★ELAINE★A loud blast of horn pitch filled the atmosphere, motioning the preparation for another competition stage. Amy issued me a knowing look. “I will get you the proper fit to wear, my Lady.” She said, scrambling off to my closet immediately. While I pulled myself out of the bed and let out a weary yawn. “You can do this today, Elaine,” I told myself over and over again as Amy helped me get dressed then we strolled out of the dorm to the courtyard. The Alpha queen and the rest of the jury were already present. Other female competitors came after me and soon, we were complete.Alpha Damon and I locked gaze for a moment and his face contorted into a scowl. What did I expect after calling him a monster? Perhaps, it was better this way, I thought to myself. His eyes bore into mine for more seconds, then he tore them away from me and directed his gaze somewhere else. “Today is all about showcasing your strength as usual. But hence in a different style. You are going to morph into
★ELAINE★Almost at once, the woman grasped my hand and scanned through the lines on my palm. Her eyes moved from my palm to my eyes for a couple of minutes and I waited patiently for whatever she was about to say. Just then, she cleared her throat and stated; “Please come into the cabin first. The weather is too cold for a pregnant woman.”I lurched backward, colors draining out of my face in shock. Pregnant? Me, pregnant? My mind was running amok as I asked the woman one more time. “M-me, p-pregnant?" “Of course, My Lady. Don't you want to be?" She asked with a warm smile. “Wait a minute, you didn't know that you are with child all along?" I slowly shook my head. “No, I didn't.” The woman smacked her tongue against the roof of her mouth. “Tsk tsk tsk...and from my observation, this pregnancy has lasted a while. It's not something of days. But I can't tell how long. ” She revealed to me. My lips quivered as I ponder on that particular piece of information over and over again. I
★ELAINE★I scanned around frantically in search of Tania. “Enid please where is she? I wasn't done speaking to her.” Enid gazed at me with pity then raised her wand to conjure up some spells. “The line between the living and dead isn't waning. You might want to share everything with her quickly to avoid this happening again.” Nodding in response, I clasped my fingers together, waiting to see Tania one more time. In a short span of thirty seconds, she was crouching down right in front of me, in the exact position she was before her disappearance. “Oh goodness, I thought I lost you there, Tania.” I fretted. “You did, Elaine. I don't have much time, but I'll willing to discuss everything until you are satisfied before leaving.” she offered and I smiled. “Thank you so much, Tania.” “However.....” Her voice trailed off. “I cannot tell you the secret Beta Adrian has been hiding because fate has the way it will turn out, so just be patient,” Tania advised. “That is not a problem,” I
★ELAINE★When Amy and I arrived at my dorm, we met Alpha Damon and his sister, Gina seated there, waiting for me. Snuggling her baby tight to her bossom, Gina walked up to me with worry splayed across her brows. “We have been waiting for you here, Elaine. Where have you been?" She asked. I swallowed hard, contemplating a plausible response to give. I couldn't dare to say that I visited a sorceress, so I went with another option. “I stepped out for a walk.” My eyes drifted to Alpha Damon, whose eyes have been on me from the moment I stepped into the room and I could not pinpoint what was going on in his head. “A walk?" Gina pressed further. “But what you need is rest. Watching the way you collapsed earlier, you do not need to keep stressing yourself out.” “It's fine,” I added dismissively. Gina managed a small nod and then stated. “Anyways, I made pudding for you. I also went to get the physician but since he didn't meet you here, he prescribe some medication and I left it with t
★ELAINE★Not wanting to reveal the truth to Alpha Damon anymore, I decided to change the narrative into something else. “It is about Tara.” I began. “Tara?" He queried, looking quizzically at me. “Who is that?" “The lady locked away in the dungeon for killing Joanna. Is there something I can do to save her?” I asked, hoping he would give me a positive response. In truth, I have always felt pity for Tara. She has been in that dungeon for close to three days now and I wonder how miserable she must be feeling at the moment. Alpha Damon's brows angled with a deep frown. “Why do you want to save her? Isn't she the lady that almost put you in trouble? Have you forgotten your ordeal so soon?" I heaved a deep sigh. “All those things happened because they were meant to be. Tara shouldn't be held accountable for this, so please let's save her.” “Do you know what you are asking me, Elaine?" He snorted in disbelief. “You are asking me to save a murderer from being persecuted. She killed th
★ELAINE★“Ouch!" Tossing and turning on the bed, I couldn't bring myself to sleep throughout the night. Last night was a bit too much for me. Getting to find out that I'm pregnant with Alpha Damon's baby, and also the real perpetrator behind those catastrophes in the Lycanfrost pack. A lot had been going on and the evil had been lurking around all along, but I had been a fool not to notice. It hit me like a wave and I was still struggling to process everything. Why me? What was my offense to Gamma Genevieve that she had to go to the extent of attempting to take my life? Several questions plagued my mind. Yet, they remained unanswered. Birds chirped their morning songs, and sunlight filled my room through the slightly parted curtains, signaling it was morning already. A soft knock pounded against my door frame, and Amy sauntered into my room almost at once. She pulled the curtains farther apart and when she turned to wake me up, she noticed my eyes were wide open. “Good morni
★ELAINE★Unfortunately for me, the more step I took toward the mountain, the farther it became.My frustration was starting to set in and my patience was hanging by a tiny line of thread. A part of me wondered if one of the female competitors had gotten to the mountain already and a painful jab struck across my gut. I could not imagine the despair I'd feel if someone had gotten the title while I suffered, trying. Just then thunder clapped, a heavy downpour rained on me and I cussed out in frustration. “Oh, crap! It can't get any worse. Can it?" Although my body was soaked from head to toe, I kept on moving. Rain has nothing on me when I have something to prove. I reassured myself over and over again. Taking the left direction that seemed more favorable, I noticed something burning and rustling among the bushes and when I peered over, a teenage girl was sitting beside a bonfire with a stick in her hand. Holy crap! How could a fire be burning brightly underneath heavy rainfall?
★ELAINE★“You did it, Elaine.” Alpha Damon's sister, Gina whispered, brushing through my hair as I rest on the bed. I could not recall when the guards brought me back to the dorm. It seemed I blacked out straight after taking the prize and I still couldn't believe I pulled through the hurdles in every stage. The stages were tough. From the weeping girl, down to the tiger and facing my doppelganger. I thought I would be tamed in an asylum by now. Feigning a small smile at Gina, I inquired weakly. “So is it over now?" Gina nodded her head. “Yes, it is, Elaine. You are the new Alpha Female and I'm proud of you. The whole wereworld is proud of you.” Drifting back to what transpired at the mountain, I imagined my mother's face all over again.Once, I saw her picture when I went ransacking my father's room back at the blood moon pack. With her hair loosely scattered over her shoulders, she looked so beautiful and charming. We looked so alike. Yet there were some discrepancies. In place