"Now, you're safe, and it seems you have a little reunion to do. So, I'll be leaving you for now." The Angel of Light beamed.Melinda nodded, her eyes shining with fierce determination. "We understand," she said. "Thank you so much."The Angel of Light nodded, and then disappeared in a burst of light, leaving Melinda and I standing alone in the circle. I wasn't listening to what the Angel was saying at all, I was just enraptured in Malik's presence, and I fixed my gaze on him, unwaveringly. As soon as the Angel left, I burst out, booming, "A'int that the voice of the dead??"Malik came a little bit closer, and he voiced out with a deep low growl, "Calista.""Is it really you?" I asked, my voice shaking with emotion.Malik nodded, his gray eyes piercing through my soul even in the darkness. "Yes, it is me," he said. "What?" I exclaimed. I was amazed that he was still alive. I ran towards him at the instant and embraced him. A well of emotion sprang up in me, and I felt for the lives
"What?" Menelik boomed, staring daggers at me."Yeah. You'll have to apologize." I retorted, with a cunning smile, plastered on my face."Apologize for what in particular, huh?" Menelik boomed, in a menacing manner. "Look, let's not make a mountain out of this issue… I just came here to…""...and what if I do." I thundered. "You made a mountain out of this issue when you went all nuclear on me. On me… A whole freaking Alpha." I pointed my fingers to myself, with an exhorting poise. "Nah, that's over the bar." I hissed.The room was heavy with a tense silence. The air was thick with the imposing presence of Alpha Menelik and I. We stared face to face, our eyes locked in a silent battle of wills, and the room fell silent, with tension hanging in the air like a heavy fog.Since he wasn't willing to yield, I broke the silence, and said, "well, you can have the room all to yourself then. I have other important things to do."I stood up and headed for the exit, but Menelik suddenly stopped
***CALISTA'S POV***Malik was still bashing us, with his cuss words, and a sudden rainstorm suddenly began. The rain began to pour down in heavy torrents.The thunder roared in my ears, and I could feel the electric charge of the lightning bolts in the air. It all happened all of a sudden, and I contemplated that this has to surely be the action of the gods. Probably the god of thunder and lightning battling out with his rival.In a couple of seconds, the trees started collapsing, to the heavy thunderous windstorm, and a great volume of water flooded our feet. It seemed like the thunderstorm was also accompanied by an earthquake because I could hear the sounds of the earth quaking in the distance.Melinda and I scurried back into the cave, at the instant.I looked back, and I could still see Malik standing at the mouth of the cave, he was probably using his sharp senses to size up the carnage that was happening. His scent was overwhelming, but I pushed it aside, and I focused on savi
Malik and Melinda collided in a frenzy of fur and claws, their bodies slamming into the walls of the cave as they fought. Malik was stronger, but Melinda was faster, and the two of them traded blows with lightning-fast speed.I watched in horror as the fight raged on, unsure of what to do. I knew that I had made a terrible mistake, by bringing Malik into the cave, but I never expected it to end like this.As the brawl dragged on for hours, my mind raced with thoughts of regret and self-loathing. I knew that I had caused this unnecessary pain and suffering, and I wished with all my heart that I could turn back time and make things right.The fight seemed to go on for a long time, and Melinda withstood Malik's antics and tactics, and she also bodied him. It seemed as though Melinda was the more powerful.It also seemed like Malik was starting to weary, and exhausted, but he kept fighting; he let out a loud growl, gritting his fangs, and lunging forward again to attack Melinda to assert
The storm outside continued to rage on, the wind howling through the trees and the rain coming down in a torrential downpour. I could hear the sound of thunder in the distance, and I knew that we were in for a very very rough night.Malik stood up, and he placed his bloody hands on my chest, and my face, but I violently hit his hands away. "Get your filthy bloody hands off me." I howled."You're crying?" Malik said in a curious tone."Why won't I cry?" I roared. "You just brought an end to my only source of joy, and you expect me to move on like nothing happened, aight.""Hmm. This is not the time to think with your heart. Think with your head instead. That's all I'll say for now, at least you saw with your eyes, how she kept stepping on my toes." Malik said in a cold tone. He had no remorse at all, for the evil act he just carried out, and that was making me fume, with anger."I don't give a fuck about what Melinda has done for you, because for every meter Melinda has run for you. I,
The next morning, Malik and I were outside the cave in a clearing in the woods.I was ready to make him pay for the pain that he has caused me. Even if the least I would do is punish him by removing his nails. At least that'll give him an insight into the pain he made me go through.I frowned my face, looking at him skeptically as he slowly held out his hand.There was no knife or pliers around, so I resorted to using my claws to mete out my fury.I grabbed his hands and I held them tightly. I first applied the claws to his left thumb finger and I began to pull it out. Malik winced in pain, but he didn't protest. I kept pulling and pulling and things began to get messy. His flesh was getting torn off, and blood was also gushing out uncontrollably from the fingernail wound. I was undeterred, and after I successfully pulled out his left thumb, after several minutes of pulling, I heaved a heavy sigh, and I went for the next one.I repeated the process with his right thumb finger, and t
***CASSANDRA'S POV***It was already late in the night, and the moonlight was shining through the windows of my office, leaving an illuminated glow on my table.I was still relaxing in my chair, picturing in my head, how I will have a clean sweep, against all the packs on this continent, with my war machine in the person of Ubuntu; how I will have an empire that spawns beyond the eyes can see; how I will become the mighty Empress akin to Alexander the Great, that'll be worshiped and revered by all. Yeah, that'll surely be a marvelous sight to behold, and I seriously can't wait to achieve this. And when I succeed with this plan, I'll make sure I find a way to kill my war machine, Ubuntu. I can't afford to keep a glaring threat, so powerful as him, so close to my grand throne.Zelina ran into my office, with his face crumpled, and a sense of urgency creeping over him. "Ubuntu is here." He announced."What!!" I exclaimed. "Wait, why the fuck is he here? Ain't he supposed to be…" I wonder
AUTHOR'S POVThank you all for reading this book to this chapter. I am grateful, that at least you found this work of art, worth your while.Moving forward, please let me know what you genuinely feel about this book in the comment section; your constructive criticisms, your opinions about the characters, your honest reviews, and all. I'll be looking forward to them. Thank you.So, I'll be doing a short recap for the first set of chapters. I think this will prepare us for the next and forthcoming chapters. Trust me, we ain't gonna be stopping here. Sh*t, I'm sounding crude, already. Well, I just wanna say, we still have a long long way to go.Brace up, it's gonna be a rollercoaster ride.Okay. Here we go. Let's dive into the recap.Calista Maximoff, started her journey, from the Ridgewood pack, as a young wolfless daughter of Alpha Alex Maximoff.She was naive, and her naivety soon sent her packing from her place of birth, at a young age. She scampered, running for dear life after she m