office.I waited a minute for his answer but when I didn’t get one I just opened the door anyway, it’s not like he should be surprised, I wasn’t one for being told what to do and that’s something he should’ve remembered by
Jackson’s POVAfter the past few weeks with traitors and spies and the whole pack being on edge, the Blue Moon party would be a relief and distraction for everyone.Well, everyone except me.I couldn’t quite let myself enjoy the celebration because I had too much on my mind. I tried to contact other packs for support, a few had gotten back to me but not enough for us to take on the New Moon pack. Clarissa was adamant that they would be experimenting with the Blessed Silver and I wasn't going to take the risk of attacking them back unless I had all the support of the neighbouring packs.I was also looking at changing our patrols, trying to make things more unpredictable but still controllable. We hadn't had any other infiltrations as far as I was aware but I wasn't going to let them take me by surprise.Abel insisted that he had nothing to do with the spy infiltrating the pack and Clarissa couldn’t get anything out of him either. There was no point in torture because it would be hard t
All eyes were on us as Annabelle and I finally got to the party. Annabelle had spent hours getting us ready and she still didn’t seem to be satisfied.“We need to be perfect!” She said, styling my hair over and over again.“Annabelle, chill. It’s just a party.”She gasped dramatically, putting her hands on my shoulders, “It’s not just a party, Elise, it’s the party! And it’s your first one so we are going to be stunning or we’re not going!”So for the time being I shut up and let her do whatever she needed to do.After another hour or two, I decided I’d had enough and either she was going to be coming with me or I would go alone. Finally, she relented and we left. I was worried my dress would be a bit short since it came up just above my knee, but I liked the way it flowed and it made me feel pretty. I had to admit I did a little twirl before leaving Annabelle’s house.I tried not to look at the people staring at us and resisted the urge to tug my dress lower or move a hand to my hai
All eyes were on us as Annabelle and I finally got to the party. Annabelle had spent hours getting us ready and she still didn’t seem to be satisfied.“We need to be perfect!” She said, styling my hair over and over again.“Annabelle, chill. It’s just a party.”She gasped dramatically, putting her hands on my shoulders, “It’s not just a party, Elise, it’s the party! And it’s your first one so we are going to be stunning or we’re not going!”So for the time being I shut up and let her do whatever she needed to do.After another hour or two, I decided I’d had enough and either she was going to be coming with me or I would go alone. Finally, she relented and we left. I was worried my dress would be a bit short since it came up just above my knee, but I liked the way it flowed and it made me feel pretty. I had to admit I did a little twirl before leaving Annabelle’s house.I tried not to look at the people staring at us and resisted the urge to tug my dress lower or move a hand to my hai
Jackson’s POVAfter the past few weeks with traitors and spies and the whole pack being on edge, the Blue Moon party would be a relief and distraction for everyone.Well, everyone except me.I couldn’t quite let myself enjoy the celebration because I had too much on my mind. I tried to contact other packs for support, a few had gotten back to me but not enough for us to take on the New Moon pack. Clarissa was adamant that they would be experimenting with the Blessed Silver and I wasn't going to take the risk of attacking them back unless I had all the support of the neighbouring packs.I was also looking at changing our patrols, trying to make things more unpredictable but still controllable. We hadn't had any other infiltrations as far as I was aware but I wasn't going to let them take me by surprise.Abel insisted that he had nothing to do with the spy infiltrating the pack and Clarissa couldn’t get anything out of him either. There was no point in torture because it would be hard t
Another council meeting was held because of the spy that had broken through the border and Jackson had the head warrior Abel placed in custody since they were his formations and plans that had gotten leaked. Abel tried to protest, saying that he had no idea how they’d gotten that information from him, but it was no use. Jackson saw him as a potential danger, but since nothing was proven yet, he was just placed in custody in the cells. “Jackson?” I knocked on the door to his office with a tray of coffee and snacks.For the past few hours, he’d been locked in his office, only letting Christian in. It was understandable that he would want to keep whatever plans he had private because of the traitor, but there was no way I was going to allow him to waste away in his office.I waited a minute for his answer but when I didn’t get one I just opened the door anyway, it’s not like he should be surprised, I wasn’t one for being told what to do and that’s something he should’ve remembered by
“Your form is getting much better,” Jackson commented as we continued our one-to-one training. Apparently it was more crucial than ever to get the extra training he was offering considering I was wolf-less so at any moment if there was an attack or raid from another pack I could protect myself.Once, Jackson had me up against three members of his pack shifted. I had to evade them for an hour. I was given a headstart but it didn’t do much. I was caught in ten minutes with Jackson laughing at me. He made me do it again three times before taking pity on me and calling it a day.Today we were working on my fist fighting again on the off chance I was fighting someone who hadn’t shifted. I didn’t have any weapons today to train with.“What if you can’t get your hands on one?” Jackson asked sternly as he went to punch and I went to dodge.“Then I’ll make one,” I replied. Dodging his attacks had gotten easier, and more predictable even when he did try to shake things up.“And if you can’t? I
I was starting to lose track of how many days had passed since I’d come to the Full Moon pack but it felt like I’d always been here. After Capture The Flag I seemed to gain a little bit of respect from most of the other pack members. Even Poppy’s friends were more civil to me as she started to get better.Poppy had been recovering for about a week before she started involving herself in the pack again, quieter though. She hardly looked at me anymore and I wondered if it was out of guilt for what she had nearly done or fear from what had been done to her.I was heading to the Tracker’s Den where Annabelle had been teaching and training me. It was one of the factions I was interested in joining if I was going to accept a place in the pack. The other one would’ve been the healers but I was more drawn to the idea of hunting for food, learning different animals' habits and this also faction let me keep an eye on the New Moon pack’s movements.I was working on learning what different paw pr
I was back in my house when I heard a knock at the door. I opened it up, still in my dressing gown and pyjamas as Annabelle entered my house, immediately bringing me into a tight hug.I didn’t know how to respond, so I lifted my arms and hugged her back briefly before I pulled away from her and invited her in. I knew what kind of tea she liked, so I headed silently to the kitchen to put the kettle on and sort out some drinks.I didn’t know how to start a conversation with her at that moment. I was sure she heard from Christian about what had happened the day before and I didn’t want to start off lying to her.“Christian told me,” She started as I handed her a cup of tea and we sat down on the sofa, “he said someone put Blessed Silver in your body.”“They did,” I confirmed, looking down at my cup with discomfort and guilt.Annabelle had been one of the only friends I had since the beginning of all of this and it hurt that I had to lie and mislead her when it came to my wolf. Did she fe
Poppy had been taken to the infirmary after the incident between us. The rest of my group from Capture The Flag didn’t see her attack me outright, but they had heard my screams and saw the explosion, they saw my bloodied back from obvious claw marks and saw what happened to Poppy. For everyone’s safety, Doctor Heath had injected Poppy with diluted wolfsbane whilst she was healing. She seemed more rabid than when she usually attacked me like there was no human in the wolf.In the infirmary, Poppy was the only one in the bed. Doctor Heath was double-checking her pulse and writing things on a clipboard, Clarissa stood by the door with her arms folded looking unimpressed and finally, Jackson, Christian and I entered.Poppy had a friend beside her. She held onto her hand tightly as her friend had tears welling in her eyes.Poppy looked a lot more injured than me. Half of her body looked scarred from the Blessed Silver and every movement looked like it caused her pain. My mind raced back t
His hand was soft on top of mine despite his calloused and rough skin. It was like he didn’t want to handle me too hard in case I would break.I felt as he lifted his other hand to my cheek and wiped away a stray tear that had fallen from my eyes. It was weird to be touched in such an intimate way where I was so vulnerable, but I didn’t mind it. I wanted his hand to stay there so I could feel the warmth.When we first met, I’d felt a pull to him. I thought it was my instincts telling me to be careful and wary around him, he was an alpha and all alphas were power-hungry psychos. But then things between us changed somewhere along the way. Were we even friends? More? Less?I’d never felt anything for anyone before. My relationship with Annabelle and Christian was one of friendship and for that, I knew for sure. But Jackson? I wanted to talk to him, I wanted him to leave me alone, I wanted to get to know him, and sometimes I wanted to slap him in the face.I suppose that was what a friend
“My Lady,” my father started, still holding me close to his chest. It is an honour to have you in our home.”The Moon Goddess smiled and placed a hand on my father’s shoulder before shocking everyone as she got to her knees too and held her arms out for the pup in my father’s arms.He hesitated, debating on whether to hand me over or not. He wondered whether the Moon Goddess would take me away. He didn’t care if she was a goddess, he would protect me. The Moon Goddess only smiled more kindly, not moving to force the pup from my father.My mother looked between them and gave my father a small nod, she trusted the Moon Goddess with me. So with a small breath, my father handed me over. The pup that was me whimpered as she left the comfort of her father’s arms, but The Moond Goddes waved her hand and the little wolf’s eyes became heavy and she yawned loudly before snugging into the welcoming arms of the goddess and falling asleep.My parents gaped, but my brother, thinking she had done so