Katida's heart sinking into her stomach was the first thing that happened, followed by her knuckles turning white as she gripped her seat so tightly that the wooden hands were crushing.“With respect, Alpha Tyler. It can't happen. We are already a mockery for the other packs. Imagine how insignificant we will become if two outsiders rule this lack. It is enough that you became Alpha. But, putting another wolfless, outsider without memory will put this pack in chaos,” Elder Zayn's concerned voice rumbled.“We accept outsiders, true. But, your case was an exception. We have to know who our Luna is,” Elder Anil added.“Well, we didn't expect this so sudden. Her one-month grace window hasn't elapsed, and already she proved herself with the attack. If not for Lana, Kamala would have been more hurt than she was. If only we could give her a chance,” Viktor projected.“That is impossible. The rule states that an Alpha should come from an original lineage of a werewolf lack. Since ours isn't,
Quickly, Kamala helped Lana get ready. Kaylee was organizing some she-wolves who were to stand guard. Katida was nowhere to be seen.Kamala dressed Lana in a simple purple gown that radiated under the moonlight. Lana remembered that the last time this happened, it was ripped off her hands by people she trusted. It was the best day of her life and turned into a memory of the worst day of her life. Today, that narrative changed. Her destiny to rule was getting fulfilled. As she swayed from side to side, turning around in excitement to make sure that all her details were right, Kamala wiped a fake tear. She was so happy but wasn't a crier. “I am happy for you. From being rescued to ruling us. That can only be the doing of the moon goddess.” She added more petals to the garland she had over Lana's head.Indeed, it was the doing of the Moon Goddess. She gave her a second chance at everything. What she did with it was entirely up to her. With one last glance at the mirror, she took the or
Everyone went back to partying.The music got cranked up louder, and insanity seemed to fill the air. Lana went and sat on a chair next to the bonfire. She looked over at Tyler, who was now standing with Elijah. For once, they didn’t have the usual tension between them. Tyler always reprimanding Elijah and Elijah continually trying to keep Tyler on track. Viktor didn't care much. He was engrossed with his mate. Both of them smooch to the distaste of Kaylee.Elijah caught her looking at them, and gave her a look that suggested she had been accepted and only needed to relax. She smiled at him and continued enjoying the high life of the night. The drink was pretty powerful. She had a buzz going almost instantly.Levi walked over to her. “Congratulations, Luna.”“Thank you. Congratulations on your promotion, too.”He smiled and sat on the empty chair next to her. “You know, I used to imagine this day for myself and Kamala. Never knew it would never happen. All I feel is emptiness and a br
Tyler and Lana walked back to the party, which had devolved into something that looked straight out of a movie. Most of the pack members were fully transformed, others, were half-transformed as they sang and danced around the fire. Those who weren't involved were making out in different corners. Only those in patrol stayed alert, darting their eyes in different directions. Also, the place was more illuminated than how they left it before heading to the woods. Beautiful birds diverted in the night sky too. Lana was still flushed, wishing Tyler hadn't played with her like that. Still, in a daze, they walked together to the same chair, she had previously sat on. Katida saw them and came over.“Hey, Lana,” she said, “Let’s have a little chat.”Tyler wanted to object, but Lana patted him on the back reassuringly. She wasn't scared. In fact, it was a good opportunity for her to put Katida in her place by asking her to stay away from her mate.She reluctantly parted from Tyler and followed
The truck bounded onto the rocks at the outskirts of a woody path, where Viktor soon skidded to a halt. He had been tracking the dead soldiers with the pack's scent, and it drew him to their present location. He wasn't even out of the van, and he was already growling with in-depth anger and hatred.Kamala got up and made around to open Lana's side, tapping her on the shoulder. She sprang to her feet, cleaning her eyes with her fingers. “We are here,” Viktor announced.They all stepped out of their van, the second van opening too. Elijah handed Lana a gun. “Since you are not like us, yet, you might need a gun more than we do.”“Sure.” She had higher confidence in her physical abilities since she was confident in how stronger she had grown over time. “We are all connected through a mindlink as a pack. We don't know if that is the case for you. Still, you can use this phone to reach out to anyone in the lack. The first number saved is the Alpha's. The second is Viktor's, I am the third
They continued backing off. She used that opportunity to catch her breath. Her eyes and head cleared slowly. Those two were strong as hell, too, and their punches had done some damage. And that was when another wolf in his human state with blue eyes alighted on the ground from one of the trees, next to Kareem and the brown-tailed wolf. He controlled perfectly his momentum from the height.A moment later, the man from the tree began to transform too. Lana watched as each leg and hand turned to a paw, his body becoming covered in black fur, eyes glowing golden. What was it with these guys and transformation? Others were still preoccupied with the unceasing attackers. The entire group had transformed into their werewolf form except for Viktor, who was in control, and he didn't look a bit pleased.Blood spilled from Lana's mouth. She thought of drawing them out of there, maybe taking on them one after the other, but that might be more dangerous as their first instinct would be to give her
The Pure Crescent pack has taken another dimension. Most of its state lay in ruin. Alpha Annik held the head of a young girl, furiously questioning her. “Are you the Sapphire Seer? I heard that transformed last week after twenty years of being powerless!”“Have mercy, Alpha Annik. Her miraculously revealed itself to her. She is not the one,” the girl's mother, crying as she struggled to break free from the tight hold of Annik's soldiers.“Shut it, woman!” he yelled. She turned to the frightened girl, “what am I thinking? What vision do you see?”“N-n-nothing,” she stammered, her eyes glowing blue.Annik snapped, slitting the girl's throat before commanding his men to kill the mother. Rumors have been making rounds that the Sapphire in the Pure Crescent pack's temple glowed a few nights back. Annik quickly ended the rumor and its source, confident that he had taken care of whatever would have caused the Sapphire to glow. The last time the lights were on was twenty years ago, when Annik
The ocean's wave hung midair. Same with the leaves and birds. Lana ran at speed, shooting as many wolves as she could, stabbing and snapping necks. With a snap of her hand, everything released, bodies landing in heaps, the ocean aggressively splashing.From the corners they fell into, Levi, Kamala, Viktor, Elijah, and the rest began to emerge. Lana exhaled. She shook her head to discard the pounding headache torturing her. Her eyes cleared, and she looked for a nearby tree to lean against, trying to get a balance.The Wordsworth wolves were down to one who was barely alive. The rest were dead. With her last strength, Lana went over to the frightened wolf. With a growl, she answered him. “Tell your Alpha to have the balls to show up for a peace talk. If he doesn't, the Silver pack will take it as a natural refusal and therefore strike. Let him know this,” she said.The frightened wolf ran off, limping as if it was barely alive. Lana scanned the area. Just in time, she found Kamala. “Wh