NoraOf course, I knew who it would be. I brought it out while Grace and Beta Ken watched, and as soon as I saw the content, my heart skipped a beat in pleasure. I knew I had to take some moments away from Beta Ken and Grace to make an important call in my car."Please excuse me, Beta Ken, Grace. I will be back with you shortly. I need to quickly make an important call in my car," I smiled."Of course, go ahead," Grace returned my smile."My father and I will be here waiting," she linked her hand with her father's, and they urged me ahead.I turned around and walked straight to my car. As soon as I got in, I looked at the message again."The ancient relic has been received, and I have word that the Calypso pack is now a free pack. As promised, your son Justin will be released. Send someone to pick him up at Central Park, New York, by 2 pm. I will text you his exact location once we get there. Again, don't do anything stupid, or a child would die!"I heaved a heavy sigh after reading t
NoraAt exactly 2 PM, I had gone to my late father's house, trying to put things in order with Beta Ken and Grace helping me out when suddenly, I got a text message.I immediately excused myself, telling them I would be back soon as I needed to quickly grab something from my car."That's alright, babe," Grace, who was overseeing some children cleaning the house, said as she squeezed my arm.I smiled at her and went out of the house, half running towards my car. As soon as I was safely inside, I checked the text message.It read:Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 40.785091, -73.968285. Your son Justin is there on a bench.With trembling hands, I immediately forwarded the message to Jessica and then dailed her line. We were finally so close to getting one of my children!I panicked as I spoke to my best friend, "Jessica! Yes, I just sent you a message with his exact location...""They already contacted you?" she asked in surprise."Yes!...He is there…Put the location in your Googl
NoraI stared at my cell phone screen, completely gobsmacked. The text I had gotten from the anonymous sender was unbelievable. How could they expect me to do this? Just How?"You are to make Alpha Klaus fall in love with you and reject his betrothed, Claudia. Remember the drill: you either do this or one of your two remaining children dies."Dread curled up in the pit of my stomach, and I suddenly felt the urge to go and empty my intestines. This was absurd. How the hell was I even supposed to do this? Was this some kind of a silly joke?I started typing out a very lengthy message that I wanted to send back to the anonymous sender. They needed to reconsider their ask, as this was an impossible one. I had thought my second task was going to be about something else, maybe rebuilding our pack, which I can actually do. I have the money, and even if mine wouldn't be enough, I have a friend who wouldn't mind giving me as much as I need.I sent them the text message, urging them to change
NoraI went to the door at the entrance of the house and opened it.Grace and Beta Ken were standing in front of me, with bright smiles stretching their lips."I am so sorry we couldn't inform you before coming," Beta Ken said as I moved from the pathway to allow them entrance."Yeah... that is because we forgot to get your cell phone number yesterday," Grace cocked her head sideways as she stared at me, "...and now, you are going to punch in your number here for me."She extended her hand with her cellphone in it. I smiled and took it from her as I shut the door."You know you both are always welcome here anytime, as long as I am around; you don't need any invitation." I walked back inside and sat on the long black sofa beside Grace. Beta Ken was sitting on a single sofa opposite ours."Aha! I told you so, Dad, Nora wouldn't mind" Grace said triumphantly at my words.Beta Ken smiled, "You did, but as our Alpha, she needs to have her personal space, one that we should respect... so li
KlausI barely slept last night; I couldn't keep thoughts of Nora off my mind. I need to see her and bare my heart to her. All the regrets I harbored from the past gnawed at my skin, threatening to peel it off.My eyes dart across my office to the wall clock. 9:45 a.m. I close the document in front of me and rake my hand through my hair. It is time; I need to do this now. I need to go find her and tell her everything.I storm out of my office, go through the hallway, and am about to head out of the building when a deep voice calls out to me, halting me in my tracks."Klaus..." I turn to see my father sitting on a long couch in the sitting room with a glass of wine in his hand."Come, son." He touches the soft couch, gesturing for me to come and sit beside him.I let out a slightly nervous laugh. "Father, I need to go somewhere now.""I want to discuss something with you, Klaus," he says, pinning me with a serious gaze."I'm afraid it will have to wait till later, Dad. I won't be long
NoraIn about an hour, Frank arrived at my house with the help of the coordinates I had sent him. I quickly picked up my handbag from the kitchen counter where I had left it, rushed to the mirror on the wall near the kitchen, and looked at myself. I brought out my powder and dabbed it lightly on my dampened face, applied lip gloss to my lips, and ran my hand through my slightly disheveled hair to make it more voluminous."What are you doing, Nora? Trying to make yourself look pretty for your supposed best friend Frank?" Kara teased."Oh, shut up!" I snarled…"I just want to look like a normal human being. I'm not trying to impress anyone," I lied through my teeth."Got it!" she said sarcastically, not believing a single word I said. That bitch knows me more than I know myself, maybe because she lives in me, sees everything, and hears everything.A knock came at the door, causing my heart to drop to my stomach as exciting nerves shot through my entire body. Breathe, Nora, breathe!I sp
NoraFrank tilted his head to the side as he stared at me with heavy-lidded eyes, not uttering a word."Talk to me, Frank. You are scaring the hell out of me. Who died?" I asked again, my voice a little tenser.He sat upright and heaved a sigh of agony. I could tell he was trying to be strong; that was all he had done since he walked into my house.He glanced at me and parted his lips. I waited patiently for the words to come out. "He died, Nora. My big brother.""What?" That was my first reaction as I tried to make sense of what he had just said. "You mean your only brother is dead?"He nodded his head, not being able to utter the words out loud.I blew out air from my cheeks as I felt a familiar feeling of pain hit my chest."I am so sorry, Frank," I said, my voice breaking. He glanced at me, and it was as though my show of emotions ignited his own. He couldn't hold back anymore.I had never seen Frank cry before. He was always this chilled, lovely, and romantic guy. He was never on
KlausI had just arrived at Nora's family house. I have not been to her house in years, despite being in this pack just a few weeks ago, but I could still remember where her house was situated like the back of my hand.Everything has changed, though. It isn't as it was six years ago when I last visited. On that day, I had been hiding outside, behind a large tree in the garden two houses away from hers. Unfortunately, the tree was not at the spot where it had been years ago; it had been cut off. That night, I couldn't go to her house and knock because her family was against our relationship. I rang her cell phone, and she came out, very much shocked to see me."What if you had been caught by one of the guards, Klaus?" she had asked, her voice barely above a whisper as I wrapped my arms around her slender body."That was why I came at night and hid here, don't worry no one saw me coming," I explained, smiling down at her.Even in the night with the moon being the only source of light