THIS CHAPTER WILL BE FROM MALIK’S POINT OF VIEWMenelik sent out warriors to fetch the members of the Lakewood pack governing council, and in about thirty minutes, the members of the Lakewood pack governing council were all converged at the meeting hall, for a council meeting. The hall is located on the third floor of the gigantic pack house. The governing council is made up of the Alpha, the Beta, the Gamma of the pack, and some select ranked elders in the pack. Menelik and I were honorary additions to the governing council, courtesy of our father, the Alpha.“Welcome, everyone.” Alpha Barak greeted. “Sorry for setting up this emergency meeting. There’s a matter of high importance on ground, and we have to address this issue with urgency. So, with no further ado, I hereby declare this meeting in session.”“Ok, Gamma Mangol, can you give us a short brief about your recent crusade.” Alpha Barak ordered.“Thank you, Alpha.” Mangol stood up and bowed his head, showing reverence for the A
I was about to troop down the stairs, when I heard a voice call me from afar, “Malik! Malik!” I wasn’t so sure if that was Calista that called out at me.“Calista?” I retorted in a curious tone. She ran towards me and wrapped her hands around my body. I pulled her close and scanned her face with my hands to confirm if she was the one. Lo and behold, she was.“Where were you Calista?” I queried.“I was just downstairs,” She responded. “What’s going on Malik, you seem so troubled.”“Look, it’s high time, we get away from this pack.” I blurted out with a sad grimace.“What? We should get away from this pack. What’s going on??” she questioned. “The pack is going through a turbulent period, and I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to protect you anymore. So, we have to move fast, away from all these, before the brunt of the impending doom gets to us.” I said with a gloomy sigh. “Seriously?” she quipped.“Yeah, do you think, I’m joking? I’m sacrificing everything I have here, every mundane
“You don’t have to be always sorry, but no. I still cannot see when I shift into my wolf, but my wolf, always steadily guides my step.” He responded swiftly, and he tried to change the topic of our conversation. “Ok, are you ready, now?” Malik questioned, “Yeah, I am.” I beamed.“Do you still trust me to lead you, now?” Malik queried.“Why not?” I mumbled in response, “I’ll always trust you, mate.”I stomped through the valley of death, with Malik, and with our wolves pawing through the very forest. It was an adventure, that I never thought I would have to embark on. I never knew a day, would come when I’ll have to stomp on skulls and bones, to secure my freedom. But as I stood at the entrance of the forest with Malik riling me up, I knew that there was no turning back; I had to see this journey through to the end.Although Malik was right before me, all through the journey, I couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of uneasiness surging inside of me. The path ahead was broad and unending
THREE MONTHS LATERAlthough it took a while, Malik later subtly admitted, that he was out of line to smack the hell outta me like that, but his actions only made his message sink in, and I’ll probably not mention anything related to sight to his face anymore.After leaving the Lakewood pack, as the months went by, I couldn’t help but look back to see how far I’d come with Malik.Malik and I walked through the shadow of the valley of death. We walked through the stench of the rotten, we stomped the skulls and skeletons of the dead, buried probably centuries ago, and thankfully no one in the Lakewood pack noticed that we escaped.We sprinted a long way, away from the evil and cruel Lakewood pack. we overcame all the innumerable challenges, that life threw at us; we fought against the vicious werewolves and vampires, that wanted to have us for lunch; we used our trickery to fend off slavers, who are roaming through the woods, looking for wolves to enslave. And finally, following the le
It was already night, and at the Mountain dew pack, we usually gather together to eat, at the dining hall, in the night.Malik had bottled up, since the morning, and he had been frowning, displaying hints of unhappiness, and I was bothered. I couldn’t figure out, the reason why he wound up all sad, but I was afraid to ask him directly.I sauntered over to the table where Malik was seated. His table was set against the edge of the room, on an elevated area—an area that was seemingly made with the Alpha in mind. I climbed the little stairs that led to the Alpha’s table, and I could see everyone in the room at a glance. I drew out a chair for myself, and I sat down. Malik was seated on my adjacent side at the side of the table, which symbolized that he was the head of the table. There was no other person seated at the table, apart from, Malik, and I.I looked straight into Malik’s stern grey eyes, with a puzzled expression boldly written all over my face, tangled with a tinge of annoyanc
“Calm down, Calista. Breath in, Breath out.” Melinda, the pack’s midwife, echoed. "Oh no, the agony is becoming worse. Is the pup out?" I groaned in pain. “Just keep breathing, Luna. Everything will be alright.” Lucca, a pack member who was in the birth room, made effort to reassure me. We all anticipated an easy delivery, like that of the first sets of pups that were born in the pack, but now, I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed and afraid as, the labor stretched out for the greater part of the day, and the pains grew more intense."Yes, my dear, not much longer. Simply make an effort to breathe through the pain. I'll be here to help you through it." Melinda mumbled with conviction. I duffed my hat to her, she has really done an amazing job, so far. I watched on and observed as she went on with her work. As I was giving birth, I was also intentionally learning from her; watching her every move, and in the near future, when I have gained the mastery, I will be able to take delivery
MALIk's POVI was sad, all day long. I was just sad for no reason in particular. It was a feeling I couldn’t seem to comprehend; it seems my wolf was trying to tell me something with this loud silence. I always kept a straight face, so I’m guessing, no one would notice my sad countenance except for Calista. She has the key to my heart, and she seems to understand me, even more than myself.Often times, when I get sad for no apparent reason like this, it means that danger is lurking in the darkness, or a bad occurrence is about to happen. I guess this was the way, the moon goddess reveals the evil, unforeseen things to come.Although Calista was in labor, giving birth to my pup, I retreated to a silent area, in the woods, behind our pack. I wasn't myself, and I wanted to have a deep soul reflection. I meditated in the silence, and I tried to see and feel the whole surrounding through the lenses of my mind. It was all dark, blurry, and murky, and the aura of darkness started to get mor
The pack bell rang, and whenever the pack bell rings, everyone in the pack is alerted of a probable danger.Osifo, the watchman for the day, yelled, "There is fire on the mountain! There is fire on the Mountain."There is fire on the mountain is the codename, for an impending attack. and as the Alpha of the pack, I’ll make sure, I put the fire out.Everyone on the Mountain Dew pack was alerted, and they trooped out of their respective houses."What's going on?" I asked with a hint of urgency."I saw a large army of wolves racing out of the woods from afar, and they are approaching our pack with great speed," Osifo responded.I walked towards the edge of the hill upon which our pack was built to Confirm Osifo's claim, and I could hear the sounds of the paws of a large number of wolves striking firmly against the ground, sauntering in our direction.The warriors had gathered in their numbers; I could feel the heat that was resonating from them. I faced the warriors, and I howled with a t