"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
The proud and majestic Lion King, Zora Leondros was alerted that the guardians had intercepted some young werelions, and he was glad to hear that news. He left his office to come properly receive Kieran and Melinda into the den.The lion's den was an underground bunker that was several storeys deep. Zora had to build the bunker to conceal his race and kind from the vicious Werewolves, who were bent on looking to eradicate the werelion race and kind from the face of the earth. Zora Leondros felt that the werewolves were only envious of him, and the werelions, all because of their superior abilities, and he did all of these to protect his kind, with the help of Alpha Menelik — the Alpha of Lakewood pack.The secret alliance Zora had with Alpha Menelik, was a symbiotic relationship, and it had benefited both parties in several ways. Zora's plan for the werelions was to make them stay hidden for the foreseeable future, and until they become a formidable force that can successfully take o
Zora was now taking both Melinda and Kieran on a tour of the den.Zora's footsteps echoed down the corridors of the bunker as he led Kieran and Melinda deeper into the heart of the structure. The whole place was lit up, with fluorescent lighting, and the white light was shining in Kieran's and Melinda's faces. It was blinding to them, at first, and covered their eyes at the sight of the light, but as the seconds passed by, they opened their eyes slowly, and they could now endure the bright light.Zora noticed their reaction to the white light, and he only smirked. He knew that they had a long way to go and that they were still affected by their crude upbringing in the wild. He was poised to make them learn and unlearn a lot of things about the civilization he wanted to single-handedly bring to the world.Kieran and Melinda had not seen anything like the white light, and they kept looking at the bulbs as they walked by. It was as though they had cut pieces of sky, and installed them in
Zora had been staring blankly at both Kieran and Melinda, he was trying to find the right response to Kieran's rant, which tagged him as a deadbeat dad. Well, he expected nothing less from Kieran, and he was set to clear the misunderstanding. He knew Kieran was hurting, and the pain was manifesting as anger, but Zora could not let that accusation stand, he was set to dissuade the accusation in a calm and mature manner.And when Zora heard Kieran say that he lost his mother to the hands of the werelion hunters, he broke his silence.He cleared his throat, the sounds echoing in the tense silence. "Kieran," he began, his voice steady despite the rage simmering beneath the surface. "I'm sorry about that, aight." He said in a low tone.Zora's eyes softened, and he continued, "I'm sorry that you lost your mum and all, and I'm sorry about all you had to go through.""Look, I wasn't going to say that I was your father, though," he said gently. "I was going to say that I might be your brother,