Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile. ' -Mark Twain
In the welcoming amber glow of the evening rays, both lovers rode on the wheels again in silence, yet content to sit closely to one another. She felt the soothing evening breeze, becoming absorbed in the music of wind and chirping of birds, letting the gentle energy of nature wash in. Clara held on to Skyler, her head resting on his back, while listening to the sound of his beating heart.Lost in the new found feelings, Clara failed to realize that Skyler had stopped driving until the sound of his deep voice forced her back to reality. She stepped down from the bike and took a look around the place. She was wowed by the beauty and nature, she had never seen anything like it before. Her eyes went back to look at skyler who was looking back at her with so many emotions in his eyes."This place is beautiful" she whispered."I know," Skyler nodded." This is where I come to whenever I need to be away from the world". He told her.Clara went back to looking at the surroundings in awe and sh
After drowning in the sweet memories of the day's event. Skyler reached the pack house in no time and started walking towards the entrance after he had parked his motorcycle. Only then did it occur to him to put a check across to Liam and Landon to make sure they were on duty. He mindlinked Liam first but there was no response. He then mildlinked Landon but ended up with no response from either of them.A dreadful feeling came upon him and his wolf stirred uncomfortably. Skyler's blood immediately turned cold at the realization that something had gone wrong.Clara was in danger. Their mate was in danger.Shit!" He cursed.He turned around and started to walk back to the exit in haste when he bumped into Lucas who was about to walk in. Without bothering with him, Skyler walked past him in a hurry, not sparring to look his way and for a moment Lucas was confused but then he quickly chased after his friend and pulled him by the arm to stop him from leaving."Hey what's up, Man""Let go,"
Her laughter echoed in the empty space but then she abruptly stopped laughing and her face was devoid of any emotion. She grabbed Clara by her jaw and made her look into her eyes. The hollowness in those eyes sent chills down Clara's spine and she struggled to break free from the woman's hold. Clara wondered if perhaps she was going to die from fright. Annette let go of Clara's jaw and took a step backwards while she chuckled."Such bad manners we have, Emmet" Clara heard the woman say. "Forgive us for being rude. We would like to introduce ourselves to you" she said."This is Emmet, my partner, '' she said while pointing at the bulky man who seemed less interested with the introductions. "I am lady Annette. You can call me aunt. I was very much acquitted with your mother" Annette gave her a taunting smile. "It was a pity that she decided to stab me in the back" She giggled like an innocent child but Clara knew there was nothing innocent about the woman."Your mother thought she co
Words have reached the wailing faeries about Clara's abduction. Jeremy and Nimue and her grandson Henry were seated in the living room along with a few others. They all had worried expressions on their faces."This is one of the reasons she can not be mated to that werewolf. He is a danger to her and all of us" said Jeremy with displeasure."That doesn't matter right now, what's important is us finding a way to rescue her," said Henry with creased brows"I agree with you, Jeremy. We can not allow such a thing to happen before our eyes," said the middle aged brunette with blue eyes. She adjusted herself on the sofa and continued. " from now on we have to do our best to stop them from………""Stop it, Celestine" Nimue cut her off. While sending hard glares to the woman and then to everyone in the room."Felicia's daughter, our next Queen was abducted by rogues, probably by a witch and what you all are concerned about is who she's mated to, instead of finding a way to bring her out of there
"Look, Alpha. We all know the instinct to protect one's mate is highly embedded in every werewolf and we also know that you feel very protective of her but the union between us and the wailing faeries is not possible. It will only bring chaos" Nurrideen said."We don't know that, yet" said Skyler."The current situation is one good reason this union will never work. She will become your weakness and you know how well our adversaries can exploit weaknesses. We can't afford to have you mated to some weak banshee who doesn't even know how to protect herself. You need a Luna that's strong and capable. We have so many strong she-wolf for you to choose from". Castor said."Are you telling me to reject my Mate?"asked Skyler with a frown.''I'm saying you should think wisely, ``Castor replied."She's going to reject you once she finds her other Mate" Said Pius who had been quietly listening all this while. " You are the Alpha and the pack should come first " he said.Skyler scoffed at his fat
The night was very calm and the silvery moon was at its peak, stars were glittering and the cool breeze swayed the trees from left to right but as calming as the atmosphere seemed to be, Skyler was oblivious of it all. He was standing outside the cabin and gazing into space, drowning in his thoughts. Skyler was filled with anger and worry but mostly self blame. He wallowed so much in his thoughts that he failed to realize someone was standing next to him until a mild pat on his shoulder pulled him back to reality then he turned his head sideways to see Lucas standing beside him. Lucas gave him a quick nod and Skyler went back to staring into space, none of them said anything and both men stayed like that for a long time until Lucas broke the silence."What will you do about Emmet's demand?. Are you going to give in to his demands?" Said Lucas.Skyler stayed silent as this was part of the reason he was worried. From the little note Emmet had left behind. He demanded that the deed of o
Before sunrise, Skyler and others were already awake to discuss a few things when a knock came from outside the cabin door. They wondered who it was until Desmond went over and opened the door and Laena was standing outside with a short and tank top.What are you doing here" Desmond asked with a frown.Laena ignored him and walked past him, entering the room where everyone was. Her gaze fell on the foreigners sitting on the table with the others and her jaw hardened."What are they doing here?" she frowned."Leave, you are not welcome here" she commanded."And who are you to give such a command?" Ask Skyler, his head tilted to one side."Why can't I and why is everyone sitting with them as if this is normal". Laena was flustered. She couldn't believe the alpha would go as far as asking the wailing faeries for help. How condescending. She scoffed. This was all because of the banshee. Anger grew within her but she tried to stay calm as she couldn't reveal her real self for everything to
"You're her second Mate" Skyler spoke first."I thought you wouldn't figure it out until later," Henry smiled."I guess I'm too observant for my own good," Skyler laughed. "Before now, I have always imagined what my rival would be like.I even thought of beating him to pup but here we are, we fought together and now walking beside each other" Skyler said."You must be surprised" say Henry, shaking his head. He had thought Skyler to be a stubborn and hot head alpha who thought only about himself and thought the world revolved around him but he was wrong. Skyler was thoughtful and considerate, he had seen the way he asked Melanie and Mary to stay away from the fight. He also cared for his men and was very down to earth and his love for Clara was glaring for anyone who cared enough to see it."Yesterday at the cabin, I knew that was your way of telling me to let Clara go but I have given it a thought and I have decided to let her make her choice. I will stand by her and protect her if she
The Commotion continued and soon A dozen of werewolves barged into the hall with blood on their body Clara was shocked and taken aback by the sudden commotion. But then she raised her head and saw figures clouded in black clothes walking into the hall and muttering spells and her eyes widened.The witches had come to attack on the day for the ceremony. They dae everyone wasn't prepared. Fear gripped Clara as she stared at the damages the witch had caused in only a few minutes. Clara panicked because all her loved ones were here, her friends, mother, some banshee and werewolf from far and near. This was going to be a disaster.Skyler on the other hand was shocked as well. He didn't expect the witches to be so bold as to attack on the day of the ceremony. His instinct kicked in and his first thought was to protect Clara. He quickly grabbed Clara by the arm and wanted to take her out through the back door but the girl was stubborn enough to refuse."No, Skyler. I can't leave. This is my
Clara woke you the next morning and as usual, Skyler was nowhere in bed. Clara climbed out of bed and went to the bathroom to ease herself before making her way to the living room. Clara pushed the door and walked on the short passageway and on reaching the living room, Clara was met with a surprise. The living room was decorated with heart shaped balloons and glitters, photos of her taken unawares were plastered around the room, roses spread everywhere on the floor and on one side of the wall was the world" will you marry me" boldly written on it. Clara's hand flew to her mouth as she stared at the place and just then Skyler walked out from the side and knelt down Infront of her with a small box in his hand. "You have been everything to me. A friend and a mate and I wish to have you as a wife and not just a mate" he said with a smile.Tears clogged Clara's eyes as she stared in front of him. Clara stretched out her hand" I will marry you, Skyler. Yes, I will" she told and skyler put
Clara had forgotten about the world and all its problems, all she saw was Skyler and the love she had for him. They continued to gist about little things. Skyler told her little things about his childhood, his mother and the pack. He told her of the day he shifted for the first time and the kind of pain he had felt then. Clara listened to all of it and in turn, she told him all about her childhood, highschool and friends. Talking about her friends, Raya, Gina and Kyle made Clara realize how much she misses them. Although she remained in touch with them through calls and text, nothing could be compared to their presence. She had known them since first grade and now everyone had gone their separate ways due to their college choices. Clara hoped to reunite with them again and enjoy their presence like before.Skyler could see the longing in Clara's eyes as she talked about her friends. She missed them. Skyler hadn't seen Clara go too close to anyone whether in the pack or in the banshee
Clara woke up to the beautiful daylight, last night she had slept with so much in her mind but waking up this morning, she felt things were a little better. She didn't resent Mira as much as she did yesterday. The lady had helped her in some way and that could be counted as paying off her guilt but still, she wasn't ready to see her or speak with her. Clara decided to let her suffer for just a little bit before she would set things straight between them. Clara yawned and stretched body on the bed but she felt a heavy hand on her waist. She turned around and was met with the sleeping Skyler, he was bare chest and his hair fell over some part of his face. His lips were slightly patted. Clara savored the sight in front of her as there was only a few times when she had woken up before him.As the day went by, Clara found herself falling deeper In love with him. Clara raised her hand and removed the strand of hair from his face and then she traced her fingers along his thin red lips."Have
Clara made her way to the living room where Nimue was waiting for her, by the time she got there only Nimue was seated in the living room and Melanie was gone.Nimue, what is it that you want to discuss with me?." Clara asked, making Nimue turn in her direction."Yes, sit down please," Nimue said. Ankara went to take her seat opposite her and listened attentively.Nimue took out the big brown envelope containing some documents and handed it over to Clara. Clara collected the envelope and stared at it before looking back at Nimue who gave her a Go-Ahead.Clara unsealed the envelope and brought out the documents, at first she didn't understand it until nimue started to explain."They are the deeds of ownership of this Mansion; the mansion belonged to the Shayne's. It was your mother's and now it should be yours. My family is only a caretaker like we have been for centuries" Nimue said.Character that the documents in disbelief" are you sure it's okay to own this?" she asked."Yes it's y
Clara continued being pampered by her mate. Clara had remained in bed for the past three days. Skyler would fix a bath for her and feed her and in the evening time, he would take her for a walk in the pack. Clara had wanted to go to the banshee mansion to deal with some things but Skyler didn't let her out of sight. He would nag Clara for leaving her bed when she was supposed to be sleeping. Clara enjoyed the pampering she was getting but then, she was bored to stay in the quarters all the time. The pack warriors who she helped break their curses also came with their families to show appreciation. Clara was a lot closer to the pack people now. She had also tried to speak with Pius but the man was cold as ever. During the week, Clara visited the welfare center but Skyler didn't let her stay for too long, she just delivered the lunch and gift and they were on their way back to the pack house. By the end of the week, Clara became fed up with the pampering and decided it must stop.Clara
Evening shadows deepened into blue and purple and the sky had turned to molten brass. The atmosphere was lighter as usual since calm has been restored back to the pack again. Skyler sat near his mate and waited for her to wake up, she had been sleeping for hours now. Skyler wondered how exhausted she must have been for these past few days and felt sorry for her as he was one of the reasons he had been stressed to this level. Some walked into the room and saw Skyler sitting next to his mate but Skyler looked tired as well." Alpha" the person called, making skyler turn to look in the direction where the voice came from."Lucas, why are you still here?" Skyler asked."I needed to make sure the warriors are alright," Lucas replied."Is everything alright with them?" Skyler asked."Yes, the doctor had examined them and they're good to go," Lucas told him."That's good to know,I'm relieved" Skyler said with a nod.How is she?" Lucas asked. Skyler turned his head to look at the sleeping Cl
"Alright, we will be waiting for you, we have so much to talk about" Nimue said. The ladies left the room and Clara followed them down to the car and saw them off. She watch Mira who was all curled up in the back and sighed.Soon after Skyler came back dressed in casual clothes and Lucas was trailing behind. He looked handsome as ever but Clara also could see the sadness in his eyes.Wait here, while I go bring the car" Lucas said to them before leaving.How are you holding up?" She asked Skyler who was unusually quiet. He turned to her" I'm trying to hold on as much as I can. I hurt my pack and I hurt you. It's it's.." he let out a sigh. Clara patted his shoulders" calm down, sky. You'd be surprised what ove can do and I know the pack loves you" Clara said to him.Lucas brought the car to the front of the pack house and Clara and her mate climb in. Skyler sat in the front passenger seat while Clara was at the back. Clara knew Skyler was supposed to rest after everything he had gone t
Silieus mietr anri kpocus"Silieus mietr anri kpocus"Both of them kept repeating the word and Clara felt a strange weave of power pass through her body and the sudden change in the room atmosphere. The wind blew through the ladies' hair meanwhile the candle lights were burning ever so brightly and on the other hand, the symbol on the floor had started to move and was now forming into a straight line. The witches continued with the chants and the line dissolved again before forming a pentacle. At the same time, Skyler's bleeding wrist was healing and his eyes had returned to normal.Skyler felt a heavy load leave his body and his senses returned, looking sideways,he saw Clara with another girl, one look at the girl, he already could tell she was a witch and what is a witch doing in the pack house and why is Clara with her?. These were the first thoughts that came to Skyler's mind."Clara?. What's going on?". Skyler voiced out.On hearing the familiar voice, Clara opened her eyes and h