A FEW SECONDS EARLIER"Ubuntu! Ubuntu!" Calista's voice echoed through the clearing, her tone filled with urgency and determination. She pushed her way through the dense undergrowth, her eyes fixed on Ubuntu and his shadow warriors who stood at the edge of the forest, observing the raging battle.As she approached, the shadow warriors moved to intercept her, their weapons raised menacingly in the air, ready to attack. But Calista refused to back down. She stood tall, her chest heaving with adrenaline, and yelled from the distance, her voice ringing out with defiance."It's me, Calista. Remember me, huh? It's me, Calista of the Maximoff's dynasty…" Her words carried across the clearing, reaching Ubuntu's ears.Ubuntu leaned closer, and upon seeing that he was seeing a familiar face, he issued a swift order to his warriors, halting their advance. "Stop! Stop!" Ubuntu's voice boomed through the air. "Bring her to me."The shadow warriors obeyed, escorting Calista to their leader. She loo
Ubuntu and Calista were now settled, and they were chit chatting under a tent. The atmosphere was now friendly, and all the tension in Calista's body, had now dissipated into thin air, the knots of anxiety slowly unwinding as Ubuntu's presence seemed less intimidating to her."You've added weight," Ubuntu said with a smirk, his sly grin taunting her.Calista raised an eyebrow, a mischievous glint in her eye. "Yeah, and you've become..." She paused, searching for the right words. "What can I even say, huh?" She chuckled, her laughter tinged with amusement. "But nah, this ain't the Ubuntu I knew way back at Ridgewood. I thought you were a female..."Ubuntu's eyes twinkled as he leaned in, his expression mysterious. "Well, let's say, you never knew who I was," he responded cryptically. "I was neither a male nor a female — I was both of them and then finally I chose to be a male..."Calista's jaw dropped in astonishment, her eyes widening in surprise. "Wow...oh seriously," she exclaimed,
****Calista's POV****‡NB: This Chapter Will be Written from Calista's Point of View.‡As I sat beneath the protective shelter of the tent, my eyes scanned the campsite that the warriors had set up for themselves. to probably catch some rest for the night before continuing their hunt, and I was still wondering why my family hadn't already approached the camp yet, and a sense of unease gnawed at my spine.My mind raced with thoughts of my family, and I couldn't shake off the growing sense of urgency to find them. I was on the verge of going back to the woods to go call them because I reasoned that they might be probably taking their time to premeditate an attack on the Ridgewood's warrior's camp to extract me. So, I was contemplating going all out to stop them in their tracks, to make sure that things do not get any bloodier than it already is, and to assure them that everything is now peaceful.But as I was still lost deep in thought, unsure of what to do, a sudden commotion caught my
"I don't need your…" I was about to finish my sentence, my frustration palpable in the air. But before I could finish the sentence, sudden sounds of commotion from the outside shattered the tense silence like a thunderbolt."What the heck is going on?!" I quipped rhetorically, my voice ringing out, as I swiftly ran to the outside of the tent, with also Ekun hot on my heels, running behind me.To be honest, my first thought was that my mate and pups had finally arrived, but as I scanned the camp, I realized that was not the case… I was greeted by a totally different sight. I couldn't pinpoint where the sounds of the sudden commotion originated from. I only saw the warriors scattered all over the makeshift camp, their weapons drawn, and their expressions fierce. From the look of things the whole camp was unsettled, and I was bent on finding Ubuntu, to be certain that everything is alright.As I scanned the campsite, my eyes darted from one tent to another, searching for Ubuntu. Finally
AUTHOR'S POV.‡NB: This Chapter will be written from the Author's point of view. Yeah, the author is back to steering the wheel..‡Meghan, Kieran, and Melinda trudged behind Malik, their eyes glued to his sturdy back as he navigated the labyrinthine tunnels. The air was thick with a musty, earthy scent, and dust clung to their skin and clothes, caking them in a fine layer of grime. The damp, chilly atmosphere sent shivers down their spines, and they wrapped their arms around themselves for warmth.Hours dragged by as they followed Malik deeper and deeper into the winding tunnels. Their thoughts were consumed by Calista, their mother, mate, and friend, who they assumed had been taken away from them too soon. And as they all finally came out of the tunnel, Kieran was the first to break the silence, his voice sharp with anger."We have to go back," Kieran spat, his hands clenched into fists. "We can't just let them get away with this. Our mother, she would want us to fight," he reiterated
Meanwhile, Malik on the other hand was calm, and even though he too had been enraged when he first heard Meghan's cry. He took a deep breath, willing himself to remain calm and focused so that he could focus, read, and detect any potential threats lurking nearby before they surface again.Although Malik couldn't see, his heightened senses allowed him to smell the iron tang of blood and the overwhelming sense of danger in the air, and he could tell what Meghan was going through. Slowly and carefully, Malik bent down, his voice soft and soothing as he addressed Kieran and Meghan. "Hey, y'all keep calm and don't move any inch further," he said, his words measured and deliberate. "We need to be cautious. This place might just be infested with more traps that we don't know about.""Wha…" Kieran bristled, his breaths coming out in puffs as he prepared to deliver his retort to Malik's earlier statement, but the words died on his lips as Malik shushed him, his ears perking up like a wild anim
"Wait, do you think we are joking here, eh?" Malik growled, his eyes burning with fury, and with a solar red hot flare of rage, streaming from his whole body."No, you're the one that should fucking wait…" Adonis roared, his voice booming as he pointed his finger menacingly at Malik."...Coz do you think you can just come here and fool us all, huh? Why did y'all even come all the way here in the first place… You think we won't know that y'all werewolves, eh." he bellowed, his anger palpable. "We know you're werewolves, and we can smell you from a mile away!"As Adonis continued his rant, Cesare stepped in, trying to defuse the situation with a smile on his face. "Hey, stop. Stop," he said, holding Adonis back. "Let's try to talk this out calmly, shall we?"But Adonis was beyond reason, his emotions boiling over. It was as if he was a raging inferno, threatening to consume everything in its path. His eyes blazed with fury as he continued his tirade, the words pouring out of him like mol
"Why can't you just let us all in," Kieran protested. "... and treat the injured member of our party. Then afterward you can…" "Hey. Shhhh, Shhhh. Enough of the long talk." Qadaq bristled. "But we'll be waiting for you, kid… When you lots come back to your senses, and you're ready to join up with us, your own very kind, eh. You can holla at us."Then, the lion's den guardians turned their backs, and they began to walk away at once."Then, you lots can fuck off, then," Kieran yelled in anger. "...We'll just go back to where we came from then."Melinda, who was behind Kieran, and had been silent for a while, said with authority, and in a hushed tone, "We are not going anywhere. This is our final stop.""What??" Kieran exclaimed. He turned his back to gaze directly at Melinda's eyes, and he confronted her, speaking in a hushed tone. "What the fuck you're talking about, right?""Do you expect us to just leave, just like that, after coming a long way here, huh?" Melinda shot back."Why are