Mima's POV I walked inside Rake's office and took my seat. He went to check up on the trainings of the soldiers so I was alone. I was arranginging some documents on the information concerning the weaponry and the other units that I was yet to visit. Going from one unit to the other was extremely tiring and I had no strength to walk around and still train Kia which by the way we have made Zero progress.I dumped the papers and rubbed my temples when the door burst open and Kia ran in towards me. I smiled and stretched out my hands, welcoming him into my embrace.“Mima!” He squealed excitedly at me. I ruffled his hair and pulled him up to sit on my lap. He had a book with him and he flipped the pages, reading them as I went back to work.A while passed and a knock sounded on the door. “Come in.” Safire walked in with some papers in her hands and she looked afraid? What happened? She placed the papers on the table and stood away without taking a seat.“Take a seat.” I told her an
Rake's POV I placed Mima on the bed and kissed her forehead. It took a lot to put her to sleep after what she had just witnessed. There is a lot on her shoulders and it hurts me so much that I can't help her to release her burden. She's the only one that can help to identify the shadows with the powers that she has and I feel so useless as the Alpha and her mate to do nothing but just watch from the sidelines. I gently removed her hair from her face and stared at her. She turned but she didn't wake up from her sleep. Someone knocked at the door so I stood up immediately to answer it. “Yes?” “Alpha, the body has been buried. I came to report that the laboratory has a report that Luna requested and there is a woman by the name of Olivia waiting in front of your office.” I sent him off and he bowed before walking away.I turned back to Mima and kissed her on the forehead again and then touched the necklace that I gave her.–I got to my office and walked in, taking the papers from
Mima's POV Julia was missing? Rake turned to face with a slight frown on his face. He didn't look too pleased by the news either and he looked as though he didn't want me to find out. He rushed to me and pulled me in for a hug, patting my head.“It's not your fault.” He whispered in my ear.How did he know that I was blaming myself? I mean, if I had come here instead of being numb from what I saw, maybe she would still be here and whoever took her wouldn't have.Maybe–Rake hugged me tighter and said it over and over how it wasn't my fault. I relaxed in his arms and let him hold me. It wasn't my fault. I told myself. I pulled away from him to see that everyone in the room was staring at us and my cheeks tinged pink. I cleared my throat and walked over to the doctor. “What happened?” I asked him with a stern voice. The doctor couldn't possibly be a shadow right? If he was he could have killed Rake when he was sick but he tried everything he could to help so he couldn't possibly b
Mima’s POVThe pain in my back stung, but I pushed it aside. Olivia stood in front of me, shaking like a leaf. Her eyes weren’t just wide with fear, they looked troubled.“Olivia…” I started, gently pushing myself off the bed. “I didn’t mean to—”She shook her head rapidly, backing up until her back hit the wall. “There was something in your hand. You were holding something in your hand!” She screamed at me.I looked at her confused and raised the pendant. “You mean this?” Her face morphed to that of horror.“That thing. That pendant. Don’t bring it near me again,” she said, her voice trembling, every word soaked in dread.I looked at the pendant in my hand. I stood up and walked to the other side of the room and I quickly tucked it back into the drawer and moved slowly toward Olivia, keeping my hands in view.“I’m sorry. I didn’t know it would hurt you,” I said softly.She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. After a few long seconds, she nodded and opened
Mima's POV "So what do we do now?" Rake asked."We find a way to help Olivia and we look for Julia and then the weed out other moles."He nodded and took my hands in his. "Learn to take it easy though. Don't be too harsh on yourself." I raised myself to his cheek and gave him a peck. I jumped out of bed and was almost out the door when I stopped."It's almost time for the pack meetings. We'll be the ones hosting this time. Maybe we can convince the others to work with us and fight them. They can't possibly have a hold on all the packs by now right?" I said to him.He looked in thought for a while before he smiled and nodded "I expect nothing less of my mate. Smart idea." I blushed at his compliment and the way he stared at me and I ran out of the room."Zahra." "Mima."We nodded to each other and just stared for a while before we burst out laughing and hugged. "Ready for another day of training Kia on what we don't know shit about?" She said and I laughed."I'm ready." We walked
Mima’s POVThe circle formed fast. Word had already traveled that Luna was about to fight one of the senior warriors, and everyone, trainees, guards, advisors, gathered to watch.I could feel their gazes on me. Some were doubtful. Others, curious. A few looked amused.Let them watch.I peeled off my jacket, leaving only my compression top on and stepped into the ring. For training with Kia, I had worn boots and fitted cargo pants but guess it'll come handy today.My opponen cracked his knuckles and bounced on his heels like this was just another training spar.“You sure about this, Luna?” he asked, flashing a grin that didn’t quite reach his eyes.I tilted my head. “You already underestimated me once. Are you sure you’re ready?”That wiped the smirk off his face.Zahra stood to the side, arms folded, clearly enjoying this a little too much. Rake had joined her, his jaw clenched but saying nothing. I could feel his eyes locked on me and telling me to back out that he'd handle it but I
Mima's POV “Don't be scared.” I told her, holding her hand. She nodded and visibly relaxed. “he didn't stop no matter how much I begged him to. He said that they needed my expertise but I didn't even understand what he meant by them.” I rubbed circles in her shoulder. “What more did he say?”“He had been coming on to me before that. Telling me how I'm doing a good job for someone my age in that field and he joked once about me being his mate but I didn't pay attention to him. One day, he just came close to me and said since I wouldn't accept willingly, he'd have you force me.”Tears fell from her eyes and I pulled her in for a hug. She shook and shivered under me and I thought if I could do the same thing that I did to Rake to her too. But was it really the same thing? Could I heal someone with a shadow inside of them? My mind went back to Sir Adams and maybe I just can.“Olivia. There's something I want to try, okay? Don't be scared.” She looked puzzled and nodded her head. I
Mima's POV I watched her turn the corner and I did too.“Ria, stop. Now!” I yelled at her but she doesn't stop. Instead. She increased her speed. She ran out of the dungeons Andi's almost out when I'm close and grab her hair in my hands and pulling her back.She stumbled backwards falling on to me as we both fell down the stairs. “Fuck.” I quickly caught my footing and stabilised myself, pulling her towards me and stoping our fall.“Well, well, well. Look who it is.” I said, staring down at her while trying to catch my breath. “I am not saying anything.” She blurted out, trying to escape from the strong grip that I had her in.“We'll see about that.” I spat and she turned her face away from mine.“Where is Kian?” I asked her and I noticednher expression shifting as her eyes glazes over. Is she pulling an act in front of me? She refused to answer my question as she just stood there with sad eyes and not bothering to struggle anymore against my hold. What has gotten into her? Zah
Mima's POV I watched her turn the corner and I did too.“Ria, stop. Now!” I yelled at her but she doesn't stop. Instead. She increased her speed. She ran out of the dungeons Andi's almost out when I'm close and grab her hair in my hands and pulling her back.She stumbled backwards falling on to me as we both fell down the stairs. “Fuck.” I quickly caught my footing and stabilised myself, pulling her towards me and stoping our fall.“Well, well, well. Look who it is.” I said, staring down at her while trying to catch my breath. “I am not saying anything.” She blurted out, trying to escape from the strong grip that I had her in.“We'll see about that.” I spat and she turned her face away from mine.“Where is Kian?” I asked her and I noticednher expression shifting as her eyes glazes over. Is she pulling an act in front of me? She refused to answer my question as she just stood there with sad eyes and not bothering to struggle anymore against my hold. What has gotten into her? Zah
Mima's POV “Don't be scared.” I told her, holding her hand. She nodded and visibly relaxed. “he didn't stop no matter how much I begged him to. He said that they needed my expertise but I didn't even understand what he meant by them.” I rubbed circles in her shoulder. “What more did he say?”“He had been coming on to me before that. Telling me how I'm doing a good job for someone my age in that field and he joked once about me being his mate but I didn't pay attention to him. One day, he just came close to me and said since I wouldn't accept willingly, he'd have you force me.”Tears fell from her eyes and I pulled her in for a hug. She shook and shivered under me and I thought if I could do the same thing that I did to Rake to her too. But was it really the same thing? Could I heal someone with a shadow inside of them? My mind went back to Sir Adams and maybe I just can.“Olivia. There's something I want to try, okay? Don't be scared.” She looked puzzled and nodded her head. I
Mima’s POVThe circle formed fast. Word had already traveled that Luna was about to fight one of the senior warriors, and everyone, trainees, guards, advisors, gathered to watch.I could feel their gazes on me. Some were doubtful. Others, curious. A few looked amused.Let them watch.I peeled off my jacket, leaving only my compression top on and stepped into the ring. For training with Kia, I had worn boots and fitted cargo pants but guess it'll come handy today.My opponen cracked his knuckles and bounced on his heels like this was just another training spar.“You sure about this, Luna?” he asked, flashing a grin that didn’t quite reach his eyes.I tilted my head. “You already underestimated me once. Are you sure you’re ready?”That wiped the smirk off his face.Zahra stood to the side, arms folded, clearly enjoying this a little too much. Rake had joined her, his jaw clenched but saying nothing. I could feel his eyes locked on me and telling me to back out that he'd handle it but I
Mima's POV "So what do we do now?" Rake asked."We find a way to help Olivia and we look for Julia and then the weed out other moles."He nodded and took my hands in his. "Learn to take it easy though. Don't be too harsh on yourself." I raised myself to his cheek and gave him a peck. I jumped out of bed and was almost out the door when I stopped."It's almost time for the pack meetings. We'll be the ones hosting this time. Maybe we can convince the others to work with us and fight them. They can't possibly have a hold on all the packs by now right?" I said to him.He looked in thought for a while before he smiled and nodded "I expect nothing less of my mate. Smart idea." I blushed at his compliment and the way he stared at me and I ran out of the room."Zahra." "Mima."We nodded to each other and just stared for a while before we burst out laughing and hugged. "Ready for another day of training Kia on what we don't know shit about?" She said and I laughed."I'm ready." We walked
Mima’s POVThe pain in my back stung, but I pushed it aside. Olivia stood in front of me, shaking like a leaf. Her eyes weren’t just wide with fear, they looked troubled.“Olivia…” I started, gently pushing myself off the bed. “I didn’t mean to—”She shook her head rapidly, backing up until her back hit the wall. “There was something in your hand. You were holding something in your hand!” She screamed at me.I looked at her confused and raised the pendant. “You mean this?” Her face morphed to that of horror.“That thing. That pendant. Don’t bring it near me again,” she said, her voice trembling, every word soaked in dread.I looked at the pendant in my hand. I stood up and walked to the other side of the room and I quickly tucked it back into the drawer and moved slowly toward Olivia, keeping my hands in view.“I’m sorry. I didn’t know it would hurt you,” I said softly.She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. After a few long seconds, she nodded and opened
Mima's POV Julia was missing? Rake turned to face with a slight frown on his face. He didn't look too pleased by the news either and he looked as though he didn't want me to find out. He rushed to me and pulled me in for a hug, patting my head.“It's not your fault.” He whispered in my ear.How did he know that I was blaming myself? I mean, if I had come here instead of being numb from what I saw, maybe she would still be here and whoever took her wouldn't have.Maybe–Rake hugged me tighter and said it over and over how it wasn't my fault. I relaxed in his arms and let him hold me. It wasn't my fault. I told myself. I pulled away from him to see that everyone in the room was staring at us and my cheeks tinged pink. I cleared my throat and walked over to the doctor. “What happened?” I asked him with a stern voice. The doctor couldn't possibly be a shadow right? If he was he could have killed Rake when he was sick but he tried everything he could to help so he couldn't possibly b
Rake's POV I placed Mima on the bed and kissed her forehead. It took a lot to put her to sleep after what she had just witnessed. There is a lot on her shoulders and it hurts me so much that I can't help her to release her burden. She's the only one that can help to identify the shadows with the powers that she has and I feel so useless as the Alpha and her mate to do nothing but just watch from the sidelines. I gently removed her hair from her face and stared at her. She turned but she didn't wake up from her sleep. Someone knocked at the door so I stood up immediately to answer it. “Yes?” “Alpha, the body has been buried. I came to report that the laboratory has a report that Luna requested and there is a woman by the name of Olivia waiting in front of your office.” I sent him off and he bowed before walking away.I turned back to Mima and kissed her on the forehead again and then touched the necklace that I gave her.–I got to my office and walked in, taking the papers from
Mima's POV I walked inside Rake's office and took my seat. He went to check up on the trainings of the soldiers so I was alone. I was arranginging some documents on the information concerning the weaponry and the other units that I was yet to visit. Going from one unit to the other was extremely tiring and I had no strength to walk around and still train Kia which by the way we have made Zero progress.I dumped the papers and rubbed my temples when the door burst open and Kia ran in towards me. I smiled and stretched out my hands, welcoming him into my embrace.“Mima!” He squealed excitedly at me. I ruffled his hair and pulled him up to sit on my lap. He had a book with him and he flipped the pages, reading them as I went back to work.A while passed and a knock sounded on the door. “Come in.” Safire walked in with some papers in her hands and she looked afraid? What happened? She placed the papers on the table and stood away without taking a seat.“Take a seat.” I told her an
Mima's POV I turned around to see Rake staring down at me with a smile on his face. “What are you doing here?” He asked. I smiled at him and then gestured for him to lower his head. “I'm trying to weed out the shadows in every unit. I'll tell you what I've discovered so far later, but for now we have a more serious issue.” I whispered in his ear. Rake frowned and then pulled out a chair to seat on. He turned to me, giving me his full attention.“Tell me.”“Look around and tell me what you notice.” Rake looked around and immediately there was a frown on his face. He must have not caught on to what was going on around because he was focused on me. “What the hell is going on here?” He whispered yelled making some heads turn to us.“Why are they eating in their workspace? Don't they have a cafeteria to cater to that? This is highly dangerous, eating in the presence of where toxic materials are.” He said to me and I nodded. “That's exactly what I thought too. Immediately I saw all